Non-radical PMS activation by the nanohybrid material with periodic confinement of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and Cu hydroxides

• Published in: Journal of hazardous materials Vol. 392; p. 122316
• Main Authors: Shahzad, Ajmal, Ali, Jawad, Ifthikar, Jerosha, Aregay, Gebremedhin G., Zhu, Jingyi, Chen, Zhulei, Chen, Zhuqi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.06.2020
• Subjects: active sites; bisphenol A; catalysts; copper; copper nanoparticles; electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy; graphene oxide; hydroxides; Layered double hydroxide; nanohybrids; Nonradical pathway; Peroxymonosulfate; pollutants; pollution control; Reduced graphene oxide; Singlet oxygen; superoxide anion; Nonradical pathway; Singlet oxygen; Peroxymonosulfate; Reduced graphene oxide; Layered double hydroxide

[Display omitted] •Cu-rGO LDH nanohybrid fabricated by intercalating rGO inside the LDH galleries.•Cu-rGO LDH exhibited higher surface area and electrical conductivity.•Cu-rGO LDH/PMS induced nonradical pathway.•1O2 generated through SO5− owing to electron conduction between PMS and Cu2+. A new stra...