articleNature CommunicationsApr 1, 2024GOLD OA

Carbon redirection via tunable Fenton-like reactions under nanoconfinement toward sustainable water treatment

State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse · Nanjing University · +3 more institutions

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Abstract The ongoing pattern shift in water treatment from pollution control to energy recovery challenges the energy-intensive chemical oxidation processes that have been developed for over a century. Redirecting the pathways of carbon evolution from molecular fragmentation to polymerization is critical for energy harvesting during chemical oxidation, yet the regulation means remain to be exploited. Herein, by confining the widely-studied oxidation system—Mn 3 O 4 catalytic activation of peroxymonosulfate—inside amorphous carbon nanotubes (ACNTs), we demonstrate that the pathways of contaminant conversion can be readily modulated by spatial nanoconfinement. Reducing the pore size of ACNTs from 120 to 20 nm…

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