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Site-designed dual-active-center catalysts for co-catalysis in advanced oxidation processes

Wenxin Sun, Guoshuai Liu, Hua Zou, Shaobin Wang, Xiaoguang Duan

2025npj Materials Sustainability50 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Abstract Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) are promising for treating persistent pollutants, yet challenges arise due to the step-wise oxidants activation process, which traditional single-active-center catalysts struggle to facilitate effectively. Recently, dual-active-center catalysts have emerged as a solution by enabling synergistic reactions. This review covers advances in these catalysts, their co-catalytic mechanisms, and applications in electro-Fenton, photocatalytic, peroxymonosulfate-, and pollutant-as-electron-donor based Fenton-like processes, along with active site design considerations and future challenges.

Topics & Concepts

CatalysisDual (grammatical number)Active centerCenter (category theory)ChemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryCrystallographyArtLiteratureCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques