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  • Environmental Catalysis
  • Materials Science
  • Green Chemistry

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  • Single atom catalysts (SACs), particularly carbon-based ones, offer superior performance, environmental friendliness, and efficient metal site utilization in catalysis.
  • The electronic properties and catalytic activity of carbon-based SACs in peroxide activation and advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are influenced by metal centers, carbon matrices, and coordination environments.
  • A comprehensive review is needed to systematically compare catalytic sites and mechanisms of carbon-based SACs in various AOP systems for environmental remediation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a comprehensive review of carbon-based SACs in AOP-based environmental remediation technologies.
  • To systematically compare and elucidate the catalytic sites and mechanisms of carbon-based SACs across diverse AOP systems.
  • To highlight innovative applications, synthetic strategies, characterization, and computational approaches for carbon-based SACs in AOPs.

Main Methods:

  • Review of synthetic strategies for carbon-based SACs.
  • Analysis of characterization techniques and computational methods applied to carbon-based SACs.
  • Examination of AOP technologies utilizing carbon-based SACs for micropollutant degradation.

Main Results:

  • Carbon-based SACs demonstrate versatile catalytic oxidation pathways and efficient micropollutant degradation in various AOPs.
  • The review distinguishes the catalytic behavior of SACs from traditional catalysts like bulk metals/oxides and carbon supports.
  • Origins of catalytic activity and degradation mechanisms over carbon-based SACs in different AOPs are unveiled.

Conclusions:

  • Carbon-based SACs are promising materials for green chemistry and environmental sustainability through advanced oxidation processes.
  • A standardized experimental/theoretical protocol is proposed for understanding structure-catalysis relationships in SACs for AOPs.
  • Future research directions, opportunities, and challenges in the rational design and application of SACs are outlined.