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Lin Zhang1, Qin Dai1, Xinyue Chen1
1MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Systems Optimization, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, P. R. China.
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While nanoconfinement effectively stabilizes ultrasmall metal nanoparticles to enhance peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation in Fenton-like systems, precise control over reaction pathways remains challenging. To address this, ultrasmall UiO-66─ZrFe nanoparticles within a π-electron-enriched asymmetric graphene aerogel (GA) are immobilized. This designed confinement architecture not only redirects PMS-activated monoethanolamine (MEA) degradation from nonselective radical oxidation to a dominant high-valent iron-oxo (Fe(IV)═O) pathway but, more importantly, enables a synergistic mechanism coupling molecular preorganization with proton-electron coregulation. Specifically, spatial constraints within UiO-66─ZrFe cages enable MEA to orient its amino group (─NH2) toward Fe(IV)═O species. This configuration promotes electrophilic attack by Fe(IV)═O on the lone-pair electrons in ─NH2, simultaneously triggering intramolecular C─N bond cleavage with concomitant proton release. Liberated protons are electrostatically stabilized on the π-conjugated GA network, establishing synergistic coupling with Fe─PMS coordination. This interfacial synergy facilitates directional electron transfer from Fe sites to the carbon matrix and results in regioselective catalysis, enhancing MEA degradation kinetics by 4.85-fold. Practical viability for wastewater remediation is confirmed through life cycle assessment and extended operation. This strategy establishes a generalized design principle for precise reaction control via the orchestration of coupled spatial and electronic effects within engineered microenvironments.
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