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Upscaled catalyst wood-N-CoPc for PMS activation in antibiotics degradation
Lingli Zhu1, Zhong-Shuai Zhu1, Zhihao Tian1
1School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia. wei.ren@adelaide.edu.au.
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A wood-N-CoPc catalyst, created by immobilizing cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc) onto wood, features CoN5 active sites for enhanced peroxymonosulfate activation. Applied in a fixed-bed reactor, this monolithic 3D catalyst demonstrated 85-90% pollutant removal over 128 hours, showcasing its scalability and excellent potential for continuous-flow water treatment.
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