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Atomic-level regulation of peroxymonosulfate activation on coal gangue: Toward controllable catalytic pathways and

Lixin Li1, Peijiang Han1, Tao Qin2

  • 1School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Heilongjiang University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150022, China.

Environmental Research
|June 16, 2026
PubMed

Keywords:
Activation of peroxymonosulfateAtomic-level regulationCatalytic pathway selectivityCoal gangueEnhanced defects

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