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In the heterogeneous electro-Fenton (EF) system, high-efficiency and durable materials have attracted wide-spread attention as cathodes for degradation of refractory organic pollutants. In this study, a stable Cu/Fe oxide modified graphite felt electrode (Cu0.33Fe0.67NBDC-300/GF) was fabricated via a one-step hydrothermal method and subsequent thermal treatment, which used a bimetallic metal-organic framework (MOF) with 2-aminoter-ephthalic acid (NH2BDC) ligand as the precursor. The Cu(0.3)3Fe(0.67)NBDC-300/GF electrode was used as the cathode for sulfamethoxazole (SMX) degradation in the heterogeneous EF process. The coexistence of the Fe-II/ Fe-III and Cu-I/Cu-II redox couples significantly accelerates the regeneration of Fe-II and promotes the generation of active free radicals (center dot OH and center dot O-2(-) ). Fe-IV was detected during the process, which indicates that the high-valent iron-oxo species was produced in near-neutral pH conditions. The removal efficiency of SMX (10 mg L-1) can reach 100.0% within 75 min over a wide pH range (4.0-9.0). After five cycles, the electrode retained a high stability and an outstanding catalytic capacity. Furthermore, the mechanisms and pathways for SMX degradation were proposed, the products and intermediates of SMX were analyzed, and the toxicity was evaluated. It was found that the toxicity decreased after degradation. This study displays a novel strategy for building an efficient and stable self-supporting electrode for treating antibiotic wastewater.
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CHEMOSPHERE
ISSN: 0045-6535
Year: 2022
Volume: 297
8 . 8
JCR@2022
8 . 8 0 0
JCR@2022
ESI Discipline: ENVIRONMENT/ECOLOGY;
ESI HC Threshold:47
JCR Journal Grade:1
CAS Journal Grade:2
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WoS CC Cited Count: 46
SCOPUS Cited Count: 52
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All
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30 Days PV: 8
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