Insights into N-doping in single-walled carbon nanotubes for enhanced activation of superoxides: A mechanistic study

Emerging characteristics upon nitrogen-doping were differentiated in the activation of superoxides over single-walled carbon nanotubes. Both experimental and theoretical studies revealed that enhanced peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation is ascribed to a nonradical process while persulfate (PS) activation is accelerated via directly oxidizing water, yet hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) activation is inert to N-doping. This study details the first insights into versatile N-doping in carbocatalysis for organic oxidation in sustainable remediation.

Citation

Duan, X. and Ao, Z. and Sun, H. and Zhou, L. and Wang, G. and Wang, S. 2015. Insights into N-doping in single-walled carbon nanotubes for enhanced activation of superoxides: A mechanistic study. Chemical Communications. 51 (83): pp. 15249-15252.

Source Title

Chemical Communications

DOI

10.1039/c5cc05101k

ISSN

1359-7345

School

School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

Remarks

This open access article is distributed under the Creative Commons license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39647

Collection

Curtin Research Publications