Advanced Fiber Materials, Volume. 6, Issue 5, 00426(2024)

A Superb Iron-Based Glassy-Crystal Alloy Fiber as an Ultrafast and Stable Catalyst for Advanced Oxidation

Sida Jiang1...2,*, Guanyu Cao2, Zhe Jia3,**, Ligang Sun4,***, Chen Wang5, Hongbo Fan1, Yonghui Wang5, Weizhi Xu2, Yifan Cui5, Zhiliang Ning2, Jianfei Sun2, Jianhua Li6, Xiaobin Tang7, Heng Liang7 and E. Peng1,**** |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1National Key Laboratory of Space Environment and Matter Behaviors, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
  • 2School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
  • 3School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Advanced Metallic Materials, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
  • 4School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
  • 5School of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
  • 6Beijing Engineering Research Center of Detection and Application for Weak Magnetic Field, Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology, Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
  • 7State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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    Waterborne organic pollutants pose significant threats to ecosystems and the health of billions worldwide, presenting a pressing global challenge. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) offer promise for efficient wastewater treatment, yet the efficacy and the reliability of current environmental catalysts hinder their widespread adoption. This study developed an as-cast nanostructured glassy fiber capable of rapidly activating persulfate and achieved the degradation of diverse organic contaminants within 60 s using the as-prepared fiber. The material is relatively robust and can be reused about 40 times. The exceptional catalytic performance of the fibers stemmed from their low atomic coordination numbers, which facilitated the generation of numerous unsaturated active sites and accelerated radical production rates through a one-electron transfer mechanism. Additionally, the glassy-nanocrystalline heterogeneous interface, achieved through our proposed nanostructuralization approach, exhibited electron delocalization behavior. This enhanced persulfate adsorption and reduced the energy barrier for heterolytic cleavage of peroxy bonds. These findings present a novel avenue for the rational structural design of high-performance environmental catalysts for advanced water remediation.

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    Sida Jiang, Guanyu Cao, Zhe Jia, Ligang Sun, Chen Wang, Hongbo Fan, Yonghui Wang, Weizhi Xu, Yifan Cui, Zhiliang Ning, Jianfei Sun, Jianhua Li, Xiaobin Tang, Heng Liang, E. Peng. A Superb Iron-Based Glassy-Crystal Alloy Fiber as an Ultrafast and Stable Catalyst for Advanced Oxidation[J]. Advanced Fiber Materials, 2024, 6(5): 00426

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Dec. 8, 2023

    Accepted: Apr. 24, 2024

    Published Online: Nov. 14, 2024

    The Author Email: Jiang Sida (jiangsida@hit.edu.cn), Jia Zhe (zhejia@seu.edu.cn), Sun Ligang (sunligang@hit.edu.cn), Peng E. (epeng@hit.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s42765-024-00426-4

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