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. 2018 Apr 17;8(26):14237–14248. doi: 10.1039/c8ra02258e

Responsible ROS and their function identification processes in different organic pollutant photocatalysis by BSPs.

Name of catalyst Pollutants ROS responsible for degradation ROS function identification process Ref.
TiO2–SWP700 Phenol All Scavenged by benzoquinone for O2˙, ammonium oxalate for h+, and tert-butylalcohol for ˙OH 28
Ranking: h+ > O2˙ > ˙OH
TiO2–bamboo Methylene blue All Scavenged by benzoquinone for O2˙, ammonium oxalate for h+, and tert-butylalcohol for ˙OH 33
Ranking: O2˙ > ˙OH > h+
g-C3N4–biochar Methylene blue O2˙ and h+ Scavenged by benzoquinone for O2˙, triethanolamine for h+, tert-butylalcohol for ˙OH, and sodium azide for O2 37
Ranking: O2˙ > h+
BiOX (X = Cl or Br)–biochar Methyl orange All Scavenged by benzoquinone for O2˙, ethylene diaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt (EDTA 2Na) for h+, and isopropanol for ˙OH 39
Ranking: O2˙ > h+ > ˙OH
g-C3N4–FeVO4–Fe@NH2–biochar Methyl paraben (MeP) and 2-chlorophenol (2-CP) All Scavenged by 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyloxy (TEMPOL) for O2˙, ethylene diaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt (EDTA 2Na) for h+, and tert-butylalcohol for ˙OH 35
Ranking: ˙OH > O2˙ > h+
TiO2–reed straw Sulfamethoxazole ˙OH and O2˙ HPLC-PDA chromatograms 34