Citation: Ting Zhang, Baojing Huang, Hong Huang, Ailing Yan, Shiqiang Lu, Xufang Qian. Visible light boosted Fenton-like reaction of carbon dot-Fe(Ⅲ) complex: Kinetics and mechanism insights[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(11): 110885. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2025.110885 shu

Visible light boosted Fenton-like reaction of carbon dot-Fe(Ⅲ) complex: Kinetics and mechanism insights

Ting Zhang ^{a, 1} ,
Baojing Huang ^{a, c, 1} ,
Hong Huang ^a ,
Ailing Yan ^b ,
Shiqiang Lu ^{b, *,} ,
Xufang Qian ^{a, *,}

a.
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
b.
Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Water Environment Simulation and Ecological Restoration, Shanghai Academy of Environment Sciences, Shanghai 200233, China
c.
Yazhou Bay Institute of Deepsea Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Sanya 572000, China

Lushiqiang2007@qq.com

qianxufang@sjtu.edu.cn

Received Date: 26 September 2024
Revised Date: 11 December 2024
Accepted Date: 19 January 2025
Available Online: 20 January 2025

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Carbon dot (CD) is an edge-bound, nanometer-sized carbon material possessing unique optical and electronic properties, making it promising metal-free, environmentally benign. In this study, we identified a highly hydrophilic CD complexed with Fe(Ⅲ) via carboxyl groups to form CD-COOFe^Ⅲ, which exhibited remarkably enhanced Fenton-like reaction performance boosted by visible light irradiation. CD-COOFe^Ⅲ enabled high activity in the visible region beyond λ > 420 nm, and maintained stable oxidation efficiency in the presence of H₂O₂ over at least ten cycles. The capacity of electrons transferred from photo-excited CD to reduce Fe(Ⅲ) was calculated to be 1.1 mmol/g of CD. Furthermore, the quantum yield (QY) of solar-to-Fe(Ⅱ) conversion reached an impressive 87.7%. These findings not only suggest a viable strategy for efficient conversion of solar-to-chemical using a CD-COOFe^Ⅲ complex in visible light boosted Fenton-like oxidation reaction, but also provide insight for understanding the effect of nanosized artificial and/or natural carbon materials in iron recycling in a natural surface environment.
- CD-COOFe^Ⅲ complex,
- Fenton-like reaction,
- Visible light,
- Organic pollutants,
- Carbon dot
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