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Review on the treatment of organic wastewater by discharge plasma combined with oxidants and catalysts

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Discharge plasma technology is a new advanced oxidation technology for water treatment, which includes the effects of free radical oxidation, high energy electron radiation, ultraviolet light hydrolysis, and pyrolysis. In order to improve the energy efficiency in the plasma discharge processes, many efforts have been made to combine catalysts with discharge plasma technology. Some heterogeneous catalysts (e.g., activated carbon, zeolite, TiO2) and homogeneous catalysts (e.g., Fe2+/Fe3+, etc.) have been used to enhance the removal of pollutants by discharge plasma. In addition, some reagents of in situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) such as persulfate and percarbonate are also discussed. This article introduces the research progress of the combined systems of discharge plasma and catalysts/oxidants, and explains the different reaction mechanisms. In addition, physical and chemical changes in the plasma catalytic oxidation system, such as the effect of the discharge process on the catalyst, and the changes in the discharge state and solution conditions caused by the catalysts/oxidants, were also investigated. At the same time, the potential advantages of this system in the treatment of different organic wastewater were briefly reviewed, covering the degradation of phenolic pollutants, dyes, and pharmaceuticals and personal care products. Finally, some suggestions for future water treatment technology of discharge plasma are put forward. This review aims to provide researchers with a deeper understanding of plasma catalytic oxidation system and looks forward to further development of its application in water treatment.

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Haixia Wu had the idea for the article and revised the work; Jiawei Fan performed the literature search and data analysis and drafted the work; Ruoyu Liu and Liyuan Meng searched part of the literature; Yongjun Sun critically revised part of the work.

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Fan, J., Wu, H., Liu, R. et al. Review on the treatment of organic wastewater by discharge plasma combined with oxidants and catalysts. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 2522–2548 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-11222-z

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