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Fenton-Reaction-Derived Fe/N-Doped Graphene with Encapsulated Fe3C Nanoparticles for Efficient Photo-Fenton Catalysis

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An excellent Fenton catalyst requires high activity, good stability and also convenience in separation for recycling. In this work we report Fenton-reaction-derived iron/nitrogen-doped graphene with encapsulated iron carbide nanoparticles (Fe3C@Fe/N-G) as an excellent heterogeneous Fenton catalyst. It was synthesized via Fe3+/H2O2-Fenton-reaction-driven oxidative polymerization of dopamine on graphene oxide surface, followed by carbonization process. Detailed characterizations unveil that as-prepared Fe3C@Fe/N-G is made up of Fe/N-doped graphene sheets with encapsulated dense and homogeneous Fe3C nanoparticles. Due to its unique microstructure and rationally-combined components, this catalyst exhibits appealing catalytic performance including high activity and excellent recoverability in photo-assisted Fenton reaction. This work may offer a valuable route to rational design and controllable synthesis of high-performance transition metal-based catalysts.

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We would like to gratefully acknowledge the financial support from Natural Science Foundation Project of CQ CSTC (cstc2016jcyjA1423), and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (XDJK2018B001).

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  1. Institute for Clean energy and Advanced Materials, Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, China

    Xiaoqin Huang, Bomin Feng, Yanli Niu, Lei Zhao & Weihua Hu

  2. Chongqing Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Technologies of Clean Energies, Chongqing, China

    Xiaoqin Huang, Bomin Feng, Yanli Niu & Lei Zhao

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Huang, X., Feng, B., Niu, Y. et al. Fenton-Reaction-Derived Fe/N-Doped Graphene with Encapsulated Fe3C Nanoparticles for Efficient Photo-Fenton Catalysis. Catal Lett 148, 2528–2536 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-018-2425-1

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