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Abstract
Heterogeneous persulfate activation is promising for water treatment due to its low energy consumption, easy catalyst recovery, and wide pH applicability. However, the performance of conventional metal‑based catalysts requires further improvement. Here, the high‑entropy alloy sulfide (MoFeMnNiCo)S1.33 was synthesized via ball milling and evaluated as a persulfate activator. The as-prepared catalyst was systematically characterized by methods such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The effectiveness of (MoFeMnNiCo)S1.33 activated persulfate in degrading organic pollutants was investigated, and the influence of various factors on the catalytic activity of the system was explored. Under the activation of persulfate by (MoFeMnNiCo)S1.33, the degradation rate constant of AP is 0.2566 min−1 (catalyst dosage = 0.2 g/L, PMS dosage = 0.3 g/L, AP = 20 mg/L, 25 ℃), which is 6.24 times that of CoS2.
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