Wastewater-derived Vivianite

Activates PDS for antibiotic degradation

An iron phosphate mineral recovered from phosphorus-rich wastewater; after crystallization condition optimization, it exhibits excellent peroxydisulfate activation and catalytic degradation performance for fluoroquinolone antibiotics (e.g., levofloxacin).

Hanyue, Wu · Chen, Hong · Sheng, Jun · Shiyi, Zhao · Yu, Xin · Wang, Qiaoying · Li, Xianying · Zou, Xiaoming · Xue, Gang

Chemical Engineering Journal 2026

Advantages

Vivianite synthesized under optimized conditions (P-800) outperforms pure vivianite in peroxydisulfate activation

Cations Ca2+ and Mg2+ modulate catalytic activity via distinct mechanisms

Enhanced activity of P-800 is attributed to elongated Fe-Fe distances at Fe(II)B, suppressing intervalence charge transfer