The construction of a palladium–hydrogen accelerated catalytic Fenton system enhanced by UiO-66(Zr)

A novel improved Fenton system named MHACF-UiO-66(Zr) was constructed under normal temperature and pressure based on the reduction of FeIII accelerated by hydrogen. The regeneration of FeII was enhanced by Pd/UiO-66(Zr). The hydroxyl radical could be continuously generated using only trace level FeII. 10 mg L−1 4-chlorophenol could be thoroughly degraded in the initial conditions of 75 mL min−1 H2, pH 3, 20 mM H2O2, 2 g L−1 Pd/UiO-66(Zr) and 20 μM FeII. Moreover, the removal efficiency of 15 mg L−1 sulfamethazine could be maintained at least more than 94% under the same conditions. The activity of the solid catalyst could be maintained after 6 consecutive reaction cycles. This provides new insight for improving the inherent shortcomings of the Fenton reaction, which generates large amounts of iron sludge.