Ozone direct electro-generation/activation peroxymonosulfate (PMS) for the degradation of bisphenol A using Ti/NATO anode

In this study, Ni-doped Ti/SnO 2 -Sb anode (Ti/NATO) was prepared and used for electrocatalytic ozone production and in-situ activated peroxymonosulfate (E-Ti/NATO-PMS) to degrade bisphenol A (BPA). SEM, XRD and XPS results indicated that Ni doping could influence the transformations of Sb 5+ and Sb 3+ ions, which decreased the agglomeration of crystallites and increased the O ads and oxygen vacancy (O v ) concentrations. Ti/NATO 1.0 anodes significantly improved the ozone production via outcompeting of the adsorbed O 2ads over water, and inhibiting the desorption of O 2ads , to obtain the highest O 3 concentration with low onset potential and high oxygen evolution potential. E-Ti/NATO 1.0 -PMS system obtained over 92% BPA degradation within 60 min at 10 mA cm −2 and pH ranging from 4 to 10. Radical scavenging experiments revealed that O 3 in situ generated could directly electro-activate PMS into •O 2 − and 1 O 2 . The E-Ti/NATO 1.0 -PMS process could detoxify the BPA through chain scission, rearrangement and ring opening processes, and exhibited great potentials for application.