DOI: 10.1039/d6ra06842a ISSN: 2046-2069

Lewis-acid activation of persulfate enables oxidation of antibiotics: a new green low-cost advanced oxidation process

Anushka Lucas, Haya Kornweitz, Yael Albo, Dan Meyerstein

A new, low-cost oxidation process uses environmentally benign magnesium complexes to activate persulfate without radical intermediates. This drives robust degradation of fluoroquinolone antibiotics via selective oxygen atom transfer.

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