Boosting organic pollutants degradation through synergistic photocatalysis and peroxymonosulfate activation by bismuth oxybromide

Key Points

• To investigate the effectiveness of a synergistic system using bismuth oxybromide and peroxymonosulfate for degrading organic pollutants in water.
• Developed a photocatalytic system using bismuth oxybromide as a semiconductor.
• Activated peroxymonosulfate to enhance degradation efficiency.
• Conducted experiments to evaluate the degradation of various refractory organic pollutants.
• Significant improvement in degradation rates of organic pollutants compared to conventional methods.
• Observed synergistic effects between photocatalysis and peroxymonosulfate activation.
• The system effectively treated challenging refractory pollutants found in water.