The controversial role of ascorbic acid in boosting the performance of heterogeneous Fenton-like catalysts for wastewaters treatment: The case study of Fe2V4O13

Key Points

• To evaluate ascorbic acid's impact on Fe2V4O13's catalytic performance in wastewater treatment.
• Synthesis of Fe2V4O13 using hydrothermal method
• Characterization through XRD, SEM-EDX, and XPS
• Investigation of persulfate activation in advanced oxidation processes
• Enhanced catalytic activity of Fe2V4O13 in the presence of ascorbic acid
• Improved decomposition of contaminants in wastewater
• Potential benefits in advanced oxidation processes demonstrated