@misc{10481/103773,
year = {2025},
month = {2},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/103773},
abstract = {Antibiotic contamination in water is a major threat to public health and ecosystems, driven by the spread of
resistant bacteria and challenges in treating diseases. Tetracycline (TC), a widely used and persistent antibiotic,
has prompted the development of advanced oxidation processes like electro-Fenton for its removal. In this study,
carbon-coated manganese microspheres were synthesized as bifunctional electro-Fenton catalysts capable of
carrying out oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and TC degradation in the same electrochemical process. The
C90Mn10 formulation, with a high carbon xerogel content, exhibited excellent ORR activity and achieved 90 %
TC degradation after 300 min of treatment. This performance was attributed to the synergistic activity of Mn2 +/
Mn3+ species and the carbon xerogel in generating hydroxyl radicals via direct and indirect pathways. The
catalyst demonstrated stable performance over multiple cycles, maintaining structural integrity and resisting
leaching due to the carbon coating. These findings underscore the potential of carbon-coated manganese catalysts
as efficient and scalable solutions for removing pharmaceutical contaminants like TC from wastewater.},
publisher = {Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering},
keywords = {Carbon-coated manganese microspheres},
keywords = {Oxygen reduction reaction},
keywords = {Bifunctional electro-Fenton catalyst},
keywords = {TC degradation},
title = {Bifunctional catalysts based on carbon-coated manganese microspheres applied in the heterogeneous electro-Fenton process for tetracycline degradation},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2025.115725},
author = {Fajardo-Puerto, Edgar and Elmouwahidi, Abdelhakim and Amaro-Gahete, Juan and Pérez-Cadenas, María and Bailón-García, Esther and Pérez Cadenas, Agustín Francisco and Carrasco-Marín, Francisco},
}