In some industrial wastewater, heavy metals combine with organic complexing agents to form heavy metal complexes (HMCs). These HMCs can be difficult to decompose and remove through conventional techniques due to their higher stability than free heavy metal ions. In recent years, persulfate based advanced oxidation processes (PS-based AOPs) have been recognized as a viable technique for HMCs degradation. Nevertheless, a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the relevant HMCs decomplexation mechanisms in PS-based AOPs is still lacking. This review delineates the current progress of HMCs decomplexation in PS-based AOPs. We discuss the distinctions between the two widely used oxidant types in PS-based AOPs techniques. Moreover, we summarize and highlight the decomplexation mechanisms based on electron and energy transfer, and degradation pathways of HMCs. We also emphasize the effects of environmental water constituents, namely pH, inorganic ions, and natural organic matter (NOM), on HMCs decomplexation. Ultimately, we identify the existing challenges and perspectives that will steer the direction of advancing PS-based AOPs to remove HMCs.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |