The invention discloses an iron-based nano-clay material with a functional element sequence and a preparation method and application thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: acidizing nano-clay, mixing the acidized nano-clay with
ferrocene and an
organic solvent to prepare a precursor, and pyrolyzing the precursor to obtain the iron-based nano-clay material with the functional element sequence. According to the preparation method disclosed by the invention, the nano-clay is acidified,
ferrocene is taken as a doped
iron source, and the iron-based nano-clay material which is large in specific surface area, large in number of active sites, excellent in catalytic performance and good in
structural stability and is constructed by functional elements can be prepared through
pyrolysis; when the
persulfate catalyst is used for treating emerging
pollutant wastewater, emerging pollutants can be effectively degraded, pH interference is small,
catalytic efficiency can be achieved under the very wide pH condition, and the
persulfate catalyst has the advantages of being simple in process, convenient to operate, low in cost, high in treatment efficiency, good in degradation effect and the like, and has wide application prospects. The method has important significance for effectively removing emerging pollutants in the environment.