This invention discloses a carbon-based composite catalytic material, its preparation method, and its applications. The invention employs a one-step
carbonization process involving
molten salt confinement, a non-
urea nitrogen source, and no ball milling: a dinuclear iron precursor,
nitrogen-containing
organic matter (as both a non-
urea nitrogen source and a
carbon source), ZnCl2, and a
molten salt system are mixed. After high-temperature
pyrolysis under an
inert atmosphere, the mixture is sequentially washed with hot water to dissolve the
molten salt, followed by washing with HCl solution and
drying. The entire process eliminates the need for complex
mechanical treatments such as ball milling, simplifying the steps and providing milder conditions, making it more suitable for scale-up preparation and
engineering applications. The above-mentioned carbon-based composite catalytic material is applied to the degradation of chlorinated organic pollutants in soil, particularly in conjunction with
persulfate oxidants to construct an advanced oxidation
system. The highly coordinated dinuclear M2N6 reaction center efficiently activates
persulfate, generating
sulfate radicals, hydroxyl radicals, and / or non-radical active species, achieving rapid degradation of recalcitrant chlorinated organic pollutants.