The major limitations of the Fenton process

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Sourced from the abstract and stated research gap and future-work section of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2016 and 2026, spanning 6 journals. Those papers have been cited 1 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 7 representative gaps

• Pd Location–Dependent Confinement Effects in UiO‐66(Zr) Toward Catalytic Degradation of Carbamazepine (2026) · Applied Organometallic Chemistry · doi

  ABSTRACT The practical application of the Fenton reaction is limited by the excessive generation of iron sludge, which results from the inefficient regeneration of ferrous ions during the Fe III /Fe II redox cycle.

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: abstract practical application fenton reaction limited excessive generation iron sludge inefficient regeneration ferrous ions redox
• Enhanced treatment of recalcitrant landfill leachate via CFA/FE-catalyzed Fenton process and subsequent activated sludge adaptation (2026) · Ambiente e Agua - An Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Science · doi

  The lack of effective treatment methods for landfill leachate. The need for sustainable and cost-effective solutions for treating wastewater. The limited understanding of the optimal conditions for the Fenton process and subsequent biological treatment.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: lack effective treatment methods landfill leachate need sustainable
• Enhanced treatment of recalcitrant landfill leachate via CFA/FE-catalyzed Fenton process and subsequent activated sludge adaptation (2026) · Ambiente e Agua - An Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Science · doi

  Investigating the long-term effects of the Fenton process on the activated sludge process. Evaluating the effectiveness of using different types of coal fly ash as Fenton catalysts. Developing more efficient and sustainable wastewater treatment systems.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: investigating long-term effects fenton process activated sludge evaluating
• Immobilizing lignin-based carbonized polymer dots onto layered double hydroxides for high-performance supercapacitors with recyclable Fenton-like reactivity (2026) · Collagen and Leather · doi

  Future studies can focus on the scalability and commercialization of the FeCo-LDH@CPDs electrode. The recyclable Fenton-like reactivity of the FeCo-LDH@CPDs can be further explored for wastewater treatment applications.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: future studies focus scalability commercialization feco-ldh cpds electrode
• Tối ưu hóa hiệu suất phân hủy congo red trên xúc tác đất diatomite sử dụng thiết kế Box-Behnken (2026) · Journal of Science Quy Nhon University · doi

  The lack of effective methods for degrading congo red in industrial wastewater. The need for optimization of the operating conditions for the Fenton-type reaction system.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: lack effective methods degrading congo red industrial wastewater
• Fenton and Photo-Fenton Degradation of Chlorpyrifos Using α-Mn2O3 Heterogeneous Catalysis (2026) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi

  Despite extensive research on iron-based Fenton systems, the application of manganese oxides, particularly α-Mn2O3, in chlorpyrifos degradation remains insufficiently explored.

  generalabstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: despite extensive iron based fenton systems application manganese oxides particularly chlorpyrifos degradation remains insufficiently explored
• Enhanced Oxidation of Reactive Black 5 Using a Ferrous Oxidation–Based Treatment Process in the Presence of Hydrous Ferric Oxide (2016) · Journal of Hazardous Toxic and Radioactive Waste · cited 1× · doi

  The major limitations of the Fenton process are the working pH range (2–5) and the high cost of H2O2.

  generalabstractevidence 3/5
  Keywords: major limitations fenton process working range high cost

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