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A durable catalyst composed of Ca-Co bimetallic complex structures on a large-scale substrate was fabricated for efficient activation of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) in organic pollutant degradation. Specifically, amidoxime groups were introduced onto the polymer substrate via radiation-induced graft polymerization (RIGP), followed by selective adsorption of Ca2+ and Co2+ ions. The catalyst demonstrated high effectiveness and stability in degrading 10 mg/L of tetracycline hydrochloride within 8 min by activating PMS under a broad pH range of 3–9. Structural characterization and density functional theory (DFT) calculations confirmed the precise doping of Ca2+, which regulated the energy level and enhanced the dispersion of Co2+. The combination of bulk substrates and fine structural control in catalytic process provided new ideas for the design of similar catalysts., Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 331, ISSN:1873-3883, ISSN:0926-3373

Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) are a distinct family of crystalline porous materials finding extensive applications. Their synthesis often requires elevated temperature and relatively long reaction time. We report here the first case of MOF synthesis activated by high-energy (1.5 MeV) electron beam radiation from a commercially available electron-accelerator. Using ZIF-8 as a representative for demonstration, this type of synthesis can be accomplished under ambient conditions within minutes, leading to energy consumption about two orders of magnitude lower than that of the solvothermal condition. Interestingly, by controlling the absorbed dose in the synthesis, the electron beam not only activates the formation reaction of ZIF-8, but also partially etches the material during the synthesis affording a hierarchical pore architecture and highly crystalline ZnO nanoparticles on the surface of ZIF-8. This gives rise to a new strategy to obtain MOF@metal oxide heterostructures, finding utilities in photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes.

A new technique is proposed for the in situ printing of fluorescent fabrics with superior fluorescent properties that have the potential for continuous roll-to-roll production in the industry. Nonconjugated chemical moieties were covalently connected to polyethylene/polypropylene nonwoven fabric (PE/PP NWF) to successfully prepare fluorescent PE/PP NWF, which emits a bright blue light and has a high quantum yield (∼83.35%) that can be attributed to a unique aggregation-induced emission effect. The fluorescent PE/PP NWF exhibits excellent fluorescent stability under high shear forces during accelerated laundering and in harsh chemical environments. The fluorescent PE/PP NWF can also be tailored into diverse shapes and printed in situ with high resolution. The versatility of the method was also demonstrated by fabricating fluorescent materials with different polymer matrices such as Nylon 66 fiber and PE terephthalate membrane.

Immobilization of photocatalysts on substrates is an important factor for water purification in practical applications. In this study, an efficient Ag@AgBr photocatalytic coating was attached onto the surface of cotton fabric via radiation-induced graft polymerization and subsequent chemical reactions, and the resultant product was denoted as Cot-Ag@AgBr. The graft chains acted not only as a source of bromine, but also as an intermediate layer to anchor the Ag@AgBr photocatalytic coating via strong electrostatic interactions. The immobilized Ag@AgBr photocatalytic coating exhibited outstanding photocatalytic properties for organic dye degradation under visible light irradiation. Furthermore, Cot-Ag@AgBr presented high stability and robust durability, which conferred its excellent visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity after five rounds of photodegradation. After 10 min of ultrasonication, the amount of Ag@AgBr precipitate that leached from the Cot-Ag@AgBr was

Crystalline porous materials such as covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are advanced materials to tackle challenges of catalysis and separation in industrial processes. Their synthetic routes often require elevated temperatures, closed systems with high pressure, and long reaction times, hampering their industrial applications. Here we use a traditionally unperceived strategy to assemble highly crystalline COFs by electron beam irradiation with controlled received dosage, contrasting sharply with the previous observation that radiation damages the crystallinity of solids. Such synthesis by electron beam irradiation can be achieved under ambient conditions within minutes, and the process is amendable for large-scale production. The intense and targeted energy input to the reactants leads to new reaction pathways that favor COF formation in nearly quantitative yield. This strategy is applicable not only to known COFs but also to new series of flexible COFs that are difficult to obtain using traditional methods.

A new UHMWPE-based conductive fabric was successfully prepared by radiation-induced graft polymerization and subsequent post-modification, followed by electroless deposition. The chemical structure and composition of modified UHMWPE fabrics were investigated in detail by ATR-FTIR, 29Si NMR, and XPS to confirm grafting and post-modification. After electroless deposition, the morphology, thermal stability, and crystal structure of original and modified fabrics were characterized by SEM, TG, DSC and XRD. Cu-deposited UHMWPE fabric exhibited much better thermal resistance than that of UHMWPE and Cu@UHMWPE-g-PAAc. In order to improve the oxidation resistance of copper-deposited fabric, nickel was processed on copper-coated UHMWPE fabric to protect the copper layer. An electromagnetic shielding effect test showed the nickel–copper coated UHMWPE fabric could shield 94.5% of the electromagnetic wave in the frequency range of 8–12 GHz. This work provides an approach for addressing the issue of poor thermal resistance of metal-coated polymeric materials due to the inherent low melting point of the organic support.

Textiles with fire detection will appeal for the interior decoration of houses and play a critical role in public security. Herein, we fabricated a sandwichlike fire alarm fabric (Ag@Fe3O4-MS) base...

A bifunctional interfacial layer was introduced onto the surface of cotton fabric which not only enhanced the interfacial bonding between Ag@ZnO and organic substrates but also improved the photocatalytic performance simultaneously. In detail, a modified cotton fabric (denoted as Cot-g-Si/Ag@ZnO) was fabricated through radiation-induced graft polymerization of γ-methacryloxypropyl trimethoxysilane and followed the in-situ formation of ZnO and loading of Ag nanoparticles simultaneously. Owing to ZnOSi between the graft chains and Ag@ZnO photocatalyst, the charge carrier concentration increased and Ag was prevented from oxidizing through the partial separation from ZnO, leading to enhanced near-field amplitudes of the localized surface plasmon resonance. Cot-g-Si/Ag@ZnO also exhibited excellent photocorrosion resistance, photostability and laundering durability. Its photocatalytic activity was fully maintained after several photodegradation cycles; moreover, after laundering durability test, the photocatalytic activity was improved compared with the newly prepared one. Credible mechanism for the photocatalytic activity of Cot-g-Si/Ag@ZnO under sunlight irradiation is proposed.

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Considerable attention has been devoted to the in-situ deposition of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires (ZnO-NWs) on the surface of organic supports, due to their very wide applications in superhydrophobicity, UV shielding, and nanogenerators. However, the poor interfacial bond strength between ZnO-NWs and its support limits their applications. Herein, we developed a facile process to grow robust ZnO-NWs on a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fabric surface through simultaneous radiation-induced graft polymerization, hydrothermal processing, and in-situ nano-packaging, the obtained materials were denoted as PDMS@ZnO-NWs@PET. The introduction of an adhesion and stress relief layer greatly improved the attachment of the ZnO-NWs to the support, especially when the material was subjected to extreme environment conditions of external friction forces, strong acidic or alkaline solutions, UV-irradiation and even washing with detergent for a long time. The PDMS@ZnO-NWs@PET material exhibited excellent UV resistance, superhydrophobicity, and durability. The ZnO-NWs retained on the fabric surface even after 30 cycles of accelerated washing. Therefore, this process can be widely applied as a universal approach to overcome the challenges associated with growing inorganic nanowires on polymeric support surfaces.

A new kind of highly durable, electrically conductive UHMWPE fibers coated with copper was fabricated through a novel, simple, and universal process in this paper. Poly(acrylic acid) was anchored o...

A method of earlier crystallization was applied to prepare high-performance polypropylene (PP) foam using supercritical CO2 (scCO2) with the addition of a composite nucleating agent (CNA). Increased crystallization point and decreased crystal size of PP were obtained in the presence of CNA. Earlier crystallization induced cell formation in an early stage of foaming; this, combined with enhanced heterogeneous nucleation caused by microcrystal growth, resulted in well-defined cellular structure. The cell size of PP/CNA foam decreased from 87 to 30 μm, and the cell density was more than 20 times that of the neat PP foam. Moreover, the first compression stress of PP/CNA foam increased from 125 to 180 kPa compared to neat PP foam. We proposed that earlier crystallization promoted the emergence of a large number of microcrystals at the beginning of the foaming process, which effectively suppressed cell growth and prevented cell rupture and collapse.

The in situ growth of one-dimensional magnetite (Fe3O4) nanowire (NW) arrays with deterministic and tunable control over their orientation and morphology on a wide range of flexible and low heat resistance substrates is still a challenge. Herein, a facile method of controlling the orientation of Fe3O4 NW arrays on a polypropylene (PP) nonwoven fabric surface (PP-g-PAO/Fe3O4) through simultaneous radiation induced graft polymerization and coprecipitation processes was realized. We demonstrated a control over the orientation and geometric properties of coprecipitated Fe3O4 NWs via complex iron ion using amidoxime groups, which not only endow the material with high durability but also lead to the oriented growth of Fe3O4 NWs. The results showed that Fe3O4 NWs were only grown on the surface of the PP nonwoven fabric (length:diameter ratio ≈ 10), whereas the Fe3O4 produced in the solution exhibited a spherical structure under identical conditions. The PP-g-PAO/Fe3O4 composite presented a good saturated magneti...

Herein we report a simple and reproducible method for fabricating highly durable and robust superhydrophobic and superoleophilic cotton fabrics via simultaneous radiation-induced graft polymerization of glycidyl methacrylate and subsequent chemical modifications with aminopropyltriethoxysilane and hexamethyldisilazane. The chemical structure and the surface topography of the pristine and the modified cotton fabrics were investigated in detail by ATR-FTIR, XPS, and 29Si NMR, and a grafting layer was successfully immobilized onto the surface of the cotton fabric by forming covalent bonds. Multi-dimensional surface roughness was created by combining micro-sized fibers of the cotton fabric, nanoscaled protuberances of the grafting chain, and molecular level spherical projection points of silicon methyl. The superhydrophobic cotton fabric exhibited long-term stability, ultra-high durability and robustness, and maintained its properties even after 25 wash cycles. The fabric also showed excellent water repellency with a water contact angle of 153 ° and a high efficiency of oil/water separation (98 %). The superhydrophobic/superoleophilic cotton fabric developed in the present work exhibits important potential applications in superhydrophobic textiles and oil/water separation.

Using a facile strategy to prepare multifunctional cotton fabrics with switchable superhydrophobicity–superhydrophilicity, UV-resistance, photo-induced water–oil separation, and self-cleaning properties is an important and urgent issue in the sustainable development of natural fibers. Herein, a new type of surface modified cotton fabric with a polysiloxane–TiO2 hybridized coating (Cot-g-PMAPS/TiO2) was prepared through radiation-induced graft polymerization and sol–gel technology. The hybridized coating was composed of two sub-layers: an inner part consisting of an organic–inorganic hybrid layer to address the issue of self-degradation of TiO2-loaded polymeric materials while simultaneously improving the adhesion of the TiO2 film to its support, and an outer part consisting of nanocrystalline anatase TiO2 to endow the cotton fabric with multifunctionality. The influence of the polysiloxane–TiO2 on the structure and integrated performance of Cot-g-PMAPS/TiO2 was systematically studied. The results showed that the polysiloxane–TiO2 coating improved the UV absorption capacity 5.6-fold compared with that of the untreated cotton fabric. In addition, the retention of the break strength of Cot-g-PMAPS/TiO2 was 95.6% after 192 h of UV irradiation. Since the polysiloxane–TiO2 coating is chemically bound to the cotton fibers, the Cot-g-PMAPS/TiO2 fabric possesses long-term stability, ultra-high durability, and robustness. After 20 commercial or domestic launderings, the UV absorption intensity and WCAs were almost the same as those of the newly fabricated material. The Cot-g-PMAPS/TiO2 also exhibits photo-induced water–oil separation and self-cleaning based on the switchable superhydrophobicity–superhydrophilicity and the photoactivity of TiO2. This study provides an interesting insight into the design of a novel functional material based on a controllable surface structure.

A new functionalized ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene-based chelating fiber (UHMWPE-AM) for trace uranium extraction from wastewater was synthesized by preirradiation grafting modification. Adsorption behavior of adsorbent was examined under varying conditions like solution pH, contact time, initial ion concentration and adsorbent dose. The results showed the maximum removal of U(VI) was 99.7% at pH 4. Adsorption isotherm was in agreement with Langmuir isotherm equation with the maximum monolayer adsorption capacity of 16.56 mg/g, and the pseudo-second-order model can well describe the kinetics process. The dominant coordination mechanism of U(VI) on the UHMWPE-AM fibers was ascribed to inner-sphere surface complexation.

Textiles with fire detection will appeal for the interior decoration of houses and play a critical role in public security. Herein, we fabricated a sandwichlike fire alarm fabric (Ag@Fe

Fenton-like processes have emerged as most promising techniques for generating reactive oxygen-containing radicals to deal with increasing levels of environmental pollution. Developing novel catalysts with simple manufacturing requirements, excellent activity levels, and stability remains a long-term goal in terms of practical application. So herein, a new polyethylene terephthalate (PET) non-woven fabric based composite catalyst has been fabricated, using radiation-induced graft polymerization of a functionalized group to chelate Co

Industrial oily wastewater with dye-pollution is a critical environmental issue for water purification. However, the fabrication of effective and stable materials for oil-water separation and simultaneous degradation of organic contaminants remains a critical challenge. Herein, we report a new process for in-situ formation of akaganeite (β-FeOOH) nanorods layer on the surface of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) fabric via radiation-induced graft polymerization of glycidyl methacrylate, which is then sulfonated and mineralized. The resultant product is labeled as β-FeOOH@PET, which exhibits dual purification by demonstrating an effective oil-water separation and organic dyes photodegradation under the illumination of visible light. It provides stable performance even after 1000 wash cycles. The sulfonated layer acts as not only an electronic transport layer to prevent electron-hole recombination, but also as an anchored interface for immobilizing β-FeOOH nanorods on the sulfonated layer via strong covalent bonds. Overall, the superhydrophilicity and underwater superoleophobicity of β-FeOOH@PET fabric, along with its robustness with a flexible organic substrate and its dual purification function, provide a new insight toward oily wastewater remediation and water purification in large-scale applications.

Soft textile-based electronic devices are promising for the development of flexible strain sensors, and useful in the fields of manufacturing, smart robots, and wearable health monitoring. In this study, we fabricated a flexible, highly responsive, and electrically conductive hierarchical Ni@Fe3O4 textile strain sensor (Ni@PET-g-PAO/Fe3O4) by radiation-induced graft polymerization, in-situ formation of Fe3O4, and subsequent electroless deposition of nickel (Ni) on a polyester (PET) fabric. Compared with the previously reported strain sensors, our hierarchical strain sensor exhibited reveals a distinctive negative resistance variation and was an excellent stretchable conductor with the increase in strain. Fe3O4 acted as a joint component by improving the adhesion of the conductive Ni layer to the support and reducing the influence of the thermal deformation of the organic fiber on the sensitivity, while enhancing the magnetic properties of the Ni metal layer. This provided the multifunctional strain sensor with excellent robust performances. The strain sensor exhibited a fast and repeatable response and displayed long-term stability in the strain range of 0–40% and an operation frequency of 0.05–1 Hz. In addition, the strain sensor was used to detect and monitor finger bending, wrist twisting, and walking. Moreover, the strain sensor could be sewed into clothing to monitor human motions. In addition, the strain sensor exhibited excellent electromagnetic interference shielding efficiency and magnetic response. Therefore, this study provided a general and effective strategy to design smart wearable devices with high performances.

It is still a challenge that directly reducing the uranium concentration of wastewater or radioactive wastes by adsorption to or below the criterion (30 ppb), especially from the system of low uranium concentration due to weak affinity and bad collection. Herein we have successfully introduced hydroxypyridone (HOPO) groups onto polyethylene nonwoven fabric (PENWF) surface denoted as PENWF-HOPO by radiation graft technology and follow-up two-step chemical reactions to deeply remove uranium from low-concentration (500 ppb) aqueous solutions. The chemical structures, surface morphologies, and thermal stabilities of the original and modified PENWF were characterized in detail by FT-IR, XPS, SEM, and TGA, with the results indicating successful preparation and good thermal stability of the adsorption material used under ambient conditions. Batch adsorption results show that the adsorbent removes the uranium almost completely within 12 h in a wide pH (3–10) range, and the adsorption obeys the Langmuir isotherm. Desorption and regeneration confirms its excellent regeneration and reusability (5 cycles). Importantly, this adsorbent could efficiently remove uranium (more than 97% removal ratio) from diluted aqueous solution, in which contains a serial of competing metal ions (La3+, Cr3+, Ba2+, Mn2+, Pb2+, Ni2+, Co2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Sr2+, Cs+) or high NaF, Na2SO4, and NaH2PO4 concentrations (40 g/L).

In this study, a small amount of fluoroelastomer (FKM) was used as a nucleating agent to prepare well-defined microporous PP foam by supercritical CO2. It was observed that solid FKM was present as the nanoscale independent phase in PP matrix and the FKM could induce a mass of CO2 aggregation, which significantly enhanced the diffusion rate of CO2 in PP. The resultant PP/FKM foams exhibited much smaller cell size (~24 &mu, m), and more than 16 times cell density (3.2 &times, 108 cells/cm3) as well as a much more uniform cell size distribution. PP/FKM foams possessed major concurrent enhancement in their tensile stress and compressive stress compared to neat PP foam. We believe that the added FKM played a key role in enhancing the heterogeneous nucleation, combined with the change of local strain in the multiple-phase system, which was responsible for the considerably improved cell morphology of PP foaming. This work provides a deep understanding of the scCO2 foaming behavior of PP in the presence of FKM.

Radiation cross-linking is a mature commercial processing technology for the production of cross-linked cables and wires. Such products exhibit superior property and have been widely used in automobile industry, nuclear power station, and many other areas. Heat-shrinkable tubes and films can also be produced by a combination of radiation cross-linking and heating expansion. Radiation cross-linking of synthetic/natural rubbers and rubber latex is also commercially established.

Polypropylene (PP) foam has a great deal of application since it normally exhibits non-uniform cell size distribution, low cell density, and cracked cells. In this study, a small amount of fluoroelastomer (FKM) was used as a nucleating agent to prepare well-defined microporous PP foam by supercritical CO2. It was observed that solid FKM was present as the nanoscale independent phase in PP matrix and the FKM could induce a mass of CO2 aggregation, which significantly enhanced the diffusion rate of CO2 in PP. The resultant PP/FKM foams exhibited much smaller cell size (～24 μm), and more than 16 times cell density (3.2×108 cells/cm3) as well as a much more uniform cell size distribution than that of the neat PP foam. PP/FKM foams possessed major concurrent enhancement in their tensile stress and compressive stress compared to neat PP foam. We believed that the added FKM played a key role in enhancing the heterogeneous nucleation, combined with the local strain field variation in the multiple-phase system, which was responsible for the considerably improved cell morphology of PP foaming. This paper provides a deep understanding of the scCO2 foaming behavior of PP in the presence of FKM.

Isotactic poly(1-butene) (iPB-1) is a high performance plastic with outstanding properties, such as flexibility, superior creep, environmental stress cracking and abrasive resistance. However, it exhibits a complex crystal polymorphism and polymorphic transformation behavior, which has limited its commercial development. In this paper, the incorporation of long chain branches (LCBs) causes coil contraction in the melt, which favors the direct melt-crystallization of form III that was generally crystallized from solutions and made of unconventional highly twined lamellae. Consequently, low-to-moderately branched iPB-1 samples as-crystallize from the melt into mixtures of form II and form III by compression-molding and fast cooling of the melt to room temperature, and the fraction of crystals of form III (fIII) increases with increasing concentration of LCBs, whereas highly branched samples can as-crystallize into pure form III with uniform crystal size distribution. The corresponding thermomechanical properties can be modified by controlling fIII.

Developing a universal strategy to improve the properties of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibers, such as UV resistance, hydrophobicity, and thermal resistance, is highly desirable in expanding the application of PET fibers. Herein, a highly durable and robust ZnO layer was deposited onto PET fabric via radiation-induced graft polymerization (RIGP) of gamma-methacryloxypropyl trimethoxysilane (MAPS) and the subsequent sol-gel in situ mineralization with zinc acetate to produce wurtzite nanocrystalline ZnO. The as-obtained material, denoted as PET-g-PMAPS/ZnO. The interfacial layer consisted of Zn-O-Si and Si-O-Si covalent bonds not only leads to an improvement in adhesion between ZnO nanoparticles and its support, but it also overcomes the poor film-forming ability of inorganic particles. Most importantly, photocatalytic self-degradation of its organic support caused by the high photocatalytic activity of ZnO can be eliminated because of high bond energy of the organic-inorganic hybrid structure. PET-g-PMAPS/ZnO exhibited excellent thermal resistance, UV resistance and durability. Superhydrophobicity was achieved by simply annealing the PET-g-PMAPS/ZnO fabric at 200 degrees C in ambient air, and the coated fabric still retains its superhydrophobicity after 40 laundering cycles test and even stored for a few weeks. This study presents an effective method to overcome the bottle-necks in growing inorganic nanocrystals on polymeric supports surface. (C) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

A novel quaternary ammonium polyethylene nonwoven fabric for removing chromium ions from water was prepared via radiation-induced grafting of glycidyl methacrylate and further modification with N,N′-dimethylethylenediamine. The structural and morphological characteristics of the adsorbent were analyzed using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetry and differential thermogravimetry (TG/DTG), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The influences of several principal factors, including pH value, initial Cr(VI) concentration, contact time, and coexisting anions (including SO42−, CO32−, NO3−, PO43−, and Cl−), on adsorption performance were investigated via batch tests. The results showed that the optimum removal efficiency was 99.2% at pH 3 and the maximum adsorption quantity for Cr(VI) at 25 °C was 336 mg/g. The adsorption kinetic parameters were better fitted with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model, and the equilibrium data were described very well by the Freundlich isotherm model. Furthermore, the as-synthesized adsorbent exhibited excellent regeneration and recyclability while maintaining high adsorption performance after five adsorption/desorption cycles.

Fabrication of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) on polymer substrates has significant potential in the fields of adsorption, separation and catalysis. However, the loading of MOF and the stability of polymer/MOF composites require effective improvement, which remains a great challenge. In this work, a copper benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate MOF HKUST-1 (HK) is fabricated on a flexible polyethylene (PE) nonwoven fabric (NWF) with a high loading of 66 wt%. The synthesis of polyethylene-g-poly(acrylic acid)/HK (PE-g-PAA/HK) NWF including radiation grafting of acrylic acid (AA), adsorption of copper(II) (Cu2+) ions, and solvothermal growth process. Scanning electron microscopy images confirm that the surface of the grafted PE NWF substrate is completely covered by the HK crystals. Moreover, the loaded HK crystals present well-controlled morphology and uniform crystal size distribution. Owing to the porous structures of HK, the fabricated PE-g-PAA/HK NWF maintains a high Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area of 758.1 m2 g−1 and exhibits a good CO2 adsorption capacity of 2.23 mmol g−1 (101 kPa, 25 °C). The proposed radiation grafting combined activation process can be viewed as a facile strategy for fabrication of MOFs on flexible polymer substrates with a high MOF loading.

Fenton-like processes have emerged as most promising techniques for generating reactive oxygen-containing radicals to deal with increasing levels of environmental pollution. Developing novel catalysts with simple manufacturing requirements, excellent activity levels, and stability remains a long-term goal in terms of practical application. So herein, a new polyethylene terephthalate (PET) non-woven fabric based composite catalyst has been fabricated, using radiation-induced graft polymerization of a functionalized group to chelate Co2+ ions as heterogeneous catalysts in peroxymonosulfate (Oxone) activation. Several impact factors, including catalyst dosage, Oxone concentration, reaction temperature, pH value, Co2+ precipitation ratio (of Co@PET at different pH values), and highly concentrated NaCl have been investigated here. Notably, Co@PET has shown the lowest activation energy of any reported catalyst, for degrading RhB by activating Oxone. Interestingly, as experimental RhB and Oxone solutions were passed through single Co@PET sheets, the RhB was decomposed into a colorless solution in the penetration process. Based on radical trapping and quenching experiments, a channel was determined to dominate RhB degradation, and furthermore, Co@PET could be re-used for RhB degradation by activating Oxone. These results showed that Co@PET effectively provided improved Fenton-like catalytic performance and stability, and was suitable for practical applications.