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Conventional advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) require significant external energy consumption to eliminate emerging contaminants (ECs) with stable structures. Herein, a catalyst consisting of nanocube BiCeO particles (BCO‐NCs) prepared by an impregnation‐hydrothermal process is reported for the first time, which is used for removing ECs without light/electricity or any other external energy input in water and simultaneous in situ generation of H2O2. A series of characterizations and experiments reveal that dual reaction centers (DRC) which are similar to the valence band/conducting band structure are formed on the surface of BCO‐NCs. Under natural conditions without any external energy consumption, the BCO‐NCs self‐purification system can remove more than 80% of ECs within 30 min, and complete removal of ECs within 30 min in the presence of abundant electron acceptors, the corresponding second‐order kinetic constant is increased to 3.62 times. It is found that O2 can capture electrons from ECs through the Bi─O─Ce bond bridge during the reaction process, leading to the in situ production of H2O2. This work will be a key advance in reducing energy consumption for deep wastewater treatment and generating important chemical raw materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

[Display omitted] Herein, a novel metal-free catalyst consisting of multiporous oxygen-rich carbon–nitrogen graphene-like nanosheets (O LAA -CN NSs) is first developed through a staged temperature-programmed calcination of l -ascorbic acid (LAA)-modified dicyandiamide precursor. It is found that the oxygen species from l -ascorbic acid (O LAA) are introduced into the graphene-like basic matrix and replace partial N atoms to form the C O C-R structure, leading to the non-uniform distribution of electrons on the catalyst surface, and the formation of electron-rich centers around the C O C microareas according to a series of characterization techniques. As a result, O LAA -CN NSs exhibits excellent performance for refractory pollutant removal in the presence of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) and dissolved oxygen. Some pollutants with complex structures are even completely degraded within only 1 min. The interface reaction mechanism is further revealed that PMS mainly acts as an active inducer to drive the electron donation of pollutants over O LAA -CN NSs. These electrons are finally utilized by dissolved oxygen to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) through the interface process. This reaction system results in pollutants that can either be cleaved directly by surface oxidation process or degraded by the attack of the generated ROS, such as singlet oxygen (1O 2) and superoxide radicals (O 2 •−), through oxygen activation, which significantly reduces the resource and energy consumption in advanced wastewater treatment by harnessing the energy of pollutants and dissolved oxygen in the water. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]