“…On the basis of the chemical reaction kinetics theory, the chemical reaction rate equation of Hg 0 oxidation removals by heat/M 2+ /PMS/H 2 O 2 and heat/M 2+ /PMS activation systems can be, respectively, expressed as the following Eqs. and : where represents the chemical reaction rate of Hg 0 in heat/Fe 2+ /PMS/H 2 O 2 , heat/Mn 2+ /PMS/H 2 O 2 , heat/Fe 2+ /PMS, and heat/Mn 2+ /PMS removal systems, , respectively; represents the pseudo‐( m x +n x +h x +l x )‐order rate constant for the reaction (26), …”