Recently,　the　non-radical　oxidation　routes　involved　in　the　Fenton-like　systems　have　received　much　concern　as　it　is　thought　to　be　a　highly　efficient　catalytic　process　compared　to　the　free　radical　oxidization　which　suffers　from　the　quenching　effects　of　the　radicals.　In　this　study,　an　unprecedented　non-radical　pathway　is　found　in　the　degradation　of　phenol　with　H2O2　used　as　the　oxidant　and　graphene　oxide-Fe3O4　composite　(GO@Fe3O4)　as　the　catalyst.　The　kinetics　investigation　shows　the　degradation　rate　at　318　K　is　higher　than　the　value　calculated　according　to　the　arrhenius　equation　fitting,　implying　different　catalytic　process　included.　In　addition,　the　non-radical　route　is　verified　by　ESR　spectra　in　which　the　species　of　singlet　oxygen　(O-1(2))　rather　than　the　radical　of　center　dot　OH　is　revealed　to　be　preferentially　generated　during　the　activation　of　H2O2　by　GO@Fe3O4.　Distinct　structural　variation　could　be　observed　from　the　XPS　and　IR　spectra　of　GO@Fe3O4　before　and　after　the　phenol　adsorption,　which　indicates　the　covalent　interactions　of　phenolic　hydroxyl　to　Fe　atoms　and　H-bond　to　the　alcoholic　hydroxyl　groups　of　GO.　The　oxidation　of　phenol　appears　to　undergo　a　target　adsorption　mediated　electron　transfer　pathway,　resulting　in　the　apparent　increasement　of　degradation　efficiency.　The　mechanism　proposed　in　this　work　will　shed　light　on　the　interpretation　of　adsorption　dependent　catalytic　Fenton-like　degradation.