A　series　of　boron　and　nitrogen　co-doped　hierarchical　porous　carbon　materials　(BNC)　were　prepared　via　a　facile　one-step　calcination　process,　and　the　catalytic　performance　of　BNC　on　PMS　activation　for　phenol　removal　was　investigated.　BNC-1　exhibited　the　optimal　catalytic　performance　with　a　phenol　degradation　efficiency　of　99.6%　within　30　min.　B,　N　co-doping　strategy　improved　the　specific　surface　areas　(SSA)　and　total　pore　volumes　(TPV)　of　carbon　catalysts,　providing　them　with　abundant　active　sites,　among　which　graphitic　N　and　BC(3　)were　identified　as　critical　catalytic　sites　for　PMS　activation.　Quenching　tests,　electron　paramagnetic　resonance　(EPR)　and　electrochemical　experiments　demonstrated　that　singlet　oxygen　(O-1(2))　was　the　dominant　active　species　while　surface　-bound　sulfate　radical　(SO4　center　dot-)　played　an　inferior　role　in　the　BNC-1/PMS/Phenol　system,　and　the　role　of　hydroxyl　radical　(center　dot　OH),　superoxide　radical　(O-2(center　dot-))　and　surface　electron　transport　cannot　be　ignored　either.　The　coexistence　of　radical　and　non-radical　oxidation　processes　made　BNC-1/PMS　system　have　excellent　acid-base　tolerance　(pH=3-11),　anti-interference　ability　and　pollutant　mineralization　performance　(68.3%　of　TOC　removal　within　30　min).　This　study　presented　a　high-efficiency　and　environment-friendly　B,　N　co-doped　metal-free　catalyst　for　pollutants　degradation　via　PMS　activation　and　provided　an　in-depth　research　for　the　mechanism　of　PMS　activation　by　BNC.