Persulfate is a good agent of this type of reaction, as are the halogens due to  their high electronegativity; such agents, as opposed to the reactants, are electron acceptors.
The alpha and beta types of this reaction take place in peroxisomes [pur-"OX"-ih-sohmz] and   remove a carboxyl [kahr-BAHK-sil] group from a fatty acid to form pristanic acid and then  acetyl-coA [uh-SEE-tul KOH-ay]. This type of reaction is used with the Bessemer process to   remove impurities. Persulfate is a good agent of this type of reaction, as are the halogens due to  their high electronegativity; such agents, as opposed to the reactants, are electron acceptors. In this  reaction, electrons are removed from an atom or molecule, often by adding this reaction's namesake  element. Name this reaction that often takes place at the same time as reduction.
The alpha and beta types of this reaction take place in peroxisomes [
oxidation [accept word forms; prompt on redox or oxidation-reduction; do not accept  “reduction”]