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Wu R, Liu W, Bai R, Zheng D, Tian X, Lin W, Ke Q, Li L. Waste Biomass-Mediated Synthesis of TiO 2/P, K-Containing Grapefruit Peel Biochar Composites with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity. Molecules 2024; 29:2090. [PMID: 38731581 PMCID: PMC11085262 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29092090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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In this study, TiO2/P, K-containing grapefruit peel biochar (TiO2/P, K-PC) composites were synthesized in situ biomimetically using grapefruit peel as the bio-template and carbon source and tetrabutyl titanate as the titanium source. This was achieved using the two-step rotary impregnation-calcination method. Adjusting the calcination temperature of the sample in an air atmosphere could regulate the mass ratio of TiO2 to carbon. The prepared samples were subjected to an analysis of their compositions, structures, morphologies, and properties. It demonstrated that the prepared samples were complexes of anatase TiO2 and P, K-containing carbon, with the presence of graphitic carbon. They possessed a unique morphological structure with abundant pores and a large surface area. The grapefruit peel powder played a crucial role in the induction and assembly of TiO2/P, K-PC composites. The sample PCT-400-550 had the best photocatalytic activity, with the degradation rate of RhB, MO, and MB dye solutions reaching more than 99% within 30 min, with satisfactory cyclic stability. The outstanding photocatalytic activity can be credited to its unique morphology and the efficient collaboration between TiO2 and P, K-containing biochar.
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- Ruixiang Wu
- Guangdong Provincial Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China;
- College of Construction and Ecology, Shantou Polytechnic, Shantou 515078, China; (R.B.); (X.T.); (W.L.); (Q.K.); (L.L.)
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- Guangdong Provincial Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China;
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- College of Construction and Ecology, Shantou Polytechnic, Shantou 515078, China; (R.B.); (X.T.); (W.L.); (Q.K.); (L.L.)
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- College of Construction and Ecology, Shantou Polytechnic, Shantou 515078, China; (R.B.); (X.T.); (W.L.); (Q.K.); (L.L.)
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- College of Construction and Ecology, Shantou Polytechnic, Shantou 515078, China; (R.B.); (X.T.); (W.L.); (Q.K.); (L.L.)
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- College of Construction and Ecology, Shantou Polytechnic, Shantou 515078, China; (R.B.); (X.T.); (W.L.); (Q.K.); (L.L.)
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- College of Construction and Ecology, Shantou Polytechnic, Shantou 515078, China; (R.B.); (X.T.); (W.L.); (Q.K.); (L.L.)
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- College of Construction and Ecology, Shantou Polytechnic, Shantou 515078, China; (R.B.); (X.T.); (W.L.); (Q.K.); (L.L.)
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Excellent Adsorption of Dyes via MgTiO3@g-C3N4 Nanohybrid: Construction, Description and Adsorption Mechanism. INORGANICS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/inorganics10110210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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This report investigates the elimination of hazardous Rhodamine B dye (RhB) from an aqueous medium utilizing MgTiO3@g-C3N4 nanohybrids manufactured using a facile method. The nanohybrid MgTiO3@g-C3N4 was generated using an ultrasonic approach in the alcoholic solvent. Various techniques, including HRTEM, EDX, XRD, BET, and FTIR, were employed to describe the fabricated MgTiO3@g-C3N4 nanohybrids. RhB elimination was investigated utilizing batch mode studies, and the maximum removal was attained at pH 7.0. The RhB adsorption process is more consistent with the Langmuir isotherm model. The highest adsorption capacity of MgTiO3@g-C3N4 nanohybrids for RhB was determined to be 232 mg/g. The dye adsorption followed a pseudo-second-order model, and the parameters calculated indicated that the kinetic adsorption process was spontaneous. Using ethanol and water, the reusability of the nanomaterial was investigated, and based on the results; it can be concluded that the MgTiO3@g-C3N4 nanohybrids are easily regenerated for dye removal. The removal mechanism for the removal of RhB dye into MgTiO3@g-C3N4 nanohybrids was also investigated.
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Nazarzadeh Zare E, Mudhoo A, Ali Khan M, Otero M, Bundhoo ZMA, Patel M, Srivastava A, Navarathna C, Mlsna T, Mohan D, Pittman CU, Makvandi P, Sillanpää M. Smart Adsorbents for Aquatic Environmental Remediation. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2007840. [PMID: 33899324 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202007840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2020] [Revised: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A noticeable interest and steady rise in research studies reporting the design and assessment of smart adsorbents for sequestering aqueous metal ions and xenobiotics has occurred in the last decade. This motivates compiling and reviewing the characteristics, potentials, and performances of this new adsorbent generation's metal ion and xenobiotics sequestration. Herein, stimuli-responsive adsorbents that respond to its media (as internal triggers; e.g., pH and temperature) or external triggers (e.g., magnetic field and light) are highlighted. Readers are then introduced to selective adsorbents that selectively capture materials of interest. This is followed by a discussion of self-healing and self-cleaning adsorbents. Finally, the review ends with research gaps in material designs.
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Mauritius, Réduit, Moka, 80837, Mauritius
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- Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- CESAM-Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
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- School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Chemistry Department, Hindu College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, USA
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- School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, USA
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Centre for Materials Interface, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, Pontedera, Pisa, 56025, Italy
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- Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Mining, Metallurgy and Chemical Engineering, University of Johannesburg, P. O. Box 17011, Doornfontein, 2028, South Africa
- School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2050, South Africa
- School of Resources and Environment, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), NO. 2006, Xiyuan Ave., West High-Tech Zone, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611731, P.R. China
- Faculty of Science and Technology, School of Applied Physics, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, 43600, Malaysia
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