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Eddy NO, Odiongenyi AO, Garg R, Ukpe RA, Garg R, Nemr AE, Ngwu CM, Okop IJ. Quantum and experimental investigation of the application of Crassostrea gasar (mangrove oyster) shell-based CaO nanoparticles as adsorbent and photocatalyst for the removal of procaine penicillin from aqueous solution. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:64036-64057. [PMID: 37059957 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26868-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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The present study was designed to synthesize and characterize calcium oxide nanoparticles (using mangrove oyster shell as a precursor) and apply the synthesized nanoparticles as a photocatalyst to degrade procaine penicillin in an aqueous solution. The photocatalyst exhibited an average band gap of 4.42 eV, showed a maximum wavelength of absorbance in the UV region (i.e., 280 nm), and is a microporous nanoparticle with a particle diameter of 50 nm. The photocatalyzed degradation of the drug was conducted under natural sunlight, and the influence of parameters such as the period of contact, catalyst load, pH, initial drug concentration, and ionic strength was investigated concerning the degradation profile. The results obtained from response surface analysis indicated that an optimum degradation efficiency of about 93% can be obtained at a concentration, pH, and catalyst dosage of 0.125 M, 2, and 0.20 g respectively, at 0.902 desirabilities. The Langmuir-Hinshelwood, modified Freundlich, parabolic diffusion, pseudo-first-/second-order, and zero-, first-, and second-order kinetic parameters were tested to ascertain the best model that best described the experimental data. Consequently, the Langmuir-Hinshelwood, modified Freundlich, and pseudo-second-order models were accepted based on the minimum error and higher R2 values. Based on the Langmuir-Hinshelwood rate constants for adsorption and photodegradation as well as the evaluated valence bond potential, the degradation of the drug first proceeded through the mechanism of adsorption and followed by the oxidation of the drug by superoxide (generated from the interaction of electrons that generated by through the absorption of UV radiation). The quantum chemical calculation gave evidence that pointed towards the establishment of strong agreement with experimental data and also showed that the carboxyl functional group in the drug is the target site for adsorption and subsequent degradation.
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- Nnabuk Okon Eddy
- Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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- Department of Chemistry, Akwa Ibom State University, Ikot Akpaden, Akwa, Ibom State, Nigeria
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- Department of Applied Sciences, Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida, UP, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida, UP, India
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- Environment Division, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Kayet Bey, Elanfoushy, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemistry, Akwa Ibom State University, Ikot Akpaden, Akwa, Ibom State, Nigeria
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Chen J, Wu M, Ni J, Ni C. Br vacancy engineering in Cs 3Bi 2Br 9 for photocatalytic NO oxidation under visible light. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:56188-56197. [PMID: 36917387 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-25993-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Photocatalysis using the visible light of the sun is an environmentally friendly method of eliminating the NOx pollutant from the ambient air. Although Cs3Bi2Br9, a semiconductor with a band gap of 2.54 eV, may be a strong absorber of visible light, its photocatalysis towards the abatement of NOx is unknown. In this study, Cs3Bi2-xPbxBr9-x (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.0789) are used for the photocatalytic oxidation of NOx. A significant NO oxidation efficiency (80%) is observed over Cs3Bi2-xPbxBr9-x (x = 0.0443) under visible light, which is attributable to the Br vacancy (VBr) brought about by Pb2+ doping. The presence of VBr increased the ionic selectivity of in the oxidized NO. At higher Pb doping level, two HONOs adsorbed on the VBr, linked, and then reduced by hot electrons to produce N2O22-. The di-azo coupling could passivate the activation of NO on the VBr. This work advances the defect engineering of halide for the photo-driving solid-gas reaction in air.
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- Jingwen Chen
- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
- National Base of International S&T Collaboration On Water Environmental Monitoring and Simulation in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
- National Base of International S&T Collaboration On Water Environmental Monitoring and Simulation in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Chongqing, 400716, China.
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Nkwoada A, Onyedika G, Oguzie E, Ogwuegbu M. Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Reaction Mechanism of Kaolin Adsorption/Photocatalysis of Hazardous Cationic and Anionic Dyes. CHEMISTRY AFRICA 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s42250-022-00426-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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