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Raj SNM, Jothi VK, Rajaram A, Suresh P, Murugan K, Natarajan A. Rational design of α-MnO 2/HT-GCN nanocomposite for effective photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin and pernicious activity. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:90689-90707. [PMID: 37464206 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28636-0] [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: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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The present study is mainly concerned with the development of cost-efficient composite material utilized to produce one-dimensional manganese oxide (α-MnO2) nanoparticles coated on two-dimensional graphitic carbon nitrides (HT-GCN) as nanocomposite (α-MnO2/HT-GCN) for highly efficient CIP degradation. The α-MnO2 nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared by a simple hydrothermal technique before being decorated on HT-GCN (H denotes protonation and T represents thermal-decomposition-graphitic carbon nitride). Tauc plots were used to calculate the band gap values of the photocatalysts α-MnO2 (1.74 eV), GCN (2.84 eV), HT-GCN (2.63 eV), and α-MnO2/HT-GCN (2.31 eV). The mechanism was investigated by various scavengers, particularly isopropanol (•OH) makes a significant role in the photodegradation process. The degradation percentage for ciprofloxacin was 89.2% and the rate of reaction R2 = 0.9913. This study demonstrates a unique method for developing a heterojunction-based nanocomposite of α-MnO2/HT-GCN, which exhibit better light absorption performance.
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- Sherlin Nivetha Michael Raj
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Tamil Nadu, Kattankulathur, 603203, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Tamil Nadu, Kattankulathur, 603203, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Tamil Nadu, Kattankulathur, 603203, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Tamil Nadu, Kattankulathur, 603203, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Tamil Nadu, Kattankulathur, 603203, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Tamil Nadu, Kattankulathur, 603203, India.
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Wang S, Jiang B, Henzie J, Xu F, Liu C, Meng X, Zou S, Song H, Pan Y, Li H, Yu J, Chen H, Ye J. Designing reliable and accurate isotope-tracer experiments for CO 2 photoreduction. Nat Commun 2023; 14:2534. [PMID: 37137896 PMCID: PMC10156805 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38052-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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The photoreduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) into renewable synthetic fuels is an attractive approach for generating alternative energy feedstocks that may compete with and eventually displace fossil fuels. However, it is challenging to accurately trace the products of CO2 photoreduction on account of the poor conversion efficiency of these reactions and the imperceptible introduced carbon contamination. Isotope-tracing experiments have been used to solve this problem, but they frequently yield false-positive results because of improper experimental execution and, in some cases, insufficient rigor. Thus, it is imperative that accurate and effective strategies for evaluating various potential products of CO2 photoreduction are developed for the field. Herein, we experimentally demonstrate that the contemporary approach toward isotope-tracing experiments in CO2 photoreduction is not necessarily rigorous. Several examples of where pitfalls and misunderstandings arise, consequently making isotope product traceability difficult, are demonstrated. Further, we develop and describe standard guidelines for isotope-tracing experiments in CO2 photoreduction reactions and then verify the procedure using some reported photoreduction systems.
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- Shengyao Wang
- College of Science, Shenzhen Institute of Nutrition and Health, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070, Wuhan, P. R. China
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 518120, Shenzhen, P. R. China
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, Joint International Research Laboratory of Resource Chemistry, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shanghai Normal University, 200234, Shanghai, China.
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
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- Laboratory of Solar Fuel, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, 430074, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, 230029, Hefei, P. R. China
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, 063210, Tangshan, P. R. China
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- College of Science, Shenzhen Institute of Nutrition and Health, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, 230029, Hefei, P. R. China
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, Joint International Research Laboratory of Resource Chemistry, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shanghai Normal University, 200234, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Solar Fuel, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, 430074, Wuhan, P. R. China.
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- College of Science, Shenzhen Institute of Nutrition and Health, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070, Wuhan, P. R. China.
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan.
- Graduates School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-0814, Japan.
- TU-NIMS International Collaboration Laboratory, Tianjin University, 300072, Tianjin, P. R. China.
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Lin YY, Hung KY, Liu FY, Dai YM, Lin JH, Chen CC. Photocatalysts of quaternary composite, bismuth oxyfluoride/bismuth oxyiodide/ graphitic carbon nitride: Synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic activity. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Zhang J, Xiang S, Wu P, Wang D, Lu S, Wang S, Gong F, Wei X, Ye X, Ding P. Recent advances in performance improvement of Metal-organic Frameworks to remove antibiotics: Mechanism and evaluation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 811:152351. [PMID: 34919928 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Antibiotic pollution is a serious global problem, which may threaten the health of human and ecosystem. Thereinto, water pollution is the most common way. Thus, it is necessary to develop effective methods to remove antibiotics from the natural aqueous environments. Metal-organic Frameworks (MOFs) - based adsorption and photocatalysis strategies have been demonstrated to be efficient, environmental and promising methods to solve antibiotic pollution and repair the environment. In this review, several strategies to improve the properties of MOFs for removal were summarized and discussed. And the removal mechanisms were also discussed. Besides, new and more reliable evaluation methods of MOFs to remove antibiotics were presented, including preferential adsorption (qp), quantum yields (QY), space time yields (SY) and figure of merit (FOM). This paper provides alternative perspectives for researchers to improve the properties of MOFs and raise analytic efficiency of antibiotic removal.
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- Jingwen Zhang
- Xiang Ya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- Xiang Ya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- Xiang Ya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- Xiang Ya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- Xiang Ya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- Xiang Ya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- Xiang Ya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- Xiang Ya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- Xiang Ya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China.
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- Xiang Ya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China.
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Lin YY, Hung JT, Chou YC, Shen SJ, Wu WT, Liu FY, Lin JH, Chen CC. Synthesis of bismuth oxybromochloroiodide/graphitic carbon nitride quaternary composites (BiOxCly/BiOmBrn/BiOpIq/g-C3N4) enhances visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity. CATAL COMMUN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2022.106418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Kalidhasan S, Lee HY. Preparation of TiO 2-deposited silica-based catalysts for photocatalytic decomposition of chloro-pesticide to environmentally less toxic species. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 290:133300. [PMID: 34914956 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Herein, titanium (IV) oxide (TiO2) loaded into montmorillonite (MK10) and sand is presented as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the degradation of 1,4-dichlorobenzene (DCB) as a model organic pollutant in the aqueous phase. The catalyst was synthesized by incorporating titanium isopropoxide as a precursor into MK10 through a simple solvent impregnation method, followed by direct calcination. The same protocol was applied to a clean quartz matrix. The resulting catalysts were characterized in detail using a variety of techniques. The TiO2 deposited MK10 and sand exhibited photochemical removal of DCB (>99% of 100 mg L-1) from the aqueous phase; this process followed a pseudo second-order kinetic model values in the range of Qe:111-113 mg g-1 and K2: 4-5 × 10-4 g mg-1 min-1. The kinetic plots indicate that after 30 min, the intermediates start to decrease and complete degradation occurs in 180 min. The modified materials showed fast DCB degradation kinetics under photochemical reaction conditions and adsorption under dark reaction conditions. The unmodified matrix adsorbed 99.12-99.88% of the DCB under both dark and light reaction conditions. These photocatalysts are stable, reusable, and least amount of titanium leaching. The simple two step synthesis, and high photocatalytic performance (with 10 mg of the catalyst without any oxidants) of our catalysts can be promising in environmental applications to treat similar organic pollutants in wastewater. These catalysts have enhanced activity and durability for environmental catalytic pollutant degradation reactions and can provide insights beyond single metal oxide catalysts for heterogeneous catalysis at diverse operating conditions.
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- Sethu Kalidhasan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Kumoh National Institute of Technology, 61, Daehak-ro, Gumi-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, 39177, Republic of Korea; Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, 234 Herzl Street, POB 234, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Kumoh National Institute of Technology, 61, Daehak-ro, Gumi-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, 39177, Republic of Korea.
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Anthony ET, Oladoja NA. Process enhancing strategies for the reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) via photocatalytic pathway. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:8026-8053. [PMID: 34837612 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-17614-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This discourse aimed at providing insight into the strategies that can be adopted to boost the process of photoreduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III). Cr(VI) is amongst the highly detestable pollutants; thus, its removal or reduction to an innocuous and more tolerable Cr(III) has been the focus. The high promise of photocatalysis hinged on the sustainability, low cost, simplicity, and zero sludge generation. Consequently, the present dissertation provided a comprehensive review of the process enhancement procedures that have been reported for the photoreduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III). Premised on the findings from experimental studies on Cr(VI) reductions, the factors that enhanced the process were identified, dilated, and interrogated. While the salient reaction conditions for the process optimization include the degree of ionization of reacting medium, available photogenerated electrons, reactor ambience, type of semiconductors, surface area of semiconductor, hole scavengers, quantum efficiency, and competing reactions, the relevant process variables are photocatalyst dosage, initial Cr(VI) concentration, interfering ion, and organic load. In addition, the practicability of photoreduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) was explored according to the potential for photocatalyst recovery, reactivation, and reuse reaction conditions and the process variables.
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- Eric Tobechukwu Anthony
- Hydrochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical Sciences, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
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- Hydrochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical Sciences, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Nigeria.
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Reñones P, Fresno F, Oropeza FE, de la Peña O’Shea VA. Improved Methane Production by Photocatalytic CO 2 Conversion over Ag/In 2O 3/TiO 2 Heterojunctions. MATERIALS 2022; 15:ma15030843. [PMID: 35160788 PMCID: PMC8837040 DOI: 10.3390/ma15030843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In this work, the role of In2O3 in a heterojunction with TiO2 is studied as a way of increasing the photocatalytic activity for gas-phase CO2 reduction using water as the electron donor and UV irradiation. Depending on the nature of the employed In2O3, different behaviors appear. Thus, with the high crystallite sizes of commercial In2O3, the activity is improved with respect to TiO2, with modest improvements in the selectivity to methane. On the other hand, when In2O3 obtained in the laboratory, with low crystallite size, is employed, there is a further change in selectivity toward CH4, even if the total conversion is lower than that obtained with TiO2. The selectivity improvement in the heterojunctions is attributed to an enhancement in the charge transfer and separation with the presence of In2O3, more pronounced when smaller particles are used as in the case of laboratory-made In2O3, as confirmed by time-resolved fluorescence measurements. Ternary systems formed by these heterojunctions with silver nanoparticles reflect a drastic change in selectivity toward methane, confirming the role of silver as an electron collector that favors the charge transfer to the reaction medium.
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Chavan PP, Sapner VS, Munde AV, Mali SM, Sathe BR. Synthesis of Metal‐Free Nanoporous Carbon with Few‐Layer Graphene Electrocatalyst for Electrochemical NO
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Oxidation. ChemistrySelect 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202102625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Parag P. Chavan
- Department of Chemistry Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Aurangabad 431004 Maharashtra India
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- Department of Chemistry Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Aurangabad 431004 Maharashtra India
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- Department of Chemistry Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Aurangabad 431004 Maharashtra India
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- Department of Chemistry Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Aurangabad 431004 Maharashtra India
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- Department of Chemistry Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Aurangabad 431004 Maharashtra India
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He X, Kai T, Ding P. Heterojunction photocatalysts for degradation of the tetracycline antibiotic: a review. ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS 2021; 19:4563-4601. [PMID: 34483792 PMCID: PMC8403697 DOI: 10.1007/s10311-021-01295-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Antibiotic pollution is a major health issue inducing antibiotic resistance and the inefficiency of actual drugs, thus calling for improved methods to clean water and wastewater. Here we review the recent development of heterojunction photocatalysis and application in degrading tetracycline. We discuss mechanisms for separating photogenerated electron-hole pairs in different heterojunction systems such as traditional, p-n, direct Z-scheme, step-scheme, Schottky, and surface heterojunction. Degradation pathways of tetracycline during photocatalysis are presented. We compare the efficiency of tetracycline removal by various heterojunctions using quantum efficiency, space time yield, and figures of merit. Implications for the treatment of antibiotic-contaminated wastewater are discussed.
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- Xinghou He
- Central South University Xiangya School of Public Health, Changsha, 410078 Hunan China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Changsha, 410078 Hunan China
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- Central South University Xiangya School of Public Health, Changsha, 410078 Hunan China
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- Central South University Xiangya School of Public Health, Changsha, 410078 Hunan China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Changsha, 410078 Hunan China
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Chavan PP, Sapner VS, Sathe BR. Enhanced Electrochemical NO
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- Parag P. Chavan
- Department of Chemistry Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Aurangabad 431004 Maharashtra India
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- Department of Chemistry Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Aurangabad 431004 Maharashtra India
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- Department of Chemistry Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Aurangabad 431004 Maharashtra India
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Hayati P, Mehrabadi Z, Karimi M, Janczak J, Mohammadi K, Mahmoudi G, Dadi F, Fard MJS, Hasanzadeh A, Rostamnia S. Photocatalytic activity of new nanostructures of an Ag(i) metal–organic framework (Ag-MOF) for the efficient degradation of MCPA and 2,4-D herbicides under sunlight irradiation. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj02460k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A new Ag(i) metal–organic framework (Ag-MOF) [Ag(p-OH-C6H4COOH)2(NO3)]n [Ag(PHBA)2(NO3)]n, (1) (PHBA: C8H6O4 {p-hydroxybenzoic acid}) was synthesized using two different methods; the laying method (single crystal) and sonochemical irradiation (nanostructures).
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- Payam Hayati
- Persian Gulf Science and Technology Park
- Nano Gostaran Navabegh Fardaye Dashtestan Company
- Borazjan
- Iran
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- Department of Chemistry
- Firoozabad Branch
- Islamic Azad University
- Firoozabad
- Iran
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- School of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- University of Tehran
- Tehran
- Iran
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research
- Polish Academy of Sciences
- 50-950 Wroclaw
- Poland
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- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Sciences
- Persian Gulf University
- Bushehr 75169
- Iran
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- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- University of Maragheh
- Maragheh
- Iran
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- Department of Chemistry
- Firoozabad Branch
- Islamic Azad University
- Firoozabad
- Iran
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- Organic and Nano Group (ONG)
- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- University of Maragheh
- Maragheh
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Sambaza S, Maity A, Pillay K. Polyaniline-Coated TiO 2 Nanorods for Photocatalytic Degradation of Bisphenol A in Water. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:29642-29656. [PMID: 33251400 PMCID: PMC7689664 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c00628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Polyaniline (PANI)-wrapped TiO2 nanorods (PANI/TiO2), obtained through the oxidative polymerization of aniline at the surface of hydrothermally presynthesized TiO2 nanorods, were evaluated as photocatalysts for the degradation of Bisphenol A (BPA). Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy analysis revealed the successful incorporation of PANI into TiO2 by the appearance of peaks at 1577 and 1502 cm-1 that are due to the C=C and C-N stretch of the benzenoid or quinoid ring in PANI. Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis revealed that PANI/TiO2 had almost double the surface area of TiO2 (44.8999 m2/g vs 28.2179 m2/g). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis showed that TiO2 nanorods with different diameters were synthesized. The TEM analysis showed that a thin layer of PANI wrapped the TiO2 nanorods. X-ray photon spectroscopy survey scan of the PANI/TiO2 nanocomposite revealed the presence of C, O, Ti, and N. Photocatalytic activity evaluation under UV radiation through the effect of key parameters, including pH, contact time, dosage, and initial concentration of BPA, was carried out in batch studies. Within 80 min, 99.7% of 5 ppm BPA was attained using the 0.2 g/L PANI/TiO2 photocatalyst at pH 10. The quantum yield (QY) of these photocatalysts was evaluated to be 9.86 × 10-5 molecules/photon and 2.82 × 10-5 molecules/photon for PANI/TiO2 and TiO2, respectively. PANI/TiO2 showed better performance than as-synthesized TiO2 with a rate constant of 4.46 × 10-2 min-1 compared to 2.18 × 10-2 min-1. The rate of degradation of PANI/TiO2 was also superior to that of TiO2 (150 mmol/g/h vs 74.89 mmol/g/h). Nitrate ions increased the rate of degradation of BPA, while humic acid consistently inhibited the degradation of BPA. LC-MS analysis identified degradation products with m/z 213.1, 135.1, and 93.1. The PANI/TiO2 nanocomposite was reused up to five cycles with a removal of at least 80% in the fifth cycle. LC-MS results revealed three possible BPA degradation intermediates. LC-MS analysis identified degradation products which included protonated BPA, [C14H13O2 +], and [C9H11O+]. The PANI/TiO2 nanocomposite demonstrated superior photocatalytic activity with respect to improved QY and figure of merit and lower energy consumption.
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He X, Wang A, Wu P, Tang S, Zhang Y, Li L, Ding P. Photocatalytic degradation of microcystin-LR by modified TiO 2 photocatalysis: A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 743:140694. [PMID: 32673915 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
Abstract
Microcystin-LR (MC-LR), the most toxic and commonly encountered cyanotoxin, is produced by harmful cyanobacterial blooms and potentially threatens human and ecosystems health. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) photocatalysis is attracting growing attention and has been considered as an efficient, environmentally friendly and promising solution to eliminate MC-LR in the aquatic ecosystems. Over recent decades, scientific efforts have been directed towards the understanding of fundamentals, modification strategies, and application potentials of TiO2 photocatalysis in degrading MC-LR. In this article, recent reports have been reviewed and progress has been summarized in the development of heterogeneous TiO2-based photocatalysts for MC-LR photodegradation under visible, UV, or solar light. The proposed photocatalytic principles of TiO2 and destruction of MC-LR have been thoroughly discussed. Specifically, some main modification methods for improving the drawbacks and performance of TiO2 nanoparticle were highlighted, including element doping, semiconductor coupling, immobilization, floatability amelioration and magnetic separation. Moreover, the performance evaluation metrics quantum yield (QY) and figure of merit (FOM) were used to compare different photocatalysts in MC-LR degradation. The best performance was seen in N-TiO2 with QY and FOM values of 2.20E-07 molecules/photon and 1.00E-11 mol·L/(g·J·h). N-TiO2 or N-TiO2-based materials may be excellent options for photocatalyst design in terms of MC-LR degradation. Finally, a summary of the remaining challenges and perspectives on new tendencies in this exciting frontier and still an emerging area of research were addressed accordingly. Overall, the present review will offer a deep insight for understanding the photodegradation of MC-LR with modified TiO2 to further inspire researchers that work in associated fields.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xinghou He
- Central South University Xiangya School of Public Health, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- University School of South China Hengyang Medical School, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China
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- Central South University Xiangya School of Public Health, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- Central South University School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- Central South University Xiangya School of Public Health, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China
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- Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China
| | - Ping Ding
- Central South University Xiangya School of Public Health, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China.
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Abstract
Photocatalytic CO2 reduction is emerging as an affordable route for abating its ever increasing concentration. For commercial scale applications, many constraints are still required to be addressed. A variety of research areas are explored, such as development of photocatalysts and photoreactors, reaction parameters and conditions, to resolve these bottlenecks. In general, the photocatalyst performance is mostly adjudged in terms of its ability to only produce hydrocarbon products, and other vital parameters such as light source, reaction parameters, and type of photoreactors used are not normally given appropriate attention. This makes a comprehensive comparison of photocatalytic performance quite unrealistic. Hence, probing the photocatalytic performance in terms of apparent quantum yield (AQY) with the consideration of certain process and experimental parameters is a more reasonable and prudent approach. The present brief review portrays the importance and impact of aforementioned parameters in the field of gas phase photocatalytic CO2 reduction.
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