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Zango ZU, Khoo KS, Ali AF, Abidin AZ, Zango MU, Lim JW, Wadi IA, Eisa MH, Alhathlool R, Abu Alrub S, Aldaghri O, Suresh S, Ibnaouf KH. Development of inorganic and mixed matrix membranes for application in toxic dyes-contaminated industrial effluents with in-situ treatments. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 256:119235. [PMID: 38810826 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119235] [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: 03/05/2024] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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Dyes are the most ubiquitous organic pollutants in industrial effluents. They are highly toxic to both plants and animals; thus, their removal is paramount to the sustainability of ecosystem. However, they have shown resistance to photolysis and various biological, physical, and chemical wastewater remediation processes. Membrane removal technology has been vital for the filtration/separation of the dyes. In comparison to polymeric membranes, inorganic and mixed matrix (MM) membranes have shown potentials to the removal of dyes. The inorganic and MM membranes are particularly effective due to their high porosity, enhanced stability, improved permeability, higher enhanced selectivity and good stability and resistance to harsh chemical and thermal conditions. They have shown prospects in filtration/separation, adsorption, and catalytic degradation of the dyes. This review highlighted the advantages of the inorganic and MM membranes for the various removal techniques for the treatments of the dyes. Methods for the membranes production have been reviewed. Their application for the filtration/separation and adsorption have been critically analyzed. Their application as support for advanced oxidation processes such as persulfate, photo-Fenton and photocatalytic degradations have been highlighted. The mechanisms underscoring the efficiency of the processes have been cited. Lastly, comments were given on the prospects and challenges of both inorganic and MM membranes towards removal of the dyes from industrial effluents.
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- Zakariyya Uba Zango
- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Applied Science, Al-Qalam University Katsina, 2137, Katsina, Nigeria; Institute of Semi-Arid Zone Studies, Al-Qalam University Katsina, 2137, Katsina, Nigeria.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Centre for Herbal Pharmacology and Environmental Sustainability, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam, 603103, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Environmental Management, Bayero University, 3011, Kano State, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Centre for Defense Foundation Studies, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Kem Perdana Sungai Besi, 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil, P.M.B. 3244, Kano, Nigeria
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- HICoE-Centre for Biofuel and Biochemical Research, Institute of Sustainable Energy, Department of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia; Department of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India
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- Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Basic Science Unit, Alkharj, 16278, Alkharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, 13318, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, 13318, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, 13318, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, 13318, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, 13318, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Liu X, Liu M, Dai Y, Cui J, Jamil A, Liu W, Li J, Wang J. Construction of self-cleaning g-C 3N 4/Bi 2MoO 6/PVDF membrane and coupling with photo-Fenton-like reaction for sustainable removal of antibiotics in wastewater. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 366:121928. [PMID: 39029171 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121928] [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: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 07/21/2024]
Abstract
Constructing a photocatalytic membrane and photo-Fenton reaction coupling system is a novel strategy to enhance the photocatalytic activity of the membrane and eliminate the problem of membrane contamination. Herein, a g-C3N4/Bi2MoO6/PVDF photocatalytic membrane was prepared using a tannic acid-assisted in-situ deposition method. The membrane was characterized by three advantages of photocatalytic, self-cleaning, and antibacterial properties. Under the photo-Fenton-like conditions, the membrane had superior photodegradation efficiency of 90.7% for tetracycline, one of the main antibiotic contaminants in the China's aquatic system. Moreover, the membrane had excellent photo-Fenton self-cleaning ability, its flux recovery rate was up to 96%-98% after the self-cleaning process. Photoluminescence spectra, diffuse UV-visible spectrum, transient photocurrent responses, and electrochemical AC impedance spectrum results show that the heterojunction structure formed by g-C3N4 and Bi2MoO6 could improve the separation efficiency of photogenerated electrons-hole pairs. Electron spin resonance spectroscopy confirmed the photo-electrons facilitated the formation of hydroxyl radical (·OH) in the existence of H2O2, which enhanced tetracycline degradation. Moreover, the superior photo-Fenton self-cleaning performance, which mainly relied on the active free radicals produced by the photo-Fenton-like membrane to remove dirt on the membrane surface or in the membrane pore channel. Our results may shed new light on the development of promising photocatalytic membrane systems by coupling with photo-Fenton-like processes, and facilitate their applications for wastewater treatment.
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- Xianhua Liu
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300354, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300354, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300354, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300354, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300354, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300354, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300354, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300354, China; School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, China.
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Lin L, He Q, Chen Y, Wang B, Zhang L, Dai X, Jiang Y, Chen H, Liao J, Mao Y, Zhang Y, Wang Y. MoS 2/polyaniline (PANI)/polyacrylonitrile (PAN)@BiFeO 3 bilayer hollow nanofiber membrane: Photocatalytic filtration and piezoelectric effect enhancing degradation and disinfection. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 644:29-41. [PMID: 37094470 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.04.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 04/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023]
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A novel MoS2/polyaniline (PANI)/polyacrylonitrile (PAN)@BiFeO3 bilayer hollow nanofiber membrane (PPBM-H) was successfully synthesized by coaxial electrospinning technique. In the nanofiber, BiFeO3 nanoparticles (NPs) and MoS2 nanosheets (NSs) were loaded in the middle and outer layers of the PANI/PAN composites, respectively, which constructs a type II heterojunction with spatially separated microtopography, thus significantly improving the charge separation in photocatalysis. Moreover, the hollow structure and the vast number of exposed groups on the surface of PPBM-H help to improve the mass transfer efficiency and pollutant adsorption performance in wastewater treatment. In addition, PPBM-H can generate H2O2 by in-situ activation of BiFeO3/MoS2 for photo-Fenton catalysis, enabling Fe3+ and Fe2+ recycling. Also, PPBM-H can produce piezoelectric polarisation under ultrasonic excitation, which can further enhance the efficiency of electron/hole separation and transfer, and induce the generation of active free radicals. Owing to its wonderful self-cleaning effect, the PPBM-H has good mechanical strength (2.95 Mpa), hydrophilicity (11.6°), water flux (1248 L·m-2·h-1), BSA rejection (98.8 %), and exhibits distinguished photocatalytic filtration efficiencies (99.5 % tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH) and 99.9 % methyl orange (MO) within 60 min), piezo-photocatalysis (99.2 % TCH within 2 h), disinfection performance for Escherichia coli (E. coli) (100 %, within 60 min).
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- Li Lin
- College of Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, China
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- College of Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, China
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- College of Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, China
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- College of Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, China
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- College of Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, China
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- College of Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, China
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- College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, China
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- College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, China
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- College of Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, China
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- College of Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, China.
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- College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, China.
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Liang L, Ji L, Ma Z, Ren Y, Zhou S, Long X, Cao C. Application of Photo-Fenton-Membrane Technology in Wastewater Treatment: A Review. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:369. [PMID: 37103796 PMCID: PMC10142173 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13040369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Photo-Fenton coupled with membrane (photo-Fenton-membrane) technology offers great potential benefits in future wastewater treatment because it can not only degrade refractory organics, but also separate different pollutants from water; additionally, it often has a membrane-self-cleaning ability. In this review, three key factors of photo-Fenton-membrane technology, photo-Fenton catalysts, membrane materials and reactor configuration, are presented. Fe-based photo-Fenton catalysts include zero-valent iron, iron oxides, Fe-metal oxides composites and Fe-based metal-organic frameworks. Non-Fe-based photo-Fenton catalysts are related to other metallic compounds and carbon-based materials. Polymeric and ceramic membranes used in photo-Fenton-membrane technology are discussed. Additionally, two kinds of reactor configurations, immobilized reactor and suspension reactor, are introduced. Moreover, we summarize the applications of photo-Fenton-membrane technology in wastewater, such as separation and degradation of pollutants, removal of Cr(VI) and disinfection. In the last section, the future prospects of photo-Fenton-membrane technology are discussed.
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- Lihua Liang
- College of Urban and Environmental Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, China
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Earth Surface System and Environmental Carrying Capacity, Xi’an 710127, China
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- College of Urban and Environmental Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, China
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- College of Urban and Environmental Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, China
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- College of Urban and Environmental Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, China
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- College of Urban and Environmental Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, China
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- College of Urban and Environmental Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, China
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- College of Urban and Environmental Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, China
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Xie H, Chen B, Lin H, Li R, Shen L, Yu G, Yang L. Efficient oil-water emulsion treatment via novel composite membranes fabricated by CaCO 3-based biomineralization and TA-Ti(IV) coating strategy. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 857:159183. [PMID: 36202361 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Continuous increasing discharge of industrial oily wastewater and frequent occurrence of oil spill accidents have taken heavy tolls on global environment and human health. Organic-inorganic modifications can fabricate superhydrophilic/submerged superoleophobic membranes for efficient oil-water separation/treatment though they still suffer from complex operation, non-environmental friendliness, expensive cost or uneven distribution. Herein, a new strategy regarding tannic acid (TA)-Ti(IV) coating and CaCO3-based biomineralization through simple inkjet printing processes was proposed to modify polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane, endowing the membrane with high hydrophilicity (water contact angle (WCA) decreased from 86.01° to 14.94°) and underwater superoleophobicity (underwater contact angle (UOCA) > 155°). The optimized TA-Ti(IV)-CaCO3 modified membrane possessed perfect water permeation to various oil/water emulsions (e.g., 355.7 L·m-2·h-1 for gasoline emulsion) under gravity with superior separation efficiency (>98.8 %), leading the way in oil/water emulsion separation performance of PVDF membranes modified with polyphenolic surfaces to our knowledge. Moreover, the modified membrane displayed rather high flux recovery after eight cycles of filtration while maintaining the original excellent separation efficiency. The modification process proposed in this study is almost independent of the nature of the substrate, and meets the demand for simple, inexpensive, rapid preparation of highly hydrophilic antifouling membranes, showing abroad application prospect for oil-water emulsion separation/treatment.
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- Hongli Xie
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
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Baig N, Alowaid AM, Abdulazeez I, Salhi B, Sajid M, Kammakakam I. Designing of nanotextured inorganic-organic hybrid PVDF membrane for efficient separation of the oil-in-water emulsions. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 308:136531. [PMID: 36150483 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Revised: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The separation of the emulsified oil/water is one of the critical environmental challenges. The PVDF membranes have been found helpful for separation, but rapid fouling makes them less attractive in treating oil-in-water emulsions. The design of antifouling membranes has become an area of deep interest. Herein, developing a novel modified PVDF ultrafiltration membrane was reported by doping the pyrrole and solidifying it in a ferric-containing coagulation bath, resulting in a unique nanotextured PVDF membrane (CCB-Fe/PPnp-PVDF) to separate the oil/water emulsions. The resultant CCB-Fe/PPnp-PVDF membrane was thoroughly characterized using the FTIR, FE-SEM, EDX, mapping, AFM, and contact analyzer. The hydrophilicity of the CCB-Fe/PPnp-PVDF was substantially improved, and the water contact angle was reduced from 81֯ ± 0.9֯ to 44֯ ± 1.7֯. The CCB-Fe/PPnp-PVDF membrane flux increased by 121% compared to the pristine PVDF membrane, with high separation efficiency of 99%. The hydrophilic nanotextured surface of the CCB-Fe/PPnp-PVDF membrane showed good antifouling behavior, with a flux recovery ratio (FRR) of more than 96%. Irreversible flux was just less than 4%. The high flux recovery ratio indicated that the nanotextured surface produced by the Fe/PPnp had prevented the blockage of the membrane pores and compact cake layer formation, which makes it an excellent membrane for oil/water emulsion separation. This strategy can be adopted for designing advanced membranes for separation applications.
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- Nadeem Baig
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Membranes and Water Security, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia.
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- Chemical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Membranes and Water Security, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Membranes and Water Security, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Environment and Water, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
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Liu SY, Zada A, Yu X, Liu F, Jin G. NiFe 2O 4/g-C 3N 4 heterostructure with an enhanced ability for photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride and antibacterial performance. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 307:135717. [PMID: 35863405 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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In this work, NiFe2O4/g-C3N4 heterostructure was prepared and used for the photocatalytic decomposition of tetracycline hydrochloride antibiotic and for inactivation of E. coli bacteria. The fabricated NiFe2O4/g-C3N4 composite displayed enhanced ability for photodegradation of organic pollutants and disinfection activities compared to the bare samples, because of the enhancement of visible light absorbance, heterojunction formation and photo-Fenton process. The optimized sample 10%-NiFe2O4/g-C3N4 has photodegraded 94.5% of tetracycline hydrochloride in 80 min. The active species trapping experiments revels that ·O2-, h+ and •OH are key decomposing species participated in the antibiotic degradation. It is hoped that the present study will provide a better understanding to fabricate efficient photocatalysts for the decomposition of organic pollutants and disinfection of bacteria.
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- Shu-Yuan Liu
- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, 110034, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, 110034, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, 110034, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, 110034, China.
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You X, Liu F, Jiang G, Chen S, An B, Cui R. S‐g‐C
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- Xuehui You
- College of chemistry and chemical engineering China University of Petroleum Qingdao 266580 China
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- College of chemistry and chemical engineering China University of Petroleum Qingdao 266580 China
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- College of chemistry and chemical engineering China University of Petroleum Qingdao 266580 China
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- College of chemistry and chemical engineering China University of Petroleum Qingdao 266580 China
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- College of chemistry and chemical engineering China University of Petroleum Qingdao 266580 China
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- College of chemistry and chemical engineering China University of Petroleum Qingdao 266580 China
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Gu X, Tan C, He L, Guo J, Zhao X, Qi K, Yan Y. Mn 2+ doped AgInS 2 photocatalyst for formaldehyde degradation and hydrogen production from water splitting by carbon tube enhancement. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 304:135292. [PMID: 35691399 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Revised: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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In this work, AgInS2 and Mn2+ doped AgInS2 (Mn-AgInS2) with different Mn2+: (Ag+ + In3+) ratios were synthesized via a low temperature liquid method. The photocatalytic activity of the obtained samples was followed by taking formaldehyde as the target pollutant under visible light irradiation. The photocatalysts were passed through various characterization procedures to investigate their morphological, structural and photophysical characteristics. The optimal proportion sample [with the ratio n (Mn2+): n (Ag+ + In3+) = 1:100] photodegraded about 79% formaldehyde in 150 min. These upgraded activities are attributed to the enhanced visible light absorption and superior charge separation due to the presence of Mn2+ as confirmed site from charge separation measurements. In addition, a possible mechanism for the photodegradation of formaldehyde is proposed based on the experimental results. Furthermore, the photocatalytic water splitting performance of Mn-AgInS2 and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) modified Mn-AgInS2 is investigated and compared under simulated sunlight irradiation, and remarkable hydrogen production is achieved (105 μmol h-1 g-1) by using the latter.
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- Xinyue Gu
- College of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali, 671000, Yunnan, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali, 671000, Yunnan, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali, 671000, Yunnan, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali, 671000, Yunnan, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali, 671000, Yunnan, PR China
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- College of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali, 671000, Yunnan, PR China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali, 671000, Yunnan, PR China.
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Li X, Han L, Huang Z, Li Z, Li F, Duan H, Huang L, Jia Q, Zhang H, Zhang S. A robust air superhydrophilic/superoleophobic diatomite porous ceramic for high-performance continuous separation of oil-in-water emulsion. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 303:134756. [PMID: 35533935 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Three-dimensional (3D) porous architecture has attracted considerable attention in remediation of oil/water emulsion. In present work, an air superhydrophilic/superoleophobic diatomite porous ceramic (AS-DC) was prepared, using SiO2 whiskers modified diatomite ceramic as the substrate and FS-50 as the modifier. The interconnected SiO2 whiskers intertwined on the skeleton of ceramic block forming a 3D network structure, which not only improved the wettability of AS-DC, but also reinforced its mechanical property (about 2.5 MPa of compressive strength). The as-prepared AS-DC with intrinsically superoleophobicity (154°) and superhydrophilicity (0°) exhibited an underwater oil contact angle of 161°, suggesting a multifunctional separation capability. By simply assembling AS-DC with pipes and a pump, it could not only separate the surfactant-stabilized oil-in-water emulsion in a permeation flux as high as 107.8 kg min-1 m-2 with a selectivity of >95%, but also collect the clean water from the floating oil/water mixture in a flux of 197.4 kg min-1 m-2 and a selectivity of ∼99%. In addition, the AS-DC was resistant to the salt/acid/alkaline corrosion and temperature fluctuation. The mechanical/chemical firmness of AS-DC renders it tremendous potential as a robust 3D architecture in real application for purification of oil/water mixture.
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- Xiaojian Li
- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China.
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- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of High Temperature Functional Ceramics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China.
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- College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QF, UK
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Zhang L, He Y, Luo P, Ma L, Li S, Nie Y, Yu J, Guo X. A robust underwater superoleophobic aminated polyacrylonitrile membrane embedded with CNTs-COOH for durable oil/water and dyes/oil emulsions separation. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 293:133535. [PMID: 35016958 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Considering the emulsified oil and water-soluble dyes in wastewater, the exploitation of easy-manufacturing, energy-saving and high-efficiency separation materials is urgently required. In this work, integrating the positively charged polyethyleneimine (PEI) with negatively charged CNTs-COOH constructed the superhydrophilic Cassie-Baxter structure onto the electrospun polyacrylonitrile (PAN) membrane surface by ultrasonic, electrostatic interaction and thermal treatment. Based on it, the PEN@CNTs membrane achieved efficient separation for surfactant-free, tween 80-stabilized, SDS-stabilized, and CTAB-stabilized emulsions (the fluxes reached 508-3158 L m-2 h-1, the separation efficiency reached 99.42%) by the splendid water-penetration and oil-repellency, electrostatic interaction, and "aperture sieve". Moreover, because of the porosity and strong charged surface of PEN@CNTs membrane, the anionic dyes can be quickly removed by one-step filtrate method (∼403 L m-2 h-1). Meanwhile, the PEN@CNTs membrane also achieved synchronous and efficient remediation for oil/dye mixture emulsions after many cycles. More importantly, facing the complex physical and chemical environments, the combination of the stabilized PEN membrane, inactive CNTs-COOH layer, and the bond of embedding method between CNTs-COOH and PEN nanofibers made the PEN@CNTs membrane demonstrated robust stability and durable separation capability.
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- Liyun Zhang
- State Key Lab of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, PR China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, PR China
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- State Key Lab of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, PR China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, PR China; Oil & Gas Field Applied Chemistry Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 610500, China.
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- State Key Lab of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, PR China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, PR China.
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- State Key Lab of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, PR China
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- State Key Lab of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, PR China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, PR China
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- State Key Lab of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, PR China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, PR China
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- State Key Lab of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, PR China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, PR China
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- State Key Lab of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, PR China
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Baig N, Salhi B, Sajid M, Aljundi IH. Recent Progress in Microfiltration/Ultrafiltration Membranes for Separation of Oil and Water Emulsions. CHEM REC 2022; 22:e202100320. [PMID: 35189025 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202100320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Oily wastewater has become one of the leading causes of environmental pollution. A massive quantity of oily wastewater is released from industries, oil spills, and routine activities, endangering the ecosystem's sustainability. Due to the enormous negative impact, researchers put strenuous efforts into developing a sustainable solution to treat oily wastewater. Microfiltration/ultrafiltration membranes are considered an efficient solution to treat oily wastewater due to their low cost, small footprint, facile operation, and high separation efficiencies. However, membranes severely fouled during the separation process due to oil's adsorption and cake layer formation, which shortens the membranes' life. This review has critically discussed the microfiltration/ultrafiltration membrane synthesizing methods and their emulsion's separation performance. In the end, key challenges and their possible solutions are highlighted to provide future direction to synthesize next-generation membranes.
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- Nadeem Baig
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Membranes and Water Security, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Membranes and Water Security, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Environment and Water, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Membranes and Water Security, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia.,Chemical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Sustainable Green Nanotechnologies for Innovative Purifications of Water: Synthesis of the Nanoparticles from Renewable Sources. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12020263. [PMID: 35055280 PMCID: PMC8779975 DOI: 10.3390/nano12020263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Polluting the natural water resources is a serious global issue, which is confirmed by the fact that today at least 2 billion people consume water from contaminated sources. The conventional wastewater treatment methods cannot effectively remove the persistent pollutants (e.g., drugs, organic dyes, pesticides) from the aqueous environment. Heterogeneous photocatalysis is a promising and sustainable alternative for water remediation. It is based on the interaction between light irradiation and the semiconductors (e.g., TiO2, ZnO) as photocatalysts, but these compounds, unfortunately, have some disadvantages. Hence, great attention has been paid to the nanotechnology as a possible way of improvement. Nanomaterials have extraordinary properties; however, their conventional synthesis is often difficult and requires a significant amount of dangerous chemicals. This concise topical review gives recent updates and trends in development of sustainable and green pathways in the synthesis of nanomaterials, as well as in their application for water remediation. In our review we put emphasis on the eco-friendly, mostly plant extract-based materials. The importance of this topic, including this study as well, is proved by the growing number of publications since 2018. Due to the current serious environmental issues (e.g., global warming, shortage of pure and quality water), it is necessary for the traditional TiO2 and ZnO semiconductors to be replaced with the harmless, non-toxic, and more powerful nanocomposites as photocatalysts. Not only because of their higher efficiency as compared to the bulk semiconductors, but also because of the presence of biomolecules that can add up to the pollutant removal efficiency, which has been already confirmed in many researches. However, despite the fact that the application of heterogeneous photocatalysis together with green nanotechnology is absolutely the future in water purification, there are some challenges which have to be overcome. The exact effects of the biomolecules obtained from plants in the synthesis of nanoparticles, as well as in the photocatalytic processes, are not exactly known and require further investigation. Furthermore, heterogeneous photocatalysis is a well-known and commonly examined process; however, its practical use outside the laboratory is expensive and difficult. Thus, it has to be simplified and improved in order to be available for everyone. The aim of our review is to suggest and prove that using these bio-inspired compounds it is possible to reduce human footprint in the nature.
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Wang Z, Gao J, Zhu L, Meng J, He F. Tannic acid-based functional coating: surface engineering of membranes for oil-in-water emulsion separation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:12629-12641. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cc05102h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Recent progress in the tannic acid-based functional coating for surface engineering of membranes toward oil-in-water emulsion separation is summarized.
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- Zhenxing Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, P. R. China
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