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Fang K, Li P, Zhang B, Liu S, Zhao X, Kou L, Xu W, Guo X, Li J. Insights on updates in sodium alginate/MXenes composites as the designer matrix for various applications: A review. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 269:132032. [PMID: 38702004 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.132032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2024] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
Abstract
Advancements in two-dimensional materials, particularly MXenes, have spurred the development of innovative composites through their integration with natural polymers such as sodium alginate (SA). Mxenes exhibit a broad specific surface area, excellent electrical conductivity, and an abundance of surface terminations, which can be combined with SA to maximize the synergistic effect of the materials. This article provides a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art techniques in the fabrication of SA/MXene composites, analyzing the resulting structural and functional enhancements with a specific focus on advancing the design of these composites for practical applications. A detailed exploration of SA/MXene composites is provided, highlighting their utility in various sectors, such as wearable electronics, wastewater treatment, biomedical applications, and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding. The review identifies the unique advantages conferred by incorporating MXene in these composites, examines the current challenges, and proposes future research directions to understand and optimize these promising materials thoroughly. The remarkable properties of MXenes are emphasized as crucial for advancing the performance of SA-based composites, indicating significant potential for developing high-performance composite materials.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kun Fang
- College of Life Science, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, Henan, China
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- College of Life Science, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, Henan, China,.
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- College of Life Science, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, Henan, China
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- College of Life Science, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, Henan, China
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- College of Life Science, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, Henan, China
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- College of Life Science, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, Henan, China
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- College of Life Science, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, Henan, China
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- College of Life Science, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, Henan, China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, Guangxi, China
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Liao M, Zheng Z, Jiang H, Ma M, Wang L, Wang Y, Zhuang S. MXenes as emerging adsorbents for removal of environmental pollutants. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 912:169014. [PMID: 38040375 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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MXenes are a recently emerging class of two-dimensional nanomaterials that have gained considerable interest in the field of environmental protection. Owing to their high surface area, abundant terminal groups, and unique two-dimensional layered structures, MXenes have demonstrated high efficacy as adsorbents for various pollutants. Here we focused on the latest developments in the field of MXene-based adsorbents, including the structure and properties of MXenes, their synthesis and modification methods, and their adsorption performance and mechanisms for various pollutants. Among the pollutants that have been reported to be adsorbed by MXenes are radionuclides (U(VI), Sr(II), Cs(I), Eu(III), Ba(II), Th(IV), and Tc(VII)/Re(VII)), heavy metals (Hg(II), Cu(II), Cr(VI), and Pb(II)), dyes, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), antibiotics (tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, and sulfonamides), antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), and other contaminates. Moreover, future directions in MXene research are also suggested in this review.
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- Mingjia Liao
- School of Environment & Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, PR China
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- School of Environment & Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, PR China
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- School of Environment & Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, PR China
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- School of Environment & Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, PR China
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- School of Environment & Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, INET, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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- School of Environment & Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, PR China.
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Yi Q, Qiu M, Sun X, Wu H, Huang Y, Xu H, Wang T, Nimmo W, Tang T, Shi L, Zeng H. Water-Assisted Programmable Assembly of Flexible and Self-Standing Janus Membranes. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2305239. [PMID: 37875393 PMCID: PMC10724425 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202305239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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Janus membranes with asymmetric wettability have been considered cutting-edge for energy/environmental-sustainable applications like water/fog harvester, breathable skin, and smart sensor; however, technical challenges in fabrication and accurate regulation of asymmetric wettability limit their development. Herein, by using water-assisted hydrogen-bonded (H-bonded) assembly of small molecules at water/oil interface, a facile strategy is proposed for one-step fabrication of membranes with well-regulable asymmetric wettability. Asymmetric orderly patterns, beneficial for mass transport based on abundant high-permeability sites and large surface area, are constructed on opposite membrane surfaces. Upon tuning water-assisted H-bonding via H-sites/configuration design and temperature/pH modulation, double-hydrophobic, double-hydrophilic, and hydrophobic-hydrophilic membranes are facilely fabricated. The Janus membranes show smart vapor-responsive curling and unidirectional water transport with promising flux of 1158±25 L m-2 h-1 under natural gravity and 31500±670 L·(m-2 h-1 bar-1 ) at negative pressure. This bottom-up approach offers a feasible-to-scalable avenue to precise-manipulation of Janus membranes for advanced applications, providing an effective pathway for developing tailor-made self-assembled nanomaterials.
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- Qun Yi
- School of Chemical Engineering and PharmacyHubei Key Lab of Novel Reactor & Green Chemical TechnologyKey Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering Process of Ministry of EducationWuhan Institute of TechnologyNo.206 Guanggu Road, East Lake New Technology Development ZoneWuhan430072China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and PharmacyHubei Key Lab of Novel Reactor & Green Chemical TechnologyKey Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering Process of Ministry of EducationWuhan Institute of TechnologyNo.206 Guanggu Road, East Lake New Technology Development ZoneWuhan430072China
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- Department of Chemical and Materials EngineeringUniversity of Alberta9211‐116 Street NWEdmontonAlbertaT6G 1H9Canada
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- School of Chemical Engineering and PharmacyHubei Key Lab of Novel Reactor & Green Chemical TechnologyKey Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering Process of Ministry of EducationWuhan Institute of TechnologyNo.206 Guanggu Road, East Lake New Technology Development ZoneWuhan430072China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and PharmacyHubei Key Lab of Novel Reactor & Green Chemical TechnologyKey Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering Process of Ministry of EducationWuhan Institute of TechnologyNo.206 Guanggu Road, East Lake New Technology Development ZoneWuhan430072China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and PharmacyHubei Key Lab of Novel Reactor & Green Chemical TechnologyKey Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering Process of Ministry of EducationWuhan Institute of TechnologyNo.206 Guanggu Road, East Lake New Technology Development ZoneWuhan430072China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and PharmacyHubei Key Lab of Novel Reactor & Green Chemical TechnologyKey Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering Process of Ministry of EducationWuhan Institute of TechnologyNo.206 Guanggu Road, East Lake New Technology Development ZoneWuhan430072China
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- Energy Engineering GroupEnergy 2050University of SheffieldWestern BankSheffieldS3 7RDUK
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Alberta9211‐116 Street NWEdmontonAlbertaT6G 1H9Canada
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- School of Chemical Engineering and PharmacyHubei Key Lab of Novel Reactor & Green Chemical TechnologyKey Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering Process of Ministry of EducationWuhan Institute of TechnologyNo.206 Guanggu Road, East Lake New Technology Development ZoneWuhan430072China
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- Department of Chemical and Materials EngineeringUniversity of Alberta9211‐116 Street NWEdmontonAlbertaT6G 1H9Canada
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Massoumılari Ş, Velioǧlu S. Can MXene be the Effective Nanomaterial Family for the Membrane and Adsorption Technologies to Reach a Sustainable Green World? ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:29859-29909. [PMID: 37636908 PMCID: PMC10448662 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c01182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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Environmental pollution has intensified and accelerated due to a steady increase in the number of industries, and exploring methods to remove hazardous contaminants, which can be typically divided into inorganic and organic compounds, have become inevitable. Therefore, the development of efficacious technology for the separation processes is of paramount importance to ensure the environmental remediation. Membrane and adsorption technologies garnered attention, especially with the use of novel and high performing nanomaterials, which provide a target-specific solution. Specifically, widespread use of MXene nanomaterials in membrane and adsorption technologies has emerged due to their intriguing characteristics, combined with outstanding separation performance. In this review, we demonstrated the intrinsic properties of the MXene family for several separation applications, namely, gas separation, solvent dehydration, dye removal, separation of oil-in-water emulsions, heavy metal ion removal, removal of radionuclides, desalination, and other prominent separation applications. We highlighted the recent advancements used to tune separation potential of the MXene family such as the manipulation of surface chemistry, delamination or intercalation methods, and fabrication of composite or nanocomposite materials. Moreover, we focused on the aspects of stability, fouling, regenerability, and swelling, which deserve special attention when the MXene family is implemented in membrane and adsorption-based separation applications.
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- Şirin Massoumılari
- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Gebze Technical University, Gebze 41400, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Gebze Technical University, Gebze 41400, Kocaeli, Turkey
- Nanotechnology
Research and Application Center, Gebze Technical
University, Gebze 41400, Kocaeli, Turkey
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Li Y, Liu Z, Li S, Nian P, Xu N, Luo H, Wei Y. Highly permeable and stable hyperbranched polyethyleneimine crosslinked AgNP@Ti3C2Tx MXene membranes for nanofiltration. J Memb Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Highly stable few-layer V2CTx MXene/Carbon nanotube structure with restrained restacking for lithium ion storage. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 630:502-511. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.10.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Superwetting Ti3C2Tx MXene membranes intercalated with sodium alginate for oil/water separation. CARBOHYDRATE POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carpta.2022.100278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Yang W, Zhao Z, Pan M, Gong L, Wu F, Huang C, Wang X, Wang J, Zeng H. Mussel-inspired polyethylene glycol coating for constructing antifouling membrane for water purification. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 625:628-639. [PMID: 35772200 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.06.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS Polyethylene glycol (PEG) holds considerable potential in the fabrication of antifouling surfaces due to its strong hydration property. However, anchoring PEG polymer as a stable surface coating is still challenging because of its weak surface bonding property. Inspired by the mussel adhesion strategy, it is hypothesized that PEG polymer can be robustly attached onto substrates with the assistance of a "bio-glue" layer. EXPERIMENTS The "bio-glue" layer composited of Levodopa/polyethyleneimine (LP) is firstly deposited onto substrates, followed by covalently anchoring the poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether (PEGDE) layer via ring-opening reaction. The antifouling property of as-prepared coating was characterized using several techniques including quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) and surface forces apparatus (SFA). Furthermore, the PEGDE/LP coating was applied in membrane functionalization for oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion separation. FINDINGS PEGDE/LP coating shows outstanding stability and superior antifouling properties towards various potential foulants. In the O/W emulsion separation process, the PEGDE/LP-coated membrane maintains its super-hydrophilic property under harsh solution conditions and achieves high water flux (∼3000 L m-2 h-1 bar-1) and 90% water flux recovery ratio for separation of O/W emulsions containing different bio-foulants. This coating strategy provides a promising approach for fabricating stable coating with outstanding antifouling properties in various environmental engineering applications.
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- Wenshuai Yang
- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Heavy Machinery Engineering Research Center of Education Ministry, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- Heavy Machinery Engineering Research Center of Education Ministry, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada.
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Zhang X. Selective separation membranes for fractionating organics and salts for industrial wastewater treatment: Design strategies and process assessment. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.120052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Ibrahim Y, Meslam M, Eid K, Salah B, Abdullah AM, Ozoemena KI, Elzatahry A, Sharaf MA, Sillanpää M. A review of MXenes as emergent materials for dye removal from wastewater. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.120083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Xu M, Zhao P, Tang CY, Yi X, Wang X. Preparation of electrically enhanced forward osmosis (FO) membrane by two-dimensional MXenes for organic fouling mitigation. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.11.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Long Q, Zhao S, Chen J, Zhang Z, Qi G, Liu ZQ. Self-assembly enabled nano-intercalation for stable high-performance MXene membranes. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Xu X, Ozden S, Bizmark N, Arnold CB, Datta SS, Priestley RD. A Bioinspired Elastic Hydrogel for Solar-Driven Water Purification. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2007833. [PMID: 33786873 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202007833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The global demand for clean and safe water will continue to grow well into the 21st century. Moving forward, the lack of access to clean water, which threatens human health and strains precious energy resources, will worsen as the climate changes. Therefore, future innovations that produce potable water from contaminated sources must be sustainable. Inspired by nature, a solar absorber gel (SAG) is developed to purify water from contaminated sources using only natural sunlight. The SAG is composed of an elastic thermoresponsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAm) hydrogel, a photothermal polydopamine (PDA) layer, and a sodium alginate (SA) network. Production of the SAG is facile; all processing is aqueous-based and occurs at room temperature. Remarkably, the SAG can purify water from various harmful reservoirs containing small molecules, oils, metals, and pathogens, using only sunlight. The SAG relies on solar energy to drive a hydrophilic/hydrophobic phase transformation at the lower critical solution temperature. Since the purification mechanism does not require water evaporation, an energy-intensive process, the passive solar water-purification rate is the highest reported. This discovery can be transformative in the sustainable production of clean water to improve the quality of human life.
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- Xiaohui Xu
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
- Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
- Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
- Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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Zeng Q, Liu Y, Shen L, Lin H, Yu W, Xu Y, Li R, Huang L. Facile preparation of recyclable magnetic Ni@filter paper composite materials for efficient photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 582:291-300. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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