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Rong H, He L, Tong M. Transport and release behaviors of PFOA in saturated and unsaturated porous media with biochar amendment. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 346:123616. [PMID: 38382729 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123616] [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: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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The widespread usage of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in daily consumer products and its high mobility in porous media have resulted in ubiquitous contamination of PFOA in the natural environment. Developing techniques to immobilize and inhibit the transport of PFOA thus is critical to reduce its potential risks. In present study, biochar, one type of environmental-friendly material produced from cellulose, was utilized in porous media to test its addition on inhibiting the transport and release of PFOA before and after aging process. We found that although PFOA had high mobility in saturated/unsaturated porous media, biochar addition could significantly inhibit PFOA transport in porous media with different saturations due to its high adsorption capacity towards PFOA. The inhibited transport of PFOA by biochar also held true in solution with copresence of natural organic matter and in actual river water. Moreover, we found that negligible PFOA was released from porous media with biochar amendment even after exposure to freeze-thaw/dry-wet treatment. PFOA adsorbed onto biochar could be completely desorbed and the biochar could be reused for subsequent cycles after desorption. Clearly, amendment of porous media with biochar would be a feasible and cost-effective method to immobilize PFOA in natural environment and reduce its environmental risks.
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- Haifeng Rong
- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China.
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Thapa BS, Pandit S, Mishra RK, Joshi S, Idris AM, Tusher TR. Emergence of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and advances in the remediation strategies. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 916:170142. [PMID: 38242458 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170142] [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: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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A group of fluorinated organic molecules known as per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been commonly produced and circulated in the environment. PFAS, owing to multiple strong CF bonds, exhibit exceptional stability and possess a high level of resistance against biological or chemical degradation. Recently, PFAS have been identified to cause numerous hazardous effects on the biotic ecosystem. As a result, extensive efforts have been made in recent years to develop effective methods to remove PFAS. Adsorption, filtration, heat treatment, chemical oxidation/reduction, and soil washing are a few of the physicochemical techniques that have shown their ability to remove PFAS from contaminated matrixes. However these methods also carry significant drawbacks, including the fact that they are expensive, energy-intensive, unsuitable for in-situ treatment, and requirement to be carried under dormant conditions. The metabolic products released upon PFAS degradation are largely unknown, despite the fact that thermal disintegration methods are widely used. In contrast to physical and chemical methods, biological degradation of PFAS has been regarded as efficient method. However, PFAS are difficult to instantly and completely metabolize through biological methods due to the limitations of biocatalytic mechanisms. Nevertheless, cost, easy-to-operate and environmentally safe are some of the advantages over its counterpart. The present review comprehensively discusses the occurrence of PFAS, the state-of-the science of remediation technologies and approaches applied, and the remediation challenges. The article also focuses on the future research directions toward the development of effective methods for PFAS-contaminated site in-situ treatment.
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- Bhim Sen Thapa
- Department of Biological Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida 201310, UP, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida 201310, UP, India
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- Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University Rajasthan, Kant Kalwar, NH 11C, Jaipur, Rajasthan 303002, India
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia; Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA; Department of Environmental Science and Resource Management, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail 1902, Bangladesh.
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Zhang K, Deng J, Lin WH, Hu S. Vitamin B 12 and iron-rich sludge-derived biochar enhanced PFOA biodegradation: Importance of direct inter-species electron transfer and functional microbes. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 346:118978. [PMID: 37742566 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118978] [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: 06/17/2023] [Revised: 08/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Owing to the strong C-F bond in nature and the rigidity of the poly-fluoroalkyl chain, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is difficult to be eliminated by reactive species and microbes in environments, thus posing a serious threat to ecosystems. Vitamin B12 as a cofactor for enzymes, and biochar as the electron providers and conductors, were integrated to enhance PFOA biodegradation. The raw material of biochar was the sludge after dewatering by adding 50 mg/g DS of Fe(III). After pyrolysis under high temperature (800 °C), biochar (SC800) detected high content of Fe(II) (197.64 mg/g) and abundant oxygen-containing functional groups, thus boosting PFOA biodegradation via donating electrons. 99.9% of PFOA could be removed within 60 d as 0.1 g/L SC800 was presented in the microbial systems containing vitamin B12. Moreover, vitamin B12 facilitated the evolution of Sporomusa which behaved the deflorination. Via providing reactive sites and mediating direct inter-species electron transfer (DIET), SC800 boosted PFOA biodegradation. Corresponding novel results in the present study could guide the development of bioremediation technologies for PFOA-polluted sites.
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- Kaikai Zhang
- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100091, PR China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100091, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, PR China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China.
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Cao B, Qu J, Chu Y, Zhu Y, Jiang Y, Zhang X, Sun M, Jiang Z, Ma S, Zhang Y. One-step self-assembly of Fe-biochar composite for enhanced persulfate activation to phenol degradation: Different active sites-induced radical/non-radical mechanism. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 322:138168. [PMID: 36804499 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138168] [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: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Persulfate (PS) activation by nanoscale zerovalent iron (nZVI) is promising for water purification, while is limited due to its easy agglomeration and oxidation. Herein, nZVI encapsuled in carbon matrix shell was synthesized via one-step carbothermal reduction. The core-shell structure effectively inhibited oxidation and agglomeration of nZVI core, and graphitized porous structures facilitated phenol binding with maximal adsorption capacity of 117.10 mg/g achieved by nZVI0.6-BC800. Both reactive oxygen species (SO4•-, O•H, O2•- and 1O2) and electron transfer process resulted in phenol decomposition. Owing to diversified active sites, the nZVI0.6-BC800/PS system could completely degrade phenol degradation within short time, and exhibited great adaptation to extensive pH range (3.0-9.0) and coexisting substances. Additionally, the nZVI0.6-BC800/PS system could maintain over 85% removal of phenol after three recycles or 50 days of storage, and was highly-efficient to different water environments, thus proposing rational design of iron-carbon catalyst with potential in water treatment.
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- Bo Cao
- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Land Reclamation Sciences, Harbin, 150030, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China.
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Tang L, Su C, Wang Q, Cao L, Xian Y, Wen S, Zhou Y, Gao S. Use of iron-loaded biochar to alleviate anammox performance inhibition under PFOA stress conditions: Integrated analysis of sludge characteristics and metagenomics. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 865:161178. [PMID: 36581267 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The negative effects of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) on biological nitrogen removal performance in wastewater treatment plants, are receiving increasing attention due to the widespread reporting of this issue. In this study, pomelo peel iron-loaded biochar (Fe-PBC) was added to an anammox bioreactor to alleviate the negative effects of PFOA. Results showed that the addition of Fe-PBC increased the ammonia and nitrite removal efficiencies from 77.7 ± 9.6 % and 79.5 ± 5.6 % to 94.45 ± 5.1 % and 95.9 ± 5.0 %, respectively. In addition, Fe-PBC promoted the removal of PFOA from wastewater, increasing the PFOA removal efficiency from 5.2 % to 29.2 ± 4.3 % from 100 to 200 days. The introduction of iron-loaded biochar into the anammox bioreactor increased the CO ratio by 13.64 % by 150 days. In addition, a CO fitting peak was detected in the Fe-PBC, indicating that the Fe-PBC was loaded with microorganisms. Microbial community analysis showed a decrease in the relative abundances of Proteobacteria and Nitrospirae from 31 % and 3.4 % to 16.8 % and 0.9 %, respectively, while the relative abundance of Planctomycetes increased from 26.8 % to 44.1 %. Metagenomic analysis found that the functional genes hzsB and hdh increased from 98,666 ± 11,400 and 3190 ± 460 to 119,333 ± 15,534 and 138,650 ± 11,233 copy numbers/MLSS. The increase in anammox biomass may be attributed to the presence of iron, an essential element for the synthesis of key anammox enzyme. Furthermore, iron was also associated with the enhanced extracellular electron transfer in the anammox system induced by Fe-PBC.
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- Linqin Tang
- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin 541004, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin 541004, PR China; College of Environment and Resources, Guangxi Normal University, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin 541004, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin 541004, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin 541004, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin 541004, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin 541004, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin 541004, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin 541004, PR China
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Persulfate activation by sludge-derived biochar for efficient degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol: performance and mechanism. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:45259-45273. [PMID: 36705826 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-25504-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Porous sludge biochar (PSDBC) and zero-valent iron (ZVI) supported on porous sludge biochar composite (ZVI@PSDBC) were synthesized using municipal sludge through pyrolysis under N2 atmosphere, which manifested upgraded performance in persulfate (PS) activation for 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) degradation. The 2,4-DCP (50 mg/L) could be almost completely removed within 20 min under relatively low PS dosage (0.5 mmol/L) in both PSDBC/PS and ZVI@PSDBC/PS systems, and the mineralization rate could respectively approach 73.7% and 91.6% in 60 min. Combined with a scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) characterization and electron spin-resonance (ESR) detection, electrochemical analysis, the radical and non-radical pathways in the catalytic systems were discussed. Graphitized structure and superior conductivity made PSDBC and ZVI@PSDBC not only act as electron donors in PS activation to create radicals (mainly SO4·- and ·OH), but also as "mediators" to facilitate the direct electron transfer from 2,4-DCP to the catalysts-PS complexes. The C=O groups of PSDBC and ZVI@PSDBC aided in the production of 1O2. Meanwhile, zero-valent iron nanoparticles promoted the formation of radicals as the reactive sites of PS, resulting in the most effective 2,4-DCP degradation in the ZVI@PSDBC/PS system. The stability and practicability of sludge biochar materials had been demonstrated in reusability and actual wastewater experiments. The findings provided a promising way for the reuse of municipal sludge and effective PS activation in wastewater treatment.
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He ZW, Zou ZS, Ren YX, Tang CC, Zhou AJ, Liu W, Wang L, Li Z, Wang A. Roles of zero-valent iron in anaerobic digestion: Mechanisms, advances and perspectives. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 852:158420. [PMID: 36049687 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158420] [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: 05/29/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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With the rapid growth of population and urbanization, more and more bio-wastes have been produced. Considering organics contained in bio-wastes, to recover resource from bio-wastes is of great significance, which can not only achieve the resource recycle, but also protect the environment. Anaerobic digestion (AD) has been proved as one of the most promising strategies to recover bio-energy from bio-wastes, as well as to realize the reduction of bio-wastes. However, the conventional interspecies electron transfer is sensitive to environmental shocks, such as high ammonia, organic pollutants, metal ions, etc., which lead to instability or failure of AD. The recent findings have proved that the introduction of zero-valent iron (ZVI) in AD system can significantly enhance methane production from bio-wastes. This review systematically highlighted the recent advances on the roles of ZVI in AD, including underlying mechanisms of ZVI on AD, performance enhancement of AD contributed by ZVI, and impact factors of AD regulated by ZVI. Furthermore, current limitations and outlooks have been analyzed and concluded. The roles of ZVI on underlying mechanisms in AD include regulating reaction conditions, electron transfer mode and function of microbial communities. The addition of ZVI in AD can not only enhance bio-energy recovery and toxic contaminants removal from bio-wastes, but also have the potential to buffer adverse effect caused by inhibitors. Moreover, the electron transfer modes induced by ZVI include both interspecies hydrogen transfer and direct interspecies electron transfer pathways. How to comprehensively evaluate the effects of ZVI on AD and further improve the roles of ZVI in AD is urgently needed for practical application of ZVI in AD. This review aims to provide some references for the introduction of ZVI in AD for enhancing bio-energy recovery from bio-wastes.
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- Zhang-Wei He
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266000, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Yuan Y, Feng L, He X, Wu M, Ai Z, Zhang L, Gong J. Nitrate promoted defluorination of perfluorooctanoic acid in UV/sulfite system: Coupling hydrated electron/reactive nitrogen species-mediated reduction and oxidation. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 313:120172. [PMID: 36115490 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120172] [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: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 08/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A significantly accelerated defluorination of recalcitrant perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) was explored with the co-present nitrate (20 mg L-1) by UV/sulfite treatment (UV/sulfite-nitrate). The deep defluorination of PFOA and complete denitrification of nitrate were simultaneously achieved in UV/sulfite-nitrate system. At the initial 30 min, PFOA defluorination exhibited an induction period, exactly corresponding to the removal of the co-existed nitrate. Upon the induction period passed, an accelerated removal of PFOA (5 mg L-1) occurred, nearly 100% defluorination ratio reached within 2 h. Compared with those in UV/sulfite, the kinetics of PFOA decay, defluorination, and transformation product formations were greatly enhanced in UV/sulfite-nitrate system. Reactive nitrogen species (RNS) generated from eaq--induced reduction of nitrate were found to play significant roles on the promoted defluorination apart from eaq--mediated reductive defluorination. The investigations on solution pH (7.0-11.0) confirmed that the reductive defluorination of PFOA was more efficient under alkaline conditions, however, the presence of nitrate can promote the defluorination even under neutral pH. Theoretical calculations of Fukui function demonstrated that RNS could easily launch electrophilic attack toward H-rich moieties of fluorotelomer carboxylates (FTCAs, CnF2n+1-(CH2)m-COO-), more persistent intermediates (formed via H/F exchange), and convert FTCAs into shorter-chain perfluorinated carboxylic acids, thus facilitating the deep defluorination. Along with the analysis on the denitrification products, the liberation of fluoride ions and generated intermediates, possible decomposition pathways were proposed. This work highlights the indispensable synergy from eaq-/RNS with integrated reduction and oxidation on PFOA defluorination and will advance remediation technologies of perfluorinated compound contaminated water.
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- Yijin Yuan
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, PR China.
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Zhou Y, Lv H, Lin J, Lv T, Wang N, Tang H, Zhu L. Complete mechanochemical defluorination of perfluorooctanoic acid using Al 2O 3 and Al powders through matching electron-mediated reduction with decarboxylation. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 307:135872. [PMID: 35934094 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This work reports a mechanochemical (MC) method for complete defluorination of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) by using Al and Al2O3 as milling agents. Both the Al/Al2O3 molar ratio ( [Formula: see text] ) and the pre-thermal treatment of Al2O3 strongly influenced the defluorination of PFOA. When commercial γ-Al2O3 was pre-treated at 1200 °C, the use of Al and heat-treated γ-Al2O3 with [Formula: see text] of 1: 1 led to PFOA defluorination of 100% after ball milling for 26 min at 350 rpm, being much higher than those (8.3%-58.1%) for using singlet milling agents or binary milling agents containing γ-Al2O3 pre-heated at temperatures lower than 700 °C. It was clarified that the carboxylate-mediated adsorption of PFOA on Al2O3 was essential for the MC decarboxylation as a degradation initiation step, and the in-situ generated electron on milled Al consequently caused the reductive dissociation of C-F bonds in the decarboxylation intermediate. A larger [Formula: see text] increased the in-situ electron generation rate (re), and a higher heat-treatment temperature decreased OH-/H2O adsorbed on Al2O3 to low the PFOA decarboxylation rate (rdec). The re/rdec ratio determined defluorination pathways, and the percentage of the defluorination of PFOA in its total degradation including the generation of any degradation intermediates increased linearly with increasing re/rdec.
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- Yuqi Zhou
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, 430074, PR China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Resources and Ecological Environment Geology, Hubei Geological Bureau, Wuhan, 430022, PR China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, 430074, PR China; School of Life Science, Jiaying University, Meizhou, 514015, PR China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, 430074, PR China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, 430074, PR China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, 430074, PR China.
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- College of Resources and Environmental, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, PR China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, 430074, PR China.
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Qu J, Liu Y, Meng J, Bi F, Ma S, Zhang G, Wang Y, Tao Y, Jiang Z, Zhang Y. Pinecone-derived magnetic porous hydrochar co-activated by KHCO 3 and K 2FeO 4 for Cr(VI) and anthracene removal from water. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 306:119457. [PMID: 35561795 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119457] [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: 12/25/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Herein, magnetic porous pinecone-derived hydrochar (MPHCMW) co-activated by KHCO3 and K2FeO4 through one-step microwave-assisted pyrolysis was innovatively synthesized for hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) and anthracene (ANT) removal from water. The analyses of characterization consequences and co-activation mechanisms not merely proved the high specific surface area (703.97 m2/g) and remarkable microporous structures of MPHCMW caused by the synergistic chemical activation of KHCO3 and K2FeO4, but also testified successful loading of Fe0 and Fe3O4 on MPHCMW by the process of carbothermal reduction between K2FeO4 and carbon matrix of hydrochar. The resultant MPHCMW possessed pH-dependence for Cr(VI), while adsorption for ANT was hardly impacted by the pH of solution. Moreover, the adsorption processes of MPHCMW could attain equilibrium within 60 min for Cr(VI) and 30 min for ANT with multiple kinetics, and the corresponding adsorption capacity for Cr(VI) and ANT was 128.15 and 60.70 mg/g, respectively. Additionally, the adsorption percentages of MPBCMW for Cr(VI)/ANT was maintained at 87.87/82.64% after three times of adsorption-desorption cycles. Furthermore, pore filling, complexation, electrostatic interaction, reduction and ion exchange were testified to enhance the removal of Cr(VI), while the ANT removal was achieved via π-π stacking, complexation, pore filling and hydrogen bonding force.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jianhua Qu
- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Land Reclamation Sciences, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Colleg of Resource and Environment, Qingdao Engineering Research Center for Rural Environment, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
| | - Ying Zhang
- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China; Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 4888 Shengbei Rd, Changchun, 130102, China.
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