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Li S, Zou J, Wu J, Lin J, Tang C, Yang S, Chen L, Li Q, Wang P, Ma J. Protocatechuic acid enhanced the selective degradation of sulfonamide antibiotics in Fe(III)/peracetic acid process under actually neutral pH conditions. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 259:121891. [PMID: 38870888 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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The practical application of the Fe-catalyzed peracetic acid (PAA) processes is seriously restricted due to the need for narrow pH working range and poor anti-interference capacity. This study demonstrates that protocatechuic acid (PCA), a natural and eco-environmental phenolic acid, significantly enhanced the removal of sulfonamide antibiotics in Fe(III)/PAA process under actually neutral pH conditions (6.0-8.0) by complexing Fe(III). With sulfamethoxazole (SMX) as the model contaminant, the pseudo-first-order rate constant of SMX elimination in PCA/Fe(III)/PAA process was 63.5 times higher than that in Fe(III)/PAA process at pH 7.0, surpassing most of the previously reported strategies-enhanced Fe-catalyzed PAA processes (i.e., picolinic acid and hydroxylamine etc.). Excluding the primary contribution of reactive species commonly found in Fe-catalyzed PAA processes (e.g., •OH, R-O•, Fe(IV)/Fe(V) and 1O2) to SMX removal, the Fe(III)-peroxy complex intermediate (CH3C(O)OO-Fe(III)-PCA) was proposed as the primary reactive species in PCA/Fe(III)/PAA process. DFT theoretical calculations indicate that CH3C(O)OO-Fe(III)-PCA exhibited stronger oxidation potential than CH3C(O)OO-Fe(III), thereby enhancing SMX removal. Four potential removal pathways of SMX were proposed and the toxicity of reaction solution decreased with the removal of SMX. Furthermore, PCA/Fe(III)/PAA process exhibited strong anti-interference capacity to common natural anions (HCO3-, Cl-and NO3-) and humic acid. More importantly, the PCA/Fe(III)/PAA process demonstrated high efficiency for SMX elimination in actual samples, even at a trace Fe(III) dosage (i.e., 5 μM). Overall, this study provided a highly-efficient and eco-environmental strategy to remove sulfonamide antibiotics in Fe(III)/PAA process under actually neutral pH conditions and to strengthen its anti-interference capacity, underscoring its potential application in water treatment.
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- Sheng Li
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Utilization and Pollution Control, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, PR China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Utilization and Pollution Control, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, PR China.
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Utilization and Pollution Control, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, PR China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Utilization and Pollution Control, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, PR China; Key Laboratory for Thin Film and Microfabrication of the Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, PR China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Utilization and Pollution Control, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, PR China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Utilization and Pollution Control, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, PR China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Utilization and Pollution Control, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, PR China
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- Water Resources and Environmental Institute, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, PR China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Utilization and Pollution Control, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150090, PR China
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Dong J, Dong H, Xiao J, Li L, Huang D, Zhao M. Enhanced Degradation of Micropollutants in a Peracetic Acid/Mn(II) System with EDDS: An Investigation of the Role of Mn Species. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:12179-12188. [PMID: 38913078 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c00901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
Abstract
Extensive research has been conducted on the utilization of a metal-based catalyst to activate peracetic acid (PAA) for the degradation of micropollutants (MPs) in water. Mn(II) is a commonly employed catalyst for homogeneous advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), but its catalytic performance with PAA is poor. This study showed that the environmentally friendly chelator ethylenediamine-N,N'-disuccinic acid (EDDS) could greatly facilitate the activation of Mn(II) in PAA for complete atrazine (ATZ) degradation. In this process, the EDDS enhanced the catalytic activity of manganese (Mn) and prevented disproportionation of transient Mn species, thus facilitating the decay of PAA and mineralization of ATZ. By employing electron spin resonance detection, quenching and probe tests, and 18O isotope-tracing experiments, the significance of high-valent Mn-oxo species (Mn(V)) in the Mn(II)-EDDS/PAA system was revealed. In particular, the involvement of the Mn(III) species was essential for the formation of Mn(V). Mn(III) species, along with singlet oxygen (1O2) and acetyl(per)oxyl radicals (CH3C(O)O•/CH3C(O)OO•), also contributed partially to ATZ degradation. Mass spectrometry and density functional theory methods were used to study the transformation pathway and mechanism of ATZ. The toxicity assessment of the oxidative products indicated that the toxicity of ATZ decreased after the degradation reaction. Moreover, the system exhibited excellent interference resistance toward various anions and humid acid (HA), and it could selectively degrade multiple MPs.
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- Jie Dong
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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Sathiyan K, Wang J, Williams LM, Huang CH, Sharma VK. Revisiting the Electron Transfer Mechanisms in Ru(III)-Mediated Advanced Oxidation Processes with Peroxyacids and Ferrate(VI). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:11822-11832. [PMID: 38899941 PMCID: PMC11223481 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c02640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2024] [Revised: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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The potential of Ru(III)-mediated advanced oxidation processes has attracted attention due to the recyclable catalysis, high efficiency at circumneutral pHs, and robust resistance against background anions (e.g., phosphate). However, the reactive species in Ru(III)-peracetic acid (PAA) and Ru(III)-ferrate(VI) (FeO42-) systems have not been rigorously examined and were tentatively attributed to organic radicals (CH3C(O)O•/CH3C(O)OO•) and Fe(IV)/Ru(V), representing single electron transfer (SET) and double electron transfer (DET) mechanisms, respectively. Herein, the reaction mechanisms of both systems were investigated by chemical probes, stoichiometry, and electrochemical analysis, revealing different reaction pathways. The negligible contribution of hydroxyl (HO•) and organic (CH3C(O)O•/CH3C(O)OO•) radicals in the Ru(III)-PAA system clearly indicated a DET reaction via oxygen atom transfer (OAT) that produces Ru(V) as the only reactive species. Further, the Ru(III)-performic acid (PFA) system exhibited a similar OAT oxidation mechanism and efficiency. In contrast, the 1:2 stoichiometry and negligible Fe(IV) formation suggested the SET reaction between Ru(III) and ferrate(VI), generating Ru(IV), Ru(V), and Fe(V) as reactive species for micropollutant abatement. Despite the slower oxidation rate constant (kinetically modeled), Ru(V) could contribute comparably as Fe(V) to oxidation due to its higher steady-state concentration. These reaction mechanisms are distinctly different from the previous studies and provide new mechanistic insights into Ru chemistry and Ru(III)-based AOPs.
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- Krishnamoorthy Sathiyan
- Program
for Environment and Sustainability, Department of Environmental and
Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College
Station, Texas 77843-8371, United States
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Program
for Environment and Sustainability, Department of Environmental and
Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College
Station, Texas 77843-8371, United States
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Program
for Environment and Sustainability, Department of Environmental and
Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College
Station, Texas 77843-8371, United States
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Lu W, Chen N, Feng C, Sirés I, An N, Mu H. Exploring the viability of peracetic acid-mediated antibiotic degradation in wastewater through activation with electrogenerated HClO. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 261:122007. [PMID: 38996730 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.122007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2024] [Revised: 06/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024]
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Electrochemical advanced oxidation processes (EAOPs) face challenging conditions in chloride media, owing to the co-generation of undesirable Cl-disinfection byproducts (Cl-DBPs). Herein, the synergistic activation between in-situ electrogenerated HClO and peracetic acid (PAA)-based reactive species in actual wastewater is discussed. A metal-free graphene-modified graphite felt (graphene/GF) cathode is used for the first time to achieve the electrochemically-mediated activation of PAA. The PAA/Cl- system allowed a near-complete sulfamethoxazole (SMX) degradation (kobs =0.49 min-1) in only 5 min in a model solution, inducing 32.7- and 8.2-fold rise in kobs as compared to single PAA and Cl- systems, respectively. Such enhancement is attributed to the occurrence of 1O2 (25.5 μmol L-1 after 5 min of electrolysis) from the thermodynamically favored reaction between HClO and PAA-based reactive species. The antibiotic degradation in a complex water matrix was further considered. The SMX removal is slightly susceptible to the coexisting natural organic matter, with both the acute cytotoxicity (ACT) and the yield of 12 DBPs decreasing by 29.4 % and 37.3 %, respectively. According to calculations, HClO accumulation and organic Cl-addition reactions are thermodynamically unfavored. This study provides a scenario-oriented paradigm for PAA-based electrochemical treatment technology, being particularly appealing for treating wastewater rich in Cl- ion, which may derive in toxic Cl-DBPs.
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- Wang Lu
- School of Water Resources and Environment, MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, PR China; Laboratori d'Electroquímica dels Materials i del Medi Ambient, Departament de Ciència de Materials i Química Física, Secció de Química Física, Facultat de Química, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, PR China.
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, PR China
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- Laboratori d'Electroquímica dels Materials i del Medi Ambient, Departament de Ciència de Materials i Química Física, Secció de Química Física, Facultat de Química, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, PR China
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, PR China
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Li Z, Lu J, Zhang T, Liu Y, Pan R, Fu Q, Liu X, Mao S, Xu B. Pyrazine-based iron metal organic frameworks (Fe-MOFs) with modulated O-Fe-N coordination for enhanced hydroxyl radical generation in Fenton-like process. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 674:279-288. [PMID: 38936084 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.06.155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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Rational design of coordination environment of Fe-based metal-organic frameworks (Fe-MOFs) is still a challenge in achieving enhanced catalytic activity for Fenten-like advanced oxidation process. Here in, novel porous Fe-MOFs with modulated O-Fe-N coordination was developed by configurating amino terephthalic acid (H2ATA) and pyrazine-dicarboxylic acid (PzDC) (Fe-ATA/PzDC-7:3). PzDC ligands introduce pyridine-N sites to form O-Fe-N coordination with lower binding energy, which affect the local electronic environment of Fe-clusters in Fe-ATA, thus decreased its interfacial H2O2 activation barrier. O-Fe-N coordination also accelerate Fe(II)/Fe(III) cycling of Fe-clusters by triggering the reactive oxidant species mediated Fe(III) reduction. As such, Fe-ATA/PzDC-7:3/H2O2 system exhibited excellent degradation performance for typical antibiotic sulfamethoxazole (SMX), in which the steady-state concentration of hydroxyl radical (OH) was 1.6 times higher than that of unregulated Fe-ATA. Overall, this study highlights the role of O-Fe-N coordination and the electronic environment of Fe-clusters on regulating Fenton-like catalytic performance, and provides a platform for precise engineering of Fe-MOFs.
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- Zongchen Li
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China.
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Zhou H, He YL, Peng J, Duan X, Lu X, Zhang H, Liu Y, He CS, Xiong Z, Ma T, Wang S, Lai B. High-valent metal-oxo species transformation and regulation by co-existing chloride: Reaction pathways and impacts on the generation of chlorinated by-products. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 257:121715. [PMID: 38728779 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121715] [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: 01/23/2024] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
Abstract
High-valent metal-oxo species (HMOS) have been extensively recognized in advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) owing to their high selectivity and high chemical utilization efficiency. However, the interactions between HMOS and halide ions in sewage wastewater are complicated, leading to ongoing debates on the intrinsic reactive species and impacts on remediation. Herein, we prepared three typical HMOS, including Fe(IV), Mn(V)-nitrilotriacetic acid complex (Mn(V)NTA) and Co(IV) through peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation and comparatively studied their interactions with Cl- to reveal different reactive chlorine species (RCS) and the effects of HMOS types on RCS generation pathways. Our results show that the presence of Cl- alters the cleavage behavior of the peroxide OO bond in PMS and prohibits the generation of Fe(IV), spontaneously promoting SO4•- production and its subsequent transformation to secondary radicals like Cl• and Cl2•-. The generation and oxidation capacity of Mn(V)NTA was scarcely influenced by Cl-, while Cl- would substantially consume Co(IV) and promote HOCl generation through an oxygen-transfer reaction, evidenced by density functional theory (DFT) and deuterium oxide solvent exchange experiment. The two-electron-transfer standard redox potentials of Fe(IV), Mn(V)NTA and Co(IV) were calculated as 2.43, 2.55 and 2.85 V, respectively. Due to the different reactive species and pathways in the presence of Cl-, the amounts of chlorinated by-products followed the order of Co(II)/PMS > Fe(II)/PMS > Mn(II)NTA/PMS. Thus, this work renovates the knowledge of halide chemistry in HMOS-based systems and sheds light on the impact on the treatment of salinity-containing wastewater.
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- Hongyu Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia; Sino-German Centre for Water and Health Research, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; Sino-German Centre for Water and Health Research, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
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- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; Sino-German Centre for Water and Health Research, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; Sino-German Centre for Water and Health Research, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; Sino-German Centre for Water and Health Research, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; Sino-German Centre for Water and Health Research, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- School of Science, STEM College, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; Sino-German Centre for Water and Health Research, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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Zeng H, Yang B, Zhang J, Zhu H, Deng J, Shi Z, Zhou S, Zhang H, Cai A, Deng L. MnFe layered double hydroxides confined MnO x for peroxymonosulfate activation: A novel manner for the selective production of singlet oxygen. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 348:123865. [PMID: 38548162 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2024] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
Abstract
Singlet oxygen (1O2) is a reactive species for the selective degradation of stubborn organic pollutants. Given its resistance to harsh water environment, the effective and exclusive generation of 1O2 is acknowledged as a key strategy to mitigate water production costs and ensure water supply safety. Herein, we synthesized MnOx intercalated MnFe layered double hydroxides (MF-MnOx) to selectively produce 1O2 through the activation of PMS. The distinctive confined structure endowed MF-MnOx with a special pathway for the PMS activation. The direct oxidation of BPA on the intercalated MnOx induced the charge imbalance in the MnFe-LDH layer, resulting in the selective generation of 1O2. Moreover, acceptable activity deterioration of MF-MnOx was observed in a 10 h continuous degradation test in actual water, substantiating the application potential of MF-MnOx. This work presents a novel catalyst for the selective production of 1O2, and evaluates its prospects in the remediation of micro-polluted water.
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- Hanxuan Zeng
- College of Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, China; Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Civil Engineering Structures & Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, China; Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Civil Engineering Structures & Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, China.
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- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Water Security Technology and Application, Key Laboratory of Building Safety and Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Education, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Water Security Technology and Application, Key Laboratory of Building Safety and Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Education, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Leipzig, 04318, Germany
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Ecological Treatment Technology of Urban Water Pollution, College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Water Security Technology and Application, Key Laboratory of Building Safety and Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Education, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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Campbell S, La C, Zhou Q, Le J, Galvez-Reyes J, Banach C, Houk KN, Chen JR, Paulson SE. Characterizing Hydroxyl Radical Formation from the Light-Driven Fe(II)-Peracetic Acid Reaction, a Key Process for Aerosol-Cloud Chemistry. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:7505-7515. [PMID: 38619820 PMCID: PMC11064221 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c10684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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The reaction of peracetic acid (PAA) and Fe(II) has recently gained attention due to its utility in wastewater treatment and its role in cloud chemistry. Aerosol-cloud interactions, partly mediated by aqueous hydroxyl radical (OH) chemistry, represent one of the largest uncertainties in the climate system. Ambiguities remain regarding the sources of OH in the cloud droplets. Our research group recently proposed that the dark and light-driven reaction of Fe(II) with peracids may be a key contributor to OH formation, producing a large burst of OH when aerosol particles take up water as they grow to become cloud droplets, in which reactants are consumed within 2 min. In this work, we quantify the OH production from the reaction of Fe(II) and PAA across a range of physical and chemical conditions. We show a strong dependence of OH formation on ultraviolet (UV) wavelength, with maximum OH formation at λ = 304 ± 5 nm, and demonstrate that the OH burst phenomenon is unique to Fe(II) and peracids. Using kinetics modeling and density functional theory calculations, we suggest the reaction proceeds through the formation of an [Fe(II)-(PAA)2(H2O)2] complex, followed by the formation of a Fe(IV) complex, which can also be photoactivated to produce additional OH. Determining the characteristics of OH production from this reaction advances our knowledge of the sources of OH in cloudwater and provides a framework to optimize this reaction for OH output for wastewater treatment purposes.
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- Steven
J. Campbell
- Department
of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University
of California at Los Angeles, 520 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department
of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University
of California at Los Angeles, 520 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department
of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University
of California at Los Angeles, 520 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department
of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University
of California at Los Angeles, 520 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department
of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University
of California at Los Angeles, 520 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department
of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University
of California at Los Angeles, 520 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department
of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University
of California at Los Angeles, 520 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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Sciscenko I, Vione D, Minella M. Infancy of peracetic acid activation by iron, a new Fenton-based process: A review. Heliyon 2024; 10:e27036. [PMID: 38495153 PMCID: PMC10943352 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024] Open
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The exacerbated global water scarcity and stricter water directives are leading to an increment in the recycled water use, requiring the development of new cost-effective advanced water treatments to provide safe water to the population. In this sense, peracetic acid (PAA, CH3C(O)OOH) is an environmentally friendly disinfectant with the potential to challenge the dominance of chlorine in large wastewater treatment plants in the near future. PAA can be used as an alternative oxidant to H2O2 to carry out the Fenton reaction, and it has recently been proven as more effective than H2O2 towards emerging pollutants degradation at circumneutral pH values and in the presence of anions. PAA activation by homogeneous and heterogeneous iron-based materials generates - besides HO• and FeO2+ - more selective CH3C(O)O• and CH3C(O)OO• radicals, slightly scavenged by typical HO• quenchers (e.g., bicarbonates), which extends PAA use to complex water matrices. This is reflected in an exponential progress of iron-PAA publications during the last few years. Although some reviews of PAA general properties and uses in water treatment were recently published, there is no account on the research and environmental applications of PAA activation by Fe-based materials, in spite of its gratifying progress. In view of these statements, here we provide a holistic review of the types of iron-based PAA activation systems and analyse the diverse iron compounds employed to date (e.g., ferrous and ferric salts, ferrate(VI), spinel ferrites), the use of external ferric reducing/chelating agents (e.g., picolinic acid, l-cysteine, boron) and of UV-visible irradiation systems, analysing the mechanisms involved in each case. Comparison of PAA activation by iron vs. other transition metals (particularly cobalt) is also discussed. This work aims at providing a thorough understanding of the Fe/PAA-based processes, facilitating useful insights into its advantages and limitations, overlooked issues, and prospects, leading to its popularisation and know-how increment.
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- Iván Sciscenko
- Departamento de Ingeniería Textil y Papelera, Universitat Politècnica de València, plaza Ferrándiz y Carbonell S/N, 03801, Alcoy, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Turin, via Pietro Giuria 5, 10125, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Turin, via Pietro Giuria 5, 10125, Turin, Italy
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Chen F, Sun YJ, Huang XT, Bai CW, Zhang ZQ, Duan PJ, Chen XJ, Yang Q, Yu HQ. Embedding electronic perpetual motion into single-atom catalysts for persistent Fenton-like reactions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2314396121. [PMID: 38236736 PMCID: PMC10823243 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2314396121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
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In our quest to leverage the capabilities of the emerging single-atom catalysts (SACs) for wastewater purification, we confronted fundamental challenges related to electron scarcity and instability. Through meticulous theoretical calculations, we identified optimal placements for nitrogen vacancies (Nv) and iron (Fe) single-atom sites, uncovering a dual-site approach that significantly amplified visible-light absorption and charge transfer dynamics. Informed by these computational insights, we cleverly integrated Nv into the catalyst design to boost electron density around iron atoms, yielding a potent and flexible photoactivator for benign peracetic acid. This exceptional catalyst exhibited remarkable stability and effectively degraded various organic contaminants over 20 cycles with self-cleaning properties. Specifically, the Nv sites captured electrons, enabling their swift transfer to adjacent Fe sites under visible light irradiation. This mechanism accelerated the reduction of the formed "peracetic acid-catalyst" intermediate. Theoretical calculations were used to elucidate the synergistic interplay of dual mechanisms, illuminating increased adsorption and activation of reactive molecules. Furthermore, electron reduction pathways on the conduction band were elaborately explored, unveiling the production of reactive species that enhanced photocatalytic processes. A six-flux model and associated parameters were also applied to precisely optimize the photocatalytic process, providing invaluable insights for future photocatalyst design. Overall, this study offers a molecule-level insight into the rational design of robust SACs in a photo-Fenton-like system, with promising implications for wastewater treatment and other high-value applications.
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- Fei Chen
- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region’s Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region’s Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region’s Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region’s Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region’s Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region’s Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region’s Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha410082, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei230036, China
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Guo Y, Sui M, Liu S, Li T, Lv X, Yu M, Mo Y. Insight into cobalt substitution in LaFeO 3-based catalyst for enhanced activation of peracetic acid: Reactive species and catalytic mechanism. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 461:132662. [PMID: 37801973 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
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In this study, a hollow sphere-like Co-modified LaFeO3 perovskite catalyst (LFC73O) was developed for peracetic acid (PAA) activation to degrade sulfamethoxazole (SMX). Results indicated that the constructed heterogeneous system achieved a 99.7% abatement of SMX within 30 min, exhibiting preferable degradation performance. Chemical quenching experiments, probe experiments, and EPR techniques were adopted to elucidate the involved mechanism. It was revealed that the superior synergistic effect of electron transfer and oxygen defects in the LFC73O/PAA system enhanced the oxidation ability of PAA. The Co atoms doped into LaFeO3 as the main active site with the original Fe atoms as an auxiliary site exhibited high activity to mediate PAA activation via the Co(III)/Co(II) cycle, generating carbon-centered radicals (RO·) including CH3C(O)O· and CH3C(O)OO·. The oxygen vacancies induced by cobalt substitution also served as reaction sites, facilitating the dissociation of PAA and production of ROS. Furthermore, the degradation pathways were postulated by DFT calculation and intermediates identification, demonstrating that the electron-rich sites of SMX molecules such as amino group, aromatic ring, and S-N bond, were more susceptible to oxidation by reactive species. This study offers a novel perspective on developing catalysts with the coexistence of multiple active units for PAA activation in environmental remediation.
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- Yali Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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Chen XJ, Bai CW, Sun YJ, Huang XT, Zhang BB, Zhang YS, Yang Q, Wu JH, Chen F. pH-Driven Efficacy of the Ferrate(VI)-Peracetic Acid System in Swift Sulfonamide Antibiotic Degradation: A Deep Dive into Active Species Evolution and Mechanistic Insights. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:20206-20218. [PMID: 37965750 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c06370] [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] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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In the realm of wastewater treatment, the power of ferrate (Fe(VI)) and peracetic acid (PAA) as oxidants stands out. But their combined might is where the enhancement truly lies. Their collaborative effect intensifies, but the underlying mechanics, especially across varying pH levels and pollutant types, still lurks in obscurity. Our study delved into the sophisticated oxidation interplay among Fe(VI)-PAA, Fe(VI)-H2O2, and standalone Fe(VI) systems. Notably, at a pH of 9.0, boasting a kinetic constant of ∼0.127 M-1·s-1, the Fe(VI)-PAA system annihilated the pollutant sulfamethoxazole, outpacing its counterparts by a staggering 48.73-fold when compared to the Fe(VI)-H2O2 system and 105.58-fold when using Fe(VI) individually. The behavior of active species─such as the dynamic •OH radicals and high-valent iron species (Fe(IV)/Fe(V))─shifted with pH variations, leading to distinct degradation pathways. Our detailed exploration pinpoints the behaviors of certain species across pH levels from 3.0 to 9.0. In more acidic environments, the •OH species proved indispensable for the system's reactivity. Conversely, as the pH inclined, degradation was increasingly steered by high-valent iron species. This intensive probe demystifies Fe(VI) interactions, deepening our understanding of the capabilities of the Fe(VI)-centered system and guiding us toward cleaner water solutions. Importantly, pH value, often underappreciated, holds the reins in organic wastewater decontamination. Embracing this key player is vital as we strategize for more expansive systems in upcoming ventures.
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- Xin-Jia Chen
- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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Wu Y, Bai JW, Zhu JY, Li ZH, Shao YF, Xiao QQ. Unveiling the traits of dry and wet pre-magnetized zero-valent iron-activated peroxymonosulfate: Degradation of oxytetracycline. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 344:140348. [PMID: 37793551 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140348] [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: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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It has been previously reported that pre-magnetization could enhance the efficacy of zero-valent iron (ZVI) in removing contaminants. However, little is known about the effects and persistence of different magnetization methods on pre-magnetized ZVI (Pre-ZVI) when used in advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). Gaining a comprehensive understanding of the durability of various pre-magnetization methods in enhancing the removal efficiency of different pollutants will significantly impact the widespread utilization of Pre-ZVI in practical engineering. Herein, we investigated the efficiency of dry and wet Pre-ZVI-activated peroxymonosulfate (PMS) in eliminating oxytetracycline (OTC) and evaluated the durability of Pre-ZVI. Additionally, we examined several factors that influence the degradation process's efficiency. Our results found that the reaction constant k values corresponding to the dry Pre-ZVI/PMS system at the pH values of 3, 7, and 9 varied from approximately 0.0384, 0.0331, and 0.0349 (day 1) to roughly 0.0297, 0.0278, and 0.0314 (day 30), respectively. Meanwhile, the wet Pre-ZVI/PMS system exhibited k values ranging from approximately 0.0392, 0.0349, and 0.0374 (day 1) to roughly 0.0380, 0.0291, and 0.0322 (day 30), respectively. Moreover, we proposed four OTC degradation pathways using LC-MS/MS and density functional theory calculations. The toxicity of the degradation products was assessed using the ecological structure activity relationship and the toxicity estimation software tool. Overall, this study provides insights into the application of Pre-ZVI/PMS that can be selectively used to eliminate tetracycline antibiotics from water.
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- Yang Wu
- School of Biology, Food and Environment, Hefei University, Hefei, 230601, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China.
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- School of Biology, Food and Environment, Hefei University, Hefei, 230601, China
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- School of Biology, Food and Environment, Hefei University, Hefei, 230601, China
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- School of Biology, Food and Environment, Hefei University, Hefei, 230601, China
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- School of Biology, Food and Environment, Hefei University, Hefei, 230601, China
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- School of Biology, Food and Environment, Hefei University, Hefei, 230601, China.
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Kim J, Wang J, Ashley DC, Sharma VK, Huang CH. Picolinic Acid-Mediated Catalysis of Mn(II) for Peracetic Acid Oxidation Processes: Formation of High-Valent Mn Species. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:18929-18939. [PMID: 37224105 PMCID: PMC10690714 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c00765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Metal-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) with peracetic acid (PAA) have been extensively studied to degrade micropollutants (MPs) in wastewater. Mn(II) is a commonly used homogeneous metal catalyst for oxidant activation, but it performs poorly with PAA. This study identifies that the biodegradable chelating ligand picolinic acid (PICA) can significantly mediate Mn(II) activation of PAA for accelerated MP degradation. Results show that, while Mn(II) alone has minimal reactivity toward PAA, the presence of PICA accelerates PAA loss by Mn(II). The PAA-Mn(II)-PICA system removes various MPs (methylene blue, bisphenol A, naproxen, sulfamethoxazole, carbamazepine, and trimethoprim) rapidly at neutral pH, achieving >60% removal within 10 min in clean and wastewater matrices. Coexistent H2O2 and acetic acid in PAA play a negligible role in rapid MP degradation. In-depth evaluation with scavengers and probe compounds (tert-butyl alcohol, methanol, methyl phenyl sulfoxide, and methyl phenyl sulfone) suggested that high-valent Mn species (Mn(V)) is a likely main reactive species leading to rapid MP degradation, whereas soluble Mn(III)-PICA and radicals (CH3C(O)O• and CH3C(O)OO•) are minor reactive species. This study broadens the mechanistic understanding of metal-based AOPs using PAA in combination with chelating agents and indicates the PAA-Mn(II)-PICA system as a novel AOP for wastewater treatment.
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- Juhee Kim
- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia 30314, United States
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- Department
of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Yang Z, Cui Y, Pan B, Pignatello JJ. Peroxymonosulfate Activation by Fe(III)-Picolinate Complexes for Efficient Water Treatment at Circumneutral pH: Fe(III)/Fe(IV) Cycle and Generation of Oxyl Radicals. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:18918-18928. [PMID: 37061925 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c00777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Improving the reactivity of Fe(III) for activating peroxymonosulfate (PMS) at circumneutral pH is critical to propel the iron-activated PMS processes toward practical wastewater treatment but is yet challenging. Here we employed the complexes of Fe(III) with the biodegradable picolinic acid (PICA) to activate PMS for degradation of selected chlorinated phenols, antibiotics, pharmaceuticals, herbicides, and industrial compounds at pH 4.0-6.0. The FeIII-PICA complexes greatly outperformed the ligand-free Fe(III) and other Fe(III) complexes of common aminopolycarboxylate ligands. In the main activation pathway, the key intermediate is a peroxymonosulfate complex, tentatively identified as PICA-FeIII-OOSO3-, which undergoes O-O homolysis or reacts with FeIII-PICA and PMS to yield FeIV=O and SO4•- without the involvement of commonly invoked Fe(II). PICA-FeIII-OOSO3- can also react directly with certain compounds (chlorophenols and sulfamethoxazole). The relative contributions of PICA-FeIII-OOSO3-, FeIV=O, and SO4•- depend on the structure of target compounds. This work sets an eligible example to enhance the reactivity of Fe(III) toward PMS activation by ligands and sheds light on the previously unrecognized role of the metal-PMS complexes in directing the catalytic cycle and decontamination as well.
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- Zhichao Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, PR China
- Research Center for Environmental Nanotechnology (ReCENT), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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Yan J, Liu H, Dou C, Wu Y, Dong W. Quantitative probing of reactive oxygen species and their selective degradation on contaminants in peroxymonosulfate-based process enhanced by picolinic acid. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 459:132083. [PMID: 37499497 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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The processes of Fe(III) activated peroxymonosulfate (PMS) in degrading contaminants have been extensively studied. Herein, a biodegradable chelating agent, picolinic acid (PICA), was introduced to the PMS/Fe(III) process to improve the reaction efficiency. The emphases of this study were placed on the quantification of steady-state concentrations of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Experiments presented that five types of ROS, including Fe(IV), SO4•-, HO•, 1O2 and O2•- coexisted in this system. Four typical probe compounds were used to quantify the steady-state concentration of ROS under different variables. The steady-state concentration of Fe(IV) ([Fe(IV)]ss) was 3-5 orders of magnitude higher than that of other ROS, followed by 1O2 and SO4•-, whereas HO• had the lowest concentration. The reaction between PMS and PICA was first explored in our study and results showed that 1O2 and O2•- would form in this reaction. Owing to the hybrid oxidation by multiple ROS, this system showed high oxidation capacity, and could effectively degrade a variety of pollutants. The contributions of ROS to the alleviation of pollutants varied depending on their concentrations and specific reactivity of substrates. Generally, organic contaminants with phenol structures were prone to react with Fe(IV). Overall, this study compared the steady-state concentrations of different ROS and revealed the intrinsic ROS formation mechanisms.
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- Jiaying Yan
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Zhao H, Ren Y, Liu C, Li L, Li N, Lai B, Li J. In-depth insights into Fe(III)-doped g-C 3N 4 activated peracetic acid: Intrinsic reactive species, catalytic mechanism and environmental application. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 459:132117. [PMID: 37531769 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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In this study, we demonstrate that Fe(III)-doped g-C3N4 can efficiently activate peracetic acid (PAA) to degrade electron-rich pollutants (e.g., sulfamethoxazole, SMX) over a wide pH range (3-7). Almost ∼100% high-valent iron-oxo species (Fe(V)) was generated and acted as the dominant reactive species responsible for the micropollutants oxidation based on the analysis result of quenching experiments, 18O isotope-labeling examination and methyl phenyl sulfoxide (PMSO) probe method. Electrochemical testing (e.g., amperometric i-t and linear sweep voltammetry (LSV)) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations illustrated that the main active site Fe atom and PAA underwent electron transfer to form Fe(V) for attacking SMX. Linear free energy relationship (LFER) between the pseudo-first-order rates of different substituted phenols (SPs) and the Hammett constant σ+ depicted the electrophilic oxidation properties. The selective oxidation of Fe(V) endows the established system remarkable anti-interference capacity against water matrices, while the Fe(V) lead to the formation of iodinated disinfection by-products (I-DBPs) in the presence of I-. Fe(III)-doped g-C3N4/PAA system showed excellent degradation efficiency of aquaculture antibiotics. This study enriches the knowledge and research of high-valent iron-oxo species and provides a novel perspective for the activation of PAA via heterogeneous iron-based catalysts and practical environmental applications.
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- Hailing Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Water Resource & Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Water Resource & Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Water Resource & Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Water Resource & Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Water Resource & Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Water Resource & Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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Kiejza D, Karpińska J, Piotrowska-Niczyporuk A, Kotowska U. Advanced oxidation of bisphenols by peracetic acid activated by light and ultrasound. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 333:122029. [PMID: 37336351 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122029] [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: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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Light and ultrasound have been tested as physical factors activating peracetic acid (PAA) to oxidize bisphenols (BPs). Based on the chemometric approach of the Taguchi method, UV irradiation with a wavelength of 254 nm was selected as the optimal type of PAA activator. The effectiveness of the UV/PAA system was also compared with other oxidation methods. Under optimal conditions ([BPs]0 = 1 mg/L, 1 mM PAA, pH 9, UV 254 nm) the tested bisphenols are completely degraded within 15-60 min. The influence of the matrix on the process of organic micropollutants removal in the UV/PAA system was also investigated. Toxicity assessment leads to the conclusion that the reaction mixture shows limited toxicity towards living organisms.
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- Dariusz Kiejza
- Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Bialystok, Ciolkowskiego 1K Street, 15-245, Bialystok, Poland.
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- Department of Analytical and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bialystok, Ciolkowskiego 1K Street, 15-245, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bialystok, Ciolkowskiego 1J Street, 15-245, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Analytical and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bialystok, Ciolkowskiego 1K Street, 15-245, Bialystok, Poland
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Cheng Z, Shang C, Westerhoff P, Ling L. Novel polymer optical fibers with high mass-loading g-C 3N 4 embedded metamaterial porous structures achieve rapid micropollutant degradation in water. WATER RESEARCH 2023; 242:120234. [PMID: 37354840 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
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The performance of conventional photocatalytic reactors suffers from low photocatalyst mass-loading densities affixed to surfaces and light scattering losses or light attenuation in slurry reactors. These limitations are overcome by fabrication of high mass-loading g-C3N4 embedded metamaterial porous structures on flexible polymeric optical fibers (g-C3N4-POFs). In this study, the fabricated g-C3N4-POFs contain g-C3N4 with mass-loading 100-1000x higher than previouly reported, enabling efficient light delivery to g-C3N4 and improved pollutant mass transport within metamaterial porous structures. The key fabrication step involved using acetone, based on its high saturated vapor pressure and low dielectric constant, making roll-to-roll mass production of high mass-loading photocatalyst-embedded metamaterial POFs possible at room-temperature within seconds. Using bundles of 150 individual g-C3N4-POFs in the reactors, we achieved 4x higher degradation rates for micropollutants under visible light irradiation at 420 nm compared with equivalent mass-to-volume ratios of photocatalysts in a slurry suspension reactor. The bundled g-C3N4-POF reactor showed no degradation in the structural integrity or loss of pollutant degradation using deionized or model drinking water under accumulated HO• exposures of ∼4.5 × 10-9 M•s after 20 cycles of treatment. It operates continuously at g-C3N4 dosages equivalent to 100-1000 g/L and a water depth over 40 cm, making it a feasible alternative to conventional photocatalytic reactors.
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- Zihang Cheng
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China; School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China; Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment, School of Sustainable Engineering and The Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China; Advanced Interdisciplinary Institute of Environment and Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519087, China.
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Li X, Zhu W, Sun SP. Peracetic acid-based UVA photo-Fenton reaction: Dominant role of high-valent iron species toward efficient selective degradation of emerging micropollutants. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 454:131448. [PMID: 37094442 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The activation of peracetic acid (PAA) by using Fe2+ has been used to degrade emerging micropollutants in water, the slow cycle of Fe3+/Fe2+ however limits the process efficiency, and debates on the dominant reactive species are still ongoing. This study investigated Fe2+-catalyzed PAA under ultraviolet-A (UVA) irradiation toward the degradation of five representative micropollutants (carbamazepine, diclofenac, naproxen, sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim). The results showed that PAA was efficiently catalyzed by trace Fe2+ (≤ 10 μM) with the synergy of UVA, resulting in more efficient naproxen degradation than that by inorganic peroxides (H2O2/persulfates)-based photo-Fenton processes. Notably, high-valent iron (IV)-oxo complex (FeIVO2+) was identified as the primary reactive species in Fe2+/PAA/UVA process, whereas the generation of organic radicals and hydroxyl radical were quite minimal. As such, remarkable selectivity toward the degradation of multiple micropollutants were observed, which resulted in much faster degradation rates of naproxen and diclofenac than those of carbamazepine, sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. Moreover, the critical operating parameters were optimized based on the degradation kinetics of naproxen, and the application potential has been revealed by the efficient naproxen degradation in actual water samples. The findings highlight that the introduction of UVA in the Fe2+/PAA system not only solves the problem of the slow rate of Fe2+ regeneration, but also greatly decreases the iron sludge production by using trace Fe2+, making it attractive for practical application.
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- Xinyue Li
- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215021, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China.
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Critical analysis of the role of various iron-based heterogeneous catalysts for advanced oxidation processes: A state of the art review. J Mol Liq 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Miao F, Yue X, Cheng C, Chen X, Ren W, Zhang H. Insights into the mechanism of carbocatalysis for peracetic acid activation: Kinetic discernment and active site identification. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 227:119346. [PMID: 36395567 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Peracetic-acid-based advanced oxidation processes (PAA-AOPs) on metal-free catalysts have emerged as charming strategies for water contaminant removal. However, the involved reactive species and their corresponding active sites are ambiguous. Herein, using carbon nanotube (CNT) as a model carbocatalyst, we demonstrated that, under neutral conditions, the CNT-PAA* complex was the dominant reactive species to oxidize phenolic compounds via electron-transfer process (ETP), whereas the surface-bound hydroxyl radicals (·OHsurface) played a minor role on the basis of quenching and electrochemical tests as well as Raman spectroscopy. More importantly, the experimental and density functional theory (DFT) calculation results collaboratively proved that the active site for ETP was the sp2-hybridized carbon on the CNT bulk, while that for radical generation was the edge-located hydroxyl group (C-OH), which lowered the energy barrier for cleaving the O-O bond in CNT-PAA* complex. We further discerned the oxidation kinetic constants (koxid) of different pollutants from the apparent kinetic constants in CNT/PAA system. The significant negative linear correlation between lnkoxid and half-wave potential of phenolic compounds suggests that the pollutants with a lower one-electron oxidation potential (i.e., stronger electron-donating ability) are more easily oxidized. Overall, this study scrutinizes the hybrid radical and non-radical mechanism and the corresponding active sites of the CNT/PAA system, providing insights into the application of PAA-AOPs and the development of ETP in the remediation of emerging organic pollutants.
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- Fei Miao
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology, School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology, School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology, School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology, School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resource Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology, School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China.
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Liu L, Zhang M, Suib SL, Qiu G. Rapid photooxidation and removal of As(III) from drinking water using Fe-Mn composite oxide. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 226:119297. [PMID: 36323219 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119297] [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: 08/10/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Fe-Mn composite oxide (FMO) is widely applied to the oxidation and removal of As(III) from water. However, As(III) can directly reduce manganese oxides, decreasing the oxidation capacity or reusability and thereby greatly limiting the applicability of FMO. Here, the oxidation capacity and reusability of FMO for As(III) were efficiently improved by light radiation, and the effect of typical coexisting ions (SO42- and Ca2+) on the removal of As(III) was also studied. O2•- produced from excited manganese oxide and ligand-to-metal charge transfer in iron oxide-As(III) complex enhanced As(III) oxidation and removal under light radiation. At an initial As(III) concentration of 1000 μg L-1, the total As concentration was respectively decreased to 11.5, 1.5 and 4.4 μg L-1 under darkness, UV light and sunlight at 180 min, and could be reduced to below the guideline limitation of drinking water (10 μg L-1) within 40 and 60 min under UV light and sunlight, respectively. SO42- exhibited negligible effect on As removal efficiency because FMO had obviously lower adsorption capacity and selectivity for SO42- than for As(V). The adsorption of coexisting Ca2+ on manganese oxide decreased the negative charge on the FMO surface, thereby improving As(III) adsorption and oxidation. FMO exhibited excellent reusability, and a total As removal efficiency of 99.1% was still maintained after five cycles of an adsorption-desorption process under UV light. This work elucidates the photochemical oxidation and removal mechanism of FMO for As(III), and proposes a low-cost and efficient method for the detoxification of As(III)-contaminated drinking water.
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- Lihu Liu
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtse River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hubei Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, College of Resources and Environment, Interdisciplinary Sciences Institute, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 Hubei Province, China; Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtse River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hubei Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, College of Resources and Environment, Interdisciplinary Sciences Institute, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 Hubei Province, China; Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3060, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtse River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hubei Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, College of Resources and Environment, Interdisciplinary Sciences Institute, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 Hubei Province, China; Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China.
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Wang J, Kim J, Ashley DC, Sharma VK, Huang CH. Peracetic Acid Enhances Micropollutant Degradation by Ferrate(VI) through Promotion of Electron Transfer Efficiency. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:11683-11693. [PMID: 35880779 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c02381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Ferrate(VI) and peracetic acid (PAA) are two oxidants of growing importance in water treatment. Recently, our group found that simultaneous application of ferrate(VI) and PAA led to much faster degradation of micropollutants compared to that by a single oxidant, and this paper systematically evaluated the underlying mechanisms. First, we used benzoic acid and methyl phenyl sulfoxide as probe compounds and concluded that Fe(IV)/Fe(V) was the main reactive species, while organic radicals [CH3C(O)O•/CH3C(O)OO•] had negligible contribution. Second, we removed the coexistent hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in PAA stock solution with free chlorine and, to our surprise, found the second-order reaction rate constant between ferrate(VI) and PAA to be only about 1.44 ± 0.12 M-1s-1 while that of H2O2 was as high as (2.01 ± 0.12) × 101 M-1s-1 at pH 9.0. Finally, further experiments on ferrate(VI)-bisulfite and ferrate(VI)-2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic)acid systems confirmed that PAA was not an activator for ferrate(VI). Rather, PAA could enhance the oxidation capacity of Fe(IV)/Fe(V), making their oxidation outcompete self-decay. This study, for the first time, reveals the ability of PAA to promote electron transfer efficiency between high-valent metals and organic contaminants and confirms the benefits of co-application of ferrate(VI) and PAA for alkaline wastewater treatment.
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- Junyue Wang
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia 30314, United States
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- Department of Environment and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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