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Su Y, Han B, Meng Q, Luo X, Wu Z, Weng X. Unveiling the Function of Oxygen Vacancy on Facet-Dependent CeO 2 for the Catalytic Destruction of Monochloromethane: Guidance for Industrial Catalyst Design. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:8086-8095. [PMID: 38666813 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c00297] [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: 05/08/2024]
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Secondary pollution remains a critical challenge for the catalytic destruction of chlorinated volatile organic compounds (CVOCs). By employing experimental studies and theoretical calculations, we provide valuable insights into the catalytic behaviors exhibited by ceria rods, cubes, and octahedra for monochloromethane (MCM) destruction, shedding light on the elementary reactions over facet-dependent CeO2. Our findings demonstrate that CeO2 nanorods with the (110) facet exhibit the best performance in MCM destruction, and the role of vacancies is mainly to form a longer distance (4.63 Å) of frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) compared to the stoichiometric surface, thereby enhancing the activation of MCM molecules. Subsequent molecular orbital analysis showed that the adsorption of MCM mainly transferred electrons from the 3σ and 4π* orbitals to the Ce 4f orbitals, and the activation was mainly caused by weakening of the 3σ bonding orbitals. Furthermore, isotopic experiments and theoretical calculations demonstrated that the hydrogen chloride generated is mainly derived from methyl in MCM rather than from water, and the primary function of water is to form excess saturated H on the surface, facilitating the desorption of generated hydrogen chloride.
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- Yuetan Su
- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Geography Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P. R. China
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- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou 311200, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Centre of Industrial Boiler & Furnace Flue Gas Pollution Control, 388 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou 311200, P. R. China
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Zhang X, Gao B, Rao R, Bi F, Li C, Yue K, Wang Y, Xu J, Feng X, Yang Y. Defects materials of Institut Lavoisier-125(Ti) materials enhanced photocatalytic activity for toluene and chlorobenzene mixtures degradation: Mechanism study. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 660:423-439. [PMID: 38244508 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.01.012] [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: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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In this paper, the effect of three monocarboxylic acids on MIL-125 synthesis was systematically investigated and the results were discussed in detail. X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and nitrogen adsorption-desorption curves indicated that small molecule acids (acetic acid, propionic acid and butyric acid) affected the morphology of MIL-125 and induced lamellar pores and structural defects in the crystals. Thermogravimetric measurements confirmed the presence of acid-regulated defective metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Electrochemical tests and density function theory calculations indicated that acid modulation could change the forbidden bandwidth of the material. The acid modification strategy effectively promoted the transfer of photogenerated electrons and enhanced the adsorption and activation of O2 and H2O molecules, generating reactive radicals. The modified MOFs also showed excellent performance in the removal of mixed toluene and chlorobenzene. The degradation pathways of the mixture were analyzed by in situ infrared (IR) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The mixture was converted to chlorophenolic intermediates in the presence of reactive oxygen species, further decomposed to form ethers and ethanol, and finally formed small molecules such as carbon dioxide and water. A feasible method was provided for the preparation of photocatalysts for the treatment of mixed VOCs.
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- Xiaodong Zhang
- School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China; Shanghai Non-carbon Energy Conversion and Utilization Institute, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Institute of Applied Biotechnology, Taizhou Vocation & Technical College, Taizhou, Zhejiang 318000, China
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Advanced Photo-electronics Materials and Energy Conversion Device, School of Electronic Information, Xijing University, Xi'an 710123, Shaanxi, China.
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- School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.
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Gao G, Liu W, Liu Z, Li Z, Xu H, Huang W, Yan N, Qu Z. Electron Donation from Boron Suboxides via Strong p-d Orbital Hybridization Boosts Molecular O 2 Activation on Ru/TiO 2 for Low-Temperature Dibromomethane Oxidation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:17566-17576. [PMID: 37906097 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c04725] [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: 11/02/2023]
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Low-temperature catalytic oxidation is of significance to the degradation of halogenated volatile organic compounds (HVOCs) to avoid hazardous byproducts with low energy consumption. Efficient molecular oxygen (O2) activation is pivotal to it but usually limited by the insufficient electron cloud density at the metal center. Herein, Ru-B catalysts with enhanced electron density around Ru were designed to achieve efficient O2 activation, realizing dibromomethane (DBM) degradation T90 at 182 °C on RuB1/TiO2 (about 30 °C lower than pristine Ru/TiO2) with a TOFRu value of 0.055 s-1 (over 8 times that of Ru/TiO2). Compared to the limited electron transfer (0.02 e) on pristine Ru/TiO2, the Ru center gained sufficient negative charges (0.31 e) from BOx via strong p-d orbital hybridization. The Ru-B site then acted as the electron donor complexing with the 2π* antibonding orbital of O2 to realize the O2 dissociative activation. The reactive oxygen species formed thereby could initiate a fast conversion and oxidation of formate intermediates, thus eventually boosting the low-temperature catalytic activity. Furthermore, we found that the Ru-B sites for O2 activation have adaptation for pollutant removal and multiple metal availability. Our study shed light on robust O2 activation catalyst design based on electron density adjustment by boron.
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- Guanqun Gao
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Jiangsu Environmental Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., Nanjing 210019, China
- Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Synergistic Control of Pollution and Carbon Emissions in Key Industries, Nanjing 210019, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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Jia H, Xing Y, Zhang L, Zhang W, Wang J, Zhang H, Su W. Progress of catalytic oxidation of typical chlorined volatile organic compounds (CVOCs): A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 865:161063. [PMID: 36586676 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Chlorinated volatile organic compounds (CVOCs) are still a part of the current atmospheric environmental problems that cannot be ignored, but unlike conventional VOCs, the presence of Cl causes various catalyst deactivations in the catalytic process. In this paper, we focus on six common CVOCs and discuss various behavioral mechanisms of the whole catalytic process from six aspects: catalyst selection, factors affecting the catalytic effect, changes in catalytic behavior in the presence of different gases, catalyst poisoning deactivation behavior, degradation products and degradation mechanisms to provide guidance for further development of low-temperature and efficient CVOCs catalysts.
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- Haoqi Jia
- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, PR China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, PR China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Sinosteel Maanshan Mine Research Institute Co. LTD, Anhui 243071, PR China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China; Guangdong Province Engineering Laboratory for Air Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510530, PR China.
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Zhou F, Xiao Y, Guo M, Wang S, Qiu R, Morel JL, Simonnot MO, Zhang WX, Zhang W, Tang YT. Insights into the Selective Transformation of Ceria Sulfation and Iron/Manganese Mineralization for Enhancing the Selective Recovery of Rare Earth Elements. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:3357-3368. [PMID: 36790364 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c08395] [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: 06/18/2023]
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To cope with the urgent and unprecedented demands for rare earth elements (REEs) in sophisticated industries, increased attention has been paid to REE recovery from recycled streams. However, the similar geochemical behaviors of REEs and transition metals often result in poor separation performance due to nonselectivity. Here, a unique approach based on the selective transformation between ceria sulfation and iron/manganese mineralization was proposed, leading to the enhancement of the selective separation of REEs. The mechanism of the selective transformation of minerals could be ascribed to the distinct geochemical and metallurgical properties of ions, resulting in different combinations of cations and anions. According to hard-soft acid-base (HSAB) theory, the strong Lewis acid of Ce(III) was inclined to combine with the hard base of sulfates (SO42-), while the borderline acid of Fe(II)/Mn(II) prefers to interact with oxygen ions (O2-). Both in situ characterization and density functional theory (DFT) calculation further revealed that such selective transformation might trigger by the generation of an oxygen vacancy on the surface of CeO2, leading to the formation of Ce2(SO4)3 and Fe/Mn spinel. Although the electron density difference of the configurations (CeO2-x-SO4, Fe2O3-x-SO4, and MnO2-x-SO4) shared a similar direction of the electron transfer from the metals to the sulfate-based oxygen, the higher electron depletion of Ce (QCe = -1.91 e) than Fe (QFe = -1.66 e) and Mn (QMn = -1.64 e) indicated the higher stability in the Ce-O-S complex, resulting in the larger adsorption energy of CeO2-x-SO4 (-6.88 eV) compared with Fe2O3-x-SO4 (-3.10 eV) and MnO2-x-SO4 (-2.49 eV). This research provided new insights into the selective transformation of REEs and transition metals in pyrometallurgy and thus offered a new approach for the selective recovery of REEs from secondary resources.
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- Fengping Zhou
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Remediation Technology, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Remediation Technology, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Remediation Technology, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Remediation Technology, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Remediation Technology, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory for Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Remediation Technology, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518057, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Remediation Technology, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil Remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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