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Chen M, Li Y, Zhu R, Zhu J, He H. Kinetics of Oriented Attachment of Mica Crystals. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:1367-1377. [PMID: 38174702 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c03892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Oriented attachment (OA), that is, the coalescence of crystals through attachment on coaligned crystal faces, is a nonclassical crystal growth process. Before attachment, a mesocrystal consisting of coaligned parallel crystals but with liquid separating them was observed. Fundamental questions such as why OA is kinetically favored and whether a mesocrystal stage is a prerequisite for OA are raised. Through combining brute-force molecular dynamics simulations and path samplings based on extensive umbrella simulations, we address these questions with a case study on the OA of a mica nanocrystal onto a mica crystal substrate in water. Brute-force simulations show that if two mica crystals are attached but largely misaligned, coalignment hardly appears. Thus, if OA is possible, then coalignment must appear before the attachment between crystals. Electrophoresis of the nanocrystal toward the substrate surface is spontaneous, but mesocrystal formation is occasional, also shown by brute-force simulations. Free energies along different pathways show that OA is spontaneous and kinetically favored over non-OA, and a mesocrystal formation is just a bifurcation in the pathway. OA is through a pathway in which the nanocrystal is tilted with respect to the substrate. Part of the nanocrystal is attached to the substrate first, and then, OA is gradually completed. Once a mesocrystal is occasionally formed, then a jump event is needed for the nanocrystal to get back to the OA pathway. The sampling technique here can hopefully guide the design of nanostructured materials facilitated by OA.
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- Meng Chen
- CAS Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Institutions of Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Guangzhou 510640, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Institutions of Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Guangzhou 510640, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou 510640, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Institutions of Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Guangzhou 510640, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou 510640, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Institutions of Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Guangzhou 510640, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou 510640, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Institutions of Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Guangzhou 510640, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou 510640, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Biazar E, Heidari Keshel S, Niazi V, Vazifeh Shiran N, Saljooghi R, Jarrahi M, Mehdipour Arbastan A. Morphological, cytotoxicity, and coagulation assessments of perlite as a new hemostatic biomaterial. RSC Adv 2023; 13:6171-6180. [PMID: 36825295 PMCID: PMC9941756 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra07795g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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Hemorrhage control is vital for clinical outcomes after surgical treatment and pre-hospital trauma injuries. Numerous biomaterials have been investigated to control surgical and traumatic bleeding. In this study, for the first time, perlite was introduced as an aluminosilicate biomaterial and compared with other ceramics such as kaolin and bentonite in terms of morphology, cytotoxicity, mutagenicity, and hemostatic evaluations. Cellular studies showed that perlite has excellent viability, good cell adhesion, and high anti-mutagenicity. Coagulation results demonstrated that the shortest clotting time (140 seconds with a concentration of 50 mg mL-1) was obtained for perlite samples compared to other samples. Therefore, perlite seems most efficient as a biocompatible ceramic for hemorrhage control and other biomaterial designs.
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- Esmaeil Biazar
- Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Group, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Islamic Azad University Tonekabon Branch Tonekabon Iran +981154271105 +981154271105
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- Department of Tissue Engineering and Applied Cell Sciences, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran +989125870517 +989125870517.,Medical Nanotechnology and Tissue Engineering Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
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- Stem Cell Research Center, Golestan University of Medical ScienceGorganIran,Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Medical Technologies, Golestan University of Medical ScienceGorganIran
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- Department of Hematology and Blood Banking, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares UniversityTehranIran
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- Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Group, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Islamic Azad University Tonekabon Branch Tonekabon Iran +981154271105 +981154271105
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- Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Group, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Islamic Azad University Tonekabon Branch Tonekabon Iran +981154271105 +981154271105
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad UniversityTonekabon BranchTonekabonIran
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Gao P, Liu X, Guo Z, Tournassat C. Acid-Base Properties of Cis-Vacant Montmorillonite Edge Surfaces: A Combined First-Principles Molecular Dynamics and Surface Complexation Modeling Approach. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:1342-1352. [PMID: 36627109 PMCID: PMC9878716 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c07171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Montmorillonite layer edge surfaces have pH-dependent properties, which arises from the acid-base reactivity of their surface functional groups. Edge surface acidity (with intrinsic reaction equilibrium constant, pKa) is a chemical property that is affected by crystal structure. While a cis-vacant structure predominates in natural montmorillonites, prior molecular-level studies assume a centrosymmetric trans-vacant configuration, which potentially leads to an incorrect prediction of montmorillonite acid-base surface properties. We computed intrinsic acidity constants of the surface sites of a montmorillonite layer with a cis-vacant structure using the first-principles molecular dynamics-based vertical energy gap method. We evaluated pKa values for both non-substituted and Mg-substituted layers on common edge surfaces (i.e., surfaces perpendicular to [010], [01̅0], [110], and [1̅1̅0] crystallographic directions). The functional groups ≡Si(OH), ≡Al(OH2)2/≡Al(OH)(OH2), and ≡SiO(OH)Al sites on surfaces perpendicular to [010] and [01̅0] and ≡Si(OH)U, ≡Si(OH)L, ≡Al(OH2), and ≡Al(OH2)2 on surfaces perpendicular to [110] and [1̅1̅0] determine the proton reactivity of non-substituted cis-vacant edge surfaces. Moreover, the structural OH sites on edge surfaces had extremely high pKa values, which do not show reactivity at a common pH. Meanwhile, Mg2+ substitution results in an increase in pKa values at local or adjacent sites, in which the effect is limited by the distance between the sites. A surface complexation model was built with predicted pKa values, which enabled us to predict surface properties as a function of pH and ionic strength. Edge surface charge of both trans- and cis-vacant models has little dependence on Mg2+ substitutions, but the dependence on the crystal plane orientation is strong. In particular, at pH below 7, edge surfaces are positively or negatively charged depending on their orientation. Implications of these findings on contaminant adsorption by smectites are discussed.
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- Pengyuan Gao
- Radiochemistry
Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
- Frontiers
Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou
University, Lanzhou 730000, China
- Institut
des Sciences de la Terre d’Orléans, Université
d’Orléans-CNRS-BRGM, Orléans 45071, France
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- State
Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences
and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
- Frontiers
Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Radiochemistry
Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
- Frontiers
Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou
University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Institut
des Sciences de la Terre d’Orléans, Université
d’Orléans-CNRS-BRGM, Orléans 45071, France
- Earth and
Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Shen X, Bourg IC. Interaction between Hydrated Smectite Clay Particles as a Function of Salinity (0-1 M) and Counterion Type (Na, K, Ca). THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2022; 126:20990-20997. [PMID: 37881773 PMCID: PMC10595998 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c04636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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Swelling clay minerals control the hydrologic and mechanical properties of many soils, sediments, and sedimentary rocks. This important and well-known phenomenon remains challenging to predict because it emerges from complex multiscale couplings between aqueous chemistry and colloidal interaction mechanics in nanoporous clay assemblages, for which predictive models remain elusive. In particular, the predominant theory of colloidal interactions across fluid films, the widely used Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek model, fails to predict the ubiquitous existence of stable swelling states at interparticle distances below 3 nm that are stabilized by specific inter-atomic interactions in overlapping electrical double layers between the charged clay surfaces. Atomistic simulations have the potential to generate detailed insights into the mechanisms of these interactions. Recently, we developed a metadynamics-based molecular dynamics simulation methodology that can predict the free energy of interaction between parallel smectite clay particles in a wide range of interparticle distances (from 0.3 to 3 nm) and salinities (from 0.0 to 1.0 M NaCl). Here, we extend this work by characterizing the sensitivity of interparticle interactions to counterion type (Na, K, Ca). We establish a detailed picture of the free energy of interaction of parallel clay particles across water films as the sum of five interaction mechanisms with different sensitivities to salinity, counterion type, and interparticle distance.
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- Xinyi Shen
- Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering and High Meadows Environmental Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey08544, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering and High Meadows Environmental Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey08544, United States
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Interfacial Interaction of Clay and Saturates in Petroleum-Contaminated Soil: Effect of Clay Surface Heterogeneity. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27227950. [PMID: 36432055 PMCID: PMC9692532 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27227950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Petroleum-contaminated soil (PCS) exhibits a variety of oil-soil interfacial properties. Surface heterogeneity of soil particles is one of the most critical influencing aspects. The interaction energies of the heterogeneous surfaces of montmorillonite (Mnt) and kaolinite (Kln) for saturates adsorption were determined by molecular simulation to be -1698.88 ± 0.67 (001 surface of Mnt), -73.81 ± 0.51 (010 edge of Mnt), -3086.33 ± 0.46 (001 surface of Kln), and -850.17 ± 0.74 (010 edge of Kln) kJ/mol, respectively. The adsorption of both clays with saturates relied on van der Waals forces, and the edges of Mnt were hardly adsorbed with saturates. According to adhesive force measurements, the oil-clay interaction forces of Mnt and Kln were 111.18 ± 0.01 and 122.65 ± 0.03 μN, respectively. In agreement with the simulations, Kln adsorbed saturates more strongly. Dynamic interfacial rheology and liquid viscoelasticity also revealed differences in adsorption behaviors between Mnt-saturates and Kln-saturates. It demonstrated that in the case of relatively low clay concentrations, the impact of particle surface heterogeneity on the adsorption process was stronger than that of structure even though Mnt had multilayer structures. Moreover, in thermodynamic adsorption experiments, it was evident that Kln adsorbed more oil than Mnt at the adsorption equilibrium states even though both were multilayer adsorptions and the adsorption amounts declined with increasing temperature. Simultaneously, the characteristics of the thermal adsorption of clay and saturates with different proportions were consistent with clay dispersion in saturates, and Kln released more heat being combined with oil. Overall, the heterogeneity of clay particles strongly affects the oil-clay interfacial chemical behaviors, causing more difficulty in treating PCS containing Kln than those containing Mnt. These results provide a theoretical basis for PCS treatment technology.
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Chen N, Geng M, Huang D, Tan M, Li Z, Liu G, Zhu C, Fang G, Zhou D. Hydroxyl radical formation during oxygen-mediated oxidation of ferrous iron on mineral surface: Dependence on mineral identity. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 434:128861. [PMID: 35405609 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Many studies have examined the redox behavior of ferrous ions (Fe(II)) sorbed to mineral surfaces. However, the associated hydroxyl radical (•OH) formation during Fe(II) oxidation by O2 was rarely investigated at circumneutral pH. Therefore, we examined •OH formation during oxygenation of adsorbed Fe(II) (Fe(II)sorbed) on common minerals. Results showed that 16.7 ± 0.4-25.6 ± 0.3 μM of •OH was produced in Fe(II) and α/γ-Al2O3 systems after oxidation of 24 h, much more than in systems with dissolved Fe(II) (Fe2+aq) alone (10.3 ± 0.1 μM). However, •OH production in Fe(II) and α-FeOOH/α-Fe2O3 systems (6.9 ± 0.1-8.3 ± 0.1 μM) slightly decreased compared to Fe2+aq only. Further analyses showed that enhanced oxidation of Fe(II)sorbed was responsible for the increased •OH production in the Fe(II)/Al2O3 systems. In comparison, less Fe(II) was oxidized in the α-FeOOH/α-Fe2O3 systems, which was probably ascribed to the quick electron-transfer between Fe(II)sorbed and Fe(III) lattice due to their semiconductor properties and induced formation of high-crystalline Fe(II) phases that hindered Fe(II) oxidation and •OH formation. The types of minerals and solution pH strongly affected Fe(II) oxidation and •OH production, which consequently impacted phenol degradation. This study highlights that the properties of minerals exert great impacts on surface-Fe(II) oxidation and •OH production during water/soil redox fluctuations.
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- Ning Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China.
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Walch H, von der Kammer F, Hofmann T. Freshwater suspended particulate matter-Key components and processes in floc formation and dynamics. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 220:118655. [PMID: 35665676 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Freshwater suspended particulate matter (SPM) plays an important role in many biogeochemical cycles and serves multiple ecosystem functions. Most SPM is present as complex floc-like aggregate structures composed of various minerals and organic matter from the molecular to the organism level. Flocs provide habitat for microbes and feed for larger organisms. They constitute microbial bioreactors, with prominent roles in carbon and inorganic nutrient cycles, and transport nutrients as well as pollutants, affecting sediments, inundation zones, and the ocean. Composition, structure, size, and concentration of SPM flocs are subject to high spatiotemporal variability. Floc formation processes and compositional or morphological dynamics can be established around three functional components: phyllosilicates, iron oxides/(oxy)hydroxides (FeOx), and microbial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). These components and their interactions increase heterogeneity in surface properties, enhancing flocculation. Phyllosilicates exhibit intrinsic heterogeneities in surface charge and hydrophobicity. They are preferential substrates for precipitation or attachment of reactive FeOx. FeOx form patchy coatings on minerals, especially on phyllosilicates, which increase surface charge heterogeneities. Both, phyllosilicates and FeOx strongly adsorb natural organic matter (NOM), preferentially certain EPS. EPS comprise various substances with heterogeneous properties that make them a sticky mixture, enhancing flocculation. Microbial metabolism, and thus EPS release, is supported by the high adsorption capacity and favorable nutrient composition of phyllosilicates, and FeOx supply essential Fe.
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- Helene Walch
- Department of Environmental Geosciences, Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, UZA II, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Environmental Geosciences, Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, UZA II, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Environmental Geosciences, Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, UZA II, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Mechanisms for cation exchange at the interfaces of montmorillonite nanoparticles: Insights for Pb2+ control. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Satpathy A, Catalano JG, Giammar DE. Reduction of U(VI) on Chemically Reduced Montmorillonite and Surface Complexation Modeling of Adsorbed U(IV). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:4111-4120. [PMID: 35290018 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c06814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Adsorption and subsequent reduction of U(VI) on Fe(II)-bearing clay minerals can control the mobility of uranium in subsurface environments. Clays such as montmorillonite provide substantial amounts of the reactive surface area in many subsurface environments, and montmorillonite-containing materials are used in the storage of spent nuclear fuel. We investigated the extent of reduction of U(VI) by Fe(II)-bearing montmorillonite at different pH values and sodium concentrations using X-ray absorption spectroscopy and chemical extractions. Nearly complete reduction of U(VI) to U(IV) occurred at a low sodium concentration at both pH 3 and 6. At pH 6 and a high sodium concentration, which inhibits U(VI) binding at cation-exchange sites, the extent of U(VI) reduction was only 70%. Surface-bound U(VI) on unreduced montmorillonite was more easily extracted into solution with bicarbonate than surface-bound U(IV) generated by reduction of U(VI) on Fe(II)-bearing montmorillonite. We developed a nonelectrostatic surface complexation model to interpret the equilibrium adsorption of U(IV) on Fe(II)-bearing montmorillonite as a function of pH and sodium concentration. These findings establish the potential importance of structural Fe(II) in low iron content smectites in controlling uranium mobility in subsurface environments.
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- Anshuman Satpathy
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, United States
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- Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, United States
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Shoaib M, Khan S, Wani OB, Abdala A, Seiphoori A, Bobicki ER. Modulation of soft glassy dynamics in aqueous suspensions of an anisotropic charged swelling clay through pH adjustment. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 606:860-872. [PMID: 34425273 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.08.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS Sodium-montmorillonite (Na-Mt) particles are geometrically anisometric that carry a pH dependent anisotropic surface charge. Therefore, it should be possible to manipulate the particle-particle interaction of colloidal range Na-Mt suspensions through pH changes which in turn should alter the soft glassy dynamics of Na-Mt suspensions. EXPERIMENTS Rheological experiments were used to probe the impact of pH mediated colloidal particle-particle interaction on the physical aging, linear viscoelastic response, and yield stress behavior of Na-Mt suspension. FINDINGS The temporal evolution of the storage modulus (G') was stronger in the acid regime (pH < 9.5) than the base (pH ≥ 9.5) pH regime. Horizontal shifting of the aging curves in the acid and base regimes led to aging time-H+ concentration and aging time-OH- concentration superposition. An aging time-Na-Mt concentration superposition was also observed in both pH regimes. The critical stress associated with the viscosity bifurcation behavior increased linearly with G' but with different slopes for acid and base regime. We propose that positively charged patches on the Na-Mt particle edge merge with the characteristic surface as a function of H+ ions in the system. This leads to a strongly associated microstructure at low pH and a relatively weak but associated microstructure at natural pH, hence confirming the hypothesis.
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- Mohammad Shoaib
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada Ontario, M5S 3E5, Canada.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada Ontario, M5S 3E5, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada Ontario, M5S 3E5, Canada
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- Chemical Engineering Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar, P.O. 23874, Doha, Qatar.
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- Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada Ontario, M5S 3E5, Canada.
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Shoaib M, Molaei N, Bobicki ER. Physical aging in aqueous nematic gels of a swelling nanoclay: sol (phase) to gel (state) transition. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 24:4703-4714. [PMID: 34724011 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp03399a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Aqueous dispersions of geometrically anisometric, nano-sized sodium-montmorillonite (Na-Mt) display a sol-gel transition at very low solids concentrations. The microstructure of the gel formed at very low ionic strengths is considered electrostatically repulsive with a nematic character, and the gel state at ionic strengths where Debye length is of the order of particle size is conjectured to be free of physical aging. We investigated the nature of osmotically prepared Na-Mt dispersions at low ionic strength (∼10-5 M), below and above the gel point. The sol phase exhibited very low yield stress compared to the gel state, without any sign of physical aging, thus behaving as an equilibrium state. In contrast, the gel exhibited signatures of physical aging, that is, an evolving microstructure that consolidated with time when left undisturbed thus behaving as out of equilibrium state. The physical aging behaviour became more pronounced at Na-Mt concentrations far above the gel point. A critical shear rate existed, below which no stable flows were possible in the gel state representing the microstructural reorganization timescale. Overall, Na-Mt dispersions in the gel state behave like systems that were out of equilibrium with an ever-evolving microstructure, in opposition to the assumption that low ionic strength Na-Mt gels are in an equilibrium phase. The possible origin of physical aging, such as the reversible orientation of Brownian anisotropic particles, stiffening of an existing microstructure, or reorganization of microstructure towards minimal energy configuration is discussed in detail.
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- Mohammad Shoaib
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada Ontario, M5S 3E5, Canada.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada Ontario, M5S 3E5, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada Ontario, M5S 3E5, Canada.
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Lo Dico G, Nuñez ÁP, Carcelén V, Haranczyk M. Machine-learning-accelerated multimodal characterization and multiobjective design optimization of natural porous materials. Chem Sci 2021; 12:9309-9317. [PMID: 34349900 PMCID: PMC8278955 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc00816a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Natural porous materials such as nanoporous clays are used as green and low-cost adsorbents and catalysts. The key factors determining their performance in these applications are the pore morphology and surface activity, which are typically represented by properties such as specific surface area, pore volume, micropore content and pH. The latter may be modified and tuned to specific applications through material processing and/or chemical treatment. Characterization of the material, raw or processed, is typically performed experimentally, which can become costly especially in the context of tuning of the properties towards specific application requirements and needing numerous experiments. In this work, we present an application of tree-based machine learning methods trained on experimental datasets to accelerate the characterization of natural porous materials. The resulting models allow reliable prediction of the outcomes of experimental characterization of processed materials (R 2 from 0.78 to 0.99) as well as identification of key factors contributing to those properties through feature importance analysis. Furthermore, the high throughput of the models enables exploration of processing parameter-property correlations and multiobjective optimization of prototype materials towards specific applications. We have applied these methodologies to pinpoint and rationalize optimal processing conditions for clays exploitable in acid catalysis. One of such identified materials was synthesized and tested revealing appreciable acid character improvement with respect to the pristine material. Specifically, it achieved 79% removal of chlorophyll-a in acid catalyzed degradation.
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- Giulia Lo Dico
- IMDEA Materials Institute C/Eric Kandel 2 28906 Getafe Madrid Spain
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Getafe Spain
- Tolsa Group Carretera de Madrid a Rivas Jarama, 35 Madrid Spain
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- IMDEA Materials Institute C/Eric Kandel 2 28906 Getafe Madrid Spain
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Zhu C, Huang X, Li T, Wang Q, Yang G. Mechanisms for Cr(VI) reduction by alcohols over clay edges: Reactive differences between ethanol and ethanediol, and selective conversions to Cr(IV), Cr(III) and Cr(II) species. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 603:37-47. [PMID: 34186408 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.06.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 06/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Catalytic reduction by alcohols over clay minerals works efficiently under a wide range of pH and represents an emerging approach to control Cr(VI) contamination. Herein, mechanisms for Cr(VI) adsorption and reduction at clay edges are addressed by dispersion-corrected periodic DFT calculations, considering different active sites, and types (monohydric and polyhydric) and coverage of alcohols. Cr(VI) adsorbs favorably at clay edges, forming direct bonds and strong H-bonds. Mechanisms for Cr(VI) reduction by alcohols are largely determined by π-conjugation development, and efficient conversion conduces to Cr(VI) removal. Cr(II), Cr(III) and Cr(IV) are useful for different purposes, and high selectivity towards these products is realized through rational catalysts design: 1) Cr(IV) dominates at Al3+ site with all ethanol coverage, Al3+ site with high-coverage ethanediol, and Mg2+ site with low-coverage ethanol; 2) Cr(III) dominates at Al3+ and Mg2+ sites with low-coverage ethanediol; 3) Cr(II) dominates at Mg2+ site with high-coverage ethanol or ethanediol. Results agree finely with experimental observations available, and significant new insights have been provided for Cr management and recycling. Detailed electronic structure and vibrational analyses, which can also guide future experimental studies, manifest that Cr(VI) reduction progresses are effectively monitored by ESR and FT-IR techniques.
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- Chang Zhu
- College of Resources and Environments & Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soil Multi-scale Interfacial Process, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environments & Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soil Multi-scale Interfacial Process, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environments & Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soil Multi-scale Interfacial Process, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environments & Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soil Multi-scale Interfacial Process, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environments & Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soil Multi-scale Interfacial Process, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
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Mahamat Ahmat A, Mamindy-Pajany Y. Over-sulfated soils and sediments treatment: A brief discussion on performance disparities of biological and non-biological methods throughout the literature. WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTES AND PUBLIC CLEANSING ASSOCIATION, ISWA 2021; 39:528-545. [PMID: 33461442 DOI: 10.1177/0734242x20982053] [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: 06/12/2023]
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High sulfate concentrations in industrial effluents as well as solid materials (excavated soils, dredged sediments, etc.) are a major hindrance for circular economy outlooks. SO42- acceptability standards are indeed increasingly restrictive, given the potential outcomes for public health and ecosystems. This literature review deals with the treatment pathways relying on precipitation, adsorption and microbial redox principles. Although satisfactory removal performances can be achieved with each of them, significant yield differences are displayed throughout the bibliography. The challenge here was to identify the parameters leading to this variability and to assess their impact. The precipitation pathway is based on the formation of two main minerals (ettringite and barite). It can lead to total sulfate removal but can also be limited by aqueous wastes chemistry. Stabilizer kinetics of formation and equilibrium are highly constrained by background properties such as pH, Eh, SO42- saturation state and inhibiting metal occurrences. Regarding the adsorption route, sorbents' intrinsic features such as the qmax parameter govern removal yields. Concerning the microbial pathway, the chemical oxygen demand/SO42- ratio and the hydraulic retention time, which are classically evoked as yield variation factors, appear here to be weakly influential. The effect of these parameters seems to be overridden by the influence of electron donors, which constitute a first order factor of variability. A second order variability can be read according to the nature of these electron donors. Approaches using simple monomers (ethanol lactates, etc.) perform better than those using predominantly ligneous organic matter.
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- Adoum Mahamat Ahmat
- Laboratoire de Génie Civil et géo-Environnement (LGCgE), IMT-Lille-Douai, France
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Sorption of chemicals onto soil particle surfaces is an important process controlling their availability for uptake by organisms and loss from soils to ground and surface waters. The mechanisms of chemical sorption are inner- and outer-sphere adsorption and precipitation onto mineral surfaces. Factors that determine the sorption behavior are properties of soil mineral and organic matter surfaces and properties of the sorbing chemicals (including valence, electron configuration, and hydrophobicity). Because soils are complex heterogeneous mixtures, measuring sorption mechanisms is challenging; however, advancements analytical methods have made direct determination of sorption mechanisms possible. In this review, historical and modern research that supports the mechanistic understanding of sorption mechanisms in soils is discussed. Sorption mechanisms covered include cation exchange, outer-sphere adsorption, inner-sphere adsorption, surface precipitation, and ternary adsorption complexes.
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You X, Liu S, Dai C, Zhong G, Duan Y, Guo Y, Makhinov AN, Júnior JTA, Tu Y, Leong KH. Effects of EDTA on adsorption of Cd(II) and Pb(II) by soil minerals in low-permeability layers: batch experiments and microscopic characterization. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:41623-41638. [PMID: 32691313 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10149-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) can serve as a washing agent in the remediation of low-permeability layers contaminated by heavy metals (HMs). Therefore, batch adsorption experiments, where pure quartz (SM1) and mineral mixtures (SM2) were used as typical soil minerals (SMs) in low-permeability layers, were implemented to explore the effects of different EDTA concentrations, pH, and exogenous chemicals on the HM-SM-EDTA adsorption system. As the EDTA concentration increased, it gradually cut down the maximum Cd adsorption capacities of SM1 and SM2 from approximately 135 to 55 mg/kg and 2660 to 1453 mg/kg; and the maximum Pb adsorption capacities of SM1 and SM2 were reduced from 660 to 306 mg/kg and 19,677 to 19,262 mg/kg, respectively. When the initial mole ratio (MR = moles of HM ions/sum of moles of HM ions and EDTA) was closer to 0.5, the effect of EDTA was more effective. Additionally, EDTA worked well at pH below 7.0 and 4.0 for Cd and Pb, respectively. Low-molecular-weight organic acids (LMWOAs) affected the system mainly by bridging, complexation, adsorption site competition, and reductive dissolution. Cu2+, Fe2+ ions could significantly increase the Cd and Pb adsorption onto SM2. Notably, there were characteristic changes in mineral particles, including attachment of EDTA and microparticles, agglomeration, connection, and smoother surfaces, making the specific surface area (SSA) decrease from 16.73 to 12.59 m2/g. All findings indicated that EDTA could effectively and economically reduce the HM adsorption capacity of SMs at the reasonable MR value, contact time, and pH; EDTA reduced the HM adsorption capacity of SMs not only by complexation with HM ions but also by decreasing SSA and blocking active sites. Hence, the acquired insight from the presented study can help to promote the remediation of contaminated low-permeability layers in groundwater.
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- Xueji You
- Department of Hydraulic Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Department of Hydraulic Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China
- The Yangtze River Water Environment Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Department of Hydraulic Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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- Department of Hydraulic Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, No. 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai, 200234, China.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7, Canada
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- Institute of Water and Ecology Problems, Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Khabarovsk, Russia
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, No. 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 31900, Kampar, Perak, Malaysia
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Shen X, Bourg IC. Molecular dynamics simulations of the colloidal interaction between smectite clay nanoparticles in liquid water. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 584:610-621. [PMID: 33223241 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Colloidal interactions between clay nanoparticles have been studied extensively because of their strong influence on the hydrology and mechanics of many soils and sedimentary media. The predominant theory used to describe these interactions is the Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) model, a framework widely applied in colloidal and interfacial science that accurately predicts the interactions between charged surfaces across water films at distances greater than ~ 3 nm (i.e., ten water monolayers). Unfortunately, the DLVO model is inaccurate at the shorter interparticle distances that predominate in most subsurface environments. For example, it inherently cannot predict the existence of equilibrium states wherein clay particles adopt interparticle distances equal to the thickness of one, two, or three water monolayers. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have the potential to provide detailed information on the free energy of interaction between clay nanoparticles; however, they have only been used to examine clay swelling and aggregation at interparticle distances below 1 nm. We present the first MD simulation predictions of the free energy of interaction of smectite clay nanoparticles in the entire range of interparticle distances from the large interparticle distances where the DLVO model is accurate (>3 nm) to the short-range swelling states where non-DLVO interactions predominate (<1 nm). Our simulations examine a range of salinities (0.0 to 1.0 M NaCl) and counterion types (Na, K, Ca) and establish a detailed picture of the breakdown of the DLVO model. In particular, they confirm previous theoretical suggestions of the existence of a strong non-DLVO attraction with a range of ~ 3 nm arising from specific ion-clay Coulomb interactions in the electrical double layer.
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- Xinyi Shen
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA; High Meadows Environmental Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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Kéri A, Dähn R, Marques Fernandes M, Scheinost AC, Krack M, Churakov SV. Iron Adsorption on Clays Inferred from Atomistic Simulations and X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2020; 54:11886-11893. [PMID: 32343570 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b07962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The atomistic level understanding of iron speciation and the probable oxidative behavior of iron (Feaq2+ → Fesurf3+) in clay minerals are fundamental for environmental geochemistry of redox reactions. Thermodynamic analyses of wet chemistry data suggest that iron adsorbs on the edge surfaces of clay minerals at distinct structural sites commonly referred as strong and weak sites (with high and low affinity, respectively). In this study, we applied ab initio molecular dynamics simulation to investigate the structure and the stability of the edge surfaces of trans- and cis-vacant montmorillonites. These structures were further used to evaluate the surface complexation energy and to calculate reference ab initio X-ray absorption spectra (XAS) for distinct inner-sphere complexes of iron. The combination of ab initio simulations and XAS allowed us to reveal the Fe-complexation mechanism and to quantify the Fe partitioning between the high and low affinity sites as a function of the oxidation state and loadings. Although iron is mostly present in the Fe3+ form, Fe2+ increasingly co-adsorbs at increasing loadings. Ab initio structure relaxations of several different clay structures with substituted Fe2+/Fe3+ in the bulk or at the surface site showed that the oxidative sorption of ferrous iron is an energetically favored process at several edge surfaces of the Fe-bearing montmorillonite.
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- Annamária Kéri
- Laboratory for Waste Management, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
- Institute for Geological Sciences, University of Bern, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
- Centre for Energy Research, H-1121 Budapest, Hungary
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- Laboratory for Waste Management, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- The Rossendorf Beamline at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), Avenue des Martyrs 71, 38043 Grenoble, France
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- Laboratory for Scientific Computing and Modelling, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Waste Management, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
- Institute for Geological Sciences, University of Bern, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Tough nanocomposite hydrogel based on montmorillonite nanosheets/acrylic acid/acrylamide with copper removal properties. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.124836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Chen N, Fang G, Zhu C, Wu S, Liu G, Dionysiou DD, Wang X, Gao J, Zhou D. Surface-bound radical control rapid organic contaminant degradation through peroxymonosulfate activation by reduced Fe-bearing smectite clays. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 389:121819. [PMID: 31848100 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Heterogeneously activated peroxymonosulfate (PMS)-based advanced oxidation technologies (AOTs) have received increasing attention in contaminated water remediation. However, PMS activation by reduced clay minerals (e.g., reduced Fe-bearing smectite clays) has rarely been explored. Herein, PMS decomposition by reduced Fe-bearing smectite clays was investigated, and the hydroxyl radical (OH) and sulfate radical (SO4-) formation mechanisms were elucidated. Reduced nontronite NAu-2 (R-NAu-2) activated PMS efficiently to induce rapid degradation of diethyl phthalate (DEP) within 30 s. Mössbauer spectroscopy, FTIR and XPS analyses substantiated that distorted trans-coordinated Fe(II)Fe(II)Fe(II)OH entities were mainly responsible for rapid electron transfer to regenerate clay surface Fe(II) for PMS activation. Chemical probe, radical quenching, and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) results confirmed that OH and SO4- were mainly bound to the clay surface rather than in bulk solution, which resulted in the rapid degradation of organic compounds such as DEP, sulfamethoxazole, phenol, chlortetracycline and benzoic acid. Anions such as Cl- and NO3- had a limited effect on DEP degradation, while HCO3- inhibited the DEP degradation due to the increase of reaction pH. This study provides a new PMS activation strategy using reduced Fe-bearing smectite clays that will contribute to rapid degradation of organic contaminants using PMS-based AOTs.
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- Ning Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- Environmental Engineering and Science Program, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering (ChEE), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0071, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu Province, PR China; Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, PR China.
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Xia Q, Wang X, Zeng Q, Guo D, Zhu Z, Chen H, Dong H. Mechanisms of Enhanced Antibacterial Activity by Reduced Chitosan-Intercalated Nontronite. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2020; 54:5207-5217. [PMID: 32101428 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b07185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Previous studies have documented the antibacterial activity of certain iron-containing clays. However, the repulsion between negatively charged bacteria and the clay surface makes this process inefficient. The objective of this study is to improve the bactericidal efficiency of clays by reversing their surface charge from negative to positive. To achieve this objective, positively charged chitosan, a nontoxic and biodegradable polymer, was intercalated into nontronite NAu-2. Chitosan-intercalated NAu-2 (C-NAu-2) was chemically reduced to obtain reduced C-NAu-2 (rC-NAu-2). Relative to reduced nontronite (rNAu-2), the antibacterial activity of rC-NAu-2 is higher and more persistent over a pH range of 6-8. The close spatial association between positively charged rC-NAu-2 and negatively charged bacteria increases the chances of cell membrane attack by extracellular ROS, the influx of soluble Fe2+ into the bacterial cell, and the yield of intracellular ROS. All these factors contribute to the enhanced antibacterial activity of rC-NAu-2. In contrast to rNAu-2 treated E. coli cells, where membrane damage and intracellular ROS/Fe accumulation are restricted to the polar regions, the close bacteria-clay association in rC-NAu-2 results in nonselective membrane damage and more uniform intracellular ROS/Fe distribution across whole bacterial cells. These results advance the antibacterial model by highlighting the importance of bacteria-clay interactions to the antibacterial activity of Fe-bearing clays.
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- Qingyin Xia
- Geomicrobiology Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- Geomicrobiology Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- Geomicrobiology Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- Geomicrobiology Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Geomicrobiology Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- Geomicrobiology Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
- Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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Yang G, Zhou L. Montmorillonite-catalyzed conversions of carbon dioxide to formic acid: Active site, competitive mechanisms, influence factors and origin of high catalytic efficiency. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 563:8-16. [PMID: 31865051 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.12.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2019] [Revised: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Design of heterogeneous catalysts for CO2 conversions to value-added chemicals is highly desirable. Montmorillonite and other clay minerals have been used widely in catalytic reactions including CO2 hydrogenation, while a molecular-level understanding remains lacking. In this study, periodic density functional theory calculations are employed and a comprehensive understanding about montmorillonite-catalyzed CO2 hydrogenation to formic acid is given, including active site, mechanism, influence factors, competitive reaction paths, and origin of superior catalysis. Catechol that is readily available and can also be considered as a fragment of abundantly distributed humic substances is an effective hydrogen source. The penta-coordinated M3+ (M2+) sites of edge surfaces are active sites, and reactions occur preferentially at M2+ rather than M3+ sites. The catalytic activities depend strongly on the identity of M2+ (M3+) cations, and all reaction paths follow the concerted mechanisms transferring two hydrogen atoms in one step, with those producing formate being highly preferred. M2+/Al3+ substitutions and substituent effects are two critical factors to affect catalytic activities, and with synergy of Mg2+/Al3+ substitutions and -NMe2 substituent, reactions are exergonic (-0.09 eV) and activation barriers are so low (0.48 eV) that formate can be facilely produced at ambient conditions. Edge surfaces of clay minerals are bifunctional catalysts, with M2+ cations showing Lewis acids and MOH groups playing similar effects as basic additives. Results provide new insights about heterogeneous catalysis of CO2 hydrogenation and other reactions.
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- Gang Yang
- College of Resources and Environment & Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soil Multi-scale Interfacial Process, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China.
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- College of Resources and Environment & Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soil Multi-scale Interfacial Process, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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You X, Liu S, Dai C, Zhong G, Duan Y, Tu Y. Acceleration and centralization of a back-diffusion process: Effects of EDTA-2Na on cadmium migration in high- and low-permeability systems. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 706:135708. [PMID: 31787287 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Revised: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Pollutant accumulation in the low-permeability zones (LPZs) in groundwater systems is regarded as a secondary source, and its consequent back-diffusion can extend the timeframe of pump-and-treat remediation. However, the bioavailability and mobility of heavy metals and the medium characteristics can be changed during the process. This study investigated the accumulation and back-diffusion law of toxic metals and the effects of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt (EDTA-2Na) on them by implementing a series of tank experiments. In these experiments, a cadmium solution was injected first, and deionized water or EDTA-2Na constantly washed the system consisting of different medium layers. The experimental results showed that the cadmium breakthrough curves had some concentration gradient reverse points where the curves fluctuated with elution by deionized water, which did not exist when EDTA-2Na was the eluent. In these scenarios, the mass of accumulated cadmium in the media before elution was large, with a value of 931 mg (153 mg/kg), when the low-permeability medium was clay. However, when EDTA-2Na was injected together with cadmium, the value dropped to 319 mg (52.3 mg/kg), greatly reducing the cadmium accumulation. Additionally, the use of EDTA-2Na as an eluent resulted in the appearance of a secondary peak in the breakthrough curve, showing that EDTA-2Na accelerated and centralized the back-diffusion. Notably, the reduced cadmium accumulation in LPZs with the elution by EDTA-2Na was partly due to a reduced adsorption capacity of the clay minerals. The above results can advance the technology related to pump-and-treat remediation.
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- Xueji You
- Department of Hydraulic Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Hydraulic Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China; The Yangtze River Water Environment Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Hydraulic Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China.
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- Department of Hydraulic Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, No. 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai 200234, China.
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- School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, No. 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai 200234, China
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Okumura M, Kerisit S, Bourg IC, Lammers LN, Ikeda T, Sassi M, Rosso KM, Machida M. Radiocesium interaction with clay minerals: Theory and simulation advances Post-Fukushima. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2019; 210:105809. [PMID: 30340873 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Revised: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Insights at the microscopic level of the process of radiocesium adsorption and interaction with clay mineral particles have improved substantially over the past several years, triggered by pressing social issues such as management of huge amounts of waste soil accumulated after the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant accident. In particular, computer-based molecular modeling supported by advanced hardware and algorithms has proven to be a powerful approach. Its application can now generally encompass the full complexity of clay particle adsorption sites from basal surfaces to interlayers with inserted water molecules, to edges including fresh and weathered frayed ones. On the other hand, its methodological schemes are now varied from traditional force-field molecular dynamics on large-scale realizations composed of many thousands of atoms including water molecules to first-principles methods on smaller models in rather exacting fashion. In this article, we overview new understanding enabled by simulations across methodological variations, focusing on recent insights that connect with experimental observations, namely: 1) the energy scale for cesium adsorption on the basal surface, 2) progress in understanding the structure of clay edges, which is difficult to probe experimentally, 3) cesium adsorption properties at hydrated interlayer sites, 4) the importance of the size relationship between the ionic radius of cesium and the interlayer distance at frayed edge sites, 5) the migration of cesium into deep interlayer sites, and 6) the effects of nuclear decay of radiocesium. Key experimental observations that motivate these simulation advances are also summarized. Furthermore, some directions toward future solutions of waste soil management are discussed based on the obtained microscopic insights.
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- Masahiko Okumura
- Center for Computational Science and e-Systems, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-0871, Japan.
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Princeton Environmental Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, United States
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States; Earth and Environmental Science Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States
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- Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Quantum Beam Science Research Directorate (QuBS), National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Center for Computational Science and e-Systems, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-0871, Japan
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Chen N, Huang M, Liu C, Fang G, Liu G, Sun Z, Zhou D, Gao J, Gu C. Transformation of tetracyclines induced by Fe(III)-bearing smectite clays under anoxic dark conditions. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 165:114997. [PMID: 31470282 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.114997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Smectite clays are widely found in subsurface soils and waters. Although they strongly sequester tetracyclines (TCs), little is known about their reactions with these antibiotics under dark anoxic conditions. This study investigated the interactions between TCs and Fe-bearing smectite clays and the influences of environmental factors. Fe-bearing smectite clays were shown to significantly induce the transformation of TCs, including tautomerization, dechlorination, and dehydration. Moreover, the adsorbed TCs reduced the structural Fe(III) in clay particles to structural Fe(II) through electron transfer. The transformation of TCs was more readily induced by smectite clays with a higher rather than a lower Fe content. Tetrahedral Fe(III), and distorted cis- or trans-octahedral Fe(III), were more reactive as an electron acceptor than cis-octahedral Fe(III), as observed on the Mössbauer and FTIR spectra. A lower pH facilitated the adsorption of TCs through dimethyl-amino, amide, and conjugated -OH functional groups and induced a higher rate of TCs transformation. The transformation of chlortetracycline (CTC) was faster than that of oxytetracycline or tetracycline (TTC) due to -Cl substitution. The major transformation CTC products included keto-CTC, epi-CTC, iso-CTC, anhydro-CTC and TTC. Mixtures of these transformed products were found to have a higher acute toxicity than their parent compounds to Photobacterium phosphoreum T3. Our study revealed several previously overlooked interactions between TCs and clay particles that could cause these antibiotics to become unstable in the subsurface environment, with negative effects on the soil-borne microbial community.
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- Ning Chen
- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, CAS, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210008, China; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210023, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, CAS, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, CAS, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, CAS, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, CAS, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, CAS, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210008, China; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, CAS, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210008, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210023, China.
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Evaluation of the Sorption Potential of Mineral Materials Using Tetracycline as a Model Pollutant. MINERALS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/min9070453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tetracycline (TC) is among the most used antibiotics in animal feedstock in the EU. Antibiotics’ persistence as emerging pollutants in the environment is evidenced by their long half-life in residual organic-mineral sediments and waters. The risk associated with this persistence favours antibiotic-resistant microbiota, affecting human health and ecosystems. The purpose of the present work is to assess the adsorption of TC into natural clay minerals, synthetic iron hydroxides and calcined sewage sludge. TC adsorption isotherms were performed in three replicated batch tests at three different pH values (4, 6, 8) and TC concentrations (33–1176 mg·L−1). X-Ray diffraction (XRD) mineralogy, cation exchange capacity (CEC), Brunauer, Emmett and Teller specific surface area (BET-SSA) and point of zero charge salt effect (PZSE) were determined for the characterization of materials. Sorption was analysed by means of fitting Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption models, which showed good fitting parameters for the studied materials. Low-charge montmorillonite (LC Mnt) is displays the best sorption capacity for TC at maximum TC concentration (350–300 mgTC·g−1) in the whole range of pH (4–8). Sepiolite and smectites adsorbed 200–250 mgTC·g−1, while illite, calcined sludge or iron hydroxides present the lowest adsorption capacity (<100 mgTC·g−1). Nevertheless, illite, sepiolite and ferrihydrite display high adsorption intensities at low to medium TC concentrations (<300 mg·L−1), even at pH 8, as is expected in wastewater environmental conditions.
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Change in the site density and surface acidity of clay minerals by acid or alkali spills and its effect on pH buffering capacity. Sci Rep 2019; 9:9878. [PMID: 31285476 PMCID: PMC6614462 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-46175-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Changes in the site density and surface acidity constants (i.e. pKa1 and pKa2) of kaolinite and montmorillonite were determined after acid or alkali spills, and pH buffering capacity was evaluated as a parameter of soil function change. Surface complexation modeling with potentiometric titrations and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy showed that acid or alkali spills did not significantly change the surface properties of kaolinite. In montmorillonite, however, acid spills decreased the basal site density from 832 to 737 mmol kg−1 by dissolving substituted octahedral cations and decreased pKa2 from 7.32 to 5.42 by dissolving SiOH. In response to alkali spills, the basal site density increased to 925 mmol kg−1, and the edge site density increased from 84.8 to 253 mmol kg−1 due to AlOH and SiOH formation; thus, pKa2 decreased to 6.78. The pH buffering capacity of acid- or alkali-spilled kaolinite at pH 6 did not significantly change, while that of acid- or alkali-spilled montmorillonite increased from 30.3 to 35.9 and 56.0 mmol kg−1, respectively. Our results indicate that these spills greatly altered the surface properties of montmorillonite, but unexpectedly, increased the pH buffering capacity of montmorillonite.
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Okumura M, Kerisit S, Bourg IC, Lammers LN, Ikeda T, Sassi M, Rosso KM, Machida M. Radiocesium interaction with clay minerals: Theory and simulation advances Post-Fukushima. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2018; 189:135-145. [PMID: 29665576 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Revised: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Insights at the microscopic level of the process of radiocesium adsorption and interaction with clay mineral particles have improved substantially over the past several years, triggered by pressing social issues such as management of huge amounts of waste soil accumulated after the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant accident. In particular, computer-based molecular modeling supported by advanced hardware and algorithms has proven to be a powerful approach. Its application can now generally encompass the full complexity of clay particle adsorption sites from basal surfaces to interlayers with inserted water molecules, to edges including fresh and weathered frayed ones. On the other hand, its methodological schemes are now varied from traditional force-field molecular dynamics on large-scale realizations composed of many thousands of atoms including water molecules to first-principles methods on smaller models in rather exacting fashion. In this article, we overview new understanding enabled by simulations across methodological variations, focusing on recent insights that connect with experimental observations, namely: 1) the energy scale for cesium adsorption on the basal surface, 2) progress in understanding the structure of clay edges, which is difficult to probe experimentally, 3) cesium adsorption properties at hydrated interlayer sites, 4) the importance of the size relationship between the ionic radius of cesium and the interlayer distance at frayed edge sites, 5) the migration of cesium into deep interlayer sites, and 6) the effects of nuclear decay of radiocesium. Key experimental observations that motivate these simulation advances are also summarized. Furthermore, some directions toward future solutions of waste soil management are discussed based on the obtained microscopic insights.
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- Masahiko Okumura
- Center for Computational Science and e-Systems, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-0871, Japan.
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Princeton Environmental Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, United States
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- Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States; Earth and Environmental Science Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States
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- Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Quantum Beam Science Research Directorate (QuBS), National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Center for Computational Science and e-Systems, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-0871, Japan
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Zhang C, Liu X, Tinnacher RM, Tournassat C. Mechanistic Understanding of Uranyl Ion Complexation on Montmorillonite Edges: A Combined First-Principles Molecular Dynamics-Surface Complexation Modeling Approach. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:8501-8509. [PMID: 29949352 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b02504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Systematic first-principles molecular dynamics (FPMD) simulations were carried out to study the structures, free energies, and acidity constants of UO22+ surface complexes on montmorillonite in order to elucidate the surface complexation mechanisms of the uranyl ion (UO22+) on clay mineral edges at the atomic scale. Four representative complexing sites were investigated, that is, ≡Al(OH)2 and ≡AlOHSiO on the (010) surface and ≡AlOHOa and ≡SiOOa on the (110) surface. The results show that uranyl ions form bidentate complexes on these sites. All calculated binding free energies for these complexes are very similar. These bidentate complexes can be hydrolyzed, and their corresponding derived p Ka values (around 5.0 and 9.0 for p Ka1 and p Ka2, respectively) indicate that UO2(OH)+ and UO2(OH)2 surface groups are the dominant surface species in the environmental pH range. The OH groups of UO2(OH)2 surface complexes can act as complexing sites for subsequent metals. Additional simulations showed that such multinuclear adsorption is feasible and can be important at high pH. Furthermore, FPMD simulation results served as input parameters for an electrostatic thermodynamic surface complexation model (SCM) that adequately reproduced adsorption data from the literature. Overall, this study provides an improved understanding of UO22+ complexation on clay mineral edge surfaces.
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- Chi Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry , California State University East Bay , Hayward , California 94542 , United States
- Energy Geosciences Division , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry , California State University East Bay , Hayward , California 94542 , United States
- BRGM , Orléans 45060 , France
- Univ. Orléans, CNRS, BRGM, ISTO, UMR 7327 , F-45071 , Orléans , France
- Energy Geosciences Division , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
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Ho TA, Greathouse JA, Lee AS, Criscenti LJ. Enhanced Ion Adsorption on Mineral Nanoparticles. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:5926-5934. [PMID: 29746135 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b00680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Classical molecular dynamics simulation was used to study the adsorption of Na+, Ca2+, Ba2+, and Cl- ions on gibbsite edge (1 0 0), basal (0 0 1), and nanoparticle (NP) surfaces. The gibbsite NP consists of both basal and edge surfaces. Simulation results indicate that Na+ and Cl- ions adsorb on both (1 0 0) and (0 0 1) surfaces as inner-sphere species (i.e., no water molecules between an ion and the surface). Outer-sphere Cl- ions (i.e., one water molecule between an ion and the surface) were also found on these surfaces. On the (1 0 0) edge, Ca2+ ions adsorb as inner-sphere and outer-sphere complexes, whereas on the (0 0 1) surface, outer-sphere Ca2+ ions are the dominant species. Ba2+ ions were found as inner-sphere and outer-sphere complexes on both surfaces. Calculated ion surface coverages indicate that, for all ions, surface coverages are always higher on the basal surface compared to those on the edge surface. More importantly, surface coverages for cations on the gibbsite NP are always higher than those calculated for the (1 0 0) and (0 0 1) surfaces. This enhanced ion adsorption behavior for the NP is due to the significant number of inner-sphere cations found at NP corners. Outer-sphere cations do not contribute to the enhanced surface coverage. In addition, there is no ion adsorption enhancement observed for the Cl- ion. Our work provides a molecular-scale understanding of the relative significance of ion adsorption onto gibbsite basal versus edge surfaces and demonstrates the corner effect on ion adsorption on NPs.
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- Tuan A Ho
- Geochemistry Department , Sandia National Laboratories , Albuquerque , New Mexico 87185 , United States
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- Geochemistry Department , Sandia National Laboratories , Albuquerque , New Mexico 87185 , United States
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- Geochemistry Department , Sandia National Laboratories , Albuquerque , New Mexico 87185 , United States
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- Geochemistry Department , Sandia National Laboratories , Albuquerque , New Mexico 87185 , United States
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Wang C, Guo Z, Hong R, Gao J, Guo Y, Gu C. A novel method for synthesis of polyaniline and its application for catalytic degradation of atrazine in a Fenton-like system. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 197:576-584. [PMID: 29407820 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.01.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Revised: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Recently, polyaniline (PANI) has received widespread attention for the free volume, optical transmittance and electrical conductivity. In this study, a chemical vapor deposition method was developed to synthesize the conductive PANI-clay composite catalyzed by Fe(III)-saturated attapulgite (Fe(III)-ATTP). The reaction is initiated by the electron transfer from aniline (ANI) to Fe(III), subsequently generating ANI radical cation. The radical could further polymerize and form PANI in the constrained micropore structure of ATTP. The Raman, Fourier transform infrared and X-ray photoelectron spectra confirmed the formation of PANI on Fe(III)-ATTP surface by comparison with the PANI standard. The newly synthesized Fe(III)-ATTP-PANI composite exhibited superior reactivity as indicated by the efficient dissipation of atrazine in the presence of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and the degradation rate increased up to almost 150 times compared to Fe(III)-ATTP. The higher reactivity of Fe(III)-ATTP-PANI/H2O2 system was attributed to the accelerated electron transfer, the formation of ferrous ions, and the enhanced adsorption of atrazine onto attapulgite. Furthermore, our experimental results demonstrated that Fe(III)-ATTP-PANI showed good stability and it could be reused for several reaction cycles with high reactivity. This new material could act as an environmental-friendly catalyst in Fenton-like reaction system and show promising potential to effectively eliminate many persistent organic contaminants.
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- Chao Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China.
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Mousa M, Evans ND, Oreffo RO, Dawson JI. Clay nanoparticles for regenerative medicine and biomaterial design: A review of clay bioactivity. Biomaterials 2018; 159:204-214. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Revised: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 12/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ho TA, Greathouse JA, Wang Y, Criscenti LJ. Atomistic Structure of Mineral Nano-aggregates from Simulated Compaction and Dewatering. Sci Rep 2017; 7:15286. [PMID: 29127405 PMCID: PMC5681677 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-15639-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The porosity of clay aggregates is an important property governing chemical reactions and fluid flow in low-permeability geologic formations and clay-based engineered barrier systems. Pore spaces in clays include interlayer and interparticle pores. Under compaction and dewatering, the size and geometry of such pore spaces may vary significantly (sub-nanometer to microns) depending on ambient physical and chemical conditions. Here we report a molecular dynamics simulation method to construct a complex and realistic clay-like nanoparticle aggregate with interparticle pores and grain boundaries. The model structure is then used to investigate the effect of dewatering and water content on micro-porosity of the aggregates. The results suggest that slow dewatering would create more compact aggregates compared to fast dewatering. Furthermore, the amount of water present in the aggregates strongly affects the particle-particle interactions and hence the aggregate structure. Detailed analyses of particle-particle and water-particle interactions provide a molecular-scale view of porosity and texture development of the aggregates. The simulation method developed here may also aid in modeling the synthesis of nanostructured materials through self-assembly of nanoparticles.
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- Tuan Anh Ho
- Geochemistry Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87185, USA.
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- Geochemistry Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87185, USA
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- Nuclear Waste Disposal Research and Analysis Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87185, USA
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- Geochemistry Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87185, USA.
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Leroy P, Weigand M, Mériguet G, Zimmermann E, Tournassat C, Fagerlund F, Kemna A, Huisman JA. Spectral induced polarization of Na-montmorillonite dispersions. J Colloid Interface Sci 2017; 505:1093-1110. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.06.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2017] [Revised: 05/27/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Liu X, Lu X, Zhang Y, Zhang C, Wang R. Complexation of carboxylate on smectite surfaces. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:18400-18406. [PMID: 28678224 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp03019c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report a first principles molecular dynamics (FPMD) study of carboxylate complexation on clay surfaces. By taking acetate as a model carboxylate, we investigate its inner-sphere complexes adsorbed on clay edges (including (010) and (110) surfaces) and in interlayer space. Simulations show that acetate forms stable monodentate complexes on edge surfaces and a bidentate complex with Ca2+ in the interlayer region. The free energy calculations indicate that the complexation on edge surfaces is slightly more stable than in interlayer space. By integrating pKas and desorption free energies of Al coordinated water calculated previously (X. Liu, X. Lu, E. J. Meijer, R. Wang and H. Zhou, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 2012, 81, 56-68; X. Liu, J. Cheng, M. Sprik, X. Lu and R. Wang, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 2014, 140, 410-417), the pH dependence of acetate complexation has been revealed. It shows that acetate forms inner-sphere complexes on (110) in a very limited mildly acidic pH range while it can complex on (010) in the whole common pH range. The results presented in this study form a physical basis for understanding the geochemical processes involving clay-organics interactions.
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- Xiandong Liu
- State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China.
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