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Mallah SA, Shaikh H, Memon N, Qazi S. Fabrication of 1-octane sulphonic acid modified nanoporous graphene with tuned hydrophilicity for decontamination of industrial wastewater from organic and inorganic contaminants. RSC Adv 2023; 13:21926-21944. [PMID: 37483665 PMCID: PMC10357182 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra02602g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
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This research work is based on the fabrication of a graphene oxide-based composite (GOBC) to remove the maximum number of contaminants from different industrial effluents. The GO was first intercalated with 1-octanesulphonic acid sodium salt and subjected to microwave irradiation to produce GOBC. Fixed-bed column tests and Jar-tests were performed for removal of the most harmful endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) such as bisphenol A, bisphenol S, endosulphan, beta-estradiol, dyes (methylene blue and violate) and toxic metal ions such as Pb2+, Li+, Ni2+, Co2+, Cr6+, Zn2+, Cd2+, Hg2+, Cu2+, and As5+via adsorption. The prepared material was thoroughly characterized for its unique functional and structural properties. The results obtained from Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, water contact angle and X-ray diffraction analysis confirmed the successful preparation of GOBC using the proposed intercalation/microwave method. The water contact angle results showed decreased hydrophilicity of GOBC as compared to GO as the contact angle of GOBC (77.75°) was higher than that of GO (53.98°). The effects of main column parameters such as bed height, initial analyte concentration and solution flow rate were investigated. The results revealed that shorter breakthrough time, and high adsorption capacity were obtained at high flow rates of 1 mL min-1, while longer breakthrough time and lower adsorption capacity were obtained at lower flow rates of 0.5 mL min-1. The effect of bed depth on the breakthrough curve of analyte adsorption was a steep breakthrough curve; or a shorter breakthrough time occurring at lower bed height. The adsorption data obeyed the Yoon-Nelson and Thomas models very well. The adsorption capacity for BPA, BPS, endosulphan, beta-estradiol, methylene blue and violate was found to be 307, 305, 260, 290, 230 and 195 mg g-1, respectively. The adsorption capacity of GOBC for toxic metal ions such as Pb2+, Li+, Ni2+, Co2+, Cr6+, Zn2+, Cd2+, Hg2+, Cu2+, and As5+ was found to be 156, 136, 126, 124, 118, 114, 82, 82, 72 and 72 mg g-1, respectively with excellent kinetics. The adsorption data obtained using Jar-tests revealed that GOBC obeys a Langmuir isotherm and a pseudo second order kinetics model. The analysis of industrial wastewater samples showed good removal efficiency of GOBC.
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- Shahbaz Ali Mallah
- National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh Jamshoro 76080 Pakistan
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- National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh Jamshoro 76080 Pakistan
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- National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh Jamshoro 76080 Pakistan
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- National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh Jamshoro 76080 Pakistan
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Gong C, Zhang J, Ren X, He C, Han J, Zhang Z. A comparative study of electrocoagulation treatment with iron, aluminum and zinc electrodes for selenium removal from flour production wastewater. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 303:135249. [PMID: 35691397 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Electrocoagulation (EC) using iron (Fe), zinc (Zn) and aluminum (Al) electrodes was comparatively applied in the treatment of selenium (Se) in flour production (FP) wastewater. It was indicated that EC treatment with Fe anode obtained highest removal efficiency (79.1%) for Se in the 90 min treatment in the comparative study, which could be attributed to the superior adsorption capacity of in-situ generated iron flocs. Removal of Se resulted from electrodeposition and adsorption to in-situ generated flocs in EC treatment, and the operational conditions significantly influenced the Se removal performance in this work. The results showed the acidic condition and higher current density favored EC treatment on Se removal, EC removed up to 97.8% of Se at pH 4 under 15 mA cm-2, whereas it obtained 83.5% and 50.4% of removal efficiency at pH 7 and 10, respectively. There was competitive adsorption in the process of selenium removal, as the in-situ generated flocs effectively removed 35.6% of humic acid-like (HA-like) substance in FP wastewater after 90 min treatment. The FTIR results showed that HA-like substance mainly contained the protein water hydrogen bond, carboxylate COO antisymmetric stretching and other functional groups. Through the analysis of existence of Se in flocs and wastewater, it can be found that approximately 2.8%-3.92% of Se was removed by electrodeposition process. This study illustrated the Se removal mechanism and provided constructive suggestion for food manufacturing to the metal removal and utilization of advanced treatment.
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- Chenhao Gong
- Institute of Resource and Environment, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, No. 1 Gao Li Zhang Road, Beijing, 100095, China.
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- Institute of Resource and Environment, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, No. 1 Gao Li Zhang Road, Beijing, 100095, China
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- Institute of Resource and Environment, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, No. 1 Gao Li Zhang Road, Beijing, 100095, China
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- Institute of Resource and Environment, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, No. 1 Gao Li Zhang Road, Beijing, 100095, China
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- Institute of Resource and Environment, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, No. 1 Gao Li Zhang Road, Beijing, 100095, China
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- Institute of Resource and Environment, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, No. 1 Gao Li Zhang Road, Beijing, 100095, China.
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Hussaini M, Vohra M. LDH-TiO 2 Composite for Selenocyanate (SeCN -) Photocatalytic Degradation: Characterization, Treatment Efficiency, Reaction Intermediates and Modeling. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12122035. [PMID: 35745375 PMCID: PMC9227849 DOI: 10.3390/nano12122035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Selenium as a nutrient has a narrow margin between safe and toxic limits. Hence, wastewater discharges from selenium-containing sources require appropriate treatment that considers health concerns and stringent selenium-related water treatment standards. This work examined the use of a photocatalysis-cum-adsorption system based on a layered double hydroxide coupled with TiO2 (LDH-TiO2) to remove aqueous phase selenocyanate (SeCN−), which is difficult to treat and requires specific treatment procedures. The synthesized LDH and LDH-TiO2 composite samples were characterized using the X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and thermogravimetry analysis (TGA) methods. The XRD results for the uncalcined LDH indicated a hydrotalcite mass with a rhombohedral structure, whereas increasing the calcination temperature indicated transition to an amorphous state. FESEM results for the LDH-TiO2 matrix indicated round titanium dioxide particles and LDH hexagonal layers. The TGA findings for uncalcined LDH showed a gradual decrease in weight up to 250 °C, followed by a short plateau and then a sharp decrease in LDH weight from 320 °C, with a net weight loss around 47%. Based on the characterization and initial selenocyanate adsorption results, the 250 °C calcined LDH-TiO2 matrix was used for the selenocyanate photocatalysis. A ~100% selenium removal was observed using LDH:TiO2 at a 1.5:1 w/w ratio with a 2 g/L dose, whereas up to 80% selenium removal was noted for LDH:TiO2 at a 0.5:1 w/w ratio. The respective difference in the efficiency of selenium treatment was attributed to enhanced LDH-based adsorption sites in the enhanced LDH:TiO2 w/w ratio. Furthermore, the selenite and selenate that occurred during SeCN− photocatalytic degradation (PCD) were also nearly completely removed via adsorption. An optimization exercise using response surface methodology (RSM) for total selenium removal showed R2 values of more than 0.95, with a prediction accuracy of more than 90%. In summary, the present findings show that the use of a photocatalysis-cum-adsorption system based on LDH-TiO2 is a promising technique to treat industrial wastewater discharges for selenocyanate and also remove the resulting intermediates.
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- Minaam Hussaini
- Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia;
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia;
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Construction and Building Materials (IRC-CBM), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +966-13-860-2854
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Li T, Xu H, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Hu X, Sun Y, Gu X, Luo J, Zhou D, Gao B. Treatment technologies for selenium contaminated water: A critical review. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 299:118858. [PMID: 35041898 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Selenium is an indispensable trace element for humans and other organisms; however, excessive selenium in water can jeopardize the aquatic environment. Investigations on the biogeochemical cycle of selenium have shown that anthropogenic activities such as mining, refinery, and coal combustion mainly contribute to aquatic selenium pollution, imposing tremendous risks on ecosystems and human beings. Various technologies thus have been developed recently to treat selenium contaminated water to reduce its environmental impacts. This work provides a critical review on the applications, characteristics, and latest developments of current treatment technologies for selenium polluted water. It first outlines the present status of the characteristics, sources, and toxicity of selenium in water. Selenium treatment technologies are then classified into three categories: 1) physicochemical separation including membrane filtration, adsorption, coagulation/precipitation, 2) redox decontamination including chemical reduction and catalysis, and 3) biological transformation including microbial treatment and constructed wetland. Details of these methods including their overall efficiencies, applicability, advantages and drawbacks, and latest developments are systematically analyzed and compared. Although all these methods are promising in treating selenium in water, further studies are still needed to develop sustainable strategies based on existing and new technologies. Perspectives on future research directions are laid out at the end.
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- Tianxiao Li
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Surficial Geochemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hydrosciences Department, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Center of Material Analysis and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Surficial Geochemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hydrosciences Department, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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Wang L, Xu X. In situ synthesis of a porous ZrO 2 coated fiber membrane for efficient static and dynamic removal of Se( iv). NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj02211g] [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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High-performance static and dynamic removal of Se(iv) from environmental water was achieved by using a porous ZrO2 coated fiber membrane.
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- Linjie Wang
- School of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225127, Jiangsu, China
- School of Basic Science, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, Jiangsu, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225127, Jiangsu, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China
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Wang M, Akamatsu H, Dabo I, Sasaki K. Environmental impact of amino acids on selenate-bearing hydrocalumite: Experimental and DFT studies. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 288:117687. [PMID: 34280745 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Selenium (Se) radioactive wastes can be disposed through stabilization/solidification (S/S) based on the cementitious matrix on hydration products, where hydrocalumite (Ca2Al-LDH) is expected to play an important role in the retention of SeO42-. Natural organic matters (NOMs) are known to be a risk to affect the transportation and mobility of undesirable chemical species in the pedosphere which receives the low level radioactive wastes (LLW). In the present work, five amino acids were selected as the simplified models of NOMs in the pedosphere to explore their effects on the stability of Ca2Al-LDH after immobilized SeO42- under alkaline conditions. As the loading amount of amino acids on Ca2Al-LDH increasing, release of SeO42- was enhanced in HGly, H2Asp, and H2Cys series, while no enhancement was observed in HPhe and HTrp series. Density functional theory (DFT) calculation predicted ion-exchange of amino acids and CO32- with SeO42- in a unit cell of LDH model. The intercalation of Asp2- and CO32- caused 003 peaks in XRD sharper and d003 decreased from 8.15 Å to 7.70 Å which is assigned to Ca2Al-LDH(Asp, CO3). In H2Cys series, the 003 peaks were kept broad and SeO42- was still relatively maintained in LDH which was caused by the lower amounts of intercalated CO32- in the presence of H2Cys. Amino acids in the interlayer of Ca2Al-LDH have several possible configurations, where the most stable one is prone to be in a horizontal direction through hydrogen bonds and Ca-O chemical bonds. This provides an insight on the stability of selenate immobilized in hydrocalumite, which can be produced in cement disposing in the pedosphere for a long term of burying. Not only carbonate but also small molecular organic matters like amino acids possibly give environmental impact on the mobility of low level anionic radionuclides in LDH.
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- Mengmeng Wang
- Department of Earth Resources Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, United States.
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- Department of Earth Resources Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.
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Filip J, Vinter Š, Čechová E, Sotolářová J. Materials interacting with inorganic selenium from the perspective of electrochemical sensing. Analyst 2021; 146:6394-6415. [PMID: 34596173 DOI: 10.1039/d1an00677k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Inorganic selenium, the most common form of harmful selenium in the environment, can be determined using electrochemical sensors, which are compact, fast, reliable and easy-to-operate devices. Despite progress in this area, there is still significant room for developing high-performance selenium electrochemical sensors. To achieve this, one should take into account (i) the electrochemical process that selenium undergoes on the electrode; (ii) the valence state of selenium species in the sample and (iii) modification of the sensor surface by a material with high affinity to selenium. The goal of this review is to provide a knowledge base for these issues. After the Introduction section, mechanisms and principles of the electrochemical reduction of selenium are introduced, followed by a section introducing the modification of electrodes with materials interacting with selenium and a section dedicated to speciation methods, including the reduction of non-detectable Se(VI) to detectable Se(IV). In the following sections, the main types of materials (metallic, polymers, hybrid (nano)materials…) interacting with inorganic selenium (mostly absorbents) are reviewed to show the diversity of properties that may be endowed to sensors if the materials were to be used for the modification of electrodes. These features for the main material categories are outlined in the conclusion section, where it is stated that the engineered polymers may be the most promising modifiers.
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- Jaroslav Filip
- Department of Environmental Protection Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Nad Ovčírnou 3685, Zlín 760 01, Czechia.
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- Department of Environmental Protection Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Nad Ovčírnou 3685, Zlín 760 01, Czechia.
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- Department of Environmental Protection Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Nad Ovčírnou 3685, Zlín 760 01, Czechia.
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- Department of Environmental Protection Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Nad Ovčírnou 3685, Zlín 760 01, Czechia.
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Chong X, Liu C, Wang C, Yang R, Zhang B. Integrating Hydrogen Production and Transfer Hydrogenation with Selenite Promoted Electrooxidation of α‐Nitrotoluenes to
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- Xiaodan Chong
- Institute of Molecular Plus Department of Chemistry School of Science Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus Department of Chemistry School of Science Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus Department of Chemistry School of Science Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus Department of Chemistry School of Science Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus Department of Chemistry School of Science Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
- Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education) Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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Chong X, Liu C, Wang C, Yang R, Zhang B. Integrating Hydrogen Production and Transfer Hydrogenation with Selenite Promoted Electrooxidation of α-Nitrotoluenes to E-Nitroethenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:22010-22016. [PMID: 34318964 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202108666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Developing an electrochemical carbon-added reaction with accelerated kinetics to replace the low-value and sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is markedly significant to pure hydrogen production. Regulating the critical steps to precisely design electrode materials to selectively synthesize targeted compounds is highly desirable. Here, inspired by the surfaced adsorbed SeOx 2- promoting OER, NiSe is demonstrated to be an efficient anode enabling α-nitrotoluene electrooxidation to E-nitroethene with up to 99 % E selectivity, 89 % Faradaic efficiency, and the reaction rate of 0.25 mmol cm-2 h-1 via inhibiting side reactions for energy-saving hydrogen generation. The high performance can be associated with its in situ formed NiOOH surface layer and absorbed SeOx 2- via Se leaching-oxidation during electrooxidation, and the preferential adsorption of two -NO2 groups of intermediate on NiOOH. A self-coupling of α-carbon radicals and subsequent elimination of a nitrite molecule pathway is proposed. Wide substrate scope, scale-up synthesis of E-nitroethene, and paired productions of E-nitroethene and hydrogen or N-protected aminoarenes over a bifunctional NiSe electrode highlight the promising potential. Gold also displays a similar promoting effect for α-nitrotoluene transformation like SeOx 2- , rationalizing the strategy of designing materials to suppress side reactions.
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- Xiaodan Chong
- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.,Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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Ali I, Shrivastava V. Recent advances in technologies for removal and recovery of selenium from (waste)water: A systematic review. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 294:112926. [PMID: 34118514 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Selenium (Se) is distributed into different environmental compartments by natural and anthropogenic activities, and generally discharged in the form of selenate [SeO42-] and selenite [SeO32-], which are both toxic. Physical-chemical and biological treatment processes have been reported to exhibit good treatment efficiencies for Se from aqueous streams, only a few demonstrated to achieve effluent concentrations <5 μg/L. Moreover, there are only a few numbers of studies that describe the progress in technological developments over the last decade. Therefore, to unify the state of knowledge, identify ongoing research trends, and determine the challenges associated with available technologies, this systematic review critically analyses the published research on Se treatment. Specific topics covered in this review include (1) Se chemistry, toxicity, sources and legislation, (2) types of Se treatment technologies, (3) development in Se treatment approaches, (4) Se recovery and circular economy and (5) future prospects. The current research has been found to majorly focused on Se removal via adsorption techniques. However, the key challenges facing Se treatment technologies are related to the presence of competing ions in the solution and the persistence of selenate compared to selenite during their reduction.
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- Izba Ali
- InOpSys - Mobiele Waterzuivering voor Chemie en Farma, Zandvoortstraat 12a, 2800, Mechelen, Belgium.
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Zeng M, Chen M, Huang D, Lei S, Zhang X, Wang L, Cheng Z. Engineered two-dimensional nanomaterials: an emerging paradigm for water purification and monitoring. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2021; 8:758-802. [PMID: 34821315 DOI: 10.1039/d0mh01358g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Water scarcity has become an increasingly complex challenge with the growth of the global population, economic expansion, and climate change, highlighting the demand for advanced water treatment technologies that can provide clean water in a scalable, reliable, affordable, and sustainable manner. Recent advancements on 2D nanomaterials (2DM) open a new pathway for addressing the grand challenge of water treatment owing to their unique structures and superior properties. Emerging 2D nanostructures such as graphene, MoS2, MXene, h-BN, g-C3N4, and black phosphorus have demonstrated an unprecedented surface-to-volume ratio, which promises ultralow material use, ultrafast processing time, and ultrahigh treatment efficiency for water cleaning/monitoring. In this review, we provide a state-of-the-art account on engineered 2D nanomaterials and their applications in emerging water technologies, involving separation, adsorption, photocatalysis, and pollutant detection. The fundamental design strategies of 2DM are discussed with emphasis on their physicochemical properties, underlying mechanism and targeted applications in different scenarios. This review concludes with a perspective on the pressing challenges and emerging opportunities in 2DM-enabled wastewater treatment and water-quality monitoring. This review can help to elaborate the structure-processing-property relationship of 2DM, and aims to guide the design of next-generation 2DM systems for the development of selective, multifunctional, programmable, and even intelligent water technologies. The global significance of clean water for future generations sheds new light and much inspiration in this rising field to enhance the efficiency and affordability of water treatment and secure a global water supply in a growing portion of the world.
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- Minxiang Zeng
- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
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Wang J, Li J, Xie L, Liu Q, Zeng H. Understanding the Interaction Mechanism between Elemental Selenium and Ferric Hydroxide in Wastewater Treatment. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c00533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Jingyi Wang
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2V4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2V4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2V4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2V4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2V4, Canada
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Layered Double Hydroxide Sorbents for Removal of Selenium from Power Plant Wastewaters. CHEMENGINEERING 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/chemengineering3010020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Selenium is an essential trace element but is increasingly becoming a contaminant of concern in the electric power industry due to the challenges of removing solubilized selenate anions, particularly in the presence of sulfate. In this work, we evaluate granulated layered double hydroxide (LDH) materials as sorbents for selenium removal from wastewaters obtained from a natural gas power plant with the aim to elucidate the effect of competing ions on the sorption capacities for selenium removal. We first present jar test data, followed by small-scale column testing in 0.43 inch (1.1 cm) and 2 inch (5.08 cm) diameter testbed columns for the treatment of as-obtained cooling tower blowdown waters and plant wastewaters. Finally, we present field results from a pilot-scale study evaluating the LDH media for treatment of cooling tower blowdown water. We find that despite the high levels of total dissolved solids and competing sulfate ions, the selenium oxoanions and other regulated metals such as chromium and arsenic are successfully removed using LDH media without needing any pre-treatment or pH adjustment of the wastewater.
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Li M, Dopilka A, Kraetz AN, Jing H, Chan CK. Layered Double Hydroxide/Chitosan Nanocomposite Beads as Sorbents for Selenium Oxoanions. Ind Eng Chem Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b00466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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