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Xie Y, Zhang T, Wang B, Wang W. The Application of Metal-Organic Frameworks in Water Treatment and Their Large-Scale Preparation: A Review. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 17:1972. [PMID: 38730779 PMCID: PMC11084628 DOI: 10.3390/ma17091972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2024] [Revised: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
Abstract
Over the last few decades, there has been a growing discourse surrounding environmental and health issues stemming from drinking water and the discharge of effluents into the environment. The rapid advancement of various sewage treatment methodologies has prompted a thorough exploration of promising materials to capitalize on their benefits. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), as porous materials, have garnered considerable attention from researchers in recent years. These materials boast exceptional properties: unparalleled porosity, expansive specific surface areas, unique electronic characteristics including semi-conductivity, and a versatile affinity for organic molecules. These attributes have fueled a spike in research activity. This paper reviews the current MOF-based wastewater removal technologies, including separation, catalysis, and related pollutant monitoring methods, and briefly introduces the basic mechanism of some methods. The scale production problems faced by MOF in water treatment applications are evaluated, and two pioneering methods for MOF mass production are highlighted. In closing, we propose targeted recommendations and future perspectives to navigate the challenges of MOF implementation in water purification, enhancing the efficiency of material synthesis for environmental stewardship.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yuhang Xie
- Frontiers Science Center for High Energy Material, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic Ministry of Education, Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; (Y.X.); (B.W.)
- Conversion Materials, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education, Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for High Energy Material, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic Ministry of Education, Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; (Y.X.); (B.W.)
- Conversion Materials, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education, Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
- Advanced Technology Research Institute (Jinan), Beijing Institute of Technology, Jinan 250300, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for High Energy Material, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic Ministry of Education, Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; (Y.X.); (B.W.)
- Conversion Materials, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education, Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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Ou Y, Gu Z, Luo Y. Efficient heavy metal ion removal by fluorographene nanochannel templated molecular sieve: a molecular dynamics simulation study. Sci Rep 2024; 14:6298. [PMID: 38491099 PMCID: PMC10943243 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56908-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024] Open
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Environmental water contamination, particularly by heavy metal ions, has emerged as a worldwide concern due to their non-biodegradable nature and propensity to accumulate in soil and living organisms, posing a significant risk to human health. Therefore, the effective removal of heavy metal ions from wastewater is of utmost importance for both public health and environmental sustainability. In this study, we propose and design a membrane consisting of fluorographene (F-GRA) nanochannels to investigate its heavy metal ion removal capacity through molecular dynamics simulation. Although many previous studies have revealed the good performance of lamellar graphene membranes for desalination, how the zero-charged graphene functionalized by fluorine atoms (fully covered by negative charges) affects the heavy metal ion removal capacity is still unknown. Our F-GRA membrane exhibits an exceptional water permeability accompanied by an ideal heavy metal ion rejection rate. The superior performance of F-GRA membrane in removing heavy metal ions can be attributed to the negative charge of the F-GRA surface, which results in electrostatic attraction to positively charged ions that facilitates the optimal ion capture. Our analysis of the potential of mean force further reveals that water molecule exhibits the lowest free energy barrier relative to ions when passing through the F-GRA channel, indicating that water transport is energetically more favorable than ion. Additional simulations of lamellar graphene membranes show that graphene membranes have higher water permeabilities compared with F-GRA membranes, while robustly compromising the heavy meal ion rejection rates, and thus F-GRA membranes show better performances. Overall, our theoretical research offers a potential design approach of F-GRA membrane for heavy metal ions removal in future industrial wastewater treatment.
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- Youguan Ou
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, No. 187, Guanlan Road, Longhua District, Shenzhen, 518110, Guangdong Province, China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu, 225009, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, No. 187, Guanlan Road, Longhua District, Shenzhen, 518110, Guangdong Province, China.
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Wintzheimer S, Luthardt L, Cao KLA, Imaz I, Maspoch D, Ogi T, Bück A, Debecker DP, Faustini M, Mandel K. Multifunctional, Hybrid Materials Design via Spray-Drying: Much more than Just Drying. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2306648. [PMID: 37840431 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202306648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
Abstract
Spray-drying is a popular and well-known "drying tool" for engineers. This perspective highlights that, beyond this application, spray-drying is a very interesting and powerful tool for materials chemists to enable the design of multifunctional and hybrid materials. Upon spray-drying, the confined space of a liquid droplet is narrowed down, and its ingredients are forced together upon "falling dry." As detailed in this article, this enables the following material formation strategies either individually or even in combination: nanoparticles and/or molecules can be assembled; precipitation reactions as well as chemical syntheses can be performed; and templated materials can be designed. Beyond this, fragile moieties can be processed, or "precursor materials" be prepared. Post-treatment of spray-dried objects eventually enables the next level in the design of complex materials. Using spray-drying to design (particulate) materials comes with many advantages-but also with many challenges-all of which are outlined here. It is believed that multifunctional, hybrid materials, made via spray-drying, enable very unique property combinations that are particularly highly promising in myriad applications-of which catalysis, diagnostics, purification, storage, and information are highlighted.
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- Susanne Wintzheimer
- Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
- Fraunhofer-Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Neunerplatz 2, 97082, Würzburg, Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Chemical Engineering Program, Department of Advanced Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC, and Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
- Departament de Química, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC, and Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
- Departament de Química, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona, 08010, Spain
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- Chemical Engineering Program, Department of Advanced Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan
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- Institute of Particle Technology, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Cauerstraße 4, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Place Louis Pasteur, 1, 348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Sorbonne Université, Collège de France, CNRS, Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris (LCMCP), Paris, F-75005, France
- Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), Paris, 75231, France
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- Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
- Fraunhofer-Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Neunerplatz 2, 97082, Würzburg, Germany
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Mao J, Meng Q, Xu Z, Xu L, Fan Z, Zhang G. MOF-on-MOF heterojunction-derived Co 3O 4-CuCo 2O 4 microflowers for low-temperature catalytic oxidation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:13600-13603. [PMID: 36398682 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc04954f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Through the exchange-extended growth method (EEGM), MOF-on-MOF heteroarchitectures with distinct crystallography were produced and pyrolyzed into hybrid metal oxides. The strong exchange ability of organometallic compounds realized the component reconstruction of the MOF matrix and enhanced the interfacial forces between MOFs, showing an excellent performance in low-temperature catalytic oxidation.
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- Jingwen Mao
- Institute of Oceanic and Environmental Chemical Engineering, Center for Membrane and Water Science &Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China.
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Institute of Oceanic and Environmental Chemical Engineering, Center for Membrane and Water Science &Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China.
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- Institute of Oceanic and Environmental Chemical Engineering, Center for Membrane and Water Science &Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China.
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- Institute of Oceanic and Environmental Chemical Engineering, Center for Membrane and Water Science &Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China.
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- Institute of Oceanic and Environmental Chemical Engineering, Center for Membrane and Water Science &Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China.
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Hou M, Ye M, Liu L, Xu M, Liu H, Zhang H, Li Y, Xu Z, Li B. Azide-Locked Prodrug Co-Assembly into Nanoparticles with Indocyanine Green for Chemophotothermal Therapy. Mol Pharm 2022; 19:3279-3287. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.2c00452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Meili Hou
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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- Institute for Clean Energy and Advanced Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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- Institute for Clean Energy and Advanced Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China
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- Institute for Clean Energy and Advanced Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Innovative Drug Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, P. R. China
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- Institute for Clean Energy and Advanced Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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Baratta M, Mastropietro TF, Bruno R, Tursi A, Negro C, Ferrando-Soria J, Mashin AI, Nezhdanov A, Nicoletta FP, De Filpo G, Pardo E, Armentano D. Multivariate Metal-Organic Framework/Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Buckypaper for Selective Lead Decontamination. ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS 2022; 5:5223-5233. [PMID: 35492436 PMCID: PMC9039961 DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.2c00280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The search for efficient technologies empowering the selective capture of environmentally harmful heavy metals from wastewater treatment plants, at affordable prices, attracts wide interest but constitutes an important technological challenge. We report here an eco-friendly single-walled carbon nanotube buckypaper (SWCNT-BP) enriched with a multivariate amino acid-based metal-organic framework (MTV-MOF) for the efficient and selective removal of Pb2+ in multicomponent water systems. Pristine MTV-MOF was easily immobilized within the porous network of entangled SWCNTs, thus obtaining a stable self-standing adsorbing membrane filter (MTV-MOF/SWCNT-BP). SWCNT-BP alone shows a moderately good removal performance with a maximum adsorption capacity of 180 mg·g-1 and a considerable selectivity for Pb(II) ions in highly concentrated multi-ion solutions over a wide range of lead concentration (from 200 to 10000 ppb). Remarkably, these features were outperformed with the hybrid membrane filter MTV-MOF/SWCNT-BP, exhibiting enhanced selectivity and adsorption capacity (310 mg·g-1, which is up to 42% higher than that of the neat SWCNT-BP) and consequently enabling a more efficient and selective removal of Pb2+ from aqueous media. MTV-MOF/SWCNT-BP was able to reduce [Pb2+] from the dangerous 1000 ppb level to acceptable limits for drinking water, below 10 ppb, as established by the current EPA and WHO limits. Thus, the eco-friendly composite MTV-MOF/SWCNT-BP shows the potential to be effectively used several times as a reliable adsorbent for Pb2+ removal for household drinking water or in industrial treatment plants for water and wastewater lead decontamination.
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- Mariafrancesca Baratta
- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche (CTC), Università della Calabria, Rende 87036, Cosenza, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche (CTC), Università della Calabria, Rende 87036, Cosenza, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche (CTC), Università della Calabria, Rende 87036, Cosenza, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche (CTC), Università della Calabria, Rende 87036, Cosenza, Italy
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- Instituto
de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universidad
de Valencia, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto
de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universidad
de Valencia, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Applied
Physics & Microelectronics, Lobachevsky
State University of Nizhni Novgorod, 603022 Nizhni Novgorod, Russian Federation
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- Applied
Physics & Microelectronics, Lobachevsky
State University of Nizhni Novgorod, 603022 Nizhni Novgorod, Russian Federation
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- Dipartimento
di Farmacia e Scienze della Salute e della Nutrizione, Università della Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche (CTC), Università della Calabria, Rende 87036, Cosenza, Italy
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- Instituto
de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universidad
de Valencia, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche (CTC), Università della Calabria, Rende 87036, Cosenza, Italy
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Yao Y, Wang C, Na J, Hossain MSA, Yan X, Zhang H, Amin MA, Qi J, Yamauchi Y, Li J. Macroscopic MOF Architectures: Effective Strategies for Practical Application in Water Treatment. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2104387. [PMID: 34716658 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202104387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have potential applications in removing pollutants such as heavy metals, oils, and toxins from water. However, due to the intrinsic fragility of MOFs and their fine powder form, there are still technical barriers to their practical application such as blockage of pipes, difficulty in recovery, and potential environmental toxicity. Therefore, attention has focused on approaches to convert nanocrystalline MOFs into macroscopic materials to overcome these limitations. Recently, strategies for shaping MOFs into beads (0D), nanofibers (1D), membranes (2D), and gels/sponges (3D) with macrostructures are developed including direct mixing, in situ growth, or deposition of MOFs with polymers, cotton, foams or other porous substrates. In this review, successful strategies for the fabrication of macroscopic materials from MOFs and their applications in removing pollutants from water including adsorption, separation, and advanced oxidation processes, are discussed. The relationship between the macroscopic performance and the microstructure of materials, and how the range of 0D to 3D macroscopic materials can be used for water treatment are also outlined.
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- Yiyuan Yao
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, P. R. China
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
- School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Architecture and Information Technology (EAIT), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, P. R. China
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
- JST-ERATO Yamauchi Materials Space-Tectonics Project and International Center for Materials, Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, P. R. China
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