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Liu Y, Zhou C, Chen L, Du J, Li Q, Lu C, Tan L, Huang X, Liu J, Dong L. Self-standing membranes for separation: Achievements and opportunities. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 332:103269. [PMID: 39128434 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2024.103269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2024] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 08/03/2024] [Indexed: 08/13/2024]
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Supported membranes and mixed matrix membranes have a limitation of harming the mass transfer due to the incompatibility between the support layer or the matrix and the active components of the membrane. Self-standing membranes, which could structurally abandon the support layer, altogether avoid the adverse effect, thus greatly facilitating the transmembrane mass transfer process. However, the abandonment of the support layer also reduces the membrane's mechanical properties and formability. In this review, our emphasis will be on self-standing membranes within the realm of materials and separation engineering. We will explore the materials employed in the fabrication of self-standing membranes, highlighting their ability to simultaneously enhance membrane performance and promote self-standing characteristics. Additionally, we will delve into the diverse techniques utilized for crafting self-standing membranes, encompassing interfacial polymerization, filtration, solvent casting, Langmuir-Blodgett & layer-by-layer assembly, electrospinning, compression, etc. Throughout the discussion, the merits and drawbacks associated with each of these preparation methods were elucidated. We also provide a brief overview of the applications of self-standing membranes, including water purification, gas separation, organic solvent nanofiltration, electrochemistry, and membrane reactor, as well as a brief description of the general strategies for performance enhancement of self-standing membranes. Finally, the current status of self-standing membranes and the challenges they may encounter were discussed.
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- Yunhao Liu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230052, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, PR China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Quanzhou First Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou 362000, PR China.
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230052, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, PR China
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Navarro-Alapont J, Negro C, Navalón S, Dhakshinamoorthy A, Armentano D, Ferrando-Soria J, Pardo E. Design of Multivariate Biological Metal-Organic Frameworks: Toward Mimicking Active Sites of Enzymes. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:13681-13688. [PMID: 38982342 PMCID: PMC11271005 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2024] [Revised: 06/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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Mimicking enzymatic processes carried out by natural enzymes, which are highly efficient biocatalysts with key roles in living organisms, attracts much interest but constitutes a synthetic challenge. Biological metal-organic frameworks (bioMOFs) are potential candidates to be enzyme catalysis mimics, as they offer the possibility to combine biometals and biomolecules into open-framework porous structures capable of simulating the catalytic pockets of enzymes. In this work, we first study the catalase activity of a previously reported bioMOF, derived from the amino acid L-serine, with formula {CaIICuII6[(S,S)-serimox]3(OH)2(H2O)} · 39H2O (1) (serimox = bis[(S)-serine]oxalyl diamide), which is indeed capable to mimic catalase enzymes, in charge of preventing cell oxidative damage by decomposing, efficiently, hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen (2H2O2 → 2 H2O + O2). With these results in hand, we then prepared a new multivariate bioMOF (MTV-bioMOF) that combines two different types of bioligands derived from L-serine and L-histidine amino acids with formula CaIICuII6[(S,S)-serimox]2[(S,S)-hismox]1(OH)2(H2O)}·27H2O (2) (hismox = bis[(S)-histidine]oxalyl diamide ligand). MTV-bioMOF 2 outperforms 1 degrading hydrogen peroxide, confirming the importance of the amino acid residue from the histidine amino acid acting as a nucleophile in the catalase degradation mechanism. Despite displaying a more modest catalytic behavior than other reported MOF composites, in which the catalase enzyme is immobilized inside the MOF, this work represents the first example of a MOF in which an attempt is made to replicate the active center of the catalase enzyme with its constituent elements and is capable of moderate catalytic activity.
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- Javier Navarro-Alapont
- 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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- Departamento
de Química, Universitat Politècnica
de València, Camino de Vera s/n, Valencia 46022, Spain
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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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- Departamento
de Química, Universitat Politècnica
de València, Camino de Vera s/n, Valencia 46022, Spain
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Baratta M, Nezhdanov AV, Mashin AI, Nicoletta FP, De Filpo G. Carbon nanotubes buckypapers: A new frontier in wastewater treatment technology. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 924:171578. [PMID: 38460681 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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Occurrence of contaminants in water is one of the major global concerns humanity is still facing today: most of them are extremely toxic and dangerous for human health, obliging their removal for a proper and correct process of sanitation. Among wastewater treatment technologies, in the view of development of sustainable and environmentally friendly processes, membrane adsorption has proved to be a fast and simple method in the removal of pollutants, offering great contaminants recovery percentages, fast adsorbent regeneration and recycle, and easy scale-up. Due to their large surface area and tunable chemistry, carbon nanotubes (CNTs)-based materials revealed to be extraordinary adsorbents, exceeding by far performances of ordinary organic and inorganic membranes such as polyethersulfone, polyvinylidene fluoride, polytetrafluoroethylene, ceramics, currently employed in membrane technologies for wastewater treatment. In consideration of this, the review aims to summarize recent developments in the field of carbon nanotubes-based materials for pollutants recovery from water through adsorption processes. After a brief introduction concerning what adsorption phenomenon is and how it is performed and governed by using carbon nanotubes-based materials, the review discusses into detail the employment of three common typologies of CNTs-based materials (CNTs powders, CNTs-doped polymeric membranes and CNTs membranes) in adsorption process for the removal of water pollutants. Particularly focus will be devoted on the emergent category of self-standing CNTs membranes (buckypapers), made entirely of carbon nanotubes, exhibiting superior performances than CNTs and CNTs-doped polymeric membranes in terms of preparation strategy, recovery percentages of pollutants and regeneration possibilities. The extremely encouraging results presented in this review aim to support and pave the way to the introduction of alternative and more efficient pathways in wastewater treatment technologies to contrast the problem of water pollution.
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- Mariafrancesca Baratta
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy
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- Applied Physics & Microelectronics, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod, Nizhni Novgorod 603105, Russia
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy.
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Wen J, Deng H, He D, Yuan Y. Dual-functional DNAzyme powered CRISPR-Cas12a sensor for ultrasensitive and high-throughput detection of Pb 2+ in freshwater. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 911:168708. [PMID: 37992834 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168708] [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: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
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Freshwater lead pollution has posed severe threat to the environment and human health, underscoring the urgent necessity for accurate and user-friendly detection methods. Herein, we introduce a novel Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR-Cas) sensor for highly sensitive Pb2+ detection. To accomplish this, we designed a dual-functional deoxyribozyme (df-DNAzyme) probe that functions as an activator for the CRISPR-Cas12a system while also recognizing Pb2+. The df-DNAzyme probe was subsequently combined with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) to fabricate a DNAzyme/AuNP nanoprobe, facilitating the activation of CRISPR-Cas12a in a one-to-multiple manner. Upon exposure to Pb2+, the df-DNAzyme is cleaved, causing disintegration of the DNAzyme/AuNP nanoprobe from magnetic beads. The degraded DNAzyme/AuNP containing multiple double-stranded DNA activators efficiently triggers CRISPR-Cas12a activity, initiating cleavage of fluorescence-quenched reporter DNA and generating amplified signals accordingly. The amplified fluorescence signal is accurately quantified using a quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) instrument capable of measuring 96 or 384 samples simultaneously at the microliter scale. This technique demonstrates ultra-sensitive detection capability for Pb2+ at concentrations as low as 1 pg/L within a range from 1 pg/L to 10 μg/L, surpassing limits set by World Health Organization (WHO) and United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) guidelines. This study offers an ultrasensitive and high-throughput method for the detection of Pb2+ in freshwater, thereby advancing a novel approach towards the development of precise and convenient techniques for detecting harmful contaminants.
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- Junlin Wen
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Mechanical & Electrical Polytechnic, Guangzhou 510550, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Chandran DG, Muruganandam L, Biswas R. A review on adsorption of heavy metals from wastewater using carbon nanotube and graphene-based nanomaterials. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:110010-110046. [PMID: 37804379 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-30192-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/09/2023]
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The rampant rise in world population, industrialization, and urbanization expedite the contamination of water sources. The presence of the non-biodegradable character of heavy metals in waterways badly affects the ecological balance. In this modern era, the unavailability of getting clear water as well as the downturn in water quality is a major concern. Therefore, the effective removal of heavy metals has become much more important than before. In recent years, the attention to better wastewater remediation was directed towards adsorption techniques with novel adsorbents such as carbon nanomaterials. This review paper primarily emphasizes the fundamental concepts, structures, and unique surface properties of novel adsorbents, the harmful effects of various heavy metals, and the adsorption mechanism. This review will give an insight into the current status of research in the realm of sustainable wastewater treatment, applications of carbon nanomaterials, different types of functionalized carbon nanotubes, graphene, graphene oxide, and their adsorption capacity. The importance of MD simulations and density functional theory (DFT) in the elimination of heavy metals from aqueous media is also discussed. In addition to that, the effect of factors on heavy metal adsorption such as electric field and pressure is addressed.
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- Drisya G Chandran
- Process Simulation Research Group, School of Chemical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India
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- Process Simulation Research Group, School of Chemical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India
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- Process Simulation Research Group, School of Chemical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India.
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Tursi A, Beneduci A, Nicotera I, Simari C. MWCNTs Decorated with TiO 2 as Highly Performing Filler in the Preparation of Nanocomposite Membranes for Scalable Photocatalytic Degradation of Bisphenol A in Water. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:2325. [PMID: 37630910 PMCID: PMC10458988 DOI: 10.3390/nano13162325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Bisphenol A (BPA), an endocrine-disrupting compound with estrogenic behavior, is of great concern within the scientific community due to its high production levels and increasing concentration in various surface aquifers. While several materials exhibit excellent capacity for the photocatalytic degradation of BPA, their powdered nature and poor chemical stability render them unsuitable for practical application in large-scale water decontamination. In this study, a new class of nanocomposite membranes based on sulfonated polyethersulfone (sPES) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes decorated with TiO2 nanoparticles (MWCNTs-TiO2) were investigated as efficient and scalable photocatalysts for the photodegradation of BPA in aqueous solutions. The MWCNTs-TiO2 hybrid material was prepared through a facile and inexpensive hydrothermal method and extensively characterized by XRD, Raman, FTIR, BET, and TGA. Meanwhile, nanocomposite membranes at different filler loadings were prepared by a simple casting procedure. Swelling tests and PFG NMR analyses provided insights into the impact of filler introduction on membrane hydrophilicity and water molecular dynamics, whereas the effectiveness of the various photocatalysts in BPA removal was monitored using HPLC. Among the different MWCNTs-TiO2 content nanocomposites, the one at 10 wt% loading (sP-MT10) showed the best photoactivity. Under UV irradiation at 254 nm and 365 nm for 240 min, photocatalytic oxidation of 5 mg/L bisphenol A by sP-MT10 resulted in 91% and 82% degradation, respectively. Both the effect of BPA concentration and the membrane regenerability were evaluated, revealing that the sP-MT10 maintained its maximum BPA removal capability over more than 10 cycles. Our findings indicate that sP-MT nanocomposite membranes are versatile, scalable, efficient, and highly reusable photocatalysts for the degradation of BPA, as well as potentially for other endocrine disruptors.
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- Antonio Tursi
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Cubo 15D, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy; (A.T.); (A.B.); (I.N.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Cubo 15D, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy; (A.T.); (A.B.); (I.N.)
- SIRiA S.r.l.-Servizi Integrati e Ricerche per l’Ambiente, c/o Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, Spin-Off of the University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Cubo 15D, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Cubo 15D, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy; (A.T.); (A.B.); (I.N.)
- National Reference Centre for Electrochemical Energy Storage (GISEL)—INSTM, Via G. Giusti 9, 50121 Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Cubo 15D, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy; (A.T.); (A.B.); (I.N.)
- National Reference Centre for Electrochemical Energy Storage (GISEL)—INSTM, Via G. Giusti 9, 50121 Firenze, Italy
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Metal-organic frameworks for C2H2/CO2 separation: Recent development. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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Negro C, Sanz-Navarro S, Leyva-Pérez A, Armentano D, Ferrando-Soria J, Pardo E. Exploring the Role of Amino Acid-Derived Multivariate Metal-Organic Frameworks as Catalysts in Hemiketalization Reactions. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:7353-7359. [PMID: 37116204 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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Understanding the host-guest chemistry in MOFs represents a research field with outstanding potential to develop in a rational manner novel porous materials with improved performances in fields such as heterogeneous catalysis. Herein, we report a family of three isoreticular MOFs derived from amino acids and study the influence of the number and nature of functional groups decorating the channels as a catalyst in hemiketalization reactions. In particular, a multivariate (MTV) MOF 3, prepared by using equal percentages of amino acids L-serine and L-mecysteine, in comparison to single-component ("traditional") MOFs, derived from either L-serine or L-mecysteine (MOFs 1 and 2), exhibits the most efficient catalytic conversions for the hemiketalization of different aldehydes and ketalization of cyclohexanone. On the basis of the experimental data reported, the good catalytic performance of MTV-MOF 3 is attributed to the intrinsic heterogeneity of MTV-MOFs. These results highlight the potential of MTV-MOFs as strong candidates to mimic natural nonacidic enzymes, such as glycosidases, and to unveil novel catalytic mechanisms not so easily accessible with other microporous materials.
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- Cristina Negro
- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universidad de Valencia, 46980 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Tecnología Química (UPV-CSIC), Universidad Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Avda. de los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Tecnología Química (UPV-CSIC), Universidad Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Avda. de los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche (CTC), Università della Calabria, Rende 87036, Italy
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universidad de Valencia, 46980 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universidad de Valencia, 46980 Valencia, Spain
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Zuo Q, Zheng H, Zhang P, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Zhang B. Facile green preparation of single- and two-component modified activated carbon fibers for efficient trace heavy metals removal from drinking water. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 316:137799. [PMID: 36634718 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.137799] [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: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Trace heavy metals exist in drinking water, having great adverse effects on human health and making it a huge challenge to remove. Herein, novel materials have been prepared by a simple and green method using single- (polydopamine (PDA) or 2,3-dimercaptopropanesulfonic sodium (DMPS)) (PDA-OACF or DMPS-OACF) and two-component (PDA and DMPS) (DMPS-PDA-OACF) functionalized activated carbon fibers pretreated by hydrogen peroxide for the removal of trace heavy metals. The as-prepared DMPS-OACF (7.5,20) under DMPS addition of 7.5 mg and sonication time of 20 min retained large specific surface area, micro-mesoporous structure and rich functional groups and showed better adsorption performance for trace lead and mercury. It also exhibited wide applicable ranges of pH (3.50-10.50) and concentration (50-1136 μg L-1), rapid adsorption kinetics, and excellently selective removal performance for trace lead. The maximum lead adsorption capacity reached 16.03 mg g-1 when the effluent lead concentration met World Health Organization (WHO) standard and the adsorbent can be regenerated by EDTA solution. The fitting results of adsorption kinetics and isotherm models revealed that the lead adsorption process was multi-site adsorption on heterogeneous surfaces and chemical adsorption. The excellent adsorption properties for trace heavy metals were attributed that the sulfur/oxygen/nitrogen-containing functional groups boosted diffusion and adsorption by electrostatic attraction and coordination, suggesting that DMPS-OACF (7.5,20) has great application potential in the removal of trace heavy metals.
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- Qi Zuo
- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education for Geological Carbon Storage and Low Carbon Utilization of Resources, Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education for Geological Carbon Storage and Low Carbon Utilization of Resources, Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China.
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education for Geological Carbon Storage and Low Carbon Utilization of Resources, Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education for Geological Carbon Storage and Low Carbon Utilization of Resources, Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education for Geological Carbon Storage and Low Carbon Utilization of Resources, Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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Escamilla P, Guerra WD, Leyva-Pérez A, Armentano D, Ferrando-Soria J, Pardo E. Metal-organic frameworks as chemical nanoreactors for the preparation of catalytically active metal compounds. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:836-851. [PMID: 36598064 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc05686k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Since the emergence of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a myriad of thrilling properties and applications, in a wide range of fields, have been reported for these materials, which mainly arise from their porous nature and rich host-guest chemistry. However, other important features of MOFs that offer great potential rewards have been only barely explored. For instance, despite the fact that MOFs are suitable candidates to be used as chemical nanoreactors for the preparation, stabilization and characterization of unique functional species, that would be hardly accessible outside the functional constrained space offered by MOF channels, only very few examples have been reported so far. In particular, we outline in this feature recent advances in the use of highly robust and crystalline oxamato- and oxamidato-based MOFs as reactors for the in situ preparation of well-defined catalytically active single atom catalysts (SACS), subnanometer metal nanoclusters (SNMCs) and supramolecular coordination complexes (SCCs). The robustness of selected MOFs permits the post-synthetic (PS) in situ preparation of the desired catalytically active metal species, which can be characterised by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SC-XRD) taking advantage of its high crystallinity. The strategy highlighted here permits the always challenging large-scale preparation of stable and well-defined SACs, SNMCs and SCCs, exhibiting outstanding catalytic activities.
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- Paula Escamilla
- 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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- Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (UPV-CSIC), 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, 87036, Rende, 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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Negro C, Martínez Pérez-Cejuela H, Simó-Alfonso EF, Iqbal W, Herrero-Martínez JM, Armentano D, Ferrando-Soria J, Pardo E. (Multivariate)-Metal-Organic Framework for Highly Efficient Antibiotic Capture from Aquatic Environmental Matrices. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:3069-3076. [PMID: 36598170 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c20458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Contamination of aquatic environments by pharmaceuticals used by modern societies has become a serious threat to human beings. Among them, antibiotics are of particular concern due to the risk of creating drug-resistant bacteria and, thus, developing efficient protocols for the capture of this particular type of drug is mandatory. Herein, we report a family of three isoreticular MOFs, derived from natural amino acids, that exhibit high efficiency in the removal of a mixture of four distinct families of antibiotics, such as fluoroquinolones, penicillins, lincomycins, and cephalosporins, as solid-phase extraction (SPE) sorbents. In particular, a multivariate (MTV)-MOF, prepared using equal percentages of amino acids l-serine and l-methionine, also exhibits outstanding recyclability, surpassing the benchmark material activated carbon. The good removal performance of the MTV-MOF was rationalized by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction. These results highlight the situation of MOFs as a real and promising alternative for the capture of antibiotics from environmental matrices, especially wastewater streams.
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- Cristina Negro
- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universidad de Valencia, 46980 Valencia, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche (CTC), Università della Calabria, Rende 87036, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche (CTC), Università della Calabria, Rende 87036, Italy
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universidad de Valencia, 46980 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universidad de Valencia, 46980 Valencia, Spain
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Baratta M, Tursi A, Curcio M, Cirillo G, Nezhdanov AV, Mashin AI, Nicoletta FP, De Filpo G. Removal of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs from Drinking Water Sources by GO-SWCNT Buckypapers. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27227674. [PMID: 36431774 PMCID: PMC9696248 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27227674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Pharmaceutical products such as antibiotics, analgesics, steroids, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are new emerging pollutants, often present in wastewater, potentially able to contaminate drinking water resources. Adsorption is considered the cheapest and most effective technique for the removal of pollutants from water, and, recently, membranes obtained by wet filtration method of SWCNT aqueous solutions (SWCNT buckypapers, SWCNT BPs) have been proposed as self-standing porous adsorbents. In this paper, the ability of graphene oxide/single-walled carbon nanotube composite membranes (GO-SWCNT BPs) to remove some important NSAIDs, namely Diclofenac, Ketoprofen, and Naproxen, was investigated at different pH conditions (pH 4, 6, and 8), graphene oxide amount (0, 20, 40, 60, and 75 wt.%), and initial NSAIDs concentration (1, 10, and 50 ppm). For the same experimental conditions, the adsorption capacities were found to strongly depend on the graphene oxide content. The best results were obtained for 75 wt.% graphene oxide with an adsorption capacity of 118 ± 2 mg g-1 for Diclofenac, 116 ± 2 mg g-1 for Ketoprofen, and 126 ± 3 mg g-1 for Naproxen at pH 4. Overall, the reported data suggest that GO-SWCNT BPs can represent a promising tool for a cheap and fast removal of NSAIDs from drinking water resources, with easy recovery and reusability features.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mariafrancesca Baratta
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy
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- Applied Physics & Microelectronics, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod, Nizhni Novgorod 603105, Russia
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy
- Correspondence: (F.P.N.); (G.D.F.); Tel.: +39-0984493194 (F.P.N.); +39-0984492105 (G.D.F.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy
- Correspondence: (F.P.N.); (G.D.F.); Tel.: +39-0984493194 (F.P.N.); +39-0984492105 (G.D.F.)
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Baratta M, Tursi A, Curcio M, Cirillo G, Nicoletta FP, De Filpo G. GO-SWCNT Buckypapers as an Enhanced Technology for Water Decontamination from Lead. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27134044. [PMID: 35807300 PMCID: PMC9268222 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27134044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Water decontamination is an important challenge resulting from the incorrect disposal of heavy metal waste into the environment. Among the different available techniques (e.g., filtration, coagulation, precipitation, and ion-exchange), adsorption is considered the cheapest and most effective procedure for the removal of water pollutants. In the last years, several materials have been tested for the removal of heavy metals from water, including metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), and graphene oxide (GO). Nevertheless, their powder consistency, which makes the recovery and reuse after adsorption difficult, is the main drawback for these materials. More recently, SWCNT buckypapers (SWCNT BPs) have been proposed as self-standing porous membranes for filtration and adsorption processes. In this paper, the adsorption capacity and selectivity of Pb2+ (both from neat solutions and in the presence of other interferents) by SWCNT BPs were evaluated as a function of the increasing amount of GO used in their preparation (GO-SWCNT buckypapers). The highest adsorption capacity, 479 ± 25 mg g−1, achieved for GO-SWCNT buckypapers with 75 wt.% of graphene oxide confirmed the effective application of such materials for cheap and fast water decontamination from lead.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mariafrancesca Baratta
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy; (M.B.); (A.T.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy; (M.B.); (A.T.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy; (M.C.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy; (M.C.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy; (M.C.); (G.C.)
- Correspondence: (F.P.N.); (G.D.F.); Tel.: +39-0984493194 (F.P.N.); +39-0984492105 (G.D.F.)
| | - Giovanni De Filpo
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy; (M.B.); (A.T.)
- Correspondence: (F.P.N.); (G.D.F.); Tel.: +39-0984493194 (F.P.N.); +39-0984492105 (G.D.F.)
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