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Yang C, Yang J, Zhu J, Liu R, Duan X, Liu L, Ding C, Liu W, Li J, Ren S, Yao L, Liu Q. Tailoring local electron density and molecular oxygen activation behavior via potassium/halogen co-tuned graphitic carbon nitride for enhanced photocatalytic activity. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 676:89-100. [PMID: 39018814 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.07.100] [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: 04/23/2024] [Revised: 06/30/2024] [Accepted: 07/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/19/2024]
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Graphite carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is a promising photocatalyst,but its inadequate reactive sites, weak visible light responsiveness, and sluggish separation of photogenerated carriers hamperthe improvement of photodegradation efficiency. In this work, potassium (K) and halogen atoms co-modified g-C3N4 photocatalysts (CN-KX, X = F, Cl, Br, I) were constructed to adjust the electrical and band structure for enhanced generation of reactive oxygen species. Through an integration of theoretical calculation and experimental exploration, the doping sites of halogen atoms as well as the evolution of crystal, band, and electronic structures were investigated. The results show that a covalent bond is formed between the F atom and the C atom, substitution of the N atom occurs with a Cl atom, and doping of Br, I, or K atoms takes place at the interstitial site. CN-KX photocatalysts exhibits lower band gap, faster photogenerated electron migration, and enhanced photocatalytic activity. Specifically, the CN-KI photocatalyst exhibits the highest photodegradation efficiency because of its smaller interplanar spacing, formation of the midgap state, and adjustable local electron density. Equally, the doping of I atom not only provides a stable adsorption site for oxygen (O2) but also facilitates electron transfer, promoting the production of superoxide radicals (O2-) and contributing to the process of photodegradation.
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- Chen Yang
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- School of Materials and Environment, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning, Guangxi 530006, China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Structural Materials and Carbon Neutrality, Nanning, Guangxi 530006, China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- School of Science, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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Ahmed MA, Mahmoud SA, Mohamed AA. Unveiling the photocatalytic potential of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3N 4): a state-of-the-art review. RSC Adv 2024; 14:25629-25662. [PMID: 39148759 PMCID: PMC11325859 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra04234d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024] Open
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Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4)-based materials have emerged as promising photocatalysts due to their unique band structure, excellent stability, and environmental friendliness. This review provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the current state of research on g-C3N4-based photocatalysts. The review summarizes several strategies to improve the photocatalytic performance of pristine g-C3N4, e.g., by creating heterojunctions, doping with non-metallic and metallic materials, co-catalyst loading, tuning catalyst morphology, metal deposition, and nitrogen-defect engineering. The review also highlights the various characterization techniques employed to elucidate the structural and physicochemical features of g-C3N4-based catalysts, as well as their applications of in photocatalytic degradation and hydrogen production, emphasizing their remarkable performance in pollutants' removal and clean energy generation. Furthermore, this review article investigates the effect of operational parameters on the catalytic activity and efficiency of g-C3N4-based catalysts, shedding light on the key factors that influence their performance. The review also provides insights into the photocatalytic pathways and reaction mechanisms involving g-C3N4 based photocatalysts. The review also identifies the research gaps and challenges in the field and presents prospects for the development and utilization of g-C3N4-based photocatalysts. Overall, this comprehensive review provides valuable insights into the synthesis, characterization, applications, and prospects of g-C3N4-based photocatalysts, offering guidance for future research and technological advancements in this rapidly growing field.
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- Mahmoud A Ahmed
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University Cairo-11566 Egypt
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- Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Northern Border University Arar 13211 Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University Cairo-11566 Egypt
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Xu X, Zhang X, He H, Dai L, Hu J, Si C. Graphitic Carbon Nitride Enters the Scene: A Promising Versatile Tool for Biomedical Applications. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024. [PMID: 39023123 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c01714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4), since the pioneering work on visible-light photocatalytic water splitting in 2009, has emerged as a highly promising advanced material for environmental and energetic applications, including photocatalytic degradation of pollutants, photocatalytic hydrogen generation, and carbon dioxide reduction. Due to its distinctive two-dimensional structure, excellent chemical stability, and distinctive optical and electrical properties, g-C3N4 has garnered a considerable amount of interest in the field of biomedicine in recent years. This review focuses on the fundamental properties of g-C3N4, highlighting the synthesis and modification strategies associated with the interfacial structures of g-C3N4-based materials, including heterojunction, band gap engineering, doping, and nanocomposite hybridization. Furthermore, the biomedical applications of these materials in various domains, including biosensors, antimicrobial applications, and photocatalytic degradation of medical pollutants, are also described with the objective of spotlighting the unique advantages of g-C3N4. A summary of the challenges faced and future prospects for the advancement of g-C3N4-based materials is presented, and it is hoped that this review will inspire readers to seek further new applications for this material in biomedical and other fields.
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- Xuan Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Fiber Manufacturing Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, College of Light Industry and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Fiber Manufacturing Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, College of Light Industry and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Fiber Manufacturing Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, College of Light Industry and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Fiber Manufacturing Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, College of Light Industry and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Fiber Manufacturing Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, College of Light Industry and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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Han D, Niu J, Yang Y, Huang C, Tan W, Zhang X. Au doped metal organic frameworks as di-functional photocatalysts for clearing organics in wastewater. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 346:140665. [PMID: 37949188 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140665] [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: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Along with the development of productive forces, the use of organic compounds including diversified dyes and multiple drugs has become more and more commonly, resulting in the accelerating water contamination. Herein in this paper, Au doped PCN 224 are designed as bi-functional wastewater treatment agents to absorb and decompose organics molecules efficiently under light irradiation. After inserted with Au, the PCN 224 nanoparticles, which is kind of porous, stable and photosensitive metal-organic framework, show enhanced photodegradeability. Because the Au inserted could inhibit the re-combination of electrons and holes by absorbing photo-electrons; decrease the nanoparticles' band gap, and finally produce much more free radicals. In the meanwhile, due to the lower binding energy between S and Au, the Au modified PCN 224 perform better in absorbing organic compounds consisted of S contained heterocyclic ring (such as methylene blue). This work provides new insights into the precious design of materials in clearing organic compounds.
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- Donglin Han
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin, 132022, China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin, 132022, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin, 132022, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin, 132022, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin, 132022, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin, 132022, China
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Sewnet A, Alemayehu E, Abebe M, Mani D, Thomas S, Lennartz B. Hydrothermal Synthesis of Heterostructured g-C 3N 4/Ag-TiO 2 Nanocomposites for Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:5497. [PMID: 37570204 PMCID: PMC10419520 DOI: 10.3390/ma16155497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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In this study, heterostructured g-C3N4/Ag-TiO2 nanocomposites were successfully fabricated using an easily accessible hydrothermal route. Various analytical tools were employed to investigate the surface morphology, crystal structure, specific surface area, and optical properties of as-synthesized samples. XRD and TEM characterization results provided evidence of the successful fabrication of the ternary g-C3N4/Ag-TiO2 heterostructured nanocomposite. The heterostructured g-C3N4/Ag-TiO2 nanocomposite exhibited the best degradation efficiency of 98.04% against rhodamine B (RhB) within 180 min under visible LED light irradiation. The g-C3N4/Ag-TiO2 nanocomposite exhibited an apparent reaction rate constant 13.16, 4.7, and 1.33 times higher than that of TiO2, Ag-TiO2, and g-C3N4, respectively. The g-C3N4/Ag-TiO2 ternary composite demonstrated higher photocatalytic activity than pristine TiO2 and binary Ag-TiO2 photocatalysts for the degradation of RhB under visible LED light irradiation. The improved photocatalytic performance of the g-C3N4/Ag-TiO2 nanocomposite can be attributed to the formation of an excellent heterostructure between TiO2 and g-C3N4 as well as the incorporation of Ag nanoparticles, which promoted efficient charge carrier separation and transfer and suppressed the rate of recombination. Therefore, this study presents the development of heterostructured g-C3N4/Ag-TiO2 nanocomposites that exhibit excellent photocatalytic performance for the efficient degradation of harmful organic pollutants in wastewater, making them promising candidates for environmental remediation.
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- Agidew Sewnet
- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Jimma Institute of Technology, Jimma University, Jimma P.O. Box 378, Ethiopia; (A.S.); (M.A.); (D.M.)
- Department of Physics, College of Natural and Computational Science, Bonga University, Bonga P.O. Box 334, Ethiopia
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- Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Jimma University, Jimma P.O. Box 378, Ethiopia
- Africa Center of Excellence for Water Management, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa P.O. Box 1176, Ethiopia
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Jimma Institute of Technology, Jimma University, Jimma P.O. Box 378, Ethiopia; (A.S.); (M.A.); (D.M.)
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Jimma Institute of Technology, Jimma University, Jimma P.O. Box 378, Ethiopia; (A.S.); (M.A.); (D.M.)
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- International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam 686560, India;
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- Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock, Justus-Von-Liebig-Weg 6, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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Jilani F, Husnain M, Nawaz F, Mohsin MA, Iqbal N, Iqbal J, El-Fattah AA. A facile synthesis of WO3/g-C3N4 composite for chemical sensing of dopamine and hydrazine. MATERIALS LETTERS 2023; 343:134391. [DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2023.134391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Zeng T, Jin S, Jin Z, Li S, Zou R, Zhang X, Song S, Liu M. Ultrafine ZnCo 2O 4 QD-incorporated carbon nitride mediated peroxymonosulfate activation for norfloxacin oxidation: performance, mechanisms and pathways. RSC Adv 2023; 13:14048-14059. [PMID: 37181504 PMCID: PMC10167798 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra02364h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023] Open
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Recently, peroxymonosulfate (PMS)-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are being actively investigated as a potential technology for water decontamination and many efforts have been made to improve the activation efficiency of PMS. Herein, a 0D metal oxide quantum dot (QD)-2D ultrathin g-C3N4 nanosheet (ZnCo2O4/g-C3N4) hybrid was facilely fabricated through a one-pot hydrothermal process and used as an efficient PMS activator. Benefiting from the restricted growth effect of the g-C3N4 support, ultrafine ZnCo2O4 QDs (∼3-5 nm) are uniformly and stably anchored onto the surface. The ultrafine ZnCo2O4 possesses high specific surface areas and shortened mass/electron transport route so that the internal static electric field (Einternal) formed in the interface between p-type ZnCo2O4 and the n-type g-C3N4 semiconductor could speed up the electron transfer during the catalytic reaction. This thereby induces the high-efficiency PMS activation for rapid organic pollutant removal. As expected, the ZnCo2O4/g-C3N4 hybrid catalysts significantly outperformed individual ZnCo2O4 and g-C3N4 in catalytic oxidative degradation of norfloxacin (NOR) in the presence of PMS (95.3% removal of 20 mg L-1 of NOR in 120 min). Furthermore, the ZnCo2O4/g-C3N4-mediated PMS activation system was systematically studied in terms of the identification of reactive radicals, the impact of control factors, and the recyclability of the catalyst. The results of this study demonstrated the great potential of a built-in electric field-driven catalyst as a novel PMS activator for the remediation of contaminated water.
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- Tao Zeng
- College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University Sichuan 610065 China +86-571-88320726
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou Zhejiang 310032 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou Zhejiang 310032 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou Zhejiang 310032 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou Zhejiang 310032 P. R. China
- Hangzhou Vocational & Technical College, Ecology and Health Institute Hangzhou 310018 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou Zhejiang 310032 P. R. China
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- College of Life Science, North China University of Science and Technology Tangshan Hebei 063000 China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou Zhejiang 310032 P. R. China
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- College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University Sichuan 610065 China +86-571-88320726
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Badawy AA, Abdel Rehim MH, Turky GM. Charge transport and heavy metal removal efficacy of graphitic carbon nitride doped with CeO 2. RSC Adv 2023; 13:8955-8966. [PMID: 36936826 PMCID: PMC10020990 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra00844d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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Doping of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) with semiconductors prevents electron-hole recombination and enhances adsorption capacity. This work investigates the synthesis of a water remediation material using g-C3N4 doped with CeO2 using two different techniques. The chemical structures of the doped g-C3N4 samples were confirmed using FTIR, XRD, XPS and their morphology was studied using SEM-EDX. Charge transport through the doped materials was illustrated by a comprehensive dielectric study using broadband spectroscopy. The ability of doped g-C3N4 to adsorb heavy metals was investigated thoroughly in the light of applying different parameters such as temperature, pH, time, and concentration. The results showed that the mode of doping of g-C3N4 by CeO2 strongly affected its adsorption capacity. However, g-C3N4 doped with CeO2 using the first mode adsorbed 998.4 mg g-1 in case of Pb2+ and 448 for Cd2+. Kinetic study revealed that the adsorption process obeyed PSORE as its q exp e is close to its q cal e and the rate-controlling step involved coordination among the synthetic materials and the heavy metal ions. The recovery of Pb2+ and Cd2+ ions from various sorbents was investigated by utilizing different molar concentrations of HNO3 and indicated no significant change in the sorption capability after three different runs. This study has demonstrated an efficient method to obtain a highly efficient adsorbent for removing heavy metals from waste water.
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- Abdelrahman A Badawy
- Physical Chemistry Department, Institute of Advanced Material Technology and Mineral Resources Research, National Research Centre Cairo Egypt
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- Packaging Materials Department, National Research Centre Elbehoth Street 33 Cairo 12622 Dokki Egypt
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- Microwave Physics and Dielectrics Department, National Research Centre Elbehoth Street 33 12622 Dokki Cairo Egypt
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He B, Cui Y, Lei Y, Li W, Sun J. Design and application of g-C 3N 4-based materials for fuels photosynthesis from CO 2 or H 2O based on reaction pathway insights. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 629:825-846. [PMID: 36202027 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.09.114] [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: 06/24/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Photocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CRR) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) based on graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) that is regarded as the metal-free "holy grail" photocatalyst, provide promising strategies for producing next-generation fuels, contributing to achieving carbon neutrality, alleviating energy and environment crisis. However, the activity of CRR and HER over g-C3N4 leaves much to be desired. Therefore, numerous studies have sprung up to enhance photoactivity. A comprehensive understanding of the CRR and HER reaction pathways is crucial for designing g-C3N4-based materials, further promoting efficient fuel production. Different from previous reviews that focus on g-C3N4 modification from the viewpoint of material science. In this review, we divided the multistep processes of CRR and HER into five reaction pathways and summarized the latest advances for improving each pathway of fuels synthesis through CRR or HER. Meanwhile, the existing bottleneck issues of each step were also discussed. Finally, comprehensive conclusions, including the remaining challenges, outlooks, etc., for CRR and HER over g-C3N4 were put forward. We are sure that this review will conduce to the understanding of the structure-activity relationship between CRR, HER processes, and g-C3N4 structure, which can provide the reference for developing high-powered photocatalysts, not confined to g-C3N4.
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- Bin He
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China; Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China.
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Shams M, Mansukhani N, Hersam MC, Bouchard D, Chowdhury I. Environmentally sustainable implementations of two-dimensional nanomaterials. Front Chem 2023; 11:1132233. [PMID: 36936535 PMCID: PMC10020365 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1132233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Rapid advancement in nanotechnology has led to the development of a myriad of useful nanomaterials that have novel characteristics resulting from their small size and engineered properties. In particular, two-dimensional (2D) materials have become a major focus in material science and chemistry research worldwide with substantial efforts centered on their synthesis, property characterization, and technological, and environmental applications. Environmental applications of these nanomaterials include but are not limited to adsorbents for wastewater and drinking water treatment, membranes for desalination, and coating materials for filtration. However, it is also important to address the environmental interactions and implications of these nanomaterials in order to develop strategies that minimize their environmental and public health risks. Towards this end, this review covers the most recent literature on the environmental implementations of emerging 2D nanomaterials, thereby providing insights into the future of this fast-evolving field including strategies for ensuring sustainable development of 2D nanomaterials.
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- Mehnaz Shams
- Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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- Departments of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry and Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States
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- Departments of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry and Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States
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- National Exposure Research Laboratory, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, GA, United States
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
- *Correspondence: Indranil Chowdhury,
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Europium-modified carbon nitride nanosheets for smartphone-based fluorescence sensitive recognition of anthrax biomarker dipicolinic acid. Food Chem 2023; 398:133884. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Fan Y, Liu Z, Wang J, Cui C, Hu L. An "off-on" electrochemiluminescence aptasensor for determination of lincomycin based on CdS QDs/carboxylated g-C 3N 4. Mikrochim Acta 2022; 190:11. [PMID: 36477444 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-022-05587-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A novel electrochemiluminescence (ECL) aptasensor for the determination of lincomycin (LIN) was developed based on CdS QDs/carboxylated g-C3N4 (CdS QDs/C-g-C3N4). CdS QDs/C-g-C3N4 served as the substrate of the aptasensor, and then CdS QDs/C-g-C3N4-modified electrode was incubated with aptamer DNA (Apt-DNA). When the non-specific sites of the electrode surface was blocked by 6-mercaptohexanol, the ferrocene-labeled probe (Fer-DNA) was assembled onto the electrode surface through base complementation with Apt-DNA. In the absence of LIN, the ECL signal was quenched effectively by Fer-DNA and a decreased ECL emission (off state) was acquired. On the contrary, LIN was specifically bond with Apt-DNA, and Fer-DNA was detached from the aptasensor surface because of the deformation of Apt-DNA, resulting in an effectively enhanced ECL signal (on state). The constructed ECL aptasensor exhibited a wide detection range for LIN determination (0.05 ng mL-1-100 μg mL-1) with a low detection limit (0.02 ng mL-1). Importantly, the proposed ECL aptasensor showed outstanding accuracy and specificity for LIN determination, and also provided a potential strategy for other antibiotic determinations.
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- Yunfeng Fan
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450001, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450001, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450001, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450001, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450001, People's Republic of China
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Kumar A, Majithia P, Choudhary P, Mabbett I, Kuehnel MF, Pitchaimuthu S, Krishnan V. MXene coupled graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets based plasmonic photocatalysts for removal of pharmaceutical pollutant. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 308:136297. [PMID: 36064026 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2022] [Revised: 08/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The continuous rise in the amount of industrial and pharmaceutical waste in water sources is an alarming concern. Effective strategies should be developed for the treatment of pharmaceutical industrial waste. Hence the alternative renewable source of energy, such as solar energy, should be utilized for a sustainable future. Herein, a series of Au plasmonic nanoparticle decorated ternary photocatalysts comprising graphitic carbon nitride and Ti3C2 MXene has been designed to degrade colourless pharmaceutical pollutants, cefixime under visible light irradiation. These photocatalysts were synthesized by varying the amount of Ti3C2 MXene, and their catalytic potential was explored. The optimized photocatalyst having 3 wt% Ti3C2 MXene achieved 64.69% removal of the pharmaceutical pollutant, cefixime within 105 min of exposure to visible light. The presence of the Au nanoparticles and MXene in the nanocomposite facilitates the excellent charge carrier separation and increased the number of active sites due to the formation of interfacial contact with graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets. Besides, the plasmonic effect of the Au nanoparticles improves the absorption of light causing enhanced photocatalytic performance of the nanocomposite. Based on the obtained results, a plausible mechanism has been formulated to understand the contribution of different components in photocatalytic activity. In addition, the optimized photocatalyst shows excellent activity and can be reused for up to three cycles without any significant loss in its photocatalytic performance. Overall, the current work provides deeper physical insight into the future development of MXene graphitic carbon nitride-based plasmonic ternary photocatalysts.
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- Ajay Kumar
- School of Chemical Sciences and Advanced Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Kamand, Mandi, 175075, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences and Advanced Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Kamand, Mandi, 175075, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences and Advanced Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Kamand, Mandi, 175075, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, Wales, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, Wales, United Kingdom; Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES, Am Haupttor 4310, 06237, Leuna, Germany
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- SPECIFIC, College of Engineering, Swansea University (Bay Campus), Swansea, SA1 8EN, Wales, United Kingdom; Research Centre for Carbon Solutions, Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemical Sciences and Advanced Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Kamand, Mandi, 175075, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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Jin D, Lv Y, He D, Zhang D, Liu Y, Zhang T, Cheng F, Zhang YN, Sun J, Qu J. Photocatalytic degradation of COVID-19 related drug arbidol hydrochloride by Ti 3C 2 MXene/supramolecular g-C 3N 4 Schottky junction photocatalyst. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 308:136461. [PMID: 36122752 PMCID: PMC9477648 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Because of the current COVID-19 outbreak all over the world, the problem of antiviral drugs entering water has become increasingly serious. Arbidol hydrochloride (ABLH) is one of the most widely used drugs against COVID-19, which has been detected in sewage treatment plant sediments after the COVID-19 outbreak. However, there has been no report on the degradation of ABLH. In order to remove ABLH we prepared a novel photocatalyst composed of Ti3C2 MXene and supramolecular g-C3N4 (TiC/SCN) via a simple method. The properties of the material were studied by a series of characterizations (SEM, TEM, EDS, XRD, FTIR, UV-vis, DRS, XPS, TPC, PL, EIS and UPS), indicating the successful preparation of TiC/SCN. Results show that 99% of ABLH was removed within 150 min under visible light illumination by the 0.5TiC/SCN (containing 0.5% of TiC). The performance of 0.5TiC/SCN was about 2.66 times that of SCN resulting from the formation of Schottky junction. Furthermore, under real sunlight illumination, 99.2% of ABLH could be removed by 0.5TiC/SCN within 120 min, which was better than that of commercial P25 TiO2. The pH, anions (NO3- and SO42-) and dissolved organic matter (fulvic acid) could significantly affect the ABLH degradation. Moreover, three possible degradation pathways of ABLH were proposed, and the toxicities of the corresponding by-products were less toxic than ABLH. Meanwhile, findings showed that the superoxide radicals played a major role in the photocatalytic degradation of ABLH by 0.5TiC/SCN. This study provides a well understanding of the mechanism of ABLH degradation and provides a valuable reference for the treatment of ABLH in water.
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- Dexin Jin
- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, PR China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, PR China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, PR China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, PR China.
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, PR China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, PR China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, PR China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, PR China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, PR China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, PR China.
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Gong X, Zhang Y, Xu Y, Zhai G, Liu X, Bao X, Wang Z, Liu Y, Wang P, Cheng H, Fan Y, Dai Y, Zheng Z, Huang B. Synergistic Effect between CO 2 Chemisorption Using Amino-Modified Carbon Nitride and Epoxide Activation by High-Energy Electrons for Plasmon-Assisted Synthesis of Cyclic Carbonates. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:51029-51040. [PMID: 36325951 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c16382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Photocatalytic CO2 cycloaddition is a promising approach for CO2 value-added processes. However, the efficiency of plasmon-assisted CO2 cycloaddition still needs to be improved and the reaction mechanism is unclear. Herein, g-C3N4/Ag (ACN-Ag) hybrids exhibited superior activity of CO2 cycloaddition by coupling a semiconductor into the plasmonic system, in which the ACN grafting amino group by the formation of carbon vacancies can enhance CO2 chemisorption; meanwhile, photo-generated electrons from ACN transfer to Ag to form high-energy electrons, which can activate propylene oxide, accelerating the ring-opening step. Importantly, photo-generated electron injection from ACN to Ag and the interaction between Ag nanoparticles and ACN were confirmed by single-particle photoluminescence spectroscopy. The wavelength-dependent activity demonstrated that the plasmon excitation is crucial for the reaction. Moreover, in situ single-particle PL quenching caused by propylene oxide and in situ electron paramagnetic resonance verified the activation of propylene oxide by ACN-Ag. This work is conducive to an in-depth understanding of the mechanism of CO2 cycloaddition at the single-particle level and provides guidance for the organic synthesis.
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- Xueqin Gong
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- School of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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Versatile heterojunction of gold nanoparticles modified phosphorus doped carbon nitride for enhanced photo-electrocatalytic sensing and degradation of 4-chlorophenol. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 632:117-128. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.11.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Orooji Y, Pakzad K, Nasrollahzadeh M. Lignosulfonate valorization into a Cu-containing magnetically recyclable photocatalyst for treating wastewater pollutants in aqueous media. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 305:135180. [PMID: 35660391 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study presents an eco-friendly and economical process for preparing a magnetic copper complex conjugated to modified calcium lignosulfonate (LS) through a diamine (Fe3O4@LS@naphthalene-1,5-diamine@copper complex; FLN-Cu) as a green and novel catalyst. The prepared catalyst was characterized by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), elemental mapping, inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) techniques. The photocatalytic performance of the synthesized FLN-Cu catalyst was investigated by the degradation of aqueous solutions of dyes such as Rhodamine B (RhB), methylene blue (MB), and Congo red (CR) under UV irradiation. The dye degradation was followed by UV-Vis (ultraviolet-visible) spectrophotometry by measuring the changes in absorbance. The effects of different factors such as pH, contact time, photocatalyst dosage, and initial concentration of dye on the adsorption percentage were also investigated. Moreover, the catalyst showed high stability and could be readily separated from the reaction media using a magnet and reused five times without a remarkable loss of catalytic ability.
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- Yasin Orooji
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, PR China; Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, PR China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Qom, Qom, 3716146611, Iran
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Hong LR, Xu H, Zhu Y, Li Z, Bai B, Ding G. Surface Plasmon Resonance Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution from Water with Graphitic Carbon Nitride Photocatalyst. Catal Letters 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-022-04168-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Gumus E, Bingol H, Zor E. Nanomaterials-enriched sensors for detection of chiral pharmaceuticals. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2022; 221:115031. [PMID: 36115205 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2022.115031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/04/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Advancements in nanoscience and nanotechnology have opened new pathways to fabricate novel nanostructures with interesting properties that would be used for different applications. In this respect, nanostructures comprising chirality are one of the most rapidly developing research fields encompassing chemistry, physics and biology. Chirality, also known as mirror asymmetry, describes the geometrical property of an object that is not superimposable on its mirror image. This characteristic plays a crucial role because these identical forms of chiral species in pharmaceuticals or food additives may exhibit different effects on living organisms. Therefore, chiral analysis is an important field of modern chemical analysis in health-related industries that are reliant on the production of enantiomeric compounds involving pharmaceuticals. This review covers the recent advances dealing with the synthesis, design and advantageous analytical performance of nanomaterials-enriched sensors used for chiral pharmaceuticals. We conclude this review with the challenges existing in this research field and our perspectives on some potential strategies with cutting-edge approaches for the rational design of sensors for chiral pharmaceuticals. We expect this comprehensive review will inspire future studies in nanomaterials-enriched chiral sensors.
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- Eda Gumus
- Biomaterials and Biotechnology Laboratory, Science and Technology Research and Application Center (BITAM), Necmettin Erbakan University, 42140 Konya, Turkey
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- Biomaterials and Biotechnology Laboratory, Science and Technology Research and Application Center (BITAM), Necmettin Erbakan University, 42140 Konya, Turkey; Department of Chemistry Education, A.K. Education Faculty, Necmettin Erbakan University, 42090 Konya, Turkey
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- Biomaterials and Biotechnology Laboratory, Science and Technology Research and Application Center (BITAM), Necmettin Erbakan University, 42140 Konya, Turkey; Department of Science Education, A.K. Education Faculty, Necmettin Erbakan University, 42090 Konya, Turkey.
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Zhang H, Zhang B, Liang F, Fang Y, Wang H, Chen A. Precise regulation of Ultra-thin platinum decorated Gold/Graphite carbon nitride photocatalysts by atomic layer deposition for efficient degradation of Rhodamine B under simulated sunlight. ARAB J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2022.103951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Jiang X, Qiao K, Feng Y, Sun L, Jiang N, Wang J. Self-assembled synthesis of porous sulfur-doped g-C3N4 nanotubes with efficient photocatalytic degradation activity for tetracycline. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2022.114194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Khavar AHC, Mahjoub AR, Khazaee Z. MoCu Bimetallic Nanoalloy-Modified Copper Molybdenum Oxide with Strong SPR Properties; a 2D-0D System for Enhanced Degradation of Antibiotics. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.130032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Caudillo-Flores U, Ares-Dorado A, Alonso-Nuñez G, Tudela D, Fernández-García M, Kubacka A. Role of alkali-cyano group interaction in g-C3N4 based catalysts for hydrogen photo-production. Catal Today 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2021.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Riaz M, Sharafat U, Zahid N, Ismail M, Park J, Ahmad B, Rashid N, Fahim M, Imran M, Tabassum A. Synthesis of Biogenic Silver Nanocatalyst and their Antibacterial and Organic Pollutants Reduction Ability. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:14723-14734. [PMID: 35557704 PMCID: PMC9088900 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c07365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Plant-mediated nanoparticles are gaining popularity due to biologically active secondary metabolites that aid in green synthesis. This study describes a simple, environmentally friendly, dependable, and cost-effective production of silver nanoparticles utilizing Cucumis sativus and Aloe vera aqueous leaf extracts. The aqueous leaf extracts of Cucumis sativus and Aloe vera, which worked as a reducing and capping agent, were used to biosynthesize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). The formation of surface plasmon resonance peaks at 403 and 405 nm corresponds to the formation of colloidal Ag nanoparticles. Similarly, the Bragg reflection peaks in X-ray diffraction patterns observed at 2θ values of 38.01°, 43.98°, 64.24°, and 77.12° representing the planes of [111], [200], [220], and [311] correspond to the face-centered cubic crystal structure of silver nanoparticles. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy confirms that bioactive chemicals are responsible for the capping of biogenic silver nanoparticles. The size, structure, and morphology of AgNPs with diameters ranging from 8 to 15 nm were examined using transmission electron microscopy. Water contamination by azo dyes and nitrophenols is becoming a more significant threat every day. The catalytic breakdown of organic azo dye methyl orange (MO) and the conversion of para-nitrophenol (PNP) into para-aminophenol using sodium borohydride was evaluated using the prepared biogenic nanoparticles. Our nanoparticles showed excellent reduction ability against PNP and MO with rate constants of 1.51 × 10-3 and 6.03 × 10-4s-1, respectively. The antibacterial activity of the nanomaterials was also tested against four bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter, and Streptococcus pneumoniae. These biogenic AgNPs displayed effective catalytic and antibacterial characteristics by reducing MO and PNP and decreasing bacterial growth.
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- Muhammad Riaz
- Department
of Biological Sciences, International Islamic
University Islamabad, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
- School
of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa K1N 6N5, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute
of Chemical Sciences, University of Swat, Swat 19200, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department
of Botany, Mirpur University of Science
and Technology, Mirpur 10250, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science
& Technology, Kohat 26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- School
of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa K1N 6N5, Ontario, Canada
- Department
of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno 89557, Nevada, United States
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- Department
of Biological Sciences, International Islamic
University Islamabad, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Botany, Mirpur University of Science
and Technology, Mirpur 10250, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
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- Department
of Biological Sciences, International Islamic
University Islamabad, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Biological Sciences, International Islamic
University Islamabad, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Biochemistry, University of Sialkot, Sialkot 51040, Pakistan
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Liu X, Liu Y, Zhang X, Miao X. 3D N-doped graphene/bismuth composite as an efficient catalyst for reduction of 4-nitrophenol. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.128098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Jin D, He D, Lv Y, Zhang K, Zhang Z, Yang H, Liu C, Qu J, Zhang YN. Preparation of metal-free BP/CN photocatalyst with enhanced ability for photocatalytic tetracycline degradation. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 290:133317. [PMID: 34921858 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The successful application of photocatalysis in practical water treatment opreations relies greatly on the development of highly efficient, stable and low-cost photocatalysts. The low-cost metal-free photocatalyst made up of black phosphorus (BP) and graphitic carbon nitride (CN) was successfully constructed and firstly used for the photocatalytic treatment of antibiotic contaminants in this work. Compared with bare CN, the BP/CN photocatalyst exhibited the enhanced photocatalytic performance for tetracycline hydrochloride (HTC) degradation, that 99% of HTC was removed by 6BP/CN (doping amount of BP was 6%) within 30 min under the simulated visible-light irradiation. The efficiency was even comparable to those of some high-efficiency photocatalysts recently-reported such as Fe0@POCN, CuInS2/Bi2MoO6 and Cu2O@HKUST-1. Under natural sunlight illumination, the determined apparent rate constant for degradation of HTC by BP/CN was 2.7 times as that by P25 TiO2. The experimental results indicated that loading BP on CN could enhance the separation of charge carriers and promote the ability of light absorption for visible-light, thus leading to a greater catalytic activity. Meanwhile, the influences of different operating variables (pH, water, ion and HTC concentration) on HTC degradation were studied in detail. Furthermore, the degradation pathway of HTC was also proposed. In addition, the photocatalytic activity of the BP/CN for production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) was also studied, which could reach up to 501.04 μmol g-1h-1. It is anticipated that BP/CN photocatalyst could be used for practical water treatment.
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- Dexin Jin
- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China.
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China.
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Raaja Rajeshwari M, Kokilavani S, Sudheer Khan S. Recent developments in architecturing the g-C 3N 4 based nanostructured photocatalysts: Synthesis, modifications and applications in water treatment. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 291:132735. [PMID: 34756947 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Water pollution is becoming an inevitable problem in today's world. Tons and tons of wastewater with hazardous pollutants are getting discharged into the clean water bodies every day. In this regard, photocatalytic environmental remediation using nanotechnology such as the use of organic, metal and non-metal based semiconductor photocatalysts for photodegradation of pollutants has gained enormous attention in the past few decades. This review is focused particularly on graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) which is a cheap, metal-free, polymeric photoactive compound and it is used as a potential photocatalyst in wastewater treatment. Though, pristine g-C3N4 is a good photocatalyst, it has certain drawbacks such as poor visible light absorption capacity, quicker recombination of photoelectrons and holes, delayed mass and charge transfer, etc. As a result, the pristine g-C3N4 catalyst is modified into novel 0D, 1D, 2D and 3D morphologies such as nano-quantum dots, nanorods, nanotubes, nanowires, nanosheets, nanoflakes, nanospheres, nanoshells, etc. It was also tailored into novel composites along with various compounds through doping, metal deposition, heterojunction formation, etc., to enhance the photocatalytic property of pure g-C3N4. The modified catalysts showed promising photocatalytic performance such as degradation of majority of pollutants in the environment. It also showed excellent results in the removal or reduction of heavy metals. This review provides a detailed record of g-C3N4 and its diverse photocatalytic applications in the past years and it provides knowledge for the development of such similar novel compounds in the future.
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- M Raaja Rajeshwari
- Nanobiotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Nanobiotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Nanobiotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Hosny M, Eltaweil AS, Mostafa M, El-Badry YA, Hussein EE, Omer AM, Fawzy M. Facile Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles for Anticancer, Antioxidant Applications, and Photocatalytic Degradation of Toxic Organic Pollutants. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:3121-3133. [PMID: 35097307 PMCID: PMC8793085 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c06714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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In the current study, a facile, rapid, and ecologically safe photosynthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) that remained stable for 3 months is reported to advocate the main aspects of green chemistry, such as safer solvents and auxiliaries, and the use of renewable feedstock. Zi-AuNPs were phytosynthesized by the aqueous extract of Ziziphus spina-christi leaves, and numerous techniques were employed for their characterization. The results demonstrated the successful phytofabrication of crystalline AuNPs with brownish-black color, spherical nanoparticles with a size between 0 and 10 nm, a plasmon peak at 540 nm, and a surface charge of -25.7 mV. Zi-AuNPs showed an effective photodegradation efficiency (81.14%) against malachite green and a good recycling capacity of 69.2% after five cycles of regeneration. The cytotoxicity test by the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay signified a high anticancer efficiency for both Zi-AuNPs and Z. spina-christi extract against human breast cancer cells (MCF7 cell line) with IC50's of 48 and 40.25 μg/mL, respectively. Highly efficient antioxidant capabilities were proven with 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) removal percentages of 67.5% for Zi-AuNPs and 92.34% for Z. spina-christi extract.
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- Mohamed Hosny
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Technology Group, Environmental Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21511, Egypt
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Alexandria
University, Alexandria 21321, Egypt
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- Department
of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21321, Egypt
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- Chemistry
Department, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Khurma, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- National
Water Research Center, P.O. Box 74, Shubra El-Kheima 13411, Egypt
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- Polymer Materials
Research Department, Advanced Technology and New Materials Research
Institute, City of Scientific Research and
Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City 21934, Alexandria, Egypt
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Technology Group, Environmental Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21511, Egypt
- National
Egyptian Biotechnology Experts Network, National Egyptian Academy for Scientific Research and Technology, El Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo 33516, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
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He D, Jin D, Cheng F, Zhang T, Qu J, Zhou Y, Yuan X, Zhang YN, Peijnenburg WJGM. Development of a metal-free black phosphorus/graphitic carbon nitride heterostructure for visible-light-driven degradation of indomethacin. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 804:150062. [PMID: 34509854 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The development of affordable and efficient technologies for the removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) from water has recently been the subject of extensive attention. In this study, a black phosphorus/graphitic carbon nitride (BP-g-C3N4) heterostructure is fabricated as an extremely active metal-free photocatalyst via a newly-developed exfoliation strategy. The BP-g-C3N4 shows an 11 times better decomposition rate of a representative PPCPs-type pollutant, indomethacin (IDM), compared to the widely-used P25 TiO2 under real-sunlight illumination. Also, its visible-light activity is even better than that of the best photocatalysts previously developed, but only consumes 1/10-1/4 of the catalyst. The results show that BP performs a cocatalyst-like behavior to catalyze the generation of reactive oxygen species, thus speeding up the decomposition of IDM. In addition, the BP-g-C3N4 photocatalyst also exhibits excellent IDM removal efficiency in authentic water matrices (tap water, surface water, and secondarily treated sewage effluent). Large-scale application demonstration under natural sunlight further reveals the practicality of BP-g-C3N4 for real-world water treatment operations. Our work will open up new possibilities in the development of purely metal-free photocatalysts for "green" environmental remediation applications.
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- Dongyang He
- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130117, China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130117, China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130117, China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130117, China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130117, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130117, China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130117, China
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands; National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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Highly sensitive electrochemiluminescence aptasensor based on a g-C3N4-COOH/ZnSe nanocomposite for kanamycin detection. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2021.106928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Wei Y, Ma J, Yuan T, Jiang J, Duan Y, Xue J. Preparation and Adsorption Properties of Lithium Chloride Intercalation Carbon Nitride. ACTA CHIMICA SINICA 2022. [DOI: 10.6023/a21120594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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VOx-MoOy single molecular layer modified graphic carbon nitride polymer for enhanced selective styrene oxidation. J IND ENG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2021.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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El-Maghrabi N, El-Borady OM, Hosny M, Fawzy M. Catalytic and Medical Potential of a Phyto-Functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide-Gold Nanocomposite Using Willow-Leaved Knotgrass. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:34954-34966. [PMID: 34963977 PMCID: PMC8697594 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c05596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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In the current study, a simple, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective reduced graphene oxide-gold nanoparticle (rGO-AuNP) nanocomposite was successfully phytosynthesized using the aqueous leaf extract of a common weed found on the Nile banks, Persicaria salicifolia, for the first time. The phytosynthesis of rGO-AuNPs was first confirmed via the color transformation from brown to black as well as throughvarious techniques such as transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Raman spectroscopy. Two UV-vis peaks at 275 and 530 nm were observed for the nanocomposite with a typical particle size of mostly spherical AuNPs of 15-20 nm. However, other shapes were occasionally detected including rods, triangles, and rhomboids. Existing phytoconstituents such as flavonoids and glycosides in the plant extract were suggested to be responsible for the phytosynthesis of rGO-AuNPs. The excellent catalytic efficacy of rGO-AuNPs against MB degradation was confirmed, and a high antibacterial efficiency against Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia was also confirmed. Promising antioxidant performance of rGO-AuNPs was also proved. Furthermore, it was concluded that rGO-AuNPs acquired higher efficiency than AuNPs synthesized from the same plant extract in all of the studied applications.
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- Nourhan El-Maghrabi
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Technology Group, Environmental Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, 21511 Alexandria, Egypt
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- Institute
of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Kafrelsheikh
University, Kafrelsheikh 33516, Egypt
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- Green
Technology Group, Environmental Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, 21511 Alexandria, Egypt
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- Green
Technology Group, Environmental Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, 21511 Alexandria, Egypt
- National
Egyptian Biotechnology Experts Network, National Egyptian Academy for Scientific Research and Technology, 101 Kasr Al Aini Street, Cairo 33516, Egypt
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Oseghe EO, Akpotu SO, Mombeshora ET, Oladipo AO, Ombaka LM, Maria BB, Idris AO, Mamba G, Ndlwana L, Ayanda OS, Ofomaja AE, Nyamori VO, Feleni U, Nkambule TT, Msagati TA, Mamba BB, Bahnemann DW. Multi-dimensional applications of graphitic carbon nitride nanomaterials – A review. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Dolai S, Bhunia SK, Kluson P, Stavarek P, Pittermannova A. Solvent‐Assisted Synthesis of Supramolecular‐Assembled Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Visible Light Induced Hydrogen Evolution – A Review. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202101299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Susmita Dolai
- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS, v.v.i Rozvojová 2/135 165 02 Prague Czech Republic
- Institute for Environmental Studies Faculty of Science Charles University Benatska 2 128 01 Praha 2 Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry School of Advanced Sciences Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore 632014 India
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS, v.v.i Rozvojová 2/135 165 02 Prague Czech Republic
- Institute for Environmental Studies Faculty of Science Charles University Benatska 2 128 01 Praha 2 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS, v.v.i Rozvojová 2/135 165 02 Prague Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS, v.v.i Rozvojová 2/135 165 02 Prague Czech Republic
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Huang X, Zhang Y, Lai Y, Li Y. Mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride for adsorptive desulfurization in an isooctane solution. J Sulphur Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/17415993.2021.1985120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Xianli Huang
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
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Preparation of g-C3N4/MoS2 Composite Material and Its Visible Light Catalytic Performance. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10904-021-02099-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Kour P, Chenna Reddy M, Pal S, Sidhik S, Das T, Pandey P, Mukherjee SP, Chakraborty S, Mohite AD, Ogale S. An Organic–Inorganic Perovskitoid with Zwitterion Cysteamine Linker and its Crystal–Crystal Transformation to Ruddlesden‐Popper Phase. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202105918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Prachi Kour
- Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune Dr. Homi Bhabha Road Pune 411008 India
- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory Dr. Homi Bhabha Road Pune 411008 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad 201002 India
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune Dr. Homi Bhabha Road Pune 411008 India
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune Dr. Homi Bhabha Road Pune 411008 India
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Rice University 6100 Main Street, MS-362 Houston TX 77005 USA
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- Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI) Allahabad, HBNI Chhatnag Road, Jhunsi Prayagraj 211019 India
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune Dr. Homi Bhabha Road Pune 411008 India
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- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory Dr. Homi Bhabha Road Pune 411008 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad 201002 India
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- Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI) Allahabad, HBNI Chhatnag Road, Jhunsi Prayagraj 211019 India
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Rice University 6100 Main Street, MS-362 Houston TX 77005 USA
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune Dr. Homi Bhabha Road Pune 411008 India
- Research Institute for Sustainable Energy (RISE) TCG Centres for Research and Education in Science and Technology (TCG-CREST) Kolkata 700091 India
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Xu X, Huang T, Xu Y, Hu H, Liao S, Hu X, Chen D, Zhang M. Highly dispersed CeO2– nanoparticles with rich oxygen vacancies enhance photocatalytic performance of g-C3N4 toward methyl orange degradation under visible light irradiation. J RARE EARTH 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2021.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Gao Y, Huang Y, Chen J, Liu Y, Xu Y, Ning X. A Novel Luminescent "Nanochip" as a Tandem Catalytic System for Chemiluminescent Detection of Sweat Glucose. Anal Chem 2021; 93:10593-10600. [PMID: 34291923 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c01798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Accurate sweat glucose detection is a promising alternative to invasive finger-prick blood tests, allowing for self-monitoring of blood glucose with good patient compliance. In this study, we have developed a tandem catalytic system, termed as a luminescent "nanochip" (LAON), which was composed of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and N-(aminobutyl)-N-(ethylisoluminol) (ABEI)-engineered oxygen-doped carbon nitride (O-g-C3N4), for chemiluminescent detection of sweat glucose. The LAON exhibits dual catalytic activity of glucose oxidase and peroxidase and can not only oxidize glucose to generate H2O2 but catalyze H2O2-mediated luminol chemiluminescence, resulting in sensitive detection of glucose. We identify that the LAON can precisely detect glucose with a detection limit of 0.1 μM, enabling us to measure glucose levels in different biological samples. Particularly, the LAON is capable of sensitively and accurately monitoring dynamic changes in sweat glucose during exercise. Therefore, the LAON provides an alternative approach to supersede invasive blood tests and may improve the management of diabetes mellitus.
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- Ya Gao
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- West China School of Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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Kour P, Chenna Reddy M, Pal S, Sidhik S, Das T, Pandey P, Mukherjee SP, Chakraborty S, Mohite AD, Ogale S. An Organic-Inorganic Perovskitoid with Zwitterion Cysteamine Linker and its Crystal-Crystal Transformation to Ruddlesden-Popper Phase. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:18750-18760. [PMID: 34165235 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202105918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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We demonstrate synthesis of a new low-D hybrid perovskitoid (a perovskite-like hybrid halide structure, yellow crystals, P21/n space group) using zwitterion cysteamine (2-aminoethanethiol) linker, and its remarkable molecular diffusion-controlled crystal-to-crystal transformation to Ruddlesden-Popper phase (Red crystals, Pnma space group). Our stable intermediate perovskitoid distinctly differs from all previous reports by way of a unique staggered arrangement of holes in the puckered 2D configuration with a face-sharing connection between the corrugated-1D double chains. The PL intensity for the yellow phase is 5 orders higher as compared to the red phase and the corresponding average lifetime is also fairly long (143 ns). First principles DFT calculations conform very well with the experimental band gap data. We demonstrate applicability of the new perovskitoid yellow phase as an excellent active layer in a self-powered photodetector and for selective detection of Ni2+ via On-Off-On photoluminescence (PL) based on its composite with few-layer black phosphorous.
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- Prachi Kour
- Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India
- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, MS-362, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI) Allahabad, HBNI, Chhatnag Road, Jhunsi, Prayagraj, 211019, India
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India
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- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI) Allahabad, HBNI, Chhatnag Road, Jhunsi, Prayagraj, 211019, India
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, MS-362, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India
- Research Institute for Sustainable Energy (RISE), TCG Centres for Research and Education in Science and Technology (TCG-CREST), Kolkata, 700091, India
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Shan W, Gao F, Zhang Y, Tian J. Detection and identification of p-nitrophenol based on g-C3N4 nanosheets by photoinduced electron transfer. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-021-02555-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Synergistic photocatalytic-adsorption removal effect of NiFe2O4-Zn-Al mixed metal oxide composite under visible-light irradiation. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2021.113268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Orooji Y, Akbari R, Nezafat Z, Nasrollahzadeh M, Kamali TA. Recent signs of progress in polymer-supported silver complexes/nanoparticles for remediation of environmental pollutants. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.115583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Yang X, Wang H, Li S, Lu B, Zhao J, Cai Q. Fe3O4/g-C3N4-CeOx fabricated by in situ-reduction towards solvent-free oxidation of styrene to benzaldehyde. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.126309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Wang D, Li Y, Yu B, Li H, Jiang W, Deng X, Wen Y, Liu C, Che G. Improved visible-light driven photocatalysis by loading Au onto C3N4 nanorods for degradation of RhB and reduction of CO2. ADV POWDER TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2021.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Humayun M, Ullah H, Tahir AA, Bin Mohd Yusoff AR, Mat Teridi MA, Nazeeruddin MK, Luo W. An Overview of the Recent Progress in Polymeric Carbon Nitride Based Photocatalysis. CHEM REC 2021; 21:1811-1844. [PMID: 33887089 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202100067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Recently, polymeric carbon nitride (g-C3 N4 ) as a proficient photo-catalyst has been effectively employed in photocatalysis for energy conversion, storage, and pollutants degradation due to its low cost, robustness, and environmentally friendly nature. The critical review summarized the recent development, fundamentals, nanostructures design, advantages, and challenges of g-C3 N4 (CN), as potential future photoactive material. The review also discusses the latest information on the improvement of CN-based heterojunctions including Type-II, Z-scheme, metal/CN Schottky junctions, noble metal@CN, graphene@CN, carbon nanotubes (CNTs)@CN, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)/CN, layered double hydroxides (LDH)/CN heterojunctions and CN-based heterostructures for H2 production from H2 O, CO2 conversion and pollutants degradation in detail. The optical absorption, electronic behavior, charge separation and transfer, and bandgap alignment of CN-based heterojunctions are discussed elaborately. The correlations between CN-based heterostructures and photocatalytic activities are described excessively. Besides, the prospects of CN-based heterostructures for energy production, storage, and pollutants degradation are discussed.
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- Muhammad Humayun
- Engineering Research Center for Functional Ceramics of the Ministry of Education, School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, PR, China.,Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, PR, China
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- Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn, TR10 9FE, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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- Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn, TR10 9FE, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Swansea University, Vivian Tower, Singleton Park, SA2 8PP, Swansea, United Kingdom
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- Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Rue de l'Industrie 17, CH-1951, Sion, Switzerland
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- Engineering Research Center for Functional Ceramics of the Ministry of Education, School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, PR, China.,Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, PR, China
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Graphitic C3N4 modified by Ru(II)-based dyes for photocatalytic H2 evolution. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.126119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Chen L, Xie Y, Yu C, Huang R, Du Q, Zhao J, Sun W, Wang W. Enhanced Fenton-like catalytic activity and stability of g-C 3N 4 nanosheet-wrapped copper phosphide with strong anti-interference ability: Kinetics and mechanistic study. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 595:129-141. [PMID: 33819688 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.03.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
Metal-based Fenton-like catalysts usually activate H2O2 to produce free radicals (•OH and O2•-) for the degradation of organic pollutants. However, a catalytic reaction dominated by free radicals is easily interfered with by various inorganic anions and water matrices. Herein, g-C3N4-wrapped copper phosphide (CuxP), as a highly efficient Fenton-like catalyst, was successfully synthesized by a simple low-temperature phosphidation method. The CuxP/g-C3N4 catalyst exhibited excellent catalytic ability for the removal of various organic contaminants over a wide pH range of 3-11. In addition, the catalyst exhibited strong anti-interference ability toward various inorganic anions (Cl-, SO42-, NO3-, F-, H2PO4-, HCO3- and CO32-) and water matrices (lake water, river water, tap water and simulated water matrix). The reasons for this performance were analyzed by verifying the mechanism of the catalytic reaction. Compared to the pure CuxP catalyst, the CuxP/g-C3N4 composite possessed good catalytic stability. The enhanced and deactivated mechanisms of the CuxP/g-C3N4 catalyst were systematically analyzed by a series of characterization techniques. A possible reaction mechanism was also proposed based on the experimental results. This work provides new insights into designing highly efficient metal-based Fenton-like catalysts with strong anti-interference ability to practically treat wastewater.
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- Long Chen
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China
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- Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China
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Jain A, Kumar A, Kaur H, Krishnan V. Strategic combination of ultra violet-visible-near infrared light active materials towards maximum utilization of full solar spectrum for photocatalytic chromium reduction. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 267:128884. [PMID: 33190910 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Maximum utilization of the full solar spectrum has been considered as a holy grail in the field of photocatalysis and has emerged important in the recent years, as the world needs to move towards renewable energy sources and also to maintain environmental health. In the search for a sustainable solution, we have come up with a strategic combination of materials, which can be active under all the three regions, namely ultraviolet (UV), visible and near infrared (NIR) of the sunlight. Specifically, we have developed a series of nanocomposites comprising of two dimensional nanosheets of zinc oxide (ZnO) and graphitic carbon nitride (GCN), and successfully coupled them with upconversion nanoparticles (UCNP). These nanocomposites have been successfully utilized for the photocatalytic chromium (Cr(VI)) reduction. The prepared nanocomposites exhibit an excellent photocatalytic activity toward reduction of Cr(VI) under different light region. A plausible mechanism for the photocatalytic process has been proposed based on the detailed study. This work is expected to pave way for the strategic design and development of many photocatalytic systems, which can utilize sunlight to the maximum extent.
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- Abhishek Jain
- School of Basic Sciences and Advanced Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Kamand, Mandi, 175075, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- School of Basic Sciences and Advanced Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Kamand, Mandi, 175075, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- School of Basic Sciences and Advanced Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Kamand, Mandi, 175075, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- School of Basic Sciences and Advanced Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Kamand, Mandi, 175075, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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