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Hu M, Wu W, Zhou C, Zhu H, Hu L, Jiang L, Lin D, Yang K. Simultaneous adsorption of fulvic acid and organic contaminants by KOH activated mesoporous biochar with large surface area. Heliyon 2024; 10:e27055. [PMID: 38509967 PMCID: PMC10951520 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
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Returning carbon materials from biomass to soil is a potential technology to retard organic contaminants or dissolved organic matter (DOM) in soil by adsorption, as well as to store carbon in soil for carbon sequestration. However, DOM was widely reported to inhibit adsorption of organic contaminants on carbon materials by competition and by enhancing contaminants' solubility. In this study, a KOH activated carbon material (KAC), pyrolyzed from bamboo chips, with high surface area (3108 m2/g), micropores volumes (0.964 cm3/g), mesopores volumes (1.284 cm3/g), was observed that it can adsorb fulvic acid (FA) and organic contaminants (e.g., nitrobenzene, phenols, and anilines) simultaneously with weak competition and high adsorption capacity. With 50 mg TOC/L FA, for example, the average competition suppressing rate (ΔKf/Kf-m) of organic contaminants on KAC was lower than 5%, the adsorption for organic contaminants and FA were higher than 1100 mg/g and 90 mg TOC/g, respectively. The weak competition on KAC could be attributed to the low micropore blockage (<35%) and the weak adsorption sites competition on mesopores of KAC, as well as the minimal solubility enhancement of organic contaminants by FA because most FA is adsorbed on KAC but is not dissolved in the solution. In addition, adsorption of organic contaminants with high hydrogen-bonding donor ability (αm) and adsorption affinity was less suppressed by FA because of the heterogeneous nature of hydrophilic sites on KAC's surface. Therefore, KAC could be a potential carbon material to be produced to implement to soil for carbon storage and simultaneous retarding organic contaminants and DOM.
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- Min Hu
- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang University-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou, 311200, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- College of Environment and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang University-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou, 311200, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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Yu Q, Zhang W, Chen H, Wang J, Wang Z, Ding Q, Zhang L. Synthesis of stable and efficient amide-based covalent organic frameworks fiber coatings for the improved solid-phase microextraction of polar aromatic amines. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1284:342002. [PMID: 37996159 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.342002] [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: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Developing facile and general functionalization strategies to improve the durability of covalent organic framework (COF) coatings and their affinity for polar targets is of great significance for solid-phase microextraction (SPME) technology. RESULTS In this work, a facile and general amidation strategy was developed for conversion from reversible (imine) to irreversible (amide) linkages in COF coatings. After the amidation, the durability of the obtained amide-linked covalent organic framework (Am-P-COF) coating was greatly improved, and the adsorption efficiency for polar aromatic amines (AAs) was also significantly increased. Moreover, this strategy is also applicable to the amidation of other two COF coatings, showing good general applicability. The obtained Am-P-COF coated fiber was used for SPME, and then coupled with gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) to detect AAs. Under the optimal SPME conditions (extraction temperature: 50 °C, extraction time: 30 min, stirring rate: 600 rpm, pH: 8, NaCl concentration: 5.0 mg mL-1, desorption temperature: 290 °C and desorption time: 10 min), a detection method for trace AAs was established. The established method possess wide linear ranges (0.5-500.0 ng L-1), good correlation coefficients (0.9986-0.9993) and low detection limits (0.1-0.5 ng L-1). Moreover, the established method had also been successfully applied to detection of trace AAs in bottled tea beverage and plastic bags packed tea with satisfactory recoveries (83.5 %-116.8 %). SIGNIFICANCE AND NOVELTY This research provides a facile and general pathway for increasing the durability of COF coatings and affinity to the polar AAs. The detection method based on the obtained fibers possesses high sensitivity, satisfactory reproducibility and good precision.
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- Qidong Yu
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Minjiang Teachers College, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China.
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Mazzoni E, Iaquinta MR, Mosaico M, De Pace R, D'Agostino A, Tognon M, Martini F. Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Innovative Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications. TISSUE ENGINEERING. PART B, REVIEWS 2023; 29:514-531. [PMID: 37212264 DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2022.0217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Stem cell-based therapy is a significant topic in regenerative medicine, with a predominant role being played by human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs). The hMSCs have been shown to be suitable in regenerative medicine for the treatment of bone tissue. In the last few years, the average lifespan of our population has gradually increased. The need of biocompatible materials, which exhibit high performances, such as efficiency in bone regeneration, has been highlighted by aging. Current studies emphasize the benefit of using biomimetic biomaterials, also known as scaffolds, for bone grafts to speed up bone repair at the fracture site. For the healing of injured bone and bone regeneration, regenerative medicine techniques utilizing a combination of these biomaterials, together with cells and bioactive substances, have drawn a great interest. Cell therapy, based on the use of hMSCs, alongside materials for the healing of damaged bone, has obtained promising results. In this work, several aspects of cell biology, tissue engineering, and biomaterials applied to bone healing/regrowth will be considered. In addition, the role of hMSCs in these fields and recent progress in clinical applications are discussed. Impact Statement The restoration of large bone defects is both a challenging clinical issue and a socioeconomic problem on a global scale. Different therapeutic approaches have been proposed for human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs), considering their paracrine effect and potential differentiation into osteoblasts. However, different limitations are still to be overcome in using hMSCs as a therapeutic opportunity in bone fracture repair, including hMSC administration methods. To identify a suitable hMSC delivery system, new strategies have been proposed using innovative biomaterials. This review provides an update of the literature on hMSC/scaffold clinical applications for the management of bone fractures.
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- Elisa Mazzoni
- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, and University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
- Dentistry and Maxillo-Facial Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Paediatrics and Gynaecology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Dentistry and Maxillo-Facial Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Paediatrics and Gynaecology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
- Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Therapies, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Hu M, Wu W, Lin D, Yang K. Adsorption of fulvic acid on mesopore-rich activated carbon with high surface area. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 838:155918. [PMID: 35577089 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155918] [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: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The loss of dissolved organic matter (DOM), especially fulvic acid (FA), from soil by rainfall and runoff will reduce soil fertility and result in water pollution of DOM. Carbon materials including biochars (BCs) and activated carbons (ACs) are widely suggested for soil remediation and carbon immobilization. However, these suggested carbon materials are dominated by micropores, and largely limiting the adsorption capacity for FA. Therefore, a mesopore-rich activated carbon (KAC) with high surface area was prepared from bamboo chips to investigate the adsorption of FA. This KAC can adsorb FA more than ACs and BCs investigated in this study and reported in previous studies not only because of the high surface area (3108 m2/g), but also the higher mesopore volume proportion (57%). The negative pH effect on adsorption performance of KAC was weaker than that on AC and BC, because of the less polarity of KAC. Moreover, KAC was favorable to adsorb FA fractions with various molecular weights, higher aromaticity and higher polarity. This study indicated that KAC was a promising adsorbent for FA, and revealed the underlying adsorption mechanism of FA on KAC, which are helpful for the carbon immobilization and pollution control in soil.
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- Min Hu
- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang University-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou 311200, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Yang Y, Piao Y, Wang R, Su Y, Qiu J, Liu N. Mechanism of biochar functional groups in the catalytic reduction of tetrachloroethylene by sulfides. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 300:118921. [PMID: 35104561 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118921] [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: 09/09/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In recent years, biochar has become of considerable interest for environmental applications, it can be used as a catalyst for sulfides reduction of perchloroethylene, but the crucial role of biochar properties played in catalyzing dechlorination remained ambiguous investigation. To pinpoint the critical functional groups, the modified biochars were respectively produced by HNO3, KOH and H2O2 with similar dimensional structures but different functional groups. Combined with the adsorption and catalytic results of different biochars, the acid-modified biochar had the best catalytic performance (99.9% removal) due to the outstanding specific surface area and ample functional groups. According to characterization and DFT results, carboxyl and pyridine nitrogen exhibited a positive correlation with the catalytic rate, indicating that their contribution to catalytic performance. Customizing biochar with specific functional groups removed depth demonstrated that the carboxyl was essential component. Further, alkaline condition was conducive to catalytic reduction, while tetrachloroethylene cannot be reduced under acidic conditions, because HS- and S2- mainly existed in alkaline environment and the sulfur-containing nucleophilic structure formed with biochar was more stable under this condition. Overall, this study opens new perspectives for in situ remediation by biochar in chlorinated olefin polluted anoxic environment and promotes our insight of modifying for biochar catalyst design.
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- Yadong Yang
- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Resources, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Resources, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Resources, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, MEP, 510530, China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, MEP, 510530, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Resources, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China; Institute of Groundwater and Earth Sciences, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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Revisiting the influence of chemical oxidation on the adsorption properties of carbonaceous materials with different structures: Non-dispersible versus dispersible structure. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.120516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ye F, Zhang Z, Ao Y, Li B, Chen L, Shen L, Feng X, Yang Y, Yuan H, Mi Y. Demulsification of water-in-crude oil emulsion driven by a carbonaceous demulsifier from natural rice husks. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 288:132656. [PMID: 34710449 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132656] [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: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 10/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Removing emulsified water from a water-in-crude oil (W/O) emulsion is critically required prior to downstream processing in the petroleum industry. In this work, environmentally friendly and amphipathic rice husk carbon (RHC) demulsifier was prepared by a simple carbonization process in a muffle furnace using rice husks as starting materials. RHC was characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscope, energy dispersive spectrometer, Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, ultraviolet-visible spectrometer, powder X-ray diffraction, zeta potential and synchronal thermal analyzer. The factors such as dosage, temperature, settling time, pH value and salinity were systematically investigated. The results indicated that the dehydration efficiency (DE) reached as high as 96.99% with 600 mg/L of RHC for 80 min at 70 °C. RHC exhibited an optimal DE under neutral condition, but it was also effective under acidic and alkaline conditions. Also, it had an excellent salt tolerance. The possible demulsification mechanism was explored by interfacial properties, different treatment methods for RHC and microexamination. The demulsification of RHC is attributed to its high interfacial activity, oxygen-containing groups and content of silica. It indicates that RHC is an effective demulsifier for the treatment of the W/O emulsion.
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- Fan Ye
- School of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434023, PR China
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- School of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434023, PR China
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- School of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434023, PR China
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- Xinjiang Tarim Oilfield Construction Engineering Co., Ltd., PetroChina Tarim Oilfield Company, Korla, 841000, PR China
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- School of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434023, PR China
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- School of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434023, PR China
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- School of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434023, PR China
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- School of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434023, PR China
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- School of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434023, PR China
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- School of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434023, PR China.
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Su P, Fu W, Du X, Song G, Tang Y, Zhou M. Nanoscale confinement in carbon nanotubes encapsulated zero-valent iron for phenolics degradation by heterogeneous Fenton: Spatial effect and structure–activity relationship. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Zhang L, Cheng H, Pan D, Wu Y, Ji R, Li W, Jiang X, Han J. One-pot pyrolysis of a typical invasive plant into nitrogen-doped biochars for efficient sorption of phthalate esters from aqueous solution. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 280:130712. [PMID: 33971415 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Invasive plants pose a significant threat to natural ecosystems because of their high adaptability, rapid propagation and spreading ability in the environment. In this study, a typical aquatic invasive plant, Pistia stratiotes, was chosen as a novel feedstock for the preparation of nitrogen-doped biochars (NBs) for the first time, and the NBs were used as efficient sorbents to remove phthalate esters (PAEs) from aqueous solution. Characterization results showed that NBs possess great pore structure (up to 126.72 m2 g-1), high nitrogen (2.02%-2.66%) and ash (24.7%-34.1%) content, abundant surface functional groups, hydrophobicity and a graphene structure. Batch sorption experiments were performed to investigate the sorption performance, processes and mechanisms. The capacities for PAEs sorption onto NBs were high, especially with NBs pyrolyzed at 700 °C, ranging up to 161.7 mg g-1 for diethyl phthalate and 85.4 mg g-1 for dibutyl phthalate; these levels were better than many reported for other sorbents. With kinetic and isotherm results, Pseudo-second order and Freundlich models fit the sorption data well, and chemical interactions involving hydrogen bonding, Lewis acid-base interaction, functional group interaction, cation-π interaction and π-π stacking interaction were identified as possible rate-limited steps. Moreover, Intra-particle diffusion and Dubinin-Radushkevich models indicated that multiple pore filling and partitioning dominated the process of PAEs sorption onto NBs. This study opens the door for new methods of pollution control with waste treatment, since invasive plant biomass resources were converted into advanced biochars for efficient environmental remediation.
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- Liumeng Zhang
- Co-Innovation Center for the Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, PR China; National Engineering Laboratory for Site Remediation Technologies, Beijing Construction Engineering Environmental Remediation Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100015, PR China; National Positioning Observation Station of Hung-tse Lake Wetland Ecosystem in Jiangsu Province, Huaian, Jiangsu, 223100, PR China
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- Co-Innovation Center for the Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, PR China; National Engineering Laboratory for Site Remediation Technologies, Beijing Construction Engineering Environmental Remediation Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100015, PR China; National Positioning Observation Station of Hung-tse Lake Wetland Ecosystem in Jiangsu Province, Huaian, Jiangsu, 223100, PR China.
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- Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences, Shanghai, 200233, PR China
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- Co-Innovation Center for the Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, PR China; National Engineering Laboratory for Site Remediation Technologies, Beijing Construction Engineering Environmental Remediation Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100015, PR China; National Positioning Observation Station of Hung-tse Lake Wetland Ecosystem in Jiangsu Province, Huaian, Jiangsu, 223100, PR China
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Nanjing, 210042, PR China
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- Co-Innovation Center for the Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, PR China; National Positioning Observation Station of Hung-tse Lake Wetland Ecosystem in Jiangsu Province, Huaian, Jiangsu, 223100, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, PR China
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- Co-Innovation Center for the Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, PR China; National Positioning Observation Station of Hung-tse Lake Wetland Ecosystem in Jiangsu Province, Huaian, Jiangsu, 223100, PR China.
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Yang K, Yan X, Xu J, Jiang L, Wu W. Sorption of organic compounds by pyrolyzed humic acids. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 781:146646. [PMID: 33794451 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Humic acids (HAs) are frequently subjected to pyrolysis and carbonization by wildfires, which could significantly change the sorption of organic contaminants and their environmental risks in natural system. In previous studies, sorption of organic compounds was investigated for HAs pyrolyzed at temperature below 330 °C, but not for HAs pyrolyzed at higher temperature. Therefore, in this study, sorption of 22 typical organic compounds by HAs pyrolyzed at a series of temperatures from 300 to 700 °C was investigated. Sorption of organic compounds was dominated by nonlinear partition for HAs pyrolyzed at low temperature (e.g., 300 and 400 °C) due to the aliphatic and nonporous structures of pyrolyzed humic acids (PyHAs), while it was dominated by pore-filling adsorption for HAs pyrolyzed at high temperature (e.g., 700 °C) due to the aromatic and porous structures of PyHAs. For HAs pyrolyzed at moderate temperature (e.g., 450, 500 and 600 °C), both nonlinear partition and pore-filling adsorption were responsible for the sorption of organic compounds. Meanwhile, the contribution of pore-filling adsorption to overall sorption increased but the contribution of nonlinear partition decreased with the increasing pyrolytic temperature of PyHAs, attributed to the structure change of PyHAs from aliphatic and nonporous to the aromatic and porous. Moreover, with the increasing pyrolytic temperature of PyHAs, sorption affinity of organic compounds increased, while the change of sorption capacity could be explained by the decrease of nonlinear partition and the increase of pore-filling adsorption. The obtained results could help to evaluate the transport, bioavailability and health risks of organic contaminants in the environment.
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- Kun Yang
- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Wu W, Huang Y, Lin D, Yang K. Sorption mechanism of naphthalene by diesel soot: Insight from displacement with phenanthrene/p-nitrophenol. J Environ Sci (China) 2021; 106:136-146. [PMID: 34210429 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2021.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Revised: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The nonlinear sorption of hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs) could be changed to linear sorption by the suppression of coexisting solutes in natural system, resulting in the enhancement of mobility, bioavailability and risks of HOCs in the environment. In previous study, inspired from the competitive adsorption on activated carbon (AC), the displaceable fraction of HOCs sorption to soot by competitor was attributed to the adsorption on elemental carbon fraction of soot (EC-Soot), while the linear and nondisplaceable fraction was attributed to the partition in authigenic organic matter of soot (OM-Soot). In this study, however, we observed that the linear and nondisplaceable fraction of HOC (naphthalene) to a diesel soot (D-Soot) by competitor (phenanthrene or p-nitrophenol) should be attributed to not only the linear partition in OM-Soot, but also the residual linear adsorption on EC-Soot. We also observed that the competition on the surface of soot dominated by external surface was different from that of AC dominated by micropore surface, i.e., complete displacement of HOCs by p-nitrophenol could occur for the micropore surface of AC, but not for the external surface of soot. These observations were obtained through the separation of EC-Soot and OM-Soot from D-Soot with organic-solvent extraction and the sorption comparisons of D-Soot with an AC (ACF300) and a multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT30). The obtained results would give new insights to the sorption mechanisms of HOCs by soot and help to assess their environmental risks.
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- Wenhao Wu
- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Cao H, Zhang P, Jia W, Wang C, Xing B. Adsorption of phenanthrene onto magnetic multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MMWCNTs) influenced by various fractions of humic acid from a single soil. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 277:130259. [PMID: 33773320 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130259] [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: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In the present study, two magnetic multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MMWCNTs) with different ratios of Fe2+/Fe3+ were prepared, and the effects of different fractions of dissolved humic acid (DHA) on the adsorption of phenanthrene by multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and MMWCNTs from the aqueous solution were investigated. The adsorption kinetics of DHA1 and DHA4 were best fitted with pseudo-second order model. The adsorption of DHAs on MMWCNTs was weaker than that on MWCNTs, and DHA1 was easier to adsorb to MWCNTs and MMWCNTs than DHA4. The phenanthrene adsorption capacities by 1:2:1MMWCNTs and 4:2:1MMWCNTs with higher polar groups and magnetic gradient were less than that of MWCNTs. The pH value had no obvious effect on the adsorption of phenanthrene to MWCNTs loaded with different iron. Additionally, the DHAs could form soluble complexes of DHAs-Fe (II) in solution to reduce the phenanthrene adsorption on MMWCNTs, DHA1 inhibit more obviously phenanthrene adsorbed onto MWCNTs and MMWCNTs than DHA4. As for MMWCNTs, the main mechanisms of phenanthrene adsorbed onto it included new adsorption sites formed by π-π interaction and magnetic gradient. In this study, MMWCNTs after adsorbed DHAs had a weaker inhibitory effect on phenanthrene adsorption than MWCNTs, implying that when phenanthrene is adsorbed by DHAs-coated MMWCNTs, the bioavailability and mobility of phenanthrene will be reduced, and it is easy to be removed by the magnet for further processing.
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- Huimin Cao
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China.
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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Yu Q, Feng J, Li J, He A, Sheng GD. Mechanisms of aromatic molecule - Oxygen-containing functional group interactions on carbonaceous material surfaces. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 275:130021. [PMID: 33647678 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Surface oxygen-containing functional groups (OFGs) at different sites of carbonaceous materials showed different effects on the normalized monolayer adsorption capacity (QBET/A) obtained from the modified BET model. The OFGs on mesoporous surfaces inhibited the adsorption via the water competition, whereas those on the external surface promoted the adsorption due to the enhanced hydrophobic driving force and electrostatic forces, as analyzed from the adsorption molar free energy. Multiple linear relationships were established between the monolayer adsorption capacity QBET/A and the amounts of OFGs on mesoporous and the external surfaces ([O]meso and [O]external, respectively). The properties of aromatic adsorbate compounds, the polar area radio of aromatic molecule to water (PAad/w), and the log Kow together influenced the inhibition or promotion effects of OFGs. These results would allow predictions of adsorption behavior of aromatic compounds on carbonaceous materials on the basis of OFGs parameters. Theoretical calculations and simulations projected the configuration of aromatic molecules being parallel to the graphene sheets of carbonaceous materials. The symmetry-adapted perturbation theory (SAPT) energy decomposition showed that the electrostatic forces intensified with the increase of adsorbate polarity. These analyses revealed that the electrostatic forces were enhanced in the presence of OFGs and that the π-π EDA (electron donor-acceptor) was the main force.
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- Qi Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China.
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任 义, 黄 若, 王 存, 马 亚, 李 晓. [Advantages and challenges of carbon nanotubes as bone repair materials]. ZHONGGUO XIU FU CHONG JIAN WAI KE ZA ZHI = ZHONGGUO XIUFU CHONGJIAN WAIKE ZAZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF REPARATIVE AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY 2021; 35:271-277. [PMID: 33719233 PMCID: PMC8171765 DOI: 10.7507/1002-1892.202009073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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With the in-depth research on bone repair process, and the progress in bone repair materials preparation and characterization, a variety of artificial bone substitutes have been fully developed in the treatment of bone related diseases such as bone defects. However, the current various natural or synthetic biomaterials are still unable to achieve the structure and properties of natural bone. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have provided a new direction for the development of new materials in the field of bone repair due to their excellent structural stability, mechanical properties, and functional group modifiability. Moreover, CNTs and their composites have broad prospects in the design of bone repair materials and as drug delivery carriers. This paper describes the advantages of CNTs related to bone tissue regeneration from the aspects of morphology, chemistry, mechanics, electromagnetism, and biosafety, as well as the application of CNTs in drug delivery carriers and reinforcement components of scaffold materials. In addition, the potential problems and prospects of CNTs in bone regenerative medicine are discussed.
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- 义行 任
- 保定市第四中心医院骨科(河北保定 072350)Department of Orthopedics, the Fourth Central Hospital of Baoding City, Baoding Hebei, 072350, P.R.China
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- 保定市第四中心医院骨科(河北保定 072350)Department of Orthopedics, the Fourth Central Hospital of Baoding City, Baoding Hebei, 072350, P.R.China
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- 保定市第四中心医院骨科(河北保定 072350)Department of Orthopedics, the Fourth Central Hospital of Baoding City, Baoding Hebei, 072350, P.R.China
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- 保定市第四中心医院骨科(河北保定 072350)Department of Orthopedics, the Fourth Central Hospital of Baoding City, Baoding Hebei, 072350, P.R.China
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- 保定市第四中心医院骨科(河北保定 072350)Department of Orthopedics, the Fourth Central Hospital of Baoding City, Baoding Hebei, 072350, P.R.China
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Li Q, Zhang W, Guo Y, Chen H, Ding Q, Zhang L. Oxygenated carbon nanotubes cages coated solid-phase microextraction fiber for selective extraction of migrated aromatic amines from food contact materials. J Chromatogr A 2021; 1646:462031. [PMID: 33857834 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2021.462031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In this study, an oxygenated carbon nanotubes cages (OCNTCs) material was prepared by calcinating zeolitic imidazole framework-67 (ZIF-67) and then oxidizing the resulting material. The OCNTCs was used as a high efficient solid-phase microextraction (SPME) coating to extract aromatic amines (AAs). The obtained fiber exhibited high selectivity for AAs over other organic compounds in food contact materials (FCMs) due to matched pore size and abundant oxygen-containing groups. Subsequently, coupled with gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS), a sensitive method with low limits of detection (0.1-2.0 ng L-1), wide linear ranges (0.5-500 ng L -1) and good precision (RSDs ≤ 8.6%) was developed for analysis of AAs. The specific migrated AAs from food simulants that prepared by standardized migration and thermal migration test were successfully analysed by this developed method with satisfactory recoveries (81.6% - 118.1%) and precision (RSDs, 2.1-9.5%). The results demonstrated that the prepared OCNTCs-coated fibers displayed excellent extraction performance, suggesting a promising application to investigate the migration behaviors of AAs.
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- Qingqing Li
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- Division of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Minjiang Teachers College, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China.
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Meng F, Song M, Chen Y, Wei Y, Song B, Cao Q. Promoting adsorption of organic pollutants via tailoring surface physicochemical properties of biomass-derived carbon-attapulgite. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:11106-11118. [PMID: 33113060 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10974-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Biomass-derived carbon-attapulgite adsorbent was developed for organic pollutants removal. All the batch assays were performed to evaluate the effects of organic components, contact time, and initial concentration of organic pollutants on the adsorption performance of the as-prepared adsorbent. The samples were characterized via Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results demonstrated that the acid-treated carbon-attapulgite adsorbent (H-ATP/BC) showed a large specific surface area (237 m2 g-1) and possessed abundant oxygen-containing functional groups and silicon-oxygen bonds (i.e., O-Si-O and O-Si), which provided more active sites and conduced to the adhesive of organic pollutants. Both physical adsorption and chemical adsorption were involved in the adsorption process, and competitive adsorption occurred when two or more target pollutants coexist. Especially, phenol and/or aniline with an aromatic ring were much more likely to adhere to the H-ATP/BC surface than pyridine, and the selectivity order of H-ATP/BC for these pollutants was phenol > aniline > pyridine. From the model fitting, it was observed that the adsorption data could be described well by a pseudo-second-order model and Freundlich isotherms. The theoretical maximum phenol, aniline, and pyridine adsorption capacities of the H-ATP/BC were 14.31 mg g-1, 15.21 mg g-1, and 20.74 mg g-1, respectively. Comparison among the commercial adsorbents price also illustrated that H-ATP/BC could be a promising material for efficient treatment of organic pollutants.Graphical abstract.
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- Fanyue Meng
- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing, 210096, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing, 210096, Jiangsu, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing, 210096, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing, 210096, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing, 210096, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing, 210096, Jiangsu, China
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Zhou C, Lin D, Yang K. Isotherm nonlinearity and nonlinear partitioning of organic compounds into resin XAD-7: Insight from displacement experiments. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 267:115563. [PMID: 33254628 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Nonlinear sorption and isotherm nonlinearity of organic compounds by widely used porous resins such as XAD-7 are commonly interpreted as adsorption due to their large surface area. However, through displacement experiments using saturated 4-nitrophenol as the displacer, we observed that the nonlinear sorption and isotherm nonlinearity of selected organic compounds (i.e., naphthalene, nitrobenzenes, phenols and anilines) by XAD-7 was captured by a nonlinear partition mechanism rather than the adsorption mechanism. Nonlinear sorption of organic compounds by XAD-7 includes a nonlinear/displaced fraction and a linear/non-displaced fraction. A dual-mode (DM) model, including a nonlinear Dubinin-Ashtakhov (DA) model component and a linear model component, was developed to describe the nonlinear/displaced fraction and the linear/non-displaced fraction, respectively. The capacity of these two fractions are dependent on their solubility in water or octanol with positively linear relationships but not their molecular size, supporting the nonlinear partitioning mechanism. Besides van-der-waals force, hydrogen-bonding is primarily responsible for the nonlinear partitioning of phenols and anilines into XAD-7, while π-π interaction is responsible for the nonlinear partitioning of naphthalene and nitrobenzenes. The explored nonlinear partitioning mechanism for XAD-7 implies that the nonlinear sorption of organic compounds by porous resins should be recognized for their recovery and applications as sorbents.
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- Chenkai Zhou
- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Lee KS, Park CW, Phiri I, Ko JM. New design for Polyaniline@Multiwalled carbon nanotubes composites with bacteria doping for supercapacitor electrodes. POLYMER 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2020.123014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Deline AR, Frank BP, Smith CL, Sigmon LR, Wallace AN, Gallagher MJ, Goodwin DG, Durkin DP, Fairbrother DH. Influence of Oxygen-Containing Functional Groups on the Environmental Properties, Transformations, and Toxicity of Carbon Nanotubes. Chem Rev 2020; 120:11651-11697. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Alyssa R. Deline
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, United States Naval Academy, 572M Holloway Road, Annapolis, Maryland 21402, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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Adsorption of fluoroquinolone by carbon nanotubes: a combined experimental and density functional theory study. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-020-01204-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Wu W, Miao G, Yan X, Xing B, Yang K. Correlations and prediction of adsorption capacity and affinity of aromatic compounds on activated carbons. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 704:135457. [PMID: 31837858 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Revised: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Correlations capable of predicting organic compound adsorption by activated carbons (ACs) are essential to the applications of ACs as environmental adsorbents in water treatment. Adsorption isotherms of 21 aromatic compounds on 11 ACs both with various physicochemical properties were conducted and fitted by Dubinin-Ashtakhov model to develop the predictive correlations in this study. In addition to the correlations of adsorption capacity with total surface area of ACs, micropore surface area ratios (Rmicro) of ACs and chemical molar volume reported in previous studies, the negative correlation of adsorption capacity with chemical melting point was newly observed in this study. This negative correlation could be attributed to expansion of chemicals adsorbed on the mesopore or external surface of ACs. Meanwhile, in addition to the positive correlations of adsorption affinity with Rmicro of ACs, chemical polarity/polarizability and hydrogen bonding donor ability reported also in previous studies, the negative correlation of adsorption affinity with H/C of ACs was newly observed in this study, which should be attributed to that ACs with higher aromaticity could have stronger π-π interaction potential, hydrogen bonding interaction potential and hydrophobic effects for aromatic compounds. These observed correlations can be used to predict aromatic compound adsorption by ACs with readily available properties of both ACs (i.e., surface area, Rmicro and H/C) and aromatic compounds (i.e., molar volume, melting point and solvatochromic parameters). Moreover, these predictive correlations, incorporating various adsorptive forces, steric hindrance effect and packing efficiency in adsorption and having clearly physicochemical significance, are important for exploring the adsorption mechanisms, and guiding the synthesis of ACs with desired physicochemical properties, and selecting ACs as adsorbents in water treatment applications.
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- Wenhao Wu
- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China; Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, 161 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, 161 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Wang C, Chen W, Yang L, Wei R, Ni J, Yang Y. Insights into the roles of the morphological carbon structure and ash in the sorption of aromatic compounds to wood-derived biochars. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 693:133455. [PMID: 31362225 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 06/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Currently, it is still lack of systematic and in-depth knowledge regarding the co-effect of carbon-based fractions and ash in the sorption behavior of biochars. Therefore, pristine wood-derived biochars (PBCs) produced at different temperatures and their corresponding de-ashed versions (DBCs) were used to determine the roles of carbon's morphological structure and ash in sorption of aromatic compounds (toluene, m-toluidine, and m-nitrotoluene) to biochars. The results showed that biochars produced at 300-400 °C (mainly uncarbonized organic matter, UCOM) and 900 °C (turbostratic carbon, TC) may have stronger partition effect and pore filling effect with π-π interaction, respectively, and thus have greater sorption coefficients (Lg Kd) than biochars produced at 600 °C (pyrogenic amorphous carbon, PAC), which are probably dominated by surface hydrophobic effect. Meanwhile, TC had a greater Lg Kd than UCOM at low adsorbate concentrations (Ce), but exhibited an opposite trend at high Ce. The Lg Kd values of DBCs are always greater than those of PBCs, indicating ash has an inhibitory effect on sorption of aromatic compounds to biochars. Furthermore, the role of ash in sorption behavior of PBCs would vary with solution pH. At a neutral pH, PBCs have the maximum sorption quantity for aromatic compounds due to the formed cation-π bond between cations of ash and aromatic compounds. However, the acidic pH enhanced the dissolution of cations in ash and the basic pH enhanced the hydroxylation of cations in ash. Therefore, both acidic and basic pH weakened the cation-π bond between ash and aromatic compounds and decreased the sorption of aromatic compounds on PBCs. The results suggest that de-ashed biochars with more UCOM or TC are effective sorbents for sequestration of aromatic compounds, and provide a well-designed method for improving the sorption efficiency of biochars.
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- Caiting Wang
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-Geographical Process, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Eco-Physiology, College of Geographical Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-Geographical Process, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Eco-Physiology, College of Geographical Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-Geographical Process, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Eco-Physiology, College of Geographical Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-Geographical Process, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Eco-Physiology, College of Geographical Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-Geographical Process, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Eco-Physiology, College of Geographical Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-Geographical Process, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Eco-Physiology, College of Geographical Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China
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Zhang J, Li R, Ding G, Wang Y, Wang C. Sorptive removal of phenanthrene from water by magnetic carbon nanomaterials. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Pei B, Wang W, Dunne N, Li X. Applications of Carbon Nanotubes in Bone Tissue Regeneration and Engineering: Superiority, Concerns, Current Advancements, and Prospects. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 9:E1501. [PMID: 31652533 PMCID: PMC6835716 DOI: 10.3390/nano9101501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Revised: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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With advances in bone tissue regeneration and engineering technology, various biomaterials as artificial bone substitutes have been widely developed and innovated for the treatment of bone defects or diseases. However, there are no available natural and synthetic biomaterials replicating the natural bone structure and properties under physiological conditions. The characteristic properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) make them an ideal candidate for developing innovative biomimetic materials in the bone biomedical field. Indeed, CNT-based materials and their composites possess the promising potential to revolutionize the design and integration of bone scaffolds or implants, as well as drug therapeutic systems. This review summarizes the unique physicochemical and biomedical properties of CNTs as structural biomaterials and reinforcing agents for bone repair as well as provides coverage of recent concerns and advancements in CNT-based materials and composites for bone tissue regeneration and engineering. Moreover, this review discusses the research progress in the design and development of novel CNT-based delivery systems in the field of bone tissue engineering.
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- Baoqing Pei
- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China.
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China.
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Centre for Medical Engineering Research, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Stokes Building, Collins Avenue, Dublin 9, Ireland.
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China.
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China.
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Correlations and nonlinear partition of nonionic organic compounds by humus-like substances humificated from rice straw. Sci Rep 2019; 9:15131. [PMID: 31641156 PMCID: PMC6805877 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-51406-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The debate on whether the nonlinear sorption of nonionic organic compounds (NOCs) by soil organic matter (SOM) is captured by nonlinear partition or adsorption has been going on for decades because the used SOM samples are complex mixtures from various precursors with varied humification degrees in natural environment. Therefore, in this study, hydrothermal method was employed to prepare humus-like substances from a sole precursor (i.e., rice straw) with various humification degrees for nonlinear sorption of 25 aromatic compounds, then to have an insight into the underlying mechanisms of the nonlinear sorption of NOCs by SOM. It was observed that the increasing humification degree of humus-like substances, i.e., decreasing in the polarity ((O + N)/C) and increasing in the aromaticity, result in the increase of isotherm nonlinearity and sorption capacity/affinity of NOCs. Sorption capacity of NOCs, obtained by isotherm fitting using Dubinin-Astakhov (DA) model and Dual-Mode (DM) model, are positively correlated with their solubility in water and octanol, indicating the nonlinear sorption could be captured by nonlinear partition mechanism. Specific interactions including hydrogen-bonding interaction and π-π interaction between aromatic structures of humus-like substances and organic molecules could be responsible for the nonlinear partition and the increase of sorption affinity with the enhancement of humification degree. These obtained correlations are valuable for understanding the underlying mechanisms of nonlinear sorption and elucidating the transport of NOCs in the environment.
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Akinpelu AA, Ali ME, Johan MR, Saidur R, Chowdhury ZZ, Shemsi AM, Saleh TA. Effect of the oxidation process on the molecular interaction of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) with carbon nanotubes: Adsorption kinetic and isotherm study. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Moon SM, Min H, Park S, Zhexembekova A, Suh JK, Lee CY. Packaging vertically aligned carbon nanotubes into a heat-shrink tubing for efficient removal of phenolic pollutants. RSC Adv 2019; 9:22205-22210. [PMID: 35519454 PMCID: PMC9066656 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra03948a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Owing to their extremely high surface-to-volume ratio, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are excellent adsorbents for the removal of organic pollutants. However, retrieval or collection of the CNTs after adsorption in existing approaches, which utilize CNTs dispersed in a solution of pollutants, is often more challenging than the removal of pollutants. In this study, we address this challenge by packaging vertically aligned CNTs into a PTFE heat-shrink tubing. Insertion of CNTs into the tubing and subsequent thermal shrinkage densified the CNTs radially by 35% and also reduced wrinkles in the nanotubes. The CNT-based adsorption tube with a circular cross-section enabled both easy functionalization of CNTs and facile connection to a source of polluted water, which we demonstrated for the removal of phenolic compounds. We purified and carboxylated CNTs, by flowing a solution of nitric acid through the tubing, and obtained adsorption capacities of 115, 124, and 81.2 mg g−1 for 0.5 g L−1 of phenol, m-cresol, 2-chlorophenol, respectively. We attribute the high adsorption capacity of our platform to efficient adsorbate-CNT interaction within the narrow interstitial channels between the aligned nanotubes. The CNT-based adsorption tubes are highly promising for the simple and efficient removal of phenolic and other types of organic pollutants. An adsorption tube prepared by heat-shrinkage of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes provides high adsorption capacity for phenolic compounds.![]()
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- Seung Min Moon
- School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) Ulsan 44919 Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) Ulsan 44919 Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) Ulsan 44919 Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) Ulsan 44919 Republic of Korea
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- Center for Analytical Chemistry, Division of Chemical and Medical Metrology, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) Daejeon 34113 Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) Ulsan 44919 Republic of Korea .,School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) Ulsan 44919 Republic of Korea
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Liu Y, Sohi SP, Jing F, Chen J. Oxidative ageing induces change in the functionality of biochar and hydrochar: Mechanistic insights from sorption of atrazine. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 249:1002-1010. [PMID: 31146306 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2018] [Revised: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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One attraction of using hydrochar (HC) and biochar (BC) in soil is their intrinsic affinity for organic contaminants. Oxidative ageing is likely to induce changes in physicochemical properties and functionality. To explore the long-term potential trajectories for corn stalk HC and BC to adsorb organic pollutants, we employed HC and BC exposure in 5% H2O2 to simulate oxidative ageing and get insights into mechanisms of atrazine adsorption on fresh and artificially aged materials. The physicochemical properties of fresh and aged materials were systematically compared using elemental analysis, SSA, FTIR, XPS and SEM-EDS, alongside K2Cr2O7/H2SO4 treatment to assess chemical oxidation stability. Atrazine is a typical herbicide chemical and hydrophobic organic pollutant. Adsorption isotherms of atrazine were used to reveal differences in mechanisms of sorption to BC and HC, by assessment before and ageing. BC freshly produced at 650 °C displayed higher capacity for atrazine sorption than BC produced at 500 °C, with a dominant role for π-π EDA interactions. The sorption capacity of HC freshly produced at 250 °C was higher than for HC produced at 200 °C HC, owing to higher C content and atrazine partitioning into the organic phase. Ageing increased the surface abundance of oxygenated functional groups for BC and HC and diminished bulk aromaticity. After ageing, atrazine sorption by high temperature BC was lower, but for HC it was increased. Such divergent effects must be considered when developing strategies to co-manage contaminants and carbon through the addition of carbonized materials to land.
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- Yuyan Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, PR China; School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, PR China
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- UK Biochar Research Centre, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FF, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, PR China; School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, PR China; School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, PR China.
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Preparation and Catalytic Performance of Expanded Graphite for Oxidation of Organic Pollutant. Catalysts 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/catal9030280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A classic carbon material—expanded graphite (EG), was prepared and proposed for a new application as catalysts for activating peroxydisulfate (PDS). EG samples prepared at different expansion temperatures were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and other methods. It was observed that there existed a remarkable synergistic effect in the EG/PDS combined system to degrade Acid Red 97 (AR97). Unlike other carbon material catalysts, sp2 carbon structure may be the main active site in the catalytic reaction. The EG sample treated at 600 °C demonstrated the best catalytic activity for the activation of PDS. Degradation efficiency of AR97 increased with raising PDS dosage and EG loadings. The pH of aqueous solution played an important role in degradation and adsorption, and near-neutrality was the optimal pH in this research. It was assumed that the radical pathway played a dominant role in AR97 degradation and that oxidation of AR97 occurred in the pores and interface layer on the external surface of EG by SO4·− and ·OH, generated on or near the surface of EG. The radical oxidation mechanism was further confirmed by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. The EG sample could be regenerated by annealing, and the catalytic ability was almost fully recovered.
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Zhang Z, Sun D, Li G, Zhang B, Zhang B, Qiu S, Li Y, Wu T. Calcined products of Mg–Al layered double hydroxides/single-walled carbon nanotubes nanocomposites for expeditious removal of phenol and 4-chlorophenol from aqueous solutions. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Anjum H, Johari K, Gnanasundaram N, Ganesapillai M, Arunagiri A, Regupathi I, Thanabalan M. A review on adsorptive removal of oil pollutants (BTEX) from wastewater using carbon nanotubes. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.10.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Deng Y, Ok YS, Mohan D, Pittman CU, Dou X. Carbamazepine removal from water by carbon dot-modified magnetic carbon nanotubes. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2019; 169:434-444. [PMID: 30530083 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.11.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Carbon dot- and magnetite-modified magnetic carbon nanotubes (CMNTs) were synthesized and evaluated for carbamazepine removal from water. The adsorbent was characterized by multiple modern surface and microstructure analyzing techniques. CMNTs were composed of three components including carbon dots (CDs), carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and magnetite. CDs and CNTs introduce abundant carboxyl groups onto CMNTs and magnetite allows rapid magnetic separation of the adsorbent realizable after batch adsorption. This adsorbent has a moderately high adsorption capacity of 65 mg-carbamazepine/g-adsorbent at pH 7.0 ± 0.2, which is superior to many reported adsorbents. Carbamazepine was uptaken well in a wide pH range, regardless of the surface charging of CMNTs. Its adsorption on CMNTs was quite fast and reached 80% of removal during the initial 3 h. The mass transfer within CMNTs and the time-dependent utilization, exhaustion and depletion of the adsorption capacity were successfully described using a simplified homogeneous surface diffusion model (HSDM). The surface diffusion coefficients (Ds) rose with increasing initial carbamazepine concentrations. After six regeneration and recycle experiments, the capacity loss of CMNTs was less than 2.2% at the conditions tested. FTIR spectra showed the characteristics of the components. Raman spectra implied a π-π electron donor-acceptor (EDA) interaction during adsorption. This work proposed a method of combining π-bond-rich materials (CNTs and CDs) and magnetite to make separable composite adsorbents with high affinity interactions between carbamazepine and carbon materials. The prepared adsorbent is attractive for carbamazepine removal due to its good performance, moderate cost, ease of separation, and ability to regenerate.
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- Yanchun Deng
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Korea Biochar Research Center, O-Jeong Eco-Resilience Institute (OJERI) & Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, United States
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, PR China.
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Vicente-Santiago J, Cornejo-Jacob J, Valdez-Pérez D, Ruiz-García J, Guirado-López RA. Nanotubols under H2O2 exposure: is it possible to poly-hydroxylate carbon nanotubes? Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:24077-24091. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp03148k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We present a combined experimental and theoretical study dedicated to analyze the variations in the surface chemistry of hydroxylated multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), so called nanotubols, when exposed to H2O2 at high temperatures.
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- J. Vicente-Santiago
- Instituto de Física “Manuel Sandoval Vallarta”
- Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí
- Mexico
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- Instituto de Física “Manuel Sandoval Vallarta”
- Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí
- Mexico
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- Instituto de Física “Manuel Sandoval Vallarta”
- Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí
- Mexico
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- Instituto de Física “Manuel Sandoval Vallarta”
- Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí
- Mexico
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Zha Y, Wang Y, Liu S, Liu S, Yang Y, Jiang H, Zhang Y, Qi L, Wang H. Adsorption characteristics of organics in the effluent of ultra-short SRT wastewater treatment by single-walled, multi-walled, and graphitized multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Sci Rep 2018; 8:17245. [PMID: 30467399 PMCID: PMC6250733 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-35374-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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With a conceptual shift in sewage treatment from ‘waste pollution’ to ‘vehicle of resource and energy recovery’ and the further intensification of the energy crisis, the separation and recovery of carbon resources from discharged sewage has gained increasing recent attention in the field of water treatment. The ultra-short Solids Retention Time (SRT) activated sludge process (SRT ≤ 4 d) is highly efficient for separating organic matter and improving the energy recovery rate in wastewater treatment plants, but the effluent quality is relatively poor. If organics in the ultra-short SRT effluent can be reduced further to separate and recover carbon resources, the process may soon replace the traditional activated sludge process. We conducted physical adsorption carbon recovery experiments in an ultra-short SRT (SRT = 2 d) activated sludge system using three carbon nanotubes. Considering that Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) arises from a mixture of organic compounds, and because humic acid (HA) makes up a large fraction of the effluent and can cause great environmental harm, further experiments were conducted on the adsorption of HA in the effluent COD to three nanotubes. This study proposes a novel method to completely remove organics from the effluent from ultra-short SRT activated sludge processes and reveals nanotube adsorption properties and mechanisms.
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- Yifei Zha
- School of Environment & Natural Resource, Renmin University of China, No. 59 Zhongguancun Street Haidian District, Beijing, 100872, China
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- School of Environment & Natural Resource, Renmin University of China, No. 59 Zhongguancun Street Haidian District, Beijing, 100872, China
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- School of Environment & Natural Resource, Renmin University of China, No. 59 Zhongguancun Street Haidian District, Beijing, 100872, China
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- School of Environment & Natural Resource, Renmin University of China, No. 59 Zhongguancun Street Haidian District, Beijing, 100872, China
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- School of Environment & Natural Resource, Renmin University of China, No. 59 Zhongguancun Street Haidian District, Beijing, 100872, China
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- School of Environment & Natural Resource, Renmin University of China, No. 59 Zhongguancun Street Haidian District, Beijing, 100872, China
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- School of Environment & Natural Resource, Renmin University of China, No. 59 Zhongguancun Street Haidian District, Beijing, 100872, China.
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- School of Environment & Natural Resource, Renmin University of China, No. 59 Zhongguancun Street Haidian District, Beijing, 100872, China.
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- School of Environment & Natural Resource, Renmin University of China, No. 59 Zhongguancun Street Haidian District, Beijing, 100872, China
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Chen W, Wei R, Ni J, Yang L, Qian W, Yang Y. Sorption of chlorinated hydrocarbons to biochars in aqueous environment: Effects of the amorphous carbon structure of biochars and the molecular properties of adsorbates. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 210:753-761. [PMID: 30036823 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.07.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Revised: 07/11/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Currently, the role of amorphous carbon structure (ACS) in sorption of chlorinated hydrocarbons (CHs) to biochars remains little known. Therefore, three CHs (1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane, 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene and γ-hexachlorocyclohexane) with different molecular properties were selected as model adsorbates to investigate the effect of ACS on sorption of CHs to biochars produced at seven different pyrolysis temperatures (300-900 °C). There were two main mechanisms for ACS controlling the sorption of CHs. First, the polar sites on ACS are hydrophilic, CHs with greater polarity could strongly compete with the water molecule for the hydrophilic sites. Second, ACS of low temperature (300-400 °C) produced biochars possessing the natural organic matter (NOM)-like structure occupied some hydrophobic sites on condensed graphitic structure (CGS) of biochars. CHs with great hydrophobicity possibly seized the hydrophobic sorption sites on CGS from the NOM-like structure. Therefore, ACS of biochar was more benefit for sorption of strong polar CHs (1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane: π∗ = 0.95; LogKow = 2.39) or strong hydrophobic CHs (1,3,5-trichlorobenzene: π∗ = 0.70; LogKow = 4.19) than CHs (γ-hexachlorocyclohexane: π∗ = 0.68; LogKow = 3.72) with relatively low polarity and hydrophobicity. The result reflects that the interaction between NOM and natural black carbon/biochars in soil and water environment possibly plays the similar role in controlling the environmental behavior of various polar or hydrophobic organic pollutants. Moreover, with increasing concentration of adsorbate (Ce), the first mechanism enhanced, while the second mechanism weakened. This study gives a deep insight into the roles of ACS of biochars in controlling the fate and availability of CHs with different molecular properties in environment.
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- Weifeng Chen
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-geographical Process, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Eco-physiology, College of Geographical Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-geographical Process, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Eco-physiology, College of Geographical Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-geographical Process, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Eco-physiology, College of Geographical Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-geographical Process, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Eco-physiology, College of Geographical Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-geographical Process, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Eco-physiology, College of Geographical Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-geographical Process, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Eco-physiology, College of Geographical Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China
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Metzelder F, Funck M, Hüffer T, Schmidt TC. Comparison of Sorption to Carbon-Based Materials and Nanomaterials Using Inverse Liquid Chromatography. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:9731-9740. [PMID: 30075076 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b01653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Sorption studies of carbon-based materials and nanomaterials are typically conducted using batch experiments, but the analysis of weakly sorbing compounds may be challenging. Column chromatography represents a promising complement as higher sorbent to solution ratios can be applied. The sorbent is packed in a column, and sorption data are calculated by relating sorbate retention times to that of a nonretarded tracer. In this study, sorption of heterocyclic organic compounds (pyrazole, pyrrole, furan, and thiophene) by carbon-based materials (activated carbon, biochar, and graphite) and nanomaterials (functionalized carbon nanotubes and graphene platelets) was compared for the first time using column chromatography. D2O was used as nonretarded tracer. Sorption isotherms were nonlinear and described well by the Freundlich model. Sorption differed between the materials regarding determined Freundlich coefficients ( Kf) by more than two orders of magnitude for isotherms in a similar concentration range. Normalization of Kf with the surface area of the sorbent significantly reduced but did not remove the differences between the sorbents. Overall, column chromatography represents the opportunity to study sorption of weakly sorbing compounds to diverse carbon-based sorbent materials with a single experimental approach, which is challenging in batch experiments because of the very different sorption properties of some sorbent materials.
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- Florian Metzelder
- Instrumental Analytical Chemistry , University of Duisburg-Essen , Universitätsstrasse 5 , 45141 Essen , Germany
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- Instrumental Analytical Chemistry , University of Duisburg-Essen , Universitätsstrasse 5 , 45141 Essen , Germany
- Institut für Energie- und Umwelttechnik e. V. (IUTA) , Bliersheimer Straße 59-60 , 47229 Duisburg , Germany
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- Department of Environmental Geosciences and Environmental Science Research Network , University of Vienna , Althanstrasse 14 , 1090 Vienna , Austria
- Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU) , University of Duisburg-Essen , Universitätsstrasse 2 , 45141 Essen , Germany
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- Instrumental Analytical Chemistry , University of Duisburg-Essen , Universitätsstrasse 5 , 45141 Essen , Germany
- Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU) , University of Duisburg-Essen , Universitätsstrasse 2 , 45141 Essen , Germany
- IWW Water Centre , Moritzstraße 26 , 45476 Mülheim an der Ruhr , Germany
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Fang J, Shen B, Cheng L, Wang M, Zhang L, Lin D. Oxytetracycline increases the mobility of carbon nanotubes in porous media. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 628-629:1130-1138. [PMID: 30045536 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Revised: 02/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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UNLABELLED The effect of engineered nanoparticles on the mobility of co-existing contaminants has been increasingly studied, while the reverse effect receives little attention. This study provides results from investigating the effect of oxytetracycline (OTC) on the mobility of oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (O-MWCNTs) in quartz sand (QS) columns at various solution ionic strengths (ISs) and pHs. The mobility of O-MWCNTs in QS columns was significantly enhanced by the presence of OTC under all of the tested solution conditions (IS: 0.1, 1.0, and 10mM; pH: 3.0, 5.5, and 8.5), with an increase of 8.6-50.9%. Such enhancement was nonlinear over OTC concentration, which firstly increased (0 to 2.5mgL-1 OTC) and then decreased (2.5 to 20mgL-1OTC) at pH5.5. The major contributor to the OTC-enhanced O-MWCNTs mobility was competition of the two analytes for adsorption sites on the QS surface. Batch attachment results show that the adsorption of O-MWCNTs in the presence of OTC onto QS was also nonlinear with OTC concentration (firstly decreased and then increased with increasing OTC) at pH5.5, which gave the plausible explanation for the nonlinear enhancement of O-MWCNTs transport in QS columns by the presence of OTC. In turn, both the carrier and competition actions of O-MWCNTs determined the mobility of OTC in QS columns and the carrier action was stronger when more OTC was associated with O-MWCNTs in the influent. These results imply that the mobility of O-MWCNTs in OTC polluted water and soil can be significantly stronger than that in non-polluted area. CAPSULE OTC can increase the migration of O-MWCNTs mainly through the competition for adsorption sites on collectors.
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- Jing Fang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, PR China; Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, PR China; Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, PR China; Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China.
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Adsorption onto Graphene: A DFT and AIMD Study. MATERIALS 2018; 11:ma11050726. [PMID: 29751556 PMCID: PMC5978103 DOI: 10.3390/ma11050726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Density functional theory (DFT) calculations and ab-initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations were performed to understand graphene and its interaction with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) molecules. The adsorption energy was predicted to increase with the number of aromatic rings in the adsorbates, and linearly correlate with the hydrophobicity of PAHs. Additionally, the analysis of the electronic properties showed that PAHs behave as mild n-dopants and introduce electrons into graphene; but do not remarkably modify the band gap of graphene, indicating that the interaction between PAHs and graphene is physisorption. We have also discovered highly sensitive strain dependence on the adsorption strength of PAHs onto graphene surface. The AIMD simulation indicated that a sensitive and fast adsorption process of PAHs can be achieved by choosing graphene as the adsorbent. These findings are anticipated to shed light on the future development of graphene-based materials with potential applications in the capture and removal of persistent aromatic pollutants.
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Yang K, Zhu L, Yang J, Lin D. Adsorption and correlations of selected aromatic compounds on a KOH-activated carbon with large surface area. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 618:1677-1684. [PMID: 29054641 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Revised: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Knowledge of adsorption mechanism and behavior of organic compounds by KOH-activated carbons (KOH-ACs) from wastewater is crucial to its environmental application in wastewater treatment as adsorbent. A superior adsorbent, KOH-activated carbon (KOH-AC), with large surface area (3143m2/g), total pore volume of 2.03cm3/g, relatively low micropore fraction of 53.2%, and having adsorption capacities of organic compounds up to >1000mg/g, was prepared. It is an adsorbent significantly different with common ACs because the molecular sieving effect, widely observed for common ACs, is insignificant for KOH-AC. This difference could be attributed to the lower micropore fraction of KOH-AC than common ACs. A negative relationship of adsorption capacity of 25 aromatic compounds (including phenols, anilines, nitrobenzenes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) with chemical melting point was observed, suggesting that adsorption is dependent on the packing efficiency and stacking density of molecules on KOH-AC. A linear solvation energy relationships of adsorption affinity of 25 aromatic compounds with solute solvatochromic parameters was also observed, that can be used to quantify the contributions of π-π interaction, hydrogen-bonding interaction and hydrophobic effect to adsorption on KOH-AC. Combined with the reported results of adsorption of organic compounds on carbon nanotubes and biochars, it was also observed that external surface area of adsorbents is controlling the packing efficiency and stacking density of molecules on adsorbents and thus affecting adsorption capacity of organic compounds. Moreover, micropore surface area and the fraction of micropores are the adsorbent properties mainly affecting adsorption affinity of organic compounds. The observations and the developed correlations in this study would be helpful in the application of KOH-AC as superior adsorbent by enhancing the understanding of adsorption mechanisms of organic compounds on KOH-AC and by giving a method to predict the adsorption behaviors.
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- Kun Yang
- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Yang J, Luo X, Yan T, Lin X. Recovery of cesium from saline lake brine with potassium cobalt hexacyanoferrate-modified chrome-tanned leather scrap adsorbent. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Jin J, Sun K, Wang Z, Han L, Du P, Wang X, Xing B. Effects of chemical oxidation on phenanthrene sorption by grass- and manure-derived biochars. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 598:789-796. [PMID: 28458195 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Revised: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The oxidation of biochar in the natural environment has been widely observed. However, its influence on the sorption of hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) by biochars, especially biochars with high contents of minerals, remains poorly understood. In this study, sorption of phenanthrene (PHE) by grass straw-based biochars (GRABs) and animal waste-based biochars (ANIBs) produced at 450°C before and after oxidation with HNO3 was investigated. The biochar samples were characterized using elemental analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, 13C nuclear magnetic resonance, and CO2 adsorption. Characterization results demonstrate that HNO3 treatment of biochars caused O enrichment, loss of alkyl C, and rise of aromaticity. The organic C-normalized surface area (CO2-SA/OC) of both GRABs and ANIBs generally increased after oxidation. The sorption nonlinearity of PHE by the biochars was weakened after HNO3 treatment. The sorption capacity of PHE by oxidized GRABs was consistently elevated compared with the untreated samples, indicating that the high sorption capacity of PHE by GRABs may be maintained for a long time after being added into soils. By contrast, PHE sorption by ANIBs was unchanged or attenuated after oxidation. Polar groups facilitated the sorption of PHE by GRABs, while inhibited that by ANIBs. Pore-filling and π-π electron donor-acceptor interactions regulated PHE sorption by GRABs. Our results imply that GRABs are promising sorbents for environmental applications in view of their long-lasting sorption capacity.
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- Jie Jin
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China; Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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Shan S, Zhao Y, Tang H, Cui F. Linear solvation energy relationship to predict the adsorption of aromatic contaminants on graphene oxide. CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 185:826-832. [PMID: 28735235 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.07.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Revised: 06/01/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this study, adsorption capability of aromatic contaminants on graphene oxide (GO) was predicted using linear solvation energy relationship (LSER) model for the first time. Adsorption data of 44 aromatic compounds collected from literature and our experimental results were used to establish LSER models with multiple linear regression. High value of R2 (0.919), strong robustness (QLoo2 = 0.862), and desirable predictability (Qext2 = 0.834) demonstrated the model worked well for predicting the adsorption of small aromatic contaminants (descriptor V<3.099) on GO. The adsorption process was governed by the ability of cavity formation and dispersion forces captured by vV and hydrogen-bond interactions captured by bB. Effect of equilibrium concentrations and properties of GO on the model were explored; and the results indicated that upon an increase of equilibrium concentration, the values of regression coefficients (a, b, v, e, and s) changed at different levels. The oxygen content normalization of logK0.001 decreased the value of b dramatically; however, no obvious changes of the model deduced by the surface area normalization of logK0.001 were witnessed. Overall, our study showed that LSER model provided a potential approach for exploring the adsorption of organic compounds on GO.
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- Sujie Shan
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin, 150090, China; School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin, 150090, China; School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin, 150090, China; School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin, 150090, China; School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.
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Chen D, Chen C, Shen W, Quan H, Chen S, Xie S, Luo X, Guo L. MOF-derived magnetic porous carbon-based sorbent: Synthesis, characterization, and adsorption behavior of organic micropollutants. ADV POWDER TECHNOL 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2017.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Podkościelny P, Dąbrowski A. Adsorption of phenol from aqueous solutions on original and oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes. ADSORPT SCI TECHNOL 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/0263617417708867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Chen W, Ni J. Different effects of surface heterogeneous atoms of porous and non-porous carbonaceous materials on adsorption of 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane in aqueous environment. CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 175:323-331. [PMID: 28235741 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.02.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 12/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The surface heterogeneous atoms of carbonaceous materials (CMs) play an important role in adsorption of organic pollutants. However, little is known about the surface heterogeneous atoms of CMs might generate different effect on adsorption of hydrophobic organic compounds by porous carbonaceous materials - activated carbons (ACs) and non-porous carbonaceous materials (NPCMs). In this study, we observed that the surface oxygen and nitrogen atoms could decrease the adsorption affinity of both ACs and NPCMs for 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane (TeCA), but the degree of decreasing effects were very different. The increasing content of surface oxygen and nitrogen ([O + N]) caused a sharper decrease in adsorption affinity of ACs (slope of lg (kd/SA) vs [O + N]: -0.098∼-0.16) than that of NPCMs (slope of lg (kd/SA) vs [O + N]: -0.025∼-0.059) for TeCA. It was due to the water cluster formed by the surface hydrophilic atoms that could block the micropores and generate massive invalid adsorption sites in the micropores of ACs, while the water cluster only occupied the surface adsorption sites of NPCMs. Furthermore, with the increasing concentration of dissolved TeCA, the effect of surface area on adsorption affinity of NPCMs for TeCA kept constant while the effect of [O + N] decreased due to the competitive adsorption between water molecule and TeCA on the surface of NPCMs, meanwhile, both the effects of micropore volume and [O + N] on adsorption affinity of ACs for TeCA were decreased due to the mechanism of micropore volume filling. These findings are valuable for providing a deep insight into the adsorption mechanisms of CMs for TeCA.
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- Weifeng Chen
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-geographical Process, College of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-geographical Process, College of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China
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Fang Q, Zhou X, Deng W, Liu Y, Zheng Z, Liu Z. Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Nanoscroll Foam with High Diffusion Rate and Binding Affinity for Removal of Organic Pollutants. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2017; 13:1603779. [PMID: 28145634 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201603779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Revised: 12/24/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A nitrogen-doped 3D graphene foam assembled with nanoscroll structure is constructed via a facile mild-heating methodology using a polar molecule of formamide as the driving regent. The as-prepared graphene nanoscroll foam exhibits promising performance in organic pollutant removal with improved adsorption rate and high binding affinity, and is thought to be a novel adsorption material.
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- Qile Fang
- Key Laboratory of Graphene Technologies and Applications of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Graphene Technologies and Applications of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Graphene Technologies and Applications of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Graphene Technologies and Applications of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Graphene Technologies and Applications of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Graphene Technologies and Applications of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
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Peng H, Zhang D, Pan B, Peng J. Contribution of hydrophobic effect to the sorption of phenanthrene, 9-phenanthrol and 9, 10-phenanthrenequinone on carbon nanotubes. CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 168:739-747. [PMID: 27836280 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.10.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Revised: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), with diverse sources and acute toxicity, are categorized as priority pollutants. Previous studies have stated that the hydrophobic effect controls PAH sorption, but no study has been conducted to quantify the exact contribution of the hydrophobic effect. Considering the well-defined structure of carbon nanotubes and their stable chemical composition in organic solvents, three multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were selected as a model adsorbent. Phenanthrene (PHE) and its degradation intermediates 9-phenanthrol (PTR) and 9, 10-phenanthrenequinone (PQN) were used as model adsorbates. To quantify the contribution of the hydrophobic effect for these three chemicals, the effect of organic solvent (methanol and hexadecane) was investigated. Adsorption isotherms for PHE, PTR and PQN were well fitted by the Freundlich isotherm model. A positive relationship between adsorption affinities of these three chemicals and specific surface area (SSA) was observed in hexadecane but not in water or methanol. Other factors should be included other than SSA. Adsorption of PQN on MWCNTs with oxygen functional groups was higher than that on pristine MWCNTs due to π-π EDA interactions. The contribution of hydrophobic effect was 50%-85% for PHE, suggesting that hydrophobic effect was the predominant mechanism. This contribution was lower than 30% for PTR/PQN on functionalized MWCNTs. Hydrogen bonds control the adsorption of PTR, and π-π bonding interactions control PQN sorption after screening out the hydrophobic effect in hexadecane. Hydrophobic effect is the control mechanism for nonpolar chemicals, while functional groups of CNTs and solvent types control the adsorption of polar compounds. Extended work on quantifying the relationship between chemical structure and the contribution of the hydrophobic effect will provide a useful technique for PAH fate modeling.
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- Hongbo Peng
- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science & Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650093, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science & Engineering, Kunming University of Science & Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science & Engineering, Kunming University of Science & Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
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- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science & Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650093, China.
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Fang J, Wang M, Shen B, Zhang L, Lin D. Distinguishable co-transport mechanisms of phenanthrene and oxytetracycline with oxidized-multiwalled carbon nanotubes through saturated soil and sediment columns: vehicle and competition effects. WATER RESEARCH 2017; 108:271-279. [PMID: 27836173 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2016] [Revised: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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To date mechanisms underlying co-transports of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) with contaminants have not been adequately explored, which involve complex interactions among ENMs, contaminants, and soils. This study investigated co-transport behaviors of 3 oxidized-multiwalled carbon nanotubes (o-MWCNTs) with phenanthrene (PHE) and oxytetracycline (OTC) in soil and sediment columns. Sorptions and desorptions of PHE and OTC by the o-MWCNTs were examined to facilitate the discussion of co-transport mechanisms. The results showed that mobilities of PHE and OTC in the columns were significantly enhanced by the presences of o-MWCNTs in the influents; the eluted o-MWCNTs were positively correlated to the eluted total PHE but negatively correlated to the eluted total OTC; the eluted PHE was mainly in the o-MWCNTs-associated form, while it was mainly the dissolved OTC breaking through the columns. It was thus concluded that the o-MWCNTs acted as vehicles facilitating the PHE transport, while besides the vehicle effect the o-MWCNTs also competed for the adsorption sites on soil particles with OTC and thereby enhancing the OTC mobility. These findings provide new insight into the mechanisms regulating co-transports of ENMs and contaminants in porous media.
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- Jing Fang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, PR China; Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, PR China; Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China.
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Chen R, Riviere JE. Biological Surface Adsorption Index of Nanomaterials: Modelling Surface Interactions of Nanomaterials with Biomolecules. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2017; 947:207-253. [PMID: 28168670 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-47754-1_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Quantitative analysis of the interactions between nanomaterials and their surrounding environment is crucial for safety evaluation in the application of nanotechnology as well as its development and standardization. In this chapter, we demonstrate the importance of the adsorption of surrounding molecules onto the surface of nanomaterials by forming biocorona and thus impact the bio-identity and fate of those materials. We illustrate the key factors including various physical forces in determining the interaction happening at bio-nano interfaces. We further discuss the mathematical endeavors in explaining and predicting the adsorption phenomena, and propose a new statistics-based surface adsorption model, the Biological Surface Adsorption Index (BSAI), to quantitatively analyze the interaction profile of surface adsorption of a large group of small organic molecules onto nanomaterials with varying surface physicochemical properties, first employing five descriptors representing the surface energy profile of the nanomaterials, then further incorporating traditional semi-empirical adsorption models to address concentration effects of solutes. These Advancements in surface adsorption modelling showed a promising development in the application of quantitative predictive models in biological applications, nanomedicine, and environmental safety assessment of nanomaterials.
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- Ran Chen
- Institute of Computational Comparative Medicine, Nanotechnology Innovation Center of Kansas State, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Institute of Computational Comparative Medicine, Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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Zhang L, Li Y, Yuan Y, Jiang Y, Guo Y, Li M, Pu X. Molecular mechanism of carbon nanotube to activate Subtilisin Carlsberg in polar and non-polar organic media. Sci Rep 2016; 6:36838. [PMID: 27874101 PMCID: PMC5118797 DOI: 10.1038/srep36838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 10/17/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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In the work, we mainly used molecular dynamics (MD) simulation and protein structure network (PSN) to study subtilisin Carlsberg (SC) immobilized onto carbon nanotube (CNT) in water, acetonitrile and heptane solvents, in order to explore activation mechanism of enzymes in non-aqueous media. The result indicates that the affinity of SC with CNT follows the decreasing order of water > acetonitrile > heptane. The overall structure of SC and the catalytic triad display strong robustness to the change of environments, responsible for the activity retaining. However, the distances between two β-strands of substrate-binding pocket are significantly expanded by the immobilization in the increasing order of water < acetonitrile < heptane, contributing to the highest substrate-binding energy in heptane media. PSN analysis further reveals that the immobilization enhances structural communication paths to the substrate-binding pocket, leading to its larger change than the free-enzymes. Interestingly, the increase in the number of the pathways upon immobilization is not dependent on the absorbed extent but the desorbed one, indicating significant role of shifting process of experimental operations in influencing the functional region. In addition, some conserved and important hot-residues in the paths are identified, providing molecular information for functional modification.
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- Liyun Zhang
- Faculty of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China
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- College of Management, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China
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