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Xiong Y, Peng K, Zhao Z, Yang D, Huang X, Zeng H. Sources, colloidal characteristics, and separation technologies for highly hazardous waste nanoemulsions. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 930:172347. [PMID: 38614332 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024]
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Nanoemulsions play a crucial role in various industries. However, their application often results in hazardous waste, posing significant risks to human health and the environment. Effective management and separation of waste nanoemulsions requires special attention and effort. This review provides a comprehensive understanding of waste nanoemulsions, covering their sources, characteristics, and suitable treatment technologies, intending to mitigate their environmental impact. This study examines the evolution of nanoemulsions from beneficial products to hazardous wastes, provides an overview of the production processes, fate, and hazards of waste nanoemulsions, and highlights the critical characteristics that affect their stability. The latest advancements in separating waste nanoemulsions for recovering oil and reusable water resources are also presented, providing a comprehensive comparison and evaluation of the current treatment techniques. This review addresses the significant challenges in nanoemulsion treatment, provides insights into future research directions, and offers valuable implications for the development of more effective strategies to mitigate the hazards associated with waste nanoemulsions.
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- Yongjiao Xiong
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, No. 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, No. 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, PR China; Institute of Carbon Neutrality, Tongji University, No. 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, No. 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, PR China; Institute of Carbon Neutrality, Tongji University, No. 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, PR China.
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada.
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S M D, S WF. An automated algorithm for the determination of oil absorption strategy of magnetic nanoparticles from SEM images. Micron 2023; 172:103505. [PMID: 37442026 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2023.103505] [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: 02/18/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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In recent years, the magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (MNPs) are employed as efficient absorbents for oil removal from water. In this research, the particle size (diameter) obtained from Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) images of MNPs, before and after oil-absorption, are utilized to determine the oil-absorption capacity. However, the manual evaluation of the particle size and particle size distribution (PSD) are highly time-consuming and needs expertised people for accurate analysis. Hence, an image processing algorithm is employed for the determination of particle size and PSD from the Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) images. The key objective revolves with the preparation of the Maleic Anhydride Grafted Polypropylene anchored Magnetic Nanoparticles (MAPP-a-MNPs) to absorb crude oil from the marine water. The shape, size, and size distribution of MAPP-a-MNPs were assessed by both manual and automated analysis. For this purpose, expertise people help with the manual analysis and Threshold Adaptive-Canny Edge Detection (TA-CED) and Accumulator Updated-Circular Hough Transform (AU-CHT) method is employed for automated analysis. All the automated process were conducted in MATLAB and the measurements were taken for both before and after the oil absorption images. These measurements aid us to determine the quantity of oil absorbed by MAPP-a-MNPs. The results demonstrates excellent oil removal capacity of MAPP-a-MNPs.
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- Dhiepthie S M
- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, CSI Institute of Technology (Affiliated to Anna University,Tamil Nadu, India), Thovalai, Nagercoil, 629302, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, CSI Institute of Technology (Affiliated to Anna University,Tamil Nadu, India), Thovalai, Nagercoil, 629302, Tamil Nadu, India
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Iftekhar S, Deb A, Heidari G, Sillanpää M, Lehto VP, Doshi B, Hosseinzadeh M, Zare EN. A review on the effectiveness of nanocomposites for the treatment and recovery of oil spill. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:16947-16983. [PMID: 36609763 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-25102-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The introduction of unintended oil spills into the marine ecosystem has a significant impact on aquatic life and raises important environmental concerns. The present review summarizes the recent studies where nanocomposites are applied to treat oil spills. The review deals with the techniques used to fabricate nanocomposites and identify the characteristics of nanocomposites beneficial for efficient recovery and treatment of oil spills. It classifies the nanocomposites into four categories, namely bio-based materials, polymeric materials, inorganic-inorganic nanocomposites, and carbon-based nanocomposites, and provides an insight into understanding the interactions of these nanocomposites with different types of oils. Among nanocomposites, bio-based nanocomposites are the most cost-effective and environmentally friendly. The grafting or modification of magnetic nanoparticles with polymers or other organic materials is preferred to avoid oxidation in wet conditions. The method of synthesizing magnetic nanocomposites and functionalization polymer is essential as it influences saturation magnetization. Notably, the inorganic polymer-based nanocomposite is very less developed and studied for oil spill treatment. Also, the review covers some practical considerations for treating oil spills with nanocomposites. Finally, some aspects of future developments are discussed. The terms "Environmentally friendly," "cost-effective," and "low cost" are often used, but most of the studies lack a critical analysis of the cost and environmental damage caused by chemical alteration techniques. However, the oil and gas industry will considerably benefit from the stimulation of ideas and scientific discoveries in this field.
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- Sidra Iftekhar
- Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, 70210, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- School of Chemistry, Damghan University, Damghan, 36716-41167, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Mining, Metallurgy and Chemical Engineering, University of Johannesburg, P. O. Box 17011, Doornfontein, 2028, South Africa
- International Research Centre of Nanotechnology for Himalayan Sustainability (IRCNHS), Shoolini University, Solan, 173212, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Zhejiang Rongsheng Environmental Protection Paper Co. LTD, NO.588 East Zhennan Road, Pinghu Economic Development Zone, Zhejiang, 314213, People's Republic of China
- Department of Civil Engineering, University Centre for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, 70210, Kuopio, Finland
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- Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Vietnam
- School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Vietnam
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Zhang L, Bai C, Zhang Z, Wang X, Nguyen TV, Vavra E, Puerto M, Hirasaki GJ, Biswal SL. Application of magnetic nanoparticles as demulsifiers for surfactant‐enhanced oil recovery. J SURFACTANTS DETERG 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/jsde.12658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Leilei Zhang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Rice University Houston Texas USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Rice University Houston Texas USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Rice University Houston Texas USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Rice University Houston Texas USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Rice University Houston Texas USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Rice University Houston Texas USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Rice University Houston Texas USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Rice University Houston Texas USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Rice University Houston Texas USA
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Abdullah TA, Juzsakova T, Le PC, Kułacz K, Salman AD, Rasheed RT, Mallah MA, Varga B, Mansoor H, Mako E, Zsirka B, Nadda AK, Nguyen XC, Nguyen DD. Poly-NIPAM/Fe 3O 4/multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposites for kerosene removal from water. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 306:119372. [PMID: 35533957 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were oxidized using a mixture of H2SO4 and HNO3, and the oxidized MWCNTS were decorated with magnetite (Fe3O4). Finally, poly-N-isopropyl acrylamide-co-butyl acrylate (P-NIPAM) was added to obtain P-NIPAM/Fe/MWCNT nanocomposites. The nanosorbents were characterized by various techniques, including X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis. The P-NIPAM/Fe/MWCNT nanocomposites exhibited increased surface hydrophobicity. Owing to their higher adsorption capacity, their kerosene removal efficiency was 95%; by contrast, the as-prepared, oxidized, and magnetite-decorated MWCNTs had removal efficiencies of 45%, 55%, and 68%, respectively. The P-NIPAM/Fe/MWCNT nanocomposites exhibited a sorbent capacity of 8.1 g/g for kerosene removal from water. The highest kerosene removal efficiency from water was obtained at a process time of 45 min, sorbent dose of 0.005 g, solution temperature of 40 °C, and pH 3.5. The P-NIPAM/Fe/MWCNTs showed excellent stability after four cycles of kerosene removal from water followed by regeneration. The reason may be the increase in the positive charge of the polymer at pH 3.5 and the increased adsorption affinity of the adsorbent toward the kerosene contaminant. The pseudo second-order model was found to be the most suitable model for studying the kinetics of the adsorption reaction.
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- Thamer Adnan Abdullah
- Sustainability Solutions Research Lab, Bio-Environmental and Chemical Engineering Research and Development Center, Faculty of Engineering, University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary; Chemistry Branch, Applied Sciences Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Sustainability Solutions Research Lab, Bio-Environmental and Chemical Engineering Research and Development Center, Faculty of Engineering, University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary
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- The University of Danang-University of Science and Technology, Danang, 550000, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, ul. F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Sustainability Solutions Research Lab, Bio-Environmental and Chemical Engineering Research and Development Center, Faculty of Engineering, University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary
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- Chemistry Branch, Applied Sciences Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq
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- National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan
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- Sustainability Solutions Research Lab, Bio-Environmental and Chemical Engineering Research and Development Center, Faculty of Engineering, University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary
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- Material Branch, Applied Science Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Research Center for Engineering Sciences, University of Pannonia, H-8210 Veszprem, POB. 1158, Hungary
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- Research Group of Analytical Chemistry/Laboratory for Surfaces and Nanostructures, University of Pannonia, P.O. Box 158, Veszprem, 8201, Hungary
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, 173 234, India
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- Center for Advanced Chemistry, Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, 550000, Viet Nam; Faculty of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, 550000, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Environmental and Food Engineering, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 300A Nguyen Tat Thanh, District 4, HCM City 755414, Viet Nam; Department of Environmental Energy Engineering, Kyonggi University, Suwon, 442-760, Republic of Korea.
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Farahat M, Sobhy A, Sanad MMS. Superhydrophobic magnetic sorbent via surface modification of banded iron formation for oily water treatment. Sci Rep 2022; 12:11016. [PMID: 35773322 PMCID: PMC9246911 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-15187-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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In the current study, a simple dry coating method was utilized to fabricate a super-hydrophobic super-magnetic powder (ZS@BIF) for oily water purification using zinc stearate (ZS) and banded iron formation (BIF). The produced composite was fully characterized as a magnetic sorbent for oily water treatment. The results of X-ray diffraction diffractometer (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and particle size analysis revealed the fabrication of homogenous hydrophobic-magnetic composite particles with core–shell structure. Contact angle and magnetic susceptibility results showed that 4 (BIF): 1 (Zs) was the ideal coverage ratio to render the core material superhydrophobic and preserve its ferromagnetic nature. The capability of the fabricated composite to sorb. n-butyl acetate, kerosene, and cyclohexane from oil–water system was evaluated. ZS@BIF composite showed a higher affinity to adsorb cyclohexane than n-butyl acetate and kerosene with a maximum adsorption capacity of about 22 g g−1 and 99.9% removal efficiency. Moreover, about 95% of the adsorbed oils could be successfully recovered (desorbed) by rotary evaporator and the regenerated ZS@BIF composite showed high recyclability over ten repeated cycles.
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- Mohsen Farahat
- Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute, Helwan, 11421, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute, Helwan, 11421, Cairo, Egypt
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- Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute, Helwan, 11421, Cairo, Egypt
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Efficient Separation of Ultrafine Coal Assisted by Selective Adsorption of Polyvinylpyrrolidone. MINERALS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/min12060725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The efficient separation of ultrafine coal is a challenging process due to the ultrafine particle size and gangue entrainment. In this study, a polymer, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), was introduced as a regulator for ultrafine coal beneficiation. The addition of PVP improved the combustible recovery of clean coal and decreased the ash content. This effect was also presented by the selectivity index. The regulation mechanism of PVP was investigated using diverse methods. The adsorption tests performed demonstrated the adsorption amount of PVP on coal, kaolinite, and quartz, which were related to the increase in the separation efficiency. A zeta potential analyzer was employed to elucidate the effect of PVP on the electrical properties of ultrafine particles. The results revealed that the electrokinetic potential of mineral was sensitive to the varying PVP concentration. The particle size distribution was observed to value the influence of PVP on the particle behavior, which was tested by a laser particle size analyzer. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was used to investigate the surface elemental compositions of coal, kaolinite, and quartz, which were regulated by the adsorption of PVP. This research is beneficial to understanding the role of PVP as regulators and provides a basis for the efficient separation of ultrafine coal.
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Qiao S, Liu Q, Fan Z, Tong Q, Cai L, Fu Y. Magnetic Hyperbranched Molecular Materials for Treatment of Oily Sewage Containing Polymer in Oilfield Compound Flooding. Front Chem 2022; 10:865832. [PMID: 35665059 PMCID: PMC9157815 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.865832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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With the continuous improvement in oilfield development and the application of tertiary oil recovery technology, the water content of oilfield-produced fluids has gradually increased, and a large number of oilfield sewage with complex components has also been produced after oil–water separation, and effective treatment is urgently needed. ASP flooding sewage contains alkali, various surfactants, polymers, microemulsion oil droplets, and solid impurities, which are difficult to be effectively treated by traditional water treatment agents and methods. In this study, aminopropyl triethoxysilane (APTES) was used to modify the nano-Fe3O4 coated with tetraethyl silicate (TEOS). The product was used as the ferromagnetic nano-core for the iterative reaction of Michael addition and ester amidation to synthesize a magnetic hyperbranched polyamide amine, and its performance in the treatment of ASP flooding wastewater was evaluated experimentally. For the preparation of APTES-modified Fe3O4@SiO2 (FOSN) product, TEOS was coated over Fe3O4 in an ethanol aqueous solution environment and then APTES was added dropwise. The first-generation branched product (1-FSMN) was obtained by the reaction of FOSN and methyl acrylate graft product (FOSN-M) with ethylenediamine, and the highest yield was 93.7%. The highest yield of the second-generation branched product (2-FSMN) was 91.6%. In this study, a composite flooding wastewater sample from a block in the Bohai oilfield was taken. The suspended solids content was 143 mg/L, the oil content was 921.09 mg/L, the turbidity was 135 NTU, and the zeta potential was −47 mV. The third-generation hyperbranched polymer (3-FSMN) and its quaternary ammonium salt (3-FSMN-Q) performed best in the appropriate dosage range, with the highest oil removal rate of 97%, suspended solid removal rate of 90.3%, turbidity reduction rate of 86.6% and zeta potential reduction rate of 88%. For 3-FSMN and its quaternary ammonium salt, the gravity/magnetic PAC compound treatment experiment was carried out. In the settlement time of only 5 min, 3-FSMN/PAC and 3-FSMN-Q/PAC can achieve the maximum oil removal rate of 87.1% and suspended solids removal rate of 87.3% for polymer containing wastewater from ASP flooding, and 86.3 and 86.0% for 120 mg/L. Its treatment capacity was much better than that of common treatment agent combination (CPAM/PAC).
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Mishra S, Chauhan G, Verma S, Singh U. The emergence of nanotechnology in mitigating petroleum oil spills. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2022; 178:113609. [PMID: 35417809 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Revised: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The world has witnessed the circumstances shaped by the oil spill for many decades that cause serious environmental problems and adverse effects on human health. Many techniques and remediation methods are followed for efficient oil spill cleanups but with the limitations and environmental issues, these procedures were not completely efficient. The "nanotechnology" word itself has fascinated not only the researchers but also many industries and the global race is on to tap its potential and to derive benefit from it. Their small size and exceptional properties have proven their potential in providing technological solutions to engineering problems. This study focuses on the scope of nanotechnology in oil spill cleanups and shows how the limitations presented by conventional methodologies can be overcome. This paper categorizes and thoroughly reviews the application of nanotechnology in oil spill cleanups in different forms and also focuses on the environmental aspects of it.
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- Saurabh Mishra
- Energy Science and Technology Program, Centre for Advanced Studies, Lucknow, India.
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy, Visakhapatnam, India
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- Energy Science and Technology Program, Centre for Advanced Studies, Lucknow, India
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- Energy Science and Technology Program, Centre for Advanced Studies, Lucknow, India
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Pandey N, Ojha U. Bio‐based polydimethylsiloxane porous sponge materials with programmable hydrophobicity and porosity for efficient separation of hydrophobic liquids from water. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.51823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Niharika Pandey
- Department of Chemistry Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology Jais India
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- Department of Chemistry Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology Jais India
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Ghazimokri HS, Aghaie H, Monajjemi M, Gholami MR. Removal of Methylene Blue Dye from Aqueous Solutions Using Carboxymethyl-β-Cyclodextrin-Fe3O4 Nanocomposite: Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Adsorption Process. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s0036024422020108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Ultrafast Time-of-Flight Method of Gasoline Contamination Detection down to ppm Levels by Means of Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12031629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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In this article, we present the possibility of using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy to detect trace, ppm-level (%wt.) concentrations of admixtures in 95-octane lead-free gasoline in straightforward time-of-flight (pulse-delay) measurements performed directly in the liquid. The method was tested on samples containing 75–0.0125% of isopropanol and 0.3–0.0250% of water. The detection limits for isopropanol and water content were determined to be 125 ppm and 250 ppm, respectively, approaching the limits of much more complicated and time-consuming methods (like spectroscopy of the vapor phase). The measured pulse delays were compared with theoretical calculations using the modified Gladstone-Dale mixing rule for the solutions. The comparison demonstrated good agreement for gasoline-alcohol mixtures and large discrepancies for gasoline-water mixtures, suggesting that gasoline-water mixtures cannot be considered idealized binary mixtures. Our results clearly show that the pulse time delay measurement by THz-TDS is a fast and sensitive method of gasoline contamination detection and, as such, can be easily integrated with industrial online real-time quality control applications.
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Ali N, Hellen BJ, Duanmu C, Yang Y, Nawaz S, Khan A, Ali F, Gao X, Bilal M, Iqbal HMN. Effective remediation of petrochemical originated pollutants using engineered materials with multifunctional entities. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 278:130405. [PMID: 33823342 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 03/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The highly robust, effective, and sustainable remediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated wastewater matrices, which is mainly generated from petroleum and related petrochemical industries, is of supreme interest. Owing to the notable presence of suspended solids, oil, and grease, organic matter, highly toxic elements, high salts, and recalcitrant chemicals, crude oil emulsions, and hydrocarbon-contaminated wastewater are considered a potential threat to the environments, animals, plants, and humans. To effectively tackle this challenging issue, magnetic hybrid materials assembled at nano- and micro-scale with unique structural, chemical, and functional entities are considered robust candidates for demulsification purposes. The current research era on magnetic materials has superwettability, leading to an effective system of superwettability, which is vibrant and promising. The wettability of magnetic and magnetic hybrid materials explaining the theme of superhydrophobicity and superhydrophilicity under the liquid. Herein, we reviewed the applications of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) as effective demulsifiers. The demulsifier wettability, dose, pH, salinity, and surface morphology of compelling, magnetic nanoparticles are the main hidden factors in effective demulsifiers. There is a comprehensive discussion on the reuse and recyclability of MNPs after oil, water separation. Furthermore, the main challenges, coupled with the magnetic nanoparticles in the effective separation of emulsions, are intensified in detail. This review will compare the current literature and the utilization of MNPs for the demulsification of oil and water emulsions. This is envisioned that the MNPs would be critical in the petroleum and petrochemical industry to effectively eliminate water from a crude oil emulsion.
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- Nisar Ali
- Key Laboratory of Regional Resource Exploitation and Medicinal Research, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, Jiangsu Province, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Regional Resource Exploitation and Medicinal Research, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Regional Resource Exploitation and Medicinal Research, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Regional Resource Exploitation and Medicinal Research, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 25120, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Hazara University, KPK, Mansehra 21300, Pakistan
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- Key Laboratory of Regional Resource Exploitation and Medicinal Research, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, China.
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey, 64849, Mexico.
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Stoian O, Covaliu CI, Paraschiv G, Catrina (Traistaru) GA, Niță-Lazăr M, Matei E, Biriş SȘ, Tudor P. Magnetite Oxide Nanomaterial Used for Lead Ions Removal from Industrial Wastewater. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 14:2831. [PMID: 34070651 PMCID: PMC8197980 DOI: 10.3390/ma14112831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The aim of this article is to present a nonconventional method for the efficient removal of lead ions from industrial wastewater. For this purpose, magnetite nanomaterial was used, which was very easily separated from the wastewater at the end of the treatment due to its magnetic properties. Currently, nanotechnology is an efficient and inexpensive manner that is being researched for wastewater treatment. Additionally, iron oxide nanoparticles are widely used to remove heavy metal ions from water due to their special properties. The experimental results detailed in this article show the influence of pH and contact time on the process of adsorption of lead ions from wastewater. The magnetite nanomaterial had its maximum efficiency of speed when the wastewater had pH 6. At a lower pH, the highest treatment efficiency was over 85%, and the required contact time has doubled. When the pH increases above 6, the precipitation process occurs. Langmuir and Freundlich models were used to describe the adsorption process.
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- Oana Stoian
- University Politehnica of Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (O.S.); (G.P.); (E.M.); (S.Ș.B.); (P.T.)
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- University Politehnica of Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (O.S.); (G.P.); (E.M.); (S.Ș.B.); (P.T.)
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- University Politehnica of Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (O.S.); (G.P.); (E.M.); (S.Ș.B.); (P.T.)
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- National Research and Development Institute for Industrial Ecology-ECOIND, 71-73 Drumul Podu Dambovitei Str., 060652 Bucharest, Romania; (G.-A.C.); (M.N.-L.)
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- National Research and Development Institute for Industrial Ecology-ECOIND, 71-73 Drumul Podu Dambovitei Str., 060652 Bucharest, Romania; (G.-A.C.); (M.N.-L.)
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- University Politehnica of Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (O.S.); (G.P.); (E.M.); (S.Ș.B.); (P.T.)
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- University Politehnica of Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (O.S.); (G.P.); (E.M.); (S.Ș.B.); (P.T.)
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- University Politehnica of Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (O.S.); (G.P.); (E.M.); (S.Ș.B.); (P.T.)
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Alabresm A, Decho AW, Lead J. A novel method to estimate cellular internalization of nanoparticles into gram-negative bacteria: Non-lytic removal of outer membrane and cell wall. NANOIMPACT 2021; 21:100283. [PMID: 35559775 DOI: 10.1016/j.impact.2020.100283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Bacteria efficiently take up small organic molecules and ions. However, the internalization of particulate forms, specifically nanoparticles (NPs) has been understudied and is a newly-emerging area of interest. However, determination of true cellular internalization is challenging owing to the difficulty of separating the aqueous phase from bacteria-associated NPs and, more importantly, of differentiating between internalized and NPs sorbed on bacteria surfaces. In this work, we developed and validated an extraction method which can operationally estimate internalization of metal NPs into Gram-negative bacteria. The outer cell membrane and cell wall, collectively called the periplasm, was successfully removed from bacteria using ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) at an optimized exposure period and concentration, without lysis of bacteria. This was followed by standard digestion and metal measurements. Verification of each step of the methodology was conducted by assessing both cellular and metal behavior. Specifically, the combined approaches of live/dead staining of bacteria, optical density measurements, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and metal analyses of the supernatant indicated that the method operationally separated externally-sorbed NPs from those internalized actually localized within the bacterial cytoplasm. However, this new method is ideally used alongside other methods in a multi-method approach, to provide improved data quality. Therefore, it should be used with CSLM, FACS, TEM and other available methods.
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- Amjed Alabresm
- Center for Environmental Nanoscience and Risk (CENR), Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA; Department of Biological Development of Shatt Al-Arab & N. Arabian Gulf, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Center for Environmental Nanoscience and Risk (CENR), Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
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Shalbafan M, Esmaeilzadeh F, Vakili-Nezhaad GR. Enhanced oil recovery by wettability alteration using iron oxide nanoparticles covered with PVP or SDS. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Srivastava V, Zare EN, Makvandi P, Zheng XQ, Iftekhar S, Wu A, Padil VVT, Mokhtari B, Varma RS, Tay FR, Sillanpaa M. Cytotoxic aquatic pollutants and their removal by nanocomposite-based sorbents. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 258:127324. [PMID: 32544812 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Water is an extremely essential compound for human life and, hence, accessing drinking water is very important all over the world. Nowadays, due to the urbanization and industrialization, several noxious pollutants are discharged into water. Water pollution by various cytotoxic contaminants, e.g. heavy metal ions, drugs, pesticides, dyes, residues a drastic public health issue for human beings; hence, this topic has been receiving much attention for the specific approaches and technologies to remove hazardous contaminants from water and wastewater. In the current review, the cytotoxicity of different sorts of aquatic pollutants for mammalian is presented. In addition, we will overview the recent advances in various nanocomposite-based adsorbents and different approaches of pollutants removal from water/wastewater with several examples to provide a backdrop for future research.
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- Varsha Srivastava
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (B.H.U), Varasani 221005, India
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- Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council, IPCB-CNR, Naples, Italy; Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz 6153753843, Iran; Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced, Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14496-14535, Iran
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Bioprinting Research Group, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Taxila 47050, Pakistan
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Bioprinting Research Group, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027, China
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- Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technologies and Innovation, Technical University of Liberec, Studentská 1402/2, 46117 Liberec 1, Czech Republic
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz 6153753843, Iran
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Palacký University in Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- College of Graduate Studies, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Viet Nam; Faculty of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Viet Nam; School of Civil Engineering and Surveying, Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba, 4350 QLD, Australia; Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Mining, Metallurgy and Chemical Engineering, University of Johannesburg, P. O. Box 17011, Doornfontein 2028, South Africa.
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Super-hydrophobic Fe3O4@SiO2@MPS nanoparticles for oil remediation: The influence of pH and concentration on clustering phenomenon and oil sorption. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.113709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Ali N, Bilal M, Khan A, Ali F, Yang Y, Khan M, Adil SF, Iqbal HM. Dynamics of oil-water interface demulsification using multifunctional magnetic hybrid and assembly materials. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.113434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Boutchuen A, Zimmerman D, Arabshahi A, Melnyczuk J, Palchoudhury S. Understanding nanoparticle flow with a new in vitro experimental and computational approach using hydrogel channels. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 11:296-309. [PMID: 32117668 PMCID: PMC7034222 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.11.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Nanoparticles (NPs) are considered as one of the most promising drug delivery vehicles and a next-generation solution for current medical challenges. In this context, variables related to flow of NPs such as the quantity of NPs lost during transport and flow trajectory greatly affect the clinical efficiency of NP drug delivery systems. Currently, there is little knowledge of the physical mechanisms dominating NP flow inside the human body due to the limitations of available experimental tools for mimicking complex physiological environments at the preclinical stage. Here, we report a coupled experimental and computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-based novel in vitro approach to predict the flow velocity and binding of NP drug delivery systems during transport through vasculature. Poly(hydroxyethyl)methacrylate hydrogels were used to form soft cylindrical constructs mimicking vascular sections as flow channels for synthesized iron oxide NPs in these first-of-its-kind transport experiments. Brownian dynamics and material of the flow channels played key roles in NP flow, based on the measurements of NP flow velocity over seven different mass concentrations. A fully developed laminar flow of the NPs under these conditions was simultaneously predicted using CFD. Results from the mass loss of NPs during flow indicated a diffusion-dominated flow at higher particle concentrations but a flow controlled by the surrounding fluid and Brownian dynamics at the lowest NP concentrations. The CFD model predicted a mass loss of 1.341% and 6.253% for the 4.12 g·mL-1 and 2.008 g·mL-1 inlet mass concentrations of the NPs, in close confirmation with the experimental results. This further highlights the reliability of our new in vitro technique in providing mechanistic insights of NP flow for potential preclinical stage applications.
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- Armel Boutchuen
- Department of Civil and Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403, United States
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- Department of Civil and Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403, United States
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- SimCenter, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Clark Atlanta University, Georgia 30314, United States
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- Department of Civil and Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403, United States
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Cheng H, Li Z, Li Y, Shi Z, Bao M, Han C, Wang Z. Multi-functional magnetic bacteria as efficient and economical Pickering emulsifiers for encapsulation and removal of oil from water. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 560:349-358. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.10.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Revised: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Highly efficient treatment of oily wastewater using magnetic carbon nanotubes/layered double hydroxides composites. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.124187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Hong J, Xie J, Mirshahghassemi S, Lead J. Metal (Cd, Cr, Ni, Pb) removal from environmentally relevant waters using polyvinylpyrrolidone-coated magnetite nanoparticles. RSC Adv 2020; 10:3266-3276. [PMID: 35497719 PMCID: PMC9048832 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra10104g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Water pollution is a major global challenge given the increasing growth in industry and human population, and certain metals can be highly toxic and contribute to this significantly. In this study, polyvinylpyrrolidone-coated magnetic nanoparticles (PVP–Fe3O4 NPs) were used to remove metals (Cd, Cr, Ni, and Pb) from synthetic soft water and sea water in the presence and absence of fulvic acid. Nanoparticle (NP) suspensions were added to water media at a range of metal concentrations (0.1–100 mg L−1). Removal at different time points (1.5, 3, 6, 12, 24 hours) was also evaluated. Results showed that 167 mg L−1 PVP–Fe3O4 NPs could remove nearly 100% of four metals at 0.1 mg L−1 and more than 80% at 1 mg L−1. The removal decreased as the initial metal concentration increased, although essentially 100% of the Pb was removed under all conditions. The kinetic adsorption fitted well to the pseudo-second-order model and in general, the majority of metal adsorption occurred within the first 1.5 hours. These NPs are a reliable method to remove metals under a wide range of environmentally relevant conditions. Our previous research showed the NPs effectively removed oil from waters, so these NPs offer the possibility of combined in situ remediation of oil and metals. PVP–Fe3O4 NPs synthesized with no organic solvents, low toxicity reactants and low temperature/energy requirements could remove Cd, Cr, Ni, Pb efficiently in the different synthetic water media under environmentally relevant conditions.![]()
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- Jie Hong
- College of Environment
- Zhejiang University of Technology
- Hangzhou
- China
- Center for Environmental Nanoscience and Risk
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- College of Resources and Environment
- Shanxi Agricultural University
- Taigu
- China
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- Center for Environmental Nanoscience and Risk
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences
- Arnold School of Public Health
- University of South Carolina
- Columbia
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- Center for Environmental Nanoscience and Risk
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences
- Arnold School of Public Health
- University of South Carolina
- Columbia
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Scheverín N, Fossati A, Horst F, Lassalle V, Jacobo S. Magnetic hybrid gels for emulsified oil adsorption: an overview of their potential to solve environmental problems associated to petroleum spills. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:861-872. [PMID: 31814073 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06752-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 10/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Hydrogels (HGs) based on gelatin and crosslinked with gum Arabic have been prepared by the thaw-freezing method, employing two different concentrations of gum Arabic (15 and 50% w/w). Magnetic gels or ferrogels (FGs) were prepared by applying the breath in method to incorporate iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles to the HG matrix. The obtained HG and FG were characterized by XRD, FTIR, and SEM, and the FG composition was estimated by atomic absorption spectroscopy in terms of Fe content. The adsorption of crude oil onto HG and FG was explored achieving very satisfactory results. FG was regenerated by washing with toluene, maintaining efficiency of almost 90% after the fourth cycle. Equilibrium studies were performed to determine the capacity of the prepared FG for adsorption of crude oil from seawater synthetic solutions. The experiments were carried out as a function of different initial concentrations of oil residue (24 to 240 mg/L) exploring different contact times. Equilibrium data were found to fit very well with the Sips models. The kinetic data adsorption of oil onto the FG-15 was better fitted by a pseudo-second-order kinetic indicating that at the initial stages of adsorption, external mass transfer could control the whole rate of the crude oil uptake while intraparticle diffusion controlled the global rate of adsorption at later stages. The obtained results showed that the FG prepared by employing 15% of gum Arabic as the crosslinker (FG-15) has a high removal efficiency of crude oil reaching 1.53 g/g of FG at pH 5.5 and 0.59 g/g for oil/water emulsions in the order of 0.1 g/L. The magnetic properties extend its application. The reached data suggest that the materials presented here may be useful to further the design of systems or devices intended for the remediation of petroleum spills and/or its derivatives in marine water as well as other surfaces such as polluted rocks or soil.
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- Natalia Scheverín
- Instituto de Química del Sur (INQUISUR), Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional del Sur, CONICET, Avda. Alem 1235, (B8000CPB), Bahía Blanca, Bs. As., Argentina
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- División Química de Materiales Magnéticos de Aplicación a la Ingeniería (DiQuiMMAI), Facultad de Ingeniería, UBA INTECIN-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Química del Sur (INQUISUR), Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional del Sur, CONICET, Avda. Alem 1235, (B8000CPB), Bahía Blanca, Bs. As., Argentina
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- Instituto de Química del Sur (INQUISUR), Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional del Sur, CONICET, Avda. Alem 1235, (B8000CPB), Bahía Blanca, Bs. As., Argentina.
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- División Química de Materiales Magnéticos de Aplicación a la Ingeniería (DiQuiMMAI), Facultad de Ingeniería, UBA INTECIN-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Xing R, Yang B, Huang R, Qi W, Su R, Binks BP, He Z. Three-Dimensionally Printed Bioinspired Superhydrophobic Packings for Oil-in-Water Emulsion Separation. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:12799-12806. [PMID: 31475528 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The separation of oil-water emulsions has attracted considerable attention in recent years. The main challenge is to find new cost-effective ways to develop a separation technology that has the potential for scaling up treatment. In this study, benefitting from the idea in traditional chemical engineering processes, we report on three-dimensionally printed superhydrophobic poly(lactic acid) (PLA) packings for oil-in-water emulsion separation. Superhydrophobicity was achieved through a bioinspired modification process including selective solvent etching and nanoparticle decoration. The obtained superhydrophobic PLA packing has an air-water contact angle of 150° and a water adhesion force of 22 μN. A maximum separation efficiency of 95% was achieved while retaining a relatively high flux of 7.5 kL m-2 h-1 by tailoring the internal geometry. Our approach demonstrates a promising method to fabricate packings with user-defined and functional features. The relatively low-cost and efficient fabrication process is beneficial in industrial applications.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Hull , Hull HU6 7RX , U.K
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Removal of Emulsified Oil from Aqueous Environment by Using Polyvinylpyrrolidone-Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles. WATER 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/w11101993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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In recent years, a large amount of emulsified oily wastewaters were produced from petroleum and food industries, resulting in severe environmental problems. In this study, a series of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-coated Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) were prepared via one-step solvothermal method by introducing various amounts or types of PVP. The synthesized MNPs were characterized by multiple techniques, and their demulsification performances were evaluated in petrochemical and vegetable oil wastewaters, respectively. Results showed that the introduction of PVP in solvothermal process could significantly enhance the demulsification efficiency of MNPs, although excessive addition of PVP could not further increase its efficiency. Moreover, the effects of pH, surfactant concentration of wastewater, and the recycle number of MNPs on the demulsification performance were investigated in detail. It was found that the demulsification efficiency decreased with the increase of pH and surfactant concentration, and the synthetic MNPs were still effective after being reused for 5 cycles under acidic and neutral conditions. It is expected that the development of the PVP-coated MNPs can provide a simple and powerful route for the oily wastewater treatment.
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Baig N, Saleh TA. Superhydrophobic Polypropylene Functionalized with Nanoparticles for Efficient Fast Static and Dynamic Separation of Spilled Oil from Water. GLOBAL CHALLENGES (HOBOKEN, NJ) 2019; 3:1800115. [PMID: 31565391 PMCID: PMC6686158 DOI: 10.1002/gch2.201800115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Revised: 03/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Frequent oil spills not only threaten the ecosystem, but they are also a waste of a valuable source of energy. There is an urgent need to develop materials that can readily remove spilled oil from water bodies and also have the capacity to collect it for energy applications. Herein, a superhydrophobic fiber of functionalized polypropylene is engineered with the help of palmitic acid interaction with incorporated copper oxide nanoparticles. The successful development of functionalized polypropylene is confirmed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The scanning electron microscopy images reveal that the surface roughness of the polypropylene is enhanced after functionalization. The optimized functionalized polypropylene displays an ultrahydrophobic surface with a water contact angle of 162.42°. The functionalized polyprolyene displays good absorption capacity. It has the capacity to take 30 to 40 times its own weight in oils and nonpolar organic solvents, which makes it useful for small spills. With a flux of 11 204 Lm-2 h-1, functionalized polypropylene is as an ideal material for the dynamic separation of oil spills from water. It also has excellent selectivity towards oil, water rejection, and oil absorption capacity.
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- Nadeem Baig
- Chemistry DepartmentKing Fahd University of Petroleum & MineralsDhahran31261Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry DepartmentKing Fahd University of Petroleum & MineralsDhahran31261Saudi Arabia
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Qiao K, Tian W, Bai J, Wang L, Zhao J, Du Z, Gong X. Application of magnetic adsorbents based on iron oxide nanoparticles for oil spill remediation: A review. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2019.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Gutierrez AM, Bhandari R, Weng J, Stromberg A, Dziubla TD, Hilt JZ. Novel magnetic core-shell nanoparticles for the removal of polychlorinated biphenyls from contaminated water sources. MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 2019; 223:68-74. [PMID: 31452560 PMCID: PMC6710019 DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2018.10.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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In this work, we developed novel core-shell nanoparticle systems with magnetic core and polymer shell via atom transfer radical polymerization for use as high affinity nanoadsorbents for organic contaminants in water and wastewater treatment. Polyphenolic-based moieties, curcumin multiacrylate (CMA) and quercetin multiacrylate (QMA), were incorporated into poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) based polymeric shells to create high affinity binding sites for the capture of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) as a model pollutant. The resulting magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and UV-visible spectroscopy. The affinity of these novel materials for PCB 126 was evaluated and fitted to the nonlinear Langmuir model to determine binding affinities (KD). The KD values obtained were: PEG MNPs (8.42 nM) < IO MNPs (8.23nM) < QMA MNPs (5.88 nM) < CMA MNPs (2.72 nM), demonstrating that the presence of polyphenolic-based moieties enhanced PCB 126 binding affinity, which is hypothesized to be a result of π - π stacking interactions. These values are lower that KD values for activated carbon, providing strong evidence that these novel core-shell nanoparticles have a promising application as nanoadsorbents for specific organic contaminants offering a cost effective alternative to current remediation approaches.
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- Angela M. Gutierrez
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA
- Superfund Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA
- Superfund Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA
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- Superfund Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA
- Department of Statistics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA
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- Superfund Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA
- Department of Statistics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA
- Superfund Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA
- Superfund Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA
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Yuan Y, He Y, Bo R, Ma Z, Wang Z, Dong L, Lin TY, Xue X, Li Y. A facile approach to fabricate self-assembled magnetic nanotheranostics for drug delivery and imaging. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:21634-21639. [PMID: 30457141 PMCID: PMC6317527 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr05141k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles have been extensively employed for theranostic applications due to their good biocompatibility and excellent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) properties. However, these particles typically require surface modification due to their hydrophobic surfaces caused by the oil-phase surfactants used in the fabrication and thus, the drug loading on their surface is usually limited. Here, we provided a novel and facile approach to conveniently perform surface modification of SPIO while simultaneously loading a large amount of drug. By synthesizing an amphiphilic irinotecan-based compound with a hydrophobic tail enabling insertion into the SPIO assembly, an excellent SPIO-based theranostic nanomedicine (SPIO@IR) was produced. SPIO@IR not only extensively improved the drug efficacy, but also allowed visualization by MRI in biological systems.
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- Ye Yuan
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road 122, Wuhan, 430070,P.R. China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA, ,
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA, ,
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA, ,
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA, ,
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA, ,
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road 122, Wuhan, 430070,P.R. China
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA, ,
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA, ,
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Lee MC, Tan C, Abbaspourrad A. Combination of internal structuring and external coating in an oleogel-based delivery system for fish oil stabilization. Food Chem 2018; 277:213-221. [PMID: 30502137 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.10.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2018] [Revised: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In this study, we created oleogel-based formulations featuring varying degrees of beeswax for internal structure and whey protein isolate (WPI) as external coating to improve the oxidative stability of fish oil. Oleogel was characterized by rheological analysis to access gelation behavior, and morphology was visualized using electron microscopy. It was found that the WPI-coated oleogel displayed strong physical stability during storage. The oxidative assay demonstrated that WPI-coated oleogel had the best protection against fish oil oxidation under both thermal treatment and ultraviolet-C radiation. The oxidation of fish oil was inhibited by 2-3 fold, compared to its unencapsulated form. This stability was attributed to the modulation of beeswax and WPI on the micropolarity and microviscosity of the formulation, as evidenced by pyrene fluorescence measurement. Our approach combining internal structuring and external coating may contribute to the development of oleogel system for efficient delivery of lipophilic bioactive components.
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- Michelle C Lee
- Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Stocking Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Stocking Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Stocking Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Zhao H, Zhang C, Qi D, Lü T, Zhang D. One-Step Synthesis of Polyethylenimine-Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles and its Demulsification Performance in Surfactant-Stabilized Oil-in-Water Emulsion. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2018.1467773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Hongting Zhao
- Institute of Environmental Materials and Applications, College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Environmental Materials and Applications, College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Eco-Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Environmental Materials and Applications, College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Environmental Materials and Applications, College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, China
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Farhanian D, De Crescenzo G, Tavares JR. Large-Scale Encapsulation of Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles via Syngas Photo-Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition. Sci Rep 2018; 8:12223. [PMID: 30111772 PMCID: PMC6093859 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-30802-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Photo-initiated chemical vapor deposition (PICVD) has been adapted for use in a jet-assisted fluidized bed configuration, allowing for the encapsulation of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles on a larger scale than ever reported (5 g). This new methodology leads to a functional coating with a thickness of 1.4–10 nm, confirmed by HRTEM and TGA. XPS and TOF-SIMS characterization confirm that the coating is composed of both aliphatic and polymerized carbon chains, with incorporated organometallic bonds and oxygen-containing moieties. UV-Vis absorbance spectra show that the coating improved dispersion in non-polar solvents, such as n-dodecane. This process represents a first step towards the large-scale, solvent-free post-synthesis processing of nanoparticles to impart a functional coating.
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- Donya Farhanian
- CREPEC, Department of Chemical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, P.O. Box 6079, Station Centre-Ville, Montreal, Quebec, H3C 3A7, Canada
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- CREPEC, Department of Chemical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, P.O. Box 6079, Station Centre-Ville, Montreal, Quebec, H3C 3A7, Canada
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- CREPEC, Department of Chemical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, P.O. Box 6079, Station Centre-Ville, Montreal, Quebec, H3C 3A7, Canada.
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Alabresm A, Chen YP, Decho AW, Lead J. A novel method for the synergistic remediation of oil-water mixtures using nanoparticles and oil-degrading bacteria. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 630:1292-1297. [PMID: 29554750 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Revised: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Releases of crude oil and other types of oil from numerous sources can impose catastrophic physical, chemical, and biological effects on aquatic ecosystems. While currently-used oil removal techniques possess many advantages, they have inherent limitations, including low removal efficiencies and waste disposal challenges. The present study quantified the synergistic interactions of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) coated magnetite nanoparticles (NP) and oil-degrading bacteria for enhanced oil removal at the laboratory scale. The results showed that at relatively high oil concentrations (375 mg L-1), NP alone could remove approximately 70% of lower-chain alkanes (C9-C22) and 65% of higher-chain (C23-C26), after only 1 h, when magnetic separation of NP was used. Removal efficiency did not increase significantly after that, which was likely due to saturation of the NP with oil. Microbial bioremediation, using strains of oil-degrading bacteria, removed almost zero oil immediately but 80-90% removal after 24-48 h. The combination of NPs and oil-degrading bacterial strains worked effectively to remove essentially 100% of oil within 48 h or less. This was likely due to the sorption of oil components to NPs and their subsequent utilization by bacteria as a joint Fe and C source, although the mechanisms of removal require further testing. Furthermore, results showed that the emission of selected volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and semi volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) were reduced after addition of NPs and bacteria separately. When combined, VOC and SVOC emissions were reduced by up to 80%.
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- Amjed Alabresm
- Center for Environmental Nanoscience and Risk (CENR), Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 28209, USA; Department of Biological Development of Shatt Al-Arab & N. Arabian Gulf, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Center for Environmental Nanoscience and Risk (CENR), Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 28209, USA.
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Choi SK, Son HA, Park D, Kim JW. Associative Polymer-grafted Magnetic Nanoparticles for Stabilization and Recovery of Pickering Emulsions. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/bkcs.11480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Sang Koo Choi
- Department of Bionano Technology; Hanyang University; Ansan 15588 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Resources Engineering; Pukyong National University; Busan 48547 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bionano Technology; Hanyang University; Ansan 15588 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bionano Technology; Hanyang University; Ansan 15588 Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemical and Molecular Engineering; Hanyang University; Ansan 15588 Republic of Korea
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Lü T, Zhang S, Qi D, Zhang D, Zhao H. Enhanced demulsification from aqueous media by using magnetic chitosan-based flocculant. J Colloid Interface Sci 2018; 518:76-83. [PMID: 29448228 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2018.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2017] [Revised: 02/05/2018] [Accepted: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A series of quaternized chitosan (QC)-grafted magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) were successfully synthesized for demulsification from aqueous environments. Fe3O4 MNPs were synthesized by using a coprecipitation method, followed by surface coating with silica and aminopropyl to form a surface for further grafting of QC molecular chains. The synthetic magnetic flocculants were characterized by various technologies and their demulsification performances were evaluated in detail as a function of dosage, QC grafting ratio (Gq), pH and magnetic field. Results showed that pH did not significantly affect oil-water separation performance and MNPs with high Gq exhibited enhanced separation efficiency. The separation capacity was estimated to be >105 mg of diesel oil/mg of magnetic flocculant. Recycling experiment indicated the magnetic flocculant could be recycled up to at least 7 cycles at various pH levels. The grafted QC layer endowed the hybrid MNPs with permanent positive surface charges, thus allowing them to flocculate negatively charged oil droplets via electrostatic patching. The magnetic field could not only accelerate the separation of resulting flocs, but also remove the MNPs-coated dispersed oil droplets. In conclusion, QC-grafted MNPs provide a potentially new technique for developing environmentally friendly and highly efficient magnetic flocculant for practical demulsification applications.
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- Ting Lü
- Institute of Environmental Materials and Applications, College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Institute of Environmental Materials and Applications, College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Eco-Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Institute of Environmental Materials and Applications, College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Institute of Environmental Materials and Applications, College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
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Chen HJ, Hang T, Yang C, Liu G, Lin DA, Wu J, Pan S, Yang BR, Tao J, Xie X. Anomalous dispersion of magnetic spiky particles for enhanced oil emulsions/water separation. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:1978-1986. [PMID: 29319088 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr07995h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In situ effective separation of oil pollutants including oil spills and oil emulsions from water is an emerging technology yet remains challenging. Hydrophobic micro- or nano-materials with ferromagnetism have been explored for oil removal, yet the separation efficiency of an oil emulsion was compromised due to the limited dispersion of hydrophobic materials in water. A surfactant coating on microparticles prevented particle aggregation, but reduced oil absorption and emulsion cleaning ability. Recently, polystyrene microbeads covered with nanospikes have been reported to display anomalous dispersion in phobic media without surfactants. Inspired by this phenomenon, here magnetic microparticles attached with nanospikes were fabricated for enhanced separation of oil emulsions from water. In this design, the particle surfaces were functionalized to be superhydrophobic/superoleophilic for oil absorption, while the surface of the nanospikes prevented particle aggregation in water without compromising surface hydrophobicity. The magnetic spiky particles effectively absorbed oil spills on the water surface, and readily dispersed in water and offered facile cleaning of the oil emulsion. In contrast, hydrophobic microparticles without nanospikes aggregated in water limiting the particle-oil contact, while surfactant coating severely reduced particle hydrophobicity and oil absorption ability. Our work provides a unique application scope for the anomalous dispersity of microparticles and their potential opportunities in effective oil-water separation.
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- Hui-Jiuan Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Electronics and Information Technology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Palchoudhury S, Jungjohann KL, Weerasena L, Arabshahi A, Gharge U, Albattah A, Miller J, Patel K, Holler RA. Enhanced legume root growth with pre-soaking in α-Fe2O3 nanoparticle fertilizer. RSC Adv 2018; 8:24075-24083. [PMID: 35539206 PMCID: PMC9081864 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra04680h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The rising demand for food and energy crops has triggered interest in the use of nanoparticles for agronomy. Specifically, iron oxide-based engineered nanoparticles are promising candidates for next-generation iron-deficiency fertilizers. We used iron oxide and hybrid Pt-decorated iron oxide nanoparticles, at low and high concentrations, and at varied pHs, to model seed pre-soaking solutions for investigation of their effect on embryonic root growth in legumes. This is an environmentally friendly approach, as it uses less fertilizer, therefore less nanoparticles in contact with the soil. Analysis from varied material characterization techniques combined with a statistical analysis method found that iron oxide nanoparticles could enhance root growth by 88–366% at low concentrations (5.54 × 10−3 mg L−1 Fe). Hybrid Pt-decorated iron oxide nanoparticles and a higher concentration of iron oxide nanoparticles (27.7 mg L−1 Fe) showed reduced root growth. The combined materials characterization and statistical analysis used here can be applied to address many environmental factors to finely tune the development of vital nanofertilizers for high efficiency food production. A new approach to increase root growth in legumes by pre-soaking seeds in iron oxide nanoparticle growth solution.![]()
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- Soubantika Palchoudhury
- Department of Civil and Chemical Engineering
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- Chattanooga
- USA
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- Department of Mathematics
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- Chattanooga
- USA
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- SimCenter and Department of Mechanical Engineering
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- Chattanooga
- USA
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- Department of Civil and Chemical Engineering
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- Chattanooga
- USA
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- Department of Civil and Chemical Engineering
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- Chattanooga
- USA
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- Department of Civil and Chemical Engineering
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- Chattanooga
- USA
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- Department of Civil and Chemical Engineering
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- Chattanooga
- USA
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- Central Analytical Facility
- The University of Alabama
- Tuscaloosa
- USA
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Using polymer coated nanoparticles for adsorption of micropollutants from water. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Jiang G, Fu W, Wang Y, Liu X, Zhang Y, Dong F, Zhang Z, Zhang X, Huang Y, Zhang S, Lv X. Calcium Sulfate Hemihydrate Nanowires: One Robust Material in Separation of Water from Water-in-Oil Emulsion. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2017; 51:10519-10525. [PMID: 28845969 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b02901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Here we report a facile and cost-effective wet-chemical approach to the synthesis of calcium sulfate hemihydrate nanowires (HH NWs, CaSO4·0.5H2O), and their robust performance in immobilizing water molecules to the crystal lattice of CaSO4 and then separating them from a surfactant-stabilized water-in-oil emulsion (mean droplet size of around 1.2 μm). Every gram of HH NWs are capable of treating 20 mL emulsion (water content: 10.00 mg mL-1) with a separation efficiency of 99.23% at room temperature, and this efficiency can be further improved by tuning the surface charge density of HH. Along with the water immobilization, HH NWs are converted to large cubic-like calcium sulfate dihydrate microparticles (DH, CaSO4·2H2O, mean size: 50 μm), and the accompanied size increment enables efficient collection of the solid phase from oil. DH microparticles can be regenerated into HH NWs, which retain the high performance of the original NWs. Such a unique renewable feature improves the economics of our method and simultaneously prevents the secondary pollution. Further economic evaluation finds that purification of every cubic meters of emulsion (water content: 10.00 mg mL-1) will cost about $34.18 for HH NWs, much lower than the $490.78 for the previously reported HH NPs, and $11 052.05-$23 420.32 Fe3O4 NP-based adsorbents, respectively. With the high efficiency, easy collection, low cost, and renewable feature, HH NWs show highly promising applications in the field of oil purification and recycle.
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- Guangming Jiang
- Engineering Research Center for Waste Oil Recovery Technology and Equipment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Technology and Business University , Chongqing 400067, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Waste Oil Recovery Technology and Equipment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Technology and Business University , Chongqing 400067, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Waste Oil Recovery Technology and Equipment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Technology and Business University , Chongqing 400067, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University , Chongqing 400044, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University , Chongqing 400044, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Waste Oil Recovery Technology and Equipment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Technology and Business University , Chongqing 400067, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia , Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Engineering Research Center for Waste Oil Recovery Technology and Equipment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Technology and Business University , Chongqing 400067, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University , Chongqing 400715, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia , Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Engineering Research Center for Waste Oil Recovery Technology and Equipment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Technology and Business University , Chongqing 400067, China
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Li L, Zhang J, Wang A. Removal of Organic Pollutants from Water Using Superwetting Materials. CHEM REC 2017; 18:118-136. [DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201700029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Lingxiao Li
- Key Laboratory of Clay Mineral Applied Research of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Tianshui Middle Road 18 Lanzhou 730000 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Clay Mineral Applied Research of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Tianshui Middle Road 18 Lanzhou 730000 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Clay Mineral Applied Research of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Tianshui Middle Road 18 Lanzhou 730000 P. R. China
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Polycaprolactone-based scaffold for oil-selective sorption and improvement of bacteria activity for bioremediation of polluted water. Eur Polym J 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Mirshahghassemi S, Ebner AD, Cai B, Lead JR. Application of high gradient magnetic separation for oil remediation using polymer-coated magnetic nanoparticles. Sep Purif Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2017.01.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ivchenko PV, Nifant’ev IE, Vinogradov AA, Krut’ko DP, Shandryuk GA. Crosslinked α-olefin-diene copolymers prepared using a metallocene catalyst deposited on the surface of SiO2-modified Fe3O4: Ferromagnetic oil sponges. POLYMER SCIENCE SERIES B 2017. [DOI: 10.1134/s1560090417010079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Bu Z, Zang L, Zhang Y, Cao X, Sun L, Qin C, Wang C. Magnetic porous graphene/multi-walled carbon nanotube beads from microfluidics: a flexible and robust oil/water separation material. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra03910g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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3D magnetic porous graphene/multi-walled carbon nanotube beads were fabricated by a modified microfluidic device for efficient, recyclable oil/water mixture separation.
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- Zhipeng Bu
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (MOE)
- Heilongjiang University
- Harbin
- China
- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin
- China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials
- Heilongjiang University
- Harbin
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (MOE)
- Heilongjiang University
- Harbin
- China
- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Process & Technology for High-efficiency Conversion
- College of Heilongjiang Province
- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials
- Heilongjiang University
- Harbin
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (MOE)
- Heilongjiang University
- Harbin
- China
- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (MOE)
- Heilongjiang University
- Harbin
- China
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Ge J, Zhao HY, Zhu HW, Huang J, Shi LA, Yu SH. Advanced Sorbents for Oil-Spill Cleanup: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2016; 28:10459-10490. [PMID: 27731513 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201601812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 296] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2016] [Revised: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Oil sorbents play a very important part in the remediation processes of oil spills. To enhance the oil-sorption properties and simplify the oil-recovery process, various advanced oil sorbents and oil-collecting devices based on them have been proposed recently. Here, we firstly discuss the design considerations for the fabrication of oil sorbents and describe recently developed oil sorbents based on modification strategy. Then, recent advances regarding oil sorbents mainly based on carbon materials and swellable oleophilic polymers are also presented. Subsequently, some additional properties are emphasized, which are required by oil sorbents to cope with oil spills under extreme conditions or to facilitate the oil-collection processes. Furthermore, some oil-collection devices based on oil sorbents that have been developed recently are shown. Finally, an outlook and challenges for the next generation of oil-spill-remediation technology based on oil-sorbents materials are given.
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- Jin Ge
- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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- Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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Reddy PM, Chang CJ, Wu MT. Structure-property relationships of organic molecules anchored Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles for the treatment of contaminated water. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2016.05.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Zhang J, Li Y, Bao M, Yang X, Wang Z. Facile Fabrication of Cyclodextrin-Modified Magnetic Particles for Effective Demulsification from Various Types of Emulsions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:8809-8816. [PMID: 27459590 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b01941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
Effective oil-water phase separation from various emulsions, especially those stabilized by surfactant, is of great importance. Although superhydrophobic and superoleophilic materials have attracted considerable attention in recent years, they are incapable of directly separating all types of oil-water mixtures. To separate various types of emulsions, one of the most important features of particles is that they can be dispersed in the continuous phase for delivery and target dispersed phases. In this study, cyclodextrin-modified magnetic composite particles (M-CDs) have been fabricated for this goal, based on their special interfacial activity and response to an external magnetic field. Though M-CDs are hydrophilic, the intelligent M-CDs can switch from hydrophilicity to hydrophobicity spontaneously, due to the formation of CD-oil inclusion complexes (ICs) at the oil-water interface. Physicochemical characterization reveals that M-CDs can adsorb at the oil-water interface and locate at the droplet surface as an effective Pickering emulsifier. By applying an external magnetic field, M-CDs are removed from the droplet surface and a rapid oil-water phase separation occurs. Our M-CDs can demulsify, for the first time, surfactant-free or surfactant-stabilized oil-in-water (O/W) and water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions directly, with high separation efficiency. Furthermore, the recycled MNPs still show high demulsification efficiency. In view of the sustainability of cyclodextrin and effective recycling ability of MNPs, M-CDs provides a new opportunity to develop an environmentally friendly interfacial material for practical applications in wastewater treatment.
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- Jianrui Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China , 238 Songling Road, Qingdao, 266100, Shandong Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China , 238 Songling Road, Qingdao, 266100, Shandong Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China , 238 Songling Road, Qingdao, 266100, Shandong Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China , 238 Songling Road, Qingdao, 266100, Shandong Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China , 238 Songling Road, Qingdao, 266100, Shandong Province, China
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Jiang G, Li J, Nie Y, Zhang S, Dong F, Guan B, Lv X. Immobilizing Water into Crystal Lattice of Calcium Sulfate for its Separation from Water-in-Oil Emulsion. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:7650-7. [PMID: 27322639 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b01152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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This work report a facile approach to efficiently separate surfactant-stabilized water (droplet diameter of around 2.0 μm) from water-in-oil emulsion via converting liquid water into solid crystal water followed by removal with centrifugation. The liquid-solid conversion is achieved through the solid-to-solid phase transition of calcium sulfate hemihydrate (CaSO4. 0.5H2O, HH) to dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O, DH), which could immobilize the water into crystal lattice of DH. For emulsion of 10 mg mL(-1) water, the immobilization-separation process using polycrystalline HH nanoellipsoids could remove 95.87 wt % water at room temperature. The separation efficiency can be further improved to 99.85 wt % by optimizing the HH dosage, temperature, HH size and crystalline structure. Property examination of the recycled oil confirms that our method has neglectable side-effect on oil quality. The byproduct DH was recycled to alpha-HH (a valuable cemetitious material widely used in construction and binding field), which minimizes the risk of secondary pollution and promotes the practicality of our method. With the high separation efficiency, the "green" feature and the recyclability of DH byproduct, the HH-based immobilization-separation approach is highly promising in purifying oil with undesired water contamination.
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- Guangming Jiang
- Engineering Research Center for Waste Oil Recovery Technology and Equipment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Technology and Business University , Chongqing 400067, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Waste Oil Recovery Technology and Equipment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Technology and Business University , Chongqing 400067, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Waste Oil Recovery Technology and Equipment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Technology and Business University , Chongqing 400067, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Engineering Research Center for Waste Oil Recovery Technology and Equipment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Technology and Business University , Chongqing 400067, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Waste Oil Recovery Technology and Equipment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Technology and Business University , Chongqing 400067, China
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