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Li G, Song C, Manzoor MA, Li D, Cao Y, Cai Y. Functional and kinetics of two efficient phenylalanine ammonia lyase from Pyrus bretschneideri. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 23:612. [PMID: 38041062 PMCID: PMC10693048 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04586-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The enzyme phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) controls the transition from primary to secondary metabolism by converting L-phenylalanine (L-Phe) to cinnamic acid. However, the function of PAL in pear plants (Pyrus bretschneideri) has not yet been fully elucidated. RESULTS We identified three PAL genes (PbPAL1, PbPAL2 and PbPAL3) from the pear genome by exploring pear genome databases. The evolutionary tree revealed that three PbPALs were classified into one group. We expressed PbPAL1 and PbPAL2 recombinant proteins, and the purified PbPAL1 and PbPAL2 proteins showed strict substrate specificity for L-Phe, no activity toward L-Tyr in vitro, and modest changes in kinetics and enzyme characteristics. Furthermore, overexpression of PbAL1 and PbPAL1-RNAi, respectively, and resulted in significant changes in stone cell and lignin contents in pear fruits. The results of yeast one-hybrid (Y1H) assays that PbWLIM1 could bind to the conserved PAL box in the PbPAL promoter and regulate the transcription level of PbPAL2. CONCLUSIONS Our findings not only showed PbPAL's potential role in lignin biosynthesis but also laid the foundation for future studies on the regulation of lignin synthesis and stone cell development in pear fruit utilizing molecular biology approaches.
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- Guohui Li
- Anhui Engineering Research Center for Eco-Agriculture of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory for Quality Evaluation and Improvement of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu'an, 237012, China
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- Anhui Engineering Research Center for Eco-Agriculture of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory for Quality Evaluation and Improvement of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu'an, 237012, China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Anhui Engineering Research Center for Eco-Agriculture of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory for Quality Evaluation and Improvement of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu'an, 237012, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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- Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China.
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Elaboration of Highly Modified Stainless Steel/Lead Dioxide Anodes for Enhanced Electrochemical Degradation of Ampicillin in Water. SEPARATIONS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/separations10010005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Lead dioxide-based electrodes have shown a great performance in the electrochemical treatment of organic wastewater. In the present study, modified PbO2 anodes supported on stainless steel (SS) with a titanium oxide interlayer such as SS/TiO2/PbO2 and SS/TiO2/PbO2-10% Boron (B) were prepared by the sol–gel spin-coating technique. The morphological and structural properties of the prepared electrodes were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). It was found that the SS/TiO2/PbO2-10% B anode led to a rougher active surface, larger specific surface area, and therefore stronger ability to generate powerful oxidizing agents. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements showed that the modified PbO2 anodes displayed a lower charge transfer resistance Rct. The influence of the introduction of a TiO2 intermediate layer and the boron doping of a PbO2 active surface layer on the electrochemical degradation of ampicillin (AMP) antibiotic have been investigated by chemical oxygen demand measurements and HPLC analysis. Although HPLC analysis showed that the degradation process of AMP with SS/PbO2 was slightly faster than the modified PbO2 anodes, the results revealed that SS/TiO2/PbO2-10%B was the most efficient and economical anode toward the pollutant degradation due to its physico-chemical properties. At the end of the electrolysis, the chemical oxygen demand (COD), the average current efficiency (ACE) and the energy consumption (EC) reached, respectively, 69.23%, 60.30% and 0.056 kWh (g COD)−1, making SS/TiO2/PbO2-10%B a promising anode for the degradation of ampicillin antibiotic in aqueous solutions.
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Enhanced electrochemical removal of dye wastewater by PbO2 anodes using halloysite nanotubes with different surface charge properties. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Yang L, Li WC, Fu FL, Qu J, Sun F, Yu H, Zhang J. Characterization of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase genes facilitating flavonoid biosynthesis from two species of medicinal plant Anoectochilus. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13614. [PMID: 35818361 PMCID: PMC9270878 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Background Anoectochilus roxburghii and Anoectochilus formosanus, belong to the Anoectochilus genus, have been used for Chinese herbal drugs as well as health food. Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), the key enzyme in primary metabolism and phenylpropanoid metabolism, produces secondary metabolites (flavonoids) in plants, which are beneficial for the biosynthesis of phenylpropanoid metabolites. Methods The PAL genes were cloned from A. formosanus and A. roxburghii according to our previous transcriptomic analysis. The PALs were introduced into pCAMBIA2300-35S-PAL-eGFP to generate 35S-PAL-eGFP. The constructs were further used for subcellular localization and transgenic Arabidopsis. The expression of AfPAL and ArPAL under precursor substance (L-Phe), NaCl, UV, and red-light were analyzed by real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). Results AfPAL and ArPAL , encoding 2,148 base pairs, were cloned from A. formosanus and A. roxburghii. The subcellular localization showed that the ArPAL and AfPAL were both localized in the nucleus with GPF. Quantitative RT-PCR analysis indicated that the ArPAL and AfPAL genes function in the phenylalanine pathway as well as response to induced conditions. Overexpression of the AfPAL and ArPAL could increase flavonoids and anthocyanin content in the transgenic Arabidopsis. Discussion The results suggest that AfPAL and ArPAL play a crucial role in the flavonoid biosynthesis in Anoectochilus. Also, our study provides new insights into the enrichment of secondary metabolites of traditional Chinese medicines A. formosanus and A. roxburghii, which can improve their medicinal active ingredients and be used for drug discovery in plants.
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- Lin Yang
- Sanming University, Medical Plant Exploitation and Utilization Engineering Research Center Fujian Province University, Sanming, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University, Maize Research Institute, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University, Maize Research Institute, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University, Maize Research Institute, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University, Maize Research Institute, Chengdu, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University, Maize Research Institute, Chengdu, China
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- Sanming University, Medical Plant Exploitation and Utilization Engineering Research Center Fujian Province University, Sanming, China
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Man S, Luo D, Sun Q, Yang H, Bao H, Xu K, Zeng X, He M, Yin Z, Wang L, Mo Z, Yang W, Li X. When MXene (Ti 3C 2T x) meet Ti/PbO 2: An improved electrocatalytic activity and stability. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 430:128440. [PMID: 35158250 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Stable electrode materials with high catalytic activity are urgently required for electrochemical degradation of refractory organic pollutants in wastewater treatment. Herein, high conductive MXene (Ti3C2Tx) was firstly fabricated by electrophoretic deposition (EPD) as an interlayer for preparing a novel PbO2 electrode. The well-conducted Ti3C2Tx interlayer significantly improved the electrochemical performance of the EPD-2.0/PbO2 (EPD time was 2.0 min) electrode with the charge transfer resistance decreased by 9.51 times, the inner active sites increased by 5.21 times and the ∙OH radicals generation ability enhanced by 4.07 times than the control EPD-0/PbO2 anode. Consequently, the EPD-2.0/PbO2 electrode achieved nearly 100% basic fuchsin (BF) and 86.78% COD removal efficiency after 3.0 h electrolysis. Therefore, this new PbO2 electrode presented a promising potential for electrochemical degradation of BF and the new Ti3C2Tx middle layer could also be used to fabricate other efficient and stable anodes, such as SnO2, MnO2, TiO2, etc.
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- Shuaishuai Man
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, PR China; Fundamental Studies department, Army logistics University of PLA, Chongqing 401311, PR China
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- Multiscale Crystal Materials Research Center, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, PR China
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- College of Power Engineering, Chongqing Electric Power College, Chongqing 400053, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, PR China.
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Preparation of high performance superhydrophobic PVDF-PbO2-ZrO2 composite electrode and its application in the degradation of paracetamol and industrial oily wastewater. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Zhou Q, Zhou X, Zheng R, Liu Z, Wang J. Application of lead oxide electrodes in wastewater treatment: A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 806:150088. [PMID: 34563906 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Electrochemical oxidation (EO) based on hydroxyl radicals (·OH) generated on lead dioxide has become a typical advanced oxidation process (AOP). Titanium-based lead dioxide electrodes (PbO2/Ti) play an increasingly important role in EO. To further improve the efficiency, the structure and properties of the lead dioxide active surface layer can be modified by doping transition metals, rare earth metals, nonmetals, etc. Here, we compare the common preparation methods of lead dioxide. The EO performance of lead dioxide in wastewater containing dyes, pesticides, drugs, landfill leachate, coal, petrochemicals, etc., is discussed along with their suitable operating conditions. Finally, the factors influencing the contaminant removal kinetics on lead dioxide are systematically analysed.
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- Qingqing Zhou
- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR China.
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Enhancing the stability and electrocatalytic activity of Ti-based PbO2 anodes by introduction of an arc-sprayed TiN interlayer. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Duan P, Jia X, Lin J, Xia R. Electro-oxidation of ceftazidime in real municipal wastewater using PbO2–Ce and SnO2–Sb electrodes: influence of electrolyte and degradation pathway. J APPL ELECTROCHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10800-020-01482-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Duan P, Gao S, Lei J, Li X, Hu X. Electrochemical oxidation of ceftazidime with graphite/CNT-Ce/PbO 2-Ce anode: Parameter optimization, toxicity analysis and degradation pathway. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 263:114436. [PMID: 32259720 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this work, the electrochemical degradation of antibiotic ceftazidime has been studied using a novel rare earth metal Ce and carbon nanotubes codoped PbO2 electrode. A competitively high oxygen evolution potential (2.4 V) and enhanced catalytic surface area were obtained, evidence by LSV and CV electrochemical characterization. The G/CNT-Ce/PbO2-Ce electrode possessed a more compact structure and a smaller grain size than the other PbO2 and Ce-PbO2 electrodes, exhibiting a prolonged service lifetime, evidence by accelerated lifespan test and recycling degradation experiment. As electrolysis time reached 120 min, the removal efficiency of ceftazidime and TOC arrived at 100.0% and 54.2% respectively in 0.05 M Na2SO4 solution containing 50 mg⋅L-1 ceftazidime. The effect of applied current density, pH value, initial ceftazidime concentration and chloride contents on the degradation performance were systematically evaluated. The results demonstrated that electrochemical oxidation of ceftazidime over the G/CNT-Ce/PbO2-Ce electrode was highly effective, and the mineralization rate was greatly improved, compared with pristine PbO2 electrode. Considering the toxicity was increased after 30 min electrolysis, the intermediates were quantitatively investigated through HPLC-MS, GC-MS and IC technology. According to the identified products, a reaction mechanism has been proposed and pyridine and aminothiazole were detected with concentration from approximately 1 to 3 mg⋅L-1, which were regarded as toxic byproducts during electrooxidation. Further electrocatalyzing by ring cleavage reaction and complete mineralization to CO2, NO3- and NH4+ was proposed, which demonstrated the G/CNT-Ce/PbO2-Ce electrode exhibited high efficiency for ceftazidime removal in mild conditions.
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- Pingzhou Duan
- Research Group of Water Pollution Control and Water Reclamation, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Research Group of Water Pollution Control and Water Reclamation, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Research Group of Water Pollution Control and Water Reclamation, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Research Group of Water Pollution Control and Water Reclamation, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Research Group of Water Pollution Control and Water Reclamation, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
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Sui X, Duan X, Xu F, Chang L. Fabrication of three-dimensional networked PbO2 anode for electrochemical oxidation of organic pollutants in aqueous solution. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2019.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Preparation of CeO2-ZrO2 and titanium dioxide coated carbon nanotube electrode for electrochemical degradation of ceftazidime from aqueous solution. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2019.03.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Zhang M, Shi Q, Song X, Wang H, Bian Z. Recent electrochemical methods in electrochemical degradation of halogenated organics: a review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:10457-10486. [PMID: 30798495 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04533-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Halogenated organics are widely used in modern industry, agriculture, and medicine, and their large-scale emissions have led to soil and water pollution. Electrochemical methods are attractive and promising techniques for wastewater treatment and have been developed for degradation of halogenated organic pollutants under mild conditions. Electrochemical techniques are classified according to main reaction pathways: (i) electrochemical reduction, in which cleavage of C-X (X = F, Cl, Br, I) bonds to release halide ions and produce non-halogenated and non-toxic organics and (ii) electrochemical oxidation, in which halogenated organics are degraded by electrogenerated oxidants. The electrode material is crucial to the degradation efficiency of an electrochemical process. Much research has therefore been devoted to developing appropriate electrode materials for practical applications. This paper reviews recent developments in electrode materials for electrochemical degradation of halogenated organics. And at the end of this paper, the characteristics of new combination methods, such as photocatalysis, nanofiltration, and the use of biochemical method, are discussed.
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- Meng Zhang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, People's Republic of China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning, 530008, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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Xu F, Chang L, Duan X, Bai W, Sui X, Zhao X. A novel layer-by-layer CNT/PbO2 anode for high-efficiency removal of PCP-Na through combining adsorption/electrosorption and electrocatalysis. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.01.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Effect of the Sn-Ag addition on the internal stress change and electrochemical properties of lead-based anodes. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.04.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Sonocatalytic degradation of norfloxacin in aqueous solution caused by a novel Z-scheme sonocatalyst, mMBIP-MWCNT-In2O3 composite. J Mol Liq 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.01.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Duan X, Zhao C, Liu W, Zhao X, Chang L. Fabrication of a novel PbO2 electrode with a graphene nanosheet interlayer for electrochemical oxidation of 2-chlorophenol. Electrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.04.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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