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Ntelane TS, Feleni U, Mthombeni NH, Kuvarega AT. CuFeS 2 supported on dendritic mesoporous silica-titania for persulfate-assisted degradation of sulfamethoxazole under visible light. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 654:660-676. [PMID: 37864871 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.10.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/23/2023]
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Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) is a prevalent sulfonamide antibiotic found in the environment, and it has a variety of detrimental effects on environmental sustainability and water safety. Recently, the combination of photocatalysis and sulfate radical-based advanced oxidation processes (SR-AOPs) has attracted a lot of interest as a viable technique for degradation of refractory pollutants. In this study, a visible light active CuFeS2 supported on dendritic mesoporous silica-titania (CuFeS2-DMST) photocatalyst was synthesized to improve the ability of TiO2 to activate persulfate (PS) by introducing CuFeS2 (Fe2+/Fe3+, Cu+/Cu2+ redox cycles). The CuFeS2-DMST/PS/Vis system demonstrated superior SMX degradation efficiency (88.9%, 0.0146 min-1) than TiO2 because of reduced e-/h+ recombination, excellent charge separation and mobility, and a greater surface area than TiO2. Furthermore, after four consecutive photocatalytic cycles, the system demonstrated moderate stability. From chemical quenching tests, O2●-, h+, 1O2, SO4●- and ●OH were found to be the main reactive oxidizing species. The formed intermediates during the degradation process were identified, and degradation mechanisms were proposed. This study proposes a viable technique for activating PS using a low-cost, stable, and high-surface-area TiO2-based photocatalyst, and this concept can be applied to design photocatalysts for water treatment.
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- Tau S Ntelane
- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Florida, 1710 Johannesburg, South Africa; Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Florida, 1710, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Florida, 1710 Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Florida, 1710, Johannesburg, South Africa; Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Durban University of Technology, P.O. Box 1334, Durban 4000, South Africa
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- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Florida, 1710 Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Ntelane TS, Feleni U, Mthombeni NH, Kuvarega AT. Sulfate radical-based advanced oxidation process (SR-AOP) on titania supported mesoporous dendritic silica (TiO2/MDS) for the degradation of carbamazepine and other water pollutants. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.130276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Mu Y, Huang X, Tang Z, Wang Q. Ordered mesoporous TiO 2/SBA-15 confined Ce xW y catalysts for selective catalytic reduction of NO using NH 3. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj03801c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The ordered mesoporous structure could improve the dispersion of nanoparticles, promote effective collision, and enhance redox capacity and surface acidity.
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- Yibo Mu
- College of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, 014010, China
- State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, and National Engineering Research Center for Fine Petrochemical Intermediates, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, and National Engineering Research Center for Fine Petrochemical Intermediates, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, and National Engineering Research Center for Fine Petrochemical Intermediates, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- College of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, 014010, China
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Synthesis of hybrid dendritic mesoporous silica titanium nanoparticles to stabilize Pickering emulsions for enhanced oil recovery. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Malekmohammadi S, Hadadzadeh H, Rezakhani S, Amirghofran Z. Design and Synthesis of Gatekeeper Coated Dendritic Silica/Titania Mesoporous Nanoparticles with Sustained and Controlled Drug Release Properties for Targeted Synergetic Chemo-Sonodynamic Therapy. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2019; 5:4405-4415. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Samira Malekmohammadi
- Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
- Institute for Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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- Institute for Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Autoimmune Disease Research Center, Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, 71345-1798, Iran
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Wang Y, Hu K, Zhang Y, Ding X. Dendritic fibrous nano-silica & titania (DFNST) spheres as novel cataluminescence sensing materials for the detection of diethyl ether. RSC Adv 2019; 9:39622-39630. [PMID: 35541420 PMCID: PMC9076114 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra08152f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Selective and controllable cataluminescence (CTL) sensors for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are significant for chemical safety, environmental monitoring, health effects on human beings, and so forth. Most of the exploited CTL-based sensors suffer relatively low response and poor selectivity because of their high sensitivities to interferential substances. In this investigation, dendritic fibrous nano-silica & titania (DFNST) spheres have been synthesized as novel sensing materials and the corresponding DFNST-based CTL sensor has been fabricated to detect diethyl ether with high selectivity via a method of utilizing one 440 nm bandpass filter. The as-prepared DFNST hybrids not only keep the excellent dendritic fibrous morphology but also bear ca. 21 wt% catalytic titanium oxide of anatase crystalline structure. The DFNST-based sensor exhibits extremely strong CTL emission at 440 nm toward diethyl ether against other VOCs like acetone, ethyl acetate, butanol, and so forth. The high response can be attributed to the unique architectural texture of DFNST. Under the optimum parameters, ether could be easily detected in a wide range from 2.0 to 40.0 mM with a fine detection limit of 1.55 mM (S/N = 3). Furthermore, the working life of this CTL sensor is satisfactory with outstanding stability and durability, far from damaging the morphology and activity of the DFNST sensing material. In conclusion, it is expected that this novel sensing material, the relevant CTL sensor, and the approach of employing the bandpass filter will be significant for the detection of diethyl ether in actual applications. Dendritic fibrous nano-silica & titania (DFNST) nanospheres have been successfully prepared as the sensing materials for the detection of diethyl ether via a DFNST-based cataluminescence (CTL) sensor.![]()
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- Yabin Wang
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Reaction Engineering
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Yan'an University
- Yan'an 716000
- P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Reaction Engineering
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Yan'an University
- Yan'an 716000
- P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Reaction Engineering
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Yan'an University
- Yan'an 716000
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources
- Salt Lake Chemistry Analysis and Test Center
- Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Xining 810008
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