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Wang Z, Jin X, Hong R, Wang X, Chen Z, Gao G, He H, Liu J, Gu C. New Indole Derivative Heterogeneous System for the Synergistic Reduction and Oxidation of Various Per-/Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Insights into the Degradation/Defluorination Mechanism. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:21459-21469. [PMID: 38056012 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c05940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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The hydrated electron (eaq-) system is typically suitable for degrading perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). To enhance eaq- utilization, we synthesized a new indole compound (DIHA) that forms stable nanospheres (100-200 nm) in water via a supramolecular assembly. Herein, the DIHA nanoemulsion system exhibits high degradation efficiencies toward a broad category of PFASs, regardless of the headgroup, chain length, and branching structure, under UV (254 nm) irradiation. The strong adsorption of PFAS on the DIHA surface ensures its effective degradation/defluorination. Quenching experiments further demonstrated that the reaction took place on the surface of DIHA nanospheres. This specific heterogeneous surface reaction unveiled novel PFAS degradation and defluorination mechanisms that differ from previously reported eaq- systems. First, the photogenerated surface electrons nonselectively attacked multiple C-F bonds of the -CF2- chain. This plays a dominant degrading/defluorinating role in the DIHA system. Second, abundant hydroxyl radicals (•OH) were also produced, leading to synergistic reduction (by surface electron) and oxidation (by surface •OH) in a single system. This facilitates faster and deeper defluorination of different structured PFASs through multiple pathways. The new mechanism inspires the design of innovative organo-heterogeneous eaq- systems possessing synergistic reduction and oxidation functions, thereby making them potentially effective for treating PFAS-contaminated water.
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- Zhe Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
- School of Environment, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu 241000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- School of Environment, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering Program, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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Han U, Lee YG, Byeon J, Chon K, Cho SK. Mitigation of benzoic acid-driven autotoxicity in waste nutrient solution using O 3 and O 3/H 2O 2 treatments: Seed germination and root growth of Lactuca sativa L. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 331:121930. [PMID: 37270051 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Benzoic acid (BA), a secondary metabolite released through root exudates, is considered to be the most common inhibitor that leads to plant autotoxicity, even at low concentrations in closed hydroponic systems. In this study, to mitigate BA-driven autotoxicity, the effects of O3 and O3/H2O2 oxidation treatment (O3 concentration: 1, 2, 4, 8 mg L-1, H2O2 concentration: 4, 8 mg L-1) on waste nutrient solution (WNS) were investigated in terms of BA degradation, the rate of germination inhibition (GI), and the rate of root growth inhibition (RI). In the case of O3 treatment, the BA degradation rate improved up to 14.1% as the O3 concentration increased, while alleviation of GI was insignificant (94.6-100%), confirming that a single O3 treatment was unsuitable for mitigating autotoxicity. On the other hand, O3/H2O2 treatment increased BA degradation by up to 24.8%, thereby significantly reducing GI (up to 7.69%) and RI (up to 0.88%). Both the highest BA mineralization rate and phytotoxicity mitigation was observed at BA125 (4-4) (BA mineralization: 16.7%, GI: 12.82%, RI: 11.69%) and BA125 (1-8) (BA mineralization: 17.7%, GI: 7.69%, RI: 0.88%) at each H2O2 concentration. In addition, the operating costs were evaluated by a chemical and electricity cost analysis at the different treatments. As a result, the operating costs of BA125 (4-4) and BA125 (1-8) were calculated to be 0.40 and 0.42 $ L-1 mg-1 of mineralized BA, respectively. After consideration of the mineralization rate, autotoxicity mitigation, and operating cost, BA125 (1-8) was suggested for the optimal treatment condition and our findings would contribute to the alleviation of BA-driven autotoxicity.
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- Uijeong Han
- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Dongguk University, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyonggido, 10326, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Kangwon National University, Kangwondaehak-gil, 1, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do, 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Dongguk University, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyonggido, 10326, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Kangwon National University, Kangwondaehak-gil, 1, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do, 24341, Republic of Korea; Department of Integrated Energy and Infra System, Kangwon National University, Kangwondaehak-gil, 1, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do, 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Dongguk University, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyonggido, 10326, Republic of Korea.
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Li N, He X, Ye J, Dai H, Peng W, Cheng Z, Yan B, Chen G, Wang S. H 2O 2 activation and contaminants removal in heterogeneous Fenton-like systems. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 458:131926. [PMID: 37379591 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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Emerging contaminants can be removed effectively in heterogeneous Fenton-like systems. Currently, catalyst activity and contaminant removal mechanisms have been studied extensively in Fenton-like systems. However, a systematic summary was lacking. This review summarized: 1) The effects of various heterogeneous catalysts on emerging contaminants degradation by activating H2O2; 2) The role of active sites in different catalysts during the activation of H2O2 and their contribution to the generation of active species; 3) The modulation of degradation pathways of emerging contaminants. This paper will help scholars to advance the controlled construction of active sites in heterogeneous Fenton-like systems. Suitable heterogeneous Fenton catalysts can be selected in practical water treatment processes.
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- Ning Li
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University/Tianjin Key Lab of Biomass/Wastes Utilization, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University/Tianjin Key Lab of Biomass/Wastes Utilization, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University/Tianjin Key Lab of Biomass/Wastes Utilization, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University/Tianjin Key Lab of Biomass/Wastes Utilization, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University/Tianjin Key Lab of Biomass/Wastes Utilization, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University/Tianjin Key Lab of Biomass/Wastes Utilization, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin 300134, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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Zhu J, Wang H, Duan A, Wang Y. Mechanistic insight into the degradation of ciprofloxacin in water by hydroxyl radicals. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 446:130676. [PMID: 36580772 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Ciprofloxacin (CIP), an effective antibacterial drug, is widely used to treat bacterial infections in humans and animals. However, drug pollution from residues and the development of resistant genes may pose serious ecological risks. Among the known methods of CIP degradation, advanced oxidation technology initiated by hydroxyl radicals exhibits great potential. However, an in-depth study of the degradation mechanism is difficult because of the limitations of the testing methods. In this study, CIP oxidation by hydroxyl radicals was evaluated using density functional theory (DFT), and the thermodynamics, kinetics, and toxicity were investigated. The results show that CIP oxidation occurs mainly through the piperazine ring, benzene ring, and CC. High reactivity is achieved in the initial reactions, where only five reactions are not thermodynamically spontaneous. Reactions involving direct hydrogen abstraction by oxygen in this system are superior to the indirect reactions. Some theoretically predicted products, such as P6 and P11, are consistent with those reported in previous experiments, indicating that the theoretical study can provide supplementary information about the oxidation paths. The branching ratios for the hydrogen atom abstraction and addition reactions were 37. 45% and 62.55%, respectively. Finally, this reaction system is completely nontoxic based on toxicity assessment.
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- Jianfeng Zhu
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Key Laboratory of Urban Water Supply, Water Saving and Water Environment Governance in the Yangtze River Delta of Ministry of Water Resources, Shanghai 200092, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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El Mersly L, El Mouchtari EM, Moujahid EM, Briche S, Alaoui Tahiri A, Forano C, Prévot V, Rafqah S. Enhanced photocatalytic activity of hydrozincite-TiO 2 nanocomposite by copper for removal of pharmaceutical pollutant mefenamic acid in aqueous solution. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:24575-24589. [PMID: 36342608 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23832-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Nanocomposites based on hydrozincite-TiO2 and copper-doped HZ-xCu-TiO2 (x = 0.1; 0.25; 0.35) were synthesized in a single step using the urea method. The samples were characterized by XRD, FTIR, SEM/TEM, and DRS. The study of adsorption capacity and photocatalytic efficiency of these nanocomposites have been tested on a pharmaceutical pollutant, mefenamic acid (MFA). Kinetic study of removal of MFA indicates that this pollutant was adsorbed on the surface of the synthesized phases, according to Langmuir's model. Such adsorption proved to be well adapted in a kinetic pseudo-second-order model with capacity of 13.08 mg/g for HZ-0.25Cu-TiO2. Subsequently, the kinetics of photocatalytic degradation under UV-visible irradiation was studied according to several parameters, which allowed us to optimize our experimental conditions. The nanocomposite HZ-0.25Cu-TiO2 showed significant removal efficiency of MFA. Elimination rate reached 100% after 20 min under UV-vis irradiation, and 77% after 7 h under visible light irradiation. Repeatability tests have shown that this nanocomposite is extremely stable after six photocatalytic cycles. By-products of MFA were detected by LC/MS. These photoproducts was produced by three types of reactions of hydroxylation: cyclization and cleavage of the aromatic ring. MFA underwent complete mineralization after 22 h of irradiation in the presence of the HZ-0.25Cu-TiO2.
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- Lekbira El Mersly
- Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique et Moléculaire, Faculté Polydisciplinaire de Safi, Université Cadi Ayyad, Sidi Bouzid, B.P. 4162, 46000, Safi, Morocco
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique et Moléculaire, Faculté Polydisciplinaire de Safi, Université Cadi Ayyad, Sidi Bouzid, B.P. 4162, 46000, Safi, Morocco
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- Laboratoire Physico-Chimie Des Matériaux, Faculté Des Sciences, Université Chouaib Doukkali, EL Jadida, Morocco
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- Département Stockage de L'Energie Et Revêtements Multifonctionnels (SERM), MAScIR Foundation, Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique et Moléculaire, Faculté Polydisciplinaire de Safi, Université Cadi Ayyad, Sidi Bouzid, B.P. 4162, 46000, Safi, Morocco
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont Auvergne INP, CNRS, ICCF, 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont Auvergne INP, CNRS, ICCF, 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique et Moléculaire, Faculté Polydisciplinaire de Safi, Université Cadi Ayyad, Sidi Bouzid, B.P. 4162, 46000, Safi, Morocco.
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Bell J, Wen Y, Ma X, McDonald TJ, Huang CH, Sharma VK. Interaction of peracetic acid with chromium(III): Understanding degradation of coexisting organic pollutants in water. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 438:129537. [PMID: 35999741 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Peracetic acid (PAA, CH3C(O)OOH) has gained significant attention for its use in wastewater disinfection. Wastewater usually contains both metal ions and organic pollutants and understanding reactions after adding PAA to such contaminated water is needed. This paper presents results regarding the effect of interactions between chromium(III) (Cr(III)) and PAA on the degradation of selected pharmaceuticals, mainly trimethoprim (TMP). The degradation of pharmaceuticals by PAA, PAA-Cr(III), and H2O2-Cr(III) under different conditions was examined (pH = 6.0-10.0 and molar ratios of PAA to Cr(III)). The degradation rate of TMP by PAA-Cr(III) was greater than by PAA and H2O2-Cr(III) under alkaline conditions. Degradation studies using quenching agents and probing molecules, and spectroscopic measurements (UV-visible and electron paramagnetic resonance) suggest •OH as the major radical species and Cr(IV)/Cr(V) as additional reactive species. The oxidized products of TMP by PAA-Cr(III) were identified and possible pathways proposed. Degradation of other pharmaceuticals having different molecular structures by PAA-Cr(III) and H2O2-Cr(III) systems were also investigated. Most of the pharmaceuticals degraded at faster rates by PAA-Cr(III) and H2O2-Cr(III) than by PAA alone, suggesting that co-present metal ions may play a significant role in PAA oxidation in water treatment.
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- Joshua Bell
- Department of Water Management and Hydrological Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA; Program for the Environment and Sustainability, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, 212 Adriance Lab Rd., 1266 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Program for the Environment and Sustainability, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, 212 Adriance Lab Rd., 1266 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
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- Program for the Environment and Sustainability, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, 212 Adriance Lab Rd., 1266 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
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Preparation of graphene-supported-metal-phthalocyanine and mechanistic understanding of its catalytic nature at molecular level. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 622:708-718. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.04.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Wang Z, Lin X, Huang Y, Ma L. The role of hydroxylation on·OH generation for enhanced ozonation of benzoic acids: Reactivity, ozonation efficiency and radical formation mechanism. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 431:128620. [PMID: 35278955 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2021] [Revised: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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- Zhe Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Yancheng Academy of Environmental Protection Technology and Engineering, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province 224000, China.
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Li S, Liu C, Lv W, Liu G. Incorporating Oxygen Atoms in a SnS 2 Atomic Layer to Simultaneously Stabilize Atomic Hydrogen and Accelerate the Generation of Hydroxyl Radicals for Water Decontamination. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:4980-4987. [PMID: 35349262 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c07152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) is an efficient way to address various pollutants. Surface-adsorbed atomic hydrogen (H*) and hydroxyl radicals (•OH) play a key role in the PEC process. However, the instability of H* and low production of •OH considerably limit the PEC efficiency. In this study, we noted that incorporating oxygen atoms could regulate the behavior of H* by creating a locally favorable electron-rich state of S atoms in the SnS2 catalyst. The finely modulated H* led to a 12-fold decrease in the overpotential of H2O2 generation (H*-OOH*-H2O2-•OH) by decreasing the activation energy barrier of OOH* (rate-determining step). Considering density functional theory calculations, an H*-•OH redox pair suitable for a wide pH range (3-11) was successfully constructed based on the photocathode. The optimal SnS1.85O0.15 AL@TNA photocathode exhibited a ∼90% reduction in Cr(VI) in 10 min and ∼70% TOC removal of 4-nitrophenol, nearly 2- and 3-fold higher than that without oxygen incorporation. Electron spin resonance spectrometry and radical quenching experiments verified that H* and the derived •OH via 1-electron and 3-electron reduction were the main active species. Operando Raman spectroscopy confirmed that the stable SnO2 phase helped constantly activate the production of H* and •OH.
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- Shanpeng Li
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Dwinandha D, Zhang B, Fujii M. Prediction of reaction mechanism for OH radical-mediated phenol oxidation using quantum chemical calculation. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 291:132763. [PMID: 34740699 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/31/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Understanding the reaction mechanism of OH•-mediated oxidation of organic micropollutants (OMPs) contributes to the assessment and development of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for removal of OMPs in water environment. In this study, a theoretical approach using quantum chemical calculation (QCC) was employed to investigate the prediction accuracy of the reaction mechanism (i.e., reaction site and rate) for OH•-mediated oxidation of phenol, where the hydroquinone and catechol are generated as transformation products (TPs) via radical and electrophilic reactions. We compared three different levels of theory (Hartree-Fock, B3LYP, and M06-2X) with 6-311 + G (2d,2p)/SMD, and the reaction site and rate constants were predicted by the Fukui function and transition state theory, respectively. Overall, the prediction accuracy of the TPs formation mechanism was the highest in the calculations using M06-2X. For example, the initial OH• addition to phenol was predicted to occur with a probability of 77% for the ortho position and 23% for the para position, which was consistent with the experimental observation. By applying the transition state theory, the rate constants toward TPs formation pathway can be reasonably reproduced, suggesting that M06-2X has an effective function for polycyclic reactions. However, the observed discrepancies in rate constants are inferred from dispersion effects and the multi-reference property in the computational system or derived from mismatch of target reactions between theoretical calculations and experiments. Overall, this study provides an insight into QCC application for investigating the formation mechanism of TPs in AOPs for removal of OMPs in water environment.
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- Dhimas Dwinandha
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan.
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Ansari R, Kirpalani DM. Insights into ultrasound-promoted degradation of naphthenic acid compounds in oil sands process affected water. Part I: Accelerated H-abstraction and decarboxylation of aromatic and alicyclic compounds. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2022; 83:105929. [PMID: 35114552 PMCID: PMC8818581 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2022.105929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Propelled by enormous increase in demand for fuel sources, Canadian oil sands are becoming increasingly important as a fuel source due to their abundance and upgrading capability. However, extraction of bitumen, a high acid crude (HAC) oil, requires 2-3 units of water per unit of oil resulting in naphthenic acid (NA)-rich oil sands process affected water (OSPW) collected in effluent ponds. This study illustrates the role of sonochemistry in the accelerated degradation through H-abstraction and subsequent decarboxylation of aromatic and alicyclic naphthenic acid model compounds. Benzoic acid and 3-methylcyclohexane carboxylic acid were selected as model NA compounds to investigate the mechanism of hydroxyl radical (OH•) initiated carboxylic acid degradation in 378 KHz sonochemical reactor. Established FTIR methods with low resolution LCMS spectroscopy confirmation were applied to determine the extent of carboxylic acid degradation and identify the formation of products. FTIR monitoring showed a non-linear degradation of carboxylic acids with formation of many intermediates highlighting the shift from cyclic carboxylic acids to cyclic alcohols during BA degradation. Subsequent decrease in carboxylic acid groups signifies scission of cyclic structures before complete mineralization. This is confirmed with the LCMS identification of products such as: 3-hydroxybenzoic acid and phenol. This study postulated new breakdown pathways for degradation of benzoic acid with complete mineralization at a sonochemical reaction time (SRT) of 4 h. A radical quenching process was also inferred through the formation of conglomerates during sonochemical degradation of BA. Extension of the study to 3-methylcyclohexane carboxylic acid (3mCHA) shows similar non-linearity with an increase in carboxylic acid groups indicating H-abstraction followed by ring-opened compounds. However, due to the complex nature of 3mCHA's ring-opened compounds, complete mineralization is not achieved. The putative role of sonochemistry is a promising and sustainable degradation method for mitigating NAs in OSPW, but sonication periods need to be considered carefully to ensure adequate mineralization of their constituents and combinatorial methods with other advanced oxidation methods may be needed to enhance industrial application. In Part II, an in silico screening approach using first principles is reported to identify the breakdown of the organic compounds and determine molecular rates of reaction to confirm the mechanistic origins of the compounds formed.
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- Rija Ansari
- National Research Council of Canada, Energy Mining and Environment Portfolio, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada
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- National Research Council of Canada, Energy Mining and Environment Portfolio, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada.
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Humblot A, Grimaud L, Allavena A, Amaniampong PN, De Oliveira Vigier K, Chave T, Streiff S, Jérôme F. Conversion of Ammonia to Hydrazine Induced by High-Frequency Ultrasound. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:25230-25234. [PMID: 34448339 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202109516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Hydrazine is a chemical of utmost importance in our society, either for organic synthesis or energy use. The direct conversion of NH3 to hydrazine is highly appealing, but it remains a very difficult task because the degradation of hydrazine is thermodynamically more feasible than the cleavage of the N-H bond of NH3 . As a result, any catalyst capable of activating NH3 will thus unavoidably decompose N2 H4 . Here we show that cavitation bubbles, created by ultrasonic irradiation of aqueous NH3 at a high frequency, act as microreactors to activate and convert NH3 to NH species, without assistance of any catalyst, yielding hydrazine at the bubble-liquid interface. The compartmentation of in-situ-produced hydrazine in the bulk solution, which is maintained close to 30 °C, advantageously prevents its thermal degradation, a recurrent problem faced by previous technologies. This work also points towards a path to scavenge . OH radicals by adjusting the NH3 concentration.
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- Anaelle Humblot
- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers, University of Poitiers, CNRS, 1 rue Marcel Doré, 86073, Poitiers, France
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- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers, University of Poitiers, CNRS, 1 rue Marcel Doré, 86073, Poitiers, France
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- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers, University of Poitiers, CNRS, 1 rue Marcel Doré, 86073, Poitiers, France
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- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers, University of Poitiers, CNRS, 1 rue Marcel Doré, 86073, Poitiers, France
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- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers, University of Poitiers, CNRS, 1 rue Marcel Doré, 86073, Poitiers, France
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- Univ Montpellier, CNRS, UMR 5257, ICSM, CEA, UM, ENSCM, Marcoule, France
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- Eco-Efficient Products and Process Laboratory, SOLVAY/CNRS, 3966 Jin Du Rd., Xin Zhuang Industrial Zone, Shanghai, 201108, China
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- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers, University of Poitiers, CNRS, 1 rue Marcel Doré, 86073, Poitiers, France
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Roy K, Moholkar VS. p-nitrophenol degradation by hybrid advanced oxidation process of heterogeneous Fenton assisted hydrodynamic cavitation: Discernment of synergistic interactions and chemical mechanism. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 283:131114. [PMID: 34147974 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The present study has investigated p-nitrophenol (PNP) degradation by hybrid advanced oxidation process (AOP) of hydrodynamic cavitation with heterogenous Fe3O4 nanoparticles. 78.8 ± 1.2% of PNP degradation was obtained at optimum operational conditions: inlet pressure = 8 atm, pH = 3, initial concentration of PNP = 20 mg L-1, Fe3O4:H2O2 = 1:100. PNP degradation profiles were analyzed using a kinetic model based on the reaction network. The closest match between the simulated and experimental degradation profiles was obtained for the initial concertation of [H2O2] = 0.6 M, which was far higher than concentration of externally added H2O2. This was attributed to in-situ generation of H2O2 through transient cavitation. Intense shear and turbulence generated in cavitating flow caused surface leaching of Fe3O4 particles that released Fe2+/Fe3+ ions. The synergy in the hybrid AOP was in-situ Fenton reactions between leached Fe2+/Fe3+ ions and H2O2 present in the reaction mixture. The mechanism in •OH mediated oxidative degradation of PNP was further explored with Density Functional Theory (DFT) simulations. Both •OH addition on benzene ring and H-abstraction reactions were simulated to identify the possible pathways for the degradation. On the basis of activation free energy analysis, degradation pathways initiating with both •OH addition and H abstraction were determined to be feasible. The ortho-C of benzene ring was the most favourable site for •OH addition, while H atom of phenolic hydroxyl group was more susceptible (or more reactive) for H-atom abstraction route.
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- Kuldeep Roy
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781 039, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781 039, Assam, India.
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Humblot A, Grimaud L, Allavena A, Amaniampong PN, De Oliveira Vigier K, Chave T, Streiff S, Jérôme F. Conversion of Ammonia to Hydrazine Induced by High‐Frequency Ultrasound. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202109516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Anaelle Humblot
- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers University of Poitiers CNRS 1 rue Marcel Doré 86073 Poitiers France
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- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers University of Poitiers CNRS 1 rue Marcel Doré 86073 Poitiers France
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- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers University of Poitiers CNRS 1 rue Marcel Doré 86073 Poitiers France
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- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers University of Poitiers CNRS 1 rue Marcel Doré 86073 Poitiers France
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- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers University of Poitiers CNRS 1 rue Marcel Doré 86073 Poitiers France
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- Univ Montpellier CNRS UMR 5257 ICSM CEA UM ENSCM Marcoule France
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- Eco-Efficient Products and Process Laboratory SOLVAY/CNRS 3966 Jin Du Rd., Xin Zhuang Industrial Zone Shanghai 201108 China
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- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers University of Poitiers CNRS 1 rue Marcel Doré 86073 Poitiers France
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Burns FN, Alila MA, Zheng H, Patil PD, Ibanez ACS, Luk YY. Exploration of Ligand-receptor Binding and Mechanisms for Alginate Reduction and Phenotype Reversion by Mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa. ChemMedChem 2021; 16:1975-1985. [PMID: 33666373 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202100121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Bacteria in general can develop a wide range of phenotypes under different conditions and external stresses. The phenotypes that reside in biofilms, overproduce exopolymers, and show increased motility often exhibit drug tolerance and drug persistence. In this work, we describe a class of small molecules that delay and inhibit the overproduction of alginate by a non-swarming mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Among these molecules, selected benzophenone-derived alkyl disaccharides cause the mucoid bacteria to swarm on hydrated soft agar gel and revert the mucoid to a nonmucoid phenotype. The sessile (biofilm) and motile (swarming) phenotypes are controlled by opposing signaling pathways with high and low intracellular levels of bis-(3',5')-cyclic diguanosine monophosphate (cdG), respectively. As our molecules control several of these phenotypes, we explored a protein receptor, pilin of the pili appendages, that is consistent with controlling these bioactivities and signaling pathways. To test this binding hypothesis, we developed a bacterial motility-enabled binding assay that uses the interfacial properties of hydrated gels and bacterial motility to conduct label-free ligand-receptor binding studies. The structure-activity correlation and receptor identification reveal a plausible mechanism for reverting mucoid to nonmucoid phenotypes by binding pili appendages with ligands capable of sequestering and neutralizing reactive oxygen species.
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- Felicia N Burns
- Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, 1-014 CST, 111 College Place, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, 1-014 CST, 111 College Place, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, 1-014 CST, 111 College Place, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, 1-014 CST, 111 College Place, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, 1-014 CST, 111 College Place, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, 1-014 CST, 111 College Place, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA
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Shen J, Griffiths PT, Campbell SJ, Utinger B, Kalberer M, Paulson SE. Ascorbate oxidation by iron, copper and reactive oxygen species: review, model development, and derivation of key rate constants. Sci Rep 2021; 11:7417. [PMID: 33795736 PMCID: PMC8016884 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-86477-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Ascorbic acid is among the most abundant antioxidants in the lung, where it likely plays a key role in the mechanism by which particulate air pollution initiates a biological response. Because ascorbic acid is a highly redox active species, it engages in a far more complex web of reactions than a typical organic molecule, reacting with oxidants such as the hydroxyl radical as well as redox-active transition metals such as iron and copper. The literature provides a solid outline for this chemistry, but there are large disagreements about mechanisms, stoichiometries and reaction rates, particularly for the transition metal reactions. Here we synthesize the literature, develop a chemical kinetics model, and use seven sets of laboratory measurements to constrain mechanisms for the iron and copper reactions and derive key rate constants. We find that micromolar concentrations of iron(III) and copper(II) are more important sinks for ascorbic acid (both AH2 and AH-) than reactive oxygen species. The iron and copper reactions are catalytic rather than redox reactions, and have unit stoichiometries: Fe(III)/Cu(II) + AH2/AH- + O2 → Fe(III)/Cu(II) + H2O2 + products. Rate constants are 5.7 × 104 and 4.7 × 104 M-2 s-1 for Fe(III) + AH2/AH- and 7.7 × 104 and 2.8 × 106 M-2 s-1 for Cu(II) + AH2/AH-, respectively.
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- Jiaqi Shen
- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California At Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1565, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Cambridge University, Lensfield Rd, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 27, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 27, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Cambridge University, Lensfield Rd, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 27, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California At Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1565, USA.
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Kim KJ, Kim HS, Lee H. Revealing the Improved Catalytic Properties of Modified Graphene-like Structures. Sci Rep 2020; 10:2119. [PMID: 32034245 PMCID: PMC7005818 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-59130-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The surface morphology and electronic structure of hexagonal graphene onion rings (HGORs), a modified graphene structure, were investigated to confirm the possibility as an efficient catalyst when compared to graphene. After confirming the formation of HGORs with a smaller width (~4.2 μm) from scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and optical microscopy images, we compared the catalytic activities of HGORs and graphene by measuring the rate of oxidation of thiophenol using high-resolution photoemission spectroscopy (HRPES). In addition, we also assessed in 4-chlorophenol degradation and the OH radical formation with a benzoic acid to confirm the possibility for photocatalytic activities of HGORs. As a result, we confirmed that HGORs, which has an increased active site due to its three-dimensional structure formed by the reaction of graphene with hydrogen, can act as an effective catalyst. In addition, we could also realize the possibility of optical applicability by observing the 0.13 eV of band gap opening of HGORs.
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Tong X, Wang S, Wang L. Kinetics and mechanism of syringic acid degradation initiated by hydroxyl radical and sulphate radical in the aqueous phase. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 256:126997. [PMID: 32473466 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2020] [Revised: 05/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Syringic acid (Syr) is an abundant component in aerosol particles. Multiphase photo-oxidation in aerosol phase provides an important oxidation pathway for Syr in the atmosphere. In this work, we studied the multiphase degradation of Syr by measuring rate coefficients of its reactions with potential radical oxidants (OH and SO4-) in aqueous solutions and by theoretical calculations, and degradation mechanisms by identifying the (intermediate) products. Rate coefficients, in 109 M-1 s-1, were obtained as 32 ± 2 (pH 3) and 25 ± 2 (pH 6) for reactions with OH radical, and 1.7 ± 0.1 (pH 3) and 0.9 ± 0.02 (pH 6) for reactions with SO4-. Reactions of Syr with OH and SO4- were all in diffusion-control limit. Rate coefficients' difference under pH 6 and pH 3 in SO4- reaction was caused by Coulomb's force between negatively charged species. Theoretical calculations showed that the reaction of Syr with OH starts mainly by hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) from phenolic groups and secondly by OH addition to the aromatic ring. No product was identified in the reaction of Syr and OH radical at pH 3 due probably to the rapid mineralization of phenoxy radical formed from HAT, while products after OH additions were identified for a reaction at pH 6. On the other hand, reaction of Syr with SO4- starts by single-electron transfer (SET), forming Syr+, which can undergo hydrolysis, sulfation, and dimerization with Syr and other aromatic intermediates, etc. Dimerization products from the phenoxy-type radical were not found here.
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- Xin Tong
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Lee S, Choi MJ, Sharma G, Biondi M, Chen B, Baek SW, Najarian AM, Vafaie M, Wicks J, Sagar LK, Hoogland S, de Arquer FPG, Voznyy O, Sargent EH. Orthogonal colloidal quantum dot inks enable efficient multilayer optoelectronic devices. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4814. [PMID: 32968078 PMCID: PMC7511352 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18655-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Surface ligands enable control over the dispersibility of colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) via steric and electrostatic stabilization. Today’s device-grade CQD inks have consistently relied on highly polar solvents: this enables facile single-step deposition of multi-hundred-nanometer-thick CQD films; but it prevents the realization of CQD film stacks made up of CQDs having different compositions, since polar solvents redisperse underlying films. Here we introduce aromatic ligands to achieve process-orthogonal CQD inks, and enable thereby multifunctional multilayer CQD solids. We explore the effect of the anchoring group of the aromatic ligand on the solubility of CQD inks in weakly-polar solvents, and find that a judicious selection of the anchoring group induces a dipole that provides additional CQD-solvent interactions. This enables colloidal stability without relying on bulky insulating ligands. We showcase the benefit of this ink as the hole transport layer in CQD optoelectronics, achieving an external quantum efficiency of 84% at 1210 nm. The realisation of film made up of different compositions using colloidal QD inks remains a challenge because of redispersing of underlying films by polar solvents. Here, the authors introduce aromatic ligands to achieve QD inks in weakly-polar solvents that enable fabrication of multi-compositional films.
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- Seungjin Lee
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A4, Canada.,Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, 04620, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Scarborough, ON, M1C 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A4, Canada.,Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-Ro, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Scarborough, ON, M1C 1A4, Canada.
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A4, Canada.
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Huart L, Nicolas C, Kaddissy JA, Guigner JM, Touati A, Politis MF, Mercere P, Gervais B, Renault JP, Hervé du Penhoat MA. Soft X-ray Radiation and Monte Carlo Simulations: Good Tools to Describe the Radiation Chemistry of Sub-keV Electrons. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:1896-1902. [PMID: 32118425 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b10539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The description of the biological effects of ionizing radiation requires a good knowledge of the dose deposition processes at both the cellular and molecular scales. However, experimental studies on the energy deposition specificity of sub-keV electrons, produced by most radiations, including high-energy photons and heavy ions, are scarce. Soft X-rays (0.2-2 keV) are here used to probe the physical and physico-chemical events occurring upon exposure of liquid water to sub-keV electrons. Liquid water samples were irradiated with a monochromatic photon beam at the SOLEIL synchrotron. Hydroxyl radical quantification was conducted through HO• scavenging using benzoate to form fluorescent hydroxybenzoate. The yields of HO• radicals exhibit a minimum around 1.5 keV, in good agreement with indirect observation. Moreover, they are relatively independent of the benzoate concentration in the range investigated, which corresponds to scavenging times of 170 ns to 170 ps. These results provide evidence that sub-keV electrons behave as high linear energy transfer particles, since they are able to deposit tens to hundreds of electronvolts in nanometric volumes.
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- Lucie Huart
- IMPMC, Sorbonne Université, UMR CNRS 7590, MNHN, Paris 75252, France.,Synchrotron SOLEIL, Saint Aubin 91190, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, NIMBE, Gif-sur-Yvette 91191, France
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- IMPMC, Sorbonne Université, UMR CNRS 7590, MNHN, Paris 75252, France
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- LAMBE UMR 8587, Université d'Evry val d'Essonne, CNRS, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, Evry 91025, France
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Parchei Esfahani M, Wu C, De Visscher A. Theoretical estimation of the apparent rate constants for ozone decomposition in gas and aqueous phases using ab initio calculations. CAN J CHEM ENG 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cjce.23594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Mehrshad Parchei Esfahani
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum EngineeringSchulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW Calgary AB T2N 1N4 Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum EngineeringSchulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW Calgary AB T2N 1N4 Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum EngineeringSchulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW Calgary AB T2N 1N4 Canada
- Department of Chemical and Materials EngineeringGina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. E Montréal QC H3G 2W1 Canada
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Aguilar CAH, Narayanan J, López JAB, Flores-Alamo M, Contreras EFV, Gastélum KAL, Alonzo FR, Cabrera CBP, Cuevas AJS. Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of 2-thiobenzimidazole by the tris(8-quinolinolato)cobalt( iii) complex through peroxide adduct formation: theoretical and experimental investigations. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj04027g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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HOMO–LUMO influenced photocatalytic degradation of 2-thiobenzimidazole through a thermodynamically favored route has been achieved by the cobalt(iii) Schiff base complex.
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- Carlos Alberto Huerta Aguilar
- División de Ingeniería en Nanotecnología
- Universidad Politécnica del Valle de México
- Av. Mexiquense s/n esquina Av. Universidad Politécnica
- Tultitlan
- Mexico
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- División de Ingeniería en Nanotecnología
- Universidad Politécnica del Valle de México
- Av. Mexiquense s/n esquina Av. Universidad Politécnica
- Tultitlan
- Mexico
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- Facultad de Química
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Ciudad Universitaria
- México D. F
- Mexico
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- Departamento de Investigación en Polímeros y Materiales
- Universidad de Sonora
- Hermosillo
- Mexico
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- División de Ingeniería en Nanotecnología
- Universidad Politécnica del Valle de México
- Av. Mexiquense s/n esquina Av. Universidad Politécnica
- Tultitlan
- Mexico
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- División de Ingeniería en Nanotecnología
- Universidad Politécnica del Valle de México
- Av. Mexiquense s/n esquina Av. Universidad Politécnica
- Tultitlan
- Mexico
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Esfahani MP, Gates ID, De Visscher A. Kinetic Modeling of Ozone Decomposition and Peroxone Oxidation of Toluene in an Aqueous Phase Using ab Initio Calculations. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b04960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Mehrshad Parchei Esfahani
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Boulevard E, Montréal, Quebec H3G 2W1, Canada
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Comparative study on the catalytic activity of Fe-doped ZrO 2 nanoparticles without significant toxicity through chemical treatment under various pH conditions. Sci Rep 2019; 9:10965. [PMID: 31358847 PMCID: PMC6662761 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-47443-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Despite advances in the construction of catalysts based on metal oxide nanoparticles (MO NPs) for various industrial, biomedical, and daily-life applications, the biosafety concerns about these NPs still remain. Recently, the need to analyze and improve the safety of MO NPs along with attempts to enhance their catalytic performance has been strongly perceived. Here, we prepared multiple variants of Fe-doped zirconium oxide (Fe@ZrO2) NPs under different pH conditions; then, we assessed their toxicity and finally screened the variant that exhibited the best catalytic performance. To assess the NP toxicity, the prepared NPs were introduced into three types of human cells originally obtained from different body parts likely to be most affected by NPs (skin, lung, and kidney). Experimental results from conventional cellular toxicity assays including recently available live-cell imaging indicated that none of the variants exerted severe negative effects on the viability of the human cells and most NPs were intracellular localized outside of nucleus, by which severe genotoxicity is unexpected. In contrast, Fe@ZrO2 NPs synthesized under a basic condition (pH = 13.0), exhibited the highest catalytic activities for three different reactions; each was biochemical (L-cysteine oxidation) or photochemical one (4-chlorophenol degradation and OH radical formation with benzoic acid). This study demonstrates that catalytic Fe@ZrO2 NPs with enhanced activities and modest or insignificant toxicity can be effectively developed and further suggests a potential for the use of these particles in conventional chemical reactions as well as in recently emerging biomedical and daily-life nanotechnology applications.
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Kim JY, Lee H. Influence of pH Modification on Catalytic Activities of Metal-Doped IrO 2 Nanoparticles. Sci Rep 2019; 9:5834. [PMID: 30967622 PMCID: PMC6456596 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42358-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The effects of pH variation on the catalytic activity of IrO2 nanoparticles (NPs) doped with Cr (an early transition metal) or Ni (a late transition metal) depending on the amount of defect structures on the NP surfaces were analyzed. It was found that both Cr@IrO2 and Ni@IrO2 NPs, fabricated under basic conditions (pH = 13.5) denoted as Cr@IrO2-B and Ni@IrO2-B, respectively, were the best catalysts among the eight tested ones. Moreover, it was confirmed that variation in pH resulted in the changes in the surface area (defect structure), which were considered to be responsible for the changes in the catalytic properties of these NPs. For the oxygen evolution reaction, these NPs exhibited relatively smaller overpotential (η) values than other tested Cr@IrO2- and Ni@IrO2-containing NPs. Furthermore, methylene blue degradation analysis and OH radical formation experiments by benzoic acid showed the same trend. Thus, we confirmed that the catalytic activity of transition metals doped IrO2 NPs fabricated under basic conditions can be improved.
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- Joo Yeon Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, 04310, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, 04310, Republic of Korea.
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Xiao Y, Hill JM. Mechanistic insights for the electro-Fenton regeneration of carbon materials saturated with methyl orange: Dominance of electrodesorption. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2019; 367:59-67. [PMID: 30594018 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.12.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Revised: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Adsorption followed by regeneration of the adsorbent is a sustainable way to remove pollutants from water systems. In this study, the electro-Fenton regeneration of activated carbon and mesoporous carbon loaded with magnetic γ-Fe2O3 and then saturated with an anionic adsorbate, methyl orange, has been studied. The saturated adsorbents were regenerated and the influence of several factors on the regeneration efficiency and pore structure recovery was systematically investigated. Regeneration was improved with a higher cathodic potential, better contact with the cathode, and larger pores. The addition of an electrochemical potential improved the regeneration of adsorption sites within micropores. A mathematical model based on electrostatic, solvation, and dispersion interaction energies was developed to explain the regeneration process. Cationic (methylene blue) and neutral (benzoic acid) adsorbates were also tested to further test the model predictions. Overall, the results support electro-desorption being the dominant pathway during electro-Fenton regeneration of the carbon materials, with cathodic reduction and electro-Fenton oxidation contributing a minor part to the regeneration via degradation of the desorbed methyl orange.
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- Ye Xiao
- Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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Zhang X, Zhang C, Sun X, Yang J, Zhu C. Mechanism and kinetic study of the reaction of benzoic acid with OH, NO3 and SO4− radicals in the atmosphere. RSC Adv 2019; 9:18971-18977. [PMID: 35516889 PMCID: PMC9064871 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra02457c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Benzoic acid (BA) is one of the most common organic acids in the Earth’s atmosphere and an important component of atmospheric aerosol particles. The reaction mechanism of OH, NO3 and SO4− radicals with BA in atmospheric water droplets and that of OH radicals with BA in the atmosphere were studied in this paper. The results show that in atmospheric water droplets the potential barriers of the elementary addition reactions of BA with OH radicals are lower than those of elementary abstraction reactions, and the potential barriers of OH-initiated reactions are less than for NO3 and SO4− reactions. The initiation reactions of OH radicals and BA are exothermic, but the abstraction reactions of NO3 and SO4− are endothermic processes. Among the products, 6-hydroxybenzoic acid (6-HBA) and 4,6-dihydroxybenzoic acid (4,6-DHBA) are the most stable, while 3-hydroxybenzoic acid (3-HBA) and 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (3,5-DHBA) are much less stable and, thus, much less abundant compared to 6-HBA and 4,6-DHBA. The initiation and subsequent degradation of BA with OH radicals in the gas phase were calculated. The products of addition and abstraction reactions of BA with OH radicals can be further oxidized and degraded by O2/NO. According to the results of kinetic calculations, the total reaction rate constant of OH radicals with BA at 298.15 K in atmospheric water droplets is 2.35 × 10−11 cm3 per molecule per s. The relationship between reaction rate constants, temperature and altitude were also investigated and discussed in the present study. We present a study of benzoic acid with OH, NO3 and SO4− radicals in the atmospheric environment.![]()
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- Xianghe Zhang
- Environment Research Institute
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- P. R. China
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- Department of Biological and Environment
- Binzhou University
- Binzhou 256600
- P. R. China
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- Environment Research Institute
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- P. R. China
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- Environment Research Institute
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- P. R. China
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- Shandong Province Environmental Monitoring Center
- Jinan 250013
- P. R. China
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Tomaz S, Cui T, Chen Y, Sexton KG, Roberts JM, Warneke C, Yokelson RJ, Surratt JD, Turpin BJ. Photochemical Cloud Processing of Primary Wildfire Emissions as a Potential Source of Secondary Organic Aerosol. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:11027-11037. [PMID: 30153017 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b03293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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We investigated the gas-phase chemical composition of biomass burning (BB) emissions and their role in aqueous secondary organic aerosol (aqSOA) formation through photochemical cloud processing. A high-resolution time-of-flight chemical ionization mass spectrometer using iodide reagent ion chemistry detected more than 100 gas-phase compounds from the emissions of 30 different controlled burns during the 2016 Fire Influence on Regional and Global Environments Experiment (FIREX) at the Fire Science Laboratory. Compounds likely to partition to cloudwater were selected based on high atomic oxygen-to-carbon ratio and abundance. Water solubility was confirmed by detection of these compounds in water after mist chamber collection during controlled burns and analysis using ion chromatography and electrospray ionization interfaced to high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Known precursors of aqSOA were found in the primary gaseous BB emissions (e.g., phenols, acetate, and pyruvate). Aqueous OH oxidation of the complex biomass burning mixtures led to rapid depletion of many compounds (e.g., catechol, levoglucosan, methoxyphenol) and formation of others (e.g., oxalate, malonate, mesoxalate). After 150 min of oxidation (approximatively 1 day of cloud processing), oxalate accounted for 13-16% of total dissolved organic carbon. Formation of known SOA components suggests that cloud processing of primary BB emissions forms SOA.
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- Sophie Tomaz
- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health , The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill , North Carolina 27599 , United States
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health , The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill , North Carolina 27599 , United States
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health , The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill , North Carolina 27599 , United States
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health , The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill , North Carolina 27599 , United States
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- Chemical Sciences Division , NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory , Boulder , Colorado 80305 , United States
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- Chemical Sciences Division , NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory , Boulder , Colorado 80305 , United States
- Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences , University of Colorado , Boulder , Colorado 80309 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Montana , Missoula , Montana 59812 , United States
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health , The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill , North Carolina 27599 , United States
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health , The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill , North Carolina 27599 , United States
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Wu C, De Visscher A, Gates ID. Interactions of Biodegradable Ionic Liquids with a Model Naphthenic Acid. Sci Rep 2018; 8:176. [PMID: 29317723 PMCID: PMC5760565 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-18587-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Density functional theory models are used to examine five biodegradable ionic liquids (ILs) each one consisting of a substitutional group (-OH, -NH2, -COOH, -COOCH3, and -OCH3) incorporated into the cation of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([BMIM][BF4]). The results reveal that hydrogen atoms in -NH2, -COOH, and -COOCH3 form intramolecular hydrogen bonds with fluorine atoms in [BF4]-, whereas hydrogen atoms in -OH and -OCH3 do not form hydrogen bonds with [BF4]-. Further analysis of electron density at bond critical points and noncovalent interactions suggest that [BMIM][BF4] with -COOH has stronger intramolecular hydrogen bonds than other ILs. The extraction mechanism for a model naphthenic acid is hydrogen bonding, with F···H being the strongest hydrogen bond and O···H ranking second. More intermolecular hydrogen bonds occur when model naphthenic acid is adsorbed by [BMIM][BF4] with -COOH and -COOCH3. The interaction energy between model naphthenic acid and ILs with -COOH and -COOCH3 is higher than that with -OH, -NH2, and -OCH3.
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- Chongchong Wu
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Molecular interactions between 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate and model naphthenic acids: A DFT study. J Mol Liq 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2017.08.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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