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Nguyen LH, Dinh DA, Thi LAP, Pham PV, Singh P, Raizada P, Lin KYA, Nguyen VH. Advances and perspectives of nanomaterials for photocatalytic degradation of biological ethylene toward the postharvest improvement of agricultural products. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-31524-2. [PMID: 38147254 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-31524-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/27/2023]
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To date, intensive emphasis is required to develop advanced postharvest technologies to ensure food security, increase nutrition, and improve farmers toward cleaner production. How to effectively degrade the harmful gaseous ethylene (C2H4) biosynthesis, which distributes heavy losses of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, has received considerable attention. Among various advanced techniques, photocatalytic degradation of biological C2H4 is proposed as the most promising method to solve this issue. In this context, the recent studies on the photodegradation of C2H4 have been critically summarized and highlighted. Many photocatalysts, including TiO2-based and non-TiO2-based (metal oxides (ZnO, WO3, Ga2O3), molybdates (β-Ag2MoO4), phosphides (Ag3PO4), perovskite oxides (Bi2WO6)) nanomaterials, have been revealed with credible performance results. Also, varying reaction parameters to optimize the photocatalytic degradation efficacy in the literature are summarized. We also discussed the current status, challenges, and prospects for enhanced photodegradation of C2H4 in this study. The efficacy and economics of photodegradation have played an essential role in selecting a particular type of photocatalyst. Although many efforts have been made, significant improvements are still required for photocatalysis. In this work, we have also successfully suggested some strategies to further promote this concept for controlling and degrading plant-generated C2H4 in fruit and vegetable postharvest in a sustainable and economically feasible manner.
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- Lan Huong Nguyen
- Faculty of Biology and Environment, Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade (HUIT), 140 Le Trong Tan Street, Tay Thanh Ward, Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- VKTech Research Center, NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam
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- VNU Key Laboratory of Analytical Technology for Environmental Quality and Food Safety Control (KLATEFOS), University of Science, Vietnam National University, 334 Nguyen Trai, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Center for Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development (CETASD), University of Science, Vietnam National University, 334 Nguyen Trai, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Physics, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan
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- School of Advanced Chemical Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, 173212, India
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- School of Advanced Chemical Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, 173212, India
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- Institute of Analytical and Environmental Sciences, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Department of Environmental Engineering & Innovation and Development Center of Sustainable Agriculture, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Centre for Herbal Pharmacology and Environmental Sustainability, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam, 603103, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Guo X, Liu X, Wang M, Yan J, Chen Y, Liu S. Unveiling the Origin of Co 3 O 4 Quantum Dots for Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2206695. [PMID: 36775877 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Spinel cobalt oxide displays excellent photocatalytic performance, especially in solar driven water oxidation. However, the process of water reduction to hydrogen is considered as the Achilles' heel of solar water splitting over Co3 O4 owing to its low conduction band. Enhancement of the water splitting efficiency using Co3 O4 requires deeper insights of the carrier dynamics during water splitting process. Herein, the carrier dynamic kinetics of colloidal Co3 O4 quantum dots-Pt hetero-junctions is studied, which mimics the hydrogen reduction process during water splitting. It is showed that the quantum confinement effect induced by the small QD size raised the conduction band edge position of Co3 O4 QDs, so that the ligand-to-metal charge transfer from 2p state of oxygen to 3d state of Co2+ occurs, which is necessary for overall water splitting and cannot be achieved in Co3 O4 bulk crystals. The findings in this work provide insights of the photocatalytic mechanism of Co3 O4 catalysts and benefit rational design of Co3 O4 -based photocatalytic systems.
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- Xu Guo
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy, State Key Laboratory for Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy, State Key Laboratory for Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
- iChem, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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Guo X, Liu X, Yan J, Liu SF. Heterointerface Engineering of ZnO/CdS Heterostructures through ZnS Layers for Photocatalytic Water Splitting. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202202662. [PMID: 36323635 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Solar-driven water splitting to produce clean and renewable hydrogen offers a green strategy to address the energy crisis and environmental pollution. Heterostructure catalysts are receiving increasing attention for photocatalytic hydrogen generation. ZnO/ZnS/CdS and ZnO/CdS heterostructures have been successfully designed and prepared according to two different strategies. By introducing a heterointerface layer of ZnS between ZnO and CdS, a Z scheme charge-transfer channel was promoted and achieved superior photocatalytic performance. A highest hydrogen generation rate of 156.7 μmol g-1 h-1 was achieved by precise control of the thickness of the heterointerface layer and of the CdS shell. These findings demonstrated that heterostructures are promising catalysts for solar-driven water splitting, and that heterointerface engineering is an effective way to improve the photocatalytic properties of heterostructures.
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- Xu Guo
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, P. R. China.,iChem, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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Nachimuthu S, Thangavel S, Kannan K, Selvakumar V, Muthusamy K, Raza Siddiqui M, Mohammad Wabaidur S, Parvathiraja C. Lawsonia inermis mediated synthesis of ZnO/Fe2O3 nanorods for photocatalysis – Biological treatment for the enhanced effluent treatment, antibacterial and antioxidant activities. Chem Phys Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2022.139907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Meng W, Zhao Y, Dai D, Zhang Q, Wang Z, Liu Y, Zheng Z, Cheng H, Dai Y, Huang B, Wang P. Synergy of Au-Pt for Enhancing Ethylene Photodegradation Performance of Flower-like TiO 2. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:3221. [PMID: 36145006 PMCID: PMC9505558 DOI: 10.3390/nano12183221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Efficient and low-cost degradation of ethylene has always been a difficult problem in the storage and transportation of fruits and vegetables. Although photocatalysis is considered to be a feasible and efficient solution for ethylene degradation, the low degradation ability of conventional catalysts for small non-polar molecules limits its application. TiO2 has the advantage of tunable microstructure, but it also has the defects of wide band gap and low utilization of sunlight. The surface plasmon resonance (SPR) effect of noble metals can effectively improve the visible light absorption range of catalysts, and the synergy of noble metals further enhances the photocatalytic ability. Herein, we developed a series of AuPt catalysts through the photo-deposition method. Benefited from the SPR effect and the synergy of Au and Pt, the efficiency of AuPt-TiO2 was 19.9, 4.64 and 2.42 times that of TiO2, Au-TiO2 and Pt-TiO2, and the photocatalytic degradation ability of AuPt-TiO2 was maintained in five cyclic stability tests. Meanwhile, the transient photocurrent spectra and PL spectra proved that the light absorption capacity and carrier separation efficiency of AuPt-TiO2 were enhanced. This work provides a new direction for enhancing non-polar small-molecule photodegradation of semiconductors.
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- Wanzhen Meng
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- School of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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Qi Y, Li C, Li H, Yang H, Guan J. Elimination or Removal of Ethylene for Fruit and Vegetable Storage via Low-Temperature Catalytic Oxidation. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:10419-10439. [PMID: 34463513 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c02868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Ethylene acts as an important hormone to trigger the ripening and senescence of fruits and vegetables (F&V). Thus, it is essential to eliminate trace ethylene and prevent F&V losses effectively. There are several technologies currently applying to control the ethylene concentration in the storage and transportation environment, including adsorption, gene modification, oxidation, etc. These protocols will be compared, and special attention will be paid to the low-temperature catalytic oxidation that has already been applied to practical production in this review. The active sites, supports, and reaction and deactivation mechanism of the catalysts for the low-temperature ethylene oxidation will be discussed and evaluated systematically to provide new insights for the development of effective catalysts, along with the suggestion of some perspectives for future research on this important catalytic system for F&V preservation.
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- Ying Qi
- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Energy Conservation in Chemical Process Integration and Resources Utilization, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Energy Conservation in Chemical Process Integration and Resources Utilization, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Energy Conservation in Chemical Process Integration and Resources Utilization, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Energy Conservation in Chemical Process Integration and Resources Utilization, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Genetics and Physiology, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, People's Republic of China
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Alshaikh H, Shawky A, Mohamed R, Knight JG, Roselin LS. Solution-based synthesis of Co3O4/ZnO p-n heterojunctions for rapid visible-light-driven oxidation of ciprofloxacin. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.116092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Jin J, Cao Y, Feng T, Li Y, Wang R, Zhao K, Wang W, Dong B, Cao L. Constructing CuNi dual active sites on ZnIn 2S 4 for highly photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Catal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cy02371j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Novel CuNi bimetal-modified ZnIn2S4 photocatalysts with enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance have been explored. The possible mechanism of the synergistic effect and spillover effect between Cu and Ni were proposed.
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- Jingyi Jin
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Ocean University of China
- Qingdao
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Ocean University of China
- Qingdao
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Ocean University of China
- Qingdao
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Ocean University of China
- Qingdao
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Ocean University of China
- Qingdao
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Ocean University of China
- Qingdao
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Ocean University of China
- Qingdao
- P. R. China
- Aramco Research Center-Boston
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Ocean University of China
- Qingdao
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Ocean University of China
- Qingdao
- P. R. China
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Safaei-Ghomi J, Elyasi Z, Babaei P. N-doped graphene quantum dots modified with CuO (0D)/ZnO (1D) heterojunctions as a new nanocatalyst for the environmentally friendly one-pot synthesis of monospiro derivatives. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj04447d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A new approach for the sustainable fabrication of a CuO/ZnO@N-GQDs nanocomposite as a powerful nanocatalyst for multicomponent reactions is demonstrated.
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- Javad Safaei-Ghomi
- Department of Organic Chemistry
- Faculty of Chemistry
- University of Kashan
- Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Department of Chemistry
- Qom branch, Islamic Azad University
- Qom
- Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Department of Organic Chemistry
- Faculty of Chemistry
- University of Kashan
- Islamic Republic of Iran
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