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Fan M, Wen T, Chen S, Dong Y, Wang C. Perspectives Toward Damage-Tolerant Nanostructure Ceramics. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2309834. [PMID: 38582503 PMCID: PMC11199990 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202309834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
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Advanced ceramic materials and devices call for better reliability and damage tolerance. In addition to their strong bonding nature, there are examples demonstrating superior mechanical properties of nanostructure ceramics, such as damage-tolerant ceramic aerogels that can withstand high deformation without cracking and local plasticity in dense nanocrystalline ceramics. The recent progresses shall be reviewed in this perspective article. Three topics including highly elastic nano-fibrous ceramic aerogels, load-bearing nanoceramics with improved mechanical properties, and implementing machine learning-assisted simulations toolbox in understanding the relationship among structure, deformation mechanisms, and microstructure-properties shall be discussed. It is hoped that the perspectives present here can help the discovery, synthesis, and processing of future structural ceramic materials that are insensitive to processing flaws and local damages in service.
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- Meicen Fan
- State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine ProcessingSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringTsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringThe University of Hong KongHong KongSARChina
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- State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine ProcessingSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringTsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China
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- State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine ProcessingSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringTsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China
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- State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine ProcessingSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringTsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China
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Xing W, Wang Y, Mao X, Gao Z, Yan X, Yuan Y, Huang L, Tang J. Improvement strategies for oil/water separation based on electrospun SiO 2 nanofibers. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 653:1600-1619. [PMID: 37812837 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.09.196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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Oil spills and oily effluents from industry and daily life pose a great threat to all organisms in the ecosystem, while aggravating the problem of water scarcity, which has developed into a global challenge. Therefore, the development of advanced materials and technologies for oil/water separation has become a focus of attention. One-dimensional (1D) SiO2 nanofibers (SNFs) have become one of the most widely used inorganic nanomaterials in the past due to their stable chemical properties, excellent biocompatibility, and high temperature resistance etc. Meanwhile, electrospinning technique, as an emerging technology for treating oil/water emulsions, electrospun SNFs on this basis also has a number of advantages such as adjustable wettability, diverse structure and good connectivity. This review provides a systematic overview of the research progress of electrospun SNFs in different aspects. In this review, we first introduce the basic principles of electrospun SNFs, then focus on the design structures of various SNFs, propose corresponding strategies for the property improvement of SNFs, also analyze and consider the applications of SNFs. Finally, the challenges faced by electrospun SNFs in the field of oil/water separation are analyzed, and the future directions of electrospun SNFs are summarized and prospected.
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- Wei Xing
- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
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Xu W, Zhang Y, Xu X, Chen J. Construction of Mo-Based p-n Heterojunction with Enhanced Oxidase-Mimic Activity for AOPs and Antibiofouling. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:14773-14781. [PMID: 37639519 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are efficient methods to remove poisonous organic pollutants from water. But in AOPs, additional radical providers, such as H2O2, persulfate, and permonosulfate, are indispensable, which not only add the risk of secondary pollution but also increase cost and complexity in operation. To resolve this problem, nanozymes with oxidase-mimic activity are a prospective choice, which can convert O2 in the air to ·OH and degrade organic pollutants. Here, CoMoO4/MoS2, a nanozyme with excellent oxidase-mimic activity, is synthesized. In the structure, the p-n heterojunction generates between p-type CoMoO4 and n-type MoS2. Energy band analysis and theoretical calculations suggest the p-n heterojunction intensifies adsorption toward O2, which improves oxidase-mimic activity. This facilitates the generation of ·OH and improves organic pollutant degradation performance with AOPs. Furthermore, CoMoO4/MoS2 also exhibits an antibiofouling ability due to the existence of ·OH. This work clarifies the connection between the structure and oxidase-mimic activity for nanozymes with the p-n heterojunction. More importantly, a new AOP without additional radical providers is developed based on oxidase-mimic activity.
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- Wei Xu
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, China
- Institute for Frontier Technologies of Low-Carbon Steelmaking, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, China
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- Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials, MOE, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, China
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Wang N, Zhao Y, Wu X, Li D, Ma R, Chen Z, Wu Z. Synthesis of Cu Nanoparticles Incorporated Mesoporous C/SiO 2 for Efficient Tetracycline Degradation. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:2478. [PMID: 37686986 PMCID: PMC10489891 DOI: 10.3390/nano13172478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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In this study, a Cu NPs-incorporated carbon-containing mesoporous SiO2 (Cu/C-SiO2) was successfully synthesized through a grinding-assisted self-infiltration method followed by an in situ reduction process. The obtained Cu/C-SiO2 was then employed as a Fenton-like catalyst to remove tetracycline (TC) from aqueous solutions. TEM, EDS, XRD, N2 adsorption-desorption, FTIR, and XPS methods were used to characterize the crystal structure, morphology, porosity, chemical composition, and surface chemical properties of the catalyst. The effects of initial TC concentration, catalyst dosage, H2O2 dosage, solution pH, HA addition, and water media on the TC degradation over Cu/C-SiO2 were investigated. Scavenging and electrochemical experiments were then carried out to analyze the TC degradation mechanism. The results show that the Cu/C-SiO2 can remove 99.9% of the concentrated TC solution (C0 = 500 mg·L-1), and it can be used in a wide pH range (R.E. = 94-99%, pH = 3.0-11.0). Moreover, hydroxyl radicals (•OH) were detected to be the dominant reactive species in this catalytic system. This study provides a simple and promising method for the synthesis of heteroatom-containing mesoporous catalysts for the decomposition of antibiotics in wastewater.
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- Ning Wang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Environment Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
- School of Chemistry and Life Science, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Environment Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
- School of Chemistry and Life Science, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Environment Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
- School of Chemistry and Life Science, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Material for Water Treatment, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Environment Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Environment Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Material for Water Treatment, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Environment Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Material for Water Treatment, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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Xu W, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Xu X, Wang Q. One stone, two birds: A Cu-S cluster as a laccase-mimicking nanozyme and sulfite activator for phenol remediation in marine environments. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 457:131776. [PMID: 37285787 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Phenols are infamous pollutants in marine environments and present a grave danger to human health, which makes their efficient detection and removal serious issues. Colorimetry is a simple method for detecting phenols in water because phenols can be oxidized by natural laccase and generate a brown product. However, high cost and poor stability impede the wide-spread implementation of natural laccase in phenol detection. To reverse this adverse situation, a nanoscale Cu-S cluster, Cu4(MPPM)4 (Cu4S4, MPPM = 2-mercapto-5-n-propylpyrimidine), is synthesized. As a stable and inexpensive nanozyme, Cu4S4 shows excellent laccase-mimicking activity and prompts the oxidation of phenols. This characteristic makes Cu4S4 a perfect option for phenol detection with colorimetry. In addition, Cu4S4 also exhibits sulfite activation properties. It can degrade phenols and other pollutants with advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). Theoretical calculations show good laccase-mimicking and sulfite activation properties originating from appropriate interactions between Cu4S4 and substrates. We anticipate that the phenol detection and degradation characteristics of Cu4S4 make it a promising material to be used for practical phenol remediation in water environments.
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- Wei Xu
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819 Liaoning, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819 Liaoning, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819 Liaoning, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819 Liaoning, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials, MOE, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819 Liaoning, China.
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Wang N, Li ZJ, Gao H, Li R, Xu XF, Li T, Long YZ, Zhang HD. Enhanced Visible-Photocatalytic Activities in Strong Acids and Strong Alkalis of Flexible Iron-SrTiO 3 Nanofibrous Membranes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:6885-6894. [PMID: 37129447 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Traditional SrTiO3 (STO) materials have high brittleness and poor deformation resistance. In this work, macroscopically flexible iron-doped SrTiO3 (SFTO) nanofibrous membranes were prepared by electrospinning and calcination, which can be easily isolated and can maintain integrity to recycle as photocatalysts. Moreover, the SFTO nanofibrous membranes showed enhanced photocatalytic performance under strong acids (pH = 2) and strong alkalis (pH = 12). The SFTO nanofibrous membranes increased the catalytic rate of Congo red (CR) dye by about 10 times in visible light. The mechanism of photocatalytic activity enhancement was discussed by the combined effects of hydroxyl radicals and superoxide radicals. The successful preparation of SFTO nanofibrous membranes has offered a simple and economical approach to photocatalysis as well as environmental remediation.
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- Nan Wang
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Nanomaterials & Devices, College of Physics, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 16 Jiangsu Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Nanomaterials & Devices, College of Physics, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Nanomaterials & Devices, College of Physics, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Nanomaterials & Devices, College of Physics, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Nanomaterials & Devices, College of Physics, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Nanomaterials & Devices, College of Physics, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Nanomaterials & Devices, College of Physics, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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Xu W, Zhang X, Xu X, Chen J, Wang Q. Guest Molecule Insertion-Optimized d-Band Center Position in MoS 2 with Improved Sulfite Activation Ability Inspired by Sulfite Oxidase. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:13042-13051. [PMID: 36867742 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c22151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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As a prospective member in the family of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), heterogeneous sulfite activation shows low cost and high safety for poisonous organic pollutants' degradation. To obtain an efficient sulfite activator, sulfite oxidase (SuOx), a molybdenum-based enzyme that can prompt oxidation and activation of sulfite, inspired us greatly. Based on the structure of SuOx, MoS2/BPE (BPE = 1, 2-bis-(4-pyridyl)-ethylene) is synthesized successfully. In MoS2/BPE, the BPE molecule is inserted between the MoS2 layers as a pillar and the N atom links with Mo4+ directly. MoS2/BPE shows excellent SuOx mimic activity. Theoretical calculation implies that BPE insertion optimizes the d-band center position of MoS2/BPE, which regulates the interaction between MoS2 and *SO42-. This prompts •SO4- generation and organic pollutants' degradation. At pH 7.0, its tetracycline degradation efficiency achieved is 93.9% in 30 min. Furthermore, its sulfite activation ability also endows MoS2/BPE with excellent antibiofouling performance because •SO4- can kill the microorganisms in water effectively. This work develops a new sulfite activator based on SuOx. The connection between structure and SuOx mimic activity and sulfite activation ability is clarified in detail.
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- Wei Xu
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, China
- Institute for Frontier Technologies of Low-Carbon Steelmaking, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, China
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- Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials, MOE, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, China
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- Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials, MOE, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, China
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Liao X, Ren HT, Shen B, Lin JH, Lou CW, Li TT. Enhancing mechanical and photocatalytic properties by surface microstructure regulation of TiO 2 nanofiber membranes. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 313:137195. [PMID: 36370767 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137195] [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: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In this work, TiO2 nanofiber membrane (NFM) with a complete surface microstructure was prepared through regulating the surface microstructure of TiO2 NFM by doping Zr. The crystal structures and morphological analyses indicated that the nanofiber membranes were consisted by disordered accumulation of Zr-doped TiO2 nanofibers with a crack-free surface, small grain size and high aspect ratio. When the doping amount of Zr was 0.8 mL, the tensile strength of the doped membranes reached 1.27 MPa, which was 60.7% higher than that of pure TiO2 NFM. The photocatalytic performance of Zr-doped TiO2 NFM was evaluated by the degradation performance of Methylene orange (MO) under simulated sunlight irradiation. Compared with the undoped TiO2 NFM, the 0.8-Zr/TiO2 NFM presented a higher catalytic degradation efficiency (improved by 69.6%), and the photocatalytic performance maintained stable after five circulating. It was found that the doping of Zr ions effectively limited the surface crack size and grain size of TiO2 nanofibers, thereby improving the tensile strength, and enhanced the surface area effect and carrier transfer efficiency of TiO2 NFM. On the other hand, a narrow band-gap was obtained by doping a small amount of Zr ions, which expanded the visible light response range to improve the photocatalytic performance of TiO2 nanofibers.
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- Xilin Liao
- Innovation Platform of Intelligent and Energy-Saving Textiles, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, China
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- Innovation Platform of Intelligent and Energy-Saving Textiles, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, China
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- Innovation Platform of Intelligent and Energy-Saving Textiles, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, China
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- Innovation Platform of Intelligent and Energy-Saving Textiles, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, China; Laboratory of Fiber Application and Manufacturing, Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng Chia University, Taichung, 40724, Taiwan
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- Innovation Platform of Intelligent and Energy-Saving Textiles, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, China; Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering, Asia University, Taichung, 41354, Taiwan.
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- Innovation Platform of Intelligent and Energy-Saving Textiles, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, China; Tianjin and Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Advanced Textile Composite Materials, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, China
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Cost-efficient collagen fibrous aerogel cross-linked by Fe (III) /silver nanoparticle complexes for simultaneously degrading antibiotics, eliminating antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and adsorbing heavy metal ions from wastewater. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Liu C, Wang S, Wang N, Yu J, Liu YT, Ding B. From 1D Nanofibers to 3D Nanofibrous Aerogels: A Marvellous Evolution of Electrospun SiO 2 Nanofibers for Emerging Applications. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2022; 14:194. [PMID: 36161372 PMCID: PMC9511469 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-022-00937-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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One-dimensional (1D) SiO2 nanofibers (SNFs), one of the most popular inorganic nanomaterials, have aroused widespread attention because of their excellent chemical stability, as well as unique optical and thermal characteristics. Electrospinning is a straightforward and versatile method to prepare 1D SNFs with programmable structures, manageable dimensions, and modifiable properties, which hold great potential in many cutting-edge applications including aerospace, nanodevice, and energy. In this review, substantial advances in the structural design, controllable synthesis, and multifunctional applications of electrospun SNFs are highlighted. We begin with a brief introduction to the fundamental principles, available raw materials, and typical apparatus of electrospun SNFs. We then discuss the strategies for preparing SNFs with diverse structures in detail, especially stressing the newly emerging three-dimensional SiO2 nanofibrous aerogels. We continue with focus on major breakthroughs about brittleness-to-flexibility transition of SNFs and the means to achieve their mechanical reinforcement. In addition, we showcase recent applications enabled by electrospun SNFs, with particular emphasis on physical protection, health care and water treatment. In the end, we summarize this review and provide some perspectives on the future development direction of electrospun SNFs.
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- Cheng Liu
- Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, People's Republic of China
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- Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, People's Republic of China
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- Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, People's Republic of China
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- Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, People's Republic of China.
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- Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, People's Republic of China
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- Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, People's Republic of China.
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Zhang F, Si Y, Yu J, Ding B. Sub-Nanoporous Engineered Fibrous Aerogel Molecular Sieves with Nanogating Channels for Reversible Molecular Separation. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2202173. [PMID: 35608287 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202202173] [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: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Gating molecular separation using artificial sub-nanoporous molecular sieves is highly desirable in large-scale chemical and energy processing, such as gas separation, hydrogen recovery, carbon dioxide capture, seawater desalination, etc. However, it has remained an insurmountable challenge to create such materials. Herein, a binary meso-reconstruction strategy to develop biomimetic sub-nanoporous engineered aerogel molecular sieves (NAMSs) with reversible nanogating channels is demonstrated, in which sub-1 nm pores (≈7 Å) provide coupling size-thermodynamic gated functions that enable molecule discrimination and trapping in a reversible manner. The NAMSs show polarity-reversible adsorption in which adsorbate molecules are discriminated by each gate-admission sponge-fiber molecular sieve, facilitating size/interface synergistically induced selective separation of 1,3,5-trimethyl benzene/ethylene glycol with high separation factor and fast adsorption rate. The nanogating aerogel molecular sieves with molecularly defined sub-1 nm nanoporous architecture (≈7 Å), Murray's law hierarchical channels, ultrahigh surface area (686 m2 g-1 ), and robust self-supporting characteristics define a new benchmark for both aerogels and molecular sieves, exhibiting great potential in diversified on-demand molecular separations that are prevalent in chemical, energy, and environmental processes.
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- Feng Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
- Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, Donghua University, Shanghai, 200051, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
- Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, Donghua University, Shanghai, 200051, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
- Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, Donghua University, Shanghai, 200051, China
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Tomar S, Gill D, Kondamudi K, Upadhyayula S, Bhattacharya S. SO 3 decomposition over silica-modified β-SiC supported CuFe 2O 4 catalyst: characterization, performance, and atomistic insights. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:6876-6887. [PMID: 35445684 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr01086k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The sulfur-iodine (S-I) thermochemical water-splitting cycle is one of the potential ways to produce hydrogen on a large scale. CuFe2O4 was dispersed over modified silica or treated β-SiC and untreated β-SiC using the wet impregnation method for SO3 decomposition, which is the most endothermic reaction of the S-I cycle. Various state-of-the-art techniques such as XRD, FT-IR, BET, XPS, TEM, HR-TEM, FESEM-EDS and elemental mapping were employed to characterize both the synthesized catalysts. CuFe2O4 catalyst supported on silica-modified β-SiC resulted in enhanced catalytic activity and stability due to better metal-support interaction. In order to get a better insight into the reaction mechanism over this bimetallic catalyst, the first principles based simulation under the framework of density functional theory was performed. We have found that the presence of Cu gives rise to an improved charge localization at the O-vacancy site alongside favourable reaction kinetics, which results in an enhanced catalytic activity for the CuFe2O4 nano-cluster compared to that of a single metallic catalyst containing Fe2O3 nano-cluster.
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- Sachin Tomar
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India.
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India.
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India.
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Su H, Li H, Lin H, Shi X, Du Y, Luo Y, Deng H. Highly sensitive formaldehyde sensors based on CuO/ZnO composite nanofibrous mats using porous cellulose acetate fibers as templates. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 206:653-660. [PMID: 35240217 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.02.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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An innovative formaldehyde sensor based on CuO/ZnO composite nanofibrous mats (C-NFMs) coated quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), which is capable of stable determination of formaldehyde gas at ambient temperatures sensitively and selectively, has been successfully fabricated. Triaxial and highly porous C-NFMs with high surface area (126.53 m2 g-1) were synthesized by electrospinning a sol-gel cellulose acetate (CA)/CuAc2/ZnAc2 complex solution and following by calcination process. Benefiting from the unique heterojunction structure, immense pore interconnectivity and large surface area of C-NFMs, the as-developed QCM sensors exhibited an extremely low limit of detection (LOD) down to 26 ppb and a limit of quantification value equals to 87 ppb. Besides, the C-NFMs coated QCM sensors also demonstrated short response times (80s), the long-term stability during 3 weeks as well as good selectivity to formaldehyde over diverse volatile organic compounds. The sorption equilibrium in the adsorption process of QCM coated sensors was well met with the Freundlich model, which certified the heterogeneous adsorption between formaldehyde gas and C-NFMs.
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- Huiyu Su
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, School of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, School of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, School of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, School of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, School of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Shenzhen Institute of Quality & Safety Inspection and Research, Shenzhen 518000, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, School of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, Wuhan University, Shenzhen 518063, China.
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Cao L, Shan H, Zong D, Yu X, Yin X, Si Y, Yu J, Ding B. Fire-Resistant and Hierarchically Structured Elastic Ceramic Nanofibrous Aerogels for Efficient Low-Frequency Noise Reduction. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:1609-1617. [PMID: 35138852 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c04532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Traffic noise has been regarded as one of the most annoying pollutions that induce severe hazards to human health, both physiological and psychological. The commonly used fibrous noise absorption materials are limited by their large density, poor sound absorption ability at low frequencies, and unsatisfactory fire-resistant ability. Here, we develop hierarchically structured elastic ceramic electrospun nanofibrous aerogels, which possess lightweight properties (density of 13.29 mg cm-3) and superior low-frequency sound absorption ability (NRC value of 0.59). Specifically, the obtained ceramic electrospun nanofibrous aerogel is nonflammable on exposure to fire and can be compressed and quickly recover to its original height without any visible damage. Moreover, the resultant aerogels could be facilely and efficiently manufactured into designed shapes on a large scale, demonstrating their potential for industrialization. The successful design of such ceramic-based bulk materials may provide new insights for the further development of the next-generation high-efficiency sound-absorbing products.
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- Leitao Cao
- Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, People's Republic of China
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- Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, People's Republic of China
- School of Textile and Clothing, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
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- Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, People's Republic of China
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- Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, People's Republic of China
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- Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, People's Republic of China
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- Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, People's Republic of China
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- Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
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Rao L, You X, Chen B, Shen L, Xu Y, Zhang M, Hong H, Li R, Lin H. A novel composite membrane for simultaneous separation and catalytic degradation of oil/water emulsion with high performance. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 288:132490. [PMID: 34624347 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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It is of great significance to develop novel membranes with dual-function of simultaneously separating oil/water emulsion and degrading the contained water-miscible toxic organic components. To meet this requirement, a dual-functional Ni nanoparticles (NPs)@Ag/C-carbon nanotubes (CNTs) composite membrane was fabricated via electroless nickel plating strategy in this study. The as-prepared composite membrane possessed superhydrophilicity with water contact angle of 0° and splendid underwater oleophobic property with oil contact angle of 142°. When the membrane was applied for separation of surfactant stabilized oil-in-water emulsion, high permeate flux (about 97 L m-2·h-1 under gravity), oil rejection (about 98.8%) and antifouling property were achieved. Benefitting from the NiNPs@Ag/C-CNTs layer on membrane surface, the composite membrane exhibited high catalytic degradation activity for water-miscible toxic organic pollutant (4-nitrophenol) with addition of NaBH4 in a flow-through mode. Meanwhile, the NiNPs@Ag/C-CNTs composite membrane possessed excellent durability, which was verified by the good structural integrity even under ultrasonic treatment. The cost-efficiency, high separation and degradation performance of the prepared membrane suggested its great potential for treatment of oily wastewater.
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- Linhua Rao
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
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Xu Q, Leng H, You H, Wang S, Li H, Yu Y. A novel co-catalyzed system between persulfate and chlorite by sonolysis for removing triphenylmethane derivative. J Environ Sci (China) 2022; 112:291-306. [PMID: 34955213 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2021.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 05/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Triphenylmethane (tpm) derivatives (e.g. tpmCV) have threatened the safety of the aquatic environment due to the potential toxicity and carcinogenicity. In this study, the novel ultrasonic/persulfate/chlorite (US/S2O82-/ClO2-) oxidation process was developed for the effective removal of tpmCV in wastewater. The apparent non-integer kinetics (n around 1.20) of tpmCV degradation under different factors (R2Adj > 0.990) were investigated, respectively. Inhibiting effects of anions were greater than those of cations (except Fe(II/III)). The adding of micromolecule organic acids could regulate degradation towards positive direction. The double response surface methodology (RSM) was designed to optimize tpmCV removal process, and the acoustic-piezoelectric interaction was simulated to determine the propagation process of acoustic wave in the reactor. The possible degradation pathway was explored to mainly include carbonylation, carboxylation, and demethylation. The estimated effective-mean temperature at the bubble-water interface was calculated from 721 to 566 K after introducing the ClO2-, however, the adsorption or partitioning capacity of tpmCV in the reactive zone was widened from 0.0218 to 0.0982. The proposed co-catalysis of US/S2O82-/ClO2- was based on the determined active species mainly including ClO2, SO4⋅-, and ⋅OH. Compared with other US-based processes, the operating cost (3.97 $/m3) of US/S2O82-/ClO2- with the EE/O value (16.8 kWh/m3) was relatively reduced.
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- Qihui Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.; School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology at Weihai, Weihai 264209, China.
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology at Weihai, Weihai 264209, China
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology at Weihai, Weihai 264209, China
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Hu W, Lu H, Duan Y, Li L, Ding Y, An J, Duan D. An electrochemical sensor based on electrospun MoS2@SnO2 modified carbon nanofiber composite materials for simultaneously detection ofphenacetin and indomethacin. Chem Asian J 2022; 17:e202101372. [PMID: 35018742 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202101372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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SnO 2 -CNF was prepared by coaxial blending technology, and MoS 2 was grown uniformly on SnO 2 -CNF composite by combining hydrothermal post-treatment step. The uniform distribution of MoS 2 on one-dimensional SnO 2 -CNF can effectively establish a layered three-dimensional structure. So that the prepared MoS 2 coated SnO 2 -CNF composite material has higher surface area and more active sites to obtain better electrochemical performance. We constructed an electrochemical sensor within the composite material with enhanced performance to realize the simultaneous and highly sensitive detection of phenacetin and indomethacin for the first time. The sensor proves the linear ranges of 0.050-7200 μM and 0.05-500 μM respectively, and the detection limits were 0.016 μM and 0.013 μM. And the sensor has good anti-interference ability and stability, which also achieves good recovery rate in the actual sample detection .
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- Weijuan Hu
- Shanghai University, Department of chemistry, CHINA
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- Shanghai University, Department of chemistry, CHINA
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- Shanghai University, Department of chemistry, CHINA
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- Shanghai University, Department of Chemistry, 99# ShangDa Road, 200444, Shanghai, CHINA
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- Shanghai University, Department of chemistry, CHINA
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Ramacharyulu PVRK, Lee YH, Kawashima K, Youn DH, Kim JH, Wygant BR, Mullins CB, Kim CW. A phase transition-induced photocathodic p-CuFeO 2 nanocolumnar film by reactive ballistic deposition. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj04656j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Vertical nanocolumnar Cu–Fe–O electrodes synthesized by the reactive ballistic deposition technique followed by heat treatment in an Ar atmosphere undergo a switch for conductivity at elevated temperatures.
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- P. V. R. K. Ramacharyulu
- Department of Nanotechnology Engineering, College of Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Smart and Green Technology Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Texas Materials Institute, Center for Electrochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Gangwon-do 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Technology Finance Corporation (KOTEC), Busan, 48400, Republic of Korea
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Texas Materials Institute, Center for Electrochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Texas Materials Institute, Center for Electrochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Department of Nanotechnology Engineering, College of Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea
- Department of Smart and Green Technology Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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Xu W, Fu W, Meng X, Tang M, Huang C, Sun Y, Dai Y. One stone two birds: a sinter-resistant TiO 2 nanofiber-based unbroken mat enables PM capture and in situ elimination. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:20564-20575. [PMID: 34870662 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr06582c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Airborne particulate matter (PM) primarily resulting from fossil fuel burning is an increasingly global issue. In this work, an intrinsically fragile TiO2 nanofibrous mat was facilely engineered with good structural integrity, flexibility, foldability, and high-temperature resistance (~1300 °C), by suppressing the sintering (i.e., growth) of nanocrystallites in each single nanofiber. Such functionalization enables self-regenerative air filtration for PM capture and in situ catalytic elimination in a "one-stone-two-birds" approach. Finite element analysis simulation revealed the retained nanopores in each anti-sintering nanofiber could facilitate the air flow during filtration. Without any chemical or physical modification, this self-standing and lightweight (7.1 g m-2) fibrous mat showed 96.05% filtration efficiency for 3-5 μm NaCl particles, with a low pressure drop of only 18 Pa and high quality factor of 0.179 Pa-1 under an airflow velocity of 32 L min-1. By utilizing its photocatalytic attribute, the nanofibrous mat in situ eliminated the captured particles from incense burning under one Sun irradiation in 4 h, and thereby spontaneously regenerated in an easy manner. The straightforward grafting of Au nanoparticles onto nanofibers could enable a quick degradation toward cigarette smoke, mainly due to the photothermally elevated local temperature by Au around the reactive sites. The plasmonic fibrous mat kept a high and stable filtration efficiency of PM0.3, PM2.5, and PM10 over 98.62%, 99.76%, and 99.99% during an outdoor long-term filtration test for 12 h under sunlight irradiation (Nanjing, China, September, 26th, 2020, 7:30 to 19:30). This work provides a solution for solving the airborne pollution from its source, prolonging the lifetime of the filter, and avoiding the risk of producing secondary pollution.
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- Wanlin Xu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211189, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211189, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211189, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211189, P. R. China.
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- Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210037, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211189, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211189, P. R. China.
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Zhang L, Yang N, Han Y, Wang X, Zhang L, Sun Y, Jiang B. Highly dispersed β-FeOOH nanocatalysts anchored in confined membrane pores for simultaneously improving catalytic and separation performance. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Gao X, Zhou F, Li M, Wang X, Chen S, Yu J. Flexible Stannum-Doped SrTiO 3 Nanofiber Membranes for Highly Sensitive and Reliable Piezoresistive Pressure Sensors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:52811-52821. [PMID: 34714633 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c17789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Mechanically flexible ceramic fiber-based electronic skins are attractive materials ascribed to the features of monitoring signals of various physical parameters in a harsh environment, but the inherent brittleness of the ceramic fibers has limited their wide applications in emerging fields, such as fire-protecting clothing. Herein, a strategy to fabricate the flexible stannum(IV)-doped SrTiO3 (SSTO) nanofiber membranes by a facile sol-gel electrospinning method is reported. The calcination temperature and Sn4+ doping content play vital roles in regulating the crystalline and pore structures that are closely relevant to the flexibility and mechanical properties of the resultant SSTO nanofiber membranes. The as-prepared SSTO nanofiber membranes exhibited exceptional flexibility with an optimum tensile strength of 0.22 MPa, an elongation rate of 1.8%, and a Young's modulus of 13.3 MPa. Significantly, the flexible SSTO nanofiber-based piezoresistive sensors exhibited intriguing sensing performance toward pressure involving high sensitivity (2.24 kPa-1) in a low-pressure range (<400 Pa), fast response time (12 ms) and recovery time (32 ms), good durability (>1000 cycles), and excellent stability at different humidity levels and elevated temperatures. Furthermore, the sensor can also accurately monitor the signals of human motion such as finger bending, throat swallowing, and radial pulse. The fabrication of flexible ceramic nanofiber-based piezoresistive sensors would pave the way to fabricate wearable devices for fire-protecting clothing, personal healthcare, real-time human activity detection.
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- Xue Gao
- College of Textiles and Clothing, Qingdao University, Shandong 266071, China
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- College of Textiles and Clothing, Qingdao University, Shandong 266071, China
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- College of Textiles and Clothing, Qingdao University, Shandong 266071, China
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- College of Textiles and Clothing, Qingdao University, Shandong 266071, China
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- College of Textiles and Clothing, Qingdao University, Shandong 266071, China
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- Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, Donghua University, Shanghai 200051, China
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Flexible zirconium doped strontium titanate nanofibrous membranes with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic performance and antibacterial activities. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 600:127-137. [PMID: 34010770 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 05/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Constructing flexible perovskite structured ceramic fibrous materials would potentially facilitate applications of photocatalysis, wearable devices, and energy storage. However, current perovskite structured ceramic fibrous materials were fragile with small deformation resistance, which have limited their wide applications. Herein, flexible zirconium doped strontium titanate (ZSTO) nanofibrous membranes were fabricated via combining sol-gel and electrospinning methods. The microstructures (pore and crystal) of ZSTO nanofibers were affected by zirconium doping contents and closely relevant to flexibility of resultant membranes. The probable mechanism for flexibility of ZSTO nanofibrous membranes was presented. Furthermore, the silver phosphate modified ZSTO (AZSTO) exhibited superior photocatalytic performance towards tetracycline hydrochloride (TCHC) and antibacterial performance towards Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria with visible-light irradiation, including 85% degradation towards TCHC within 60 min, >99.99% inhibition rate and > 3 mm inhibition zone against Gram bacteria. Furthermore, the·superoxide free radical (O2-) and holes played significant roles in the degradation of TCHC that verified by radical scavenger experiment. Additionally, the membranes exhibited good reusability over five cycles without tedious recycling operations needed for micro/nanoparticle-based catalysts. The successful fabrication of ZSTO nanofibrous membranes would provide a new insight into photocatalysts, antibacterial materials, and wearable device.
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Zhang J, Liu L, Si Y, Zhang S, Yu J, Ding B. Charged membranes based on spider silk-inspired nanofibers for comprehensive and continuous purification of wastewater. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 32:495704. [PMID: 34461610 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac2243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Creating a facile and efficient porous membrane for the comprehensive treatment of both insoluble and soluble pollutants from water is of great significance, yet remains challenging. Here, we present a facile strategy to prepare charged nanofibrous membranes assembled from spider silk-like humped SiO2/polyamide 66 (PA66)/polyaniline (PANI) nanofibers by combing Plateau-Rayleigh instability-induced assembly andin situsynthesis. The obtained nanofibrous membranes possess micro/nanostructured surfaces with promising superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic property, which are attributed to the synergy of hierarchical roughness and hydrophilic matrix. Combined with the superwettability and the integrated property of submicron pore size, high porosity, and good pore interconnectivity, the membranes can separate various oil-in-water emulsions with a remarkable permeation flux of 5403 l m-2h-1and a high separation efficiency (total organic carbon content <5 mg l-1). Moreover, attributed to the Laplace pressure difference and positive potential of the spindle-knotted nanofibers, the biomimetic nanofibrous membranes could remove the filter cake during separation. In addition, the membrane exhibits a remarkable adsorption-reduction capacity of hexavalent chromium. The synthesis of such attractive nanomaterials may provide new insights into the development of multifunctional separation materials for environmental applications.
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- Jichao Zhang
- Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
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- Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
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- Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
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- Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
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- Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
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- Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China
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Wu X, Liu X, Wu Z, Zhu W, Qian J, Chen F, Chen Z. Acidity-regulated synthesis of a bifunctional mesoporous silica composite with simultaneously enhanced adsorption and catalytic performance. Chem Phys Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.138865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Jiang J, Gao J, Niu S, Wang X, Li T, Liu S, Lin Y, Xie T, Dong S. Comparing dark- and photo-Fenton-like degradation of emerging pollutant over photo-switchable Bi 2WO 6/CuFe 2O 4: Investigation on dominant reactive oxidation species. J Environ Sci (China) 2021; 106:147-160. [PMID: 34210430 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2021.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The extensive use of tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH) poses a threat to human health and the aquatic environment. Here, magnetic p-n Bi2WO6/CuFe2O4 catalyst was fabricated to efficiently remove TCH. The obtained Bi2WO6/CuFe2O4 exhibited 92.1% TCH degradation efficiency and 50.7% and 35.1% mineralization performance for TCH and raw secondary effluent from a wastewater treatment plant in a photo-Fenton-like system, respectively. The remarkable performance was attributed to the fact that photogenerated electrons accelerated the Fe(III)/Fe(II) and Cu(II)/Cu(I) conversion for the Fenton-like reaction between Fe(II)/Cu(I) and H2O2, thereby generating abundant •OH for pollutant oxidation. Various environmental factors including H2O2 concentration, initial pH, catalyst dosage, TCH concentration and inorganic ions were explored. The reactive oxidation species (ROS) quenching results and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectra confirmed that •O2- and •OH were responsible for the dark and photo-Fenton-like systems, respectively. The degradation mechanisms and pathways of TCH were proposed, and the toxicity of products was evaluated. This work contributes a highly efficient and environmentally friendly catalyst and provides a clear mechanistic explanation for the removal of antibiotic pollutants in environmental remediation.
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- Jingjing Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
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Ni J, Wang W, Liu D, Zhu Q, Jia J, Tian J, Li Z, Wang X, Xing Z. Oxygen vacancy-mediated sandwich-structural TiO 2-x /ultrathin g-C 3N 4/TiO 2-x direct Z-scheme heterojunction visible-light-driven photocatalyst for efficient removal of high toxic tetracycline antibiotics. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 408:124432. [PMID: 33189474 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
A surface defect sandwich-structural TiO2-x/ultrathin g-C3N4/TiO2-x direct Z-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst is successfully constructed. The results manifest the existence of oxygen vacancies, sandwich structure and direct Z-scheme heterojunction. Noticeably, TiO2-x/ultrathin g-C3N4/TiO2-x efficiently eliminates high toxic tetracycline hydrochloride by means of·O2-, h+ and·OH, whose removal rate is 87.7% during 90 min and the pseudo-first-order rate constant reaches up to 31.7 min-1 × 10-3. The extraordinary performance can be attributed to the special 3D structure, Z-scheme heterojunction expediting charge transfer and promoting the generation of active species, meanwhile the oxygen vacancies enhancing the spatial separation of photo-induced carriers. Moreover, various environmental factors are systematically explored by statistics. SO42-, NH3-N and pH exhibit an obvious impact on removal rate. Meanwhile, TiO2-x/ultrathin g-C3N4/TiO2-x could also effectually remove tetracycline hydrochloride from complex actual-wastewater and exhibit high stability. Besides, the photocatalytic mechanism and degradation path of tetracycline hydrochloride are also elucidated.
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- Jiaxin Ni
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China.
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- Department of Environmental Science, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, PR China.
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Chen T, Zhu Z, Zhang H, Qiu Y, Yin D, Zhao G. Facile Construction of a Copper-Containing Covalent Bond for Peroxymonosulfate Activation: Efficient Redox Behavior of Copper Species via Electron Transfer Regulation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:42790-42802. [PMID: 32857501 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c11268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Heterogeneous catalysis can be enhanced through the construction of effective atom connection for rapid electron transport on the catalyst surface. Hence, this study proposed a new strategy for electron transfer regulation to facilitate redox cycle of Cu(II)/Cu(I). The objective was achieved by successful construction of copper-containing covalent bond through the in situ growth of porous g-C3N4 with oxygen dopants and nitrogen defects (O-CND) on CuAlxOy substrate (CuAl@O-CND). On the basis of X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) and other characterization results, the facilitated redox behavior of copper species by electron transfer regulation was ascribed to the formation of a C-O-Cu bond on the porous-rich superficial of the catalyst; these covalent C-O-Cu bonds shortened the migration distance of electrons between Cu(II) and Cu(I) via Cu(I)-O-C-O-Cu(II) bridge. The construction of copper-containing covalent bonds in the catalyst resulted in efficient PMS activation for a rapid redox cycle of Cu(II)/Cu(I), triggering a series of reactions involving the continuous production of three highly active species (SO4·-, ·OH and 1O2). The rapid diffusion and transportation of the generated active species from porous structures directly attack typical pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs), achieving superior catalytic performance. This study provides a new routine to construct a C-O-Cu bond for PMS activation by regulating the electron transfer to accelerate the redox behavior of copper species for environmental remediation.
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- Ting Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Safety, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
- Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Safety, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Safety, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Safety, Shanghai 200092, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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