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Ibrahim I, Belessiotis GV, Elseman AM, Mohamed MM, Ren Y, Salama TM, Mohamed MBI. Magnetic TiO 2/CoFe 2O 4 Photocatalysts for Degradation of Organic Dyes and Pharmaceuticals without Oxidants. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:nano12193290. [PMID: 36234418 PMCID: PMC9565403 DOI: 10.3390/nano12193290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 09/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/17/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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In the current study, CoFe2O4 and TiO2 nanoparticles were primarily made using the sol-gel method, and subsequently, the hybrid magnetic composites of TiO2 loaded with CoFe2O4 (5-15 percent w/w) were made using a hydrothermal procedure. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-vis DRS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) were all used to thoroughly characterize the materials. Additionally, the zero-charge point (ZCP) determination, the examination of the pore structure by nitrogen adsorption, and an evaluation of magnetic properties were performed. Six organic dye pollutants were selected to evaluate the performance of the synthesized nanocomposites toward photocatalytic degradation, including methylene blue (MB), methyl orange (MO), crystal violet (CV), acridine orange (AO), rhodamine B (RhB), and rhodamine 6G (R-6G). Photodegradation of tetracycline (TL), a model pharmaceutical pollutant, was also studied under UV and visible light. The composites exhibited a high degradation performance in all cases without using any oxidants. The photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline revealed that the CoFe2O4/TiO2 (5% w/w) composite exhibited a higher photocatalytic activity than either pure TiO2 or CoFe2O4, and thus attained 75.31% and 50.4% degradation efficiency under UV and visible light, respectively. Trapping experiments were conducted to investigate the photodegradation mechanism, which revealed that holes and super oxide radicals were the most active species in the photodegradation process. Finally, due to the inherent magnetic attributes of the composites, their easy removal from the treated solution via a simple magnet became possible.
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- Islam Ibrahim
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt
- Correspondence: (I.I.); (Y.R.)
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- Chemical Engineering Department, National Technical University of Athens NTUA, 15780 Athens, Greece
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- Electronic and Magnetic Materials Department, Advanced Materials Institute, Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute, Cairo 11421, Egypt
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- Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, Borg El Arab, Alexandria 21934, Egypt
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha, Egypt
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- Harbin Institute of Technology, School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin, China
- Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, UK
- Correspondence: (I.I.); (Y.R.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt
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Zhu T, Gou Q, Yang Y, Zhang Y, Chen M. Bis-Schiff base functionalized Fe3O4 nanoparticles for the sensitive fluorescence sensation of copper ions in aqueous medium. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Belessiotis GV, Falara PP, Ibrahim I, Kontos AG. Magnetic Metal Oxide-Based Photocatalysts with Integrated Silver for Water Treatment. MATERIALS 2022; 15:ma15134629. [PMID: 35806752 PMCID: PMC9267654 DOI: 10.3390/ma15134629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2022] [Revised: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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In this review, the most recent advances in the field of magnetic composite photocatalysts with integrated plasmonic silver (Ag) is presented, with an overview of their synthesis techniques, properties and photocatalytic pollutant removal applications. Magnetic attributes combined with plasmonic properties in these composites result in enhancements for light absorption, charge-pair generation-separation-transfer and photocatalytic efficiency with the additional advantage of their facile magnetic separation from water solutions after treatment, neutralizing the issue of silver’s inherent toxicity. A detailed overview of the currently utilized synthesis methods and techniques for the preparation of magnetic silver-integrated composites is presented. Furthermore, an extended critical review of the most recent pollutant removal applications of these composites via green photocatalysis technology is presented. From this survey, the potential of magnetic composites integrated with plasmonic metals is highlighted for light-induced water treatment and purification. Highlights: (1) Perspective of magnetic properties combined with plasmon metal attributes; (2) Overview of recent methods for magnetic silver-integrated composite synthesis; (3) Critical view of recent applications for photocatalytic pollutant removal.
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- George V. Belessiotis
- National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 15310 Athens, Greece; (G.V.B.); (I.I.)
- School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece;
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- School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece;
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- National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 15310 Athens, Greece; (G.V.B.); (I.I.)
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt
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- National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 15310 Athens, Greece; (G.V.B.); (I.I.)
- Department of Physics, School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece
- Correspondence:
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Bagheri AR, Aramesh N, Chen J, Liu W, Shen W, Tang S, Lee HK. Polyoxometalate-based materials in extraction, and electrochemical and optical detection methods: A review. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1209:339509. [PMID: 35569843 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.339509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Polyoxometalates (POMs) as metal-oxide anions have exceptional properties like high negative charges, remarkable redox abilities, unique ligand properties and availability of organic grafting. Moreover, the amenability of POMs to modification with different materials makes them suitable as precursors to further obtain new composites. Due to their unique attributes, POMs and their composites have been utilized as adsorbents, electrodes and catalysts in extraction, and electrochemical and optical detection methods, respectively. A survey of the recent progress and developments of POM-based materials in these methods is therefore desirable, and should be of great interest. In this review article, POM-based materials, their properties as well as their identification methods, and analytical applications as adsorbents, electrodes and catalysts, and corresponding mechanisms of action, where relevant, are reviewed. Some current issues of the utilization of these materials and their future prospects in analytical chemistry are discussed.
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- Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University, Isfahan, 81746-73441, Iran
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, 212003, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, 212003, Jiangsu Province, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, 212003, Jiangsu Province, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore.
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Wang H, Zhang C, Kong L, Wang Y, Zhang S, Zhang X, Ding J, Ren N. Solar light photocatalytic transformation of heptachlorobiphenyl (PCB 180) using g-C 3N 4 based magnetic porous photocatalyst. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 427:128105. [PMID: 34973576 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.128105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A novel porous core-shell magnetic β-cyclodextrin/graphitic carbon nitride photocatalyst (Mβ-CD/GCN) was synthesized and employed in a solar light driven catalytic system for the degradation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The Mβ-CD/GCN display superior photocatalytic performance on account of porous structure and ultrathin GCN nanosheets design, the former improves the utilization of visible light by multiple scattering and reflection of incident light, and the latter accelerates electron transfer. The ultrahigh specific surface area (1255 m2 g-1) of Mβ-CD/GCN provided a large number of active sites for adsorption and degradation of the target pollution. The pseudo-first order reaction rate constant (kobs) for the degradation of PCB180 by Mβ-CD/GCN was 0.021 min-1, which improved 3.23 times than the bulk GCN. Additionally, the effects of various reaction parameters and water matrices were studied on the degradation of PCB180. Three possible degradation pathways and mechanism of PCB180 were speculated according to the identification of reaction intermediates and detection of reactive species. The solar light driven Mβ-CD/GCN catalytic technology is a promising method not only for the control of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), but also the catalyst could be recovered and reused through simple magnetic separation.
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- Hui Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China; Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Polar Environment and Ecosystem, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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Cui Y, Yin L, Sun X, Zhang N, Gao N, Zhu G. A Universal and Reversible Wet Adhesive via Straightforward Aqueous Self-Assembly of Polyethylenimine and Polyoxometalate. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:47155-47162. [PMID: 34565147 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c14231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The excellent adhesion of mussels under wet conditions has inspired the development of numerous catechol-based wet adhesives. Nevertheless, the performance of catechol-based wet adhesive suffers from the sensitivity toward temperature, pH, or oxidation stimuli. Therefore, it is of great significance to develop non-catechol-based wet adhesives to fully recapitulate nature's dynamic function. Herein, a novel type of non-catechol-based wet adhesive is reported, which is readily formed by self-assembly of commercially available branched polyethylenimine and phosphotungstic acid in aqueous solution through the combination of electrostatic interaction and hydrogen bonding. This wet adhesive shows reversible, tunable, and strong adhesion on diverse substrates and further exhibits high efficacy in promoting biological wound healing. During the healing of the wound, the as-prepared wet adhesive also possesses inherent antimicrobial properties, thus avoiding inflammations and infections due to microorganism accumulation.
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- Yuexin Cui
- Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, P. R. China
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