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Yan Z, Ouyang J, Wu B, Liu C, Wang H, Wang A, Li Z. Nonmetallic modified zero-valent iron for remediating halogenated organic compounds and heavy metals: A comprehensive review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ECOTECHNOLOGY 2024; 21:100417. [PMID: 38638605 PMCID: PMC11024576 DOI: 10.1016/j.ese.2024.100417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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Zero Valent Iron (ZVI), an ideal reductant treating persistent pollutants, is hampered by issues like corrosion, passivation, and suboptimal utilization. Recent advancements in nonmetallic modified ZVI (NM-ZVI) show promising potential in circumventing these challenges by modifying ZVI's surface and internal physicochemical properties. Despite its promise, a thorough synthesis of research advancements in this domain remains elusive. Here we review the innovative methodologies, regulatory principles, and reduction-centric mechanisms underpinning NM-ZVI's effectiveness against two prevalent persistent pollutants: halogenated organic compounds and heavy metals. We start by evaluating different nonmetallic modification techniques, such as liquid-phase reduction, mechanical ball milling, and pyrolysis, and their respective advantages. The discussion progresses towards a critical analysis of current strategies and mechanisms used for NM-ZVI to enhance its reactivity, electron selectivity, and electron utilization efficiency. This is achieved by optimizing the elemental compositions, content ratios, lattice constants, hydrophobicity, and conductivity. Furthermore, we propose novel approaches for augmenting NM-ZVI's capability to address complex pollution challenges. This review highlights NM-ZVI's potential as an alternative to remediate water environments contaminated with halogenated organic compounds or heavy metals, contributing to the broader discourse on green remediation technologies.
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- Zimin Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, PR China
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Chen B, Xu J, Zhu L. Controllable chemical redox reactions to couple microbial degradation for organic contaminated sites remediation: A review. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 139:428-445. [PMID: 38105066 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Global environmental concern over organic contaminated sites has been progressively conspicuous during the process of urbanization and industrial restructuring. While traditional physical or chemical remediation technologies may significantly destroy the soil structure and function, coupling moderate chemical degradation with microbial remediation becomes a potential way for the green, economic, and efficient remediation of contaminated sites. Hence, this work systematically elucidates why and how to couple chemical technology with microbial remediation, mainly focused on the controllable redox reactions of organic contaminants. The rational design of materials structure, selective generation of reactive oxygen species, and estimation of degradation pathway are described for chemical oxidation. Meanwhile, current progress on efficient and selective reductions of organic contaminants (i.e., dechlorination, defluorination, -NO2 reduction) is introduced. Combined with the microbial remediation of contaminated sites, several consideration factors of how to couple chemical and microbial remediation are proposed based on both fundamental and practical points of view. This review will advance the understanding and development of chemical-microbial coupled remediation for organic contaminated sites.
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- Bin Chen
- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Agriculture & Forest University, Lin'an 311300, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Yan X, Meng Q, Ammami MT, Wei L. Effect of PAM on Surface Hydrophobicity of Montmorillonite and Difference of Interface Adsorption: An Experimental and Simulation Study. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:15818-15832. [PMID: 38617642 PMCID: PMC11007841 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c07467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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How to realize efficient treatment of coal slime generated by a coal washing operation is an urgent problem to be solved in this industry. The presence of clay minerals, especially highly hydrophilic montmorillonite (MMT), is the key to the poor treatment effect of coal slime. Polyacrylamide (PAM) is very popular as a polymer agent to improve the treatment of coal slime. However, when it is used to treat coal slime with a high content of MMT, the selection of PAM type and the mechanism of action are still lacking. In this study, the effects of different types of PAM on the treatment of coal slime water containing MMT are considered by sedimentation and press filtration tests. The interaction mechanism of PAM on the MMT surface is studied by using ζ-potential, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis, low-field nuclear magnetic resonance, density functional theory (DFT), and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The results show that the three PAM can improve the sedimentation and filtration effect of coal slime water, and the performance is CPAM > NPAM > APAM. The ζ-potential of the MMT (001) surface increases under the action of three PAM, and the effect of CPAM is the most significant. The adsorption of PAM on the MMT (001) surface has the ability to neutralize the surface charge of MMT. The flocculation of MMT particles under PAM results in an increase of particle size and a decrease of specific surface area. Meanwhile, the pore volume of MMT decreases, and the average pore size increases. In addition, PAM mainly removes vicinal water on the MMT surface. The active sites of the MMT surface and PAM are calculated by DFT. The adsorption of three PAM structural units on the MMT Na-001 surface and non-001 surface is nonbonding interaction, and the adsorption energy of CPAM is the largest. And the left shift of εp of the O atom on the MMT surface is conducive to the stable adsorption of CPAM. The MD results show that the concentration of water molecules on the surface of MMT Na-001 decreases after PAM is adsorbed on the MMT Na-001 surface, indicating that PAM can keep water molecules away from the surface of MMT, which means that the hydrophobicity of the MMT surface is enhanced. This study has guiding significance for the selection of PAM and the development of new flocculants in the treatment of coal slime with a high content of MMT.
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- Xiaohui Yan
- School
of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing,100083, P. R. China
- Normandie
University, ULHN, LOMC UMR CNRS, 6294 Le Havre, France
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- School
of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing,100083, P. R. China
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- School
of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing,100083, P. R. China
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Brumovský M, Tunega D. Reductive Dechlorination of Chlorinated Ethenes at the Sulfidated Zero-Valent Iron Surface: A Mechanistic DFT Study. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2024; 128:4180-4191. [PMID: 38505149 PMCID: PMC10945477 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c00865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Sulfidated nano- and microscale zero-valent iron (S-(n)ZVI) has shown enhanced selectivity and reactive lifetime in the degradation of chlorinated ethenes (CEs) compared to pristine (n)ZVI. However, varying effects of sulfidation on the dechlorination rates of structurally similar CEs have been reported, with the underlying mechanisms remaining poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the β-dichloroelimination reactions of tetrachloroethene (PCE), trichloroethene (TCE), cis-1,2-dichloroethene (cis-DCE), and trans-1,2-dichloroethene (trans-DCE) at the S and Fe sites of several S-(n)ZVI surface models by using density functional theory. Dechlorination reactions were both kinetically and thermodynamically more favorable at Fe sites compared to S sites, indicating that maintaining the accessibility of reactive Fe sites is crucial for achieving high S-(n)ZVI reactivity with contaminants. At Fe sites adjacent to S atoms, the reactivity for CE dechlorination followed the order trans-DCE ≈ TCE > cis-DCE > PCE. PCE degradation was hindered at these sites due to the steric effects of S atoms. At the S sites, the energy barriers correlated with the CEs' energy of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital in the order PCE < TCE < DCE isomers. Our findings reveal that the experimentally observed selectivity of S-(n)ZVI materials for individual CEs can be explained by an interplay of the varying reactivities of Fe and S sites in CE dechlorination reactions.
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- Miroslav Brumovský
- University of Natural Resources
and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Forest- and Soil Sciences, Institute of Soil Research, Peter-Jordan-Straße 82, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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- University of Natural Resources
and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Forest- and Soil Sciences, Institute of Soil Research, Peter-Jordan-Straße 82, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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Xu J, Chen C, Hu X, Chen D, Bland G, Wielinski J, Kaegi R, Lin D, Lowry GV. Particle-Scale Understanding of Arsenic Interactions with Sulfidized Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron and Their Impacts on Dehalogenation Reactivity. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:21917-21926. [PMID: 38091483 PMCID: PMC10753793 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c08635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/27/2023]
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Co-occurrence of organic contaminants and arsenic oxoanions occurs often at polluted groundwater sites, but the effect of arsenite on the reactivity of sulfidized nanoscale zerovalent iron (SNZVI) used to remediate groundwater has not been evaluated. Here, we study the interaction of arsenite [As(III)] with SNZVI at the individual-particle scale to better understand the impacts on the SNZVI properties and reactivity. Surface and intraparticle accumulation of As was observed on hydrophilic FeS-Fe0 and hydrophobic FeS2-Fe0 particles, respectively. X-ray absorption spectroscopy indicated the presence of realgar-like As-S and elemental As0 species at low and high As/Fe concentration ratios, respectively. Single-particle inductively coupled plasma time-of-flight mass spectrometry analysis identified As-containing particles both with and without Fe. The probability of finding As-containing particles without Fe increased with the S-induced hydrophobicity of SNZVI. The interactions of SNZVI materials with coexisting arsenite inhibited their reactivity with water (∼5.8-230.7-fold), trichloroethylene (∼3.6-67.5-fold), and florfenicol (∼1.1-5.9-fold). However, the overall selectivity toward trichloroethylene and florfenicol relative to water was improved (up to 9.0-fold) because the surface-associated As increased the SNZVI hydrophobicity. These results indicate that reactions of SNZVI with arsenite can remove As from groundwater and improve the properties of SNZVI for dehalogenation selectivity.
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- Jiang Xu
- Zhejiang
Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control,
Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang
University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang
Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control,
Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang
University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang
Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control,
Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang
University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang
Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control,
Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang
University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- Eawag,
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 133, Dübendorf 8600, Switzerland
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- Zhejiang
Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control,
Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang
University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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Zheng J, Yang Z, Zu H, Zheng W, Leng L, Yang J, Feng Y, Qu W, Li H. Self-Constructing 100% Water-Resistant Metal Sulfides through In Situ Acid Etching for Effective Elemental Mercury (Hg 0) Capture. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023. [PMID: 38017358 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c02685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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Metal sulfides (MSs) can efficiently entrap thiophilic components, such as elemental mercury (Hg0), and realize environmental remediation. However, there is still a critical problem challenging the extensive application of MSs in related areas, i.e., how to self-regulate their water (H2O) resistance without complexing the sorbent preparation procedure. This work for the first time developed an in situ acid-etching method that self-engineered the water affinity of MSs through changing the interfacial interaction between MSs and Hg0/H2O. The introduction of abundant, undercoordinated sulfur onto the sorbent surface was the primary reason accounting for the significantly improved H2O resistance. The high surface coverage of undercoordinated sulfur induced the formation of polysulfur chains (Sx2-) that stabilized Hg0 via a bridging bond and repelled H2O, attributed to the favorable electron configurations. These properties made the surface of MSs highly hydrophobic and increased the adsorption selectivity toward Hg0 over H2O. The MSs exhibited 100% H2O resistance even in the presence of 20% H2O, which is much higher than the H2O concentration under most practical scenarios. From these perspectives, this work for the first time overcame the detrimental effects of H2O on MSs through a self-regulating way that is scalable and negligibly complexes the sorbent preparation pathway. The highly water-resistant and cost-effective MSs as prepared can serve as efficient Hg0 removal from industrial flue gas in the future.
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- Jiaoqin Zheng
- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Environmental Research Institute, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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Chen D, Hu X, Chen C, Lin D, Xu J. Tailoring Fe 0 Nanoparticles via Lattice Engineering for Environmental Remediation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:17178-17188. [PMID: 37903754 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c05129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2023]
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Lattice engineering of nanomaterials holds promise in simultaneously regulating their geometric and electronic effects to promote their performance. However, local microenvironment engineering of Fe0 nanoparticles (nFe0) for efficient and selective environmental remediation is still in its infancy and lacks deep understanding. Here, we present the design principles and characterization techniques of lattice-doped nFe0 from the point of view of microenvironment chemistry at both atomic and elemental levels, revealing their crystalline structure, electronic effects, and physicochemical properties. We summarize the current knowledge about the impacts of doping nonmetal p-block elements, transition-metal d-block elements, and hybrid elements into nFe0 crystals on their local coordination environment, which largely determines their structure-property-activity relationships. The materials' reactivity-selectivity trade-off can be altered via facile and feasible approaches, e.g., controlling doping elements' amounts, types, and speciation. We also discuss the remaining challenges and future outlooks of using lattice-doped nFe0 materials in real applications. This perspective provides an intuitive interpretation for the rational design of lattice-doped nFe0, which is conducive to real practice for efficient and selective environmental remediation.
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- Du Chen
- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Brumovský M, Tunega D. Intrinsic Effects of Sulfidation on the Reactivity of Zero-Valent Iron With Trichloroethene: A DFT Study. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2023; 127:21063-21074. [PMID: 37937157 PMCID: PMC10626624 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c04459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
Abstract
Sulfidation represents a promising approach to enhance the selectivity and longevity of zero-valent iron (ZVI) in water treatment, particularly for nanoscale ZVI (nZVI). While previous mechanistic studies have primarily concentrated on the impact of sulfidation on the (n)ZVI hydrophobicity, the fundamental effects of sulfidation on the (n)ZVI reactivity with target contaminants remain poorly understood. Herein, we employed density functional theory to elucidate reaction mechanisms of trichloroethene (TCE) dechlorination at various (n)ZVI surface models, ranging from pristine Fe0 to regularly sulfidated Fe surfaces. Our findings indicate that sulfidation intrinsically hinders the TCE dechlorination by (n)ZVI, which aligns with prior observations of sulfur poisoning in transition metal catalysts. We further demonstrate that the positive effects of sulfidation emerge when the surface of (n)ZVI undergoes corrosion. Notably, S sites exhibit higher reactivity compared to the sites typically present on the surface of (n)ZVI oxidized in water. Additionally, S sites protect nearby Fe sites against oxidation and make them more selective for direct electron transfer. Overall, our results reveal that the reactivity of sulfidated (n)ZVI is governed by an interplay of intrinsic inhibitory effects and corrosion protection. A deeper understanding of these phenomena may provide new insights into the selectivity of sulfidated (n)ZVI for specific contaminants.
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- Miroslav Brumovský
- University
of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Forest- and Soil Sciences, Institute
of Soil Research, Peter-Jordan-Straße
82, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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- University
of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Forest- and Soil Sciences, Institute
of Soil Research, Peter-Jordan-Straße
82, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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Wang H, Pei Y, Wang K, Zuo Y, Wei M, Xiong J, Zhang P, Chen Z, Shang N, Zhong D, Pei P. First-Row Transition Metals for Catalyzing Oxygen Redox. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2304863. [PMID: 37469215 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202304863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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Rechargeable zinc-air batteries are widely recognized as a highly promising technology for energy conversion and storage, offering a cost-effective and viable alternative to commercial lithium-ion batteries due to their unique advantages. However, the practical application and commercialization of zinc-air batteries are hindered by the sluggish kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Recently, extensive research has focused on the potential of first-row transition metals (Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, and Cu) as promising alternatives to noble metals in bifunctional ORR/OER electrocatalysts, leveraging their high-efficiency electrocatalytic activity and excellent durability. This review provides a comprehensive summary of the recent advancements in the mechanisms of ORR/OER, the performance of bifunctional electrocatalysts, and the preparation strategies employed for electrocatalysts based on first-row transition metals in alkaline media for zinc-air batteries. The paper concludes by proposing several challenges and highlighting emerging research trends for the future development of bifunctional electrocatalysts based on first-row transition metals.
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- Hengwei Wang
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of British Columbia, 2360 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Safety and Energy, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Safety and Energy, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Zhang X, Chen R, Li Z, Yu J, Chen J, Zhang Y, Chen J, Yu Q, Qiu X. The influence of various microplastics on PBDEs contaminated soil remediation by nZVI and sulfide-nZVI: Impedance, electron-accepting/-donating capacity and aging. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 880:163233. [PMID: 37019223 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The microplastics (MPs) existed in the environment widely has resulted in novel thinking about in-situ remediation techniques, such as nano-zero-valent iron (nZVI) and sulfided nZVI (S-nZVI), which were often compromised by various environmental factors. In this study, three common MPs such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polystyrene (PS), and polypropylene (PP) in soil were found to inhibit the degradation rate of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE209) by nZVI and S-nZVI to different degrees due to MPs inhibiting of electron transfer which is the main way to degrade BDE209. The inhibition strength was related to its impedance (Z) and electron-accepting (EAC)/-donating capacity (EDC). Based on the explanation of the inhibition mechanism, the reason for different aging degrees of nZVI and S-nZVI in different MPs was illustrated, especially in PVC systems. Furthermore, the aging of reacted MPs, functionalization and fragmentation in particular, indicated that they were involved in the degradation process. Moreover, this work provided new insights into the field application of nZVI-based materials for removing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
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- Xiaoxuan Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
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- Hainan Provincial Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Centre, Hainan, China
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- School of Earth Science, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China; Key Laboratory of Novel Biomass-Based Environmental and Energy Materials in Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Wuhan 430074, China; Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center for Chemical Industry Pollution Control, Wuhan 430205, China.
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Wang Y, Jiang W, Tang Y, Liu Z, Qin Q, Xu Y. Biochar-supported sulfurized nanoscale zero-valent iron facilitates extensive dechlorination and rapid removal of 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol in aqueous solution. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 332:138835. [PMID: 37142104 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI) has been widely used in rapid remediation of contaminants. However, several obstacles such as aggregation and surface passivation hampered NZVI from further application. In this study, sulfurized nanoscale-zero valent iron supported by biochar (BC-SNZVI) was successfully synthesized and utilized for highly efficient 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol (2,4,6-TCP) dechlorination in aqueous solution. SEM-EDS analysis revealed the even distribution of SNZVI on the surface of BC. FTIR, XRD, XPS and N2 Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) adsorption analyses were carried out to characterize the materials. Results showed that BC-SNZVI with S/Fe molar ratio of 0.088, Na2S2O3 as sulfurization agent, and pre-sulfurization as the sulfurization strategy exhibited the superior performance for 2,4,6-TCP removal. The overall removal of 2,4,6-TCP was well described with the pseudo-first-order kinetics (R2 > 0.9), and the observed kinetics constant Kobs was 0.083 min-1 with BC-SNZVI, which was one order of magnitude higher than that of BC-NZVI (0.0092 min-1) and SNZVI (0.0042 min-1), and two orders of magnitude higher than that of NZVI (0.00092 min-1). Moreover, the removal efficiency of 2,4,6-TCP reached 99.5% by BC-SNZVI with dosage of 0.5 g·L-1, initial 2,4,6-TCP concentration of 30 mg·L-1 and initial solution pH of 3 within 180 min. The removal of 2,4,6-TCP by BC-SNZVI was acid-promoted and the removal efficiencies of 2,4,6-TCP decreased with the increase of initial 2,4,6-TCP concentrations. Furthermore, more extensive dechlorination of 2,4,6-TCP was achieved with BC-SNZVI and complete dechlorination product phenol became predominant. The facilitation of sulfur for Fe0 utilization and electron distribution in the presence of biochar remarkably enhanced the dechlorination performance of BC-SNZVI for 2,4,6-TCP. These findings provide insights into BC-SNZVI as an alternative engineering carbon based NZVI material for treating chlorinated phenols.
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- Ying Wang
- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210096, China.
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210096, China.
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210096, China.
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210096, China.
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210096, China.
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210096, China.
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Wu S, Cai S, Qin F, He F, Liu T, Yan X, Wang Z. Reductive dechlorination of chlorinated ethenes by ball milled and mechanochemically sulfidated microscale zero valent iron: A comparative study. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 446:130730. [PMID: 36630876 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.130730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Ball milling is an effective technique to not only activate and reduce the size of commercial microscale zero valent iron (mZVI) but also to mechanochemically sulfidate mZVI. Yet, little is known about the difference between how chlorinated ethenes (CEs) interact with ball milled mZVI (mZVIbm) and mechanochemically sulfidated mZVI (S-mZVIbm). We show that simple ball milling exposed the active Fe0 sites, while mechanochemical sulfidation diminished Fe0 sites and meanwhile increased S2- sites. Mechanochemical sulfidation with [S/Fe]dosed increased from 0 to 0.20 promoted the particle reactivity most for TCE dechlorination (∼14-fold), followed by PCE and 1,1-DCE while it diminished the reactivity for trans-DCE (∼0.4-fold), cis-DCE (∼0.02-fold) and VC (∼0.002-fold) compared to simple ball milling. Sulfidation also improved the electron efficiency of CE dechlorination, except for cis-DCE and VC. The kSA of cis-DCE, VC and trans-DCE dechlorination positively correlated with surface Fe0 content, suggesting their dechlorination was mainly mediated by Fe0 site or reactive atomic hydrogen. The kSA of TCE dechlorination positively correlated with surface S2- content and the dechlorination mainly occurred on S2- sites via direct electron transfer. Increased sulfidation favored direct electron transfer mechanism. The kSA of PCE and 1,1-DCE was not dependent on either parameter and their dechlorination was equally achieved through either mechanism.
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- Shuyan Wu
- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China; College of Geomatics and Municipal Engineering, Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China; Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution control, and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, International Joint Research Laboratory for Nano Energy Composites, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution control, and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Gao F, Zhang M, Zhang W, Ahmad S, Wang L, Tang J. Synthesis of carboxymethyl cellulose stabilized sulfidated nanoscale zero-valent iron (CMC-S-nZVI) for enhanced reduction of nitrobenzene. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Lin Z, Zheng C, Ren J, Zhu A, He C, Pan H. Synthesizing sulfidated zero-valent iron for enhanced Cr(VI) removal: Impact of sulfur precursors on physicochemical properties. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.131376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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Brumovský M, Micić V, Oborná J, Filip J, Hofmann T, Tunega D. Iron nitride nanoparticles for rapid dechlorination of mixed chlorinated ethene contamination. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 442:129988. [PMID: 36155299 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Sulfidation and, more recently, nitriding have been recognized as promising modifications to enhance the selectivity of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) particles for trichloroethene (TCE). Herein, we investigated the performance of iron nitride (FexN) nanoparticles in the removal of a broader range of chlorinated ethenes (CEs), including tetrachloroethene (PCE), cis-1,2-dichloroethene (cis-DCE), and their mixture with TCE, and compared it to the performance of sulfidated nZVI (S-nZVI) prepared from the same precursor nZVI. Two distinct types of iron nitride (FexN) nanoparticles, containing γ'-Fe4N and ε-Fe2-3N phases, exhibited substantially higher PCE and cis-DCE dechlorination rates compared to S-nZVI. A similar effect was observed with a CE mixture, which was completely dechlorinated by both types of FexN nanoparticles within 10 days, whereas S-nZVI was able to remove only about half of the amount, most of which being TCE. Density functional theory calculations further revealed that the cleavage of the first C-Cl bond was the rate-limiting step for all CEs dechlorinated on the γ'-Fe4N(001) surface, with the reaction barriers of PCE and cis-DCE being 29.9, and 40.8 kJ mol-1, respectively. FexN nanoparticles proved to be highly effective in the remediation of PCE, cis-DCE, and mixed CE contamination.
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- Miroslav Brumovský
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Forest, and Soil Sciences, Institute of Soil Research, Peter-Jordan-Straße 82, 1190 Vienna, Austria; Department of Environmental Geosciences (EDGE), Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, UZA II, 1090 Vienna, Austria; Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Environmental Geosciences (EDGE), Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, UZA II, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Environmental Geosciences (EDGE), Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, UZA II, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Forest, and Soil Sciences, Institute of Soil Research, Peter-Jordan-Straße 82, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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Zhang J, Yu H, Xu W, Shi H, Hu X, Xu J, Lou L. Adsorption-reduction coupling mechanism and reductive species during efficient florfenicol removal by modified biochar supported sulfidized nanoscale zerovalent iron. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 216:114782. [PMID: 36395864 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114782] [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: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Sulfidized nanoscale zerovalent iron (S-nZVI) was a promising material for degrading halogenated contaminants, but the easy aggregation limits its application for in-situ groundwater remediation. Hence, S-nZVI was decorated onto modified biochar (mBC) to obtain better dispersity and reactivity with florfenicol (FF), a widely used antibiotic. Uniform dispersion of S-nZVI particles were achieved on the mBC with plentiful oxygen-containing functional groups and negative surface charge. Thus, the removal rate of FF by S-nZVI@mBC was 2.5 and 3.1 times higher than that by S-nZVI and S-nZVI@BC, respectively. Adsorption and dechlorination of FF showed synergistic effect under appropriate mBC addition (e.g., C/Fe mass ratio = 1:3, 1:1), probably due to the enrichment of FF facilitates its reduction. In contrast, the contact between FF and S-nZVI could be hindered under more mBC addition, significantly decrease the reduction rate of FF and the reduction capacity of per unit Fe0. In addition, sulfur dose altered the surface species of surface Fe and S, and removal rates of FF correlated well with surface reductive species, i.e., FeS (r = 0.90, p < 0.05) and Fe0 (r = 0.98, p < 0.01). These mechanistic insights indicate the importance of rational design for biochar supported S-nZVI, which can lead to more efficient FF degradation.
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- Jin Zhang
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Environmental Safety of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310020, China.
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Gong L, Zhang Z, Xia C, Zheng J, Gu Y, He F. A quantitative study of the effects of particle' properties and environmental conditions on the electron efficiency of Pd and sulfidated nanoscale zero-valent irons. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 853:158469. [PMID: 36058331 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158469] [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: 07/04/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Electron efficiency (or electron selectivity, ɛe) is an important quantitative criterion for zero-valent iron treatment of organohalide contaminated groundwater. The aim of this quantitative study was the systematic exploration and comparison of the effects of the Pd/Fe and S/Fe molar ratios (i.e., [Pd/Fe] and [S/Fe]), trichloroethylene (TCE) concentrations ([TCE]), pH solution, aging time, and water matrices on the ɛe of Pd-nZVI and S-nZVI. To this end, we used TCE as a probe contaminant. The ɛe of Pd-nZVI increased and then decreased with [Pd/Fe], while that of S-nZVI increased with [S/Fe], as more hydrophobic FeS2 was formed on S-nZVI at higher [S/Fe]. The εe of S-nZVI and Pd-nZVI increased with increasing [TCE]. Specifically, the εe of S-nZVI and Pd-nZVI at [TCE] of 200 ppm increased by 24.9 % and 79.3 %, respectively, compared with that at [TCE] of 10 ppm. As the H2 evolution reaction (HER) was more sensitive to surface passivation than TCE dechlorination, the εe of S-nZVI and Pd-nZVI under alkaline conditions was higher than that under basic conditions, and increased by 11.7 % and 37.8 %, respectively, at pH 10 relative to that at pH 6. The εe also increased with the aging time of the S-nZVI and Pd-nZVI particles; the increase was by 27.2 % and 59.6 %, respectively, at aging time of 30 d compared with that of the fresh ones. The ɛe of both particles were higher in artificial groundwater (AGW) than in real groundwater (RGW). For all batch experiments, the εe of S-nZVI increased over the reaction time and tended to outperform that of Pd-nZVI, even though the εe of Pd-nZVI was higher than that of S-nZVI at the initial stage of TCE dechlorination, thereby justifying the longevity of S-nZVI.
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- Li Gong
- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, 250353, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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Yan G, Sun X, Zhang K, Zhang Y, Li H, Dou Y, Yuan D, Huang H, Jia B, Li H, Ma T. Integrating Covalent Organic Framework with Transition Metal Phosphide for Noble-Metal-Free Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic H 2 Evolution. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2201340. [PMID: 35612000 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202201340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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2D covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are considered as one kind of the most promising crystalline porous materials for solar-driven hydrogen production. However, adding noble metal co-catalysts into the COFs-based photocatalytic system is always indispensable. Herein, through a simple solvothermal synthesis method, TpPa-1-COF, a typical 2D COF, which displays a wide light absorption region, is rationally combined with transition metal phosphides (TMPs) to fabricate three TMPs/TpPa-1-COF hybrid materials, named Ni12 P5 (Ni2 P or CoP)/TpPa-1-COF. The incorporated TMPs can be served as electron collectors for accelerating the transfer of charges on TpPa-1-COF, thus the composites are demonstrated to be efficient photocatalysts for promoting water splitting. Benefitting from the richer surface reactive sites and lower H* formation energy barrier, the Ni12 P5 can most effectively improve the photocatalytic performance of the TpPa-1-COF, and the H2 evolution rate can reach up to 31.6 µmol h-1 , approximately 19 times greater than pristine TpPa-1-COF (1.65 µmol h-1 ), and is comparable to the Pt/TpPa-1-COF (38.8 µmol h-1 ). This work is the first example of combining COFs with TMPs to construct efficient photocatalysts, which may offer new insight for constructing noble-metal-free COF-based photocatalysts.
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- Ge Yan
- Institute of Clean Energy Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Green Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry of Adv. Mater., College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, P. R. China
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- Institute of Clean Energy Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Green Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry of Adv. Mater., College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, P. R. China
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- Institute of Clean Energy Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Green Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry of Adv. Mater., College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, P. R. China
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- Institute of Clean Energy Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Green Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry of Adv. Mater., College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, P. R. China
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- Institute of Clean Energy Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Green Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry of Adv. Mater., College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, P. R. China
- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- Shandong Institute of Advanced Technology, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 2500, Australia
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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Fu Y, Liao Y, Li P, Li H, Jiang S, Huang H, Sun W, Li T, Yu H, Li K, Li H, Jia B, Ma T. Layer structured materials for ambient nitrogen fixation. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Mo Y, Xu J, Zhu L. Molecular Structure and Sulfur Content Affect Reductive Dechlorination of Chlorinated Ethenes by Sulfidized Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:5808-5819. [PMID: 35442653 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c00284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Sulfidized nanoscale zerovalent iron (SNZVI) with desirable properties and reactivity has recently emerged as a promising groundwater remediation agent. However, little information is available on how the molecular structure of chlorinated ethenes (CEs) affects their dechlorination by SNZVI or whether the sulfur content of SNZVI can alter their dechlorination pathway and reactivity. Here, we show that the reactivity (up to 30-fold) and selectivity (up to 70-fold) improvements of SNZVI (compared to NZVI) toward CEs depended on the chlorine number, chlorine position, and sulfur content. Low CEs (i.e., vinyl chloride and cis-1,2-dichloroethene) and high CEs (perchloroethene) tended to be dechlorinated by SNZVI primarily via atomic H and direct electron transfer, respectively, while SNZVI could efficiently and selectively dechlorinate trichloroethene and trans-1,2-dichloroethene via both pathways. Increasing the sulfidation degree of SNZVI suppressed its ability to produce atomic H but promoted electron transfer and thus altered the relative contributions of atomic H and electron transfer to the CE dechlorination, resulting in different reactivities and selectivities. These were indicated by the correlations of CE dechlorination rates and improvements with CE molecular descriptors, H2 evolution rates, and electron transfer indicators of SNZVI. These mechanistic insights indicate the importance of determining the structure-specific properties and reactivity of both SNZVI materials and their target contaminants and can lead to a more rational design of SNZVI for in situ groundwater remediation of various CEs.
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- Yalan Mo
- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Brumovský M, Oborná J, Micić V, Malina O, Kašlík J, Tunega D, Kolos M, Hofmann T, Karlický F, Filip J. Iron Nitride Nanoparticles for Enhanced Reductive Dechlorination of Trichloroethylene. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:4425-4436. [PMID: 35263088 PMCID: PMC8988298 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c08282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Nitriding has been used for decades to improve the corrosion resistance of iron and steel materials. Moreover, iron nitrides (FexN) have been shown to give an outstanding catalytic performance in a wide range of applications. We demonstrate that nitriding also substantially enhances the reactivity of zerovalent iron nanoparticles (nZVI) used for groundwater remediation, alongside reducing particle corrosion. Two different types of FexN nanoparticles were synthesized by passing gaseous NH3/N2 mixtures over pristine nZVI at elevated temperatures. The resulting particles were composed mostly of face-centered cubic (γ'-Fe4N) and hexagonal close-packed (ε-Fe2-3N) arrangements. Nitriding was found to increase the particles' water contact angle and surface availability of iron in reduced forms. The two types of FexN nanoparticles showed a 20- and 5-fold increase in the trichloroethylene (TCE) dechlorination rate, compared to pristine nZVI, and about a 3-fold reduction in the hydrogen evolution rate. This was related to a low energy barrier of 27.0 kJ mol-1 for the first dechlorination step of TCE on the γ'-Fe4N(001) surface, as revealed by density functional theory calculations with an implicit solvation model. TCE dechlorination experiments with aged particles showed that the γ'-Fe4N nanoparticles retained high reactivity even after three months of aging. This combined theoretical-experimental study shows that FexN nanoparticles represent a new and potentially important tool for TCE dechlorination.
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- Miroslav Brumovský
- Department
of Environmental Geosciences (EDGE), Centre for Microbiology and Environmental
Systems Science, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA II, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology
and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký
University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Department
of Forest- and Soil Sciences, Institute of Soil Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences,
Vienna, Peter-Jordan-Straße
82, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology
and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký
University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Environmental Geosciences (EDGE), Centre for Microbiology and Environmental
Systems Science, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA II, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology
and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký
University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology
and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký
University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Forest- and Soil Sciences, Institute of Soil Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences,
Vienna, Peter-Jordan-Straße
82, 1190 Vienna, Austria
- School
of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, 300072 Tianjin, P.R. China
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- Department
of Physics, Faculty of Science, University
of Ostrava, 701 03 Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Environmental Geosciences (EDGE), Centre for Microbiology and Environmental
Systems Science, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA II, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department
of Physics, Faculty of Science, University
of Ostrava, 701 03 Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology
and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký
University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Meng F, Xu J, Dai H, Yu Y, Lin D. Even Incorporation of Nitrogen into Fe 0 Nanoparticles as Crystalline Fe 4N for Efficient and Selective Trichloroethylene Degradation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:4489-4497. [PMID: 35316036 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c08671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Surface modification of microscale Fe powder with nitrogen has emerged recently to improve the reactivity of Fe0 for dechlorination. However, it is unclear how an even incorporation of a crystalline iron nitride phase into Fe0 nanoparticles affects their physicochemical properties and performance, or if Fe0 nanoparticles with a varied nitridation degree will act differently. Here, we synthesized nitridated Fe0 nanoparticles with an even distribution of N via a sol-gel and pyrolysis method. Nitridation expanded the Fe0 lattice and provided the Fe4N species, making the materials more hydrophobic and accelerating the electron transfer, compared to un-nitridated Fe0. These properties well explain their reactivity and selectivity toward trichloroethylene (TCE). The TCE degradation rate by nitridated Fe0 (up to 4.8 × 10-2 L m-2 h-1) was much higher (up to 27-fold) than that by un-nitridated Fe0, depending on the nitridation degree. The materials maintained a high electron efficiency (87-95%) due to the greatly suppressed water reactivity (109-127 times lower than un-nitridated Fe0). Acetylene was accumulated as the major product of TCE dechlorination via β-elimination. These findings suggest that the nitridation of Fe0 nanoparticles can change the materials' physicochemical properties, providing high reactivity and selectivity toward chlorinated contaminants for in situ groundwater remediation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fanxu Meng
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Ecological Civilization Academy, Anji 313300, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Ecological Civilization Academy, Anji 313300, China
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Ali S, Jan FA, Ullah R, Wajidullah, Ullah N. Kinetic and Thermodynamic Study of the Photo Catalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue (MB) in Aqueous Solution Using Cadmium Sulphide (CdS) Nanocatalysts. CHEMISTRY AFRICA 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s42250-022-00327-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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