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de Mello R, Motheo AJ, Sáez C, Rodrigo MA. Treatment of benzene contaminated gas streams by combining adsorption and electrochemical oxidation processes. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zou M, Dong M, Zhao T. Advances in Metal-Organic Frameworks MIL-101(Cr). Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23169396. [PMID: 36012661 PMCID: PMC9409302 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23169396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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MIL-101(Cr) is one of the most well-studied chromium-based metal-organic frameworks, which consists of metal chromium ion and terephthalic acid ligand. It has an ultra-high specific surface area, large pore size, good thermal/chemical/water stability, and contains unsaturated Lewis acid sites in its structure. Due to the physicochemical properties and structural characteristics, MIL-101(Cr) has a wide range of applications in aqueous phase adsorption, gas storage and separation, and catalysis. In this review, the latest synthesis of MIL-101(Cr) and its research progress in adsorption and catalysis are reviewed.
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Yang H, Jung H, Oh K, Jeon JM, Cho KS. Characterization of the Bacterial Community Associated with Methane and Odor in a Pilot-Scale Landfill Biocover under Moderately Thermophilic Conditions. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 31:803-814. [PMID: 33879637 PMCID: PMC9705922 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.2103.03005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A pilot-scale biocover was constructed at a sanitary landfill and the mitigation of methane and odor compounds was compared between the summer and non-summer seasons. The average inlet methane concentrations were 22.0%, 16.3%, and 31.3%, and the outlet concentrations were 0.1%, 0.1%, and 0.2% during winter, spring, and summer, respectively. The odor removal efficiency was 98.0% during summer, compared to 96.6% and 99.6% during winter and spring, respectively. No deterioration in methane and odor removal performance was observed even when the internal temperature of the biocover increased to more than 40°C at midday during summer. During summer, the packing material simultaneously degraded methane and dimethyl sulfide (DMS) under both moderately thermophilic (40-50°C) and mesophilic conditions (30°C). Hyphomicrobium and Brevibacillus, which can degrade methane and DMS at 40°C and 50°C, were isolated. The diversity of the bacterial community in the biocover during summer did not decrease significantly compared to other seasons. The thermophilic environment of the biocover during summer promoted the growth of thermotolerant and thermophilic bacterial populations. In particular, the major methane-oxidizing species were Methylocaldum spp. during summer and Methylobacter spp. during the nonsummer seasons. The performance of the biocover remained stable under moderately thermophilic conditions due to the replacement of the main species and the maintenance of bacterial diversity. The information obtained in this study could be used to design biological processes for methane and odor removal during summer and/or in subtropical countries.
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- Hyoju Yang
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Green Environmental Complex Center, Suncheon 57992, Republic of Korea
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- Green Environmental Complex Center, Suncheon 57992, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea,Corresponding author Phone: +82-2-32772393 E-mail:
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Cong Trung B, Nguyen Quang Tu L, Tran Minh Tri N, Thanh An N, Quang Long N. Granular-carbon supported nano noble-metal (Au, Pd, Au-Pd): new dual-functional adsorbent/catalysts for effective removal of toluene at low-temperature and humid condition. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2021; 42:1772-1786. [PMID: 31622175 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2019.1680742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Treatment of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) especially aromatic compounds such as toluene at low temperature and in the highly humid condition is currently a great challenge. New dual functional adsorbent/catalysts have been developed in this study to minimize the mass-transfer limitation at low temperature. The ready-to-practically-use materials, which consisted nano-sized noble metal (Au, Pd, Au-Pd) supported on granular carbon (GC) have been prepared using a metal-sol method. The surface morphology, and structure of these granular materials were characterized to confirm the presence of nano-sized noble metal on the GC as well as the properties of the dual functional adsorbent/catalyst. The results of catalytic performance revealed that the presence of Pd played an important role in the formation of nano Au particles, which were the catalytic active-site for toluene oxidation. At 60% relative humidity and 150°C the dual functional adsorbent/catalyst, Au-Pd/GC, exhibited 97.2% toluene removal. Importantly, the kinetic analysis for the catalytic oxidation of nano-sized 0.5%Au-0.27%Pd/GC catalyst showed that the Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism provided a good fit towards the experimental data and allowed to determine the kinetic parameters of the reaction-rate law -rA=k⋅KA⋅CA1+KA⋅CA⋅KO2⋅CO21+KO2.CO2. The activation energy, adsorption enthalpy of toluene, and oxygen on the catalyst were reported.
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- Bien Cong Trung
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - VNU- HCM, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - VNU- HCM, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - VNU- HCM, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - VNU- HCM, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - VNU- HCM, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Hocinat A, Boudemagh A, Ali-Khodja H, Medjemadj M. Aerobic degradation of BTEX compounds by Streptomyces species isolated from activated sludge and agricultural soils. Arch Microbiol 2020; 202:2481-2492. [PMID: 32617605 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-020-01970-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In this study, we tested the ability of Streptomyces to use for their growth benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and o-, m-, p-xylenes as sole source of carbon and energy. These bacteria were isolated from agricultural soils and activated sludge samples from a wastewater treatment plant. The results show that Streptomyces are capable of degrading at least one of the BTEX compounds. Among them, 3 isolates from activated sludge called (U, F and V) and a single isolate (SA13) isolated from an agricultural soil, can use as the sole source of carbon and energy, all of these BTEX compounds at concentrations of 1500 mg/L. Based on the analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence, two active strains were identified as Streptomyces fimicarius, Streptomyces cavourensis, Streptomyces flavogriseus and Streptomyces pratensis. These strains can be excellent candidates for the bioremediation of the telluric and aquatic sites polluted by these xenobiotics.
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- Amira Hocinat
- Faculté Des Sciences de La Nature Et de La Vie, Département de Microbiologie, Université Frères Mentouri-Constantine 1, 25017, Constantine, Algeria
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- Faculté Des Sciences de La Nature Et de La Vie, Département de Microbiologie, Université Frères Mentouri-Constantine 1, 25017, Constantine, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Pollution Et de Traitement Des Eaux, Faculté Des Sciences Exactes, Département de Chimie, Université Frères Mentouri-Constantine 1, Constantine, Algeria.
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- Faculté Des Sciences de La Nature Et de La Vie, Département de Microbiologie, Université Frères Mentouri-Constantine 1, 25017, Constantine, Algeria
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Mohamed EF, Awad G. Photodegradation of gaseous toluene and disinfection of airborne microorganisms from polluted air using immobilized TiO 2 nanoparticle photocatalyst-based filter. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:24507-24517. [PMID: 32307677 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-08779-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) has been described as an advanced technology to remove toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and airborne microorganisms from indoor air environments. This technique is economic, stable, safe, and capable to remove a wide variety of organic contaminants under UV irradiation. This study presents a case study on the effect of a fabricated filter in the removal of toluene at 26 mg/L and disinfection of ambient air under a given operating condition. The principal goals of this study were to synthesize Ag nanoparticles/TiO2 filter for the first time via the deposition of Ag nanoparticles on a commercial immobilized TiO2 tissue sheet by impregnation technique and to investigate the performance of this prepared Ag/TiO2 tissue based filter system for toluene removal as well as to remove airborne microorganisms from indoor air. The results illustrated that under the experimental conditions, Ag/TiO2-based filter was able to disinfect well the microorganisms. The performance of Ag/TiO2 filter shows two different stages; the first one is a slight adsorption phase in dark with approximately 15% of toluene removal within 60 min. The second stage is a photooxidation phase under UV irradiation in which the toluene removal efficiency was significantly enhanced with extension of the operational time and reached 97% during this stage. Additionally, the Ag/TiO2 filter has a higher disinfection capacity of airborne microorganisms that completely removed to reach 100% after 300 min of application. This filter could be practically introduced as an effective system in industrial, hospital, and home applications for air purification. Graphical abstract.
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- Elham F Mohamed
- Air Pollution Department, Environmental Research Division, National Research Centre, 33 EL Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt
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- Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Division, National Research Centre, 33 EL Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt.
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Zhu L, Shen D, Luo KH. A critical review on VOCs adsorption by different porous materials: Species, mechanisms and modification methods. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 389:122102. [PMID: 32058893 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Revised: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have attracted world-wide attention regarding their serious hazards on ecological environment and human health. Industrial processes such as fossil fuel combustion, petrochemicals, painting, coatings, pesticides, plastics, contributed to the large proportion of anthropogenic VOCs emission. Destructive methods (catalysis oxidation and biofiltration) and recovery methods (absorption, adsorption, condensation and membrane separation) have been developed for VOCs removal. Adsorption is established as one of the most promising strategies for VOCs abatement thanks to its characteristics of cost-effectiveness, simplicity and low energy consumption. The prominent progress in VOCs adsorption by different kinds of porous materials (such as carbon-based materials, oxygen-contained materials, organic polymers and composites is carefully summarized in this work, concerning the mechanism of adsorbate-adsorbent interactions, modification methods for the mentioned porous materials, and enhancement of VOCs adsorption capacity. This overview is to provide a comprehensive understanding of VOCs adsorption mechanisms and up-to-date progress of modification technologies for different porous materials.
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- Lingli Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, PR China.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London WC1E7JE, UK
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BenIsrael M, Wanner P, Fernandes J, Burken JG, Aravena R, Parker BL, Haack EA, Tsao DT, Dunfield KE. Quantification of toluene phytoextraction rates and microbial biodegradation functional profiles at a fractured bedrock phytoremediation site. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 707:135890. [PMID: 31865073 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Revised: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/30/2019] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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This field study evaluated the efficacy of a mature hybrid poplar phytoremediation system for the remediation of toluene in a fractured bedrock aquifer site. Phytoextraction activity of the trees and the ecology and biodegradation potential of root-colonizing bacteria that ultimately influence how much toluene is transported from the roots and phytoextracted to the aboveground point of measurement were explored. Peak-season toluene mass removal rates ranging from 313 to 743 μg/day were quantified using passive in planta contaminant sampling techniques and continuous heat dissipation transpiration measurements in tree stems. Root bacterial microbiome structure and biodegradation potential were evaluated via high-throughput sequencing and predictive metagenomic functional modelling of bacterial 16S rRNA genes in roots. Poplar roots were colonized mostly by Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, and Bacteroidetes. Distinct, more uniform communities were observed in roots associated with trees planted in the toluene source area compared to other areas, with differences apparent at lower taxonomic levels. Significant enrichment of Streptomyces in roots was observed in the source area, implicating that genus as a potentially important poplar endophyte at toluene-impacted sites. Moreover, significantly greater aerobic toluene biodegradation capacity was predicted in these roots compared to other areas using taxonomic functional modelling. Together with passive sampling, the molecular results provided supporting evidence of biodegradation activity in the source area and contextualized the detected phytoextraction patterns. These results support the application of phytoremediation systems for aromatic hydrocarbons in environments with complex geology and demonstrate field-validated monitoring techniques to assess phytoextraction and biodegradation in these systems.
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- Michael BenIsrael
- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- G(360) Institute for Groundwater Research, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- G(360) Institute for Groundwater Research, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 1401 N. Pine St., Rolla, MO 65409-0030, USA
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- G(360) Institute for Groundwater Research, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- EcoMetrix Inc., 6800 Campobello Road, Mississauga, ON L5N 2L8, Canada
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- BP Corporation North America Inc., 150 W Warrenville Road #605-2E, Naperville, IL 60563, USA
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
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Ghasemi R, Golbabaei F, Rezaei S, Pourmand MR, Nabizadeh R, Jafari MJ, masoorian E. A comparison of biofiltration performance based on bacteria and fungi for treating toluene vapors from airflow. AMB Express 2020; 10:8. [PMID: 31938898 PMCID: PMC6960271 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-019-0941-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Accepted: 12/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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With increasing concerns about industrial gas contaminants and the growing demand for durable and sustainable technologies, attentions have been gradually shifted to biological air pollution controls. The ability of Pseudomonas putida PTCC 1694 (bacteria) and Pleurotus ostreatus IRAN 1781C (fungus) to treat contaminated gas stream with toluene and its biological degradation was compared under similar operating conditions. For this purpose, a biofilter on the laboratory scale was designed and constructed and the tests were carried out in two stages. The first stage, bacterial testing, lasted 20 days and the second stage, fungal testing, lasted 16 days. Inlet loading rates (IL) for bacterial and fungal biofilters were 21.62 ± 6.04 and 26.24 ± 7.35 g/m3 h respectively. In general, fungal biofilter showed a higher elimination capacity (EC) than bacterial biofilter (18.1 ± 6.98 vs 13.7 ± 4.7 g/m3 h). However, the pressure drop in the fungal biofilter was higher than the bacterial biofilter (1.26 ± 0.3 vs 1 ± 0.3 mm water), which was probably due to the growth of the mycelium. Fungal biofiltration showed a better performance in the removal of toluene from the air stream.
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Yi H, Xu J, Tang X, Zhao S, Zhang Y, Yang Z, Wu J, Meng X, Meng J, Yan H, Li Q. Novel synthesis of Pd-CeMnO 3 perovskite based on unique ultrasonic intervention from combination of Sol-Gel and impregnation method for low temperature efficient oxidation of benzene vapour. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2018; 48:418-423. [PMID: 30080568 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2018.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2018] [Revised: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The 0.5 wt% Pd-CeMnO3 was prepared by ultrasonic intervention combination of Sol-Gel and PVA-protected N2 bubbling NaBH4 reduction impregnation method, then it was used for the catalytic oxidation of benzene vapour at low temperatures. By analyzing the removal and mineralization rate at different temperatures, it was found that 50% of benzene was degraded in 145 °C, then 90% of benzene was degraded in 186 °C, 100% of mineralization rate was 220 °C. After ultrasonic treatment, 64% removal rate and 46% mineralization rate could be increased, it proved that ultrasonic treatment can improve the performance of catalyst significantly. According to XRD spectrum, ultrasonic intervention helped to stabilize the crystalline structure of perovskite. Further, SEM pictures intuitively proved that ultrasonic treatment contributes to the formation of surface pore structure of catalyst. Moreover, diagram of H2-TPR indicates that ultrasonic intervention makes the catalyst have more cryogenic activity sites for strong low temperature catalytic activities. All these reasons are assumed to be the factors that lead to superior performance of the catalyst.
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- Honghong Yi
- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, Beijing 100083, PR China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, PR China
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Aghbolaghy M, Soltan J, Sutarto R. The role of surface carboxylates in catalytic ozonation of acetone on alumina-supported manganese oxide. Chem Eng Res Des 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2017.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Aghbolaghy M, Soltan J, Chen N. Role of Surface Carboxylates in the Gas Phase Ozone-Assisted Catalytic Oxidation of Toluene. Catal Letters 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-017-2143-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Li M, Lu B, Ke QF, Guo YJ, Guo YP. Synergetic effect between adsorption and photodegradation on nanostructured TiO 2/activated carbon fiber felt porous composites for toluene removal. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2017; 333:88-98. [PMID: 28342359 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2016] [Revised: 03/04/2017] [Accepted: 03/08/2017] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The low quantum efficiency and limited adsorption efficiency of TiO2 makes it only fit for the removal of VOCs with low concentrations. Herein, we for the first time fabricated nanostructured TiO2/activated carbon fiber felt (TiO2/ACFF) porous composites by the in situ deposition of TiO2 microspheres on the carbon fibers in ACFF. Interestingly, the TiO2 microspheres exhibit hierarchical nanostructures constructed by nanocrystals as building blocks. The TiO2/ACFF porous composites possess excellent adsorption and photodegradation properties for toluene because of the synergetic effects between the nanostructured TiO2 and ACFF. The adsorption efficiencies of the TiO2/ACFF porous composites reach approximately 98% at the toluene concentration (<1150ppm) and approximately 77% even at the high concentration of 6900ppm. Moreover, the ACFF in the TiO2/ACFF porous composites significantly enhances photocatalytic property for toluene by hindering the recombination of electron-hole pairs, reducing the TiO2 band gap energy (Eg) to 2.95eV and accelerating toluene adsorption. At the toluene concentrations of 230ppm and 460ppm, the photocatalytic oxidation efficiency of toluene into CO2 arrives at 100% and 81.5%, respectively. Therefore, the TiO2/ACFF porous composites with synergetic adsorption and photocatalytic activities have great potentials for toluene removal.
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- Min Li
- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China.
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Iffis B, St-Arnaud M, Hijri M. Petroleum hydrocarbon contamination, plant identity and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) community determine assemblages of the AMF spore-associated microbes. Environ Microbiol 2016; 18:2689-704. [DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.13438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Bachir Iffis
- Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Université de Montréal and Jardin botanique de Montréal; 4101 Rue Sherbrooke Est Montréal QC H1X 2B2 Canada
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- Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Université de Montréal and Jardin botanique de Montréal; 4101 Rue Sherbrooke Est Montréal QC H1X 2B2 Canada
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- Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Université de Montréal and Jardin botanique de Montréal; 4101 Rue Sherbrooke Est Montréal QC H1X 2B2 Canada
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