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Auto-Continuous Synthesis of Robust and Hydrophobic Silica Aerogel Microspheres from Low-Cost Aqueous Sodium Silicate for Fast Dynamic Organics Removal. Gels 2022; 8:gels8120778. [PMID: 36547303 PMCID: PMC9777793 DOI: 10.3390/gels8120778] [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: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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An efficient auto-continuous globing process was developed with a self-built apparatus to synthesize pure silica aerogel microspheres (PSAMs) using sodium silicate as a precursor and water as a solvent. A hydrophobic silica aerogel microsphere (HSAM) was obtained by methyl grafting. A reinforced silica aerogel microsphere (RSAM) was prepared by polymer cross-linking on the framework of the silica gel. The pH value of the reaction system and the temperature of the coagulating bath were critical to form perfect SAMs with a diameter of 3.0 ± 0.2 mm. The grafted methyl groups are thermally stable up to 400 °C. Polymer cross-linking increased the strength significantly, owing to the polymer coating on the framework of silica aerogel. The pore volumes of HSAM (6.44 cm3/g) and RSAM (3.17 cm3/g) were much higher than their state-of-the-art counterparts. Their specific surface areas were also at a high level. The HSAM and RSAM showed high organic sorption capacities, i.e., 17.9 g/g of pump oil, 11.8 g/g of hexane, and 22.2 mg/g of 10 mg/L methyl orange. The novel preparation method was facile, cost-effective, safe, and eco-friendly, and the resulting SAM sorbents were exceptional in capacity, dynamics, regenerability, and stability.
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Physiological changes in Rhodococcus ruber S103 immobilized on biobooms using low-cost media enhance stress tolerance and crude oil-degrading activity. Sci Rep 2022; 12:10474. [PMID: 35729341 PMCID: PMC9213463 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14488-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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For economic feasibility, sugarcane molasses (0.5%, w/v) containing K2HPO4 (0.26%, w/v) and mature coconut water, low value byproducts, were used in cultivation of Rhodococcus ruber S103 for inoculum production and immobilization, respectively. Physiological changes of S103 grown in low-cost media, including cell hydrophobicity, saturated/unsaturated ratio of cellular fatty acids and biofilm formation activity, enhanced stress tolerance and crude oil biodegradation in freshwater and even under high salinity (5%, w/v). Biobooms comprised of S103 immobilized on polyurethane foam (PUF) was achieved with high biomass content (1010 colony-forming units g-1 PUF) via a scale-up process in a 5-L modified fluidized-bed bioreactor within 3 days. In a 500-L mesocosm, natural freshwater was spiked with crude oil (72 g or 667 mg g-1 dry biobooms), and a simulated wave was applied. Biobooms could remove 100% of crude oil within only 3 days and simultaneously biodegraded 60% of the adsorbed oil after 7 days when compared to boom control with indigenous bacteria. In addition, biobooms had a long shelf-life (at least 100 days) with high biodegradation activity (85.2 ± 2.3%) after storage in 10% (w/v) skimmed milk at room temperature. This study demonstrates that the low-cost production of biobooms has potential for future commercial bioremediation.
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Zhang H, Zhang F, Wu Y. Robust Stretchable Thermoplastic Polyurethanes with Long Soft Segments and Steric Semisymmetric Hard Segments. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b06107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Hangtian Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Sciences and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Sciences and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Sciences and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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Meng X, Zhan H, Xi B, Li X, Zhou X, Deng Q, Liang L. Fabrication of superhydrophobic sponge with hierarchical structure and application for oil/water separation. JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE PART A-PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/10601325.2017.1332465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Xu Meng
- College of textile and garment, College of Life Science, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China
- Zhe jiang Key Laboratory of Clean Dyeing and Finishing Technology, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China
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- College of textile and garment, College of Life Science, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China
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- College of textile and garment, College of Life Science, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China
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- College of textile and garment, College of Life Science, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China
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- College of textile and garment, College of Life Science, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China
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- College of textile and garment, College of Life Science, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China
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- College of textile and garment, College of Life Science, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China
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- Zhe Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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Liu HD, Gu B, Jia F, Li Y, Ying Q, Alamus, Yuan WF, Chen B, He Q. Facile fabrication of hydrophobic octadecylamine-functionalized polyurethane foam for oil spill cleanup. JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE PART A-PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/10601325.2016.1143312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Hai-Dong Liu
- Key Laboratory of Testing Technology for Manufacturing Process, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Testing Technology for Manufacturing Process, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Testing Technology for Manufacturing Process, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Testing Technology for Manufacturing Process, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Testing Technology for Manufacturing Process, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Testing Technology for Manufacturing Process, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Testing Technology for Manufacturing Process, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Testing Technology for Manufacturing Process, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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- Chenguang Research Institute of Chemical Industry, China National Blue Star Co., Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Bazargan A, Sadeghi H, Garcia-Mayoral R, McKay G. An unsteady state retention model for fluid desorption from sorbents. J Colloid Interface Sci 2015; 450:127-134. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.02.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2014] [Revised: 02/08/2015] [Accepted: 02/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Tjandra R, Lui G, Veilleux A, Broughton J, Chiu G, Yu A. Introduction of an Enhanced Binding of Reduced Graphene Oxide to Polyurethane Sponge for Oil Absorption. Ind Eng Chem Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.5b00748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ricky Tjandra
- Department of Chemical
Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Waterloo Institute
for Sustainable Energy, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L
3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical
Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Waterloo Institute
for Sustainable Energy, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L
3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical
Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Waterloo Institute
for Sustainable Energy, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L
3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical
Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Waterloo Institute
for Sustainable Energy, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L
3G1, Canada
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- Grafoid Inc., 130 Albert, Ottawa, ON K1P 5G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemical
Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Waterloo Institute
for Sustainable Energy, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L
3G1, Canada
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Wu D, Yu Z, Wu W, Fang L, Zhu H. Continuous oil–water separation with surface modified sponge for cleanup of oil spills. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra07583h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Peng L, Li H, Zhang Y, Su J, Yu P, Luo Y. A superhydrophobic 3D porous material for oil spill cleanup. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra06337f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Oil spills are a serious threat to environment and marine ecosystems; hence, it is urgent to identify an economic and efficient countermeasure to deal with them.
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- Lei Peng
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences
- Wuhan University
- Wuhan, China
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