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Znidi F, Morsy M, Uddin MN. Navigating challenges and solutions for metal-halide and carbon-based electrodes in perovskite solar cells (NCS-MCEPSC): An environmental approach. Heliyon 2024; 10:e32843. [PMID: 38988552 PMCID: PMC11233955 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32843] [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: 03/18/2024] [Revised: 05/30/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024] Open
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The urgent need to shift to renewable energy is highlighted by rising global energy use and environmental issues like global warming from fossil fuel dependency. Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) stand out as a promising option, providing high efficiency and potential for cost-effective production. This study delves into the environmental concerns and viable solutions linked with metal-halide PSCs (M-PSCs) and carbon-based electrode PCSs (C-PSCs). It showcases the swift progress in PSC technology, highlighting its potential to deliver efficient and economical renewable energy options. Yet, the environmental implications of these technologies, especially the utilization of toxic lead (Pb) in M-PSCs and the issues of stability and degradation in C-PSCs, represent considerable hurdles for their broad application and sustainability. The paper details the recent advances in PSCs, focusing on enhancements in device efficiency and stability through innovative material combinations and device designs. Nonetheless, the environmental hazards linked to the dispersal of toxic substances from compromised or deteriorating PSCs into the ecosystem raise significant concerns. In particular, the risk of Pb from M-PSCs contaminating soil and aquatic ecosystems is a pressing issue for human and environmental health, spurring investigations into alternative materials and methods to diminish these impacts. The authors examine several strategies, including the introduction of Pb-free perovskites, encapsulation methods to block the escape of hazardous substances, and the recycling of PSC elements. The study stresses the necessity of aligning technological innovations with considerations for the environment and health, calling for ongoing research into PSC technologies that are sustainable and safe. This review highlights the need for detailed assessments of PSC technologies, focusing on their renewable energy contributions, environmental impacts, and strategies to mitigate these effects. The authors call for a cohesive strategy to develop PSCs that are efficient, cost-effective, eco-friendly, and safe for widespread use.
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- Faycal Znidi
- Engineering and Physics Department, Texas A&M University, Texarkana, 7101 University Ave, Texarkana, TX, 75503, USA
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- Engineering and Physics Department, Texas A&M University, Texarkana, 7101 University Ave, Texarkana, TX, 75503, USA
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- Engineering and Physics Department, Texas A&M University, Texarkana, 7101 University Ave, Texarkana, TX, 75503, USA
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Yusuf A, Almotairy ARZ, Henidi H, Alshehri OY, Aldughaim MS. Nanoparticles as Drug Delivery Systems: A Review of the Implication of Nanoparticles' Physicochemical Properties on Responses in Biological Systems. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15071596. [PMID: 37050210 PMCID: PMC10096782 DOI: 10.3390/polym15071596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 94.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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In the last four decades, nanotechnology has gained momentum with no sign of slowing down. The application of inventions or products from nanotechnology has revolutionised all aspects of everyday life ranging from medical applications to its impact on the food industry. Nanoparticles have made it possible to significantly extend the shelf lives of food product, improve intracellular delivery of hydrophobic drugs and improve the efficacy of specific therapeutics such as anticancer agents. As a consequence, nanotechnology has not only impacted the global standard of living but has also impacted the global economy. In this review, the characteristics of nanoparticles that confers them with suitable and potentially toxic biological effects, as well as their applications in different biological fields and nanoparticle-based drugs and delivery systems in biomedicine including nano-based drugs currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are discussed. The possible consequence of continuous exposure to nanoparticles due to the increased use of nanotechnology and possible solution is also highlighted.
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- Azeez Yusuf
- Irish Centre for Genetic Lung Disease, Department of Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Beaumont Hospital, D02 YN77 Dublin, Ireland
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- Research Department, Health Sciences Research Center, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 84428, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11564, Saudi Arabia
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- Research Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh Second Health Cluster, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Zhang H, Saberi A, Heydari Z, Baltatu MS. Bredigite-CNTs Reinforced Mg-Zn Bio-Composites to Enhance the Mechanical and Biological Properties for Biomedical Applications. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:1681. [PMID: 36837310 PMCID: PMC9965178 DOI: 10.3390/ma16041681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Magnesium (Mg) and its compounds have been investigated as biodegradable metals for bone implants. However, high corrosion rates and low bioactivity that cause loss of mechanical properties are factors that have limited their biomedical applications. The purpose of this work is to remedy the weaknesses of the Mg-Zn (MZ) alloy matrix. For this purpose, we have synthesized Mg-based composites with different concentrations of bredigite (Br; Ca7MgSi4O16)-carbon nanotubes (CNTs) using mechanical alloying and semi-powder metallurgy processes with spark plasma sintering. Then, we studied the effect of the simultaneous addition of Br-CNTs on in vitro degradation, as well as its effect on the composites' mechanical and antibacterial properties. Increases of 57% and 72% respectively were observed in the microhardness and compressive strength of the MZ/Br-CNTs composite in comparison to the MZ alloy. In addition, the rate of degradation of Mg-based composites in simulated body fluids (SBF) was almost 2 times lower. An assessment of antibacterial behavior disclosed that the simultaneous adding of Br-CNTs to Mg can meaningfully prevent the growth and invasion of E. coli and S. aureus. These research findings demonstrate the potential application of MZ/Br-CNTs composites to implants and the treatment of bone infections.
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- Hongwei Zhang
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Xijing University, Xi’an 710123, China
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- Department of Materials Engineering, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 1777613651, Iran
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- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran 1439957131, Iran
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- Department of Technologies and Equipments for Materials Processing, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iaşi, Blvd. Mangeron, No. 51, 700050 Iasi, Romania
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The effect of Co-encapsulated GNPs-CNTs nanofillers on mechanical properties, degradation and antibacterial behavior of Mg-based composite. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2023; 138:105601. [PMID: 36493612 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Magnesium (Mg)-based composites, as one group of the biodegradable materials, enjoy high biodegradability, biocompatibility, and non-toxicity making them a great option for implant applications. In this paper, by the semi powder metallurgy (SPM) technique, the graphene nano-platelets (GNPs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) nanosystems, as reinforcements, are dispersed homogenously in the Mg-Zn (MZ) alloy matrix. Subsequently, the composite is successfully produced employing the spark plasma sintering (SPS) process. Compared to the unreinforced MZ sample, GNPs + CNTs mixture reinforced composite exhibits higher compressive strength (∼75%). Notably, adding only 1 wt % of GNPs + CNTs to the MZ matrix reduces the rate of the degradation in the Mg-based composite by almost 2- fold. Examining the antibacterial activity demonstrate that the incorporation of GNPs + CNTs into the Mg-based matrix is likely to prevent the infiltration and development of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Escherichia coli (E. coli) significantly. While the MTT with 0.5 and 1 wt % GNPs + CNTs does not demonstrate cytotoxicity to the MG63 cells, the excessive GNPs + CNTs results in a certain degree of poisonousness. In general, the findings of the present research attest to the viable application of MZ/GNPs + CNTs composites for implants as well as bone infection treatment.
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Wang Q, Feng X, Liu Y, Cui W, Sun Y, Zhang S, Wang F. Effects of microplastics and carbon nanotubes on soil geochemical properties and bacterial communities. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 433:128826. [PMID: 35381513 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2022] [Revised: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A 100-day soil incubation experiment was conducted to explore the effects of conventional (high-density polyethylene, HDPE) and biodegradable (polylactic acid, PLA) microplastics (MPs) and multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on soil geochemical properties and bacterial communities. Generally, soil pH was increased by 10% HDPE and 10% PLA, but decreased by increasing MWCNTs. Soil dissolved organic carbon content was only increased by 10% PLA. NO3--N content was significantly decreased by MPs, with a decrement of 99% by 10% PLA. Similarly, available P content was reduced by 10% MPs. The activities of urease and alkaline phosphatase were stimulated by 10% PLA, but generally inhibited by HDPE. Conversely, FDAse activity was stimulated by HDPE, but inhibited by 10% PLA, whereas invertase activity decreased with increasing MWCNTs. Overall, both MPs and MWCNTs changed soil bacterial diversity. Co-exposure to 10% MPs and MWCNTs of 1 and 10 mg/kg caused the lowest species richness and Shannon indexes. MPs especially at the 10% dose changed bacterial community composition and the associated metabolic pathways, causing the enrichment of specific taxa and functional genes. Our findings show that conventional and biodegradable MPs differently change soil geochemical properties and microbial community structure and functions, which can be further modified by co-existing MWCNTs.
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- Quanlong Wang
- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, PR China
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- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, PR China
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- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, PR China
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- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, PR China
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- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, PR China
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- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, PR China
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- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, PR China.
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Zhang H, Jiang L, Wang H, Li Y, Chen J, Li J, Guo H, Yuan X, Xiong T. Evaluating the remediation potential of MgFe 2O 4-montmorillonite and its co-application with biochar on heavy metal-contaminated soils. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 299:134217. [PMID: 35288182 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this work, a novel and efficient magnesium ferrite-modified montmorillonite (MgFe2O4-MMT) compound was prepared. MgFe2O4-MMT and biochar were mixed at 0:10, 1:9, 3:7, 4:6, and 10:0 w/w combinations and were used for heavy metal immobilization in soil polluted with multiple heavy metals. MgFe2O4-MMT can significantly increase soil alkalinity, and it exhibited the most optimal effect in immobilization of heavy metals in soil. The amounts of Cd, Pb, Cu, and Zn that were extracted by the toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) decreased by 58.4%, 50.3%, 42.9%, and 24.7%, respectively. MgFe2O4-MMT can immobilize heavy metals through electrostatic interactions and cation exchange processes. Although, the immobilization of potentially toxic elements by MgFe2O4-MMT and biochar was inferior to that by MgFe2O4-MMT. The combined application of MgFe2O4-MMT and biochar dramatically increased the diversity and richness of the soil bacterial community. The Chao1 index for M3B7 treatment group was 1.7 and 1.2 times higher than that for the control and MgFe2O4-MMT treatment groups, respectively. The combination of biochar and MgFe2O4-MMT might be a cost-effective and ecological remediation approach for mild Pb and Cd contamination.
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- Hanyan Zhang
- School of Frontier Crossover Studies, Hunan University of Technology and Business, Changsha, 410205, PR China
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China
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- School of Hydraulic Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, 410004, Changsha, PR China
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- School of Frontier Crossover Studies, Hunan University of Technology and Business, Changsha, 410205, PR China
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- School of Frontier Crossover Studies, Hunan University of Technology and Business, Changsha, 410205, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Hunan University of Technology and Business, Changsha, 410205, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China
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- School of Frontier Crossover Studies, Hunan University of Technology and Business, Changsha, 410205, PR China
- Institute of Digital Intelligence and Smart Society, Hunan University of Technology and Business, Changsha, 410205, PR China
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Leroy M, Pey B, Jassey VEJ, Liné C, Elger A, Probst A, Flahaut E, Silvestre J, Larue C. Interactive effects of metals and carbon nanotubes in a microcosm agrosystem. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 431:128613. [PMID: 35359102 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128613] [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: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Agricultural soils are exposed to multiple contaminants through the use of agrochemicals or sewage sludge, introducing metals, nanomaterials and others. Among nanomaterials, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are known for their large surface area and adsorption capabilities, possibly modifying other element behavior. However, to date, very little is known about the impacts of such interactions in agrosystems. In this study, we aimed at understanding the transfer and toxicity of contaminants (Cd, Pb, Zn and CNTs) in microcosms including native soil bacteria, earthworms and lettuce. After a 6 week exposure, no effect of the addition of CNTs to metal contaminated soils was detected on bacterial concentration or earthworm growth. However, in lettuce, an interactive effect between CNTs and metals was highlighted: in the soil containing the highest metal concentrations the addition of 0.1 mg kg-1 CNTs led to a biomass loss (-22%) and a flavonoid concentration increase (+27%). In parallel, the addition of CNTs led to differential impacts on elemental uptake in lettuce leaves possibly related to the soil organic matter content. For earthworms, the addition of 10 mg kg-1 CNTs resulted in an increased body elemental transfer in the soil with the higher organic matter content (Pb: + 34% and Zn: + 25%).
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- Mathieu Leroy
- Laboratoire Écologie Fonctionnelle Et Environnement, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France; CIRIMAT, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, UMR CNRS-UPS-INP N°5085, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, Bât. CIRIMAT, 118, route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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- Laboratoire Écologie Fonctionnelle Et Environnement, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire Écologie Fonctionnelle Et Environnement, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire Écologie Fonctionnelle Et Environnement, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France; CIRIMAT, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, UMR CNRS-UPS-INP N°5085, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, Bât. CIRIMAT, 118, route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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- Laboratoire Écologie Fonctionnelle Et Environnement, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire Écologie Fonctionnelle Et Environnement, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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- CIRIMAT, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, UMR CNRS-UPS-INP N°5085, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, Bât. CIRIMAT, 118, route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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- Laboratoire Écologie Fonctionnelle Et Environnement, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire Écologie Fonctionnelle Et Environnement, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France.
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Dutta S, Pal S, Sharma RK, Panwar P, Kant V, Khola OPS. Implication of Wood-Derived Hierarchical Carbon Nanotubes for Micronutrient Delivery and Crop Biofortification. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:23654-23665. [PMID: 34568645 PMCID: PMC8459368 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c03215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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A similarity of metal alloy encapsulation with the micronutrient loading in carbon nanoarchitecture can be fueled by exploring carbon nanocarriers to load micronutrient and controlled delivery for crop biofortification. A wood-derived nanoarchitecture model contains a few-graphene-layer that holds infiltrated alloy nanoparticles. Such wood-driven carbonized framework materials with legions of open porous architectures and minimized-tortuosity units further decorated carbon nanotubes (CNTs), which originate from heat treatment to carbonized wood samples. These wood-derived samples can alleviate micronutrient nanoparticle permeation and delivery to the soil. A rapid heat shock treatment can help in distributing N-C-NiFe metal alloy encapsulation in carbon frameworks uniformly in that case; higher heating and rapid extinction of heat shock have led to formation of good dispersion of nanoparticles. The wood-carbon framework decorated with metal alloys displays promising electrocatalytic features and cyclic stability for hydrogen evolution. Envisaged from this strategy, we obtain enough evidence to form an opinion that a singular heat shock process can even lead to a strategy of faster growth of a wood-carbon network with well-dispersed micronutrient metal salts in porous matrices for high-efficiency delivery to the soil. Having envisaged the formation of ultrafine nanoparticles with a good dispersion profile in the case of transition metals and alloy encapsulation in the carbon network due to the rapid heating and quenching rates, we anticipate that the loading of micronutrients in the wood-derived nanoarchitecture of carbonized wood derived carbon nanotube (CW-CNT), which can offer an application in seed germination and enhance growth rates of crops. The experience of controlled experiments on germination of tomato seeds on a medium containing CW-CNT that can diffuse the seed coat with the promotion of water uptake inside seeds for enhanced germination and growth of tomato seedlings can be further extended to cereal crops.
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- Saikat Dutta
- Amity
Institute of Click Chemistry Research & Studies Amity University, Noida 201303, India
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- ICAR-Indian
Institute of Soil & Water Conservation Research Center Sector 27 A Madhya Marg Chandigarh 160019, India
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- Sustainable
Materials and Catalysis Research Laboratory (SMCRL), Department of
Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology
Jodhpur Jodhpur 342037, Rajasthan, India
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- ICAR-Indian
Institute of Soil & Water Conservation Research Center Sector 27 A Madhya Marg Chandigarh 160019, India
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- Sustainable
Materials and Catalysis Research Laboratory (SMCRL), Department of
Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology
Jodhpur Jodhpur 342037, Rajasthan, India
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- ICAR-Indian
Institute of Soil & Water Conservation Research Center Sector 27 A Madhya Marg Chandigarh 160019, India
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Ilieva-Makulec K, Augustyniuk-Kram A, Olejniczak I, Karaban K, Boniecki P, Nowicki M, Runka T, Kulczycki A, Kałużny J. Medium-term response of the natural grassland soil biota to multiwalled carbon nanotube contamination. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 779:146392. [PMID: 33743463 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146392] [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: 12/05/2020] [Revised: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Although the soil environment can potentially be exposed to contamination by carbon nanotubes (CNT), its impact on soil biology is poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the effect of the multiwalled CNT (MWCNT) contamination on different groups of soil organisms (microbial, micro- and mesofaunal communities) as well as the soil enzyme activity. The experimental mesocosms included the intact soil cores that were collected from a natural grassland. The MWCNTs that were pristine (pCNTs) and functionalised (fCNTs) at a concentration of 500 μg g-1 of soil were applied in the form of water suspensions to the surface of the mesocosms, while ensuring the soil was not mixed after the treatment. Soil samples were taken at 3, 6, and 15 weeks after CNT application. The CNT soil contamination highlighted differences in the community dynamics within the studied groups when compared to the control (non-contaminated soil). Among the faunal groups, nematodes were found to be more sensitive to the CNT impact than mites. The most pronounced response of the nematodes was observed in the subsoil at week 6, when their numbers were 3- (pCNTs) and 4-fold (fCNTs) higher than the control mesocosms. Both types of CNTs influenced the relative abundance of the bacterial- and hyphal-feeding nematodes, where pCNTs significantly and negatively affected the predatory nematodes. Moreover, CNTs temporarily, but significantly, decreased the diversity of the nematode communities. In addition, the values of the nematode Structure Index confirmed a strong transitional disturbance effect of CNTs in the soil food web, while the Channel Index in the pCNTs indicated an increasing share of fungi in the decomposition pathway. Hence, we can infer that although the impact of CNTs seems to be temporary, the shifts in the soil community abundance and structure that it induced may have long-term consequences for soil functioning, including nutrient cycling.
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- Krassimira Ilieva-Makulec
- Institute of Biological Sciences, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, Poland, 01-938 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, Poland, 01-938 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, Poland, 01-938 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, Poland, 01-938 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, Poland, 01-938 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Faculty of Materials Engineering and Technical Physics, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznań, Poland.
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- Faculty of Materials Engineering and Technical Physics, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznań, Poland.
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- Faculty of Civil and Transport Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznań, Poland.
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Ashiq A, Vithanage M, Sarkar B, Kumar M, Bhatnagar A, Khan E, Xi Y, Ok YS. Carbon-based adsorbents for fluoroquinolone removal from water and wastewater: A critical review. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 197:111091. [PMID: 33794177 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This review summarizes the adsorptive removal of Fluoroquinolones (FQ) from water and wastewater. The influence of different physicochemical parameters on the adsorptive removal of FQ-based compounds is detailed. Further, the mechanisms involved in the adsorption of FQ-based antibiotics on various adsorbents are succinctly described. As the first of its kind, this paper emphasizes the performance of each adsorbent for FQ-type antibiotic removal based on partition coefficients of the adsorbents that is a more sensitive parameter than adsorption capacity for comparing the performances of adsorbents under various adsorbate concentrations and heterogeneous environmental conditions. It was found that π-π electron donor-acceptor interactions, electrostatic interactions, and pore-filling were the most prominent mechanisms for FQ adsorption by carbon and clay-based adsorbents. Among all the categories of adsorbents reviewed, graphene showed the highest performance for the removal of FQ antibiotics from water and wastewater. Based on the current state of knowledge, this review fills the gap through methodolically understanding the mechanism for further improvement of FQ antibiotics adsorption performance from water and wastewater.
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- Ahmed Ashiq
- Ecosphere Resilience Research Centre, Faculty of Applied Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
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- Ecosphere Resilience Research Centre, Faculty of Applied Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
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- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, India
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- Department of Separation Science, LUT School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Sammonkatu 12, FI-50130, Mikkeli, Finland
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Department, University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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- Institute for Future Environments & School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland, 4001, Australia
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- Korea Biochar Research Center, APRU Sustainable Waste Management Program & Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea.
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Song B, Zeng Z, Zeng G, Gong J, Xiao R, Chen M, Tang X, Ye S, Shen M. Effects of hydroxyl, carboxyl, and amino functionalized carbon nanotubes on the functional diversity of microbial community in riverine sediment. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 262:128053. [PMID: 33182130 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Revised: 08/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Nowadays, more and more attention is focused on the environmental harm brought by the wide production and use of carbon nanotubes. In this study, the metabolic function of sediment microbial community was investigated after unfunctionalized or functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were incorporated. The surface functional groups on the studied functionalized MWCNTs in this work were hydroxyl, carboxyl, and amino, respectively. The metabolic functional diversity was determined by Biolog EcoPlates after one-month exposure to MWCNTs. Incorporating 0.5 wt% amino functionalized MWCNTs significantly decreased the microbial activity and diversity, and all types of MWCNTs caused great inhibition on the microbial metabolism at the dosage of 2.0 wt%. The sediment microbes preferred polymers and amino acids. Principal component and similarity analysis indicated that the microbial carbon metabolism was more affected by the MWCNT dosage compared with the functionalization, and 2.0 wt% amino functionalized MWCNTs made the greatest difference in metabolic function of sediment microbial community. These consequences may help to assess the environmental risks of MWCNTs from the aspect of ecological relevance of sediment microbial community.
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- Biao Song
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, PR China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, PR China.
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- Department of Dermatology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, PR China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, PR China
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Chen Q, Chen L, Nie X, Man H, Guo Z, Wang X, Tu J, Jin G, Ci L. Impacts of surface chemistry of functional carbon nanodots on the plant growth. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 206:111220. [PMID: 32877887 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111220] [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: 07/12/2020] [Revised: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Functional carbon nanodots (FCNs) with multiple chemical groups have great impact on the growth regulation of plants. To understand the role of the chemical groups, FCNs were reduced from the raw material by pyrolysis method and hydrolysis method. The chemical structure of these materials were characterized by using TGA, TEM, FT-IR, XPS, Raman and elementary analysis. The raw and reduced FCNs were used as plants growth regulators in culture medium of Arabidopsis thaliana. Our results indicate there is a strong correlation between the physiological responses of plants and the surface chemistries (especially carboxyl group and ester group) of the nanomaterials. The quantum-sized FCNs with multiple carboxyl groups and ester groups show better aqueous dispersity and can induce various positive physiological responses in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings compared with the FCNs decorated without carboxyl and ester as well as aggregated FCNs. The raw FCNs present higher promotion capacity in plants biomass and roots length, and the quantum-sized FCNs are easier to be absorbed by plants and generate more positive effects on plants.
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- Qiong Chen
- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution & Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Center for Carbon Nanomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution & Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Center for Carbon Nanomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution & Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Center for Carbon Nanomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution & Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Center for Carbon Nanomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, China
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- Beijing Xinna International Hi-Tech Material Co., Ltd, Beijing, 100076, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Beijing Xinna International Hi-Tech Material Co., Ltd, Beijing, 100076, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution & Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Center for Carbon Nanomaterials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China.
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Song B, Gong J, Tang W, Zeng G, Chen M, Xu P, Shen M, Ye S, Feng H, Zhou C, Yang Y. Influence of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the microbial biomass, enzyme activity, and bacterial community structure in 2,4-dichlorophenol-contaminated sediment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 713:136645. [PMID: 31955106 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The rise in manufacture and use of carbon nanotubes has aroused the concern about their potential risks associated with coexisting pollutants in the aquatic environment. 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP), with a high toxicity to many aquatic organisms, is a widespread pollutant resulting from the extensive use of pesticides and preservatives. In this article, the adsorption of 2,4-DCP by riverine sediment and the responses of sediment microbial community to 2,4-DCP were studied in the presence of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Adding MWCNTs significantly increased the adsorption amount of sediment for 2,4-DCP from 0.541 to 1.44 mg/g as the MWCNT concentration increased from 0 to 15 mg/g. The responses of sediment microbial community were determined after one-month exposure to MWCNTs at different concentrations (0.05, 0.5, 5, and 50 mg/g). The microbial biomass carbon in the sediment contaminated with 2,4-DCP increased in the presence of 5 mg/g of MWCNTs (from 0.06 to 0.11 mg/g), but not significantly changed at other MWCNT concentrations. For the sediments contaminated with 2,4-DCP, the presence of MWCNTs made no difference to urease activity, while the dehydrogenase activity slightly increased with the addition of 5 mg/g of MWCNTs and decreased in the presence of 50 mg/g of MWCNTs. The changes of sediment bacterial communities were further determined by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Based on the weighted UniFrac distance between communities, the clustering analysis suggested that the contamination of 2,4-DCP affected the bacterial community structure in a greater degree than that caused by MWCNTs at relatively low concentrations (≤5 mg/g). Bacteroidetes, Planctomycetes, and Nitrospirae were feature bacterial phyla to reflect the effects of MWCNTs and 2,4-DCP on sediment bacterial community. These results may contribute to the understanding of microbial community response to co-exposure of MWCNTs and 2,4-DCP and the assessment of associated ecological risks.
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- Biao Song
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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The effect of engineered PLGA nanoparticles on nitrifying bacteria in the soil environment. J IND ENG CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2020.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Abd-Elsalam KA, Kasem K, Almoammar H. Carbon nanomaterials (CNTs) phytotoxicity: Quo vadis? CARBON NANOMATERIALS FOR AGRI-FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS 2020:557-581. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-819786-8.00024-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Anzar N, Hasan R, Tyagi M, Yadav N, Narang J. Carbon nanotube - A review on Synthesis, Properties and plethora of applications in the field of biomedical science. SENSORS INTERNATIONAL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sintl.2020.100003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Coman V, Oprea I, Leopold LF, Vodnar DC, Coman C. Soybean Interaction with Engineered Nanomaterials: A Literature Review of Recent Data. NANOMATERIALS 2019; 9:nano9091248. [PMID: 31484310 PMCID: PMC6780927 DOI: 10.3390/nano9091248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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With a continuous increase in the production and use in everyday life applications of engineered nanomaterials, concerns have appeared in the past decades related to their possible environmental toxicity and impact on edible plants (and therefore, upon human health). Soybean is one of the most commercially-important crop plants, and a perfect model for nanomaterials accumulation studies, due to its high biomass production and ease of cultivation. In this review, we aim to summarize the most recent research data concerning the impact of engineered nanomaterials on the soya bean, covering both inorganic (metal and metal-oxide nanoparticles) and organic (carbon-based) nanomaterials. The interactions between soybean plants and engineered nanomaterials are discussed in terms of positive and negative impacts on growth and production, metabolism and influences on the root-associated microbiota. Current data clearly suggests that under specific conditions, nanomaterials can negatively influence the development and metabolism of soybean plants. Moreover, in some cases, a possible risk of trophic transfer and transgenerational impact of engineered nanomaterials are suggested. Therefore, comprehensive risk-assessment studies should be carried out prior to any mass productions of potentially hazardous materials.
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- Vasile Coman
- Institute of Life Sciences, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Institute of Life Sciences, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Institute of Life Sciences, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Institute of Life Sciences, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Institute of Life Sciences, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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Synthesis and characterization of novel trimellitic anhydride isothiocyanate-cross linked chitosan hydrogels modified with multi-walled carbon nanotubes for enhancement of antimicrobial activity. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 132:416-428. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.03.195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Revised: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Wu F, You Y, Zhang X, Zhang H, Chen W, Yang Y, Werner D, Tao S, Wang X. Effects of Various Carbon Nanotubes on Soil Bacterial Community Composition and Structure. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:5707-5716. [PMID: 31046252 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b06909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have huge industrial potential, and their environmental impacts need to be evaluated. Knowledge of CNT impacts on soil microbial communities is still limited. To address this knowledge gap, we systematically examined dynamic effects of one type of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWs) and three multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWs) with different outer diameters on the soil bacterial community in an agricultural soil over 56 days. The results showed that SWs differently affected soil bacterial abundance, diversity, and composition as compared to MWs. The differences could have resulted from the materials' distinct physical structure and surface composition, which in turn affected their bioavailability in soil. For certain treatments, soil bacterial diversity and the relative abundance of certain predominant phyla were correlated with their exposure duration. However, many phyla recovered to their initial relative abundance within 56 days, reflecting resilience of the soil bacterial community in response to CNT-induced disturbance. Further analysis at the genus level showed differential tolerance to MWs, as well as size- and dose-dependent tolerance among bacterial genera. Predictive functional profiling showed that while CNTs initially caused fluctuations in microbial community function, community function largely converged across all treatments by the end of the 56 day exposure.
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- Fan Wu
- Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences , Peking University , Beijing 100871 , China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering , University of Nevada , Reno , Nevada 89557 , United States
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- Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences , Peking University , Beijing 100871 , China
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- Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences , Peking University , Beijing 100871 , China
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- Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences , Peking University , Beijing 100871 , China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering , University of Nevada , Reno , Nevada 89557 , United States
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- School of Engineering , Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU , United Kingdom
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- Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences , Peking University , Beijing 100871 , China
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- Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences , Peking University , Beijing 100871 , China
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Chen M, Sun Y, Liang J, Zeng G, Li Z, Tang L, Zhu Y, Jiang D, Song B. Understanding the influence of carbon nanomaterials on microbial communities. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2019; 126:690-698. [PMID: 30875562 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Revised: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) are widely used because of their unique advantages in recent years. At the same time, the influence of CNMs on the environment is becoming increasingly prominent. This review mainly introduces the research progress in the effects of fullerenes, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and graphene on microorganisms and their toxicity mechanisms. On this basis, we have analyzed beneficial and adverse effects of fullerenes, graphene, MWCNTs and SWCNTs to microorganisms, and discussed the similarities of the toxicity mechanisms of different CNMs on microorganisms. This review helps provide ideas on how to protect microorganisms from the impacts of carbon nanomaterials, and it will be conductive to providing a strong theoretical basis for better application of carbon nanomaterials.
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- Ming Chen
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Hunan University, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Hunan University, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Hunan University, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Hunan University, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Hunan University, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Hunan University, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi 435003, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Hunan University, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Hunan University, Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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Maksimova YG. Microorganisms and Carbon Nanotubes: Interaction and Applications (Review). APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683819010101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mohamed NA, Abd El-Ghany NA. Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activity of novel aminosalicylhydrazide cross linked chitosan modified with multi-walled carbon nanotubes. CELLULOSE 2019; 26:1141-1156. [DOI: 10.1007/s10570-018-2096-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Ge Y, Shen C, Wang Y, Sun YQ, Schimel JP, Gardea-Torresdey JL, Holden PA. Carbonaceous Nanomaterials Have Higher Effects on Soybean Rhizosphere Prokaryotic Communities During the Reproductive Growth Phase than During Vegetative Growth. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:6636-6646. [PMID: 29719150 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b00937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Carbonaceous nanomaterials (CNMs) can affect agricultural soil prokaryotic communities, but how the effects vary with the crop growth stage is unknown. To investigate this, soybean plants were cultivated in soils amended with 0, 0.1, 100, or 1000 mg kg-1 of carbon black, multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), or graphene. Soil prokaryotic communities were analyzed by Illumina sequencing at day 0 and at the soybean vegetative and reproductive stages. The sequencing data were functionally annotated using the functional annotation of prokaryotic taxa (FAPROTAX) database. The prokaryotic communities were unaffected at day 0 and were altered at the plant vegetative stage only by 0.1 mg kg-1 MWCNTs. However, at the reproductive stage, when pods were filling, most treatments (except 1000 mg kg-1 MWCNTs) altered the prokaryotic community composition, including functional groups associated with C, N, and S cycling. The lower doses of CNMs, which were previously shown to be less agglomerated and thus more bioavailable in soil relative to the higher doses, were more effective toward both overall communities and individual functional groups. Taken together, prokaryotic communities in the soybean rhizosphere can be significantly phylogenetically and functionally altered in response to bioavailable CNMs, especially when soybean plants are actively directing resources to seed production.
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- Yuan Ge
- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100085 , China
- Bren School of Environmental Science and Management , University of California , Santa Barbara , California 93106 , United States
- Earth Research Institute , University of California , Santa Barbara , California 93106 , United States
- University of California Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) , University of California , Santa Barbara , California 93106 , United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100085 , China
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- Bren School of Environmental Science and Management , University of California , Santa Barbara , California 93106 , United States
- Earth Research Institute , University of California , Santa Barbara , California 93106 , United States
- University of California Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) , University of California , Santa Barbara , California 93106 , United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100085 , China
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- Earth Research Institute , University of California , Santa Barbara , California 93106 , United States
- University of California Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) , University of California , Santa Barbara , California 93106 , United States
- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology , University of California , Santa Barbara , California 93106 , United States
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- University of California Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) , University of California , Santa Barbara , California 93106 , United States
- Department of Chemistry , University of Texas at El Paso , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- Bren School of Environmental Science and Management , University of California , Santa Barbara , California 93106 , United States
- Earth Research Institute , University of California , Santa Barbara , California 93106 , United States
- University of California Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) , University of California , Santa Barbara , California 93106 , United States
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Mohamed NA, Abd El-Ghany NA. Novel aminohydrazide cross-linked chitosan filled with multi-walled carbon nanotubes as antimicrobial agents. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 115:651-662. [PMID: 29684453 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.04.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2018] [Revised: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Four chemically modified chitosan derivatives 1-4 were designed and synthesized via a series of four reactions; first by reaction with benzaldehyde to protect its amino groups (Derivative 1), second by reaction with epichlorohydrine (Derivative 2), third by reaction with aminobenzhydrazide (Derivative 3), and forth by removing of benzaldehyde to restore the free amino groups on the chitosan (Derivative 4). Two multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) biocomposites based on Derivative 4 were also prepared. The structure of the prepared derivatives and MWCNT composites was elucidated using elemental analyses, FTIR, XRD, SEM and TEM. The modified chitosan derivatives and MWCNT composites showed better antimicrobial activities than that of chitosan against Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli, Aspergillus niger, Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida tropicalis as judged by their higher inhibition zone diameters using the agar well diffusion technique. These derivatives and MWCNT composites are more potent against Gram-positive bacteria than against Gram-negative bacteria. The MWCNT composites displayed comparable or even better antimicrobial activities than the reference bactericides or fungicides. Thus, structural modification of chitosan through combination with functionalized moieties and MWCNTs in one system was taken as a way to achieve promising templates for antimicrobial agents and to be appropriate candidates for medical applications.
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- Nadia A Mohamed
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt
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Hao Y, Ma C, Zhang Z, Song Y, Cao W, Guo J, Zhou G, Rui Y, Liu L, Xing B. Carbon nanomaterials alter plant physiology and soil bacterial community composition in a rice-soil-bacterial ecosystem. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2018; 232:123-136. [PMID: 28947315 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Revised: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 09/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The aim of this study was to compare the toxicity effects of carbon nanomaterials (CNMs), namely fullerene (C60), reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), on a mini-ecosystem of rice grown in a loamy potted soil. We measured plant physiological and biochemical parameters and examined bacterial community composition in the CNMs-treated plant-soil system. After 30 days of exposure, all the three CNMs negatively affected the shoot height and root length of rice, significantly decreased root cortical cells diameter and resulted in shrinkage and deformation of cells, regardless of exposure doses (50 or 500 mg/kg). Additionally, at the high exposure dose of CNM, the concentrations of four phytohormones, including auxin, indoleacetic acid, brassinosteroid and gibberellin acid 4 in rice roots significantly increased as compared to the control. At the high exposure dose of MWCNTs and C60, activities of the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD) in roots increased significantly. High-throughput sequencing showed that three typical CNMs had little effect on shifting the predominant soil bacterial species, but the presence of CNMs significantly altered the composition of the bacterial community. Our results indicate that different CNMs indeed resulted in environmental toxicity to rice and soil bacterial community in the rhizosphere and suggest that CNMs themselves and their incorporated products should be reasonably used to control their release/discharge into the environment to prevent their toxic effects on living organisms and the potential risks to food safety.
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- Yi Hao
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003, United States; Department of Analytical Chemistry, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT 06504, United States
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Crop Nutrition and Fertilization, Beijing 100081, China
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- Dow Pharma and Food Solution, The Dow Chemical Company, 1801 Larkin Center Dr. Midland, MI 48642, United States
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Crop Nutrition and Fertilization, Beijing 100081, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003, United States.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003, United States
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Mohamed MA, Hashim AF, Alghuthaymi MA, Abd-Elsalam KA. Nano-carbon: Plant Growth Promotion and Protection. NANOTECHNOLOGY IN THE LIFE SCIENCES 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-91161-8_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Vithanage M, Seneviratne M, Ahmad M, Sarkar B, Ok YS. Contrasting effects of engineered carbon nanotubes on plants: a review. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2017; 39:1421-1439. [PMID: 28444473 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-017-9957-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Rapid surge of interest for carbon nanotube (CNT) in the last decade has made it an imperative member of nanomaterial family. Because of the distinctive physicochemical properties, CNTs are widely used in a number of scientific applications including plant sciences. This review mainly describes the role of CNT in plant sciences. Contradictory effects of CNT on plants physiology are reported. CNT can act as plant growth inducer causing enhanced plant dry biomass and root/shoot lengths. At the same time, CNT can cause negative effects on plants by forming reactive oxygen species in plant tissues, consequently leading to cell death. Enhanced seed germination with CNT is related to the water uptake process. CNT can be positioned as micro-tubes inside the plant body to enhance the water uptake efficiency. Due to its ability to act as a slow-release fertilizer and plant growth promoter, CNT is transpiring as a novel nano-carbon fertilizer in the field of agricultural sciences. On the other hand, accumulation of CNT in soil can cause deleterious effects on soil microbial diversity, composition and population. It can further modify the balance between plant-toxic metals in soil, thereby enhancing the translocation of heavy metal(loids) into the plant system. The research gaps that need careful attention have been identified in this review.
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- Meththika Vithanage
- Environmental Chemodynamics Project, National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
- International Centre for Applied Climate Science, University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia.
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- Department of Botany, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia
- Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Korea Biochar Research Center and Department of Biological Environment, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 200-701, Korea.
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Duhan JS, Kumar R, Kumar N, Kaur P, Nehra K, Duhan S. Nanotechnology: The new perspective in precision agriculture. BIOTECHNOLOGY REPORTS (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2017; 15:11-23. [PMID: 28603692 PMCID: PMC5454086 DOI: 10.1016/j.btre.2017.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 280] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Revised: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Nanotechnology is an interdisciplinary research field. In recent past efforts have been made to improve agricultural yield through exhaustive research in nanotechnology. The green revolution resulted in blind usage of pesticides and chemical fertilizers which caused loss of soil biodiversity and developed resistance against pathogens and pests as well. Nanoparticle-mediated material delivery to plants and advanced biosensors for precision farming are possible only by nanoparticles or nanochips. Nanoencapsulated conventional fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides helps in slow and sustained release of nutrients and agrochemicals resulting in precise dosage to the plants. Nanotechnology based plant viral disease detection kits are also becoming popular and are useful in speedy and early detection of viral diseases. In this article, the potential uses and benefits of nanotechnology in precision agriculture are discussed. The modern nanotechnology based tools and techniques have the potential to address the various problems of conventional agriculture and can revolutionize this sector.
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- Joginder Singh Duhan
- Department of Biotechnology, Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa-125055, Haryana, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa-125055, Haryana, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa-125055, Haryana, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa-125055, Haryana, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology, Murthal-131039, Sonipat, Haryana, India
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- Department of Botany, Ch. Mani Ram Godara Govt. College for Women, Bhodia Khera, Fatehabad-125050, Haryana, India
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Wang S, Liu Z, Wang W, You H. Fate and transformation of nanoparticles (NPs) in municipal wastewater treatment systems and effects of NPs on the biological treatment of wastewater: a review. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra05690g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Fate, transformation of NPs in WWTP & effects on wastewater treatment.
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- Shutao Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150090
- China
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- Changchun Institute of Urban Planning & Design
- Changchun 130033
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150090
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150090
- China
- Weihai 264209
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Khazaee M, Ye D, Majumder A, Baraban L, Opitz J, Cuniberti G. Non-covalent modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes: dispersion capabilities and interactions with bacteria. Biomed Phys Eng Express 2016. [DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/2/5/055008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Qu Y, Zhang X, Shen W, Ma Q, You S, Pei X, Li S, Ma F, Zhou J. Illumina MiSeq sequencing reveals long-term impacts of single-walled carbon nanotubes on microbial communities of wastewater treatment systems. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2016; 211:209-215. [PMID: 27017131 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.03.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Revised: 03/04/2016] [Accepted: 03/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In this study, phenol wastewater treatment systems treated with different concentrations of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) (0-3.5g/L) were exposed to phenol and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) shock loadings to investigate the long-term impacts of SWCNTs on microbial communities. Phenol removal remained high efficiency (>98%) in SWCNTs-treated groups but decreased in non-treated group (85.1±1.9%) when exposed to high concentration of phenol (500mg/L). However, secondary dosing of SWCNTs in SWCNTs-treated groups would decrease the phenol removal efficiency. Illumina MiSeq sequencing revealed that the diversity, richness and structure of microbial communities were shifted under phenol shock loading, especially under high phenol concentration, but not under CNTs shock loading. In response to phenol and CNTs shock loadings, Rudaea, Burkholderia, Sphingomonas, Acinetobacter, Methylocystis and Thauera became dominant genera, which should be involved in phenol removal. These results suggested that a proper amount of SWCNTs might have positive effects on phenol wastewater treatment systems.
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- Yuanyuan Qu
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Mukherjee A, Majumdar S, Servin AD, Pagano L, Dhankher OP, White JC. Carbon Nanomaterials in Agriculture: A Critical Review. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:172. [PMID: 26941751 PMCID: PMC4762280 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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There has been great interest in the use of carbon nano-materials (CNMs) in agriculture. However, the existing literature reveals mixed effects from CNM exposure on plants, ranging from enhanced crop yield to acute cytotoxicity and genetic alteration. These seemingly inconsistent research-outcomes, taken with the current technological limitations for in situ CNM detection, present significant hurdles to the wide scale use of CNMs in agriculture. The objective of this review is to evaluate the current literature, including studies with both positive and negative effects of different CNMs (e.g., carbon nano-tubes, fullerenes, carbon nanoparticles, and carbon nano-horns, among others) on terrestrial plants and associated soil-dwelling microbes. The effects of CNMs on the uptake of various co-contaminants will also be discussed. Last, we highlight critical knowledge gaps, including the need for more soil-based investigations under environmentally relevant conditions. In addition, efforts need to be focused on better understanding of the underlying mechanism of CNM-plant interactions.
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- Arnab Mukherjee
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New HavenCT, USA
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New HavenCT, USA
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New HavenCT, USA
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New HavenCT, USA
- Department of Life Sciences, University of ParmaParma, Italy
- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amherst, AmherstMA, USA
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amherst, AmherstMA, USA
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New HavenCT, USA
- *Correspondence: Jason C. White,
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