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Kalita A, Talukdar AK. Streamlined synthesis of iron and cobalt loaded MCM-48: High-performance heterogeneous catalysts for selective liquid-phase oxidation of toluene to benzaldehyde. Heliyon 2024; 10:e27296. [PMID: 38510017 PMCID: PMC10950511 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
Abstract
Hydrothermal synthesis of MCM-48 molecular sieves featuring the incorporation of both iron and cobalt with Si/M ratios of 20, 40 and 80 (where M represents either iron or cobalt) was performed using tetraethyl orthosilicate as the silica source and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide as a template. To gain a comprehensive understanding of the synthesized materials, these were thoroughly characterized using various techniques, including XRD, XPS, UV-Vis (DRS), FT-IR, N2 adsorption-desorption analysis, SEM with EDX, TEM, TGA and NH3-TPD analysis. XRD analysis revealed the presence of well-ordered MCM-48 structure in the metal-incorporated materials, while XPS and UV-Vis DRS confirmed the successful partial incorporation of metal ions precisely in their desired tetrahedral coordination within the framework. To assess their catalytic performance, we studied the activity and selectivity of these catalysts in liquid phase oxidation of toluene using tert-butyl hydroperoxide as the oxidant. Under optimized conditions, employing a 6% (w/w) Fe-MCM-48 (40) catalyst and maintaining a toluene to oxidant molar ratio of 1:3 at 353 K in a solvent-free environment for 8 h, the oxidation reaction resulted in the formation of benzaldehyde (88.1%) as the major product and benzyl alcohol (11.9%) as the minor product.
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- Arnab Kalita
- Department of Chemistry, Gauhati University, Gopinath Bordoloi Nagar, Jalukbari, Guwahati, Assam, 781014, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Gauhati University, Gopinath Bordoloi Nagar, Jalukbari, Guwahati, Assam, 781014, India
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Zhao ZM, Liu ZH, Zhang T, Meng R, Gong Z, Li Y, Hu J, Ragauskas AJ, Li BZ, Yuan YJ. Unleashing the capacity of Rhodococcus for converting lignin into lipids. Biotechnol Adv 2024; 70:108274. [PMID: 37913947 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2023.108274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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Bioconversion of bioresources/wastes (e.g., lignin, chemical pulping byproducts) represents a promising approach for developing a bioeconomy to help address growing energy and materials demands. Rhodococcus, a promising microbial strain, utilizes numerous carbon sources to produce lipids, which are precursors for synthesizing biodiesel and aviation fuels. However, compared to chemical conversion, bioconversion involves living cells, which is a more complex system that needs further understanding and upgrading. Various wastes amenable to bioconversion are reviewed herein to highlight the potential of Rhodococci for producing lipid-derived bioproducts. In light of the abundant availability of these substrates, Rhodococcus' metabolic pathways converting them to lipids are analyzed from a "beginning-to-end" view. Based on an in-depth understanding of microbial metabolic routes, genetic modifications of Rhodococcus by employing emerging tools (e.g., multiplex genome editing, biosensors, and genome-scale metabolic models) are presented for promoting the bioconversion. Co-solvent enhanced lignocellulose fractionation (CELF) strategy facilitates the generation of a lignin-derived aromatic stream suitable for the Rhodococcus' utilization. Novel alkali sterilization (AS) and elimination of thermal sterilization (ETS) approaches can significantly enhance the bioaccessibility of lignin and its derived aromatics in aqueous fermentation media, which promotes lipid titer significantly. In order to achieve value-added utilization of lignin, biodiesel and aviation fuel synthesis from lignin and lipids are further discussed. The possible directions for unleashing the capacity of Rhodococcus through synergistically modifying microbial strains, substrates, and fermentation processes are proposed toward a sustainable biological lignin valorization.
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- Zhi-Min Zhao
- Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States; Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau (Ministry of Education), School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau (Ministry of Education), School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau (Ministry of Education), School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau (Ministry of Education), School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau (Ministry of Education), School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau (Ministry of Education), School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States; Joint Institute of Biological Science, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN 37831, United States; Department of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries, Center for Renewable Carbon, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States.
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- Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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Hamza M, Altaf AA, Kausar S, Murtaza S, Shahpal A, Hamayun M, Tayyab M, Rizwan K, Shoukat H, Maqsood A. Mesoporous Cu-Doped Manganese Oxide Nano Straws for Photocatalytic Degradation of Hazardous Alizarin Red Dye. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:35956-35963. [PMID: 37810636 PMCID: PMC10552497 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c03736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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The present work reports the photocatalytic degradation of alizarin red (AR) using Cu-doped manganese oxide (MH16-MH20) nanomaterials as catalysts under UV light irradiation. Cu-doped manganese oxides were synthesized by a very facile hydrothermal approach and characterized by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis, UV-vis spectroscopy, and photoluminescence techniques. The structural, morphological, and optical characterization revealed that the synthesized compounds are nanoparticles (38.20-54.10 nm), grown in high mesoporous density (constant C > 100), possessing a tetragonal phase, and exhibiting 2.98-3.02 eV band gap energies. Synthesized materials were utilized for photocatalytic AR dye degradation under UV light which was monitored by UV-visible spectroscopy and % AR degradation was calculated at various time intervals from absorption spectra. More than 60% AR degradation at various time intervals was obtained for MH16-MH20 indicating their good catalytic efficiencies for AR removal. However, MH20 was found to be the most efficient catalyst showing more than 84% degradation, hence MH20 was used to investigate the effect of various catalytic doses, AR concentrations, and pH of the medium on degradation. More than 50% AR degradation was obtained for all studied parameters with MH20 whereas the pseudo-first-order kinetic model was found to be the best-fitted kinetic model for AR degradation with k = 0.0015 and R2 = 0.99 indicating a significant correlation between experimental data.
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- Muhammad Hamza
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Okara, Okara 56300, Pakistan
- Department
of Food Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan
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- Institute
of Chemistry, Khwaja Fareed UEIT, Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, Garching 85747, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan
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- Key Laboratory
for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of
Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East
China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Sahiwal, Sahiwal 57000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan
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- Department
of Physics, The University of Lahore, Lahore 53700, Pakistan
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Cheng X, Palma B, Zhao H, Zhang H, Wang J, Chen Z, Hu J. Photoreforming for Lignin Upgrading: A Critical Review. CHEMSUSCHEM 2023:e202300675. [PMID: 37455297 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202300675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Photoreforming of lignocellulosic biomass to simultaneously produce gas fuels and value-added chemicals has gradually emerged as a promising strategy to alleviate the fossil fuels crisis. Compared to cellulose and hemicellulose, the exploitation and utilization of lignin via photoreforming are still at the early and more exciting stages. This Review systematically summarizes the latest progress on the photoreforming of lignin-derived model components and "real" lignin, aiming to provide insights for lignin photocatalytic valorization from fundamental to industrial applications. Considering the complexity of lignin physicochemical properties, related analytic methods are also introduced to characterize lignin photocatalytic conversion and product distribution. We finally put forward the challenges and perspective of lignin photoreforming, hoping to provide some guidance to valorize biomass into value-added chemicals and fuels via a mild photoreforming process in the future.
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- Xi Cheng
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Mattoo AJ, Nonzom S. Endophytes in Lignin Valorization: A Novel Approach. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:895414. [PMID: 35928943 PMCID: PMC9343868 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.895414] [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: 03/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Lignin, one of the essential components of lignocellulosic biomass, comprises an abundant renewable aromatic resource on the planet earth. Although 15%––40% of lignocellulose pertains to lignin, its annual valorization rate is less than 2% which raises the concern to harness and/or develop effective technologies for its valorization. The basic hindrance lies in the structural heterogeneity, complexity, and stability of lignin that collectively makes it difficult to depolymerize and yield common products. Recently, microbial delignification, an eco-friendly and cheaper technique, has attracted the attention due to the diverse metabolisms of microbes that can channelize multiple lignin-based products into specific target compounds. Also, endophytes, a fascinating group of microbes residing asymptomatically within the plant tissues, exhibit marvellous lignin deconstruction potential. Apart from novel sources for potent and stable ligninases, endophytes share immense ability of depolymerizing lignin into desired valuable products. Despite their efficacy, ligninolytic studies on endophytes are meagre with incomplete understanding of the pathways involved at the molecular level. In the recent years, improvement of thermochemical methods has received much attention, however, we lagged in exploring the novel microbial groups for their delignification efficiency and optimization of this ability. This review summarizes the currently available knowledge about endophytic delignification potential with special emphasis on underlying mechanism of biological funnelling for the production of valuable products. It also highlights the recent advancements in developing the most intriguing methods to depolymerize lignin. Comparative account of thermochemical and biological techniques is accentuated with special emphasis on biological/microbial degradation. Exploring potent biological agents for delignification and focussing on the basic challenges in enhancing lignin valorization and overcoming them could make this renewable resource a promising tool to accomplish Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) which are supposed to be achieved by 2030.
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- *Correspondence: Skarma Nonzom, , orcid.org/0000-0001-9372-7900
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Shoukat H, Altaf AA, Hamayun M, Ullah S, Kausar S, Hamza M, Muhammad S, Badshah A, Rasool N, Imran M. Catalytic Oxidation of Toluene into Benzaldehyde and Benzyl Alcohol Using Molybdenum-Incorporated Manganese Oxide Nanomaterials. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:19606-19615. [PMID: 34368547 PMCID: PMC8340403 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c02163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Oxidation of toluene (an organic pollutant), into useful chemical products, is of great interest nowadays. However, efficient conversion of toluene under mild and sustainable conditions is a thought-provoking task. Here, we report MnMoO4 nanomaterials (CH1-CH2), synthesized through a very facile solvothermal approach. Catalytic efficiencies of MnMoO4 nanomaterials were evaluated by direct oxidation of toluene via C-H activation. Toluene was converted into benzaldehyde and benzyl alcohol in the presence of H2O2 as an oxidant at 80 °C. The reaction parameters, that is, catalyst dose, time, and toluene concentration, were varied to obtain the optimal conditions for the oxidation process. The 40.62% maximum toluene conversion rate was obtained after 18 h of oxidation activity with 0.06 g of catalyst CH1. A maximum of 78% benzaldehyde selectivity was obtained with 0.06 g of catalyst CH1 after 18 h of toluene oxidation activity. Also, 62.33% benzyl alcohol selectivity was achieved using 0.1 g of catalyst CH1 after 1 h of activity. Several catalytic cycles were run with CH1 to evaluate catalyst reusability. Potential % toluene conversion was obtained for up to six cycles and their turnover frequencies were found to be 1.94-1.01 s-1. FTIR spectra of catalyst CH1 before and after recovery indicate no significant change. The good conversion rate of toluene and efficient selectivity toward benzaldehyde and benzyl alcohol indicates the robustness and high potential of these catalysts to oxidize toluene under a milder, greener, and hazardous chlorine-free environment.
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- Hamza Shoukat
- Department of Chemistry, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Okara, Okara 56300, Pakistan
- Catalysis and Energy Research Center, University of Okara, Okara 56300, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Okara, Okara 56300, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, P.O. Box 9004, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
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Kausar S, ul Ain N, Altaf AA, Danish M, Basit A, Lal B, Muhammad S, Badshah A, Muhammad Kashif Javaid H. Electrochemical and thermal catalytic studies of Co based molybdenum oxide nanomaterials for C H bond activation. Inorganica Chim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2020.120219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Crites COL, Gomes de Mendonça F, Netto-Ferreira JC, Baker RT, Hallett-Tapley GL, Tremblay L. Exploiting the photocatalytic activity of TiO 2 towards the depolymerization of Kraft lignin. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj03043d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Lignin is a promising renewable source of aromatic chemicals.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences and Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, 23890-000, Brazil
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, CT, Block A, Cidade Universitária, 21941-909, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences and Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, St. Francis Xavier University, P. O. Box 5000, Antigonish, NS, B2G 2W5, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick, E1A 3E9, Canada
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Catalytic Removal of Alizarin Red Using Chromium Manganese Oxide Nanorods: Degradation and Kinetic Studies. Catalysts 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/catal10101150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Dye removal through photocatalytic degradation employing nanomaterials as catalysts is a growing research area. In current studies, photocatalytic alizarin red (AR) dye degradation has been investigated by designing a series of Cr based manganese oxide nanomaterials (MH1–MH5). Synthesized nanomaterials were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive x-ray, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller, and photoluminescence techniques and were utilized for photocatalytic AR dye degradation under UV light. AR dye degradation was monitored by UV–visible spectroscopy and percent degradation was studied for the effect of time, catalyst dose, different dye concentrations, and different pH values of dye solution. All the catalysts have shown more than 80% dye degradation exhibiting good catalytic efficiencies for dye removal. The catalytic pathway was analyzed by applying the kinetic model. A pseudo second-order model was found the best fitted kinetic model indicating a chemically-rate controlled mechanism. Values of constant R2 for all the factors studied were close to unity depicting a good correlation between experimental data.
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