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Reza Amani-Ghadim A, Dadkhah S, Abdouss M, Khataee A, Sattari S, Fattahi M. Development of a novel Z-scheme Co xNi 1-xTiO 3/CdS (x = 0.5) photocatalyst for the efficient degradation of organic pollutants via a visible-light-driven photocatalytic process. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 663:1035-1051. [PMID: 38452545 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Herein, for the first time, we reported the synthesis of a novel Z-scheme CoxNi1-xTiO3/CdS (x = 0.5) heterojunction photocatalyst and the investigation of its visible-light-driven photocatalytic performance toward degradation of methylene blue (MB). The developed photocatalyst was structurally characterized by applying X-Ray diffraction analysis (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), differential reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), and photoluminescence (PL) techniques. The results indicated the formation of a highly porous structure with improved visible light adsorption capacity, favorable for the catalytic activity. At an optimum condition of 10 mg/L of MB and 300 mg/L of catalyst, the ternary photocatalyst demonstrated a MB removal efficiency of 99 % after 75 min of the treatment process. The radical trapping experiments unveiled that hydroxyl and superoxide radicals were two main reactive species formed under visible light, while the valance holes possessed an insignificant role. The synergetic impact of the CoxNi1-xTiO3 (x = 0.5) and CdS on the photodegradation of MB over the as-prepared CoxNi1-xTiO3/CdS (x = 0.5) photocatalyst through Z-scheme photocatalysis was indicated by the results of the mechanism studies. The percentage impact of the treatment time, MB concentration, the ratio of CoxNi1-xTiO3/CdS (x = 0.5), and the dosage of catalyst using analysis of the CCD modeling was obtained as 47.04, 16.67, 7.22 and 0.87 %, respectively. Furthermore, the as-synthesized photocatalyst possessed high recyclability and photostability with only a 3 % decline in activity after four repetitive cycles.
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- Ali Reza Amani-Ghadim
- Applied Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Science, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University (ASMU), Tabriz 53751-71379, Iran; New Technologies in the Environment Research Center, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University (ASMU), Tabriz 53751-71379, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Amirkabir University of Technology, 15875-4413 Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Amirkabir University of Technology, 15875-4413 Tehran, Iran
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran; Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Gebze, Turkey
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- Applied Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Science, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University (ASMU), Tabriz 53751-71379, Iran
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- Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Vietnam; School of Engineering & Technology, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Vietnam.
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Habibi-Yangjeh A, Pournemati K, Ahmadi Z, Khataee A. Decoration of Carbon Dots on Oxygen-Vacancy-Enriched S-Scheme TiO 2 Quantum Dots/TiO 2 Oxygen Vacancies Photocatalysts: Impressive Quantum-Dot-Sized Photocatalysts for Remediation of Antibiotics, Bacteria, and Dyes. Langmuir 2024; 40:8503-8519. [PMID: 38608275 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c00060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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Today, cleaning the environment using photocatalytic technology is one of the main research activities. In this study, carbon dots (C-dots) were anchored on oxygen-vacancy-enriched TiO2 quantum dots (QDs)/TiO2 oxygen vacancies (OVs) using a facile procedure. The resultant ternary TiO2 QDs/TiO2 OVs/C-dots photocatalysts with a quantum dot size of almost 4.55 nm were used for detoxification of aqueous solutions containing four antibiotics and three organic dyes as well as inactivation of two pathogenic bacteria, including Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, upon visible light. The degradation constant of tetracycline over the optimized TiO2 QDs/TiO2 OVs/C-dots nanocomposite reached 714 × 10-4 min-1, which was 17.3, 12.1, and 2.92 times higher than TiO2 QDs, TiO2 OVs, and TQDs/TOVs (1:1) materials, respectively. Effective separation of electron-hole pairs between TiO2 QDs and TiO2 OVs counterparts through decorated C-dots by an established S-scheme system was the main reason for boosted photocatalytic activity. With regard to the facile growth of wheat and lentil seeds in the treated solutions, it is hoped that the TiO2 QDs/TiO2 OVs/C-dots nanocomposite with significant stability could be used to clean up wastewaters.
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- Aziz Habibi-Yangjeh
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, 56199-13131 Ardabil, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, 56199-13131 Ardabil, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, 56199-13131 Ardabil, Iran
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469 Istanbul, Turkey
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Pournemati K, Habibi-Yangjeh A, Khataee A. Incorporation of Cu 5FeS 4 QDs with Abundant Oxygen Vacancy TiO 2 QDs/TiO 2 OVs: Double S-Scheme Photocatalysts for Effectual N 2 Conversion to NH 3 under Simulated Solar Light. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:6957-6971. [PMID: 38576059 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Photocatalytic N2 conversion to NH3 is a green, sustainable pathway with renewable energy sources and carbon neutrality. In this research, ternary TiO2 QDs/TiO2 OVs/Cu5FeS4 nanocomposites were prepared by an easy and affordable procedure and utilized to produce clean ammonia energy without a sacrificial agent. The amount of produced green ammonia by the optimum nanocomposite achieved was 17,274 μmol L-1 g-1, which was approximately 20.9, 6.48, 4.45, 2.26, and 1.45 times higher than those of commercial TiO2, TiO2 QDs, TiO2 OVs, Cu5FeS4, and TiO2 QDs/TiO2 OVs photocatalysts, respectively. Lattice compatibility through the developed homojunction within TiO2 QDs/TiO2 OVs and the integration of Cu5FeS4 nanoparticles led to the establishment of a double S-scheme homo/heterojunction system, which improved the photocatalytic activity by maintaining electrons and holes with high oxidation and reduction power and greatly reduced the recombination of charges, which led to the acceleration of charge transfer and migration. Besides, the promoted surface area compared to the pure components, introducing oxygen vacancies, and reducing the particle size boosted the photocatalytic N2 conversion to NH3. The results of this research are a basis for the rational design of homojunction/heterojunction visible-light-responsive systems for photocatalytic nitrogen fixation reactions.
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- Khadijeh Pournemati
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, 56199-13131 Ardabil, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, 56199-13131 Ardabil, Iran
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469 Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey
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Goren AY, Gungormus E, Vatanpour V, Yoon Y, Khataee A. Recent Progress on Synthesis and Properties of Black Phosphorus and Phosphorene As New-Age Nanomaterials for Water Decontamination. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2024. [PMID: 38604807 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c19230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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Concerted efforts have been made in recent years to find solutions to water and wastewater treatment challenges and eliminate the difficulties associated with treatment methods. Various techniques are used to ensure the recycling and reuse of water resources. Owing to their excellent chemical, physical, and biological properties, nanomaterials play an important role when integrated into water/wastewater treatment technologies. Black phosphorus (BP) is a potential nanomaterial candidate for water and wastewater treatment, especially its monolayer 2D derivative called phosphorene. Phosphorene offers relative adjustability in its direct bandgap, high charge carrier mobility, and improved in-plane anisotropy compared to the most extensively studied 2D nanomaterials. In this study, we examined the physical and chemical characteristics and synthetic processes of BP and phosphorene. We provide an overview of the latest advancements in the main applications of BP and phosphorene in water/wastewater treatment, which are categorized as photocatalytic, adsorption, and membrane filtration processes. Additionally, we explore the existing difficulties in the integration of BP and phosphorene into water/wastewater treatment technologies and prospects for future research in this field. In summary, this review highlights the ongoing necessity for significant research efforts on the integration of BP and phosphorene in water and wastewater applications.
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- A Yagmur Goren
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla 35430, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla 35430, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Kharazmi University, Tehran 15719-14911, Iran
- Environmental Engineering Department & National Research Center on Membrane Technologies (MEM-TEK), Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34469, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & ITU Synthetic Fuels and Chemicals Technology Center (ITU-SENTEK), Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34469, Turkey
- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 51666-16471, Iran
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Ghasali E, Dizge N, Khataee A, Alterkaoui A, Isik Z, Özdemir S, Orooji Y. Biofouling mitigation of Nb 2AlC and Mo 3AlC 2 MXene-precursors doped polyether sulfone mixed matrix membranes for pathogen microorganisms. Sci Total Environ 2024:172189. [PMID: 38583624 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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This study explores the incorporation of Nb2AlC and Mo3AlC2 MAX phases, known for their nano-layered structure, into polyether sulfone (PES) membranes to enhance their antifouling and permeability properties for pathogen microorganism filtration against bovine serum albumin (BSA) and Escherichia coli (E. coli). The composite membranes were characterized for their structural and morphological properties, and their performance in mitigating biofouling was evaluated. The structural characterizations have been performed for all the prepared MAX phases and corresponding composite membranes. The antioxidant ability of Nb2AlC and Mo3AlC2 MAX phases was defined by the DPPH radical scavenging assay, and the highest antioxidant ability was found to be 59.35 %, while 53.69 % scavenging potential was recorded for 16 at 100 mg/L. The percentage scavenging ability was raised with an increase in concentrations. The antimicrobial properties of MAX phases, evaluated as the minimum inhibitory concentration, were stated against several pathogen microorganisms. The tested compounds of Nb2AlC and Mo3AlC2 composites containing MAX phases exhibited excellent chemical nuclease activity, and it was determined that Nb2AlC caused double strand DNA cleavage activity while Mo3AlC2 induced the complete fragmentation of the DNA molecule. Biofilm inhibition of Nb2AlC and Mo3AlC2 MAX phases was studied against Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the maximum biofilm inhibition of Nb2AlC and Mo3AlC2 MAX phases was found to be 77.15 % and 69.07 % against S. aureus and also 69.74 % and 65.01 % against P. aeruginosa. Furthermore, The Nb2AlC and Mo3AlC2 MAX phases demonstrated excellent E. coli growth inhibition of 100 % at 125 and 250 mg/L.
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- Ehsan Ghasali
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China
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- Mersin University, Department of Environmental Engineering, 33343 Mersin, Turkey.
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran; Department of Chemical Engineering, and ITU Synthetic Fuels and Chemicals Technology Center (ITU-SENTEK), Istanbul Technical University, 34469 Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Mersin University, Department of Environmental Engineering, 33343 Mersin, Turkey
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- Mersin University, Department of Environmental Engineering, 33343 Mersin, Turkey
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- Food Processing Programme, Technical Science Vocational School, Mersin University, TR-33343 Yenisehir, Mersin, Turkey
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, PR China.
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Arefi-Oskoui S, Khataee A, Marzi Khosrowshahi E, Kudaibergenov N. Application of cobalt-cerium-iron ternary layered double hydroxide for extraction of perfluorooctane sulfonate followed by HPLC-MS/MS analysis. Environ Res 2024; 252:118838. [PMID: 38570124 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Herein, Ce-doped CoFe layered double hydroxide (LDH), noted as CoCeFe ternary LDH, was prepared using the co-precipitation route. Prosperous synthesis of CoFe LDH and successful partial replacement of iron cations with cerium cations in CoCeFe ternary LDH were confirmed by X-ray diffraction patterns, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and elemental dot-mapping images. Nanosheet morphology was recognized for both CoFe LDH and CoCeFe ternary LDH from scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy micrographs. In the following, a dispersive solid phase extraction (DSPE) method was developed using the synthesized CoCeFe ternary LDH as a sorbent for extracting perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) from wastewater samples. For the selective analysis of PFOS, high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectroscopy (HPLC-MS/MS) in multiple reaction monitoring mode was used. Analytical parameters such as the limit of detection equal to 0.02 μg/L, with a linear range of 0.05-300 μg/L, the limit of quantification equal to 0.05 μg/L, and an enrichment factor equal to 23.3 were achieved for PFOS at the optimized condition (sorbent: 5 mg of CoCeFe ternary LDH, eluent type and volume: 150 μL mobile phase, pH: 3, adsorption time: 3 min, and desorption time: 5 min). The developed strategy for the analysis of PFOS was tested in real wastewater samples, including copper mine and petrochemical wastewater. The amount of analytes in real samples was calculated using the standard addition method, and good relative recovery in the range of 86%-105% was obtained. The main novelty of this research is the application of CoCeFe ternary LDH to extract the PFOS from wastewater using the DSPE method for determination by HPLC-MS/MS.
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- Samira Arefi-Oskoui
- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Chemical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Al-Farabi 71, Almaty, 050038, Kazakhstan
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Jabbarvand Behrouz S, Khataee A, Vatanpour V, Orooji Y. Surface Bioengineering of Mo 2Ga 2C MAX Phase to Develop Blended Loose Nanofiltration Membranes for Textile Wastewater Treatment. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2024; 16:10508-10521. [PMID: 38365188 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c16951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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The potential of blended loose nanofiltration membranes (LNMs) to fractionate dyes and inorganic salts in textile wastewater has become a focus of attention in recent years. In this research work, we fabricated LNMs based on polysulfone (PSf) membranes blended with l-histidine amino acid-functionalized Mo2Ga2C MAX phase (His-MAX). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), contact angle, ζ-potential, porosity, and pore size analyses were employed to characterize the LNMs. Blending 0.75 wt % of His-MAX additive with the PSf tailored the LNM's features by making it more water-friendly, increasing its porosity, enlarging its pores, and making its surface smoother. The pure water flux of 127.6 L/m2 h was achieved by LNM containing 0.75 wt % His-MAX, which was 2.5 times greater than the bare one. The mentioned LNM displayed a flux recovery ratio (FRR) of 68.27 and 98.57, 98.31, and 99.7% rejections for Direct red 23, Acid brown 75, and Reactive blue 21 solutions (100 mg/L), respectively. The 0.75 wt % His-MAX LNM could reject 99.1% of dye and 11.5% of salt while maintaining an FRR of 91.19% after four cycles of filtering a binary mixture solution containing Reactive blue 21 and Na2SO4. These findings highlight the potential of the fabricated LNM for desalinating dye solutions.
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- Samira Jabbarvand Behrouz
- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak 34469, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Kharazmi University, 15719-14911 Tehran, Iran
- Environmental Engineering Department & National Research Center on Membrane Technologies (MEM-TEK), Istanbul Technical University, Maslak 34469, Istanbul, Turkey
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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Khataee S, Dehghan G, Shaghaghi Z, Khataee A. An enzyme-free sensor based on La-doped CoFe-layered double hydroxide decorated on reduced graphene oxide for sensitive electrochemical detection of urea. Mikrochim Acta 2024; 191:152. [PMID: 38388755 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-024-06221-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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The successful synthesis of La-doped CoFe LDH@rGO nanocomposite is reported combining the advantages of LDH and rGO and shows promising performances in electrochemical sensors. The structure of the obtained nanocomposite was investigated using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction pattern (XRD), and field emission scanning electron microscope images (FE-SEM). Then, it was directly utilized to construct a carbon paste electrode (CPE) for urea detection. The electrochemical performance of the sensor was evaluated by various electrochemical methods. The La-CoFe LDH@rGO electrode exhibited excellent electrocatalytic properties, including a wide linear working range of 0.001-23.5 mM, very high sensitivity of 1.07 ± 0.023 µA µM-1 cm-2, a low detection limit of 0.33 ± 0.11 µM, and rapid response time of 5 s towards urea detection at the working potential of 0.4 V. Furthermore, the sensor displayed a high selectivity in different matrices, appropriate reproducibility, and long shelf life without activity loss during 3 months of storage under ambient conditions. Further tests were performed on serum and milk samples to confirm the capability of the proposed sensor for practical applications, demonstrating a reasonable recovery of 94.8 to 102% with an RSD value below 3%. Consequently, the synergistic effect of each component led to the good electrocatalytic activity of the modified electrode towards urea.
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- Simin Khataee
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, 51666-16471, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, 51666-16471, Iran.
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- Coordination Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, 51666-16471, Iran.
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, 34469, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Torbati S, Yekan Motlagh P, Khataee A. Toxicity of ZnFe-SO 4 layered double hydroxide in Tetradesmus obliquus and evaluation of some physiological responses of the microalgae for stress management. Sci Rep 2024; 14:975. [PMID: 38200201 PMCID: PMC10782017 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-51042-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Layered double hydroxides (LDHs), regarding their physical and structural properties, have different and wide applications industry and their increasing use may raise ecological and human health concerns. However, the potential toxicity mechanisms of LDHs in different organisms are still unclear. In the present work, after synthesizing of ZnFe-SO4 LDH and studying of its characterization by XRD, FT-IR, SEM, EDX-mapping, TEM and Raman, its toxicity in Tetradesmus obliquus was evaluated. According to experimental results, the growth of the algae and content of photosynthetic pigments were significantly decreased after treatment with 100 mg/L of ZnFe-SO4 LDH. The high dose exposure to the LDH also inhibited the activity of SOD and POD enzymes, possibly due to the LDH- catalyzed reactive oxygen species production. In addition, lipid peroxidation and the content of phenolic compounds, as no-enzymatic antioxidants were increased by enhancement of the LDH concentration. The rise of phenol, flavonoids and MDA contents could be regarded as some manifestations and responses to the toxic effects of the contaminant in the algae cells. The results provided a better understanding of the undesirable effects and toxicity of LDHs in aquatic organisms.
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- Samaneh Torbati
- Department of Ecology and Aquatic Stocks Management, Artemia and Aquacultur Research Institute, Urmia University, Urmia, 5756151818, Iran.
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, 5166616471, Iran
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, 5166616471, Iran.
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469, Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Dadakhani S, Dehghan G, Khataee A, Erfanparast A. Design and application of histidine-functionalized ZnCr-LDH nanozyme for promoting bacteria-infected wound healing. RSC Adv 2024; 14:1195-1206. [PMID: 38174270 PMCID: PMC10762333 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra07364e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Excessive use of antibiotics can lead to an increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which makes it a serious health threat. Therefore, developing new materials with antibacterial activity, such as nanozymes, has gained considerable attention. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by nanozymes have rapid and effective antibacterial efficacy. Here, histidine (His) modified ZnCr layered double hydroxide (LDH) was synthesized inspired by the natural enzyme, and the enzyme-like activity of His/ZnCr-LDH was tested using a colorimetric method. Then, we developed an acid-enhanced antibacterial method based on the high peroxidase-like activity of His/ZnCr-LDH, and its ROS-generating capability in the presence of glucose oxidase (GOx) and glucose (Glu) as a source of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Gluconic acid (GA), the main product of the GOx reaction, provides an acidic environment and promotes ROS generation. The mentioned strategy shows high antibacterial activity at a low minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) which represents the potential of His/ZnCr-LDH for effective bacterial elimination (3.5 μg mL-1 for S. aureus and 6 μg mL-1 for E. coli). In addition, animal experiments illustrated that the His/ZnCr-LDH can successfully boost the curing of infected wounds. The outcomes indicate that amino acid modified LDHs offer a new strategy for effective bacterial removal in different medical applications.
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- Sonya Dadakhani
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz 51666-16471 Tabriz Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz 51666-16471 Tabriz Iran
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, University of Tabriz 51666-16471 Tabriz Iran
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University 34469 Istanbul Turkey
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Division of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University 575615-1818 Urmia Iran
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Rashtbari S, Dehghan G, Marefat A, Khataee S, Khataee A. Proficient sonophotocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants using Co 3O 4/TiO 2 nanocomposite immobilized on zeolite: Optimization, and artificial neural network modeling. Ultrason Sonochem 2024; 102:106740. [PMID: 38171194 PMCID: PMC10797203 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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The health of all living organisms is greatly influenced by the quality of the water. Therefore, developing cost-effective, eco-friendly, and easily accessible methods is desperately needed to meet the high global demand for clean water. Recently, nanozyme-based dye degradation methods have been promising for the remediation of water pollution. In this work, peroxidase-mimic Co3O4/TiO2 nanocomposite was synthesized and characterized for its size, morphology, and crystalline structure. Colorimetric assay results showed that the peroxidase-like activity of the Co3O4/TiO2 nanocomposite was considerably enhanced compared to the pure Co3O4 NPs and TiO2 NPs. Besides excellent enzyme-mimic activity, the higher sonophotocatalytic dye degradation capability of the nanocomposite after immobilization on zeolite (Co3O4/TiO2@Ze) was also demonstrated. Under optimal conditions (pH = 5.0, 25 °C), 0.1 g/L of catalyst was able to degrade 100 % of methylene blue (MB) with 600 μM in the presence of 30 μM H2O2 within 12 min. GC/MS analysis and toxicity studies revealed less toxic metabolite production after treatment of MB with sonophotocatalytic Co3O4/TiO2@Ze. Modeling of MB degradation using artificial neural networks (ANN) with a 5:6:1 topology was successfully performed, and the results confirmed the fitness of theoretical and experimental outputs according to the calculated correlation coefficient values. The prepared nanocomposite could thus be used as a promising and highly effective catalyst for the removal of organic dyes from polluted water.
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- Samaneh Rashtbari
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran; Department of Chemical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, 34469 Istanbul, Turkey.
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Dadakhani S, Dehghan G, Khataee A. A robust and facile label-free method for highly sensitive colorimetric detection of ascorbic acid in fresh fruits based on peroxidase-like activity of modified FeCo-LDH@WO 3 nanocomposite. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2023; 302:123016. [PMID: 37354854 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2023] [Revised: 06/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
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Many compounds such as amino acids and oligonucleotides have been shown to effectively change peroxidase-like activity of nanoparticles. While a few studies have focused on mimicking the active site of natural enzymes on nanozymes and thus increasing their substrate affinity. Therefore, in this work, the surface of FeCo@WO3 nanocomposite was modified using guanosine triphosphate (GTP) to mimic the histidine of peroxidase enzyme's active site and its modification was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). Then, the peroxidase-mimicking activity of the modified nanocomposite was tested using a colorimetric method, based on the oxidation of 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) in the presence of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). It was found that GTP improves the activity of FeCo@WO3 as a natural peroxidase active site's distal histidine residue. Ascorbic acid (AA) is a powerful antioxidant that induces the reduction of blue color (oxidized TMB) ox-TMB to colorless TMB. The colorimetric method was applied for the sensitive detection of AA in common fruits. The linear range of AA was 10-100 μM with a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.27 μM, which provides a rapid and sensitive method for testing AA in the field of food analysis.
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- Sonya Dadakhani
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran.
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran; Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Gebze, Turkey.
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Vatanpour V, Mahdiei S, Arefi-Oskoui S, Khataee A, Orooji Y. Ti 2NT x quasi-MXene modified polyamide thin film composite reverse osmosis membrane with effective desalination and antifouling performance. Chemosphere 2023; 344:140309. [PMID: 37797897 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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In this study, considering the serious problem of lack of fresh water worldwide and the effectiveness of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes in water purification, we prepared improved RO membranes with two-dimensional quasi-MXene nanosheets. In this study, the MAX phase with the chemical formula of Ti2AlN was prepared through the reactive sintering route. Prosperous preparation of the MAX phase with the hexagonal crystalline structure was approved by an X-ray diffraction pattern. Compacted sheets morphology was recognized for the prepared MAX phase from transmittance electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy micrographs. Then, Ti2NTx quasi-MXene nanosheets were prepared by selective ultrasonic-assisted exfoliation of the MAX phase. Polyamide (PA) thin-layer composite RO membranes with different weight percentages of Ti2NTx quasi-MXene were fabricated by the interfacial polymerization (IP) method. The addition of ultrasonic-assisted prepared quasi-MXene creates numerous and coherent nanochannels on the surface of the membrane. The optimum membrane with 0.01 wt% of quasi-MXene showed the highest pure water flux of 31.9 L m-2. h-1 with an improved salt rejection of 98.2%. Therefore, these nanosheets showed that they can partially solve the trade-off between water permeability and salt rejection, which is a serious challenge in RO membranes. Also, the membranes containing quasi-MXene showed good resistance against fouling by humic acid. This research can be a scalable development in making high-performance membranes.
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- Vahid Vatanpour
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Kharazmi University, Tehran, 15719-14911, Iran; Environmental Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul, 34469, Turkey.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Kharazmi University, Tehran, 15719-14911, Iran
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, 51666-16471, Iran; Department of Chemical Industry, Technical and Vocational University (TVU), Tehran, Iran
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, 51666-16471, Iran; Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, Gebze, 41400, Turkey; Department of Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Near East University, 99138 Nicosia, Mersin 10, Turkey
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
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Keyikoğlu R, Khataee A, Yoon Y. Enhanced generation of reactive radicals and electrocatalytic oxidation of levofloxacin using a trimetallic CuFeV layered double hydroxide-containing electrode. Chemosphere 2023; 340:139817. [PMID: 37586485 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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In Electro-Fenton (EF) processes, the use of iron as a catalyst under acidic conditions results in increased costs and potential secondary pollution. To address these issues, we developed a CuFeV layered double hydroxide (LDH) coating on graphite felt (GF) (CuFeV LDH@GF) that offers an effective performance across a broad pH range without causing metal pollution. The CuFeV LDH@GF cathode exhibited a good oxygen reduction performance, high stability, and an efficient removal of levofloxacin (LEV) over a wide pH range (pH = 3-10). The simultaneous presence of Cu2+/Cu3+, Fe2+/Fe3+, and V4+/V5+ redox pairs played a crucial role in facilitating interfacial electron transfer, thereby enhancing the production and subsequent activation of H2O2 within the system. The apparent rate constant (kapp) of LEV removal under neutral conditions with the CuFeV LDH@GF electrode was more than twice that of the raw GF electrode. This improvement can be attributed to the CuFeV LDH coating, which increased the generation of hydroxyl radicals (•OH) from 0.64 to 1.27 mM. Importantly, the CuFeV LDH@GF electrode maintained its efficiency and stability even after 10 reuse cycles. Additionally, GC-MS analyses revealed the degradation of intermediate compounds, which included cyclic and aliphatic compounds. This study provides significant insights into the synergistic effects of trimetallic LDHs, contributing to the development of high-performance cathodes.
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- Ramazan Keyikoğlu
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey; Department of Environmental Engineering, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey; Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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Habibi M, Habibi-Yangjeh A, Akinay Y, Khataee A. Oxygen vacancy-rich CeO 2 decorated with Cu 3BiS 3 nanoparticles: Outstanding visible-light photocatalytic performance towards tetracycline degradation. Chemosphere 2023; 340:139828. [PMID: 37586492 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Recently, the degradation of antibiotics has attracted a lot of attention all over the world, because the accumulation of these recalcitrant compounds in the environment, and their entry into the food chain have severely affected on human health. Herein, oxygen vacancy-rich CeO2 was decorated with Cu3BiS3 nanoparticles to fabricate Z-scheme CeO2-x/Cu3BiS3 photocatalysts with a simple procedure. Intriguingly, photocatalytic ability of CeO2-x/Cu3BiS3 (30%) nanocomposite in the detoxification of tetracycline hydrochloride, cephalexin, azithromycin, and rhodamine B was elevated 31.3, 28.2, 45.2, and 10.1-folds as much as CeO2, and 5.19, 5.97, 32.2, and 4.69-folds compared with the CeO2-x photocatalyst, respectively. The admirable activity of CeO2-x/Cu3BiS3 (30%) nanocomposite was ascribed to the production of many charge carriers, efficacious segregation and transfer of charges, and improved textural features, which were confirmed by UV-vis DRS, EIS, photocurrent density, PL, and BET analyses. In addition, the TC degradation pathway was investigated with LC-MS analysis, and also the biocompatibility of the purified solution was displayed with wheat seed cultivation. Regarding outstanding activity and facile synthesis, the CeO2-x/Cu3BiS3 (30%) photocatalyst could be utilized for wastewater treatment.
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- Meysam Habibi
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.
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- Department of Engineering, Faculty of Mining Engineering, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey
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Sayyar Z, Mahdavinia GR, Khataee A. Dual-drug (Curcumin/Ciprofloxacin) loading and release from chitosan-based hydrogels embedded with magnetic Montmorillonite/Hyaluronic acid for enhancing wound healing. J Biol Eng 2023; 17:66. [PMID: 37907952 PMCID: PMC10619246 DOI: 10.1186/s13036-023-00385-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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Montmorillonite (MMt) is extensively applied as an efficient drug-carrier in designing drug delivery systems (DDS) due to its high specific surface area to load drugs. Modification of MMt via iron (Fe) blending can thus be a desirable method to improve its biocompatibility. Herein, magnetic nano-carriers involving the magnetic MMt (mMMt) core surrounded by chitosan (Chito) as a biopolymer and hyaluronic acid (HA) were prepared. To coat the mMMt fabricated through the coprecipitation of the Fe3+/Fe2+ ions in the presence of MMt, the acquired mMMt as the core was then treated with the Chito/HA solution to induce the cross-linked Chito/HA as the shell (namely, the Chito/HA-mMMt). The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) results accordingly revealed the existence of the mMMt inside the Chito/HA solution. Curcumin (CUR) and ciprofloxacin (CIP) were further employed as two model drugs. The CUR and CIP release from the Chito/HA-mMMt subsequently occurred in a sustained manner and pH-dependently. Additionally, an upsurge in the CUR and CIP release by applying an external magnetic field was observed. Thus, the prepared Chito/HA-mMMt hydrogels promise an outstanding potential performance in terms of expanding novel pH-dependent DDS with a sustained release behavior. The scratch assay of the given hydrogels also confirms their applications for wound healing.
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- Zahra Sayyar
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Bonab, Bonab, 55513-95133, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Polymer Research Laboratory, University of Maragheh, Maragheh, 55181-83111, Iran
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, 51666-16471, Iran
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, Gebze, 41400, Turkey
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Balcik C, Ozbey-Unal B, Sahin B, Keyikoğlu R, Khataee A. Loose Nanofiltration Membrane Incorporating CeZnFe Layered Double Hydroxide with Enhanced Dye/Salt Separation Performance and Self-Cleaning Ability. Membranes (Basel) 2023; 13:711. [PMID: 37623772 PMCID: PMC10456229 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13080711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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The high-salinity wastewater from the textile industry faces a significant challenge in effectively separating dyes and salts. In this study, a CeZnFe-layered double hydroxide (LDH)-incorporated nanofiltration (LNF) membrane was fabricated using the conventional interfacial polymerization (IP) technique to fractionate dyes and salts within the wastewater. The impact of CeZnFe LDH on various aspects of membrane performance was examined, including water flux, dye removal efficiency, dye/salt separation capability, self-cleaning ability, and membrane integrity. The addition of LDHs resulted in improved membrane surface hydrophilicity, thereby enhancing water flux. The optimized TFN membrane (0.050 wt% LDH in PIP solution) significantly improved pure water flux, exceeding 150%. All TFN membranes exhibited excellent performance in dye and salt fractionation (93% for Congo red, 2.6% for NaCl, and 40.7% for Na2SO4). Also, excellent self-cleaning ability was observed for the optimized membrane, exhibiting a remarkable water flux recovery rate after three operation cycles. Moreover, including CeZnFe LDH in the optimized TFN membrane played a significant role in enhancing membrane integrity. This study provides new inspiration for fabricating self-cleaning loose NF membranes using CeZnFe LDH for effective dye/salt separation.
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- Cigdem Balcik
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Kocaeli, Turkey; (B.O.-U.); (R.K.)
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Kocaeli, Turkey; (B.O.-U.); (R.K.)
- Institute of Earth and Marine Sciences, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Biotechnology, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Kocaeli, Turkey;
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Kocaeli, Turkey; (B.O.-U.); (R.K.)
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Kocaeli, Turkey; (B.O.-U.); (R.K.)
- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 51666-16471, Iran
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Khodabandeloo F, Sheydaei M, Moharramkhani P, Masteri-Farahani M, Khataee A. Preparation of Fe 2(MoO 4) 3/graphene/Ti nanocomposite electrode for visible-light photoelectrocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants. Chemosphere 2023; 330:138766. [PMID: 37100250 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The massive emission of organic pollutants, specially organic dyes into water poses a serious threat to the environment and human health. Photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) has been regarded as an efficient, promising and green technology for organic pollution degradation and mineralization. Herein, Fe2(MoO4)3/graphene/Ti nanocomposite was synthesized and applied as a superior photoanode in a visible-light PEC process for degradation and mineralization of an organic pollutant. First, the Fe2(MoO4)3 was synthesized by the microemulsion-mediated method. Then, Fe2(MoO4)3 and graphene particles were simultaneously immobilized on a titanium plate by the electrodeposition technique. The prepared electrode was characterized by XRD, DRS, FTIR and FESEM analyses. The ability of the nanocomposite was investigated in the Reactive Orange 29 (RO29) pollutant degradation by the PEC. The Taguchi method was used for the visible-light PEC experiments design. The efficiency of RO29 degradation was enhanced with increasing bias potential, number of Fe2(MoO4)3/graphene/Ti electrodes, visible-light power and Na2SO4 (electrolyte) concentration. The pH of the solution was the most influential variable in the visible-light PEC process. Furthermore, the performance of the visible-light PEC was compared with photolysis, sorption, visible-light photocatalysis and electrosorption processes. The obtained results confirm the synergistic effect of these processes on RO29 degradation by the visible-light PEC.
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- Farhad Khodabandeloo
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Kharazmi University, 15719-14911, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Kharazmi University, 15719-14911, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Kharazmi University, 15719-14911, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Kharazmi University, 15719-14911, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey.
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Pournemati K, Habibi-Yangjeh A, Khataee A. Outstanding photocatalytic nitrogen fixation performance of TiO2 QDs modified by Bi2O3/NaBiS2 nanostructures upon simulated sunlight. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 641:1000-1013. [PMID: 36996680 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.03.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Nowadays, a promising material for NH3 production under mild and safe conditions using heterogeneous photocatalysts is very important. In this regard, Bi2O3 and NaBiS2 nanoparticles were combined with TiO2 quantum dots (QDs) through a facile hydrothermal process. The TiO2 QDs/Bi2O3/NaBiS2 nanocomposites displayed excellent performance in the photofixation of nitrogen upon simulated sunlight. The NH3 generation rate constant over the optimum nanocomposite was 10.2 and 3.3-folds higher than TiO2 (P25) and TiO2 QDs photocatalysts, respectively. The spectroscopic and electrochemical studies affirmed more effective segregation and transfer of photo-induced charge carriers within ternary nanocomposite, due to the developing tandem n-n-p heterojunctions, which led to more lifetime of charges. Moreover, the impacts of solvent, pH, electron scavenger, and lake of nitrogen molecules on the NH3 generation were investigated. Finally, it was concluded that the TiO2 QDs/Bi2O3/NaBiS2 nanocomposite, with appealing features of more activity, high stability, and a facile one-pot synthesis method, is a promising photocatalyst in nitrogen fixation technology.
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- Khadijeh Pournemati
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Gebze, Turkey; Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, 602105 Chennai, India
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Yekan Motlagh P, Vahid B, Akay S, Kayan B, Yoon Y, Khataee A. Ultrasonic-assisted photocatalytic degradation of various organic contaminants using ZnO supported on a natural polymer of sporopollenin. Ultrason Sonochem 2023; 98:106486. [PMID: 37352731 PMCID: PMC10336198 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Revised: 06/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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Water resource pollution by organic contaminants is an environmental issue of increasing concern. Here, sporopollenin/zinc oxide (SP/ZnO) was used as an environmentally friendly and durable catalyst for sonophotocatalytic treatment of three organic compounds: direct blue 25 (DB 25), levofloxacin (LEV), and dimethylphtalate (DMPh). The resulting catalyst had a 2.65 eV bandgap value and 9.81 m2/g surface area. The crystalline structure and functional groups of SP/ZnO were confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analyses. After 120 min of the sonophotocatalysis, the degradation efficiencies of DB 25, LEV, and DMPh by SP/ZnO were 86.41, 75.88, and 62.54%, respectively, which were higher than that of the other investigated processes. The role of reactive oxygen species were investigated using various scavengers, enhancers, photoluminescence, and o-phenylenediamine. Owing to its stability, the catalyst exhibited good reusability after four consecutive cycles. In addition, the high integrity of the catalyst was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), XRD, and FTIR analyses. After four consecutive examinations, the leaching of zinc in the aqueous phase was < 3 mg/L. Moreover, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analyses indicated that the contaminants were initially converted into cyclic compounds and then into aliphatic compounds, including carboxylic acids and animated products. Thus, this study synthesized an environmentally friendly and reusable SP/ZnO composite for the degradation of various organic pollutants using a sonophotocatalytic process.
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- Parisa Yekan Motlagh
- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-1647, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Arts and Science Faculty, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Arts and Science Faculty, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-1647, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Gebze, Turkey.
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Sadeghi Rad S, Khataee A, Arefi-Oskoui S, Sadeghi Rad T, Zarei M, Orooji Y, Gengec E, Kobya M. Carbonaceous CoCr LDH nanocomposite as a light-responsive sonocatalyst for treatment of a plasticizer-containing water. Ultrason Sonochem 2023; 98:106485. [PMID: 37352730 PMCID: PMC10331313 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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The carbonous-based nanocomposites of CoCr layered double hydroxide (LDH) with graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) were prepared. The successful synthesis of the CoCr LDH in hydrotalcite crystalline structure was deduced from the pattern obtained from X-ray diffraction, and the chemical composition of its surface was checked by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The prosperous decorating of LDH on the sheets of rGO and GO was authenticated by the energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis and micrographs of scanning electron and transmission electron microscopy. The photo-assisted sonocatalytic activity of the prepared nanocomposites was appraised for the decomposition of dimethyl phthalate (DMP) as a plasticizer. The highest decomposition efficiency of 100% was obtained in the existence of CoCr LDH/rGO nanocomposite (0.5 g/L) during 20 min of reaction time via photo-assisted sonocatalysis. The rGO improved the catalytic activity of the CoCr LDH by increasing the specific surface area from 1.2 m2/g to 4.5 m2/g and reducing the band gap from 1.7 eV to 1.3 eV. Moreover, the results of the colony-forming unit method endorsed antibacterial property improvement of the CoCr LDH via hybridizing with rGO. The results of this research provide an optimistic perspective for applying carbonous-based nanocomposites of CoCr LDH as a novel catalyst with antibacterial properties in photo-assisted sonocatalytic processes.
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- Samin Sadeghi Rad
- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran; Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Gebze, Turkey.
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Gebze, Turkey
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- Research Laboratory of Environmental Remediation, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
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- Department of Environmental Protection Technology, Kocaeli University, 41285 Kartepe, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Gebze, Turkey; Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, 720038 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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Keyikoğlu R, Khataee A, Orooji Y. Degradation of emerging pollutants on bifunctional ZnFeV LDH@graphite felt cathode through prominent catalytic activity in heterogeneous electrocatalytic processes. J Environ Manage 2023; 342:118090. [PMID: 37182481 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The heterogeneous Electro-Fenton (EF) process is a promising wastewater treatment technology that can generate onsite H2O2, and operate in a wide pH range without generating a metal sludge. However, the heterogeneous EF process needs bifunctional cathode electrodes that can have high activity in 2e- oxygen reduction reaction and H2O2 decomposition. Herein, ZnFeV layered double hydroxide (LDH), as a heterogeneous catalyst, was coated on the graphite felt (ZnFeV LDH@GF) cathode using the electrophoretic deposition method. ZnFeV LDH@GF cathode was able to generate 59.8 ± 5.9 mg L-1 H2O2 in 90 min under a constant supply of O2. EF process with ZnFeV LDH@GF cathode exhibited 89.8 ± 6.8% removal efficiency for pharmaceutical (ciprofloxacin) at neutral pH. Remarkably, the apparent reaction rate constant (kapp) of the ZnFeV LDH@GF-EF was 2.14 times that of the EF process with pristine GF. ZnFeV LDH coating increased the hydroxyl radical (•OH) production of the EF process from 1.74 mM to 3.65 mM. The pathway of •OH production is thought to be a single electron transfer from redox couples of Fe2+/Fe3+ and [Formula: see text] to H2O2. After 10 reuse cycles, the ZnFeV LDH@GF cathode retained 90.2% of its efficiency. Eight intermediate compounds were identified by GC-MS including cyclic compounds and aliphatic compounds.
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- Ramazan Keyikoğlu
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey; Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Department of Environmental Engineering, 04318, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey; Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
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Kalderis D, Seifi A, Kieu Trang T, Tsubota T, Anastopoulos I, Manariotis I, Pashalidis I, Khataee A. Bamboo-derived adsorbents for environmental remediation: A review of recent progress. Environ Res 2023; 224:115533. [PMID: 36828248 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 02/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The bamboo family of plants is one of the fastest-growing species in the world. As such, there is an abundance of bamboo residues available for exploitation, especially in southeast Asian, central African and south American regions. The preparation of efficient adsorbents from bamboo residues is an emerging exploitation pathway. Biochars, activated carbons or raw bamboo fibers embedded with nanoparticles, each class of materials has been shown to be highly efficient in adsorption processes. This review aims to summarize recent findings in the application of bamboo-based adsorbents in the removal of organic, inorganic, or gaseous pollutants. Therefore, this review first discusses the preparation methods and surface modification methodologies and their effects on the adsorbent elemental content and other basic properties. The following sections assess the recent progress in the adsorption of heavy metals, organics, and gaseous substances by bamboo-based adsorbents, focusing on the optimum adsorption capacities, adsorption mechanisms and the optimum-fitting kinetic models and isotherms. Finally, research gaps were identified and directions for future research are proposed.
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- Dimitrios Kalderis
- Laboratory of Environmental Technologies and Applications, Department of Electronic Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Chania 73100, Greece
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran; Department of Chemistry, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Gebze, Turkey
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 1-1 Sensuicho, Tobata-ku, 804-8550 Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 1-1 Sensuicho, Tobata-ku, 804-8550 Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, UoI Kostakii Campus, 47040 Arta, Greece
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering Laboratory, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran; Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Gebze, Turkey; Saveetha School of Engineering , Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, 602105 Chennai, India.
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Sadeghi Rad T, Sevval Yazici E, Khataee A, Gengec E, Kobya M. Tuned CuCr layered double hydroxide/carbon-based nanocomposites inducing sonophotocatalytic degradation of dimethyl phthalate. Ultrason Sonochem 2023; 95:106358. [PMID: 36913781 PMCID: PMC10024049 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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This study is the first to explore the possibility of utilizing CuCr LDH decorated on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and graphene oxide (GO) as sonophotocatalysts for the degradation of dimethyl phthalate (DMP). CuCr LDH and its nanocomposites were successfully fabricated and characterized. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) along with high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM) both evidenced the formation of randomly oriented nanosheet structures of CuCr LDH coupled with thin and folded sheets of GO and rGO. The impact of diverse processes on the degradation efficiency of DMP in the presence of the so-prepared catalysts was compared. Benefiting from the low bandgap and high specific surface area, the as-obtained CuCr LDH/rGO represented outstanding catalytic activity (100 %) toward 15 mg L-1 of DMP within 30 min when subjected to light and ultrasonic irradiations simultaneously. Radical quenching experiments and visual spectrophotometry using an O-phenylenediamine revealed the crucial role of hydroxyl radicals compared to holes and superoxide radicals. Overall, outcomes disclosed that CuCr LDH/rGO is a stable and proper sonophotocatalyst for environmental remediation.
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- Tannaz Sadeghi Rad
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Gebze, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Gebze, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Gebze, Turkey; Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran.
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- Department of Environmental Protection, University of Kocaeli, 41275 Izmit, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Gebze, Turkey; Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, 720038 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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Goren AY, Recepoglu YK, Vatanpour V, Yoon Y, Khataee A. Insights into engineered graphitic carbon nitride quantum dots for hazardous contaminants degradation in wastewater. Environ Res 2023; 223:115408. [PMID: 36740151 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Revised: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Increased environmental pollution is a critical issue that must be addressed. Photocatalytic, adsorption, and membrane filtration methods are suitable in environmental governance because of their high selectivity, low cost, environment-friendly nature, and excellent treatment efficiency. Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) quantum dots (QDs) have been considered as photocatalysts, adsorbents, and membrane materials for wastewater treatments, owing to their stability, adsorption capacity, photochemical properties, and low toxicity and cost. This review summarizes g-C3N4 QD synthesis techniques, operating parameters affecting the removal performance in the treatment process, modification effects with other semiconductors, and benefits and drawbacks of g-C3N4 QD-based materials. Furthermore, this review discusses the practical applications of g-C3N4 QDs as adsorbents, photocatalysts, and membrane materials for organic and inorganic contaminant treatments and their value-added product formation potential. Modified g-C3N4 QD-based material adsorbents, photocatalysts, and membranes present potentially applicable effects, such as removal of most waterborne contaminants. Excellent results were obtained for the reduction of methyl orange, bisphenol A, tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, phenol, rhodamine B, E. coli, and Hg. Overall, this paper provides comprehensive background on g-C3N4 QD-based materials and their diverse applications in wastewater treatment, and it presents a foundation for the enhancement of similar unique materials in the future.
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- A Yagmur Goren
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, 35430, Urla, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, 35430, Urla, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Kharazmi University, 15719-14911, Tehran, Iran; Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Yonsei University, 1, Yonseidae-gil, Wonju-si, 26493, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey; Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran.
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Sohrabi H, Maleki F, Khaaki P, Kadhom M, Kudaibergenov N, Khataee A. Electrochemical-Based Sensing Platforms for Detection of Glucose and H 2O 2 by Porous Metal-Organic Frameworks: A Review of Status and Prospects. Biosensors (Basel) 2023; 13:347. [PMID: 36979559 PMCID: PMC10046199 DOI: 10.3390/bios13030347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Establishing enzyme-free sensing assays with great selectivity and sensitivity for glucose and H2O2 detection has been highly required in biological science. In particular, the exploitation of nanomaterials by using noble metals of high conductivity and surface area has been widely investigated to act as selective catalytic agents for molecular recognition in sensing platforms. Several approaches for a straightforward, speedy, selective, and sensitive recognition of glucose and H2O2 were requested. This paper reviews the current progress in electrochemical detection using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for H2O2 and glucose recognition. We have reviewed the latest electrochemical sensing assays for in-place detection with priorities including straightforward procedure and manipulation, high sensitivity, varied linear range, and economic prospects. The mentioned sensing assays apply electrochemical systems through a rapid detection time that enables real-time recognition. In profitable fields, the obstacles that have been associated with sample preparation and tool expense can be solved by applying these sensing means. Some parameters, including the impedance, intensity, and potential difference measurement methods have permitted low limit of detections (LODs) and noticeable durations in agricultural, water, and foodstuff samples with high levels of glucose and H2O2.
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- Hessamaddin Sohrabi
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 51666-16471, Iran
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 51666-16471, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz 51666-16471, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Science, College of Energy and Environmental Science, Alkarkh University of Science, Baghdad 10081, Iraq
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Al-Farabi 71, Almaty 050038, Kazakhstan
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 51666-16471, Iran
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Gebze, Turkey
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Saadati A, Habibi-Yangjeh A, Rahim Pouran S, Yekan Motlagh P, Khataee A. Facile integration of brown TiO2−x with Bi4V2O11 and BiVO4: Double S-scheme mechanism for exceptional visible-light photocatalytic performance in degradation of pollutants. ADV POWDER TECHNOL 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2023.103956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Haddad Irani-Nezhad M, Khataee A, Vatanpoor V, Arefi-Oskoui S, Orooji Y. Incorporation of 2D-biotene to polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membrane with superhydrophilicity and antifouling properties for removal of organic pollutants. Chemosphere 2023; 318:137952. [PMID: 36709847 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.137952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Here, for the first time, one or few-layer exfoliated 2D-Biotene (E-BIT) was prepared by a cost-effective liquid-phase exfoliation of economical and accessible bulk biotite (B-BIT). The successful preparation of E-BIT was further verified by different characterization methods. XRD pattern demonstrated that B-BIT's basal spacing was increased from 10.07 Å to 11.02 Å. Also, the transparency of the E-BIT to the electron beam showed its small thickness after exfoliation, which was confirmed by AFM results, too. This natural material was utilized as an efficient nano-additive to improve the properties of polyethersulfone (PES) polymeric membrane. E-BIT blended membranes with various quantities (0-2 wt%) were prepared via the non-solvent induced phase inversion method. Small holes at the up layer, coarse finger-like holes and macro-voids at the sublayer were seen in asymmetric prepared membranes. Modification caused the improvement of the membranes' hydrophilicity, which the contact angle was reduced from 69.3 to 53.4 for bare PES and 1 wt% E-BIT blended membranes, respectively. 1 wt% E-BIT blended membrane illustrated flux enhancement of 198.8 L/m2 h, and high elimination efficiency of bovine serum albumin (99%), reactive red 195 (97.8%), reactive green 9 (93.5%), and reactive blue 19 (88.4%), with improved flux recovery ratio of 73%.
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- Mahsa Haddad Irani-Nezhad
- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran; Рeoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Kharazmi University, 15719-14911, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Chemical Industry, Technical and Vocational University (TVU), Tehran, Iran
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
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Mousavi SZ, Shadman HR, Habibi M, Didandeh M, Nikzad A, Golmohammadi M, Maleki R, Suwaileh WA, Khataee A, Zargar M, Razmjou A. Elucidating the Sorption Mechanisms of Environmental Pollutants Using Molecular Simulation. Ind Eng Chem Res 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c02333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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- Seyedeh Zahra Mousavi
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, 1411944961, Iran
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- Department of Polymer Engineering & Color Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, 6351713178, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, 6718773654, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, 1411944961, Iran
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Polymer Engineering & Color Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, 6351713178, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Technologies, Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST), P.O. Box 33535111, Tehran, 3313193685, Iran
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- Chemical Engineering Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Education City, Doha 23874, Qatar
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran
- Department of Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Near East University, 99138 Nicosia, Mersin 10 Turkey
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- Mineral Recovery Research Center (MRRC), School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Perth WA 6027, Australia
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- Mineral Recovery Research Center (MRRC), School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Perth WA 6027, Australia
- UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Alimohamadi M, Khataee A, Arefi-Oskoui S, Vahid B, Orooji Y, Yoon Y. Catalytic activation of hydrogen peroxide by Cr 2AlC MAX phase under ultrasound waves for a treatment of water contaminated with organic pollutants. Ultrason Sonochem 2023; 93:106294. [PMID: 36640461 PMCID: PMC9852641 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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This study aims to investigate the sonocatalytic activation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) using Cr2AlC MAX phase prepared by the reactive sintering process. The hexagonal structure of the crystalline MAX phase was confirmed by X-ray diffraction. Moreover, the compacted layered structure of the MAX phase was observed via scanning electron microscopy and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. Under the desired operating conditions, Cr2AlC MAX phase (0.75 g/L) showed suitable potential to activate H2O2 (1 mmol/L) under sonication, thereby allowing a considerable removal efficiency for various organic pollutants, including dimethyl phthalate (69.1%), rifampin (94.5%), hydroxychloroquine (100%), and acid blue 7 (91.5%) with initial concentration of 15 mg/L within 120 min of treatment. Kinetic analysis proved that the degradation reaction followed pseudo-first-order kinetics. Scavenging tests demonstrated that hydroxyl radicals and singlet oxygen were effective species during degradation. Furthermore, a probable mechanism for dimethyl phthalate degradation was suggested according to gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance analyses. The obtained results confirmed the capability of the triple Cr2AlC/H2O2/US process as a promising method for treating contaminated water.
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- Monireh Alimohamadi
- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran
- Рeoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran
- Department of Chemical Industry, Technical and Vocational University (TVU), Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, 321004 Jinhua, China
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- Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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Turan A, Kobya M, Iskurt C, Gengec E, Khataee A. A techno-economical assessment of treatment by coagulation-flocculation with aluminum and iron-bases coagulants of landfill leachate membrane concentrates. Chemosphere 2023; 314:137750. [PMID: 36608493 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.137750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Landfill leachate treatment involved with the membrane bioreactor (MBR) combined with membrane treatment via nanofiltration (NF) and/or reverse osmosis (RO) is widely used in Turkey. This treatment produces landfill leachate membrane concentrates (LLMCs) with an undesirably high concentration of contaminants. In the study, two different nanofiltration concentrates of leachate were coagulated. Coagulant dosages from 0.10 to 5.0 g of Me3+/L (Me3+: Al3+ or Fe3+), and the pH values ranged from 4.0 to 8.0 and 3.0-9.0 for Al-based and Fe-based coagulants, respectively. The most efficient pH values were 5.0 and 4.0 for Al3+ and Fe3+, respectively. These pH values are lower than those known to be effective in coagulants. The reason for this is the presence of humic substances in the wastewater. The cost of Fe2(SO4)3.xH2O was the lowest than other coagulants at the end of the cost analyses obtained from İstanbul region landfill leachate NF concentrate (NFCL-1) and Kocaeli region landfill leachate NF concentrate (NFCL-2). Under optimum conditions, the costs for NFCL-1 and NFCL-2 were calculated as 0.55 and 0.46 $/removed kg COD, respectively.
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- Ayşenur Turan
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey; Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Department of Environmental Engineering, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Protection, University of Kocaeli, 41275, Izmit, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey; Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran.
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Koyuncu I, Eryildiz B, Kaya R, Karakus Y, Zakeri F, Khataee A, Vatanpour V. Modification of reinforced hollow fiber membranes with WO 3 nanosheets for treatment of textile wastewater by membrane bioreactor. J Environ Manage 2023; 326:116758. [PMID: 36402019 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 10/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In this study, performance of braid reinforced hollow fiber membrane containing polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) embedded with tungsten trioxide (WO3) nanosheets in a membrane bioreactor (MBR) was examined for textile wastewater treatment. The WO3 nanosheets was synthesized and blended at different concentrations (0.1-0.02 wt%) in casting solutions of the membranes. The WO3 nanosheets characterized using various tests such as XRD, FTIR, SEM, EDS, dot-mapping, and TEM. Furthermore, the effects of the increased WO3 nanosheets into the PVDF matrix on the membrane morphology, hydrophilicity, permeability, antifouling, and COD and color removal efficiency was investigated. The addition of 0.1 wt% of the nanosheets reduces the water contact angle from 69.3° to 62.5° while increasing overall porosity from 37.5 to 43.2%. COD and color removal for PVDF/0.10 wt% WO3 membrane was between 86-89% and 72-76%, respectively. While the TMP of modified WO3 membranes did not significantly increase due to antimicrobial properties of the WO3 nanosheets, the TMP of the pure PVDF membrane increase, indicating considerable cake layer fouling. The results of this study showed that modification of PVDF braid reinforced hollow fiber membrane using WO3 nanosheets is promising membrane for MBR systems.
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- Ismail Koyuncu
- National Research Center on Membrane Technologies, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, 34469, Istanbul, Turkey; Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, 34469, Istanbul, Turkey
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- National Research Center on Membrane Technologies, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, 34469, Istanbul, Turkey; Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, 34469, Istanbul, Turkey
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- National Research Center on Membrane Technologies, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, 34469, Istanbul, Turkey; Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, 34469, Istanbul, Turkey
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- National Research Center on Membrane Technologies, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, 34469, Istanbul, Turkey; Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, 34469, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran; Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, No. 159, Longpan Road, Nanjing, 210037, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey
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- National Research Center on Membrane Technologies, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, 34469, Istanbul, Turkey; Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, 34469, Istanbul, Turkey; Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Kharazmi University, 15719-14911, Tehran, Iran
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Haddadi S, Khataee A, Arefi-Oskoui S, Vahid B, Orooji Y, Yoon Y. Titanium-based MAX-phase with sonocatalytic activity for degradation of oxytetracycline antibiotic. Ultrason Sonochem 2023; 92:106255. [PMID: 36502683 PMCID: PMC9763513 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2022.106255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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In light of growing environmental concerns over emerging contaminants in aquatic environments, antibiotics in particular, have prompted the development of a new generation of effective sonocatalytic systems. In this study, a new type of nano-laminated material, Ti2SnC MAX phase, is prepared, characterized, and evaluated for the sonocatalytic degradation of oxytetracycline (OTC) antibiotic. A variety of identification analyses, including X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, were conducted to determine the physicochemical properties of the synthesized catalyst. By optimizing the operating factors, total degradation of OTC occurs within 120 min with 1 g L-1 catalyst, 10 mg L-1 OTC, at natural pH of 7.1 and 150 W ultrasonic power. The scavenger studies conclude that the singlet oxygen and superoxide ions are the most active species during the sonocatalytic reaction. Based on the obtained data and GC-MS analysis, a possible sonocatalytic mechanism for the OTC degradation in the presence of Ti2SnC is proposed. The catalyst reusability within eight consecutive runs reveals the proper stability of Ti2SnC MAX phase. The results indicate the prospect for MAX phase-based materials to be developed as efficient sonocatalysts in the treatment of antibiotics, suggesting a bright future for the field.
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- Samira Haddadi
- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 51666-16471, Iran
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 51666-16471, Iran; Рeoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation.
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 51666-16471, Iran; Department of Chemical Industry, Technical and Vocational University (TVU), Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
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Doustkhah E, Hassandoost R, Yousef Tizhoosh N, Esmat M, Guselnikova O, Hussein N Assadi M, Khataee A. Ultrasonically-assisted synthesis of CeO 2 within WS 2 interlayers forming type II heterojunction for a VOC photocatalytic oxidation. Ultrason Sonochem 2023; 92:106245. [PMID: 36463784 PMCID: PMC9719093 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2022.106245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Here, we investigate the band structure, density of states, photocatalytic activity, and heterojunction mechanism of WS2 with CeO2 (CeO2@WS2) as a photoactive heterostructure. In this heterostructure, CeO2's growth within WS2 layers is achieved through ultrasonicating WS2 and intercalating CeO2's precursor within the WS2 interlayers, followed by hydrothermal treatment. Through a set of density functional calculations, we demonstrate that CeO2 and WS2 form an interface through a covalent bonding that can be highly stable. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) found that the CeO2@WS2 heterostructure exhibits a remarkably higher conductivity (22.23 mS cm-2) compared to either WS2 and CeO2, assignable to the interface in CeO2@WS2. Furthermore, in a physically mixed CeO2-WS2 where the interaction between particles is noncovalent, the resistance was significantly higher (0.67 mS cm-2), confirming that the heterostructure in the interface is covalently bonded. In addition, Mott-Schottky and the bandgap measurements through Tauc plots demonstrate that the heterojunction in CeO2 and WS2 is type II. Eventually, the CeO2@WS2 heterostructure indicated 446.7 µmol g -1 CO2 generation from photocatalytic oxidation of a volatile organic compound (VOC), formic acid, compared to WS2 and CeO2 alone.
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- Esmail Doustkhah
- Koç University Tüpraş Energy Center (KUTEM), Department of Chemistry, Koç University, 34450 Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitechtonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan; Materials Science and Nanotechnology Department, Faculty of Postgraduate Studies for Advanced Sciences (PSAS), Beni-Suef University (BSU), Beni-Suef 62511, Egypt
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- Research School of Chemistry & Applied Biomedical Sciences, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenin Avenue 30, Tomsk 634050, Russia
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran; Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Gebze, Turkey.
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Sohrabi H, Ghasemzadeh S, Shakib S, Majidi MR, Razmjou A, Yoon Y, Khataee A. Metal–Organic Framework-Based Biosensing Platforms for the Sensitive Determination of Trace Elements and Heavy Metals: A Comprehensive Review. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c03011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Hessamaddin Sohrabi
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471Tabriz, Iran
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Perth, WA6027, Australia
- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, University of Technology Sydney, New South Wales2007, Australia
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- Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju26493, Republic of Korea
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471Tabriz, Iran
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400Gebze, Turkey
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Pournemati K, Habibi-Yangjeh A, Khataee A. Rational design of TiO2/MnMoO4/MoO3 nanocomposites: Visible-light-promoted photocatalysts for decomposition of tetracycline with tandem n-n heterojunctions. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.130315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Akdağ S, Sadeghi Rad T, Keyikoğlu R, Orooji Y, Yoon Y, Khataee A. Peroxydisulfate-assisted sonocatalytic degradation of metribuzin by La-doped ZnFe layered double hydroxide. Ultrason Sonochem 2022; 91:106236. [PMID: 36442410 PMCID: PMC9709225 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2022.106236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Metribuzin is an herbicide that easily contaminates ground and surface water. Herein, La-doped ZnFe layered double hydroxide (LDH) was synthesized for the first time and used for the degradation of metribuzin via ultrasonic (US) assisted peroxydisulfate (PDS) activation. The synthesized LDH had a lamellar structure, an average thickness of 26 nm, and showed mesoporous characteristics, including specific surface area 110.93 m2 g-1, pore volume 0.27 cm3 g-1, and pore diameter 9.67 nm. The degradation efficiency of the US/La-doped ZnFe LDH/PDS process (79.1 %) was much greater than those of the sole processes, and the synergy factor was calculated as 3.73. The impact of the reactive species on the sonocatalytic process was evaluated using different scavengers. After four consecutive cycles, 10.8 % loss occurred in the sonocatalytic activity of the La-doped LDH. Moreover, the efficiency of the US/La-doped LDH/PDS process was studied with respect to the degradation of metribuzin in a wastewater matrix. According to GC-MS analysis, six by-products were detected during the degradation of metribuzin. Our results indicate that the US/La-doped ZnFe LDH/PDS process has great potential for efficient degradation of metribuzin-contaminated water and wastewater.
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- Sultan Akdağ
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Gebze, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Gebze, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Gebze, Turkey; Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Bursa Technical University, 16310 Bursa, Turkey
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Gebze, Turkey; Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran.
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Naziri Mehrabani SA, Keskin B, Arefi-Oskoui S, Koyuncu I, Vatanpour V, Orooji Y, Khataee A. Ti2AlN MAX phase as a modifier of cellulose acetate membrane for improving antifouling and permeability properties. Carbohydr Polym 2022; 298:120114. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Revised: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Keyikoğlu R, Doğan IN, Khataee A, Orooji Y, Kobya M, Yoon Y. Synthesis of visible light responsive ZnCoFe layered double hydroxide towards enhanced photocatalytic activity in water treatment. Chemosphere 2022; 309:136534. [PMID: 36210593 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In this study, a ternary layered double hydroxide containing Zn, Co, and Fe transition metals (ZnCoFe LDH) was developed using a co-precipitation procedure. The as-synthesized photocatalyst was evaluated for its performance in the degradation of methylene blue (MB) under visible light irradiation. The effects of various process conditions including photocatalyst dosage, pollutant concentration, pH, lamp distance, and lamp power were investigated. The ZnCoFe LDH achieved approximately 74% photodegradation efficiency owing to the narrow bandgap of 2.14 eV. The Langmuir-Hinselwood rate constants were calculated as 1.17 min-1 and 3.55 min-1 for photolysis by LED lamp alone and for photocatalysis by LED/ZnCoFe LDH, respectively. The photocatalytic ability of the LDH was attributed to the generation of radical species like •OH and O2•-. The photocatalytic degradation intermediates of MB were determined by GC-MS analysis. The catalyst retained its performance throughout seven reuse cycles with only a 4.17% reduction in removal efficiency. The energy per order EEO of the ZnCoFe/LED process in 180 min treatment time was determined as 5.41 kWh.m-3. order-1. This study shows that ZnCoFe LDH has sufficient activity and photostability for long-term application in photocatalytic water treatment.
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- Ramazan Keyikoğlu
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey; Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Bursa Technical University, 16310, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey; Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey; Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, 720038, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
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Sohrabi H, Dezhakam E, Nozohouri E, Majidi MR, Orooji Y, Yoon Y, Khataee A. Advances in layered double hydroxide based labels for signal amplification in ultrasensitive electrochemical and optical affinity biosensors of glucose. Chemosphere 2022; 309:136633. [PMID: 36191760 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Since the development of enzyme electrodes, the research area of glucose biosensing has seen outstanding progress and improvement. Numerous sensing platforms have been developed based on different immobilization techniques and improved electron transfer between the enzyme and electrode. Interestingly, these platforms have consistently used innovative nanostructures and nanocomposites. In recent years, layered double hydroxides (LDHs) have become key tools in the field of analytical chemistry owing to their outstanding features and benefits, such as facile synthesis, cost-effectiveness, substantial surface area, excellent catalytic performance, and biocompatibility. LDHs are often synthesized as nanomaterial composites or manufactured with specific three-dimensional structures. The purpose of this review is to illustrate the biosensing prospects of LDH-based glucose sensors and the need for improvement. First, various clinical and conventional approaches for glucose determination are discussed. The definitions, types, and various synthetic methodologies of LDHs are then explained. Subsequently, we discuss the various research studies regarding LDH-based electrochemical and optical assays, focusing on modified systems, improved electron transfers pathways (through developments in surface science), and different sensing designs based on nanomaterials. Finally, a summary of the current limitations and future challenges in glucose analysis is described, which may facilitate further development and applications.
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- Hessamaddin Sohrabi
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), Amarillo, TX, USA
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey
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Aqaei H, Irani-nezhad MH, Khataee A, Vatanpour V. Modified emulsion polyvinyl chloride membranes for enhanced antifouling and dye separation properties by introducing tungsten disulfide (WS2) nanosheets. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2022.12.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Pournemati K, Habibi-Yangjeh A, Khataee A. Ternary novel TiO2/MgBi2O6/Bi2O3 nanocomposites with n-n-p heterojunctions: Impressive visible-light-triggered photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline. ADV POWDER TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2022.103820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Fei Y, Han N, Zhang M, Yang F, Yu X, Shi L, Khataee A, Zhang W, Tao D, Jiang M. Facile preparation of visible light-sensitive layered g-C 3N 4 for photocatalytic removal of organic pollutants. Chemosphere 2022; 307:135718. [PMID: 35842043 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The graphite-phase carbon nitride (g-C3N4) photocatalytic materials were prepared by one-step calcination method to degrade methylene blue (MB) and potassium butyl xanthate (PBX) under visible light irradiation. The prepared g-C3N4 photocatalytic materials were investigated in detail by various characterizations, and the experiments showed that the graphitic phase carbon nitride photocatalytic materials were successfully prepared by the one-step calcination method. The material possesses excellent optical properties and strong visible light absorption, thus achieving photocatalytic degradation of MB and PBX. The catalyst dosage, pH, the initial concentration of pollutants have important effects on photocatalytic activity of MB and PBX. The photocatalytic degradation efficiency was 98.99% for MB and 96.83% for PBX under the optimal conditions (catalyst dosage, initial pollutant concentration and pH value were 500 mg L-1, 20 mg L-1 and 7, respevtively). The photocatalytic mechanisms on MB and PBX were elucidated. ·OH was the key specie for MB, while ·O2- was the key specie for PBX. This study advances the development of photocatalytic technology for mineral wastewater.
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- Yawen Fei
- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, PR China
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- Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, 3001, Leuven, Belgium.
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, PR China
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- Shandong Jinfu Mining Co. Ltd., Zibo, 255000, PR China
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- Shandong Yanggu Huatai Chemical Co. Ltd., Liaocheng, 252300, PR China
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey; Department of Material Science and Physical Chemistry of Materials, South Ural State University, 454080, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation.
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- Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Mineral Processing, Beijing, 100160, PR China.
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Sayın FE, Karatas O, Özbay İ, Gengec E, Khataee A. Treatment of real printing and packaging wastewater by combination of coagulation with Fenton and photo-Fenton processes. Chemosphere 2022; 306:135539. [PMID: 35779686 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Printing and packaging process wastewater (PPPW) with high flow rates causes severe damage to the environment due to high organic pollution (3830.0 mg O2/L of COD and 813.6 mg/L of TOC) and turbidity (9110 NTU). This study examined the efficiencies of coagulation, Fenton, and photo-Fenton procedures, and their combinations in the treatment of PPPW. The three inorganic salts (FeCl3, Al2(SO4)3, and Fe2(SO4)3) were used in a wide range of pH (2.5-10) as a coagulant, and FeCl3 was chosen as the optimum coagulant. The 71.3% of TOC removal and the decreasing of turbidity up to 5.8 NTU were obtained at 0.5 g/L FeCl3 and pH of 6.0. Then, Fenton and photo-Fenton processes were applied to the effluent of the coagulation process. The Fenton process engaged the TOC removal efficiencies up to 85.2% in the presence of 7.350 g/L iron catalysts and 36.0 mL/L H2O2. The combined coagulation and Fenton process is a promising way to decrease the COD up to 119 mg O2/L, meeting the wastewater discharge standards of COD (200 mg O2/L) in Turkey. However, adding UV sources to the Fenton process showed a little bit of engagement (only %1.4 extra removal). When evaluated for PPPW, it is seen that the usage of combined coagulation and the Fenton process is an important treatment alternative. Furthermore, Zeta potential measurements and size exclusion chromatography were used to understand the removal mechanism.
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- Fatma Ece Sayın
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kocaeli University, Izmit 41380, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey; Department of Environmental Engineering, Bursa Technical University, 16310, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kocaeli University, Izmit 41380, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Protection Technology, Kocaeli University, 41275, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey; Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666- 16471, Tabriz, Iran.
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Sadeghi Rad T, Yazici ES, Khataee A, Gengec E, Kobya M. Nanoarchitecture of graphene nanosheets decorated with NiCr layered double hydroxide for sonophotocatalytic degradation of refractory antibiotics. Environ Res 2022; 214:113788. [PMID: 35793723 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Highly efficient and durable catalysts for wastewater treatment are urgently required to tackle critical environmental issues. In this regard, NiCr LDH (NC), NiCr LDH-GO (NC-GO), and NiCr LDH-rGO (NC-rGO) nanocomposites were synthesized. The results of XRD, EDX, and FTIR analyses not only explored the crystallographic and chemical structures of catalysts but also confirmed the successful synthesis. Further morphological, physical, chemical, and optical characteristics of the catalysts were evaluated more by SEM, HRTEM, BET, DRS, and XPS techniques. The as-synthesized catalysts were used for the efficient mineralization of rifadin under 50 W LED visible light irradiation and the ultrasonic power of 150 W. Amongst, 0.75 g L-1 of NC-rGO demonstrated high sonophotocatalytic efficiency (88%) in natural pH (pH = 8) of 15 mg L-1 of rifadin. The introduced system is also powerful for the decontamination of pharmaceutical-containing wastewater as well as other refractory antibiotics. Moreover, the radical trapping experiments demonstrated that the main reactive species involved in the degradation of rifadin are •OH, h+, and O2•-. The possible intermediates were thoroughly investigated using GCMS analysis. Also, NC-rGO demonstrated superior antibacterial activity in comparison with NC, NC-GO samples.
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- Tannaz Sadeghi Rad
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey; Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran.
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- Department of Environmental Protection, University of Kocaeli, 41275, Izmit, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey; Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, 720038, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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İskurt Ç, Aliyev E, Gengec E, Kobya M, Khataee A. Electrochemical oxidation of pretreated landfill leachate nanofiltration concentrate in terms of pollutants removal and formation of by-products. Chemosphere 2022; 307:135954. [PMID: 35963383 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study compares the efficiencies of active (Ti/TiO2-RuO2-IrO2 (TIR)) and inactive (Ni/Boron Doped Diamond (BDD)) anodes in terms of pollutant treatment and by-product formation in pretreated (chemical coagulation) landfill leachate nanofiltration membrane concentrate (PLNC). PLNC has high chemical oxygen demand (COD:4900 mg/L), total organic carbon (TOC: 1874 mg/L), total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN: 520 mg/L), ammonium nitrogen (NH3-N: 21.35 mg/L), chloride (5700 mg/L) and sulfate (9000 mg/L - due to coagulant type). The parameters of COD, TOC, NH3-N, TKN, free and combined chlorine species, halogenated organic compounds (HOCs), adsorbable organic halogens (AOX), and nitrate at different current density (J: 111-555 A/m2) and initial pH (pHi:3.5-7) were compared for both anodes. The removal efficiencies at the optimum conditions (pHi 5.5, 333 A/m2 and 8 h) were obtained as 86.4% COD, 77.4% TOC, 93.4% TKN, 94.4% NH3-N with BDD and 34.3% COD, 27.3% TOC, 93.7% TKN, 97.4% NH3-N with TIR. According to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) results obtained under optimum conditions, haloalkane/alkene, halonitroalkane, halonitrile, haloketone, haloalcohols, haloacids, haloaldehydes, haloamines/amides on both electrodes were detected as species of HOCs. In addition, the highest nitrate concentration was observed at the TIR anode, while the highest AOX concentration was observed at the BDD anode.
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- Çisel İskurt
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Protection, University of Kocaeli, 41275, Izmit, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey; Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, 720038, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey; Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran.
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Khalili L, Dehghan G, Akbar Moosavi-Movahedi A, Yoon Y, Khataee A. In vitro and in silico insights into the molecular interaction mechanism of acetylshikonin with bovine serum albumin. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Saadati A, Habibi-Yangjeh A, Feizpoor S, Keyikoglu R, Khataee A. Combining brown titanium dioxide with BiOBr and AgBr nanoparticles using a facile one-pot procedure to promote visible-light photocatalytic performance. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2022.114034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Nasrollahi N, Vatanpour V, Khataee A. Removal of antibiotics from wastewaters by membrane technology: Limitations, successes, and future improvements. Sci Total Environ 2022; 838:156010. [PMID: 35595150 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Antibiotics and related pharmaceuticals are applied to enhance public health and life quality. A major environmental concern is wastewaters from pharmaceutical industries, which contain significant amounts of antibiotics. Pharmaceutical industries apply conventional processes (biological, filtration, coagulation, flocculation, and sedimentation) for wastewater treatment, but these approaches cannot remove antibiotics completely. Moreover, unmetabolized antibiotics released by humans and animals are dangerous for municipal and effluent wastewater. Besides, antibiotic resistance is another challenge in treatment of wastewater for superbugs. This comprehensive study summarizes different techniques for antibiotic removal with an emphasis on membrane technology in individual and hybrid systems such as chemical, physical, biological, and conditional-based strategies. A combination of membrane processes with advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), adsorption, and biological treatments can be the right solution for perfect removal. Furthermore, this review briefly compares different procedures for antibiotic removal, which can be helpful for further studies with their advantages and drawbacks.
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- Nazanin Nasrollahi
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 5166616471 Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Kharazmi University, 15719-14911 Tehran, Iran; Environmental Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul 34469, Turkey.
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran; Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Gebze, Turkey
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Sanko V, Şenocak A, Tümay SO, Orooji Y, Demirbas E, Khataee A. An electrochemical sensor for detection of trace-level endocrine disruptor bisphenol A using Mo 2Ti 2AlC 3 MAX phase/MWCNT composite modified electrode. Environ Res 2022; 212:113071. [PMID: 35346651 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Bisphenol A (BPA) is an industrially preferred material for the production of plastic and polycarbonate as well as a used material for the interior of food and beverage cans. In this study, synthesis and electrochemical sensor application of Mo2Ti2AlC3/MWCNT (multi-walled carbon nanotube) nanocomposite for BPA sensing was evaluated. Mo2Ti2AlC3 was used as MAX phase material in the design of the sensor, and MWCNT was preferred to increase conductivity and sensitivity. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) were used to determine Mo2Ti2AlC3/MWCNT nanocomposite's electrochemical sensor performances which had LOD of 2.7 nM and LOQ of 8.91 nM in the linear working range of 0.01-8.50 μM calculated from DPV. The composite showed a single oxidation step against BPA which is diffusion-controlled and irreversible. The sensor was successfully applied for the determination of BPA in milk pack, plastic bottle, and can with recoveries ranging from 95.67% to 100.60%. In addition, sensor performance was examined through selectivity, repeatability, and reusability studies. HPLC as a standard determination method was carried out for accuracy of the voltammetric determination method in the real samples. The developed sensor could be applied to different areas from industry quality control to clinical analysis for the detection of BPA.
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- Vildan Sanko
- Department of Chemistry, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400, Gebze, Turkey; Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran.
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