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Lewis acids; Lewis bases; X-ray diffraction; anions; catalysts; catalytic activity; cations; condensation reactions; green chemistry; molecular weight; synergism; zinc
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... A polyoxovanadate-based zinc–organic framework, [Zn(bix)]{V₂O₆}(V-Zn-MOF, bix = 1,4-bis(imidazole-1-ylmethyl)benzene), was successfully synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. Single-crystal X-ray analysis reveals that the V-Zn-MOF contains {V₂O₆}ₙ²ⁿ– polyanion chains and [Zn(bix)]²⁺ cation frameworks with open zinc metal sites, which endows V-Zn-MOF-rich Lewis base and acid sites. Considering ...
... A tetraindeno-fused bis(anthraoxa)quinodimethane RBR with nine consecutively fused six-membered rings in a row was synthesized. Its structure was confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analysis and NMR measurement. Compared with an unfused analogue ABA, the indeno fusion onto the zigzag edges not only enhanced the photostability but also dramatically tuned the electronic properties. Due to the existe ...
... Due to strong activity, it is very difficult to remove low concentrations of bromide in medical wastewater by traditional method, thus highly effective and greener adsorbents should be utilized to design. In this work, the cellulose beads (CBs) were modified by the TEMPO-mediated oxidation and then bonded with Fe³⁺ to fabricate Fe(III)-complexed carboxylated cellulose beads (Fe-CCBs) adsorbents. S ...
... The aim of this research was to develop a simple and inexpensive process for reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III). Zinc oxide nanoparticles were synthesized with an easy co-precipitation procedure, and the addition of Cu²⁺ doping agent effectively enhanced the Cr(VI) reduction in the presence of ultrasound (US). XRD, FT-IR, FE-SEM, EDX, VSM, and XPS were used to determine the structural specifications o ...
... Ionic liquids (ILs (1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([C₄mim][Cl]) and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([C₄mim][BF₄]))) were used as heat transfer fluids for solar thermal collectors. The additive of ILs was biochar containing copper and silver nanoparticles (Cu–Ag/biochar) to improve the adsorption of solar irradiation and thermal conductivities. After impregnation and reduction ...
... As (III) is widely distributed in groundwater which is relatively harder to be removed comparing to As (V). Co-grinding Ca(OH)₂ with Al(OH)₃ was conducted to manufacture katoite (Ca₃Al₂(OH)₁₂) for the complete removal of As(III) (concentration below drinking water standard of WHO (<10 ppb)) during one-step agitation operation. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR ...
X-ray diffraction; anions; barium; chemical reactions; crystal structure; crystals; hydrogen; minerals; probability
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... In minerals and artificial crystals, the OH and F groups often coexist and have a high probability of disordered structure. The OH/F position cannot be determined accurately in the crystal structure only by the direct X-ray diffraction method because of the poor contrast between O and F and the weak diffractivity of hydrogen atoms. In this work, a new fluorooxoborate Ba[B₂OF₃(OH)₂]₂, with a size o ...
... A seed-mediated approach was utilized in growing of pure and cerium-doped ZnO nanorods via a low-temperature (∼95 °C) chemical bath deposition (CBD) method. The aqueous solutions with different Ce molar ratios (Ce/(Ce + Zn), which were equal to 0, 0.01, 0.05, 0.1 or 0.2) were prepared. An excess amount of cerium ions (≥0.1 in the present study) caused the formation of a new phase, identified as Ce ...
... Nonylphenol, an endocrine disrupter, is widely released to the aquatic environment, which is accumulative and extremely toxic to aquatic organisms. Here, we report a simple and cost-effective large-scale green synthesis of water-soluble highly fluorescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs) from marine biowaste (offshore washed algae) which gets quenched strongly in the presence of nonylphenol. These CQDs ...
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; adsorption; anions; carboxylic acids; coordination polymers; detection limit; electrostatic interactions; herbicides; ionic strength; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; pH; pollutants; scanning electron microscopy; tandem mass spectrometry; thermoplastics; ultra-performance liquid chromatography
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... A novel kind of cationic metal-organic framework(MOF) based mixed-matrix membrane(MMM) namely cationic MOF-MMM was firstly designed and used for simultaneous dispersive membrane extraction(DME) of six phenoxy carboxylic acid(PCA) herbicides from water samples followed by determination using ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. The cationic MOF-MMM was synthesized b ...
... Significant attention has been devoted over the past two decades to research and field applications of zerovalent iron (ZVI) technologies for groundwater remediation. The uncertainty of ZVI effectiveness under complex subsurface environment will affect the application of ZVI remedial techniques. The effects of groundwater common anions Cl⁻, SO₄²⁻, and HCO₃⁻ on CCl₄ degradation by sponge ZVI were i ...
... In recent years, acid rain had a serious negative impact on the leaching behavior of industrial waste residue. Researches were mainly focused on the environmental hazards of heavy metal in the leachate, but ignored the effects of heavy metal speciation on the stability of waste residue in the subsequent stabilization process. In this study, the unstable calcium–arsenic compounds in the arsenic cal ...
... The production of high-strength carbon fibers is an energy-intensive process, where a significant cost involves the wet or dry-spinning of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fiber precursors. Melt-spinning PAN fibers would allow for significant reduction in the production cost and production hazards. Ionic liquids (ILs) are an attractive fiber-processing medium because of their negligible vapor pressure and ...
... Magnetic Mg/Al layered double hydroxides (LDH) with three cationic ratios (Mg/Al = 2:1, 3:1, and 4:1) were successfully synthesized and utilized for the first time in an iodide adsorption study. The effects of the Mg/Al ratio of LDH on iodide adsorption were investigated, and physicochemical properties of synthetic LDHs depending on Mg/Al ratio were confirmed by XRD, TEM, ICP-OES, VSM, Zeta-potent ...
... In this study, pyrite (FeS₂) was used as a novel activator of calcium peroxide (CaO₂) for the degradation of diethyl phthalate (DEP) in both aqueous solution and soil. DEP (10 mg/L) in aqueous solution was completely degraded within 5.0 min by the FeS₂ (0.30 g/L)/CaO₂ (1.0 mM) system at pH 3.5. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), free ...
... Preparing high-energy-density materials (HEDMs) with performance comparable or superior to CL-20 has been at the forefront of energetic material research. In response to this challenge, four nitroamino groups were successfully introduced into a bis-1,2,4-triazole backbone to pursue the higher energetic performance. The neutral compound (NT-00) and high-energy salts, including the divalent (D1–D5) ...
... To achieve efficient degradation of dye in wastewater, the core-shell nickel cobalt spinel coated with iron phthalocyanine (NiCo₂O₄@FePc) catalyst was prepared via a facile template method and investigated as heterogenous catalyst for degradation of dye in Fenton process. The catalysts were systematically characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), N₂ adsorption/desorption isotherms, ...
... To reduce the toxicity of vanadium(V) [V(V)] and inhibit the desorption of adsorbed vanadium in groundwater, we synthesized nanoscale zerovalent iron (nZVI) dispersed on layered double hydroxide (LDH) composites (nZVI@LDH) to remove V(V) from simulated groundwater. We found that nZVI@LDH could reduce high-valence vanadium to low-valence vanadium, then forming vanadium-containing precipitation to r ...
... Iron nanoparticles (KP-FeNPs) were successfully synthesized using Korla fragrant pear (Pyrus sinkiangensis Yu) peel extracts through a green synthetic method. The KP-FeNPs were characterized by TEM, SEM, XPS, XRD, and FTIR, and subsequently used to remove Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions. The KP-FeNPs were irregularly-shaped and ranged from 20 to 90 nm in size. Iron in the KP-FeNPs was mainly present ...
... Organic anions possess various functional properties; however, their presence in wastewater causes environmental pollution. Thus, coupling the separation of such species with the resultant function could be highly desirable. Herein, we propose a “killing two birds with one stone” strategy for highly efficient separation of organic pollutant anions from water at room temperature through direct cons ...