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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 ...
... Alkaline ionic liquids (ILs) with unconventional organic anions were prepared and used for cellulose dissolution studies. High concentrations of cellulose were dissolved at room temperature in the phenolate based imidazolium IL [C2mim][OPh], combined with organic solvent, and up to 45 wt-% cellulose dissolution (wt-% MCC of weight IL) was readily achieved at 100 ºC. No functionalization of the reg ...
... Single crystals of La₅Ir₁.₇₃In₄.₂₇ were grown from a sample of the starting composition 47La: 17Ir: 36 In by arc-melting, followed by a long annealing sequence in a muffle furnace. La₅Ir₁.₇₃In₄.₂₇ crystallizes with the Lu₅Ni₂In₄-type structure, space group Pbam, which was refined from single-crystal X-ray diffractometer data: a = 834.0(2), b = 1862.2(4), c = 385.31(8) pm, wR2 = 0.0278, 1165 F² val ...
... Since environmental issues become more intense, the effective elimination of phosphate from water has received increasing attention. In this study, a bi-functional composite, La(OH)₃ loaded poly(epichlorohydrin)-ethylenediamine (PEE@La), was fabricated from La-compound and poly(epichlorohydrin)-ethylenediamine (PEE) through a simple chemical synthesis, and its performance on phosphate removal and ...
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; adsorbents; adsorption; anions; aqueous solutions; arsenates; arsenic; desorption; graphene oxide; iron; iron oxides; leaching; magnetic separation; moieties; nanocomposites; nanoparticles; nanosheets; oxidation; reducing agents; remediation; scanning electron microscopy; sodium hydroxide; solvents; sorption isotherms; transmission electron microscopy; water pollution
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... Herein, we report the development of a facile process for the synthesis of magnetite-partially reduced graphene oxide (Mag-PRGO) without the use of chemical reducing agents or solvents for the efficient removal of arsenate As(V) ions from contaminated water. The Mag-PRGO is synthesized using the laser vaporization-controlled condensation method where a compressed target consisting of metallic iron ...
... Cation-exchange membranes containing sulfo R–SO₃M and sulfonylimide functional groups [R–SO₂NSO₂–X]M, where X=CCl₃, CF₃, Ph, p-NO₂Ph, p-CF₃Ph and M⁺=Li/Na/H, have been synthesized by the Hinsberg reaction from the polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene-ran-butylene)-block-polystyrene block copolymer. The obtained membranes have been characterized using ATR IR spectroscopy, CHNS elemental analysis, TGA, D ...
... Increasing antimony (Sb) pollution has posed severe health threats to human beings and the environment. In the study, iron-based metal-organic framework Fe-MIL-88B was synthesized at low temperature (40 °C) via ethanol as solvent. And the removal of Sb(III) and Sb(V) by using Fe-MIL-88B were investigated systematically with the effects of pH, adsorbent dosages, adsorption time, initial concentrati ...
... A novel natural deep eutectic solvent (NDES) with water content ranging from 65 to 93 wt%, in which betaine (Bet) acts as the cation and amino acids (AAs) as the anions, was prepared by a simple and green chemical route. [Bet][AA] NDES showed excellent xylan and lignin solubility, however, scare cellulose solubility. A mild and facile pretreatment process with [Bet][AA] NDES was carried out at 60 ...
... Herein, Mn-doped MIL-53(Fe) were fabricated via one-pot solvothermal method and used for peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation towards tetracycline (TC) degradation from aqueous solution. The characterizations of SEM, FTIR and XRD were utilized to reveal the morphology and structure of the materials. The results showed that Mn-MIL-53(Fe)-0.3 displayed the optimal catalytic performance, the removal ef ...
... A novel stearic-pillared MgAl layered double hydroxide (S-Mo/LDH) containing MoOx nanoparticles was successfully prepared by calcination-reconstruction, where MoOx nanoparticles were decorated onto the surface of the S-Mo/LDH by reducing the MoO42−-pillared LDH precursor (Mo-LDH). The microstructures, bonding states and surface properties were investigated by XRD, SEM, FT-IR, BET/BJH, WAC and TG-D ...
... In this study, nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) was utilized to activate persulfate (PS) for the degradation of metoprolol (MTP), a commonly used drug for curing cardiovascular diseases, in water. Quenching tests indicated that both the sulfate radical (SO₄˙⁻) and hydroxyl radical (˙OH) contributed to the degradation of MTP, while SO₄˙⁻ seemed to play a large role under natural pH conditions. Batch te ...
X-ray diffraction; anions; bicarbonates; bottled water; carbonates; catalysts; chlorides; degradation; filters; humic acids; irradiation; kinetics; photocatalysis; physicochemical properties; reflectance spectroscopy; silver; solar radiation; transmission electron microscopy; wastewater; water
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... The present study examines the photocatalytic properties of silver carbonate (Ag₂CO₃) for ethyl paraben (EP) degradation under simulated solar irradiation. Ag₂CO₃ was prepared according to a solution method and its physicochemical characteristics were studied by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) method, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), and transmission elect ...
X-ray diffraction; anions; cations; chemical structure; chitin; copper; detection limit; electrodes; physical properties; polyaniline; scanning electron microscopes; spectroscopy
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... Potentiometric detection of copper ion over chemically interactive and electrically responsive chitin grafted polyaniline (Chit-g-PANI) electrode has been demonstrated for natural as well as artificial samples under optimized conditions using a portable sensing setup. The physical properties and chemical structure of developed electrode were evaluated by different Infrared spectrometry, X-ray diff ...
... The chitosan-stabilized ferrous sulfide nanoparticles were loaded on biochar to prepare a composite material FeS-CS-BC for effective removal of hexavalent chromium in water. BC and FeS-CS-BC were characterized by Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analyses. Batch experiments were employed to ...
... The emerging organic ion plastic crystals (OIPCs) are the most promising candidates used as solid-state electrolytes in a range of ionic devices. To endow an OIPC with additional functionality may create a new type of material for multifunctional devices. Herein, we present an ion plastic crystal, [EMIm][Ni(mnt)₂] (1; [EMIm]⁺ = 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium and mnt²– = maleonitriledithiolate), and i ...
... A novel nanocomposite, named as FCN, which was synthesized by loading FeS (Mackinawite) onto graphite phase carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄), was applied to remove Cr(VI) in aqueous solutions and characterized by SEM, BET, XRD, FTIR, Zeta and XPS. The effect of adsorption parameters including temperature, initial solution pH, FCN dosage, the initial concentration of Cr(VI), recycling performance of FCN and ...
... In the present work, the recovery of zinc granules from synthetic electroplating wastewater was evaluated using fluidized-bed homogeneous crystallization. The effect of carbonate-to-zinc ([CO₃²⁻]/[Zn²⁺]) molar ratio (1.0–2.0), precipitant pH (10.30–11.20), initial zinc concentration (100–500 mg/L), and anions (Cl⁻, F⁻, and NO₃⁻) on the removal and granulation efficiencies of zinc was investigated. ...
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction; activated carbon; adsorbents; adsorption; anions; bananas; crosslinking; differential scanning calorimetry; electrostatic interactions; endothermy; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; environmental factors; eutrophication; ion exchange; kinetics; magnetic separation; magnetism; models; nitrates; pH; phosphates; remediation; scanning electron microscopy; standard deviation; temperature; thermodynamics; thermogravimetry; wastewater; water pollution
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... In the present work, magnetic separation is one of the most effective techniques to recovering the phosphate and nitrate ions from water using amine crosslinked magnetic banana bract activated carbon (ACM@BBAC) was prepared via magnetization and was further crosslinked by amine groups. The ACM@BBAC was extensively studied by using SEM, EDAX with mapping images, FTIR, TGA-DSC, XRD, BET, and VSM ana ...
... Ferrihydrite/bagasse composite adsorbent (FH/SCB) was prepared by in situ precipitation method to remove phosphate from aqueous solution. Effects of precipitation pH on adsorption performances of the composites were investigated and adsorption performances and mechanism of phosphate on the composite prepared at the optimum pH for phosphate were studied. Results showed that precipitation pH played ...
... Coordination polymers represent a suitable model for studying redox mechanisms in materials where both metal cations and ligands undergo electrochemical reactions and are capable of proceeding through reversible multielectron-transfer processes with the insertion of cations and anions into their open structures. Designing new coordination polymers for electrochemical energy storage with improved p ...
... Recycling precious metals from secondary resources is of great environmental and economic significance. In this study, the Zr-based MOFs UiO-66-NH₂ was synthesized and used to adsorb Au (III) in aqueous solution. The ultrafine particle size (∼50 nm), excellent crystallinity and huge specific surface area (1039.2 m² ·g⁻¹) were verified by transmission electron microscope (TEM), powder X-ray diffrac ...
... We report here a fully organic, self-assembled dimeric receptor, constructed from acyclic naphthyridyl–polypyrrolic building blocks. The cagelike dimer is stable in the solid state, in solution, and in gas phase, as inferred from X-ray diffraction and spectroscopic analyses. This system acts as a receptor for oxalic acid, maleic acid, and malonic acid in the solid state and in THF solution. In con ...
... The nano zero-valent iron sludge-based biochar (nZVI-SBC) was prepared in this study to eliminate Sb(III) from aqueous solutions, which was characterized by BET, SEM, XRD, TEM, FTIR, XPS. Our results proved that the incorporated nZVI on SBC matrix could significantly enhance eliminating Sb(III), and the max-adsorption capacity (160.40 mg g⁻¹) can be achieved at pH = 4.8 ± 0.2 and temperature of 29 ...
... Biochar amendment may be an effective solution of maintaining phosphorus (P) and sustaining agricultural production in salt affected soils. However, the behavior of P adsorption in salt-affected soils with nano-biochar (nB) amendment is unclear. Batch adsorption experiments were conducted to investigate the impacts of different levels of soil salinity amended with nB at rates of 0, 0.10%, 0.20%, a ...
... In this work changes in potato starch during processing (dissolution and plasticization via thermocompression) in the presence of three types of media: deep eutectic solvents (DES) with different anions in choline salts and components molar ratios, ionic liquids (IL) and glycerol (G) were investigated. Urea-based DES and IL exhibited dissolving capacity towards starch (confirmed with microscopic o ...
... We report the discovery of a new superprotonic compound, Cs₇(H₄PO₄)(H₂PO₄)₈, or CPP, which forms at elevated temperatures from the reaction of CsH₂PO₄ and CsH₅(PO₄)₂. The structure, solved using high-temperature single-crystal X-ray diffraction and confirmed by high-temperature ³¹P NMR spectroscopy, crystallizes in space group Pm3̅n and has a lattice constant of 20.1994(9) Å at 130 °C. The unit ce ...
... In this study, Ca/Fe layered double hydroxide (LDH) with good accessible chemically active sites and with intercalate anions of citrate was prepared, and then 3-aminopropyl triethoxysilane as a silane coupling agent was used to modify the LDH surface. Then, in order to improve the thermal stability and removal efficiency toward bivalent Pb²⁺, polymer matrix nanocomposites (PMNCs) were fabricated b ...
X-ray diffraction; anions; chemical communication; neutron diffraction
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... A new layered perovskite oxyhydride Ba₂YHO₃ was synthesized via high pressure synthesis. Powder X-ray and neutron diffraction experiments revealed that in Ba₂YHO₃ the ordered H⁻ and O²⁻ anions form [Ba₂H₂] rock-salt layers wherein H⁻ conduction is allowed. The conductivity reached 0.1 mS cm⁻¹ at 350 °C, which is higher than that of isostructural Ba₂ScHO₃ with anion-disordered [Ba₂HO] layers. ...
... The potassium oxidofluoridostannate(IV) fluoride K₅Sn₂OF₁₁ was synthesized via a solid-state route at T = 300°C in arc-weldeded copper ampoules. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system in the acentric space group Ama2 (no. 40) with a unit cell volume of V = 2.5727(4) nm³. The cell parameters are a = 1758.3(2), b = 2452.3(2) and c = 596.7(1) pm. As a main structural motif, K₅Sn₂OF₁₁ exhibits two ...
... This paper describes the synthesis of a novel corrosion inhibitor nanocarrier based on benzimidazole-zinc phosphate (ZP-BIM) tailored graphene oxide (GO) and its application in the epoxy-based composite coating for the achievement of smart self-healing anti-corrosion properties toward mild steel (MS) against saline solution. The morphology and chemical/phase composition of the GO-ZP-BIM particles ...
... In this work, strontium diazenide (SrN₂) was synthesized using strontium azide as a starting material in a Walker-type module under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions. The synthesized SrN₂ was further studied under high pressure up to 43.2 GPa using in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction to supplement the high-pressure exploration of alkaline earth diazenides. The SrN₂ underwent a possib ...