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... Hazardous waste of chemical oxygen demand (COD) test (HWCOD) is one of the most common laboratory wastewaters, containing large amounts of H₂SO₄ and highly toxic Cr³⁺ and Hg²⁺. Current treatment methods suffered from incomplete removal of Cr³⁺ and high-cost. Herein, a humic acid-coated zirconium oxide-resin nanocomposite (HA-HZO-201) was fabricated for efficient recovery of Cr³⁺ and Hg²⁺ in HWCOD. ...
... A novel La-Co-O-C (LC-C) composites were prepared via a facile co-hydrothermal route with oxides and glycerol and further optimized for methane catalytic activity and thermal stability via component regulation. It was demonstrated that Co₃O₄ phase was the main component in regulation. The combined results of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), temperature-programmed desorption of oxygen (O₂-TP ...
adsorption; almond shells; anodes; biochar; electric current; electrochemistry; mineralization; oxidation; pH; quinones; wastewater; China
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... The feasibility of decomplexation removal of typical contaminants in electroplating wastewater, complexed Cu(II) with 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (Cu-HEDP), was first performed by a three-dimensional electrode reactor with activated biochar as particle electrodes. For the case of 50 mg/L Cu-HEDP, Cu(II) removal (90.7%) and PO₄³⁻ conversion (34.9%) were achieved under the conditions o ...
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Lewis acids; X-ray diffraction; adsorption; byproducts; catalysts; catalytic activity; desorption; oxidation; zeolites; China
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... Series of Cu-USY zeolite catalyst with different Cu loading content were synthesized through simple impregnation method. The obtained catalysts were subjected to selective catalytic reduction of NOₓ with NH₃ (NH₃-SCR) performance evaluation, structural/chemical characterizations such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), N₂ adsorption/desorption, H₂ temperature-programmed reduction (H₂-TPR), NH₃ temperature ...
adsorption; dyes; electrocoagulation; electrolysis; heavy metals; industry; methyl orange; nickel; polymers; spectroscopy; wastewater; China
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... Electrocoagulation (EC) has been widely used to treat the heavy metal wastewater in industry. A novel process of sinusoidal alternating current electrocoagulation (SACC) is adopted to remove Ni²⁺ in wastewater in this study. The morphology of precipitates and the distribution of the main functional iron configurations were investigated. Ferron timed complex spectroscopy can identify the monomeric ...
... Efficient and robust photocatalysts for environmental pollutants removal with outstanding stability have great significance. Herein, we report a kind of three dimensional (3D) photocatalyst presented as Z-scheme heterojunction, which combining TiO₂ and ZnₓCd₁₋ₓS with graphene aerogel to contrast TiO₂-ZnₓCd₁₋ₓS graphene aerogel (TSGA, x=0.5) through a moderate hydrothermal process. The as-prepared ...
2,4-dichlorophenol; absorption; adsorption; density functional theory; energy; hot water treatment; light; nanospheres; photocatalysis; photocatalysts; surface area; tetracycline; texture; wastewater; water treatment; China
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... High-efficiency photocatalysts are of great significance for the application of photocatalytic technology in water treatment. In this study, N/Cu co-doped ZnS nanosphere photocatalyst (N/Cu-ZnS) is synthesized by a hydrothermal method for the first time. After doping, the texture of nanosphere becomes loose, the nanometer diameter is reduced, making the specific surface area of catalyst increased ...
... This work presents efficient tetracycline (TC) antibiotics adsorption using a functional porous phosphate/carbonate composite (PCC). The PCC was fabricated by anion-exchange of phosphate on the surface of vaterite-phase calcium carbonate particle scaffolds. The PCC, having dense nanoporous network coverage with large surface area and pore volume, exhibited excellent TC adsorption in solution. Its ...
active sites; adsorption; density functional theory; dissociation; oxidation; oxygen; China
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... Based on the experimental and theoretical methods, the NO selective catalytic oxidation process was proposed. The experimental results indicated that lattice oxygen was the active site for NO oxide over the α-MnO₂(110) surface. In the theoretical study, DFT (density functional theory) and periodic slab modeling were performed on an α-MnO₂(110) surface, and two possible NO oxidation mechanisms over ...
... Schwertmannite is an important Fe(III)-oxyhydroxysulfate in acid mine drainage (AMD) polluted areas and its stability depends on surrounding environmental factors and previously bound elements. The treatment and neutralization of AMD normally involve the use of lime, which leads to the discharge of abundant Ca in the mining area. Such an environmental disturbance brings up an important and less co ...
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; absorption; adsorption; glyphosate; human health; pH; photocatalysts; photolysis; toxicity; China
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... With increasing concerns on the environment and human health, the degradation of glyphosate through the formation of less toxic intermediates is of great importance. Among the developed methods for the degradation of glyphosate, photodegradation is a clean and efficient strategy. In this work, we report a new photocatalyst by doping F ion on BiVO₄ that can efficiently degrade glyphosate and reduce ...
... The complete catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde (HCHO) to CO₂ and H₂O at room temperature is a green route for indoor HCHO removal. Zeolite is an excellent carrier material for HCHO oxidation due to its large surface area, intricate pores and high adsorption capacity. However, the zeolite-supported noble metal catalysts have currently shown relatively low activity especially at room temperature. ...
... A series of organic compounds were successfully immobilized on an N-doped graphene quantum dot (N-GQD) to prepare a multifunctional organocatalyst for coupling reaction between CO₂ and propylene oxide (PO). The simultaneous presence of halide ions in conjunction with acidic- and basic-functional groups on the surface of the nanoparticles makes them highly active for the production of propylene car ...
adsorbents; adsorption; anodes; antimony; chitosan; electric power; hydrogen bonding; lithium batteries; moieties; nanospheres; pollutants; water treatment; China
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... Antimony is more than an emerging pollutant in water but a scare resource. In this study, we report an adsorbent with the record capacity so far from the balanced view of Sb(III) and Sb(V). The composite adsorbent was fabricated by encapsulating hollow Fe₃O₄ nanosphere with the EDTA grafted chitosan, and it has superhigh adsorption capacity of for 657.1 mg/g for Sb(III) and 467.3 mg/g for Sb(V), r ...
adsorption; antimony; bioavailability; groundwater; hot water treatment; ion exchange; polluted soils; remediation; risk; sorption isotherms; toxicity; China
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... Sb(III) is often detected in contaminated soil and groundwater. Hence, high-efficiency technology is needed. In this study, bimetallic organic frameworks were used for the first time to immobilize Sb(III) from contaminated soil and groundwater. The materials were synthesized by the hydrothermal method. Both ends of the prepared material were hexagonal tip rods, and the length became shorter as the ...
... Microplastics often co-occur with a variety of organic contaminants in aquatic environment and pose combined risks to aquatic wildlife. Here, we investigated joint effects of micro-sized polystyrene (mPS, 5 µm) and an organophosphate pesticide chlorpyrifos on zebrafish, using multiple endpoints at both fish individual and gut microbiota levels. It was revealed that mPS ingested by zebrafish accumu ...
adsorption; antibiotics; electrical conductivity; enrofloxacin; hot water treatment; hydrophilicity; new family; photocatalysis; sodium; synergism; temperature; China
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... MXenes, a new family of two-dimensional transition metal carbides or nitrides, have attracted tremendous attention for various applications due to their unique properties such as good electrical conductivity, hydrophilicity, and ion intercalability. In this work, Ti₃C₂ MXene, or MX, is converted to MX-TiO₂ composites using a simple and rapid microwave hydrothermal treatment in HCl/NaCl mixture sol ...
... Pt catalysts with nitrogen-doped graphene oxide (GO) as support and CeO₂ as promoter were prepared by impregnation method, and their catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde (HCHO) at room temperature was tested. The Pt-CeO₂/N-rGO (reduced GO) with a mass fraction of 0.7% Pt and 0.8% CeO₂ exhibited an excellent catalytic performance with the 100% conversion of HCHO at room temperature. Physicochemical ...
... In this report, nitrogen-doped porous carbons were synthesized from polyacrylonitrile fiber by a facile two-step synthesis process i.e. carbonization followed by KOH activation. Activation temperature and KOH/carbon ratio are two parameters to tune the porosity and surface chemical properties of sorbents. The as-obtained sorbents were carefully characterized. Special attention was paid concerning ...
... This paper synthesized a new type of ternary piezoelectric catalyst MoOₓ/ZnS/ZnO (MZZ) by a one-step method. The catalytic degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) solution (10 μg/g, pH = 7.0) shows that the composite catalyst has excellent piezoelectric catalytic activity under ultrasonic vibration (40 kHz). The piezoelectric degradation rate of the optimal sample reached 0.054 min⁻¹, which was about 2.5 ...
... Ce₁₋ₓZrₓO₂ composite oxides (molar, x = 0-1.0, interval of 0.2) were prepared by a cetyltrimethylammonium bromide-assisted precipitation method. The enhancement of silver-species modification and catalytic mechanism of adsorption-transformation-desorption process were investigated over the Ag-impregnated catalysts for low-temperature selective catalytic oxidation of ammonia (NH₃-SCO). The optimal ...
... Preparing materials for simultaneous remediation of anionic and cationic heavy metals contamination has always been the focus of research. Herein a biochar supported FeMnMg layered double hydroxide (LDH) composites (LB) for simultaneous remediation of copper and arsenic contamination in water and soil has been assembled by a facile co-precipitation approach. Both adsorption isotherm and kinetics s ...
adsorption; bioavailability; biochar; crabs; heavy metals; ion exchange; polluted soils; remediation; water pollution; China
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... The combined pollution of heavy metals is ubiquitous worldwide. Mn/Al-layered double oxide-loaded crab shells biochar (LDO/BC) was prepared, so as to remediate the combined pollution of Cd and Cu in soil and water. The pristine and used LDO/BC were characterized and the results revealed that the layered double oxide was successfully loaded on crab shells biochar (BC) and metal element Ca in crab s ...
adsorbents; adsorption; coal; dust; flue gas; flue gas desulfurization; fly ash; models; particle size; China
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... Heterogeneous agglomeration (HA) is a very potential technology for coal-fired flue gas treatment. In this paper, the distribution and migration mechanisms of trace elements (TEs) such as Se, As and Pb in CFPPs were studied on a 30,000 m³/hr pilot-scale experimental platform. The influences of HA on the removal efficiency of gaseous and particulate TEs were well analyzed. The results showed that S ...
adsorbents; adsorption; chromium; ecosystems; formic acid; heavy metals; human health; pH; pollution; porosity; surface area; toxicity; wastewater; water quality; China
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... Zr-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been developed in recent years to treat heavy metals, e.g. hexavalent chromium Cr⁶⁺ pollution, which damages the surrounding ecosystem and threaten human health. This kind of MOF is stable and convenient to prepare, but has the disadvantage of low adsorption capacity, limiting its wide application. To this end, a novel formic acid and amino modified MO ...
adsorption; biochar; endothermy; enthalpy; ion exchange; oxidation; pH; pollution; wastewater; China
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... Simultaneous elimination of As(III) and Pb(II) from wastewater is still a great challenge. In this work, an iron-sulfur codoped biochar (Fe/S-BC) was successfully fabricated in a simplified way and was applied to the remediate the co-pollution of As(III) and Pb(II). The positive enthalpy indicated that the adsorption in As-Pb co-pollution was an endothermic reaction. The mechanism of As(III) remov ...
adsorption; carbon dioxide; greenhouses; ion exchange; light; photocatalysis; photocatalysts; China
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... Photocatalytic CO₂ reduction is an appealing strategy for mitigating the environmental effects of greenhouse gases while simultaneously producing valuable carbon-neutral fuels. Numerous attempts have been made to produce effective and efficient photocatalysts for CO₂ reduction. In contrast, the selection of competitive catalysts continues to be a substantial hindrance and a considerable difficulty ...
Monte Carlo method; X-ray diffraction; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; adsorption; carbon; chlorobenzene; desorption; hydrochars; micropores; models; surface area; tobacco; China
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... In this work, hydrothermal technique combined with KOH activation were employed to develop a series of porous carbons (NPCK-x) using tobacco stem as a low-cost carbon source and (NH₄)₂C₂O₄ as a novel nitrogen-doping agent. Physicochemical properties of NPCK-x were characterized by Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, field emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Raman microscope, elemental an ...
... Conversion of sewage sludge to biochar for contaminants removal from water achieves the dual purpose of solid waste reuse and pollution elimination, in line with the concept of circular economy and carbon neutrality. However, the current understanding of sludge-derived biochar (SDB) for wastewater treatment is still limited, with a lack of summary regarding the effect of modification on the mechan ...
United States Environmental Protection Agency; adsorption; environmental protection; human health; hydrophobicity; models; porosity; solvents; zeolites
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... 1-Bromopropane is a solvent used in various industrial and commercial applications. United States Environmental Protection Agency recently concluded that 1-bromopropane posed unreasonable risks to human health in several conditions of use. In this work, the adsorption of 1-bromopropane vapors in zeolites was investigated using molecular simulations. First, a united-atom model of 1-bromopropane was ...
... The recent discovery that impregnation with a carbocation scavenger may improve the enzymatic saccharification of steam-exploded softwood has brought a softwood-based biorefinery closer to reality. However, the nature of the impregnation effect remains unresolved, and its impact on process efficiency and product quality in high-dry matter reactions remains underexplored. Here, we show that 2-napht ...
... A novel three dimensional ZnO modified biochar-based hydrogel (ZBCG) was fabricated and employed for removing U(VI) in aqueous solution. The ZBCG hydrogel, the successful loading of ZnO modified biochar (ZBC) confirmed by SEM and FTIR, has showed a well mechanical characteristics, thermal stability, anti-swelling property and adsorption performance for U(VI) than pure hydrogels (BG). At T = 40 ℃, ...
... The suitability and efficacy of three-dimensional (3D) graphene, including its derivatives, have garnered widespread attention towards the development of novel, sustainable materials with ecological amenability. This is especially relevant towards its utilization as adsorbents of wastewater contaminants, such as heavy metals, dyes, and oil, which could be majorly attributed to its noteworthy physi ...
adsorbents; adsorption; density functional theory; hydrogen; ion exchange; liquids; methylene blue; models; polymers; three-dimensional printing
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... Geopolymers have high application potential due to their outstanding ion exchange ability. A novel direct ink writing (DIW) geopolymer adsorption sieve (GAS) preparation strategy was proposed. The preparation and optimization of DIW inks and the adsorption properties and mechanism of GAS for methylene blue (MB) were systematically investigated by characterization and density functional theory (DFT ...
... Nanomaterials play a crucial role in various areas due to their extraordinary chemical and physical properties. Loading microscopic nanomaterials onto macrostructures is inevitable for their implementation from laboratory experiments to practical applications. Nevertheless, the geometries of conventional supporting structures are usually limited and nanomaterials are easy to be inhomogeneously dis ...
adsorption; biocompatible materials; biopolymers; bone formation; bones; cell proliferation; cell viability; chitosan; hemolysis; irradiation; light; riboflavin; three-dimensional printing; water solubility
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... Although chitosan is the second most abundant natural polymer on earth, with a wide range of biomaterial applications, its poor water solubility limits general printing process. We selected water-soluble methacrylated glycol chitosan (MeGC) as an alternative and prepared a MeGC-based MG-63 cell-laden bioink for 3D printing using a visible light curing system. Optimal cell-laden 3D printing of MeGC ...
... The inhibiting impact of two ecofriendly 5-arylidene barbituric acid derivatives (5-ABA), namely 5-(3,4-dimethoxybenzylidene)-1,3-dimethylpyrimidine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione (inhibitor I, 3a) and 5-(3,4-dimethoxybenzylidene)-1,3-diethyl-2-thioxodihydropyrimidine-4,6(1H,5H)-dione (inhibitor II, 3b), in 1 M HCl on the corrosion of carbon steel has been examined via the weight loss (WL) method, potenti ...
... Here, we report two-dimensional (2D) Ni–Co hydroxide monolayers (NiCo-HMs) as a highly active cocatalyst for enhancing the photocatalytic H₂ evolution of 2D g-C₃N₄ nanosheets. The NiCo-HMs can expand the interface of electron migration, promote the separation of photogenerated carriers, provide synergistic Co–Ni active sites, and optimize atomic hydrogen adsorption to improve the kinetics of the c ...
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction; adsorption; cost effectiveness; electrostatic interactions; field experimentation; fly ash; food production; food safety; hot water treatment; human health; ion exchange; lead; microstructure; paddy soils; polluted soils; pollution; remediation; rice; silicates; spectrometers; toxicity
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... Lead (Pb) is a toxic metal in industrial production, which can seriously threat to human health and food safety. Thus, it is particularly crucial to reduce the content of Pb in the environment. In this study, raw fly ash (FA) was used to synthesise a new active silicate materials (IM) employing the low-temperature-assisted alkali (NaOH) roasting approach. The IM was further synthesised to form zeo ...
adsorption; ammonia; atomic force microscopy; catalysts; density functional theory; electric field; electrochemistry; explosives; green chemistry; mass spectrometry; nitrate reductase; nitrates; solubility
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... Nitrate has been commonly used in fertilizers, synthetic materials, and explosives; however, its irregular release leads to extensive contaminants in many sources of drinking water because of its high solubility and mobility. Unfortunately, efficient nitrate removal at low concentrations has been challenging for a long time. Inspired by nitrate reductase with iron as the active center in plants, w ...
... With the increasing drive for geological CO₂ sequestration, unconventional resources like shale gas and coalbed methane have gained massive popularity. With a vast resource of bituminous Gondwana coal, India has a good potential for enhanced coalbed methane recovery through CO₂ sequestration. Pore attributes and their interconnectivity play a significant role in determining the gas storage capacit ...
... This work evaluates the purification of melon peel extracts obtained by two eco-friendly methods: autohydrolysis and sodium acetate/urea/water extraction (1:3:1.6), an alkaline deep eutectic solvent (DES). For that, sequential ethanol precipitation and resin adsorption/desorption stages were proposed for the separate recovery of the pectic and phenolic fractions. In order to screen the optimal pur ...
... Using NaClO₂ pretreated Calotropis gigantea fiber (CGF) as the bio-template, three N-polymer functionalized fibers were fabricated by in-situ growth of polydopamine (PDA), polyaniline (PAN) and poly(m-phenylenediamine) (PmPD) along the fiber. The resulting adsorbents were applied to remove perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) from water. The adsorption process reached equilibrium within 3 h, and the maxi ...
adsorption; culture media; distillation; energy efficiency; ethanol; ethanol fuels; permeability; process design; solvents; steam; zeolites
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... To efficiently produce fuel ethanol from fermentation broth, the distillation column was coupled with vapor permeation (VP) of a NaA zeolite membrane instead of using the adsorption technique to remove solvent water. The comparative analysis indicated that the energy efficiency was consistently higher for distillation-VP coupling, using a single-column distillation and three-column distillation, r ...
... Herein, the hydrogen storage property of the Mg decorated isoreticular metal organic framework-16 (IRMOF-16) is investigated by Density Functional Theory (DFT) method. The WB97XD hybrid method (including dispersion) was used for hydrogen adsorption on Mg decorated IRMOF-16 structure. It was determined that the adsorption enthalpy for the structure was negative (−4.2 kJ/mol) at room temperature and ...
X-radiation; adsorption; biocompatible materials; biodegradability; biodegradation; commercialization; crystallization; hydrolysis; piglets; polyesters; raw materials; tensile strength; water solubility
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... Enabling a biodegradable polymer radiopaque under X-ray is much desired for many medical devices. Physical blending of a present biodegradable polymer and a commercialized medical contrast agent is convenient yet lacks comprehensive fundamental research. Herein, we prepared a biodegradable polymer-based radiopaque raw material by blending poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA or simply PLA) and iohexol (IHX), ...
... Lignocellulosic biomass is a potential biotemplate for disposing the burden of the uncontrollable accumulation of environmental contaminants disrupting the hydrophytic ecosystems. Herein, an efficient solar-driven catalyst was prepared using a natural three-dimensional (3D) porous lignocellulose-based Juncus effusus (JE) fiber for wastewater treatment. Owing to the exquisite 3D microstructure and ...
... Surface quality is key for any adsorbent to have an effective adsorption. Because analyzing an adsorbent can be costly, we established an imagery protocol to determine adsorption robustly yet simply. To validate our hypothesis of whether stereomicroscopy, superpixel segmentation and fractal theory consist of an exceptional merger for high-throughput predictive analytics, we developed carbon-captur ...
... Heavy metal pollution stems from the modern industry is a severe environmental problem. In this work, a highly efficient adsorbent based on starch-graphene oxide architecture (SGO) was fabricated, characterized and employed to scavenge aqueous Pb(II), a major water contaminant. The scavenging performance was evaluated, and the interaction mechanism between SGO and Pb(II) was elucidated. Results in ...
... Uranium extraction from natural seawater and wastewater are quintessential requirements to supply uninterrupted carbon-free nuclear energy and to prevent potential radiochemical and toxicological effects, respectively. Owing to the complexity and low-concentration uranium of these water samples, the design and synthesis of sorbent materials for uranium extraction with meaningful efficiencies remai ...