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Wang D, Jiang L, Tian M, Liu J, Zhan Y, Li X, Wang Z, He C. Efficacious destruction of typical aromatic hydrocarbons over CoMn/Ni foam monolithic catalysts with boosted activity and water resistance. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 668:98-109. [PMID: 38670000 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.04.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Developing cost-effective monolith catalyst with superior low-temperature activity is critical for oxidative efficacious removal of industrial volatile organic compounds (VOCs). However, the complexity of the industrial flue gas conditions demands the need for high moisture tolerance, which is challenging. Herein, CoMn-Metal Organic Framework (CoMn-MOF) was in situ grown on Ni foam (NiF) at room temperature to synthesize the cost-effective monolith catalyst. The optimized catalyst, Co1Mn1/NiF, exhibited excellent performance in toluene oxidation (T90 = 239 °C) due to the substitution of manganese into the cobalt lattice. This substitution weakened the Co-O bond strength, creating more oxygen vacancies and increasing the active oxygen species content. Additionally, experimentally and computationally evidence revealed that the mutual inhibiting effect of three typical aromatic hydrocarbons (benzene, toluene and m-xylene) over the Co1Mn1/NiF catalyst was attributed to the competitive adsorption occurring on the active site. Furthermore, the Co1Mn1/NiF catalyst also presents outstanding water resistance, particularly at a concentration of 3 vol%, where the activity is even enhanced. This was attributed to the lower water adsorption and dissociation energy derived from the interaction between the bimetals. Results demonstrate that the dissociation of water vapor enables more reactive oxygen species to participate in the reaction which reduces the formation of intermediates and facilitates the reaction. This investigation provides new insights into the preparation of oxygen vacancy-rich monolith catalysts with high water resistance for practical applications.
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- Dengtai Wang
- School of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, 299 Bayi Road, Wuhan 430072, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, 299 Bayi Road, Wuhan 430072, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Energy & Power Engn, State Key Lab Coal Combust, Wuhan 430074, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, 299 Bayi Road, Wuhan 430072, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, 299 Bayi Road, Wuhan 430072, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, 299 Bayi Road, Wuhan 430072, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, PR China
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Ma Z, Li Y, Sun K, Ahmed J, Tian W, Xu J. Insights into the roles of superficial lattice oxygen in formaldehyde oxidation on birnessite. NANOSCALE 2024. [PMID: 38884124 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr01089b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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K+-modified birnessite materials were constructed to remove formaldehyde (HCHO) in this work. The introduction of K+ led to weakening of the Mn-O bonds and enhanced the migration of superficial lattice oxygen, resulting in improved redox properties and catalytic activity. MnO2-3K with the largest specific surface area and greatest abundance of superficial lattice oxygen showed the best catalytic performance at 30-130 °C. The operando analyses reveal that HCHO is primarily activated to dioxymethylene (DOM) and subsequently converted to formate species (*COOH). The accumulation of formate species caused a decline in catalytic performance during extended testing at 30 °C, a challenge that could be mitigated by raising the temperature. Theoretical studies disclose that the *COOH → *H2CO3 step with the largest energy barrier is the rate limiting step for HCHO deep decomposition. Molecular oxygen could be activated at oxygen vacancies to replenish the depleted lattice oxygen after decomposition of carbonate species (*H2CO3) and CO2 and H2O desorption. The adsorbed oxygen and water did not limit the deep oxidation of HCHO. This research presents a promising approach for designing highly efficient, non-noble metal catalysts for formaldehyde degradation.
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- Zhaoxia Ma
- College of Chemistry & Environment, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu 610225, Sichuan, China
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- College of Chemistry & Environment, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu 610225, Sichuan, China
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- College of Chemistry & Environment, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu 610225, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh-11451, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Missouri-St. Louis, One University Blvd, St. Louis, 63121, MO, USA
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Feng K, Lu Y, Zhou W, Xu Z, Ye J, Zhang S, Chen J, Zhao J. Metagenomics revealing biomolecular insights into the enhanced toluene removal and electricity generation in PANI@CNT bioanode. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 927:172402. [PMID: 38608888 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2024] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have significant potential for environmental remediation and energy recycling directly from refractory aromatic hydrocarbons. To boost the capacities of toluene removal and the electricity production in MFCs, this study constructed a polyaniline@carbon nanotube (PANI@CNT) bioanode with a three-dimensional framework structure. Compared with the control bioanode based on graphite sheet, the PANI@CNT bioanode increased the output voltage and toluene degradation kinetics by 2.27-fold and 1.40-fold to 0.399 V and 0.60 h-1, respectively. Metagenomic analysis revealed that the PANI@CNT bioanode promoted the selective enrichment of Pseudomonas, with the dual functions of degrading toluene and generating exogenous electrons. Additionally, compelling genomic evidence elucidating the relationship between functional genes and microorganisms was found. It was interesting that the genes derived from Pseudomonas related to extracellular electron transfer, tricarboxylic acid cycle, and toluene degradation were upregulated due to the existence of PANI@CNT. This study provided biomolecular insights into key genes and related microorganisms that effectively facilitated the organic pollutant degradation and energy recovery in MFCs, offering a novel alternative for high-performance bioanode.
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- Ke Feng
- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Zhejiang Engineering Survey and Design Institute Group Co., Ltd., Ningbo 315012, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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Wang J, Vikrant K, Kim KH. Application of a manganese dioxide/amine-functionalized metal-organic framework nanocomposite as a bifunctional adsorbent-catalyst for the room-temperature removal of gaseous aromatic hydrocarbons. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 653:643-653. [PMID: 37741172 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.09.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023]
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A high surface area (883 m2·g-1) nanocomposite composed of an amine-functionalized metal-organic framework (NH2-UiO-66 (U6N)) and manganese dioxide (MnO2@U6N) was prepared as bifunctional adsorbent-catalyst for the purification of multiple aromatic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as benzene (B), toluene (T), m-xylene (X), and styrene (S), i.e., BTXS. The performance of MnO2@U6N was assessed for BTXS removal both as single- and multi-component systems at room temperature (RT (20 °C)) under dark conditions. MnO2@U6N exhibited superior catalytic-adsorption activity for the RT removal of BTXS. The removal performance of MnO2@U6N against BTXS was then assessed across varying levels of flow rate, VOC concentration, adsorbent/catalyst mass, and relative humidity. To better understand the catalytic-adsorption activity, two types of non-linear kinetic models (pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order) were utilized to simulate the experimentally obtained data. In-situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier-transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) analysis was also conducted to interpret the removal mechanism of BTXS. Their adsorption capacity (mg·g-1) values are estimated to increase in the order of B (21.1) < T (66.0) < X (79.1) < S (129.7). It is suggested that the adsorbed aromatic VOC molecules on the surface of MnO2@U6N should react with active oxygen species (lattice and adsorbed oxygen) to yield the environmentally benigh end products (i.e., carbon dioxide and water) along with various intermediates (e.g., alkoxides, aldehydes, phenolates, carboxylates, and anhydrides). Accordingly, the VOC removal potential of MnO2@U6N has been validated through the synergistic combination between adsorption (primary process) and catalysis (subordinate process) at RT.
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- Jiapeng Wang
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-Ro, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-Ro, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-Ro, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
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Wang Q, Sheng D, Wu C, Zhao J, Li F, Yao S, Ou X, Li W, Chen J. Exploring ozone formation rules and concentration response to the change of precursors based on artificial neural network simulation in a typical industrial park. Heliyon 2023; 9:e20125. [PMID: 37810165 PMCID: PMC10559865 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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Industrial parks have more complex O3 formation mechanisms due to a higher concentration and more dense emission of precursors. This study establishes an artificial neural network (ANN) model with good performance by expanding the moment and concentration changes of pollutants into general variables of meteorological factors and concentrations of pollutants. Finally, the O3 formation rules and concentration response to the changes of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) was explored. The results showed that the studied area belonged to the NOx-sensitive regime and the sensitivity was strongly affected by relative humidity (RH) and pressure (P). The concentration of O3 tends to decrease with a higher P, lower temperature (Temp), and medium to low RH when nitric oxide (NO) is added. Conversely, at medium P, high Temp, and high RH, the addition of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) leads to a larger decrease capacity in O3 concentration. More importantly, there is a local reachable maximum incremental reactivity (MIRL) at each certain VOCs concentration level which linearly increased with VOCs. The general maximum incremental reactivity (MIR) may lead to a significant overestimation of the attainable O3 concentration in NOx-sensitive regimes. The results can significantly support the local management strategies for O3 and the precursors control.
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- Qiaoli Wang
- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China
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- Trinity Consultants, Inc. (China Office), Hangzhou, 310012, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Industrial Ecology and Environment, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University (Zijingang Campus), Hangzhou, 310030, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China
- Zhejiang University of Science & Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, China
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Corrêa GA, Rebelo SLH, de Castro B. Green Aromatic Epoxidation with an Iron Porphyrin Catalyst for One-Pot Functionalization of Renewable Xylene, Quinoline, and Acridine. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28093940. [PMID: 37175350 PMCID: PMC10180454 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28093940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Sustainable functionalization of renewable aromatics is a key step to supply our present needs for specialty chemicals and pursuing the transition to a circular, fossil-free economy. In the present work, three typically stable aromatic compounds, representative of products abundantly obtainable from biomass or recycling processes, were functionalized in one-pot oxidation reactions at room temperature, using H2O2 as a green oxidant and ethanol as a green solvent in the presence of a highly electron withdrawing iron porphyrin catalyst. The results show unusual initial epoxidation of the aromatic ring by the green catalytic system. The epoxides were isolated or evolved through rearrangement, ring opening by nucleophiles, and oxidation. Acridine was oxidized to mono- and di-oxides in the peripheral ring: 1:2-epoxy-1,2-dihydroacridine and anti-1:2,3:4-diepoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridine, with TON of 285. o-Xylene was oxidized to 4-hydroxy-3,4-dimethylcyclohexa-2,5-dienone, an attractive building block for synthesis, and 3,4-dimethylphenol as an intermediate, with TON of 237. Quinoline was directly functionalized to 4-quinolone or 3-substituted-4-quinolones (3-ethoxy-4-quinolone or 3-hydroxy-4-quinolone) and corresponding hydroxy-tautomers, with TON of 61.
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- Gabriela A Corrêa
- LAQV/REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- LAQV/REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- LAQV/REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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Cao Y, Li F, Zhang C, Wang H, Zou Z, Tang S, Chen Y, Tang W. Fabrication of Hierarchical Porous Metal Oxides by the HPMC-Assisted Gel Combustion Strategy: Incorporation of Nanoceria into Cookie-like Mn 2O 3 with Enhanced Oxidation Activity and Excellent Water Resistance. Ind Eng Chem Res 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c03828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Yijia Cao
- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu610065, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu610065, P. R. China
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Salusso D, Mauri S, Deplano G, Torelli P, Bordiga S, Rojas-Buzo S. MOF-Derived CeO 2 and CeZrO x Solid Solutions: Exploring Ce Reduction through FTIR and NEXAFS Spectroscopy. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:272. [PMID: 36678025 PMCID: PMC9865843 DOI: 10.3390/nano13020272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The development of Ce-based materials is directly dependent on the catalyst surface defects, which is caused by the calcination steps required to increase structural stability. At the same time, the evaluation of cerium's redox properties under reaction conditions is of increasing relevant importance. The synthesis of Ce-UiO-66 and CeZr-UiO-66 and their subsequent calcination are presented here as a simple and inexpensive approach for achieving homogeneous and stable CeO2 and CeZrOx nanocrystals. The resulting materials constitute an ideal case study to thoroughly understand cerium redox properties. The Ce3+/Ce4+ redox properties are investigated by H2-TPR experiments exploited by in situ FT-IR and Ce M5-edge AP-NEXAFS spectroscopy. In the latter case, Ce3+ formation is quantified using the MCR-ALS protocol. FT-IR is then presented as a high potential/easily accessible technique for extracting valuable information about the cerium oxidation state under operating conditions. The dependence of the OH stretching vibration frequency on temperature and Ce reduction is described, providing a novel tool for qualitative monitoring of surface oxygen vacancy formation. Based on the reported results, the molecular absorption coefficient of the Ce3+ characteristic IR transition is tentatively evaluated, thus providing a basis for future Ce3+ quantification through FT-IR spectroscopy. Finally, the FT-IR limitations for Ce3+ quantification are discussed.
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- Davide Salusso
- Department of Chemistry, NIS Center and INSTM Reference Center, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy
- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CS 40220, CEDEX 9, 38043 Grenoble, France
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- IOM CNR Laboratorio TASC, AREA Science Park, Basovizza, 34149 Trieste, Italy
- Department of Physics, University of Trieste, Via Valerio 2, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, NIS Center and INSTM Reference Center, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- IOM CNR Laboratorio TASC, AREA Science Park, Basovizza, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, NIS Center and INSTM Reference Center, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, NIS Center and INSTM Reference Center, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy
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Li Z, Ma C, Qi M, Li Y, Qu Y, Zhang Y, Zhou L, Yun J. CeO2 from pyrolysis of MOFs for efficient catalytic combustion of VOCs. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Zhang X, Xu Z, Jiang M, Chen S, Han Z, Liu Y, Liu Y. Enhanced activity of CuOy/TNTs doped by CeOx for catalytic ozonation of 1,2-dichloroethane at normal temperatures: performance and catalytic mechanism. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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