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Miller C, Neidhart A, Hess K, Ali AMS, Benavidez A, Spilde M, Peterson E, Brearley A, Wang X, Dhanapala BD, Cerrato JM, Gonzalez-Estrella J, El Hayek E. Uranium accumulation in environmentally relevant microplastics and agricultural soil at acidic and circumneutral pH. Sci Total Environ 2024; 926:171834. [PMID: 38521258 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171834] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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The co-occurrence of microplastics (MPs) with potentially toxic metals in the environment stresses the need to address their physicochemical interactions and the potential ecological and human health implications. Here, we investigated the reaction of aqueous U with agricultural soil and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) through the integration of batch experiments, microscopy, and spectroscopy. The aqueous initial concentration of U (100 μM) decreased between 98.6 and 99.2 % at pH 5 and between 86.2 and 98.9 % at pH 7.5 following the first half hour of reaction with 10 g of soil. In similar experimental conditions but with added HDPE, aqueous U decreased between 98.6 and 99.7 % at pH 5 and between 76.1 and 95.2 % at pH 7.5, suggesting that HDPE modified the accumulation of U in soil as a function of pH. Uranium-bearing precipitates on the cracked surface of HDPE were identified by SEM/EDS after two weeks of agitation in water at both pH 5 and 7.5. Accumulation of U on the near-surface region of reacted HDPE was confirmed by XPS. Our findings suggest that the precipitation of U was facilitated by the weathering of the surface of HDPE. These results provide insights about surface-mediated reactions of aqueous metals with MPs, contributing relevant information about the mobility of metals and MPs at co-contaminated agricultural sites.
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- Casey Miller
- Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, MSC01 1070, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MSC09 5360, University of New Mexico, College of Pharmacy, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MSC09 5360, University of New Mexico, College of Pharmacy, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, MSC03 2060, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, EN0059, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 740784, USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, MSC03 2040, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- Center for Micro-Engineered Materials, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, MSC03 2040, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, MSC03 2040, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, MSC03 2040, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, EN0059, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 740784, USA
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- College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 740784, USA
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- Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, MSC01 1070, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, EN0059, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 740784, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MSC09 5360, University of New Mexico, College of Pharmacy, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.
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Dhanapala BD, Maglich DL, Anderson ME. Impact of Surface Functionalization and Deposition Method on Cu-BDC surMOF Formation, Morphology, Crystallinity, and Stability. Langmuir 2023; 39:12196-12205. [PMID: 37585655 PMCID: PMC10469448 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c01505] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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For direct integration into device architectures, surface-anchored metal-organic framework (surMOF) thin films are attractive systems for a wide variety of electronic, photonic, sensing, and gas storage applications. This research systematically investigates the effect of deposition method and surface functionalization on the film formation of a copper paddle-wheel-based surMOF. Solution-phase layer-by-layer (LBL) immersion and LBL spray deposition methods are employed to deposit copper benzene-1,4-dicarboxylate (Cu-BDC) on gold substrates functionalized with carboxyl- and hydroxyl-terminated alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers (SAMs). A difference in crystal orientation is observed by atomic force microscopy and X-ray diffractometry based on surface functionalization for films deposited by the LBL immersion method but not for spray-deposited films. Cu-BDC crystallites with a strong preferred orientation perpendicular to the substrate were observed for the films deposited by the LBL immersion method on carboxyl-terminated SAMs. These crystals could be removed upon testing adhesive properties, whereas all other Cu-BDC surMOF film structures demonstrated excellent adhesive properties. Additionally, film stability upon exposure to water or heat was investigated. Ellipsometric data provide insight into film formation elucidating 7 and 14 Å average thicknesses per deposition cycle for films deposited by the immersion method on 11-mercapto-1-undecanol (MUD) and 16-mercaptohexadecanoic acid (MHDA), respectively. In contrast, the films deposited by the spray method are thicker with the same average thickness per deposition cycle (21 Å) for both SAMs. While the spray method takes less time to grow thicker films, it produces similar crystallite structures, regardless of the surface functionalization. This research is fundamental to understanding the impact of deposition method and surface functionalization on surMOF film growth and to provide strategies for the preparation of high-quality surMOFs.
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- B. Dulani Dhanapala
- Department of Chemistry, Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina 29613, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina 29613, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina 29613, United States
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Amarasinghe DK, Dissanayake KT, Dhanapala BD, Rabuffetti FA. Local atomic environment of Yb 3+ in alkaline-earth fluorohalide nanocrystals. CrystEngComm 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2ce00636g] [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: 11/21/2022]
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The local atomic environment of Yb3+ ions doped into alkaline-earth fluorohalide nanocrystals was probed using Yb L2 edge EXAFS spectroscopy. Two structural models are proposed for the first coordination shell of Yb3+.
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Dhanapala BD, Munasinghe HN, Dissanayake KT, Suescun L, Rabuffetti FA. Expanding the synthetic toolbox to access pristine and rare-earth-doped BaFBr nanocrystals. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:16092-16098. [PMID: 34636380 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt02694a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A new synthetic route to access pristine and rare-earth-doped BaFBr nanocrystals is described. Central to this route is an organic-inorganic hybrid precursor of formula Ba5(CF2BrCOO)10(H2O)7 that serves as a dual-halogen source. Thermolysis of this precursor in a mixture of high-boiling point organic solvents yields spherical BaFBr nanocrystals (≈20 nm in diameter). Yb:Er:BaFBr nanocuboids (≈26 nm in length) are obtained following the same route. Rare-earth-doped nanocrystals display NIR-to-visible photon upconversion under 980 nm excitation. The temperature-dependence of the green emission from Er3+ may be exploited for optical temperature sensing between 150 and 450 K, achieving a sensitivity of 1.1 × 10-2 K-1 and a mean calculated temperature of 300.9 ± 1.5 K at 300 K. The synthetic route presented herein not only enables access to unexplored upconverting materials but also, and more importantly, creates the opportunity to develop solution-processable photostimulable phosphors based on BaFBr.
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- B Dulani Dhanapala
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
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- Cryssmat-Lab/DETEMA, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11800, Uruguay
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Munasinghe HN, Suescun L, Dhanapala BD, Rabuffetti FA. Bimetallic Trifluoroacetates as Precursors to Layered Perovskites A 2MnF 4 (A = K, Rb, and Cs). Inorg Chem 2020; 59:17268-17275. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Hashini N. Munasinghe
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Cryssmat−Lab/DETEMA, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11800, Uruguay
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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Szlag RG, Suescun L, Dhanapala BD, Rabuffetti FA. Rubidium–Alkaline-Earth Trifluoroacetate Hybrids as Self-Fluorinating Single-Source Precursors to Mixed-Metal Fluorides. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:3041-3049. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Regina G. Szlag
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Cryssmat−Lab/DETEMA, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11800, Uruguay
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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Dhanapala BD, Munasinghe HN, Suescun L, Rabuffetti FA. Bimetallic Trifluoroacetates as Single-Source Precursors for Alkali–Manganese Fluoroperovskites. Inorg Chem 2017; 56:13311-13320. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- B. Dulani Dhanapala
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Cryssmat-Lab/Cátedra
de Física/DETEMA, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11800, Uruguay
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Dulani Dhanapala B, Mannino NA, Mendoza LM, Tauni Dissanayake K, Martin PD, Suescun L, Rabuffetti FA. Synthesis of bimetallic trifluoroacetates through a crystallochemical investigation of their monometallic counterparts: the case of (A, A')(CF 3COO) 2·nH 2O (A, A' = Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Mn). Dalton Trans 2017; 46:1420-1430. [PMID: 28054697 DOI: 10.1039/c6dt04152c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Owing to their potential as single-source precursors for compositionally complex materials, there is growing interest in the rational design of multimetallic compounds containing fluorinated ligands. In this work, we show that chemical and structural principles for a materials-by-design approach to bimetallic trifluoroacetates can be established through a systematic investigation of the crystal-chemistry of their monometallic counterparts. A(CF3COO)2·nH2O (A = Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Mn) monometallic trifluoroacetates were employed to demonstrate the feasibility of this approach. The crystal-chemistry of monometallic trifluoroacetates was mapped using variable-temperature single-crystal X-ray diffraction, powder X-ray diffraction, and thermal analysis. The evolution with temperature of the previously unknown crystal structure of Mg(CF3COO)2·4H2O was found to be identical to that of Mn(CF3COO)2·4H2O. More important, the flexibility of Mnx(CF3COO)2x·4H2O (x = 1, 3) to adopt two structures, one isostructural to Mg(CF3COO)2·4H2O, the other isostructural to Ca3(CF3COO)6·4H2O, enabled the synthesis of Mg-Mn and Ca-Mn bimetallic trifluoroacetates. Mg0.45Mn0.55(CF3COO)2·4H2O was found to be isostructural to Mg(CF3COO)2·4H2O and exhibited isolated metal-oxygen octahedra with Mg2+ and Mn2+ nearly equally distributed over the metal sites (Mg/Mn: 45/55). Ca1.72Mn1.28(CF3COO)6·4H2O was isostructural to Ca3(CF3COO)6·4H2O and displayed trimers of metal-oxygen corner-sharing octahedra; Ca2+ and Mn2+ were unequally distributed over the central (Ca/Mn: 96/4) and terminal (Ca/Mn: 38/62) octahedral sites.
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- B Dulani Dhanapala
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
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- Cryssmat-Lab/Cátedra de Física/DETEMA, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11800, Uruguay
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