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Graça CAL, Zema R, Orge CA, Restivo J, Sousa J, Pereira MFR, Soares OSGP. Temperature and nitrogen-induced modification of activated carbons for efficient catalytic ozonation of salicylic acid as a model emerging pollutant. J Environ Manage 2023; 344:118639. [PMID: 37480639 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118639] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023]
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The occurrence of emerging pollutants on effluents of wastewater treatment plants makes unfeasible their reutilization and consequently to comply with the sixth goal of 2030 Agenda for sustainable development. Thus, it is extremely important to find ways to remove these pollutants without compromising the quality of reclaimed water. Ozonation has been successfully explored for this purpose, but it still presents limitations towards some oxidant-resistant pollutants. To surpass this, the conversion of ozone (O3) into more reactive species is required, which can be accomplished by using catalysts. Carbon catalysts, such as activated carbons (ACs), represent a more environmentally attractive option than traditional metal-based catalysts, with the advantage of being easily modified to tune their textural and surface properties to the reaction chemistry. In this study, two different sources of ACs were tested in the catalytic ozonation of a frequently detected emerging pollutant: salicylic acid (SalAc). These ACs were submitted to thermal treatment under H2 and functionalization with N precursors, such as melamine and poly(ethyleneimine), to induce changes in the surface properties, especially in the nitrogen content. Although no correlation was found between the N-content and catalytic activity, the thermal treatment under H2 increased the mesopores surface area (Smeso), which reflected in greater catalytic activity. As that, the best-performing AC was the one with the highest Smeso, which revealed also to be resistant to O3 and able to convert O3 into more reactive species, evidenced by the capacity of oxalic acid, a well-known ozone-resistant by-product. The same AC was then submitted to three consecutive reutilization cycles and a more significant activity loss was observed in terms of SalAc degradation rate (⁓ 40%) then total organic carbon removal (⁓ 25%), from the first to the third cycle. This decline in efficiency was ascribed to the presence of by-products adhered to the catalyst surface, which impede its ability to react effectively with O3.
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- C A L Graça
- LSRE-LCM - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal.
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- INL, International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Avenida Mestre José Veiga s/n, 4715-330, Braga, Portugal
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- LSRE-LCM - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
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- LSRE-LCM - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
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- INL, International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Avenida Mestre José Veiga s/n, 4715-330, Braga, Portugal
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- LSRE-LCM - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
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- LSRE-LCM - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
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Assila O, Vilaça N, Bertão AR, Fonseca AM, Parpot P, Soares OSGP, Pereira MFR, Baltazar F, Bañobre-López M, Neves IC. Optimization of iron-ZIF-8 catalysts for degradation of tartrazine in water by Fenton-like reaction. Chemosphere 2023; 339:139634. [PMID: 37516319 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139634] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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Optimization of iron zeolitic imidazole framework-8 (FeZIF-8) nanoparticles, as heterogeneous catalysts, were synthesized and evaluated by the Fenton-like reaction for to degrade tartrazine (Tar) in aqueous environment. To achieve this, ZIF-8 nanoparticles were modified with different iron species (Fe2+ or Fe3O4), and subsequently assessed through the Fenton-like oxidation. The effect of different parameters such as the concentration of hydrogen peroxide, the mass of catalyst and the contact time of reaction on the degradation of Tar by Fenton-like oxidation was studied by using the Box-Behnken design (BBD). The BBD model indicated that the optimum catalytic conditions for Fenton-like reaction with an initial pollutant concentration of 30 ppm at pH 3.0 were T = 40 °C and 12 mM of H2O2, 2 g/L of catalyst and 4 h of reaction. The maximum Tar conversion value achieved with the best catalyst, Fe1ZIF-8, was 66.5% with high mineralization (in terms of decrease of total organic carbon - TOC), 44.2%. To assess phytotoxicity, the germination success of corn kernels was used as an indicator in the laboratory. The results show that the catalytic oxidation by Fenton-like reaction using heterogeneous iron ZIF-8 catalysts is a viable alternative for treating contaminated effluents with organic pollutants and highlighted the importance of the validation of the optimized experimental conditions by mathematical models.
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- Ouissal Assila
- CQUM, Centre of Chemistry, Chemistry Department, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
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- CQUM, Centre of Chemistry, Chemistry Department, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal; INL - Advanced (magnetic) Theranostic Nanostructures Lab, Nanomedicine Group, International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Av. Mestre José Veiga, 4715- 330, Braga, Portugal
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- CQUM, Centre of Chemistry, Chemistry Department, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal; INL - Advanced (magnetic) Theranostic Nanostructures Lab, Nanomedicine Group, International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Av. Mestre José Veiga, 4715- 330, Braga, Portugal; Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Campus Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal; ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- CQUM, Centre of Chemistry, Chemistry Department, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal; CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
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- CQUM, Centre of Chemistry, Chemistry Department, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal; CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
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- LSRE-LCM - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal
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- LSRE-LCM - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Campus Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal; ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- INL - Advanced (magnetic) Theranostic Nanostructures Lab, Nanomedicine Group, International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Av. Mestre José Veiga, 4715- 330, Braga, Portugal
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- CQUM, Centre of Chemistry, Chemistry Department, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal; CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal.
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Rodrigues CSD, Aziz SNA, Pereira MFR, Soares OSGP, Madeira LM. Degradation of p-Nitrophenol by activated persulfate with carbon-based materials. J Environ Manage 2023; 343:118140. [PMID: 37244099 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118140] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The removal of p-nitrophenol (PNP) from wastewater was evaluated by the activated persulfate process using different materials - carbon xerogels (XG), carbon nanotubes (CNT), and activated carbon (AC) -, and also using such materials doped with nitrogen (XGM, CNTM and ACM). These carbon materials were impregnated with 2 wt.% of iron and tested in the oxidative process to assess the influence of their textural and surface chemical properties. The carbon-based materials' properties influence the efficiencies of the adsorption and oxidative processes; in adsorption, the materials with higher specific surface areas (SBET), i.e. AC (824 m2/g) and Fe/AC (807 m2/g), have shown to be the most promising (having achieved a PNP removal of about 20%); on the other hand, in the activated persulfate process the carbon or iron-containing carbon materials with the highest mesoporous areas (Smeso) were the preferential ones - XG and Fe/XG, respectively - reaching removals of 47.3% and 75.7% for PNP and 44.9 and 63.3% for TOC, respectively. Moreover, the presence of nitrogen groups on the samples' surface benefits both processes, being found that PNP degradation and mineralization increase with the nitrogen content. The stability of the best materials (XGM and Fe/XGM) was evaluated during four cycles, being noticed that while XGM lost catalytic activity, the Fe/XGM sample remained stable without leaching of iron. The quantification of intermediate compounds formed during persulfate oxidation was performed, and only oxalic acid was detected, in addition to PNP, being that their contribution to the TOC measured was higher than 99%. Experiments carried out in the presence of radical scavengers proved that only the sulfate radical is present under the acidic conditions used. Complete PNP oxidation and TOC removal of ∼96% were reached for the activated persulfate process, proving to be more attractive than the Fenton one.
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- Carmen S D Rodrigues
- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal.
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal; Université de Lorraine, 34 Cours Léopold, 54000, Nancy, France
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- ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal; LSRE-LCM - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
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- ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal; LSRE-LCM - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal.
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Romeu MJ, Lima M, Gomes LC, de Jong ED, Morais J, Vasconcelos V, Pereira MFR, Soares OSGP, Sjollema J, Mergulhão FJ. The Use of 3D Optical Coherence Tomography to Analyze the Architecture of Cyanobacterial Biofilms Formed on a Carbon Nanotube Composite. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14204410. [PMID: 36297988 PMCID: PMC9607013 DOI: 10.3390/polym14204410] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The development of environmentally friendly antifouling strategies for marine applications is of paramount importance, and the fabrication of innovative nanocomposite coatings is a promising approach. Moreover, since Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a powerful imaging technique in biofilm science, the improvement of its analytical power is required to better evaluate the biofilm structure under different scenarios. In this study, the effect of carbon nanotube (CNT)-modified surfaces in cyanobacterial biofilm development was assessed over a long-term assay under controlled hydrodynamic conditions. Their impact on the cyanobacterial biofilm architecture was evaluated by novel parameters obtained from three-dimensional (3D) OCT analysis, such as the contour coefficient, total biofilm volume, biovolume, volume of non-connected pores, and the average size of non-connected pores. The results showed that CNTs incorporated into a commercially used epoxy resin (CNT composite) had a higher antifouling effect at the biofilm maturation stage compared to pristine epoxy resin. Along with a delay in biofilm development, a decrease in biofilm wet weight, thickness, and biovolume was also achieved with the CNT composite compared to epoxy resin and glass (control surfaces). Additionally, biofilms developed on the CNT composite were smoother and presented a lower porosity and a strictly packed structure when compared with those formed on the control surfaces. The novel biofilm parameters obtained from 3D OCT imaging are extremely important when evaluating the biofilm architecture and behavior under different scenarios beyond marine applications.
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- Maria J. Romeu
- LEPABE—Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
- ALiCE—Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- LEPABE—Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
- ALiCE—Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- LEPABE—Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
- ALiCE—Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
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- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- ALiCE—Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
- LSRE–LCM—Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering–Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- ALiCE—Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
- LSRE–LCM—Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering–Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
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- LEPABE—Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
- ALiCE—Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +351-225081668
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Sousa JCG, Barbosa MO, Ribeiro ARL, Ratola N, Pereira MFR, Silva AMT. Distribution of micropollutants in estuarine and sea water along the Portuguese coast. Mar Pollut Bull 2020; 154:111120. [PMID: 32319933 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2019] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This work provides the first spatial distribution report of micropollutants (MPs) in the entire Portuguese coast, comprising the ocean shore (sea water, SW) and whenever possible the nearest river discharging on it (estuarine water, EW). This surface water monitoring programme aimed to assess the spatial distribution of 37 MPs with a wide chemical nature, including some substances prioritized by the European Union Directive 39/2013/EU and contaminants of emerging concern targeted in the Watch List of Decisions 495/2015/EU and 840/2018/EU. The risk quotients were estimated in each sampling point for the detected MPs. High concentrations of diclofenac, tramadol and carbamazepine were determined, the latter with medium to high risk for algae. Some pharmaceuticals and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) were broadly distributed, maybe due to the direct discharge into the sea. Atrazine and alachlor were found in the majority of the samples, with alachlor levels often considered as medium to high risk.
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- João C G Sousa
- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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- LEPABE-Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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Ramos R, Peixoto AF, Arias‐Serrano BI, Soares OSGP, Pereira MFR, Kubička D, Freire C. Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation of Furfural over Co
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- Ruben Ramos
- LAQV-REQUIMTE Departamento de Química e Bioquímica Faculdade de CiênciasUniversidade do Porto Rua do Campo Alegre s/n Porto 4169-007 Portugal
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE Departamento de Química e Bioquímica Faculdade de CiênciasUniversidade do Porto Rua do Campo Alegre s/n Porto 4169-007 Portugal
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- CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials Department of Materials and Ceramic EngineeringUniversity of Aveiro Aveiro 3810-193 Portugal
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- Associated Laboratory LSRE-LCM Department of Chemical Engineering Faculty of EngineeringUniversidade do Porto Rua Dr. Roberto Frias Porto 4200-465 Portugal
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- Associated Laboratory LSRE-LCM Department of Chemical Engineering Faculty of EngineeringUniversidade do Porto Rua Dr. Roberto Frias Porto 4200-465 Portugal
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- Department of Petroleum Technology and Alternative FuelsUniversity of Chemistry and Technology Prague Technická 5 Prague 166 28 Czech Republic
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE Departamento de Química e Bioquímica Faculdade de CiênciasUniversidade do Porto Rua do Campo Alegre s/n Porto 4169-007 Portugal
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Iakovides IC, Michael-Kordatou I, Moreira NFF, Ribeiro AR, Fernandes T, Pereira MFR, Nunes OC, Manaia CM, Silva AMT, Fatta-Kassinos D. Continuous ozonation of urban wastewater: Removal of antibiotics, antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli and antibiotic resistance genes and phytotoxicity. Water Res 2019; 159:333-347. [PMID: 31108362 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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This work evaluated the removal of a mixture of eight antibiotics (i.e. ampicillin (AMP), azithromycin (AZM), erythromycin (ERY), clarithromycin (CLA), ofloxacin (OFL), sulfamethoxazole (SMX), trimethoprim (TMP) and tetracycline (TC)) from urban wastewater, by ozonation operated in continuous mode at different hydraulic retention times (HRTs) (i.e. 10, 20, 40 and 60 min) and specific ozone doses (i.e. 0.125, 0.25, 0.50 and 0.75 gO3 gDOC- 1). As expected, the efficiency of ozonation was highly ozone dose- and contact time-dependent. The removal of the parent compounds of the selected antibiotics to levels below their detection limits was achieved with HRT of 40 min and specific ozone dose of 0.125 gO3 gDOC- 1. The effect of ozonation was also investigated at a microbiological and genomic level, by studying the efficiency of the process with respect to the inactivation of Escherichia coli and antibiotic-resistant E. coli, as well as to the reduction of the abundance of selected antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). The inactivation of total cultivable E. coli was achieved under the experimental conditions of HRT 40 min and 0.25 gO3 gDOC-1, at which all antibiotic compounds were already degraded. The regrowth examinations revealed that higher ozone concentrations were required for the permanent inactivation of E. coli below the Limit of Quantification (<LOQ = 0.01 CFU mL- 1). Also, the abundance of the examined ARGs (intl1, aadA1, dfrA1, qacEΔ1 and sul1) was found to decrease with increasing HRT and ozone dose. Despite the fact that the mildest operating parameters were able to eliminate the parent compounds of the tested antibiotics in wastewater effluents, it was clearly demonstrated in this study that higher ozone doses were required in order to confer permanent damage and/or death and prevent potential post-treatment re-growth of both total bacteria and ARB, and to reduce the abundance of ARGs below the LOQ. Interestingly, the mineralization of wastewater, in terms of Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) removal, was found to be significantly low even when the higher ozone doses were applied, leading to an increased phytotoxicity towards various plant species. The findings of this study clearly underline the importance of properly optimising the ozonation process (e.g. specific ozone dose and contact time) taking into consideration both the bacterial species and associated ARGs, as well as the wastewater physicochemical properties (e.g. DOC), in order to mitigate the spread of ARB&ARGs, as well as to reduce the potential phytotoxicity.
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- I C Iakovides
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678, Nicosia, Cyprus; Nireas-International Water Research Centre, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Nireas-International Water Research Centre, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- LEPABE-Laboratory for Process Engineering Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal; Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering-Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering-Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, 172, 4200-374, Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering-Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
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- LEPABE-Laboratory for Process Engineering Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, 172, 4200-374, Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering-Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678, Nicosia, Cyprus; Nireas-International Water Research Centre, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678, Nicosia, Cyprus.
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Guney O, Gonçalves MST, Fonseca AM, Soares OSGP, Pereira MFR, Neves IC. Encapsulation and characterisation of cationic benzo[a]phenoxazines in zeolite HY. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj03756j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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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Encapsulated benzo[a]phenoxazinium derivatives were synthesized inside of zeolite HY and exhibit excellent fluorescence emission behavior.
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- Orhan Guney
- Department of Chemistry
- Istanbul Technical University
- Maslak
- Istanbul 34469
- Turkey
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- Centre of Chemistry
- Chemistry Department
- University of Minho
- Campus de Gualtar
- 4710-057 Braga
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- Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials – Associate Laboratory LSRE/LCM
- Faculty of Engineering
- University of Porto
- 4200-465, Porto
- Portugal
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- Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials – Associate Laboratory LSRE/LCM
- Faculty of Engineering
- University of Porto
- 4200-465, Porto
- Portugal
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- Centre of Chemistry
- Chemistry Department
- University of Minho
- Campus de Gualtar
- 4710-057 Braga
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Silva CG, Pereira MFR, Órfão JJM, Faria JL, Soares OSGP. Catalytic and Photocatalytic Nitrate Reduction Over Pd-Cu Loaded Over Hybrid Materials of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and TiO 2. Front Chem 2018; 6:632. [PMID: 30619836 PMCID: PMC6306434 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2018.00632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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TiO2 and carbon nanotube-TiO2 hybrid materials synthesized by sol-gel and loaded with 1%Pd-1%Cu (%wt.) were tested in the catalytic and photocatalytic reduction of nitrate in water in the presence of CO2 (buffer) and H2 (reducing agent). Characterization of the catalysts was performed by UV-Vis and fluorescence spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, temperature programed reduction, N2 adsorption, and electron microscopy. The presence of light produced a positive effect in the kinetics of nitrate removal. Higher selectivity toward nitrogen formation was observed under dark condition, while the photo-activated reactions showed higher selectivity for the production of ammonium. The hybrid catalyst containing 20 %wt. of carbon nanotubes shows the best compromise between activity and selectivity. A mechanism for the photocatalytic abatement of nitrate in water in the presence of the hybrid materials was proposed, based in the action of carbon nanotubes as light harvesters, dispersing media for TiO2 particles and as charge carrier facilitators.
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- Cláudia G. Silva
- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering-Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Ferreira M, Kuzniarska‐Biernacka I, Fonseca AM, Neves IC, Soares OSGP, Pereira MFR, Figueiredo JL, Parpot P. Study of the Electroreactivity of Amoxicillin on Carbon Nanotube‐Supported Metal Electrodes. ChemCatChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201801193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Marta Ferreira
- Centro de Química CQUM Campus de GualtarUniversidade do Minho Braga 4710-057 Portugal
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- Centro de Química CQUM Campus de GualtarUniversidade do Minho Braga 4710-057 Portugal
- Centre of Biological Engineering CEB Campus de GualtarUniversidade do Minho Braga 4710-057 Portugal
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- Centro de Química CQUM Campus de GualtarUniversidade do Minho Braga 4710-057 Portugal
- Centre of Biological Engineering CEB Campus de GualtarUniversidade do Minho Braga 4710-057 Portugal
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais LCM Laboratório Associado LSRE/LCMUniversidade do Porto Porto 4200-465 Portugal
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais LCM Laboratório Associado LSRE/LCMUniversidade do Porto Porto 4200-465 Portugal
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais LCM Laboratório Associado LSRE/LCMUniversidade do Porto Porto 4200-465 Portugal
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- Centro de Química CQUM Campus de GualtarUniversidade do Minho Braga 4710-057 Portugal
- Centre of Biological Engineering CEB Campus de GualtarUniversidade do Minho Braga 4710-057 Portugal
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Soares OSGP, Fonseca AM, Parpot P, Órfão JJM, Pereira MFR, Neves IC. Oxidation of Volatile Organic Compounds by Highly Efficient Metal Zeolite Catalysts. ChemCatChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201800524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Olívia S. G. P. Soares
- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais (LCM) Laboratório Associado LSRE/LCM; Universidade do Porto; Rua Dr. Roberto Frias Porto 4200-465 Portugal
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- CQUM - Centro de Química; Universidade do Minho Campus de Gualtar; Braga 4710-057 Portugal
- CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering; Universidade do Minho Campus de Gualta; Braga 4710-057 Portugal
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- CQUM - Centro de Química; Universidade do Minho Campus de Gualtar; Braga 4710-057 Portugal
- CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering; Universidade do Minho Campus de Gualta; Braga 4710-057 Portugal
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais (LCM) Laboratório Associado LSRE/LCM; Universidade do Porto; Rua Dr. Roberto Frias Porto 4200-465 Portugal
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais (LCM) Laboratório Associado LSRE/LCM; Universidade do Porto; Rua Dr. Roberto Frias Porto 4200-465 Portugal
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- CQUM - Centro de Química; Universidade do Minho Campus de Gualtar; Braga 4710-057 Portugal
- CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering; Universidade do Minho Campus de Gualta; Braga 4710-057 Portugal
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Martín-Jimeno FJ, Suárez-García F, Paredes JI, Enterría M, Pereira MFR, Martins JI, Figueiredo JL, Martínez-Alonso A, Tascón JMD. A "Nanopore Lithography" Strategy for Synthesizing Hierarchically Micro/Mesoporous Carbons from ZIF-8/Graphene Oxide Hybrids for Electrochemical Energy Storage. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2017; 9:44740-44755. [PMID: 29215875 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b16567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Porous carbons derived from metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising materials for a number of energy- and environment-related applications, but their almost exclusively microporous texture can be an obstacle to their performance in practical uses. Here, we introduce a novel strategy for the generation of very uniform mesoporosity in a prototypical MOF, namely, zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8). The process, referred to as "nanopore lithography", makes use of graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets enclosing ZIF-8 particles as masks or templates for the transfer of mesoporous texture to the latter. Upon controlled carbonization and activation, nanopores created in the GO envelope serve as selective entry points for localized etching of carbonized ZIF-8, so that such nanopores are replicated in the MOF-derived carbonaceous structure. The resulting porous carbons are dominated by uniform mesopores ∼3-4 nm in width and possess specific surface areas of ∼1300-1400 m2 g-1. Furthermore, we investigate and discuss the specific experimental conditions that afford the mesopore-templating action of the GO nanosheets. Electrochemical characterization revealed an improved capacitance as well as a faster, more reversible charge/discharge kinetics for the ZIF-8-derived porous carbons obtained through nanopore lithography, relative to those for their counterparts with standard activation (no GO templating), thus indicating the potential practical advantage of the present approach in capacitive energy storage applications.
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- F J Martín-Jimeno
- Instituto Nacional del Carbón, INCAR-CSIC , C/Francisco Pintado Fe 26, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
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- Instituto Nacional del Carbón, INCAR-CSIC , C/Francisco Pintado Fe 26, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
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- Instituto Nacional del Carbón, INCAR-CSIC , C/Francisco Pintado Fe 26, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
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- LAB2PT-Laboratório de Paisagens, Património e Território, Universidade do Minho , 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Instituto Nacional del Carbón, INCAR-CSIC , C/Francisco Pintado Fe 26, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
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- Instituto Nacional del Carbón, INCAR-CSIC , C/Francisco Pintado Fe 26, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
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Munuera JM, Paredes JI, Enterría M, Pagán A, Villar-Rodil S, Pereira MFR, Martins JI, Figueiredo JL, Cenis JL, Martínez-Alonso A, Tascón JMD. Electrochemical Exfoliation of Graphite in Aqueous Sodium Halide Electrolytes toward Low Oxygen Content Graphene for Energy and Environmental Applications. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2017; 9:24085-24099. [PMID: 28644607 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b04802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Graphene and graphene-based materials have shown great promise in many technological applications, but their large-scale production and processing by simple and cost-effective means still constitute significant issues in the path of their widespread implementation. Here, we investigate a straightforward method for the preparation of a ready-to-use and low oxygen content graphene material that is based on electrochemical (anodic) delamination of graphite in aqueous medium with sodium halides as the electrolyte. Contrary to previous conflicting reports on the ability of halide anions to act as efficient exfoliating electrolytes in electrochemical graphene exfoliation, we show that proper choice of both graphite electrode (e.g., graphite foil) and sodium halide concentration readily leads to the generation of large quantities of single-/few-layer graphene nanosheets possessing a degree of oxidation (O/C ratio down to ∼0.06) lower than that typical of anodically exfoliated graphenes obtained with commonly used electrolytes. The halide anions are thought to play a role in mitigating the oxidation of the graphene lattice during exfoliation, which is also discussed and rationalized. The as-exfoliated graphene materials exhibited a three-dimensional morphology that was suitable for their practical use without the need to resort to any kind of postproduction processing. When tested as dye adsorbents, they outperformed many previously reported graphene-based materials (e.g., they adsorbed ∼920 mg g-1 for methyl orange) and were useful sorbents for oils and nonpolar organic solvents. Supercapacitor cells assembled directly from the as-exfoliated products delivered energy and power density values (up to 15.3 Wh kg-1 and 3220 W kg-1, respectively) competitive with those of many other graphene-based devices but with the additional advantage of extreme simplicity of preparation.
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- J M Munuera
- Instituto Nacional del Carbón, INCAR-CSIC , Apartado 73, 33080 Oviedo, Spain
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- Instituto Nacional del Carbón, INCAR-CSIC , Apartado 73, 33080 Oviedo, Spain
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- Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção, Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais (LSRE-LCM), Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto , R. Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Alimentario (IMIDA) , Calle Mayor 1, 30150 La Alberca, Spain
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- Instituto Nacional del Carbón, INCAR-CSIC , Apartado 73, 33080 Oviedo, Spain
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- Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção, Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais (LSRE-LCM), Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto , R. Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto , R. Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
- LAB2PT- Laboratório de Paisagens, Património e Território, Universidade do Minho , 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção, Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais (LSRE-LCM), Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto , R. Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Alimentario (IMIDA) , Calle Mayor 1, 30150 La Alberca, Spain
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- Instituto Nacional del Carbón, INCAR-CSIC , Apartado 73, 33080 Oviedo, Spain
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- Instituto Nacional del Carbón, INCAR-CSIC , Apartado 73, 33080 Oviedo, Spain
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Orge CA, Faria JL, Pereira MFR. Photocatalytic ozonation of aniline with TiO 2-carbon composite materials. J Environ Manage 2017; 195:208-215. [PMID: 27570144 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.07.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2016] [Revised: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The photocatalytic ozonation of aniline (ANL) aqueous solutions was carried out in the presence of neat titanium dioxide (TiO2), multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and a composite of TiO2 and MWCNT. Independent tests for catalytic ozonation and photocatalysis were also carried out in order to explore the potential occurrence of a synergetic effect. Photocatalytic and catalytic ozonation carried out with an ozone dose of 50 g m-3 converted ANL in 15 min. Photocatalysis using P25, commercial TiO2, and an 80:20 (w/w) composite of P25 and MWCNT also led to total ANL conversion, but at longer reaction times. Removal of TOC was higher than 70% for all photocatalytic ozonation systems at 1 h of reaction. With the exception of neat MWCNT, photocatalytic ozonation in the presence of the selected samples led to nearly complete mineralization after 3 h of reaction. Photocatalytic ozonation completely removed oxalic acid (OXA) formed during ANL degradation. The concentration of oxamic acid (OMA, other ANL degradation by-product more refractory than OXA) generally increased with time, and in the photocatalytic ozonation with P25 based materials its concentration decreased earlier. The presence of nitrates and ammonium was confirmed during ANL degradation by all tested treatments, with the exception of the cation in TiO2 catalysed reactions.
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- C A Orge
- LCM - Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais - Laboratório Associado, LSRE-LCM, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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- LCM - Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais - Laboratório Associado, LSRE-LCM, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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- LCM - Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais - Laboratório Associado, LSRE-LCM, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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Konsolakis M, Carabineiro SAC, Marnellos GE, Asad MF, Soares OSGP, Pereira MFR, Órfão JJM, Figueiredo JL. Effect of cobalt loading on the solid state properties and ethyl acetate oxidation performance of cobalt-cerium mixed oxides. J Colloid Interface Sci 2017; 496:141-149. [PMID: 28214624 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Revised: 01/30/2017] [Accepted: 02/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cobalt-cerium mixed oxides were prepared by the wet impregnation method and evaluated for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) abatement, using ethyl acetate (EtAc) as model molecule. The impact of Co content on the physicochemical characteristics of catalysts and EtAc conversion was investigated. The materials were characterized by various techniques, including N2 adsorption at -196°C, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), H2-temperature programmed reduction (H2-TPR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to reveal the structure-activity relationship. The obtained results showed the superiority of mixed oxides compared to bare CeO2 and Co3O4, demonstrating a synergistic effect. The optimum oxidation performance was achieved with the sample containing 20wt.% Co (Co/Ce atomic ratio of ca. 0.75), in which complete conversion of EtAc was attained at 260°C. In contrast, temperatures above 300°C were required to achieve 100% conversion over the single oxides. Notably, a strong relationship between both the: (i) relative population, and (ii) facile reduction of lattice oxygen with the ethyl acetate oxidation activity was found, highlighting the key role of loosely bound oxygen species on VOCs oxidation. A synergistic Co-Ce interaction can be accounted for the enhanced reducibility of mixed oxides, linked with the increased mobility of lattice oxygen.
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- M Konsolakis
- School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, 73100 Chania, Greece
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais (LCM), Laboratório Associado LSRE-LCM, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Western Macedonia, GR-50100 Kozani, Greece; Chemical Process & Energy Resources Institute, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas, GR-57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais (LCM), Laboratório Associado LSRE-LCM, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais (LCM), Laboratório Associado LSRE-LCM, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais (LCM), Laboratório Associado LSRE-LCM, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais (LCM), Laboratório Associado LSRE-LCM, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais (LCM), Laboratório Associado LSRE-LCM, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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Vilaça N, Machado AF, Morais-Santos F, Amorim R, Patrícia Neto A, Logodin E, Pereira MFR, Sardo M, Rocha J, Parpot P, Fonseca AM, Baltazar F, Neves IC. Comparison of different silica microporous structures as drug delivery systems for in vitro models of solid tumors. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra01028a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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] Open
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5-FU release profiles reveled to be dependent on the host structures. 5-FU DDS led to significant potentiation of the 5-FU effect in cancer cells.
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Nunes M, Fernandes DM, Rocha IM, Pereira MFR, Mbomekalle IM, de Oliveira P, Freire C. Phosphomolybdate@Carbon-Based Nanocomposites as Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ChemistrySelect 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201601370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Marta Nunes
- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica; Faculdade de Ciências; Universidade do Porto; 4169-007 Porto Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica; Faculdade de Ciências; Universidade do Porto; 4169-007 Porto Portugal
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais (LCM), Laboratório Associado LSRE-LCM, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia; Universidade do Porto; 4200-465 Porto Portugal
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais (LCM), Laboratório Associado LSRE-LCM, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia; Universidade do Porto; 4200-465 Porto Portugal
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, UMR 8000 CNRS; Université Paris-Sud; 91405 Orsay Cedex France
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica; Faculdade de Ciências; Universidade do Porto; 4169-007 Porto Portugal
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Barbosa MO, Ribeiro AR, Pereira MFR, Silva AMT. Eco-friendly LC–MS/MS method for analysis of multi-class micropollutants in tap, fountain, and well water from northern Portugal. Anal Bioanal Chem 2016; 408:8355-8367. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-016-9952-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Revised: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Pereira RA, Salvador AF, Dias P, Pereira MFR, Alves MM, Pereira L. Perspectives on carbon materials as powerful catalysts in continuous anaerobic bioreactors. Water Res 2016; 101:441-447. [PMID: 27295618 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2016] [Revised: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The catalytic effect of commercial microporous activated carbon (AC) and macroporous carbon nanotubes (CNT) is investigated in reductive bioreactions in continuous high rate anaerobic reactors, using the azo dye Acid Orange 10 (AO10) as model compound as electron acceptor and a mixture of VFA as electron donor. Size and concentration of carbon materials (CM) and hydraulic retention time (HRT) are assessed. CM increased the biological reduction rate of AO10, resulting in significantly higher colour removal, as compared to the control reactors. The highest efficiency, 98%, was achieved with a CNT diameter (d) lower than 0.25 mm, at a CNT concentration of 0.12 g per g of volatile solids (VS), a HRT of 10 h and resulted in a chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal of 85%. Reducing the HRT to 5 h, colour and COD removal in CM-mediated bioreactors were above 90% and 80%, respectively. In the control reactor, thought similar COD removal was achieved, AO10 decolourisation was just approximately 20%, demonstrating the ability of CM to significantly accelerate the reduction reactions in continuous bioreactors. AO10 reduction to the correspondent aromatic amines was proved by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Colour decrease in the reactor treating a real effluent with CNT was the double comparatively to the reactor operated without CNT. The presence of AC in the reactor did not affect the microbial diversity, as compared to the control reactor, evidencing that the efficient reduction of AO10 was mainly due to AC rather than attributed to changes in the composition of the microbial communities.
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- R A Pereira
- Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais (LCM), Laboratório Associado LSRE/LCM, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
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Barbosa MO, Moreira NFF, Ribeiro AR, Pereira MFR, Silva AMT. Occurrence and removal of organic micropollutants: An overview of the watch list of EU Decision 2015/495. Water Res 2016; 94:257-279. [PMID: 26967909 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.02.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 398] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2015] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Although there are no legal discharge limits for micropollutants into the environment, some regulations have been published in the last few years. Recently, a watch list of substances for European Union-wide monitoring was reported in the Decision 2015/495/EU of 20 March 2015. Besides the substances previously recommended to be included by the Directive 39/2013/EU, namely two pharmaceuticals (diclofenac and the synthetic hormone 17-alpha-ethinylestradiol (EE2)) and a natural hormone (17-beta-estradiol (E2)), the first watch list of 10 substances/groups of substances also refers three macrolide antibiotics (azithromycin, clarithromycin and erythromycin), other natural hormone (estrone (E1)), some pesticides (methiocarb, oxadiazon, imidacloprid, thiacloprid, thiamethoxam, clothianidin, acetamiprid and triallate), a UV filter (2-ethylhexyl-4-methoxycinnamate) and an antioxidant (2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol) commonly used as food additive. Since little is known about the removal of most of the substances included in the Decision 2015/495/EU, particularly regarding realistic concentrations in aqueous environmental samples, this review aims to: (i) overview the European policy in the water field; (ii) briefly describe the most commonly used conventional and advanced treatment processes to remove micropollutants; (iii) summarize the relevant data published in the last decade, regarding occurrence and removal in aqueous matrices of the 10 substances/groups of substances that were recently included in the first watch list for European Union monitoring (Decision 2015/495/EU); and (iv) highlight the lack of reports concerning some substances of the watch list, the study of un-spiked aquatic matrices and the assessment of transformation by-products.
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- Marta O Barbosa
- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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Pereira L, Pereira R, Pereira MFR, Alves MM. Effect of different carbon materials as electron shuttles in the anaerobic biotransformation of nitroanilines. Biotechnol Bioeng 2015; 113:1194-202. [PMID: 26614891 DOI: 10.1002/bit.25896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2015] [Revised: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 11/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Aromatic amines resulted from azo dyes biotransformation under anaerobic conditions are generally recalcitrant to further anaerobic degradation. The catalytic effect of carbon materials (CM) on the reduction of azo dyes is known and has been confirmed in this work by increasing threefold the biological reduction rate of Mordant Yellow 1 (MY1). The resulting m-nitroaniline (m-NoA) was further degraded to m-phenylenediamine (m-Phe) only in the presence of CM. The use of CM to degraded anaerobically aromatic amines resulted from azo dye reduction was never reported before. In the sequence, we studied the effect of different CM on the bioreduction of o-, m-, and p-NoA. Three microporous activated carbons with different surface chemistry, original (AC0 ), chemical oxidized with HNO3 (ACHNO3 ), and thermal treated (ACH2 ), and three mesoporous carbons, xerogels (CXA and CXB) and nanotubes (CNT) were assessed. In the absence of CM, NoA were only partially reduced to the corresponding Phe, whereas in the presence of CM, more than 90% was converted to the corresponding Phe. ACH2 and AC0 were the best electron shuttles, increasing the rates up to eightfold. In 24 h, the biological treatment of NoA and MY1 with AC0 , decreased up to 88% the toxicity towards a methanogenic consortium, as compared to the non-treated solutions. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2016;113: 1194-1202. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Luciana Pereira
- CEB-Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
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- CEB-Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais (LCM), Laboratório Associado LSRE/LCM, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- CEB-Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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Aniline (ANL), an aromatic amine, oxalic acid (OXA) and oxamic acid (OMA), short-chain carboxylic acids, were chosen as model organic pollutants for testing the combined effect of neat photolysis and ozonation in the treatment of aqueous effluents. In order to better understand the results, single ozonation and neat photolysis were also carried out. OXA has a high refractory character relatively to single ozonation and neat photolysis only accounted for 26% conversion of OXA after 2 h of reaction. On the other hand, OXA complete degradation was observed in less than an hour when ozone and light were used simultaneously. Despite OMA, a compound never studied before by a combined ozonation and photolysis treatment, being highly refractory to oxidation, more than 50% was removed by photo-ozonation after 3 h of reaction. In the case of ANL, both single ozonation and photo-ozonation resulted in 100% removal in a short reaction period due to the high reactivity of ozone to attack this type of molecules; however, only the combined method leads to efficient mineralization (89%) after 3 h of reaction. A significant synergetic effect was observed in the degradation of the selected contaminants by the simultaneous use of ozone and light, since the mineralization rate of combined method is higher than the sum of the mineralization rates of the individual treatments. The promising results observed in the degradation of the selected contaminants are paving the way to the application of photo-ozonation in the treatment of wastewater containing this type of pollutants.
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- C A Orge
- a LCM - Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais - Laboratório Associado LSRE/LCM, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia , Universidade do Porto , Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, Porto 4200-465 , Portugal
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Ribeiro AR, Nunes OC, Pereira MFR, Silva AMT. An overview on the advanced oxidation processes applied for the treatment of water pollutants defined in the recently launched Directive 2013/39/EU. Environ Int 2015; 75:33-51. [PMID: 25461413 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 407] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Revised: 10/26/2014] [Accepted: 10/28/2014] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Environmental pollution is a recognized issue of major concern since a wide range of contaminants has been found in aquatic environment at ngL(-1) to μgL(-1) levels. In the year 2000, a strategy was defined to identify the priority substances concerning aquatic ecosystems, followed by the definition of environmental quality standards (EQS) in 2008. Recently it was launched the Directive 2013/39/EU that updates the water framework policy highlighting the need to develop new water treatment technologies to deal with such problem. This review summarizes the data published in the last decade regarding the application of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) to treat priority compounds and certain other pollutants defined in this Directive, excluding the inorganic species (cadmium, lead, mercury, nickel and their derivatives). The Directive 2013/39/EU includes several pesticides (aldrin, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, dicofol, dieldrin, endrin, endosulfan, isodrin, heptachlor, lindane, pentachlorophenol, chlorpyrifos, chlorfenvinphos, dichlorvos, atrazine, simazine, terbutryn, diuron, isoproturon, trifluralin, cypermethrin, alachlor), solvents (dichloromethane, dichloroethane, trichloromethane and carbon tetrachloride), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives (PFOS), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), nonylphenol and octylphenol, as well as the three compounds included in the recommendation for the first watch list of substances (diclofenac, 17-alpha-ethinylestradiol (EE2) and 17-beta-estradiol (E2)). Some particular pesticides (aclonifen, bifenox, cybutryne, quinoxyfen), organotin compounds (tributyltin), dioxins and dioxin-like compounds, brominated diphenylethers, hexabromocyclododecanes and di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate are also defined in this Directive, but studies dealing with AOPs are missing. AOPs are recognized tools to destroy recalcitrant compounds or, at least, to transform them into biodegradable species. Diuron (a phenylurea herbicide) and atrazine (from the triazine chemical class) are the most studied pesticides from Directive 2013/39/EU. Fenton-based processes are the most frequently applied to treat priority compounds in water and their efficiency typically increases with the operating temperature as well as under UV or solar light. Heterogeneous photocatalysis is the second most used treatment to destroy pollutants defined in the Directive. Ozone alone promotes the partial oxidation of pollutants, and an increase in the effluent biodegradability, but complete mineralization of pollutants is difficult. To overcome this drawback, ozonation has been combined with heterogeneous catalysts, addition of H2O2, other AOPs (such as photocatalysis) or membrane technologies.
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- Ana R Ribeiro
- LCM - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials - Associate Laboratory LSRE-LCM, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- LCM - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials - Associate Laboratory LSRE-LCM, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- LCM - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials - Associate Laboratory LSRE-LCM, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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Nunes M, Rocha IM, Fernandes DM, Mestre AS, Moura CN, Carvalho AP, Pereira MFR, Freire C. Sucrose-derived activated carbons: electron transfer properties and application as oxygen reduction electrocatalysts. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra20874b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [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] Open
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ORR electrocatalysts derived from sugar: activated carbons derived from sucrose showed electrocatalytic activity for the oxygen reduction reaction.
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- Marta Nunes
- REQUIMTE/LAQV
- Departamento de Química e Bioquímica
- Faculdade de Ciências
- Universidade do Porto
- 4169-007 Porto
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais (LCM)
- Laboratório Associado LSRE-LCM
- Departamento de Engenharia Química
- Faculdade de Engenharia
- Universidade do Porto
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV
- Departamento de Química e Bioquímica
- Faculdade de Ciências
- Universidade do Porto
- 4169-007 Porto
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV
- Departamento de Química e Bioquímica
- Faculdade de Ciências
- Universidade do Porto
- 4169-007 Porto
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- CIQ
- Departamento de Química e Bioquímica
- Faculdade de Ciências
- Universidade do Porto
- 4169-007 Porto
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- Centro de Química e Bioquímica
- Faculdade de Ciências
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 1749-016 Lisboa
- Portugal
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais (LCM)
- Laboratório Associado LSRE-LCM
- Departamento de Engenharia Química
- Faculdade de Engenharia
- Universidade do Porto
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV
- Departamento de Química e Bioquímica
- Faculdade de Ciências
- Universidade do Porto
- 4169-007 Porto
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Rocha M, Fernandes C, Pereira C, Rebelo SLH, Pereira MFR, Freire C. Gold-supported magnetically recyclable nanocatalysts: a sustainable solution for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol in water. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra15865b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [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] Open
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Magnetic core-double shell silica nanosupports functionalized with amine and thiol groups successfully immobilized Au NPs, producing novel magnetically recyclable nanocatalysts for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol in water in the presence of NaBH4.
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- Mariana Rocha
- REQUIMTE
- Departamento de Química e Bioquímica
- Faculdade de Ciências
- Universidade do Porto
- Porto
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- REQUIMTE
- Departamento de Química e Bioquímica
- Faculdade de Ciências
- Universidade do Porto
- Porto
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- REQUIMTE
- Departamento de Química e Bioquímica
- Faculdade de Ciências
- Universidade do Porto
- Porto
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- REQUIMTE
- Departamento de Química e Bioquímica
- Faculdade de Ciências
- Universidade do Porto
- Porto
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais – Laboratório Associado LSRE/LCM
- Faculdade de Engenharia
- Universidade do Porto
- 4200-465 Porto
- Portugal
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- REQUIMTE
- Departamento de Química e Bioquímica
- Faculdade de Ciências
- Universidade do Porto
- Porto
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Pinto TV, Fernandes DM, Pereira C, Guedes A, Blanco G, Pintado JM, Pereira MFR, Freire C. Lanthano phosphomolybdate-decorated silica nanoparticles: novel hybrid materials with photochromic properties. Dalton Trans 2015; 44:4582-93. [DOI: 10.1039/c5dt00090d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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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Novel hybrid nanomaterials prepared through the immobilization of phosphomolybdates onto functional silica nanoparticles revealed promising photochromic properties under UV irradiation.
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- Tânia V. Pinto
- REQUIMTE/LAQV
- Departamento de Química e Bioquímica
- Faculdade de Ciências
- Universidade do Porto
- 4169-007 Porto
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV
- Departamento de Química e Bioquímica
- Faculdade de Ciências
- Universidade do Porto
- 4169-007 Porto
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV
- Departamento de Química e Bioquímica
- Faculdade de Ciências
- Universidade do Porto
- 4169-007 Porto
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- Centro de Geologia e Departamento de Geociências
- Ambiente e Ordenamento do Território
- Faculdade de Ciências
- Universidade do Porto
- 4169-007 Porto
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- Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica y Química Inorgánica
- Facultad de Ciencias
- Universidad de Cádiz
- Campus Rio San Pedro
- Cádiz
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- Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica y Química Inorgánica
- Facultad de Ciencias
- Universidad de Cádiz
- Campus Rio San Pedro
- Cádiz
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais (LCM)
- Laboratório Associado LSRE/LCM
- Departamento de Engenharia Química
- Faculdade de Engenharia
- Universidade do Porto
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV
- Departamento de Química e Bioquímica
- Faculdade de Ciências
- Universidade do Porto
- 4169-007 Porto
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Rodrigues EG, Pereira MFR, Chen X, Delgado JJ, Órfão JJM. Selective Oxidation of Glycerol over Platinum-Based Catalysts Supported on Carbon Nanotubes. Ind Eng Chem Res 2013. [DOI: 10.1021/ie402331u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Elodie G. Rodrigues
- Laboratório
de Catálise e Materiais (LCM), Laboratório Associado
LSRE/LCM, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de
Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratório
de Catálise e Materiais (LCM), Laboratório Associado
LSRE/LCM, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de
Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento
de Ciência de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica
y Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidade de Cadiz, Campus Rio San Pedro, 11510 Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain
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- Departamento
de Ciência de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica
y Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidade de Cadiz, Campus Rio San Pedro, 11510 Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain
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- Laboratório
de Catálise e Materiais (LCM), Laboratório Associado
LSRE/LCM, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de
Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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Vilaça N, Amorim R, Machado AF, Parpot P, Pereira MFR, Sardo M, Rocha J, Fonseca AM, Neves IC, Baltazar F. Potentiation of 5-fluorouracil encapsulated in zeolites as drug delivery systems for in vitro models of colorectal carcinoma. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2013; 112:237-44. [PMID: 23988779 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2013.07.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2013] [Revised: 07/18/2013] [Accepted: 07/19/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The studies of potentiation of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), a traditional drug used in the treatment of several cancers, including colorectal (CRC), were carried out with zeolites Faujasite in the sodium form, with different particle sizes (NaY, 700nm and nanoNaY, 150nm) and Linde type L in the potassium form (LTL) with a particle size of 80nm. 5-FU was loaded into zeolites by liquid-phase adsorption. Characterization by spectroscopic techniques (FTIR, (1)H NMR and (13)C and (27)Al solid-state MAS NMR), chemical analysis, thermal analysis (TGA), nitrogen adsorption isotherms and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), demonstrated the successful loading of 5-FU into the zeolite hosts. In vitro drug release studies (PBS buffer pH 7.4, 37°C) revealed the release of 80-90% of 5-FU in the first 10min. To ascertain the drug release kinetics, the release profiles were fitted to zero-order, first-order, Higuchi, Hixson-Crowell, Korsmeyer-Peppas and Weibull kinetic models. The in vitro dissolution from the drug delivery systems (DDS) was explained by the Weibull model. The DDS efficacy was evaluated using two human colorectal carcinoma cell lines, HCT-15 and RKO. Unloaded zeolites presented no toxicity to both cancer cells, while all DDS allowed an important potentiation of the 5-FU effect on the cell viability. Immunofluorescence studies provided evidence for zeolite-cell internalization.
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- Natália Vilaça
- Centre of Chemistry, Chemistry Department, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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Derrouiche S, Bourdin D, Roche P, Houssais B, Machinal C, Coste M, Restivo J, Orfão JJM, Pereira MFR, Marco Y, Garcia-Bordeje E. Process design for wastewater treatment: catalytic ozonation of organic pollutants. Water Sci Technol 2013; 68:1377-1383. [PMID: 24056437 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Emerging micropollutants have been recently the target of interest for their potential harmful effects in the environment and their resistance to conventional water treatments. Catalytic ozonation is an advanced oxidation process consisting of the formation of highly reactive radicals from the decomposition of ozone promoted by a catalyst. Nanocarbon materials have been shown to be effective catalysts for this process, either in powder form or grown on the surface of a monolithic structure. In this work, carbon nanofibers grown on the surface of a cordierite honeycomb monolith are tested as catalyst for the ozonation of five selected micropollutants: atrazine (ATZ), bezafibrate, erythromycin, metolachlor, and nonylphenol. The process is tested both in laboratorial and real conditions. Later on, ATZ was selected as a target pollutant to further investigate the role of the catalytic material. It is shown that the inclusion of a catalyst improves the mineralization degree compared to single ozonation.
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- S Derrouiche
- Veolia Environnement Recherche et Innovation, Centre de Recherche de Maisons Laffitte, Chemin de la digue - B.P. 76, 78603 Maisons Laffitte Cedex, France E-mail:
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Rodrigues EG, Delgado JJ, Chen X, Pereira MFR, Órfão JJM. Selective Oxidation of Glycerol Catalyzed by Gold Supported on Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes with Different Surface Chemistries. Ind Eng Chem Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1021/ie302159m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [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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- Elodie G. Rodrigues
- Laboratório de Catálise
e Materiais (LCM), Laboratório Associado LSRE/LCM, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade
de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua
Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento de
Ciência de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica
y Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidade de Cadiz, Campus Rio San Pedro, 11510
Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain
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- Departamento de
Ciência de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica
y Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidade de Cadiz, Campus Rio San Pedro, 11510
Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain
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- Laboratório de Catálise
e Materiais (LCM), Laboratório Associado LSRE/LCM, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade
de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua
Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Catálise
e Materiais (LCM), Laboratório Associado LSRE/LCM, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade
de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua
Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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Restivo J, Órfão JJM, Armenise S, Garcia-Bordejé E, Pereira MFR. Catalytic ozonation of metolachlor under continuous operation using nanocarbon materials grown on a ceramic monolith. J Hazard Mater 2012; 239-240:249-256. [PMID: 23009793 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.08.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2012] [Revised: 08/27/2012] [Accepted: 08/28/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The catalytic ozonation of the herbicide metolachlor (MTLC) was tested using carbon nanomaterials as catalysts. Multiwalled carbon nanotubes were used in semi-batch experiments and carbon nanofibres grown on a honeycomb cordierite monolith were tested in continuous experiments. The application of the carbon catalyst was shown to improve the mineralization degree of MTLC and to decrease the toxicity of the solution subject to ozonation. Degradation by-products were also followed in order to compare the two processes. The application of the carbon coated monolith to the continuous ozonation process was shown to have potential as it improved the TOC removal from 5% to 35% and decreased the inhibition of luminescent activity of Vibrio Fischeri from 25% to 12%.
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- J Restivo
- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais (LCM), Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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Orge CA, Órfão JJM, Pereira MFR. Composites of manganese oxide with carbon materials as catalysts for the ozonation of oxalic acid. J Hazard Mater 2012; 213-214:133-139. [PMID: 22341747 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.01.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2011] [Revised: 01/05/2012] [Accepted: 01/20/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Manganese oxide and manganese oxide-carbon composites were prepared and tested as catalysts for the removal of oxalic acid by ozonation. Their performances were compared with the parent carbon material (activated carbon or carbon xerogel) used to prepare the composites. Oxalic acid degradation by carbon materials is slower than that attained with manganese oxide or manganese oxide-carbon composites. A complete degradation after 90 and 45 min of reaction was obtained for carbon materials and for the catalysts containing manganese, respectively. The ozonation in the presence of the prepared composites are supposed to occur mainly by surface reactions, following a direct oxidation mechanism by molecular ozone and/or surface oxygenated radicals.
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- C A Orge
- LCM - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials - Associate Laboratory LSRE/LCM, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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Restivo J, Órfão JJM, Pereira MFR, Vanhaecke E, Rönning M, Iouranova T, Kiwi-Minsker L, Armenise S, Garcia-Bordejé E. Catalytic ozonation of oxalic acid using carbon nanofibres on macrostructured supports. Water Sci Technol 2012; 65:1854-1862. [PMID: 22546802 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Carbon nanofibres (CNFs) were grown on different macrostructured supports such as cordierite monoliths, carbon felts and sintered metal fibres. The resulting composites exhibited excellent resistance to attrition/corrosion and its porosity is mainly due to mesoporous structures. The CNF/structured materials were tested in the ozonation of oxalic acid in a conventional semi-batch reactor after being crushed to powder form, and in a newly designed reactor that may operate in semi-batch or continuous operation. The CNFs supported on the different structured materials exhibited high catalytic activity in the mineralization of oxalic acid.
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- J Restivo
- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais (LCM), Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Carabineiro SAC, Thavorn-Amornsri T, Pereira MFR, Figueiredo JL. Adsorption of ciprofloxacin on surface-modified carbon materials. Water Res 2011; 45:4583-91. [PMID: 21733541 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2011] [Revised: 05/31/2011] [Accepted: 06/06/2011] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The adsorption capacity of ciprofloxacin (CPX) was determined on three types of carbon-based materials: activated carbon (commercial sample), carbon nanotubes (commercial multi-walled carbon nanotubes) and carbon xerogel (prepared by the resorcinol/formaldehyde approach at pH 6.0). These materials were used as received/prepared and functionalised through oxidation with nitric acid. The oxidised materials were then heat treated under inert atmosphere (N2) at different temperatures (between 350 and 900°C). The obtained samples were characterised by adsorption of N2 at -196 °C, determination of the point of zero charge and by temperature programmed desorption. High adsorption capacities ranging from approximately 60 to 300 mgCPxgC(-1) were obtained (for oxidised carbon xerogel, and oxidised thermally treated activated carbon Norit ROX 8.0, respectively). In general, it was found that the nitric acid treatment of samples has a detrimental effect in adsorption capacity, whereas thermal treatments, especially at 900 °C after oxidation, enhance adsorption performance. This is due to the positive effect of the surface basicity. The kinetic curves obtained were fitted using 1st or 2nd order models, and the Langmuir and Freundlich models were used to describe the equilibrium isotherms obtained. The 2nd order and the Langmuir models, respectively, were shown to present the best fittings.
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- S A C Carabineiro
- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, LSRE/LCM, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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Silva B, Figueiredo H, Santos VP, Pereira MFR, Figueiredo JL, Lewandowska AE, Bañares MA, Neves IC, Tavares T. Reutilization of Cr-Y zeolite obtained by biosorption in the catalytic oxidation of volatile organic compounds. J Hazard Mater 2011; 192:545-553. [PMID: 21684081 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.05.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2011] [Revised: 05/13/2011] [Accepted: 05/16/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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This work aims at the reutilization of a Cr-loaded NaY zeolite obtained by biorecovery of chromium from water as catalyst in the oxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOC). Cr-NaY catalysts were obtained after biosorption of Cr(VI) using a bacterium, Arthrobacter viscosus, supported on the zeolite. The biosorption experiments were conducted at different pH values in the range 1-4. The catalysts were characterized by several techniques, namely ICP-AES, SEM-EDS, XRD, XPS, Raman, H(2)-TPR and N(2) adsorption. The zeolite obtained at pH 4 has the highest content of chromium, 0.9%, and was selected as the best catalyst for the oxidation of different VOC, namely ethyl acetate, ethanol and toluene. For all VOC tested, the catalyst with chromium showed higher activity and selectivity to CO(2), in comparison with the starting zeolite NaY. The presence of chromium shifted also the reaction pathways. In terms of selectivity to CO(2), the following sequence was observed: ethyl acetate>toluene>ethanol.
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- B Silva
- IBB - Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
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Pereira C, Alves C, Monteiro A, Magén C, Pereira AM, Ibarra A, Ibarra MR, Tavares PB, Araújo JP, Blanco G, Pintado JM, Carvalho AP, Pires J, Pereira MFR, Freire C. Designing novel hybrid materials by one-pot co-condensation: from hydrophobic mesoporous silica nanoparticles to superamphiphobic cotton textiles. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2011; 3:2289-99. [PMID: 21615151 DOI: 10.1021/am200220x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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This work reports the synthesis and characterization of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) functionalized with tridecafluorooctyltriethoxysilane (F13) and their in situ incorporation onto cotton textiles. The hybrid MSNs and the functional textiles were prepared by a one-pot co-condensation methodology between tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) and F13, with hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC) as the template and triethanolamine as the base. The influence of the F13 to TEOS molar ratio (1:10, 1:5 and 1:3) on the nanoparticle morphology, porosity, degree of functionalization, and hydro/oleophobic properties is discussed. The hybrid nanosilicas presented high colloidal stability and were spherical and monodispersed with average particle size of ∼45 nm. They also showed high surface areas, large pore volumes, and a wormhole-type mesoporous structure. The increase in the organosilane proportion during the co-condensation process led to a more radially branched wormhole-like mesoporosity, a decrease in the surface area, pore volume, and amount of surface silanol groups, and an enrichment of the surface with fluorocarbon moieties. These changes imparted hydrophobic and oleophobic properties to the materials, especially to that containing the highest F13 loading. Cotton textiles were coated with the F13-MSNs through an efficient and less time-consuming route. The combination between surface roughness and mesoporosity imparted by the MSNs, and the low surface energy provided by the organosilane resulted in superhydrophobic functional textiles. Moreover, the textile with the highest loading of fluorocarbon groups was superamphiphobic.
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- C Pereira
- REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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Santos VP, Pereira MFR, Órfão JJM, Figueiredo JL. Mixture effects during the oxidation of toluene, ethyl acetate and ethanol over a cryptomelane catalyst. J Hazard Mater 2011; 185:1236-1240. [PMID: 21044815 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.10.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2010] [Revised: 09/24/2010] [Accepted: 10/09/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The catalytic oxidation of two-component VOC mixtures (ethanol, ethyl acetate and toluene) was studied over cryptomelane. Remarkable mixture effects were observed on the activity and the selectivity. Toluene inhibits both ethyl acetate and ethanol oxidation, this effect being more evident in the case of ethyl acetate. For instance, the temperature for 100% conversion is about 210 °C when ethyl acetate is oxidised alone, and 250 °C or higher, when it is oxidised in mixtures with toluene. On the contrary, toluene oxidation is only slightly inhibited by the presence of ethyl acetate, while the presence of ethanol has a promoting effect. Concerning the mixtures of ethyl acetate and ethanol, both compounds have a mutual inhibitory effect, which is more evident in the case of ethyl acetate (the temperature for 100% conversion of ethyl acetate is about 45 °C higher when ethyl acetate is oxidised in mixtures with ethanol, while in the case of ethanol the corresponding increase is only 10 °C).
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- V P Santos
- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Laboratório Associado LSRE/LCM, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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Pereira L, Pereira R, Pereira MFR, van der Zee FP, Cervantes FJ, Alves MM. Thermal modification of activated carbon surface chemistry improves its capacity as redox mediator for azo dye reduction. J Hazard Mater 2010; 183:931-9. [PMID: 20800966 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2010] [Revised: 07/20/2010] [Accepted: 08/02/2010] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The surface chemistry of a commercial AC (AC(0)) was selectively modified, without changing significantly its textural properties, by chemical oxidation with HNO(3) (AC(HNO3)) and O(2) (AC(O2)), and thermal treatments under H(2) (AC(H2)) or N(2) (AC(N2)) flow. The effect of modified AC on anaerobic chemical dye reduction was assayed with sulphide at different pH values 5, 7 and 9. Four dyes were tested: Acid Orange 7, Reactive Red 2, Mordant Yellow 10 and Direct Blue 71. Batch experiments with low amounts of AC (0.1 g L(-1)) demonstrated an increase of the first-order reduction rate constants, up to 9-fold, as compared with assays without AC. Optimum rates were obtained at pH 5 except for MY10, higher at pH 7. In general, rates increased with increasing the pH of point zero charge (pH(pzc)), following the trend AC(HNO3) < AC(O2) < AC(0) < AC(N2) < AC(H2). The highest reduction rate was obtained for MY10 with AC(H2) at pH 7, which corresponded to the double, as compared with non-modified AC. In a biological system using granular biomass, AC(H2) also duplicated and increase 4.5-fold the decolourisation rates of MY10 and RR2, respectively. In this last experiment, reaction rate was independent of AC concentration in the tested range 0.1-0.6 g L(-1).
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- L Pereira
- Instituto Biotecnologia e Bioengenharia, Centro Engenharia Biológica, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
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Santos VP, Pereira MFR, Faria PCC, Orfão JJM. Decolourisation of dye solutions by oxidation with H(2)O(2) in the presence of modified activated carbons. J Hazard Mater 2009; 162:736-742. [PMID: 18584951 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.05.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2008] [Revised: 05/18/2008] [Accepted: 05/19/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The decolourisation of dye solutions by oxidation with H(2)O(2), using activated carbon as catalyst, is studied. For this purpose, three different samples, mainly differing in the respective surface chemistries, were prepared and characterized. Moreover, this work involved three pH levels, corresponding to acid, neutral and alkaline solutions, and six dyes belonging to several classes. The catalytic decolourisation tests were performed in a laboratorial batch reactor. Adsorption on activated carbon and non-catalytic peroxidation kinetic experiments were also carried out in the same reactor, in order to compare the efficiencies of the three processes. The non-catalytic reaction is usually inefficient and, typically, adsorption presents a low level of decolourisation. In these cases, the combination of activated carbon with hydrogen peroxide may significantly enhance the process, since the activated carbon catalyses the decomposition of H(2)O(2) into hydroxyl radicals, which are very reactive. Based on the experiments with the different activated carbon samples, which have similar physical properties, it is proved that the surface chemistry of the catalyst plays a key role, being the basic sample the most active. This is discussed considering the involvement of the free electrons on the graphene basal planes of activated carbon as active centres for the catalytic reaction. Additionally, it is shown that the decolourisation is enhanced at high pH values, and a possible explanation for this observation, based on the proposed mechanism, is given.
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- V P Santos
- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais (LCM), Laboratório Associado LSRE/LCM, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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Faria PCC, Monteiro DCM, Orfão JJM, Pereira MFR. Cerium, manganese and cobalt oxides as catalysts for the ozonation of selected organic compounds. Chemosphere 2009; 74:818-824. [PMID: 19027138 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2008] [Revised: 10/06/2008] [Accepted: 10/07/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Several metal oxides, as well as metal oxides supported on activated carbon, were assessed as ozonation catalysts for the removal of selected organic compounds. Two transition metals (Mn, Co) and one rare earth element (Ce) were chosen for the preparation of the two series of catalysts. These materials were used in the ozonation of two aromatic compounds (aniline and sulfanilic acid) and one textile azo dye (CI Acid Blue 113). The results were compared with those obtained with non-catalytic ozonation. All the tested materials were found to be effective ozonation catalysts. Among the metal oxides, those containing mixtures of cerium and manganese or cerium and cobalt enabled the highest mineralisation degrees. After 120 min of reaction the TOC removal achieved with Ce-Mn-O was 63% for sulfanilic acid and 67% for aniline, while Ce-Co-O allowed TOC removals of 58 and 66%, respectively. With single ozonation, the mineralisation of sulfanilic acid and aniline solutions was 34% and 40% after identical reaction period. Regarding the metal oxides supported on activated carbon, cerium and manganese oxides were, in general, the most active for the degradation of the studied compounds.
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- P C C Faria
- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais (LCM), Laboratório Associado LSRE/LCM, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, 4200-465 Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, Porto, Portugal
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Mahata N, Silva AR, Pereira MFR, Freire C, de Castro B, Figueiredo JL. Anchoring of a [Mn(salen)Cl] complex onto mesoporous carbon xerogels. J Colloid Interface Sci 2007; 311:152-8. [PMID: 17376469 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2007.02.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2007] [Revised: 02/23/2007] [Accepted: 02/25/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Carbon xerogels were synthesized by the conventional sol-gel approach using formaldehyde and resorcinol. The wet gel was dried by two different procedures followed by carbonization, leading to mesoporous carbon xerogels with considerably different pore size distributions. The materials were subsequently oxidized with air, in order to introduce functional groups on the surface, in particular phenols, anhydrides and carbonyls. The capacity of the carbon xerogels for direct immobilization of metal complexes was tested with a manganese(III) salen complex which possesses an extended ligand pi system and two reactive hydroxyl groups on the aldehyde fragment. The manganese loadings of the various samples indicate that larger amounts of Mn(III) complex were immobilized in the oxidized carbon xerogels when compared with the parent unactivated materials, suggesting that complex immobilization took place preferably by covalent bond between the surface oxygen functional groups and the ligand reactive groups, rather than by pi-pi interactions. The size and shape of the carbon xerogel pores were also shown to play an important role in the final loading of the manganese(III) salen complex.
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- N Mahata
- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
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Faria PCC, Orfão JJM, Pereira MFR. Ozonation of aniline promoted by activated carbon. Chemosphere 2007; 67:809-15. [PMID: 17126886 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2006] [Revised: 10/02/2006] [Accepted: 10/04/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The removal of aniline from aqueous solutions by simultaneous use of ozone and activated carbon was investigated at different solution pH. For comparative purposes, single ozonation and adsorption on activated carbon were carried out in the same experimental set-up. In order to evaluate the role of the activated carbon surface chemistry during ozonation, a commercial activated carbon, Norit GAC 1240 PLUS, was submitted to oxidation in the liquid phase with HNO(3). The texture and surface chemistry of the activated carbon samples were characterized. During ozonation, complete conversion of aniline was achieved after approximately 20 min, regardless of the presence of activated carbon. In all cases, several by-products were formed during ozonation. Nitrobenzene, o- and p-aminophenol were the primary aromatic oxidation by-products identified. In terms of TOC removal, best results were achieved by the simultaneous use of ozone and activated carbon. Though there is a strong contribution of adsorption, a considerable synergetic effect between ozone and activated carbon is observed. In general, activated carbon promotes the reaction of ozonation enhancing the efficiency of this treatment process. The basic activated carbon presented greater activity in this process leading to higher mineralization rates.
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- P C C Faria
- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- José L. Figueiredo
- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal, and Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, DEQ, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua António Bernardino de Almeida, Porto 4200-072, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal, and Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, DEQ, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua António Bernardino de Almeida, Porto 4200-072, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal, and Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, DEQ, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua António Bernardino de Almeida, Porto 4200-072, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal, and Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, DEQ, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua António Bernardino de Almeida, Porto 4200-072, Portugal
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Orfão JJM, Silva AIM, Pereira JCV, Barata SA, Fonseca IM, Faria PCC, Pereira MFR. Adsorption of a reactive dye on chemically modified activated carbons—Influence of pH. J Colloid Interface Sci 2006; 296:480-9. [PMID: 16298379 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2005.09.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2005] [Revised: 09/26/2005] [Accepted: 09/26/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The surface chemistry of a commercial activated carbon with a slightly basic nature was modified by appropriate treatments in order to obtain two additional samples, respectively with acidic and basic properties, without changing its textural parameters significantly. Different techniques (N2 adsorption at 77 K, temperature programmed desorption, and determination of acidity, basicity, and pH at the point of zero charge) were used to characterize the adsorbents. Kinetic and equilibrium adsorption data of a selected textile reactive dye (Rifafix Red 3BN, C.I. reactive red 241) on the mentioned materials were obtained at the pH values of 2, 7, and 12. The kinetic curves are fitted using the second-order model. The respective rate constants seem to diminish progressively with the initial concentration for the more diluted solutions tested, reaching a constant value at higher concentrations, which depends on the experimental system under consideration (adsorbent and pH). In general, the Langmuir model provides the best fit for the equilibrium data. The different uptakes obtained are discussed in relation to the surface chemical properties of the adsorbents. It is shown that the adsorption of the reactive (anionic) dye on the basic sample (prepared by thermal treatment under H2 flow at 700 degrees C) is favored. This conclusion is explained on the basis of the dispersive and electrostatic interactions involved. Moreover, it is also shown that the optimal adsorption condition for all the activated carbons tested corresponds to solution pH values not higher than the pH(pzc) of the adsorbents, which may be interpreted by taking into account the electrostatic forces present.
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- J J M Orfão
- Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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Brás I, Lemos L, Alves A, Pereira MFR. Sorption of pentachlorophenol on pine bark. Chemosphere 2005; 60:1095-102. [PMID: 15993157 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.12.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2004] [Revised: 12/21/2004] [Accepted: 12/24/2004] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The minimization of pentachlorophenol (PCP) transport in the environment driven by industrial wastewater discharges can be accomplished by sorption in natural, available and low cost by-products like pine bark. Taking into account that PCP is a chemical which behaviour is highly dominated by the surrounding features, this work intended to evaluate the sorption kinetics and equilibrium parameters according to the pH and temperature as well as the pine bark particle size. The PCP uptake by pine bark showed to be faster in the initial phase followed by a slower process, being 24 h the suitably time to reach the sorption equilibrium in the range of pH studied. The neutral PCP species showed to have higher binding capacity to pine bark than the anionic PCP, which was reflected in a decrease in the distribution coefficient (Kd) of the linear sorption isotherm with the increase of solution pH from 2 to 7. On the other hand, between 10 degrees C and 35 degrees C, the temperature does not seem to play a significant role in the PCP sorption by pine bark, while the sorbent size is a key parameter to enhance the overall process.
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- LEPAE-Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente e Energia, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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Faria PCC, Orfão JJM, Pereira MFR. Adsorption of anionic and cationic dyes on activated carbons with different surface chemistries. Water Res 2004; 38:2043-2052. [PMID: 15087185 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2004.01.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 343] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2003] [Revised: 10/20/2003] [Accepted: 01/27/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The influence of the surface chemical groups of an activated carbon on the removal of different classes of dyes is evaluated. Starting from the same material (NORIT GAC 1240 PLUS), the following treatments were carried out in order to produce a series of samples with different surface chemical properties but with no major differences in their textural properties: oxidation in the liquid phase with 6M HNO(3) and 10 M H(2)O(2) (acid materials) and heat treatment at 700 degrees C in H(2) or N(2) flow (basic materials). The specific micropores volume and mesopores surface area of the materials were obtained from N(2) adsorption equilibrium isotherms at 77K. The surface chemistry was characterised by temperature programmed desorption, by the determination of the point of zero charge (pH(pzc)) and by the evaluation of the acidity/basicity of the samples. Elemental and proximate analyses were also carried out. Equilibrium isotherms of selected dyes (an acid, a basic and a reactive dye) on the mentioned samples were obtained and the results discussed in relation to their surface chemistry. In general, the Langmuir model provided the best fit for the adsorption data. It is shown that the surface chemistry of the activated carbon plays a key role in dye adsorption performance. The basic sample obtained by thermal treatment under H(2) flow at 700 degrees C is the best material for the adsorption of all the tested dyes.
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- P C C Faria
- Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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