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Feng W, Deng Y, Yang F, Li T, Wang F, Zhang Q, Yao H, Liao H. Underlying mechanisms governing on distribution and stratification of DOM during seasonal freeze-thaw cycles. Sci Total Environ 2024; 928:172211. [PMID: 38583617 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172211] [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: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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During the freeze-thaw cycles of ice-covered lakes, DOM undergoes a series of transformations including enrichment, dispersion, and filtration. However, the mechanisms and influence factors on lake pollution processes remain unclear. Therefore, this study investigates the distribution of DOM components and elucidate the role of ice-layer sieving its mechanisms within ice-water-sediments. Study identifies significant variations in the characteristics of DOM, protein-like substances tend to migrate towards the ice layer, while humic-like substances predominantly remain in water. This selective distribution is primarily influenced by the physical and chemical properties of DOM during the freezing process. The ice layer acts as a sieve, allowing smaller molecules such as protein-like substances to pass through more easily, while larger molecules like humic-like substances are retained in the water. Additionally, Temperature plays a pivotal role in affecting the contents of DOM. As the temperature decreases, the solubility of DOM decreases, leading to its precipitation and enrichment in sediments. Conversely, an increase in temperature can facilitate the release of DOM from sediments into the water. Furthermore, high content of total dissolved solids can affect the solubility and stability of DOM, potentially leading to changes in its composition and distribution. These insights provide a deeper understanding of the complex interplay between thermal processes and chemical dynamics within ice-covered aquatic environments. They offered valuable insights into the behavior of organic pollutants in frozen lake systems. The findings have potential implications for environmental management strategies aimed at mitigating the effects of climate.
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- Weiying Feng
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Electronic Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China
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- School of Electronic Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China
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- School of Electronic Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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Lei C, Tao M, Xu L, Yue L, Cao X, Cheng B, Wang C, Wang Z. Different functional groups of carbon dots influence the formation of protein crowns and pepsin characteristic in vitro digestion. Food Chem 2024; 440:138224. [PMID: 38134824 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.138224] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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Application of nanomaterials (NMs) in agriculture poses an ingestion risk to humans and may affect the digestive process. Different fates of NMs with differential charges in the gastrointestinal tract should be considered. In this study, the interaction between three carbon dots (CDs) carried with different functional groups (-NH2, -OH, and -COOH) and pepsin was analyzed through an in vitro digestion model. The results showed that CDs significantly reduced pepsin activity. Among them, CDs-NH2 had the greatest effect, following by CDs-OH, and CDs-COOH. Besides, molecular docking demonstrated the specific binding site of CDs to pepsin, while the most stable binding energy (-8.10 kcal/mol) was formed between CDs-NH2 and pepsin. Further, CDs formed a nanomaterial-protein crown structure with pepsin. The present study enriches the functional group properties of CDs in the digestion and provides new ideas for the potential human health of NMs.
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- Chunli Lei
- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Ecology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Ecology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Ecology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Ecology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Ecology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Ecology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Ecology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China.
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Ecology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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Wang Y, Xu K, Gao X, Wei Z, Han Q, Wang S, Du W, Chen M. Polystyrene nanoplastics with different functional groups and charges have different impacts on type 2 diabetes. Part Fibre Toxicol 2024; 21:21. [PMID: 38658944 PMCID: PMC11044502 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-024-00582-w] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Increasing attention is being paid to the environmental and health impacts of nanoplastics (NPs) pollution. Exposure to nanoplastics (NPs) with different charges and functional groups may have different adverse effects after ingestion by organisms, yet the potential ramifications on mammalian blood glucose levels, and the risk of diabetes remain unexplored. RESULTS Mice were exposed to PS-NPs/COOH/NH2 at a dose of 5 mg/kg/day for nine weeks, either alone or in a T2DM model. The findings demonstrated that exposure to PS-NPs modified by different functional groups caused a notable rise in fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels, glucose intolerance, and insulin resistance in a mouse model of T2DM. Exposure to PS-NPs-NH2 alone can also lead the above effects to a certain degree. PS-NPs exposure could induce glycogen accumulation and hepatocellular edema, as well as injury to the pancreas. Comparing the effect of different functional groups or charges on T2DM, the PS-NPs-NH2 group exhibited the most significant FBG elevation, glycogen accumulation, and insulin resistance. The phosphorylation of AKT and FoxO1 was found to be inhibited by PS-NPs exposure. Treatment with SC79, the selective AKT activator was shown to effectively rescue this process and attenuate T2DM like lesions. CONCLUSIONS Exposure to PS-NPs with different functional groups (charges) induced T2DM-like lesions. Amino-modified PS-NPs cause more serious T2DM-like lesions than pristine PS-NPs or carboxyl functionalized PS-NPs. The underlying mechanisms involved the inhibition of P-AKT/P-FoxO1. This study highlights the potential risk of NPs pollution on T2DM, and provides a new perspective for evaluating the impact of plastics aging.
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- Yunyi Wang
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, 430079, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, 430079, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, 430079, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, 430079, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, 430079, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, 430079, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, 430079, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, 430079, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
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Gao X, Xu K, Du W, Wang S, Jiang M, Wang Y, Han Q, Chen M. Comparing the effects and mechanisms of exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics with different functional groups on the male reproductive system. Sci Total Environ 2024; 922:171299. [PMID: 38423318 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171299] [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: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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After aging in the environment, some nanoplastics will carry different charges and functional groups, thereby altering their toxicological effects. To evaluate the potential impact of aging of nanoplastics on the mammalian reproductive system, we exposed C57BL/6 male mice to a dose of 5 mg/kg/d polystyrene nanoparticles (PS-NPs) with different functional groups (unmodified, carboxyl functionalized and amino functionalized) for 45 days for this study. The results suggest that PS-NPs with different functional groups triggered oxidative stress, a decreased in the testis index, disruption of the outer wall of the seminiferous tubules, reduction in the number of spermatogonia cells and sperm counts, and an increased in sperm malformations. We performed GO and KEGG enrichment analysis on the differentially expressed proteins, and found they were mainly enriched in protein transport, RNA splicing and mTOR signaling. We confirmed that the PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway is over activated, which may lead to reduction of spermatogonia stem cells by over differentiation. Strikingly, PS-NPs with functional group modifications are more toxic than those of unmodified polystyrene, and that PS-NPs with positively charged amino modifications are the most toxic. This study provides a new understanding for correctly evaluating the toxicological effects of plastic aging, and of the mechanism responsible for the reproductive toxicity caused by nanoplastics.
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- Xiao Gao
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China.
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Zhang J, Zhang F, Yang L. Continuous straw returning enhances the carbon sequestration potential of soil aggregates by altering the quality and stability of organic carbon. J Environ Manage 2024; 358:120903. [PMID: 38640754 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120903] [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: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
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Soil structure plays an important role in organic carbon (OC) sequestration, thereby influencing soil fertility and changes in global climate. However, aggregate OC chemical structure changes due to long-term return of straw in oasis farmland of arid northwest China remains unclear. This study conducted 0-, 5-, 10-, 15-, and 20-year straw returning experiments during which three soil components where measured: (1) the functional carbon (C) pool and macroaggregates; (2) microaggregates and silt + clay; (3) the chemical structure of soil OC (SOC). The results demonstrated that in comparison with the control, straw return increased SOC, particulate OC (POC), and mineral-associated OC (MAOC) by 21.90%-63.51%, 5.00%-31.00%, and 46.00%-226.00%, respectively. With increasing duration of straw return, microaggregates transitioned to macroaggregates, and percentages of soil macroaggregates under 10-year straw return increased by 20.26%, 3.39%, 4.40%, and 11.12% compared with that under 0-, 5-, 15- and 20-year straw return, respectively. Soil geometric mean diameter (GMD) and mean weight diameter (MWD) first increased and then decreased, with maximum values after 10-year straw return at 1.20 mm and 1.63 mm, respectively. Solid state 13C NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) indicated O-alkyl C to be the dominant chemical component of soil OC over different years of straw return. There were increases in aromatic C, aromaticity, and hydrophobicity up to 10-year straw return, after which they decreased. A mantel test confirmed positive correlations of the distributions of macroaggregates, microaggregates, OC of macroaggregates, and silt + clay with MWD and GMD, whereas the OC content of aggregates was positively correlated with O-OA and hydrophobicity. Long-term straw returns improved soil structure and stabilized soil OC, thereby facilitating soil sequestration of OC.
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- Jun Zhang
- Agricultural College, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China; Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco-agriculture, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China.
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- Agricultural College, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China; Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco-agriculture, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China.
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- Agricultural College, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China; Key Laboratory of Oasis Eco-agriculture, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China.
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Dey S, Sarkar S. Compositional and optical characteristics of aqueous brown carbon and HULIS in the eastern Indo-Gangetic Plain using a coupled EEM PARAFAC, FT-IR and 1H NMR approach. Sci Total Environ 2024; 921:171084. [PMID: 38382603 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171084] [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: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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This study provides insights into the fluorophoric composition of aqueous brown carbon (BrCaq) and chemically-separated humic-like substances (HULIS): neutral HULIS (HULIS-n; at pH = 7) and acidic HULIS (HULIS-a; at pH = 2) on a seasonal and day-night basis in the eastern Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP), India. A coupled approach including excitation-emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence and parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) model, Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy was employed to understand the links between structural, compositional and fluorophoric characteristics of BrCaq and HULIS fractions. HULIS fluorophores (HULISfluoro) with varying oxidation states transported from the northwest IGP were dominant during biomass burning seasons (post-monsoon and winter), while protein-like fluorophores (PRLISfluoro) from marine emissions showed large contributions during summer. HULIS-n moieties were mostly primary in nature with higher conjugation, while HULIS-a were associated with secondarily formed and aged species with a larger contribution from degradation products. A substantial presence of tyrosine-like proteins in both chemically-separated HULIS fractions indicated that atmospheric HULIS is not entirely humic or fulvic-like in the eastern IGP. Finally, the dominance of H-C-O groups across seasons suggested consistent fossil fuel signatures along with season-specific influence of photodegradable cellulose from marine organisms in the summer and biomass burning in the post-monsoon and winter.
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- Supriya Dey
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, Kamand, Himachal Pradesh 175075, India
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, Kamand, Himachal Pradesh 175075, India.
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Zhang J, Gulyás KV, Li J, Ma M, Zhou L, Wu L, Xiong R, Erdelyi M, Zhu W, Xu Z. Unexpected effect of halogenation on the water solubility of small organic compounds. Comput Biol Med 2024; 172:108209. [PMID: 38460313 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2024.108209] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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Halogenation is an indispensable method in the structural modification of lead compounds. It is known to increase lipophilicity and is hence used to improve membrane permeability and thus bioavailability. In this study, we compare the water solubility (logS) of organohalogen compounds and their non-halogenated parent compounds using the molecular matched pair (MMP) analysis method. Unexpectedly, 19.9% of the compounds increased their water solubility upon halogenation. Iodination was observed to have the greatest effect on solubility, followed by chlorination, bromination, and fluorination. Introducing amino, hydroxyl and carboxyl groups into organohalogens improves their aqueous solubilities, whereas introducing a trifluoromethyl group has the opposite effect. According to our quantum chemical calculations, the increased water solubility upon halogenation is, at least partially, attributed to an increased polarity and polarizability. These results improve our understanding of the influence of halogenation on bioactivity.
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- Jianfang Zhang
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210046, China; State Key Laboratory of Drug Research; Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Department of Chemistry - BMC, Uppsala University, SE-751 23, Uppsala, Sweden
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research; Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research; Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research; Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research; Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Department of Chemistry - BMC, Uppsala University, SE-751 23, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry - BMC, Uppsala University, SE-751 23, Uppsala, Sweden
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210046, China; State Key Laboratory of Drug Research; Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210046, China; State Key Laboratory of Drug Research; Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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Lakhera S, Devlal K, Rana M, Dhuliya V. Influence of the substitution of different functional groups on the gas sensing and light harvesting efficiency of zero-dimensional coronene quantum dot: A first principle DFT study. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2024; 308:123737. [PMID: 38064960 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123737] [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: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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The present study accounts for the structural and electronic properties of a zero-dimensional coronene quantum dot (QD) and its substituted structures with seven different functional groups. The substitution of functional groups lead to the alteration of the centrosymmetric geometry of the coronene flake and thus, incredible properties were observed for the functionalized QDs. The increment in the band gap after the substitution of the functional groups was responsible for the increase in the chemical stability. The cohesive energy however decreased for the functional QDs. Fourier transform Infrared spectra were traced for all the QDs to confirm the availability of the functional groups and their participation in the chemical reactivity. After the substitution of functional groups, the extremely enhanced light harvesting efficiency of functionalized QDs was obtained. Furthermore, the sensing capability of the functionalized QDs for CO, CO2, and NH3 was also calculated and it was found that C-cyano, C-nitro, C-nitroso, C-pyrrolidine, and C-thionyl QDs have better sensing capabilities for CO2 molecules. C-pyrrolidine had the highest value of light harvesting efficiency of about 96%. This reflects the potential photosensitive candidature of C-pyrrolidine. Therefore, the present study sets a perfect benchmark for designing and fabricating efficient photosensitive materials and gas-sensing devices using the introduced QDs in the near future.
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- Shradha Lakhera
- Department of Physics, School of Sciences, Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani 263139, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Physics, School of Sciences, Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani 263139, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Physics, School of Sciences, Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani 263139, Uttarakhand, India.
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- Department of Physics, Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University), Haridwar 249404, Uttarakhand, India
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Wang H, Wang Y, Zhang T, Ji Y, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Li X. Filtration of polystyrene nanoplastics with different functional groups by natural mineral materials: Performance and mechanisms. Mar Pollut Bull 2024; 200:116094. [PMID: 38335638 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116094] [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: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Optimizing nanoplastics (NPs) removal performance of rapid sand filter (RSF) in water treatment plants is significant for NP pollution prevention and remediation. This study investigated the application prospect of natural granular manganese sand, zeolite and limestone in RSF for NP removal through column experiments. Pristine, amino-modified, and carboxyl-modified polystyrene NPs (100 nm) were selected as experimental subjects. Quartz sand filter showed negligible NP removal, zeolite and manganese sand showed no obvious optimization on NP filtration. Limestone amended RSF significantly enhanced the removal of three NPs, the removal efficiency increased with decreasing size and increasing limestone grains dosage. The excellent performance of limestone was attributed to its special physicochemical properties in terms of synthetical action of electrostatic interaction, cationic bridging and especially the surface roughness morphology, and the mechanisms overcame the influence of functional groups of NPs. The results indicate the prospective applications of granular limestone in RSF for NP filtration.
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- Hao Wang
- College of Marine Science and Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Marine Science and Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Marine Science and Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Marine Science and Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Surficial Geochemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hydrosciences Department, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Marine Science and Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Marine Science and Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Ivanovska A, Milošević M, Lađarević J, Jankoska M, Matić T, Svirčev Z, Kostić M. A step towards tuning the jute fiber structure and properties by employing sodium periodate oxidation and coating with alginate. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 257:128668. [PMID: 38092097 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128668] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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This paper outlines a novel simple protocol for tuning the structure and properties of jute using sodium periodate (NaIO4) oxidation and coating with alginate. When compared to the raw jute, fabrics oxidized with a 0.2 or 0.4 % NaIO4 solution for 30-120 min exhibited an increased aldehyde group content (0.185 vs. 0.239-0.398 mmol/g), a significantly increased negative zeta potential (from -8.57 down to -20.12 mV), a slight disruption of fiber crystallinity, 15.1-37.5 % and 27.9-49.8 % lower fabric maximum force and stiffness, respectively. Owing to the removal of hydrophobic surface barrier, decreased crystallinity index and the presence of micropores on the fabrics' surfaces, oxidized fabrics have a 22.3-29.6 % improved ability for moisture sorption compared to raw fabric. Oxidized fabrics characterized by very long wetting times and excellent antioxidant activities (> 98 %), can find applications as hydrophobic packaging materials. To further extend the utilization of jute in biocarpet engineering such as water-binding geo-prebiotic supports, oxidized fabrics were coated with alginate resulting in 7.9-24.9 % higher moisture sorption and 352-660 times lower wetting times than their oxidized counterparts. This modification protocol has never been applied to lignocellulosic fibers and sheds new light on obtaining jute fabrics with tuned structure and properties intended for various applications.
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- Aleksandra Ivanovska
- University of Belgrade, Innovation Center of the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Karnegijeva 4, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Karnegijeva 4, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Karnegijeva 4, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Ruger Boskovic 16, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia.
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- University of Belgrade, Innovation Center of the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Karnegijeva 4, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; Åbo Akademi University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Tykistökatu 6A, 20520 Turku, Finland.
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Karnegijeva 4, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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Hsu YJ, Huang C, Lee M. Unveiling microplastic spectral signatures under weathering and digestive environments through shortwave infrared hyperspectral sensing. Environ Pollut 2024; 342:123106. [PMID: 38070648 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.123106] [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: 09/17/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Microplastic (MP) pollution presents a novel challenge for marine environmental protection, necessitating comprehensive and long-term monitoring and assessment approaches. Environmental MPs can undergo weathering and microorganism-related digestive processes, altering their original surface properties and chemical structure, thus complicating their quantification and identification. This study aims to establish a comprehensive hyperspectral database for weathered and digestion-degraded MPs, using a wide variety of polymer types collected as either virgin particles or commercial products (within a size range of approximately 3 mm), and to investigate the impact of these processes on their spectral characteristics. Polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) MPs exhibited significant responses to weathering treatment, as indicated by the formation of new characteristic peaks or slight peak shifts around 1679-1705 nm, which can be attributed to the formation of carbonyl and vinyl functional groups through Norrish reactions. Similarly, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), and polystyrene (PS) MPs demonstrated notable degradation following digestive treatment, as evidenced by the emergence of new absorption peaks at approximately 1135-1165 nm, possibly associated with alterations involving carbonyl and vinyl functional groups. The results were further validated based on their comparable spectral characteristics of the resultant MPs to reference polymers and possible additives, considering a reasonably accurate match of approximately 80% for the studied MP samples. This study showcases the significant advantage of using shortwave infrared hyperspectral sensing for rapid identification of virgin and exposed MPs with a relatively large scan area after a simple sample preparation. This approach, combined with other complementary characterization techniques, shall provide highly throughput results for MPs identification. This research provides valuable insights into the features extracted from environmental MPs and establishes a foundation for improving their classification efficiency for environmental applications.
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- Yu-Jhen Hsu
- Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Zhang LS, Feng XY, Qiu CF, Li LS, Sun Y, Tao XY, Li XY, Liu ZW, Cao DJ. The remediation potential and kinetics of Pb 2+ adsorbed by the organic frameworks of Cladophora rupestris. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2024; 31:13609-13621. [PMID: 38253838 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32029-2] [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: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Cladophora rupestris is ubiquitous in many kinds of waterbodies, and C. rupestris biomass can serve as a carrier for adsorbing and transferring heavy metals. Batch experiments and characterization were performed. Results showed that the organic frameworks of C. rupestris (CROF) had a specific surface area of 2.58 m2/g and an external surface area of 2.06 m2/g. Many mesopores were present in CROF, mainly distributed in 2.5-7.5 nm. The zeta potentials were within the range of - 4.46 to - 13.98 mV in the tested pH of 2.0-9.0. CROF could effectively adsorb Pb2+ in large pH range. The maximum adsorption capacity (qmax) of Pb2+ on CROF was 15.02 mg/g, and 97% of Pb2+ was adsorbed onto CROF after 25 min. CROF had a preferential adsorption of Pb2+. The protein secondary structures and carbon skeletons of CROF all worked in adsorption. The main Pb2+ adsorption mechanisms were pore filling, electrostatic attraction, Pb-π interaction, and surface complexation. Therefore, it is valuable as a biosorbent for the removal of Pb2+ from waterbodies.
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- Lu-Sheng Zhang
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Farmland Ecological Conservation and Pollution Prevention, School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Farmland Ecological Conservation and Pollution Prevention, School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Farmland Ecological Conservation and Pollution Prevention, School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Farmland Ecological Conservation and Pollution Prevention, School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Farmland Ecological Conservation and Pollution Prevention, School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Farmland Ecological Conservation and Pollution Prevention, School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Farmland Ecological Conservation and Pollution Prevention, School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Farmland Ecological Conservation and Pollution Prevention, School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China
- School of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Chizhou University, Chizhou, 247000, People's Republic of China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Farmland Ecological Conservation and Pollution Prevention, School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China.
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Xia Y, Li X, Zhuang J, Wang W, Abbas SC, Fu C, Zhang H, Chen T, Yuan Y, Zhao X, Ni Y. Exploitation of function groups in cellulose materials for lithium-ion batteries applications. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 325:121570. [PMID: 38008476 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121570] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/28/2023]
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Cellulose, an abundant and eco-friendly polymer, is a promising raw material to be used for preparing energy storage devices such as lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Despite the significance of cellulose functional groups in LIBs components, their structure-properties-application relationship remains largely unexplored. This article thoroughly reviews the current research status on cellulose-based materials for LIBs components, with a specific focus on the impact of functional groups in cellulose-based separators. The emphasis is on how these functional groups can enhance the mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of the separators, potentially replacing conventional non-renewal material-derived components. Through a meticulous investigation, the present review reveals that certain functional groups, such as hydroxyl groups (-OH), carboxyl groups (-COOH), carbonyl groups (-CHO), ester functions (R-COO-R'), play a crucial role in improving the mechanical strength and wetting ability of cellulose-based separators. Additionally, the inclusion of phosphoric group (-PO3H2), sulfonic group (-SO3H) in separators can contribute to the enhanced thermal stability. The significance of comprehending the influence of functional groups in cellulose-based materials on LIBs performance is highlighted by these findings. Ultimately, this review explores the challenges and perspectives of cellulose-based LIBs, offering specific recommendations and prospects for future research in this area.
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- Yuanyuan Xia
- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Papermaking Technology and Specialty Paper Development, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China; Limerick Pulp & Paper Centre & Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
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- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Papermaking Technology and Specialty Paper Development, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China.
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- School of Environmental and Natural Resources, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
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- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Papermaking Technology and Specialty Paper Development, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China.
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- Limerick Pulp & Paper Centre & Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
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- Limerick Pulp & Paper Centre & Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
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- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Papermaking Technology and Specialty Paper Development, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China; Limerick Pulp & Paper Centre & Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
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- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Papermaking Technology and Specialty Paper Development, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China; Limerick Pulp & Paper Centre & Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
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- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Papermaking Technology and Specialty Paper Development, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Papermaking Technology and Specialty Paper Development, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Limerick Pulp & Paper Centre & Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada; Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA.
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Rizwan M, Murtaza G, Zulfiqar F, Moosa A, Iqbal R, Ahmed Z, Khan I, Siddique KHM, Leng L, Li H. Tuning active sites on biochars for remediation of mercury-contaminated soil: A comprehensive review. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2024; 270:115916. [PMID: 38171108 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115916] [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: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 12/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Mercury (Hg) contamination is acknowledged as a global issue and has generated concerns globally due to its toxicity and persistence. Tunable surface-active sites (SASs) are one of the key features of efficient BCs for Hg remediation, and detailed documentation of their interactions with metal ions in soil medium is essential to support the applications of functionalized BC for Hg remediation. Although a specific active site exhibits identical behavior during the adsorption process, a systematic documentation of their syntheses and interactions with various metal ions in soil medium is crucial to promote the applications of functionalized biochars in Hg remediation. Hence, we summarized the BC's impact on Hg mobility in soils and discussed the potential mechanisms and role of various SASs of BC for Hg remediation, including oxygen-, nitrogen-, sulfur-, and X (chlorine, bromine, iodine)- functional groups (FGs), surface area, pores and pH. The review also categorized synthesis routes to introduce oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur to BC surfaces to enhance their Hg adsorptive properties. Last but not the least, the direct mechanisms (e.g., Hg- BC binding) and indirect mechanisms (i.e., BC has a significant impact on the cycling of sulfur and thus the Hg-soil binding) that can be used to explain the adverse effects of BC on plants and microorganisms, as well as other related consequences and risk reduction strategies were highlighted. The future perspective will focus on functional BC for multiple heavy metal remediation and other potential applications; hence, future work should focus on designing intelligent/artificial BC for multiple purposes.
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- Muhammad Rizwan
- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur-63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur-63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur-63100, Pakistan
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- Xinjiang Institute of Ecology & Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China; Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert-Grassland Ecosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 848300, China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth WA 6001, Australia.
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China; Xiangjiang Laboratory, Changsha 410205, China.
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China.
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L J, Joseph I, T N R S, D S L D, Banik A, C A, K K B. Characterization of phytoplankton functional types in the western Bay of Bengal: HPLC- and CHEMTAX-based approach. Environ Monit Assess 2024; 196:143. [PMID: 38214760 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-12290-7] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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This study investigates phytoplankton functional group variations in the western Bay of Bengal (WBoB) during the Spring Intermonsoon. Samples were collected from four cross-shore transects: Mahanadi (MN), Vamsadhara (VD), Godavari (GD), and Krishna (KS). East India Coastal Current and warm gyre influenced the southern transects (KS, GD), VD was experiencing moderate upwelling and MN was characterized by low salinity and oligotrophic conditions due to freshwater input. In response to hydrography, phytoplankton biomass and functional types differed within and between the transects. Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) was spatially high in VD and low in MN. The subsurface Chlorophyll-a maxima (SSCM) was prominent and shallow in the MN and VD, compared to the southern transects. Total diagnostic pigments concentration was high in VD, followed by GD, KS and MN. Phytoplankton functional groups and each groups contribution to Chl-a was calculated through CHEmical Taxonomy (CHEMTAX). Diatoms and cyanophytes were the dominant functional types in the surface layers. Progressive shift from diatoms in the nearshore region to cyanophytes in the offshore was observed. The low saline and low-nutrient conditions were conducible for the growth of cyanophytes, while nutrient-rich optimum light layer of SSCM and upper layer of VD were favorable for diatoms. Cryptophytes contribution to Chl-a was higher in southern transects compared to the north. Prymnesiophytes and prasinophytes were high in the subsurface and deep layers could be due to their adaptions to light and nutrients. The present study highlights the significance of physical processes associated hydrography in structuring the phytoplankton functional types.
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- Jagadeesan L
- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre, Visakhapatnam, India.
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- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre, Visakhapatnam, India
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- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre, Visakhapatnam, India
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- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre, Visakhapatnam, India
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- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre, Visakhapatnam, India
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- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre, Visakhapatnam, India
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- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre, Kochi, India
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Yu J, Hou G, Shi P, Zong N, Peng J. Nitrogen rather than phosphorous addition alters the asymmetric responses of primary productivity to precipitation variability across a precipitation gradient on the northern Tibetan Plateau. Sci Total Environ 2024; 907:167856. [PMID: 37866615 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167856] [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: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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Understanding the response of alpine grassland productivity to precipitation fluctuations is essential for assessing the future changes of ecosystem services. However, the underlying mechanism by which grassland productivity responds to wet and dry years after nitrogen (N) or/and phosphorus (P) nutrient addition remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the dynamics of plant communities based on eight-year N or/and P addition gradient experiments in four grassland types across a precipitation gradient on the north Tibetan Plateau. The asymmetry index (AI) was used to evaluate the responses of aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) to precipitation fluctuations where AI > 0 indicates a greater increase of ANPP in wet years compared to the decline in dry years, and AI < 0 indicates a greater decline of ANPP in dry years compared to the increase in wet years. Our results showed that the AI values at community level in four natural grasslands were non-significant trend across the precipitation gradient, and showed slightly negative asymmetry, suggesting that the increase of ANPP in wet years was less than the decrease in dry years. N addition resulted in a significant decrease in community-level AI values with increasing mean annual precipitation (MAP), indicating that improved nutrient availability may favor the recovery of productivity in drier grasslands in wet years. At the functional group level, nutrient addition resulted in a significant decrease in the AI values of grasses and legumes and an increase in the AI values of forbs as MAP increased. Furthermore, the coupling of nutrients with precipitation can influence the productivity responses to precipitation changes by affecting soil nutrient availability and species richness. This research provides new insights into better predicting vegetation activity on N deposition rates and precipitation changes exacerbated in the context of climate change.
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- Jialuo Yu
- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modelling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modelling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modelling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modelling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modelling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Hardikar R, Haridevi CK, Deshbhratar S. Trait-based classification and environmental drivers of phytoplankton functional structure from anthropogenically altered tropical creek, Thane Creek India. Mar Pollut Bull 2024; 198:115767. [PMID: 38000261 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115767] [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: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023]
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The present study on variability in phytoplankton functional structure through a trait-based approach described the species-trait-environmental relationship and its possible impact on ecosystem functioning. Based on trait similarities 102 phytoplankton species were clubbed into 14 distinct functional groups. Among others, FGs-XI and XII (small size, chain-forming species with medium to high SA:V ratio and space between cells in chain) were the most dominant due to their competitive advantage in resource utilization and avoidance of loss processes. The morphological traits space between cells and cellular protrusion along with temperature and ammonia played a decisive role in their seasonal succession. Eutrophication in Thane Creek favors the dominance of anti-grazing traits which increases the phytoplankton biomass through efficient resource acquisition but can encumber the energy transfer efficiency. The dominance of HAB species impedes ecosystem functioning which raises public health concerns. The strong correlation of environmental variables with phytoplankton functional structure reinforces the practical implementation of a trait-based approach for understanding phytoplankton community dynamics under varying environmental conditions.
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- Revati Hardikar
- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, regional centre-Mumbai, Lokhandwala Road, Andheri, India; Bhavan's, Hazarimal Somani College, Mumbai, India
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- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, regional centre-Mumbai, Lokhandwala Road, Andheri, India.
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Shen H, Dong S, DiTommaso A, Westbrook AS, Li S, Zheng H, Zhi Y, Zuo H, Wang Q, Liu J. Physiological factors contribute to increased competitiveness of grass relative to sedge, forb and legume species under different N application levels. Sci Total Environ 2024; 906:167466. [PMID: 37788779 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167466] [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: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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In alpine grasslands, increased N deposition is increasing the dominance of grasses relative to other functional types according to our previous study Shen et al. (2022). However, the mechanisms that drive this compositional change are not fully understood. We measured the effects of 4-6 years' N addition to simulate N deposition at rates of 0 (CK), 8 (N1), 24 (N2), 40 (N3), 56 (N4), and 72 (N5) kg N ha-1 year-1 on dominant representatives of four functional types, Leymus secalinus (grass), Carex capillifolia (sedge), Potentilla multifidi (non-leguminous forb), and Medicago ruthenica (legume), in the alpine grassland on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP). In-situ experiment showed that N addition increased aboveground biomass in L. secalinus but had negative or neutral effects on aboveground biomass in the other species. Consistent with this finding, N addition increased net photosynthesis, chlorophyll content, and rubisco activity in L. secalinus with less positive effects on the other species. Nitrogen addition increased leaf N content in L. secalinus and C. capillifolia and reduced leaf non-structural carbohydrate content in all four species. In L. secalinus, the highest N addition rate (N5) reduced MDA content, a marker of oxidative stress, by enhancing antioxidant enzyme activity. Overall, our findings suggested that physiological factors can contribute to increased competitiveness of grass relative to sedge, forb and legume species under high N application levels. The rapid growth of this grass species reduces resource availability to non-grass species, increasing its dominance in the alpine meadow.
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- Hao Shen
- School of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China; School of Environment, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China; Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States.
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- Soil and Crop Sciences, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States
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- Soil and Crop Sciences, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States
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- College of Resource and Environment, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Radboud University, 6526 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- School of Environment, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- School of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of the State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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Shangguan HY, Geisen S, Li ZP, Yao HF, Li G, Breed MF, Scheu S, Sun X. Urban greenspaces shape soil protist communities in a location-specific manner. Environ Res 2024; 240:117485. [PMID: 37907164 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117485] [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: 08/05/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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The impacts of urbanization on aboveground biodiversity are well studied, and its impact on soil microorganisms are also receiving increased attention. However, the impact of urbanization on the soil protists are hardly investigated. Here, we studied how urbanization and distinct urban greenspaces affect protist communities. We used amplicon sequencing of the18 S rRNA gene of samples from five types of urban greenspaces (parks, greenbelts, industrial areas, residential areas and hospital lawns), neighboring natural forests and agricultural ecosystems in Ningbo, China. We found that urban greenspaces harbored higher protist α-diversity than forests, while protist β-diversity increased from agricultural systems to urban greenspaces to forests. Among the studied driving factors, soil bacterial α- and β-diversity best predicted phagotrophic protist α- and β-diversity in urban greenspaces, while differences in α- and β-diversity of phototrophic protists were best explained by soil carbon-to-nitrogen ratio and fungal β-diversity, respectively. Abiotic factors i.e., total phosphorus and carbon-to-nitrogen ratio, best predicted the α- and β-diversity of protist parasites in urban greenspaces, respectively. The results revealed that the composition and drivers of protist communities vary between functional groups and urban ecosystems. Overall, our findings contribute to a better understanding of drivers of soil protist communities and indicate that soil protist communities and associated soil functions could be managed in predictable ways in urban greenspaces.
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- Hua-Yuan Shangguan
- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Ningbo Observation and Research Station, Fujian Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China; Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, CAS Haixi Industrial Technology Innovation Center in Beilun, Ningbo 315830, China
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- Department of Terrestrial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Ningbo Observation and Research Station, Fujian Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, CAS Haixi Industrial Technology Innovation Center in Beilun, Ningbo 315830, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Ningbo Observation and Research Station, Fujian Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China; Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, CAS Haixi Industrial Technology Innovation Center in Beilun, Ningbo 315830, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Ningbo Observation and Research Station, Fujian Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China; Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, CAS Haixi Industrial Technology Innovation Center in Beilun, Ningbo 315830, China.
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- College of Science & Engineering, Flinders University, Bedford Park 5042 SA, Australia
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- Johann Friedrich Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, University of Göttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, 37073, Göttingen, Germany; Centre of Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Use, University of Göttingen, Büsgenweg 1, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Ningbo Observation and Research Station, Fujian Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China; Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, CAS Haixi Industrial Technology Innovation Center in Beilun, Ningbo 315830, China.
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Khort A, Chang T, Hua J, Blomberg E, Cedervall T, Odnevall I. Eco-corona-mediated transformation of nano-sized Y 2O 3 in simulated freshwater: A short-term study. NanoImpact 2024; 33:100490. [PMID: 38159885 DOI: 10.1016/j.impact.2023.100490] [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: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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The use of metal and metal oxide nanomaterials (NMs) is experiencing a significant surge in popularity due to their distinctive structures and properties, making them highly attractive for a wide range of applications. This increases the risks of their potential negative impact on organisms if dispersed into the environment. Information about their behavior and transformation upon environmental interactions in aquatic settings is limited. In this study, the influence of naturally excreted biomolecules from the zooplankton Daphnia magna on nanosized Y2O3 of different concentrations was systematically examined in synthetic freshwater in terms of adsorption and eco-corona formation, colloidal stability, transformation, dissolution, and ecotoxicity towards D. magna. The formation of an eco-corona on the surface of the Y2O3 NMs leads to improved colloidal stability and a reduced extent of dissolution. Exposure to the Y2O3 NMs lowered the survival probability of D. magna considerably. The ecotoxic potency was slightly reduced by the formation of the eco-corona, though shown to be particle concentration-specific. Overall, the results highlight the importance of systematic mechanistic and fundamental studies of factors that can affect the environmental fate and ecotoxic potency of NMs.
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- Alexander Khort
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, Department of Chemistry, Division of Surface and Corrosion Science, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, Department of Chemistry, Division of Surface and Corrosion Science, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden; NanoLund, Lund University, Box 118, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, Department of Chemistry, Division of Surface and Corrosion Science, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden; NanoLund, Lund University, Box 118, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, Department of Chemistry, Division of Surface and Corrosion Science, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden; AIMES - Center for the Advancement of Integrated Medical and Engineering Sciences at Karolinska, Institutet and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden; Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neuroscience, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Xuehan F, Xiaojun G, Weiguo X, Ling Z. Effect of the addition of biochar and wood vinegar on the morphology of heavy metals in composts. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:118928-118941. [PMID: 37922076 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-30645-y] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/05/2023]
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In the experiment, the morphology of heavy metals (Pb, Cr, Cd, and Ni, HMs) was characterized using flame atomic absorption spectroscopy. In addition, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and three-dimensional excitation-emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy (3D-EEM) were used to characterize the correlation between environmental factors and metal morphology in the rotting compost from several angles. The results showed that the humus treated with wood vinegar solution had a high degree of humification and rich aromatic structure. FTIR spectroscopy confirmed that the degree of humus aromatization gradually increased during the composting process, which enhanced the complexation of humus (HS) with HMs but had less effect on Ni. In addition, the optimum concentration of wood vinegar (WV) was determined to be 1.75%. The results of the study showed that in the Pb passivation treatment group, the proportion of soluble (Red) and exchangeable states (Exc) converted to oxidized (Oxi) and residual states (Res) was 8%, 14%, 6%, 1%, and 12% in the CK, T1, T2, T3, and T4 treatment groups, respectively; in the Cr passivation treatment group, the proportion of Cr-Red and Cr-Exc converted to oxidized and residual states was 31%, 33%, 25%, 29%, and 25%; in the Cd passivation treatment group, the proportions of Cd-Red and Cd-Exc converted to oxidized and residual states were 5%, 15%, 4%, 9%, and 11%, respectively; whereas the Ni treatment group did not show any significant passivation effect. The proportion of Pb-Oxi was relatively stable, Cr-Oxi was converted to Cr-Res, whereas Cd showed the conversion of Cd-Oxi to Cd-Exc. SUVA254 and SUVA280 showed significant positive correlations with Pb-Res, Cr-Res and Ni-Res, and significant positive correlations with moisture content (MC); whereas MC was significantly negatively correlated with each form of HMs. Total potassium (TK), total nitrogen (TN), and both carbon (TOC) were negatively correlated with Pb-Res and Pb-Exc. Structural equation modeling verified the relationship between environmental factors and HMs, and the composting results showed that the addition of biochar (BC) and a higher percentage of WV could increase compost decomposition and passivate HMs to improve its agronomic function.
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- Fu Xuehan
- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Tarim University, Arar, 843300, Xinjiang, China
- Department of Education, Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Engineering in General Universities, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Alar, 843300, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Tarim University, Arar, 843300, Xinjiang, China
- Department of Education, Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Engineering in General Universities, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Alar, 843300, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Tarim University, Arar, 843300, Xinjiang, China
- Department of Education, Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Engineering in General Universities, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Alar, 843300, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Tarim University, Arar, 843300, Xinjiang, China.
- Department of Education, Key Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Engineering in General Universities, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Alar, 843300, Xinjiang, China.
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Liu H, Li Z, Yang Y, Miao G, Li P, Wang G. Investigation of the effect of different distilled water, rainwater and seawater mass ratios on coal spontaneous combustion characteristics. Sci Total Environ 2023; 900:165878. [PMID: 37524190 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165878] [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: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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When water comes into contact with coal, the risk of coal spontaneous combustion should be reassessed. In order to analyze the effect of distilled water, rainwater and seawater on the coal self-heating, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was applied to investigate the differences between the macroscopic oxidation properties of raw coal and water-immersed coal. The risk of coal spontaneous combustion increases after water immersion, but different types of water have different degrees of influence on the spontaneous combustion of coal. The microscopic pore structure and elemental changes on the surface of coal samples before and after water immersion were studied by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), low-pressure nitrogen gas adsorption (LP-N2GA) and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) experiments. Fourier infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was used to investigate the change of active groups. The results show that the pore structure of coal samples immersed in water is much more developed than that of raw coal. In the low-temperature oxidation stage, moisture evaporation consumes much oxidation heat and inhibits the coal self-heating. After the stage, it promotes the coal spontaneous combustion. The content of the hydroxyl group increases, and the content of carbonyl and carboxyl decreases. The alkali metal elements can act as catalysts and active carriers of oxygen, enhancing the oxidation activity of coal. The results are helpful to understand the mechanism of different distilled water, rainwater and seawater mass ratios on coal spontaneous combustion and avoid potential self-heating after immersion.
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- Hao Liu
- School of Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
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- School of Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China; Key Laboratory of Gas and Fire Control for Coal Mines (China University of Mining and Technology), Ministry of Education, Xuzhou 221116, China.
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- School of Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
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- School of Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
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- School of Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
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- School of Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
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Nair AG, Das A, Chathoth NE, Pratim Sarmah M, Anjukandi P. Chemical Tailoring Assisted non-TADF to TADF Switching in Carbazole-Benzophenone Emitter - An In-silico Investigation. Chemphyschem 2023; 24:e202300445. [PMID: 37608522 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202300445] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) have become one of the most popular lighting technologies since they offer several advantages over conventional devices. In carbazole-benzophenone (CzBP) OLED devices, the polymeric form of the compound is previously reported to be Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (TADF)-active (ΔEST ≈0.12 eV), while the monomer (CzBP) (ΔEST ≈0.39 eV) does not. The present study examines the effect of chemical tailoring on the optical and photophysical properties of CzBP using DFT and TDDFT methods. The introduction of a single -NO2 group or di-substitution (-NO2 , -COOH or -CN) in the selected LUMO region of the reference CzBP monomer significantly reduces ΔEST ≈0.01 eV, projecting these systems as potential TADF-active emitters. Furthermore, the chemical modification of CzBP-LUMO alters the two-step TADF mechanism (T1 →T2 →S1 ) in CzBP (ES₁ >ET2 >ET₁ ) to the Direct Singlet Harvesting (T1 →S1 ) mechanism (ET2 >ES₁ >ET₁ ), which has recently been identified in the fourth-generation OLED materials.
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- Aparna G Nair
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad, Kerala, 678557, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Kalapet, 605014, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad, Kerala, 678557, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad, Kerala, 678557, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad, Kerala, 678557, India
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Yao H, Li Z, Geisen S, Qiao Z, Breed MF, Sun X. Degree of urbanization and vegetation type shape soil biodiversity in city parks. Sci Total Environ 2023; 899:166437. [PMID: 37604369 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166437] [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: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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Urbanization negatively impacts aboveground biodiversity, such as bird and insect communities. City parks can reduce these negative impacts by providing important habitat. However, it remains poorly understood how the degree of urbanization and vegetation types within city parks (e.g., lawns, woodland) impact soil biodiversity. Here we investigated the impact of the degree of urbanization (urban vs. suburban) and vegetation type (lawn, shrub-lawn, tree-lawn and tree-shrub mixtures) on soil biodiversity in parkland systems. We used eDNA metabarcoding to characterize soil biodiversity of bacteria, fungi, protists, nematodes, meso- and macrofauna across park vegetation types in urban and suburban regions in Xiamen, China. We observed a strong effect of the degree of urbanization on the richness of different soil biota groups, with higher species richness of protists and meso/macrofauna in urban compared to suburban areas, while the richness of bacteria and fungi did not differ, and the difference of nematode richness depended on vegetation type. At the functional level, increased degree of urbanization associated with greater species richness of bacterivores, plant pathogens and animal parasites. These urbanization effects were at least partly modulated by higher soil phosphorous levels in urban compared to suburban sites. Also, the vegetation type impacted soil biodiversity, particularly fungal richness, with the richness of pathogenic and saprotrophic fungi increasing from lawn to tree-shrub mixtures. Tree-shrub mixtures also had the highest connectedness between biotas and lowest variation in the soil community structure. Overall, we show that soil biodiversity is strongly linked to the degree of urbanization, with overall richness increasing with urbanization, especially in bacterivores, plant pathogens and animal parasites. Targeted management of vegetation types in urban areas should provide a useful way to help mitigate the negative effect of urbanization on soil biodiversity.
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- Haifeng Yao
- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Ningbo Observation and Research Station, Fujian Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, CAS Haixi Industrial Technology Innovation Center in Beilun, Ningbo 315830, China; Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Ningbo Observation and Research Station, Fujian Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, CAS Haixi Industrial Technology Innovation Center in Beilun, Ningbo 315830, China.
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- Laboratory of Nematology, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University & Research, 6700 ES Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China.
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia.
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Ningbo Observation and Research Station, Fujian Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, CAS Haixi Industrial Technology Innovation Center in Beilun, Ningbo 315830, China.
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Tang Y, Fan K, Herath I, Gustave W, Lin C, Qin J, Qiu R. Contribution of free hydroxyl radical to the formation of micro(nano)plastics and release of additives during polyethylene degradation in water. Environ Pollut 2023; 337:122590. [PMID: 37734629 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122590] [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: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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The omnipresence of secondary microplastics (MPs) in aquatic ecosystems has become an increasingly alarming public health concern. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is an important oxidant in nature and the most stable reactive oxygen species occurred in natural water. In order to explore the contribution of free ˙OH generated from H2O2-driven Fenton-like reactions on the degradation of polyethylene (PE) and generation of micro- and nano-scale plastics in water, a batch experiment was conducted over a period of 620 days in water treated with micromolar H2O2. The incorporation of H2O2 in water induced the formation of flake-like micro(nano)-sized particles due to intensified oxidative degradation of PE films. The presence of ˙OH significantly enhanced the generation of both micro- and nano-scale plastics exhibiting a higher proportion of particles in the range of 200-500 nm compared to the Control. Total organic carbon in the H2O2 treated solution was nearly 174-fold higher than that of the Control indicating a substantial liberation of organic compounds due to the oxidative degradation of native carbon chain of PE and subsequent decomposition of its additives. The highly toxic butylated hydroxytoluene detected from the gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis implied the toxicological behavior of secondary micro(nano)plastics influenced by the oxidation and decomposition processes The findings from this study further expand our understanding of the role of ˙OH in degrading PE micro-scale plastics into nanoparticles as an implication of naturally occurring H2O2 in aquatic environments. In the future, further attention should be drawn to the underlying mechanisms of H2O2-driven in-situ Fenton reaction mediated by natural environmental conditions targeting the alternation of light and darkness on the oxidative degradation of plastics.
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- Yu Tang
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Centre for Regional and Rural Futures, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC, 3216, Australia
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- The School of Chemistry, Environmental & Life Sciences, University of The Bahamas, Nassau, Bahamas
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- Centre for Regional and Rural Futures, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC, 3125, Australia
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- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
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- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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Islam MS, Roy H, Ahmed T, Firoz SH, Chang SX. Surface-modified graphene oxide-based composites for advanced sequestration of basic blue 41 from aqueous solution. Chemosphere 2023; 340:139827. [PMID: 37586493 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139827] [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: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Advanced materials for the efficient treatment of textile wastewater need to be developed for the sustainable growth of the textile industry. In this study, graphene oxide (GO) was modified by the incorporation of natural clay (bentonite) and mixed metal oxide (copper-cobalt oxide) to produce GO-based binary and ternary composites. Two binary composites, GO/bentonite and GO/Cu-Co Ox (oxide), and one ternary composite, GO/bentonite/Cu-Co Ox, were characterized by Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis. The adsorption efficiency of these composites was evaluated against a cationic dye, Basic Blue 41 (BB41). The composites had several surface functional groups, and the ternary composite had tubular porous structures formed by the cross-linking of the bentonite and GO planes. The BET surface area of the ternary composite was 50% higher than that of the GO. The BB41 removals were 92, 89, 80, and 69% for GO/bentonite/Cu-Co oxide, GO/bentonite, GO and GO/Cu-Co oxide, respectively. The pseudo-2nd-order and intraparticle diffusion models best describe the kinetics results, indicating chemisorption and slow pore diffusion-controlled adsorption processes. The Langmuir isotherm-derived adsorption capacity of GO/bentonite/Cu-Co oxide was 351.1 mg/g, which was very close to the measured value. After five consecutive cycles, the ternary composite retained 90% BB41 removal efficiency compared to its 1st cycle. Electrostatic interaction and pore diffusion were predicted to be the controlling mechanisms for the adsorption of the BB41. The GO-based ternary composite can be a feasible and scalable adsorbent for BB41 in wastewater treatment.
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- Md Shahinoor Islam
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Chemistry, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E3, Canada.
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Samuel Obeng A, Dunne J, Giltrap M, Tian F. Soil organic matter carbon chemistry signatures, hydrophobicity and humification index following land use change in temperate peat soils. Heliyon 2023; 9:e19347. [PMID: 37662816 PMCID: PMC10472004 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19347] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
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Peatlands play a critical role in the global carbon cycle, storing large amounts of carbon because of a net imbalance between primary production and the microbial decomposition of the organic matter. Nevertheless, peatlands have historically been drained for energy sources (e.g. peat briquettes), forestry, or agriculture - practices that could affect the quality of the soil organic matter (SOM) composition, hydrophobicity and humification index. This study compared the effect of land use change on the quality and composition of peatland organic material in Co-Offaly, Ireland. Specifically, drained and grazing peat (grassland), drained and forest plantation peat (forest plantation), drained and industrial cutaway peat (cutaway bog) and an undrained actively accumulating bog (as a reference for natural peatland) were studied. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was used to examine the organic matter quality, specifically the degree of decomposition (DDI), carbon chemistry signatures, hydrophobicity and humification index. The ratio of hydrophobic to hydrophilic group intensities was calculated as the SOM hydrophobicity. In general, there is greater variance in the carbon chemistry signature, such as aliphatic methyl and methylene, C=O stretching of amide groups, aromatic C=C, strong H-bond C=O of conjugated ketones and O-H deformation and C- O stretching of phenolics and secondary alcohols of the peat samples from industrial cutaway bog samples than in the grassland and forest plantation samples. The hydrophobicity and the aromaticity of the soil organic matter (SOM) are significantly impacted by land use changes, with a trend of order active bog > forest plantation > industrial cutaway bog > grassland. A comparison of the degree of decomposition index of the peat from active bog showed a more advanced state of peat degradation in grassland and industrial cutaway bog and, to a lesser extent, in forest plantation.
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- Apori Samuel Obeng
- School of Food Science Environmental Health, Technological University Dublin, City Campus, Grangegorman, D07ADY7, Dublin, Ireland
- FOCAS Research Institute, Technological University Dublin, City Campus, Camden Row, D08C, CKP1, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Food Science Environmental Health, Technological University Dublin, City Campus, Grangegorman, D07ADY7, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Food Science Environmental Health, Technological University Dublin, City Campus, Grangegorman, D07ADY7, Dublin, Ireland
- FOCAS Research Institute, Technological University Dublin, City Campus, Camden Row, D08C, CKP1, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Food Science Environmental Health, Technological University Dublin, City Campus, Grangegorman, D07ADY7, Dublin, Ireland
- FOCAS Research Institute, Technological University Dublin, City Campus, Camden Row, D08C, CKP1, Dublin, Ireland
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Mathivanan K, Uthaya Chandirika J, Srinivasan R, Emmanuel Charles P, Rajaram R, Zhang R. Exopolymeric substances production by Bacillus cereus KMS3-1 enhanced its biosorption efficiency in removing Cd 2+ and Pb 2+ in single and binary metal mixtures. Environ Res 2023; 228:115917. [PMID: 37062474 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The present study investigated the growth, exopolymeric substance (EPS) production, and biosorption efficiency of strain Bacillus cereus KMS3-1 in the Cd2+ and Pb2+ ions containing single and binary metal-treated broth (50 mg/L). In addition, the interaction of the KMS3-1 strain with Cd2+ and Pb2+ ions in single and binary metal-treated broths was investigated using SEM-EDS, FTIR, and XRD analyses. The results showed that the biosorption efficiency (%) and EPS production of KMS3-1 biomass in both single and binary metal-treated broths had increased with increasing incubation time and were higher for Pb2+ ions than for Cd2+ ions. In the single and binary metal-treated broths, the maximum biosorption efficiency of KMS3-1 for Pb2+ ions were 70.8% and 46.3%, respectively, while for Cd2+ ions, they were 29.3% and 16.8%, respectively, after 72 h. Moreover, the biosorption efficiency of strain KMS3-1 for both metal ions was dependent on its EPS production and peaked at the maximum EPS production. The copious EPS production by KMS3-1 was observed in metal-treated media (50 mg/L), in the following order: Pb2+ ions (1925.7 μg/mL) > binary metal mixtures (1286.8 μg/mL) > Cd2+ ions (1185.5 μg/mL), > control (1099 μg/mL) after 72 h of incubation. This result indicates that the metal biosorption efficiency of the KMS3-1 strain was enhanced by the increased EPS production in the surrounding metal-treated broth. SEM-EDS and FTIR characterization studies revealed that the KMS3-1 biomass effectively adsorbed Cd2+ and Pb2+ ions from the medium by interacting with their surface functional groups (hydroxyl, carbonyl, carboxyl, amide, and phosphate). Moreover, the biosorbed Cd2+ and Pb2+ ions were transformed into CdS and PbS, respectively, by the KMS3-1 biomass. This study suggests that the Bacillus cereus KMS3-1 strain may be a promising candidate for the treatment of metal contamination.
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- Environmental Nanotechnology Division, Sri Paramakalyani Centre of Excellence in Environmental Sciences, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Alwarkurichi, Tamil Nadu, 627 412, India
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- Department of Fisheries Science, School of Marine Science, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Marine Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 620 024, India
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- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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He Z, Wei Q, Liang C, Liu D, Ma J, Chen X, Song M. Unraveling the capture mechanism of gaseous As 2O 3 over H-zsm-5 zeolite from coal-fired flue gas: Experimental and theoretical insights. Chemosphere 2023:139243. [PMID: 37330063 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139243] [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: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Gaseous As2O3 discharged from coal-fired power plants results in severe detriments to the ecological environment. It is of great urgency to develop highly efficient As2O3 capture technology for reducing atmospheric arsenic contamination. Utilizing solid sorbents for gaseous As2O3 capture is a promising treatment for As2O3 capture. The zeolite of H-ZSM-5 was applied for As2O3 capture at high temperatures of 500-900 °C. Special attention was paid to clarifying its capture mechanism and identifying the influence of flue gas components via density functional theory (DFT) calculations and ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations. Results revealed that due to high thermal stability with large specific areas, H-ZSM-5 demonstrated excellent arsenic capture at 500-900 °C. The captured arsenic consisted of As3+ and As5+ speciations, ascribed to As2O3 adsorption and oxidation. Moreover, As3+ and As5+ compounds were both through physisorption or chemisorption at 500-600 °C while dominant chemisorption at 700-900 °C. In particular, As3+ compounds were much more steadily fixed in products at all operating temperatures. Combining the characterization analysis and DFT calculations, it further verified that both Si-OH-Al groups and external Al species of H-ZSM-5 could chemisorb As2O3, and the latter exhibited much stronger affinities via orbital hybridization and electron transfer. The introduced O2 could facilitate As2O3 oxidation and fixation in H-ZSM-5, especially at a lower concentration of 2%. Additionally, H-ZSM-5 possessed great acid gas resistance for As2O3 capture under the concentration of NO or SO2 less than 500 ppm. AIMD simulations further identified that compared to NO and SO2, As2O3 was far more competitive and occupied the active sites of the Si-OH-Al groups and external Al species of H-ZSM-5. Overall, it demonstrated that H-ZSM-5 is a promising sorbent for As2O3 capture from coal-fired flue gas.
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- Zhongli He
- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
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- High Performance Computing Department, National Supercomputing Center in Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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Maqbool T, Jiang D. Electrokinetic remediation leads to translocation of dissolved organic matter/nutrients and oxidation of aromatics and polysaccharides. Sci Total Environ 2023; 876:162703. [PMID: 36906032 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162703] [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: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the sediment matrix affects contaminant remediation through consumption of oxidants and binding with contaminants. Yet the change in DOM during remediation processes, particularly during electrokinetic remediation (EKR), remains under-investigated. In this work, we elucidated the fate of sediment DOM in EKR using multiple spectroscopic tools under abiotic and biotic conditions. We found that EKR led to significant electromigration of the alkaline-extractable DOM (AEOM) toward the anode, followed by transformation of the aromatics and mineralization of the polysaccharides. The AEOM remaining in the cathode (largely polysaccharides) was resistant to reductive transformation. Limited difference was noted between abiotic and biotic conditions, indicating the dominance of electrochemical processes when relatively high voltages were applied (1-2 V/cm). The water-extractable organic matter (WEOM), in contrast, showed an increase at both electrodes, which was likely attributable to pH-driven dissociations of humic substances and amino acid-type constituents at the cathode and the anode, respectively. Nitrogen migrated with the AEOM toward the anode, but phosphorus remained immobilized. Understanding the redistribution and transformation of DOM could inform studies on contaminant degradation, carbon and nutrient availability, and sediment structural changes in EKR.
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- Tahir Maqbool
- Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
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- Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA.
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Wang C, Tang S, Chen H, Cheng T, Zhang D, Pan X. Alkalization-induced disintegration increased redox activity of solid humic acids and its soil biogeochemical implications. Sci Total Environ 2023:164486. [PMID: 37257615 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164486] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Solid humic acids (HAsolid) plays a significant role in maintaining soil ecosystem services, especially in alkaline soil. The unique chemical structures and electrochemical properties are the cores that HAsolid works. In this study, the alkalization-induced variations of particle morphology, functional groups and redox activity of HAsolid were investigated and its soil biogeochemical implications were discussed. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) deflection images and zeta potential results showed that alkalization induced disintegration of HAsolid, with particle size reducing to 200 nm when pH value reached 10.0. This result suggested that HAsolid could exist in alkaline soil. AFM-IR along with fluorescence intensity of HAsolid at different pH further proved that the supramolecular aggregation of HAsolid became loose and dispersive with more redox-active functional groups exposure after alkalization, which could lead to HAsolid susceptible to degradation in alkaline soil. Conductivity of HAsolid decreased 42.86 % when pH increased from 5.0 to 10.0, while electron exchange capacity (EEC) of HAsolid increased 45.30 %, indicating the increase of redox activity of HAsolid. Increase of redox activity of HAsolid by alkalization-induced disintegration not only can accelerate organic pollutant degradation via enhancing microbial co-metabolism, but also will speed the organic carbon loss. This study contributes to a better understanding of the role of HAsolid in organic carbon stocks and fluxes of alkaline soils and has great implications for soil biogeochemical process.
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- Caiqin Wang
- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China; Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310014, China; Mizuda Group Co. LTD, Huzhou 313000, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China; Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China; Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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Li T, Cao X, Cui X, Zhao R, Chen H, Xue W, Cui Z, Tan X, Ni S. Competitive adsorption of lead and cadmium onto nanoplastics with different charges: Two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy study. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-27546-5. [PMID: 37184801 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27546-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The competitive adsorption ability and mechanisms of lead (Pb2+) and cadmium (Cd2+) by nanoplastics (NPs) with positive charges (PS-NH2) and negative charges (PS-SO3H) were investigated by using batch adsorption experiments coupled with the two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D-COS) method. The adsorption isotherm results showed that PS-SO3H exhibited a higher adsorption capacity for Pb2+ or Cd2+ compared to PS-NH2. The adsorption affinity of NPs for Pb2+ was higher than that of Cd2+. The competitive adsorption results showed that Pb2+ had a more pronounced negative effect on the adsorption of Cd2+. The adsorption capacities of NPs were affected by the surface charge and solution pH. Electrostatic force was the main factor influencing PS-SO3H to capture Pb2+ and Cd2+, while chelation was the main mechanism between PS-NH2 and metals. The functional groups of NPs played significant roles in the sorption of Pb2+ or Cd2+ according to the FTIR spectra and 2D-COS analysis. This study provided new insights into the impact of NPs on the transport of other pollutants.
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- Tao Li
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, 72 Binhai Road, Jimo District, Qingdao, 266237, Shandong, China
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- School of Municipal & Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan, 250101, Shandong, China
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- School of Municipal & Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan, 250101, Shandong, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, 72 Binhai Road, Jimo District, Qingdao, 266237, Shandong, China
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- College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, 72 Binhai Road, Jimo District, Qingdao, 266237, Shandong, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, 72 Binhai Road, Jimo District, Qingdao, 266237, Shandong, China.
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- Shandong Lunan Institute of Geological Engineering Survey, Yanzhou, 272100, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, 72 Binhai Road, Jimo District, Qingdao, 266237, Shandong, China
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Dai C, Zhang JB, Gao MT, Zhang Y, Li J, Hu J. Effects of functional group loss on biochar activated persulfate in-situ remediation of phenol pollution in groundwater and its countermeasures. J Environ Manage 2023; 341:118076. [PMID: 37148767 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118076] [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: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Biochar is considered a good activator for use in advanced oxidation technology. However, dissolved solids (DS) released from biochar cause unstable activation efficiency. Biochar prepared from saccharification residue of barley straw (BC-SR) had less DS than that prepared directly from barley straw (BC-O). Moreover, BC-SR had a higher C content, degree of aromatization, and electrical conductivity than BC-O. Although the effects of BC-O and BC-SR on activation of Persulfate (PS) to remove phenol were similar, the activation effect of DS from BC-O was 73% higher than that of DS from BC-SR. Moreover, the activation effect of DS was shown to originate from its functional groups. Importantly, BC-SR had higher activation stability than BC-O owing to the stable graphitized carbon structure of BC-SR. Identification of reactive oxygen species showed that SO4•-, •OH, and 1O2 were all effective in degradation by BC-SR/PS and BC-O/PS systems, but their relative contributions differed. Furthermore, BC-SR as an activator showed high anti-interference ability in the complex groundwater matrix, indicating it has practical application value. Overall, this study provides novel insight that can facilitate the design and optimization of a green, economical, stable, and efficient biochar-activated PS for groundwater organic pollution remediation.
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- Chaomeng Dai
- College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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- College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bio-Energy Crops, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bio-Energy Crops, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bio-Energy Crops, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China.
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Wu Y, Ming J, Zhou W, Xiao N, Cai J. Efficiency and mechanism in preparation and heavy metal cation/anion adsorption of amphoteric adsorbents modified from various plant straws. Sci Total Environ 2023; 884:163887. [PMID: 37142006 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163887] [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: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Cellulose can be modified for the loading of functional groups such as amino groups, sulfydryl groups, and carboxyl groups. Cellulose-modified adsorbents generally have specific adsorption capacities for either heavy metal anions or cations, and possess the advantages of wide raw material source, high modification efficiency, high adsorbent recyclability, and great convenience in recovery of the adsorbed heavy metals. At present, preparation of amphoteric heavy metal adsorbents from lignocellulose has attracted great attention. However, the difference in efficiency of preparing heavy metal adsorbents by modification of various plant straw materials and mechanism for the difference remain to be further explored. In this study, three plant straws, including Eichhornia crassipes (EC), sugarcane bagasse (SB) and metasequoia sawdust (MS), were sequentially modified by tetraethylene-pentamine (TEPA) and biscarboxymethyl trithiocarbonate (BCTTC) to obtain amphoteric cellulosic adsorbents (EC-TB, SB-TB and MS-TB, respectively), which can simultaneously adsorb heavy metal cations or anions. The heavy metal adsorption properties and mechanism before and after modification were compared. Pb(II) and Cr(VI) removal rates by the three adsorbents were 2.2-4.3 folds and 3.0-13.0 folds of those before modification, respectively, following the order of MS-TB > EC-TB > SB-TB. In the five-cycle adsorption-regeneration test, the Pb(II) and Cr(VI) removal rate by MS-TB decreased by 58.1 % and 21.5 %, respectively. Among the three plant straws, MS possessed the most abundant hydroxyl groups and the largest specific surface area (SSA), and accordingly MS-TB had the highest load of adsorption functional groups [(C)NH, (S)CS and (HO)CO] and also the largest SSA among the three adsorbents, which contribute to its highest modification and adsorption efficiency. This study is of great significance for screening suitable raw plant materials to prepare amphoteric heavy metal adsorbents with superior adsorption performance.
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- Yong Wu
- Lab of Ecological and Environmental Engineering, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Lab of Ecological and Environmental Engineering, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Lab of Ecological and Environmental Engineering, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- Lab of Ecological and Environmental Engineering, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Lab of Ecological and Environmental Engineering, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Sustainable Pig Production, Wuhan 430070, China
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Ge S, Wang S, Mai W, Zhang K, Tanveer M, Wang L, Tian C. Characteristics and acidic soil amelioration effects of biochar derived from a typical halophyte Salicornia europaea L. (common glasswort). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:66113-66124. [PMID: 37097582 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27182-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Glycophyte biomass - derived biochars have proven to be effective in the amelioration of acidic soil. However, there is scarce information on the characteristics and soil amelioration effects of halophyte-derived biochars. In this study, a typical halophyte Salicornia europaea, which is mainly distributed in the saline soils and salt-lake shores of China, and a glycophyte Zea mays, which is widely planted in the north of China, were selected to produce biochars with a pyrolysis process at 500 °C for 2 h. S. europaea-derived and Z. mays-derived biochars were characterized in elemental content, pores, surface area, and surface functional groups, and then by using a pot experiment their potential utilizable value as acidic soil conditioner was evaluated. The results showed that compared with Z. mays-derived biochar, S. europaea-derived biochar displayed higher pH, ash contents, base cations (K+, Ca2+, Na+, and Mg2+) contents and exhibited more larger surface area and pore volume than Z. mays-derived biochar. Both biochars had abundant oxygen-containing functional groups. Upon treating the acidic soil, the pH of acidic soil was increased by 0.98, 2.76, and 3.36 units after the addition of 1%, 2%, and 4% S. europaea-derived biochar, while it was increased only by 0.10, 0.22, and 0.56 units at 1%, 2%, and 4% Z. mays-derived biochar. High alkalinity in S. europaea-derived biochar was the main reason for the increase of pH value and base cations in acidic soil. Thus, application of halophyte biochar such as S. europaea-derived biochar is an alternative method for the amelioration of acidic soils.
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- Shaoqing Ge
- State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, 830011, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, 830011, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, 830011, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, 830011, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, 830011, China
- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, 830011, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, 830011, China
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Fang X, Zhang D, Feng Y, Li X, Ding D, Wang X, Xu Z. Directional regulation and mechanism analysis of the surface properties of hydrothermal carbon by circulating liquid in the hydrothermal carbonization procedure. Environ Res 2023; 229:116003. [PMID: 37127106 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The complexity of the chemistry behind the hydrothermal conversion is enormous. Components interact with their own physical and chemical structure, making it harsh to understand the conversion as a whole. Herein, the six-water recirculation and loading nano SiO2 experiment in a one-pot hydrothermal carbonization procedure was designed to elucidate the mechanism of regulating the functional groups and microporous structure of the hydrochar surface. The hydrochar prepared by the second circulating liquid and loading nano-SiO2 (HBC-R2/Si) was equipped most enriched functional groups (carboxyl = 11.48 μmol/g, phenolic hydroxyl = 52.98 μmol/g, lactone groups = 46.52 μmol/g) and suitable pore size (1.90 nm-1.93 nm) as a sorbent riched in hemicellulose. The sorption kinetics (equilibrium reached ≈ 480 min) are approximately evenly fitted by the pseudo-second-order, Weber and Morris, and Elovich models, indicating that membranes and particles diffusion, pore diffusion, and surface sorption coexisted in the sorption of methylene blue (MB) on the hydrochar materials. Simultaneously, all hydrochar materials achieved over 25% MB removal within 90 min (liquid membrane diffusion) and over 40% for HBC-R2 and HBC-R2/Si, suggesting that liquid membrane diffusion is the predominant rate-limiting step. Pearson's correlation analysis and Mantel's analysis announced that the cation exchange capacity (CEC), pore size, and carboxyl groups on the hemicellulose affect the sorption capacity by limiting the pore diffusion procedure. However, the CEC and the phenolic hydroxyl groups on the cellulose and hemicellulose affect the sorption rate by limiting membrane diffusion. Three consecutive sorption/desorption cycles confirmed the high stability and reusability of HBC-R2/Si composites.
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- Xiaojie Fang
- Department of Resources and Environmental Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030, China
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- Department of Resources and Environmental Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030, China; Key Laboratory of Black Soil Protection and Restoration, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030, China.
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- Department of Resources and Environmental Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030, China
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- Department of Resources and Environmental Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030, China
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- Department of Resources and Environmental Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030, China
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- Department of Resources and Environmental Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030, China
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- Harbin De Qiang School, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150000, China
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Liu X, Nie Y, Wu XL. Predicting microbial community compositions in wastewater treatment plants using artificial neural networks. Microbiome 2023; 11:93. [PMID: 37106397 PMCID: PMC10142226 DOI: 10.1186/s40168-023-01519-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Activated sludge (AS) of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is one of the world's largest artificial microbial ecosystems and the microbial community of the AS system is closely related to WWTPs' performance. However, how to predict its community structure is still unclear. RESULTS Here, we used artificial neural networks (ANN) to predict the microbial compositions of AS systems collected from WWTPs located worldwide. The predictive accuracy R21:1 of the Shannon-Wiener index reached 60.42%, and the average R21:1 of amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) appearing in at least 10% of samples and core taxa were 35.09% and 42.99%, respectively. We also found that the predictability of ASVs was significantly positively correlated with their relative abundance and occurrence frequency, but significantly negatively correlated with potential migration rate. The typical functional groups such as nitrifiers, denitrifiers, polyphosphate-accumulating organisms (PAOs), glycogen-accumulating organisms (GAOs), and filamentous organisms in AS systems could also be well recovered using ANN models, with R21:1 ranging from 32.62% to 56.81%. Furthermore, we found that whether industry wastewater source contained in inflow (IndConInf) had good predictive abilities, although its correlation with ASVs in the Mantel test analysis was weak, which suggested important factors that cannot be identified using traditional methods may be highlighted by the ANN model. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrated that the microbial compositions and major functional groups of AS systems are predictable using our approach, and IndConInf has a significant impact on the prediction. Our results provide a better understanding of the factors affecting AS communities through the prediction of the microbial community of AS systems, which could lead to insights for improved operating parameters and control of community structure. Video Abstract.
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- Xiaonan Liu
- College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
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- College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
- Institute of Ocean Research, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
- Institute of Ecology, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
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Wang B, Zeng Y, Ou J, Xiong M, Qiu R. Different strengthening effects of amino and nitro groups on the bisphenol A adsorption of an aluminum metal-organic framework in aqueous solution. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:65712-65727. [PMID: 37093372 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26725-8] [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: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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In recent years, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been employed in numerous applications for adsorption. Researchers synthesize new MOFs by various methods, including the introduction of functional groups. In this study, three different aluminum-based MOFs (with non-functionalized, amino-functionalized, nitro-functionalized) were produced by hydrothermal synthesis and used for investigating typical endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), namely for bisphenol A (BPA) adsorption. We used several methods to characterize the MOFs and conducted batch adsorption experiments to investigate their adsorption properties, and explore the influence of different functional groups on adsorption materials. The specific surface area of Al-MOF-NH2 is 6 times larger than that of Al-MOF according to the N2 adsorption and desorption isotherms of the material, that is, the BET of Al-MOF, Al-MOF-NH2, and Al-MOF-NO2 were 109.68, 644.03, and 146.60 m2/g. Note that although the same synthesis method is used, pore size is greatly changed because of the different functional groups. Al-MOF and Al-MOF-NO2 have more mesopores, and Al-MOF-NH2 is mainly microporous. The BPA adsorption capacities of Al-MOF, Al-MOF-NH2, and Al-MOF-NO2 were 46.43, 227.78, and 155.84 mg/L. The outcomes can also be explained by the improved adsorption performance from the addition of amino functional groups. In this research, the adsorption isotherms and adsorption kinetics of the three Al-MOFs for BPA were also investigated to explain the different adsorption properties of various functional groups. The results show that the amino-functionalized materials have remarkable characterization morphologies, uniform particle distributions, appropriate particle sizes, excellent specific surface areas, and superior adsorption effects.
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- Bing Wang
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610500, People's Republic of China.
- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Sichuan, 610500, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610500, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610500, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610500, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610500, People's Republic of China
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Wu J, Ye Q, Li P, Sun L, Huang M, Liu J, Ahmed Z, Wu P. The heteroaggregation behavior of nanoplastics on goethite: Effects of surface functionalization and solution chemistry. Sci Total Environ 2023; 870:161787. [PMID: 36706999 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Nanoplastics have attracted extensive attention in recent years. However, little is known about the heteroaggregation behavior of nanoplastics on goethite (FeOOH), especially the contribution of surface functional groups. In this study, the heteroaggregation behavior between polystyrene nanoplastics (PSNPs) and FeOOH was systematically investigated under different reaction conditions. Moreover, the effect of different functional groups (-NH2, -COOH, and bare) of PSNPs and solution chemistry was evaluated. The results showed that PSNPs could heteroaggregate with FeOOH, and the heteroaggregation rate of PSNPs with surface functionalization was significantly faster. The removal of suspended PSNPs was enhanced with increasing NaCl or CaCl2 concentration. However, heteroaggregation was significantly inhibited with the increase of solution pH. The zeta potentials analysis, time-resolved dynamic light scattering (DLS) and heteroaggregation experiments suggested that the electrostatic force affected the heteroaggregation process significantly. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra proved that the adsorption affinity between PSNPs and FeOOH was stronger after surface functionalization, especially for CH, O-C=O, and -CH2- groups, indicating that chemical bonding also made a contribution during the heteroaggregation process. This work is expected to provide a theoretical basis for predicting the environmental behavior between PSNPs and FeOOH.
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- Jiayan Wu
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Guangdong Engineering & Technology Research Center for System Control of Livestock and Poultry Breeding Pollution, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou 510655, China
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- Guangdong Engineering & Technology Research Center for System Control of Livestock and Poultry Breeding Pollution, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou 510655, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Environmental Nanomaterials, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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Bröcher M, Ebeling A, Hertzog L, Roscher C, Weisser W, Meyer ST. Effects of plant diversity on species-specific herbivory: patterns and mechanisms. Oecologia 2023; 201:1053-1066. [PMID: 36964400 PMCID: PMC10113292 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-023-05361-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 03/26/2023]
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Invertebrate herbivory can shape plant communities when impacting growth and fitness of some plant species more than other species. Previous studies showed that herbivory varies among plant species and that species-specific herbivory is affected by the diversity of the surrounding plant community. However, mechanisms underlying this variation are still poorly understood. In this study, we investigate how plant traits and plant apparency explain differences in herbivory among plant species and we explore the effect of plant community diversity on these species-specific relationships. We found that species differed in the herbivory they experienced. Forbs were three times more damaged by herbivores than grasses. Variability within grasses was caused by differences in leaf dry matter content (LDMC). Furthermore, higher plant diversity increased herbivory on 15 plant species and decreased herbivory on nine species. Variation within forb and grass species in their response to changing plant diversity was best explained by species' physical resistance (LDMC, forbs) and biomass (grasses). Overall, our results show that herbivory and diversity effects on herbivory differ among species, and that, depending on the plant functional group, either species-specific traits or apparency are driving those differences. Thus, herbivores might selectively consume palatable forbs or abundant grasses with contrasting consequences for plant community composition in grasslands dominated by either forbs or grasses.
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- M Bröcher
- Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Jena, Jena, Germany.
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- Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Thünen Institute of Biodiversity, Brunswick, Germany
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- Department of Physiological Diversity, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Terrestrial Ecology Research Group, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Terrestrial Ecology Research Group, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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Li F, Hou W, Wang S, Zhang Y, He Q, Zhang W, Dong H. Effects of Mineral on Taxonomic and Functional Structures of Microbial Community in Tengchong Hot Springs via in-situ cultivation. Environ Microbiome 2023; 18:22. [PMID: 36949539 PMCID: PMC10035157 DOI: 10.1186/s40793-023-00481-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Diverse mineralogical compositions occur in hot spring sediments, but the impact of minerals on the diversity and structure of microbial communities remains poorly elucidated. In this study, different mineral particles with various chemistries (i.e., hematite, biotite, K-feldspar, quartz, muscovite, aragonite, serpentine, olivine, barite, apatite, and pyrite) were incubated for ten days in two Tengchong hot springs, one alkaline (pH ~ 8.34) with a high temperature (~ 82.8 °C) (Gumingquan, short as GMQ) and one acidic (pH ~ 3.63) with a relatively low temperature (~ 43.3 °C) (Wenguangting, short as WGT), to determine the impacts of minerals on the microbial communities taxonomic and functional diversities. Results showed that the mineral-associated bacterial taxa differed from those of the bulk sediment samples in the two hot springs. The relative abundance of Proteobacteria, Euryarchaeota, and Acidobacteria increased in all minerals, indicating that these microorganisms are apt to colonize on solid surfaces. The α-diversity indices of the microbial communities on the mineral surfaces in the WGT were higher than those from the bulk sediment samples (p < 0.05), which may be caused by the stochastically adhering process on the mineral surface during 10-day incubation, different from the microbial community in sediment which has experienced long-term environmental and ecological screening. Chemoheterotrophy increased with minerals incubation, which was high in most cultured minerals (the relative contents were 5.8 - 21.4%). Most notably, the sulfate respiration bacteria (mainly related to Desulfobulbaceae and Syntrophaceae) associated with aragonite in the acidic hot spring significantly differed from other minerals, possibly due to the pH buffering effect of aragonite providing more favorable conditions for their survival and proliferation. By comparison, aragonite cultured in the alkaline hot spring highly enriched denitrifying bacteria and may have promoted the nitrogen cycle within the system. Collectively, we speculated that diverse microbes stochastically adhered on the surface of minerals in the water flows, and the physicochemical properties of minerals drove the enrichment of certain microbial communities and functional groups during the short-term incubation. Taken together, these findings thereby provide novel insights into mechanisms of community assembly and element cycling in the terrestrial hydrothermal system associated with hot springs.
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- Fangru Li
- Center for Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry Research, State Key Laboratory of Biology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Center for Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry Research, State Key Laboratory of Biology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, 100085, China
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- Center for Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry Research, State Key Laboratory of Biology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, 100085, China
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- Center for Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry Research, State Key Laboratory of Biology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Center for Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry Research, State Key Laboratory of Biology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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Tobisch C, Rojas-Botero S, Uhler J, Müller J, Kollmann J, Moning C, Brändle M, Gossner MM, Redlich S, Zhang J, Steffan-Dewenter I, Benjamin C, Englmeier J, Fricke U, Ganuza C, Haensel M, Riebl R, Uphus L, Ewald J. Plant species composition and local habitat conditions as primary determinants of terrestrial arthropod assemblages. Oecologia 2023; 201:813-825. [PMID: 36869183 PMCID: PMC10038969 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-023-05345-6] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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Arthropods respond to vegetation in multiple ways since plants provide habitat and food resources and indicate local abiotic conditions. However, the relative importance of these factors for arthropod assemblages is less well understood. We aimed to disentangle the effects of plant species composition and environmental drivers on arthropod taxonomic composition and to assess which aspects of vegetation contribute to the relationships between plant and arthropod assemblages. In a multi-scale field study in Southern Germany, we sampled vascular plants and terrestrial arthropods in typical habitats of temperate landscapes. We compared independent and shared effects of vegetation and abiotic predictors on arthropod composition distinguishing between four large orders (Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera), and five functional groups (herbivores, pollinators, predators, parasitoids, detritivores). Across all investigated groups, plant species composition explained the major fraction of variation in arthropod composition, while land-cover composition was another important predictor. Moreover, the local habitat conditions depicted by the indicator values of the plant communities were more important for arthropod composition than trophic relationships between certain plant and arthropod species. Among trophic groups, predators showed the strongest response to plant species composition, while responses of herbivores and pollinators were stronger than those of parasitoids and detritivores. Our results highlight the relevance of plant community composition for terrestrial arthropod assemblages across multiple taxa and trophic levels and emphasize the value of plants as a proxy for characterizing habitat conditions that are hardly accessible to direct environmental measurements.
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- Cynthia Tobisch
- Institute of Ecology and Landscape, Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences, Freising, Germany.
- Chair of Restoration Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.
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- Chair of Restoration Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Field Station Fabrikschleichach, Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Field Station Fabrikschleichach, Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- Bavarian Forest National Park, Grafenau, Germany
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- Chair of Restoration Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Institute of Ecology and Landscape, Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences, Freising, Germany
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- Division of Animal Ecology, Department of Ecology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Forest Entomology, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
- Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Ecoclimatology, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Field Station Fabrikschleichach, Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Professorship of Ecological Services, Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Professorship of Ecological Services, Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Ecoclimatology, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
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- Institute of Ecology and Landscape, Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences, Freising, Germany
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Liu S, Li X. Experimental study on the effect of cold soaking with liquid nitrogen on the coal chemical and microstructural characteristics. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:36080-36097. [PMID: 36542286 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24821-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [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: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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In this paper, the chemical microstructure of coal samples is quantitatively analyzed experimentally before and after liquid nitrogen cold soaking, by using elemental analyzer, X-ray diffractometer, and Fourier infrared spectrometer, including the reverse side of chemical composition of elements, organic matter, and functional groups. It was found that with the increase of coal metamorphism, the contents of carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur elements gradually increase, while those of hydrogen and oxygen elements gradually decrease. In addition, as the degree of metamorphism increases, the graphitization phenomenon of coal becomes weaker, the interlayer spacing of aromatic rings (d002) increases, the structure of coal crystal nucleus is loose, its order is weakened, the crystal volume becomes smaller, and the void structure unit increases. The FTIR spectra of each coal sample could be divided into four absorption bands, i.e., the aromatic structure, oxygen-containing functional group, aliphatic group, and hydroxyl absorption band. After cold soaking of liquid nitrogen, the peak intensity areas of aromatic and aliphatic structures decrease, while those of oxygenated functional groups and hydroxyl groups increase, and the values of A(C = O)/A(C-O) increase and those of A(CH3)/A(CH2) decrease, mainly due to the gradual decrease of methylene side chains and increase of methylene straight chains. The present results are helpful to further reveal the mechanism of adsorption-resolution deformation of coal body due to cold immersion of liquid nitrogen.
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- Shumin Liu
- Mine Disaster Prevention and Control-Ministry of State Key Laboratory Breeding Base, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, China
- College of Energy and Mining Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, China
- State Key Laboratory of The Gas Disaster Detecting, Preventing and Emergency Controlling, Coal Technology and Engineering Group, Chongqing Research Institute, Chongqing, 400039, China
- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Gas Geology and Gas Control, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454150, Henan, China
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- Mine Disaster Prevention and Control-Ministry of State Key Laboratory Breeding Base, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, China.
- College of Energy and Mining Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China.
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Yu M, Zhu S, Li Y, Zhong F, Huang D, Chen X. Role of phenolic acids with different functional groups in the regulation of starch digestion in simulated dietary intake patterns. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 235:123815. [PMID: 36841394 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123815] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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This study investigated the effects of phenolic acids with different functional groups (cinnamic acid: CIA, caffeic acid: CA, ferulic acid: FA) on corn starch (CS) digestibility by simulating dietary intake patterns (co-heating and non-co-heating) and their mechanism. Both treatments could reduce the digestibility of CS. Compared to the non-co-heating treatment, the resistant starch content of 10 % CA co-heating samples increased by 8.36 %. The co-heating case led to a decrease in the trough viscosity, peak viscosity, and final viscosity of CS. Phenolic acids reduced the short-range order of CS, which was due to the interaction through hydrogen bonding by co-heating. The contribution was most pronounced for CA which contained more hydroxyl groups on the benzene ring. Quartz Crystal microbalance tests further confirmed that different absorption of phenolic acids to CS was caused by their hydroxyl groups on the benzene ring. These results demonstrated that the functional groups of phenolic acids were a controllable factor in inhibiting starch digestion, and co-heating could be considered a promising method to control starch digestion and an advocating way to ingest phenolic supplements.
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- Meihui Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117542, Singapore
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; National Engineering Research Center for Function Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Farhangi-Abriz S, Ghassemi-Golezani K. Improving electrochemical characteristics of plant roots by biochar is an efficient mechanism in increasing cations uptake by plants. Chemosphere 2023; 313:137365. [PMID: 36427572 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137365] [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: 09/04/2022] [Revised: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Electrochemical properties of roots such as zeta potential and cation exchange capacity are important factors that play a critical role in the absorption of nutrients by plants. Adding biochar to the soil may improve the electrochemical properties of the roots and thereby increase absorption of nutrients by plants. Thus, this research was laid out under greenhouse condition to evaluate the possible effects of biochar addition to soil (25 g biochar kg-1 soil) on changing electrochemical properties of roots, nutrients absorption, and growth parameters of safflower (with a deep root system) and mint (with a shallow root system) plants. Biochar noticeably increased pH and cation exchange capacity of soil, safflower and mint growth, calcium, magnesium and iron contents in roots and maximum sorption capacity of these nutrients by plant roots. Electrochemical measurements reveled that biochar application increases negative charges on root surface area (by about 30% and 36% in safflower and mint roots, respectively), cation exchange capacity of roots and root activity in both plants. On the other hand, biochar reduced zeta potential in plant roots (more negative potential). Reduction of zeta potential by biochar application were about 31% and 42% in safflower and mint roots, respectively. The cation-exchange groups (hydroxycinnamic acid + carboxyl groups) were increased due to biochar treatment by about 30% in safflower and 32% in mint roots. As an annual plant with deep roots, safflower roots had more functional groups, cation exchange capacity and root activity than mint plant in both biochar and control conditions. Results of this research showed that biochar not only adjusts physicochemical properties of rhizosphere, but also improves electrochemical specification of plant roots via increasing number of functional groups on root cell walls, which enhances maximum sorption capability of plant roots.
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- Salar Farhangi-Abriz
- Department of Plant Eco-physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Department of Plant Eco-physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
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Funari RA, Frescura LM, de Menezes BB, Bastos AFDM, da Rosa MB. Adsorption of naphthalene and its derivatives onto high-density polyethylene microplastic: Computational, isotherm, thermodynamic, and kinetic study. Environ Pollut 2023; 318:120919. [PMID: 36563993 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120919] [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: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Microplastics (MP) have received great attention due to the mass-produced residues discharged into the environment. MP are ideal for adhering to organic pollutants that can be easily dispersed, thus posing risks to human health. Furthermore, little has been reported on how different functional groups in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) derivatives influence the adsorption behavior on MP. To better understand this process, groups methyl (-CH3) and hydroxyl (-OH) were selected and commercial and waste high-density polyethylene (HDPE, ≤ 1 mm) were used as adsorbents, and Naphthalene (Nap), 1-Methyl-Naphthalene (Me-Nap) and α-Naphthol as adsorbates. The results showed different behaviors for nonpolar and polar adsorbates. Dispersion forces were the main type of interaction between HDPE and Nap/Me-Nap, while dipole-induced dipole forces and H-bonding were the chief interactions involving MP and polar compounds. Regardless the HDPE source, Nap and Me-Nap have a Type III isotherm, and α-Naphthol presents a Type II isotherm. Nap and Me-Nap fitted to Freundlich isotherm of an unfavorable process (n = 2.12 and 1.11; 1.87 and 1.31, respectively), with positive values of ΔH° (50 and 77.17; 66 and 64.63 kJ mol-1) and ΔS° (0.070 and 0.0145; 0.122 and 0.103 kJ mol-1) for commercial and waste MP, respectively. Besides, the adsorption isotherm of α-Naphthol on commercial and waste HDPE fitted to the Langmuir model (Qmax = 42.5 and 27.2 μmol g-1, respectively), presenting negative values of ΔH° (-43.71 and -44.10 kJ mol-1) and ΔS° (-0.037 and -0.025 kJ mol-1). The adsorption kinetic study presents a nonlinear pseudo-second-order model for all cases. The K2 values follow the order Me-Nap > Nap > α-Naphthol in both MP. Therefore, this experimental study provides new insights into the affinity of PAH derivatives for a specific class of MP, helping to understand the environmental fate of residual MP and organic pollutants.
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- Ronaldo Antunes Funari
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Departament of Chemistry, Av. Roraima, 1000, 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Departament of Chemistry, Av. Roraima, 1000, 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Departament of Chemistry, Av. Roraima, 1000, 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Departament of Chemistry, Av. Roraima, 1000, 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Departament of Chemistry, Av. Roraima, 1000, 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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Zhu L, Tao H, Dai X, Dong B, Zhang W. Impact of hydrophilic functional groups of macromolecular organic fractions on food waste digestate dewaterability. J Environ Manage 2023; 326:116722. [PMID: 36372037 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116722] [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: 08/01/2022] [Revised: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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:Deterioration of dewaterability is one of challenges faced by anaerobic digestion (AD) of food waste (FW). The underlying mechanism of the effect of AD on digestate dewaterability remains unclear. Thus, the effect of hydrophilic functional groups of macromolecular organic on FW digestate dewaterability in different stages during AD was studied. Results showed that the dewaterability first improved at the acidification stage, and then worsened at the gasification and stabilization stages. The correlations between normalized capillary suction time (NCST), bound moisture (BM) and extracellular protein (extra-PN) were significant (R = 0.736, p < 0.05, R = 0.637, p < 0.05). Macromolecular extra-PN that enhance the bonding between organic fractions and moisture via peptide bonds. In addition, carbonyl, phenolic and amide groups increased after AD, resulting in the enhancement of the digestate hydrophilicity. Furthermore, the evolution of microbial community during AD resulting in the wrapping of BM by increased organic fractions. Therefore, higher organic fractions with hydrophilic functional groups in digestate strongly hinder moisture removal. The findings obtained deepen our understanding of hydrophilic functional groups of macromolecular organic affecting FW digestate dewaterability and provide strong supports to treatment and disposal of FW digestate.
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- Li Zhu
- School of Environment and Architecture. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, PR China
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- School of Environment and Architecture. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering. Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering. Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, PR China
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- School of Environment and Architecture. University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, PR China.
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Günay MG, Kemerli U, Karaman C, Karaman O, Güngör A, Karimi-Maleh H. Review of functionalized nano porous membranes for desalination and water purification: MD simulations perspective. Environ Res 2023; 217:114785. [PMID: 36395866 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114785] [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: 09/03/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Today, it is known that most of the water sources in the world are either drying out or contaminated. With the increasing population, the water demand is increasing drastically almost in every sector each year, which makes processes like water treatment and desalination one of the most critical environmental subjects of the future. Therefore, developing energy-efficient and faster methods are a must for the industry. Using functional groups on the membranes is known to be an effective way to develop shorter routes for water treatment. Accordingly, a review of nano-porous structures having functional groups used or designed for desalination and water treatment is presented in this study. A systematic scan has been conducted in the literature for the studies performed by molecular dynamics simulations. The selected studies have been classified according to membrane geometry, actuation mechanism, functionalized groups, and contaminant materials. Permeability, rejection rate, pressure, and temperature ranges are compiled for all of the studies examined. It has been observed that the pore size of a well-designed membrane should be small enough to reject contaminant molecules, atoms, or ions but wide enough to allow high water permeation. Adding functional groups to membranes is observed to affect the permeability and the rejection rate. In general, hydrophilic functional groups around the pores increase membrane permeability. In contrast, hydrophobic ones decrease the permeability. Besides affecting water permeation, the usage of charged functional groups mainly affects the rejection rate of ions and charged molecules.
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- M Gökhan Günay
- Mechanical Engineering Department, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey
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- Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Department of Electricity and Energy, Akdeniz University, Antalya, 07070, Turkey; School of Engineering, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon.
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- Vocational School of Health Services, Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Akdeniz University, Antalya, 07070, Turkey.
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
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- School of Resources and Environment, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, P.O. Box 611731, Xiyuan Ave, Chengdu, PR China; Department of Chemical Engineering, Quchan University of Technology, Quchan, 9477177870, Iran; Department of Sustainable Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai, 602105, India.
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Bänsch F, Schaub J, Sevindik B, Behr S, Zander J, Steinbeck C, Zielesny A. MORTAR: a rich client application for in silico molecule fragmentation. J Cheminform 2023; 15:1. [PMID: 36593523 DOI: 10.1186/s13321-022-00674-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Developing and implementing computational algorithms for the extraction of specific substructures from molecular graphs (in silico molecule fragmentation) is an iterative process. It involves repeated sequences of implementing a rule set, applying it to relevant structural data, checking the results, and adjusting the rules. This requires a computational workflow with data import, fragmentation algorithm integration, and result visualisation. The described workflow is normally unavailable for a new algorithm and must be set up individually. This work presents an open Java rich client Graphical User Interface (GUI) application to support the development of new in silico molecule fragmentation algorithms and make them readily available upon release. The MORTAR (MOlecule fRagmenTAtion fRamework) application visualises fragmentation results of a set of molecules in various ways and provides basic analysis features. Fragmentation algorithms can be integrated and developed within MORTAR by using a specific wrapper class. In addition, fragmentation pipelines with any combination of the available fragmentation methods can be executed. Upon release, three fragmentation algorithms are already integrated: ErtlFunctionalGroupsFinder, Sugar Removal Utility, and Scaffold Generator. These algorithms, as well as all cheminformatics functionalities in MORTAR, are implemented based on the Chemistry Development Kit (CDK).
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Kebschull M, Kroeger AT, Papapanou PN. Differential Expression, Functional and Machine Learning Analysis of High-Throughput -Omics Data Using Open-Source Tools. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2588:317-351. [PMID: 36418696 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2780-8_19] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Today, -omics analyses, including the systematic cataloging of messenger RNA and microRNA sequences or DNA methylation patterns in a cell population, organ or tissue sample, allow for an unbiased, comprehensive genome-level analysis of complex diseases, offering a large advantage over earlier "candidate" gene or pathway analyses. A primary goal in the analysis of these high-throughput assays is the detection of those features among several thousand that differ between different groups of samples. In the context of oral biology, our group has successfully utilized -omics technology to identify key molecules and pathways in different diagnostic entities of periodontal disease.A major issue when inferring biological information from high-throughput -omics studies is the fact that the sheer volume of high-dimensional data generated by contemporary technology is not appropriately analyzed using common statistical methods employed in the biomedical sciences. Furthermore, machine learning methods facilitate the detection of additional patterns, beyond the mere identification of lists of features that differ between groups.Herein, we outline a robust and well-accepted bioinformatics workflow for the initial analysis of -omics data using open-source tools. We outline a differential expression analysis pipeline that can be used for data from both arrays and sequencing experiments, and offers the possibility to account for random or fixed effects. Furthermore, we present an overview of the possibilities for a functional analysis of the obtained data including subsequent machine learning approaches in form of (i) supervised classification algorithms in class validation and (ii) unsupervised clustering in class discovery.
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- Moritz Kebschull
- Periodontal Research Group, Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical & Dental Sciences, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. .,Division of Periodontics, Section of Oral, Diagnostic and Rehabilitation Sciences, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, New York, NY, USA. .,Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK.
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- Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK.,Department of Oral Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Division of Periodontics, Section of Oral, Diagnostic and Rehabilitation Sciences, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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