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Acharya TR, Lamichhane P, Jaiswal A, Kaushik N, Kaushik NK, Choi EH. Evaluation of degradation efficacy and toxicity mitigation for 4-nitrophenol using argon and air-mixed argon plasma jets. Chemosphere 2024; 358:142211. [PMID: 38697573 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142211] [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: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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This paper investigates the effects of argon (Ar) and that of Ar mixed with ambient air (Ar-Air) cold plasma jets (CPJs) on 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) degradation using low input power. The introduction of ambient air into the Ar-Air plasma jet enhances ionization-driven processes during high-voltage discharge by utilizing nitrogen and oxygen molecules from ambient air, resulting in increased reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) production, which synergistically interacts with argon. This substantial generation of RONS establishes Ar-Air plasma jet as an effective method for treating 4-NP contamination in deionized water (DW). Notably, the Ar-Air plasma jet treatment outperforms that of the Ar jet. It achieves a higher degradation rate of 97.2% and a maximum energy efficiency of 57.3 gkW-1h-1, following a 6-min (min) treatment with 100 mgL-1 4-NP in DW. In contrast, Ar jet treatment yielded a lower degradation rate and an energy efficiency of 75.6% and 47.8 gkW-1h-1, respectively, under identical conditions. Furthermore, the first-order rate coefficient for 4-NP degradation was measured at 0.23 min-1 for the Ar plasma jet and significantly higher at 0.56 min-1 for the Ar-Air plasma jet. Reactive oxygen species, such as hydroxyl radical and ozone, along with energy from excited species and plasma-generated electron transfers, are responsible for CPJ-assisted 4-NP breakdown. In summary, this study examines RONS production from Ar and Ar-Air plasma jets, evaluates their 4-NP removal efficacy, and investigates the biocompatibility of 4-NP that has been degraded after plasma treatment.
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- Tirtha Raj Acharya
- Plasma Bioscience Research Center, Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, 01897 Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center, Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, 01897 Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center, Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, 01897 Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Engineering, The University of Suwon, Hwaseong, 18323, Republic of Korea
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center, Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, 01897 Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center, Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, 01897 Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Wang T, Deng L, Tan C, Hu J, Singh RP. Comparative analysis of chlorinated disinfection byproducts formation from 4-nitrophenol and 2-amino-4-nitrophenol during UV/post-chlorination. Sci Total Environ 2024; 927:172200. [PMID: 38575027 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172200] [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: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Nitrophenol compounds (NCs) are widely distributed in water environments and regarded as important precursors of disinfection byproducts (DBPs). Herein, 4-nitrophenol and 2-amino-4-nitrophenol were selected as representative NCs to explore chlorinated DBPs (Cl-DBPs) formation during UV/post-chlorination. Dichloronitromethane (DCNM), trichloronitromethane (TCNM), dichloroacetonitrile (DCAN), and trichloromethane (TCM) were formed from 4-nitrophenol and 2-amino-4-nitrophenol during UV/post-chlorination, and the yields of individual Cl-DBPs from 2-amino-4-nitrophenol were higher than those from 4-nitrophenol. Meantime, increasing chlorine contact time, UV fluence, and free chlorine dose could enhance Cl-DBPs formation, while much higher values of the three factors might decrease the yields of Cl-DBPs. Besides, alkaline pH could decrease the yields of halonitromethane (HNMs) and DCAN but increase the yields of TCM. Also, higher concentrations of 4-nitrophenol and 2-amino-4-nitrophenol would induce more Cl-DBPs formation. Subsequently, the possible formation pathways of DCNM, TCNM, DCAN, and TCM form 4-nitrophenol and 2-amino-4-nitrophenol during UV/post-chlorination were proposed according to transformation products (TPs) and density functional theory (DFT) calculation. Notably, Cl-DBPs formed from 2-amino-4-nitrophenol presented higher toxicity than those from 4-nitrophenol. Among these generated Cl-DBPs, DCAN and TCNM posed higher cytotoxicity and genotoxicity, respectively. Furthermore, 4-nitrophenol, 2-amino-4-nitrophenol, and their TPs exhibited ecotoxicity. Finally, 4-nitrophenol and 2-amino-4-nitrophenol presented a high potential to produce DCNM, TCNM, DCAN, and TCM in actual waters during UV/post-chlorination, but the Cl-DBPs yields were markedly different from those in simulated waters. This work can help better understand Cl-DBPs formation from different NCs during UV/post-chlorination and is conducive to controlling Cl-DBPs formation.
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- Tao Wang
- Department of Municipal Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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Derikvand H, Tahmasebi N, Barzegar S. Construction of a direct Z-scheme Cs 3Bi 2Cl 9/g-C 3N 4 heterojunction composite for efficient photocatalytic degradation of various pollutants in water: Performance, kinetics and degradation mechanism. Chemosphere 2024; 355:141879. [PMID: 38570050 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141879] [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: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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The use of emerging composite materials has been booming to remove environmental pollutants. The aim of this research is to develop a new composite based on Cs3Bi2Cl9 perovskite and graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) to investigate the photocatalytic performance under visible light irradiation. To achieve this, we produce the Cs3Bi2Cl9/g-C3N4 heterojunctions through a simple self-assembly synthesis. The as-synthesized composites are characterized using XRD, FTIR, FESEM, TEM, BET and EDX techniques. The photocatalytic performance of Cs3Bi2Cl9/g-C3N4 is examined in the degradation of various water contaminants, including 4-nitrophenol (4-NP), tetracycline antibiotic (TC), methylene blue (MB) and methyl orange (MO). The experimental results indicate the superior photocatalytic performance of the composites in the degradation of pollutants compared to pure Cs3Bi2Cl9 and g-C3N4. The 10% Cs3Bi2Cl9/g-C3N4 composite achieves the optimal degradation efficiency of 100, 92, 98.7, and 85.1% of 4-NP, TC, MB, and MO, respectively. This superior photocatalytic activity attributes to improved optical and electrochemical properties, including enhanced absorption ability, narrowing band gap, promoted separation efficiency of photogenerated carriers, and a high redox potential, which is confirmed by UV-vis DRS, PL, EIS, and CV analyses. The 10% Cs3Bi2Cl9/g-C3N4 composite also demonstrates high photocatalytic stability after four consecutive cycles. Radical trapping tests show that superoxide radicals (•O2-), holes (h+), and hydroxyl radicals (•OH) contribute to the photocatalytic process. Based on the obtained data, a direct Z-scheme heterojunction mechanism is proposed. Overall, this research offers a new stable photocatalyst with excellent prospect for photocatalytic applications.
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- Hamed Derikvand
- Department of Physics, Jundi-Shapur University of Technology, Dezful, Iran
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- Department of Physics, Jundi-Shapur University of Technology, Dezful, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Jundi-Shapur University of Technology, Dezful, Iran
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Baye AF, Bandal HA, Kim H. FeC x-coated biochar nanosheets as efficient bifunctional catalyst for electrochemical detection and reduction of 4-nitrophenol. Environ Res 2024; 246:118071. [PMID: 38163546 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.118071] [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: 10/12/2023] [Revised: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Herein, we present the exceptional performance of FeCx-coated carbon sheets (FC) derived from the pyrolysis of waste biomass as a bifunctional catalyst for electrochemical detection and catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP). Despite having a lower surface area, larger particle size, and lesser N content, the FC material prepared at a calcination temperature of 900 °C (FC900) outperforms the other samples. Deeper investigations revealed that the FC900 efficiently facilitates the charge transfer process and enhances the diffusion rate of 4-NP, leading to increased surface coverage of 4-NP on the surface of FC900. Additionally, relatively weaker interactions between 4-NP and FC900 allow the facile adsorption and desorption of reaction intermediates. Due to the synergetic interplay of these factors, FC900 exhibited a linear response to changes in 4-NP concentration from 1 μM to 100 μM with a low limit of detection (LOD) of 84 nM (S/N = 3) and high sensitivity of 12.15 μA μM-1 cm-2. Importantly, it selectively detects 4-NP in the presence of five times more concentrated 2-aminophenol, 4-aminophenol, catechol, resorcinol, and hydroquinone and ten times more concentrated metal salts such as Na2SO4. NaNO3, KCl, CuCl2, and CaCl2. Moreover, FC900 can accurately detect micromolar levels of 4-NP in river water with high recovery values (99.8-103.5 %). In addition, FC900 exhibited outstanding catalytic activity in reducing 4-NP to 4-aminophenol (4-AP), achieving complete conversion within 8 min with a high-rate constant of 0.42 min-1. FC900 also shows high recyclability in six consecutive catalytic reactions due to Fe magnetic property.
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- Anteneh F Baye
- Department of Energy Science and Technology, Environmental Waste Recycle Institute, Myongji University, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, 17058, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Energy Science and Technology, Environmental Waste Recycle Institute, Myongji University, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, 17058, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Energy Science and Technology, Environmental Waste Recycle Institute, Myongji University, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, 17058, Republic of Korea.
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Jacob B, Mohan M, K C D, Thomas H. Electron transfer enhanced catalytic activity of nitrogen doped reduced graphene oxide supported CuCo 2O 4 towards the fast reduction of 4-nitrophenol in water. Environ Res 2024; 251:118567. [PMID: 38432568 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118567] [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: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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There has been a growing interest in the design and development of graphene based composite materials with superior performances for environmental catalytic applications. But in most of the studies the synthesis conditions require elevated temperatures and expensive working setups (high temperature furnaces, autoclaves, inert atmosphere conditions etc.). In this reported work, the nitrogen doped reduced graphene oxide supported CuCo2O4 (NG/CuCo2O4) composites were prepared through a simple one pot synthesis method under mild conditions (∼95 °C and air atmosphere) and successfully employed as catalysts for the reduction of toxic 4-nitrophenol (4NP). The characterization results revealed the successful formation of NG/CuCo2O4 composites with a possible charge transfer interaction between nitrogen doped reduced graphene oxide support of CuCo2O4. The NG/CuCo2O4 hybrids exhibited robust catalytic activity in 4NP reduction with an activity factor of 261.5 min-1 g-1. A 4NP conversion percentage which is as high as 99.5% was achieved within 11 min using the NG/CuCo2O4 catalyst. The detailed kinetic analysis confirmed the Langmuir-Hinshelwood model for the NG/CuCo2O4 catalysed 4NP reduction. The nitrogen doped reduced graphene oxide support modified the electronic levels of CuCo2O4 nanoparticles through electron transfer interactions and enhanced the catalytic activity of CuCo2O4 in NG/CuCo2O4 through improved adsorption of reactant ions and effective generation of active hydrogen species. The good reusability and stability along with profound activity of NG/CuCo2O4 catalyst makes it a promising material for wide scale catalytic applications.
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- Bibin Jacob
- Department of Physics, Christian College, Chengannur, Kerala, India, 689122; University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
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- Department of Physics, Christian College, Chengannur, Kerala, India, 689122; University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
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- Department of Physics, Christian College, Chengannur, Kerala, India, 689122; University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
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- Department of Physics, Christian College, Chengannur, Kerala, India, 689122; University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
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Pang Y, Liu B, Wang P, Li J, Cai J, Zhong L. Synthesis and characterization of chitosan-copper nanocomposites and their catalytic properties for 4-nitrophenol reduction. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 258:129164. [PMID: 38163497 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.129164] [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: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Biopolymer-based copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) have become an area of significant interest due to their wide-ranging applications in a variety of fields. However, there remains a challenge in tailoring their morphologies and improving their properties. In this study, CuNPs were synthesized via wet chemical reduction using sodium hypophosphite monohydrate (NaH2PO2·H2O), l-ascorbic acid and chitosan. The effect of different synthesis conditions, including reaction pH, temperature, time, concentration of NaH2PO2·H2O, l-ascorbic acid and chitosan, as well as the deacetylation degree (DD) of chitosan, on the synthesis of CuNPs was investigated. The synthesized CuNPs were characterized by various analytical techniques. The catalytic properties of synthesized CuNPs were investigated for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) in the presence of sodium borohydride. The synthesis-morphology-catalytic activity relationship of CuNPs was discussed. The results suggested that the morphology of CuNPs could be adjusted by controlling the synthesis conditions. Chitosan DD significantly impacts the morphology of the synthesized CuNPs. As the chitosan DD decreased from 91.8 % to 52.3 %, the average particle size of synthesized CuNPs decreased from 43.9 ± 10.6 to 17.7 ± 5.9 nm and the shape changed from anisotropy to near-sphere. CuNPs synthesized using low DD (53.2 %) chitosan (CuNPs-N3) demonstrated the highest 4-NP conversion rate of 99.1 % and reaction rate constant of 0.3540 min-1. CuNPs-N3 was thermodynamically and kinetically more feasible than CuNPs synthesized with high DD chitosan. These findings provide important insights for further designing and developing hierarchical nanostructured CuNPs catalysts for broader applications.
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- Yajie Pang
- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Fermentation Engineering, Ministry of Education, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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Qi K, Wang X, Liu S, Lin S, Ma Y, Yan Y. Visible Light Motivated the Photocatalytic Degradation of P-Nitrophenol by Ca 2+-Doped AgInS 2. Molecules 2024; 29:361. [PMID: 38257274 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29020361] [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: 12/02/2023] [Revised: 12/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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4-Nitrophenol (4-NP) is considered a priority organic pollutant with high toxicity. Many authors have been committed to developing efficient, green, and environmentally friendly technological processes to treat wastewater containing 4-NP. Here, we investigated how the addition of Ca2+ affects the catalytic degradation of 4-NP with AgInS2 when exposed to light. We synthesized AgInS2 (AIS) and Ca2+-doped AgInS2 (Ca-AIS) with varying amounts of Ca2+ using a low-temperature liquid phase method. The SEM, XRD, XPS, HRTEM, BET, PL, and UV-Vis DRS characteristics were employed to analyze the structure, morphology, and optical properties of the materials. The effects of different amounts of Ca2+ on the photocatalytic degradation of 4-NP were investigated. Under visible light illumination for a duration of 120 min, a degradation rate of 63.2% for 4-Nitrophenol (4-NP) was achieved. The results showed that doping with an appropriate amount of Ca2+ could improve the visible light catalytic activity of AIS. This work provides an idea for finding suitable cheap alkaline earth metal doping agents to replace precious metals for the improvement of photocatalytic activities.
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- Kezhen Qi
- College of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali 671000, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali 671000, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali 671000, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali 671000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi 830054, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali 671000, China
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Mergenbayeva S, Bekaliyev A, Junissov A, Begenova D, Pham TT, Poulopoulos SG. 4-Nitrophenol reduction and antibacterial activity of Ag-doped TiO 2 photocatalysts. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2024; 31:4640-4653. [PMID: 38105328 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-31492-7] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Water contamination by organic pollutants is a serious environmental problem. 4-Nitrophenol (4-NP) is a potentially harmful chemical, which is commonly present in industrial effluents and can severely damage human health. Photocatalytic reduction of hazardous 4-NP by nano-sized materials to produce 4-aminophenol (4-AP), which is a commercially valuable product, is a promising alternative as the process is framed within the circular economy. In this context, Ag-doped TiO2 (AT) catalysts were synthesized by liquid impregnation and reduction techniques, and their structure, morphology, elemental composition, textural, and light absorption properties were evaluated by XRD, Raman spectroscopy, SEM, TEM, EDS, BET, and DRS spectroscopy. AT catalysts exhibited an enhanced photocatalytic reduction of 4-NP into 4-aminophenol (4-AP) in the presence of NaBH4. Among the tested catalysts, AT21 prepared by a simple aqueous reduction method showed the highest activity reaching about 98% 4-NP reduction within 10 min. Antibacterial tests of these catalysts against Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa revealed that AT21 also exhibited the lowest minimum inhibitory concentration, suggesting that it has the strongest antibacterial activity. These findings suggest that AT21 catalyst with improved catalytic and antibacterial properties can potentially be utilized for the remediation of 4-NP-contaminated water environment.
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- Saule Mergenbayeva
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan.
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Khaffache R, Dehane A, Merouani S, Hamdaoui O, Ferkous H, Alrashed MM, Gasmi I, Chibani A. Sonochemistry dosimetries in seawater. Ultrason Sonochem 2023; 101:106647. [PMID: 37944338 PMCID: PMC10654036 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106647] [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: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Due to the complex physical and chemical interactions taking place in the sonicated medium, various methods have been proposed in the literature for a better understanding of the sonochemical system. In the present paper, the performance of calorimetry, iodometry, Fricke, 4-nitrophenol, H2O2, and ascorbic acid dosimetry techniques have been evaluated over the electric power range from 20 to 80 W (f = 300 kHz). These methods have been analyzed for distilled and seawater in light of the literature findings. It has been found that the lowest temperatures and calorimetric energies were obtained for seawater in comparison to distilled water. However, the discrepancy between both mediums disappears with the increase in the electric power up to 80 W. Compared to the calorimetry results, a similar trend was obtained for the KI dosimetry, where the discrepancy between both solutions (seawater and distilled water) increased with the reduction in the electric power down to 20 W. In contrast, over the whole range of the electric power (20-80 W), the H2O2 dosimetry was drastically influenced by the salt composition of seawater, where, I3- formation was clearly reduced in comparison to the case of the distilled water. On the other hand, a fluctuated behavior was observed for the Fricke and 4-nitrophenol dosimetry methods, especially at the low electric powers (20 and 40 W). It has been found that dosimetry techniques based on ascorbic acid or potassium iodide are the best means for accurate quantification of the sonochemical activity in the irradiated liquid. As a result, it has been concluded, in terms of the dosimetry process's performance, that the dosimetry methods are in the following order: Ascorbic acid ≈ KI > Fricke > 4-nitrophenol > H2O2.
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- Rabiaa Khaffache
- Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Department of Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Badji Mokhtar - Annaba University, P.O. Box 12, 23000 Annaba, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Environmental Process Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Process Engineering, University Constantine 3 Salah Boubnider, P.O. Box 72, 25000 Constantine, Algeria.
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- Laboratory of Environmental Process Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Process Engineering, University Constantine 3 Salah Boubnider, P.O. Box 72, 25000 Constantine, Algeria
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- Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, 11421 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Department of Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Badji Mokhtar - Annaba University, P.O. Box 12, 23000 Annaba, Algeria
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- Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, 11421 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratoire Ampère, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, 36 Avenue Guy de Collongue, 69134 Ecully, France
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- Research Center in Industrial Technologies CRTI, P.O.Box 64, Cheraga 16014, Algiers, Algeria
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Castro RSDS, Dória AR, Costa F, Mattedi S, Eguiluz KIB, Salazar-Banda GR. Dipropyl ammonium ionic liquids to prepare Ti/RuO 2-Sb 2O 4 anodes at different calcination temperatures. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-29742-9. [PMID: 37723391 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29742-9] [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: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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The development of technologies capable of producing efficient and economically viable anodes is essential for the electrochemical treatment of water contaminated with complex organic pollutants. In this context, the use of ionic liquids as solvents to prepare mixed metal oxide (MMO) anodes has proven to be an up-and-coming alternative. Here, we analyze the influence of the temperature of calcination (300, 350, and 400 ºC) on the production of Ti(RuO2)0.8-(Sb2O4)0.2 anodes made using the thermal decomposition method using three ionic liquids (IL) as solvents: dipropyl ammonium acetate (DPA-Ac), dipropyl ammonium propionate (DPA-Pr), and dipropyl ammonium butyrate (DPA-Bu). The decomposition temperature for all IL, accessed by thermogravimetry, is below 200 ºC. Physical and electrochemical analyses demonstrate that the calcination temperature of the anodes is decisive for their durability and electrochemical properties. Anodes prepared with DPA-Bu at 350 ºC show higher stability (around 35 h) than those made with other ILs at temperatures of 300 and 400 ºC and improved results in terms of 4-NP mineralization, where 97% of TOC removal was achieved in 120 min. It could be verified that the calcination temperature and IL employed had a decisive influence on the characteristics of the presented anodes. Therefore, the anode prepared with DPA-Bu at 350 ºC is promising for application in the degradation of organic compounds.
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- Raíra Souza de Santana Castro
- Graduate Program in Processes Engineering (PEP), University Tiradentes, Aracaju, SE, Brazil
- Electrochemistry and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Institute of Technology and Research (ITP), Aracaju, SE, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Processes Engineering (PEP), University Tiradentes, Aracaju, SE, Brazil
- Electrochemistry and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Institute of Technology and Research (ITP), Aracaju, SE, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Chemical Engineering, Polytechnic School, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, BA, CEP 40210-630, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Chemical Engineering, Polytechnic School, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, BA, CEP 40210-630, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Processes Engineering (PEP), University Tiradentes, Aracaju, SE, Brazil
- Electrochemistry and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Institute of Technology and Research (ITP), Aracaju, SE, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Processes Engineering (PEP), University Tiradentes, Aracaju, SE, Brazil.
- Electrochemistry and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Institute of Technology and Research (ITP), Aracaju, SE, Brazil.
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C V, Kp M, Damodaran SP. Amine-functionalized reduced graphene oxide-supported silver nanoparticles for superior catalytic reduction of organic pollutants. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:96114-96124. [PMID: 37566329 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29115-2] [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: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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In this work, a simple and environmentally friendly approach has been followed to synthesize amine-functionalized reduced graphene oxide (RGO)-supported silver nanoparticle (AgNPs) having superior catalytic efficiency towards the reduction of organic pollutants. RGO/AgNPs nanohybrid was synthesized by a one-pot hydrothermal reduction of silver nitrate in the presence of amino-propyl trimethoxy silane (APTMS)-functionalized graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets. The structural and morphological characterization of as-synthesized RGO/AgNPs nanohybrid was done by using XRD, SEM, TEM, FT-IR, and Raman spectroscopy techniques. APTMS plays an important role in controlling the size of anchored AgNPs on the nanohybrid in the present study. The -NH2 groups on the surface of APTMS-modified GO function as effective and well-organized nucleation centers facilitating uniform growth of discrete and smaller-sized spherical AgNPs on the surface of RGO nanosheets. In the absence of APTMS, the nanohybrid comprised of bigger-sized AgNPs with few hundred of nanometers in dimension. The catalytic efficiency of RGO/AgNPs nanohybrid was evaluated for the reduction of two model organic pollutants: 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) and methylene blue (MB). Due to the synergistic effects of RGO, APTMS, and Ag components, RGO/AgNPs nanohybrid developed in the present study exhibited superior catalytic activity towards the reduction of 4-NP and MB in comparison with previously reported graphene/graphene oxide/reduced graphene oxide-supported AgNPs catalysts. The catalytic reduction of 4-NP and MB followed pseudo-unimolecular kinetics and the rate constants were found to be 18.83 × 10-3 s-1 and 131.5 ×10-3 s-1 respectively for 4-NP and MB. Furthermore, RGO/AgNPs nanohybrid showed admirable recyclability with negligible loss in its activity until five recycle runs. The superior catalytic activity, favorable kinetic parameters, and sustained catalytic efficiency after recycling make RGO/AgNPs nanohybrid a promising catalyst for the reduction of organic pollutants in environmental remediation.
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- Vijina C
- Department of Chemistry, Kannur University, Kannur, Kerala, 670 327, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Kannur University, Kannur, Kerala, 670 327, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Kannur University, Kannur, Kerala, 670 327, India.
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Liu Y, Yamamoto T, Kohaya N, Yamamoto K, Okano K, Sumiyoshi T, Hasegawa Y, Lau PCK, Iwaki H. Cloning of two gene clusters involved in the catabolism of 2,4-dinitrophenol by Paraburkholderia sp. strain KU-46 and characterization of the initial DnpAB enzymes and a two-component monooxygenases DnpC1C2. J Biosci Bioeng 2023; 136:223-231. [PMID: 37344279 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2023.05.013] [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: 03/14/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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Little is currently known about the metabolism of the industrial pollutant 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP), particularly among gram-negative bacteria. In this study, we identified two non-contiguous genetic loci spanning 22 kb of Paraburkholderia (formerly Burkholderia) sp. strain KU-46. Additionally, we characterized four key initial genes (dnpA, dnpB, and dnpC1C2) responsible for DNP degradation, providing molecular and biochemical evidence for the degradation of DNP via the formation of 4-nitrophenol (NP), a pathway that is unique among DNP utilizing bacteria. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis indicated that dnpA, which encodes the initial hydride transferase, and dnpB which encodes a nitrite-eliminating enzyme, were induced by DNP and organized in an operon. Moreover, we purified DnpA and DnpB from recombinant Escherichia coli to demonstrate their effect on the transformation of DNP to NP through the formation of a hydride-Meisenheimer complex of DNP, designated as H--DNP. The function of DnpB appears new since all homologs of the DnpB sequences in the protein database are annotated as putative nitrate ABC transporter substrate-binding proteins. The gene cluster responsible for the degradation of DNP after NP formation was designated dnpC1C2DXFER, and DnpC1 and DnpC2 were functionally characterized as the FAD reductase and oxygenase components of the two-component DNP monooxygenase, respectively. By elucidating the hqdA1A2BCD gene cluster, we are now able to delineate the final degradation pathway of hydroquinone to β-ketoadipate before it enters the tricarboxylic acid cycle.
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- Yaxuan Liu
- Department of Life Science & Biotechnology, Kansai University, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
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- Department of Life Science & Biotechnology, Kansai University, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
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- Department of Life Science & Biotechnology, Kansai University, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
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- Department of Life Science & Biotechnology, Kansai University, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
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- Department of Life Science & Biotechnology, Kansai University, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
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- Department of Life Science & Biotechnology, Kansai University, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
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- Department of Life Science & Biotechnology, Kansai University, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, 3775 University Street, Montréal, Quebec H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Department of Life Science & Biotechnology, Kansai University, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan.
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Duan X, Liu A, Zhou L, Wei S. Pd nanoparticles anchored Co-MOF for nitrophenol reduction. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:97936-97947. [PMID: 37603249 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29302-1] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Three nitrophenols are among the 126 priority toxic pollutants identified by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Catalyzing hydrogenation is a simple way to convert these toxic nitrophenols into harmless aminophenols. Commercial PdC has excellent catalytic hydrogenation activity but has weaknesses such as high price and low reusability. Here, we fabricated a series of nano-Pd 2D Co-MOF heterostructures and filtered for optimal Co-MOF@Pd0.0012, which contain ultra-low Pd content (0.08 wt%) and recorded high catalytic efficiency for 4-nitrophenol among the reported non-single atom catalyst due to edge and size effects. The TOF value of Co-MOF@Pd0.0012 is 9800 h-1, ∼206 times higher than that of PdC (Pd content, 10 wt%). Furthermore, Co-MOF@Pd0.0012 has been widely applied to catalyze the reduction of various nitrophenol substrates with higher than 99% conversion efficiency and selectivity.
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- Xiaomeng Duan
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bio-Functional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bio-Functional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bio-Functional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bio-Functional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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Alqhobisi AN, Alhumaimess MS, Alsohaimi IH, Hassan HMA, Essawy AA, El-Aassar MR, Kalil H. Efficient nitrophenol reduction with Noria-GO nanocomposite decorated with Pd-Cu nanoparticles. Environ Res 2023; 231:116259. [PMID: 37247654 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We report a facile approach to synthesize Pd-Cu nanoparticles immobilized on a Noria-GO nanocomposite for efficient nitrophenol reduction. The unique architecture of the Noria and the hydrophilic nature of GO contribute to the improved performance and structure of the resulting nanocomposite. The simple sol-immobilization approach employed NaBH4 as a reductant and polyvinyl alcohol as a capping agent to evenly decorate small Pd-Cu nanoparticles with a diameter of 1.4 nm on the Noria-GO surface. The prepared Pd-Cu@Noria-GO nanocomposite was utilized as a nanocatalyst in converting of nitrophenol to aminophenol using NaBH4 solution. Our Pd-Cu@Noria-GO nanocomposite exhibited superior catalytic efficacy with large conversion percentages, Kapp, and KAF values of 95%, 0.225 min-1, and 225 min-1g-1, respectively. X-ray photoemission spectroscopy confirmed the oxidation state of the prepared nanoparticles, and TEM findings demonstrated the homogenous decoration of Pd-Cu NPs on the Noria-GO surface. Additionally, the durability of the Pd-Cu@Noria-GO nanocomposite shown its potential as a robust and promising material for remediating organic contaminants. Our results indicate that Pd-Cu@Noria-GO nanocomposite can be an effective and sustainable approach for mitigating the hazards associated with nitrophenols.
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- Almaha N Alqhobisi
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Jouf University, Sakaka, 2014, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Jouf University, Sakaka, 2014, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Jouf University, Sakaka, 2014, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Jouf University, Sakaka, 2014, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Jouf University, Sakaka, 2014, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, 44115, USA
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Majdoub A, Majdoub M, Rafqah S, Zaitan H. Incorporation of g-C 3N 4 nanosheets and CuO nanoparticles on polyester fabric for the dip-catalytic reduction of 4 nitrophenol. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:85940-85952. [PMID: 37395877 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28323-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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In the present work, we present the preparation of a new emerged heterogeneous catalyst (PE/g-C3N4/CuO) by in situ deposition of copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO) over the graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) as the active catalyst and polyester (PE) fabric as the inert support. The synthesized sample (PE/g-C3N4/CuO) "dip catalyst" was studied by using various analytical techniques (Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy and dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDX), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The nanocomposite is utilized as heterogeneous catalysts for the 4-nitrophenol reduction in the presence of NaBH4, in aqueous solutions. According to experimental results, PE/g-C3N4/CuO with a surface of 6 cm2 (3 cm × 2 cm) demonstrated the catalyst exhibit excellent catalytic activity with 95% reduction efficiency for only 4 min of reaction and an apparent reaction rate constant (Kapp) of 0.8027 min-1. Further evidence that this catalyst based on prepared PE support can be a good contender for long-lasting chemical catalysis comes from the remarkable stability after 10 repetitions reaction cycles without a noticeably loss in catalytic activity. The novelty of this work consists to fabricate of catalyst based of CuO nanoparticles stabilized with g-C3N4 on the surface of an inert substrate PE, which results in an heterogenous dip-catalyst that can be easily introduced and isolated from the reaction solution with good retention of high catalytic performance in the reduction of 4-nitrophenol.
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- Ali Majdoub
- Processes, Materials and Environment Laboratory (LPME), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Technology of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, B.P. 2202, Fez, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Materials, Catalysis & Valorization of Natural Resources, Hassan II University, 20000, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Analytical and Molecular Chemistry Laboratory, Polydisciplainary Faculty of Safi, Cadi Ayyad University, Safi, Morocco
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- Processes, Materials and Environment Laboratory (LPME), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Technology of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, B.P. 2202, Fez, Morocco.
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Brooke H, Ghoshray M, Ibrahim A, Lloyd MD. Steady-state kinetic analysis of reversible enzyme inhibitors: A case study on calf intestine alkaline phosphatase. Methods Enzymol 2023; 690:39-84. [PMID: 37858536 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2023.06.015] [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] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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Enzymes are important drug targets and inhibition of enzymatic activity is an important therapeutic strategy. Enzyme assays measuring catalytic activity are utilized in both the discovery and development of new drugs. Colorimetric assays based on the release of 4-nitrophenol from substrates are commonly used. 4-Nitrophenol is only partly ionized to 4-nitrophenolate under typical assay conditions (pH 7-9) leading to under-estimation of product formation rates due to the much lower extinction coefficient of 4-nitrophenol compared to 4-nitrophenolate. Determination of 4-nitrophenol pKa values based on absorbance at 405 nm as a function of experimental pH values is reported, allowing for calculation of a corrected extinction coefficient at the assay pH. Characterization of inhibitor properties using steady-state enzyme kinetics is demonstrated using calf intestine alkaline phosphatase and 4-nitrophenyl phosphate as substrate at pH ∼8.2. The following kinetic parameters were determined: Km= 40±3 µM; Vmax= 72.8±1.2 µmolmin-1mg protein-1; kcat= 9.70±0.16 s-1; kcat/Km= 2.44±0.16 × 105 M-1s-1 (mean± SEM, N = 4). Sodium orthovanadate and EDTA were used as model inhibitors and the following pIC50 values were measured using dose-response curves: 6.61±0.08 and 3.07±0.03 (mean±SEM, N = 4). Rapid dilution experiments determined that inhibition was reversible for sodium orthovanadate and irreversible for EDTA. A Ki value for orthovanadate of 51±8 nM (mean±SEM, N = 3) was determined. Finally, data analysis and statistical design of experiments are discussed.
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- Henry Brooke
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, United Kingdom.
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Wei X, Naraginti S, Yang X, Xu X, Li J, Sun J, Liu Z, Pei J. A novel magnetic AgVO 3/rGO/CuFe 2O 4 hybrid catalyst for efficient hydrogen evolution and photocatalytic degradation. Environ Res 2023; 229:115948. [PMID: 37105284 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115948] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 04/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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A superior semiconductor material with efficient charge separation and easy reuse could be a promising route for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and pollutant degradation. AgVO3 is one of the best visible light active materials which has attracted much attention for several biological and environmental applications. In the aim of enhancing its stability and recyclability a novel AgVO3/rGO/CuFe2O4 heterojunction was prepared by hydrothermal method for hydrogen generation (H2) and 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) degradation as well. The composite was well characterized by XRD, SEM, HR-TEM, XPS and VSM. The morphological images suggested the rod shaped AgVO3 and irregular shaped CuFe2O4 are unevenly distributed on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) layers. The hydrogen evolution results indicated that the composite showed around 8.937 mmol g-1h-1 of H2 generation which was ∼2.3 times and ∼9.2 times higher than pure AgVO3 (3.895 mmol g-1h-1) and CuFe2O4 (0.96 mmol g-1h-1) respectively. The 4-NP degradation efficiency of the prepared composite was observed as 94.7% (k = 0.01841 min-1) which is much higher than the AgVO3 (66.3%) and CuFe2O4 (38.2%) after 4 h of irradiation. The higher efficiency could be attributed to the heterojunction formation and faster charge separation. The radical trapping results indicated that the •OH, O2•- and photogenerated h+ are the main species responsible for efficient activity. The AgVO3/rGO/CuFe2O4 heterojunction showed 49.6 emu/g of saturation magnetization and confirms that it could be easily separated with an external magnet, and showed 85.3% of degradation efficiency even after 6 recycles which indicated its higher stability and recyclability. Thus, our study provides new insight into hydrogen generation and phenol degradation using AgVO3 based recyclable composites.
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- Xueyu Wei
- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, 241000, PR China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, 241000, PR China.
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, 241000, PR China.
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, 241000, PR China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, 241000, PR China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, 241000, PR China
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- Ningbo Water Environment Group Co Ltd, Ningbo, 315041, PR China
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- College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, PR China
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Amarandei C, Olariu RI, Arsene C. First insights into the molecular characteristics of atmospheric organic aerosols from Iasi, Romania: Behavior of biogenic versus anthropogenic contributions and potential implications. Sci Total Environ 2023; 877:162830. [PMID: 36924952 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162830] [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: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The present study reports first data on the organic molecular composition and evolution of secondary organic aerosols (SOAs) markers in aerosol samples from an urban environment in Romania. Targeted and non-targeted approaches of liquid chromatography tandem with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-ToF-MS) were used as powerful analytical approaches for aerosol characterization at the molecular level. Four distinct organic molecular groups (CHO, CHON, CHONS, and CHOS) were classified as relevant for both warm (with 847 assigned molecular formulae) and cold (with 432 assigned molecular formulae) periods. Different formation mechanisms, physico-chemical processing, meteorological conditions, and sources origin or strengths (biogenic versus anthropogenic), were identified as governing factors of the mass concentration size distribution for the first generation and second-generation oxidation products of α-/β-pinene and two nitroaromatics (i.e., 4-nitrophenol and 4-nitrocatechol). Aromaticity equivalent (XC), carbon oxidation state (OSC), H/C and O/C ratios, and van Krevelen diagrams, were used to discriminate between: i) the aliphatic or aromatic nature of the identified organic aerosol constituents, ii) the oxidation state of the aerosol samples (e.g., more oxidized molecular formulae during the highly insolated period, more intense photochemistry), and iii) sources role in controlling OAs constituents abundances and behavior (e.g., higher relative contributions of aliphatic CHO formulae with a wider range of carbon numbers and CHOS molecular group with higher contribution during the warm period due to increased biogenic emissions or secondary formation from the biogenic precursors). Since in the present study >88 % of the 4-nitrocatechol and 4-nitrophenol was determined in the aerosol size fraction below 1 μm, it is believed that determination of their abundances and size distribution in ambient aerosols might provide direction for future studies such as to enhance the knowledge on their toxic potential levels for the human health.
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- Cornelia Amarandei
- "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Faculty of Chemistry, 11 Carol I, 700506, Iasi, Romania; "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Integrated Centre of Environmental Science Studies in the North Eastern Region (CERNESIM), 11 Carol I, 700506, Iasi, Romania; "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Research Center with Integrated Techniques for Atmospheric Aerosol Investigation in Romania (RECENT-AIR), 11 Carol I, 700506, Iasi, Romania
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- "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Faculty of Chemistry, 11 Carol I, 700506, Iasi, Romania; "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Integrated Centre of Environmental Science Studies in the North Eastern Region (CERNESIM), 11 Carol I, 700506, Iasi, Romania; "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Research Center with Integrated Techniques for Atmospheric Aerosol Investigation in Romania (RECENT-AIR), 11 Carol I, 700506, Iasi, Romania
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- "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Faculty of Chemistry, 11 Carol I, 700506, Iasi, Romania; "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Integrated Centre of Environmental Science Studies in the North Eastern Region (CERNESIM), 11 Carol I, 700506, Iasi, Romania; "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Research Center with Integrated Techniques for Atmospheric Aerosol Investigation in Romania (RECENT-AIR), 11 Carol I, 700506, Iasi, Romania.
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Ehsani A, Nejatbakhsh S, Soodmand AM, Farshchi ME, Aghdasinia H. High-performance catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol using M-BDC (M = Ag, Co, Cr, Mn, and Zr) metal-organic frameworks. Environ Res 2023; 227:115736. [PMID: 36963712 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115736] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The catalytic activity of pure metal nanoparticles is always limited by aggregation during the reaction. Therefore, promising candidates such as metal-organic frameworks possess benefits due to their 3D porous structures, high stability, and high specific surface area. In this study, effective and reusable catalysts based on M-BDC metal-organic frameworks were synthesized utilizing five different coordinating metal ions (M = Ag, Co, Cr, Mn, and Zr) as metal nodes and 1-4-benzene dicarboxylic acid (BDC) as an organic linker and used in catalytic reduction of 4-Nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-Aminophenol (4-AP) for the first time. The as-prepared catalysts were characterized using SEM, EDX, XRD, and FTIR techniques. Based on catalytic performance, Co-BDC showed the best catalytic efficiency compared to the other M-BDC MOF catalysts with a conversion yield of about 99.25 in 2 min. All of the catalysts could catalyze the complete reduction of 4-NP to 4-AP at different reaction times (2-10); however, Mn-BDC could not finish the catalytic reduction reaction even after 20 min. The two more efficient catalysts including Co-BDC and Cr-BDC demonstrated high stability and reusability (more than 85% catalytic efficiency) even after 5 cycles.
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- Atefeh Ehsani
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471, Tabriz, Iran.
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Meena PL, Poswal K, Surela AK, Meena KS, Mordhiya B. Ag 2O-adorned ZnO nanostructures: cooperative and sustainable nanomaterial system for effective reduction and mineralization of hazardous water pollutants. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:68770-68791. [PMID: 37129819 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27215-7] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Organic water pollutants like nitroaromatics and synthetic dyes are causing serious threats to water. Ever-growing urban and industrial activities along with population explosion are rapidly contributing severe level of water contamination. Semiconducting nanomaterial-based photocatalysis has been proven to be an effective process for degradation of organic water pollutants. In the current study, visible light active Ag2O-adorned ZnO nanostructures were fabricated by a simple two-step hydrothermal method and the prepared nanostructures were utilized for the photocatalytic mineralization of rhodamine B (RhB) dye with visible light radiation. The catalytic potential of as-synthesized nanostructures was also investigated for the reduction of nitroaromatics (4-NP and 4-NA) and RhB dye in the presence of NaBH4. The Ag2O-adorned ZnO nanostructures prepared with 5% of silver nitrate denoted as ZnO/Ag2O (5%) demonstrated stupendous photomineralization activity against RhB dye as almost 100% degradation of RhB dye was achieved within 100 min of reaction time at pH = 6. The kinetic study revealed that the degradation reaction followed the pseudo-first-order kinetics and the kinetic rate constant (k) of photodecolorization reaction for optimal catalyst was calculated to be 61.4 × 10-3 min-1. The nanostructures revealed excellent recyclability and photostability as 95% activity of the catalyst was preserved even after the fifth cyclic run. The catalytic reduction of the 4-NP, 4-NA, and RhB dye was completed in 21, 12, and 40 min, respectively, in the presence of ZnO/Ag2O (5%) and NaBH4 solution. The kinetic rate constant values for the reduction reactions were determined to be 229.6 × 10-3, 454.2 × 10-3, and 105.5 × 10-3 min-1 for 4-NP, 4-NA, and RhB dye, respectively. Thus, the obtained results suggest that the components of the prepared nanosystem help in mutually strengthening the catalytic and photocatalytic abilities of each other, indicating the development of a cooperative and sustainable nanomaterial system in the current study.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302004, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302004, India
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- Department of Chemistry, M.L.V. Govt. College, Bhilwara, 311001, India
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Xia C, Jin X, Parandoust A, Sheibani R, Khorsandi Z, Montazeri N, Wu Y, Van Le Q. Chitosan-supported metal nanocatalysts for the reduction of nitroaromatics. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 239:124135. [PMID: 36965557 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124135] [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: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2023] [Indexed: 03/27/2023]
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The second most abundant natural polymer in the earth's crust is chitosan (CS). The unique physical, chemical, structural, and mechanical features of this natural polymer have led to its increased application in a variety of fields such as medicine, catalysis, removal of pollutants, etc. To eliminate various pollutants, it is preferable to employ natural compounds as their use aids the removal of contaminants from the environment. Consequently, employing CS to eliminate contaminants is a viable choice. For this aim, CS can be applied as a template and support for metal nanoparticles (MNPs) and prevent the accumulation of MNPs as well as a reducing and stabilizing agent for the fabrication of MNPs. Among the pollutants present in nature, nitro compounds are an important and wide category of biological pollutants. 4-Nitrophenol (4-NP) is one of the nitro pollutants. There are different ways for the removal of 4-NP, but the best and most effective method for this purpose is the application of a metallic catalyst and a reducing agent. In this review, we report the recent developments regarding CS-supported metallic (nano)catalysts for the reduction of nitroaromatics such as nitrophenols, nitroaniline compounds, nitrobenzene, etc. in the presence of reducing agents. The metals investigated in this study include Ag, Au, Ni, Cu, Ru, Pt, Pd, etc.
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- Changlei Xia
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210037, China
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- Farabi Educational Institute, Moghadas Ardebili St., Mahmoodiye St., No 13, 1986743413 Tehran, Iran
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- Amirkabir University of Technology-Mahshahr Campus, University St., Nahiyeh san'ati, Mahshahr, Khouzestan, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 415683111, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210037, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Green Manufacturing Technology, Korea University, 145, Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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Jia L, Zhang Y, Wang C, Liu H, Chen R. Defect-enriched (H 2PO 4-, Cr 3+)-α-Fe 2O 3/β-In 2S 3 composites for visible light degradation of 4-nitrophenol. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 643:528-540. [PMID: 36966121 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.03.092] [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: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/27/2023]
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In this work, the high-activity (H2PO4-, Cr3+)-α-Fe2O3 (PCF) with abundant oxygen vacancies (OVs) and the high specific area was obtained by co-adding H2PO4- and Cr3+. Defect-enriched PCF/β-In2S3 composites were prepared by low-temperature hydrothermal processes. The prepared composites exhibited improved photocatalytic degradation of 4-nitrophenol under visible light irradiation.The SO bond between PCF and β-In2S3 promoted the formation of tight heterojunction composites and increased the OVs concentration. Under the synergistic effect of photo-Fenton, defects, and heterojunction, the PCF/β-In2S3 composites effectively promoted the separation of photogenerated carriers and accelerated the production of active substances (•OH, •O2-, 1O2, and h+), leading to the improvement of photocatalytic-Fenton degradation performance. This work provided a new strategy for the preparation of highly efficient photocatalysts.
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- Lumeng Jia
- National Experimental Chemistry Teaching Center (Hebei Normal University), Hebei Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nano-materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, PR China
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- National Experimental Chemistry Teaching Center (Hebei Normal University), Hebei Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nano-materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, PR China
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- National Experimental Chemistry Teaching Center (Hebei Normal University), Hebei Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nano-materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, PR China
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- National Experimental Chemistry Teaching Center (Hebei Normal University), Hebei Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nano-materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, PR China.
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- National Experimental Chemistry Teaching Center (Hebei Normal University), Hebei Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nano-materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, PR China.
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Liu Q, Liu Z, Zhang J, Yu J, Jiang X. Decoration of alkalization-intercalated Ti(3)C(2) with ZIF-8@ZIF-67-derived N-doped carbon nanocage for detecting 4-nitrophenol. Mikrochim Acta 2023; 190:133. [PMID: 36917315 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-023-05713-2] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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The highly effective alk-Ti3C2/bimetallic Co, Zn embedded N-doped carbon (Co-Zn-NC) composite was fabricated by a convenient self-assembled method strategy and applied to the reduction of 4-nitrophenol(4-NP). Co-Zn-NC nanocage was synthesized by using designed core-shell ZIF-8@ZIF-67 as sacrificial template. The Co-Zn-NC was prepared by pyrolysis of ZIF-8@ZIF-67 at 900 °C with high-specific surface area and hollow structure, which facilitates the dispersion of Co species and produces abundant Co-Nx active sites. In addition, the electrochemical property and specific surface area of Ti3C2 were improved by alkaline treatment. As a result, compared with alk-Ti3C2 and Co-Zn-NC, the alk-Ti3C2/Co-Zn-NC sensor showed higher activity and stability in detecting 4-NP. The alk-Ti3C2/Co-Zn-NC sensor has a wide determination range of 2-500 μM and a low detection limit of 0.23 μM for 4-NP. In addition, the newly developed alk-Ti3C2/Co-Zn-NC sensor displayed satisfactory reproducibility and good stability in detecting 4-NP in aqueous samples.
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Helmiyati H, Yunarti RT, Dini FW. Magnetic alginate-carboxymethyl cellulose to immobilize copper nanoparticles as a green and sustainable catalyst for 4-nitrophenol reduction. Heliyon 2023; 9:e14111. [PMID: 36915528 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14111] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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In the present work, sustainable green catalysts with high activity, and excellent stability were prepared and thoroughly characterized by XRD, FT-IR, BET, VSM, SEM, EDX, HR-TEM, and TGA techniques. The combined sodium alginate (SA) and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) biopolymers were functionalized with Fe3O4 nanoparticles to immobilize copper nanoparticles to form Fe3O4@SA-CMC-CuNP nanocomposites in batch experiments. Furthermore, the Fe3O4@SA-CMC-CuNP nanocomposites were utilized as the heterogeneous catalyst for 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) reduction to 4-aminophenol (4-AP) in the presence of NaBH4, and the progress of the catalytic reaction was monitored using UV-visible spectrophotometry. The Fe3O4@SA-CMC-CuNP nanocomposite exhibited much higher catalytic activity for the 4-nitrophenol reduction reaction than individual components Fe3O4 and Fe3O4@SA-CMC. The effect of parameters such as the amount of catalyst was evaluated and 30 mg of the catalyst amount with a 95.0% reduction of 4-nitrophenol for 1.5 min was obtained. The effect of reaction temperature was also investigated to find out the activation energy. The analyses of kinetics and thermodynamics were carried out to understand the catalytic behavior. Furthermore, the catalyst can be separated from the reaction system through the usage of a magnet and recycled up to five times without any loss of activity. Therefore, the development of sustainable green catalyst biopolymer-based nanocomposites is promising for new catalysts in the future for treating organic wastewater.
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Ren Z, Li H, Li J, Cai J, Zhong L, Ma Y, Pang Y. Green synthesis of reduced graphene oxide/chitosan/gold nanoparticles composites and their catalytic activity for reduction of 4-nitrophenol. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 229:732-745. [PMID: 36586657 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.12.282] [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: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have attracted extensive attention in the past few years due to their unique properties and great potential application in catalysis. However, the application of AuNPs remains a significant challenge due to the lack of high efficiency and stability caused by aggregation. Immobilization of AuNPs on appropriate support shows promising results in avoiding aggregation and improving catalytic activity. In this work, reduced graphene oxide/chitosan/gold nanoparticles (rGO/CHS/AuNPs) composites were prepared using chitosan with different molecular weights (MW) as a reducing agent and stabilizer, and characterized by FT-IR, XRD, XPS, SEM, FESEM, EDS, TEM, HRTEM, and TGA. The preparation conditions of rGO/CHS/AuNPs composites, including chitosan MW, CHS/GO mass ratio, reaction temperature and time, and HAuCl4 concentration were investigated in detail. The results indicated that reduction activity of chitosan for GO increased with the decrease of chitosan MW. The C/O ratio of rGO reduced by low molecular weight chitosan (LMWC) with viscosity-average molecular weight (Mv) of 21 kDa was 6.34. Small spherical AuNPs were uniformly immobilized on the rGO surface. The particle size of AuNPs increased from 9.29 to 13.03 nm as chitosan MW decreased from 465 to 21 kDa. The rGO/CHS/AuNPs showed good catalytic activity for the reduction of 4-NP in the presence of NaBH4. The catalytic activity of rGO/CHS/AuNPs was closely related to chitosan MW. rGO/CHS/AuNPs synthesized by LMWC with Mv of 21 kDa showed the highest kinetic rate constant of 0.2067 min-1. The results of this experimental study could be useful in the development of effective catalysts for the reduction of aromatic nitro compounds.
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- Zhijie Ren
- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Fermentation Engineering (Ministry of Education), Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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Yuan X, Ge L, Zhou H, Tang J. Size, composition, and surface capping-dependent catalytic activity of spherical gold nanoparticles. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2023; 287:122082. [PMID: 36370632 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.122082] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Gold nanostructures are used as catalysts in heterogeneous catalytic processes and have intrigued chemists and materials scientists. Isotropic spherical gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are ideal for catalysis due to their simple preparation process, controllable surface-active site, tunable size, and composition-dependent catalytic activity. In this study, spherical AuNPs with different size, composition, and surface capping agents have been prepared, and their catalytic activity in reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) is evaluated. The catalytic activity of AuNPs decreases as their size increases. Meanwhile, the catalytic activity of AuNPs with tartrate as the reducing agent show no evident changes because of containing anisotropic AuNPs. Moreover, silver not only improves monodisperse and spherical AuNPs, but also increases the catalytic activity of small AuNPs. Since the molecular structures of tartrate and citrate are similar, there is no remarkable difference in the catalytic activity of AuNPs using tartrate and citrate as capping agents. These results demonstrate the influence of size, composition, and surface capping on the catalytic activity of AuNPs. Overall, this study facilitates the applicability of gold-based catalyst and AuNPs in plasmonics, nanophotonics, biomedical photonics, and photocatalysis.
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- Xujing Yuan
- College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China
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Suresh R, Karthikeyan NS, Gnanasekaran L, Rajendran S, Soto-Moscoso M. Facile synthesis of CuO/g-C 3N 4 nanolayer composites with superior catalytic reductive degradation behavior. Chemosphere 2023; 315:137711. [PMID: 36608894 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137711] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The cupric oxide (CuO) loaded graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanocomposites (CuO/g-C3N4) were prepared by a facile calcination method. The formation of monoclinic CuO nanocrystals along with g-C3N4 was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic analysis. X-ray photoelectron spectral (XPS) analysis further confirms the formation of CuO/g-C3N4. Distribution of CuO stone-like crystalline nanoparticles on g-C3N4 nanosheets was observed by transmission electron microscopic images. The influence of CuO loading on the optical property of g-C3N4 was determined by ultraviolet (UV)-visible absorption and photoluminescence (PL) spectral analysis. Band gap was decreased from 2.7 to 2.3 eV by the addition of CuO nanoparticles. The catalytic performance of the synthesized samples in 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) and methyl orange (MO) reduction was evaluated. The 5 wt% CuO/g-C3N4 showed 99.5% (7 min) and 99.7% (4 min) reduction efficiency for 4-NP and MO respectively. The 5 wt% CuO/g-C3N4 could become a potential catalyst in the chemical treatment of organic pollutants.
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- R Suresh
- Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Tarapacá, Avda. General Velásquez, 1775, Arica, Chile.
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- Department of Chemistry, Easwari Engineering College (Autonomous), Chennai, 600089, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Tarapacá, Avda. General Velásquez, 1775, Arica, Chile; Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Science, Chennai, 60210, India.
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Tarapacá, Avda. General Velásquez, 1775, Arica, Chile; Department of Chemical Engineering, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon; University Centre for Research & Development, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, 140413, India
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Jaleh B, Mousavi SS, Sajjadi M, Eslamipanah M, Maryaki MJ, Orooji Y, Varma RS. Synthesis of bentonite/Ag nanocomposite by laser ablation in air and its application in remediation. Chemosphere 2023; 315:137668. [PMID: 36581123 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137668] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In this research, a simple, green, and efficient approach is described to produce novel bentonite/Ag nanocomposite wherein the preparation of Ag nanoparticles (Ag NPs) deployed the laser ablation method in air; Ag NPs are deposited on the bentonite via the magnetic stirring method. The structural and morphological characterization of the as-prepared bentonite/Ag nanocomposite (denoted as B/Ag30, 30 min being the laser ablation time) is accomplished using different methods. Additionally, the catalytic assessment of the ensued composite exhibited excellent catalytic reduction/degradation activity for common aqueous pollutants namely methyl orange (MO), congo red (CR) and 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) utilizing NaBH4 as reductant. Furthermore, the recycling tests displayed the high stability/reusability of B/Ag30 nanocomposite for at least 4 runs with retention of catalytic prowess.
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- Babak Jaleh
- Department of Physics, Bu-Ali Sina University, 65174, Hamedan, Iran.
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- Catalysts and Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16846-13114, Iran
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China; Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80207, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; Research & Development Department, Shandong Advanced Materials Industry Association, Jinan 250200, Shandong, China.
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Palacky University, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Zhang G, Yang J, Huang Z, Pan G, Xie B, Ni Z, Xia S. Construction dual vacancies to regulate the energy band structure of ZnIn 2S 4 for enhanced visible light-driven photodegradation of 4-NP. J Hazard Mater 2023; 441:129916. [PMID: 36103766 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Most of the intrinsic photocatalysts with visible light response can only generate one active radical due to the limitation of their band structures, which is immediate cause limiting their photocatalytic degradation performance. In this work, ZnIn2S4 with Zn vacancy and S vacancy (VZn+S-ZnIn2S4) was prepared for the first time. As expected, the VZn+S-ZnIn2S4 exhibits remarkable photocatalytic performance for 4-Nitrophenol (4-NP) degradation under visible light and the apparent rate constant is about 11 times that of pristine ZnIn2S4. The construction of dual vacancies can regulate the energy band structure of the ZnIn2S4, enabling it to generate •OH and •O2- simultaneously. Meanwhile, dual vacancies system can also extremely improve the separation efficiency of carriers. It is worth noting that Zn vacancy and S vacancy can capture photogenerated holes and photogenerated electrons, respectively, which is beneficial for photogenerated carriers to participate in radical generation reactions. In addition, a possible 4-NP degradation pathway was proposed based on HPLC-MS analysis. This work provides a new way to construct photocatalysts for photodegradation of pollutants in wastewater.
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- Guanhua Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, 18 Chaowang Road, Hangzhou 310014, PR China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, 18 Chaowang Road, Hangzhou 310014, PR China
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- Department of Life and Health Sciences, Huzhou College, 313000 Huzhou, PR China
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- School of Engineering, Huzhou University, 759 East Erhuan Road, Huzhou 313000, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, 18 Chaowang Road, Hangzhou 310014, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, 18 Chaowang Road, Hangzhou 310014, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, 18 Chaowang Road, Hangzhou 310014, PR China.
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Qiao Z, Guo P, Yang D, Pei Z, Wang M, Liu J, Wang Q. Evaluation of acute toxicity response to the algae Chlorella pyrenoidosa of biosynthetic silver nanoparticles catalysts. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:10955-10968. [PMID: 36087185 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-22879-z] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Biosynthetic of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) by using fungi has attracted much attention due to its high catalytic efficiency and environmentally friendly characteristic. However, a few studies have focused on the ecological toxicity effects of biogenic AgNPs on algae. Here, we first investigated the catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) by WZ07-AgNPs biosynthesized by Letendraea sp. WZ07. WZ07-AgNPs had significant catalytic activity with 97.08% degradation of 4-NP in 3.5 min. Then, the toxic effects of WZ07-AgNPs and commercial-AgNPs were compared by Chlorella pyrenoidosa growth, chlorophyll content, protein content, physiological, and biochemical indexes. The results demonstrated that the algal cell biomass of C. pyrenoidosa was differentially inhibited after exposure to different concentrations of AgNPs, which showed concentration dependence and time dependence. The 96h-EC50 values of WZ07-AgNPs and commercial-AgNPs on C. pyrenoidosa were 15.99 mg/mL and 12.69 mg/mL, respectively. With the increase concentration of AgNPs, the chlorophyll content was gradually decreased, the protein content was first increased and then decreased, the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) were decreased, and the level of malondialdehyde (MDA) was increased significantly of C. pyrenoidosa. In general, AgNPs affect the growth of algae to some extent. However, compared with commercial-AgNPs, WZ07-AgNPs is less toxic to C. pyrenoidosa, which could be used as a potential and an eco-friendly catalyst. This study provides a basis for the safe application of biosynthetic AgNPs.
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- Zipeng Qiao
- Department of Bioengineering and Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, People's Republic of China
- Institute of Environmental and Resources Technology, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Bioengineering and Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Bioengineering and Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Bioengineering and Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Bioengineering and Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Bioengineering and Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, People's Republic of China.
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Zhang C, Wang L, Huang X, Bai L, Yu Q, Jiang B, Zheng C, Cao J. Rational construction of Co-promoted 1T-MoS 2 nanoflowers towards high-efficiency 4-nitrophenol reduction. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:11811-11822. [PMID: 36098912 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-22974-1] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Developing efficient and cost-effective non-noble metal catalysts for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP) is of great importance. Herein, Co-promoted 1T-MoS2 nanoflowers were synthesized via a one-step hydrothermal method. The influence of Co content on the structure and catalytic performance of 1T-MoS2 was studied in detail. It was found that Co doping not only enhanced the electronic conductivity but also increased the hydrogen adsorption ability of 1T-MoS2. Meanwhile, the highest activity was achieved due to the synergy effect of Co-Mo-S and CoS2 active phase. In the catalytic reduction of 4-NP, the reaction rate constant of Co/1T-MoS2-0.3 was as high as 0.908 min-1 and the catalyst exhibited excellent stability after recycling five times. The present work provides new insights for the rational design of highly efficient metal-doped MoS2 catalysts towards 4-NP reduction in wastewater.
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- Cen Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Yueyang 414006, Hunan, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Yueyang 414006, Hunan, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Yueyang 414006, Hunan, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Yueyang 414006, Hunan, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Yueyang 414006, Hunan, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Yueyang 414006, Hunan, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Yueyang 414006, Hunan, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Yueyang 414006, Hunan, China.
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Deng X, Zhu L, Zhang H, Li L, Zhao N, Wang J, Osman SM, Luque R, Chen BH. Highly efficient and stable catalysts-covalent organic framework-supported palladium particles for 4-nitrophenol catalytic hydrogenation. Environ Res 2022; 214:114027. [PMID: 35988829 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114027] [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: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A covalent organic framework (COF) was used as the support of the catalyst in this work in order to obtain an environmentally friendly catalyst with high catalytic performance, selectivity and stability for 4-nitrophenol hydrogenation. Pd tiny particles are fixed in the cavity of COF to obtain Pd/COF catalysts, which has a quite narrow particle size distribution (5.09 ± 1.30 nm). As-prepared Pd/COF catalysts (Pd loading-2.11 wt%) shows excellent catalytic performance (conversion - 99.3%, selectivity >99.0% and turnover frequency (TOF)-989.4 h-1) for 4-nitrophenol hydrogenation under relatively mild reaction conditions of reaction temperature-40 °C and reaction pressure-3.0 MPa H2, and Pd/COF catalysts have high stability. Pd/COF catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscope energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), transmission electron microscope (TEM), high resolution TEM (HRTEM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), scanning TEM energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (STEM-EDS) elemental analysis techniques to prove that the Pd nanoparticles are highly dispersed on the COF. Pd/COF catalysts have good stability and reusability hence with certain industrial application value.
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- Xin Deng
- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Materials Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, 341000, Jiang Xi, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Materials Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, 341000, Jiang Xi, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Green Chemical Product Technology, Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Materials Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, 341000, Jiang Xi, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Materials Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, 341000, Jiang Xi, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China.
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- Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Córdoba, Campus de Rabanales, Edificio Marie Curie (C-3), Ctra Nnal IV, Km 396, E14071, Córdoba, Spain.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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Ningsih LA, Yoshida M, Sakai A, Andrew Lin KY, Wu KCW, Catherine HN, Ahamad T, Hu C. Ag-modified TiO 2/SiO 2/Fe 3O 4 sphere with core-shell structure for photo-assisted reduction of 4-nitrophenol. Environ Res 2022; 214:113690. [PMID: 35718164 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Nitrogen-containing contaminants, such as 4-nitrophenol (4-NP), cause detrimental effects when discharged into the environment and thus should be reduced or removed from ecosystems. In this study, an Ag-loaded TiO2-SiO2-Fe3O4 (TSF) with a core-shell structure was employed for the photo-assisted reduction of 4-NP. Fe3O4, SiO2, and TiO2 in the core-shell structure served as a magnetic center, protective layer, and light absorber, respectively. To improve the reduction activity of 4-NP, Ag was loaded onto TSF under stirring, with a variation of the temperature (2-130 °C) and reaction time (1, 2, and 4 h). Under the optimized conditions, 5Ag-TSF (with 5 wt% of Ag) could promote the reduction of aqueous 4-NP solution (2 × 10-4 M, 75 mL) in the presence of NaBH4 (0.1 M, 5 mL) under irradiation by a metal halide lamp, affording over 98% reduction within 5 min and a rate constant of 0.185 min-1, demonstrating its promising activity. Moreover, due to the advantages of the core-shell structure, the magnetic properties of Fe3O4 were sufficient to enable facile recycling of the sample for further reaction; SiO2 could protect the Fe3O4 center from oxidation or reduction; TiO2 enabled Ag accommodation and absorbed light to generate electron-hole pairs. In summary, an Ag-loaded TiO2-SiO2-Fe3O4 sphere with high activity and recyclability for 4-NP reduction was prepared via a facile and simple stirring method, where the sample can be used as a promising material in environmental remediation.
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- Lely Ayu Ningsih
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Daan Dist., Taipei City, 106, Taiwan
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- Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-0097, Japan; Blue Energy Center for SGE Technology (BEST), Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-0097, Japan
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- Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-0097, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering & Innovation and Development Center of Sustainable Agriculture & Research Center of Sustainable Energy and Nanotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Kuo-Kuang Road, Taichung City, 250, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Daan Dist, Taipei City, 106, Taiwan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Daan Dist., Taipei City, 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Daan Dist., Taipei City, 106, Taiwan; R&D Center for Membrane Technology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chungli Dist., Taoyuan City, 320, Taiwan.
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Kang Z, Liu Q, Zhang X, Zhang X, Yang DP, Chen X. Designing waste Bioresource-derived value-added Nanohybrids for efficient photocatalysis water treatment. Chemosphere 2022; 307:135789. [PMID: 35872059 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 07/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Although photocatalysis with ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) light has made considerable advances, it is limited by the low efficiency of UV-vis energy conversion. To overcome this problem, UV-vis light can be replaced with near-infrared (NIR) light. Herein, we coupled eggshell-derived CaCO3 with a NIR-absorbing CuSe semiconductor and fabricated an insulator-based heterojunction structure. In application case studies of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) and bacteria, the nanocomposites showed enhanced photocatalysis activity under NIR light induction. A first-principles calculation indicated that photoexcited electrons could transfer from the conduction band of CuSe to the conduction band of CaCO3. The main reactive species generated by the photocatalysis were ·CO3-, and ·OH free radicals. The antibacterial mechanisms of photocatalysis on the cell permeability and DNA layers of the bacterial cells were also revealed. Besides providing novel perspectives and mechanistic understanding of the fabrication of NIR light-driven photocatalysts, this study demonstrates the valorization of eggshell bio-wastes in environmental remediation.
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- Zewen Kang
- College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou 362000, Fujian Province, PR China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, 362400, Fujian Province, PR China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, Hebei Province, PR China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou 362000, Fujian Province, PR China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou 362000, Fujian Province, PR China.
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, 362400, Fujian Province, PR China
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Naushad M, Ahamad T, Rizwan Khan M. Remediation of wastewater containing 4-nitrophenol using ionic liquid stabilized nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterizations and applications. Chemosphere 2022; 303:135173. [PMID: 35654236 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In the present study, an ionic liquid (IL) based on 1-butyl-3- (trimethoxysilylpropyl) -imidazolium tetrafluoroborate (IL) was prepared using metathesis and anion exchange reactions and used to stabilize silver (AgNPs) nanoparticles. The IL-stabilized silver nanoparticles AgNPs@[BMSI]BF4 were produced in an aqueous solution with NaBH4 as a reducing agent. TGA, FTIR, XRD, BET, FSEM, TEM/HRTEM, XPS, and UV-Vis spectra were used to analyze AgNPs@[BMSI]BF4 and were used for the catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP) in the presence of NaBH4. AgNPs@[BMSI]BF4 showed excellent catalytic properties for the reduction of 4-NP to 4-AP and showed 100% conversion of 4-NP to 4-AP within 6 min and the rate constant (k) was found to be 8.33 × 10-3 s-1. The reusability results indicated that 97.8% of 4-NP was converted to 4-AP with highly stable rate constants over six consecutive cycles. The activity factor (AF) and the turn-over frequency (TOF) at room temperature were 3.33 s-1 gm-1 and 0.166 s-1, respectively. This study extends a new approach to the production of stable catalysts for the growing needs in wastewater treatment.
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- Mu Naushad
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Reddy Bogireddy NK, Mejia YR, Aminabhavi TM, Barba V, Becerra RH, Ariza Flores AD, Agarwal V. The identification of byproducts from the catalytic reduction reaction of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol: A systematic spectroscopic study. J Environ Manage 2022; 316:115292. [PMID: 35658257 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Acetaminophenol, commonly recognized as paracetamol (considered safer than aspirin) is formed by nitration of phenol (4-nitrophenol (4-NP)) for its conversion to 4-aminophenol (4-AP), followed by the acetylation for the final product. As 4-NP is an intermediate product in acetaminophenol (paracetamol) production from phenol the dynamic analysis of acetylation of amine group is important. This study focuses on the feasibility of spectroscopic studies to monitor the removal of 4-NP using sodium borohydride (NaBH4) probe reaction in the presence of silver, gold, and bimetallic Ag/Au nanoparticles. UV-visible absorbance and fluorescence spectroscopy measurements reveal the formation of 1,4-benzoquinone (BQ), hydroquinone (HQ), and phenol (Ph) as the final products, in addition to the formation of typically reported 4-AP. The intermediates of NaBH4 seem to play a significant role in the formation of BQ, which converts to HQ in the basic medium followed by the formation of phenol in an acidic medium. Complete kinetic analysis with respect to spectroscopic studies of the standard compounds is presented. Similar results were obtained with 4-NP spiked river and seawater samples. The present findings may lead to catalytic benchmarking that can differ from most of the current practices and highlight the importance of adopting a holistic approach towards the fundamental understanding of 4-NP catalytic reduction that must take into account the concentration of NaBH4 and pH interdependencies.
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma Del Estado de México, Paseo Colón esq, Paseo Tollocan s/n, Toluca, Estado de México, C.P., 50120, Mexico
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- School of Advanced Sciences, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, Karnataka, 580031, India; School of Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, Mohali, 248 007, India
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- Centro de Investigaciones Químicas-IICBA, Universidad Autónoma Del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos CP, 62209, Mexico
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- Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de México, C.P., 04510, Mexico
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- CONACyT-Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Karakorum 1470, Lomas 4ta Secc, San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., 78210, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas, UAEM, Av. Univ. 1001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos, 62209, Mexico.
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Balram D, Lian KY, Sebastian N, Al-Mubaddel FS, Noman MT. Bi-functional renewable biopolymer wrapped CNFs/Ag doped spinel cobalt oxide as a sensitive platform for highly toxic nitroaromatic compound detection and degradation. Chemosphere 2022; 291:132998. [PMID: 34813850 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 11/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Nanomolar-level detection of priority toxic pollutant 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) in environment using a novel ternary nanocomposite based electrochemical sensor and its photocatalytic degradation is reported in this paper. A non-toxic and renewable natural biopolymer, chitosan wrapped carbon nanofibers was embedded with Ag doped spinel Co3O4 to prepare the bi-functional ternary nanocomposite. Economical and ecofriendly sonochemical method was employed in preparation of this porous nanocomposite. We used one-pot aqueous solution approach to synthesize Ag-Co3O4 nanoflowers and ultrasound-assisted method was utilized to prepare CS-CNFs. Morphological and structural properties of synthesized materials were analyzed using different characterization techniques. Electrochemical investigations using cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry carried out with prepared ternary nanocomposite modified carbon electrode revealed its outstanding electrocatalytic activity in 4-NP quantification. The developed 4-NP sensor showcased excellent sensitivity of 55.98 μAμM-1cm-2 and nanomolar detection limit of 0.4 nM. Moreover, reproducibility, repeatability, stability, and selectivity were evaluated to confirm reliability of developed sensor. Further, real sample analyses were conducted using domestic sewage, underground water, and tomato to affirm the practical feasibility of 4-NP detection using the proposed sensor.
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- Deepak Balram
- Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 1, Section 3, Zhongxiao East Road, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 1, Section 3, Zhongxiao East Road, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, ROC.
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- Institute of Organic and Polymeric Materials, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 1, Section 3, Zhongxiao East Road, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh, 11421, Saudi Arabia; Fellow: King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy: Energy Research and Innovation Center (ERIC), Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Machinery Construction, Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technologies and Innovation (CXI), Technical University of Liberec, Studentská 1402/2, 461 17, Liberec 1, Czech Republic
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Chen S, Liu R, Kuai Z, Li X, Lian S, Jiang D, Tang J, Li L, Wu R, Peng C. Facile synthesis of a novel BaSnO 3/MXene nanocomposite by electrostatic self-assembly for efficient photodegradation of 4-nitrophenol. Environ Res 2022; 204:111949. [PMID: 34478720 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Photocatalysis is regarded as one of the most effective strategies for the removal of the toxic organic pollutants from aqueous solutions. However, a lack of the efficient photocatalysts prevents the widespread practical application. Herein, the electrostatic self-assembly method has been designed for facile synthesis of a novel BaSnO3/PDDA/MXene (BSO/P/MX) nanocomposite as high efficient photocatalyst. In this nanocomposite, the BaSnO3 (BSO), poly (dimethyl-diallylammonium chloride) (PDDA) and MXene (Ti3C2Tx) act as the active species, structure stabilizer and efficient electron transfer medium, respectively. Due to the strong synergy of the nanocomposite, the electron-transferring ability as well as the charge separation efficiency is boosted and thus high catalytic activity achieves towards the photodegradation of 4-nitrophenol. The superior degradation rate of 98.8% and a rate constant K of 0.09113 min-1 have been realized within 75 min of ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation over the BSO/P/MX-8% catalyst. This as-prepared nanocomposite with the excellent catalytic activity can be employed as a promising photocatalyst for treating the organic pollutants from aqueous solutions.
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- Shu Chen
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Hunan, 410128, PR China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Science, Hunan University, Hunan, 410082, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Hunan, 410128, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Hunan, 410128, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Hunan, 410128, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Hunan, 410128, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Hunan, 410128, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Hunan, 410128, PR China
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- Department of Water Science and Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Hunan, 410082, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Hunan, 410128, PR China.
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Maslamani N, Khan SB, Danish EY, Bakhsh EM, Akhtar K, Asiri AM. Metal nanoparticles supported chitosan coated carboxymethyl cellulose beads as a catalyst for the selective removal of 4-nitrophenol. Chemosphere 2022; 291:133010. [PMID: 34813848 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In the area of water pollution treatment, the coupling of biopolymers with metal/metal nanoparticles is getting a lot of interest these days. Herein, carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) beads and chitosan (Cs) coated CMC beads were employed as a support for copper nanoparticles, (Cu/CMC) and (Cu/Cs@CMC), respectively. Following that, a reducing agent (NaBH4) was used to convert Cu/CMC and Cu/Cs@CMC beads to zero valent. The developed beads were employed for catalytic reductions of nitrophenol, dyes, and potassium hexacyanoferrate (III) in their mixed solution with NaBH4. Cu/Cs@CMC beads were more efficient compared to Cu/CMC beads toward selected pollutants. The reduction rate constants of 4-NP, MO, EY and K3[Fe(CN)6] by utilizing Cu/Cs@CMC were 3.8 × 10-1, 4.0 × 10-1, 1.4 × 10-1 and 4.48 × 10-1 min-1, respectively. Further, the catalytic activity of the Cu/Cs@CMC beads were optimized using 4-NP as a model compound for this study. Cu/Cs@CMC beads were able to use up to three cycles compared to Cu/CMC beads without losing catalytic activity in the reduction of 4-NP, according to the recyclability and reusability study of both beads. The chitosan coating beads Cu/Cs@CMC was simply prepared and have good catalytic activity, recyclable, and more efficient than Cu/CMC beads due to their high strength and stability.
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- Nujud Maslamani
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P. O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P. O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia; Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research, King Abdulaziz University, P. O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P. O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P. O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P. O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P. O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia; Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research, King Abdulaziz University, P. O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
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Bhatia P, Nath M. Ag nanoparticles anchored on NiO octahedrons (Ag/NiO composite): An efficient catalyst for reduction of nitro substituted phenols and colouring dyes. Chemosphere 2022; 290:133188. [PMID: 34906527 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The development of an efficient sustainable catalyst for effective removal of hazardous chemicals, viz. nitrophenols and organic dyes, from wastewater is a challenging task. Herein, facile synthesis of Ag/NiO composites by anchoring Ag nanoparticles (NPs) on NiO octahedrons with different amounts of Ag NPs (AN-5% (5% Ag), AN-10% (10% Ag) and AN-15% (15% Ag)) has been demonstrated. SEM (scanning electron microscopic) and TEM (transmission electron spectroscopic) images ensured the proper anchoring of spherical Ag NPs (particle size = 16.54 ± 1.88 nm) on octahedron particles of NiO, which was also ensured by XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy) analysis. Moreover, the resulting composites have an average surface area (49-52 m2g‒1) and pore size (2.39-2.26 nm). All three synthesized Ag/NiO composites (100 μL) catalyzed the complete reduction of para-np (4-nitrophenol: 0.1587 mM) within 2-3 min in the presence of 0.04 M NaBH4. Among them, AN-5% has been chosen because of the lowest anchored Ag (5%) to obtain the optimized catalyst's amount (50 μL) and concentration of para-np (0.1587 mM). AN-5% also exhibited excellent catalytic activity towards different nitro substituted phenols, viz. ortho-np (2-nitrophenol), meta-np (3-nitrophenol), para-np (4-nitrophenol) and tri-np (2,4,6-trinitrophenol). AN-5% displayed ∼100% catalytic efficiency for reducing meta-np in 2 min with the apparent first order rate constant (kapp) and normalized rate constant (Knor) as 1.99 s-1 and 398.14 s-1 g-1, respectively. Additionally, AN-5% (29.41 μg mL-1) reduced >95% of the colouring dyes (10 ppm) such as CONG-R (congo red: 95% in 6 min), METH-O (methyl orange: 97.5% in 7 min), METH-B (methylene blue: 98.3% in 10 min) and RHOD-B (rhodamine B: 99.2% in 5 min). AN-5% not only demonstrated catalytic reduction towards individual pollutants, but also showed excellent activity for reduction of the mixtures of nitrophenols/dyes and for treatment of simulated industrial effluent samples (EFF1, EFF2) and a real industrial sample (textile dye-bath effluent). AN-5% can also be reused up to several cycles with almost same efficiency and followed the Langmuir-Hinshelwood apparent first order kinetics model.
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- Pooja Bhatia
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 247667, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 247667, India.
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Shishavan YH, Amjadi M. Eco-friendly non-conjugated polymer dots for chemiluminometric determination of 4-nitrophenol. LUMINESCENCE 2022; 37:734-741. [PMID: 35194910 DOI: 10.1002/bio.4216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Polymer dots (PDs) are a new family of quantum dots which their behavior and potential applications have not yet been completely explored. In this study, non-conjugated PDs were synthesized via a simple pyrolysis method and used for the chemiluminescence (CL) assay of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP). PDs increase the CL signal of the Ce (IV)-Na2 SO3 reaction 39-fold. Using the CL spectrum, it was concluded that the emission at 434 nm was generated by the excited PDs (PDs* ), which are produced via energy transfer from SO2 * to PDs. Our experiments showed that 4-NP enhanced the CL signal of the Ce (IV)-Na2 SO3 -PDs reaction. The mechanism of this effect was explored by obtaining CL, UV-Vis and FT-IR spectra. Due to the high sensitivity and selectivity of the CL system to 4-NP, a probe was designed to determine 4-NP in the linear range of 1.0-500 nmol/L with a detection limit of 0.33 nmol/L. Different spiked real samples were successfully analyzed by this probe.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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Fu J, Zhou S, Zhao P, Wu X, Tang S, Chen S, Yang Z, Zhang Z. A dual-response ratiometric fluorescence imprinted sensor based on metal-organic frameworks for ultrasensitive visual detection of 4-nitrophenol in environments. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 198:113848. [PMID: 34861527 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [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: 07/25/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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A dual-response ratiometric fluorescence imprinted sensor based on visible/near-infrared emission was established for ultrasensitive, selective and visual detection 4-nitrophenol (4-NP). The molecularly imprinted polymer was incorporated in the ratiometric sensing system consisting of visible emission carbon dots@zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (CDs@ZIF-8) and near-infrared emission cadmium telluride (CdTe) quantum dots. The CDs@ZIF-8 enhanced the emission of CDs and the fluorescence sensing performance. Compared to short wavelength of fluorophore, the near-infrared emission CdTe is less interference caused by auto-fluorescence of sample. The ratiometric fluorescence imprinted sensor exhibited dual response for 4-NP at 420 nm and 703 nm and a wide concentration response range. Moreover, a good linear response was existed in the two concentration ranges of 0.1 pM-3.0 pM and 0.05 μM-30 μM with the detection limit of 0.08 pM and 0.05 μΜ, respectively. Significantly, the fluorescence color changes can be observed from purple to pink to red with the naked eye. The fluorescence quenching mechanism of the ratimetric fluorescence imprinted sensor was discussed in detail. The ratiometric fluorescence imprinted sensor was used to detect 4-NP in various real samples with satisfactory recoveries of 97.5-106.3%, which provided an interesting avenue for the rapid detection of pollutant with high sensitivity, high selectivity and visualization in real environment.
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- Jinli Fu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jishou University, Hunan, 416000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jishou University, Hunan, 416000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jishou University, Hunan, 416000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jishou University, Hunan, 416000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jishou University, Hunan, 416000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jishou University, Hunan, 416000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jishou University, Hunan, 416000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jishou University, Hunan, 416000, PR China; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jishou University, Jishou, 416000, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China.
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Wang W, Dai G, Yang H, Liu X, Chen X, Meng Z, He Q. Highly efficient catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol and organic dyes by ultrafine palladium nanoparticles anchored on CeO 2 nanorods. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:8242-8252. [PMID: 34482459 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16276-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Uniformly dispersed Pd nanoparticles on certain supports exhibit exceptional catalytic performance toward various environmental applications. In this work, ultrafine Pd nanoparticles anchored on CeO2 nanorods were synthesized via an absorption-in situ reduction method. The activity of the CeO2/Pd nanocomposites was systematically investigated toward reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) and organic dyes including methyl blue, rhodamine B, methyl orange, and Congo red. The results indicated that the CeO2/Pd nanocomposites with different weight ratios of Pd nanoparticles (10.23 wt%, 11.01 wt%, and 14.27 wt%) can almost completely reduce 4-NP with a rate constant of 3.31×10-1, 3.22×10-1, and 2.23×10-1 min-1. Besides, the 10.23 wt% CeO2/Pd nanocomposites exhibit remarkable enhanced catalytic activity toward reduction of organic dyes. The catalysts display ideal stability after being used for three times for the reduction of 4-NP. We believe that our strategy demonstrated here offers insights into the design and fabrication of novel Pd-based nanocomposites for various heterogeneous catalysis applications.
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- Wenxia Wang
- School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
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Liu J, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Wang M, Li Z, Wang G, Su X. A pH-responsive fluorometric and colorimetric system based on silicon quantum dots and 4-nitrophenol for urease activity detection. Talanta 2022; 237:122956. [PMID: 34736681 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122956] [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: 07/17/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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In this paper, we proposed a dual-signal fluorometric and colorimetric system based on silicon quantum dots (SiQDs) and 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) for pH and urease sensing. SiQDs with fluorescence emission of 460 nm were prepared via aqueous-phase synthesis. As the pH of the system gradually increased, the absorption band of 4-NP at 400 nm increased and a color reaction from colorless to yellow occurred. The absorption of 4-NP overlapped quiet well with the fluorescence excitation spectrum of SiQDs, which can effectively quench the fluorescence of SiQDs. Therefore, the change of fluorescence and absorption intensities could be used to quantify pH value. The fluorometric and colorimetric pH-sensing systems both exhibited a linear respond to pH ranging from 6.0 to 7.8 with an interval of 0.2 pH unit. Urease could specifically hydrolyze urea to generate carbon dioxide and ammonia, causing an obvious increase of the pH value. Thus, urease could also be detected quantitatively by the above dual-signal pH sensing system. The linear ranges of the fluorometric and colorimetric methods for urease detection were both 2-40 U L-1. The limits of detection were 1.67 and 1.07 U L-1, respectively. More importantly, this established dual-signal system has been successfully exploited in the detection of urease in real samples with satisfactory recoveries. Compared with other traditional single-signal assay strategies, the results obtained by dual-signal methods are more accurate and reliable.
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- Jinying Liu
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, PR China
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, PR China
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, PR China
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, PR China
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- College of Medical Engineering, Jining Medical University, Jining, 272067, PR China.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, PR China.
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Kumar DR, Ranjith KS, Haldorai Y, Kandasami A, Rajendra Kumar RT. Visible light-assisted degradation of 4-nitrophenol and methylene blue using low energy carbon ion-implanted ZnO nanorod arrays: Effect on mechanistic insights and stability. Chemosphere 2022; 287:132283. [PMID: 34826942 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132283] [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: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The present investigation demonstrates an enhancement of the visible photocatalytic activities by C ion implantation in ZnO nanorod arrays (NRAs). Vertically aligned ZnO NRAs were prepared by seed layer assisted solution-phase growth and implanted with 70 keV carbon ions at various fluencies: 1E15, 5E15, 1E16, and 3E16 ions/cm2. X-ray diffraction and FESEM results revealed the crystalline 1D ZnO NRAs having a length of ∼3 μm with a diameter in the range of 150-200 nm. C implantation induces the absorption towards the visible region and a substantial decrease in the optical bandgap energy from 3.2 eV to 2.43 eV. The photocatalytic activities (PC) of C ion-implanted ZnO NRAs were investigated through the degradation of 4-Nitrophenol (4-NP) and methylene blue dye (MB) under ambient visible light irradiation. The degradation efficiency of C ion-implanted ZnO NRAs increases compared to the pristine ZnO NRAs from 60.12% to 93.7% and 48.6 to 97.5% for MB and 4-NP, respectively. The synergistic effects of low energy carbon ion-induced bulk and surface interface electronic states facilitate a narrow band of visible light absorption and efficient charge separation to increase the visible-light-driven photocatalytic performance of ZnO NRAs.
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- Dharman Ranjith Kumar
- Advanced Materials and Devices Laboratory (AMDL), Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India
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- Department of Energy and Material Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, Seoul, 04620, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Materials and Devices Laboratory (AMDL), Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India
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- Inter University Accelerator Center, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India; Department of Physics & Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248007, India
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Doan VD, Phan TL, Le VT, Vasseghian Y, Evgenievna LO, Tran DL, Le VT. Efficient and fast degradation of 4-nitrophenol and detection of Fe(III) ions by Poria cocos extract stabilized silver nanoparticles. Chemosphere 2022; 286:131894. [PMID: 34416589 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this study, a simple and environment-friendly method has been successfully applied for the production of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using Poria cocos extract. The reaction time of 60 min, the temperature of 90 °C, and silver ion concentration of 2.0 mM were identified as the best condition for the PC-AgNPs fabrication. The XRD analysis confirmed a highly crystalline face-centered cubic structure of the biosynthesized material. The PC-AgNPs were presented separately in a spherical shape with an average crystal size of 20 nm, as endorsed by the TEM and FE-SEM measurements. The presence and crucial role of biomolecules in stabilizing the nanoparticles were elucidated by FTIR, EDX, and DLS techniques. The prepared biogenic nanoparticles were further applied for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) and colorimetric detection of Fe3+ ions. The study results proved that PC-AgNPs exhibited superior catalytic activity and reusability in the conversion of 4-NP by NaBH4. The complete reduction of 4-NP could be achieved in 10 min with the pseudo-first-order rate constant of 0.466 min-1, and no significant performance loss was found when the material was reused five times. The colorimetric probe based on PC-AgNPs displayed outstanding sensitivity and selectivity towards Fe3+ ions with a detection limit of 1.5 μM in a linear range of 0-250 μM. Additionally, the applicability of the developed assay was explored for testing Fe3+ ions in tap water. PC-AgNPs have a great potential for further applications as a promising catalyst for reducing nitrophenols and biosensors for the routine monitoring of Fe3+ in water.
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- Van-Dat Doan
- Chemical Engineering, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, 12 Nguyen Van Bao, Ho Chi Minh, 700000, Viet Nam
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- Chemical Engineering, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, 12 Nguyen Van Bao, Ho Chi Minh, 700000, Viet Nam
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- Center for Advanced Chemistry, Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, 03 Quang Trung, Da Nang, 550000, Viet Nam; The Faculty of Environment and Natural Sciences, Duy Tan University, 03 Quang Trung, Da Nang, 550000, Viet Nam
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Quchan University of Technology, Quchan, Iran
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- Department of General Chemistry, Belgorod State National Research University, 308015, Belgorod, Russian Federation
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- Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Chemical Engineering, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, 12 Nguyen Van Bao, Ho Chi Minh, 700000, Viet Nam.
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Xu H, Wang H, Lu Y, Zeng Y, Yang Y, Zhang Z, Wang H, Wang X, Li L. CeO 2 quantum dots for highly selective and ultrasensitive fluorescence detection of 4-nitrophenol via the fluorescence resonance energy transfer mechanism. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2021; 262:120115. [PMID: 34218179 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.120115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A rapid and simple fluorescence probe based on CeO2 quantum dots (QDs) was developed for highly selective and ultrasensitive direct determination of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP). CeO2 QDs were prepared using the sol-gelmethod with the precursor of Ce(NO3)3·6H2O as a cerium source. The products were characterized through high-resolution electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. The fluorescent probe based on CeO2 QDs exhibited a broad linear response to the concentration of 4-NP in the range of 0.005-75.00 μM and provided a low detection limit of 1.50 nM. The fluorescence of CeO2 QDs was quenched by 4-NP through the fluorescence resonance energy transfer mechanism owing to the well overlaps between the fluorescence emission spectrum of CeO2 QDs with the ultraviolet absorption spectrum of 4-NP. This result was confirmed by the time-resolved fluorescence spectra and the evaluation of the interaction distance between CeO2 QDs and 4-NP. The prepared CeO2 QDs are successfully applied to the determination of 4-NP in real water samples, where the spiked recoveries range from 98.2% to 102.4%.
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- Hongqiang Xu
- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiahang Road 118, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiahang Road 118, Jiaxing 314001, China.
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- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiahang Road 118, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiahang Road 118, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiahang Road 118, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiahang Road 118, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiahang Road 118, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- School of Science, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China.
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- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiahang Road 118, Jiaxing 314001, China.
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Yu H, Oh S, Han Y, Lee S, Jeong HS, Hong HJ. Modified cellulose nanofibril aerogel: Tunable catalyst support for treatment of 4-Nitrophenol from wastewater. Chemosphere 2021; 285:131448. [PMID: 34329132 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [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: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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4-Nitrophenol (4-NP) is a hazardous aromatic compound widely used for various industries. Catalytic reduction of 4-NP using metal nanoparticles (NPs) is a highly effective method to treat 4-NP from waste effluent. Even though lots of methods have investigated to prepare efficient metal NPs composites, the nano and/or micro size of composites makes it hard to recover after wastewater treatment, limiting its practical use. Here, we fabricate 3-dimensional polyethylene imine grafted cellulose nanofibril (CNF-PEI) aerogel as a porous support material for platinum (Pt) NPs to practically and effectively treat 4-NP from wastewater. The Pt NPs are formed in-situ mode on cylindrical CNF-PEI aerogel by adsorption reaction with amine groups of PEI and subsequently reduction with NaBH4. Control of PEI grafting density and the initial concentration of Pt ions allows manipulation of the loading mass, size, and distribution of Pt NPs on 3D scaffold of CNF-PEI aerogel. The composite aerogel shows high catalytic activity for conversion of 4-NP. The 4-NP conversion activity is strongly affected by the size of Pt NPs and effective surface area of aerogels. The 2.74 nm size Pt NPs with even distribution in the aerogel show fast reaction kinetics (k = 0.12 min-1). Finally, 4-NP reduction efficiency does not decrease during 5 times reuse cycle of Pt NPs loaded CNF-PEI aerogel. This CNF-PEI aerogel loaded with Pt NPs is recovered easily from wastewater after treatment, so it is reusable and offers high potential as a practical recyclable environmental catalyst.
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- Hayoung Yu
- Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 92 Chudong Ro, Bondong-eup, Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk, 55324, Republic of Korea; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), 261 Cheomdan-gwagiro (Oryong-Dong), Buk-Gu, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 92 Chudong Ro, Bondong-eup, Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk, 55324, Republic of Korea
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- Mineral Resources Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), Daejeon, 34132, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 92 Chudong Ro, Bondong-eup, Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk, 55324, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 92 Chudong Ro, Bondong-eup, Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk, 55324, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Chungdae-ro 1, Seowon-Gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk, 28644, Republic of Korea.
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Kamal T, Asiri AM, Ali N. Catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol and methylene blue pollutants in water by copper and nickel nanoparticles decorated polymer sponges. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2021; 261:120019. [PMID: 34126398 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.120019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In the present study, two catalysts based-on copper and nickel nanoparticles anchored on agarose-coated sponge (Cu-AG-sponge and Ni-AG-sponge) were prepared, respectively. Both catalysts were characterized by analytical techniques of thermogravimetric analysis energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Spherical Cu and Ni nanoparticles on struts of AG-coated sponge were observed by FESEM and the samples' elemental composition was confirmed by EDX technique. After characterization, the Cu-AG-sponge and Ni-AG-sponge catalysts were tested in 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) and methylene blue dye (MB) reduction in an aqueous medium. The reduction of the 4-NP to 4-aminophenol (4-AP) was achieved up to 95% using the NaBH4 reductant and Cu-AG-sponge and Ni-AG-sponge catalysts, respectively. Similarly, the rate of reduction of MB was faster for the Cu-AG-sponge as compared to the Ni-AG-sponge which was discussed based-on the catalyst morphology and other factors. The high rate of reactions for the 4-NP and MB reduction suggests that the Cu-AG-sponge and Ni-AG-sponge catalyst possess high catalytic efficiency, low cost and good reusability having the potential to be used in similar other reactions.
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- Tahseen Kamal
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Chemical Science, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
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Hunge YM, Yadav AA, Kang SW, Kim H, Fujishima A, Terashima C. Nanoflakes-like nickel cobaltite as active electrode material for 4-nitrophenol reduction and supercapacitor applications. J Hazard Mater 2021; 419:126453. [PMID: 34323738 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [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: 05/02/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Catalytic reduction of nitroaromatic compounds present in wastewater by nanostructured materials is a promising process for wastewater treatment. A multifunctional electrode based on ternary spinal nickel cobalt oxide is used in the catalytic reduction of a nitroaromatic compound and supercapacitor application. In this study, we designed nanoflakes- like nickel cobaltite (NiCo2O4) using a simple, chemical, cost-effective hydrothermal method. Nanoflakes- like NiCo2O4 samples are tested as catalysts toward rapid reduction of 4-nitrophenol and as electrode materials for supercapacitors. The conversion of 4-nitrophenol into 4-aminophenol is achieved using a reducing agents like sodium borohydride and NiCo2O4 catalyst. Effect of catalyst loading, 4-nitrophenol and sodium borohydride concentrations on the catalytic performance of 4-nitrophenol is studied. As sodium borohydride concentration increases the catalytic efficiency of 4-nitrophenol increased due to more BH4- ions available which provides more electrons for catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol. Catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol using sodium borohydride as a reducing agent was based on the Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism. This mechanism follows the apparent pseudo first order reaction kinetics. Additionally, NiCo2O4 electrode is used for energy storage application. The nanoflakes-like NiCo2O4 electrode deposited at 120 °C shows a higher specific capacitance than samples synthesized at 100 and 140 °C. The maximum specific capacitance observed for NiCo2O4 electrode is 1505 Fg-1 at a scan rate of 5 mV s-1 with high stability of 95% for 5000 CV cycles.
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- Y M Hunge
- Photocatalysis International Research Center (PIRC), Tokyo University of Science, Yamazaki, Noda 278-8510, Chiba, Japan; Division of Biotechnology, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Automotive Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-ro, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38541, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Automotive Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-ro, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38541, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Biotechnology, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea; Department of Interdisciplinary Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Photocatalysis International Research Center (PIRC), Tokyo University of Science, Yamazaki, Noda 278-8510, Chiba, Japan
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- Photocatalysis International Research Center (PIRC), Tokyo University of Science, Yamazaki, Noda 278-8510, Chiba, Japan.
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