ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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2019
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IF 6.97
Mingli Zhang,Hengcong Tao,Yongchao Liu,Chao Yan,Song Hong,Justus Masa,Alex W. Robertson,Shizhen Liu,Jieshan Qiu,Zhenyu Sun
Development of naturally abundant, low cost, and energy-efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is essential for commercialization of fuel cells. In this work, we report simple ultrasonication assisted synthesis of nitrogen and boron dual-doped graphene oxide (NB/GO) and demonstrate its application as an effective ORR catalyst realizing predominantly 4e– reduction of O2 to OH– in 0.1 M KOH. Enhanced ORR electrocatalysis of the dual B and N codoped GO as opposed to GO singly doped with B or N arises from the synergistic interaction of the boron and nitrogen species. The content and configuration of both N and B dopants can be readily tailored by controlling the ultrasonic conditions, thereby permitting tuning of the ORR activity. Furthermore, the developed NB/GO metal-free catalyst exhibited very promising long-term durability and resistance to methanol poisoning compared to the state-of the art Pt/C catalyst.
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材料科学
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电化学
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能源技术
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2019
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IF 6.044
Jun Rao,Hui Gao,Ying Guan,Wen-qi Li,Qiang Liu
An effective and green method to incorporate graphene oxide into quaternized hemicelluloses to form a hemicelluloses based film was introduced in this study. Tight, homogeneous, and smooth surfaces of the film were obtained from the SEM image. Data on the mechanical properties of the films indicated that the hybrid films prepared from QH and GO (component of GO was 4.8%) exhibited a high tensile strength of 43.83 MPa. This finding suggested that addition of GO contributed to the desirable mechanical properties of the hybrid film. The hybrid films exhibited high sensitivity to humidity; they could be bent spontaneously under wet conditions within seconds and stretched under dry conditions. In addition, the results of DMA indicated that the storage modulus of the hybrid films had an order of magnitude change in value at different humidities. These characteristics show that films can be potentially used in bio-medicine, packaging materials, and humidity sensors.
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材料科学
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生物医学工程
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环境科学
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2022
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IF 5.518
Yawei Shi,Guobin Song,Anqi Li,Jun Wang,Haonan Wang,Ya Sun,Guanghui Ding
A series of composite aerogels with different precursor mass ratios were prepared from graphene oxide (GO) and chitosan (CS) by conducting the crosslinking step after lyophilization, the method of which was recently found beneficial to enhance the adsorptive properties of aerogels . The composite aerogels were then employed for the adsorption of methyl orange (MO) and methylene blue (MB) from water, and the one prepared at GO:CS= 1:2 (w/w) was selected as the optimal compromising the adsorption and mechanical properties. The maximum adsorption amounts of MO and MB were calculated to be 543.4 and 110.9 mg/g at 25 °C. Especially, the effects of pH on adsorption of MO and MB in both single and binary systems were investigated in detail. The aerogel possessed pH-responsive feature for single dye adsorption, tending to adsorb MO at low pH while to adsorb MB at high pH. In the binary system, the pH-responsive feature remained and selective adsorption was observed at low initial dye concentration. In contrast, synergistic adsorption occurred instead at high initial concentration, and MB and MO could be efficiently removed simultaneously in the whole pH range of 3–11.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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化学工程
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水处理
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吸附技术
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Nano Energy
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2016
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IF 11.553
Zhaoqiang Li,Caixia Li,Xiaoli Ge,Jingyun Ma,Zhiwei Zhang,Qun Li,Chengxiang Wang,Longwei Yin
Reduced graphene oxide (RGO) wrapped metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) derived cobalt doped porous carbon polyhedrons synthesized via a carbonization process, are for the first time used for sulfur immobilizers (RGO/C–Co-S) as cathodes for high performance lithium-sulfur (Li–S) batteries. The RGO/C–Co–S cathode exhibits greatly improved electrochemical performance, showing excellent specific capacity of 949 mAh g −1 at 300th cycle at a current density 0.3 A g −1 , displaying enhanced rate capability with specific capacity of 772, 704 and 606 mAh g −1 at current density of 0.5, 1 and 2 A g −1 , respectively. The synergetic effect of MOFs-derived porous carbon, homogeneously distributed Co nanoparticles and RGO nanosheets simultaneously contributes to the confinement of sulfur species. The presence of abundant mesopores and micropores is conducive to immobilize large amounts of S species. The homogenously inlaid ultrafine Co nanoparticles can further immobilize sulfur by chemical interactions between Co and S/polysulfides. The RGO nanosheets tightly wrapped on carbon hosts act as barrier layers to prevent polysulfides from diffusing out of the matrix, further suppressing shuttle effect. The porous structure and the RGO can effectively alleviate the volume changes resulted from charge–discharge process. This design strategy can be inspiring for MOF-derived materials in energy storage applications .
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储
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纳米材料
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电池技术
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SYNTHETIC METALS
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2016
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IF 2.299
Qiang Zhao,Junhua Chen,Fubin Luo,Lu Shen,Ying Wang,Kun Wu,Mangeng Lu
Nanostructure of ordered polyaniline-graphene (PANI-rGO PMAS ) hybrid nanomaterials is assembled based on poly(2-methoxyaniline-5-sulfonic acid) (PMAS) functionalized reduced graphene oxide (rGO PMAS ) nanosheets. The presence of PMAS not only improves dispersibility of reduced graphene oxide nanosheets, but also plays a key role for heterogeneous nucleation of polyaniline (PANI) nanorods . The formation mechanism of ordered PANI-rGO PMAS hybrid nanomaterials was studied in details by using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry (UV–vis). The conductivity of PANI-rGO PMAS hybrid with 17 wt% rGO PMAS is as high as 4480 S/m, compared with 2.93 S/m for pure PANI. The cyclic voltammetry tests indicate that, PANI-rGO PMAS containing 2 wt% rGO PMAS possesses fast response to redox reactions and excellent reversible stability. It has a high specific capacitance of 385 F g −1 at the scan rate of 10 mV s −1 with potential ranges from −0.2 to 0.8 V. This ordered polyaniline-graphene hybrid has potential applications for flexible supercapacitors, sensors, batteries, electromagnetic materials and thermoelectric materials, etc.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米科技
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高分子化学
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电化学
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能源材料
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2017
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IF 2.714
Jingwen Song,Kai Ma,Tifeng Jiao,Ruirui Xing,Lexin Zhang,Jingxin Zhou,Qiuming Peng
Graphene oxide (GO)-based nanocomposite films via facile and appropriate self-assembly methods have demonstrated many potential applications in wide fields. This study demonstrates a facile and clean route to prepare graphene oxide-dye composite films using Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technique at room temperature. By electrostatic interaction between cationic dye molecules and negatively charged GO sheets as well as π-π interactions, GO-dye composite LB films were formed spontaneously. As a soft platform for dye molecules, GO sheets induce dye molecules to self-assemble and form highly ordered structures containing H-aggregates and/or J-aggregates. The morphological characterization results show the formation of GO-dye composite films with smooth and dense surfaces. And the spectral results reveal that dye molecules stack in well-organized aggregates on the surface of GO sheets corresponding to monomers in bulk solution. The present research work about GO-dye composite films by LB method may provide new clues to prepare organized composite films and demonstrate potential applications in many fields.
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材料科学
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纳米科技
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表面化学
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胶体与界面科学
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功能薄膜
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Desalination and Water Treatment
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2024
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IF 1
Xin Wen,Zhanfang Cao,Jing Wang,Shuai Wang,Hong Zhong
A novel tri-isopropanolamine functionalized graphene oxide (TI-GO) adsorbent was synthesized by one-step reaction at 358K. Then the prepared TI-GO was characterized by SEM-EDS, FTIR, Raman spectra, TG, BET and XPS. The characterization results indicated the TI-GO has been synthesized successfully and it interact with Pb(II) ions through its nitrogen and oxygen-containing functional groups. Batch adsorption experiments were applied to evaluate the optimized conditions of adsorption. The results indicated that the TI-GO can reach equilibrium adsorption in 30 min and get maximum adsorption capacity at 293 K, pH 5.0. Besides, the adsorption kinetic and adsorption isotherm research indicated that the adsorption of TI-GO fit pseudo-second-order (PSO) kinetic and Langmuir adsorption isotherm model. In addition, the maximum adsorption capacity evaluated by Langmuir adsorption isotherm equation is 1478 mg/g.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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化学工程
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环境污染治理
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吸附材料
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
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2012
·Vol. 22
·期 15
·7291-7299
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IF 5.968
Jungang Hou,Zheng Wang,Wenbin Kan,Shuqiang Jiao,Hongmin Zhu,R. V. Kumar
Large-scale hydrogen production through water splitting using photocatalysts with solar energy can potentially produce clean fuel from renewable resources. In this work, photocatalytic evolution of H2 with a high efficiency was achieved using graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets decorated with CdS sensitized TaON core–shell composites (GO–CdS@TaON). The CdS@TaON core–shell nanocomposites were prepared by an ion-exchange route with assistance from a hydrothermal process on GO as the support. The TaON core–shell composites containing 1 wt% CdS nanocrystals showed a high rate of H2-production at 306 μmol h−1 with an apparent quantum efficiency (QE) of 15% under 420 nm monochromatic light. The rate of hydrogen formation was 68 times faster in comparison with the rate observed on pure TaON. The rate was further increased to 633 μmol h−1 with a high quantum efficiency of 31% when the GO–CdS@TaON hybrid composite was coupled with 1 wt% of graphene oxide and 0.4 wt% of Pt (about 141 times higher than that of the pristine TaON). This high photocatalytic H2-production activity is ascribed firstly to the presence of CdS nanocrystals that alter the energy levels of the conduction and valence bands in the coupled semiconductor system; secondly to the involvement of graphene oxide that serves as an electron collector and transporter to efficiently lengthen the lifetime of the photogenerated charge carriers from CdS@TaON composites. This investigation can open up new possibilities for the development of highly efficient TaON-based photocatalysts that utilize visible light as an energy source.
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材料化学
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光催化
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能源科学
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纳米材料
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半导体物理
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可再生能源
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MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING
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2020
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IF 3.085
Jiaoming Wang,Xiang Yu,Xionghui Fu,Yi Zhu,Yuanming Zhang
To solve severe photocorrosion of Ag 3 PO 4 , polyaniline for transporting holes and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) for transferring electrons were co-incorporated with Ag 3 PO 4 by an in-situ precipitation procedure and a following hydrothermal method , reaching the superior carrier separation efficiency via synergetic effect of PANI and rGO. Consequently, 5% rGO/Ag 3 PO 4 /PANI exhibited the excellent photocatalytic performance of 86.2% removal rate towards ciprofloxacin (CIP) within 15 min, which was much better than Ag 3 PO 4 , Ag 3 PO 4 /PANI and many reported photocatalysts . After four consecutive cycles, the composites performed better stability with 81.0% removal rate. Generally, photocatalytic activity depended on efficiencies of light absorption ( η abs ), charge separation ( η sep ) and charge injection ( η inj ). η sep of rGO/Ag 3 PO 4 /PANI was 11.5 and 8.70 folds higher than that of Ag 3 PO 4 and Ag 3 PO 4 /PANI, while η abs and η inj of rGO/Ag 3 PO 4 /PANI were not improved compared with Ag 3 PO 4 and Ag 3 PO 4 /PANI, strongly manifesting synergetic effect of PANI and rGO on Ag 3 PO 4 accelerated the charge separation and finally enhanced the photocatalytic activity . Besides, rGO greatly improved the adsorption efficiency for CIP and the maximum adsorption capacity was enhanced to be 19.4 mg/g which was 6.88 folds than that of Ag 3 PO 4 , being advantageous to enhancing the photocatalytic activity. The work offered an excellent reference for designing and constructing photocatalysts with superior charge separation showing excellent photocatalytic performance, which were potential candidates for degrading antibiotics in environmental treatment.
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材料科学
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环境化学
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光催化
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纳米材料
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环境污染治理
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半导体催化
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抗生素降解
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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2019
·Vol. 26
·期 31
·32345-32359
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IF 2.914
Yu Binglong,Wang Jie,Yang Xiaoxin,Wang Wenlong,Cai Xiulan
In this paper, we synthesized a polyglycerol(PG)-mediated superparamagnetic graphene oxide nanocomposite called MGON, consisting of PG-modified superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION) covalently bonded to PG-functionalized graphene oxide (GO). MGON exhibits better dispersibility and colloidal stability in aqueous solution than the magnetic graphene oxide reported in the literature. The physicochemical properties of MGON were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), and UV-vis spectroscopy. Applied to the adsorption of tetracycline (TC) in aqueous solution as an adsorbent, the MGON showed excellent adsorption performance with the maximum adsorption capacity of 684.93 mg/g at 298 K. Adsorption kinetics and isotherm results indicate that the adsorption process conforms to the pseudo-second-order kinetics and Langmuir isotherm models. Adsorption thermodynamics has confirmed that the adsorption process of TC on MGON is spontaneous and endothermic. With the increase of temperature, the adsorption capacity of MGON increases continuously, and the adsorption capacity of MGON is the largest when the pH value is 7. Furthermore, the π-π and cation-π interaction, amidation reaction, and hydrogen bonding can be used to explain the adsorption mechanism of TC on MGON. Desorption and regeneration experiments showed that MGON still had 67.65% regenerative performance after five cycles. Hence, MGON is a promising adsorbent in the removal of tetracycline from wastewater.
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环境科学
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纳米材料学
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污染物吸附
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水污染治理
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环境功能材料
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Advanced Materials Interfaces
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2018
·Vol. 5
·期 15
·1800515
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IF 4.834
Lingxia Zheng,Wangwang Hu,Xuwei Shu,Huajun Zheng,Xiaosheng Fang
Cobalt phosphides based materials are considered as promising electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The catalytic performance can be further enhanced by improving the intrinsic catalytic activity, exposing more active sites and coupling with conductive support. Herein, a novel electrocatalyst based on nitrogen doped reduced graphene oxides decorates with uniformly distributed CoP x nanoparticles with a suitable P/Co ratio ( x = 1.7) via a facile and mild condition. The optimized composite (CoP x /N-rGO) exhibits superior electrocatalytic HER activities with a low overpotential of 104 mV (at 10 mA cm −2 ), a small Tafel slope of 65 mV dec −1 , and long-term stability in the alkaline media, comparable to the performance of other HER electrocatalysts. The remarkable HER performance can be ascribed to the good electrical conductivity of rGO and extra active sites created by nitrogen doping. In addition, the ultrafine nanostructure (average particle size ≈4 nm) and well-dispersed CoP x nanoparticles also help expose more active sites for electrocatalytic reactions, largely hindering the agglomeration and exfoliation. This work provides a versatile route on the design of multifunctional composite materials for renewable energy research with low cost and high activity.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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纳米科技
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能源化学
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催化化学
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CHEMOSPHERE
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2018
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IF 4.427
Xianqiang Yin,Yanji Jiang,Yuehui Tan,Xiangmin Meng,Huimin Sun,Nong Wang
The ability to predict the transport of heavy metal ions in porous media with different surface characteristics is crucial to protect groundwater quality and public health. In this study, the effects of graphene oxide (GO) on co-transport and remobilization of Pb 2+ and Cd 2+ in humic acid (HA), smectite , kaolinite , and ferrihydrite-coated sand media were evaluated via laboratory packed-column experiments. Scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive X-ray analysis showed that the surface morphology of the coated sands was quite different and that ∼56.7–89.9% of the surface was covered by the coating and the major elemental components were C, O, Si, Al, and Fe. GO exhibited high mobility in HA, kaolinite , and smectite-coated sand, but showed high retention in ferrihydrite-coated sand. While GO reduced the transport of Pb 2+ and Cd 2+ , both metal ions also reduced the mobility of GO in coated-sand columns. Elution experiments revealed that GO led to the remobilization and release of the previously sorbed Pb 2+ and Cd 2+ from the coated sand. However, GO could not release Pb 2+ and Cd 2+ from smectite-coated sand columns, probably because smectite has stronger adsorption affinity to the heavy metals than GO. Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek calculations were employed and explained the GO transport behavior in the columns well. Furthermore, the advection-dispersion-reaction equation simulated the cotransport of Pb 2+ and Cd 2+ with GO in the coated sand well. These results are expected to provide insight into the potential impact of coexisting nanomaterials with contaminants in vulnerable soil and groundwater systems.
研究领域:
环境地球化学
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土壤学
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水文地质学
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纳米毒理学
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环境污染与修复
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