JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2024
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IF 8.4
Weiyi Cai,Wenwa Weng,Nigel Graham,Xun Liu,Wenzheng Yu,Kening Sun,Ting Liu
MXene (Ti 3 C 2 Tx) can be utilized to modify water-related membranes to provide favorable properties, including pronounced hydrophilicity and chemical stability, and higher flux compared with GO membranes. In order to improve the properties of composite membrane properties, new methods of modifying MXene membranes have been receiving increasing attention. Nowadays, the performance of MXene membranes is mainly limited by methods of modification and stability. In this study, a high-performance composite membrane utilizing MXene (Ti 3 C 2 T x ) was fabricated through a mild and rapid pre-oxidation method. The composite membrane had a high water permeability of ∼690 L m −2 h −1 MPa −1 , a dye rejection of ∼99.9 % and an adsorption rate of only 1 %. Compared with the unoxidized MXene membranes, the composite membranes showed improved the permeation inhibition efficiencies of 42.39 % and 37.51 % for NaCl and MgCl 2 , respectively. The rapid oxidation by Fe(III) formed a composite nano-layer of anatase TiO 2 and magnetite Fe 3 O 4 supported by carbon sheets which protected the internal Ti 3 C 2 T x from further oxidation. The characteristic morphology of a two-dimensional, layer by layer material, was maintained. In addition, the composite membrane demonstrated long-term stability in terms of both structure/appearance and flux in water. Therefore, this work presents new thoughts on the structural tuning and performance optimization of MXene (Ti 3 C 2 T x ) membranes.
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INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
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2025
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IF 3.9
Bolun Yu,Jun Chen,Quanzhang Liu,Shuoyang Li,Xiaohang Zhang,Bowen Liang,Zuhong Lin,Haipu Li,Jingjing Yao
The use of metal–organic framework-derived materials for removing micropollutants from water is increasing, but precise composition control remains a challenge. In this study, 14 MIL-100(Fe)-derived materials were synthesized to adsorb and remove antipyrine (ANT) from water by optimizing the heating rate, pyrolysis temperature, and activation methods. The adsorbents demonstrated excellent ANT removal performance across a pH range of 3 to 11, as well as in complex water bodies. They also exhibited easy recovery and outstanding regeneration capabilities. Under the optimized conditions (i.e., ANT content: 10 mg/L, M-600–2 dosage: 0.1 g/L, and pH: 7), M-600-10 displayed the highest adsorption capacity (23.10 mg/g for ANT) while MIL-100(Fe) had limited adsorption capability (2.56 mg/g for ANT). The adsorption process was exothermic and spontaneous, influenced by both membrane diffusion and intraparticle diffusion, and followed the Freundlich and pseudo-second-order models. Despite variations in surface areas (75.70–261.91 m2/g), total pore volumes (0.2019–0.5984 cm3/g), and average pore sizes (7.47–13.99 nm), there was no strong linear relationship with adsorption capacity (7.47–15.99 mg/g). The major components, including Fe/pyrrolic N-doped graphene (PING), Fe3C/PING, Fe3O4/PING, and PING, had calculated adsorption energies of −0.94, −2.16, −0.79, and −2.24 eV, respectively, which correlated positively with Bader charge transfer numbers. The adsorbents relied on van der Waals forces for ANT adsorption, with PING exhibiting the strongest interactions and Fe3O4/PING exhibiting the weakest. These findings enhance the theoretical understanding of derived materials and expand their application in water purification.
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Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
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2021
·Vol. 13
·期 2
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IF 4.987
Fahim Raana,Xiwu Lu,Jilani Ghulam,Ali Farasat
The inadequate sanitation, global warming, and dwindling natural oil reserves pose significant threats to global sustainable growth. With this objective, biomass availability for bioenergy production could be ensured alternately by exploring non-conventional plant species and algae. This idea was examined by growing divergent plants and algae species separately in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands and raceway ponds, later collected their biomass for bioethanol determination. Through this approach, sewage was fed to constructed wetlands and raceway ponds as influent and passed through these cultivated systems for wastewater treatment. Although all the four plant and algae species showed efficient results in sewage treatment, however, Ipomoea aquatica and Spirogyra were statistically superior to the others and produced the highest biomass yield of 4.5 and 4.1 kg m −2 , respectively. For bioethanol production, alkali–autohydrolysis combined pretreatment followed by enzymatic hydrolysis with two successive incubation periods (12 and 24 h) were employed. Results suggested that Spirogyra biomass rendered greater carbohydrate and ethanol concentration (3.7 and 1.9 mg L −1 , respectively) during 24 hours of incubation, whereas Oryza sativa acquired similar carbohydrate concentration as Spirogyra but slightly lower bioethanol yield. This study postulates, Spirogyra is promising for wastewater treatment coupled with bioethanol production. Graphical abstract
Open raceway pond and constructed wetland coupled with wastewater treatment and bio-ethanol production
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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IF 13.3
Hongda Zhang,Guanghui Xu,Yong Yu
Photocatalytic activation of environmental-friendly and lowcost peracetic acid (PAA) is a “green” strategy for wastewater treatment. Herein, C 2 N 3 , an allotrope of g-C 3 N 4 , was prepared for the first time via a simple calcination. The C 2 N 3 /PAA/Vis system was used to degrade sulfamethoxazole (SMX) and inactivate E. coli . The SMX was completed removed within 70 min, and its degradation rate constant was 10 times that of g-C 3 N 4 /PAA/Vis system. The system showed excellent degradation performance under wastewater simulation experiments. Electrochemical and EPR experiments verified that C 2 N 3 acted as an electron donor under visible light, and its electrons were transferred to O 2 to produce O 2 – . PAA acted as another electron acceptor and accepted electrons to generate 1 O 2 via non-radical pathways. This work reveals that high–efficiency bifurcated electron transport processes enhanced the degradation of contaminants and provides a superior metal–free catalyst/matrix-material for further doping to improve the performance in other applications.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2022
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IF 9.136
Mao Fu,Xuepeng Deng,Shi-Qiang Wang,Fenglin Yang,Li-Chiang Lin,Michael J. Zaworotko,Yingchao Dong
To find sustainable water solutions, the development of high capacity, scalable robust adsorbents and mechanistic insight about their performance offers the potential to effectively address the global challenges of water scarcity and water contamination. We herein rationally design Zr-cluster defective MOF-808 (MOF-808 def ) with exposed carboxyl groups, a robust zirconium metal–organic framework (Zr-MOF), exhibiting high adsorption capacity (q max ∼ 296 mg·g −1 ) coupled with high selectivitity for tetracycline (TC) antibiotics, outperforming other water-stable MOFs, commercial and inorganic nano-adsorbents. MOF-808 def functions well across a wide range of contaminant concentrations (from trace to high-concentration) and even in harsh conditions ( e.g. , high acidity and salinity). Both experimental and simulation results indicate that the mechanism of adsorption involves both physisorption and chemisorption via hydrogen bonding, electrostatic interactions (EIs) and C-O-C covalent bonding via esterification. Computational studies confirm that hydrogen bonding plays a key role in strong guest–host interactions between TCs and MOF-808 def . Further, defects resulting from missing-Zr-clusters in MOF-808 def are confirmed to enhance adsorption performance. Specifically, the defect sites present exposed carboxyl groups from MOF-808 def linker ligands that selectively react with –OH groups (phenol and tertiary alcohol moieties) in TC via esterification. These defects drive highly selective adsorption even at low concentrations of TCs ( e.g. , 500 ppb). Aiming for more than enhanced performance, economic estimation and scalable engineered reactor tests revealed that MOF-808 def and its nano-composites are free of environmental risks and offer promise for sustainable water treatment at pilot scale. The use of defect-engineering rationales is a molecule-level design concept that could be generally useful for the development of the next generation of MOF-based nano-adsorbents for sustainable water treatment applications.
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ACS ES&T Water
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2020
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Huihui Zhao,Linyan Yang,Xueming Chen,Lankun Cai,Yejin Li,Mei Sheng,Guomin Cao,Qianhong She
The co-presence of haloacetic acids (HAAs) and Mg2+ in swimming pool waters and the potential interaction among Mg2+, HAAs, and membranes prompted a systematic investigation of membrane performance affected by Mg2+. The rejection behavior of the tight NF90 was not significantly affected by Mg2+ due to the predominant role of size exclusion. For loose NF270, HAA rejection and water flux were reduced by 27% and 12%, respectively, after the addition of 5 mM Mg2+. The notable magnesium content in NF270 exposed in Mg2+ indicated the binding of Mg2+ to membranes. The interaction between Mg2+ and membranes resulted in a less negatively charged and hydrophilic surface and a smaller effective pore radius for membranes. The reduction of the effective pore size by Mg2+ was verified as a result of competing effects between “-COO–-induced conformational change” and “cation-induced pore shielding”. The increased permeability for charged HAAs and NaCl in the presence of Mg2+ was mainly attributed to charge neutralization, while the reduced permeability for neutral surrogates and water was due to the reduced effective pore size and hydrophilicity. The underlying mechanism for resolving the interaction among different divalent cations, trace contaminants, and polyamide membranes may have significant implications for practical water purification by membrane technologies.
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膜技术
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水处理工程
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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2017
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IF 6.198
Xiaolin Zhang,Mengfei Wu,Hao Dong,Hongchao Li,Bingcai Pan
Water decontamination from As(III) is an urgent but still challenging task. Herein, we fabricated a bifunctional nanocomposite HFO@PS-Cl for highly efficient removal of As(III), with active chlorine covalently binding spherical polystyrene host for in situ oxidation of As(III) to As(V), and Fe(III) hydroxide (HFO) nanoparticles (NPs) embedded inside for specific As(V) removal. HFO@PS-Cl could work effectively in a wide pH range (5–9), and other substances like sulfate, chloride, bicarbonate, silicate, and humic acid exert insignificant effect on As(III) removal. As(III) sequestration is realized via two pathways, that is, oxidation to As(V) by the active chlorine followed by specific As(V) adsorption onto HFO NPs, and As(III) adsorption onto HFO NPs followed by oxidation to As(V). The exhausted HFO@PS-Cl could be refreshed for cyclic runs with insignificant capacity loss by the combined regeneration strategy, that is, alkaline solution to rinse the adsorbed As(V) and NaClO solution to renew the host oxidation capability. In addition, fixed-bed experiments demonstrated that the HFO@PS-Cl column could generate >1760 bed volume (BV) effluent from a synthetic As(III)-containing groundwater to meet the drinking water standard (<10 μg As/L), whereas other two HFO nanocomposites, HFO@PS-N and HFO@D201 could only generate 450 and 600 BV effluents under otherwise identical conditions.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2016
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IF 5.31
Zhili Li,Junyi Chen,Yuanyuan Ge
Water contamination is one of the most serious problems afflicting people throughout the world, innovation of nanomaterials with eco-friendliness is important for a greener environment. Here, an eco-friendly nanocomposite based on lignin grafted carbon nanotubes (L-CNTs) is reported as a new type of adsorbent for water remediation. By integrating the tridimensional structure, oxygen-containing functional groups and eco-friendliness of lignin with the high surface area and mechanical stability of CNTs, the as-prepared nanocomposite not only possesses a good water-dispersibility and eco-friendliness, but also exhibits an excellent adsorption capability for lead ion and oil droplet. It shows a high distribution coefficient for lead ion ( K d = 3.6 × 10 5 mL/g) that is comparable to some benchmark materials, including mesoporous carbon and metal-organic frameworks. The large surface area and tridimensional structure also endows L-CNTs with a high removal efficiency for oil droplet from water. Moreover, the cost of the nanocomposite has been minimized by incorporation of the low cost lignin. These results demonstrate the as-obtained nanocomposite with a natural polymer layer has advanced adsorption capability, low-in cost and eco-friendliness, and accordingly is an ideal candidate for water cleanup.
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Catalysts
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2022
·Vol. 12
·期 10
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IF 4.501
Lei Zhao,Tingting Yu,Bing Yang,Huilin Guo,Lifen Liu,Jinlong Zhang,Changfei Gao,Tao Yang,Mingyan Wang,Yu Zhang
Unlike many studies on the preparation of Z-scheme heterojunctions by doping precious metals, in this paper we first prepared a core-shell material obtained by C doping in ZnO and then composite with MnO2to form a heterojunction; that is, a low-cost and highly catalytic ternary composite catalyst was prepared by a simple hydrothermal reaction. Meanwhile, a large amount of experimental data have enabled the heterostructure type as well as the mechanism of photocatalytic performance to be fully demonstrated. It is proven that C as an intermediate medium achieves electron transport while making up the deficiency of ZnO, and constitutes an all-solid state Z-scheme heterojunction, which enables the rapid transfer of photogenerated electron pairs and visible light irradiation to the stream to improve the photocatalytic performance of the composite photocatalyst. In terms of examination of degradation performance, this catalyst showed a high photodegradation rate of tetracycline hydrochloride (TC) of 92.6% within 60 min, and the surface ZnO-C/MnO2catalysts also showed good degradation effect on practical petrochemical wastewater in CODcr degradation experiments.Keywords:ZnO-C/MnO2;Z-scheme heterojunction;wastewater purification;mechanism exploring
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2019
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Xuefeng Liu,Hao Zhou,Shuzhao Pei,Shupo Xie,Shijie You
Photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) represents a promising method for water decontamination, but the overall performance is limited by slow interfacial charge transfer. In this study, we address this limitation by creating an efficient PEC system with oxygen-deficient WO 3−x nanoplate array film serving as photoanode through surface reduction method. Oxygen vacancy had a slight impact to catalytic activity of photoanode, but exhibited an enhanced performance when anodic polarization was imposed. Based on a front-side illumination and potential of 1.2 V vs standard hydrogen electrode (SHE), the WO 3−x photoanode produced a photocurrent being 7.3 times as WO 3 photoanode, indicating a substantially enhanced interfacial charge transfer. Both WO 3 and WO 3−x electrodes showed an insignificant removal of 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) and dechlorination under individual photocatalytic condition. When anodic polarization was applied at 1.2 V vs SHE, 85.5% removal of 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) and 48% dechlorination efficiency could be obtained for WO 3−x photoanode, accounting for the values being 32.7% and 25.8% higher than that for WO 3 photoanode. The corresponding first-order kinetic constant for 4-CP removal by WO 3−x ( k = 0.0157 min −1 ) was approximately 2.53 times as that by WO 3 ( k = 0.0062 min −1 ). The improved PEC performance of WO 3−x photoanode under low potential bias should result from faster interfacial charge transfer, mitigation of electron-hole recombination, and production of higher amount of hydroxyl radical ( OH). This study not only suggests the important role of oxygen vacancy in PEC system, but also provides a new strategy to develop a full solar-energy-based water purification system.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2025
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Jingwen Wang,Yu Yang,Lei Chen,Yanping Ding,Linli Tan,Qiulin Shi,Yong Liu,Pengchao Xie
Molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) is viewed as a promising two-dimensional Fenton-like catalyst, but the basal plane could not be well applied in peroxides activation. In this study, Fe(III) species were atomically impregnated on the MoS 2 basal plane to enhance peracetic acid (PAA) activation. The surface Fe(III) up shifted the d-band centre of MoS 2 and acted as electron shuttles in breaking the O-O bonds of PAA. HO • , CH 3 COO • and Fe(V) were generated in the Fe(III)-MoS 2 /PAA system, whereas the 1 O 2 production was inhibited on the Fe(III)-MoS 2 surface. Sulfamethazine (SMT) was efficiently degraded by Fe(III)-MoS 2 /PAA during 15 min reaction, with the observed removal efficiencies of SMT by Fe(III)-MoS 2 ( k obs ) being 25-fold higher than that by MoS 2 . Increasing the dosages of PAA and Fe(III)-MoS 2 facilitated SMT degradation, and high removal rate of SMT was achieved in the pH range of 3–5. HO • and Fe(V) were identified as critical reactive species responsible for the SMT degradation. Nitrification and Smiles rearrangement were proposed as the degradation pathways of SMT based on the identified oxidation products. This study demonstrates that impregnating Fe species would be an effective strategy for strengthening the Fenton-like reactivity of MoS 2 .
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2021
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IF 8.742
Yuqing Sun,Dean Xu,Shilong Li,Lele Cui,Yongxiang Zhuang,Weihong Xing,Wenheng Jing
Severe stacking and swelling properties are critical issues in two-dimensional (2D) lamellar membrane fabrication and separation processes that can result in low flux and poor rejection. Herein, we propose the assembly of multidimensional MXene-carbon nanotube (CNT) ultrathin membranes by loading a MXene intercalated with CNTs onto a tubular ceramic membrane . Benefiting from the modes of van der Waals interactions (hydrogen bond) and repulsion forces between the MXene and functionalized CNTs, the one-dimensional (1D) CNTs are well dispersed and intercalated into the 2D MXene nanosheets , forming a uniform network and continuous three-dimensional (3D) labyrinthine short mass transfer channels, which can considerably improve the permeability and rejection performance of the membranes. Furthermore, the membranes exhibit a distinct suppressed swelling property via a facile thermal crosslinking process (-OH + -OH = -O- + H 2 O and -COOH + -OH = -COO + H 2 O), accompanied by the formation of new chemical bonds (Ti-O-C and Ti-COO-C) due to dehydroxylation between the neighboring MXene nanosheets and CNTs. Additionally, 50 h long-term operation studies also indicate the promising anti-swelling property and stability of the MXene-CNT membranes. This multidimensional (1D and 2D) assembly and thermal crosslinking strategy represents a new avenue for the facile and scalable development of MXene-based and other 2D material-derived high-performance membranes for water purification .
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