ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
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2024
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IF 7.6
Fengtong Chang,Xiuran Yin,Hanye Ju,Yankun Zhang,Lianzheng Yin,Xueqing Zhou,Yujie Feng,Xiaoping Diao
Organic ultraviolet filters (OUVFs) have been widely used as functional ingredients of sunscreen products and have entered into marine ecosystems, particularly in tropical areas where solar UV radiation is strong. These chemicals, with their potential toxicity and ecological risk, have raised widespread concern for the protection of the fragile marine ecosystem of coral reefs. In this study, fourteen OUVFs were analyzed among 24 coral species, together with their habitats including seawater and sediment from the coastal coral reef regions of Hainan Island, South China Sea. Surprisingly, all of fourteen OUVFs were detected in each sample, indicating the wide distribution of OUVFs among sites and samples. Among the fourteen OUVFs, benzophenone-3 (BP-3) and 4-methylbenzylidene camphor (4-MBC) were the most abundant, with concentrations ranging from 35.3 to 75.6 and 38.3 to 61.4 ng/L in seawater, from 13.2 to 25.9 and 7.0 to 17.4 ng/g dw in sediment, and from 4.5 to 21.3 and 4.4 to 19.7 ng/g dw in corals, respectively. Analysis of OUVFs in 24 coral species pointed that OUVFs accumulation in corals is morphology dependent: the highest concentration of OUVFs was identified in Galaxea fascicularis with abundant of polyps and tentacles while the lowest levels of OUVFs were found in Porites mayeri (smooth or lobed surface). In corals, we found that these OUVFs accumulated, depending on the coral species and the types of OUVFs. The ecological risk assessment further indicated that BP-3, 4-MBC and BP-8 had posed risks to corals. In addition, significantly higher concentrations of OUVFs were observed in Sanya (a seaside tourist resort) than in the other sites, suggesting that tourist activity and use of sunscreen products are the key to high inputs of sunscreen agents into marine ecosystem. Overall, our study demonstrates a potential risk role for OUVFs in coral protection in tropical areas where coral bleaching events occur.
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海洋生物学
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环境科学
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生态毒理学
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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2024
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IF 10.8
Yanyu Zhou,Qiuli Li,Quan Zhang,Meile Yuan,Xiaoshan Zhu,Yuanchao Li,Qipei Li,Craig A. Downs,Danwei Huang,Loke-Ming Chou,Hongwei Zhao
Global warming has caused the degradation of coral reefs around the world. While stress-tolerant corals have demonstrated the ability to acclimatize to ocean warming, it remains unclear whether they can sustain their thermal resilience when superimposed with other coastal environmental stressors. We report the combined impacts of a photosystem II (PSII) herbicide, prometryn, and ocean warming on the stress-tolerant coral Galaxea fascicularis through physiological and omics analyses. The results demonstrate that the heat-stress-induced inhibition of photosynthetic efficiency in G. fascicularis is exacerbated in the presence of prometryn. Transcriptomics and metabolomics analyses indicate that the prometryn exposure may overwhelm the photosystem repair mechanism in stress-tolerant corals, thereby compromising their capacity for thermal acclimation. Moreover, prometryn might amplify the adverse effects of heat stress on key energy and nutrient metabolism pathways and induce a stronger response to oxidative stress in stress-tolerant corals. The findings indicate that the presence of prometryn at environmentally relevant concentrations would render corals more susceptible to heat stress and exacerbate the breakdown of coral Symbiodiniaceae symbiosis. The present study provides valuable insights into the necessity of prioritizing PSII herbicide pollution reduction in coral reef protection efforts while mitigating the effects of climate change.
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海洋生物学
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生态学
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Catalysts
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2025
·Vol. 15
·期 1
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IF 4
Fuhai Zhang,Jing Xiong,Xiaoxiao Yu,Lei Wang,Tongyu Wu,Zhendong Yu,Minmeng Tang,Haiyan Liu,Yanhong Chao,Wenshuai Zhu
As a promising member of the carbon nitride family, nitrogen-rich g-C3N5has attracted significant attention because of its excellent light absorption performance. Nevertheless, its practical application in photocatalytic CO2reduction is hindered by severe photogenerated charge recombination and limited CO2adsorption capacity. Constructing a heterojunction has emerged as an effective strategy to mitigate charge recombination, thereby enhancing the photocatalytic performance of the catalyst. Herein, a series of CdS/g-C3N5-X heterojunction catalysts were prepared via an in situ hydrothermal approach. The obtained heterojunction catalysts exhibited a novel coral reef-like morphology which facilitated the exposure of additional active sites, thereby enhancing the adsorption and activation of CO2. Moreover, studies have shown that CdS can be anchored to the surface of g-C3N5through C-S bonds, forming a built-in electric field at the interface, which accelerated the separation and transfer of photogenerated charges. Consequently, the resulting heterojunction materials demonstrated high efficiency in photocatalytic CO2reduction with H2O as a sacrificial agent. In particular, CdS/g-C3N5-0.2 exhibited the maximum photocatalytic performance up to 22.9 μmol·g−1·h−1, which was 6 times and 3 times that of unmodified g-C3N5and CdS, respectively. The results indicated that the increased active sites and enhanced charge separation of the Cd/g-C3N5-0.2 catalyst were the primary reasons for its improved photocatalytic CO2reduction performance. This work provides a novel heterojunction-based photocatalyst for efficient CO2photocatalytic reduction, offering insights into the preparation of high-performance photocatalysts for sustainable energy applications.
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化学工程
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2021
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IF 5.909
Xin Li,Yuling Shan,Xiaolei Zhang,Shilei Zhao,Wenlong Yu,Yibin Liu,Hongrui Shang,Peilong Tang,Shusen Wang,Junwei Ding
Both increasing emission of chlorophenol chemicals and plastic waste pollution are severe global environmental challenges, which is worth being explored to respond with a "waste eliminated by waste" coupling treatment strategy. Herein, we propose a one-step recyclable nano-MgO template strategy to prepare in-situ N, O-doped novel porous carbon coral reefs (PCNCR) directly derived from the mixture of real waste PET and melamine formaldehyde resin. The template precursor can be conveniently recycled by facile acetic acid pickling, vacuum evaporation and drying, and the whole preparing process does not involve any toxic solvents, massive consumption of pore-forming agents, or discharge of salty wastewater. The obtained PCNCRs have hierarchical porous structures and abundant N, O-doped species, and the textural parameters can be modulation linearly by varying the mass ratio of magnesium acetate to mixed waste plastics. The optimized PCNCR-1.25 exhibited remarkable adsorption capacity for chlorophenol contaminants (777.5 mg/g for 4-Chloro-3,5-dimethylphenol, PCMX and 538.74 mg/g for 4-Chloro-3-methylphenol, PCMC) in aqueous solution. Adsorption isotherm fitting studies revealed chlorophenol contaminants tended to be rapidly adsorbed on the PCNCR surface in the form of monolayer. And the system reached adsorption equilibrium at about 15 min, which was described by linear driving force model. Reusability test verified that PCNCR-1.25 had excellent adsorption stability for chlorophenol in continuous adsorption-regeneration cycles. DFT calculation illustrated the enhancement of chlorophenol adsorption by heteroatom species, especially nitrogen dopants. This work highlighted a low-cost and sustainable approach to defuse the dual environmental threat of chlorophenol emissions and plastic waste pollution simultaneously.
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MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
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2024
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IF 5.3
Xu Gao,Junling Chen,Kefu Yu,Yinyao Bu,Limei Wang,Xiaopeng Yu
Microplastics, a new type of pollutants found in coral reefs, have attracted increasing attention. However, most of the current research focuses on the scleractinian corals and few reports on Octocorallia. To reveal the impact of microplastic exposure on Octocorallia, we analyzed the transcriptional response of the coral hosts Junceella squamata along with changes to the diversity and community structure of its symbiotic bacteria following exposure to polystyrene microplastics. These results suggest that the microplastics have adverse impacts on nutrient metabolism and absorption in J. squamata . The symbiotic bacteria of J. squamata exhibited a clear response after exposure to microplastics, which may also reflect an adaptation mechanism of corals, and help to maintain the physiological function of coral symbiotic function under the exposure of microplastics. This study has revealed the impact of microplastic exposure on J. squamata , providing new insights for coral protection against the background of increased microplastics pollution.
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MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
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2024
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IF 3
Chuhan Sun,Yuehua Huang,Alireza Riyahi Bakhtiari,Dongdan Yuan,Yanyu Zhou,Hongwei Zhao
The persistence of coral reefs globally is threatened by various forms of chemical pollution. Climbazole, an azole antibacterial agent extensively utilized in pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in everyday life, has been detected in various environment media and proved to have significant adverse effects on aquatic organism. However, the effects of climbazole on coral remain largely unknown. Therefore, in this study, we conducted a 42-day investigation to examine the effects of varying concentrations of climbazole on Galaxea fascicularis , a stress-tolerant coral species. Our investigations included coral color observations, physiological experiments, and assessments of microbial diversity. The results showed that, after 42 days of exposure, the coral color in the treatment group exposed to 100 μg/L climbazole significantly decreased by one color category on the reference chart (D6 shifted to D5), while there was no change in the control group. This was accompanied by an increase in oxidative stress and a decrease in photosynthetic capacity in coral specimens. Additionally, there was a notable alteration in microbial diversity, resulting in reduced community stability. Elevated levels of climbazole (100 μg/L) stress led to an increased abundance of potentially pathogenic bacteria such as unclassified Erysipelotrichaceae . However, at an environmentally relevant concentration of 1 μg/L, climbazole decreased the photosynthetic efficiency and induced oxidative stress in the stress-tolerant coral G. fascicularis , while not significantly impacting the microbial community diversity of the coral. The findings of our study have important implications for the protection and management of nearshore coral reefs and offer essential data for ecological risk assessment of climbazole.
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JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A
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2024
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IF 3.8
Mujin Fang,Chen Chen,Yingying Fan,Qiong Zhang,Kui Li,Guoqing Yang,Renpan Deng,Xueqin Li
Molecularly imprinted nanocomposite membranes (MINMs) have shown great superiority in selective separation of acteoside (ACT) from phenylethanoid glycosides in Cistanche tubulosa . Herein, ACT-based MINMs (A-MINMs) with coral reef-like imprinted structure were proposed and developed for specifically separating ACT molecules. The nanospheres with hydrophilic multicores (NHMs) were introduced into polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) powders to obtain NHMs@PVDF membranes by a phase inversion method. Subsequently, the designed coral reef-like imprinted structure was constructed on NHMs@PVDF membrane-based surface. The A-MINMs with coral reef-like imprinted structure had dendritic and porous properties, which helped to form abundant ACT-imprinted cavities and sites of A-MINMs. In addition, the hydrophilic multicores and void space of NHMs together formed the affinity capture cages for hydrophilic ACT, enhancing rebinding capacity and permselectivity of A-MINMs. Therefore, A-MINMs with coral reef-like imprinted structure exhibited the high rebinding capacity (110.95 mg/g), rebinding selectivity of 5.15 and outstanding permselectivity of 10.04 toward ACT molecules. Moreover, the designed strategy of A-MHIMs with coral reef-like imprinted structure provides a new feasible method for permselectivity separation of other bioactive components.
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生物化学
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制药工程
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MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
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2022
·Vol. 223
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IF 2.996
Siqi Ma,Nian Liu,Pan Cheng,Wei Hu,Xiaodan Jia,Qihao Guo,Ming Xia,Qin Cheng,Ke Liu,Dong Wang
The pursuit of highly permeable thin-film nanocomposite (TFNC) nanofiltration (NF) membranes with desirable selectivity is an eternal topic for desalination and wastewater treatment. Herein, a facile route to engineer polyamide (PA) NF membranes is reported with a coral-reef-like thin PA active layer atop a polydopamine pre-decorated ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) nanofiber scaffold (EVOH-PDA) via interfacial polymerization (IP). EVOH-PDA possesses a submicron pore size and super-hydrophilic surface, which provides abundant thin water layers covering nanofibers in the IP process resulting in the PA layer with a morphology of coral-reef-like highland surrounded by flat low-lying regions. The resultant NF membrane presents high permeance of 32.19 L m −2 h −1 bar −1 and high rejection of 96.52% to 1000 ppm Na 2 SO 4 feed solution with a stable performance against operation time and high salt concentration. This work provides a new approach to fabricating PA TFNC membranes with outstanding NF performance in liquid separation applications.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry B
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2020
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·期 2
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IF 5.344
Yue Chen,Xirui Long,Weiwei Lin,Bohong Du,Hang Yin,Wanling Lan,Daiguo Zhao,Zhen Li,Jiehua Li,Feng Luo,Hong Tan
Nerve injuries in the central or peripheral nervous system threaten human health and hinder social development, and effectively repairing or regenerating nerve tissues remains a huge challenge. The rise of tissue engineering strategies has brought new light for this. Similar to the extracellular matrix, biomimetic three-dimensional (3D) porous scaffolds can provide biophysical and biochemical cues to guide cell behaviors and support tissue growth. Here, we prepared a hybrid cobalt-doped alginate/waterborne polyurethane 3D porous scaffold with nano-topology of a “coral reef-like” rough surface via two-step freeze-drying. The experimental results demonstrated that the “coral reef-like” rugged surface topology and bioactive cobalt dopant synergistically promote the neurite outgrowth and up-regulate the synaptophysin expression of neuron-like cells PC12 on the scaffold. Furthermore, the scaffold notably relieved the inflammatory response of microglial cells BV2 with the transformation from pro-inflammatory (M1) to anti-inflammatory (M2) phenotype. We believe that this 3D porous scaffold offers bright design inspiration for neural tissue engineering scaffolds and holds potential applications in nerve repair.
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材料科学
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生物材料
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2022
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IF 7.968
Jiangfu Zheng,Yaocheng Deng,Changzheng Fan,Xiaoming Li,Daoxin Gong,Changwu Li,Ziyi Ye
The construction of an S-scheme heterojunction is an effective way to enhance the photocatalytic activity of composite materials. Thus, a co-precipitation method is combined with a hydrothermal synthesis method in this study to synthesize an S-scheme heterojunction of Bi 2 WO 6 /Ag 3 PO 4 /Zn-Al LDH photocatalyst with an exceptional morphology like a coral reef. On this basis, an AP0.5BWLDH0.3/PMS/Vis reaction system is constructed. The prepared Bi 2 WO 6 /Ag 3 PO 4 /Zn-Al LDH composites present better oxidation performance than pure Bi 2 WO 6 , Zn-Al LDH and Ag 3 PO 4 , with 100% Nitenpyram (50 mg/L) degraded within 90 min due to the photocatalytic activation of peroxymonosulfate. The significant increase in photocatalytic activity is not only due to the uniformly distributed coral reef-shaped nanostructures but also the extended life of the carrier with strong redox capability through S-scheme heterojunction. During the simulated exposure to sunlight, the internal electric field, optimized energy band structure, as well as coulomb force interaction all contributed to the promotion of the transportation of electron-hole pairs in the Bi 2 WO 6 /Ag 3 PO 4 /Zn-Al LDH composite. For this reason, electrons and holes have high reducing and oxidizing properties, which make the composites have high redox capacity. Then the radical trapping experiments, ESR testing and XPS analysis were used to verify these results. It was revealed that the S-scheme heterojunction mechanism was suitable for the electron migration in a photocatalyst. This study extends the design and preparation ideas of new S-scheme heterojunction photocatalysts and then proposes effective strategies to solve future water pollution .
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光催化
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水处理
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2022
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IF 9.221
Cuizhong Zhang,Hongjie Liu,Wanting Nong,Jinyun Peng,Liwei Wang,Liya Zhou
A novel photoelectrochemical (PEC) aptasensor coupled with a Z‑scheme was developed to realize quantitative determination of 3,3′,4,4′-tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB77) at a concentration of sub-picogram per liter. The PEC aptasensor was fabricated by immobilizing ZnSe/Ag 2 Se on indium-tin oxide (ITO) that could covalently bind sulfurized aptamer. Meanwhile, complementary DNA-functionalized CdTe units were used as the sensitizers, and these were immobilized on the aptamer to form Z‑scheme dual-photosystem (PS). The Z‑scheme PS based on both ZnSe/Ag 2 Se and CdTe would be provided with better photocatalytic activity than conventional heterojunctions , and improving the photo-to-current conversion efficiency without biased voltage. Following the process of hatching, PCB77 was captured via the aptamer on the PEC aptasensor, producing aptamer–PCB77 complexes with weak conductive performance. Using the photocurrent change as a response signal for the quantitative detection of PCB77, the detection limits of the proposed method were 0.05 pg L –1 and 0.22 ng L –1 for the linear ranges of 0.01–500 pg L –1 and 0.5–10 5 ng L –1 , respectively. Compared with other technologies, the PEC aptasensor is more flexible, sensitive, specific and rapid in the absence of biased voltage under visble light. The results presented herein can potentially help build a model for the detection of various polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) with stable chemical properties and insulation performances that can be used to study persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in marine organisms and in the analysis of environmental conditions.
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