Environmental Pollutants and Bioavailability
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2022
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Bairen Yang,Jiajie Wang,Qingqing Shang,Zhuqiu Sun,Yifan Wu
The effects of rhamnolipid chelating La (III) or Nd (III) on m-dichlorobenzene removal and biofilm growth were investigated. The rhamnolipid chelating La (III) or Nd (III) significantly increased the average m-dichlorobenzene elimination capacity by 24% and 29%, respectively, on day 70–130, and the average wet weights of biomass ranged from 11 kg/m3 to 15 kg/m3 in BTFs on day 100–180 at an inlet load of at 47–98 gm3/h and an EBRT of 60s-90s. Microbial community functional genes about biofilm growth and m-dichlorobenzene removal were also increased. In addition, the rhamnolipid chelating La (III) or Nd (III) can improve the membrane permeability, extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) production, catechol 2,3 dioxygenase (C23O) enzyme, and chlorobenzene dioxygenase activity. These results demonstrate that rhamnolipid chelating La (III) or Nd (III) have the potential to improve the performance of BTFs treating hydrophobic and highly toxic VOCs.
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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
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2022
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IF 8.91
Bairen Yang,Jiajie Wang,Menglei Wu,Qingqing Shang,Hao Zhang
In this study, the effect of rhamnolipids (RL) on m -dichlorobenzene ( m -DCB) removal and biofilm was investigated in two biotrickling filters (BTF) (BTF1: blank control; BTF2: RL addition). The critical micelle concentration (CMC) value of RL was 75.6 mg L −1 , and the RL could significantly improve the solubilization of m -DCB. The results showed that the optimal concentration of RL was 180 mg L −1 . The removal efficiency (RE) of m -DCB dropped by 42.4% for BTF1 no fed with RL and only 28.2% for BTF2 fed with RL when the inlet concentration increased from 200 to 1400 mg m −3 at an empty bed time (EBRT) of 60 s. RL increased the secretion of extracellular polymers (EPS) and the ratio of Protein/Polysaccharide, which improved the mass transfer of m -DCB to the biofilm. RL also had a facilitating effect on catechol-1,2-dioxygenase (C 12 O) enzyme activity . Furthermore, RL increased Zeta potential and facilitated microorganisms to form biofilm . The dominant microorganisms of microbial community were increased and the application of RL promoted the enrichment of them.
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BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
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2023
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IF 11.4
Jiajie Wang,Yu Wu,Caiyun Zhang,Anqi Geng,Zhuqiu Sun,Jiawei Yang,Jinying Xi,Liping Wang,Bairen Yang
The microbial electrolysis cell coupled with the biotrickling filters (MEC-BTF) was developed for enhancing the biodegradation of gaseous m -dichlorobenzene ( m -DCB) through weak electrical stimulation. The maximum removal efficiency and elimination capacity in MEC-BTF were 1.48 and 1.65 times higher than those in open-circuit BTF (OC-BTF), respectively. Weak electrical stimulation had a positive impact on the characteristics of the biofilm. Additionally, microbial community analysis revealed that weak electrical stimulation increased the abundance of key functional genera ( e . g ., Rhodanobacter and Bacillus ) and genes ( e . g ., catA/E and E1.3.1.32), thereby accelerating reductive dechlorination and ring-opening of m -DCB. Macrogenomic sequencing further revealed that electron transfer pathway in MEC-BTF might be mediated through extracellular electroactive mediators and cytochromes.
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Journal of Water Process Engineering
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2025
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Caiyun Zhang,Jin Qian,Jiajie Wang,Xinyan Zhang,Zhuqiu Sun,Bairen Yang
Herein, a microbial consortia directed domestication approach based on degradation pathways was proposed. This approach employs intermediates capable of promoting ring-opening and dechlorination of m -dichlorobenzene ( m -DCB), in conjunction with m -DCB itself, as substrates for stepwise domestication, with the aim of overcoming the limitation of microbial activity due to the high toxicity of m -DCB. The microbial community analysis for the directed domestication of consortia domesticated that microorganisms responsible for ring-opening and dechlorination were predominant. Meanwhile, the removal efficiency (RE) of m -DCB by directed domestication microbial consortia was significantly higher than the original microbial consortia and abiotic control. To further improve the ring-opening and dechlorination performance of m -DCB, electrical stimulation was introduced as a means of enhancing the directed domestication. Performance tests showed that the highest RE and elimination capacity (EC) of m -DCB were 95.23 % and 23.77 mg/m 3 /h, at an electrical stimulation of 0.7 V, respectively. The microbial community analyses revealed that electrical stimulation led to an increase in the relative abundance of key functional genera (e.g., Rhodanobacter and Pseudomonas ) and functional genes (e.g., catE and dhaA), thereby facilitating the oxidation ring-opening and reductive dechlorination of m -DCB. Metagenomic sequencing further revealed the potential and mechanisms for enhanced biodegradation of m -DCB by the coupled approach of electrical stimulation and directed domestication. The study demonstrates that the biodegradation potential of m -DCB can be enhanced through electrical stimulation based on directed domestication, providing a strategic pathway for microbial construction and improved m -DCB removal from exhaust gases.
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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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2024
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Wang Dan,Huang Guifang,Yu Chunming,Wang Yawen,Baek Nawon,Zhu Ruofei
The emergence of environmental endocrine disruptor chlorobenzene (CB) in surface water and its potential environmental impacts have attracted serious global attention. It is still very difficult to achieve effective degradation of it by catalytic oxidation process under mild conditions. Here, an optimized method for degrading CB in aqueous solution using Trametes versicolor laccase and surfactant-assisted laccase-mediator (SALM) system was investigated. The use of a Tween 80 surfactant enhanced the solubility of CB and promoted its efficient degradation. Under favorable conditions, the SALM system yielded a degradation efficiency of 43.5% and a dechlorination efficiency of 41.55% for CB (25 mg/L) within 24 h. The possible degradation pathway of CB by this system was speculated by detecting the intermediates produced during the reaction. The outcome of the proliferation assays on MCF-7 human breast cancer cells demonstrated a reduction in the estrogenic activity of the CB solution following treatment with the SALM system. Furthermore, the influence of the quantity and positional variation of chlorine substituents on the degradation process was methodically investigated. Moreover, molecular analyses were employed to study the detailed interaction mechanism between laccase and CB, which revealed that the hydrophobic interaction contributed dominantly to binding process. These findings provide an efficient and environmentally friendly degradation system for the development of purification strategies for halogenated pollutants.
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MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
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2024
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Yang Liu,Jian Li,Jiawei Liu,Changwei Tang,Quan Bai
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising packing materials in liquid chromatography, but their micropore character extremely prevents the separation performance. Herein, we proposed an acidic etching strategy to fabricate a hierarchically porous University of Oslo-66 (HP-UiO-66) coated silica shell-core composite by using phosphoric acid as an etchant. The prepared composite, namely HP-UiO-66@silica-PA, was characterized by SEM, TEM, FT-IR, and N 2 -adsorption–desorption isotherms, demonstrating the generation of mesopores in HP-UiO-66 shell with pore width ranging in 4–5 nm. The chromatographic performance of HP-UiO-66@silica-PA-1 (etched by 1 mL phosphoric acid for 2 h) as HPLC stationary phase was evaluated in reversed-phase mode, and the separations of three groups of small solutes were studied and compared with the microporous UiO-66@silica (MP-UiO-66@silica) column. The results proved the obviously improved performances with narrower peak width, better resolution, and higher symmetry were achieved by the HP-UiO-66@silica-PA-1 column. The faster diffusion and mass transfer kinetics in the HP-UiO-66 shell signally reduce the plate height and improve the column efficiency. Specifically, the plate number of o -xylene was 18,442 plates m −1 , which was about 18.5 times higher than that on the MP-UiO-66@silica column (993 plates m −1 ). Furthermore, good repeatability and reproducibility with RSDs of both retention time and peak area less than 0.5 % confirmed the high stability and outstanding reliability of the HP-UiO-66@silica-PA-1 column. This study demonstrates that the phosphoric acid etching strategy is simple, mild, and controllable to fabricate hierarchically porous MOFs-based stationary phase for enhancing the HPLC separation performance.
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色谱
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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2024
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Shengrui Xu,Huimin Li,Li Xiao,Suling Feng,Jing Fan,Janusz Pawliszyn
A simple, sustainable, and sensitive monitoring approach of micro/nanoplastics (MNPs) in aqueous samples is crucial since it helps in assessing the extent of contamination and understanding the potential risks associated with their presence without causing additional stress to the environment. In this study, a novel strategy for qualitative and quantitative determination of MNPs in water by direct solid-phase microextraction (SPME) coupled with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was proposed for the first time. Spherical poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and irregularly shaped polyvinyl dichloride (PVDC) were used to evaluate the feasibility and performance of the proposed method. The results demonstrated that both PMMA and PVDC MNPs were efficiently extracted by the homemade SPME coating of nitrogen-doped porous carbons (N-SPCs) and exhibited sufficient thermal decomposition in the GC-MS injection port. Excellent extraction performances of N-SPCs coating for MNPs are attributed to hydrophobic cross-linking, electrostatic forcing, hydrogen bonding, and pore trapping. Methyl methacrylate was identified as the marker for PMMA, while 1,3-dichlorobenzene and 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene were the indicators for PVDC. Under the optimal extraction and decomposition conditions, the proposed method exhibited ultrahigh sensitivity, with a limit of detection of 0.0041 μg/L for PMMA and 0.0054 μg/L for PVDC. Notably, a programmed temperature strategy for the GC-MS injector was developed to discriminate and eliminate the potential interferences of intrinsic indicator compounds. Owing to the integration of sampling, extraction, injection, and decomposition into one step by SPME, the proposed method demonstrates exceptional sensitivity, eliminating the necessity for complex sample pretreatment procedures and the use of organic solvents. Finally, the proposed method was successfully applied in the determination of PMMA and PVDC MNPs in real aqueous samples.
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ACS Catalysis
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2025
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Shihao Su,Guojun Lv,Jialing Shen,Fuxin Wang,Lachgar Oussama,Yan Chen,Shengnan Xu
In the tandem synthesis of 1,2-cyclohexanediol, solvents such as acetonitrile are often added to eliminate the immiscibility of cyclohexene with water and accordingly strengthen the interphase mass transfer; however, the usage of solvents artificially increases the solvent separation procedure, enhancing the energy consumption and decreasing the economic benefits of the reaction process. Hence, the development of the solvent-free Pickering interfacial tandem catalysis of cyclohexene to 1,2-cyclohexanediol is extremely appealing. In this study, β-MnO2 and Mn2O3 were prepared by calcining γ-MnO2 synthesized with the hydrothermal synthesis method and concurrently served as a colloidal emulsifier and a heterogeneous catalyst in the Pickering interfacial tandem catalysis of cyclohexene to 1,2-cyclohexanediol at room temperature in the presence of the oxidant molecular oxygen and the co-oxidant isobutyraldehyde. The prepared β450-MnO2 sample revealed the best tandem catalysis performance, achieving a cyclohexene conversion of 99.4% and a 1,2-cyclohexanediol selectivity of 83.6% within 4 h of reaction, which can be ascribed to the highest Mn4+/Mn3+ ratio and the greatest concentration of oxygen vacancies as well as the most stable Pickering emulsion. At the same time, density functional theory (DFT) studies further confirmed that isobutyraldehyde and molecular oxygen could be more easily adsorbed and activated by β450-MnO2 in comparison with the other catalyst samples, benefiting its eminent catalytic epoxidation performance. In addition, a possible reaction mechanism for the β450-MnO2 catalyst catalyzing cyclohexene into 1,2-cyclohexanediol in the Pickering interfacial tandem catalytic reaction system was put forward and validated through quenching experiments as well as in situ infrared characterization. The synthesized β450-MnO2 catalyst exhibited reusability for greater than 5 cycles, and meanwhile, the Pickering interfacial tandem catalytic reaction system can be expanded to a spread of linear and cyclic alkene substrates, highlighting the superiority of the β450-MnO2 catalyst. These findings verify that the synthesized β450-MnO2 catalyst is capable of being utilized as an efficient and stable catalyst for the Pickering interfacial catalytic conversion of alkenes into 1,2-diols at room temperature.
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Reaction Chemistry & Engineering
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2024
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Shaoyuan Guo,Xinli Tong,Jipeng Wang,Hang Tang
The use of high-entropy oxides (HEOs) in heterogeneous catalysis is a fascinating research direction in the chemical field. In this work, a highly selective aerobic oxidative C–C bond cleavage using a 1,2-diol and lignin model is achieved with the HEOs-derived multimetallic catalyst. In the transformation of 1-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol, a 96.1% conversion with 96.2% selectivity of benzaldehyde was obtained using MgCuMnFeCo–R as the catalyst. Therein, the partial reduction of Fe2+ and Co2+ leading to the formation of numerous oxygen vacancies, plays a crucial role in the excellent catalytic activity. Moreover, this HEO-derived catalyst could maintain high activity even after being reused more than 10 times.
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JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A
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2025
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IF 4
Jinhua Xu,Minghui Tang,Jinyu Zhang,Wenmin Zhang,Shiye Xie,Lan Zhang
This study reports the synthesis and application of a flower-like chiral metal-organic framework (CMOF) based on copper ions and tryptophan (Cu(Trp)-CMOF). The Cu(Trp)-CMOF was successfully synthesized at room temperature through a facile method with hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) as a structure-directing agent. The material exhibits a flower-like morphology with hierarchical porosity and well-defined crystallinity in the monoclinic P2 1 /c space group. Comprehensive characterization revealed that different optical configurations ((R)-type, (S)-type, and (RS)-type) could be selectively obtained by controlling the chirality of tryptophan ligands. The synthesized CMOFs demonstrated excellent performance in two key applications: colorimetric recognition of amino acid enantiomers and separation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). When used as a chromatographic stationary phase, the CMOF significantly enhanced the separation of challenging structural isomers, particularly improving the resolution (R S ) of xylene isomers (R S from 1.03 to 2.62) and ethyltoluene isomers (R S from 4.83 to 9.23) compared to conventional columns. This work provides new insights into the design and application of CMOFs for chiral separation and recognition.
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TALANTA
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2026
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IF 6.1
Chu Zeng,Hong-Tao Jiang,Ming Xu,Zhi-Yuan Gu
Flexible metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) with dynamic adaptability offered exciting opportunities for advanced separation, yet their tendency to undergo void collapse severely limited their application as gas chromatography (GC) stationary phases. Here, we overcame this challenge by stabilizing the scu -topology Zr-MOF NU-903 through a linker installation strategy. By incorporating biphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid (BPDC) into the vacant coordination pockets along the c-axis, the resulting material, NU-903-BPDC, exhibited markedly enhanced stability and structural rigidity, retaining its porosity even at 250 °C. Comprehensive characterization confirmed that the original structure was preserved, while framework flexibility was effectively suppressed. Fluorescence spectroscopy further revealed restricted ligand dynamics, corroborating the rigidified framework environment. When employed as a GC stationary phase, NU-903-BPDC delivered significantly improved resolution for C 7 hydrocarbons and dichlorobenzene isomers, benefitting from stronger thermodynamic interactions and reduced band broadening. Crucially, NU-903-BPDC maintained stable separation performance after thermal treatment, in sharp contrast to the pronounced degradation observed for pristine NU-903. This work demonstrated linker installation as an effective strategy to modulate framework flexibility, opening a general pathway toward robust, high-performance MOF-based stationary phases for chromatographic separations.
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CHINESE CHEMICAL LETTERS
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2025
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IF 8.9
Ming-Mai Bao,Ying-Chao Liu,Hao-Nan Xu,Jing Zhang,Yin-Long Guo
Differentiating structural isomers in mass spectrometry (MS) poses significant challenges due to the difficulties in generating fragment ions by atmospheric pressure ionization and the spectral similarities encountered in tandem MS/MS analysis. The continuous arc plasma enables in-source dissociation fingerprinting analysis of isomers but presents a risk of solvent ignition during sample introduction because of high temperatures, posing safety concerns. To address these challenges, the Tunable Pulsed Arc Plasma (TPAP) ionization and dissociation device has been developed. The TPAP device converts continuous arc plasma into a pulsed mode, reduces plasma temperatures, enhances discharge stability and safety, and enables adjustable plasma energy for in-source compound dissociation. Programmable control over the pulsed arc plasma voltage allows the scanning of compounds under varying dissociation energies, facilitates the construction of compound-specific energy-resolved spectra. Validation experiments with disubstituted benzene species, chlorogenic acid derivatives, disaccharide and diacylglycerol have demonstrated the capability of TPAP-MS to effectively differentiate isomers through distinct energy-resolved spectra. The TPAP-MS requires minimal instrumental modifications and provides rapid and precise structural annotations directly from the ion source, offering broad potential applications in the analysis of structural isomers.
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