The limited adsorption capacity of the substrate and the concentration of dissolved oxygen in constructed wetlands (CWs) have inhibited their ability to efficiently remove polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from wastewater. Presently, biochar and activated carbon modified with Fe 3+ and Mn 4+ were used as effective sorbents in the removal of benzofluoranthene (BbFA), a typical PAH, in CW microcosms. The addition of metallic ions embedded carbon increased NO 3 -N accumulation by the reduction of Fe 3+ and Mn 4+ , which led to improved BbFA degradation. Additionally, plant adsorption in root and stem sections were observed separately. The abundance of PAH-degrading microbes in the rhizosphere substrate was higher with the metallic ions embedded carbon than control group. The Fe 3+ , Mn 4+ and NO 3 -N served as electron acceptors increased BbFA microbial degradation. The removal pathways of BbFA in the modified CWs were proposed which involved settlement in the substrate, plant absorption, and microbial degradation.
Jinning Wang,Qiufeng Shi,Konstantin V. Ivanovskikh,Lei Wang,Jianwei Qiao,Haijie Guo,Ping Huang
A series of Mn 4+ -doped NaSr 10 Y 5 W 4 O 30 (NSYWO) phosphors have been successfully synthesized and further characterized to estimate their potentials for application as a far-red emitting component of pc-LED. An XRD analysis and crystal structure refinement have been carried out to characterize its quality. The doping concentration and temperature (80–500 K) dependent luminescence properties as well as decay kinetics have been studied and analyzed. It has been found that Mn 4+ substitutes for W 6+ sites resulting in far-red emission at 688 nm. The temperature quenching is attributed to thermal activation of an electron from Mn 4+ 2 E g to 4 A 2g state via crossover, yielding an activation energy of 0.35 eV. Furthermore, to assess practical application of the novel phosphor, a blue-emitting LED chip combined with NSYWO: 0.8 mol% Mn 4+ has been packaged. The light from both the blue-emitting LED chip and NSYWO: Mn 4+ phosphor was shown to be effectively utilized, revealing a good promise for application of the phosphor in the field of plant growth lighting.