In this paper, RuIII(edta) was used as a highly efficient absorbent for the removal of NO due to its desirable properties of high NO affinity and oxygen insensitivity. The effects of the RuIII(edta) concentration, reaction temperature, initial solution pH, oxygen concentration, inlet NO concentration, and liquid-to-gas ratio on denitration performance were examined. The results indicated that RuIII(edta) showed excellent denitration performance at low concentrations and that an increase in the concentration of RuIII(edta) resulted in an increase in NO removal efficiency. In addition, NO removal efficiency increased to its optimum value at first and then declined as both the reaction temperature and initial solution pH rose. The optimal reaction temperature and ideal initial solution pH were determined to be 45°C and 5.0 respectively. The suitable liquid-to-gas ratio was found to be 51.5 L/m3. NO removal efficiency was less affected by the oxygen concentration in the range of 0–12% due to a superior anti-oxidation performance at pH = 5.0. Furthermore, the NO removal efficiency decreased significantly as the inlet NO concentration increased. The addition of 5 wt% urea to an aqueous solution of RuIII(edta) enhanced denitration performance, and an RuIII(edta) and urea mixed solution were able to exceed 65.07% NO removal efficiency within 30 min under optimal experimental conditions. This work proposed an alternative absorbent for NO removal and provided fundamental data for industrial denitration with RuIII(edta) absorbents.
Fan Wang,Ziliang Yuan,Bing Liu,Shaohua Chen,Zehui Zhang
In this study, a new ruthenium catalyst was used for the oxidation of biomass derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) under mild conditions, which was prepared by the exchange of Ru 3+ with H + in the structure of the zirconium phosphate (ZrP). The as-prepared ZrP–Ru catalyst showed high catalytic activity towards the oxidation of HMF, affording 100% of HMF conversion at 130 °C after 12 h under atmospheric oxygen pressure. 2,5-Furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and 2,5-diformylfuran (DFF) were detected to be the major oxidation products.
Tao Liu,Mingkang Zhang,Wenlong Liu,Xuan Zeng,Xianlin Song,Xiaoquan Yang,Xianzheng Zhang,Jun Feng
This study reports a family of photothermal materials, metal ion/tannic acid assemblies (MITAs). MITAs from FeIII, VIII, and RuIII afford excellent photothermal efficiency (η ≈ 40%). Sharply differing from the currently existing photothermal agents, MITAs are highlighted by merits including green synthesis, facile incorporation of diagnostic metal ions, and particularly topology-independent adhesion. Owing to the adhesion nature of MITAs, various kinds of MITA-based nanoengineerings are readily available via the self-adhesion of MITAs onto diverse templates, enabling MITAs well suited as a photothermal platform for versatile combination with other therapy approaches and imaging techniques. As a proof of concept, polymeric/inorganic nanoparticle/nanovesicle-supported FeIII-tannic acid (FeIIITA) is fabricated. The photothermal effect is shown to be unaffected by the template origin and type and FeIIITA thickness on the templates. We validate the potency of nanovesicle-supported FeIIITA (PNV@FeIIITA) for tumor-specific photoactivated utilizations, including NIR photothermal therapy with complete tumor elimination, photothermal imaging (PTI), and photoacoustic imaging (PAI) in addition to T1-MRI imaging. PNV@FeIIITA can be simultaneously equipped with functionalities, including T2-MRI imaging by additionally doping MnII and NIR fluorescence imaging by encapsulating a hydrophilic NIR fluoroprobe. MITA demonstrates unparalleled superiority as a photothermal platform in engineering multimodal theranostics for advanced applications.