Journal of Water Process Engineering
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2025
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Youwei Yang,Jianxing Wang,Yan Gao,Xuekun Tang,Chunying Wang,Xianping Luo
ZnFe 2 O 4 catalysts synthesized via hydrothermal (ZFO-H) and sol-gel (ZFO-S) methods were employed to activate peroxodisulfate (PDS) under UV light for the efficient conversion of low-concentration NH 4 + -N into environmentally benign N 2 , offering a promising solution for advanced wastewater treatment. Characterization revealed that the sol-gel-derived ZFO-S exhibited uniform agglomeration, smooth surfaces, and an 80% reduction in surface hydroxyl density (as indicated by the FTIR peak area at 3320 cm -1 ), outperforming both hydrothermally prepared and commercial ZnFe₂O₄ (ZFO-H and ZFO-M, respectively). This study addresses the critical challenge of ammonia nitrogen removal in wastewater, where conventional methods often struggle with low efficiency or secondary pollution. Mechanistic studies demonstrated that ZnFe 2 O 4 facilitated electron transfer at Zn sites to activate PDS, generating reactive species dominated by singlet oxygen ( 1 O 2 ), which drove NH 4 + -N oxidation. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations further elucidated the reaction pathway, highlighting preferential adsorption of NH 3 at oxygen sites on the ZnFe 2 O 4 (311) surface, followed by sequential dehydrogenation and coupling to form N 2 . Under optimal conditions (pH >9.25, 10 mM PDS, 25°C, 3 h), 97.40% of initial 50 mg/L NH₄ + -N was converted to N₂, with negligible NO 3 − byproduct formation (< 6%), demonstrating high feasibility for practical wastewater remediation. The reduced surface hydroxyl groups and lower work function of ZFO-S enhanced electron transfer, underscoring its superior catalytic activity. This work provides a novel strategy for designing hydroxyl-regulated photocatalysts tailored for wastewater treatment and advances the mechanistic understanding of persulfate-based ammonia nitrogen remediation in engineered water systems.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2018
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Daoyan Feng,Hui Yang,Xingzhong Guo
3-Dimensional hierarchically porous ZnFe 2 O 4 /C composites with interconnected macropores and co-continuous hollow skeletons are facilely synthesized and used as anode materials for Li-ion batteries. The interconnected macropores impede the agglomeration of primary particles and buffer the volumetric variations, hollow mesoporous skeletons not only improve the interfacial contact area between electrode and electrolyte but also facilitate lithium ions transfer rate. Moreover, N-doped carbon layer further enhances the conductivity and mechanical strength of skeletons, as well as accelerates electron transfer during repeated discharge and charge process. The as-prepared 3-dimensional hierarchically porous ZnFe 2 O 4 /C composites possess excellent Li-ion storage properties, delivering a high reversible capacity of 972 mAh g −1 at 200 mA g −1 after 100 cycles and a decent specific capacity of 711 mAh g −1 even at a large current density of 1000 mA g −1 after 400 cycles. These values are among the highest reported for ZnFe 2 O 4 -based materials with different morphologies and nanostructures. The resultant ZnFe 2 O 4 /C composites display the potential practical application for high-performance Li-ion batteries.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2016
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Yaqin Chen,Jiafeng Wu,Weisen Yang,Yuanyuan Fu,Rihui Zhou,Shouhui Chen,Lixue Zhang,Yonghai Song,Li Wang
Transition metal oxides@carbon(C) nanocomposites with hierarchical three-dimensional (3D) core-shell nanoarchitectures, large surface area and high electrical conductivity as anode materials for lithium ion batteries (LIBs) are very desirable. Herein, we developed a simple and feasible route to fabricate novel hierarchical 3D ball-in-ball ZnO/ZnFe 2 O 4 @C nanospheres with well-defined hollow microstructures via one-step carbonization of Zn/Fe-metal organic frameworks for the first time. The as-prepared hierarchical 3D ball-in-ball ZnO/ZnFe 2 O 4 @C nanospheres were carefully characterized by scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis , N 2 adsorption/desorption isotherm, transmission electron microscopy and electrochemical techniques . The results showed ultrafine ZnO and ZnFe 2 O 4 nanocrystals were uniformly encapsulated by few carbon layers which was derived from in-situ carbonization of the organic ligands. Benefiting from their special hollow nanoarchitectures, ultrafine ZnO and ZnFe 2 O 4 nanocrystals encapsulated by a few carbon layers, large specific surface area and high electrical conductivity, the hierarchical 3D ball-in-ball ZnO/ZnFe 2 O 4 @C nanospheres presented high reversible capacities of 1283 and 1100 mA h g −1 after first 100 cycles and the following 100 cycles at current density of 100 and 200 mA g −1 , respectively. A high specific capacity of 155 mA h g −1 was obtained at relatively large current rates of 20 A g −1 .
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2023
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Xuechen Li,Chaojie Shi,Zixuan Feng,Jie He,Rui Zhang,Zhengchun Yang,Peng Pan,Huayi Li,Deqiang Feng,Lingcheng Zheng
The Si nanowires/ZnFe 2 O 4 /Ag composite photocatalyst is prepared by metal-assisted chemical etching and hydrothermal methods . Photoelectric conversion and photodegradation experiments show that the composite structure offers high photocatalytic performance under visible light. The photocurrent density of Si nanowires/ZnFe 2 O 4 /Ag is 1.76 mA/cm 2 , and the Methyl orange photodegradation rate is 19 % within 90 min. Furthermore, the photocatalytic activity of composite photocatalysts was studied under the magnetic field, which further improves the photocatalytic efficiency significantly. Energy band structure studies revealed that the interfacial contact in the Si nanowires/ZnFe 2 O 4 /Ag increases carrier transfer and charge separation, thereby improving photocatalytic performance. It can be seen from the I-V results that the Si nanowires/ZnFe 2 O 4 /Ag has a negative magnetoresistance . Therefore, in the presence of a magnetic field, photogenerated carriers can be more effectively transferred to the electrode surface to participate in the photocatalytic reaction with improved photocatalytic performance.
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POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
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2022
·Vol. 33
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Ping Lyu,Yongbo Hou,Rongzhen Wang,Mingliang Ma,Yan Chen,Qiyang Xing,Yong Ma,Shuang Wang,Yuefeng Wu,Weibo Huang
The flame retardant zinc ferrite@Mg-Al-sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate layered double hydroxide (ZnFe 2 O 4 @Mg-Al-SDBS LDH) was prepared successfully by simple hydrothermal method and co-precipitation method. ZnFe 2 O 4 nanoparticle was used as the core on which Mg-Al LDH was encapsulated to form a spherical structure with a lamellar intercalation layer. The microstructure, the phase structure, and the thermal properties of flame retardant were characterized in detail. Compared with pure polyurea (PUA), the total heat release (THR), peak heat release rate (PHRR) and smoke factor (SF) of PUA/ZnFe 2 O 4 @Mg-Al-SDBS LDH 3.0 wt% decreased by 17.64%, 20.13%, and 28.42%, respectively. In the combustion process, Mg-Al LDH could generate porous metal oxides (Al 2 O 3 and MgO), and ZnFe 2 O 4 could also be decomposed into ZnO and Fe 2 O 3 . These oxides catalyzed cross-linking of polymer molecules, to promote the formation of a dense char layer, and isolated heat and combustible gases from the underlying material. The improved flame retardant properties of the modified intercalated microspheres could be attributed to catalytic carbonization and physical barrier. Moreover, the mechanical properties of PUA composites were tested by universal tensile testing machine. The results showed that the addition of ZF@MASL flame retardant had little influence on the mechanical properties of PUA composites.
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LANGMUIR
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2022
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Yirui Zhao,Hang Yang,Hongshun Hao,Fuxiao Zhu,Gongliang Zhang,Jingran Bi,Shuang Yan,Hongman Hou
The removal of organic dyes and pathogenic bacteria from contaminated water remains a significant challenge. In the present study, S-type heterojunction Ag2MoO4/ZnFe2O4 (AMO/ZFO) composite nanofibers were synthesized by electrospinning and co-precipitation and fabricated into photoanodes. It is found that the constructed S-type heterojunction of AMO/ZFO composites effectively inhibits the recombination of photogenerated carriers, in addition to the benefits of more exposed active sites and a greater specific surface area. When several properties are improved, AMO/ZFO composites exhibit excellent photoelectrocatalytic performance. The results demonstrate that under visible light irradiation, the photoelectrocatalytic degradation rate of AMO/ZFO-3 to methylene blue reached 76.2% within 50 min, and the killing rate of Salmonella was 83.6% within 80 min. The enhanced photoelectrocatalytic activity was due to the synergy of both electrochemical and photocatalytic effects. More importantly, after four testing cycles, AMO/ZFO-3 still has a better ability to kill pathogenic bacteria and degrade organic dyes due to its high stability. This work provides a feasible method for oxidizing organic dyes and pathogenic bacteria.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2022
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Ke Zhang,Yajing Wei,Hongyang Cao,Yue Xin,Chuanyi Wang
Tuning reactive oxygen species in peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation by the structure of catalysts has been extensively studied. But in photocatalysis , the photothermal effect is lack of attention on the alteration of reactive species produced by PMS activation. In this work, ZnFe 2 O 4 /C photocatalyst with oxygen vacancy (ZFO v /C) was synthesized via the calcination of bimetallic Zn/Fe-metal–organic framework. The photocatalytic performance of the catalyst had been studied under several conditions, and the experimental results demonstrated that the photocatalytic reaction rate constant of ZFO v /C photocatalyst without temperature control was 21.3 % higher than that under temperature control. Reactive species quenching experiments and electron paramagnetic resonance indicated that 1 O 2 and h + are the primary reactive species without temperature control, while only 1 O 2 are the dominant reactive species under temperature control conditions. The possible activation site was speculated by in-situ Raman spectroscopy , XPS spectra and cycling experiment. This paper analyzes the reasons for photocatalysis to improve the degradation rate of pollutant from the perspective of the change of reactive species generated by photothermal effect on PMS activation, which may open up opportunities to explore the maximum utilization of sunlight in PMS activation.
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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2022
·Vol. 29
·期 42
·63233-63247
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Ma Mingliang,Chen Yan,Jiang Jiabin,Bi Yuxin,Liao Zijian,Ma Yong
Excessive discharge of toxic dyes is detrimental to ecological system and human health. Therefore, an effective photocatalyst must be designed and developed to degrade dyes from wastewater. Herein, a novel one-dimensional (1D) flower-like recoverable ZnFe 2 O 4 /C/MnO 2 /BiOI magnetic composite photocatalyst was synthesized via electrospinning technique combined with hydrothermal method. The photocatalytic activities of composite photocatalyst were evaluated by degrading methyl orange (MO) and Rhodamine B (RhB) under simulated light irradiation. The efficiency of ZnFe 2 O 4 /C/MnO 2 /BiOI photocatalyst in visible light for 150 min reached 91% (MO) and 120 min reached 94% (RhB). Moreover, the degradation rate of MO still remained 78% after five cycles. The design of 1D magnetic flower-like composite provided a new strategy for preparing photocatalysts possessing excellent photocatalytic efficiency and cyclic stability.
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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2022
·Vol. 29
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·76321-76338
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Song Tingting,He Quanbao,Meng Xiaoyan,He Zhangxing,Ge Ming
Heterogeneous photocatalysis/persulfate oxidation process has been considered as a promising technology for dye contaminants removal. The magnetic ZnFe 2 O 4 /active carbon (AC) composites were hydrothermally synthesized and firstly used to activate peroxydisulfate (PDS) for rhodamine B (RhB) degradation under visible LED light irradiation. The optimized Vis-ZnFe 2 O 4 /AC(4/1)-PDS system can enhance the RhB degradation efficiency by 32.01% and 13.87% compared with Vis-ZnFe 2 O 4 -PDS and Vis-AC-PDS systems, respectively. The influence of operational parameters such as catalyst dosage (0.2 − 0.4 g L −1 ), PDS concentration (1.0 − 2.0 g L −1 ), temperature (25 − 45 °C), solution pH (2.7 − 10.9), and coexisting inorganic ions (Cl − , NO 3 − , HCO 3 − , PO 4 3− , Cu 2+ , Fe 3+ , and Ca 2+ ) on RhB degradation was studied, and 100% of RhB (20 mg L −1 ) was degraded after 80 min at operational condition: 0.30 g L −1 of ZnFe 2 O 4 /AC(4/1) and 1.5 g L −1 of PDS, solution pH of 2.74, reaction temperature of 25 °C. The quenching experiments, EPR test, and XPS analysis were employed to reveal the proposed mechanism, which demonstrated that 1 O 2 played a more important role than other reactive species (SO 4 •− , •OH, O 2 •− , and h + ) in RhB degradation. The generation of 1 O 2 via the two routes was as follows: (i) the in situ formed active oxygen (O * ) reacted with HSO 5 − to produce 1 O 2 ; (ii) O 2 •− was oxidized by h + to form 1 O 2 . After five consecutive cycles, the photodegradation efficiency of RhB by ZnFe 2 O 4 /AC(4/1) catalyst slightly decreased from 88.52 to 83.92%, indicating the excellent reusability of ZnFe 2 O 4 /AC(4/1) photocatalyst. As designed, Vis-ZnFe 2 O 4 /AC-PDS oxidation system can effectively remove RhB from the different real water matrices, and the degradation efficiency of RhB in tap water, river water, and secondary effluent was 78.24%, 79.55%, and 74.53% after 80 min of reaction, respectively.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2022
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Tingting Song,Xiaoyan Meng,Huayu Wang,Chao Zhang,Ming Ge
Heterogeneous photocatalysis/persulfate oxidation process has been regarded as a promising technology for antibiotic contaminants removal. Magnetic ZnFe 2 O 4 /Ag composite catalyst was synthesized to activate peroxydisulfate (PDS) toward tetracycline (TC) degradation under the visible-LED-light irradiation. The synergistic effect of ZnFe 2 O 4 and Ag endowed the optimized ZFO/Ag-15 with excellent photocatalytic performance for PDS activation and TC degradation, and 90.06 % of TC (20 mg/L) was efficiently degraded after 80 min of reaction. Ag can enhance the visible light absorption of ZnFe 2 O 4 and accelerate the separation of photo-induced electron/hole pairs, thereby promoting the generation of O 2 − and SO 4 − radicals. In addition, Ag can directly activate PDS to generate SO 4 − . Although the catalytic performance of magnetic ZFO/Ag-15 gradually decreased after each cycle due to the corrosion of Ag and the formation of inactive AgO, the catalytic activity of used catalyst was partially recovered by heat treatment. Quenching experiments and EPR tests indicated that the free radical (O 2 − , SO 4 − and OH) and non-free radical ( 1 O 2 , h + ) oxidation processes cooperated to degrade TC in Vis-ZFO/Ag-15/PDS system. The effect of operational factors (PDS concentration, temperature, solution pH, coexisting inorganic anions and humic acid) on TC degradation was investigated, and TC removal from the different water matrices (river water, tap water and secondary effluent) was also evaluated. The degradation products were detected using LC-MS and the possible TC degradation pathways were established.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2020
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Jianfeng Zhu,Dan Wang,Daming Chen,Baorui Song,Yanhuai Li,Fei Liu,Jian Chen
Mixed transition metal oxides with low-cost elements such as ZnFe 2 O 4 have been considered as the promising candidate as anode materials for Li-ion batteries (LIBs) owing to the high capacity originated from versatile redox reactions . However, poor conductivity and huge volume expansion during charging/discharging cause drastic capacity decay, which hinders their commercial application. Herein, we designed a unique core-shell N doped ZnFe 2 O 4 embedded in B, N doped graphene network (B/N-ZFO@rGO) using ionic liquids as multi-heteroatom source through facile hydrothermal reaction . Benefiting from the enhanced conductivity and structural stability, the B/N-ZFO@rGO as anode material for LIBs not only shows significantly improved specific capacity (668.1 mAh g −1 at 1 A g −1 after 100 cycles), but also remarkable rate capacity and long cycle life (377.4 mAh g −1 at 5 A g −1 after 1200 cycles), demonstrating great potential in future applications. Moreover, such rational design of structure as well as multiple elements doping using ionic liquids can be extensively applied in other electrode materials.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2019
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Li Lv,Yinglin Wang,Pengfei Cheng,Bao Zhang,Fan Dang,Luping Xu
The preparation process and gas sensitivity test of three-dimensional sphere spinel ferrites with well-assembled macroporous structures have been reported in this paper. The three-dimensional ZnFe 2 O 4 macroporous spheres (3D ZnFe 2 O 4 MPs) were prepared by one-step ultrasonic spray pyrolysis (USP), in which self-assembly sulfonated polystyrene (S-PS) spheres were employed as sacrificial template. The as-prepared samples possessed interconnected macroporous with pore diameters about 200 nm can be observed in TEM characterization, which provided more reactive active sites. The catalyst Pd was doped in 3D ZnFe 2 O 4 MPs with the attempt of enhancing gas-sensing performance, which has been confirmed existed as Pd 2+ formation by XRD and XPS analysis. In a comparison with pure 3D ZnFe 2 O 4 MPs, the 0.5% PdO-dopded 3D ZnFe 2 O 4 MPs exhibited a 2 times higher response (18.9) to 100 ppm acetone at 275 °C. Furthermore, the PdO- dopded 3D ZnFe 2 O 4 MPs-based sensor also presented excellent selectivity and good long-term stability towards acetone. The outstanding sensing performance can be attributed to the 3D spheres with interconnect macroporous structure, electronic sensitization and catalytic effects of PdO. The relative sensing mechanism has been discussed in detail.
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