ACS Applied Nano Materials
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Ai-Hui Cao,Xin-Tai Su,Min Zhang,Qi-Long Zhu
Photocatalytic water decomposition is a cost-effective way to convert sustainable solar energy into chemical energy. While semiconductor photocatalysis has generated considerable interest in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, it is hampered by fast electron–hole complexation and suboptimal efficiency. Herein, an NH2-MIL-101(Cr)/doped-C3N4 heterojunction possessing a static internal electric field (IEF) is successfully prepared, characterized, and assessed for photocatalytic hydrogen production. The optimized photocatalytic H2 evolution rate of the resultant NH2-MIL-101(Cr)/O–C3N4 is 460 μmol g–1 h–1 under visible light, with an AQY of 2.5% at 450 nm. Spectral evidence indicates that the static IEF facilitates rapid electron transfer from NH2-MIL-101(Cr) to O–C3N4, achieving efficient photogenerated charge separation and a consequent significant enhancement in catalytic activity. This work not only presents a case of construction of an IEF through assembling NH2-MIL-101(Cr) with O–C3N4 but also deepens the insight of the rudimentary mechanisms of the static IEF in heterojunctions for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2025
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Menghang Qi,Liangsheng Tian,Yutong Wang,Xin Xin,Hang Zhao,Theeranun Siritanon,M.A. Subramanian,Peng Jiang
To alleviate the urban heat island effect, reduce building energy consumption and improve the living environment for residents, the development of highly reflective pigments and coatings is of great significance for sustainable development. In this study, Mg 2.4- x Cr x TiO 4.4+δ (0.1 ≤ x ≤ 0.3) and Mg 2.4- x Co x TiO 4.4 (0.1 ≤ x ≤ 0.4) pigments with intense green/sky blue colors were successfully synthesized through solid state method. The crystal structure, color development mechanism and optical properties of as-synthesized samples are analyzed. The as-prepared pigments demonstrate excellent NIR reflectance with the highest solar reflectance up to 83%. Furthermore, the color coatings with high NIR solar reflectance were successfully prepared by mixing the pigments with acrylic resin. A solar reflectance of 69.81% is achieved among the green/blue coatings. The thermal shielding effect of the coatings in practical applications was tested through chamber simulation experiments. The test temperature of the prepared coating was 8.8 ℃ lower than that of the blank stainless steel plate after radiating with a 250 W infrared lamp for 30 minutes, which proved its good heat insulation performance. Through pickling and alkali washing experiments, the color coordinates of the coatings are very stable, indicating the excellent acid-base resistance in the practical applications.
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2025
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Yan Hai,Qiyao Cong,Yingnan Pang,Yunxing Zhao,Weilun Yan,Jianfeng Zhang,Jing Liang
Hexavalent chromium and phenol coexist in wastewater and exhibit synergistic toxicity, enhancing biological harmful effects. The integration of Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Machine Learning (ML) offers a promising approach to addressing complex environmental challenges, through bridging macroscopic and microscopic regular analysis. DFT simulations revealed that the tertiary amine (-N(CH 3 ) 2 ) and quaternary ammonium (-N + (CH 3 ) 3 ) groups on D301, carrying positive charges, can assemble phenol-degrading microorganisms through electrostatic interactions. HOMO/LUMO energy and the Fukui function revealed a low energy gap of 0.128 Ha between D301 and Cr(VI), suggesting the potential for spontaneous Cr(VI) reduction by D301. experiments demonstrated that the resin–microorganism composite material could degrade 1500 mg/L of phenol and reduce 20 mg/L of Cr(VI), which is higher than most of the currently reported co-removal levels. Using Bayesian regression, a synergistic metabolic model is established to predict the removal performance. The resin-microbe system can remove 34–36 % of 1800 mg/L phenol under 20 mg/L Cr(VI), with a prediction error of less than 5 %. This study, through DFT and integrated ML, revealed the active sites of the resin and constructed a co-metabolism model of phenol and Cr(VI), providing a new strategy for material design and microbial assembly in the removal of co-contaminants.
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2025
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Shufan Yu,Zhao Sun,Zhiqiang Sun
Methanol steam reforming is a promising approach for real-time hydrogen production, while its practical application is hindered by catalyst deactivation and undesired CO byproduct formation. In this study, we propose a self-activation approach to anchoring a series of x CuO/YCrO 4 catalysts by employing methanol and steam as reductants. The self-activated 0.8CuO/YCrO 4 catalyst achieves a high hydrogen production rate of 22.3 μmol H 2 ·g −1 cat ·s −1 and demonstrates exceptional stability over 3000 min at 220°C. TEM-EDS, XPS, EPR, and XAS collectively reveal the promotion of generating Cu δ + /Y-O v -Cr interfacial sites and oxygen vacancies via self-activation, and in situ Raman spectroscopy confirms the structural stability of the Y-O v -Cr framework. In situ DRIFTS analysis further confirms that Cu δ + /Y-O v -Cr interfacial sites effectively anchor and promote the hydrogenation of bidentate formate intermediates, mitigating active site blockage by byproduct species and enhancing catalytic efficiency. This work provides new insights into the self-activation mechanism of Cu-based catalysts and offers a promising strategy for developing highly active and durable catalysts.
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2024
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Rui Cheng,Yiqun Wan,Xuejin Mao,Hao Wan,Fan Liu,Lan Guo,Bingzhen Zhang
This work presents an efficient sorbent for plant growth regulators (PGRs) by regulating the defects of a metal–organic framework MIL-101(Cr). Using the regulated MIL-101(Cr), we developed a simple and effective method for the simultaneous determination of eleven PGRs in fresh fruit juice. The extraction conditions were optimized by an orthogonal array design. Under optimal conditions, the method showed a satisfactory limit of detection (0.1–1.2 ng/g), recovery rates (83.4–110.2 %), and precision (2.9–18.0 % for intra-day and 2.7–10.8 % for inter-day), as well as a greatly suppressed matrix effect. Notably, regulating the defects significantly enhanced the desorption of PGRs on MIL-101(Cr). The sorbent didn’t need to be destroyed to release the adsorbed PGRs and could be reused at least 6 times. Furthermore, the defects of MIL-101(Cr) and interactions between the sorbent and PGRs were studied by TGA, ATR-IR, XPS, NH 3 -TPD and UV–Vis DRS.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2022
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Hanyu Li,Yi Huang,Qing Luo,Jianing Liu
Treating water containing hazardous V(V) and Cr(VI) by using a efficient and simple method is an urgent need, but still a challenge. Novel binary composites (PEI-TNTs) were successfully synthesized by introducing polyethyleneimine (PEI) onto titanate nanotubes (TNTs) in a cost-effective and facile route, where TNTs and PEI existed as an interior core and an exterior shell. The removal efficiency of PEI-TNTs was highly reliant on the initial solution pH according to the batch adsorption experiments, and the maximum adsorption capacity for V(V) reached 1280.36 mg g −1 at pH 3.0 and for Cr(VI) reached 980.39 mg g −1 at pH 2.0 calculated by the Langmuir model. And PEI-TNTs effectively resisted the interference of various coexisting anions and cations. In simulated mining wastewater experiments, PEI-TNTs still remained fine V(V) and Cr(VI) adsorption capability; and PEI-TNTs could be regenerated and reused for 5 cycles without significantly reducing its removal efficiency. The excellent removal performance mainly owned to the high stability of inorganic skeleton and high surface activity from polymer modification. A comprehensive mechanism was proposed for the adsorption process associating with electrostatic attraction, redox reaction, and chelation. This work provides the theoretical and practical information for the novel inorganic–organic nanomaterials based on titanate nanotubes and polymers for the efficient reduction and adsorption of heavy metal anionic pollutants in water.
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Journal of Cleaner Production
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2021
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Peng Shi,Xingkang Hu,Ming Duan
The water-soluble pollutant including dye and heavy metal was a challenge to the water and environment. Adsorption was among one of the most promising technique for the recycle of dye but it usually required a long contact time. A membrane-like adsorbent was fabricated by mixing and depositing tannic acid, chitosan and metal organic framework (MOF, UIO-66) on polyethersulfone (PES) membrane in this study. The material was dense enough to conduct filtration like a membrane to remove both the anionic and cationic dye (acid brilliant scarlet and methylene blue), as well as Cr(VI) from water. When the ratio of MOF/Chitosan was 30% and the pH for mixing was 3.5, the pollutant removal reached 99% in the filtration for 200 min. The adsorbent in the dynamic filtration showed a pollutant loading capacity 3 times of the capacity in the static adsorption, which was caused by the enhanced driving force brought by the concentration polarization in the filtration. The particle size of the TA/CS/MOF mixture were characterized by dynamic light scattering as well as Zeta potential , FTIR, XRD , TEM and XPS . The morphology of membrane was observed by SEM. The result showed that the MOF played as core to disperse the tannic acid-chitosan mixture to improve the pollutant removal. TEM showed the TA/CS mixture formed an uniform coating outside the MOF particle at the pH of 3.5. The pseudo 1st order and pseudo 2nd order model fitted the adsorption kinetics well, while the Elovich model did not fit very well.
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RSC Advances
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2018
·Vol. 8
·期 22
·12459-12470
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Minghua Wang,Longyu Yang,Jinyun Yuan,Linghao He,Yingpan Song,Hongzhong Zhang,Zhihong Zhang,Shaoming Fang
A series of bismuth sulfide (Bi2S3) nanorods and amine-functionalized Ti-based metal–organic framework heterojunctions [denoted by Bi2S3@NH2-MIL-125(Ti)] were constructed and explored as bifunctional photocatalysts for Cr(VI) reduction and rhodamine B (RhB) degradation under visible light illumination. Compared with the individual NH2-MIL-125(Ti) and Bi2S3, the as-synthesized Bi2S3@NH2-MIL-125(Ti) photocatalyst exhibited an enhanced photocatalytic activity toward Cr(VI) and RhB owning to the synergetic effect between Bi2S3 and NH2-MIL-125(Ti). Moreover, the Bi2S3@NH2-MIL-125(Ti) heterojunctions showed increased Cr(VI) removal efficiency by adding RhB in the system. The photocatalytic mechanism was proposed based on the analysis of different scavenger for active species and electron spin resonance spectrometry. The introduction of Bi2S3 into NH2-MIL-125(Ti) can extend the light adsorption and improve the transfer and separation of photogenerated charge carriers through the Bi2S3@NH2-MIL-125(Ti) heterojunction with unique band gap structure. The synthesized Bi2S3@NH2-MIL-125(Ti) photocatalyst also exhibited good reusability and stability.
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ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE
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2022
·Vol. 39
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·64-72
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IF 2.172
Shaolin Tan,Yi Xin,Kun Liu,Enzhi Zhang,Shijie Li,Manqing Zhao,Huanfang Gao
In this article, low-molecular-weight organic acids were applied to remediate the hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)]-contaminated soil. The influence of different parameters (washing concentration, solid–liquid ratio, time, and pH value) on the repair effect was explored, and the form distribution and desorption kinetic experiments of the soil were performed. The results show that the pH of eluents can significantly affect the form distribution of chromium, with the exchangeable form increasing considerably at a lower pH. The kinetics of Cr(VI) desorption can be described by the pseudo-second-order kinetics equation. The best washing scheme was determined to be the citric acid as the eluent at a concentration of 0.3 mol/L, a solid to liquid ratio of 1:10, pH 4, and a washing time of 6 h. The removal rate can be as high as 73.52%. After washing, the leaching concentration of Cr(VI) in the soil was reduced from 23.76 to 1.05 mg/L, well below the regulatory constraint of 5 mg/L. Additionally, the characterizations of X-ray diffractometer and scanning electron microscope showed little effect of adopting citric acid as a washing agent on soil structure and surface morphology. This study can provide a theoretical basis for the remediation of Cr(VI)-contaminated soil at industrial sites.
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CATALYSIS LETTERS
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2022
·Vol. 153
·期 10
·2927-2935
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Ri Chol-Nam,Hwang Kuk-Jin,Kim Tu-Nam,Ro Yong-Hak,Ri Jong-Su
Herein, a novel ternary Bi/Bi 2 WO 6 /amorphous Bi 4 V 2 O 11 heterojunction photocatalyst was first synthesized via a facile one-pot solvothermal approach using ethylene glycol as a reaction medium. In this ternary heterojunction system, highly homogeneous-dispersed metal Bi and Bi 2 WO 6 nanoparticles were supported on amorphous Bi 4 V 2 O 11 flakes. Because of the Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) efficiency of metal Bi nanoparticles, as-fabricated Bi/Bi 2 WO 6 /amorphous Bi 4 V 2 O 11 heterojunction photocatalyst exhibited a strong light absorbance capacity in the visible-light and near-infrared light range, which can be verified by UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectra measurements. The Bi/Bi 2 WO 6 /amorphous Bi 4 V 2 O 11 heterojunction photocatalyst showed remarkably enhanced photocatalytic activity toward the photoreduction of heavy metal ion Cr(VI) and the photodegradation of MB under visible-light irradiation. The drastically enhanced photocatalytic activity in the ternary Bi/Bi 2 WO 6 /amorphous Bi 4 V 2 O 11 system could be attributed to the SPR effect of metal Bi and the promoted separation and transport efficiency of photo-induced charge carriers stemming from the construction of ternary heterojunction. Moreover, Bi/Bi 2 WO 6 /amorphous Bi 4 V 2 O 11 heterojunctions exhibited a good cycling stability for Cr(VI) reduction after 5 cycles. This study may be supply new insight into the fabrication of highly efficient and stable Bi 4 V 2 O 11 -based photocatalysts, and it is expected to have certain theoretical and experimental value in the design and exploitation of novel heterojunction photocatalyst. Graphical Abstract
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2017
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Tianyi Zhu,Wei Huang,Lingfan Zhang,Jie Gao,Wenqing Zhang
In this work, cerium immobilized cross-linked chitosan (CTS-Ce) composite, employed as an efficient adsorbent for Cr(VI) in single system and coexisted with Orange II (OII) in binary system, was prepared by co-precipitation method. The as-obtained adsorbent was characterized by FTIR, SEM, EDS and XPS before and after adsorption. The adsorption behaviors of Cr(VI) in single and binary system were systematically studied. The maximum adsorption capacity of Cr(VI) on CTS-Ce (202.8 mg/g) was calculated by Langmuir equation in single metal system, but it decreased to 112.9 mg/g with initial concentration of 100 mg/L OII in binary system at pH 2 and 293 K. The adsorption data for Cr(VI) followed the Langmuir model in single system, while fitted Temkin model well in binary system. In both single and binary system, the kinetics of adsorption exhibited pseudo-second order behavior and adsorption capacity increased with increasing temperature. Moreover, the data of thermodynamic parameters ( ΔG° < 0, ΔH° > 0) indicated that the adsorption was a spontaneous and endothermic process. Besides, | Δ G C r | > | Δ G C r − O I I | at the same temperature further suggested that Cr(VI) was adsorbed on the CTS-Ce composite faster in binary system than in single system.
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RSC Advances
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2024
·Vol. 14
·期 2
·1488-1500
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IF 3.9
Zhuo Yang,Jinshan Wang,Aimin Li,Chao Wang,Wei Ji,Elísabet Pires,Wenzhong Yang,Su Jing
In this study, fcSe@TiO2 and [Cu2I2(fcSe)2]n@TiO2 nanosystems based on ferrocenylselenoether and its cuprous cluster were developed and characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR). Under optimized conditions, 0.2 g L−1 catalyst, 20 mM H2O2, and initial pH 7, good synergistic visible light photocatalytic tetracycline degradation and Cr(VI) reduction were achieved, with 92.1% of tetracycline and 64.5% of Cr(VI) removal efficiency within 30 minutes. Mechanistic studies revealed that the reactive species ˙OH, ˙O2−, and h+ were produced in both systems through the mutual promotion of Fenton reactions and photogenerated charge separation. The [Cu2I2(fcSe)2]n@TiO2 system additionally produced 1O2 from Cu+ and ˙O2−. The advantages of the developed nanosystems include an acidic surface microenvironment provided by Se⋯H+, resourceful product formation, tolerance of complex environments, and excellent adaptability in refractory N-cyclic organics.
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