JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2023
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IF 9.9
Xiaofang Chen,Yimin Chen,Lingyu Zhang,Zhihua Liu,Enhui Qiu,Qiaoling Liu,Michelle D. Regulacio,Chang Lin,Da-Peng Yang
Owing to the numerous potential applications of ZnO nanomaterials , the development of ZnO-based nanocomposites has become of great scientific interest in various fields. In this paper, we are reporting the fabrication of a series of ZnO/C nanocomposites through a simple “one-pot” calcination method under three different temperatures, 500 ℃, 600 ℃, and 700 ℃, with samples labeled as ZnO/C-500, -600, and -700, respectively. All samples exhibited adsorption capabilities and photon-activated catalytic and antibacterial properties, with the ZnO/C-700 sample showing superior performance among the three. The carbonaceous material in ZnO/C is key to expanding the optical absorption range and improving the charge separation efficiency of ZnO. The remarkable adsorption property of the ZnO/C-700 sample was demonstrated using Congo red dye, and is credited to its good hydrophilicity . It was also found to exhibit the most notable photocatalysis effect due to its high charge transfer efficiency. The hydrophilic ZnO/C-700 sample was also examined for antibacterial effects both in vitro (against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus ) and in vivo (against MSRA-infected rat wound model), and it was observed to exhibit synergistic killing performance under visible-light irradiation. A possible cleaning mechanism is proposed on the basis of our experimental results. Overall, this work presents a facile way of synthesizing ZnO/C nanocomposites with outstanding adsorption, photocatalysis, and antibacterial properties for the efficient treatment of organic and bacterial contaminants in wastewater.
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FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
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2023
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IF 7.5
Yi Yuan,Lijia Huang,Tian C. Zhang,Yuan Wang,Shaojun Yuan
Metal oxide loaded carbon-based materials have attracted extensive attention as promising desulfurizers to solve the problem of H 2 S emission at room temperature . However, low desulfurization capacity, difficult regeneration and high economic cost are the main problems of metal oxide loaded carbon-based desulfurizers, which limit their industrial application. Herein, a novel and low-cost CaCO 3 -ZnO loaded biochar (RCZ) was synthesized by one-step pyrolysis of scrap rice and metal salts for highly efficient H 2 S removal at room-temperature. The optimized RCZ-1-1-1-800 sample showed an excellent H 2 S removal ability of 834.48 mg/g at the reaction temperature of 25 °C, oxygen content of 10%, and relative humidity of 70% as compared to 29.31 mg/g achieved by the inactivated biochar (prepared without activator). Such an RCZ-1-1-1-800 desulfurizer also delivered a high H 2 S removal ability under different desulfurization conditions. The associated desulfurization mechanism of RCZ was the coupling of reactive adsorption and catalytic oxidation with sulfur being the main desulfurization product. Moreover, the as-fabricated RCZ also exhibited a high reusability , retaining about 95% of the initial H 2 S removal capacity after five adsorption/regeneration cycles. This work provides a promising idea for the preparation of low-cost and high-capacity metal oxide- and carbonate-loaded carbon-based desulfurizers.
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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION
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2023
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IF 3
Yongwu He,Mo Chen,Jing Wang,Gaomei Zhao,Songling Han,Yang Xu,Yin Chen,Cheng Wang,Junping Wang
The dangers of organic dye pollutants and environmental pollution improvement through photocatalytic degradation are important courses in applied chemistry programs in universities. Zinc oxide (ZnO)-based nanomaterials are potent catalytic agents against organic dyes, but few experiments are available for students to understand their role and mechanism in class. Herein, we designed a comprehensive experiment across 24 class hours for undergraduates to investigate the photodegradation of colored organic dyes, including methylene blue, methyl orange, methyl violet, rhodamine B, basic fuchsin, and thymolphthalein, by a nanocomposite composed of ZnO-coated graphene oxide (ZnO/GO). This nanomaterial was prepared using a facile heating reflux method within 1 h. Scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction were introduced to students to characterize the synthesized products. Students could observe the time- and dose-dependent degradation as well as the reusability of ZnO/GO. Additionally, the addition of t-butanol, benzoquinone, and triethanolamine, scavengers of hydroxyl radical (•OH), superoxide anion (•O2–), and hole (h+), respectively, to the degradation system allowed them to master the underlying catalytic mechanism of ZnO/GO. This experiment improves students’ understanding of the photocatalytic effect of ZnO nanomaterials and stimulates them to engage in the field of applied chemistry and thus is worth recommending to undergraduates.
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Environmental Science-Nano
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2023
·Vol. 10
·期 7
·1897-1906
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Yang Yang,Junmin Peng,Huilin Tao,Zhou Yang,Yidong Hou,Wei Lin,Jinshui Zhang
The development of efficient catalysts is of great significance in the photocatalytic ozonation process for organic wastewater treatment. However, the effect of exposed facets and surface defects of the catalyst on the photocatalytic ozonation performance is less covered. Herein, ZnO nanocomposites with different preferentially exposed crystal facets (ZnO-rod and ZnO-disk) were synthesized and used for photocatalytic ozonation of phenol. The characterization and density functional theory calculation results demonstrated that the exposed {0001} facets and oxygen vacancies promoted the separation and transfer of photogenerated charges as well as improved the adsorption and activation of ozone molecules on the catalyst surface. Consequently, the TOC removal rate in the UV-O3/ZnO-disk process (62.4%) was much higher than those in the UV-O3/ZnO-rod process (41.3%) and the UV-O3 process (15%). Moreover, the experimental results of the identification and quenching of active species illustrated that ˙OH was more likely to be produced in the UV-O3/ZnO-disk process, while 1O2 was more likely to be formed over ZnO-rod. A large amount of ˙OH with a stronger oxidation capability than 1O2 contributed to the superiority of ZnO-disk over ZnO-rod in organic pollutant removal. This work demonstrates that the engineering of crystal facets and surface defects provides an effective strategy for constructing efficient catalysts for the photocatalytic ozonation process.
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Polymers
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2023
·Vol. 15
·期 9
·2215
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Zhe Liu,Xi Yu,Zhenchao Zhou,Jinyu Zhou,Xinyi Shuai,Zejun Lin,Hong Chen
The worldwide prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have become one of the most urgent issues for public health. Thus, it is critical to explore more sustainable methods with less toxicity for the long-term removal of both ARB and ARGs. In this study, we fabricated a novel material by encapsulating zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoflowers and activated carbon (AC) in an alginate biopolymer. When the dosage of ZnO was 1.0 g (≈2 g/L), the composite beads exhibited higher removal efficiency and a slight release of Zn2+in water treatment. Fixed bed column experiments demonstrated that ZnO/AC alginate beads had excellent removal capacities. When the flow rate was 1 mL/min, and the initial concentration was 107CFU/mL, the removal efficiency of ARB was 5.69-log, and the absolute abundance of ARGs was decreased by 2.44–2.74-log. Moreover, the mechanism demonstrated that ZnO significantly caused cell lysis, cytoplasmic leakage, and the increase of reactive oxygen species induced subsequent oxidative stress state. These findings suggested that ZnO/AC alginate beads can be a promising material for removing ARB and ARGs from wastewater with eco-friendly and sustainable properties.Keywords:antibiotic resistance;calcium alginate;zinc oxide/activated carbon;fixed bed;reactive oxygen species
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2023
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IF 8.8
Huafang Zhang,Qinghong Pan,Wanying Cai,Xiaowei Shi,Da-Peng Yang,Hetong Lin,Enhui Qiu
Antibiotic monitoring remains vital to ensure human health and safety in the environment and foods. As the most popular detection method, photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensor can achieve rapid and accurate detection of antibiotics with the advantages of high sensitivity, easy-to-preparation process, as well as high selectivity. Herein, an extremely-efficient visible-light responsible ZnO/C nanocomposite was prepared and combined with acetylene black (as an enhanced conductive matrix), and the electron migration efficiency was greatly accelerated. Meanwhile, a molecularly imprinted polymer obtained by electrical agglomeration was conjugated as a specific recognizing site for target. Furthermore, the as-prepared rMIP-PEC sensor showed a low detection limit (8.75 pmol L −1 , S/N = 3) in a wide linear detection range of 0.01–1000 nmol L −1 for oxytetracycline (OTC), with excellent selectivity and long-term stability. Our work shed light on applying C-doped ZnO semiconductor and molecularly imprinted polymer as photoelectric active sensing materials for rapid and accurate analysis of antibiotics in foods and environment.
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ACS Applied Nano Materials
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2023
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Mingbo Sun,Teng Hou,Jing Zhou,Lele Zhou,Zhao Zhang,Xianglong Li,Bin Yang
Loading nanoparticles is a valuable way to construct functional fiber materials, yet the lack of homogeneity and easy agglomeration hinder its functional effect. Hyper-branched polyester (HBPE) has been identified as the ideal delivery vehicle for nanoparticles. Its application in nanofibers can be a promising approach to enhancing the loading efficiency. In this study, adjustable core-sheath structured polyacrylonitrile (PAN)/HBPE nanofibers were fabricated owing to the phase separation of two components during centrifugal spinning, and zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were further introduced into the sheath. Scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectroscopy, and so forth were utilized to characterize the morphology of the obtained nanofibers. Results indicated that the thickness of sheath in PAN/HBPE nanofibers could expand from 33.33 to 57.14% as the mass ratio of PAN/HBPE decreased from 8:2 to 5:5. Additionally, the ZnO NPs were encapsulated and dispersed by HBPE and successfully delivered to the sheath layer of the nanofibers. Therefore, the Zn content on the surface of PAN/HBPE/ZnO NP nanofibers can reach 17.86 wt % with only 6 wt % ZnO NPs doped, representing a 90% increase compared with HBPE-free nanofibers. Besides, the PAN/HBPE/ZnO NP nanofibers exhibited excellent air permeability and qualified biocompatibility, as well as outstanding functional release. The antibacterial rates against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus reached 96.62 ± 0.34 and 99.55 ± 0.78%, respectively. This facile processing strategy subtly combines the advantages of material and structure, providing insights to better achieve efficient loading of nanoparticles on nanofibers, enabling more researchers to customize functional materials.
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Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
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2021
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IF 3.902
Ting Wu,Xinyue Zhang,Kai Chen,Qin Chen,Zhenyang Yu,Cunao Feng,Jianwei Qi,Dekun Zhang
Although the polyether ether ketone (PEEK) has excellent comprehensive properties, its non-antibacterial and low wear-resistant limit the wide application in the field of artificial joint materials. In this paper, Nano-ZnO was generated in situ on the surface of PEEK powder by one-step hydrothermal method , which improved the binding force of Nano-ZnO and PEEK matrix. Then the PEEK-based nanocomposites were prepared by melt blending with the synthesized Nano-ZnO-PEEK powders and PEEK powders. The microstructure, mechanical, biological and tribological properties of PEEK-based nanocomposites were studied. The results showed that the compressive strength of PEEK-based nanocomposites can reach up to 319.2 ± 2.4 MPa. Both PEEK and PEEK-based nanocomposites were non-toxic to cells. Meanwhile, PEEK-based nanocomposites showed good antibacterial activity against E.coli and Staphylococcus aureus , and the antibacterial activity was better with the increase of Nano-ZnO content. In addition, when the Nano-ZnO content was 5%, the wear rate of PEEK-based nanocomposites was about 68% lower than that of pure PEEK materials. Thus, PEEK-based nanocomposites has a dual function of good antibacterial property and excellent wear resistance.
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Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
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2021
·Vol. 9
·期 2
·259-266
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Xiao Liang,Jing Zhang,Kewei Zhang,Xiaodong Yang,Mingzhe Zhang
Surface modification is a simple and efficient method to enhance the gas sensing properties of semiconductor materials. In this paper, Fe2O3 nanoparticle-decorated ZnO nanorods are successfully fabricated by a facile two-step synthesis method. The SEM, TEM and XPS results indicate that the Fe2O3 nanoparticles grow directly on the surface of ZnO nanorods. The gas sensing properties of pure ZnO and Fe2O3/ZnO nanocomposites have been systematically analyzed. The gas response value of a 1 wt% Fe2O3/ZnO sample is 14.5 to 100 ppm triethylamine (TEA) at the optimal operating temperature of 260 °C, which is about 3 times that of pure ZnO (5.0). In addition, the 1 wt% Fe2O3/ZnO sensor reflects a rapid response/recovery time (1 s/14 s). The density functional theory (DFT) simulation results confirm that after the Fe2O3 cluster modifies the surface of ZnO, the atomic position at the interface changes significantly and the structure of Fe2O3/ZnO has the lowest adsorption energy for TEA molecules; these are the key factors for improving the gas sensitivity of the composite sample.
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MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN
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2023
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Meixian Li,Jun Liu,Tao Zhang,Nina Liang,Lijuan Yan,Fengzhen Lv,Wenjie Kong,Fuchi Liu,Lizhen Long
The construction of semiconductor heterojunctions is an effective approach to enhance the performance of optoelectronic devices. In this study, graphene-quantum-dots (GQDs) were grown on ZnO nanorods arrays in - situ to form intimate heterojunctions. The fabricated photoelectrochemical (PEC) photodetector based on ZnO/GQDs heterojunctions displayed good self-powering characteristics, with an on/off current ratio of approximately 21 at zero bias, which was almost seven-fold higher than that of the bare ZnO device. The responsivity and detectivity of the ZnO/GQDs-based photodetector were also enhanced compared with those of bare ZnO devices. A unique type-II band alignment was established at the ZnO/GQDs heterojunction interface, which facilitated the carrier transfer. Moreover, the ZnO/GQDs heterojunction reduced the passivation of the surface states, resulting in large energy-band bending and an internal electric field at the semiconductor/electrolyte interface, which provided a powerful driving force for the separation and transport of photogenerated carriers. These combined effects enhance the performance of the photodetector, indicating that this approach can be used to fabricate high-performance PEC optoelectronic devices.
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VACUUM
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2023
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Dayu Li,Longfei Li,Wenchao Zhang,Chao Zhang
Construction of heterojunction can inhibit the recombination of electron holes and improve the sunlight absorption, thus improving the photocatalytic performance of semiconductors. In this research, Bi@BiOBr/ZnO coatings are in-situ grown on nickel foam by a facile hydrothermal method . Before coating deposition the nickel foam surface is modified under different radiofrequency plasma atmospheres (O2, H2/Ar, Ar, CH4) in pulsed mode. The plasma treating effects on the coating morphology, crystallization, chemical and photocatalytic properties are investigated. It is found that various morphologies of Bi@BiOBr/ZnO coatings have been grown on the plasma-treated nickel foam surface by using the different plasma atmospheres. The polycrystalline structure including Bi, BiOBr and ZnO phases has been identified for the different coatings. The photocatalytic mechanism includes the SPR effect of metal Bi which can inhibit the recombination of electron holes and heterojunction structure of BiOBr–ZnO has good effects on the photodegradation performance of MO solution under visible light .
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2017
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He Wang,Xuan Liu,Shulan Wang,Li Li
Herein, a novel fabrication strategy to synthesize the ZnO/C nanocomposite with hierarchical porous structure was proposed with dual templating method that combines both ice and micelle templating. The composite material annealed at 900 °C showed the best photocatalytic reactivity for organic dye degradation compared with samples annealed at other temperatures, which is 2.2/7.0 times of the control ZnO + C sample under UV and visible light irradiation. The sample also showed superior photoelectrochemical performance while ultrasonic assisted photodegradation of methylene blue was also observed. This work demonstrates a novel and feasible approach for processing ZnO based photocatalysts with enhanced reactivity, which can be extended to the design of a broad series of functional metal oxide composites with high electrochemical performance for energy applications.
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