APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2020
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IF 16.683
Yechen Wang,Yaru Wang,Jianjun Zhao,Min Chen,Xubo Huang,Yiming Xu
Production of H 2 O 2 via a more economic, green and safe way is challenging. In this work, we report an efficient production of H 2 O 2 from oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in aqueous solution over a modified WO 3 with Au nanoparticles . Under visible light at wavelengths longer than 420 nm for 5 h, H 2 O 2 measured from WO 3 and Au/WO 3 were 1.07, and 177 μM, respectively. On addition of methanol, H 2 O 2 obtained from WO 3 , Au/WO 3 , and Au/SiO 2 were 8.55, 544, and 0.36 μM, respectively. Photoluminescence and electrochemical measurement revealed that there was an interfacial electron transfer from the excited WO 3 to Au, followed by two-electron reduction of O 2 on Au sites. Under visible light at wavelengths longer than 535 nm, interestingly, H 2 O 2 was also produced from Au/WO 3 (39 μM at 5 h), while the photocurrent of water oxidation on Au/WO 3 was much larger than those on Au/SiO 2 and WO 3 . Clearly, there is also an interfacial electron transfer from the plasmonic Au to WO 3 , followed by ORR to H 2 O 2 , but such a process fails when WO 3 is excited. However, the production of H 2 O 2 on Au/WO 3 was determined by several factors, including Au content, light absorption, and particle size. A maximum H 2 O 2 was observed at an initial pH 3.0 from 0.35 wt% Au/WO 3 , prepared at 400 °C. Moreover, at the same loading on WO 3 , Au was more efficient than Pd, Ag, Pt, Ni, Cu, and Co, while at the same Au loading, WO 3 was more efficient than BiVO 4 and Bi 2 WO 6 . The superior performance of Au/WO 3 is mainly due to its ability to undergo selective ORR to H 2 O 2 , and to release protons into aqueous solution protecting H 2 O 2 from decomposition.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2020
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IF 10.652
Lihong Zhang,Siyi Ren,Chaowen Chen,Dongfang Wang,Bin Liu,Dongqing Cai,Zhengyan Wu
A near infrared light (NIRL)-driven release imidacloprid (NDRI) with magnetic collectability property was constructed using agarose hydrogel (AG), CuS-polydopamine (CP), zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8), imidacloprid (IM), and ferriferrous oxide (Fe 3 O 4 ). Therein, ZIF-8 with a large specific surface area was used to efficiently load IM molecules. CP, as a photothermal agent, could soften AG and enlarge the pores in hydrogel spheres under NIRL, resulting in the release of IM. After release, Fe 3 O 4 was beneficial to conveniently collect the remaining NDRI from water. Additionally, the AG hydrogel with a porous structure acted as a good carrier for NDRI. Importantly, NDRI possessed an outstanding controlled-release property and could be reutilized at least for four times. Consequently, this technology may provide a potential approach to control release of IM, improve utilization efficiency, and decline pesticide usage and contamination to environment.
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Journal of Cleaner Production
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2020
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IF 7.246
Yingying Shi,Zhuan Yan,Yingtao Xu,Tian Tian,Jing Zhang,Jianfeng Pang,Xihua Peng,Qianghua Zhang,Mingli Shao,Wenyi Tan,Hailun Li,Qingping Xiong
Tetracycline hydrochloride (TC) wastewater has complex components, high concentration of organic matter and certain biological toxicity. Photocatalytic degradation is of great application prospect due to its green, thorough and efficient removal of TC. In this study, heterojunction photocatalyst supported on Palygorskite (Pal) AgBr–TiO 2 -Pal with visible light response was successfully prepared via sol-gel and liquid deposition method successfully. Taking TC as the target pollutant, the photocatalytic performance of AgBr–TiO 2 -Pal photocatalys excited by visible light was studied. The spreading/grafting of AgBr–TiO 2 on the surface of Pal was improved by a series of structural characterization and composition analysis. The results also demonstrated that the specific surface area of AgBr–TiO 2 -Pal was about 48.06 m 2 ⋅g −1 with uniform mesoporous slit. The AgBr–TiO 2 -Pal catalyst was very effective for the degradation of TC, and it still retained its high stability and reusability after five cycles. The results showed that under the best reaction conditions (initial concentration of tetracycline 10 mg⋅L −1 , catalyst dosage 0.5 g⋅L −1 , pH value 9), with the excitation of visible light, the maximum removal ratio of TC was 90%, and the mineralization ratio was 67%. The removal efficiency and degradation rate of TC by AgBr–TiO 2 -Pal catalyst were 2.17 and 4.75 times as much as those of TiO 2 respectively. The outstanding photocatalytic performance of heterogeneous AgBr–TiO 2 -Pal catalyst was obtained by fully participate in the reaction by photoinduced charge. This study could be expected to be used in photocatalytic degradation of antibiotic pollutants in wastewater treatment .
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TALANTA
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2020
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IF 5.339
Li Jun Gong,Yuan Fang Li,Hong Yan Zou,Cheng Zhi Huang
Heparin (Hep) is a mucopolysaccharide sulfate anticoagulant drug widely used in clinic and thus the quantification of Hep concentration is of great significance. In this work, a simple resonance light scattering (RLS) method for the determination of Hep concentration using plasmonic copper selenide nanoparticles (Cu 2-x Se NPs) was developed. The positively-charged Cu 2-x Se NPs capped by cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) were aggregated by negatively-charged Hep, consequently inducing a significant enhancement in the RLS signals of plasmonic Cu 2-x Se NPs. Under the optimal reaction conditions, the increased RLS intensity is linearly correlated with the concentrations of Hep in the range of 0.01–0.60 μg mL −1 (R 2 = 0.999), with a low detection limit (LOD) of 4.0 ng mL −1 (3σ). This method offered a simple, sensitive and selective strategy for determining Hep, which can be further successfully applied to quantify Hep in the heparin sodium injection.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2020
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IF 4.65
Qing Guan,Sara Khan,Zhaohua Wang,Qian Liu,Leilei Zhang,Yongjie Zhao,Xianze Wang,Xia Yang,Zhi Geng
A critical issue in the removal of fluoroquinolone antibiotics, which were frequently detected in drinking water sources and water treatment plants, is the design of highly efficient photocatalysts . In order to utilize visible-light, improve the electrons transfer and reduce the recombination of photogenerated carriers, TiO 2-X /Ag 3 PO 4 heterojunctions were fabricated by hydrothermal technology combined with the coprecipitation method for the first time. The morphological, structural, and optical properties of as-prepared catalysts were extensively characterized. In comparison with single-phase TiO 2-X and Ag 3 PO 4 , TiO 2-X /Ag 3 PO 4 composite exhibited enhanced photocatalytic efficiency for the degradation of methyl orange (MO) and gatifloxacin (GAT). Especially for the composite with the mole ratio of TiO 2-X and Ag 3 PO 4 was 1:1, the reduction of antimicrobial activity of the GAT byproducts reached 82.4% after 5 min visible-light irradiation. Furthermore, the pathway in photocatalytic decomposition of GAT was proposed by HPLC-MS and the electron transfer mechanism over TiO 2-X /Ag 3 PO 4 heterojunctions was suggested by the radical capture experiments, transient photocurrent responses, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy tests.
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RSC Advances
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2020
·Vol. 10
·期 46
·27538-27551
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IF 3.119
Qi Wang,Bihan Li,Ping Zhang,Wenming Zhang,Xiaoru Hu,Xiaochen Li
A novel, efficient and stable 2D black phosphorus and tungsten trioxide heterojunction (WO3–BPNs) was successfully synthesized using a combined hydrothermal, liquid phase exfoliating and co-precipitation method. The as-obtained WO3–BPNs composite was characterized by using XRD, SEM, XPS, UV-vis, etc. The results showed that the bandgap energy of the WO3–BPNs50 sample was 2.2 eV, which was lower than that of pure WO3. BPNs in the WO3–BPNs heterojunction as a co-catalyst effectively enhanced photo-generated electron–hole pairs separation. The synthesized WO3–BPNs sample significantly improved the photocatalytic performance in degrading rhodamine B (RhB) and metoprolol (MET) compared to pure WO3 and BPNs under visible-light. The maximum RhB and MET removal efficiencies were 92% and 87%, respectively, in the WO3–BPNs50 (added 50 mL BPNs dispersion) sample within 120 minutes. The relevant photocatalysis mechanisms were discussed. In addition, the intermediate products in the MET photodegradation process were investigated by LC-MS technology, and the degradation pathway of MET was proposed.
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Catalysis Science & Technology
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2020
·Vol. 10
·期 15
·5298-5305
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IF 5.721
Xuanxuan Yang,Yu Guo,Yongbing Lou,Jinxi Chen
Rational design of highly efficient photocatalysts based on molybdenum cocatalysts is prospective to achieve hydrogen evolution under visible light. Herein, Mn0.5Cd0.5S nanoparticles decorated with O-doped MoS2 nanosheets (denoted as O-MoS2/Mn0.5Cd0.5S) were successfully synthesized. The incorporation of O atoms, which could trigger defects and enlarge the interlayer distance of MoS2, was achieved by a simple hydrothermal method. The performances of O-MoS2/Mn0.5Cd0.5S composites for catalyzing hydrogen evolution are rapidly enhanced with increasing contents of O-MoS2. The resultant 12 wt% O-MoS2/Mn0.5Cd0.5S composite exhibits superior stability and a satisfactory hydrogen production rate up to 84.32 mmol g−1 h−1 and the apparent quantum efficiency at 420 nm is 46.92%, which is 3.18 times higher than that of Mn0.5Cd0.5S nanoparticles. To the best of our understanding, such an exceptional activity of 12 wt% O-MoS2/Mn0.5Cd0.5S prepared in this work for hydrogen evolution is one of the highest among all reported Mn–Cd–S-based catalysts. The markedly strengthened activity is attributed to the improved light absorption and effective separation of photoinduced carriers between O-MoS2 nanosheets and Mn0.5Cd0.5S nanoparticles. This work indicates that O-MoS2 is a potential cocatalyst for the rational construction of efficient photocatalysts.
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Scientific Reports
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2020
·Vol. 10
·期 1
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IF 3.998
Che Yuping,Liu Qingqing,Lu Bingxin,Zhai Jin,Wang Kefeng,Liu Zhaoyue
Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) effect of noble metal nanoparticles (NPs) for photocatalysis has a significant enhancement. In this system, a plasmonic ternary hybrid photocatalyst of Ag/AgBr/g-C 3 N 4 was synthetized and used in water splitting to generation H 2 under visible light irradiation. 18%Ag/AgBr/g-C 3 N 4 showed the highest photoactivity, with the efficiency of hydrogen generation as high as 27-fold to that of pristine g-C 3 N 4 . Compared to simple mixture of Ag/AgBr and g-C 3 N 4 , hetero-composite Ag/AgBr/g-C 3 N 4 showed a higher photoactivity, even though they contained same content of Ag/AgBr. We find that significant factors for enhancing properties were the synergistic effect between Ag/AgBr and g-C 3 N 4 , and the light absorption enhancing by SPR effect of Ag NPs. Ag/AgBr NPs firmly anchored on the surface of g-C 3 N 4 and their high dispersion were also responsible for the improved activity and long-term recycling ability. The structure of Ag/AgBr/g-C 3 N 4 hybrid materials and their enhancement to photocatalytic activity were discussed. Meanwhile, the possible reaction mechanism of this system was proposed.
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Nanoscale
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2020
·Vol. 12
·期 16
·8711-8719
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IF 6.895
Weilin Zheng,Qun Wan,Qinggang Zhang,Mingming Liu,Congyang Zhang,Bo Wang,Long Kong,Liang Li
Nickel oxides exhibit a great potential as hole transport layers for the fabrication of efficient perovskite light-emitting diodes (LEDs) due to their high carrier mobility and good energy band matching with perovskite nanocrystals. In this work, nickel oxides were directly decorated on the CsPbBr3 nanocrystal surface through adsorption and a sequential oxidation treatment. The resulting sample shows a high photoluminescence quantum-yield of 82%. The LED using CsPbBr3 nanocrystals with nickel oxides achieves a high external quantum efficiency (EQE) of up to 16.8% with a low turn-on voltage of 2.8 V, which is much superior to that of the counterpart LED based on pristine CsPbBr3 nanocrystals (EQE = 0.7%, turn-on voltage = 5.6 V). The excellent performance of the nickel oxide decorated CsPbBr3 nanocrystal device could be attributed to the better energy level matching between the decorated nanocrystals and the transport layers of the device and more balanced charge carrier injection. Furthermore, the operational lifetime of the nickel oxide decorated CsPbBr3 nanocrystal device is 40 times longer than that of the pristine CsPbBr3 nanocrystal device.
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DALTON TRANSACTIONS
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2020
·Vol. 49
·期 18
·6074-6083
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IF 4.174
Rongyun Jiang,Jian Yang,Yangqi Meng,Duanting Yan,Chunguang Liu,Changshan Xu,Yuxue Liu
Zn2Ga3−x−yCrxNdyGe0.75O8 (ZGGO:Crx,Ndy) persistent luminescent nanoparticles (PLNPs) (x = 0, 0.02; and y = 0, 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04) were synthesized via a hydrothermal method in combination with a following heat treatment under vacuum. The effects of Nd3+ concentration on chemical composition, size distribution, luminescence property, the persistent energy transfer from Cr3+ to Nd3+ and afterglow imaging were studied in detail. When the Nd3+ concentration was increased from 0 to 0.04, the particle size increased from 45.4 to 86.2 nm. The afterglow emissions in the NIR-I (696 nm) and NIR-II (1067 nm) regions, which are ascribed to the 2E, 4T2 → 4A2 transitions of Cr3+ and the 4F3/2 → 4I11/2 transition of Nd3+, respectively, were simultaneously acquired after stopping the 635 nm excitation. Among the nanoparticles with different concentrations, ZGGO:Cr0.02,Nd0.02 exhibits the strongest NIR-II afterglow intensity and the corresponding energy transfer efficiency from Cr3+ to Nd3+ is found to be 25.9%. In addition, enhanced X-ray excited afterglow imaging can be observed in Nd3+/Cr3+ codoped nanoparticles dispersed in water, human serum albumin solution and simulated lysosomal environment compared to the Cr3+ singly doped nanoparticles. Renewable NIR afterglow imaging was realized through an X-ray reexcitation strategy. In particular, both the X-ray excitation strategy accompanied by NIR-I afterglow emission and the red light (635 nm) excitation strategy accompanied by NIR-II afterglow emission exhibit high tissue penetration capability. This study provides a further understanding of how to develop a suitable strategy for realizing deep tissue autofluorescence-free bioimaging.
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RSC Advances
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2020
·Vol. 10
·期 20
·11851-11860
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IF 3.119
Rongjing Wang,Yaru Li,Qianyi Sun,Kaihua Gao,Yufu Pan,Meng Li,Feitian Zhang,Ping Na
In this paper, a new photocatalyst with TiO2 nanospheres decorated on ultrathin layered thiostannate H4xK2xSn2−xS4+x (X = 0.5–0.6, HKTS) nanosheets was successfully synthesized by a facile solvothermal method combined with the hydrolysis of tetrabutyl titanate and it was denoted as HKTS/TiO2. By adjusting the content of tetrabutyl titanate, composites with different Sn/Ti molar ratios were prepared. The composites were applied for RhB degradation under visible light irradiation, and the optimum proportion of HKTS/TiO2 was obtained. The results of X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy confirmed that TiO2 was successfully decorated on HKTS nanosheets. The combination of TiO2 and HKTS extended the absorption wavelength of TiO2 from UV to visible light range, and the separation efficiency of photoexcited electron–hole pairs was also enhanced. The photocatalytic degradation rate of RhB over HKTS/TiO2-1.0 was almost 97.9% after 60 min illumination, which was higher than those of HKTS and pure TiO2. The photocatalyst exhibited excellent reusability and stability as the degradation rate of RhB was 95.7% even after three cycles. The photocatalytic mechanism experiment indicated that ·O2− and h+ played a dominant role in the photocatalytic process. All these results indicate that the newly fabricated HKTS/TiO2 composites provide a high-performance photocatalyst for waste water treatment, and the application of thiostannate can be extended to the field of photocatalytic materials.
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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
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2020
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IF 6.793
Jingjing Wang,Yun Wang,Wei Wang,Tong Peng,Jianjun Liang,Ping Li,Duoqiang Pan,Qiaohui Fan,Wangsuo Wu
The photocatalytic reduction of U(VI) is recognized as an economical and effective way for U(VI) removal/recovery from solutions. To improve the photocatalytic activity of TiO 2 under visible light, TiO 2 was hydrogenated by NaBH 4 to generate Ti 3+ self-doped black TiO 2 (BT n ). The self-doped Ti 3+ alongside oxygen vacancies (Ov) could act as interband level to increase visible light capture and reduce the recombination of photogenerated carriers. The obtained BT n samples showed high performance for U(VI) elimination under near neutral conditions, and held an outstanding anti-interference for U(VI) over competing metal cations and anions. Methanol and ethanol could act as sacrificial donors, being favorable for the photocatalytic reduction of U(VI), while the presence of EDTA inhibited the photoreduction of U(VI). The BT n photocatalysts showed relatively high stability and reusability during the photocatalysis and elution processes. The XPS, TEM and XRD results revealed that U(VI) was photo-reduced to form UO 2 on the surface of BT n . This work may serve as an important reference for improving the photocatalytic reactivity of TiO 2 as well as for the efficient removal/recovery of U(VI) from aqueous solutions.
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