ACS Agricultural Science & Technology
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Li Man,Huayao Chen,Xiang Liao,Jinhao Zhao,Hongjun Zhou,Li Hao,Xinhua Zhou
The low utilization rate of pesticide leads to the pollution of soil and environment, which ultimately endangers human health. In this study, TiO2 nanoparticles were synthesized and loaded with fluopyram (Flu) on halloysite (Ha) via sol–gel methods which was named Flu@THa. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to characterize the structure of all samples, and then the performances of zeta potential, fungistatic ability, antileaching behavior, and biosafety were tested. The results showed that anatase-phase TiO2 was synthesized on halloysite with a particle size of ∼10 nm. Under neutral conditions (pH 7), the cumulative rate of pesticide release from Flu@THa was three times higher than that under acidic and alkaline conditions in 24 h. Flu@THa was evenly distributed in the soil and slowed the loss of pesticides. In addition, Flu@THa can promote germination and growth of peanut seeds and had good biocompatibility with low toxicity to zebrafish. This study is expected to be able to provide implications for environmentally friendly nanopesticides.
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2024
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Xiaocui Wei,Yanan Liu,Zhao Zhang,Fu Zhao,Zongmei Li,Chunyang Fan,Yuhan Yang,Zhongyi Jiang
Two-dimensional (2D) materials membranes have gained widespread attention for their unique structure and outstanding separation performance. Herein, we developed a 2D vermiculite nanofiltration (TiO 2 @VMT) membrane using TiO 2 nanoparticles as versatile intercalator. The interlayer spacing of vermiculite nanosheets was tuned from 1.352 ± 0.002 nm to 1.424 ± 0.004 nm. As a result, the optimized TiO 2 @VMT membrane exhibited high water flux of 261 L m −2 h −1 , which was 14 times higher than that of vermiculite membrane, simultaneously showed excellent rejections (>98 %) for various organic dyes (molecular weight >374 g mol −1 ). Due to the photocatalytic degradation ability of TiO 2 nanoparticles towards organic foulants, the TiO 2 @VMT membrane possessed excellent anti-fouling performance, with a flux recovery rate exceeding 90 % under UV radiation after three cycles of filtration experiment using oil-in-water emulsion and BSA solution as model foulants. Accordingly, our work may offer a possible route for the development of 2D nanofiltration membrane for efficient water purification .
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2024
·Vol. 15
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Zhao Shixuan,Liu Bin,Li Kailang,Wang Shujie,Zhang Gong,Zhao Zhi-Jian,Wang Tuo,Gong Jinlong
Photoelectrochemical seawater splitting is a promising route for direct utilization of solar energy and abundant seawater resources for H 2 production. However, the complex salinity composition in seawater results in intractable challenges for photoelectrodes. This paper describes the fabrication of a bilayer stack consisting of stainless steel and TiO 2 as a cocatalyst and protective layer for Si photoanode. The chromium-incorporated NiFe (oxy)hydroxide converted from stainless steel film serves as a protective cocatalyst for efficient oxygen evolution and retarding the adsorption of corrosive ions from seawater, while the TiO 2 is capable of avoiding the plasma damage of the surface layer of Si photoanode during the sputtering of stainless steel catalysts. By implementing this approach, the TiO 2 layer effectively shields the vulnerable semiconductor photoelectrode from the harsh plasma sputtering conditions in stainless steel coating, preventing surface damages. Finally, the Si photoanode with the bilayer stack inhibits the adsorption of chloride and realizes 167 h stability in chloride-containing alkaline electrolytes. Furthermore, this photoanode also demonstrates stable performance under alkaline natural seawater for over 50 h with an applied bias photon-to-current efficiency of 2.62%.
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BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
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Hao Tang,Feng Yan,Qidong Tai,Helen L.W. Chan
Pt electrodes have been modified with electrospun titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) nanofibers with controllable densities for electrochemical detection. The TiO 2 nanofiber/Pt electrodes show excellent electrocatalytic activity to electro-oxidation of hydrogen peroxide and the response current density to an addition of hydrogen peroxide is 30% higher than that for a Pt electrode. Glucose oxidase (GOx) molecules have been effectively immobilized on the surface of the TiO 2 nanofibers and the resulted chitosan/GOx/TiO 2 nanofiber/Pt electrodes with a optimum density of nanofibers exhibit excellent glucose bioelectrocatalytic performance including good amperometric current response (9.25 μA cm −2 mM −1 ), short response time (10 s) and low detection limit (0.01 mM). We have found that the nanofibers modified on the Pt electrode improved the sensitivity of the enzyme electrode to glucose for 2.7 times and extended the detection limit by one order of magnitude in comparison with flat Pt electrodes. It is expected that electrodes modified with electrospun TiO 2 nanofibers will find more promising applications in high performance electrochemical biosensors.
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ACS Applied Nano Materials
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2024
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Wenlong Mei,Hanhan Lu,Ru Dong,ShanShan Tang,Jinlei Xu
Tetracycline (TC) is one of the most produced and used antibiotics in the world. The accumulation and migration of TC in water bodies cause serious environmental pollution and biological health problems. In this study, three kinds of brookite TiO2 (Ce/BTN) nanophotocatalysts with different Ce doping amounts were synthesized by a one-pot hydrothermal method, which provided an effective way to solve this problem. The chemical and photoelectric properties of nanomaterials were measured by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM), diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and photoelectrochemical techniques. The results show that after Ce doping, the sample still maintains the brookite crystal form with high crystallinity, and the morphology does not change significantly. However, the impurity energy level can be formed after Ce doping in the brookite TiO2, which reduces the band gap and extends the range of spectral response. The photocatalytic activity of different catalysts was evaluated by degrading TC solutions under simulated visible light. Based on the free radical capture experiment, the effective active species of the catalyst to degrade tetracycline was determined, and the mechanism of photocatalyst degradation was proposed.
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JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
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2024
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A. Anbu,M. Dilipkumar,K. Jeyajothi,M. Rajasimman,M.S. Manojkumar
In the case of the current research, an easy and effective procedure for fabricated magnetized distinguishable core-shell organized Ag–ZrO 2 /Fe 3 O 4 @TiO 2 QNCs with comprised of a magnetically charged Fe 3 O 4 core, a mesoporous ZrO 2 @TiO 2 interlayer, as well as a protective outer Ag nanoparticles wrap has been offered applying capsicum fruit extract manipulate, a chemico-pyto approach. And thereby produced Ag–ZrO 2 /Fe 3 O 4 @TiO 2 QNCs have been evaluated through TEM and SEM visuals, EDX and XRD spectrum. The fact that their photocatalytic function for the breakdown of methylene blue upon UV light was investigated. The outcomes of Ag–ZrO 2 /Fe 3 O 4 @TiO 2 nanocomposites had stronger photocatalytic abilities. The PL evaluation indicated that Ag–ZrO 2 /Fe 3 O 4 @TiO 2 composites had higher couple of electrons and holes separation effectiveness over Ag–ZrO 2 /Fe 3 O 4 @TiO 2 . On top of that, the Ag–ZrO 2 /Fe 3 O 4 @TiO 2 nanocomposites can potentially be readily segregated as well as recovered using an ambient magnetized sector, indicating their high functionality.
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MOLECULES
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2024
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Lizhe Ma,Zhiyong Fang,Jieli Duan,Jin Li,Kefu Zhu,Yinlong Jiang,Bang Ji,Zhou Yang
TiO2has broad prospects in reducing the safety risks posed by emerging pollutants in water environments. However, the high recombination rate of photogenerated carriers limits the activity and photon utilization efficiency of TiO2. In this study, mesoporous TiO2(m-TiO2) and ultra-thin g-C3N4nanosheets were composited using a hydrothermal method, with the m-TiO2tightly and uniformly wrapped by g-C3N4. The chemical structure, elemental composition, and optical properties of the heterojunction were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-vis-DRS). The activity of the m-TiO2@g-C3N4was evaluated by the degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH). Results showed that the heterojunction exhibited significantly enhanced reactivity compared to pure m-TiO2and g-C3N4, with kinetic rates of TCH being 1.48 and 6.84 times that of pure m-TiO2and g-C3N4, respectively. The TCH degradation kinetic rate varied from 0.194 min−1to 0.026 min−1and then decreased to 0.015 min−1on the scale of the bandgap and the number of absorbed photons in m-TiO2@g-C3N4. Concurrently, a 10wt% doping amount of g-C3N4significantly increased the reaction rate of photogenerated carriers in the system compared to the recombination rate, corresponding to excellent photon efficiency. Reproducibility was evaluated, and a possible degradation mechanism is proposed. This study opens new perspectives for the optimization of catalyst preparation processes aimed at enhancing photon efficiency.
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Food Packaging and Shelf Life
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2024
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Kai Cheng,Jin Du,Fengfeng Xu,Zengkai Wang,Liwei Zhang,Mengqi Bai,Xueqin Wang,Jun Liu
Environmentally-friendly active packaging films provide a novel approach for food preservation, addressing the major challenge of plastic pollution. In this study, we developed a zein-based flexible film incorporating TiO 2 nanotube arrays (TNTAs). We conducted a comprehensive investigation into the microstructure, spectroscopic properties, water resistance, mechanical strength, and antimicrobial activity of the film. The incorporation of TNTAs with varying tube lengths (ranging from 700 nm to 5.2 µm) resulted in their uniform dispersion within the zein matrix and significantly enhanced the mechanical robustness and water resistance of the composite films. XRD, FT-IR, and XPS analyses revealed intermolecular hydrogen bonding between zein matrix and TNTAs. Moreover, under low-power density (1600 mW/cm 2 ) UV irradiation, Zein/TNTAs films exhibited remarkable antimicrobial efficacy against E.coli . These findings highlight the potential application of Zein/TNTAs composite films in active food packaging.
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SENSORS
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2024
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Ling Zhang,Chu Chen,Hongyan Zhang
TiO2is a typical semiconductor material, and it has attracted much attention in the field of humidity sensors. Doping is an efficient way to enhance the humidity response of TiO2. Eu-doped TiO2material was investigated in both theoretical simulations and experiments. In a simulation based on density functional theory, a doped Eu atom can increase the performance of humidity sensors by producing more oxygen vacancies than undoped TiO2. In these experiments, Eu-doped TiO2nanorods were prepared by hydrothermal synthesis, and the results also confirm the theoretical prediction. When the doping mole ratio is 5 mol%, the response of the humidity sensor reaches 23,997.0, the wet hysteresis is 2.3% and the response/recovery time is 3/13.1 s. This study not only improves the basis for preparation of high-performance TiO2humidity sensors, but also fills the research gap on rare earth Eu-doped TiO2as a humidity-sensitive material.
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OPTICAL MATERIALS
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2024
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Bo Zhang,Hui Wang,Zhuohua Liu,Naiye Zhao,Qiquan Zou,Yuanyuan Tian
Amorphous Bi–TiO 2 films with improved electrochromic properties have been successfully fabricated by a facile sol-gel spin-coating technology. The influence of dopant bismuth (Bi) content and sol amount on the electrochromic performance of Bi–TiO 2 films was studied. The optimized Bi–TiO 2 films show outstanding electrochromic properties, including wide transmittance modulation (ΔT = 74.26 % at 640 nm), short switching times (2.6 s/3 s for bleaching and coloring), and large coloration efficiency (52.77 cm 2 C −1 ). A proton-based electrochromic device was prepared by the amorphous Bi–TiO 2 film as the electrochromic film and Cu sheet as the counter electrode. The prepared device has a small operating potential range (1.0 V) in aqueous electrolyte due to the excellent electrochromic performance and high proton activity for the amorphous Bi–TiO 2 film. In addition, the device shows excellent performance (ΔT = 67.41 %, 2.5 s/3.9 s for bleaching and coloring), providing an important reference value for the development of high-efficiency electrochromic device.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2024
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Chen Yang,Hongyan Zhang
In this paper, a high-performance impedance humidity sensor based on defect control TiO 2 /CdS heterostructure was synthesized by hydrothermal method , and the influence of surface vacancy defects on sensing performance was analyzed by first principles based on density functional theory (DFT). Calculation results show that a large number of surface oxygen and sulfur vacancies appear on the surface of TiO 2 and CdS, resulting in a great enhancement of the physical/chemical adsorption energy of TiO 2 and CdS on water molecules, which is conducive to TiO 2 /CdS to capture more water molecules and improving the humidity sensitivity performance of the sensor. Experiments show that the regulation of surface vacancy defects of composite materials can effectively improves responsivity , linearity and hysteresis of TiO 2 /CdS humidity sensor. Compared with TiO 2 and CdS, the TiO 2 /CdS humidity sensor exhibits high sensitivity (63459), fast response/recovery time (7/5 s), low hysteresis (∼3.5 %), good repeatability and long-term stability in a range of 11–95 % RH. This study not only provides an idea for designing defective TiO 2 /CdS high-performance humidity sensors, but proposes a new understanding for exploring the underlying mechanism of sensor performance.
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THIN SOLID FILMS
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2024
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Tran Dung Hoang,Thuy Chinh Nguyen,Thanh Tung Doan,Thanh Dung Ngo,Thi Yen Nguyen,Ba Thanh Ngo,Thanh Thuy Tran,Trong Lu Le
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is a widely used polymer in the electrospinning technique. It is water-soluble, which limits the application of electrospun PVA matrix. In this study, chitosan (CS) and biosynthesized TiO 2 @Ag nanoparticles were incorporated into PVA to enhance its antibacterial properties and photocatalysis. The PVA/CS/TiO 2 @Ag nanofiber mat was prepared using the electrospinning method with a voltage of 20 kV, a needle-collector distance of 15 cm, and a flow rate of 0.5 mL. h − 1 . The concentrations of the PVA and CS solutions were 10% and 2%, respectively. The TiO 2 @Ag nanoparticles were synthesized using AgNO 3 solution, TiO 2 nanoparticles as precursors, and Cleistocalyx operculatus leaf extract as a reducing agent. The morphology and structure of the PVA/CS/TiO 2 @Ag nanofiber mat were analyzed using scanning electron microscopy and infrared spectroscopy. The PVA/CS/TiO 2 @Ag nanofibers exhibited an average fibril diameter of 116.4 nm. Additionally, the antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) and Staphylococcus aureus ( S. aureus ), as well as the photocatalytic properties of these mats, were assessed. The results indicated that the addition of CS and TiO 2 @Ag led to changes in the hydrophilic properties and antibacterial efficacy of PVA. The inhibition zones of the PVA/CS/TiO 2 @Ag nanofiber mat against E. coli and S. aureus were measured at 5 and 4 mm, respectively. The water contact angle of PVA/CS/TiO 2 @Ag nanofiber mat showed a significant increase. The PVA/CS/TiO 2 @Ag nanofibers were able to degrade 94.56 ± 0.57% and 98.17 ± 0.11% of methylene blue dye under sunlight irradiation after 10 and 20 min of exposure, respectively. These findings suggest that the PVA/CS/TiO 2 @Ag nanofiber mat has the potential for applications in the textile industry or medicinal field as antibacterial and photocatalytic coatings.
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