Journal of Water Process Engineering
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2023
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Qingsheng Xu,Zhengbo Yue,Rui Deng,Xinquan Wang,Xiao He,Xin Chuai,Shaoping Wang,Jin Wang
The alkaline sludge produced by the neutralization treatment of acid mine drainage (AMD) is not only large and difficult to treat, but also prone to secondary pollution. The cost of conventional sludge treatment technology is high, so there is an urgent need to develop new methods. The process of neutralizing AMD is similar to the co-precipitation reaction of LDHs, so the cost of recovering LDHs from AMD is lower, but the application performance of LDHs is limited by the stacking of laminates. In this paper, the structure of LDHs was optimized by adding biochar (BC) during the neutralization process of AMD. After adding 40 % BC, the crystal planes of alkaline sludge based LDHs (AS-LDHs) became more parallel, and the adsorption properties of Cd and Cu were increased by 2.7 and 1.95 times, with the maximum adsorption amounts of 901.5 and 231.3 mg/g, respectively. The relevant removal mechanism was investigated in depth at the electronic scale by experiments combined with DFT calculations. Since AS-LDHs have the advantages of good acid stability, low zero-point charge and strong adsorption and regeneration capacity, this method has a broad application prospect.
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JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
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2023
·Vol. 56
·期 49
·495103
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IF 3.4
Yujiao Ma,Yuzhou Sun,Zihan Zhang,Haokai Zhao,Haifeng Gao,Qing Zhou,Wenbo Li,Xiaoyun Teng,Chao Gao,Wei Yu
In this paper, the open-circuit voltages (VOC) of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 (CZTSSe) solar cells were improved by soaking the CZTSSe films in Cd/NH3 solutions before the deposition of buffer layers. The effects of Cd/NH3 soaking on the properties of CZTSSe films and solar cells were investigated in depth. We found Cd/NH3 soaking can promote downward band bending of the CZTSSe layer at the surface region. In addition, the Cd/NH3 soaking can eliminate the deep level acceptor in CZTSSe and decrease the density of the defects at the absorber/buffer interface. These effects can significantly reduce the carrier recombination in the depletion region of CZTSSe solar cells. As a result, the VOC of CZTSSe solar cells were increased from ∼460 mV to ∼480 mV, the efficiency of the best CZTSSe solar cell was increased from 10.2% to 11.6% by the Cd/NH3 soaking process.
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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
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2021
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Dun Jiang,Shuai Wu,Mingtao Tan,Hong Jiang,Shanchun Yan
Insect susceptibility to entomopathogenic microorganisms under heavy metal stress, as well as its regulatory mechanism is still poorly understood. This study aims to investigate the susceptibility of gypsy moth larvae to Beauveria bassiana under cadmium (Cd) stress (at 3.248 or 44.473 mg Cd/kg fresh food), and reveal the potential molecular mechanisms underlying the Cd effect on the larval susceptibility to B. bassiana via combined transcriptome and proteome analyses. Our results showed that pre-exposure to Cd increased the susceptibility of gypsy moth larvae to B. bassiana , and there was an additive effect between Cd exposure and B. bassiana infection on the larval mortality. Under the Cd stress at low and high concentrations, 138 and 899 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), as well as 514 and 840 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) were identified, respectively. Immunotoxic effects induced by Cd exposure at the transcription level increased in a negative dose-response manner, with no immunity-related DEGs obtained at the low Cd concentration and a high number of immunity-related DEGs down-regulated at the high Cd concentration. In contrast, a potentially suppressed or stimulated trend in the Toll and Imd signaling pathway at protein level was revealed under low or high concentration of Cd treatment. Analysis of xenobiotics biodegradation-related pathways at both transcription and translation levels revealed that the gypsy moth larvae possessed an efficient homeostasis regulatory mechanism to the low-level Cd exposure, but exhibited a reduced xenobiotics biodegradation capability to the Cd stress at high levels. Together, these findings demonstrate Cd contamination promote the microbial-based biocontrol efficacy, and unravel the molecular regulatory network of heavy metal exposures that affects susceptibility of insects to pathogenic diseases.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2021
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Amir Mahmoud Makin Adam,Madeha Ishag Adam,Chunmiao Zhang,Baffa Haruna,Mingzhu Chi,Xiong Li,Jia Kang Wan,Mujtaba Aminu,Girum Girma Bizuneh,Min Deng,Aimei Zhu,Qiugen Zhang,Qinglin Liu
Developing highly active Pd-based nanocatalysts with a well-organized structure is desired for direct alcohol fuel cell commercialization. In this study, room temperature seed mediated growth strategy has been successfully developed to prepare ternary Pd@Cd x -Ag y core-shell as advanced novel non-Pt anode nanocatalysts for ethanol oxidation reaction EOR in alkaline electrolyte . The introduction of oxophilic Cd and Ag metals into Pd nanocatalysts can reduce the adsorption energy of OH ads on the Pd@Cd x -Ag y nanocatalysts and inhibit the CO ads on the Pd surface. Morphological characterization demonstrates that the as-synthesized Pd@Cd x -Ag y nanocatalysts are well-organized core-shell nanostructure with Pd NPs as the core and Cd-Ag alloy as the shell. Moreover, electrochemical results indicate that the Pd@Cd 1 -Ag 1 core-shell catalyst exhibit a remarkable electrochemical activity ( 2995.76 mA mg Pd − 1 ), excellent CO tolerance and long-term durability compared to those of Pd@Cd ( 1285.9 mA mg Pd − 1 ), Pd@Ag ( 2423.52 mA mg Pd − 1 ) and commercial Pd/C (JM) ( 477.4 mA mg Pd − 1 ) nanocatalysts. The excellent catalytic activity and stability of Pd@Cd 1 -Ag 1 nanocatalyst can be associated to their huge electrochemical active surface area, positive influence of Cd-Ag NPs on Pd NPs and the unique well-organized core-shell nanostructure. These results suggested that the as-synthesized Pd@ C d x -Ag y core-shell could serve as advanced catalysts towards alkaline DEFCs.
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MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
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2021
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Daixiong Zhang,Qing Xiang
In this work, a Sn-Bi film was successfully fabricated via the electrophoretic deposition (EPD) of nano-Sn powders and nano-Bi powders in an ethanol dispersion medium. Study on film composition showed that a coefficient of proportionality between the mass ratio in the deposited film and that in the suspension was observed for the EPD of Sn-Bi, which controlled the composition of the Sn-Bi film. Therefore, Sn-Bi films with different mass ratios were designed with this linear relationship for the codetection of Cd(II) and Pb(II). Square-wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV) measurements using an in-situ plating strategy were performed after the electrochemical oxidation of Sn and Bi at 0.3 V for 120 s, and the results indicated that the Sn-Bi film with a mass ratio of 0.75 had the best determination ability.
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2021
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Zeyu Xue,Lu Dong,Zhaoping Zhong,Xudong Lai,Yaji Huang
Raw montmorillonite (MMT) was modified by intercalation-exfoliation method to improve the capture capacity of heavy metals (Pb, Zn, Cr and Cd) during coal combustion . Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy and Brunner-Emmett-Teller (BET) indicated that intercalation agents cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (SDBS) could be successfully inserted into the interlayer of MMT during the intercalation step, additionally exfoliation process could peel off the MMT into fine flakes. The co-combustion of coal and MMTs was conducted in a tube furnace from 900 to 1300 °C. Results indicated that with the increase of temperature, the retention ratio of Pb, Zn and Cd gradually decreased, especially higher than 1200 °C with a great capture capacity reduction, whereas for Cr, it rose first and then decreased. The capture performance of modified MMT on Pb, Zn and Cr was obviously improved. However, for Cd, adverse effect was observed, of which the capacity was even worse than that of raw MMT in some cases. According to the mechanism analysis, the intercalation-exfoliation modification of MMT primarily enhances the chemisorption of heavy metals by exposing more active sites, which facilitates the fixation of heavy metals in the form of aluminosilicates .
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
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2021
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Hang-Wei Wen,Huan Xia,Yin Yu,Xiaoyu He,Jiang Wang
This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal ( http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy ). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief. In investigating concerns brought up regarding the authenticity of the article, the editors reached out to the corresponding author for an explanation and to request the original data. Per journal policy, the editors, at their discretion, may request deposition of any or all original data files for examination by the reviewers and/or editors. As a result of the author’s unsatisfactory explanation and failure to provide these data—in violation of journal policy—the editors feel that the findings of the manuscript cannot be relied upon. The corresponding author does not agree to this retraction.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2019
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Shanshan Pan,Hui Liu,Zhili Li,Li You,Shengnan Dai,Jiong Yang,Kai Guo,Jun Luo
Due to the lone-pair-induced anharmonic rattling, InTe exhibits intrinsically ultralow thermal conductivity , which was considered as a candidate for thermoelectric application. However, the poor electrical transport properties result in low thermoelectric conversion efficiency. In this work, Cd doping in InTe have been performed with the aim to optimize the carrier concentration and increase the power factor. Furthermore, an essential enhancement of carrier mobility can be realized via prolonging the annealing time, leading to improved thermoelectric performance. As a result, the maximum thermoelectric figure of merit zT of 0.87 at 773 K has been achieved for In 0.98 Cd 0.02 Te undergoing 7 days annealing treatment (In 0.98 Cd 0.02 Te-7days), which is 67% higher than the value of InTe after 2 days annealing (InTe-2days, zT = 0.52@773 K). The average zT increases significantly from 0.26 for InTe-2days to 0.53 for In 0.98 Cd 0.02 Te-7days in the temperature range of 323–823 K. Thus, both introducing Cd dopant and regulating the annealing time have obvious effects on improving the thermoelectric performance of InTe.
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DALTON TRANSACTIONS
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2019
·Vol. 48
·期 8
·2715-2721
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IF 4.052
Lin Lin,Siyu Huang,Yuxin Zhu,Biao Du,Zhihua Zhang,Chao Chen,Xuewen Wang,Ning Zhang
A new synthetic method was used to develop a CdS/MoS2 heterojunction. Cd-MOF was coated onto the surface of MoS2 flowers to construct a core–shell MoS2@Cd-MOF. Thioacetamide was used as a sulfur source to sulfurize the MoS2@Cd-MOF to form a CdS/MoS2 heterojunction. Since the Cd2+ ions were highly ordered and separated by the organic ligands of the Cd-MOF shell, the as-synthesized CdS/MoS2 heterojunction possessed a large surface area and intimate contact at the heterogeneous interface with a uniform loading of CdS nanoparticles on the MoS2 flowers. Consequently, the CdS/MoS2 heterojunction exhibited a significantly enhanced photocatalytic H2 evolution rate of average 5587 μmol h−1 g−1 under UV-visible light irradiation.
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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
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2019
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Fang Dong,Pu Wang,Wei Qian,Xing Tang,Xiaoshan Zhu,Zhenyu Wang,Zhonghua Cai,Jiangxin Wang
Ocean acidification (OA) is a global problem to marine ecosystems . Cadmium (Cd) is a typical metal pollutant, which is non-essential but extremely toxic to marine organisms. The combined effects of marine pollution and climate-driven ocean changes should be considered for the effective marine ecosystem management of coastal areas. Previous reports have separately investigated the influences of OA and Cd pollution on marine organisms. However, little is known of the potential combined effects of OA and Cd pollution on marine diatoms. We investigated the sole and combined influences of OA (1500 ppm CO 2 ) and Cd exposure (0.4 and 1.2 mg/L) on the coastal diatom Skeletonema costatum . Our results clearly showed that OA significantly alleviated the toxicity of Cd to S. costatum growth and mitigated the oxidant stress, although the intercellular Cd accumulation still increased. OA partially rescued S. costatum from the inhibition of photosynthesis and pyruvate metabolism caused by Cd exposure. It also upregulated genes involved in gluconeogenesis, glycolysis, the citrate cycle (TCA), Ribonucleic acid (RNA) metabolism, and especially the biosynthesis of non-protein thiol compounds. These changes might contribute to algal growth and Cd resistance. Overall, this study demonstrates that OA can alleviate Cd toxicity to S. costatum and explores the potential underlying mechanisms at both the cellular and molecular levels. These results will ultimately help us understand the impacts of combined stresses of climate change and metal pollution on marine organisms and expand the knowledge of the ecological risks of OA.
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Polymers
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2019
·Vol. 11
·期 10
·1716
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Feng Guo,Guiying Li,Songmei Ma,Hengquan Zhou,Xinyi Chen
A temperature, glutathione (GSH), and H2O2multi-responsive composite nanocarrier (MSN-SS-Fc@β-CD-PNIPAM) based on β-cyclodextrin-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (β-CD-PNIPAM) star polymer capped ferrocene modified mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN-SS-Fc) was successfully prepared. The surface of the mesoporous silica was first modified by ferrocene (Fc) via a disulfide bond (–SS–) to form an oxidizing and reducing site and then complexed with a β-CD-PNIPAM star shaped polymer through host–guest interactions as a nano-valve to provide temperature responsive characteristics. The structure and properties of the complex nanoparticles were studied by FTIR, TGA, EDS, Zeta potential, and elemental analysis. Doxorubicin (DOX) and Naproxen (NAP), as model drugs, were loaded into nanocarriers to assess drug loading and release behaviour. The release of drugs from nanocarriers was enhanced with an increase of the GSH, H2O2concentration, or temperatures of the solution. The kinetics of the release process were studied using different models. This nanocarrier presents successful multi-stimuli responsive drug delivery in optimal stimuli and provides potential applications for clinical treatment.Keywords:disulfide bond;ferrocene;multi-responsive;nanocarrier;MSNs
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JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
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2018
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·期 12
·8201-8206
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IF 1.354
Ding Xu,Zhu Geng,Guan Jian-Ning,Han Guo-Zhi
In this paper, we first report the selective reduction of nitro group in aryl halides catalyzed by silver nanoparticles modified with β-CD. Taking advantage of hydrophobic lumen and donor–acceptor behavior of β-CD, the halogenated alkyl groups on the aromatic
ring can be enveloped in the inner cavity that thereby inhibits the reduction of the halogen. For validating the mechanism proposed by us, different silver nanoparticles were applied in parallel experiments. In our experiments, UV-vis spectra and NMR spectra were used to characterize the selectivity.
This strategy represents an outstanding improvement on the synthesis of halogenated aromatic amines in comparison with the traditional route, and greatly expands the application of silver nanoparticles in catalytic field.
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