ACS Sensors
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2021
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IF 7.711
Long Zhang,Shaohui Zhang,Chao Wang,Quan Zhou,Haifeng Zhang,Ge-Bo Pan
With the fast development of consumer electronic and artificial intelligence equipment, flexible pressure sensors (FPSs) have become a momentous component in the application of wearable electronic, electronic skin, and human–machine interfacing. The capacitive FPS possesses the merits of low energy consumption, high resolution, and fast dynamic response, so it is ideal for mobile and wearable electronics. However, capacitive FPS is vulnerable to electromagnetic interference and parasitic capacitance due to its low sensitivity. Microstructure or porous dielectric materials have been applied to improve the sensitivity of the capacitive FPS, but the high sensitivity is just limited to a narrow region. In this work, we propose a different strategy that incorporates a high-permittivity MXene nanocomposite dielectric with a 3D network electrode (3DNE) to improve the sensing performance of the capacitive FPS. Thanks to the high permittivity of the dielectric layer and hierarchical deformation of the electrode, the fabricated capacitive FPS exhibits a high sensitivity of 10.2 kPa–1 in the low pressure range (0–8.6 kPa) and still maintains a relatively high sensitivity of 3.65 kPa–1 with a near-linear response in a wide pressure range (8.6–100 kPa). In addition, the capacitive FPS can withstand over 20,000 times pressure loads without significant signal damping. Furthermore, the working mechanism of the capacitive FPS is illustrated by the finite element analysis (FEA) method and theoretical calculation. The application potential of the sensor in wearable electronics was demonstrated by human pulse wave monitoring and pressure mapping tests with a 4 × 6 sensor microarray.
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材料科学
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电子工程
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生物医学工程
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2023
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IF 6.6
Jingbin Wei,Hongshuo Cao,Yanhong Tian,Xuejun Zhang
To address the inherently poor electronic and ionic conductivity of titanium-niobium oxide materials and to improve their suitability for use at high current densities , we designed and synthesized Ti 2 Nb 10 O 29 (TNO) microspheres with diameters of 1 to 3 μm by a simple solvothermal method . Then, MXene, a highly conductive two-dimensional material, was introduced and perfectly coated onto the microsphere surface by electrostatic forces and chemical bonding. The MXene nanosheets not only improve the overall conductivity but also protect the TNO microspheres and reduce the electrochemical polarization at high current densities. Thus, the composite anode electrode shows outstanding reversible specific capacity and stability at high currents and long cycles. Specifically, at 20 C, the initial reversible specific capacity of the TNO@MXene electrode was 200.3 mAh.g −1 with a coulomb efficiency of 94.4%. The reversible specific capacity remained at 131.2 mAh.g −1 even after 1400 cycles with an average capacity loss rate of only 0.02%. In addition, the outstanding pseudo-capacitance property of TNO@MXene ensures its fast charging and discharging capability and capacity at a high rate.
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材料科学
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能源存储
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纳米技术
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2021
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IF 8.742
Dan-Dan Shao,Qingxiao Zhang,Long Wang,Zhen-Yuan Wang,Yi-Xuan Jing,Xue-Li Cao,Fang Zhang,Shi-Peng Sun
Highly permeable two-dimensional membranes are desirable for efficient molecular sieving and resource recovery through confined-space mass transfer via nanosheets restacking. However, their application requires addressing the swelling issue of 2D nanosheets in solvents, weak interfacial interaction between the adjacent nanosheets , and performance declination caused by over-restacking. This study reports an interfacial adhesion enhanced MXene membrane via pillaring carbon nanotubes (CNTs) combined with an upgraded post-treatment method consisting of fan-drying and air-drying. The combined drying method induces the nanosheets stacking to a partial-dehydration membrane structure, granting the neat MXene membrane with stable anti-swelling property. The strong π-π interactions and van der Waals forces of CNTs impel the close-fitting of MXene nanosheets for enhanced anti-swelling property and interfacial bonding force. The CNTs with confined-space mass transfer effect and high mechanical strength elevate the pillared MXene/CNTs-CTAB membrane performance for 5 times (the pure water permeance was enhanced from 20.09 L·m -2 ·h -1 ·bar -1 to 100.89 L·m -2 ·h -1 ·bar -1 ), endowing the membrane with high anti-pressure property. The membrane with precise molecular sieving property exhibits great potential in resource recovery and energy-saving.
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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环境工程
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化学工程
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Small
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2018
·Vol. 14
·期 41
·1802443
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IF 9.598
Xiao-Tian Gao,Ying Xie,Xiao-Dong Zhu,Ke-Ning Sun,Xu-Ming Xie,Yi-Tao Liu,Jian-Yong Yu,Bin Ding
Being conductive and flexible, 2D transition metal nitrides and carbides (MXenes) can serve in Li–S batteries as sulfur hosts to increase the conductivity and alleviate the volume expansion. However, the surface functional groups, such as OH and F, weaken the ability of bare MXenes in the chemisorption of polysulfides. Besides, they create numerous hydrogen bonds which make MXenes liable to restack, resulting in substantial loss of active area and, thus, inaccessibility of ions and electrolyte. Herein, a facile, one-step strategy is developed for the growth of TiO 2 quantum dots (QDs) on ultrathin MXene (Ti 3 C 2 T x ) nanosheets by cetyltrimethylammonium bromide-assisted solvothermal synthesis. These QDs act as spacers to isolate the MXene nanosheets from restacking, and preserve their 2D geometry which guarantees larger electrode–electrolyte contact area and higher sulfur loading. The stronger adsorption energy of polysulfides with TiO 2 (than with Ti 3 C 2 T x ), as proven by density functional theory calculations, is essential for better on-site polysulfide retention. The ultrathin nature and protected conductivity ensure rapid ion and electron diffusion, and the excellent flexibility maintains high mechanical integrity. In result, the TiO 2 QDs@MXene/S cathode exhibits significantly improved long-term cyclability and rate capability, disclosing a new opportunity toward fast and stable Li–S batteries.
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材料科学
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电化学
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纳米科技
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能源存储
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电池技术
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2022
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IF 10.53
Saidi Wang,Zhaoyi Wang,Yiyi Fan,Xiuxia Meng,Fukai Wang,Naitao Yang
The reverse electrodialysis (RED) is a potential technique to harvest osmotic energy caused by different salinities. Owing to the negative surface-charged controlling effects of nanofluidic channel in 2D membrane, the power density has been achieved with high energy conversion efficiency for cations (Na + with the counterpart of Cl − ). However, anion-selective nanofluidic channel is rare but still required for promising application of RED due to its high higher diffusion rate resulting in desirable osmotic power energy. In this work, we constructed a two-dimensional layered MXene membrane with positive charge via amination strategy of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) toward anion selectivity for efficient osmotic power harvesting. The power density of the resultant membrane can achieve a maximum of 10.98 W m −2 at a natural salinity gradient, higher than the commercial benchmark of 5 W m −2 . Under regulating environmental conditions including operation temperatures, pH and the existence of pollutants (heavy metal ions and organic pollution) of the simulated electrolyte solution, a higher power density of 20.66 W m −2 can be reached through Cl − transmembrane transport. During 10-h testing, the attenuation of output power density was just 3%. The applicable stability still maintains under the contaminative environment of heavy metal ions or organic pollution. These results will bring an innovative design of anion-selective membrane for osmotic energy conversion and widen the practical application in ion selectivity.
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材料科学
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能源工程
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环境科学
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2022
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IF 5.518
Shuang Xiong,Tao He,Tao Zhou,Dalei Wang,Yueyue Wang,Chaoqing Dai,Wei Liu
Pesticides are often overused in production and life, which harms the environment and human health. However, the current tools for detecting pesticides are not effective enough due to lower flexibility and stability. With regards to this, we synthesized a flexible substrate of PDMS modified by MXene (Ti 3 C 2 Tx)/Ag. The MXene-noble metal composite substrate can detect 4-mercaptobenzoic acid (4MBA) at a low concentration of 1.0 × 10 −11 M. Furthermore, MXene can inhibit the oxidation of Ag nanoparticles (NPs) and efficiently localize the molecules to be tested within the hot spots. In particular, the flexibility of the substrate enables the detection of trace amounts of thiabendazole (TBZ) by collecting samples directly from uneven surfaces such as fruits and vegetables. The substrate is also capable of detecting a mixture of TBZ and 4MBA simultaneously. Using intrinsic Raman peak of PDMS as the internal standard can eliminate the influence of environmental factors on the detection results, which makes the detection results more quantitative. The resultant noble metal-semiconductor substrates show great potential applications in food safety and environmental monitoring fields.
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材料科学
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分析化学
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环境科学
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食品安全
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2021
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IF 10.588
Mingmei Ding,Wang Ao,Hang Xu,Wei Chen,Lin Tao,Zhen Shen,Huihong Liu,Chunhui Lu,Zongli Xie
Photocatalysis and peroxymonosulfate (PMS) based advanced oxidation processes (AOP) are emerging technology for the degradation of refractory organic pollutant in the field of water treatment . Here we report a novel CoO@TiO 2 /MXene (CTM) hybrid through a facile sonication-hydrothermal method for efficient degradation of phenol via an integrated PMS activation-photocatalysis process. Benefiting from the proper position and superior suitability of the band structure, a dual interfacial charge transport channel was constructed, boosting the separation of photo-generated charge carriers and generating sufficient potential difference for redox reaction. Accordingly, the CTM hybrid not only possessed the outstanding photocatalytic activity but also dramatically accelerated PMS activation to generate considerable reactive radicals. As a result, over 96% phenol degradation was achieved in the 10% CTM/PMS/Vis system within 15 min. The radical quenching test and EPR analysis reveal that SO 4 •− , O 2 •− and 1 O 2 were predominant reactive species involved in the catalytic process. Moreover, the damaged chemical structure of CoO during PMS activation could be healed by the photo-actuated Co(II) regeneration to allow for continuous and stable catalytic process. This study offers a promising perspective for the rational design of competent and stable hybrid heterojunction catalyst to construct PMS activation-photocatalysis processes for the efficient degradation of organic contaminants .
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环境科学
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材料科学
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化学工程
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2023
·Vol. 11
·期 43
·23319-23329
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IF 11.9
Bang-Zhou Tian,Yi-Yan Liao,Fang Xu,Xiao-Ling Qiu,Fu-Jie Zhang,Ran Ang
Interfacial modulation has been considered an effective strategy to enhance the thermoelectric (TE) performance by decoupling thermal and electrical parameters. However, inappropriate interfacial heterojunctions can significantly deteriorate electrical transport while enhancing phonon scattering, which causes no substantial improvement in TE performance. Herein, we introduce two-dimensional graphene or MXene into the Mg3.2Sb0.5Bi1.49Te0.01 matrix by ball mixing combined with rapid sintering to modify the composition and structure at the interface. The differences in morphology, size and distribution of interfacial graphene and MXene lead to distinct results which show that incorporated graphene flakes with larger size hinder the carrier transport, while the homogeneously dispersed tiny MXene provides improved carrier channels and boosts the mobility. On the other hand, such uniformly diffused heterogeneous MXene structures create stronger scattering on phonons compared to enriched graphene phases, resulting in a low lattice thermal conductivity of ∼0.66 W m−1 K−1 and enhanced zT of ∼1.0 at 513 K in Mg3.2Sb0.5Bi1.49Te0.01-0.6 wt% MXene with good component stability in air. This work highlights the importance of size, concentration, and distribution in the interfacial modulation strategy, demonstrating an effective method for developing high TE performance Mg3(Sb, Bi)2-based near-room-temperature materials.
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材料科学
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凝聚态物理
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纳米材料
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能源材料
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固体化学
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ACS Applied Energy Materials
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2022
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IF 6.959
Lan Ding,Senwei Zeng,Weiye Zhang,Chao Guo,Xinyi Chen,Bo Peng,Zhongpeng Lv,Hongjun Zhou,Quan Xu
Solar-driven photocatalytic hydrogen production is considered an effective strategy to mitigate the current energy and environmental challenges. Herein, a function heterostructure photocatalyst of 1D CdS nanorod rationally supported nitrogen-doped Ti3C2 MXene quantum dots (N-MQDs) is successfully constructed via the self-assembly strategy. Impressively, N-MQDs/CdS exhibits superior photocatalytic hydrogen production performance with an efficiency rate of 17094 μmol g–1 h–1, which is 14.79 times higher than pure CdS. The strong oxidizing performance of N-MQDs/CdS also presents an efficient activity for the photodegradation of phenol. The significant enhancement in performance is mainly due to the synergistic effect of the tight interfacial contact and matched energy levels between the highly conductive Ti3C2 MXene quantum dots and 1D CdS nanorod, which greatly accelerates the separation and transfer of photogenerated carriers. Regulating the energy band structure of photocatalysts via multifunctional MXene materials could hopefully motivate further interest in the reasonable design of MXene-semiconductor photocatalytic materials in energy and environmental applications.
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材料科学
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化学
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环境科学
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能源科学
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MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
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2024
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IF 4.9
Qingbin Xu,Linchun Shi,Weijun Kong,Jing Wang,Peigen Xiao,Jinxin Liu
A meticulously engineered bacillus-shaped CoNi ZIF-MXene@MWCNT carbon cloth (CC) composite was synthesized through a one-step immersion method, which was employed in the development of a novel electrochemical (EC) sensor for the sensitive detection of salidroside (SAL) in Rhodiola. Characterization of the CoNi ZIF-MXene@MWCNT CC was conducted using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and EC methods. The bacillus-shaped composite showcased an exceptionally high rate of active site exposure, superior conductivity, and electrocatalytic efficiency, attributed to the synergistic effects of the constituent materials. The remarkable electrocatalytic capability facilitated the redox reaction of SAL, marked by a significant enhancement in the current signal. This led to a concentration-dependent response enabling the quantitative detection of SAL. The mechanism of the redox reaction might be the oxidation of the phenolic hydroxyl group of SAL. Demonstrating high sensitivity, selectivity, and stability, this novel bacillus-shaped composite-based EC sensor achieved a low detection limit (LOD) of 0.0958 µ g/mL for SAL, within an effective linear range of 0.5–500 µg/mL. Importantly, the EC sensor proved to be adept at practical detection of SAL in Rhodiola samples with complex matrices, and the salidroside content of Rhodiola crenulata was much higher than that of Rhodiola rosea , indicating that Rhodiola crenulata may have a higher medicinal value, offering a promising avenue for rapid and sensitive detection of SAL.
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电化学
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材料科学
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分析化学
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药学
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Nano-Micro Letters
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2021
·Vol. 13
·期 1
·1-20
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IF 16.419
Cao Junming,Li Junzhi,Li Dongdong,Yuan Zeyu,Zhang Yuming,Shulga Valerii,Sun Ziqi,Han Wei
Combining with the advantages of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials, MXenes have shown great potential in next generation rechargeable batteries. Similar with other 2D materials, MXenes generally suffer severe self-agglomeration, low capacity, and unsatisfied durability, particularly for larger sodium/potassium ions, compromising their practical values. In this work, a novel ternary heterostructure self-assembled from transition metal selenides (MSe, M = Cu, Ni, and Co), MXene nanosheets and N-rich carbonaceous nanoribbons (CNRibs) with ultrafast ion transport properties is designed for sluggish sodium-ion (SIB) and potassium-ion (PIB) batteries. Benefiting from the diverse chemical characteristics, the positively charged MSe anchored onto the electronegative hydroxy (–OH) functionalized MXene surfaces through electrostatic adsorption, while the fungal-derived CNRibs bonded with the other side of MXene through amino bridging and hydrogen bonds. This unique MXene-based heterostructure prevents the restacking of 2D materials, increases the intrinsic conductivity, and most importantly, provides ultrafast interfacial ion transport pathways and extra surficial and interfacial storage sites, and thus, boosts the high-rate storage performances in SIB and PIB applications. Both the quantitatively kinetic analysis and the density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that the interfacial ion transport is several orders higher than that of the pristine MXenes, which delivered much enhanced Na + (536.3 mAh g −1 @ 0.1 A g −1 ) and K + (305.6 mAh g −1 @ 1.0 A g −1 ) storage capabilities and excellent long-term cycling stability. Therefore, this work provides new insights into 2D materials engineering and low-cost, but kinetically sluggish post-Li batteries.
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材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2022
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IF 9.136
Shuyi Shen,Tao Ke,Dike Fang,Daohui Lin
Visible-light-driven photocatalysts with synergistic persulfate (PS) activation and photocatalysis possess enormous pollution-control potential. Herein, nitrogen and sulphur co-doped TiO 2 @C hybrid (N/S-TiO 2 @C) featuring the complementary visible-light photocatalysis and synergetic PS activation was synthesized by in situ oxidation of Ti 3 C 2 MXene and thereafter co-doping with N and S. Both anatase and rutile phases of TiO 2 were attained in N/S-TiO 2 @C. The decrease of TiO 2 bandgap (about 1.81 eV) and the defect of carbon layer caused by the N and S co-doping in both TiO 2 crystal and carbon layer enabled the synergistic enhancement of PS activation and photocatalysis. Complete degradation and 93.4% mineralization of sulfamethoxazole (SMZ, 10 mg/L) were achieved by dosing PS (2 mM) and N/S-TiO 2 @C (0.4 g/L) under visible light within 30 min. The degradation rate by N/S-TiO 2 @C through PS activation under visible light was 27.9-, 11.1-, and 2.30-fold higher than that by PS, N-TiO 2 @C, and S-TiO 2 @C alone, respectively. Reactive species SO 4 − , 1 O 2 , OH, and O 2 − , especially the former two, were determined dominating the SMZ degradation, and the degradation pathways were illustrated through intermediates identification. Moreover, N/S-TiO 2 @C kept excellent performance in activating PS to degrade SMZ in real water samples. These results indicate that N/S-TiO 2 @C is a stable and promising PS activator under visible light and has a good application potential in organic wastewater treatment.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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化学工程
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