Journal of Water Process Engineering
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Yixi Li,Zhuofan Sun,Xingcan Huang,Liulian Huang,Hui Wu,Lihui Chen,He Xiao
The formation of phytic acid decorated waste paper-derived hydrothermal carbon (WPC-P) were achieved. • The introduction of phytic acid enables to improve the oxygen-containing groups and specific surface area of WPC-P. • The phytic acid modified WPC-P exhibited upgraded adsorption activity of Cr(VI). • The mechanism of Cr(VI) removal was generated by electrostatic, chelation, and reduction interactions. Biomass-derived hydrothermal carbon has garnered considerable interest as a promising approach for heavy metal wastewater treatment. In this study, hydrothermal carbon derived from waste paper and coupled with phytic acid (WPC-P) was synthesized via a one-step hydrothermal process as an effective adsorbent for Cr(VI) removal. Characterization results indicated that P and O were dispersed uniformly on the surface of WPC-P. The introduction of phytic acid could greatly increase the specific surface area and number of active functional groups. The results of adsorption tests indicated that WPC-P exhibited highly efficient removal performance for Cr(VI) with maximum uptake of 174.05 mg·g −1 . The adsorption capacity of WPC-P was 10 times higher than that of WPC at 2 h. Analysis of the experimental data using adsorption kinetic and isotherm models revealed that the adsorption process of WPC-P fitted both the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and the Langmuir adsorption isotherm model well. After five consecutive adsorption-desorption cycles, the WPC-P retained about 87% of its initial capacity. The enhanced adsorption performance, ascribed to the introduction of phytic acid, could be attributed to the complexation, electrostatic interactions and reduction reactions induced by active functional groups on WPC-P. This work reported a simple method to prepare carbon adsorbents from biomass waste, which showed great potential for treating chromium-containing wastewater.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2026
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Zhihui Wen,Erli Ding,Yongjie Bai,Xiaochan Liu,Yourong Wei,Ge Li,Benhua Xu,Bingxin Liu
A novel ionic COF was synthesized firstly using betaine molecule as the quaternary ammonium source. • This iCOF enables facile synthesis and low cost ($88.31/kg), showing promising potential for practical applications. • Abundant binding sites and confined pores enable the material to achieve excellent Cr(VI) adsorption. • The iCOF achieves superior adsorption selectivity for Cr(VI) against competing anions ( Cl − , Br − , NO 3 − , SO 4 2 − , and CO 3 2 − ). Due to the high toxicity of Cr(VI), the development of adsorbents for effective elimination of Cr(VI) from wastewater is urgently required. Covalent organic frameworks(COFs) show great promise in heavy metal remediation. However, most COFs suffer from high costs and poor anti-interference performance, which severely restricts their practical applications. To address these limitations, natural betaine was firstly utilized as precursor to construct a novel quaternary ammonium-grafted COF structure (iCOF-BHC) via a bottom-up strategy. Grafted betaine introduces abundant quaternary ammonium sites and extra amide sites. Combined with the hydrazone groups and confined pore of the framework, these functional moieties exert multi-synergistic effects to construct precise host-guest interactions, thereby realizing superior selective adsorption toward Cr(VI). The equilibrium adsorption capacity of iCOF-BHC at 10 °C is 132.73 mg g −1 (under ambient winter conditions in Qinghai Province)，and further heating significantly improves adsorption rate and uptake capacity. iCOF-BHC exhibits outstanding selectivity for Cr(VI) in the presence of competing anions ( Cl − , Br − , NO 3 − , SO 4 2 − and CO 3 2 − ), as well as excellent recyclability, with negligible attenuation in adsorption capacity after six cycles. Furthermore, compared with the vast majority of existing COFs, it exhibits significant cost advantages and is more suitable for practical industrial applications. This work develops a facile, low-cost, and innovative strategy for the fabrication of cationic COFs, providing a viable strategy and experimental basis for the efficient adsorption of Cr(VI) from wastewater. Betaine-grafted cationic hydrazone iCOF for effective removal of Cr (VI) in wastewater. Download: Download high-res image (224KB) Download: Download full-size image
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Lian Wang,Weiming Zhang,Chang Peng,Shu Chen
Graphical A multifunctional gel can achieve efficient remediation of Cr(VI)-contaminated water by reducing over 90% of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) after highly efficient adsorption of Cr(VI) through adsorption-assisted photocatalysis. This multifunctional gel holds significant application potential in wastewater treatment. The high-performance removal of highly toxic Cr(VI), along with its efficient conversion into less toxic Cr(III), will hold promise for water treatment. Herein, a novel transition metal carbide (MXene)-functionalized polyethyleneimine (PEI) gel has been designed for efficient Cr(VI) removal from water. The titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) generated by self-oxidation of MXene acts as a photocatalytic species, while MXene serves as a medium for charge separation and transfer. The PEI networks provide numerous adsorption-active sites (i.e., amine groups), stabilize the photocatalytic species (i.e., TiO 2 ), and medium (i.e., MXene), thereby endowing the composite gel with both adsorption and photocatalysis ability. Its adsorption behavior conforms to pseudo-second-order kinetics and the Langmuir adsorption model, with a maximum adsorption capacity of up to ∼431 mg·g −1 . Importantly, this composite gel can convert about 90% of highly toxic Cr(VI) into less toxic Cr(III) through adsorption-assisted photocatalysis way. This work presents foundational findings for developing multi-functional gels aimed at wastewater treatment.
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2026
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Zishuo Gu,Jing Liao,Yaming Zhu,Jiao Huang,Yueqin Tang,Junxia Cheng,Li Yue,Xuefei Zhao
In response to the growing demand for novel materials in environmental monitoring and public safety, this study successfully synthesized fluorescent oil-rich coal-based carbon dots (ORC-CDs) via a green and facile hydrothermal route using oil-rich coal of Xinjiang as the carbon precursor. The fluorescence properties were employed as the key criterion to systematically investigate the effects of synthesis parameters, including reaction temperature, time, and nitric acid concentration. After optimization, the optimal conditions were identified as 160 °C for 12 h. The chemical structure and optical characteristics of the ORC-CDs were thoroughly characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy, and fluorescence spectroscopy. In metal ion selectivity experiments, Cr(VI) exhibited a significant fluorescence quenching effect on the ORC-CD aqueous solution at specific concentrations. Additionally, the fluorescence detection capability of ORC-CDs for Cr(VI) was further tested, and the quenching mechanism of Cr(VI) in ORC-CD aqueous solution was explored. The results showed that the fluorescence response of ORC-CDs to Cr(VI) exhibited a good linear relationship within the concentration range of 0–60 µmol L−1, with a detection limit of 0.29 µmol L−1. In the spiked recovery experiment with actual water samples (tap water and river water), the spiked recovery rate ranged from 99.1% to 106.6%, confirming the accuracy of this method in actual water sample testing. Additionally, due to their excellent fluorescence properties, ORC-CDs were successfully applied to potential fingerprint imaging, quickly presenting clear fingerprint features on smooth substrate surfaces. This work provides both theoretical and experimental support for the application of coal-based carbon dot-based multifunctional fluorescence platforms in environmental monitoring and public safety.
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Desalination and Water Treatment
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2024
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Xuezhen Feng,Yakun Zhang,Chunyan Liang,Jingang Yu,Xinyu Jiang
A novel adsorbent, poly-(dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride) (PDDA) functionalized graphene oxide (GO) further decorated with ferro ferric oxide (Fe 3 O 4 ) nanoparticles, has been developed and used for instantaneous Cr(VI) removal from aqueous solution, and a reliable direct filtration-adsorption was achieved. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, Raman spectra (Raman), zeta potential measurement, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) were adopted to confirm and investigate the chemical compositions, surface properties, morphological and electrochemical performance of the as-prepared magnetic nanocomposite (denoted as GO/PDDA/Fe 3 O 4 ). The maximum adsorption capacity of GO/PDDA/Fe 3 O 4 for Cr(VI) was 141.68 mg/g at pH = 2, and the desorption-regeneration results exhibited GO/PDDA/Fe 3 O 4 could be a potential prospective nanocomposite used for instaneous filtration-adsorption of Cr(VI) from aqueous solution in real-life situations due to its fast, effective and stable properties.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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Jiajun Guo,Wen Dai,Xiaoyan Feng,Yuankun Zhou,Hengyi Xu
Nanoplastics (NPs) and chromium (Cr) are prevalent in environments, significantly polluting agricultural settings and food, thereby posing humans inevitably exposed to these toxic substances. As a biodegradable plastic, polylactic acid (PLA) is different from other petroleum-based nanoplastics and its toxicity remains unknown. This study investigated the toxicity of PLA NPs and Cr(VI), exploring the mechanisms underlying their synergistic cardiotoxicity. We indicated that co-exposure of mice to PLA NPs and Cr(VI) in drinking water for 30 days exhibited an intracellular redox imbalance, excessive production of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mtROS), iron overload, and the onset of ferritinophagy. By inhibiting ferroptosis and facilitating the clearance of mtROS, we observed a significant alleviation of cardiac injury. In summary, our study investigated the synergistic cardiotoxicity of PLA NPs and Cr(VI), aiming to provide new insights and references for the risk assessment of NPs and heavy metals.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2016
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Li Zhang,Hanjin Luo,Peipei Liu,Wei Fang,Junjie Geng
A novel adsorbent for removal of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) from aqueous solutions has been successfully prepared by modifying graphene oxide/chitosan composite with disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA-2Na) (GEC). This modified composite was characterized by various technologies; including scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). Batch adsorption experiments were carried out to evaluate the adsorption of Cr(VI) by GEC under different conditions. The results indicate that the adsorption of Cr(VI) on GEC was highly pH-dependent, with the highest adsorption capacity (86.17 mg/g) occurring at pH 2. The kinetics of adsorption exhibited pseudo-second-order behavior. The adsorption data were well described by the Freundlich isotherm model. The adsorption capacity increased with increasing temperature. The calculated thermodynamic parameters indicate that the adsorption is a spontaneous, endothermic and feasible process. The further regeneration experiments showed the adsorption capacity of GEC for Cr(VI) decreased 5% after 7 times reuse, indicating the potential of the as-prepared material for practical application.
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Cui Shang,Youzheng Chai,Liang Peng,Jihai Shao,Hongli Huang,Anwei Chen
In-suit immobilization is one of the major strategies to remediate heavy metals contaminated soil with the effectiveness largely depends on the characteristics of the added chemical reagents/materials. In this study, chitosan stabilized FeS composite (CS–FeS) was prepared to evaluate the performance of remediating the high and toxic hexavalent chromium contaminated soil from the effectiveness and microbial response aspects. The characterization analysis confirmed the successful preparation of composite, and the introduction of chitosan successfully stabilized FeS to protect it from rapid oxidation as compared to bare FeS particles. With the addition dosage at 0.1%, about 85.6% and 81.3% of Cr(VI) was reduced in 3 d based on toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) and CaCl 2 extraction, and the reduction efficiency increased to 96.6% and 94.8% in 7 d, respectively. The Cr(VI) was non-detected in the TCLP leachates with increase the CS-FeS composites to 0.5%. The percentages of HOAc-extractable Cr decreased from 25.17% to 6.12% accompanied with the increase in the residual Cr from 4.26% to 13.77% and improvement of soil enzyme activity under CS-FeS composites addition. Cr(VI) contamination reduced the diversity of microbial community in soil. Three dominate prokaryotic microorganisms , namely Proteobacteria , Actinobacteria and Firmicutes , were observed in Cr-contaminated soil. The addition of CS-FeS composites increased the microbial diversity especially for that in relative lower abundance. The relative abundance of Proteobacteria and Firmicute related to Cr-tolerance and reduction increased in CS-FeS composites added soils. Taking together, these results demonstrated the potential and promising of using the CS-FeS composites for Cr(VI) polluted soil remediation .
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LANGMUIR
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2023
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Shao-zhong Hu,Yu-fan Deng,Liang Li,Nan Zhang,Ting Huang,Yan-zhou Lei,Yong Wang
The rapid growth of industrialization has resulted in the release of large quantities of pollutants into the environment, especially dyes and heavy metals, which are environmentally hazardous for humans and animals. It is considered as the most promising and environmentally friendly route to develop green materials by using the green modification method, which has no negative impact on the environment. In this work, the green material of polylactic acid (PLA) was used as the substrate material, and a novel modification method of polydopamine (PDA)-assisted polyethyleneimine (PEI) grafting was developed. The electrospun PLA fibers are mainly composed of stereocomplex crystallites, which were achieved via the electrospinning of poly(l-lactic acid) and poly(d-lactic acid). The water-soluble PEI was grafted onto the PDA-modified PLA fibers through the glutaraldehyde-assisted cross-linking reaction. The prepared composite fibers can be degraded, which is environmentally friendly and meets the requirements of sustainable development. The potential application of such PLA composite fibers in wastewater treatment was intensively evaluated. The results show that at appropriate fabrication conditions (PDA concentration of 3 g·L–1 and a PEI molecular weight of 70,000 g·mol–1), the composite fibers exhibit the maximum adsorption capacities of 612 and 398.41 mg·g–1 for methyl orange (MO) and hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)], respectively. Simultaneously, about 64.79% of Cr(VI) adsorbed on the composite fibers was reduced to Cr(III). The above results show that the PLA composite fibers have a good development prospect in the field of wastewater treatment.
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ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
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2023
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Xiaofeng Jiang,Wenjun Long,Teng Xu,Jiayu Liu,Yuling Tang,Wenhua Zhang
Polyphenols, as an important category of natural organics, are ubiquitous in plants and structurally diverse. Batch experiments were conducted to investigate the role of natural polyphenol, such as gallic acid (GA) and tannic acid (TA), in the biochemical behavior of Cr(VI) in soil media. GA and TA can effectively convert Cr(VI) to Cr(III) under neutral conditions (pH 7.0). However, there are significant differences in the transport, leaching toxicity, and bioavailability of reduced Cr(III) between the two systems. UV–vis spectra, chromium (Cr) mass balance, speciation distribution, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were used to explore the intrinsic mechanisms of Cr(VI) reduction and (im)mobilization in the presence of GA or TA. Results showed that the reduction of Cr(VI) by GA was accompanied by poor immobilization of reduced Cr(III), especially at high GA concentrations (4–10 g/L), which was associated with the formation of soluble Cr(III) complexes. After treatment with 4 g/L GA, 51.49 ± 3.04% of the Cr in GA system was mobilized as complexes into aqueous phase. In contrast, the reduction of Cr(VI) and the subsequent precipitation of reduced Cr(III) was dominant in the TA system. After treatment with 4 g/L TA, 97.24 ± 0.31% of the total Cr in the TA system was immobilized into soil phase and transformed into more stable fractions. Our findings provide new insights into how natural organics shape the fate and transport of Cr in soils, which also have substantial implications for the development of Cr sequestration technology.
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2022
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Qi Wang,Biao Xue,Meng Tan,Ningyi Li,Hao Zhou,Hao Du,Guoxiang Yang,Huaze Zhu,Qiang Li
Heterogeneous photocatalysis have attracted extensive attention in the field of environmental remediation. The low charge separation efficiency and poor light response of single semiconductor can be remarkably improved through forming heterojunction . The construction of ternary heterojunctions can further inhibit the recombination of photogenerated charge carriers by the separated redox active sites. A novel and highly efficient Ag 3 VO 4 -BiVO 4 /C 3 N 4 ternary heterojunction were successfully synthesized and characterized in terms of structure, chemical composition and photocatalytic properties. The photocatalytic activities of as-synthesized photocatalysts were evaluated by the photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) in the aqueous solution. The photocatalytic Cr(VI) reduction rate of ternary heterojunction is 19 times higher than that by single BiVO 4 . The lower pH, higher concentration of coexisted organics and stronger light intensity endowed photocatalysts with better photocatalytic performance. More Cr(VI) ions were remained in the solution with higher initial concentration of Cr(VI) under the same light irradiation. The Cr(VI) ions could also be totally removed by the ternary heterojunction even after five cycling tests showing good cycling stability. The internal electric field between Ag 3 VO 4 , BiVO 4 and graphitic carbon nitride (C 3 N 4 ) facilitated the separation of photogenerated electron/hole pairs. The suitable band alignments endow ternary heterojunction with isolated oxidation and reduction reactions due to the separated holes and electrons, meanwhile, suppressing charge carrier recombination. This research provides guidance for the rational design of multi-components heterojunction for photocatalytic environmental remediation.
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2023
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Lixin Li,Ying Lv,Chao Jia,Dawei Yin,Zilong Dong,Zhaoshun Zhan,Jiazhen Han,Jun Zhang
Traditional sludge disposal is currently restricted by the risk of secondary pollution. Sludge carbon material has gained widespread attention because of its low cost and environmentally sustainable properties. However, owing to the high ash content and low–energy density of sludge, sludge pyrolysis alone has certain limitations, and the performance of carbon materials needs to be improved. Herein, a sludge–cyanobacteria composite carbon (SCC) was easily synthesized, and the adsorption process of Cu(II) and Cr(VI) by SCC was examined. SCC-700-2-50% exhibited a high S BET (1047.54 m 2 /g) and developed pore structure rich in functional groups (such as –NH, –OH, and C–O). The combination of pore structure and functional groups improved the adsorption performance of SCC. The adsorption processes exhibited a synergistic effect in a binary system: the q m of Cu(II) and Cr(VI) were 386 mg/g and 341 mg/g, respectively, and the selectivity of Cu(II) adsorption by SCC was greater than Cr(VI). The adsorption process, examined by SEM-EDS, FTIR, and XPS analysis, indicated that Cu(II) as a cationic interface strengthens Cr(VI) adsorption through electrostatic interaction, and the anion Cr(VI) created a valid electrostatic shield against the electrostatic repulsion between H + and Cu(II), facilitating Cu(II) adsorption. SCC had great reusability: Cu(II) and Cr(VI) adsorption capacity were 90% and 84%, of the initial adsorption capacity, respectively, after six cycles. This study demonstrates the prospect of SCC as a valid adsorbent for multiple heavy metal contaminations removal.
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