CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2023
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IF 15.1
Yuzhou Wu,Jiawei Wu,Chuang Zhu,Liang Zhang,Jianhua Yan
Continuous TiO 2 nanofibers (NFs) with the merits of high photochemical activity, adjustable active sites, and easy to recycle have triggered a huge interest in the catalysis fields. Nevertheless, they are easy to break due to the intrinsic brittleness of ceramic TiO 2 . Here, we report a Mxene-intercalation toughening strategy to fabricate flexible TiO 2 NF films with a sol–gel electrospinning method followed by a low-temperature calcination. The in-situ doping of MXene (Ti 3 C 2 T x ) nanosheets in TiO 2 NFs reduces the grain sizes and introduces 2D defective MXene-derived TiO 2 planes, the former creates sinuous grain boundaries that can reduce crack propagation, while the latter generates elastic brick–mortar structures of allomorph junctions that can absorb more external work. The dual functions remarkably enhance the breaking strength of TiO 2 NFs from 0.06 to 0.16 MPa. Fascinatingly, this strategy reduces the bandgap of TiO 2 and more efficiently conduct photogenerated carriers. The evolution rate of photocatalytic CO 2 reduction into CH 4 reaches 31.6 μmol/g/h without using sacrificing agents and photosensitizers. The reported facile strategy simultaneously enhances the flexibility of TiO 2 nanofibers and photocatalytic efficiency.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2023
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Jinzhe Li,Chuyun Fu,Qiufeng Lin,Tao Zeng,Da Wang,Xinwen Huang,Shuang Song,Cong Li,Feilong Dong
Ferrate (Fe(VI), FeO 4 2- ) has been widely used in the degradation of micropollutants with the advantages of high redox potential , no secondary pollution and inhibition of disinfection byproducts . However, the low transformation of Fe(V) and/or Fe(IV) by Fe(VI) and incomplete mineralization of pollutants limit their application. In this work, we designed a photo electric cell with TiO 2 nanotubes (TNTs) and Pt serving as the anode and cathode to enhance the utilization of Fe(VI) (Fe(VI)-TNTs system). TNTs accelerated the generation of •OH via h VB + oxidation of OH - and photogenerated electrons at Pt boosted the transformation of Fe(VI) to Fe(V) and/or Fe(IV), resulting in a 22.2 % enhancement of chloroquine (CLQ) removal compared to Fe(VI) alone. The results from EPR and quenching tests showed that Fe(VI), Fe(V), Fe(IV), •OH, O 2 •- and h VB + coexisted in the Fe(VI)-TNTs system, among which Fe(V) and Fe(IV) were testified as the primary reactive substances accounting for 59 % of CLQ removal. The performance tests and recycling tests demonstrated that the Fe(VI)-TNTs system maintained excellent performance in an authentic water environment. The plausible degradation pathway of CLQ oxidized in the Fe(VI)-TNTs system was proposed with nine identified oxidation products via N-C cleavage, electrophilic addition and carboxylation processes. Based on the ECOSAR calculation, the constructed reaction system allowed a decrease in acute and chronic toxicity. Our findings provide a highly efficient and cost-effective strategy to enhance Fe(VI) application for micropollutant degradation in the future.
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POWDER TECHNOLOGY
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2023
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Ming Liu,Guoqiang Shao,Pengpeng Lv,Jun Li,Qingshan Zhu
The fluidization quality significantly affects the mass transfer and the deposition reaction, which determine the uniformity of deposited TiO 2 thin films on fluorophlogopite particles. It was found that the effective addition ratio of nano-TiO 2 particles is above 0.2 wt% to realize fluidization of fluorophlogopite particles. The addition of nano-TiO 2 particles leads to competitive deposition between free TiO 2 particles and fluorophlogopite particles, which decreased the coating rate of TiO 2 on fluorophlogopite particle. Besides, the existence of free TiO 2 particles on pearlescent pigment particles decreases the glossiness. The gas-solid ratio primarily determines the number of the free TiO 2 particles on pearlescent pigment particles. It was summarized that the optimal value of addition ratio of nano-TiO 2 is 0.4 wt% with the gas-solid ratio of ∼0.05 m 3 kg −1 h −1 to enhance the fluidization quality on the one hand, and to reduce the free TiO 2 particles on the other hand.
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Molecular Catalysis
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2023
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Wei Chen,Jinyan Xiong,Zhipan Wen,Rong Chen,Gang Cheng
Photocatalytic CO 2 reduction offers a potential to produce clean and renewable fuels as well as reduce massive emissions of CO 2 by utilizing solar energy. The inhibited charge recombination and fertile surface reactive sites play vital roles in determining the photocatalytic performance and products selectivity in CO 2 reduction reaction. Herein, the Ag/TiO 2-x hybrid by synchronistic introduction of oxygen vacancy and Ag nanoparticles into SiO 2 spheres-templated potholed TiO 2 assembly with nanoparticles is constructed for photocatalytic CO 2 conversion. The Schottky junction between oxygen vacancy TiO 2-x and Ag particles provides synergistic enhancement of solar light utilization, photo-induced charge separation and migration process, which is of significance in the promoted CO 2 photo-conversion. Indeed, the CH 4 yield of oxygen vacancy TiO 2-x (1.56 μmol/g/h) is more than 3 times as high as the TiO 2 (0.47 μmol/g/h), while the as-synthesized Ag/TiO 2-x hybrids show an enhancement of photocatalytic CO 2 reduction into CH 4 and CO. Among them, the Ag/TiO 2-x -10% hybrid has the best photocatalytic performance, and it shows significantly superior CH 4 (8.61 μmol/g/h) and CO (2.27 μmol/g/h) yields to that of pure TiO 2-x and TiO 2 .
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International Journal of Nanomedicine
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2023
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Wenshu Cheng,Xinyue Xu,Yuanyuan Lang,Zugen Cheng,Mohammad Rizwan,Xiaomin Tang,Lixin Xie,Yanling Liu,Hengyi Xu,Yang Liu
Purpose To evaluate the effects of anatase and rutile TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) on the growth and development of bones in young rats and explore their possible mechanisms.Methods Three-week-old male rats were orally administered anatase TiO2 NPs and rutile TiO2 NPs for 28 days. The indicators of rat growth and development, liver function, bone metabolism, and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels were evaluated. Micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) and immunohistochemistry were used to evaluate the tibia.Results No significant differences were observed among growth and development indicators in young rats. Significant differences were found in IGF-1 levels, phosphorus levels, and liver function. Micro-CT revealed osteoporosis in the bones. The micro-CT data supported the same result. Bone immunohistochemistry results showed that the expression of osteoprotegerin (OPG) was decreased and the expression of receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) and cathepsin K (CTSK) was increased.Conclusion This study demonstrated that TiO2 NPs can damage bones via the IGF-1/OPG/RANKL/CTSK pathway in young rats. Furthermore, rutile TiO2 NPs damaged the bones more seriously than anatase TiO2 NPs.
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2023
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Zihao Cui,Qianqian Zhang,Hui Fu,Qihao Liu,Xiaolei Liu,Yaqiang Wu,Peng Gao,Zeyan Wang,Zhaoke Zheng,Hefeng Cheng,Yuanyuan Liu,Ying Dai,Baibiao Huang,Peng Wang
Herein, a facile anti-solvent preparation strategy is proposed to fabricate lead-free halide perovskite Cs 3 Bi 2 Br 9 with TiO 2 , which boosts photocatalytic activation of C(sp 3 )−H bonds in toluene oxidation . TiO 2 not only works as nucleation center to reduce the particle size of perovskite, but could form type II heterojunction with Cs 3 Bi 2 Br 9 , thus improving the photocatalytic performance of the TiO 2 /Cs 3 Bi 2 Br 9 composite. Under AM 1.5 G simulated sunlight irradiation, the optimal TiO 2 /Cs 3 Bi 2 Br 9 composite exhibits both high production rate (9692.5 μmol g −1 h −1 ) and selectivity (91 %) of benzaldehyde product. As verified by in-situ ESR, in-situ FT-IR and DFT calculations, •O 2 − and h + are demonstrated to be the main active species in this process. This work provides a new insight into the design of high-performance lead-free perovskite photocatalysts for organic synthesis.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2023
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Zhihui Hu,Huanmin Liu,Ningxin Kang,Kangle Lv,Qin Li
Using solvothermal methods to in situ oxidize two-dimensional titanium carbide (Ti 3 C 2 T x ) MXene into TiO 2 nanocrystals offered an effective strategy to construct highly efficient TiO 2 /Ti 3 C 2 T x heterojunctions for photocatalytic applications. Nevertheless, the effect of the chosen solvent on the Ti 3 C 2 T x oxidation and the product's performance was often neglected. Herein, isopropanol (ISO), ethanol (EtOH), ethylene glycol (EG), dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) and deionized water (Water) were taken as the representative solvents to prepare TiO 2 /Ti 3 C 2 T x composites by one-step solvothermal method for photocatalytic NO emission. It was the large polarity, dielectric constant and surface tension of the solvents that offered Ti 3 C 2 T x with good dispersibility and high oxidation degree during the solvothermal process. More importantly, the solvothermal treatment of Ti 3 C 2 T x in DMSO could promote the formation of TiO 2 nanoparticles with obviously higher crystallinity and more surface oxygen vacancies than those in EG, EtOH and ISO. Therefore, the photocatalytic NO oxidation efficiency of the samples within 30-min irradiation showed a descending order of TT-DMSO (46.9%), TT-Water (42.2%), TT-EG (32.3%), TT-EtOH (26.7%), and TT-ISO (19.9%). This work highlighted the significance of oxidation environment for Ti 3 C 2 T x , which could bring about some new but necessary consideration on the processing technique of MXene families for their future practical applications.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2023
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IF 15.1
Girma Sisay Wolde,Dong-Hau Kuo,Merga Hailemariam Urgesa,Tadele Negash Gemeda
Simultaneous oxidation of benzyl alcohol (BA) and reduction of p-dinitrobenzene (p-DNB) over Gd-doped TiO 2 nanorods decorated with poly(o-phenylenediamine, PoPD) nanowires was reported in this work. The doping of TiO 2 with Gd induced surface defects, i.e., oxygen vacancy (OV) and the Ti 3+ –on-Ti 4+ site, while incorporating PoPD highly enhanced the light absorption capability and electron conductivity of TiO 2 nanorods , as confirmed by UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) and electrochemical measurements, respectively. BA was selectively oxidized by photogenerated h + to form benzaldehyde with a yield of 70.5% in water and 90.6% in acetonitrile solvent. Conversely, p-DNB was selectively reduced to p-nitroaniline (p-NA) with a yield of 89.1% in acetonitrile and to p-phenylenediamine (p-PDA) of 85.0% yield in water. This work demonstrates a vital strategy to utilize the full economic potential of photogenerated charge carriers and the decisive role of solvent for product selectivity in the course of selective organic transformations.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2023
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IF 2.8
Ding Huihui,Shi Huimin,Wang Tao,Zhang Hengyang,Li Shuang,Zhang Xinshui
In the photocatalytic process, mixed-phase TiO 2 tends to have more carrier transport channels compared with single-phase TiO 2 , which can further accelerate the separation of photogenerated carriers. In this study, biphasic TiO 2 nanofibers containing both rutile and anatase phases were synthesized by electrostatic spinning technique. Subsequently, a variety of biphasic TiO 2 /Ag 3 PO 4 nanofiber photocatalytic materials with different ratios were prepared by combining the in situ growth process. The test results confirm that not only heterojunctions are formed between the components of the composites, but also the optical properties are improved. When the content of Ag 3 PO 4 was 25 wt%, the composite showed excellent photocatalytic activity for both rhodamine B (RHB) and methyl orange (MO). In addition, the main active substances and stability of the composite were investigated by doing active agent capture experiments and stability tests, and a reasonable photocatalytic mechanism was proposed on the basis of the relevant test results.
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DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS
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2023
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Sile Liu,Yifu Bu,Song Cheng,Rongrong Tao
TiO 2 /g-C 3 N 5 heterojunction is synthesized by the simple method, which is used in photocatalytic degradation methylene blue (MB) under visible light irradiation. The characterization analysis indicates that TiO 2 /g-C 3 N 5 has good crystallinity , and the heterojunction between TiO 2 and g-C 3 N 5 is formed with good MB photocatalytic degradation performance . The MB photocatalytic degradation removal of the TiO 2 /g-C 3 N 5 is 97.4 % at the concentration of 20 mg/L, which is significantly improved compared to the TiO 2 and g-C 3 N 5 . The visible light adsorption ability and the separation of photogenerated carriers of the TiO 2 /g-C 3 N 5 are improved, which is beneficial to the MB photocatalytic degradation. TiO 2 /g-C 3 N 5 has good reusability with 95.8 % of the initial removal after 5 cycles. The capture experiment and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy analysis indicate that the existence of the h + , O 2 − and OH involves in MB photocatalytic degradation process . MB photocatalytic mechanism of the TiO 2 /g-C 3 N 5 is consistent with the direct Z scheme mechanism based on the band gap structure calculations.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2023
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Wenlan Ji,Weiwei Li,Tian C. Zhang,Yuan Wang,Shaojun Yuan
Arsenic-containing water needs to be purified to reduce the global hazards of arsenic to human health and ecosystems. Herein, successive electrodeposition of SnO 2 and RuO 2 nanoparticles on the TiO 2 nanotube arrays (TNTAs) was performed to synthesize dimensionally stable TNTAs/SnO 2 /RuO 2 anodes for highly efficient electrocatalytic oxidation of As(III) in aqueous solution. Such a TNTAs/SnO 2 /RuO 2 anode possessed fast charge transfer, higher oxygen evolution potential (OEP), larger electrocatalytic active area, and excellent stability, and delivered effectively electrocatalytic oxidation As(III), of which 10 mg/L of As(III) was completely oxidized into As(Ⅴ) with lower toxicity within 20 min owing to the synergistic effect of RuO 2 and SnO 2 . Impressively, the optimized TNTAs/SnO 2 /RuO 2 -10 anode presented an excellent electrochemical stability and longer service lifetime, and its oxidation conversion efficiency of As(III) still could be maintained to be 98% as well as its kinetic reaction constant decreased by only 0.03 even after 11 recycled usage, which was ascribed to the intensified interaction between RuO 2 and TNTAs/SnO 2 . The excellence of the innovative anode was also evidenced through its strong anti-interference ability to coexisting ions and the elucidation of the associated oxidation reaction mechanism of As(III) on the surface of the anode by electron spin resonance and radical scavenger tests. This novel electrode integrates high electrocatalytic activity, high electron transport and high stability, ensures the long-term stable use of the electrode, while realizes efficient and rapid electrocatalytic oxidation of As(III) in aquatic environments. This work provides new ideas for further improving the catalytic performance and stability of dimensionally-stable anode materials.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2022
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Xinzhi Tan,Suru Liu,Xingyu Hu,Ruitao Zhang,Xiaofan Su,Ruojing Qian,Yao Mai,Zhaoyu Xu,Wei Jing,Weidong Tian,Li Xie
The effective treatment for periodontitis is to completely and sustainedly eradicate the bacterial pathogens from the complex periodontal pockets. Local sustained-release antibiotics as a complementary treatment after scaling and root planning can sustainedly combat bacterial pathogens in the periodontal pockets to help treat the disease, but the increasing concern of bacterial resistance limits its future use. Here, we reported a local antibacterial system based on microsized multifunctional Ag–TiO2–x encapsulated in alginate (ATA) microspheres. We confirmed that ATA displayed strong photothermally enhanced dual enzyme-mimicking (peroxidase-like and catalase-like) activities and weak photocatalytic activity under 808 nm near-infrared (NIR) irradiation, which could boost the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and O2 in the presence of low-level H2O2. As a result, the ATA/H2O2/NIR system exhibited efficient antibacterial activity against Porphyromonas gingivalis and Streptococcus gordonii in both planktonic and biofilm forms. With the help of ROS, ATA could release Ag+ in concentrations sufficient to inhibit periodontal pathogens as well. Moreover, the in situ-generated oxygen was supposed to alleviate the local hypoxic environment and would help downregulate the lipopolysaccharide-mediated inflammatory response of periodontal stem cells. The in vivo rat periodontitis treatment results demonstrated that the ATA/H2O2/NIR system reduced the bacterial load, relieved inflammation, and improved tissue healing. Our work developed a new local prolonged bactericidal and oxygenation system for enhanced periodontitis. Avoiding the usage of antibiotics and nanomaterials, this strategy showed great promise in adjunctive periodontitis treatment and also in other biomedical applications.
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