ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
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2024
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IF 7.6
Mengli Han,Zhao Chen,Genlou Sun,Yuxi Feng,Yuxia Guo,Shiqie Bai,Xuebing Yan
Cadmium (Cd) poses a significant threat to plant growth and the environment. Nano-Fe 3 O 4 is effective in alleviating Cd stress in plants. Elymus nutans Griseb. is an important fodder crop on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP). However, the potential mechanism by which nano-Fe 3 O 4 alleviates Cd stress in E. nutans is not well understood. E. nutans were subjected to single Cd, single nano-Fe 3 O 4 , and co-treatment with nano-Fe 3 O 4 and Cd, and the effects on morphology, Cd uptake, antioxidant enzyme activity, reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels and programmed cell death (PCD) were studied to clarify the regulatory mechanism of nano-Fe 3 O 4 . The results showed that Cd stress significantly decreased the germination percentage and biomass of E. nutans . The photosynthetic pigment content decreased significantly under Cd stress. Cd stress also caused oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation, accumulation of excessive ROS, resulting in PCD, but the effect of nano-Fe 3 O 4 was different. Seed germination, seedling growth, and physiological processes were analyzed to elucidate the regulatory role of nano-Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles in promoting photosynthesis, reducing Cd accumulation, scavenging ROS, and regulating PCD, to promote seed germination and seedling growth in E. nutans . This report provides a scientific basis for improving the tolerance of Elymus to Cd stress by using nano-Fe 3 O 4 .
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环境科学
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植物生理学
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农学
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纳米技术
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Journal of Nanomaterials
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2019
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IF 2.233
Hui Zhang,Jiangying Zhu,Yanqiang Hu,Aonan Chen,Liang Zhou,Hui Gao,Yamei Liu,Shengquan Liu
A novel cellulose/TiO2/β-CD hydrogel with high photocatalytic antibacterial activity and sustained release of drug was prepared. TiO2 sol with a diameter of about 9 nm in this hydrogel was the photoantibacterial agent. β-CD can significantly enhance photoantibacterial activity and the sustained-release effect of this hydrogel. The structure and property of this hydrogel composite were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus were selected as model bacteria to evaluate the antibacterial activity of the composite hydrogel under natural light irradiation and darkness, respectively. The in vitro release experiment used curcumin as a model drug in PBS buffer solution. The influence of β-CD on the antibacterial activity and sustained-release effect of the composite hydrogel was investigated. The results showed that the hydrogel composite presented a good photoantibacterial property, while the antibacterial activity can be neglected under the condition of no light. The complete release of curcumin from the composite was achieved after 120 h. Therefore, the hydrogel system has the characteristics of low cost and high effect, which could be used for an antibacterial sustained-release material.
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材料科学
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生物医学工程
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2024
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IF 5.1
Wenwu Zhao,Jinqiang Liu,Haijing Zhou,Jianyuan Yu,Bin Hao,Jian Liu
The efficient photogenerated carriers separation is the key factor in enhancing the activity of photocatalysts to solve environmental pollution problems. The internal polarized electric fields in polar materials most likely provide a more direct and stronger driving force for photogenerated carriers separation. Here, we investigate polar ε -Cd(IO 3 ) 2 (CIO) with two different morphologies as an efficient photocatalyst for the photodegradation of antibiotics and dyes. According to the theoretical calculation of the ratios of m h */ m e * along three different crystal axis directions, the photogenerated carrier separation efficiency along the c -axis direction is the largest, which matches the direction of the polarized electric field in the crystal. The internal polarized electric field promotes the separation of photogenerated carriers, leading to a high transfer efficiency of the catalyst. Moreover, photodegradation experiments demonstrate that the photocatalytic activity of CIO-1 is approximately 3 times that of TiO 2 P25. This study provides some insights that might aid the development of polar photocatalysts with superior performance.
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2022
·Vol. 46
·期 36
·17438-17455
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IF 3.925
Qingcan Xiang,Zongxue Yu,Xuyang Li,Pingquan Wang,Niandan He,Yao Pang,Qiuxiang Wang,Yucheng Liu
A g-C3N4/NH2-MIL-88B(Fe)/CD@GO membrane (M2) was prepared by a simple vacuum filtration method. By embedding a Z-scheme heterojunction composite photocatalyst into graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets, not only can the water molecule transport channel be regulated, but the membrane can also be endowed with photocatalytic activity and membrane fouling is effectively alleviated. The pure water permeation flux of M2 (253.26 L m−2 h−1 bar−1) was 13 times that of the original GO membrane (18.83 L m−2 h−1 bar−1). What's more, even after 10 cycles, M2 still maintains excellent separation efficiency and flux. After six cycles, the rejection of Congo Red (CR), Malachite Green (MG) and Rhodamine B (RhB) by M2 was over 95%. At the same time, under the conditions of an extreme pH value and high salt concentration, the rejection of dye remained at the original level after six cycles. Therefore, the novel photocatalytic membrane has excellent separation performance, stability and photocatalytic activity, and can be used as a potential membrane for wastewater purification and environmental protection.
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2024
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IF 7.4
Lei Sun,Wei Zhang,Yakun Feng,Zequn Fan,Lei Jiang,Can Lu
Biodegradable microplastics (BMPs) and cadmium (Cd) present substantial risks to agricultural systems, primarily affecting plants. Most current studies have focused on the ecological effects of virgin BMPs. However, the effects of ultraviolet (UV)-aged BMPs and their interactions with cadmium (Cd) on pakchoi remain largely unknown. Therefore, this study addressed this gap by aging polylactic acid (PLA) microplastics (MPs) through UV irradiation and conducting an indoor hydroponic experiment. The research systematically examined the individual and combined impacts of Cd, virgin, and UV-aged BMPs on pakchoi ( Brassica chinensis L. ), focusing on plant growth, photosynthesis, antioxidant systems, and Cd accumulation. The results showed that after 21 days of UV irradiation (UPLA MPs), UPLA MPs with a fractured surface had a more significant impact on pakchoi than untreated PLA MPs. Cd alone inhibited pakchoi growth, development, and photosynthesis, while PLA/UPLA MPs alone promoted these processes. Under the combination of Cd and PLA/UPLA MPs, UPLA MPs could effectively alleviate the toxic effect of Cd on pakchoi. Besides, Cd coexisted with PLA/UPLA MPs, and with the increase of Cd concentration, UPLA MPs(41.22 %, 66.80 %, 45.57 %) decreased the Cd content of pakchoi more significantly than PLA MPs(37.87 %, 55.91 %, 26.35 %). Meanwhile, the results of Partial least squares structural equation models (PLS-SEM) further showed that UPLA MPs could effectively reduce the accumulation of Cd in plants. Therefore, the results of this study can provide a new perspective and reference for the ecological risk evaluation of Cd and BMPs pollution in agricultural soils.
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植物生理学
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
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2023
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IF 8.3
Chaowei Dong,Nan Zhou,Jixiong Zhang,Wanan Lai,Jianfei Xu,Junlin Chen,Runhua Yu,Yepeng Che
Resource utilization of gangue solid waste has become an essential research direction for green development. This study prepared a novel gangue based geopolymer adsorbent (GPA) for the removal of Cd(II) from wastewater using pretreatment gangue (PG) as the main raw material. The ANOVA indicated that the obtained quadratic model of fitness function (R 2 > 0.99, P-value <0.0001) was significant and adequate, and the contribution of the three preparation conditions to the removal of Cd(II) was: calcination temperature > Na 2 CO 3 :PG ratio > water-glass solid content. The hybrid response surface method and gray wolf optimization (RSM-GWO) algorithm were adopted to acquire the optimum conditions: Na 2 CO 3 :PG ratio = 1.05, calcination temperature of 701 °C, solid content of water glass of 22.42%, and the removal efficiency of Cd(II) by GPA obtained under the optimized conditions (GPAC) was 97.84%. Adsorption kinetics, adsorption isotherms and characterization by XRD, FTIR, Zeta potential , FSEM-EDS and BET were utilized to investigate the adsorption mechanism of GPAC on Cd(II). The results showed that the adsorption of Cd(II) from GPAC was consistent with the pseudo-second-order model (R 2 = 0.9936) and the Langmuir model (R 2 = 0.9988), the adsorption was a monolayer adsorption process and the computed maximum Cd(II) adsorption (50.76 mg g −1 ) was approximate to experimental results (51.47 mg g −1 ). Moreover, the surface morphology of GPAC was rough and porous with a specific surface area (SSA) of 18.54 m 2 g −1 , which provided abundant active sites, and the internal kaolinite was destroyed to produce a zeolite-like structure where surface complexation and ion exchange with Cd(II) through hydroxyl (-OH) and oxygen-containing groups (-SiOH and -AlOH) were the main adsorption mechanisms. Thus, GPAC is a lucrative adsorbent material for effective Cd(II) wastewater treatment , complying with the “high value-added” usage of solid wastes and “waste to cure poison” green sustainable development direction.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2021
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IF 5.316
Xiaogong Lv,Chengjun Zhu,Yiming Wang,Lei Wang,Jianming Shi
Kesterite Cu 2 Zn 1- x Cd x Sn(S,Se) 4 (CZCTSSe) alloy thin films were fabricated by the water-based solution approach. The influence of Cd doping on the morphology, phase structure, element valence states, optical, electrical, and device performance were comprehensively examined. Cd was clearly alloyed into the Cu 2 ZnSn(S,Se) 4 (CZTSSe) absorber layer to form the CZCTSSe compound. By controlling the relative Cd content, band gap values ( E g ) of the CZCTSSe thin films were engineered between 1.10 eV and 1.21 eV. In addition, doping with Cd led to the enhancement of grain growth as well as improvement of the conductivity and photoelectric property of the absorber layer. In particular, the CZCTSSe ( x = 0.4) absorber layer exhibited a pure phase, larger grain size, compact and uniform topography, suitable band gap, Cu-poor and (Cd+Zn)-rich composition, higher conductivity and better photoelectric response. Power conversion efficiency (PCE) is improved from 4.37% of the CZCTSSe ( x = 0.0) device to 5.16% of CZCTSSe ( x = 0.4) device, and the increases of short-circuit current ( J sc ) achieved to 8.94 mA/cm 2 . The encouraging results suggest that doping of Cd is an effective way to improve CZTSSe film properties and promote device efficiency.
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材料科学
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光伏技术
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COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
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2022
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IF 11.322
Dan Liu,Jiajun Qiu,Ru Xu,Junyu Liu,Jiayin Feng,Liping Ouyang,Shi Qian,Yuqin Qiao,Xuanyong Liu
Bacterial infections in wounds often delay the healing process which threaten human health and life. The development of biocompatible hydrogels with antibacterial activity and self-healing to achieve excellent wound closure effectiveness is highly desirable in clinical applications. Herein, a new class of highly stretchable, biocompatible, and antibacterial hydrogel dressings called BPP hydrogel is designed and prepared by chemically cross-linking β-CD with PEI and then physically cross-linking with PVA. The BPP hydrogel exhibits superior properties including excellent antibacterial properties against Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus and Gram-negative Escherichia coli , good biocompatibility for mouse fibroblasts , mouse embryonic fibroblasts and human umbilical vein endothelial cells, outstanding deformability and self-healing performance to protect the wound completely even in special scenes such as pulling and bending. Besides, after damage, the broken BPP hydrogel could heal together, and the healed BPP hydrogel could be stretched to 150% breaking deformation. Furthermore, in vivo experiments further verify that BPP hydrogel has excellent sterilization and healing effect on infectious wounds. This work proves that BPP hydrogel would be a promising material for wound healing and has good prospect for clinical translation.
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材料科学
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医学
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生物工程
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International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology
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2023
·Vol. 21
·期 2
·1220-1230
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IF 2.1
Yi Qin,Mengxue Wang,Xiaohan Li,Yajuan Zhang,Shenglai Tang,Jianfeng Zhu,Ting Zhao
SnSe-based materials have attracted widespread attention in thermoelectrics due to their outstanding thermoelectric performance. However, the pristine and unmodified polycrystalline SnSe reveals poor electrical properties. Doping and constructing nanostructured composite architectures to produce energy filtering effect proved to be an effective method to strengthen thermoelectric performance. In this study, Ti 3 C 2 /Sn 0.98 Cd 0.02 Se composites are successfully fabricated by the solvothermal method combined with the electrostatic self-assembly method and spark plasma sintering. The phase interface introduced by incorporating Ti 3 C 2 into Sn 0.98 Cd 0.02 Se can effectively filter low-energy carriers due to its generation of energy barriers, thereby the Seebeck coefficient of x wt% Ti 3 C 2 /Sn 0.98 Cd 0.02 Se x = (0.05, 0.5, 1) samples is better than that of the pristine Sn 0.98 Cd 0.02 Se over the whole temperature range. Meanwhile, high conductivity was also obtained in 1 wt% Ti 3 C 2 /Sn 0.98 Cd 0.02 Se sample so that the high power factor of 3.31 μWcm −1 K − 2 was acquired at 773 K. Ultimately, a peak ZT value of 0.41 was obtained at 773 K, compared with pristine Sn 0.98 Cd 0.02 Se, and the thermoelectric performance improved by 24%. This study offers an available approach to efficiently enhance the thermoelectric properties of polycrystalline SnSe-based materials.
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材料科学
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热电学
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纳米技术
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2024
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IF 4.9
Zuoyu Jia,Fengkai Liang,Xinze Xu,Haifeng Zhou,Yaqing Zhang,Peng Liang
The removal of multiple heavy metal pollutants remains a challenge. Amination and carboxylation modified lignins (NCLs) prepared by one-pot hydrothermal method were used as adsorbents for Cr(VI) and Cd(II) removal. The oxygenous groups content in adsorbents was quantitatively analyzed by Boehm titration in which NCL10 (the mass ratio of citric acid: triethylene diamine = 10) possessed a maximum carboxyl group content of 1.22 mmol/g. The Langmuir adsorption isotherm model was the most suitable, with the highest theoretical adsorption capacity of Cr(VI) and Cd(II) of 1298.6 and 103.1 mg/g, respectively. Meanwhile, FT-IR and XPS exhibited that NCL5 surface contained many functional groups beneficial to the removal of Cr(VI) and Cd(II). The contribution of carboxyl and hydroxyl groups to the removal of Cr(VI) and Cd(II) was quantitatively analyzed. After the blocking of carboxyl and hydroxyl groups, the adsorption rate of Cr(VI) and Cd(II) decreased by 26.4 %, 67.7 % and 7.2 %, 43.3 %, respectively. This study provides effective strategies to overcome the limitations of lignin adsorbents for wastewaters containing a wide range of heavy metal pollutants.
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化学工程
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MACROMOLECULAR RESEARCH
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2021
·Vol. 29
·期 11
·818-824
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IF 2.227
Jia Jie-Peng,Shao Quan,Wang Ying-Kai,Qian Bo,Zhang Wen,Hu Tao,Zhang Ji-Jun
With the reaction between bib ligands, 5-substituted isophthalic acid and Cd(II) ions, we produced two coordination polymers in success, that is, [Cd(5-meo-ip) (bib) 0.5 ] n (2) and [Cd(5-me-ip)(bib)(H 2 O)] n ·n(H 2 O] (1) (bib is 1,4-bis(imidazoly)butane, 5-meo-H 2 ip is 5-methoxyisophthalic acid, and 5-me-H 2 ip is 5-methylisophthalic acid). The luminescent performances and thermal stability of the two compounds were also explored. Their anti-pancreatic cancer activity combined with biliary stent placement and 125I particles was evaluated and the specific mechanism was explored as well. Firstly, after the model construction and compound treatment, the weight and volume of the tumor tissue was measured. Next, the apoptosis level of the cancer cells were evaluated with Annexin V-FITC/PI apoptosis assay.
研究领域:
肿瘤学
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材料科学
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放射治疗学
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2019
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IF 4.175
Juan Liu,Zhujian Huang,Jie Sun,Yixuan Zou,Beini Gong
In this study, thiourea reduced graphene oxide/NaA zeolite composite (tGO-Zeo) was successfully prepared by a facile two-step synthetic route and used as an efficient adsorbent for removal of Cd(II) from aqueous solution. Characterization of the composite material showed that tGO was entrapped within zeolite crystalline particles and intimately interacted with the zeolite framework. Furthermore, the presence of tGO considerably reduced zeolite crystal size and altered crystal morphology, turning cubic zeolite crystals of micrometer size into nanometer irregular particles. Batch adsorption experiment for Cd(II) removal was conducted and the adsorption performance of tGO-Zeo and Zeo (zeolite) were determined. It was shown that doped tGO significantly enhanced the adsorption capacity of zeolite by 31.54%. The adsorption mechanism differs for tGO-Zeo and Zeo, and tGO-Zeo has higher affinity for Cd(II). The adsorption capacity of tGO-Zeo with a tGO doping amount of 1.26% (wt%) was estimated to be 196 mg/g (1.74 mM/g) at 30 °C and superior to most previously reported zeolite based composites, which often contain large amounts of dopants . The effects of pH and ionic strength on adsorption suggest that ion exchange and coordination are responsible for Cd(II) adsorption by tGO-Zeo. Humic acid can slightly increase Cd(II) adsorption performance of tGO-Zeo, which may be due to tGO-Zeo—humic acid—Cd(II) complexes formation. Therefore, tGO-Zeo composite is a cost-effective and eco-friendly adsorbent for efficient removal of Cd(II) ions from aqueous solutions.
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