Surfaces and Interfaces
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2025
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IF 6.3
Junhao Huang,Ruixue Shi,Andrei Ivanets,Alexander A. Ratko,Tatyana Kouznetsova,Haixin Wu,Xintai Su
Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) contamination in water poses a significant threat to human health. In this work, Fe and N co-doped biochar (Fe-N-C) was fabricated from municipal sludge using urea as a nitrogen source via the acidification-one-step pyrolysis method. This approach overcame the low adsorption capacity of self-carbonated sludge and achieved high Cr(VI) removal efficiency. Batch experiments and characterization techniques were employed to investigate the synthesis mechanism of Fe-N-C and its Cr(VI) removal mechanisms. At a urea/sludge mass ratio of 0.5, Fe-N-C-0.5 demonstrated superior Cr(VI) adsorption capacity (205.92 mg g⁻¹), primarily governed by spontaneous monolayer chemisorption and intraparticle diffusion. The adsorption process was unaffected by coexisting ions, and it exhibited excellent regeneration stability as well as substantial potential for practical applications. In addition, Fe-N-C-0.5 exhibited high biosafety before and after Cr(VI) removal. Urea doping facilitated nitrogen incorporation and anchored free Fe³⁺, forming the Fe-N-C structure that promoted the transformation of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) through electrostatic adsorption, reduction, and cation-π interactions. These results suggest Fe-N-C is an effective adsorbent for Cr(VI)-contaminated wastewater treatment.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2026
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IF 9.2
Chen Wang,Maoning Xu,Quanqi Yang,Ye Li,Wanjing Jia,Zhengwen Han,Jianjun Wang
UiO-66 exhibits exceptional stability compared to other metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), while its amino-functionalization enhances photocatalytic performance. Similarly, covalent organic frameworks (COFs) like the cyano-containing HDU-105 serve as ideal photocatalytic platforms due to their optoelectronic properties and ability to improve charge separation. In this study, we designed a series of core-shell structured UiO-66-NH2@HDU-105 heterojunctions for the efficient photocatalytic reduction of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)). We systematically investigated the optimal combination ratio, finding that a MOF@COF mass ratio of 2:1 achieved a maximum reduction efficiency exceeding 99 %, significantly outperforming individual UiO-66-NH2 (31 %) and HDU-105 (36 %). Mechanistic studies revealed that the composite operates via a Z-scheme charge transfer pathway, electrons transfer from the conduction band of UiO-66-NH2 to the valence band of HDU-105, while h⁺ accumulates in the UiO-66-NH2 region. Under acidic conditions, electrons attached to HDU-105 can directly reduce Cr(VI) to Cr(III). Furthermore, the UiO-66-NH2@HDU-105 composite demonstrated excellent selectivity and long-term stability in both laboratory settings and real water matrices (groundwater and surface water). Ultimately, this study presents a viable design strategy for developing efficient and robust photocatalysts for heavy metal remediation.
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Processes
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2026
·Vol. 14
·期 11
·1697
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IF 3.4
Waqas Ahmed,Yunting Wang,Sehrish Ali,Fengyue Qin,Babar Usman,Weidong Li,Sajid Mehmood
Heavy metal pollution in water threatens ecosystems and human health, necessitating efficient, low-cost, and sustainable remediation technologies. A manganese-modified bamboo biochar (Mn-BC) was synthesized via impregnation of raw biochar in KMnO4followed by pyrolysis at 500 °C, and its adsorption ability was systematically evaluated for Pb(II) and Cr(VI) removal through batch adsorption experiments investigating the effects of solution pH (2–9), adsorbent dosage (0.1–0.9 g in 20 mL), contact time (0–50 min), initial metal concentration (20–100 mg L−1), and temperature (25–50 °C). SEM/TEM-EDS and XRD confirmed successful Mn incorporation as MnOxphases, while textural analysis showed improved porosity after modification, with the BET surface area and total pore volume increasing from 77.28 m2g−1to 123.51 m2g−1and from 0.041 cm3g−1to 0.063 cm3g−1, respectively. Batch adsorption experiments demonstrated strong pH dependence, with optimum removal at pH 8 for Pb(II) (91.87%) and pH 5 for Cr(VI) (88.2%). Adsorption was rapid within the first 30 min and reached equilibrium. A pseudo-second-order (PSO) model provided the best kinetic description (R2= 0.99) with calculated qevalues of 19.98 mg g−1for Pb(II) and 19.13 mg g−1for Cr(VI). Isotherm analysis yielded Langmuir monolayer capacities of 37.24 mg g−1(Pb(II)) and 16.39 mg g−1(Cr(VI)), with Pb(II) better described by Freundlich behavior and Cr(VI) closely fitting Langmuir assumptions. Thermodynamic results indicated endothermic adsorption (ΔH° = 41.98 and 29.67 kJ mol−1for Pb(II) and Cr(VI)) and increased interfacial randomness (ΔS°), with adsorption becoming more favorable at higher temperature (maximum removal at 50 °C: 93.21% Pb(II), 87.37% Cr(VI)). Mn-BC maintained >60% efficiency after five regeneration cycles. Mechanistically, Pb(II) removal was primarily governed by ion exchange and surface complexation, whereas Cr(VI) removal involved electrostatic attraction, partial reduction to Cr(III), and subsequent complexation on oxygenated and Mn–O sites. Overall, these findings demonstrate that Mn-BC is a practical, reusable, and competitive adsorbent for the efficient removal of Pb(II) and Cr(VI) from wastewater, supporting sustainable water treatment strategies.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2023
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Qi Zhang,Kailin Gong,Xuechun Shao,Weiyu Liang,Wei Zhang,Cheng Peng
Microplastics (MPs) in farmland soil may affect the environmental fate and toxicity of heavy metals; however, how non-biodegradable and biodegradable MPs change the accumulation and phytotoxicity of Cr(VI) to the plants is still unknown. In this study, we explored the impacts of Cr(VI) concentrations (0, 20, 50, 100, 200, and 500 μmol/L), MP types (polyethylene (PE), polyamide (PA), and polylactic acid (PLA)), sizes (13, 48, and 500 µm), and concentrations (40, 200, and 1000 mg/L) on the Cr accumulation and toxicity to cucumber ( Cucumis sativus L.) under hydroponic conditions for 14 days. The results show that the presence of PE-MPs promoted the Cr accumulation in root by 8–39.8%. However, PA-MPs inhibited the Cr accumulation in the whole plant under less than 100 μmol/L Cr(VI). Notably, 1000 mg/L PA-MPs significantly reduced Cr accumulation in root and stem by 44.70% and 48.20%, respectively. Moreover, PE-MPs and PLA-MPs reduced the chlorophyll content and slowed down the growth of seedlings, while PA-MPs were beneficial to the growth of cucumber under 50–500 μmol/L Cr(VI) treatments, increasing the biomass by 20.99–189.99%. Furthermore, PE-MPs enhanced the content of MDA , especially under 500 μmol/L Cr(VI) concentration by 27.39%; however, the addition of PA-MPs and PLA-MPs slightly enhanced the enzyme activities including superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT). Significantly, 1000 mg/L PA-MPs promoted biomass and reduced MDA content compared the control due to their high Cr(VI) adsorption efficiency. Thus, MP type, especially PE-MPs, mainly determined the Cr accumulation and phytotoxicity, which was attributed to the various adsorption capacities of MPs to Cr(VI).
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CHEMOSPHERE
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2023
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IF 8.8
Xiaoming Zhang,Qi Li,Kai Nie,Kaiting Cao,Qi Liao,Mengying Si,Zhihui Yang,Weichun Yang
Effective remediation of Cr(VI)-contaminated soil with strong alkalinity and high Cr(VI) concentration is a severe challenge. Herein, a proton-buffering montmorillonite-supported sulfidated nano zerovalent iron (nFeS/Fe 0 @H–Mt) was developed for remediation of alkaline Cr(VI)-contaminated soil. The reductive efficiencies of water-soluble Cr(VI) reached 99.7%, 99.3% and 99.8% in three tested soils with initial concentrations of 439.6, 3307.5 and 4626.7 mg kg −1 , respectively, after 15 d of nFeS/Fe 0 @H–Mt treatment. Further speciation analyses demonstrated most available Cr species (exchangeable and carbonate-bound Cr) were transformed into more stable Cr species. The leachable Cr(VI) and total Cr obtained by toxicity leaching procedures decreased to extremely low levels and maintained long-term stability for 120 d. Such superior reductive immobilization performance of FeS/Fe 0 @H–Mt was attributed to the synergistic effect of sulfidated nano zerovalent iron and proton-buffering montmorillonite , which induced the coordination of proton donation and electron transfer . The proton-buffering montmorillonite (H–Mt) could prevent the aggregation of nanoparticles and provide protons to accelerate the corrosion of Fe 0 . In addition, the FeS component improved electron selectivity and facilitated electron transfer of Fe 0 to Cr(VI). Our study demonstrated that the coordination of proton donation and electron transfer significantly enhanced the Cr(VI) reduction under the alkaline condition thus leading to effective remediation of alkaline Cr(VI)-contaminated soil.
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Journal of Water Process Engineering
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2022
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Qi Jing,Wenhui You,Shuo Qiao,Yuheng Ma,Zhongyu Ren
In this study, nano zero-valent iron-reduced graphene oxide (NZVI-rGO) was successfully synthesized and applied for 2,4-DCP and Cr (VI) removal. Characterization results show that NZVI particles were successfully loaded on rGO nanosheets increasing the dispersibility of particles. Removal experiments indicate that the existence of rGO significantly enhanced the removal efficiency of 2,4-DCP and Cr (VI) compared with bare nano zero-valent iron. The removal rate of 2,4-DCP and Cr(VI) increased from 33.24 % and 63.14 % to 100 % and 98.40 %, respectively. Pseudo-second-order model and Langmuir isotherm model could better explain the 2,4-DCP removal process. The removal mechanism of 2,4-DCP in the process of simultaneous removal is adsorption, including π-π interaction, hydrogen bonding and n-π EDA interaction between Cr(VI) and 2,4-DCP. Cr(VI) is firstly fixed on the surface of NZVI-rGO by electrostatic interaction. The electrostatic interaction between γ-FeOOH and Cr(VI) and the strong connection formed by n-π EDA interaction between Cr(VI) and 2,4-DCP promote the adsorption of Cr(VI) in coexisting system. Subsequently, Cr(VI) is reduced to Cr(III) by accepting the electrons donated by NZVI, and Cr(III) interacts with OH − in the solution to generate Cr(OH) 3 precipitate. The existence of rGO accelerates the rate of electron transfer to Cr(VI) in NZVI. This study provides theoretical support for remediation of combined pollution of chlorinated organics and heavy metals.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2022
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IF 7.392
Jiabao Gu,Chaogang Ban,Jiazhi Meng,Qianwen Li,Xuanyu Long,Xiaohan Zhou,Nan Liu,Zequan Li
Rapid recombination of the photogenerated carrier, a limited range of photoexcitation, and unsatisfactory photocatalytic activity are the limiting factors in photocatalytic applications. Accelerating photogenerated carrier transfer and constructing surface active sites have become critical tasks. In this study, a dual Z-scheme UNiMOF/BiVO 4 /S-C 3 N 4 (NBSCN) photocatalyst with a 2D/3D/2D structure was successfully constructed. Under visible-light irradiation, NBSCN outperforms single and binary composites in photocatalytic tetracycline photodegradation and Cr(VI) photoreduction due to the synergistic effect of adsorption and photocatalysis. The maximum photocatalytic efficiency of tetracycline (90.1 %) and Cr(VI) (93.6 %) in 120 min was achieved by NBSCN-20 %. The exceptional photocatalytic activity of NBSCN-20 % can be attributed to the large specific surface area, increased active sites, improved visible-light absorption ranges, and the construction of heterojunctions. The fabricated dual Z-scheme heterojunction at the interface of NBSCN reduces the recombination rate of photogenerated carriers and widens the range of light absorption. NBSCN-20 % exhibits excellent stability in the process of cyclic experiments. On the basis of the results, the feasibility of the dual Z-scheme mechanism is proposed. This work demonstrates that NBSCN-20 % photocatalyst has promising application prospects in removing heavy-metal ions and organic pollutants from aqueous environments.
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COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
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2022
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IF 11.322
Xinyue Wang,Huan Cheng,Yuanzhi Min,Xian Li,Lijun You,Jumei Li
In this study, a crystalline mesoporous ZrO 2 interlayer allowing for enrichment capability and photocatalytic activity was introduced to develop a novel magnetic Fe 3 O 4 /m-ZrO 2 /Ag nanocomposite combined with excellent SERS activity and photocatalytic property. The coverage of Ag nanoparticles on Fe 3 O 4 /m-ZrO 2 /Ag was well controlled to tune their SERS sensitivity by varying the feed amount of AgNO 3 . Several characterization methods were utilized to investigate their composition, morphology and crystal structure. The SERS experiments demonstrated Fe 3 O 4 /m-ZrO 2 /Ag nanocomposites possessed markedly SERS sensitivity, exceptional signal reproducibility and excellent storing stability. They could sense R6G and Cr (VI) at the concentrations of 10 −9 and 5 × 10 −8 M, respectively. Beyond that, the Fe 3 O 4 /m-ZrO 2 /Ag nanocomposites effectively accomplished recyclable detecting R6G and Cr (VI) in 5 cycles through facile photocatalytic removal of pollutants under UV irradiation. Altogether, the novel Fe 3 O 4 /m-ZrO 2 /Ag nanocomposites prepared in this study have high SERS sensitivity and good photocatalytic performance, which is of great significance for environmental detection and ecological restoration.
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JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
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2022
·Vol. 331
·期 2
·889-902
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IF 1.754
Fu Xibiao,Liu Jun,Ren Zheng,Zhang Siqin,Xiao Fangzhu,Peng Guowen
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) MIL-101(Cr)-PMIDA with phosphate groups were prepared for the adsorption of U(VI). The morphology and structure of the samples were characterized by SEM, TEM, FT-IR, BET, XPS and XRD. This study investigated the effects of the initial U(VI) concentration, contact time, pH, adsorption temperature and coexisting ions on the adsorption of U(VI) by MIL-101(Cr)-PMIDA. The experimental results showed that the adsorption capacity of MIL-101(Cr)-PMIDA was 267.92 mg g −1 at C 0 (U) = 40 mg L −1 , pH = 6.0 and T = 298 K, which was much higher than that of MIL-101(Cr)-NH 2 (71.10 mg g −1 ). More importantly, the material exhibited excellent selective removal performance for U(VI) in an aqueous solution. Furthermore, adsorption thermodynamics and kinetic studies showed that the adsorption was spontaneous (∆G < 0) and exothermic (∆H ˃ 0), following the pseudo-second-order kinetic model (R 2 > 0.99). Graphical abstract
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2022
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IF 9.965
Jin Liu,Hongyu Chen,Chaosheng Zhu,Songfang Han,Jun Li,Sijia She,Xiaoyong Wu
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) based on photo-Fenton reaction has been widely used in refractory organic wastewater treatment . However, the mineralization rate and H 2 O 2 utilization in AOPs is relatively low. Herein, a photothermal-assisted photocatalytic-Fenton-like process with CuO x /γ-Al 2 O 3 catalyst was designed to solve the above issues. The utilization rate of H 2 O 2 and mineralization rate of tetracycline hydrochloride (TC) in the 3%-CuO x /γ-Al 2 O 3 /H 2 O 2 /full spectrum light system were significantly increased to 72.0% and 74.3%, respectively, which were ascribed to the synergy of photothermal effect and photocatalytic-Fenton-like reaction. During the simultaneous removal of TC and Cr(VI), the reaction efficiency of 3%-CuO x /γ-Al 2 O 3 /H 2 O 2 /light system was much higher than that of 3%-CuO x /γ-Al 2 O 3 /H 2 O 2 system. In addition, the 3%-CuO x /γ-Al 2 O 3 /H 2 O 2 /light system was not only active in wider pH range (3–9), but also effective in various organic pollutants and Cr(VI) coexisted solutions as well as different water conditions. More importantly, a possible photothermal-assisted photocatalytic-Fenton-like reaction mechanism for the simultaneous removal of TC and Cr(VI) in the CuO x /γ-Al 2 O 3 /H 2 O 2 /light system was proposed. This work may pave a new way for efficient simultaneous removal of refractory organic pollutants and heavy metals in wastewater.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2022
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IF 8.025
Fuqiong Xu,Zihao Ma,Xing Wang,Qingyu Wang,Ying Han,Yao Li,Guangwei Sun
Liquid hot water (LHW) pretreatment has been widely investigated attributed to its advantages, such as environmental friendliness, the potential application of dissolved hemicellulose , and no chemical addition. Expanding the portfolio of products that can be made from LHW pretreatment solutions will be critical to enabling a viable LHW-based economy. We provide a one-step method to separate and functionalize lignin from the LHW pretreatment solution. A hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent (hDES) was prepared by using methyltrioctylammonium chloride (MTAC) and the LHW pretreatment solution and directly applied to the extraction of Cr (VI) in an aqueous solution. In the process of forming hDES, the removal rate of liquid hot water lignin (LHWL) was reached 99%. The new LHW-hDES exhibited excellent extraction performance for Cr (VI), the extraction capacity was as high as 198.402 mg g −1 , optimum extraction conditions at the mass of hDES 0.10 g, vortex time 90 s, room temperature, and natural pH. Notably, we have shown that the method of combining the separation and functionalization of lignin in the LHW pretreatment solution, which can provide a way of thinking for the application of the LHW pretreatment solution.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2022
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IF 7.392
Xian Li,Jiafeng He,Weilong Zhang,Lijun You,Jumei Li
A sandwich structured Fe 3 O 4 /Ag/m(TiO 2 -ZrO 2 ) magnetic nanosphere with Ag nanoparticles as an interim layer was fabricated with in situ deposition of Ag nanoparticles onto Fe 3 O 4 nanospheres and subsequent coating an outmost shell of mesoporous TiO 2 -ZrO 2 . As compared to Fe 3 O 4 /m(TiO 2 -ZrO 2 )/Ag with Ag nanoparticles as the outmost layer, unique Fe 3 O 4 /Ag/m(TiO 2 -ZrO 2 ) sandwich nanospheres possess higher efficient charge migration and larger specific surface area disclosed by the BET and photoelectrochemical characterizations, so they present improved photocatalytic activity toward Cr(VI) reduction. In addition, they have high thermal stability because mesoporous TiO 2 -ZrO 2 outmost shell could protect the interim Ag nanoparticles from damage and agglomeration at high temperature. Results showed reduction efficiency of Cr(VI) of Fe 3 O 4 /Ag/m(TiO 2 -ZrO 2 ) reached 98.4 % in 30 min, as 1.6 times as that of Fe 3 O 4 /m(TiO 2 -ZrO 2 )/Ag. The Fe 3 O 4 /Ag/m(TiO 2 -ZrO 2 ) still obtained 91.3 % and 87.9 % reduction ratio after calcination at 500 ℃ and recycling 5 times, respectively. The photocatalytic mechanism was also revealed by scavenger experiments and ERP analysis. This work provided a good example for further design and preparation of magnetic photocatalysts with high performance for the remediation of heavy metal pollutants.
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