ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
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2018
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IF 6.377
Lei Shi,Yurong He,Xinzhi Wang,Yanwei Hu
In recent years, nanoscale particles have been applied in the utilisation of solar energy due to their excellent properties. In light of the multiple functions of composite nanoparticles, some solar-assisted systems have been developed and exhibited comprehensive photoelectric and photo-thermal transformation effects. However, the presence of nanoparticles in these systems can cause secondary pollution and severely limit large-scale application of the solar technology. Herein we developed a recyclable photo-thermal conversion and purification system based on Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles decorated with TiO 2 nanoparticles, which could be separated from water under the action of a magnetic force. Under the solar illumination power of 1 sun (1 sun = 1000 W·m −2 ), thermal receiver efficiency of 76.4% and Rhodamine B degradation efficiency of 85% were obtained with a 0.1 g/L Fe 3 O 4 @TiO 2 nanofluid. With the increase of the solar illumination power, the degradation efficiency has been increased to 94%. The recovery rate and efficiency could be controlled by adjusting the magnetic field strength and the magnetic property of Fe 3 O 4 @TiO 2 nanoparticles. This study provides an approach to not only significantly reduce material consumption in the design of solar devices, but also to realise broad solar energy applications for water purification and photo-thermal conversion.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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能源科学
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2015
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IF 6.723
Shuanglong Ma,Sihui Zhan,Yanan Jia,Qixing Zhou
Fe3O4-TiO2 nanosheets (Fe3O4-TNS) were synthesized by means of lamellar reverse micelles and solvothermal method, which were characterized by TEM, XRD, XPS, BET, and magnetic property analysis. It can be found that Fe3O4-TNS nanosheets exhibited better photocatalytic antibacterial activity toward Gram-negative Escherichia coli and Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus than pure Fe3O4 and TNS, and the antibacterial efficiency could reach 87.2% and 93.7% toward E. coli and S. aureus with 100 μg/mL Fe3O4-TNS after 2 h of simulated solar light illumination, respectively. The photocatalytic destruction of bacteria was further confirmed by fluorescent-based cell live/dead test and SEM images. It was uncovered that Fe3O4-TNS inactivated G- E. coli and G+ S. aureus by different mechanisms: the destruction of outer membranes and ruptured cell bodies were responsible for the bactericidal effect against E. coli, while the antibacterial effect toward S. aureus were due to the fact that the cells were adsorbed in form of clusters by massive Fe3O4-TNS, which could restrict their activities and cause malfunction of the selective permeable barriers. Furthermore, the antibacterial mechanism was studied by employing scavengers to understand exact roles of different reactive species, indicating the key roles of h+ and H2O2. The recovery and reusability experiments indicated that Fe3O4-TNS still retained more than 90% bacteria removal efficiency even after five cycles. Considering the easy magnetic separation, bulk availability, and high antibacterial activity of Fe3O4-TNS, it is a promising candidate for cleaning the microbial contaminated water environment.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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微生物学
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Nanoscale
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2013
·Vol. 5
·期 5
·2107-2113
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IF 6.233
Leyong Zeng,Wenzhi Ren,Lingchao Xiang,Jianjun Zheng,Bin Chen,Aiguo Wu
Multifunctional Fe3O4–TiO2 nanocomposites with Janus structure for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and potential photodynamic therapy (PDT) were synthesized, in which Fe3O4 was used as a MRI contrast agent and TiO2 as an inorganic photosensitizer for PDT. Their morphology, structure, and MRI and PDT performance were characterized, respectively. Moreover, the location of Fe3O4–TiO2 nanocomposites in MCF-7 cells was also investigated by the staining of Prussian blue and alizarin red, respectively. The results showed that the as-prepared Fe3O4–TiO2 nanocomposites had good T2-weighted MRI performance, and the MCF-7 cells incubated with nanocomposites could be killed under the irradiation of UV light. Compared with traditional organic photosensitizers, TiO2 inorganic photosensitizers could have more stable PDT performance due to their nanoscale size and anti-photodegradable stability. Therefore, the as-prepared Fe3O4–TiO2 nanocomposites could have potential applications as a new kind of multifunctional agent for both MRI and PDT.
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生物医学工程
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材料科学
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医学影像
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
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2015
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IF 3.65
Song Shen,Lin Wu,Jiejie Liu,Meng Xie,Haijun Shen,Xueyong Qi,Yongmin Yan,Yanru Ge,Yi Jin
To facilitate targeting drug delivery and combined therapy, we develop titanium dioxide-encapsulated Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles (Fe 3 O 4 @TiO 2 NPs). Titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ), which is employed as a sonosensitizer for sonodynamic therapy (SDT), can also be used for the loading of doxorubicin (DOX). The fabricated Fe 3 O 4 @TiO 2 NPs exhibit pH-dependent loading and release of doxorubicin (DOX) in vitro. After incubation with cancer cells, reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated efficiently upon the irradiation of ultrasound. In the biodistribution experiments, extremely high in vivo tumor accumulation of Fe 3 O 4 @TiO 2 NPs and long-time retention effect are observed. Compared with chemotherapy or sonodynamic treatment alone, the combined therapy demonstrated a synergistic effect, resulting in stronger cytotoxicity and higher therapeutic efficacy. Thus, the constructed NPs are endowed with multifunctions which allow them to selectively deliver combinatorial therapeutic payload to tumor with enhanced therapeutic effectiveness and minimal side effects.
研究领域:
肿瘤学
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纳米医学
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药剂学
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MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING
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2019
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IF 2.722
Nannan Geng,Wei Chen,Hang Xu,Tao Lin,Mingmei Ding,Yi Wang,Hui Tao,Kai Hu
In order to remove the humic acid (HA) from the drinking water efficiently, novel quaternary Fe 3 O 4 /TiO 2 –N-GO (FTNG) sonocatalysts with different amounts of Fe 3 O 4 were simply synthesized, and a sono-photocatalytic system was used by combining photocatalysis and ultrasound processes. A series of characterizations were performed to confirm the successful synthesis of FTNG and some of its properties, and the results showed that FTNG with an appropriate amount of Fe 3 O 4 can extend the range of light absorption to over 400nm (UV-vis spectra) and improve the separation efficiency of electrons and holes (Photocurrent responses). Raman spectra indicated the reduction of GO. Sono-photocatalytic performance was investigated under visible light irradiation and the effect of ultrasound was studied. Among all the catalysts, FTNG-0.2 with 0.2 g Fe 3 O 4 , exhibited the best HA removal abilities, about 80% for sono-adsorption and 93% for sono-photocatalysis. The removal efficiency in sono-photocatalytic system was about 42% higher than only adsorption and 26% higher than only photocatalysis. Finally, we proposed the possible reaction mechanisms. First, ultrasound pretreatment had a positive effect on HA removal, and a Fenton-like system was then established with H 2 O 2 produced by cavitation effect. Second, the doping of Fe 3 O 4 , N and GO improved the quantum efficiency. The improvement of visible light catalytic performance is mainly attributed to the doping of N. This work is significant for the field of ultrasonic and catalytic degradation, especially for the removal of humic acid in drinking water.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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Materials Research Express
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2019
·Vol. 6
·期 9
·0950c3
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IF 1.449
Qianzhu Mu,Yanfeng Sun,Aiying Guo,Xiazhao Yu,Xiaoyue Xu,Aijun Cai,Xiuping Wang
A series of Fe3O4–TiO2 composites were successfully synthesized using Chlorella pyrenoidosa as a bio-template. C. pyrenoidosa is not only a promising bio-template for obtaining Fe3O4 and TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) but is also a natural dye sensitizer source that improves the photocatalytic activity of the TiO2 NPs under visible light. The bandgap energy of Fe3O4–TiO2 is narrower than that of TiO2 due to the coupling between the Fe3O4 and TiO2 NPs. The coupling and dye-sensitization lead to the rapid separation and suppressed recombination of electron-hole pairs in Fe3O4–TiO2, which enhances the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 under visible light. The photocatalytic activity of the as-prepared composites was evaluated by degrading a rhodamine B (RhB) aqueous solution under visible-light irradiation. Fe3O4–TiO2 exhibits a high degradation efficiency for RhB, and can be withdrawn from solution easily using an external magnetic field.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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生物学
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2021
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IF 5.909
Yanhua Cui,Jian Zheng,Zengkai Wang,Binrong Li,Yongsheng Yan,Minjia Meng
How to endow the photocatalytic membrane with excellent efficiency and high permeability has always troubled scientific researchers. Herein, this work proposed an alternative strategy to controllably induce magnetic core-shell structured Fe 3 O 4 @TiO 2 nanoparticles to move towards the membrane surface under magnetic field, significantly maintaining a high-water flow rate and enhancing the photocatalytic degradation efficiency. The presence of Fe 3 O 4 in Fe 3 O 4 @TiO 2 facilitates the electron-hole separation efficiency and maintains the high redox ability of photogenerated electrons in TiO 2 . The characterization results indicated the Fe 3 O 4 @TiO 2 nanoparticles were successfully migrated to the membrane surface. As expected, the FTM(Y) had higher porosity (85.56%), higher pure water flux (1536.47 L m −2 h −1 bar −1 ) and better antifouling performance (5.24% of BSA static adsorption) than that of FTM(N) (1054.26 L m −2 h −1 bar −1 , 6.62%). Meanwhile, the FTM(Y) exhibited excellent photocatalytic and self-cleaning activity, the FTM(Y) showed 1.3 times enhancement in visible light (λ > 420 nm) driven photocatalytic degradation efficiency of tetracycline compared to that of the FTM(N) without magnetically induced. The ·O 2 - and·OH radicals and photogenerated h + played the primary role in photocatalytic degradation process. This work provides new insight into the design of highly efficient photocatalytic membrane to treat wastewater and enhance water purification .
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环境科学
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材料科学
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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2017
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IF 2.764
Chang Liu,Xiang Zhu,Peng Wang,Yisen Zhao,Yongqing Ma
The Fe 3 O 4 @TiO 2 catalyst was reduced in a mixed H 2 /N 2 atmosphere at temperatures of 400, 600, 800 and 1000 °C in order to produce the oxygen vacancies (O v ) and Ti 3+ ; Simultaneously, Fe 3 O 4 was reduced to Fe, a strongly magnetic material, beneficial for the magnetic separation after the photo-degradation. The optimal catalyst was obtained at the reducing temperature of 800 °C, which possesses the good photocatalytic performance and recycled activities; Moreover, its saturation magnetization M s is highest, reaching 23.8 emu g −1 which improves the magnetic separability. This optimal catalyst was subsequently treated in the NH 3 atmosphere at temperatures of 500, 600 and 700 °C, aiming to investigate the effects of N-doping in TiO 2 . The 600 °C treated catalyst exhibited the optimal photocatalytic performance. The factors that affect the photocatalytic performance are revealed and discussed in detail, including the ratio of O v and N dopant in TiO 2 as well as the interface states between TiO 2 and the magnetic particles.
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材料科学
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化学工程
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环境科学
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Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T
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2020
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IF 5.289
Jian Sun,Shaofeng Li,Zhilin Ran,Yingxue Xiang
Fe 3 O 4 @TiO 2 magnetic photocatalytic particles were synthesized and characterized. A composite PVDF separation membrane blended with Fe 3 O 4 @TiO 2 particles was prepared by the phase inversion method. The main purpose was to explore the effect of magnetic fields on the performance of membranes during coagulation bath. The structure characterization, permeability, interception ability, and anti-pollution performance of inorganic particle blend membranes were then tested. Results showed that magnetic field coagulation baths have little effect on the pore structure and hydrophilicity of the membrane surface. When the liquid membranes was condensed under a magnetic field, the magnetic photocatalytic particles could migrate at a greater rate to the surface of the membrane. Through performance tests of the PVDF modified membranes, it was found that a magnetic coagulation bath could promote more Fe 3 O 4 @TiO 2 to aggregate on the surface of the membrane, which led to the blend membrane formed under the magnetic coagulation bath had better antifouling performance against humic acid solution under ultraviolet light irradiation. Membranes with 0.5 wt% magnetic photocatalytic particles in a magnetic field coagulation bath performed best. When filtered under the condition of ultraviolet light, its pure water flux was 1752 L/(m 2 h), and the rejection rate of 20 mg/L humic acid solution was 67.17%. The flux attenuation before and after filtration was 38.84%, the flux recovery rate was 91.10%, and the irreversible pollution index was only 8.90%.
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材料科学
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环境工程
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膜技术
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Analytical Methods
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2013
·Vol. 5
·期 16
·3984-3991
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IF 1.855
Miaomiao Tian,Wei Feng,Juanjuan Ye,Qiong Jia
We reported new magnetic microspheres as the adsorbent of estrogens. They were prepared by coating Fe3O4 particles with a composite made from titanium dioxide and graphene oxide (Fe3O4@TiO2/GO). The beads were loaded into a microfluidic chip and used to adsorb estrone (E1), estradiol (E2), and estriol (E3). The estrogens were then eluted from the beads with methanol and submitted to high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) determination. Effects of sample volume, sample flow rate, sample pH value, and eluent flow rate were optimized. The limits of detection for estrogens were in the range of 4.3–7.5 ng mL−1, and recoveries ranged from 70.6% to 94.5%. Intra-day and inter-day relative standard deviations were less than 2.5% and 3.2%, respectively. The results indicated that the method was successfully applied to the determination of estrogens in milk and milk powder samples.
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分析化学
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环境科学
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2024
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IF 5.1
Huiling Ding,Mengke Zhang,Yan Liu,Yize Yao,Zenghui Mai,Huaixin Zheng,Bo Song,Bingbing Fan,Hailong Wang,Hongxia Lu
With the rapid development of global economy and industrialization, the management and protection of water resources have become increasingly important. In this paper, a novel three-dimensional Chitosan/Fe 3 O 4 /TiO 2 @MXene photocatalyst with excellent degradation and bacterial inhibition properties was prepared by a simple one-step hydrothermal method using FeCl 3 ·6H 2 O, Chitosan (CS) and MXene (Ti 3 C 2 ) as main raw materials. TiO 2 was generated in-situ on the surface of Ti 3 C 2 nanosheets and modified by loading Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles and CS films. The conformations and band gaps of the composites were modified, and then photocatalytic mechanisms, phase compositions, morphological structures, magnetic properties and photoelectrochemical properties of the photocatalysts were systematically analyzed. The degradation efficiency of the CS/Fe 3 O 4 /TiO 2 @Ti 3 C 2 composite photocatalyst can reach 95.9 % when the ration of CS to FeCl 3 ·6H 2 O is 1:3 and the hydrothermal temperature is 180 °C, which showing excellent photocatalytic performance. Meanwhile, the inhibition rate of Staphylococcus aureus ( S. aureus ) is close to 98.91 % under the light condition. This study further reveals that visible light is a cost-effective way to treat pollution in terms of degradation and bacteriostatic inhibition, and the composite photocatalysts can be efficiently recycled and reused under the action of a magnetic field.
研究领域:
环境科学
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
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2018
·Vol. 18
·期 7
·4445-4456
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IF 1.354
Liu Min-Chao,Liu Bing,Sun Xiang-Yu,Lin Hui-Chao,Lu Jia-Zheng,Jin Shu-Fang,Yan Si-Qi,Li Yan-Yu,Zhao Ping
The dose-dependent toxicity and low specificity against cancerous cells have restricted the clinical use of daunomycin (DNM). Titanium dioxide (TiO2) has been wildly used as an inorganic photodynamic therapy (PDT) agent and drug carrier. To facilitate the targeted drug delivery
and combined therapy, in the present study, TiO2-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles (Fe3O4@TiO2 NPs) were employed to load DNM and the drug-loaded Fe3O4@TiO2-DNM Nps exhibited smart pH-controlled releasing
and satisfactory cytotoxicity as well as photocytotocity. The combination of prussian blue staining and fluorescence methods evidenced the effortless cell internalization of the fabricated Fe3O4@TiO2-DNM Nps for the cancer cells. The cell cycle status experiments
indicated that the as-prepared nanospheres arrested the S and G2/M periods of the cancer cell proliferation in the dark, and further induced the apoptosis under the irradiation of ultraviolet light. The cell apoptotic results revealed that the apoptosis induced by the Fe3O4@TiO2-DNM
Nps was in the early stage. The constructed Fe3O4@TiO2-DNM NPs have been endowed with multifunctions that allow them to selectively deliver combinatorial therapeutic payload and exhibit integrated therapeutic effectiveness to tumors.
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纳米医学
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肿瘤学
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药理学
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