Advances in dual-functional photocatalysis for simultaneous reduction of hexavalent chromium and oxidation of organics in wastewater
Available online 4 June 2023
The solar-driven photocatalytic process has been evolved as a promising technology for both hexavalent chromium reduction and organic pollutants oxidation. Although both reactions are based on the same...
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Synergistic removal of NO and chlorinated organics on CeO2-based catalysts
Available online 30 May 2023
In recent years, with increasingly scarce land resources, incineration technology has gradually become the mainstream disposal method of household hazardous waste. The exhaust gas of incineration contains...
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Peroxymonosulfate activation for preferential generation of hydroxyl radical with atomic Mn anchored TiO2 in photoelectrochemical process
Available online 13 May 2023
The threaten of ubiquitous antibiotics to human and ecosystem makes it urgent to seek efficient treatment technologies. Peroxymonosulfate (PMS)-based advanced oxidation processes have revealed wide...
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A single-atom Fe–N2 embedded in nitrogen-doped porous carbon as a bifunctional photocatalyst for efficient removal of marine petroleum pollutants
Available online 12 May 2023
Petroleum and its refined products enter the marine environment during the extraction process, causing serious pollution. Herein, a bifunctional Fe–N2 single-atom embedded in nitrogen-doped porous carbon...
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Application of COFs in capture/conversion of CO2 and elimination of organic/inorganic pollutants
Available online 11 March 2023
Large amounts of various (in)organic pollutants and CO2 are released into the environment with the fast development of agriculture and industry, which results in the environmental pollution and climate...
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Enhancing the photocatalytic removal of toluene by modified porous TiO2 with internal hydrophobic interface
Available online 9 March 2023
The efficiency and stability of photocatalytic oxidation techniques in the treatment of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the air are affected by the adsorption performance at the reaction interface...
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Immobilization of the crude enzyme extracted from Stenotrophomonas sp. GYH within modified zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8-NH2) and its application in trichloromethane removal
Available online 21 February 2023
Enzyme immobilization, due to its higher effective density in a limited micro space, can effectively improve the removal efficiency for some recalcitrant compounds. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have...
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Zeolite imidazole framework-8-derived nitrogen-doped nanocarbon boosted Fenton-like oxidation: Another sustainable path for Fe(III)/Fe(II) circulation
September 2022
Zeolite imidazole framework-8 (ZIF-8) is a promising template to obtain porous nanocarbons. In this study, microporous nitrogen-doped nanocarbons from the carbonization of ZIF-8 (ZCN) was prepared as...
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Solar-driven atmospheric water harvesting with a super-hygroscopic composite modified activated carbon fiber for tropical island ecological farm
September 2022
Atmospheric water harvesting is a promising strategy to address the water scarcity in islands. In this work, an activated carbon fiber (ACF) templated hybrid water adsorbent ACF-cobalt(II)-ethanolamine...
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Recent progress on single-atom catalysts in advanced oxidation processes for water treatment
September 2022
Single-atom catalysts (SACs), consisting of metal single atoms and supporting materials, have shown remarkable potential due to their ultrahigh catalytic performances, maximum atomic utilization and...
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Challenging the contamination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water: advanced oxidation or reduction?
September 2022
Nowadays, the increasing discharge of persistent per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) caused serious environmental issues. In addition to advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), advanced reduction...
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Comprehensive insight into heterogeneous persulfate activation for environmental pollutants degradation: Approaches and mechanism
September 2022
The heterogeneous activation of persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes (persulfate AOPs) has been defined as potential wastewater treatment methods due to their excellent chemical reactivity....
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FeOx@FeP heterostructure: Surface phosphorization toward efficient photocatalytic Fenton-like norfloxacin removal
September 2022
The residues of daily-used antibiotics are difficult to be removed and very harmful to the environment. Herein, FeOx@FeP heterostructure was constructed by surface phosphorization of hematite (α-Fe2O3)...
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Dual-strategy modification on g-C3N4 for highly efficient inactivation of Microcystis aeruginosa under visible light
September 2022
g-C3N4 has great potential in photocatalytic inactivation of algal cells but still faces challenge due to the high recombination rate of electron-hole pairs, negative surface charge and low oxidation...
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Microwave-assisted synthesis of bimetallic NiCo-MOF-74 with enhanced open metal site for efficient CO2 capture
September 2022
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) containing two different inorganic metal nodes (known as bimetallic MOFs) could exhibit enhanced CO2 adsorption compared to their monometallic counterparts. Herein, a...
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Bimetallic atomic Fe–Mn metal-nitrogen active sites for synergistic enhancement of CO2 electroreduction efficiency
September 2022
Electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 is important for mitigating global warming and energy crisis, and the key to an economical and promising CO2 conversion technology lies in the development of catalysts...
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Metal sulfide-based catalysts in advanced oxidation processes for water decontamination
September 2022
Due to its unique physical and chemical properties, metal sulfide has been proven to be a promising ideal candidate for metal oxide catalysts and has been widely used in many catalytic fields. In recent...
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A review of biochar functionalized by thermal air oxidation
June 2022
Biochar, the product of anaerobic pyrolysis of biomass, has attracted immense interest not only as an adsorbent in agricultural and environmental remediation applications but also as a carbonaceous...
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Photothermal conversion of CO2 to fuel with nickel-based catalysts: A review
June 2022
Converting CO2 to fuel is a promising strategy to mitigate the greenhouse effect and achieve ‘carbon neutrality’. Photothermal catalysis has been widely used for CO2 reduction because it effectively...
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Efficient degradation of toluene over ultra-low Pd supported on UiO-66 and its functional materials: Reaction mechanism, water-resistance, and influence of SO2
June 2022
Herein, Pd supported on UiO-66 as well as its NH2- and NO2-functional materials with ultra-low Pd loadings (0.05 wt%) were synthesized for toluene oxidation. Pd–U, using UiO-66 as the support, exhibited...
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Understanding role of reactor configuration in electrochemical decomplexation of Ni-EDTA via experiments and simulations
June 2022
Electrochemical decomplexation is a common technique that is widely used in industrial wastewater treatment. Although much research has been conducted to improve the decomplexation efficiency of metal–organic...
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Development of an innovative MnO2 nanorod for efficient solar vapor generator
June 2022
Finding an efficient water harvesting technique is currently highly sought-after due to the rise of water demand. Solar vapor generators (SVGs) have recently shown promising results to be used as a...
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Improving heterogeneous Fenton reactivity of schwertmannite by increasing organic carbon and its promising application
June 2022
Iron-based heterogeneous Fenton is a promising economic and eco-friendly technology in the degradation of organic pollutants, but the low conversion of ≡Fe3+ to ≡Fe2+ causes the low catalytic activity....
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Perspectives on surface chemistry of nanostructured catalysts for heterogeneous advanced oxidation processes
June 2022
Heterogeneous advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) over nanostructured catalysts have been developed as a potential technique for wastewater treatment with the advantages, including high performance,...
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Metal-free activation of peroxymonosulfate by boron and nitrogen co-doped graphene nanotubes for catalytic oxidation of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid
June 2022
Recently metal-free catalysts become very promising in environmental catalysis own to the nature of being free of metals for avoiding metal leaching-related secondary contamination. Herein, a series...
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