{"title":"MoS2 nanoflowers-activated peroxydisulfate oxidation for rapid and efficient water disinfection","authors":"Ying-Wen Lu , Chun Wang , Nirav Joshi , Hai Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.watcyc.2022.04.001","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>MoS<sub>2</sub> nanoflowers were fabricated and deposited on porous graphite felt (MoS<sub>2</sub>-GF) via the hydrothermal treatment to activate peroxydisulfate (PDS) for water disinfection. The surface textural and chemical characterization indicated that the MoS<sub>2</sub> nanoflowers were successfully grown on the graphite felt. MoS<sub>2</sub>-activated PDS oxidation with 0.25 g/L MoS<sub>2</sub> and 0.2 mM PDS achieved above 7-log removal of <em>E. coli</em> within contact time of 25 min. Gram-negative bacteria (<em>E. coli</em> and <em>P. aeruginosa</em>) were more sensitive to the oxidation reactions than the Gram-positive ones (<em>E. faecalis</em> and <em>S. aureus</em>) due to their larger cell sizes and thinner wall thicknesses. The live/dead backlight staining experiments and scanning electron microscopy characterization revealed that the bacteria were inactivated via cell membrane damage. The free radical quenching experiments suggested that the SO<sub>4</sub><sup>•-</sup>, •OH, and •O<sup>2−</sup> were the main reactive radicals involved into bacteria inactivation. The MoS<sub>2</sub>-activated PDS oxidation also achieved undetectable heterotrophic plate count for real river water lake water within contact time of 120 min.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34143,"journal":{"name":"Water Cycle","volume":"3 ","pages":"Pages 44-49"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666445322000058/pdfft?md5=f6aae68532f6f2d33bbf818faad9ccc3&pid=1-s2.0-S2666445322000058-main.pdf","citationCount":"8","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Water Cycle","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666445322000058","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"Environmental Science","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
MoS2 nanoflowers were fabricated and deposited on porous graphite felt (MoS2-GF) via the hydrothermal treatment to activate peroxydisulfate (PDS) for water disinfection. The surface textural and chemical characterization indicated that the MoS2 nanoflowers were successfully grown on the graphite felt. MoS2-activated PDS oxidation with 0.25 g/L MoS2 and 0.2 mM PDS achieved above 7-log removal of E. coli within contact time of 25 min. Gram-negative bacteria (E. coli and P. aeruginosa) were more sensitive to the oxidation reactions than the Gram-positive ones (E. faecalis and S. aureus) due to their larger cell sizes and thinner wall thicknesses. The live/dead backlight staining experiments and scanning electron microscopy characterization revealed that the bacteria were inactivated via cell membrane damage. The free radical quenching experiments suggested that the SO4•-, •OH, and •O2− were the main reactive radicals involved into bacteria inactivation. The MoS2-activated PDS oxidation also achieved undetectable heterotrophic plate count for real river water lake water within contact time of 120 min.