Yuhao Zhao, Dongxu Wang, Huinan Che, Bin Liu, Y. Ao
{"title":"Dual-strategy modification on g-C3N4 for highly efficient inactivation of Microcystis aeruginosa under visible light","authors":"Yuhao Zhao, Dongxu Wang, Huinan Che, Bin Liu, Y. Ao","doi":"10.1016/j.efmat.2023.01.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.efmat.2023.01.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100481,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Functional Materials","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85057224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Microwave-assisted synthesis of bimetallic NiCo-MOF-74 with enhanced open metal site for efficient CO2 capture","authors":"Changwei Chen, M. Kosari, Meizan Jing, Chi He","doi":"10.1016/j.efmat.2023.01.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.efmat.2023.01.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100481,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Functional Materials","volume":"178 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73788619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Challenging the contamination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water: Advanced oxidation or reduction?","authors":"Zhanghao Chen, Xinhao Wang, R. Dong, Yutong Zhang, Xin Jin, Cheng Gu","doi":"10.1016/j.efmat.2022.11.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.efmat.2022.11.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100481,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Functional Materials","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79915923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chunyang Zhai, Yangpeng Chen, Xiaoxiao Huang, A. Isaev, Mingshan Zhu
{"title":"Recent progress on single-atom catalysts in advanced oxidation processes for water treatment","authors":"Chunyang Zhai, Yangpeng Chen, Xiaoxiao Huang, A. Isaev, Mingshan Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.efmat.2022.11.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.efmat.2022.11.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100481,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Functional Materials","volume":"193 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74198480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yukun Zhu, Abiduweili Sikandaier, Yifei Zhang, Xiaoxia Wang, Baoyin Du, Jingfei Xue, Yuanyuan Sun, Ping Lu, Dongjiang Yang
{"title":"FeOx@FeP heterostructure: Surface phosphorization toward efficient photocatalytic Fenton-like norfloxacin removal","authors":"Yukun Zhu, Abiduweili Sikandaier, Yifei Zhang, Xiaoxia Wang, Baoyin Du, Jingfei Xue, Yuanyuan Sun, Ping Lu, Dongjiang Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.efmat.2022.12.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.efmat.2022.12.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The residues of daily-used antibiotics are difficult to be removed and very harmful to the environment. Herein, FeO<sub><em>x</em></sub>@FeP heterostructure was constructed by surface phosphorization of hematite (<em>α</em>-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) synthesized <em>via</em> a facile hydrothermal method for efficient photo-Fenton degradation of antibiotic norfloxacin (NOR). Compared with the bare <em>α</em>-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, the FeO<sub><em>x</em></sub>@FeP heterostructure exhibits much-enhanced photocatalytic Fenton-like performance, with NOR degraded by 75% within 5 min by sunlight-driven photo-Fenton reactions. It was suggested that the surface phosphorization-derived metallic FeP overlayer could accelerate the separation and migration of photogenerated charge carriers in <em>α</em>-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, which benefits the generation of •OH and O<sub>2</sub><sup>•−</sup> reactive radicals from photo-Fenton reaction and thus give rise to the great enhancement in NOR degradation activity. This study displays an alternative strategy of surface engineering to design novel heterostructured materials for the efficient photo-Fenton treatment of wastewater containing antibiotic residues as well as other organic pollutants.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100481,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Functional Materials","volume":"1 3","pages":"Pages 230-238"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773058122000412/pdfft?md5=8df1c4e60d6f118552665e19ea691324&pid=1-s2.0-S2773058122000412-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71902857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yuhao Zhao , Dongxu Wang , Huinan Che , Bin Liu , Yanhui Ao
{"title":"Dual-strategy modification on g-C3N4 for highly efficient inactivation of Microcystis aeruginosa under visible light","authors":"Yuhao Zhao , Dongxu Wang , Huinan Che , Bin Liu , Yanhui Ao","doi":"10.1016/j.efmat.2023.01.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.efmat.2023.01.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> 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 ability of photo-generated holes. Herein, the high temperature oxidation and protonation were used to synergistically improve the photocatalytic performance of g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> on <em>Microcystis aeruginosa</em> inactivation. Under visible light, inactivation percent of <em>Microcystis aeruginosa</em> by the best sample 15NCN reached 92.6%, much higher than that of g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> (6.8%). Results showed that high temperature oxidation induced to higher separation efficiency of photo-generated electron-hole pairs and higher oxidizing capacity of the generated holes. While the protonation endowed the g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> with positive surface charge which was beneficial for their adsorption on the negative charged algae cells. Therefore, it is helpful to increase the charge transfer between g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> and algae cells because of their inter-attraction. All the above factors induced to the high activity on the inactivation of <em>Microcystis aeruginosa</em>. This work provides a new design idea for the efficient inactivation of algal cells by carbon nitride-based photocatalysts.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100481,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Functional Materials","volume":"1 3","pages":"Pages 316-324"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773058123000017/pdfft?md5=cf99a38a1a4263683ae4f8cf1b748fb0&pid=1-s2.0-S2773058123000017-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71902611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent progress on single-atom catalysts in advanced oxidation processes for water treatment","authors":"Chunyang Zhai , Yangpeng Chen , Xiaoxiao Huang , Abdulgalim B. Isaev , Mingshan Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.efmat.2022.11.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.efmat.2022.11.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>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 environmental friendliness. More recently, SACs have become ideal catalyst materials and have been extensively applied in water treatment. This review summarizes the classification of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs, e.g., photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, Fenton-like reactions, persulfate oxidation and multi-technology coupling reaction) for the degradation of organic pollutants in water on SACs. The corresponding mechanisms for the removal of organic pollutants over SACs in the above technologies are also discussed. Distinguished from traditional nanoparticles and nanoclusters, the unique electronic properties of single metal atoms and the formation of covalent bands between metallic and nonmetallic atom promote the rapid generation of reactive oxygen species (SO<sub>4</sub><sup>•-</sup>, O<sub>2</sub><sup>•-</sup>, •OH and <sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub>), which endow SACs with excellent removal efficiency of organic pollutants. Finally, the opportunities and challenges of SACs applied in practical water treatment are proposed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100481,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Functional Materials","volume":"1 3","pages":"Pages 219-229"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773058122000382/pdfft?md5=6fd2be3a5aff0bdc0bfaad0f1c5045a2&pid=1-s2.0-S2773058122000382-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71902855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}