Qiuyue Feng , Yuyan Liu , Kaiming Hu , Guanghui Wang , Zhiquan Liu , Yu Han , Wenbing Li , Hangjun Zhang , Binhao Wang
{"title":"Decoupling of diversity and network complexity of bacterial communities during water quality deterioration","authors":"Qiuyue Feng , Yuyan Liu , Kaiming Hu , Guanghui Wang , Zhiquan Liu , Yu Han , Wenbing Li , Hangjun Zhang , Binhao Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jes.2024.10.021","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jes.2024.10.021","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Numerous studies have examined the impact of water quality degradation on bacterial community structure, yet insights into its effects on the bacterial ecological networks remain scarce. In this study, we investigated the diversity, composition, assembly patterns, ecological networks, and environmental determinants of bacterial communities across 20 ponds to understand the impact of water quality degradation. Our findings revealed that water quality degradation significantly reduces the α-diversity of bacterial communities in water samples, while sediment samples remain unaffected. Additionally, water quality deterioration increases the complexity of bacterial networks in water samples but reduces it in sediment samples. These shifts in bacterial communities were primarily governed by deterministic processes, with heterogeneous selection being particularly influential. Through redundancy analysis (RDA), multiple regression on matrices (MRM), and Mantel tests, we identified dissolved oxygen (DO), ammonium nitrogen (NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>-N), and C/N ratio as key factors affecting the composition and network complexity of bacterial communities in both water and sediment. Overall, this study contributes a novel perspective on the effect of water quality deterioration on microbial ecosystems and provides valuable insights for improving ecological evaluations and biomonitoring practices related to water quality management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Sciences-china","volume":"155 ","pages":"Pages 86-95"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143157844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiuxiu Wang , Juan Zhao , Mingyang Gao , Tian Wang , Hongyan Zhang
{"title":"Mechanism of nano-plastics induced inflammation injury in vascular endothelial cells","authors":"Xiuxiu Wang , Juan Zhao , Mingyang Gao , Tian Wang , Hongyan Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.jes.2024.10.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jes.2024.10.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Nano-plastics, emerging pollutants in the environment, have raised global concern due to their widespread presence in daily life and the potential toxicity to human health. Upon entering human body, nano-plastics can readily interact with vascular endothelial cells within the bloodstream, potentially leading to endothelial dysfunction. However, our understanding of the toxic impact of nano-plastics on vascular endothelial cells remains insufficient, and the underlying mechanism are yet to be elucidated. This study investigated the toxicological effects of nano-plastics on EA.hy 926 endothelial cells. Exposure to different types of nano-plastics such as polystyrene (PS), amino-modified PS or carboxyl-modified PS, resulted in suppress cell activity, damage to the cell membrane, oxidative stress and significantly inhibit cell migration. RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) and small RNA-seq analyses revealed that numbers of genes and miRNAs were differentially expressed after nano-plastics treatment. <em>CEBPB</em>, a gene within the inflammation-related tumor necrosis factor signaling pathway, was confirmed to be a target of miR-1908-5p, indicating that nano-plastics induced activation of <em>CEBPB</em> might promote inflammatory injury to vascular endothelial cells. These results enhance our understanding of the biological effects of nano-plastics and their potential impact on inflammation injury.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Sciences-china","volume":"154 ","pages":"Pages 624-634"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143152110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ramhari Paneru , Xuejing Kang , Samir Budhathoki , Zhe Chen , Qian Yang , So Tie Tjeng , Qilin Dai , Wenyong Wang , Jinke Tang , Maohong Fan
{"title":"Enhancement effect of biomass-derived carbon quantum dots (CQDs) on the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)","authors":"Ramhari Paneru , Xuejing Kang , Samir Budhathoki , Zhe Chen , Qian Yang , So Tie Tjeng , Qilin Dai , Wenyong Wang , Jinke Tang , Maohong Fan","doi":"10.1016/j.jes.2024.10.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jes.2024.10.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Corn stover, an agricultural waste, was used to prepare nitrogen self-doped carbon quantum dots (CQDs) through a simple hydrothermal method with only water at near room temperature for the first time. The surface, electrochemical, and photovoltaic characteristics of CQDs doped TiO<sub>2</sub> in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were thoroughly and systematically examined. The average diameter of blue-fluorescence CQDs measured by a high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HR-TEM) was 4.63 ± 0.87 nm, which consisted of polar functional groups. The highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy of the biomass-derived CQDs, determined by the cyclic voltammetry (CV) test, were, −5.48 eV and −3.89 eV, respectively. The negative shift of flat band potential (<em>V<sub>fb</sub></em>) in CQDs incorporated photoanode implies the fermi level shifted upward. Experimental results revealed that the improved performance of DSSCs was due to charge transport enhancement and separation, which resulted in the improved energy level configuration between TiO<sub>2</sub>, CQDs, and electrolytes. In this regard, the CQDs serve as a mediator that enables charge carrier transport without hindrance. In this study, CQDs added to TiO<sub>2</sub> + N719, increased short circuit current density (<em>J</em><sub>SC</sub>) and power conversion efficiency (PCE) value by ∼26.00 % (10.13 to 12.69 mA/cm<sup>2</sup>) and 27.20 % (4.78 % to 6.08 %), respectively.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Sciences-china","volume":"154 ","pages":"Pages 590-601"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143151572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Erhao Gao , Jiacheng Xu , Fangyi Liu , Zhenzhen Wu , Jiali Zhu , Wei Wang , Jing Li , Shuiliang Yao , Zuliang Wu
{"title":"Highly efficient mineralization of phenol through catalytic ozonation using urchin-like CuxCe1Oy-BTC catalysts derived from metal-organic frameworks","authors":"Erhao Gao , Jiacheng Xu , Fangyi Liu , Zhenzhen Wu , Jiali Zhu , Wei Wang , Jing Li , Shuiliang Yao , Zuliang Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.jes.2024.10.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jes.2024.10.013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The efficient mineralization of phenol and its derivatives in wastewater remains a great challenge. In this study, the bimetallic CuCeO<sub>2</sub>-BTC was screened from a series of MOFs-derived MCeO<sub>2</sub>-BTC (M = La, Cu, Co, Fe, and Mn) catalysts, and the influence of the Cu/Ce ratio on phenol removal by catalytic ozonation was carefully examined. The results indicate that Cu<sub>2</sub>Ce<sub>1</sub>O<sub><em>y</em></sub>-BTC was the best among the Cu<em><sub>x</sub></em>Ce<sub>1</sub>O<sub><em>y</em></sub>-BTC (<em>x</em> = 0, 1, 2, and 3) catalysts, with a phenol mineralization efficiency reaching close to 100 % within 200 min, approximately 30.1 % higher than CeO<sub>2</sub>-BTC/O<sub>3</sub> and 70.3 % higher than O<sub>3</sub> alone. The order of mineralization efficiency of phenol was Cu<sub>2</sub>Ce<sub>1</sub>O<sub><em>y</em></sub>-BTC > Cu<sub>3</sub>Ce<sub>1</sub>O<sub><em>y</em></sub>-BTC > Cu<sub>1</sub>Ce<sub>1</sub>O<sub><em>y</em></sub>-BTC > CeO<sub>2</sub>-BTC. CeO<sub>2</sub>-BTC exhibited a broccoli-like morphology, and Cu<em><sub>x</sub></em>Ce<sub>1</sub>O<sub>y</sub>-BTC (<em>x</em> = 1, 2, and 3) exhibited an urchin-like morphology. Compared with Cu<em><sub>x</sub></em>Ce<sub>1</sub>O<sub><em>y</em></sub>-BTC (<em>x</em> = 0, 1, and 3), Cu<sub>2</sub>Ce<sub>1</sub>O<sub>y</sub>-BTC exhibited a larger specific surface area and pore volume. This characteristic contributed to the availability of more active sites for phenol degradation. The redox ability was greatly enhanced as well. Besides, the surface of Cu<sub>2</sub>Ce<sub>1</sub>O<sub><em>y</em></sub>-BTC exhibited a higher concentration of Ce<sup>3+</sup> species and hydroxyl groups, which facilitated the dissociation of ozone and the generation of active radicals. Based on the results of radical quenching experiments and the intermediates detected by LC-MS, a potential mechanism for phenol degradation in the Cu<sub>2</sub>Ce<sub>1</sub>O<sub><em>y</em></sub>-BTC/O<sub>3</sub> system was postulated. This study offers novel perspectives on the advancement of MOFs-derived catalysts for achieving the complete mineralization of phenol in wastewater through catalytic ozonation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Sciences-china","volume":"154 ","pages":"Pages 575-589"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143151567","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xinran Zeng , Chunhui Li , Zhenhai Li , Zhizheng Tao , Mingtong Li
{"title":"Review of research advances in microbial sterilization technologies and applications in the built environment","authors":"Xinran Zeng , Chunhui Li , Zhenhai Li , Zhizheng Tao , Mingtong Li","doi":"10.1016/j.jes.2024.09.026","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jes.2024.09.026","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As globalization accelerates, microbial contamination in the built environment poses a major public health challenge. Especially since Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), microbial sterilization technology has become a crucial research area for indoor air pollution control in order to create a hygienic and safe built environment. Based on this, the study reviews sterilization technologies in the built environment, focusing on the principles, efficiency and applicability, revealing advantages and limitations, and summarizing current research advances. Despite the efficacy of single sterilization technologies in specific environments, the corresponding side effects still exist. Thus, this review highlights the efficiency of hybrid sterilization technologies, providing an in-depth understanding of the practical application in the built environment. Also, it presents an outlook on the future direction of sterilization technology, including the development of new methods that are more efficient, energy-saving, and targeted to better address microbial contamination in the complex and changing built environment. Overall, this study provides a clear guide for selecting technologies to handle microbial contamination in different building environments in the future, as well as a scientific basis for developing more effective air quality control strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Sciences-china","volume":"154 ","pages":"Pages 314-348"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143151559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhaohui Jia , Chong Li , Shuifeng Zhang , Yingzhou Tang , Shilin Ma , Xin Liu , Jinchi Zhang
{"title":"Microbial inoculants modify the functions of soil microbes to optimize plant growth at abandoned mine sites","authors":"Zhaohui Jia , Chong Li , Shuifeng Zhang , Yingzhou Tang , Shilin Ma , Xin Liu , Jinchi Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.jes.2024.10.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jes.2024.10.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mining activities have caused significant land degradation globally, emphasizing the need for effective restoration. Microbial inoculants offer a promising solution for sustainable remediation by enhancing soil nutrients, enzyme activities, and microbial communities to support plant growth. However, the mechanisms by which inoculants influence soil microbes and their relationship with plant growth require further investigation. Metagenomic sequencing was employed for this study, based on a one-year greenhouse experiment, to elucidate the effects of <em>Bacillus thuringiensis</em> NL-11 on the microbial functions of abandoned mine soils. Our findings revealed that the application of microbial inoculants significantly enhanced the soil total carbon (TC), total sulfur (TS), organic carbon (SOC), available phosphorus (AP), ammonium (NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>), urease, arylsulfatase, phosphatase, β-1,4-glucosidase (BG), β-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminidase (NAG). Moreover, this led to substantial improvements in plant height, as well as aboveground and belowground biomass. Microbial inoculants impacted functional gene structures without altering diversity. The normalized abundance of genes related to the degradation of carbon and nitrogen, methane metabolism, and nitrogen fixation were observed to increase, as well as the functional genes related to phosphorus cycling. Significant correlations were found between nutrient cycling gene abundance and plant biomass. Partial Least Squares Path Model analysis showed that microbial inoculants not only directly influenced plant biomass but also indirectly affected the plant biomass through C cycle modifications. This study highlights the role of microbial inoculants in promoting plant growth and soil restoration by improving soil properties and enhancing normalized abundance of nutrient cycling gene, making them essential for the recovery of abandoned mine sites.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Sciences-china","volume":"154 ","pages":"Pages 678-690"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143152113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xueyao Shi , Duowen Yang , Shanshan Li , Kedi Yu , Wei Yan , Hao Xu
{"title":"Research progress on coupling and stacking systems to enhance power generation performance of microbial fuel cell","authors":"Xueyao Shi , Duowen Yang , Shanshan Li , Kedi Yu , Wei Yan , Hao Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.jes.2024.10.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jes.2024.10.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) face significant challenges related to low power output, which severely limits their practical applications. Coupling MFC with other technologies and stacking MFCs are feasible solutions to enhance power output. In recent years, the coupling and stacking technology of MFCs has become a research hotspot in the field of environmental energy. This paper first outlines the basic configurations of MFCs and then analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of different setups in the context of coupling and stacking. Subsequently, it discusses in detail the coupling systems of MFC with other technologies, as well as several configurations of stacked MFCs and the phenomenon of voltage reversal. Based on these investigations, the paper proposes future research directions aimed at optimizing MFC performance, thereby enhancing their potential for energy recovery from wastewater and supporting the commercialization and scaling of MFC technology.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Sciences-china","volume":"154 ","pages":"Pages 784-804"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143152745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yong Fang , Shicheng Zhang , Keyong Yu , Jingjing Gao , Xinghua Liu , Can Cui , Juntao Hu
{"title":"PM2.5 concentration prediction algorithm integrating traffic congestion index","authors":"Yong Fang , Shicheng Zhang , Keyong Yu , Jingjing Gao , Xinghua Liu , Can Cui , Juntao Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.jes.2024.09.029","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jes.2024.09.029","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, a strategy is proposed to use the congestion index as a new input feature. This approach can reveal more deeply the complex effects of traffic conditions on variations in particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>) concentrations. To assess the effectiveness of this strategy, we conducted an ablation experiment on the congestion index and implemented a multi-scale input model. Compared with conventional models, the strategy reduces the root mean square error (<em>RMSE</em>) of all benchmark models by > 6.07 % on average, and the best-performing model reduces it by 12.06 %, demonstrating excellent performance improvement. In addition, even with high traffic emissions, the <em>RMSE</em> during peak hours is still below 9.83 µg/m<sup>3</sup>, which proves the effectiveness of the strategy by effectively addressing pollution hotspots. This study provides new ideas for improving urban environmental quality and public health and anticipates inspiring further research in this domain.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Sciences-china","volume":"155 ","pages":"Pages 359-371"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143351174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CO2 capture performance of ZrO2-doped Na2CO3/γ-Al2O3 adsorbent","authors":"Zelin Xu, Jiliang Ma, Xiaoping Chen, Zhongji Song, Daoyin Liu, Cai Liang","doi":"10.1016/j.jes.2024.09.027","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jes.2024.09.027","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sodium-based adsorbents (Na<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>/γ-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) exhibit significant potential for commercial utilization in CO<sub>2</sub> capture. Nevertheless, the requirement for high desorption temperatures poses challenges in terms of the high-quality heat needed for desorption. This study integrated ZrO<sub>2</sub> doping into a sodium-based adsorbent to enhance its CO<sub>2</sub> capture performance and lower its desorption temperature. The research investigated the CO<sub>2</sub> adsorption capacity, reaction rate, and desorption characteristics of the ZrO<sub>2</sub>-doped Na<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>/γ-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> adsorbents in detail. Additionally, the catalytic mechanism of ZrO<sub>2</sub> was elucidated through Density Functional Theory calculations. The results showed that ZrO<sub>2</sub> doping increased the adsorption rate and capacity of the adsorbent and reduced the desorption energy consumption. Desorption reaction activation energy reduced to 44.8 kJ/mol. The adsorbent doped with 3 wt.% ZrO<sub>2</sub> demonstrated the highest adsorption capacity and rate under optimal conditions, with a reaction temperature of 45 ℃, an adsorption capacity of 1.66 mmol/g, and a carbon conversion rate of 80.2 %. ZrO<sub>2</sub> acted as a catalyst, enhancing CO<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>O adsorption, and facilitated CO<sub>2</sub> desorption in the sodium-based adsorbent by forming [ZrO(OH)]<sup>+</sup> and OH<sup>−</sup> through H<sub>2</sub>O adsorption activation. The lower energy barrier (0.17 eV) for the dissociative adsorption pathway of H<sub>2</sub>O molecules on the ZrO<sub>2</sub> surface further supported the role of ZrO<sub>2</sub> in enhancing the overall adsorption performance of the adsorbent in the carbon capture process. Ultimately, the ZrO<sub>2</sub>-doped Na<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>/γ-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> adsorbent was identified as having low desorption energy consumption, high adsorption capacity, and rate, offering potential cost reductions in CO<sub>2</sub> capture and representing a promising adsorbent for this application.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Sciences-china","volume":"155 ","pages":"Pages 382-394"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143379159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fengjie Liang , Jiali Cui , Chaoneng Ning , Peng Xiangli , Feng Zhang , Yi Liang , Jingyi Gao
{"title":"Construction of biomass-derived magnetic-recyclable FeNi-LDO@CS to activate persulfate for simultaneous degradation of cationic and anionic dyes: Discrepancy, mechanism and toxicity analysis","authors":"Fengjie Liang , Jiali Cui , Chaoneng Ning , Peng Xiangli , Feng Zhang , Yi Liang , Jingyi Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.jes.2024.09.028","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jes.2024.09.028","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, layered chitosan-based magnetic nickel ferrite NiFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>/chitosan (CS-LDO) composites were synthesized. The results show that under optimal conditions, 98 % of methylene blue (MB) and 92 % of xylenol orange (XO) can be simultaneously degraded within 120 min in the CS-LDO/persulfate (PS) system, and the removal rates of total organic carbon (TOC) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) can reach 67.32 % and 74.23 %, respectively. In addition, the strong magnetism of the material itself and multiple cycle experiments indicate that CS-LDO has good recyclability and reusability. The results of quenching experiments, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and electrochemical characterization tests demonstrate that the degradation occurred via both radical and non-radical mechanisms. The differing types of reactive oxygen species (ROS) acting and the different electrostatic attraction between the materials and the two dyes lead to a significant difference in the removal effect of two dyes. The degradation mechanism is the redox reaction between Ni<sup>2+</sup>/Ni<sup>3+</sup>, Fe<sup>2+</sup>/Fe<sup>3+</sup> and the synergistic effect of Ni<sup>3+</sup>/Fe<sup>2+</sup>. Finally, the biotoxicity assessment demonstrated that both the degradation intermediates of mixed dyes and the material itself exhibited low biotoxicity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Sciences-china","volume":"154 ","pages":"Pages 741-759"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143152372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}