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Chemistry, Physical
Yangyu Zhang, Jiejie Li, Jihui Cai, Linlin Yang, Tianhua Zhang, Jianxin Lin, Xiuyun Wang, Chongqi Chen, Lirong Zheng, Chak-tong Au, Bo Yang, Lilong Jiang
Summary: This study presents a novel strategy to design a special catalyst for efficient NH3 synthesis from N2, where the strong interactions between Ru and Co play a crucial role. By integrating vacuum-freeze-drying and high-temperature pyrolysis technologies, the developed Co1Ru TC catalyst shows excellent catalytic performance.
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Engineering, Environmental
Xin Yu, Jielin Huang, Jingjing Zhao, Shuaifei Liu, Dandan Xiang, Yanting Tang, Juan Li, Quanhui Guo, Xinqi Ma, Junwei Zhao
Summary: Efficient visible light photocatalytic elimination of pharmaceutical factory wastewater was achieved by introducing hybrid Ag/AgCl nanoparticles into Ti3+ self-doped TiO2 mesocrystals. The Ag/AgCl@Ti3+-TiO2 mesocrystals showed superior performance in degrading tetracycline under visible light, mainly attributed to the continuous attacks of photo-generated holes and radicals on tetracycline molecules.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Baiyan Zhang, Hongfen Zhang, Dan Ma, Fangmiao Liang, Hongli Lan, Feifei Yan
Summary: A facile approach for preparing g-C3N4/Ag@AgCl ternary heterojunctions was established in this study. The g-C3N4/Ag@AgCl-25 exhibited the highest photocatalytic performance, which can be attributed to the localized surface plasmon resonance effect of silver nanoparticles and oxygen-doped g-C3N4, as well as the formation of heterojunctions between AgCl nanoparticles and g-C3N4 nanosheets.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Engineering, Environmental
Feihu Mu, Chunxia Liu, Yun Xie, Shijian Zhou, Benlin Dai, Dehua Xia, Haibao Huang, Wei Zhao, Cheng Sun, Yan Kong, Dennis Y. C. Leung
Summary: A novel rodlike AgCl/Ag/In2O3 plasmonic photocatalyst was successfully prepared and showed efficient photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation, with AgCl/Ag/In2O3-2 exhibiting the highest performance. The superior activity was attributed to localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and efficient charge migration and separation.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2021)
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Chemistry, Physical
Jie Yang, Rongchao Jin
Summary: Atomically precise metal nanoclusters (NCs) exhibit molecular-like properties such as excitonic absorption, molecular magnetism, and luminescence. Luminescence, especially in silver NCs, holds potential for biological and chemical sensing applications. Recent advances in luminescent Ag NCs include synthesized sizes, methods of PL enhancement, and promising applications.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
(2021)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Mohsen Padervand, Hamed Heidarpour, Mahsa Goshadehzehn, Sima Hajiahmadi
Summary: A facile ionic liquid-mediated method was used to fabricate an efficient photocatalyst for environmental remediation, with in-vivo toxicity bioassay exploring the eco-friendly aspect of the treatment. The photocatalyst showed excellent degradation efficiency, reducing the amount of COD from 210 to 32 mg/L.
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yan-Yan Dong, Ya-Hong Zhu, Ming-Guo Ma, Qi Liu, Wen-Qing He
Summary: In this study, Ag@AgCl-reinforced cellulose composites with enhanced antibacterial and photocatalytic degradation properties were successfully synthesized via oil bath heating method. Samples synthesized under different conditions showed varying performances, with the materials demonstrating rapid and complete degradation of dye solutions. This synthetic strategy shows promise for high value-added applications of cellulose.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Linbei Xie, Ao Li, Sijie Zhou, Min Zhang, Yi Ding, Ping Wang
Summary: Ag/AgCl/ZnTiO3 nanohybrids were successfully assembled by the photoreduction-precipitation assisted with ultrasonic method, demonstrating excellent photocatalytic performance in degrading RhB, MB and MO. The nanohybrids exhibited superior photocatalytic activity, durability, and stability, with significantly improved degradation efficiency compared to pure ZnTiO3 under UV light.
RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Dashi Lei, Juanqin Xue, Xiangyu Peng, Shuhao Li, Qiang Bi, Changbin Tang, Liang Zhang, Jing Zhang
Summary: The rapid and effective treatment of As(III) wastewater was achieved by a Z-Scheme photocatalyst activated through PMS. Fe atoms and Ag nanoparticles played crucial roles in As(III) adsorption and PMS activation. The dual active sites on the photocatalyst effectively facilitated the fast oxidation of As(III).
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Th Babita Devi, M. Ahmaruzzaman
Summary: A green synthesis process was developed to create rGO/Ag@AgCl core-shell nanocomposite using bitter gourd leaf extract. The nanocomposite showed high efficiency in degrading organic pollutants and removing bacterial impurities, making it a potential material for wastewater treatment.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Fangxin Mao, Yonghua Su, Xiaoying Sun, Bin Li, Peng Fei Liu
Summary: Cu(I) halide MOFs composited with AgCl/Ag nanoparticles were synthesized and their antibacterial activities against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus were measured. The MOFs were found to exhibit exceptional antibacterial activity against E. coli with a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of approximately 7.8 μg mL-1, and a MIC value of approximately 16 μg mL-1 against S. aureus. Enhanced antibacterial activity against E. coli was observed under light irradiation compared to dark conditions.
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Chemistry, Physical
Xue Chen, Zhouping Wang, Xuancheng Shen, Yan Zhang, Yang Lou, Chengsi Pan, Yongfa Zhu, Jing Xu
Summary: A plasmonic Z-scheme Ag@AgCl/PDI photocatalyst was synthesized using a deposition-photoreduction method. This photocatalyst exhibited improved light absorption ability and enhanced oxidation capacity, leading to remarkable visible-light photocatalytic performance for the elimination of organic pollutants and antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes. The degradation rates of the photocatalyst were significantly higher compared to SA-PDI, and it displayed efficient killing and inactivation of antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
(2023)
Article
Mathematical & Computational Biology
Daxiang Gao, Hetong Yang, Zhen Shu
Summary: Ag@AgCl/CA photocatalytic material was successfully prepared using chemical coupling, in-situ deposition, and photoreduction. The material showed high Zeta potential, stable photocurrent, and good adsorption and photocatalytic degradation stability for OTC. Temperature and initial pH had significant effects on the degradation of OTC, and holes and superoxide radicals were the main active species for the degradation of OTC.
COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Parvaneh Nakhostin Panahi, Shiva Mohajer, Mohammad Hossein Rasoulifard
Summary: The Ag/AgCl/TiO2 nanocomposites were synthesized by deposition-precipitation along photoreduction method and their photocatalytic performance was tested for removal of congo red under visible-light irradiation. The study optimized synthesis parameters and process parameters, with significant factors identified as dye concentration and type of chlorine precursor. Under the optimum conditions, high concentrations of congo red could be efficiently removed.
ARABIAN JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Mohsen Padervand, Shahnaz Ghasemi, Sima Hajiahmadi, Baker Rhimi, Zahra Ghobadi Nejad, Saeed Karima, Zahra Shahsavari, Chuanyi Wang
Summary: Over the past few decades, biological hazards and organic pollution have become major environmental concerns. Photocatalysis has been found to be effective in minimizing their negative impacts. In this study, lozenge shape Ag/AgCl/ZnTiO3 photocatalysts were synthesized and demonstrated excellent catalytic performance in the degradation of nitrophenols and the conversion of CO2 to CO/CH(4). The presence of Ag/AgCl component in the ternary construction contributed to the enhanced catalytic effects. Additionally, this study successfully applied the prepared photocatalysts to treat hazardous biological waste containing cancer cells and showed promising results in inhibiting tumor growth.
APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Weilu Wang, Xiangke Zeng, Shan He, Haidong Zhang, Guangming Jiang, Yang He, Yunqi Liu, Fan Dong, Xianming Zhang, Steven L. Suib
Summary: A series of Fe-doped alumino-borate catalysts (18% Fe-PKU-1) with different crystalline qualities were obtained by varying synthesis conditions. The crystalline quality was found to be correlated with the surface composition and electronic structure of Fe-PKU-1, especially for the boron species, as shown by Angle-resolved X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, pyridine adsorption infrared spectroscopy, and potentiometric titration. By systematically changing the synthesis conditions, the catalyst with the appropriate crystalline quality exhibited the highest surface compositions of boron and oxygen vacancies, resulting in strong surface Lewis acidity and excellent catalytic performance in glycerin ketalization, with 97% conversion and 99% selectivity in DL-1,2Isopropylideneglycerol (Solketal).
APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xingwang Yan, Bin Wang, Junze Zhao, Gaopeng Liu, Mengxia Ji, Xiaolin Zhang, Paul K. Chu, Huaming Li, Jiexiang Xia
Summary: In this study, hierarchical columnar ZnIn2S4/BiVO4 (ZIS/BVO) Z-scheme composite was designed to achieve high-speed directional migration and separation of photogenerated carriers at heterointerfaces. The structure and performance of the composite material were verified by spectroscopy and microscopy. The optimized composite material exhibited enhanced photocatalytic mineralization antibiotic properties.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yuhan Li, Bangfu Chen, Ping Ouyang, Youyu Duan, Wee-Jun Ong, Fan Dong
Summary: In this study, the specific reactive oxygen species (ROSs) for C6H6 photo-oxidation over ZnSn(OH)6 with hydroxyl vacancies (ZHS160) were identified as holes, electrons, H2O, and O-2/.O-2(-) except .OH. The well-designed ZHS160 exhibited exceptional photo-oxidation rate of low concentration C6H6, surpassing the pristine ZnSn(OH)6. The intermediates formed during the reaction were characterized using in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and density functional theory (DFT) simulations.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ruofei Tang, Hong Wang, Xing'an Dong, Shihan Zhang, Lili Zhang, Fan Dong
Summary: In this study, a high-energy ball milling method was used to fabricate single-atom nickel loaded on the surface of g-C3N4 catalyst, and the loading amount was optimized. The results showed that the uniform dispersion of single-atom nickel played a decisive role in enhancing catalytic performance. This study provides guidance for the design of photocatalysts with highly dispersed single-atom catalytic active sites.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yi Zhang, Jun Di, Xingwang Zhu, Mengxia Ji, Chao Chen, Yanan Liu, Lina Li, Tiange Wei, Huaming Li, Jiexiang Xia
Summary: This study designs oxygen-vacancy-rich Bi2Sn2O7 (BSO) and Bi-O vacancy pairs on ultrathin BiOBr (BOB) to construct a chemical bonding interface, forming a Bi2Sn2O7/BiOBr (BSOB) S-scheme heterojunction. BSOB exhibits efficient photocatalytic nitrogen reduction performance.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xingwang Yan, Xiaolin Zhang, Bin Wang, Ziran Chen, Junze Zhao, Gaopeng Liu, Dan Li, Qingdong Ruan, Liangliang Liu, Yue Xu, Mengxia Ji, Paul K. Chu, Huaming Li, Jiexiang Xia
Summary: Efficient heterojunction photocatalysts with spatial separation of photogenerated carriers are crucial to photo-catalysis. The unique carbonized polymer dots/ZnIn2S4 (CPDs/ZIS) Z-scheme heterojunction is designed to realize efficient spatial directional separation of photogenerated carriers and deliver enhanced photocatalytic performance in pollutant degradation. The CPDs generate more superoxide radicals to facilitate mineralization of organic pollutants and retain more holes for oxidation, while the Z-scheme migration mechanism of photogenerated carriers in the CPDs/ZIS composite preserves the original valence band potential of ZIS.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Ting Xue, Lvcun Chen, Kanglu Li, Ben Lei, Hong Wang, Fan Dong, Yan Yang
Summary: The coexistence of NO and CH3CHO in the air leads to the formation of PAN, which poses a threat to the environment and public health. This study presents a simple strategy for the photocatalytic removal of NO and CH3CHO using Sr2Sb2O7. The results reveal the underlying mechanism and the formation of key products CH3NO2 and CH3ONO2 instead of PAN.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Qin Cheng, Ming Huang, Lei Xiao, Shiyong Mou, Xiaoli Zhao, Yuqun Xie, Guodong Jiang, Xinyue Jiang, Fan Dong
Summary: Rational engineering of oxygen vacancies in a metal oxide-based catalyst plays a crucial role in regulating catalytic performances for CO2 reduction. In this study, a facile and effective method was developed to prepare In2O3 nanorods with varying oxygen vacancy concentrations. The abundant oxygen vacancies in the catalyst significantly improved CO2 activation and achieved a high formate Faradaic efficiency with excellent stability. This work provides a feasible strategy to finely tune the oxygen vacancy concentration for highly efficient electrolytic CO2 reduction.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jielin Wang, Xin Li, Shujie Shen, Ruimin Chen, Qin Ren, Jieyuan Li, Fan Dong
Summary: By adjusting the concentration of dissolved oxygen, the selective generation of reactive oxygen species is quantified and can be used to regulate the oxidation selectivity of ammonia oxidation reactions.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Wenjuan Zou, Jintao Dong, Mengxia Ji, Bin Wang, Yingjie Li, Sheng Yin, Huaming Li, Jiexiang Xia
Summary: Bi25FeO40-B nanoparticles prepared via the mechanical ball-milling method possess abundant oxygen vacancies and show high reactive oxygen species production performance. The H2O2 decomposition efficiency can reach 55.3% using Bi25FeO40-B catalyst, which is much higher than that of Bi25FeO40 prepared by the traditional hydrothermal method. The Bi25FeO40-B/H2O2 heterogeneous Fenton system demonstrates efficient performance for simultaneous oxidation of tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH) and reduction of Cr(VI), capable of removing 75.2% of 50 mg/L TCH and 93.0% of 20 mg/L Cr(VI) at pHinitial= 7, respectively.
ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yangyang Yu, Ye He, Ping Yan, Shengyao Wang, Fan Dong
Summary: The selective photocatalytic conversion of CO2 and H2O to high value-added C2H4 can be achieved by alloying Cu with Ag on TiO2, overcoming the difficulties in C-C coupling and desorption of C2H4* intermediates. The optimized Cu-Ag ASNCs catalyst exhibits a significantly enhanced C2H4 formation rate and selectivity compared to current work.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xueli Mei, Xueyang Zhao, Yaoyao Chen, Bangwei Deng, Qin Geng, Yali Cao, Yizhao Li, Fan Dong
Summary: This study reports that Fe-doped CeO2 can be used as an effective catalyst for the synthesis of H2O2, exhibiting high 2e-ORR performance compared to pristine CeO2. The doping of Fe leads to lattice distortion and the formation of oxygen vacancies and Ce3+, thereby improving the activity of Fe-CeO2 for 2e-ORR. The prepared Fe-CeO2-3 catalyst shows optimal 2e-ORR performance with certain Fe doping amount and calcination temperature.
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Xian Shi, Weidong Dai, Xing'an Dong, Qin Ren, Ping Yan, Fan Dong
Summary: This study demonstrates the synthesis of ultrathin nanosheets of Bi2O2CO3 with tensile stress, which can continuously generate light-induced active sites for efficient and selective CO2 photoreduction.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lei Xiao, Weidong Dai, Shiyong Mou, Xiaoyan Wang, Qin Cheng, Fan Dong
Summary: In this study, a new method was developed to electrocatalytically reduce nitrate to ammonia using formaldehyde oxidation reaction as an intermediate step. This method achieved a high conversion rate with reduced voltage requirement, leading to energy and carbon emission savings. Furthermore, this method also allowed simultaneous treatment of formaldehyde and nitrate pollutants in wastewater.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Ruimei Fang, Xinyue Huang, Xiao'ai Luo, Yanjuan Sun, Zixun Liu, Liang Ao, Fan Dong, Haibao Huang
Summary: Engineering oxygen vacancies on 6-MnO2 is an efficient strategy to enhance its catalytic activity for formaldehyde oxidation. In this study, a reductant-based redox method was used to enrich oxygen vacancies on 6-MnO2 catalysts. Different reductants were employed during preparation process, and isopropanol was found to be the best reductant, resulting in excellent stability and catalytic activity of the MnO2-Iso catalyst.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2023)