Fe3O4/MoS2强化过氧化单硫酸盐活化去除2,4-二氯苯氧乙酸

以MoS₂为载体,通过水热法合成Fe₃O₄/MoS₂催化剂,采用X射线衍射、透射电子显微镜和X射线光电子能谱分析对材料进行表征,研究了Fe₃O₄/MoS₂/PMS体系中2,4-二氯苯氧基乙酸（2,4-D）的降解效率并探究了其反应机理.结果表明,以Fe₃O₄、MoS₂和Fe₃O₄/MoS₂为催化剂,30 min内2,4-D的去除率分别为31%、 20%和89%.表征结果发现,在MoS₂的存在下,Fe₃O₄表面的Fe（Ⅲ）还原为Fe（Ⅱ）,Mo（Ⅳ）被氧化为Mo（Ⅵ）,Fe₃O₄和MoS₂间的协同作用加强了PMS分解,提高了2,4-D去除效率.自由基淬灭实验表明,·OH、 SO<...     

混合胺复配溶液对二氧化碳的吸收/解吸

醇胺法是目前捕集二氧化碳的主要化学方法之一.本文主要以混合胺吸收剂为基础,考察了三乙烯四胺(TETA)-活化剂-水体系的吸收和解吸再生能力,确定了以质量分数为12.5%的TETA为基础胺的高吸收速率低解吸能耗的混合胺复配吸收液.分别选取质量分数为2.5%二乙醇胺(DEA)、二乙烯三胺(DETA)、哌嗪(PZ)、2-氨基-2-甲基-1-丙醇(AMP)为活化剂,即基础胺与活化剂的质量比为5∶1,从CO_2脱除率、吸收速率、吸收量、溶液负荷等指标来考察混合胺复配溶液体系的吸收情况,从中选取具有高吸收效率复配溶液进行解吸再生实验.解吸再生能力以解吸再生能耗、再生程度、再生速率等指标为依据,选取低再生能耗的混合复配溶液.实验表明,4种总质量分数为15%的TETA-活化剂复配溶液中,TETA-PZ的吸收效果最好、吸收量最大,同时解吸再生能耗最低,TETA-AMP复配体系其次.综合实验结果,选取TETA-环胺-水体系和TETA-空间位阻胺-水体系为最佳混合胺复配溶液体系.     

g-C3N4/RGO的制备、光催化降解性能及其降解机理

尿素固相反应得到石墨相氮化碳(g-C₃N₄),石墨(G)被氧化制得氧化石墨(GO),GO被还原制得石墨烯(RGO),通过3种复合方法分别制得g-C₃N₄/RGO材料.通过对污染物亚甲基蓝、罗丹明B和甲基橙的降解,考察了g-C₃N₄与GO不同复合比9.7:1、9.3:1、9:1、8:1和6.7:1对光催化剂g-C₃N₄/RGO光催化性能的影响.同时考察了复合物对污染物的选择性降解.用X-射线衍射谱(XRD)和傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)对催化剂的结构性质进行了表征.结果表明,g-C₃N₄与GO混合-水合肼还原-高温固相反应法制备的g-C₃N₄/RGO,时间最短,产量较高,对罗丹明B的降解效果最佳,说明该方法较好.另外,当g-C₃N₄与GO的质量比为9.7:1时,制备的g-C₃N₄/RGO降解效果最佳.还有,该复合材料对亚甲基蓝的降解效果最佳,罗丹明B次之,甲基橙最差.机理研究结果表明超氧自由基在光催化过程中起主导作用,羟基自由基起次要作用.     

Pd/TiO2催化水体中四溴双酚A的电催化还原脱溴

以TiO₂、Al₂O₃、CeO₂和SiO₂为载体，采用浸渍法制备Pd基催化剂，并通过透射电镜(TEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和电感耦合等离子体发射光谱(ICP-OES)等手段对催化剂的结构进行了详细表征.以Pd/TiO₂为催化剂，研究四溴双酚A(TBBPA)在阴极池的电催化还原.结果表明，悬浮体系中Pd基催化剂的催化活性远高于固定体系；与其他载体相比，Pd/TiO₂的电催化还原活性最高；反应过程符合Langmuir-Hinshelwood模型，受控于TBBPA在催化剂表面的吸附过程；随着恒定电流和Pd负载量的增大，TBBPA电催化还原反应的初活性呈现火山型变化规律；经过5次循环使用，Pd/TiO₂催化剂仍能够完全去除TBBPA，具有良好的稳定性.     

Ce0.7Zr0.3O2纳米棒的制备及其对柴油车尾气碳颗粒的催化净化性能

本研究以硝酸铈、硝酸锆为原料使用溶剂热合成法,制备了CeO₂-ZrO₂纳米棒催化剂(Ce_0.7Zr_0.3O₂(NR)),并用于柴油车尾气碳颗粒催化净化.催化活性检测证实:Ce_0.7Zr_0.3O₂(NR)纳米棒催化剂可有效净化柴油车尾气碳烟颗粒.在Ce_0.7Zr_0.3O₂(NR)存在下,碳颗粒净化率为10%、50%和90%时,所需温度分别仅为375℃、414℃和455℃,比商用Ce_0.7Zr_0.3O₂和Ce0.3Zr0.7O2催化剂性能更优.采用氮吸附-脱附、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、H2程序升温还原(H₂-TPR)、X射线衍射(XRD)、拉曼光谱(Raman)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)等技术对催化剂进行表征.XRD和Raman结果证实,Ce_0.7Zr_0.3O₂(NR)主要由立方相CeO₂构成,并掺杂了少量四方相氧化锆.SEM和TEM结果则显示,Ce_0.7Zr_0.3O₂(NR)催化剂颗粒明显由纳米棒堆积而成,特定的纳米形貌会影响其对碳颗粒的催化氧化活性.XPS结果证明Ce_0.7Zr_0.3O₂(NR)催化剂主要具有晶格氧、化学氧和表面吸附氧等氧物种;晶格氧是碳颗粒氧化的活性氧物种,其溢流到催化剂表面可与碳颗粒接触从而提高反应活性;化学氧和表面吸附氧均为表面氧物种,极易与表面固体碳颗粒直接接触,从而可在较低温度下促进碳颗粒的净化.H₂-TPR结果进一步证实了XPS结果,Ce_0.7Zr_0.3O₂(NR)催化剂的低温还原温度比商用Ce_0.7Zr_0.3O₂催化剂更低,且含有更多的易还原氧物种,这些低温易还原氧物种可以在较低温度下参与催化反应,促进柴油车尾气颗粒物的低温催化净化.     

镉污染下大气CO2升高和氮添加对森林土壤有机碳的影响

以森林土为生长基质和开顶生长箱(open-top chambers,OTCs)的近自然法，选择亚热带造林树种大叶相思(Acacia auriculiformis)、红锥(Castanopsis hystrix)、樟树(Cinnamomum camphora)、枫香(Liquidambar formosana)、海南蒲桃(Syzygium hainanense)的一年生树苗构建实验林，探讨土壤有机碳对重金属镉(Cd)污染下大气二氧化碳(CO₂)浓度升高和氮(N)添加的响应.实验处理如下：对照(CK)、加Cd(Cd)、加Cd加CO₂(Cd+CO₂)、加Cd加N(Cd+N)、加Cd加CO₂加N(Cd+CO₂+N)；加Cd为10 kg hm^-2 a^-1，加CO₂浓度为700μmol/mol，加N为100 kg hm^-2 a^-1；每个处理3个重复.试验始于2017年4月，2020...     

CO2浓度升高对半干旱区春小麦光合作用及水分生理生态特性的影响

大气CO₂浓度升高已成为世界范围内重要环境问题。为了解大气CO₂浓度升高对春小麦光合作用及水分生理生态特性的影响,在典型半干旱区定西利用开顶式气室(OTC)试验平台,以春小麦“定西24号”为供试品种,开展了CO₂浓度增加模拟试验。试验设对照(390μmol·mol^?1)、480μmol·mol^?1和570μmol·mol^?1等3个CO₂浓度(摩尔分数)梯度。结果表明:在对照和增加CO₂浓度条件下,春小麦叶片净光合速率和蒸腾速率日变化均呈“双峰型”分布,出现明显的“午休”现象;胞间CO₂浓度的日变化表现为斜“V”字型曲线;叶水势日变化呈现反抛物线曲线走向,在中午后出现水势曲线拐点。在不同生育时期内,净光合速率、气孔导度和胞间CO₂浓度均表现为开花期最大,乳熟期最小。而蒸腾速率表现为开花期最大,拔节期最小,叶片水平水分利用效率表现为孕穗期最大,乳熟期最小。随着CO₂浓度升高,春小麦叶片净光合速率、胞间CO₂浓度、水分利用效率和水势提高,气孔导度和蒸腾速率降低。与对照大气CO₂浓度相比,在480μmol·mol^?1浓度和570μmol·mol^?1浓度下,整个生育期净光合速率平均分别提高了14.68%和28.20%,气孔导度平均降低了15.29%和24.83%,胞间CO₂浓度平均提高了10.38%和26.15%,蒸腾速率平均减小了6.63%和12.41%,WUE平均增加了22.9%和46.9%。随着CO₂浓度升高,蒸腾失水减少,叶片水势不断增加,从而增强了春小麦对干旱胁迫的抵御能力。研究结果为我国半干旱区春小麦对全球气候变化下的敏感性及适应性提供理论参考。     

基于OCO-2遥感数据的新疆维吾尔自治区大气XCO2空间化研究

二氧化碳(CO₂)是导致全球变暖最主要的温室气体,掌握准确的CO₂空间分布信息可以有效评估碳减排成效,对于推进碳达峰、碳中和工作具有重要意义。相比站点观测,碳卫星能够获取大尺度的CO₂分布信息,但是由于其幅宽较窄以及云覆盖的影响,大气CO₂卫星遥感数据存在大量缺值区域,不能获得空间连续的大气CO₂分布。以新疆维吾尔自治区为研究区,基于2019年OCO-2卫星大气二氧化碳柱平均干空气混合比(XCO₂)数据,结合气温、地形、植被、大气NO₂浓度等相关变量,综合对比了多元线性回归(MLR)、地理加权回归(GWR)、支持向量机(SVR)、随机森林(RF)、极端梯度提升树(XGBoost)和极端随机树(ERT)等方法在生成大气XCO₂空间连续数据中的表现。交叉验证结果表明,RF、XGBoost和ERT这3种集成学习模型精度明显优于SVR、GWR和MLR模型,其中ERT模型精度最高,决定系数R²为0.7...     

表面活性剂(十六烷基三甲基溴化铵)辅助合成Bi2MoO6光催化剂协同PMS降解AO7

采用CTAB辅助水热法合成钼酸铋(Bi₂MoO₆,BMO)微球,并将其用于活化过一硫酸盐(PMS),在可见光下降解废水中的偶氮染料金橙Ⅱ(AO7).利用X射线衍射(XRD),傅里叶红外光谱仪(FT-IR),扫描电子显微镜(SEM),X射线能谱(XPS),透射电子显微镜(TEM)和紫外-可见漫反射光谱(UV-vis)对催化剂进行了表征,并通过降解实验测试其催化性能.结果表明,合成的催化剂具有良好的吸附、催化降解AO7的性能.在中性条件下,催化剂投加量0.3 g·L^-1,AO7浓度0.1 mmol·L^-1,PMS浓度1 mmol·L^-1,可以在30 min内完全降解AO7.研究了催化剂含量、pH、共存阴离子等对AO7降解效果的影响.通过自由基消除实验,探索了0.10CTAB-BMO/光/PMS体系中存在的活性物种(h⁺、·O₂^-、¹O₂、·OH和SO₄...     

g-C3N4-MoS2/WSe2自偏压系统构建与不同类型污染物同时去除性能研究

由于工业化进程的不断推进,染料与重金属废水被非法排入自然水体,水体污染问题日益严峻.为实现两种污染物的同时去除,本文通过调控合成MoS₂/WSe₂（MW）异质结复合催化材料,提高其催化活性.黑暗条件下,以MoS₂、WSe₂以及MW为阳极材料,g-C₃N₄为阴极材料组建自偏压燃料电池系统,实现在降解有机染料的同时,去除水体中的重金属离子.通过调控参数,探究影响染料与重金属去除的因素.研究表明,影响重金属和有机染料去除效果的因素有pH、电解质溶液浓度、重金属溶液浓度.当溶液pH=5,电解质溶液浓度为0.1 mol·L^-1,铜离子浓度为4 mg·L^-1时,重金属的去除率为64.3%.当溶液pH=5,电解质溶液浓度为0.2 mol·L^-1,铜离子浓度为2 mg·L^-1时,有机染料罗丹明B的去除率为99.5%.该系统在无外加光照条件下,实现不同类型污染物同时去除,并产生约240 ...     

Potassium carbonate-based ternary transition temperature mixture (deep eutectic analogues) for CO2 absorption: Characterizations and DFT analysis

•Addition of hindered amine increased thermal stability and viscosity of TTTM. •Addition of hindered amine improved the CO₂ absorption performance of TTTM. •Good the CO₂ absorption of recycled solvents after two regenerations. •Important role of amine group in CO₂ absorption of TTTM confirmed by DFT analysis. Is it possible to improve CO₂ solubility in potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃)-based transition temperature mixtures (TTMs)? To assess this possibility, a ternary transition-temperature mixture (TTTM) was prepared by using a hindered amine, 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol (AMPD). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) was employed to detect the functional groups including hydroxyl, amine, carbonate ion, and aliphatic functional groups in the prepared solvents. From thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), it was found that the addition of AMPD to the binary mixture can increase the thermal stability of TTTM. The viscosity findings showed that TTTM has a higher viscosity than TTM while their difference was decreased by increasing temperature. In addition, Eyring’s absolute rate theory was used to compute the activation parameters (ΔG*, ΔH*, and ΔS*). The CO₂ solubility in liquids was measured at a temperature of 303.15 K and pressures up to 1.8 MPa. The results disclosed that the CO₂ solubility of TTTM was improved by the addition of AMPD. At the pressure of about 1.8 MPa, the CO₂ mole fractions of TTM and TTTM were 0.1697 and 0.2022, respectively. To confirm the experimental data, density functional theory (DFT) was employed. From the DFT analysis, it was found that the TTTM+ CO₂ system has higher interaction energy (|ΔE |) than the TTM+ CO₂ system indicating the higher CO₂ affinity of the former system. This study might help scientists to better understand and to improve CO₂ solubility in these types of solvents by choosing a suitable amine as HBD and finding the best combination of HBA and HBD.     

Cattle manure biochar and earthworm interactively affected CO2 and N2O emissions in agricultural and forest soils: Observation of a distinct difference

• Earthworms increase CO₂ and N₂O emissions in agricultural and forest soil. • 10% biochar suppresses CO₂ and N₂O emissions in forest soil. • Biochar interacted with earthworm to significant affect CO₂ and N₂O emissions. The application of manure-derived biochar offers an alternative to avoid the direct application of manure to soil causing greenhouse gas emission. Soil fauna, especially earthworms, can markedly stimulate carbon dioxide (CO₂) and nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions from soil. This study therefore investigated the effect of cattle manure biochar (added at rates of 0, 2%, or 10%, coded as BC0, BC2 and BC10, respectively) application, with or without earthworm Aporrectodea turgida, on emissions of CO₂ and N₂O and changes of physic-chemical properties of agricultural and forest soils in a laboratory incubation experiment. The BC10 treatment significantly enhanced cumulative CO₂ emissions by 27.9% relative to the untreated control in the agricultural soil. On the contrary, the BC2 and BC10 treatments significantly reduced cumulative CO₂ emissions by 16.3%–61.1% and N₂O emissions by 92.9%–95.1% compared to the untreated control in the forest soil. The addition of earthworm alone significantly enhanced the cumulative CO₂ and N₂O fluxes in agricultural and forest soils. Cumulative CO₂ and N₂O fluxes were significantly increased when BC2 and BC10 were applied with earthworm in the agricultural soil, but were significantly reduced when BC10 was applied with earthworm in the forest soil. Our study demonstrated that biochar application interacted with earthworm to affect CO₂ and N₂O emissions, which were also dependent on the soil type involved. Our study suggests that manure biochar application rate and use of earthworm need to be carefully studied for specific soil types to maximize the climate change mitigation potential of such management practices.     

Tuning the catalytic selectivity in electrochemical CO2 reduction on copper oxide-derived nanomaterials

Electrochemical conversion of CO₂ to hydrocarbons can relieve both environmental and energy stresses. However, electrocatalysts for this reaction usually suffer from a poor product selectivity and a large overpotential. Here we report that tunable catalytic selectivity for hydrocarbon formation could be achieved on Cu nanomaterials with different morphologies. By tuning the electrochemical parameters, either Cu oxide nanowires or nanoneedles were fabricated and then electrochemically reduced to the corresponding Cu nanomaterials. The Cu nanowires preferred the formation of C₂H₄, while the Cu nanoneedles favored the production of more CH₄, rather than C₂H₄. Our work provides a facile synthetic strategy for preparing Cu-based nanomaterials to achieve selective CO₂ reduction.     

Augmented hydrogen production by gasification of ball milled polyethylene with Ca(OH)2 and Ni(OH)2

PE ball milling pretreatment induces higher H₂ production and purity by gasification. Ca(OH)₂ reacts at solid state with PE boosting H₂ and capturing CO₂. Ca(OH)₂ significantly reduces methanation side-reaction. Polymer thermal recycling for hydrogen production is a promising process to recover such precious element from plastic waste. In the present work a simple but efficacious high energy milling pre-treatment is proposed to boost H₂ generation during polyethylene gasification. The polymer is co-milled with calcium and nickel hydroxides and then it is subjected to thermal treatment. Results demonstrate the key role played by the calcium hydroxide that significantly ameliorates hydrogen production. It reacts in solid state with the polyethylene to form directly carbonate and hydrogen. In this way, the CO₂ is immediately captured in solid form, thus shifting the equilibrium toward H₂ generation and obtaining high production rate (>25 L/mol CH₂). In addition, high amounts of the hydroxide prevent excessive methane formation, so the gas product is almost pure hydrogen (~95%).     

Revealing the GHG reduction potential of emerging biomass-based CO2 utilization with an iron cycle system

● Greenhouse gas mitigation by biomass-based CO₂ utilization with a Fe cycle system. ● The system including hydrothermal CO₂ reduction with Fe and Fe recovery by biomass. ● The reduction potential quantified by experiments, simulations, and an ex-ante LCA. ● The greatest GHG reduction potential is −34.03 kg CO₂-eq/kg absorbed CO₂. ● Ex-ante LCA supports process optimization to maximize GHG reduction potential. CO₂ utilization becomes a promising solution for reducing anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Biomass-based CO₂ utilization (BCU) even has the potential to generate negative emissions, but the corresponding quantitative evaluation is limited. Herein, the biomass-based CO₂ utilization with an iron cycle (BCU-Fe) system, which converts CO₂ into formate by Fe under hydrothermal conditions and recovers Fe with biomass-derived glycerin, was investigated. The GHG reduction potential under various process designs was quantified by a multidisciplinary method, including experiments, simulations, and an ex-ante life-cycle assessment. The results reveal that the BCU-Fe system could bring considerable GHG emission reduction. Significantly, the lowest value is −34.03 kg CO₂-eq/kg absorbed CO₂ (−2.44 kg CO₂-eq/kg circulated Fe) with the optimal yield of formate (66%) and Fe (80%). The proposed ex-ante evaluation approach not only reveals the benefits of mitigating climate change by applying the BCU-Fe system, but also serves as a generic tool to guide the industrialization of emerging carbon-neutral technologies.     

Hydroxyl radical intensified Cu2O NPs/H2O2 process in ceramic membrane reactor for degradation on DMAc wastewater from polymeric membrane manufacturer

• Cu₂O NPs/H₂O₂ Fenton process was intensified by membrane dispersion. • DMAc removal was enhanced to 98% for initial DMAc of 14000 mg/L. • Analyzed time-resolved degradation pathway of DMAc under ·OH attack. High-concentration industrial wastewater containing N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc) from polymeric membrane manufacturer was degraded in Cu₂O NPs/H₂O₂ Fenton process. In the membrane-assisted Fenton process DMAc removal rate was up to 98% with 120 min which was increased by 23% over the batch reactor. It was found that ·OH quench time was extended by 20 min and the maximum ·OH productivity was notably 88.7% higher at 40 min. The degradation reaction rate constant was enhanced by 2.2 times with membrane dispersion (k = 0.0349 min⁻¹). DMAc initial concentration (C₀) and H₂O₂ flux (J_p) had major influence on mass transfer and kinetics, meanwhile, membrane pore size (r_p) and length (L_m) also affected the reaction rate. The intensified radical yield, fast mass transfer and nanoparticles high activity all contributed to improve pollutant degradation efficiency. Time-resolved DMAc degradation pathway was analyzed as hydroxylation, demethylation and oxidation leading to the final products of CO₂, H₂O and NO₃⁻ (rather than NH₃ from biodegradation). Continuous process was operated in the dual-membrane configuration with in situ reaction and separation. After five cycling tests, DMAc removal was all above 95% for the initial [DMAc]₀ = 14,000 mg/L in wastewater and stability of the catalyst and the membrane maintained well.     

NiB2O4 (B = Mn or Co) catalysts for NH3-SCR of NOx at low-temperature in microwave field

● Microwave-assisted catalytic NH₃-SCR reaction over spinel oxides is carried out. ● SCR reaction temperature is tremendously lowered in microwave field. ● NO conversion of NiMn₂O₄ is highly up to 90.6% at 70°C under microwave heating. Microwave-assisted selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides (NO_x) was investigated over Ni-based metal oxides. The NiMn₂O₄ and NiCo₂O₄ catalysts were synthesized by the co-precipitation method and their activities were evaluated as potential candidate catalysts for low-temperature NH₃-SCR in a microwave field. The physicochemical properties and structures of the catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscope (SEM), N₂-physisorption, NO adsorption-desorption in the microwave field, H₂-temperature programmed reduction (H₂-TPR) and NH₃-temperature programmed desorption (NH₃-TPD). The results verified that microwave radiation reduced the reaction temperature required for NH₃-SCR compared to conventional heating, which needed less energy. For the NiMn₂O₄ catalyst, the catalytic efficiency exceeded 90% at 70 °C and reached 96.8% at 110 °C in the microwave field. Meanwhile, the NiMn₂O₄ also exhibited excellent low-temperature NH₃-SCR reaction performance under conventional heating conditions, which is due to the high BET specific surface area, more suitable redox property, good NO adsorption-desorption in the microwave field and rich acidic sites.     

Fe2O3-CeO2-Bi2O3/γ-Al2O3 catalyst in the catalytic wet air oxidation (CWAO) of cationic red GTL under mild reaction conditions

Fe₂O₃-CeO₂-Bi₂O₃/γ-Al₂O₃, an environmental friendly material, was investigated. The catalyst exhibited good catalytic performance in the CWAO of cationic red GTL. The apparent activation energy for the reaction was 79 kJ·mol⁻¹. HO₂· and O₂·⁻ appeared as the main reactive species in the reaction. The Fe₂O₃-CeO₂-Bi₂O₃/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst, a novel environmental-friendly material, was used to investigate the catalytic wet air oxidation (CWAO) of cationic red GTL under mild operating conditions in a batch reactor. The catalyst was prepared by wet impregnation, and characterized by special surface area (BET measurement), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The Fe₂O₃-CeO₂-Bi₂O₃/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst exhibited good catalytic activity and stability in the CWAO under atmosphere pressure. The effect of the reaction conditions (catalyst loading, degradation temperature, solution concentration and initial solution pH value) was studied. The result showed that the decolorization efficiency of cationic red GTL was improved with increasing the initial solution pH value and the degradation temperature. The apparent activation energy for the reaction was 79 kJ·mol⁻¹. Hydroperoxy radicals (HO₂·) and superoxide radicals (O₂⁻·) appeared as the main reactive species upon the CWAO of cationic red GTL.     

Enhanced triallyl isocyanurate (TAIC) degradation through application of an O3/UV process: Performance optimization and degradation pathways

• UV/O₃ process had higher TAIC mineralization rate than O₃ process. • Four possible degradation pathways were proposed during TAIC degradation. • pH impacted oxidation processes with pH of 9 achieving maximum efficiency. • CO₃^2– negatively impacted TAIC degradation while HCO₃^– not. • Cl^– can be radicals scavenger only at high concentration (over 500 mg/L Cl^–). Triallyl isocyanurate (TAIC, C₁₂H₁₅N₃O₃) has featured in wastewater treatment as a refractory organic compound due to the significant production capability and negative environmental impact. TAIC degradation was enhanced when an ozone(O₃)/ultraviolet(UV) process was applied compared with the application of an independent O₃ process. Although 99% of TAIC could be degraded in 5 min during both processes, the O₃/UV process had a 70%mineralization rate that was much higher than that of the independent O₃ process (9%) in 30 min. Four possible degradation pathways were proposed based on the organic compounds of intermediate products identified during TAIC degradation through the application of independent O₃ and O₃/UV processes. pH impacted both the direct and indirect oxidation processes. Acidic and alkaline conditions preferred direct and indirect reactions respectively, with a pH of 9 achieving maximum Total Organic Carbon (TOC) removal. Both CO₃^2– and HCO₃^– decreased TOC removal, however only CO₃^2– negatively impacted TAIC degradation. Effects of Cl^– as a radical scavenger became more marked only at high concentrations (over 500 mg/L Cl^–). Particulate and suspended matter could hinder the transmission of ultraviolet light and reduce the production of HO· accordingly.     

CeO2 doping boosted low-temperature NH3-SCR activity of FeTiOx catalyst: A microstructure analysis and reaction mechanistic study

• CeO₂ doping significantly improved low-temperature NH₃-SCR activity on FeTiO_x. • The crystallinity of FeTiO_x was decreased dramatically after CeO₂ doping. • Unique Ce-O-Fe structure in FeCe_0.2TiO_x accounted for its superior redox property. • Facile activation of NH₃ to-NH₂ on FeCe_0.2TiO_x promoted the DeNO_x efficiency. FeTiO_x has been recognized as an environmental-friendly and cost-effective catalyst for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO_x with NH₃. Aimed at further improving the low-temperature DeNO_x efficiency of FeTiO_x catalyst, a simple strategy of CeO₂ doping was proposed. The low-temperature (<250℃) NH₃-SCR activity of FeTiO_x catalyst could be dramatically enhanced by CeO₂ doping, and the optimal composition of the catalyst was confirmed as FeCe_0.2TiO_x, which performed a NO_x conversion of 90% at ca. 200℃. According to X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectra and X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy (XAFS) analysis, FeCe_0.2TiO_x showed low crystallinity, with Fe and Ce species well mixed with each other. Based on the fitting results of extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS), a unique Ce-O-Fe structure was formed in FeCe_0.2TiO_x catalyst. The well improved specific surface area and the newly formed Ce-O-Fe structure dramatically contributed to the improvement of the redox property of FeCe_0.2TiO_x catalyst, which was well confirmed by H₂-temperature-programmed reduction (H₂-TPR) and in situ XAFS experiments. Such enhanced redox capability could benefit the activation of NO and NH₃ at low temperatures for NO_x removal. The detailed reaction mechanism study further suggested that the facile oxidative dehydrogenation of NH₃ to highly reactive-NH₂ played a key role in enhancing the low-temperature NH₃-SCR performance of FeCe_0.2TiO_x catalyst.