A metal-OH group modification strategy to prepare highly-hydrophobic MIL-53-Al for efficient acetone capture under humid conditions

A series of highly-hydrophobic MIL-53-Al (MIL = Materials of Institut Lavoisier) frameworks synthesized via decoration of the Al-OH groups by alkyl phosphonic acid were developed as adsorbents for removing acetone from humid gas streams. The newly prepared materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), N₂ adsorption-desorption and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Their adsorption behaviors toward acetone vapor under dry and wet conditions were studied subsequently. Results showed that alkyl phosphonic acid was successfully grafted into MIL-53-Al skeleton through coordinating interaction with Al³⁺ generating [email protected]_x (x = 12, 14, 18). The [email protected]_x exhibited similar crystal structure and thermal stability to parent MIL-53-Al. Furthermore, the modified materials showed significantly enhanced hydrophobicity. The water vapor uptake of [email protected]₁₄ decreased by 72.55% at 75% relative humidity (RH). Dynamic adsorption experiments demonstrated that water vapor had almost no effect on the acetone adsorption performance of [email protected]₁₄. Under the condition of 90% RH, the acetone adsorption capacity of [email protected]₁₄ was 102.98% higher than that of MIL-53-Al. Notably, [email protected]₁₄ presented excellent adsorption reversibility and regeneration performance in 10 adsorption-desorption cycles. Taken together, the strategy of metal-OH group modification is an attractive way to improve the acetone adsorption performance over metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) under humid conditions. Besides, [email protected]₁₄ would be deemed as a promising candidate for capturing acetone in high moisture environment.     

Monodisperse amino-modified nanosized zero-valent iron for selective and recyclable removal of TNT: Synthesis, characterization, and removal mechanism

Nitroaromatic explosives are major pollutants produced during wars that cause serious environmental and health problems. The removal of a typical nitroaromatic explosive, 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), from aqueous solution, was conducted using a new recyclable magnetic nano-adsorbent ([email protected]₂NH₂). This adsorbent was prepared by grafting amino groups onto [email protected]₂ particles with a well-defined core-shell structure and demonstrated monodispersity in solution. The removal performance of the nano-adsorbent towards TNT was found to be 2.57 and 4.92 times higher than that towards two analogous explosives, 2,4-dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT) and 2-nitrotoluene (2-NT), respectively, under neutral conditions. The difference in the removal performance among the three compounds was further compared in terms of the effects of different conditions (pH value, ionic strength, humic acid concentration, adsorbent modification degree and dosage, etc.) and the electrostatic potential distributions of the three compounds. The most significant elevation is owing to modification of amino on [email protected]₂ which made a 20.7% increase in adsorption efficiency of TNT. The experimental data were well fit by the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and the Freundlich adsorption isotherm model, indicating multilayer adsorption on a heterogeneous surface. The experimental results and theoretical considerations show that the interactions between [email protected]₂NH₂ NPs and TNT correspond to dipole-dipole and hydrophobic interactions. These interactions should be considered in the design of an adsorbent. Furthermore, the adaptability to aqueous environment and excellent regeneration capacity of [email protected]₂NH₂ NPs makes these remediation materials promising for applications.     

Nickel phosphide on Ni foam as anode and peroxymonosulfate as the chemical oxidizer for effective direct urea fuel cell

The direct urea fuel cell (DUFC) is a low cost and competitive approach for contemporaneous urine or urea-contaminated wastewater treatment and electricity generation. However, the lack of efficient urea oxidation reaction (UOR) electrocatalysts and suitable electron acceptors remains a challenge for practical applications. Here, we developed a DUFC system using Ni₂[email protected] foam as the anode and peroxymonosulfate (PMS) as the chemical oxidizers. The Ni₂[email protected] foam anode showed a high oxidation activity for UOR with an onset potential of 0.30 V vs. Ag/AgCl and Tafel slope of 34.4 mV/dec. PMS with high theoretical potential improved the cell voltage to 1.43 V. A power density of DUFC up to 4.91 mW/cm² was achieved using PMS at room temperature, which was approximately twice as high as using H₂O₂ (2.38 mW/cm²). Ni^II/Ni^III was the redox active species on the Ni₂P anode in the DUFC process, and Ni^II was electrochemically oxidized to Ni^III, which reverted to Ni^II by urea reduction. When real human urine was used as the fuel, a power density of 4.46 mW/cm² can be achieved at room temperature. This DUFC with high cell performance showed potential application in urea wastewater treatment.     

Efficient and recyclable palladium enriched magnetic nanocatalyst for reduction of toxic environmental pollutants

In this paper, highly stable, powerful, and recyclable magnetic nanoparticles tethered N-heterocyclic carbene-palladium(II) ((CH₃)₃[email protected]₃O₄) as magnetic nanocatalyst was successfully synthesized from a simplistic multistep synthesis under aerobic conditions through easily available low-cost chemicals. Newly synthesized (CH₃)₃[email protected]₃O₄ magnetic nanocatalyst was characterized from various analytical tools and catalytic potential of the (CH₃)₃[email protected]₃O₄ magnetic nanocatalyst was studied for the catalytic reduction of toxic 4-nitrophenol (4-NP), hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)), Methylene Blue (MB) and Methyl Orange (MO) at room temperature in aqueous media. UV-Visible spectroscopy was employed to monitor the reduction reactions. New (CH₃)₃[email protected]₃O₄ magnetic nanocatalyst exhibited excellent catalytic activity for the reduction of toxic environmental pollutants. Moreover, (CH₃)₃[email protected]₃O₄ magnetic nanocatalyst could be easily and rapidly separated from the reaction mixture with the help of an external magnet and recycled minimum five times in reduction of 4-NP, MB, MO and four times in Cr(VI) without significant loss of catalytic potential and remains stable even after reuse.     

Fe2O3/MIL-53(Al)催化类芬顿氧化性能及其作用机制研究

以MIL-53(Al)和铁盐为原料,采用浸渍-焙烧的方法,制备了Fe_2O_3/MIL-53(Al)类芬顿催化剂.通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、射透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)、傅里叶变换红外光谱仪(FTIR)及X射线光电子能谱仪(XPS),对Fe_2O_3/MIL-53(Al)、MIL-53(Al)及Fe_2O_3 3种材料的理化性质进行了表征.以亚甲基蓝为相关材料催化类芬顿反应氧化性能的指示剂,考察了Fe_2O_3/MIL-53(Al)、MIL-53(Al)及Fe_2O_3 3种材料催化类芬顿反应的活性.探讨了Fe_2O_3/MIL-53(Al)催化活性强化的相关作用机制.研究结果表明,Fe_2O_3/MIL-53(Al)的物化结构特征是以赤铁矿为主的纳米Fe_2O_3颗粒均匀、离散地分布在MIL-53(Al)之上,纳米Fe_2O_3颗粒尺寸大多集中在1～5 nm.与未负载纳米Fe_2O_3相比,其分散性和颗粒尺寸都展现出潜在优越性.Fe_2O_3/MIL-53(Al)材料催化类芬顿反应降解水溶液中亚甲基蓝的效果是未负载纳米Fe_2O_3的4.8倍(以反应速率常数计),且TOC去除率亦有明显优势.自由基猝灭实验结果表明Fe_2O_3/MIL-53(Al)催化类芬顿降解污染物的主要活性氧类物质为羟基自由基.MIL-53(Al)孔结构发达、孔分布均匀及孔尺寸较小且均一等结构特征,导致负载其中的Fe_2O_3具有孔道负载量大、颗粒分布离散且均匀、颗粒粒径小且均一等特点,从而强化了纳米Fe_2O_3催化类芬顿反应氧化降解水中污染物的性能.     

MIL-88A@MIP催化活化过硫酸盐靶向降解邻苯二甲酸二丁酯

本实验首次合成了以金属有机骨架MIL-88A作为前驱体,采用分子印迹法改性后的催化剂MIL-88A@MIP,并通过X射线衍射仪(XRD),扫描电镜(SEM)以及EDS能谱和氮气吸附对催化剂进行表征分析.以造纸废水中邻苯二甲酸二丁酯(DBP)作为目标污染物,探究该催化剂活化过硫酸盐(PS)产生SO_4~-·的能力.对比前驱体MIL-88A,靶向改性有效地提高了MIL-88A@MIP的催化活性,在反应480 min后,DBP的去除率高达80.4%.影响因素实验表明该催化剂的最佳活化条件为:PS∶DBP=600∶1、MIL-88A@MIP投加量0.5 g·L~(-1)、体系中pH为3.26.此外,探究了MIL-88A@MIP对于催化PS降解不同污染物的能力,其结果表明该催化剂对于邻苯二甲酸酯类(PAEs)物质均有降解效果,体现了其靶向选择性.     

铁铜催化剂非均相Fenton降解苯酚及机制研究

通过浸渍法制备了负载于活性炭(AC)上的金属催化剂Fe/AC、Cu/AC和Fe-Cu/AC,并通过X射线衍射(XRD)、物理吸附仪及X射线光电子能谱(XPS)对其进行了表征.研究了非均相Fenton反应催化H2O2降解苯酚废水的工艺参数,并通过中间产物分析和电子自旋共振谱(ESR)探讨了过程反应机制.实验表明,Cu/AC催化剂中铜主要以CuO形式存在,Fe/AC中铁以多价态形式存在,以无定形形态分散于活性炭中.Fe/AC、Cu/AC和Fe-Cu/AC催化过氧化氢降解苯酚60 min内降解率分别达到96.7%、77.5%和99%;Cu/AC和Fe-Cu/AC催化剂中活性组分铜和铁有一定溶出,而Fe/AC中活性组分铁溶出很少,苯酚降解主要是以非均相催化为主,同时在三轮循环实验后的苯酚降解率仍然高达93%以上,显示了良好的催化稳定性.在优化条件pH=3、T=303 K及初始H2O2为4.38 mmol.L-1下,Fe/AC催化过氧化氢对苯酚和TOC去除率分别达到97%和53%,没有催化剂时苯酚几乎不降解.ESR结果表明Fe/AC催化过氧化氢产生了羟基自由基,证明苯酚降解是以羟基自由基氧化为主;通过高效液相色谱(HPLC)检测苯酚降解中间产物主要有邻苯二酚、对苯二酚和对苯醌,推测苯酚降解途径主要为邻位和对位的羟基取代反应.     

Photocatalytic activity of Fe-doped CaTiO3 under UV-visible light

The photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue（MB） over Fe-doped CaTiO3 under UV-visible light was investigated. The as-prepared samples were characterized using X-ray diffraction（XRD）, scanning electron microscope（SEM） equipped with an energy dispersive spectrometer（EDS） system, Fourier transform infrared spectra（FT-IR）, and UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy（DRS）. The results show that the doping with Fe significantly promoted the light absorption ability of CaTiO3 in the visible light region. The Fe-doped CaTiO3 exhibited higher photocatalytic activity than CaTiO3 for the degradation of MB.However, the photocatalytic activity of the Fe-doped CaTiO3 was greatly influenced by the calcination temperature during the preparation process. The Fe-doped CaTiO3 prepared at500°C exhibited the best photocatalytic activity, with degradation of almost 100% MB（10 ppm）under UV-visible light for 180 min.     

金属-有机骨架MIL-88A(Fe)及其复合物的合成与高级氧化降解水体有机污染物的研究进展

本文综述了MIL-88A(Fe)及其复合物的合成方法、形貌调控及其作为异相催化剂实现光芬顿、活化PS(persulfate, 过硫酸盐)和催化臭氧氧化等高级氧化过程去除水体有机污染物的研究进展. 系统介绍了利用水/溶剂热法、超声法、微波法、室温搅拌法、机械化学法、重结晶法和光化学还原法制备MIL-88A(Fe)及其复合物的反应条件和产物形貌特征. MIL-88A(Fe)具有环境友好、能被可见光激发及稳定性好等特点,其表面Fe(Ⅲ)不饱和位点丰富且均匀,利于作为催化剂用于高级氧化. MIL-88A(Fe)受光激发产生的光生电子-空穴容易复合,导致其光催化性能较差. 但在类芬顿、激发PS和催化臭氧氧化等体系中,添加的氧化剂作为电子受体快速消耗电子,有效克服了光生电子-空穴复合问题. 此外,将MIL-88A(Fe)与其他功能材料复合可进一步改善其光生电子-空穴分离效率、提高光吸收能力及水稳定性. 总之,MIL-88A(Fe)及其复合物在光芬顿、活化PS和催化臭氧氧化降解有机污染物方面具有较大的实际应用潜力.      

氧化剂增强TiO2纤维光催化降解DMF研究

研究TiO₂纤维光催化降解DMF水溶液的结果表明:氧化剂增强了TiO₂纤维对DMF的降解能力,在其它反应条件相同情况下,O₃/TiO₂(F)对DMF降解率是air/TiO₂(F)和H₂O₂/TiO₂(F)的1.5倍左右,且降解速率提高2倍左右,COD分析表明DMF几乎完全矿化.同时实验过程中确定了DMF光催化降解中间产物仲胺的存在.以二甲胺为仲胺代表物进行光催化降解研究表明,中间产物仲胺的迅速降解是O₃增强TiO₂纤维降解效应的主要因素.