A review on the formation of titania nanotube photocatalysts by hydrothermal treatment

Titania nanotubes are gaining prominence in photocatalysis, owing to their excellent physical and chemical properties such as high surface area, excellent photocatalytic activity, and widespread availability. They are easily produced by a simple and effective hydrothermal method under mild temperature and pressure conditions. This paper reviews and analyzes the mechanism of titania nanotube formation by hydrothermal treatment. It further examines the parameters that affect the formation of titania nanotubes, such as starting material, sonication pretreatment, hydrothermal temperature, washing process, and calcination process. Finally, the effects of the presence of dopants on the formation of titania nanotubes are analyzed.     

Hydrothermal fabrication of selectively doped organic assisted advanced ZnO nanomaterial for solar driven photocatalysis

Hydrothermal fabrication of selectively doped (Ag⁺ + Pd^3 +) advanced ZnO nanomaterial has been carried out under mild pressure temperature conditions (autogeneous; 150°C). Gluconic acid has been used as a surface modifier to effectively control the particle size and morphology of these ZnO nanoparticles. The experimental parameters were tuned to achieve optimum conditions for the synthesis of selectively doped ZnO nanomaterials with an experimental duration of 4 hr. These selectively doped ZnO nanoparticles were characterized using powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), UV–Vis spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The solar driven photocatalytic studies have been carried out for organic dyes, i.e., Procion MX-5B dye, Cibacron Brilliant Yellow dye, Indigo Carmine dye, separately and all three mixed, by using gluconic acid modified selectively doped advanced ZnO nanomaterial. The influence of catalyst, its concentration and initial dye concentration resulted in the photocatalytic efficiency of 89% under daylight.     

Zn系LDHs覆膜改性人工湿地沸石基质除磷机制

选择Zn系层状双金属氢氧化物(LDHs),采用水热-共沉淀法合成3种不同类型的Zn-LDHs(Fe Zn-LDHs、Co Zn-LDHs和Al Zn-LDHs)并覆膜于常用人工湿地沸石基质表面;利用模拟垂直流人工湿地小试系统,对原始沸石及3种Zn-LDHs覆膜改性沸石基质进行除磷净化实验、等温吸附-解吸实验以及动力学吸附实验,通过上述实验对以Zn-LDHs覆膜改性沸石基质为代表的改性基质除磷机制进行研究.结果表明,Zn-LDHs覆膜改性沸石基质对磷素净化效果具有明显的提升功能,其中以Fe Zn-LDHs覆膜改性基质尤为突出;改性使基质的饱和吸附容量得以提高,增强了基质对磷酸盐的解吸性能,并使沸石基质对磷酸盐的主要吸附类型由物理吸附向化学吸附转换;通过对沸石基质类型及其改性方式的合理选择,可达到利用沸石人工湿地强化除磷以高效净化富营养化水体的目的.     

超声辅助法制备新型FeMOR分子筛催化NOx还原反应性能研究

采用超声辅助浸渍法成功合成了高铁含量的Fe MOR-5%-UL催化剂,并且测试其催化还原NO性能.研究发现在超声辅助条件下浸渍制得的催化剂可以引入更高比例的离子交换位上的孤立的Fe~(3+),这些铁离子具有更强的NO还原活性,因此超声辅助浸渍法制备的催化剂催化性能显著高于传统的离子交换法和浸渍法.其中活性最高的FeMOR-5%-UL催化剂在添加SO_2等多种气氛时,催化活性下降不显著.并且在持续100 h的汽车尾气条件下进行的稳定性实验中,FeMOR-5%-UL的催化活性没有明显下降.FeMOR-5%-UL的优异的催化活性和稳定性非常具有应用前景和研究价值.     

甲烷催化还原NOx中Co基/分子筛催化剂的助剂和载体优化

采用共浸渍法制备了系列Co基/分子筛催化剂,在固定床催化反应器中考察了不同催化剂在甲烷催化还原NO_x中的催化行为,优化了Co基/分子筛催化剂的助剂和载体,并通过催化表征手段阐明了其构效关系.结果表明,Fe和SAPO-34分别作为优化助剂和载体制备得到的Co-Fe/SAPO-34催化剂具有最高的催化活性,在450℃时,NO_x的最大转化率可以达到52.7%.CO_2对Co-Fe/分子筛催化剂活性无明显抑制作用,H_2O对催化剂的活性抑制是可逆的,SO_2对催化剂活性抑制作用明显.Co-Fe/SAPO-34催化剂表面钴物种以CoO和Co(OH)_2为主,Co-Fe/ZSM-5催化剂表面钴物种则以Co_3O_4和Co(OH)_2为主,Co-Fe/Beta催化剂则可能以CoO、Co Al2O_4和Co_3O_4为主.各Co-Fe/分子筛催化剂表面Fe~(2+)/Fe~(3+)含量比依次为Co-Fe/ZSM-5(3.98)Co-Fe/SAPO-34(0.52)Co-Fe/Beta(0.43).活性组分钴物种的形态和合适的Fe~(2+)/Fe~(3+)含量比对Co-Fe/分子筛催化剂上甲烷催化还原NO_x至关重要.Co-Fe/分子筛催化剂上CH_4-SCR反应机制为:NO在Br?nsted酸位上吸附氧化成NO~+,同时CH_4在Br?nsted酸位上吸附活化成—C=O和—COO等活性物种,生成的NO~+在Co2+和Fe~(3+)等催化活性位上转化成硝酸盐等中间产物,中间产物硝酸盐与活化物种(—C=O和—COO)反应生成N_2和CO_2.     

Effects of zeolites on cultures of marine micro-algae

GOAL, SCOPE AND BACKGROUND: The cation-exchange capacity of zeolites is well known and has been increasingly explored in different fields with both economic and environmental successes. In aquatic medium with low salinity, zeolites have found multiple applications. However, a review of the literature on the applications of zeolites in salt waters found relatively few articles, including some recently published papers. The purpose of this review is to present the state-of-the-art on applications of using zeolites for amending the trace elemental contents of salt water as well as the implications of this property for promoting marine micro-algal growth. MAIN FEATURES: This paper deals with the following features: Sorption capacity of zeolites including 1. application of zeolites in saltwater, 2. the role of silicon and zeolites on cultures of micro-algae, and 3. the role of organically chelated trace metals. RESULTS: The following competing factors have been identified as effects of zeolites on algal growth in salt water: (i) ammonia decrease: growth inhibition reduced; (ii) macro-nutrients increase, mainly silicon: stimulation of silicon-dependent algae; (iii) trace metals increase (desorption from zeolites) or decrease (adsorption): inhibition or stimulation, depending on the nature of the element and its concentration; and, (iv) changes in the chelating organics exudation: inhibition or stimulation of growth, depending on the (a) nature of the complexed element; (b) bioavailability of the complex; and (c) concentration of the elements simultaneously present in inorganic forms. DISCUSSION: Zeolites have been capable of stimulating the growth of the silicon-demanding marine micro-algae, like diatoms, mainly because they can act as a silicon buffer in seawater. Zeolites can also influence the yield of non-silicon-demanding algae, because the changes they can cause (liberation and adsorption of trace elements) in the composition of the medium. CONCLUSIONS: Zeolites have been capable of stimulating the growth of the marine micro-algae. However, the extent of ion exchange between zeolite and seawater, which conditions the effects, will depend on several factors: (1) initial metal concentration in seawater; (2) levels of trace metals in the zeolites (contaminants); (3) characteristics of the zeolites in terms of both ion-exchange capacity and specific affinities for the different cations; (4) quantity of zeolite per litre of solution; (5) pH and (6) response of the organism in terms of liberation of organic ligands. RECOMMENDATIONS AND PERSPECTIVES: RECOMMENDATIONS: Therefore, a previous investigation in each particular case is recommended, in order to select the zeolitic characteristics and concentrations that will maximize the algal yield. PERSPECTIVES: Stimulation of phytoplankton growth can be economically relevant since phytoplankton constitutes the basis of the marine food webs and is required in fish farming nurseries in the marine aquaculture industry. Zeolites are cheap, only small amounts (few milligrams per liter of culture) are required and the addition of some micro-nutrients may be omitted. Therefore, the inclusion of zeolites in algal cultures in aquaculture may have economic advantages.     

Noncatalytic liquefaction of tar with low-temperature hydrothermal treatment

Water at hydrothermal and supercritical conditions is considered a promising solvent for the degradation of hazardous waste into harmless compounds. Tar liquefaction experiments were conducted using a batch-type reactor at temperatures between 623 K and 673 K and at pressures between 25 and 40 MPa. A reaction mechanism for tar liquefaction is proposed. Moreover, on the basis of the experimental results, this method could become an efficient method for tar liquefaction, producing high yields of valuable chemical intermediates.     

Ammonium sulfide-assisted hydrothermal activation of palygorskite for enhanced adsorption of methyl violet

Herein,palygorskite(PAL)was activated via a simple hydrothermal process in the presence of ammonium sulfide,and the effects of activation on the microstructure,physico-chemical feature and adsorption behaviors of PAL were intensively investigated.The hydrothermal process evidently improved the dispersion of PAL crystal bundles,increased surface negative charges and built more active –Si–O-groups served as the new"adsorption sites".The adsorption property of the activated PAL for Methyl Violet(MV)was systematically investigated by optimizing the adsorption variables,including p H,ionic strength,contact time and initial MV concentration.The activated PAL exhibited a superior adsorption capability to the raw PAL for the removal of MV(from 156.05 to 218.11 mg/g).The kinetics for MV adsorption followed pseudo second-order kinetic models,while the isotherm and thermodynamics results showed that the adsorption pattern well followed the Langmuir model.The structure analysis of PAL before and after adsorption demonstrated that electrostatic interaction and chemical association of –X–O-are the prominent driving forces for the adsorption process.     

农业废弃物水热资源化研究进展

介绍了水热技术的特点,综述了水热技术在农业废弃物生产生态肥料、气化制H2、液化产酸以及生产生物柴油等资源化方面的研究进展,分析了水热技术存在的问题,并就其发展前景进行了展望。     

BiVO4光催化降解废水中高浓度磺胺嘧啶的研究

以五水合硝酸铋与偏钒酸铵为原料,采用水热反应法制备了不同晶体结构的钒酸铋(BiVO 4)光催化剂,分析了该催化剂对废水中高浓度磺胺嘧啶的处理效果。结果显示:BiVO 4光催化剂为单斜白钨矿型和四方锆石型,呈片状结构且颗粒分散性较好;磺胺嘧啶的光催化降解率与BiVO 4投加量、光照强度和反应时间呈正相关性,与磺胺嘧啶的初始浓度呈负相关性,随着BiVO 4合成pH值的增大呈先升高后下降的趋势;采用BiVO 4光催化剂处理磺胺嘧啶的最优条件为磺胺嘧啶初始浓度10 mg/L、合成pH=5,投加量0.25 g/L、10000 lux紫外光照下反应4 h,最优条件下的磺胺嘧啶平均去除率达到90.97%。