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"Chen Q" Authored Publications:
| Title: | Degradation of enrofloxacin by a novel Fe-N-C@ZnO material in freshwater and seawater: Performance and mechanism | ||||
| Authors: | Geng C, Chen Q, Li Z, Liu M, Chen Z, Tao H, Yang Q, Zhu B, Feng L | ||||
| Link: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37619630/ | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116960 | ||||
| Publication: | Environmental research | ||||
| Keywords: | Enrofloxacin; Fe-N-C; Photocatalysis; Seawater; Toxicity; Zinc oxide; | ||||
| PMID: | 37619630 | Category: | Date Added: | 2023-08-25 | |
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1 Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Environmental Pollution, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316022, PR China; School of Naval Architecture and Maritime, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316022, PR China. 2 Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Environmental Pollution, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316022, PR China; National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Harbor Oil & Gas Storage and Transportation Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316022, PR China. Electronic address: qgchen@zjou.edu.cn. 3 Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Environmental Pollution, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316022, PR China. 4 Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Computer Sciences, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, H3G1M8, Canada. 5 Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Environmental Pollution, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316022, PR China; National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Harbor Oil & Gas Storage and Transportation Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316022, PR China. |
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In this study, we investigated the doping of Fe-N-C with ZnO (Fe-N-C@ZnO) to enhance its performance in the reduction of biological toxicity and degradation of enrofloxacin (ENR) in seawater. The steady-state/transient fluorescence analysis and free radical quenching test indicated an extremely low electron-hole recombination rate and the generation of reactive oxygen species in Fe-N-C@ZnO, leading to an improvement in the energy efficiency. We compared the ENR degradation efficiencies of Fe-N-C@ZnO and ZnO using both freshwater and seawater. In freshwater, Fe-N-C@ZnO exhibited a slightly higher degradation efficiency (95.00%) than ZnO (90.30%). However, the performance of Fe-N-C@ZnO was significantly improved in seawater compared to that of ZnO. The ENR degradation efficiency of Fe-N-C@ZnO (58.87%) in seawater was 68.39% higher than that of ZnO (34.96%). Furthermore, the reaction rate constant for ENR degradation by Fe-N-C@ZnO in seawater (7.31 × 10-3 min-1) was more than twice that of ZnO (3.58 × 10-3 min-1). Response surface analysis showed that the optimal reaction conditions were a pH of 7.42, a photocatalyst amount of 1.26 g L-1, and an initial ENR concentration of 6.56 mg L-1. Fe-N-C@ZnO prepared at a hydrothermal temperature of 128 °C and heating temperature of 300 °C exhibited the optimal performance for the photocatalytic degradation of ENR. Based on liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis, the degradation processes of ENR were proposed as three pathways: two piperazine routes and one quinolone route. |
