Author(s): Marrett JM; Effaty F; Ottenwaelder X; Frišcic T;

The mechanochemistry of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is a well-established field whose development has advanced the understanding and the design of both MOF materials and mechanochemical reactions. This review outlines the close and mutually beneficial interplay of these two fields over the past two decades, including the description of mechanochemical ...

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Author(s): Wang X; Du Z; Li Z; Liu M; Mu J; Feng L; Chen Z; Chen Q;

Due to the oligotrophic marine environment, the lack of phosphorus is one of the key factors limiting the oil biodegradation ability of microorganisms after the oil spill occurs. Overcoming phosphorus deficiency has become an urgent problem. In this study, a phosphate-solubilizing bacteria, named Bacillus subtilis PSB-1, with the crude oil degradation eff ...

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Author(s): Yang X; Bi H; Huang G; Zhang H; Lyu L; An C;

The intertidal zone, serving as a dynamic interface, presents a challenging environment for understanding the transport of spilled oil. This study explores the resuspension of stranded oil and the formation of suspended oil-particle aggregates (OPAs) under varying sediment properties, water chemistry, hydrodynamic forces, and biodegradation conditions. Fi ...

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Author(s): Fu J; Guo T; Li H; Liu W; Chen Z; Wang X; Guo J;

In this study, a functionally stable insoluble Cu/Fe nanoparticles (Cu/Fe NPs) were synthesized and applied denitrification with different contaminants. The results showed that 50 mg/L Cu/Fe NPs increased NO3--N reduction rate up to 14.3 mg/(L·h) about 3 folds compared with the control system (4.7 mg/(L·h)), and Cu/Fe NPs exhibited excellent restorative e ...

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Author(s): Lyu L; Bagchi M; Ng KTW; Markoglou N; Chowdhury R; An C; Chen Z; Yang X;

The disposal of fossil fuel-based plastics poses a huge environmental challenge, leading to increased interest in biodegradable alternatives such as polylactic acid (PLA). This study focuses on the environmental impact and degradation of PLA face mask components under various conditions (UV (Ultraviolet) radiation, DI water, landfill leachate of various a ...

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Author(s): Yarur Villanueva F; Green PB; Qiu C; Ullah SR; Buenviaje K; Howe JY; Majewski MB; Wilson MWB;

Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 (k-CZTS) nanocrystals have received attention for their tunable optoelectronic properties, as well as the earth abundance of their constituent atoms. However, the phase-pure synthesis of these quaternary NCs is challenging due to their polymorphism, as well as the undesired fo ...

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Author(s): Macairan JR; de Medeiros TV; Gazzetto M; Yarur Villanueva F; Cannizzo A; Naccache R;

Carbon dots have garnered significant attention owing to their versatile and highly tunable optical properties; however, the origins and the underlying mechanism remains a subject of debate especially for dual fluorescent systems. Here, we have prepared carbon dots from glutathione and formamide precursors via a one-pot solvothermal synthesis. Steady stat ...

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Author(s): Malayeri M; Lee CS; Niu J; Zhu J; Haghighat F;

Photocatalytic oxidation is a promising technology to control air pollution. However, the formation of hazardous by-products hinders the commercialization application of this technology. This paper reports the development of a novel by-products predictive model considering the mass transfer of the pollutant in the gas phase and kinetic reaction in the sol ...

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Author(s): Yang X; Huang G; An C; Chen X; Shen J; Yin J; Song P; Xu Z; Li Y;

The groundwater with high arsenic concentration is widespread, especially in many remote areas of developing countries. Arsenic existing in drinking water sources has a high risk to human health. In this study, an innovative effort to remove As(V) from water using ceramic filters functionalized with CeO2 nanocomposites (CF-CeO2) was investigated. Consider ...

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Author(s): Chen X, Huang G, Li Y, An C, Feng R, Wu Y, Shen J

Water Res. 2020 May 18;181:115952 Authors: Chen X, Huang G, Li Y, An C, Feng R, Wu Y, Shen J

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Author(s): Elhadi Ibrahim M, Medraj M

Materials (Basel). 2019 Dec 31;13(1): Authors: Elhadi Ibrahim M, Medraj M

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