Optimization and detailed stability study on Pb doped ceria nanocubes for enhanced photodegradation of several anionic and cationic organic pollutants

A series of Pb doped CeO₂ nanocubes with seven different Pb loadings (2–12 mol%) were synthesized via modified hydrothermal technique. The prepared samples were characterized by XRD, XPS, FT-IR, TGA, SEM, HR-TEM, EDS and UV–Vis DRS analysis. According to XRD analysis, the crystalline structure of synthesized pure CeO₂ and Pb-doped CeO₂ samples are cubic structure. The ceria nanocubes showed an increase in amount of oxygen vacancies with increasing the dopant concentrations. When the doping level of Pb is 6 mol%, the optical band gap of Pb-CeO₂ is smaller than that of pure CeO₂ nanocubes. The HR-TEM results confirms the cubic structure of 6% Pb-CeO₂ with average crystallite size of about 15 nm. The photocatalytic ability of Pb-CeO₂ catalysts were studied by degrading several anionic and cationic organic pollutants like methylene blue (MB), methylene orange (MO), methylene red (MR), rhodamine B (RhB), reactive blue 160 (RB160), salicylic acid (SA), coumarin and phenol. The 6% Pb-CeO₂ nanocubes shows better photocatalytic performance against anionic dyes especially for MB. To find the optimum condition for better photocatalytic performance of 6% Pb-CeO₂ nanocubes, the photocatalytic process was conducted in different initial reaction conditions like reaction temperature, catalytic dosage, dye concentration and pH of the reaction solution. The stability and recyclability of 6% Pb-CeO₂ photocatalyst was studied by XRD, FT-IR and EDS analysis after 5 cycles of MB degradation. The hydroxyl radical estimation and trapping experiments were conducted to observe the photocatalytic mechanism process in 6% Pb-CeO₂ nanocubes. The perfect doping concentration for better organic pollutant degradation by Pb-CeO₂ is found to be 6 mol% of Pb.     

Quantification of Total Phenols and Antioxidants in Coffee Samples of Different Origins and Evaluation of the Effect of Degree of Roasting on Their Levels

Phenolic and antioxidant compounds have received considerable attention due to their beneficial effects on human health. The aim of this study is to determine the content of total phenols and antioxidants in fifty-two coffee samples of different origins, purchased from the Jordanian local market, and investigate the effect of the degree of roasting on the levels of these compounds. The coffee samples were extracted using the hot water extraction method, while Folin–Ciocalteu (FC) and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay methods were used to analyze these compounds. The results showed that the highest content of total phenol (16.55 mg/g equivalent to GAE) was found in the medium roasted coffee, and the highest content of antioxidants (1.07 mg/g equivalent to TEAC) content was found in the green coffee. Only light and medium roasted coffee showed a significant correlation (p < 0.05, R² > 0.95) between the average of total phenolic and antioxidant content. A negative correlation between the antioxidant content and the degree of roasting (p < 0.05, R² > 0.95) were shown, while it did not correlate with phenolic contents. Previously, a positive correlation between antioxidant and chlorogenic acids content was observed, with no correlation between the origin of coffee samples nor heavy metal content, which was previously determined for the same coffee samples. These findings suggest that the antioxidant content for coffee extracts is largely determined by its chlorogenic acid content, rather than the coffee origin or total phenolic and heavy metals content.     

某些酚类的高温液相色谱行为

建立了高温液相色谱系统,在高温条件下,采用甲醇-水作为流动相,在Polymerx RP-1聚合物(PSDVB)色谱柱上考察了6种酚类样品的色谱行为.实验条件:温度40～160 ℃,流速0.2～5.5 mL/min,流动相中甲醇浓度范围40%～80%.考察了温度、流速和流动相组成对酚类样品的保留、分辨、柱效和系统压力的影响,探讨了酚类样品在聚合物柱上的热力学行为.温度升高2.35℃大约相当于流动相中甲醇浓度增加1%,可以通过改变色谱柱温度调节样品保留和改变选择性.柱温升高,降低了流动相的粘度,允许在高温条件下使用较高的流速实现快速分离.在160℃、V(甲醇):V(水)=40:60,为流动相和3 mL/min流速条件下,可于2.5 min内实现6种酚类的完全分离.     

电化学方法用于氯代芳烃污染物去除的研究

本文介绍了电化学方法用于氯代芳烃污染物去除的原理、反应历程及影响因素,分析了进一步实用化应考虑的主要问题,展望了该方向今后的发展趋势。     

支撑液膜在线萃取流动注射光度法测定水中挥发酚

酚类污染物是一类重要的污染物,对很多水生生物有毒,并且可通过食物链进行生物富集,因此,挥发酚的检测对环境污染控制和环境保护具有重要意义。苯酚是中国环境优先监测物中6种酚类物质之一。酚类物质的测定方法主要有气相色谱法、液相色谱法、光度法等。4-氨基安替比林（4-AAP）分光光度法是目前国际上普遍采用的标准方法,但该方法操作繁琐。如将此法应用于流动注射自动分析,虽然可以省去繁琐的操作,但废水中其它离子的干扰严重,必须进行预蒸馏才能进行测定,且检测限高,不能满足低浓度分析检测的需要。     

非金属掺杂改性g-C3N4光催化降解水中有机污染物的研究进展

近年来,石墨相氮化碳(g-C₃N₄)以其合适的带隙宽度、丰富的活性位点和成本低廉等优点,成为新兴的可见光响应非金属光催化剂,被广泛应用于光催化降解有机污染物领域。然而,纯g-C₃N₄对可见光的吸收效率较低且光生电子和空穴复合速率快,导致其光催化活性处于较低水平。基于g-C₃N₄的非金属特性,通过非金属掺杂可以有效提高g-C₃N₄的光催化性能,引起了学者们的广泛关注。本文介绍了目前非金属掺杂g-C₃N₄复合材料常见的制备方法,着重归纳了不同类型的非金属掺杂g-C₃N₄光催化降解水中有机污染物的相关研究进展,探讨其作为光催化剂在可见光条件下降解有机污染物的相关机理。最后,提出目前g-C₃N₄基复合材料在光催化降解水中有机污染物中所面临的挑战,旨在为非金属掺杂g-C₃...     

光助Fenton试剂氧化降解染料直接耐晒黑G的研究

文章研究了影响Fenton试剂氧化降解持久性有机污染物直接耐晒黑G的因素,如光源的选择、初始pH值、H₂O₂的用量、Fe2+的用量、阳离子交换树脂载体的引入等,通过研究确定了各因素的优化条件。研究结果表明：太阳光照能有效的促进直接耐晒黑G染料的降解脱色,大大缩短反应时间;引入阳离子交换树脂后,可增强Fenton氧化反应的活性,降解效果更好。     

有机环境污染物紫外光谱检索的神经网络方法

详细讨论了网络优化参数、模拟的测量过程中噪声及杂质对网络收敛性能及预测误差的影响。为加速网络收敛,提高紫外光谱检索的正确率,采用了导数光谱对反向传播的人工神经网络(BP-ANN)进行训练和检索,该方法对检索光谱中噪声、杂质,尤其是斜坡背景的允许程度明显提高。文章还将ANN方法与普通的相关系数法的识别结果进行了比较。结果表明,优化参数下的人工神经网络的库检索法在抗噪、容杂等方面都明显地优于普通的相关系数法,是一种很有效的紫外库检索方法。     

酚类环境雌激素的色谱分析方法

综述了近年来酚类环境雌激素的色谱分析研究进展,包括气相色谱和气质联用,高效液相色谱和各种检测器联用技术。比较了使用气相色谱和液相色谱两种方法的优缺点,并对环境雌激素样品预处理作了介绍。