Enhanced electrocatalytic degradation of 2,4-Dinitrophenol (2,4-DNP) in three-dimensional sono-electrochemical (3D/SEC) process equipped with Fe/SBA-15 nanocomposite particle electrodes: Degradation pathway and application for real wastewater

2,4-dinitrophenol (2,4-DNP), which is a nitrophenol compound, is a carcinogenic and non-biodegradable pollutant, which is found at high concentrations in industrial wastewater. Degradation of 2,4-DNP using a three-dimensional sono-electrochemical (3D/SEC) process equipped with G/β-PbO₂ anode and Fe/SBA-15 nanocomposite particle electrodes was evaluated in the present study. Investigating the effect of parameters including pH, electrolysis time, current density, and 2,4-DNP concentration on the performance of the 3D/SEC-Fe-SBA-15 process in 2,4-DNP degradation was considered, and optimization of these parameters was done using the Taguchi design technique. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy mapping (EDX-mapping), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)) were the analyses techniques used to support the successful synthesis of Fe-SBA-15 and G/β-PbO₂ anode. The optimum values obtained for pH, electrolysis time, current density, and 2,4-DNP concentration were 5.0, 60.0 min, 5.0 mA/cm², and 50.0 mg/L, respectively. The experimental removal efficiencies of 2,4-DNP, COD, and TOC using 3D/SEC-Fe-SBA-15 process, under the mentioned conditions, were obtained to be 96.3%, 88.28%, and 83.82%, respectively. In addition, the AOS value was developed from ?0.29 to + 0.88; this indicates the high mineralization of 2,4-DNP and improvement of the solution biodegradability. Detecting the intermediates produced during the degradation process was done by LC-MS analysis, and pathways for its degradation was proposed. Results were indicative of the high potential of the 3D/SEC-Fe-SBA-15 process for treating wastewater containing phenolic compounds, e.g., 2,4-DNP, and can provide acceptable efficiency.     

Facile Synthesis of Prussian Blue Derivate‐Modified Mesoporous Material via Photoinitiated Thiol–Ene Click Reaction for Cesium Adsorption

A novel strategy to synthesize a functional mesoporous material for efficient removal of cesium is reported. Specifically, Prussian blue derivate‐modified SBA‐15 (SBA‐15@FC) was prepared by photoinitiated thiol–ene reaction between thiol‐modified SBA‐15 and pentacyano(4‐vinyl pyridine)ferrate complex. The effects of weight percentage of the Prussian blue derivate, pH, adsorbent dose, co‐existing ions, and initial concentration were evaluated on the adsorption of cesium ions. The adsorption kinetically follows a pseudo‐second‐order model and reaches equilibrium within 2 h with a high adsorption capacity of about 13.90 mg Cs g^?1, which indicates that SBA‐15@FC is a promising adsorbent to effectively remove cesium from aqueous solutions.     

Analysis of adsorption properties of N719 dye molecules on nanoporous TiO2 surface for dye-sensitized solar cell

Ordered nanoporous TiO₂ materials (MK-TiO₂, MS-TiO₂, and MU-TiO₂) were synthesized for the dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) by using different silica templates such as KIT-6, SBA-15, and MSU-H. To prepare a photoelectrode in DSSC, cis-bis(isothiocyanato)bis(2,2′-bipyridyl-4,4′-dicarboxylato)-ruthenium(II)bis-tetrabutylammonium dye (N719) was adsorbed onto the synthesized nanoporous TiO₂ materials. The samples were characterized by XRD, TEM, FE-SEM, AFM, and N₂ adsorption analyses. The photovoltaic performance of DSSC was evaluated from the overall conversion efficiency, fill factor, open-circuit voltage, and short-circuit current from the I-V curves measured. It was found that the photoelectric performance is highly dependent on the adsorption properties of N719 dye molecules on the nanoporous TiO₂ replicas (MK-TiO₂, MS-TiO₂, and MU-TiO₂) synthesized from different silica templates.     

Studies of intrawall porosity in the hexagonally ordered mesostructures of SBA-15 by small angle X-ray scattering and nitrogen adsorption

Ordered mesoporous silicas (OMSs) such as SBA-15 (p6mm symmetry group) synthesized in the presence of block copolymers containing poly(ethylene oxide) blocks possess irregular complementary pores in the walls of ordered mesopores. The X-ray scattering caused by this complementary porosity contributes to the background of the SAXS patterns. This work shows the possibility of using the SAXS data for the study of intrawall channels interconnecting ordered cylinders in SBA-15. The proposed SAXS analysis was tested by using a series of SBA-15 samples obtained at different temperatures of hydrothermal treatment (from 60 to 180 °C). The structural modelling of the SAXS patterns recorded for a series of SBA-15 samples was performed by using the continuous density function (CDF) technique in combination with the derivative difference minimization (DDM) method of full-profile refinement. This method is well suited for extraction of the background curves from the SAXS patterns. The resulting smooth background curves were analyzed by the well-known method in the SAXS theory used for evaluation of heterogeneity distributions, which in this case characterize the intrawall complementary porosity. A relatively good agreement has been observed between the data obtained by SAXS and nitrogen adsorption analysis. The SAXS analysis is sufficiently sensitive for examination of heterogeneous microporosity in SBA-15 materials. The average diameter of intrawall pores for the SBA-15 sample obtained at 60 °C was only about 1.4 nm. However, this diameter increased with the increasing temperature of hydrothermal treatment; namely, it was 1.5, 1.8, 2.6, 2.6, 3.5 and 5.2 nm for the SBA-15 samples hydrothermally treated at 80, 100, 120, 140, 160 and 180 °C, respectively.     

In situ formation of HRh(CO)2(PPh3)2 active species on the surface of a SBA-15 supported heterogeneous catalyst and the effect of support pore size on the hydroformylation of propene

A method of in situ formation of HRh(CO)₂(PPh₃)₂ active species on the surface of heterogeneous Rh/SBA-15 catalyst has been developed and confirmed in this work. The amount of active species formed inside the pores can be controlled by the support pore size. This class of PPh₃-Rh/SBA-15 catalyst has been employed in propene hydroformylation to be highly active, selective, stable, easily workable and recyclable. Using TEM, solid-state ³¹P MAS NMR, and in situ FT-IR, HRh(CO)₂(PPh₃)₂ active species can be characterized.     

高分散TiO_2/SBA-15的制备及光催化性能

提出了一种制备高分散TiO2/SBA-15光催化剂的新方法.以钛酸四正丁酯(TB)和羧基改性的SBA-15(COOH/SBA-15)为原料,利用COOH/SBA-15表面上高分散的羧基与TB的配合作用将TB锚定,经过溶剂热及焙烧处理制得TiO2/SBA-15光催化剂.采用粉末X射线衍射(XRD),N2吸脱附,傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR),透射电镜(TEM)等对所得催化剂进行了表征.结果表明:所得TiO2/SBA-15光催化剂为高结晶度的锐钛矿晶型,TiO2均匀地分散在SBA-15表面,TiO2/SBA-15光催化剂保持较好的介孔特征结构,具有较大比表面积.以降解罗丹明B(RhB)为探针反应,考察了所得TiO2/SBA-15光催化剂的光催化性能.与后处理浸渍法制备的光催化剂相比,本文制备的TiO2/SBA-15光催化剂表现出了更加优越的光催化性能.     

SBA-15负载金属[Co(Ⅱ),Zn(Ⅱ)]酞菁催化剂的制备及其催化氧化性能

以1,8-二氮杂双环[5,4,0]十一碳烯-7为催化剂,4,5-二丁氧基邻苯二甲腈为原料,用液相法合成了两种金属酞菁配合物——β-八(丁氧基)酞菁钴(1)和β-八(丁氧基)酞菁锌(2),其结构经UV-Vis和IR表征。采用浸渍法将1和2分别负载到有序介孔分子筛SBA-15上制得SBA-15负载金属酞菁催化剂SBA1-15和SBA2-15。以0.1 mol.L-1亚硫酸钠的氧化反应为探针反应,研究了常温常压、氧气气氛下,SBA1-15和SBA2-15的催化氧化活性,并考察了SBA1-15的用量对其催化活性的影响及重复利用性。结果表明,两种催化剂均具有良好的催化性能,在用量相同时,SBA1-15的催化氧化性能优于SBA2-15;SBA1-15的质量为溶液质量的0.16‰时,催化活性最佳,且可以重复使用。     

Ti-SBA-15介孔材料用于磷酸化肽的高效富集

结合基质辅助激光解吸飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF MS)检测技术,考察了Ti-SBA-15介孔材料对β-酪蛋白酶解产物中磷酸化肽的选择性富集性能。实验结果显示,含Ti和Si物质的量比为0.08的Ti-SBA-15介孔材料可选择性地对β-酪蛋白酶解产物中的磷酸化肽进行选择性富集;对于β-酪蛋白和牛血清白蛋白物质的量比为1:100的蛋白质酶解混合液,Ti-SBA-15仍能实现对其磷酸化肽的有效富集。上述结果表明,作为一种多孔、高比表面积的磷酸化多肽的选择性吸附材料,Ti-SBA-15有望在磷酸化蛋白质组的分析中得到广泛的应用。     

Polymer-templated organosilicas with hexagonally ordered mesopores: the effect of organosilane addition at different synthesis stages

Two series of ordered mesoporous organosilica (OMO) SBA-15 materials with surface and bridging groups were fabricated by varying the organic precursor addition at different synthesis stages. The consequence of the delayed introduction of organic precursor on the structural and adsorption properties of the resulting OMOs was investigated. The OMOs studied were synthesized via co-condensation of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) and ureidopropyltrimethoxysilane (UPS) as well as TEOS and bis(triethoxysilylpropyl) disulfide (BTDS) in the presence of poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)- poly(ethylene oxide) triblock copolymer Pluronic P123 (EO₂₀PO₇₀EO₂₀). The aforementioned OMOs were characterized by nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms at −196 °C and powder X-ray diffraction (XRD). Nitrogen adsorption isotherms were used to estimate the pore volume, mesopore diameter and the BET specific surface area, whereas the XRD data provided information about structural ordering and unit cell of the samples studied. Ryan Felix, undergraduate student from Oberlin College (Oberlin, OH, USA) participating in the NSF-REU program during Summer 2006.     

FexOy/SBA-15介孔分子筛的合成以及性能研究

在酸性溶液中利用溶胶凝胶-pH值控制两步法直接合成Fe_xO_y/SBA-15介孔分子筛，同时利用场发射扫描电子显微镜(FESEM)、小角度X射线衍射(Low-angle XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)以及振动样品磁强计(VSM)对制备的各种SBA-15介孔分子筛进行结构以及性能的测试、表征。结果显示Fe_xO_y均匀地分散在SBA-15的骨架中，而且会对SBA-15介孔分子筛起钉轧作用。而后着重研究了Fe_xO_y的加入对SBA-15介孔分子筛的热稳定性、催化特性以及磁学性能的影响。Fe_xO_y的引入可以增加制备的SBA-15介孔分子筛的热稳定性;Fe_xO_y的引入可以改善SBA-15介孔分子筛的催化活性，得到了开口的、石墨化程度较好的纳米碳管。Fe_xO_y的引入使SBA-15介孔分子筛具有明显的铁磁性。