Effective removal of organic pollution by using sonochemical prepared LaFeO3 perovskite under visible light

In the present work, LaFeO₃ perovskite was prepared via ultrasonic probe with power of 60 W and frequency of 18 KHz. LaFeO₃ nanorods were formed when sonication time was 20 min. In this research, green materials including corn, starch, and rice were used to control the size, morphology, and purity of final products. As-prepared LaFeO₃ nanostructures were used to purify water containing organic contaminants. LaFeO₃ nanostructures prepared by using corn, starch, and rice showed higher photocatalytic activity compare to LaFeO₃ nanostructures without natural capping agents. Using corn increased degradation efficiency by 65% under visible light. XRD results show that Fe₂O₃ appeared as an impurity when starch was used to prepare LaFeO₃ nanostructures. This impurity significantly boosts the degradation efficiency under UV light. Fe₂O₃ under UV light act as co-absorbent and boost efficiency by 43%. LaFeO₃ nanostructures were characterized by XRD, EDX, SEM, CV, BET, TEM, DRS and FT-IR.     

Sonoluminescence

Abstract

Sonoluminescence is the light emission phenomenon from collapsing bubbles in liquid irradiated by an ultrasonic wave. In the present review, theoretical and experimental studies of the two types of sonoluminescence [single‐bubble sonoluminescence (SBSL) and multibubble sonoluminescence (MBSL)] are described. SBSL is a sonoluminescence from a single stably pulsating bubble trapped at the pressure antinode of a standing ultrasonic wave. MBSL is a sonoluminescence occurring from many bubbles in liquid irradiated by an ultrasonic wave. The theoretical and experimental studies suggest that SBSL originates in emissions from plasma inside the heated bubble at the bubble collapse, whereas MBSL originates both in emissions from plasma and in chemiluminescence inside heated bubbles at the bubble collapse. Unsolved problems of sonoluminescence have also been explained in detail.     

Relevance of sonochemistry or ultrasound (US) as a proficient means for the synthesis of fused heterocycles

Medicinal chemistry has been benefited by combinatorial chemistry and high throughput parallel synthesis. The use of sonochemistry under controlled conditions has been proved beneficial for medicinal chemistry and drug discovery process since it dramatically reduces reaction times, from days or hours to minutes. In addition, sonochemistry synthesis provides higher yields, lower cost, easy workups and greater purity as compared to lower yields, tedious workups, longer reaction times, lesser purity and termination of many by-products in the conventional thermal methods.     

Ag2S/Ag2WO4微米棒的声化学合成、表征及其高光催化性能

TiO2作为一种光催化剂广泛应用于各种污染物的降解.但是它较大的宽禁带(~3.2 eV)导致其很难吸收可见光,因此寻找窄禁带的具有可见光响应的半导体光催化剂成为近年来光催化研究的热点.在众多窄禁带光催化剂中,纯 Ag2S在降解污染物方面并不出色,但是作为一种窄禁带的直接带隙半导体,它在加快电子迁移和提高光量子效率方面表现出色.目前有许多高催化活性的 Ag2S异质结复合半导体光催化剂的报道,如 Ag2Mo3O10-Ag2S, TiO2-Ag2S, ZnS-Ag2S和NiO-Ag2S等. Ag2WO4是一种具有新颖物理化学性质的半导体材料,在催化、传感器、抗菌和光致发光等方面有着广泛应用.但是, Ag2WO4的理论带隙较宽,约为3.5 eV,而且光照下Ag2WO4很容易产生光化学腐蚀而分解出单质银,作为光催化剂存在太阳光利用率低和稳定性较差等缺点.声化学是一种特殊纳米材料的合成方法.它主要是利用超声空化产生特殊的物理化学环境来强化化学键的生成,同时实现半导体从无定形态到固定晶型转变.本文采用超声辅助共沉淀法制备了长为0.2?1μm、直径为20?30 nm的 Ag2S/Ag2WO4微米棒复合光催化剂.利用 X射线衍射(XRD)、N2物理吸附、扫描电镜、透射电镜、光电子能谱、光致发光谱(PL)和紫外-可见漫反射吸收光谱(UV-vis DRS)和光电流等手段对所制 Ag2S, Ag2WO4和 Ag2S/Ag2WO4进行了表征.结果表明,合成的样品比表面积较小(2.7?3.6 m2/g). UV-vis DRS测试表明,声化学处理能有效拓宽 Ag2S/Ag2WO4在可见光区的吸收范围,提高其可见光响应性能.另外, PL和光电流测试结果证实,在声化学制备的 Ag2S/Ag2WO4体系中,光生电子(e?)-空穴(h+)的复合过程被极大地限制,具有较高的 e?-h+分离效率.以金卤灯为光源进行了光催化降解染料亚甲基蓝的性能测试.结果表明,声化学合成的 Ag2S/Ag2WO4的反应速率常数(0.150 min?1)分别为单纯 Ag2WO4(0.031 min?1)和 Ag2S (0.004 min?1)的4.7和29.8倍.自由基捕获实验表明,在 Ag2S/Ag2WO4光催化降解甲基橙过程中主要的活性物种为超氧自由基(?O2?)和光生空穴(h+).此外,声化学合成的 Ag2S/Ag2WO4表现出很好的光催化稳定性.循环使用3次后,该样品对亚甲基蓝的光催化活性仍高达80.4%,而纯 Ag2WO4几乎完全失活. Ag2S/Ag2WO4具有很高的光催化活性的原因,一方面是声化学处理提高了催化剂的结晶度,同时生成了独特的棒状结构;另一方面是在超声作用下, Ag2S和 Ag2WO4两相紧密接触形成异质结,促进了可见光的吸收和光生 e?与 h+的分离.     

Ultrasonication-assisted liquid-phase exfoliation enhances photoelectrochemical performance in α-Fe2O3/MoS2 photoanode

This study successfully manufactured a p-n heterojunction hematite (α-Fe₂O₃) structure with molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) to address the electron–hole transfer problems of conventional hematite to enhance photoelectrochemical (PEC) performance. The two-dimensional MoS₂ nanosheets were prepared through ultrasonication-assisted liquid-phase exfoliation, after which the concentration, number of layers, and thickness parameters of the MoS₂ nanosheets were respectively estimated by UV–vis, HRTEM and AFM analysis to be 0.37 mg/ml, 10–12 layers and around 6 nm. The effect of heterojunction α-Fe₂O₃/MoS₂ and the role of the ultrasonication process were investigated by the optimized concentration of MoS₂ in the forms of bulk and nanosheet on the surface of the α-Fe₂O₃ electrode while measuring the PEC performance. The best photocurrent density of the α-Fe₂O₃/MoS₂ photoanode was obtained at 1.52 and 0.86 mA.cm⁻² with good stability at 0.6 V vs. Ag/AgCl under 100 mW/cm² (AM 1.5) illumination from the back- and front-sides of α-Fe₂O₃/MoS₂; these values are 13.82 and 7.85-times higher than those of pure α-Fe₂O₃, respectively. The results of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and Mott-Schottky analysis showed increased donor concentration (2.6-fold) and decreased flat band potential (by 20%). Moreover, the results of IPCE, ABPE, and OCP analyses also supported the enhanced PEC performance of α-Fe₂O₃/MoS₂ through the formation of a p–n heterojunction, leading to a facile electron–hole transfer.     

Sonochemical synthesis of porous gold nano- and microparticles in a Rosette cell

We report the synthesis of Au nano- and microparticles that relies on α-D-glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆) as the reducer and stabilizer in a Rosette cell under 20 kHz ultrasound irradiation. The chemical and physical effects of ultrasonic irradiation on the synthesis were investigated. The results showed that an optimum pH is required for the formation of insoluble Au(0) particles. Upon irradiation, low pH yielded Au nanoparticles while high pH resulted in microparticles. The Au surface capping by α-D-glucose hydroxyl and carbonyl groups was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis indicated that the Au particles crystallize within the face-centered-cubic (FCC) cell lattice. Moreover, continuous sonication reduced larger amounts of the Au precursor compared to the intermittent mode. Furthermore, tuning sonication time and mode influences the particle size and porosity as characterized by scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Our results shed a new light into the importance of the experimental and ultrasound parameters in obtaining Au particles of desired features through sonochemistry.     

Ultrasonically controlled growth of monodispersed octahedral BiVO4 microcrystals for improved photoelectrochemical water oxidation

The synthesis of facet-controlled structures with precise morphology and exposed reactive surface is one of the key research challenges. We effectively endeavoured to obtain the monodisperse octahedral bismuth vanadate microcrystals with exposed {1 0 1},{2 0 0},{3 1 2} and {0 2 1} dominant facets through an optimized sonochemical assisted hydrothermal process. A pulse sonication (5-s ON and 2-s OFF cycle, 21 W ultrasonic power and 20 kHz ultrasonic frequency) for 30 mins followed by 1 h hydrothermal treatment was found to yield the preferred octahedral morphology. The microscopic and X-ray analysis suggested a potent role of ultrasonic waves for the initial seed growth and its evolution into a well-defined monodisperse microcrystals. The density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed strongly localized bandgap states with a bandgap of ~2.47 eV. The PEC measurements for water oxidation demonstrated the efficacy of these microcrystals as photoanode. Notably, the optimized octahedral BiVO₄ microstructure exhibited a superior performance as evident from photocurrent density ~0.9 mAcm⁻² at 1.23 V vs. RHE and %IPCE value of ~22% compared to analogous photoanodes under visible light irradiation.     

Ultrasonic assisted synthesis of styrylpyridinium dyes: Optical properties and DFT calculations

The ultrasonic technique has received considerable attention in several fields; in particular, it gained rapid momentum in organic synthesis due to the larger reaction rates, milder reaction conditions, and better yields. We report herein a facile synthesis of a series of styrylpyridinium based dyes under ultrasonic irradiation. Within short reaction time (15 min) under ultrasonic irradiation, compared to normal laboratory conditions, (4–16 h), we can achieve good to excellent yields. The reaction time is shortened because ultrasound can accelerate the generation of the nucleophile of the pyridinium salt and subsequently a nucleophilic addition of an aldehyde followed by dehydration affords the styrylpyridinium dye, (Knoevenagel condensation). The photophysical properties of all compounds are comprehensively investigated in different solvents. All the compounds exhibit negative solvatochromism both in absorption and fluorescence emission spectra. Such behavior is due to the higher dipole moment of these molecules at the ground state. DFT calculations were performed to understand the electronic structure of the molecules. Our results show the high efficacy of sonochemistry over other methods for preparation of styrylpyridinium dyes.     

超声/PFS联合对造纸黑液处理的研究

对苇浆黑液进行超声与PFS/H2O2的协同预处理研究。结果表明：它们的联合处理与单独用PFS/H2O2处理相比较。CODcr的去除率提高12.49%-14.41%；可节约PFS14%，H2O250%-80%；实验也表明，处理效果与探头的辐射面积关系不大，同时一味增加电功率，效果也不明显，由此推断，这与黑液成分复杂有关。     

The uses of ultrasound in food technology

The same physical and mechanical effects which have been utilised in sonochemistry, i.e. strong shear forces, particle fragmentation, increased mass and heat transfer, nucleation of seedling, have been applied to food processing. Examples are quoted from various applications where power ultrasound has been used to influence the development of living cells, improve sterilisation and effect enzyme activity. Typically ultrasound can be used as a processing aid in extraction, crystallisation, freezing, emulsification, filtration and drying.