Degradation of levofloxacin by dielectric barrier discharge plasma/chlorine process: Roles of reactive species and control of chlorination disinfection byproducts.

In this study, a novel process of dielectric barrier discharge (DBD)/chlorine for levofloxacin (LEV) degradation was investigated. The combined system boosted the degradation efficiency of LEV from 77.8% to 97.

Citric acid modulated strong magnetic CoFe-LDH/CoFeO coupled dielectric barrier discharge plasma for efficient levofloxacin degradation: Enhanced internal electric field and accelerated electron migration.

A novel citric acid (CA) modulation strategy was developed to prepare strong magnetic CoFe-LDH/CoFeO-C composites, which were combined with dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) to effectively degrade levofloxacin (LEV) in wastewater. Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) test showed that CA modulation facilitated a more powerful internal electric field to drive rapid charge migration. The addition of CoFe-LDH/CoFeO-C increased LEV degradation from 78.

Preparation of Hydrophobic Au Catalyst and Application in One-Step Oxidative Esterification of Methacrolein to Methyl Methacrylate.

The water produced during the oxidative esterification reaction occupies the active sites and reduces the activity of the catalyst. In order to reduce the influence of water on the reaction system, a hydrophobic catalyst was prepared for the one-step oxidative esterification of methylacrolein (MAL) and methanol. The catalyst was synthesized by loading the active component Au onto ZnO using the deposition-precipitation method, followed by constructing the silicon shell on Au/ZnO using tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) to introduce hydrophobic groups.

Z-Type Heterojunction MnO@g-CN Photocatalyst-Activated Peroxymonosulfate for the Removal of Tetracycline Hydrochloride in Water.

A Z-type heterojunction MnO@g-CN photocatalyst with excellent performance was synthesized by an easy high-temperature thermal polymerization approach and combined with peroxymonosulfate (PMS) oxidation technology for highly efficient degrading of tetracycline hydrochloride (TC). Analysis of the morphological structural and photoelectric properties of the catalysts was achieved through different characterization approaches, showing that the addition of MnO heightened visible light absorption by g-CN. The Mn-CN/PMS system showed the best degradation of TC wastewater, with a TC degradation efficiency of 96.

A novel DBD/VUV/PMS process for efficient sulfadiazine degradation in wastewater: Singlet oxygen-dominated nonradical oxidation.

In this study, a novel process of dielectric barrier discharge plasma/vacuum ultraviolet/peroxymonosulfate (DBD/VUV/PMS) for the nonradical-dominated degradation of sulfadiazine (SDZ) was investigated. The hybrid system has significant synergistic effects, with 95.5% SDZ and 68.

Enhanced degradation of oxytetracycline in aqueous solution by DBD plasma-coupled vacuum ultraviolet/ultraviolet (VUV/UVC) system.

A systematic investigation of coupling dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma and different ultraviolet bands (UVA, UVB, UVC, and VUV) was constructed for antibiotic-contaminant wastewater treatment. Compared with DBD, UV, or other combined DBD/UV systems, the DBD/VUV/UVC system exhibited excellent degradation and mineralization efficiencies for oxytetracycline (OTC), achieving 93.2% removal rate (reaction rate constant 1.

Degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride in aqueous via combined dielectric barrier discharge plasma and Fe-Mn doped AC.

Dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma coupled with Fe-Mn doped AC (Fe-Mn/AC) was used to enhance the degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH) wastewater. Fe-Mn/AC catalysts with different Fe/Mn molar ratios were prepared by hydrothermal method, and the physical and chemical properties of the samples were explored by different characterization techniques, including XRD, SEM, TEM and XPS. The results showed that the combination of DBD with Fe-Mn/AC system had the highest effect, and the degradation efficiency of TCH could reach 98.

Coffee ground derived biochar embedded O-NiCoO nanoparticles for efficiently catalyzing a boron‑hydrogen bond break.

The catalytic boron‑hydrogen bond break is usually regarded as an important reaction both in the area of environment treatment and hydrogen energy, attracting increasing attention in the past decades. Due to the limitation of conventional noble metal-based catalyst, cost-effective transition metal-based catalysts with high activity have been recently developed to become the promising candidates. Herein, the coffee ground waste was utilized as the biochar substrate loaded with ultrafine NiCoO nanoparticles.

Study on the Desulfurization and Regeneration Performance of Functional Deep Eutectic Solvents.

Four deep eutectic solvents (DESs) were synthesized, and 5-30% polyethylenimine (PEI) was added to make functional DESs (FDESs) for dynamic absorption experiments of hydrogen sulfide. The synthesized FDESs were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and nuclear magnetic resonance. The results demonstrated the successful synthesis of FDESs.

Plasma-catalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin in aqueous solution over different MnO nanocrystals in a dielectric barrier discharge system.

The α-MnO, β-MnO and γ-MnO samples were prepared by the hydrothermal method and were used for the degradation of ciprofloxacin (CIP) wastewater in a combined DBD-catalytic process. The physical and chemical properties of the samples were systematically studied by several analytical techniques including BET, XRD, SEM, HRTEM, XPS, and H-TPR. The combination of DBD with α-MnO showed the highest CIP degradation efficiency, and the efficiency could reach 93.

Typical winter haze pollution in Zibo, an industrial city in China: Characteristics, secondary formation, and regional contribution.

Heavy haze pollution occurs frequently in northern China, most critically in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area (BTH). Zibo, an industrial city located in Shandong province, is often listed as one of the top ten most polluted cities in China, particularly in winter. However, no studies of haze in Zibo have been conducted, which limits the understanding of the source and formation of haze pollution in this area, as well as mutual effects with the BTH area.

Performance evaluation of non-thermal plasma injection for elemental mercury oxidation in a simulated flue gas.

The use of non-thermal plasma (NTP) injection approach to oxidize elemental mercury (Hg(0)) in simulated flue gas at 110°C was studied, where a surface discharge plasma reactor (SDPR) inserted in the simulated flue duct was used to generate and inject active species into the flue gas. Approximately 81% of the Hg(0) was oxidized and 20.5μgkJ(-1) of energy yield was obtained at a rate of 3.