Yolk@Wrinkled-double shell smart nanoreactors: new platforms for mineralization of pharmaceutical wastewater

Nanomaterials with “yolk and shell” “structure” can be considered as “nanoreactors” that have significant potential for application in catalysis. Especially in terms of electrochemical energy storage and conversion, the nanoelectrode has a large specific surface area with a unique yolk@shell structu...

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Main Authors: Masoud Habibi Zare, Arjomand Mehrabani-Zeinabad
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2023.1211503/full
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Arjomand Mehrabani-Zeinabad
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description Nanomaterials with “yolk and shell” “structure” can be considered as “nanoreactors” that have significant potential for application in catalysis. Especially in terms of electrochemical energy storage and conversion, the nanoelectrode has a large specific surface area with a unique yolk@shell structure, which can reduce the volume change of the electrode during the charging and discharging process and fast ion/electron transfer channels. The adsorption of products and the improvement of conversion reaction efficiency can greatly improve the stability, speed and cycle performance of the electrode, and it is a kind of ideal electrode material. In this research, heterojunction nanoreactors (FZT Y@WDS) Fe3O4@ZrO2-X@TiO2-X were firstly synthesized based on the solvothermal combined hard-template process, partial etching and calcination. The response surface method was used to determine the performance of the FZT Y@WDS heterojunction nanoreactors and the effects of four process factors: naproxen concentration (NAP), solution pH, the amount of charged photocatalyst, and the irradiation time for photocatalytic degradation of NAP under visible light irradiation. To maximize the photocatalytic activity, the parameters of the loaded catalyst, the pH of the reaction medium, the initial concentration of NAP, and the irradiation time were set to 0.5 g/L, 3, 10 mg/L, and 60 min, respectively, resulting in complete removal of NAP and the optimum amount was calculated to be 0.5 g/L, 5.246, 14.092 mg/L, and 57.362 min, respectively. Considering the promising photocatalytic activity of FZT Y@WDS under visible light and the separation performance of the nanocomposite, we proposed this photocatalyst as an alternative solution for the treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater.
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spelling doaj.art-4dd816fdad4744c6a2fc70332fba90292024-03-06T08:30:01ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Chemistry2296-26462023-06-011110.3389/fchem.2023.12115031211503Yolk@Wrinkled-double shell smart nanoreactors: new platforms for mineralization of pharmaceutical wastewaterMasoud Habibi ZareArjomand Mehrabani-ZeinabadNanomaterials with “yolk and shell” “structure” can be considered as “nanoreactors” that have significant potential for application in catalysis. Especially in terms of electrochemical energy storage and conversion, the nanoelectrode has a large specific surface area with a unique yolk@shell structure, which can reduce the volume change of the electrode during the charging and discharging process and fast ion/electron transfer channels. The adsorption of products and the improvement of conversion reaction efficiency can greatly improve the stability, speed and cycle performance of the electrode, and it is a kind of ideal electrode material. In this research, heterojunction nanoreactors (FZT Y@WDS) Fe3O4@ZrO2-X@TiO2-X were firstly synthesized based on the solvothermal combined hard-template process, partial etching and calcination. The response surface method was used to determine the performance of the FZT Y@WDS heterojunction nanoreactors and the effects of four process factors: naproxen concentration (NAP), solution pH, the amount of charged photocatalyst, and the irradiation time for photocatalytic degradation of NAP under visible light irradiation. To maximize the photocatalytic activity, the parameters of the loaded catalyst, the pH of the reaction medium, the initial concentration of NAP, and the irradiation time were set to 0.5 g/L, 3, 10 mg/L, and 60 min, respectively, resulting in complete removal of NAP and the optimum amount was calculated to be 0.5 g/L, 5.246, 14.092 mg/L, and 57.362 min, respectively. Considering the promising photocatalytic activity of FZT Y@WDS under visible light and the separation performance of the nanocomposite, we proposed this photocatalyst as an alternative solution for the treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2023.1211503/fullstructural nanoreactorheterojunctionvisible light irradiationyolk@shell structuresmart nano particles
spellingShingle Masoud Habibi Zare
Arjomand Mehrabani-Zeinabad
Yolk@Wrinkled-double shell smart nanoreactors: new platforms for mineralization of pharmaceutical wastewater
Frontiers in Chemistry
structural nanoreactor
heterojunction
visible light irradiation
yolk@shell structure
smart nano particles
title Yolk@Wrinkled-double shell smart nanoreactors: new platforms for mineralization of pharmaceutical wastewater
title_full Yolk@Wrinkled-double shell smart nanoreactors: new platforms for mineralization of pharmaceutical wastewater
title_fullStr Yolk@Wrinkled-double shell smart nanoreactors: new platforms for mineralization of pharmaceutical wastewater
title_full_unstemmed Yolk@Wrinkled-double shell smart nanoreactors: new platforms for mineralization of pharmaceutical wastewater
title_short Yolk@Wrinkled-double shell smart nanoreactors: new platforms for mineralization of pharmaceutical wastewater
title_sort yolk wrinkled double shell smart nanoreactors new platforms for mineralization of pharmaceutical wastewater
topic structural nanoreactor
heterojunction
visible light irradiation
yolk@shell structure
smart nano particles
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2023.1211503/full
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