Photocatalytic-Fenton Degradation of Glycerol Solution over Visible Light-Responsive CuFe2O4

2015 ◽  
Vol 226 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chin Kui Cheng ◽  
Zi Ying Kong ◽  
Maksudur R. Khan
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Glycerol Solution

scholarly journals Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production from Glycerol Aqueous Solution Using Cu-Doped ZnO under Visible Light Irradiation

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (13) ◽  
pp. 2741 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincenzo Vaiano ◽  
Giuseppina Iervolino
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Production ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Visible Light Irradiation ◽  
Noble Metals ◽  
Light Irradiation ◽  
Precipitation Method ◽  
Glycerol Solution ◽  
Glycerol Concentration ◽  
Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production ◽  
Doped Zno

Cu-doped ZnO photocatalysts at different Cu loadings were prepared by a precipitation method. The presence of Cu in the ZnO crystal lattice led to significant enhancement in photocatalytic activity for H2 production from an aqueous glycerol solution under visible light irradiation. The best Cu loading was found to be 1.08 mol %, which allowed achieving hydrogen production equal to 2600 μmol/L with an aqueous glycerol solution at 5 wt % initial concentration, the photocatalyst dosage equal to 1.5 g/L, and at the spontaneous pH of the solution (pH = 6). The hydrogen production rate was increased to about 4770 μmol/L by increasing the initial glycerol concentration up to 10 wt %. The obtained results evidenced that the optimized Cu-doped ZnO could be considered a suitable visible-light-active photocatalyst to be used in photocatalytic hydrogen production without the presence of noble metals in sample formulation.

scholarly journals Glycerol-Mediated Facile Synthesis of Colored Titania Nanoparticles for Visible Light Photodegradation of Phenolic Compounds

Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nawaz ◽  
Kait ◽  
Chia ◽  
Isa ◽  
Huei
Keyword(s):  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Photocatalytic Performance ◽  
Titania Nanoparticles ◽  
Glycerol Solution ◽  
Subsequent Calcination ◽  
Palm Oil Mill ◽  
Band Gap Narrowing ◽  
Gap States

In this study, we developed a glycerol-mediated safe and facile method to synthesize colored titania nanoparticles (NPs) via solution route. Our method is considerably effective and greener than other options currently available. Colored titania NPs were produced by hydrolyzing TiCl4 precursor in aqueous solution containing different concentrations of glycerol (0.0, 1.163, 3.834, and 5.815 mol/L) and subsequent calcination at 300 °C for 1 h. Our results highlight firstly that glycerol-mediated synthesis is unlikely to affect the anatase crystalline structure of TiO2, and secondly, that it would lead to coloration, band gap narrowing, and a remarkable bathochromic redshift of the optical response of titania. More importantly, the synthesized colored titania have Ti3+ ions, which, at least in terms of our samples, is the major factor responsible for its coloration. These Ti3+ species could induce mid gap states in the band gap, which significantly improve the visible light absorption capability and photocatalytic performance of the colored titania. The photocatalytic experiments showed that the colored TiO2 NPs prepared in 1.163 mol/L aqueous glycerol solution displayed the best photocatalytic performance. Almost 48.17% of phenolic compounds and 62.18% of color were removed from treated palm oil mill effluent (POME) within 180 min of visible light irradiation.

scholarly journals An integrated photocatalytic/enzymatic system for the reduction of CO2 to methanol in bioglycerol–water

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 2556-2565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Aresta ◽  
Angela Dibenedetto ◽  
Tomasz Baran ◽  
Antonella Angelini ◽  
Przemysław Łabuz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Hydride Transfer ◽  
Regeneration Process ◽  
Glycerol Solution ◽  
Enzymatic System ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Nadh Regeneration ◽  
Visible Light Active ◽  
Water Glycerol ◽  
Reduction Of Co2

A hybrid enzymatic/photocatalytic approach for the conversion of CO2 into methanol is described. For the approach discussed here, the production of one mol of CH3OH from CO2 requires three enzymes and the consumption of three mol of NADH. Regeneration of the cofactor NADH from NAD+ was achieved by using visible-light-active, heterogeneous, TiO2-based photocatalysts. The efficiency of the regeneration process is enhanced by using a Rh(III)-complex for facilitating the electron and hydride transfer from the H-donor (water or a water–glycerol solution) to NAD+. This resulted in the production of 100 to 1000 mol of CH3OH from one mol of NADH, providing the possibility for practical application.

Co3O4/g-C3N4 Nanocomposites Prepared via Ultrasonication as Active Photocatalyst for H2 Generation Beneath Visible Light

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-295
Author(s):  
Maha Alhaddad ◽  
R. M. Navarro ◽  
M. A. Hussein ◽  
R. M. Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Hydrogen Generation ◽  
Graphitic Carbon ◽  
Graphitic Carbon Nitride ◽  
Maximum Efficiency ◽  
Glycerol Solution ◽  
Electron Hole ◽  
H2 Generation ◽  
Hole Recombination

In this paper, we introduce an active photocatalyst for hydrogen generation from aqueous glycerol solution on nanoheterojunctions of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) and Co3O4 at various Co3O4 loading (1∼4 wt.%). The Co3O4 nanoparticulates were efficiently spread on the exterior of exfoliated mesoporous g-C3N4 by means of ultrasonication-mixture method that allowed the formation of effective Co3O4/g-C3N4 heterojunctions that minimized high recombination of charges observed on bare g-C3N4. The formation of nanoheterojunctions amid Co3O4 and g-C3N4 was demonstrated by XPS and HRTEM. Moreover, their number and efficiency in separation of charges depended on Co3O4 loading (maximum efficiency at 3 mol% of Co3O4). The optimal Co3O4/g-C3N4 nanocomposite demonstrated 22.5 and 33.7 times higher H2 production using visible light compared to the parent g-C3N4 and Co3O4 systems, respectively. The differences in photocatalytic action for the Co3O4/g-C3N4 composites was examined in terms of changes in their capacity to engross the light and to diminution the electron-hole recombination associated with different development of nanoheterojunctions in the composites.

Freeze-etch studies of epiphyseal growth plate cartilage reveal matrix vesicles associated with calcification

1978 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 670-671
Author(s):  
Russell N. A. Cecil ◽  
H. Clarke Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Chromic Acid ◽  
Light And Electron Microscopy ◽  
Matrix Vesicles ◽  
Matrix Vesicle ◽  
Glycerol Solution ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
Epiphyseal Growth Plate ◽  
Growth Plates ◽  
Sprague Dawley Rats ◽  
Tibial Epiphyseal

Unfixed proximal tibial epiphyseal growth plates were studied by freeze-etch to confirm the presence of extracellular calcifying matrix vesicles and to determine the substructure of matrix vesicle membranes as compared to plasma and other membranes of intact chondrocytes. Growth plates from 6-10 week old Sprague-Dawley rats were cut into 1x3 mm blocks whose long dimension was oriented either perpendicular or parallel to the long axis of the tibia. Some blocks were fixed at pH 7. 0 in 0. 2M cacodylate - buffered 2. 5% glutaraldehyde for 1 hour at 4ÅC. The blocks were immersed in 30% glycerol solution at 4ÅC for 1 hour, frozen in liquid nitrogen, and then fractured, etched for 2 minutes, and coated with platinum, carbon and 0. 2% Formvar solution. The replicas were cleaned with chromic acid, floated onto Formvar coated grids, and examined with a Phillips EM 300 electron microscope.Fixed and unfixed specimens appeared similar in ultrastructure. Chondrocytes, matrix, and matrix vesicles were identified. In specimens fractured parallel to the long axis of the tibia, the reserve, proliferative, hypertrophic, and calcifying zones could be discerned as described by light and electron microscopy.

Studies of metaphase chromosomes in the scanning transmission x-ray microscope: Image fidelity, radiation damage and specimen preparation

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 1038-1039
Author(s):  
Shawn Williams ◽  
Xiaodong Zhang ◽  
Susan Lamm ◽  
Jack Van’t Hof
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Radiation Damage ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Dose Range ◽  
Specimen Preparation ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Metaphase Chromosomes ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Scanning Transmission

The Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscope (STXM) is well suited for investigating metaphase chromosome structure. The absorption cross-section of soft x-rays having energies between the carbon and oxygen K edges (284 - 531 eV) is 6 - 9.5 times greater for organic specimens than for water, which permits one to examine unstained, wet biological specimens with resolution superior to that attainable using visible light. The attenuation length of the x-rays is suitable for imaging micron thick specimens without sectioning. This large difference in cross-section yields good specimen contrast, so that fewer soft x-rays than electrons are required to image wet biological specimens at a given resolution. But most imaging techniques delivering better resolution than visible light produce radiation damage. Soft x-rays are known to be very effective in damaging biological specimens. The STXM is constructed to minimize specimen dose, but it is important to measure the actual damage induced as a function of dose in order to determine the dose range within which radiation damage does not compromise image quality.

Scanning luminescence x-ray microscopy: Progress toward selective staining using microspheres

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 74-75
Author(s):  
C. Jacobsen ◽  
J. Fu ◽  
S. Mayer ◽  
Y. Wang ◽  
S. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Light Emission ◽  
Chinese Hamster ◽  
Polystyrene Spheres ◽  
Good Resistance ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Selective Staining ◽  
Visible Light Emission ◽  
Specific Labelling

In scanning luminescence x-ray microscopy (SLXM), a high resolution x-ray probe is used to excite visible light emission (see Figs. 1 and 2). The technique has been developed with a goal of localizing dye-tagged biochemically active sites and structures at 50 nm resolution in thick, hydrated biological specimens. Following our initial efforts, Moronne et al. have begun to develop probes based on biotinylated terbium; we report here our progress towards using microspheres for tagging.Our initial experiments with microspheres were based on commercially-available carboxyl latex spheres which emitted ~ 5 visible light photons per x-ray absorbed, and which showed good resistance to bleaching under x-ray irradiation. Other work (such as that by Guo et al.) has shown that such spheres can be used for a variety of specific labelling applications. Our first efforts have been aimed at labelling ƒ actin in Chinese hamster ovarian (CHO) cells. By using a detergent/fixative protocol to load spheres into cells with permeabilized membranes and preserved morphology, we have succeeded in using commercial dye-loaded, spreptavidin-coated 0.03μm polystyrene spheres linked to biotin phalloidon to label f actin (see Fig. 3).

Photocatalyst-free decarboxylative aminoalkylation of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines with N-aryl glycines enabled by visible light

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (21) ◽  
pp. 3693-3697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiu-Jian Ji ◽  
Zhi-Qiang Zhu ◽  
Li-Jin Xiao ◽  
Dong Guo ◽  
Xiao Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light

A novel, green and efficient visible-light-promoted decarboxylative aminoalkylation reaction of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines with N-aryl glycines has been described.

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