Adsorption and migration behaviors of heavy metals (As, Cd, and Cr) in single and binary systems in typical Chinese soils.

In this study, the competitive adsorption and migration behaviors of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), and chromium (Cr) in typical Chinese soils were investigated. It was observed that Hainan, Shanxi, and Zhejiang Mengjiadai soils exhibited the highest adsorption capacities for As (563 μg/g), Cd (653 μg/g), and Cr (383 μg/g), respectively. Heavy metals (HMs) adsorption capacities were predicted by Extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) models, and the Shapley additive explanation (SHAP) was employed to elucidate the effect of soil physicochemical properties on target values.

Insights into oxidation of pentachlorophenol (PCP) by low-dose ferrate(VI) catalyzed with α-FeO nanoparticles.

In this study, the catalytic performance of α-FeO nanoparticles (nα-FeO) in the low-dose ferrate (Fe(VI)) system was systematically studied through the degradation of pentachlorophenol (PCP). Based on the established quadratic functions between nα-FeO amount and observed pseudo first-order rate constant (k), two linear correlation equations were offered to predict the optimum catalyst dosage and the maximum k at an applied Fe(VI) amount. Moreover, characterization and cycling experiments showed that nα-FeO has good stability and recyclability.

Photodegradation of polychlorinated diphenyl sulfides (PCDPSs) under simulated solar light irradiation: Kinetics, mechanism, and density functional theory calculations.

The direct photolysis of 25 individual polychlorinated diphenyl sulfides (PCDPSs) substituted with 1-7 chlorine atoms was investigated using a 500-W Xe lamp. Photolysis of PCDPSs followed pseudo-first-order kinetics, with the higher chlorinated diphenyl sulfides generally degrading faster than the lower chlorinated congeners. A quantitative structure-activity relationship model to predict the photolysis rates of PCDPSs was developed using 16 fundamental quantum chemical descriptors.

Alumina-mediated photocatalytic degradation of hexachlorobenzene in aqueous system: Kinetics and mechanism.

Five kinds of AlO were characterized by SEM, TEM, FT-IR and BET surface area, and then used as carriers to investigate the photochemical removal of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) in aqueous system. The results showed that HCB coated on the surfaces of all AlO could be photodegraded rapidly, and Neutral-AlO presented the best performance. Meanwhile, the efficient removal of HCB in real water matrices, including tap water, river water and secondary clarifier effluent showed the potential practical application of AlO.

A combined experimental and computational study on the oxidative degradation of bromophenols by Fe(VI) and the formation of self-coupling products.

In this study, the degradation of eight bromophenols (BPs), including monobromophenols (2-BP, 3-BP, and 4-BP), dibromophenols (2,4-DBP, 2,6-DBP, and 3,5-DBP), a tribromophenol (2,4,6-TBP) and a pentabromophenol (PBP), by a Fe(VI) reaction process at a pH of 8.0 was systematically studied. It was concluded that their degradation rates increased with increasing Fe(VI) concentrations in solution.

Visible light and fulvic acid assisted generation of Mn(III) to oxidize bisphenol A: The effect of tetrabromobisphenol A.

Bisphenol A (BPA) and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs), are of increasing concerns for many years. This paper presents the elimination of BPA under visible light (VL) (λ ≥ 420 nm) irradiated solutions containing fulvic acid (FA) and MnSO (Mn(II)), and examines the possible effects of TBBPA on the transformation of BPA. After 72 h of reaction time, the removal efficiency of BPA in the studied system was 69%.

DNA scaffold nanoparticles coated with HPMC/EC for oral delivery.

The control of the glycemic level among diabetes/T2 patients is very important for their long term survival and avoiding further complexities including micro/macrovascular diseases as well as diabetic neuropathy. Vildagliptin (VD) is a drug that has addressed these issues successfully with the desired safety portfolio. We used DNA-nanocubes for initial nano-encapsulation of VD followed by HPMC/EC coating.

Ozonation of pentabromophenol in aqueous basic medium: Kinetics, pathways, mechanism, dimerization and toxicity assessment.

Ozonation has been identified effective technique to degrade phenolic compounds, and production of intermediate dimers are major threat. In this study, we systematically investigated the degradation of Pentabromophenol (PBP) in an aqueous medium by using two different ozone generators (sources: air and water). We studied various factors that influenced the degradation kinetics of PBP, including the pH (7.

Understanding the ozonated degradation of sulfadimethoxine, exploration of reaction site, and classification of degradation products.

Ozonation has been demonstrated to be an efficient method of water treatment. In this study, the degradation of 20 mg/L of sulfadimethoxine (SDM) in different water matrices during ozonation was investigated. At pH 7.