Publications by authors named "Fanghui Rao"
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- BiFeO nanorods (BFO NRs) were synthesized and studied as a piezoelectric catalyst for degrading atenolol through a combination of sonolysis and sono-induced piezocatalysis.
- The study found that an ultrasonic frequency of 100 kHz produced the most effective degradation of atenolol, achieving a high synergistic coefficient of 3.43.
- The research also revealed that reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation was primarily influenced by the piezoelectric potential differences in BFO NRs, with specific degradation pathways proposed and toxicity assessments suggesting that the byproducts could be managed.
The potential risks of sono-induced nitrosation and nitration side reactions and consequent toxic nitrogenous byproducts were first investigated via sono-degradation of diphenylamine (DPhA) in this study. The kinetic models for overall DPhA degradation and the formation of nitrosation byproduct (N-nitrosodiphenylamine, NDPhA) and nitration byproducts (2-nitro-DPhA and 4-nitro-DPhA) were well established and fitted (R > 0.98).
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