Publications by authors named "W W J de Leng"
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- Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO) can significantly improve lettuce growth that is stressed by harmful substances like phenanthrene and cadmium, promoting better biomass and root length while reducing cellular damage.
- The application of ZnO enhances the movement of zinc to various plant parts, regulating metabolic pathways and microbial communities, which indicates its potential for improving plant health and resilience in contaminated soils.
- Metabolomic analysis shows that ZnO not only influences key metabolic processes in leaves but also increases beneficial bacterial populations in both plants and the surrounding soil, suggesting a robust strategy for sustainable agriculture in areas affected by heavy metal pollution and PAHs.
Sulfonamides (SAs) are one of the major emerging contaminants of concern, but comparative studies on the degradation of different types of SAs are still limited. This work comprehensively compared the degradation of sulfadiazine (SDZ), sulfamethoxazole (SMX) and sulfathiazole (STZ) under UV light in peracetic acid (PAA) from both experimental and theoretical aspects, as they represent two structural classes based on substituent differences. The two SAs with five-membered heterocyclic substituents (SMX, STZ) generally decomposed at faster rates, with SMX degrading up to 10 times faster than SDZ (pH = 3; PAA dosage = 80 mg/L).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe ferrate(VI) ion is a green, versatile oxidant employed eliminate organic contaminants. Research on the degradation of saturated chlorinated hydrocarbons such as 1,2,3-trichloropropane (1,2,3-TCP), by Fe(VI) is limited. In this study, we investigated the degradation of 1,2,3-TCP by Fe(VI).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBismuth vanadate (BiVO) is a common photocatalyst for water remediation, yet its powder form renders difficult to disperse, recycle, and regenerate, limiting photodegradation efficiency. In this study, a lignocellulosic-templated BiVO photocatalyst was fabricated from BiVO precursor and lignocellulose using a simple vacuum impregnation (w/o heat treatment on wood template). Results showed that the modified template retained original hierarchical structure with an increased specific surface area and reduced hemicellulose content, leading to a promising template for uniform distribution of BiVO.
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- REEP6 is overexpressed in OSCC (oral squamous cell carcinoma) and is linked to larger tumor size and poor survival rates, indicating its oncogenic role.
- The research shows that REEP6 overexpression inhibits ferroptosis, a process that typically leads to cell death, by affecting ER homeostasis and modulating ACSL4 expression.
- Promoter DNA hypomethylation is identified as the reason for increased REEP6 levels, suggesting that this mechanism contributes to OSCC progression by preventing ferroptosis through ER stress pathways.