Publications by authors named "Yaobin Ding"

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  • Periodate (PI) advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) show promise in water purification by generating reactive species that help degrade organic contaminants like bisphenol A (BPA).
  • The study revealed that the electron shuttle ABTS facilitates the activation of PI, significantly contributing to BPA oxidation, especially when phosphate is present, which enhances reaction rates by forming PI-phosphate complexes.
  • This research also introduced a stable, immobilized form of ABTS that enhances the efficiency of the PI-ABTS process, indicating strong potential for real-world applications in treating contaminated water.
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  • The study explores the use of Ru(III) ions to activate periodate (PI) for the effective oxidation of trace organic pollutants, specifically carbamazepine (CBZ), across a wide pH range (3.0-11.0).
  • The Ru(III)/PI system outperforms other transition and noble metal ion systems in terms of oxidation efficiency, due to the dominance of high-valent Ru-oxo species (Ru(V)=O) as the primary oxidant.
  • This advanced oxidation process demonstrates nearly 100% utilization efficiency of PI without generating unwanted iodine byproducts, showcasing its potential for environmentally friendly removal of organic pollutants.
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Nonradical persulfate oxidation processes have emerged as a new wastewater treatment method due to production of mild nonradical oxidants, selective oxidation of organic pollutants, and higher tolerance to water matrixes compared with radical persulfate oxidation processes. Since the case of the nonradical activation of peroxydisulfate (PDS) was reported on CuO surface in 2014, nonradical persulfate oxidation processes have been extensively investigated, and much achievement has been made on realization of nonradical persulfate activation processes and understanding of intrinsic reaction mechanism. Therefore, in the review, nonradical pathways and reaction mechanisms for oxidation of various organic pollutants by PDS and peroxymonosulfate (PMS) are overviewed.

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The application of MoS to enhance Co(II)/peroxymonosulfate (Co(II)/PMS) system for organic pollutants degradation was developed, and the mechanism for pH dependent catalytic activity in the MoS co-catalyzed Co(II)/PMS processes was systematically investigated. It was found that MoS presented enhancement effect for Co(II)/PMS system in the tested pH range from 4.0 to 7.

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Ibuprofen (IBU), a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, is becoming an important member of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) as emerging pollutants. To degrade IBU, magnetic FeC nanoparticles embedded on N-doped carbon (FeC/NC) were prepared as a catalyst by a sol-gel combustion method. As characterized, the FeC/NC nanoparticles were composed of a NC nano-sheet and capsulated FeC particles on the sheet.

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Chalcopyrite nanoparticles (CuFeS NPs) with abundant surface bonded ferrous were successfully prepared, characterized and used as a catalyst for peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation and BPA degradation. The effect of reaction parameters such as initial pH, catalyst load, PMS concentration, initial BPA concentration and reaction temperature on BPA degradation in CuFeS-PMS system was systematically investigated. As a bimetallic sulfide, CuFeS exhibits ultra-high activity for PMS activation compared with CuS, FeS, CuFeO and CoO.

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In this work, we report metal ions catalyzed oxidative degradation of three typical fluoroquinolones norfloxacin (NOR), ofloxacin (OFL) and ciprofloxacin (CIP) by using NaBiO nanosheets. It was found that variable-valence metal ions such as Cu, Fe, Mn, Ce, Ag and Co could obviously enhanced degradation of NOR, OFL and CIP by NaBiO. The pseudo-first-order kinetic rate for the degradation of 20 μmol L NOR by NaBiO (2 mmol L) in the presence of 0.

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Graphene oxide/Fe₃O₄ (GO/Fe₃O₄) nanoparticles were synthesized by an ultrasonic-assisted reverse co-precipitation method, and then horseradish peroxidase (HRP) was covalently immobilized onto GO/Fe₃O₄ with 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethyaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDC) as a cross-linking agent. In order to enhance the phenol removal efficiency and prevent the inactivation of the enzyme, the polyethylene glycol with highly hydrophilicity was added in this reaction, because the adsorption capacity for the polymer by degradation was stronger than the HRP. The results showed that the immobilized enzyme removed over 95% of phenol from aqueous solution.

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Microscaled CuFeO2 particles (micro-CuFeO2) were rapidly prepared via a microwave-assisted hydrothermal method and characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. It was found that the micro-CuFeO2 was of pure phase and a rhombohedral structure with size in the range of 2.8±0.

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Bisphenol A (BPA) is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant with endocrine disruption potential. This study explored the efficiency, kinetics, and mechanism of BPA removal from weakly acidic solutions by using NaBiO3 as a source of singlet oxygen. It was observed that the use of NaBiO3 (1gL(-1)) could eliminate almost all (more than 97%) of the added BPA (0.

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  • - Silver bismuth oxide (BSO) was synthesized using a simple ion exchange-coprecipitation method with specific chemical precursors and was tested for its effectiveness in degrading tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA).
  • - The optimal conditions for TBBPA degradation were found to be a 1:1 molar ratio of Ag/Bi and a BSO dosage of 1 g/L, resulting in complete degradation of TBBPA and over 80% removal of total organic carbon in just 7 minutes.
  • - Analysis showed that the degradation process involved several steps, including debromination and cleavage of chemical groups, with singlet oxygen identified as the primary agent responsible for the degradation of T
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Co-doped BiFeO3 was synthesized by the sol-gel method and used as a catalyst of persulfate (PMS) for the degradation of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA). The effects of the amount of oxidizing agent, catalyst dosage, and the content of doped Co on the degradation of TBBPA were investigated. Under the optimized conditions (doping level of Co to Fe 0.

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Persulfate can efficiently decolorize azo dyes through oxidizing these compounds, which enabled us to develop a method of rapid spectrophotometric determination of persulfate for monitoring the wastewater treatment on the basis of the oxidation decolorization of azo dyes. Four azo dyes with different molecular structures were investigated as probes, and the influences of operation parameters including reaction time, solution pH, initial dye concentration, and initial concentration of activator Fe(2+) were checked on the determination of persulfate. Under optimum conditions, the decolorization degree of the dyes responded linearly with persulfate concentration for all the four azo dyes, and the linear range and detection limit were found to be 2.

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TiO(2) film deposited on glassy carbon electrode surface was prepared via the liquid phase deposition (LPD). The deposited TiO(2) film before and after calcination was characterized with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Based on the high photoelectrochemical activity of calcined LPD TiO(2) film, the photoelectrocatalytic degradation of benzotriazole (BTA) was investigated.

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