The effect of kaolinite on ferrihydrite colloid migration in soil: molecular-scale mechanism study

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023, 10,2754-2766
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00333G, Paper
Lijuan Zeng, Xiaofei Li, Feng Jiang, Meiling Yin, Zhi Dang, Lijuan Zhang, Weilin Huang, Xiaoyun Yi
The first investigation that describes the adsorption capacity of natural colloids by solid soil media, and studies their interaction mechanism in the molecular-scale.
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Defining the size ranges of polystyrene nanoplastics according to their ability to cross biological barriers

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023, 10,2634-2645
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00491K, Frontier
Xiaoli Zhao, Jiaqi Sun, Lingfeng Zhou, Miaomiao Teng, Lihui Zhao, Yunxia Li, Fengchang Wu
We systematically describe the adverse effects of polystyrene nanoplastics of different sizes penetrating biological barriers, which provides a sufficiently accurate definition of the size range of nanoplastics.
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The properties and efficacy of S-nZVI as a remediation agent in response to its preparation process and reaction conditions: a truth from meta-analysis

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023, 10,2720-2732
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00431G, Paper
Hantong Qie, Meng Liu, Daibing Hou, Xuedan Cui, Dayang Yu, Aijun Lin, Wenjie Yang, Jun Cui
The influence of the preparation process (sulfurization method, sulfur reagents, and S/Fe molar ratio) and the decontamination conditions (initial pH value, and temperature) on the decontamination effect was quantitatively evaluated by meta-analysis.
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Self-assembled peptide nanosheets functionalized with Fe3O4 nanoparticles with enhanced nanozymatic activity for sensitive colorimetric detection and selective adsorption of Hg2+

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023, 10,2767-2777
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00395G, Paper
Xin Luan, Danzhu Zhu, Peng He, Ping Han, Gang Wei
The combination of peptide nanosheets and magnetic Fe3O4 nanozymes promotes colorimetric detection and selective adsorption of Hg2+.
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Physical modification of hydroxyapatite: the drastic enhancement of both cation (Cd2+) and anion (F−) adsorption and recycling efficiency

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023, 10,2701-2719
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00297G, Paper
Sandeep Eswaran Panchu, Saranya Sekar, Elayaraja Kolanthai, Mano Balaji Gandhi, Moorthy Babu Sridharan, Narayana Kalkura Subbaraya
(1) Novel physically modified (by ultrasound and freeze-drying) HAp nanoparticles (2) drastic enhancement in the Cd2+ (208%) and F (488%) adsorption capacities along with rapid adsorption and greater recycling efficiency compared to the reported data.
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Carbonized polyacrylonitrile array as a sensitive, biocompatible, and durable substrate for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00404J, Paper
Tingting Zhang, Juan Bao, Shiying Wu, Xianhuai Huang, Weihua Li, Chang Liu, Lingling Wang, Xiuyun Sun, Jiansheng Li, Rui Lu
A carbonized PAN array was designed and applied as an effective SERS substrate. It provided a significant signal enhancement (∼105) with its strong broadband charge-transfer resonance and high reproducibility and consistency in the SERS spectrum.
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Microwave synthesis of Fe–Cu diatomic active center MOF: synergistic cyclic catalysis of persulfate for degrading norfloxacin

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023, 10,2778-2789
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00340J, Paper
Baocun Yang, Jing Huang, Jing Tong, Haihao Peng, Yinping Xiang, Min Ruan, Zhaomeng Chen, Zhaohui Yang, Weiping Xiong
A heterostructured diatomic catalyst synthesized by a microwave hydrothermal method accelerates interfacial charge transfer and enhances the ability to treat antibiotic wastewater.
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Understanding the phytotoxic effects of CeO2 nanoparticles on the growth and physiology of soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) in soil media

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023, 10,2904-2912
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00310H, Paper
Gui Xin, Shixian Fan, Yong Zhao, Qingguo Meng, Xuanzhen Li, Fawen Zhang, Chaonan Dong, Chunlei Jiao, Changjian Xie, Yuhui Ma, Xiao He, Zhiming Zhang, Zhiyong Zhang
To investigate the phytotoxic effects of CeO2 nanoparticles (NPs) on crops, soybean plants were cultivated in soil amended with CeO2 NPs at 0, 25, 75 and 225 mg kg−1 to maturity (96 days after sowing, DAS).
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In situ synthesis of gold nanoclusters in hydrogels for the capillary based portable fluorescence analysis of hypochlorite in environmental samples

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023, 10,2880-2889
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00247K, Paper
Cui Zheng Peng, Hang Zhang, Ningning Pi, Xinyu Li, Qingling Yang, Hao Lin Zou, Hong Qun Luo, Nian Bing Li, Bang Lin Li
The incubation of agarose hydrogels embedded with BSA and chloroauric acid in alkali solutions facilitates the in situ growth of gold nanoclusters in capillary microcontainers, enabling the portable detection of ClO with fluorescent responses.
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Structure and energetics of hydrogen bonding networks in dilute HOD/H2O solutions confined in silica nanopores

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00291H, Paper
Anastasia G. Ilgen, Hasini S. Senanayake, Ward H. Thompson, Jeffery A. Greathouse
Nanoconfinement in silica nanopores strengthens hydrogen bonds near surfaces, and weakens hydrogen bonds in nanopore volume away from the surfaces.
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