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.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry

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).
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry

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.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry

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.
To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry

Modern materials provoke ancient behavior: bacterial resistance to metal nanomaterials

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00420A, Perspective
Stephanie L. Mitchell, Natalie V. Hudson-Smith, Deepti Sharan, Christy L. Haynes, Erin E. Carlson
Engineered nanomaterials are increasingly being used in a range of applications; it is important to characterize bacterial response to these novel materials.
To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry

Influence of sensor composition on nanoparticle and protein interaction with supported lipid bilayers

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00406F, Paper
Christian A. Reardon-Lochbaum, Ravithree D. Senanayake, Rocio Amaro Marquez, Kha Trinh, Khoi Nguyen L. Hoang, Tobias Rangel Guillen, Catherine J. Murphy, Robert J. Hamers, Joel A. Pedersen, Rigoberto Hernandez
Differences between protein adsorption to bilayers built on SiO2 or Au solid supports suggests that their behavior is affected by underlying substrate material and not just the proximal bilayer.
To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry

Insight into lanthanides REVO4 (RE = Ce, Pr, Nd): a comparative study on RE-site variants in the electrochemical detection of metronidazole in environmental samples

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00384A, Paper
Aravind Radha, Sea-Fue Wang
In this work, the structural parameters of three sustainable REVO4 electrocatalysts, with variation in RE site with RE = Ce, Pr, Nd for the electrochemical monitoring of metronidazole in environmental samples.
To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry

Revealing the long-term behaviour of nZVI and biochar in metal(loid)-contaminated soil: focus on Fe transformations

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023, 10,2861-2879
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00429E, Paper
Aikaterini Mitzia, Martina Vítková, Gildas Ratié, Rostislav Chotěborský, Delphine Vantelon, Alexander Neaman, Michael Komárek
Immobilisation of Zn, Pb, Cd, and As was achieved in smelting-affected soil showing changes over time. The oxidation of Fe0 was not directly proportional with time.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry

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.
To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry

Waste tailing particle electrode enables enhanced electrochemical degradation of sulfamethoxazole

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00172E, Paper
Jiaqi Bu, Hongru Jiang, Tianhao Li, Chengyun Zhou, Shian Zhong
In the electrocatalytic (EC) degradation process, low current efficiency, mineralization efficiency, and mass transfer efficiency have limited its widespread application.
To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry