Ecological toxicity of reactive X-3B red dye and cadmium acting on wheat (Triticum aestivum)

Ecological toxicity of reactive X\|3B red dye and cadmium in both their single form and their combined form on wheat was studied using the experimental method of seed and root exposure. The single factor exposure indicated that the inhibitory rate of wheat root elongation was significantly increased with the increase in the concentration of the dye in the cultural solution, although seed germination of wheat was not sensitive to the dye. The toxicity of cadmium was greatly higher than that of the dye, but low concentration cadmium (<40 mg/L) could promote the germination of wheat seed. Interactive effects of the dye and cadmium on wheat were complicated. There was no significant correlation between the inhibitory rate of seed germination and the concentrations of the dye and cadmium. Low concentration cadmium could strengthen the toxicity of the dye acting on root elongation. On the contrary, high concentration cadmium could weaken the toxicity of the dye acting on root elongation.

Sorption of wastewater containing reactive red X-3B on inorgano-organo pillared bentonite

Bentonite is a kind of natural clay with good exchanging ability. By exchanging its interlamellar cations with various soluble cations, such as quaternary ammonium cations and inorganic metal ions, the properties of natural bentonite can be greatly improved. In this study, hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (HDTMA), CaCl2, MgCl2, FeCl3, AlCl3 were used as organic and inorganic pillared materials respectively to produce several kinds of Ca-, Mg-, Fe-, Al-organo pillared bentonites. Sorption of reactive red X-3B on them was studied to determine their potential application as sorbents in wastewater treatment. The results showed that these pillared bentonites had much improved sorption properties, and that the dye solutions’ pH value had some effect on the performance of these inorgano-organo pillared bentonites. Isotherms of reactive X-3B on these pillared bentonites sug-gested a Langmuir-type sorption mechanism.

Brilliant red X-3B uptake by a novel polycyclodextrin-modified magnetic cationic hydrogel:Performance,kinetics and mechanism

A novel polycyclodextrin-modified magnetic cationic hydrogel(PCD-MCH) was developed and its performance,kinetics and mechanism for the removal of reactive brilliant red X-3B(X-3B) were studied.The results showed that the zeta-potential of PCD-MCH was 32.8 to16.7 mV at pH 3.0-10.5.The maximum X-3B adsorption capacity of PCD-MCH was2792.3 mg/g.The adsorption kinetics could be well-described by the Weber-Morris model and the homogeneous surface diffusion model(HSDM).Diffusion stages corresponding to surface or film diffusion,intra-particle or wide mesopore diffusion,and narrow mesopore/micropore diffusion occurred at 0-120,120-480 and 480-1200 min,respectively.The latter two diffusion stages were rate-controlling for X-3B adsorption kinetics.At the initial X-3B concentration of 600 mg/L,the diffusion coefficient(Ds) and external mass transfer coefficient in the liquid phase(kF) were 3x10^-11 cm^2/min and 4.68 x 10^-6 cm/min,respectively.X-3B approaching the center of PCD-MCH particles could be observed at 360 min.At the end of the third diffusion stage,the Cp at q/qe=0 was 45.20 mg/L,which was close to the homogeneous Cp value of 46 mg/L along the radius of PCD-MCH particles.At pH 3.0-10.0,PCD-MCH showed stable X-3B adsorption capacities.After five regeneration-reuse cycles,the residual adsorption capacity of regenerated PCD-MCH was higher than 892.7 mg/g.The corresponding adsorption mechanism was identified as involving electrostatic interactions,cyclodextrin cavities and hydrogen bonds,of which cyclodextrin cavities showed prominent capture performance towards dye molecules through the formation of inclusion complexes.

Catalytic ozonation of reactive red X-3B in aqueous solution under low pressure： decolorization and OH. generation

Catalytic ozonation of Reactive Red X-3B in aqueous solution had been carried out in an ozone oxidation reactor where Mn-Fe-ceramic honeycomb was used as the catalysts. The presence of Mn-Fe-ceramic honeycomb catalyst could obviously improve the deco- loration efficiency of Reactive Red X-3B and the utilization efficiency of ozone compared to the results from non-catalytic ozonation. Adsorption of Reactive Red X-3B had no obviously influence on the degradation efficiency. Addition of tert-butanol significantly decreased the degradation efficiency, indicating that the degradation of Reactive Red X-3B followed the mechanism of hydroxyl radical （OH.） oxidation. The operating variables such as reaction pressure and ozone supply had a positive influence on the degradation efficiency, mainly attributing to facilitate the ozone decomposition and OH. formation.

Electrochemical degradation of reactive brilliant red X-3B with the(CeO_2/C)-β-PbO_2-PTFE composite electrode

The（CeO2/C）-β-PbO2-PTFE composite electrodes modified by graphite powder,cerium oxide powder,polytetrafluoroethylene（PTFE）and the homemade β-PbO2 powder were prepared by the high pressure molding technique.The X-ray diffraction（XRD）was used to test the purity of the homemade β-PbO2 powder.The surface structure and electrical property of electrodes were characterized by using scanning electron microscopy（SEM）and the cyclic voltammetry curves（CV）.Those images indicated that in electrolysis the（CeO2/C）-β-PbO2-PTFE composite electrodes had higher activity than the β-PbO2-PTFE electrodes,as good as the excellent catalytic performance.In the electrode system the composite electrodes were applied to treat reactive brilliant red（RBR）X-3B solution and we studied the degradation influence factors and the reaction mechanism.The results showed that the electrode system was well in treating RBR X-3B solution with the 20%（CeO2/C）-β-PbO2-PTFE composite electrodes at the initial 100 mg/L RBR X-3B concentration,Na2SO4 concentration of 0.35 mol/L,the constant current density of 30 mA/cm~!2 and electrolyte pH =2.After electrolytic time of 90 min,the maximum decolorization and chemical oxygen demand（COD）removal rates reached 88.92% and 54.54%.And the decolorization rate of RBR X-3B was in conformity with pseudo-first-order kinetics equation.The RBR X-3B degradation mechanism in the electrochemical oxidation system was used with LC-MS to analyze the possible intermediates and degradation pathway.

A simple and cheap method for preparation of coupled ZrO_(2)/ZnO with high photocatalytic activities

The objective of this study was to prepare a new photocatalyst with high activities for degradation of organic pollutants.Coupled ZrO_(2)/ZnO photocatalyst was prepared with a simple precipitation method with cheap raw materials zinc acetate and zirconium oxychloride,and was character-ized by X-ray diffraction(XRD)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).Reactive brilliant red X-3B was used as a model compound to investigate the photocatalytic activity of synthesized catalysts in water under 254 nm UV irradia-tion.Results show that the optimal calcination temperature and coupling molar ratio of Zr were 350°C and 2.5%,respec-tively.At the calcination temperature of 350°C,ZrO_(2) was dispersed on the surface of hexagonal ZnO in the form of amorphous clusters.The particle size of ZrO_(2)/ZnO decreased with the decrease of calcination temperature and the increase of Zr coupling amount.ZrO_(2)/ZnO has better photocatalytic activity for degradation of reactive brilliant red(RBR)X-3B than pure ZnO and P25-TiO_(2).