Performance, optimization, and mechanism of nitric oxide removal by thiourea dioxide/Fe^ⅡEDTA reaction systems

In this work,a new innovative absorption system containing both thiourea dioxide(TD)and FeⅡEDTA was used to NO removal.The independently influences of O2 volume concentration,TD concentration,original p H value and absorbent temperature on NO removal in bubbling device were examined preliminarily.The results revealed that the NO removal efficiency firstly increased and then decreased with the increasing of the three independent variables(O2 volume concentration,TD concentration and temperature).However,the NO removal efficiency monotonously increased to some extent with p H value increasing from 6.5 to 10.5.In addition,the respective effects of the four variables and the interactive function of them on NO removal were checked with the response surface methodology(RSM)by central composite design(CCD).The calculative model showed that pH value possessed a main positive independent impact on NO removal.Furthermore,the interactive effects between any two factors were expounded by the 3D surface and counter plots.Finally,the optimum absorption conditions for the maximum NO removal at 94.3%experimentally and 95.8%statistically were obtained in O2 volume content of 6.0%,TD concentration of 0.02 mol·L^-1,original p H value of 10.5 and absorption temperature of 42℃.

Synthesis of 4-methyl Guanidine Butyric Acid

N-methyl pyrrolidone,hydrochloric acid and thiourea dioxide were adopted as the raw material,and 4-methyl guanidine butyric acid was synthesized through two-step reaction.The optimum synthesis condition for the first step was as follows：n（N-methyl pyrrolidone）∶n（10% HCl）= 1∶2.0,reaction temperature 135 ℃,reaction time 5 h;at that moment,the yield of intermediate 4-methyl-amino butyric acid hydrochloride was 72.89%.The optimum synthesis condition for the second step was as follows：n（4-methyl-amino butyric acid hydrochloride）∶n（thiourea dioxide）= 1∶2.0,reaction temperature 25 ℃,reaction time 12 h,at that moment,the yield of target product was 82.68%.Structure characterization on the intermediates and the target products were carried out through Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and elemental analysis.

Facile synthesis of S-doped reduced TiO_(2-x) with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic performance

A different approach to synthesize visible‐light‐active sulfur(S)‐doped reduced titania(S‐TiO2‐x)using thiourea dioxide as both the S source and reductant was developed.The structure,morphology,and optical and electronic properties of the as‐prepared S‐TiO2‐x samples were examined by multiple techniques,such as X‐ray diffraction,transmission electron microscopy,X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy,ultraviolet‐visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy,Brunauer‐Emmett‐Teller and photocurrent measurements,and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.The photocatalytic activity of S‐TiO2‐x was evaluated by photodegradation of organic Rhodamine B under visible‐light irradiation.The degradation rate of Rhodamine B by S‐TiO2‐x obtained by calcination was about31,2.5,and3.6times higher than those of pure TiO2,pristine TiO2‐x,and S‐doped TiO2,respectively.In addition,the as‐prepared S‐TiO2‐x exhibited long‐term stable photocatalytic performance in the degradation of Rhodamine B under visible‐light illumination.This report reveals a new approach to prepare stable and highly efficient solar light‐driven photocatalysts for water purification.

Full-Spectrum Fluoromethyl Sulfonation via Modularized Multicomponent Coupling

Modular free-assembly construction of mono-,di-,and tri-fluoromethyl sulfones was comprehensively achieved by a combination of halides,a sulfur dioxide surrogate,and halofluorocarbons.The industrial raw material thiourea dioxide served as the sulfur dioxide source,combined with readily available fluorocarbon sources such as 2-bromo-2-fluoroacetate and chlorodifluoromethane(ClCF_(2)H,Freon)employed as fluoromethyl reagents.Notably,four methyl sulfone-containing pharmaceuticals were modified into three types of fluoromethyl sulfones,displaying their great potential for drug discovery via the current strategy.Mechanistic studies further demonstrated that C-F…H-N interactions between thiourea dioxide and halofluorocarbons play a key role in stabilizing monofluoromethyl electrophiles and difluorocarbene species.