Enviromnental pollution is serious social concern. The inflow of heavy metals in the ecological food chain and their subsequent bio-magnification in human bodies is cascading its harmful effects. The metabolism of pla...Enviromnental pollution is serious social concern. The inflow of heavy metals in the ecological food chain and their subsequent bio-magnification in human bodies is cascading its harmful effects. The metabolism of plants is being hampered by these heavy metals. In the present studies, effect of heavy metal especially cadmium has been studied on stomatal diffusive resistance （SDR）, transpiration rate, leaf surface humidity and leaf temperature of soybean plants growing in hydroponic cultures. Cadmium treatment decelerates the rate of transpiration. The inhibition of transpiration associated with increased SDR leads to dehydration of leaf surface, thereby, increasing temperature of leaves in comparison to control plants. In the present study, temperature difference between stressed and non-stressed plant leaves was as high as 3℃ Moreover, any such rise in leaf temperature due to uptake and induced toxicity of heavy metals can possibly be a good bio-indicator having wide applications in thermal remote sensing and geospatial monitoring of metal polluted soils.展开更多
Highly efficient,low-cost,and portable wastewater treatment and purification solutions are urgently needed for aqueous pollution removal,especially at remote sites.Synergistic photocatalytic (PC) and persulphate (PS) ...Highly efficient,low-cost,and portable wastewater treatment and purification solutions are urgently needed for aqueous pollution removal,especially at remote sites.Synergistic photocatalytic (PC) and persulphate (PS) degradation under visible light offers an exceptional alternative for this purpose.In this work,we coupled a TiO^(2-)based PC system with a PS oxidation system into a portable advanced oxidation device for rapid and deep degradation of organic contaminants in wastewater.Using hydrogenation,we fabricated hydrogenated anatase branched-rutile TiO_(2) nanorod (H-AB@RTNR) photocatalysts which enable the PC degradation to occur under visible light and improve the utilization of solar energy.We also discovered that the addition of PS resulted in the synergistic degradation of tenacious and persistent organics,dramatically improving the extent and kinetics of the degradation.A degradation rate of 100%and a reaction rate constant of 0.0221 min^(-1)for degrading 1 L rhodamine B(20 mg L^(-1)) were achieved in 120 min in a specially designed thin-layer cell under visible light irradiation.The superior performance of the synergistic PC and PS degradation system was also demonstrated in the degradation of real industrial wastewater.Both remarkable performances can be attributed to the heterophase junction and oxygen vacancies in the photocatalyst that facilitate the catalytic conversion of PS anions into highly active radicals (·SO_(4)-and·OH).This work suggests that the as-proposed synergistic degradation design is a promising solution for building a portable wastewater treatment system.展开更多
文摘Enviromnental pollution is serious social concern. The inflow of heavy metals in the ecological food chain and their subsequent bio-magnification in human bodies is cascading its harmful effects. The metabolism of plants is being hampered by these heavy metals. In the present studies, effect of heavy metal especially cadmium has been studied on stomatal diffusive resistance （SDR）, transpiration rate, leaf surface humidity and leaf temperature of soybean plants growing in hydroponic cultures. Cadmium treatment decelerates the rate of transpiration. The inhibition of transpiration associated with increased SDR leads to dehydration of leaf surface, thereby, increasing temperature of leaves in comparison to control plants. In the present study, temperature difference between stressed and non-stressed plant leaves was as high as 3℃ Moreover, any such rise in leaf temperature due to uptake and induced toxicity of heavy metals can possibly be a good bio-indicator having wide applications in thermal remote sensing and geospatial monitoring of metal polluted soils.
基金supported by Griffith University PhD scholarshipsthe National Natural Science Foundation of China (22078118)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (2019A1515011138)。
文摘Highly efficient,low-cost,and portable wastewater treatment and purification solutions are urgently needed for aqueous pollution removal,especially at remote sites.Synergistic photocatalytic (PC) and persulphate (PS) degradation under visible light offers an exceptional alternative for this purpose.In this work,we coupled a TiO^(2-)based PC system with a PS oxidation system into a portable advanced oxidation device for rapid and deep degradation of organic contaminants in wastewater.Using hydrogenation,we fabricated hydrogenated anatase branched-rutile TiO_(2) nanorod (H-AB@RTNR) photocatalysts which enable the PC degradation to occur under visible light and improve the utilization of solar energy.We also discovered that the addition of PS resulted in the synergistic degradation of tenacious and persistent organics,dramatically improving the extent and kinetics of the degradation.A degradation rate of 100%and a reaction rate constant of 0.0221 min^(-1)for degrading 1 L rhodamine B(20 mg L^(-1)) were achieved in 120 min in a specially designed thin-layer cell under visible light irradiation.The superior performance of the synergistic PC and PS degradation system was also demonstrated in the degradation of real industrial wastewater.Both remarkable performances can be attributed to the heterophase junction and oxygen vacancies in the photocatalyst that facilitate the catalytic conversion of PS anions into highly active radicals (·SO_(4)-and·OH).This work suggests that the as-proposed synergistic degradation design is a promising solution for building a portable wastewater treatment system.
