Enhancing the catalytic hydrolysis efficiency of microcystins(MCs)at ambient temperature has been a persistent challenge in water treatment.We employed N_(2)/low-temperature plasma technology to modify the surface of ...Enhancing the catalytic hydrolysis efficiency of microcystins(MCs)at ambient temperature has been a persistent challenge in water treatment.We employed N_(2)/low-temperature plasma technology to modify the surface of natural pyrites(NP),and the resulting nitrogenmodified pyrites(NPN)with a nanorod structure and new Fe-Nx sites are more efficient for the hydrolysis of microcystins-LR(MC-LR).Kinetic experiments revealed that NPN exhibited significantly higher hydrolysis activity(k_(obs)=0.1471 h^(-1))than NP(0.0914 h^(-1)).Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry(LC/MS)for the intermediates produced by hydrolyzing MC-LR,in situ attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(in situ ATR-FTIR)and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS)analysis unfolded that the Fe and N atoms of Fe-Nx sites on the surface act of NPN as Lewis acid and Bronsted basic respectively,selectively breaking amide bond on MC-LR molecule.This study demonstrates the effectiveness of plasma technology in modifying mineral materials to enhance their catalytic activity,providing a new method for eliminating MCs in practical water treatment.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.22076098,22376118 and 21577078)the Outstanding Youth Project of the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province(2023AFA054)the 111 Project of China(No.D20015).
文摘Enhancing the catalytic hydrolysis efficiency of microcystins(MCs)at ambient temperature has been a persistent challenge in water treatment.We employed N_(2)/low-temperature plasma technology to modify the surface of natural pyrites(NP),and the resulting nitrogenmodified pyrites(NPN)with a nanorod structure and new Fe-Nx sites are more efficient for the hydrolysis of microcystins-LR(MC-LR).Kinetic experiments revealed that NPN exhibited significantly higher hydrolysis activity(k_(obs)=0.1471 h^(-1))than NP(0.0914 h^(-1)).Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry(LC/MS)for the intermediates produced by hydrolyzing MC-LR,in situ attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(in situ ATR-FTIR)and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS)analysis unfolded that the Fe and N atoms of Fe-Nx sites on the surface act of NPN as Lewis acid and Bronsted basic respectively,selectively breaking amide bond on MC-LR molecule.This study demonstrates the effectiveness of plasma technology in modifying mineral materials to enhance their catalytic activity,providing a new method for eliminating MCs in practical water treatment.