To investigate the influence of radiolysis on kinetics and factors of dimethyl phthalate(DMP),the aqueous DMP solution is degraded by 1.8 MeV E-beam,following pseudo-first-order kinetics.The rate constant of DMP degradation decreased exponentially with increasing initial DMP concentration.The DMP is favorably degraded by radical scavengers under its low concentration and alkaline condition.At high doses,the DMP is attacked by eaq-and ·OH,producing monomethyl phthalate,phthalate acid,and a series of aliphatic carboxylic acids,which are completelymineralized into H2O and CO2.
LIU Ning XU Gang MA Jing TANG Liang YUAN Qing WANG Liang BAI Yulei WU Minghong
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) spread widely in the environment are mainly removed by photochemical and anaerobic microbial degradation. In this paper, the decomposition of 4-bromodiphenyl ether (BDE -3), the PBDEs homologues, is investigated by electron beam irradiation of its ethanol/water solution (reduction system) and acetonitrile/water solution (oxidation system). The radiolytic products were determined by GC coupled with electron capture detector, and the reaction rate constant of esol– in the reduction system was measured at 2.7×1010 L·mol–1·s–1 by pulsed radiolysis. The results show that the BDE-3 concentration affects strongly the decomposition ratio in the alkali solution, and the reduction system has a higher BDE-3 decomposition rate than the oxidation system. This indicates that the BDE-3 was reduced by effectively capturing esol– in radiolytic process.
TANG Liang XU Gang WU Wenjing SHI Wenyan LIU Ning BAI Yulei WU Minghong
CdSe quantum dots (QDs) were prepared at room temperature by E-beam irradiation of the solution, using ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid as stabilizer. Silica-coated CdSe QDs were made in water-in-oil microemulsion, while amino groups were introduced synchronously onto the nanoparticles by copolymerization of 3-aminopropyl- trimethoxysilane and tetraethyl orthosilicate. The results of TEM imaging, fluorescent spectroscopy and photostability tests show that the QDs are of uniform spherical size (200±8 nm), monodispersity, and high fluorescence and photostability.
Thiamphenicol(THA) and florfenicol(FLO) aqueous solutions were irradiated to different doses by 1 MeV electron beams,and redox reactions of THA/FLO and radicals of OH,e_(eq)^- and ~·H were investigated under various conditions.The results showed that at 8 kGy,the decomposition rate of THA and FLO was 97.2%and 98.5%, respectively.Quantitative and qualitative analysis indicated that OH played a key role in E-beam degradation of the THA and FLO in aqueous solutions,and e_(eq)^- and ~·H radicals could initiate the degradation,too.Seven primary products of the THA and FLO degradation were identified.These indicate that E-beam radiation is an effective method to reduce THA and FLO in aqueous solutions.
Zhou JiaxinWu MinghongXu GangMa JingWang LiangLiu Ning
Nanomaterials have attracted considerable interest owing to their unique physicochemical properties.The wide application of nanomaterials has raised many concerns about their potential risks to human health and the environment.Metal oxide nanopartides（MONPs）,one of the main members of nanomaterials,have been applied in various fields,such as food,medicine,cosmetics,and sensors.This review highlights the bio-toxic effects of widely applied MONPs and their underlying mechanisms.Two main underlying toxicity mechanisms,reactive oxygen species（ROS）-and non-ROS-mediated toxidties,of MONPs have been widely accepted.ROS activates oxidative stress,which leads to lipid peroxidation and cell membrane damage.In addition,ROS can trigger the apoptotic pathway by activating caspase-9 and-3.Non-ROS-mediated toxicity mechanism includes the effect of released ions,excessive accumulation of NPs on the cell surface,and combination of NPs with specific death receptors.Furthermore,the combined toxicity evaluation of some MONPs is also discussed.Toxicity may dramatically change when nanomaterials are used in a combined system because the characteristics of NPs that play a key role in their toxicity such as size,surface properties,and chemical nature in the complex system are different from the pristine NPs.
