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- Henriksson, Nils, et al.
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Improved in vivo measurement of alternative oxidase respiration in field-collected pine roots
- 2019
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Ingår i: Physiologia Plantarum. - : Wiley. - 0031-9317 .- 1399-3054. ; 167, s. 34-47
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Cellular respiration via the alternative oxidase pathway (AOP) leads to a considerable loss in efficiency. Compared to the cytochrome pathway (COP), AOP produces 0-50% as much ATP per carbon (C) respired. Relative partitioning between the pathways can be measured in vivo based on their differing isotopic discriminations against O-18 in O-2. Starting from published methods, we have refined and tested a new protocol to improve measurement precision and efficiency. The refinements detect an effect of tissue water content (P < 0.0001), which we have removed, and yield precise discrimination endpoints in the presence of pathway-specific respiratory inhibitors [CN- and salicylhydroxamic acid (SHAM)], which improves estimates of AOP/COP partitioning. Fresh roots of Pinus sylvestris were sealed in vials with a CO2 trap. The air was replaced to ensure identical starting conditions. Headspace air was repeatedly sampled and isotopically analyzed using isotope-ratio mass spectrometry. The method allows high-precision measurement of the discrimination against O-18 in O-2 because of repeated measurements of the same incubation vial. COP and AOP respiration discriminated against O-18 by 15.1 +/- 0.3 parts per thousand and 23.8 +/- 0.4 parts per thousand, respectively. AOP contributed to root respiration by 23 +/- 0.2% of the total in an unfertilized stand. In a second, nitrogen-fertilized, stand AOP contribution was only 14 +/- 0.2% of the total. These results suggest the improved method can be used to assess the relative importance of COP and AOP activities in ecosystems, potentially yielding information on the role of each pathway for the carbon use efficiency of organisms.
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- Shimizu, Kenichi, et al.
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X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of fast-frozen hematite colloids in aqueous solutions. 4. Coexistence of alkali metal (Na+, K+, Rb+, Cs+) and chloride ions
- 2012
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Ingår i: Surface Science. - : Elsevier. - 0039-6028 .- 1879-2758. ; 606:13-14, s. 1005-1009
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Colloidal suspensions of hematite in contact with aqueous solutions of 50 mM alkali metal chloride electrolytes (NaCl, KCl, RbCl, CsCl) were investigated by cryogenic X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and electrophoretic mobility. Suspension pH values were varied from 2 to 11 in order to evaluate effects of positively- and negatively-charged hematite surfaces. XPS revealed coexisting cations and chloride ions both below and above the point of zero charge. Concentration profiles of adsorbed cations point to a Hofmeister series in the order of Na+ > K+ > Rb+ ≈ Cs+. Binding energies of photoelectrons emitted from electrolyte ions increased with pH at roughly 0.04 eV per pH unit. This shift was attributed to variations in the surface electric potential of hematite. This effect, compounded by rises in aliphatic carbon signals with pH, called for referencing of all spectra to the 530.0 eV oxide component of the hematite O1s spectrum. This departure from the traditional use of the external C 1s 285.0 eV peak is hereby proposed for cryogenic XPS studies of interfacial reactions involving hematite.
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- Adeniyi, Omotayo, et al.
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Engineering of layered iron vanadate nanostructure for electrocatalysis : simultaneous detection of methotrexate and folinic acid in blood serum
- 2023
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Ingår i: Electrochimica Acta. - : Elsevier. - 0013-4686 .- 1873-3859.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this study, nanostructure kazakhstanite-like iron vanadate (FexV3xOy.H2O) was synthesized and calcined at different temperatures (100-800 °C) in a nitrogen atmosphere. The material was used to modify screen-printed carbon electrodes to achieve an electrocatalytic effect on the surface. The relationship between calcination conditions and the catalytic performance of the electrode towards the oxidation of chemotherapeutic drugs, including methotrexate (MTX) and folinic acid (FA), was studied. Various spectroscopic, microscopic, and electrochemical methods were used to characterize the synthesized materials. The results show that calcination induces changes in the electronic structure, nanostructure morphology, electroactive surface area, and electrocatalytic performance of the material. Screen-printed carbon electrode modified with FexV3xOy calcinated at 450 °C (SPC/FexV3xOy-450) was used to develop a voltammetric sensor for the determination of MTX and FA in blood serum. The response of the SPC/FexV3xOy-450 towards the electrooxidation of MTX and FA was the highest in comparison to the bare SPC and SPC/FexV3xOy calcined at other temperatures. The SPC/FexV3xOy-450 exhibited a linear relationship over a wide concentration range: 0.005-200 µM for MTX and 0.05-200 µM for FA. The detection limit was 2.85 nM for MTX and 7.79 nM for FA. Compared to conventional methods, the SPC/FexV3xOy-450 sensor had a short response time (5 min) for simultaneous detection of MTX and FA without signal interferences from coexisting electroactive compounds. The accurate and precise determination of MTX in the presence of FA confirmed the potential clinical applications of SPC/FexV3xOy-450 for therapeutic drug monitoring during chemotherapy.
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- Annamalai, Alagappan, et al.
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Influence of Sb5+ as a Double Donor on Hematite (Fe3+) Photoanodes for Surface-Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation
- 2018
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Ingår i: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 1944-8244 .- 1944-8252. ; 10:19, s. 16467-16473
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- To exploit the full potential of hematite (α-Fe2O3) as an efficient photoanode for water oxidation, the redox processes occurring at the Fe2O3/electrolyte interface need to be studied in greater detail. Ex situ doping is an excellent technique to introduce dopants onto the photoanode surface and to modify the photoanode/electrolyte interface. In this context, we selected antimony (Sb5+) as the ex situ dopant because it is an effective electron donor and reduces recombination effects and concurrently utilize the possibility to tuning the surface charge and wettability. In the presence of Sb5+ states in Sb-doped Fe2O3 photoanodes, as confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, we observed a 10-fold increase in carrier concentration (1.1 × 1020 vs 1.3 × 1019 cm–3) and decreased photoanode/electrolyte charge transfer resistance (∼990 vs ∼3700 Ω). Furthermore, a broad range of surface characterization techniques such as Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, ζ-potential, and contact angle measurements reveal that changes in the surface hydroxyl groups following the ex situ doping also have an effect on the water splitting capability. Theoretical calculations suggest that Sb5+ can activate multiple Fe3+ ions simultaneously, in addition to increasing the surface charge and enhancing the electron/hole transport properties. To a greater extent, the Sb5+- surface-doped determines the interfacial properties of electrochemical charge transfer, leading to an efficient water oxidation mechanism.
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- Arbid, Yara, et al.
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Use of iron-bearing waste materials in laundry wastewater treatment
- 2024
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Ingår i: Journal of Water Process Engineering. - : Elsevier. - 2214-7144. ; 57
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study evaluates the efficiency of a steel waste-derived magnetite (WM) for the treatment of laundry wastewater under various irradiation conditions (ultraviolet-A and C: UVA and UVC), both in the presence and absence of H2O2. Because WM can contain magnetite and elemental iron phases, its ability to remove ciprofloxacin and phenol, here used as model pollutants, and total organic carbon (TOC) from laundry wastewater was compared with that of synthetic magnetite (SM) and zero-valent iron (ZVI). We show that the mixed ZVI/H2O2 system under UVC degraded up to 80 % of the pollutant and 70 % of the TOC. WM had, on the other hand, a lower reactivity for pollutants due to the presence of inorganic impurities, yet removed up to 60 % of TOC. In all cases considered in this work, a higher degradation rate was observed under UVC irradiation than under UVA. Moreover, iron-based materials can adsorb heavy metals co-existing in the laundry wastewater. Recyclability tests showed no significant loss in the activity of WM or SM for up to 5 cycles in laundry wastewater. This study can have strong implications for the development of new remediation technologies relying on industrial solid wastes, especially in the context of a circular economy.
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- Boily, Jean-François, et al.
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An independent confirmation of the correlation of Uf4 primary peaks and satellite structures of UVI, UV and UIV in mixed valence uranium oxides by two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy
- 2008
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Ingår i: Surface Science. - : Elsevier BV. - 0039-6028 .- 1879-2758. ; 602:24, s. 3637-46
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Two-dimensional (2D) correlation spectroscopy was used to resolve the positions and correlations among U4f primary peaks and satellite structures of UIV, UV and UVI components on a dry mica surface. These different species resulted from the reduction of UVI, initially sorbed/precipitated from solution, upon exposure to a high flux of monochromatic Al Kα X-rays during X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Synchronous and asynchronous 2D maps of these results are consistent with previous assignments to UIV, UV and UVI components of the solid. The synchronous spectra confirmed the negative correlation between UVI and UIV components and the asynchronous spectra confirmed the role of UV as a reactive intermediate in the reduction reaction of UVI to UIV. Simulations of 2D correlation maps using synthetic spectra of the primary peaks showed that the presence of highly overlapped peaks centered within 2 eV of each other cannot be distinguished without the presence of additional cross-peaks. The maps have therefore confirmed the existence of three dominant oxidation states, and identified positions of UIV, UV and UVI U4f primary peaks and satellite structures that are consistent with previous peak-fitting efforts. Satellite structures also showed out-of-phase correlations among the different oxidation states, further confirming their use as reliable indicators of oxidation state.
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- Boily, Jean-Francois, et al.
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Benzenecarboxylate surface complexation at the goethite (-FeOOH)/water interface: II. Linking IR spectroscopic observations to mechanistic surface complexation models for phthalate, trimellitate, and pyromellitate
- 2000
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Ingår i: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. ; 64:20, s. 3453-70
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A study combining information from infrared spectroscopy and adsorption experiments was carried out to investigate phthalate, trimellitate, and pyromellitate complexes at the goethite (-FeOOH)/water interface. Infrared spectra showed evidence for inner-sphere complexes below pH 6 and outer-sphere complexes in the pH range 3 to 9. Normalized infrared peak areas were used as a semi-quantitative tool to devise diagrams showing the molecular level surface speciation as a function of pH. Surface complexation models that simultaneously predict these diagrams, the proton balance data and the ligand adsorption data were developed with surface complexation theory. Surface complexation modeling was carried out with a Charge Distribution Multisite Complexation Model (CD-MUSIC), assuming goethite particles with surfaces represented by the {110} plane (90% of total particle surface area) and by the {001} plane (10% of total particle surface area). Inner-sphere complexes were described as mononuclear chelates at the {001} plane, whereas outer-sphere complexes were described as binuclear complexes with singly coordinated sites on the {110} plane. The Three-Plane Model (TPM) was used to described surface electrostatics and to distribute the charges of the inner- and the outer-sphere complexes on different planes of adsorption.
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- Boily, Jean-Francois, et al.
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Benzenecarboxylate surface complexation at the goethite (α-FEOOH)/water interface. III. The influence of particle surface area and the significance of modeling parameters
- 2000
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Ingår i: Journal of colloid and interface science. ; 227:1, s. 132-40
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A surface complexation model describing the adsorption of three benzenecarboxylates (phthalate, trimellitate, and pyromellitate) on goethite (α-FeOOH) was calibrated on data using goethite particles of 37 and 43 m[2]/g surface area. The models predict potentiometric titration and batch adsorption data with the multisite complexation model coupled with the three-plane model to account for surface electrostatics. The modeling parameters were found to be similar to those calibrated on benzenecarboxylate adsorption data on goethite particles of 90 m[2]/g (Boily et al. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, in press). The significance of the benzenecarboxylate-dependent values of the modeling parameters is also discussed. The values of the capacitances of the inner- and outer-Helmholtz planes were shown to be important modeling parameters to model the benzenecarboxylate-dependent slopes of the adsorption edges. It was shown that the larger the charge of the ligand, the larger the capacitance of the outer-Helmholtz plane.
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- Boily, Jean-Francois
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Colloids
- 2017
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Ingår i: Encyclopedia of geochemistry. - Cham : Springer. - 9783319391939 ; , s. 1-4
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Colloids are inorganic and organic fines of diverse compositions and sources. They are of widespread occurrence in continental, oceanic, and atmospheric environments. The high surface-to-bulk mass ratio of these particles is especially responsible for their large chemical reactivity and for their important roles in the biogeochemical cycling of elements in nature and even in atmospheric processes.
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