Modified Bamboo Charcoal as a Bifunctional Material for Methylene Blue Removal.

Biomass-derived raw bamboo charcoal (BC), NaOH-impregnated bamboo charcoal (BC-I), and magnetic bamboo charcoal (BC-IM) were fabricated and used as bio-adsorbents and Fenton-like catalysts for methylene blue removal. Compared to the raw biochar, a simple NaOH impregnation process significantly optimized the crystal structure, pore size distribution, and surface functional groups and increase the specific surface area from 1.4 to 63.0 m2/g. Further magnetization of the BC-I sample not only enhanced the surface area to 84.7 m2/g, but also improved the recycling convenience due to the superparamagnetism. The maximum adsorption capacity of BC, BC-I, and BC-IM for methylene blue at 328 K was 135.13, 220.26 and 497.51 mg/g, respectively. The pseudo-first-order rate constants k at 308 K for BC, BC-I, and BC-IM catalytic degradation in the presence of H2O2 were 0.198, 0.351, and 1.542 h-1, respectively. A synergistic mechanism between adsorption and radical processes was proposed.

Facile synthesis of benzothiazoles via cascade reactions of 2-iodoanilines, acid chlorides and Lawesson's reagent.

In the presence of Lawesson's reagent, metal-free one-pot cascade reactions of 2-iodoanilines with acid chlorides proceeded smoothly leading to 2-substituted benzothiazoles in good to excellent yields under mild conditions. Three steps were involved in the reaction process: (1) 2-iodoanilines reacted with acid chlorides to afford benzamides, (2) benzamides transferred to benzothioamides in the presence of Lawesson's reagent, and (3) intramolecular cyclization of benzothioamides generated the expected benzothiazoles.

[In situ raman spectroscopic study on the oxidation of HCHO on a roughened platinum electrode].

The electrooxidation behavior of HCHO on a roughened platinum electrode was studied by cyclic voltammetry. Two factors that influence the electrooxidation behavior of HCHO, i.e. the concentration of the supporting electrolyte and the structure of the electrode surface were taken into account. The dissociative adsorption behavior of HCHO on a roughened platinum electrode was investigated by confocal microprobe Raman spectroscopy in-situ, and the spontaneous dissociative adsorption behavior of HCHO on a roughened platinum electrode was found by CV and was confirmed at the molecule level by in-situ Raman spectra.