Kun-Yi Andrew Lin

Pine wastes, including pine needles, cones, and wood, are abundantly produced as an agroforestry by-product globally and have shown tremendous potential for biochar production. Various thermochemical conversion technologies have exhibited promising results in converting pine wastes to biochar, displaying impressive performance. Hence, this review p...

The Fenton-like reaction is a promising organic wastewater treatment reaction among advanced oxidation processes (AOP), which has emerged to replace the conventional Fenton reaction. Recycled construction and demolition waste (CDW), which is porous and rich in iron, manganese, and magnesium, can be reused as a Fenton-like catalyst. This study propo...

Even though transition metals can activate Oxone to degrade toxic contaminants, bimetallic materials possess higher catalytic activities because of synergistic effects, making them more attractive for Oxone activation. Herein, nanoscale CuCo-bearing N-doped carbon (CuCoNC) can be designed to afford a hollow structure as well as CuCo species by adop...

Background: As the most widely-used oral anesthetic, benzocaine (BZC), is increasingly detected in municipal wastewater and regarded as an emerging contaminant. Thus, it would be highly imperative to develop useful methods to eliminate BZC from water. However, very few studies have been ever reported, and only photo-catalysis of BZC was attempted....

This work describes the preparation and characterization of atomically-dispersed V on graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4, CN) via a facile calcination method. The V atoms were found to coordinate with the –N and –O in the triazine units of g-C3N4. The catalytic activity of the as-prepared materials was evaluated in ciprofloxacin (CIP) degradation via...

While heterogeneous cobalt (Co) catalysts are useful peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activators, the development of a heterogeneous Co-based catalyst with intriguing physicochemical properties and outstanding catalytic activities is still of great interest. Herein, a unique cavity-structured grassy-like cobalt oxide (Co3O4) (CGCO) is proposed and fabricate...

Due to their diverse and unique physical properties, miktoarm star copolymers (μ-SCPs) have garnered significant attention. In our study, we employed α-monobomoisobutyryl-terminated polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS-Br) to carry out styrenics-assisted atom transfer radical coupling (SA ATRC) in the presence of 4-vinylbenzyl alcohol (VBA) at 0 °C. By achie...

Ionic liquids (ILs) are increasingly adopted in various applications, leading to their release into the water environment, where they pose potential threats to ecology in view of toxicities. In order to remove 1-n-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium (BMI) chloride, a well-known model IL, from water, urgent and crucial techniques are needed. Peroxydisulfate (...

Hydrogen production from different fuels has received extensive study interest owing to its environmental sustainability, renewability, and lack of carbon emission. This research aims to investigate how artificial neural networks (ANNs) are employed to optimize operating parameters for the catalytic thermochemical conversion of methanol and ethanol...

While transition metals are useful for activating monopersulfate (MPS) to degrade contaminants, bimetallic alloys exhibit stronger catalytic activities owing to several favorable effects. Therefore, even though Co is an efficient metal for MPS activation, CoFe alloys are even more promising heterogeneous catalysts for MPS activation. Immobilization...

Odor is a critical environmental problem that negatively affects people's quality of life. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) often emit various odorous compounds, such as ammonia, sulfur dioxide, and organosulfur. Abatement of odor emissions from WWTPs using biochar may contribute to achieving carbon neutrality due to the carbon negative nature,...

Tri-doping effect on the catalytic activity of biochar remains limitedly explored. In this study, N, S, B-tri-doped biochar was fabricated via a one-pot calcination technique. The effects of calcination temperature and boric acid (BA):thiourea (heteroatom precursors) ratio on the surface properties and catalytic performance of the biochar were syst...

The textile industry is water intensive and discharges numerous coloring compounds into the water body that depend on the industry’s geographical location, the wet processes used for manufacturing, processing conditions, and the substrates involved. Textile wastewater contains chlorobenzenes, phthalates, heavy metals, azo dyes, and chlorophenols th...

The ubiquitous and refractory benzophenone (BP)-type ultraviolet filters, which are also endocrine disruptors, were commonly detected in the aquatic matrix and could not be efficiently removed by conventional wastewater treatment processes, thus causing extensive concern. Herein, a novel ternary nanocomposite, P-g-CN/α-Bi2O3/WO3 (P-gBW), was succes...

In the present work, a novel Fe3O4-GLP@CAB was successfully synthesized via a co-precipitation procedure and applied for the removal of methylene blue (MB) from aqueous environment. The structural and physicochemical characteristics of the as-prepared materials were explored using a variety of characterization methods, including pHPZC, XRD, VSM, FE...

To reduce the nanoplastics (NPs) toxicity assessment error, we established a Transwell-based bronchial epithelial cell exposure system to assess the pulmonary toxicity of polystyrene NPs (PSNPs). Transwell exposure system was more sensitive than submerged culture for toxicity detection of PSNPs. PSNPs adhered to the BEAS-2B cell surface, were inges...

Myriad branches of science have undergone substantial changes thanks to advanced nanotechnology. The synthesis and usage of nanoparticles (NPs), which have diverse uses, is a function of modern nanoscience and nanoengineering. Thanks to their distinct features, silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) have drawn a lot of curiosity. The green fabrication of Ag...

The biogenic production of nanoparticles (NPs) has become a viable option for creating nanomaterials with a variety of biological, chemical, and physical properties. Chemical and physical strategies have been used before, but their usefulness has been constrained by the creation of hazardous byproducts, energy-intensive experimental processes, and...

Polylactic acid has been adopted as a strategic alternative to petroplastics because of its biodegradability. The waste generation rate could be proportional to its use, considering the short lifespan of polylactic acid. However, a practical disposal or recycling protocol for polylactic acid waste has not yet been developed. Thus, this study sugges...

Optical coatings with reversibly tunable antireflective characteristics hold a tremendous potential for next generation optical energy-related applications. Bioinpsired by the camouflage behavior of small yellow leafhoppers, silica hollow sphere/shape memory polymer composites are self-assembled using a non-lithography-based approach. The average v...

As disinfection is employed extensively, disinfection by-product bromate has become an emerging environmental issue due to its carcinogenic toxicity. For developing an effective alternative approach for reducing bromate, cobalt and nickel-based Prussian Blue (PB) analogues are proposed here for incorporating a convenient reducing agent, NaBH4 (i.e....

Aquatic bionanotechnology is one of the foremost exciting fields of research in advanced science and engineering. Although there are numerous approaches to producing diverse nanomaterials (NMs), there is growing interest in developing cost-effective, high-yield, non-toxic, and environmentally acceptable technologies. Cost-effectiveness, a decrease...

High-solid anaerobic digestion (HSAD) is an attractive organic waste disposal method for bioenergy recovery and climate change mitigation. The development of HSAD is facing several challenges such as low biogas and methane yields, low reaction rates, and ease of process inhibition due to low mass diffusion and mixing limitations of the process. The...

Ciprofloxacin (CIP) represents the most typical fluoroquinolone antibiotic and is increasingly detected in water environments. For eliminating CIP from water, a hollow-engineered nanostructured cobalt embedded nitrogen-doped carbon (H-Co@NC) is developed...

This investigation reports an eco-friendly fabrication of cerium vanadate nanoparticles (CeVO4 NPs) for the first time by an utterly green approach using Azadirachta indica leaves extract as a natural fuel. Textural properties of the as-prepared CeVO4 NPs, such as structural, topological, and optical, were explored through X-ray diffraction (XRD),...

The heterogeneous photo-Fenton process is an effective technology for degrading organic contaminants in wastewater, and Fe-based catalysts are recently preferred due to their low biotoxicity and geological abundance. Herein, we synthesized a Fe-containing red mud biochar (RMBC) via one-step co-pyrolysis of red mud and shaddock peel as a photo-Fento...

Tremendous amounts of plastic waste are generated daily. The indiscriminate disposal of plastic waste can cause serious global environmental issues, such as leakages of microplastics into the ecosystem. Thus, it is necessary to find a more sustainable way to reduce the volume of plastic waste by converting it into usable materials. Pyrolysis provid...

Occurrence of trimethoprim (TMP), recalcitrant antibiotic, and its adverse effect on ecosystem have been reported in several countries. The study aims to remove the TMP and its phytotoxicity via a UV/chlorine process, compared with chlorination and UV irradiation alone. Various treatment conditions including chlorine doses, pHs, and TMP concentrati...

The invention of an easy synthetic approach for extremely impactful nanomaterials (NMs) is one of the crucial research areas in modern science and engineering. In the present work, we describe a cost-effective, simple, rapid and environmentally gracious biogenic fabrication of nickel/nickel oxide nanoparticles (Ni/NiO NPs) using Gymnema sylvestre a...

Designing defects-rich hollow heterostructure bimetal sulfides is considered as an efficient strategy for accelerated monopersulfate (MPS) activation. Herein, mono-step sulfidation was employed to develop sulfur vacancy (SV)-rich hollow oxygen-doped Co9S8/Fe7S8 (O-CSFS). SV and oxygen doping-induced highly electroactive sites, low charge resistance...

The goal of this work was to prepare a novel magnetic nanocomposite of Lotus leaf [email protected] oxide ([email protected]3O4) to remove Methyl Orange (MO) from a liquid medium. The co-precipitation approach was used to successfully synthesize the [email protected]3O4 composite, which was then characterized using FT-IR, XRD, pHPZC, SQUID-VSM, BJH...

As sunscreens, benzophenones (BPs), are regarded as emerging contaminants, most of studies are focused on removal of 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone (BP-3), which, however, has been employed for protecting skin. Another major class of BPs, which is used to prevent UV-induce degradation in various products, is completely neglected. Thus, this presen...

Nanotechnology has been a widespread field for the last decade, but the clean and sustainable development of nanomaterials is a stimulating task for researchers in the current situation. The green synthesis of nanomaterial using plant extract is the most practiced chore of researchers, but the use of inorganic and organic bases makes them valueless...

Para-nitrophenol (PNP) is a toxic compound widely used in various industries. The release of PNP into the environment not only threatens human health but the ecosystem. Hence, the treatment of contaminated water is necessary. Periodate (PI) is a new oxidant which is used for the generation of free radicals. In the current work, PI was concurrently...

The increasing consumption of room-temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) inevitably releases RTILs into the water environment, posing serious threats to aquatic ecology due to the toxicities of RTILs. Thus, urgent needs are necessitated for developing useful processes for removing RTILs from water, and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (C4mimCl), th...

Multi-heteroatom doping is a promising approach to increase the affinity of biochar for catalysis. Herein, a series of N, S-codoped biochar (BSN) were synthesized at different temperatures using a one-pot calcination protocol. Investigation on the physiochemical characteristics of these BSNs revealed that g-C3N4 was first formed from the precursors...

Mechanism for the degradation of glyphosate herbicide in water by peroxymonosulfate activation using Co 3 O 4 /g-C 3 N 4 .

In this study, the feasibility of employing acid mine drainage sludge (AMDS), mainly consisting of iron oxide (Fe2O3), as a novel catalyst for the air gasification of woody sawdust to produce H2-rich gas was evaluated for the first time. The effects of temperature, equivalence ratio (ER), and contact mode of the feedstock and catalyst on gas yield...

Sewage sludge (SS) is a residual/semi-solid material produced from industrial and municipal wastewater treatment processes. SS contains a high content of lipids and earth alkaline metals that can be used as catalysts for various chemical applications; however, its valorization has rarely been the focus of research. This study demonstrates that SS c...

As cobalt (Co) has been the most useful element for activating Oxone to generate SO4•−, this study aims to develop a hierarchical catalyst with nanoscale functionality and macroscale convenience by decorating nanoscale Co-based oxides on macroscale supports. Specifically, a facile protocol is proposed by utilizing Cu mesh itself as a Cu source for...

Azorubin S (ARS) represents one of the most common and frequently-utilized toxic azo dyes produced from industrial activities. While various conventional treatment techniques could not effectively eliminate ARS from water, heterogeneous metal-based catalyst coupled with monopersulfate (MPS) is a highly-efficient process for eliminating ARS, in whic...

Differences in the structural morphology of heterogeneous catalysts, oxygen vacancy (OV), and lattice defect degree could induce different catalytic performances due to the possession of different active sites and abundance of unpaired electrons. Despite this, few studies on in-depth discussion and detailed comparison of the influence of these fact...

Biochar is a carbon-neutral solid fuel and has emerged as a potential candidate to replace coal. Meanwhile, spent coffee grounds (SCGs) are an abundant and promising biomass waste that could be used for biochar production. This study develops a biochar valorization strategy by mixing SCGs with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) at a weight ratio of 1:0.75 to...

Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4, G) was firstly doped with oxygen atom and then bismuth oxide nanoparticles (β-Bi2O3, B) were embedded into the modified G to enhance its photocatalytic activity. The photocatalytic performance of the as-prepared composite (β-Bi2O3/O-G, BOG) was evaluated towards bisphenol A (BPA) degradation under visible light irr...

The outbreak of COVID-19 has led to the increase in face mask waste globally. In this study, face mask-derived carbocatalysts doped with nitrogen (N-Mask) were fabricated through one-step pyrolysis of 1:5 w/w mixture of face mask and urea at different temperatures to activate peroxymonosulfate (PMS) for gatifloxacin (GAT) degradation. The N-Mask pr...

Sulfate radical-based-advanced oxidation processes (SR-AOPs) have been recently considered for micropollutants degradation in water treatment. In the present study, cobalt ferrite (CoFe2O4), a metal-organic framework (MOFs) (MIL-101(Fe)), and graphene oxide (GO) were used to synthesize a novel heterostructure, CoFe2O4/MIL-101(Fe)/GO (C/M/G), throug...

To remove harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including 2-butanone (methyl ethyl ketone, MEK) emitted from various industrial plants is very important for the clean air. Also, it is worthwhile to recycle porous spent fluid catalytic cracking (SFCC) catalysts from various petroleum refineries in terms of reducing industrial waste and the reuse...

Microplastics (MPs) have emerged as a global concern, with a recent study being the first to detect them in the bloodstream of healthy people. However, precise information regarding the toxic effects of MPs on the human vascular system is currently lacking. In this study, we used human vascular endothelial EA. hy926 cells to examine the toxic poten...

UV-E-chlorination/hematite nanoparticles (UV/E-Cl/HNs) as a heterogeneous photocatalytic activation of electrogenerated chlorine was assessed for the degradation of bisphenol A (BPA) as a new approach based on the generation of reactive chlorine and oxygen species. The prepared sample was characterized using multiple techniques, such as XRD, FTIR,...

Quickly changing fashion trends generate tremendous amounts of textile waste globally. The inhomogeneity and complicated nature of textile waste make its recycling challenging. Hence, it is urgent to develop a feasible method to extract value from textile waste. Pyrolysis is an effective waste-to-energy option to processing waste feedstocks having...

In this study, spinel zinc chromite nanorods (ZnCr2O4 NRs) were successfully manipulated by a simple sol-gel auto combustion process employing urea as fuel. The sample was only required to sinter at 500 °C for 2 h to obtain the single crystalline phase. The phase formation, crystallinity, and surface topography of synthesized ZnCr2O4 NRs were explo...

High lipid content and excellent CO 2 fixation capability of microalgae by photosynthesis have made microalgal biodiesel (BD) a promising carbon-neutral fuel. Nonetheless, the commercialization of BD has not yet been realized because of expensive and energy-intensive cultivation, pretreatment, and BD conversion processes in reference to 1 st genera...

This study investigated catalytic ozone oxidation using a sawdust char (SDW) catalyst to remove hazardous toluene emitted from the chemical industry. The catalyst properties were analyzed by proximate, ultimate, nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms, Fourier-transform infrared, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analyses. In addition, hydrogen...

Fossil fuels are currently the most significant energy sources. They are expected to become less available and more expensive, leading to a great demand for energy conservation and alternative energy sources. As a sustainable and renewable energy source, Biomass has piqued interest in generating bioenergy and biofuels over recent years. The thermal...

The thermoelectric generator (TEG) can directly convert heat to electricity. However, its efficiency is low, so optimizing TE systems to maximize output power is necessary. Many review papers have focused on this technology. However, there has not been a comprehensive review of TEG optimization by a statistical approach. This study reviews thermoel...

Typically, oxidizing agents (such as H2O2) are necessitated for vanillic alcohol (VLA) conversion; nevertheless, intensive consumption of H2O2 is required due to the stoichiometric chemistry, and metal catalysts are usually required to improve conversion of VLA by H2O2. Nevertheless, for pursuing the goal of sustainability, it would be highly desir...

Rapidly changing fashion trends have generated tremendous amounts of textile waste globally. Textile waste is composed of a variety of substances (natural, synthetic, organic, and inorganic fibers). The inhomogeneity and complex nature of textile waste makes recycling economically challenging. Pyrolysis is a thermochemical process that transforms w...

While Azorubin S (AZRS) is extensively used as a reddish anionic azo dye for textiles and an alimentary colorant in food, AZRS is mutagenic/carcinogenic, and it shall be removed from dye-containing wastewaters. In view of advantages of SO4•−-related chemical oxidation technology, oxone (KHSO5) would an ideal source of SO4•− for degrading AZRS, and...

While a few [rad]OH-based oxidation technologies have been used for eliminating the highly toxic pesticide Carbofuran (CFR), very few studies have ever assessed SO4[rad]−-based oxidation technologies for degrading CFR. Even though monopersulfate (MPS) is increasingly used for producing SO4[rad]− and cobalt (Co) is the most useful element for activa...

Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)methanone (BHPM), a common ultraviolet stabilizer and filter (USF), is extensively added in sunscreens; however, BHPM is proven as an endocrine disruptor, posing a serious threat to aquatic ecology, and BHPM should be then removed. As sulfate radical (SO4•−) could be useful for eliminating emerging contaminants, oxone appears as...

Providing safe drinking water and clean water is becoming a more challenging task all around the world. Although some critical issues and limits remain unsolved, implementing ecologically sustainable nanomaterials (NMs) with unique features, e.g., highly efficient and selective, earth-abundance, renewability, low-cost manufacturing procedures, and...

Global concern about energy security, climate change, and increasing waste have propelled the utilization of waste-to-energy technologies. Gasification is a robust thermochemical process that can handle a diverse range of biomass feedstocks and residues with various physicochemical properties while producing several value-added bioproducts and bioe...

Herein, catalytic effects of Zn and Mo-loaded HZSM-5 on pyrolysis of food waste (FW) under methane (CH4) and a hydrogen (H2)-rich gas stream derived from catalytic CH4 decomposition (CH4-D) over a Ni–La2O3–CeO2/Al2O3 were explored as a method to produce high-value biochemicals such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX). The CH4-D py...

As the extensively-employed UV stabilizer, 2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone (benzophenone-1 (BP1)) has been proven an endocrine disruptor, developing of useful technologies for eliminating BP1 is highly desired. Because SO4•−-based oxidation technologies are promising for eliminating emerging pollutants, cobalt (Co) is an extremely useful catalyst for per...

In this work, CoFe2O4-reduced graphene oxide (CFO-rGO) nanocomposite was synthesized to activate peroxymonosulfate (PMS) under UVA-LED irradiation. Bisphenol A (BPA) was selected as an emerging pollutant to evaluate the performance of the UVA-LED/CFO-rGO/PMS system. CFO-rGO was characterized by several advanced methods including XRD, FTIR, FESEM, E...

The utilization of CO2 attracts much research attention because of global warming. The CO2/epoxide cycloaddition reaction is one technique of CO2 utilization. However, homogeneous catalysts with both Lewis acidic and basic and toxic solvents, such as DMF, are needed in the CO2/epoxide cycloaddition reaction. As a result, this study focuses on the d...

This study aimed to design hollow rhombic cobalt sulfide (HRCS) via a single-step sulfidation of cobaltic metal organic framework (CoMOF) as a template. The obtained HRCS with abundance of defects and sulfur vacancy (SV) was then employed for degradation of Novantisol (NVT), a sunscreen agent, through Oxone activation. The superior catalytic perfor...