Aerogels based on transition metal disulfides and bacterial cellulose: bifunctional nanomaterials with photocatalytic and adsorptive properties for environmental applications

• Grant number: 18/01934-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: June 01, 2018
• End date: April 21, 2021
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Inorganic Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Sidney José Lima Ribeiro
• Grantee: Elias Paiva Ferreira Neto
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química (IQ). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Araraquara. Araraquara , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 15/22828-6 - Pushing the boundaries of optical fibers: from photonics to optogenetics and environmental monitoring, AP.SPEC

Abstract

To combat the ever-growing problems of environmental pollution and guarantee easy access to quality drinking water, research on and development of new materials for water treatment technologies and environmental remediation are of utmost importance. 2D disulfides MoS2 and WS2 are new emerging nanomaterials with great potential for environmental applications using solar light as an abundant energy source. Their unique electronic, photocatalytic and surface properties allow synergistic and simultaneous removal of both organic contaminants and heavy metals. However, owing to certain limitations such as extensive agglomeration and difficulty in recovering the materials from aqueous suspensions, such materials show limited applicability and performance in powder or suspension form. The proposed project aims to develop new routes for the preparation of MoS2, WS2 and MoS2/WS2 aerogels and their subsequent deposition on bacterial cellulose aerogel scaffolds, thus achieving macroscopic monoliths and porous nanostructured membranes with high surface area and multifunctional properties. By combining the visible-light driven photocatalytic and unique adsorptive properties of disulfide-based nanomaterials with the excellent mechanical and structural characteristics of bacterial cellulose membranes, we expect to obtain adsorptive filters and photocatalytic membranes with good performance towards removal of heavy metals and organic pollutants from contaminated wastewater and industrial effluents.

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

ULLAH, SAJJAD; FAYEZA; KHAN, ABRAR A.; JAN, ABDULLAH; AAIN, SANIA Q.; NETO, ELIAS P. F.; SERGE-CORREALES, YORK E.; PARVEEN, RASHIDA; WENDER, HEBERTON; RODRIGUES-FILHO, UBIRAJARA P.; et al. Enhanced photoactivity of BiVO 4 /Ag/Ag 2 O Z -scheme photocatalyst for e fficient environmental remediation under natural sunlight and low-cost LED illumination. COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS, v. 600, SEP 5 2020. (18/01934-0)

NOVELETTO, JULIA CRISTINA; FERREIRA-NETO, ELIAS PAIVA; GONCALVES, LIDIANE PATRICIA; ULLAH, SAJJAD; DONATTI, DARIO ANTONIO; LIMA RIBEIRO, SIDNEY JOSE; RODRIGUES-FILHO, UBIRAJARA PEREIRA. Plasmonic silver-based reversible photochromism in Ag+-doped organomodified silicates-phosphotungstate hybrid films. Optical Materials, v. 92, p. 233-242, JUN 2019. (18/01934-0, 15/22875-4)

SERGE-CORREALES, YORK E.; ULLAH, SAJJAD; FERREIRA-NETO, ELIAS P.; ROJAS-MANTILLA, HERNAN D.; HAZRA, CHANCHAL; RIBEIRO, SIDNEY J. L.. A UV-visible-NIR active smart photocatalytic system based on NaYbF4:Tm3+ upconverting particles and Ag3PO4/H2O2 for photocatalytic processes under light on/light off conditions. MATERIALS ADVANCES, v. 3, n. 6, p. 11-pg., 2021-12-24. (18/15791-7, 18/01934-0, 15/22828-6)

DA SILVA, THAIS CAROLINE ALMEIDA; MARCHIORI, LEONARDO; MATTOS, BIANCA OLIVEIRA; ULLAH, SAJJAD; BARUD, HERNANE DA SILVA; DOMENEGUETTI, RAFAEL ROMANO; ROJAS-MANTILLA, HERNAN DARIO; ZANONI, MARIA VALNICE BOLDRIN; RODRIGUES-FILHO, UBIRAJARA PEREIRA; FERREIRA-NETO, ELIAS PAIVA; et al. Designing Highly Photoactive Hybrid Aerogels for In-Flow Photocatalytic Contaminant Removal Using Silica-Coated Bacterial Nanocellulose Supports. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, v. 15, n. 19, p. 14-pg., 2023-05-08. (15/22828-6, 18/01934-0, 14/50945-4, 13/07276-1)

RAHMAN, KIFAYAT U.; FERREIRA-NETO, ELIAS P.; RAHMAN, GHAWS U.; PARVEEN, RASHIDA; MONTEIRO, ANDREIA S.; RAHMAN, GUL; LE, QUYET VAN; DOMENEGUETTI, RAFAEL R.; RIBEIRO, SIDNEY J. L.; ULLAH, SAJJAD. Flexible bacterial cellulose-based BC-SiO2-TiO2-Ag membranes with self-cleaning, photocatalytic, antibacterial and UV-shielding properties as a potential multifunctional material for combating infections and environmental applications. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, v. 9, n. 1, FEB 2021. (18/01934-0)

RAHMAN, KIFAYAT U.; FERREIRA-NETO, ELIAS P.; RAHMAN, GHAWS U.; PARVEEN, RASHIDA; MONTEIRO, ANDREIA S.; RAHMAN, GUL; QUYET VAN LE; DOMENEGUETTI, RAFAEL R.; RIBEIRO, SIDNEY J. L.; ULLAH, SAJJAD. Flexible bacterial cellulose-based BC-SiO2-TiO2-Ag membranes with self-cleaning, photocatalytic, antibacterial and UV-shielding properties as a potential multifunctional material for combating infections and environmental applications. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, v. 9, n. 1, p. 12-pg., 2021-01-24. (18/01934-0)

FERREIRA-NETO, ELIAS P.; ULLAH, SAJJAD; DA SILVA, THAIS C. A.; DOMENEGUETTI, RAFAEL R.; PERISSINOTTO, AMANDA P.; DE VICENTE, FABIO S.; RODRIGUES-FILHO, UBIRAJARA P.; RIBEIRO, SIDNEY J. L.. Bacterial Nanocellulose/MoS2 Hybrid Aerogels as Bifunctional Adsorbent/Photocatalyst Membranes for in-Flow Water Decontamination. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, v. 12, n. 37, p. 41627-41643, SEP 16 2020. (15/22828-6, 18/01934-0)

FERREIRA-NETO, ELIAS P.; ULLAH, SAJJAD; MARTINEZ, VITOR P.; YABARRENA, JEAN M. S. C.; SIMOES, MATEUS B.; PERISSINOTTO, AMANDA P.; WENDER, HEBERTON; DE VICENTE, FABIO S.; NOESKE, PAUL-LUDWIG M.; RIBEIRO, SIDNEY J. L.; et al. Thermally stable SiO2@TiO2 core@shell nanoparticles for application in photocatalytic self-cleaning ceramic tiles. MATERIALS ADVANCES, v. 2, n. 6, p. 2085-2096, MAR 21 2021. (13/24948-3, 18/19785-1, 18/01934-0, 15/22828-6)

LIMA PERINI, JOAO ANGELO; TAVELLA, FRANCESCO; FERREIRA NETO, ELIAS PAIVA; BOLDRIN ZANONI, MARIA VALNICE; LIMA RIBEIRO, SIDNEY JOSE; GIUSI, DANIELE; CENTI, GABRIELE; PERATHONER, SIGLINDA; AMPELLI, CLAUDIO. Role of nanostructure in the behaviour of BiVO 4-TiO 2 nanotube photoanodes for solar water splitting in relation to operational conditions. SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS, v. 223, MAY 2021. (18/01934-0, 18/16062-9)

FERREIRA-NETO, ELIAS PAIVA; ULLAH, SAJJAD; PERISSINOTTO, AMANDA PASQUOTO; DE VICENTE, FABIO S.; LIMA RIBEIRO, SIDNEY JOSE; WORSLEY, MARCUS ANDRE; RODRIGUES-FILHO, UBIRAJARA PEREIRA. Prussian blue as a co-catalyst for enhanced Cr(vi) photocatalytic reduction promoted by titania-based nanoparticles and aerogels. NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, v. 45, n. 23, p. 10217-10231, JUN 21 2021. (16/10939-0, 13/24948-3, 18/19785-1, 18/01934-0, 15/22828-6)

ULLAH, S.; FERREIRA-NETO, E. P.; HAZRA, C.; PARVEEN, R.; ROJAS-MANTILLA, H. D.; CALEGARO, M. L.; SERGE-CORREALES, Y. E.; RODRIGUES-FILHO, U. P.; RIBEIRO, S. J. L.. Broad spectrum photocatalytic system based on BiVO4 and NaYbF4:Tm3+ upconversion particles for environmental remediation under UV-vis-NIR illumination. APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL, v. 243, p. 121-135, APR 2019. (18/01934-0, 15/18733-0, 15/22875-4)

ULLAH, SAJJAD; FAYEZA; KHAN, ABRAR A.; JAN, ABDULLAH; AAIN, SANIA Q.; NETO, ELIAS P. F.; SERGE-CORREALES, YORK E.; PARVEEN, RASHIDA; WENDER, HEBERTON; RODRIGUES-FILHO, UBIRAJARA P.; et al. Enhanced photoactivity of BiVO4/Ag/Ag2O Z-scheme photocatalyst for efficient environmental remediation under natural sunlight and low-cost LED illumination. COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS, v. 600, p. 12-pg., 2020-09-05. (18/01934-0)