Biochar as a novel carbon-negative electron source and mediator: electron exchange capacity (EEC) and environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs): a review

J Yuan, Y Wen, DD Dionysiou, VK Sharma… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar is the pyrolysis product of biomass that has been explored as an effective adsorbent
for its high specific surface area, large porosity, and numerous surface functional groups …

A short review on environmental distribution and toxicity of the environmentally persistent free radicals

JF Yi, ZZ Lin, X Li, YQ Zhou, Y Guo - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals (EPFRs) are usually generated by the
electron transfer of a certain radical precursor on the surface of a carrier. They are …

Environmentally persistent free radicals: insights on a new class of pollutants

EP Vejerano, G Rao, L Khachatryan… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Environmentally persistent free radicals, EPFRs, exist in significant concentration in
atmospheric particulate matter (PM). EPFRs are primarily emitted from combustion and …

Transformation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and formation of environmentally persistent free radicals on modified montmorillonite: the role of surface metal …

H Jia, S Zhao, Y Shi, L Zhu, C Wang… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
This paper presents the transformation of PAHs (phenanthrene, anthracene, benzo [a]
anthracene, pyrene, and benzo [a] pyrene) on montmorillonite clays that are modified by …

Critical influences of metal compounds on the formation and stabilization of environmentally persistent free radicals

S Liu, G Liu, L Yang, D Li, M Zheng - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) are emerging organic pollutants found
widely in environmental media, which can induce reactive oxygen species generation and …

Density functional theory methods applied to homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis: a short review and a practical user guide

V Butera - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The application of density functional theory (DFT) methods in catalysis has been fast
growing in the last decades thanks to both the availability of more powerful high computing …

DFT Study of GaN Clusters Decorated with Rh and Pt Nanoparticles for the Photochemical Reduction of CO2

V Butera, H Detz - ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
Obtaining chemicals and fuels from the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) represents a
promising strategy to mitigate the growing greenhouse gas emissions. Because of the high …

Environmentally persistent free radical (EPFR) formation by visible-light illumination of the organic matter in atmospheric particles

Q Chen, H Sun, M Wang, Y Wang… - … Science & Technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
A secondary process may be an important source of environmentally persistent free radicals
(EPFRs) in atmospheric particulates; yet, this process remains to be elucidated. This study …

Source apportionment of environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) in PM2. 5 over Xi'an, China

Y Wang, S Li, M Wang, H Sun, Z Mu, L Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) have recently attracted considerable
attention as a new type of environmental risk substance due to their potential health effects …

Size-resolved exposure risk of persistent free radicals (PFRs) in atmospheric aerosols and their potential sources

Q Chen, H Sun, W Song, F Cao, C Tian… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) are a new type of substance with potential
health risks. EPFRs are widely present in atmospheric particulates, but there is a limited …