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Oxygen vacancy regulation in metal catalysts has emerged as a crucial strategy for efficiently degrading volatile organic compounds (VOCs), while the acquisition of kinetic and mechanistic insights into the oxygen vacancy roles remains highly desirable yet challenging. Herein, we conduct a combined kinetics and mechanistic investigation into the oxygen vacancy effects of Cu catalysts on toluene oxidation. Cu catalysts with varying oxygen vacancy contents are prepared using three representative metal oxide supports, including reducible ZrO2 with strong oxygen storage capacity, reducible ZnO, and unreducible Al2O3. Toluene oxidation and CO oxidation are tested for these catalysts, revealing the superior catalytic activity of the Cu/ZrO2 catalyst. Multiple characterization studies demonstrate that the strong reducibility and abundance of oxygen vacancies within the Cu/ZrO2 catalyst are the key factors for these reactions. A redox-based kinetics strategy is further applied to decouple the reduction and oxidation steps, thus affording a rate diagram to elucidate the promotional effects of oxygen vacancies on toluene decomposition. Additionally, in situ DRIFTS study unveils the reaction pathway, showing the transformation from toluene into benzyl alcohol, benzaldehyde, benzoate, phenol, anhydride, carbonate, and ultimately CO2. As a result, the oxygen vacancy-tuned rate-relevant step is disclosed, shifting from C–H bond cleavage for the Cu/Al2O3 catalyst with limited oxygen vacancies to the C＝O and C＝C bond cleavage for the Cu/ZnO and Cu/ZrO2 catalysts with more oxygen vacancies. The kinetic and mechanistic insights gained here would help guide the design of highly efficient oxidative catalysts by tuning the oxygen vacancies of the support. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The recovery of submerged macrophytes is crucial for lake restoration. However, Myriophyllum spicatum usually shows an overgrowth and inhibits the growth of Vallisneria denseserrulata via light shading in many restored shallow lakes after the plant transplantation. So far, harvesting M. spicatum is the primary method to alleviate these shading effects in post-restoration lakes. Nevertheless, the effects of harvesting on the growth of V. denseserrulata and water quality are poorly elaborated. In this study, we conducted a mesocosm experiment, including both monoculture and polyculture groups, to investigate the response of V. denseserrulata growth, light climate, and nutrient concentrations in the water with M. spicatum harvesting. Moreover, the growth and morphology of M. spicatum were also examined. We hypothesized that M. spicatum harvesting would enhance the growth of V. denseserrulata and improve both the light climate and water quality. Our results showed that harvesting M. spicatum in the polyculture mesocosms substantially enhanced the relative growth rate (RGR) of V. denseserrulata compared to the non-harvesting controls. Moreover, harvesting M. spicatum reduced the light attenuation coefficient at 30 cm depth; however, the concentrations of chlorophyll-a, total nitrogen, and total phosphorus did not change significantly. As for M. spicatum, harvesting inhibited the growth of main stem and root but did not significantly affect the cumulative weight and RGR of M. spicatum. In contrast, the presence of V. denseserrulata decreased cumulative weight and RGR while promoting the root parameters of M. spicatum. Our findings imply that harvesting overgrowth nuisance submerged macrophyte species (e.g., M. spicatum) can improve the light climate and reduce its root growth, thereby enhancing the growth of target macrophyte species like V. denseserrulata without changes in the water quality which provides valuable insights for post-restoration lake management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective To analyze the changes in the recognition of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) among residents before and after the outbreak of COVID-19 and TCM influencing factors to provide a reference for promoting the popularization of TCM. Methods An online questionnaire survey was conducted among residents in mainland China to examine changes in knowledge, trust, and attitudes toward the development prospect of TCM before and after the outbreak of COVID-19 and to analyze the relevant influencing factors. Results A total of 3,067 questionnaires were returned, with 2,975 valid questionnaires and a valid response rate of 97. 00%. After the outbreak of COVID-19, the percentage of residents who had at least "know some" of TCM increased from 47.97% to 59.36%; the percentage of those who had at least "trust to some extent" in TCM increased from 65.44% to 71.29%, and the percentage of those who had at least "modest optimism" about the development prospect of TCM increased from 68.94% to 77.01%. Age, education, residence, basic medical insurance for urban and rural residents and whether to choose TCM were the influencing factors for positive changes in residents' recognition, age and education were the influencing factors for positive changes in residents' trust, and age, gender, residence and profession were the influencing factors for positive changes in residents' development prospect attitudes toward TCM after the outbreak of COVID-19 (P<0.05). Conclusion The overall recognition of TCM among residents has increased since the outbreak of COVID-19, but there is still a need to adopt multiple means of publicity to promote the popularization of TCM knowledge and enhance the recognition of TCM in residents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]