MOLECULES
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2024
·Vol. 29
·期 23
·5522
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IF 4.2
Gen Liu,Faxin Du,Zhangjun Yao,Guangzhao Li,Wen Kuang,Chongyu Zhu,Yi Liu,Honglin Chen,Fumei Wang,Ce Zhou,Xueli Wei,Wenyan Wang,Rui Han
Integrating rubber with superior low-temperature capabilities, such as ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM), is a strategic approach to bolster the low-temperature performance of fluoroelastomer (FKM). However, FKM and EPDM are thermodynamically incompatible. This work synthetized three EPDM-based polar macromolecular compatibilizers, epoxidized EPDM (EPDM-EP), 2,2-trifluoroethylamine-grafted epoxidized EPDM (EPDM-TF), and 2,4-difluorobenzylamine-grafted epoxidized EPDM (EPDM-DF), to enhance the compatibility between FKM and EPDM. These compatibilizers were subsequently incorporated into FKM/EPDM rubber blends. The results revealed that the glass transition temperature (Tg) of FKM/EPDM decreased by 1.3 °C, 2.68 °C, and 2.78 °C, respectively, upon the addition of 10 phr of EPDM-EP, EPDM-TF, or EPDM-DF. Moreover, the Tgof the two phases converged. The tensile strength, elongation at break, and tear strength of the FKM/EPDM rubber blends were also enhanced by the inclusion of these compatibilizers. Notably, EPDM-TF and EPDM-DF exhibited remarkable compatibilization effects due to an increase in polarity. This research not only sheds light on the potential for developing new compatibilizers but also paves the way for innovative applications of FKM and its derivatives.
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2025
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IF 7.2
Shuya Rui,Na Liu,Lingwei Ren,Yang Liu,Zian Liu,Binghui Wu,Hua Pan,Zhiping Ye
Traditional Mn-Ce catalysts for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO with CO (CO-SCR) in iron and steel flue gases are often hindered by competitive adsorption of NO and CO, which compromises catalytic efficiency. In this study, we present a Ni-doped Mn-Ce catalyst that overcomes these challenges, achieving 96 % NO conversion, 98 % N 2 selectivity, and 44 % CO conversion at 175 °C. Comprehensive characterization of the catalyst reveals that Ni doping significantly enhances Mn-Ce interactions, boosting oxygen vacancy density and promoting efficient redox cycling between Mn 3 + /Mn 4+ and Ce 3+ /Ce 4+ . Diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) confirms preferential NO adsorption at oxygen vacancy sites, minimizing CO-NO competition and stabilizing the Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism, where both gases co-adsorb and react at oxygen-rich vacancies. Mechanistic insights suggest that Ni facilitates electron transfer, weakening the N–O bond in NO and accelerating its dissociation, resulting in faster NO reduction. This study establishes Ni doping as a promising strategy for improving the low-temperature performance of Mn-Ce-based CO-SCR catalysts, paving the way for more efficient catalytic systems.
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催化化学
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环境科学
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INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
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2024
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IF 5.6
Haohe Huang,Chaojian Zheng,Zhijun Zhang,Chongxing Huang
The enhancement of cellulose utilization in agricultural by-products, such as bagasse, holds significant importance in augmenting the value of secondary agricultural products. However, cellulose-based materials have limited application potential owing to their low strengths under wet and wet-low-temperature conditions. Improved mechanical properties of cellulose-based materials at wet and low temperatures can significantly enhance their suitability for application in cold chain processes. Furthermore, the effects of wet cryogenic conditions on cellulose-based materials are not well understood. In this study, composite films composed entirely of biomass are prepared via the co-solubilization of lignin and bagasse cellulose and then cured via hot pressing, which increases the wet and wet low-temperature strengths of the films. Furthermore, the mechanism by which cellulose/ lignin content influences the wet-low-temperature defects of films was investigated. Lignin self-polymerizes and hot pressing causes cross-linking in the cellulose-based films, which improves their performance in wet low-temperature environments. Furthermore, the micromorphologies, specific surface areas, and moisture distribution patterns of the cellulose films after wet -low-temperature treatment were investigated. The results indicate that cross-linking prevents large amounts of micro-nano scale free-water from entering the cellulose-based material, thereby preventing the formation of ice crystals at low temperatures, which can damage the microstructure. The results of this study can be used to develop bagasse cellulose/cellulose-based materials for applications in humid and low-temperature environments.
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生物质工程
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DALTON TRANSACTIONS
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2024
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IF 3.5
Zihao Hu,Xiaoying Zhou,Tiantian Zhang,Zuliang Wu,Jing Li,Wei Wang,Erhao Gao,Jiali Zhu,Shuiliang Yao
Aiming at the problem of the poor performance of an Mn-MOF-74-derived Mn3O4 catalyst in low-temperature carbon monoxide (CO) oxidation, copper (Cu) and cerium (Ce) elements were used to modify the Mn3O4 catalyst to improve its performance in low-temperature CO oxidation. According to the results of catalytic performance testing, the CO oxidation activity of the Cu0.3Mn2.7O4 catalyst was significantly improved compared with that of the pristine Mn3O4 catalyst, when a CO conversion rate of 90% was achieved at 118 °C. According to X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analyses, the (Mn2+ + Mn3+)/(Mn2+ + Mn3+ + Mn4+) ratio and the Oads/Ototal ratio increased after Cu doping, indicating promoted oxygen vacancy generation. In addition, the increased specific surface area was beneficial for the adsorption of reactant molecules and the exposure of active sites. According to H2-temperature-programmed reduction characterization, Cu doping significantly enhanced the performance of the Cu0.3Mn2.7O4 catalyst during low-temperature redox. Finally, these factors synergistically promoted the degradation of CO over the Cu0.3Mn2.7O4 catalyst. In addition, operando diffuse reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy results suggested the presence of more terminal-type oxygen, which is essential for the catalytic oxidation of CO on the surface of the Cu0.3Mn2.7O4 catalyst. Moreover, the Cu0.3Mn2.7O4 catalyst also showed excellent resistance to carbonate, and remarkable stability.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2024
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IF 9.4
Xi Chen,Xiaoyan Wang,Ziliang Jia,Chao Yang,Zhihong Liu,Yuexing Wei,Mengxue Wang,Meisheng Liang
K-doped Mn–Ce solid solution catalysts were synthesized using a combination of coprecipitation and hydrothermal methods, demonstrating excellent performance in benzene oxidation. The catalyst K 1 Ce 5 Mn 5 exhibited comparable activity to noble metal catalysts, achieving a 90 % benzene conversion at approximately 194 ℃. Durable tests under dry and moist conditions revealed that the catalyst could maintain its activity for 50 h at 218 ℃ and 236 ℃, respectively. Characterization results indicated that the catalyst’s enhanced activity resulted from the weakened Mn–O bonding caused by the introduction of K + , facilitating the activation of oxygen and its involvement in the reaction. CeO x , the main crystalline phase of Mn–Ce solid solutions, provided abundant oxygen vacancies for capturing and activating oxygen molecules for the weakened Mn–O structures. This conclusion was further supported by partial density of state analysis from density functional theory computations, revealing that the introduction of K + weakened the orbital hybridization of Mn3d and O2p. Finally, in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier-transform spectroscopy ( in situ DRIFTS) studies on Ce 5 Mn 5 and K 1 Ce 5 Mn 5 catalysts suggested that the introduction of K + promoted the conversion of adsorbed benzene. Furthermore, intermediate products were transformed more rapidly for K 1 Ce 5 Mn 5 compared to Ce 5 Mn 5 .
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环境科学
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POLYMER
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2024
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IF 4.1
Yu Zhang,Gang Wang,Yuxuan Xu,Jiajun Sun,Xiaohong Zhang,Ting Zheng,Lili Zhang
The high brittleness of epoxy resin at cryogenic temperature restricts their wide application in cryogenic engineering. In this study, polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) with -Si-O-Si- molecular chains were synthesized, and the mechanical properties of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (E51 epoxy resin) were significantly enhanced at room temperature (RT) by incorporating a 4% POSS and curing agent 4,4′-diamino-diphenylmethane (DDM) as the E51/POSS/DDM resin system. Subsequently, by adding different contents of epoxidation hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (EHTPB) into the E51/POSS/DDM resin system, the EHTPB-E51/POSS/DDM resin system was prepared. The investigation into the impact of EHTPB content on the mechanical properties of EHTPB-E51/POSS/DDM resin system at room temperature (RT) revealed that EHTPB-E51/POSS/DDM resin system with 10% EHTPB exhibited the most favorable results. Specifically, the elongation at break, flexural strength , and critical stress intensity factor (K IC ) were measured to be 6.82%, 143.75 MPa, and 1.83 MPa m 1/2 , respectively. These values demonstrated a notable improvement of 53.3%, 26.9%, and 86.7% compared to those for the E51/DDM resin system. Concurrently, at 77 K, the elongation at break and critical stress intensity factor (K IC ) increased by 37.8% and 73.5%, respectively. The toughening mechanism of the prepared EHTPB-E51/POSS/DDM resin system was further explored through resin-curing cross-linking simulation networks and SEM images of the fracture surface of resin samples. The study of EHTPB and POSS synergistically toughened epoxy resin provided a new efficient method to prepare epoxy resins with high toughness at low temperatures.
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工程学
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2025
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IF 9.7
Qin-Chao Wang,Zhaoquan Peng,Sha He,Hao Chen,Jinglong Du,Huilin Zang,Xiaoge Li,Xiuqin Zhan,Jie Han
Sodium superionic conductor NaTi 2 (PO 4 ) 3 has attracted significant interest as an anode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). However, its practical application is hindered by its low inherent electrical conductivity, particularly at low temperatures. In this study, oxygen vacancies (V O ) were introduced into NaTi 2 (PO 4 ) 3 nanoribbons to enhance sodium storage performance at low temperatures. X-ray diffraction with Rietveld refinement, electron paramagnetic resonance, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirm that NaTi 2 (PO 4 ) 3 -2 nanoribbons (NTP-2) exhibit the richest V O concentration. These V O , which bridge TiO 6 octahedra and PO 4 tetrahedra, significantly enhance the antibonding interactions of Ti1–O2 and P1–O1 bonds, while stabilizing the bonding in NaTi 2 (PO 4 ) 3 . The energy barrier for Na + migration is reduced to 0.40 eV involving the V O . The optimized NTP-2 anode demonstrates superior low-temperature performance, maintaining a capacity of 106.1 mAh g −1 (about 96.1 % of its initial capacity) at −20 °C after 300 cycles. Additionally, the NTP-2 anode exhibits a moderate Na + diffusion coefficient of 1.47 × 10 –11 cm 2 s −1 at −20 °C. Furthermore, the Na 3 V 2 (PO 4 ) 3 //NTP-2 full cell retains a capacity of 64 mAh g −1 at −20 °C after 250 cycles, highlighting its potential for low-temperature applications. By integrating oxygen vacancies and nanoengineering, both electronic and ionic conductivities are significantly enhanced in NaTi 2 (PO 4 ) 3 , positioning promising applications for SIBs in low-temperature environments.
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
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2018
·Vol. 136
·期 2
·46930
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IF 1.901
Shichao Li,Hongyu Wang,Minjing Liu,Cong Peng,Zhanjun Wu
The poor cryogenic mechanical properties of epoxy resins restrict their extensive application in cryogenic engineering fields. In this study, a newly synthesized epoxy-functionalized polysiloxane (PSE) is used to improve the cryogenic mechanical properties of bisphenol-F epoxy resin. The Fourier transform infrared spectra and nuclear magnetic resonance confirm the formation of epoxy-functionalized –Si–O–Si– molecular chain. The surface free energy test results show that the PSE has a better compatibility with epoxy resin. The mechanical test results show that the cryogenic tensile strength, failure strain, fracture toughness, and impact strength of epoxy resin is improved significantly by adding the suitable amounts of PSE. Compared to the neat epoxy resin, the maximum tensile strength (196.92 MPa, an improvement of 11.2%), failure strain (2.97%, an improvement of 33.8%), fracture toughness (3.05 MPa·m 1/2 , an improvement of 30.7%) and impact strength (40.55 kJ m −2 , an improvement of 14.8%) at cryogenic temperature (90 K) is obtained by incorporating 10 wt % PSE into the neat epoxy resin. Moreover, the results also indicated that the tensile strength, Young's modulus, and fracture toughness of epoxy resin with the same PSE content at 90 K are higher than that at room temperature (RT). © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2019 , 136 , 46930.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2022
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IF 16.744
Jin Liu,Xiaoxiao Li,Bing Jin,Haolin Tang,Liya Ma,Ruiming Zhang,Jiabing Ran,Haining Zhang
Fundamental understanding of ion transport in porous carbon materials with different pore size is of great importance for carbon electrode-based supercapacitors to realize the ability of rapid charge/discharge process and high energy density at broad operating temperatures. Herein, hierarchically porous carbon frameworks are synthesized as model electrodes by using a tunable one-pot strategy in the presence of salt template and pore-forming agent. Density functional theory calculation reveals that the size of micropores can significantly influence the solvation energy and desolvation time of electrolyte, thereby affecting the ion transport kinetics and the specific capacitance of porous carbon electrode, particularly at low temperatures. The accordingly optimized carbon electrode material with rational micropore size and interconnected hierarchical pores exhibits the specific capacitance of 200 and 245F·g −1 at −40 and 60 °C, respectively. The as-fabricated symmetric supercapacitor can deliver an exceptional energy density of 63.4 Wh·kg −1 under power density of 1.5 kW·kg −1 at −40 °C. In addition, the device has the ability for fast charge/discharge process at low temperature, as evidenced by the energy density of 34.3 Wh·kg −1 under an ultrahigh power density of 37.5 kW·kg −1 at − 40 °C.
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INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
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2024
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IF 3.8
Liqian Zhu,Liang Zhu,Jijiang Hu,Zhen Yao,Zhiyang Bu,Suyun Jie,Bo-Geng Li
Polyurea elastomers with excellent mechanical properties are widely used in a variety of applications due to the unique microphase separation structure and high flexibility in formulations. A key point in the development of polyurea elastomers is to explore the structure–property relationship. However, few studies have focused on the effect of soft segment structures because of the limitation that the flexible soft segments are usually commercialized amine-terminated polyether. Herein, a series of polybutadiene-based polyurea elastomers were prepared to systematically investigate the influence of the network structures on the ultimate properties of the polyurea materials. In particular, the amine-terminated liquid polybutadiene rubber with tunable molecular weights and liquid polystyrene–butadiene rubber were synthesized via the degradation method for flexible regulation of the soft segment structure. The results demonstrated that performance optimization could be achieved by manipulating the degree of hydrogen bonding, which was controlled by the network structure. Besides, the polybutadiene-based polyurea elastomers exhibited excellent low-temperature properties, owing to the high cis-1,4 content.
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Journal of Science-Advanced Materials and Devices
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2024
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IF 6.7
Hang Ning,Shaoyun Chen,Yan'e Liu,Bo Qu,Yanyu Zheng,Xiaoying Liu,Wenjie Li,Rui Wang,Nairong Chen,Dongxian Zhuo
High-performance resins that can withstand temperature changes are required to expand the application potential of additive manufacturing (3D printing) in response to increasing demand from various fields. In this study, a novel 3D-printing polybutadiene polyurethane acrylate photosensitive resin named HTPBMA was prepared by mixing hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) as the base material with other active diluent monomers and photoinitiators, including hydroxypropyl methacrylate (HPMA). The resulting resins exhibited good rheological properties and rapid photocuring ability, depending on the type and proportion of diluent monomer. In particular, the tensile strength and elongation at break of the sample with a 65:35 HTPBMA:HPMA ratio at −25 °C were 32.9 MPa and 246.1%, respectively, being 2.13 and 1.58 times the values at room temperature, respectively. These results indicate that HTPBMA exhibits excellent low-temperature performance and physical properties. The enhancement mechanism can likely be attributed to introducing of a flexible carbon chain as well as increased cross-linking density (υ e ). These advantages suggest that the novel photosensitive resin designed and prepared in this study can be used for photocuring 3D printing and maintain excellent performance under extreme climatic conditions. Thus, the proposed HTPBMA has broad application prospects in aerospace and materials science, especially in shoe materials and tires.
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化学工程
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航空航天
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2020
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IF 8.758
Hongyan Wu,Yuyao Li,Lei Zhao,Sai Wang,Yucheng Tian,Yang Si,Jianyong Yu,Bin Ding
Health risks in an extremely cold environment make warm retention equipment highly desirable. However, creating materials with a high warm retention performance and robust mechanical property to durably prevent against the harsh conditions is highly challenging. Herein, we report on a one-step and facile strategy to fabricate stretchable and superelastic fibrous sponges by creating unique “stiff–soft” polymer networks within fibers and bonding architecture among fibers. The premise of this design is that stiff polystyrene can endow materials with rigidity and soft polyurethane can absorb energy during mechanical deformation. Benefiting from this systematic tailoring for the polymer and assembling networks, the resultant fibrous sponges exhibit a unique tensile recovery property, a large breaking elongation of 70%, and an outstanding resilience for resisting 100 cyclic compressions with 50% strain under −50 °C. Moreover, the fibrous sponges possess dramatic characteristics of high porosity (∼99.31%), ultralight property (volume density = 7.68 mg cm–3), and effective warmth retention (thermal conductivity = 27.6 mW m–1 K–1), as well as technical features of the simple assembly process to scale up easily. The preparation of fibrous sponges provides a new vision for developing ultralight and efficient warmth retention materials.
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生物医学工程
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