Foods
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2024
·Vol. 13
·期 15
·2359
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IF 4.7
Zhiheng Zhang,Haicheng Liang,Zichun Chai,Ting Wang
To improve the overall sensory evaluation of regular coffee, a mixture of β-CD/flavour CD powder was prepared by a freeze-drying method. Cyclodextrin inclusion complexes consist of eight compounds that are naturally present in coffee, specifically: 2,5-dimethylpyrazine, benzaldehyde, citral, linalool, limonene, phenethyl acetate, furfural, and ethyl acetate. These eight compounds naturally occur in coffee, making them safer than using other compounds. Moreover, these eight compounds are the primary active ingredients in coffee, significantly influencing its flavour profile. Therefore, choosing to complex these eight compounds with cyclodextrins can effectively enhance the taste of the coffee. XRD, FT-IR, and SDE-GC-FID were presented to study the formation of inclusion CD powder, the storage stability, chemical composition changes, and safety. Results show that by the cyclodextrin method of freeze-drying, the CD powder showed a stable encapsulated structure and increased stability of flavour compounds. Based on the coffee aroma analysis results, prepared CD powder can enhance the coffee’s aroma score by 3.0–4.0 points and increase the flavour score by 2.1–3.5 points, and it can achieve preservation for a minimum of 181 days at 25 °C. Furthermore, under the requirements of the China national standard for additives, the mixture of β-CD/flavour CD powder was used for the cup testing with four regular coffees to obtain improved coffees. With the full score is 10, improved coffees could score extra 3.0–4.0 points on aroma and 2.1–3.5 on flavour compared to regular coffee. In addition, the CD powder also improves the quality of the coffee in terms of aftertaste, body, and sweetness. Overall, β-CD/flavour CD powders provide several advantages over the currently popular coffee bean processing methods, including improved reproducibility, enhanced controllability, and increased flexibility, while prioritizing safety. And it should be explored further with appropriate compounds given its potential for coffee aroma modulation.
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食品科学
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化学
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INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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2019
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IF 4.85
Wei Wang,Mehran Amiri,Tao Huang,Lev N. Zakharov,Yining Zhang,May Nyman
Isolating Fe(III) clusters from water without stabilizing ligands is significantly challenged by the high acidity of Fe3+-bound water, leading to uncontrolled precipitation of iron oxyhydroxides. Here we demonstrate a freeze-drying solvent-exchange method that enabled the isolation of a metastable Fe(III) sulfate decameric cluster formulated [Fe10O2(SO4)12(OCH3)2]·14CH3OH (Fe10). Without stabilization by solvent-exchange, the aqueous species undergoes rapid conversion to the iron sulfate mineral schwertmannite. Monitoring the hydrolysis process from cluster intermediates to schertmannite by small-angle X-ray scattering, we observe the progression from Fe10 to 37 Å soluble nanoparticles prior to the precipitation process. This condensation behavior of Fe10 is further exploited to develop a simple laboratory synthesis of schwetmannite. In addition, we demonstrate the versatility of the freeze-drying solvent-exchange method by isolating Al(III), Zn(II), and Cd(II) substituted Fe(III) sulfate clusters. The freeze-drying solvent-exchange method provides a unique opportunity to isolate cluster intermediates and models to aid in our understanding of metal-ion hydrolysis processes in environmental, material science, and geological studies.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2024
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IF 8.1
Huiao Liu,Yan Li,Ziying Hu,Xinhui Hao,Hongpeng Jia,Jing Chen,Can-Zhong Lu
A wire like CeO 2 catalyst (CeO 2 -w) was obtained after the calcination of the precursor at 400 °C, which was prepared by the freeze-drying method for the first time. It shows good performance for catalytic oxidation of toluene with T 90 of 220 °C, which is much better than the CeO 2 catalysts with other structures prepared by the different methods. The good performance of CeO 2 -w is due to the bigger pore volume, more active oxygen species, more oxygen vacancies, better low temperature reducibility, higher surface area normalized reaction rates and lower E a value. Additionally, the CeO 2 -w catalyst exhibits good water resistance and catalyst stability. In situ DRIFTS indicates the catalytic oxidation of toluene on CeO 2 -w undergoes the progress of toluene → benzaldehyde → benzoic acid → maleic acid → CO 2 and H 2 O. This work affords a new idea to prepare high active CeO 2 nanowire catalysts for catalytic oxidation of toluene, and open an efficient way for the construction of CeO 2 based composite catalysts for VOCs degradation.
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Journal of Advanced Ceramics
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2021
·Vol. 10
·期 2
·368-376
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IF 6.707
Tian Wenchao,Yan Fei,Cai Cailing,Wu Zeyi,Zhang Chenchen,Yin Ting,Lao Sijia,Hu Linfeng
The dielectric capacitor has been widely used in advanced electronic and electrical power systems due to its capability of ultrafast charging-discharging and ultrahigh power density. Nevertheless, its energy density is still limited by the low dielectric constant(≈ 2.2) of the commercial dielectric polypropylene (PP). The conventional enhancement strategy by embedding inorganic fillers in PP matrix is still difficult and challenging due to that PP hardly dissolves in any inorganic/organic solvent. In this work, we develop a new strategy including freeze-drying, surface functionalization, and hot-pressing to incorporate Ti 0.87 O 2 monolayers in PP film. A series of uniform composited Ti 0.87 O 2 @PP film has been successfully fabricated with Ti 0.87 O 2 content range of 0–15 wt%. The maximum dielectric constant of the as-prepared Ti 0.87 O 2 @PP film is 3.27 when the Ti 0.87 O 2 content is 9 wt%, which is about 1.5 times higher than that of pure PP. Our study provides a feasible strategy to embed two-dimensional material into commercial PP thin-film with superior dielectric performance for practical application.
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JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
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2022
·Vol. 331
·期 11
·4587-4600
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IF 1.754
Tao qinqin,Xie Jinhua,Li Yan,Dai Ying,Liu Zhirong
Mg-Al layered double hydroxides (LDH) (F-MgAl-LDHs and O-MgAl-LDHs) and Mg-Al layered double oxides (LDO) (F-MgAl-LDO and O-MgAl-LDO) nanosheets were prepared using a modified co-precipitation and oven/freeze dry route for adsorption of uranium. The freeze dry could evidently promote the adsorption ability. It’s resulted from larger specific surface (F-MgAl-LDO > F-MgAl-LDHs > O-MgAl-LDO > O-MgAl-LDHs) and pore size, as well as sufficient expose of vacant sites in the inner struture of F-MgAl-LDHs and F-MgAl-LDO. The pH, shaking time, initial uranium concentation and temperature influenced the adsorption capacity of F-MgAl-LDHs, O-MgAl-LDHs, F-MgAl-LDO and O-MgAl-LDO, while ionic strength exerted slightly little influence. Na 2 CO 3 highlighted the best desorption effectivity, with desorption efficiency of 97.84% for F-MgAl-LDHs and 98.52% for F-MgAl-LDO, respectively. It is noteworthy that maximum adsorption capacity of F-MgAl-LDO reached 1099.93 mg/g, locating the top rank in the uranium-specific adsorbents. The adsorption conformed to the pseudo-second-order model, indicating chemical adsorption in nature. The thermodynamic was also investigated. The adsorption mechanism was determined that M-O and C-O bonds participated the complex process in the uranium adsorption. The study proposed the freeze dry as an efficient method to promote adsorbent performance.
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2024
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IF 5.1
Siyi Li,Pinyi Wang,Jianyun Hu,Guangcan Yang,Youjun Lu,Zhenxia Yuan,Xiao Zhang,Sen Liang
γ-AlOOH nanopowder synthesized using hydrothermal-assisted freeze-drying was employed as a precursor, with AlF₃ as a sintering aid, to explore the preparation of α-Al₂O₃ with a high specific surface area at elevated temperatures. The γ-AlOOH nanopowder produced in this study exhibited superior dispersion, achieving a specific surface area of 198.06 m 2 /g and a zeta potential of 45.8 mV. At a calcination temperature of 1200 °C, the resulting α-Al₂O₃, synthesized from γ-AlOOH and AlF₃, maintained a specific surface area of 27.72 m 2 /g, significantly higher than the typical values reported in the literature (generally below 10 m 2 /g). The α-phase purity exceeded 99 %, and the [AlO₆] proportion was 95.07 %. Furthermore, at a calcination temperature of 1150 °C, the specific surface area of the α-Al₂O₃ reached 50.48 m 2 /g. Using this α-Al₂O₃ as a carrier, a composite TiO₂ catalyst was prepared via a sol-gel and hydrothermal method. This catalyst demonstrated a photocatalytic degradation rate of over 98 % for rhodamine B (10 mg/L) within 30 min of irradiation, under the illumination of a 300 W mercury lamp in proximity to the light source.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2025
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IF 9
Xiaoyu Zhao,Xiuli Song,Muhan Li,Shuo Yang,Kai Wang,Yabin Li,Yanfei Wang
This study explores the optimization of electrodes for lithium extraction from salt lake brine, particularly focusing on increasing extraction capacity by utilizing thick electrodes. However, thick electrodes present challenges such as limited diffusion of high-salinity, viscous brine to the electrode interface, resulting in uneven distribution and reduced lithium extraction efficiency. To address these challenges, a novel low-curvature porous structure electrode was designed using a freeze-drying method (FD-LFP). This design increases the effective surface area and provides more active sites for lithium storage, while also optimizing the distribution of active sites and ion diffusion paths to reduce transport resistance and lower overpotential. When evaluated for lithium extraction from simulated Atacama brine, the FD-LFP electrodes with graphite-coated paper as the current collector (FD-LFP-GCP) demonstrated superior performance, achieving a lithium extraction capacity of 40.45 mg/g, a lithium extraction areal capacity of 0.906 mg/cm 2 , and a lithium-ion purity of 92.04 % with an energy consumption of 0.422 Wh/mol. The novel design thus offers significant potential for the widespread application of electrochemical lithium extraction technology by effectively addressing the challenges associated with thick electrodes.
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材料科学
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电化学工程
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POLYMER
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2022
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IF 4.432
Yuan Liu,Fei Hu,Shuo Wang,Mengmeng Xu,Qianqian Yu,LinGe Wang
Polymersomes (polymeric vesicles) are non-viral delivery vehicles self-assembled from block copolymers (BCPs), holding promising potential in biomedical applications. Despite the higher chemical stabilities of the BCPs, lyophilization is still required for the long-term preservation of the polymersomes and their encapsulated drugs. However, formulation and processing parameters can affect the efficiency of the lyophilization. In this work, we present an approach to evaluate the integrity of polymersomes based on Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) for rapid optimization of the lyophilization parameters. Specifically, Coumarin 6 (C6) and Nile red (NR)-encapsulated polymersomes were fabricated separately and mixed together for lyophilization. Upon reconstitution, FRET was detected for polymersomes which lost integrity during the lyophilization or reconstitution. The evaluation was carried out for poly(ethylene glycol)- b -poly(lactic acid) (PEG- b -PLA) polymersomes lyophilized with eight different excipients , and the results showed that the best polymersomes integrity could be achieved with the addition of hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD). We believe the approach described here would greatly facilitate the optimization of the polymersomes lyophilization, accelerating the translation of polymersomes to practical applications.
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药物递送系统
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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2020
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IF 4.192
Kai Li,Qingming Luo,Juan Xu,Kun Li,Wenwen Zhang,Lanxiang Liu,Jinju Ma,Hong Zhang
Renewable biobased porous aerogels with excellent biodegradability have versatile applications in oil/water separation, catalysis, and tissue engineering. However, processing of the porous matrix is challenging due to the high energy consumption and low efficiency from the fabrication procedures, such as freeze-drying or critical-drying of the hydrogel, which need to be improved. In the present study, natural amphiphilic oligomer shellac secreted by the lac Kerriar Lacca insect was employed to fabricate the porous template, which could self-assemble into a continuous rigid network with a hydrophobic core. Because of the hydrophobic core, the hydrated shellac network could be directly dried without collapse by the ambient air. The air-drying shellac aerogel presented a great mechanical property. The silane-coating treatment converted this shellac aerogel into a hydrophobic material that absorbed various organic solvents and oils. Also, this silane-coated shellac aerogel also could remove organic solvent or oil from the bottom or surface of the water. Notably, the saturable aerogel rapidly degraded in pH 14 and released the solvent absorbed by this matrix. This porous and hydrophobic matrix also could be applied as a filter that could connect with a vacuum pump to assemble a device for continuous collecting of oil from water. It also has great potential to be employed as a high-efficiency strategy to treat large scale oil spill issues. A new porous template composed of natural resin secreted by the insect was fabricated, and the whole fabrication process was green, low-cost, and energy saving. The surface of this template could be modified further to effectuate other processes, such as catalysis, heavy metal absorption, and tissue proliferation.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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IF 13.3
Jie Li,Jiaqi Lu,Kaihang Zhang,Jianhui Wu,Chi Zhang,Xinyu Cai,Liangquan Xu,Zhen Cao,Yubo Li,Xiaozhi Wang,Hao Jin,Shurong Dong,Jikui Luo
Flexible pressure sensors are essential and key components for wearable electronics, but they have many limitations. The requests for a simple, fast, and low-cost fabrication method for ultrasensitive sensors hold practical significance. In this paper, we introduce an innovative ionic film with gradient porous structures and high ionic conductivity, synthesized using a facile casting and freeze-drying method, to fabricate flexible iontronic pressure sensors. We demonstrate that low synthesis temperatures markedly enhance hydrogen bond number of the ionic films, as revealed by Molecular Dynamics simulation, thereby significantly increasing the ionic conductivity of the film to an impressive value of 6.62 mS/cm, more than twice of the best values reported. The films exhibit a composite structure comprising layered pores and a rough surface. Leveraging these properties, this ionic film-based iontronic capacitive pressure sensor achieves an unprecedented sensitivity of 13786.2 kPa −1 and a broad pressure sensing range of 300 kPa, and is capable of distinguishing subtle pressures as low as 0.1 Pa, featuring a remarkably swift response time of 8 ms. We demonstrate that the sensor and its array could perform sensitive and accurate monitoring of physiological information and physical activities, and act as an excellent human–computer interface. This study offers an innovative and scalable approach to dramatically enhance sensor performance for various applications.
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生物医学工程
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传感器技术
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Nanoscale
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2015
·Vol. 8
·期 3
·1413-1420
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IF 7.394
Bingna Zheng,Zhen Xu,Chao Gao
The output of graphene nanoscrolls (GNSs) has been greatly enhanced to the gram-level by using an improved spray-freeze-drying method without damaging the high transforming efficiency (>92%). The lowest bulk density of GNS foam reaches 0.10 mg cm−3. Due to the unique morphology and high specific surface area (386.4 m2 g−1), the specific capacitances of the GNSs (90–100 F g−1 at 1 A g−1) are all superior to those of multiwalled carbon nanotubes meanwhile maintaining excellent rate capabilities (60–80% retention at 50 A g−1). For the first time, all-graphene-based films (AGFs) are fabricated via the intercalation of GNSs into graphene layers. The AGF exhibits a capacitance of 166.8 F g−1 at 1 A g−1 and rate capability (83.9% retention at 50 A g−1) better than those of pure reduced graphene oxide (RGO) films and carbon nanotubes/graphene hybrid films (CGFs).
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CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
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2023
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IF 8.6
Zhihui Lei,Shun Chen,Wendong Liu,Peng Tao,Wen Shang,Benwei Fu,Cuilan Hou,Chengyi Song,Tao Deng
In this study, we fabricate conductive polymer (PEDOT:PSS) foams with tunable density and mechanical properties via a new and efficient lyophilization-free method and use asymmetric acid treatment to create a PEDOT:PSS scaffold with asymmetric light absorptivity, which helps generate the asymmetric photo-thermo-electrical conversion under simple global illumination. Distinct light absorptivity along the scaffold has been proved to be related to the different doping states via asymmetric acid treatment. Such noninvasive photo-thermo-electrical stimulation significantly induces the expressions of genes related to neural differentiation under an illumination intensity of 240 mW/cm2 for only 30 min. This research will not only provide a new approach to fabricate conductive polymer foams via the lyophilization-free method but also enable the global illumination to provoke the photo-thermo-electrical effect of conductive polymers with asymmetric light absorptivity for thermoelectric conversion and biomedical potential applications in tissue engineering for therapeutic purposes.
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生物医学工程
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