Agriculture-Basel
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2025
·Vol. 15
·期 11
·1177
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IF 3.6
Tao Xue,Yi Li,Zimo Chen,Chao Kong,Biyun Feng,Changyin Zhu,Yinlong Zhang,Jianming Xue,Hu Cheng
To ensure agricultural safety and ecological security, it is crucial to effectively immobilize emerging organic pollutants, such as plasticizers, to prevent their migration in various environmental matrices. However, the ideal immobilization agent with the advantages of being environmentally friendly is very rare. In this study, low-cost and stable near-natural immobilization agents, char-derived artificial humic acids, CHAs, were proposed and prepared via hydrothermal humification (180 °C) and pyrolysis (300, 500, or 700 °C) of agroforestry biowaste. The resulting CHAs exhibit high purity (composed primarily of C (67.28–81.35%), O (6.65–21.64%), H (1.40–5.28%), and N (0.36–0.58%)) with remarkably low ash content (5.43–10.02%). Characterization revealed a compact structure with a limited porosity with small surface area (0.27–0.32 m2g−1) and pore volume (2.99–3.43 × 10−4cm3g−1). Notably, high-temperature pyrolysis induced consumption of oxygen-containing functional groups while promoting aromatic structure formation. The sorption behavior of diethyl phthalate, a representative plasticizer, on CHAs was well described by both Langmuir isotherm and pseudo-second-order kinetic models. The CHAs exhibited remarkable sorption performance for diethyl phthalate, with a maximum sorption capacity reaching 3345 mg kg−1as determined by the Langmuir model. The sorption of diethyl phthalate onto CHAs is mainly multi-layer sorption dominated by physical processes, mainly including pore filling, partitioning, hydrogen bonding, and π–π stacking. Mean sorption energies ranging from 2.56 to 4.99 × 10−3kJ mol−1indicate the predominance of physical sorption mechanisms. This study developed a method to convert the liquid by-product produced during hydrothermal humification of biowaste into stable near-natural and carbon-rich char materials, and the proposed materials show great promise in immobilizing pollutants from various environmental matrices.
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环境科学
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农业科学
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材料科学
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2020
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IF 3.83
Bowen Zhang,Junyi Gong,Keyan Wei,Shuai Yue,Cairong Jiang,Jianjun Ma
Aqueous tape calendering offers the advantage of a simple fabrication process, inexpensive equipment, and environmental friendliness. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), as a polymer, is a conventional binder for aqueous tape calendering. In this innovative work, we aim to achieve a suitable process for tape calendering, by studying mechanical properties of the PVA polymer film with a series of plasticizers . The results show that the elongation at break of the PVA film reaches a maximum of 828.26%, using a triple plasticizer of glycerol, polyethylene glycol (PEG) 200, and PEG 400. With an optimized ratio of the binder to the plasticizer, a YSZ sheet with a relative density of 98% and a conductivity of 0.043 S cm −1 at 800 °C is obtained by sintering at 1400 °C, demonstrating comparable performance to those of the YSZ electrolytes by dry pressing. SEM reveals that the sintered YSZ body is dense, and has no visible open and closed pores. The mechanical properties characterization of the PVA polymer film adopted in this paper has instructive significant instruction for tape calendering and tape casting methods.
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材料科学
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能源工程
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2013
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IF 3.479
Dong Yang,Xinwen Peng,Linxin Zhong,Xuefei Cao,Wei Chen,Xueming Zhang,Shijie Liu,Runcang Sun
Epoxidized soybean oil (ESO), which is a biomass-derived resource, was first used as a novel plasticizer for ethyl cellulose (EC) film preparation. Surface morphologies, mechanical performances, thermal properties, oxygen and water vapor permeabilities of plasticized EC films were detected in detail to evaluate the plasticizing effect of ESO and explore the plastication mechanisms. Results showed that ESO was an effective plasticizer that outstripped conventional plasticizers, i.e. dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and triethyl citrate (TEC) in producing high-quality films. Especially, at plasticizer concentrations of 15–25%, ESO–EC films had preferable mechanical properties and better thermal stability, as well as non-flammability. In addition, the water vapor permeability of ESO–EC films was lower than that of traditional plasticized films. Their oxygen permeability was also remained in a low level. These outstanding performances were related to the relatively high molecular weight, hydrophobicity, chemical structure of ESO, and the intermolecular interactions between ESO and EC chains.
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化学工程
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环境科学
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MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
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2022
·Vol. 55
·期 7
·1-17
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IF 4.285
Wang Xiaonan,Feng Decheng,Shi Xianming,Zhong Jing
Understanding the fundamental role of carbon nanomaterials is the key to unlocking their potential in enhancing the macroscopic engineering properties and performance of cementitious materials. There is significant debate over the hypothesis that carbon nanomaterials with high surface areas could promote cement hydration by providing nucleation sites (i.e., seeding effect). The seeding effect of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for cement hydration has lacked direct experimental evidence, mainly due to the inability to directly observe the surface of CNTs after their full contact with the pore solution of cement and the complexity of hydration products at the nanoscale. Different from previous studies, we developed CNT sponge (CNTSP), a macro-scale assembly consisting of randomly oriented and entangled CNTs in three-dimension space, as the platform for discriminating the potential nucleating effect of CNTs. By design, the CNTSP features nano-sized interconnected pores that allow only the pore solution to penetrate through, thus separating the tricalcium silicate (C 3 S) particles and the pore solution of C 3 S in situ. The experimental results revealed that pristine and oxidized CNTs could barely act as seeding material for the nucleation of C 3 S hydration products. Relative to pristine CNT, oxidized CNT can promote the local formation of calcium hydroxide (CH) that is only loosely connected to the CNT, while depressing that of calcium silicate hydrate (C–S–H). The CNTSP was further employed as a platform to investigate the effects of superplasticizer on C 3 S hydration, revealing that the superplasticizer improves the CNT-hydrates binding. This work not only provides fundamental knowledge about the limited role of CNT in C 3 S hydration, but also demonstrates a novel experimental platform for investigating the interaction between carbon nanomaterials and cement hydration products.
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材料科学
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土木工程
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纳米技术
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CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
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2020
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IF 4.419
Qingchao Li,Cheng He,Han Zhou,Zhiyi Xie,Dongxu Li
Graphene oxide (GO) has received great attention as a nanosized reinforcing agent in cement-based materials. However, GO easily aggregates in an alkaline cement matrix and suffers from poor dispersibility, which reduces the beneficial effect on the final properties of cement composites. In this study, GO-polycarboxylic acid superplasticizer (GPC) was synthesized by free-radical copolymerization of GO with methyl allyl polyoxyethylene ether (TPEG), sodium styrene sulfonate (SSS) and acrylic acid (AA). The chemical structure of the GPC was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). To understand the influence of GO on the cement hydration process, we analyzed hydration heat, phase composition, and TG/DSC behavior. The pore structure and micromorphology of the cement composites were investigated by mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results showed that the GO layer spacing increased after copolymerization, and the GO surface was covalently grafted with PC macromolecules. The addition of GPC to cement yields uniform dispersion of GO and reduces the adverse effects of GO on the fluidity of the cement slurry. GPC can accelerate cement hydration, promote crystallization of calcium hydroxide (CH) in the cement slurry, refine grain size, and enhance mechanical properties of the cement-based materials.
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Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
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2023
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IF 3.9
Zhuoqun Han,Shihao Liu,Kun Qiu,Jia Liu,Rongfang Zou,Yingying Wang,Jie Zhao,Futian Liu,Yang Wang,Ling Li
Digital light processing (DLP) is considered as one of the most promising additive manufacturing technologies to process ceramics. However, the potential defects produced in the debinding and sintering process extremely restrict ceramic application . In this work, a plasticizer which effectively inhibits defects of the green body in debinding process was investigated. The effects of plasticizer (Polyethylene glycol 200) on the rheological behavior and curing property of the slurry were discussed. In addition, the debinding process and the mechanical of zirconia parts with different PEG200 contents were studied. Adding 20 vol% PEG200 could efficiently suppress the defects in debinding process, and the flexural strength increased from 302 ± 15 to 1210 ± 25 MPa of the ZrO 2 ceramic sintered at 1600 °C. The superior biocompatibility and mechanical property reveal that the DLP zirconia has a promising application prospect of biology dental ceramic prostheses.
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材料科学
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牙科医学
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生物医学工程
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ACS Nano
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2024
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IF 15.8
Jieqing Shen,Wensheng Tian,Shuohan Liu,Hui Pan,Cheng Yang,Hengdao Quan,Shenmin Zhu
The low ionic conductivity of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-based polymer electrolytes at room temperature impedes their practical applications. The addition of a plasticizer into polymer electrolytes could significantly promote ion transport while inevitably decreasing their mechanical strength. Herein, we report a supramolecular plasticizer (SMP) to break the trade-off effect between ionic conductivity and mechanical properties in PEO-based polymer electrolytes. Accordingly, the SMP is constructed by tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether (G4) and SbF3 through halogen bonds. The SMP-plasticized PEO electrolyte (PEO/SMP) presents a simultaneously enhanced ionic conductivity of 2.4 × 10–4 S cm–1 (25 °C) and a high mechanical strength of 8.1 MPa, compared to those of pristine PEO-based electrolytes. Benefiting from the halogen bonds between G4 and SbF3, the Li–O coordination in PEO/SMP is evidently weakened, and thus rapid Li+ transport is achieved. Furthermore, the PEO/SMP electrolyte possesses a wide electrochemical stability window of 4.5 V and, importantly, derives an inorganic-rich SEI with a low interfacial resistance on a lithium metal surface. By using PEO/SMP, the lithium-metal battery with the LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 cathode exhibits a good rate and long-term cycling performance with a capacity retention of 75.3% (500 cycles). This work offers a rational guideline for the design of polymer electrolytes suitable for high-performance lithium-metal batteries.
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材料科学
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化学工程
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能源科学
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2020
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IF 7.183
Yitian Qin,Zhihao Zhu,Guodong Kang,Haijun Yu,Yiming Cao
High-performance semi-permeable membranes play a vital role in the membrane-based separation technology for seawater and brackish water desalination. Herein, plasticizer-assisted interfacial polymerization (PAIP) was implemented to fabricate aromatic polyamide layers with improved water flux and comparable salt rejection for the first time. Specifically, plasticizer (i.e., diethyl phthalate, DEP) was introduced into the organic phase to perform interfacial polymerization. Effective regulation of the desalination performance was achieved via meticulously adjusting plasticizer concentration. With the addition of 0.5 wt% DEP, water flux promoted from 1.06 L m −2 h −1 bar −1 of the pristine membrane to 2.85 L m −2 h −1 bar −1 , with NaCl rejection decreasing from 98.3% to 98.2%. With the addition of 1.5 wt% and 2.0 wt% DEP, water flux improved to 4.82 L m −2 h −1 bar −1 and 5.95 L m −2 h −1 bar −1 , respectively, more than 4.5 and 5.5 times that of the pristine membrane. Nevertheless, NaCl rejection decreased to 96.6% and 95.9%, respectively. The infrared detection revealed that the introduction of DEP disrupted the original intermolecular hydrogen bonding between polyamide chains, thereby enhancing the softness of the polyamide layer, which was demonstrated by the decreased Young's modulus . As a result, the water diffusion efficiency through the polyamide layer was promoted, leading to the significant enhancement of water flux. These findings pave a new route for the synthesis of the aromatic polyamide layer with excellent desalination performance to expand the application of membrane technology .
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材料科学
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环境工程
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JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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2021
·Vol. 30
·期 2
·562-568
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IF 3.667
Gong Ping,Zhao Youxi,Li Ke,Tian Huafeng,Li Chuanming
Soy protein isolate (SPI) has the advantages of low cost, easy processing, stable performance and so on. However, the processing temperature of SPI is high, the processed products are hard and brittle with high water absorption capacity, so it is necessary to modify the soybean protein during processing. Small molecule plasticizer is commonly used globally to plasticize and modify soybean protein. Different plasticizer content has different plasticizing effect on protein, and the properties of materials prepared will also vary greatly. The plasticizer can affect the viscosity of the blends morphology and properties by changing the viscosity of protein phase. In this work, glycerol with the excellent plasticizing effect was selected as plasticizer, and SPI was plasticized with glycerol of different contents, and then the plasticized SPI was blended with poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)(PBAT) to prepare biodegradable blend materials. The influence of plasticizer content on the structure and properties of the blends was explored by observing the microstructure, mechanical and thermal properties of the blends. The results showed that with the increase of glycerol content, the crystallization temperature and melting temperature of the blend system increased, the chain segment was easier to move, and the glass transition temperature(Tg) decreased. At the same time, the viscosity of the blending system decreases, which improves the processing fluidity of the system.
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生物学
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
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2024
·Vol. 36
·期 9
·04024251
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IF 3.1
Cuizhen Zhang,Xinde Tang,Xiaodong Chen,Haichao Guo,Xuefan Li,Laixue Pang,Yong Yang,Fuying Dong
Polycarboxylate superplasticizers (PCEs) have been extensively used in the areas of construction and building; however, the application limitation of PCEs has emerged owing to their sensitivity to clay. In this work, three anticlay PCEs were synthesized by introducing acrylamide (AM), methacryloxyethyltrimethyl ammonium chloride (DMC), or 3-[2-(methacryloyloxy) ethyl] dimethylammonio-propane-1-sulfonate (DMAPS) into the polycarboxylate copolymer of ethylene glycol monovinyl polyethylene glycol ether (EPEG) and acrylic acid (AA), denoted as A-PCE, D-PCE, and S-PCE, respectively. The structures of these superplasticizers were characterized by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Compared with the common polycarboxylate superplasticizers (O-PCEs), the resultant anticlay PCEs showed better dispersion as far as the fluidity of cement paste and mortar were concerned. With the content of 0.5% per weight sodium bentonite in place of cement, these anticlay PCEs exhibited better clay resistance than O-PCE. In addition, the compressive strengths of mortar and concrete by the addition of A-PCE, D-PCE, or S-PCE were slightly higher than those of O-PCE. Total organic carbon (TOC) revealed that the sensitivity of A-PCE, D-PCE, and S-PCE to clay was lower than that of O-PCE. X-ray diffraction (XRD) proved that the layer spacing of clay increased after treatment with superplasticizer. In combination of adsorption determination with XRD analysis, a possible mechanism was proposed. Unlike the PEG side chains inserting into the clay layers for O-PCE, the cations in functional groups entered the clay layers through cation exchange for anticlay PCEs preferentially.
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建筑材料
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化学工程
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土木工程
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2017
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IF 4.811
Mei Li,Jianling Xia,Chengxiang Ding,Wei Mao,Haiyang Ding,Lina Xu,Shouhai Li
Ethyl cellulose (EC) membranes can be combined with efficient plasticizers derived from renewable resources to form supramolecular systems. In this paper, a novel ricinoleic acid-based sulfhydryl triol (STRA) was first synthesized and used as a plasticizer for EC membranes. A supramolecular membrane of EC and STRA using van der Waals forces was designed. The morphology, hydrophilic performance, thermal stability, and mechanical properties of the composites were investigated. While pure EC is brittle, its membrane ductility and hydrophilic performance can be improved by integration with STRA. The highest tensile strength was found in EC/STRA (90/10) (8.37 MPa). Impressively, the EC/STRA(60/40) and EC/STRA(50/50) elongation at break values were 17.4 and 20.2 times higher, respectively, than that of pure EC. This novel ricinoleic acid-based sulfhydryl triol can be used as a feedstock for hydrophobic EC membranes.
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化学工程
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CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
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2022
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IF 7.693
Rui Wang,Kun Han,Yue Li,Caiyun Jin
This article proposes a low-temperature free radical polymerization method of anti-clay silane-modified polycarboxylic superplasticizer (S-PCE). Through molecular structure design, strong adsorption silane coupling agent (γ-methylacrylloxy propyl trimethoxysilane, KH570) was introduced in S-PCE. A series of tests and theoretical studies were carried out to obtain chemical structure characterization, dispersion ability, montmorillonite (MMT) tolerance and adsorption behavior of S-PCE. The results showed that compared with the traditional methylallyl alcohol polyoxyethylene ether (HPEG) type PCE (H-PCE) and low clay-sensitivity Naphthalene-based superplasticizer (BNS), S-PCE possessed better dispersion and fluidity retention ability of cement particles in clay-involved environment, and could appropriately improve mechanical properties of concrete. It is mainly due to that silanol (Si-OH) groups can be dehydrated and bonded to silanol on the surface of cement particles and MMT. Thus, the competitive adsorption advantage of MMT was lowered, the possibility of S-PCE binding with cement particle was greatly improved and the intercalation of polyoxyethylene side chain was avoided.
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