NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2022
·Vol. 47
·期 3
·1174-1185
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IF 3.925
Xinyu Liu,Jing Xu,Jiandong Wu,Zhenlu Liu,Shengming Xu
In the process of photocatalysis, semiconductor materials generate photogenerated electrons and photogenerated holes when excited by sunlight, so as to participate in the process of photocatalytic decomposition of water to produce hydrogen. In this work, under the combined action of ultrasonic and electrostatic forces, two semiconductors are successfully coupled through electrostatic self-assembly to effectively avoid the serious phenomenon of sulfide photocorrosion. Through electrochemical and fluorescence characterization experiments, it is confirmed that ZnCo2O4/CdS can accelerate the generation and transmission rates of photogenerated carriers. ZnCo2O4/CdS greatly increased the activity of the catalyst under simulated sunlight irradiation. With good photocatalytic activity, the hydrogen yield reached 80.71 mmol g−1 within 5 hours, far superior to those of Co3O4/CdS and ZnO/CdS. The relative values of the work functions of ZnCo2O4(311) and CdS(110) were calculated by DFT. Combined with the position of the conduction band, it was concluded that a new S-scheme induced by an internal electric field was formed at the ZCO/CS-25% contact interface, thus improving the photocatalytic activity.
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ACS Catalysis
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2025
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IF 13.1
Shengpeng Mo,Shuangde Li,Jiangjing Zhou,Xin Zhao,Huimin Zhao,Xiaobin Zhou,Yinming Fan,Zongqiang Zhu,Bing Li,Qinglin Xie,Wenzhe Si,Yunfa Chen,Daiqi Ye,Junhua Li
A concentrated solar reaction device has been designed for the solar-driven photothermal CO2 reverse water–gas shift reaction, in which solar-to-chemical conversion efficiency would be up to 26% via a concentrated solar panel. Meanwhile, a special photothermal Ni–C–In catalyst (Ni/C–In2O3) with interstitial C, the In3Ni2 intermetallic compound, and disordered Ni clusters has been synthesized. As a result, the SO2-tolerant Ni/C–In2O3 catalyst exhibits an outstanding solar-driven photothermal catalytic performance (near thermodynamic limitation) with 100% CO selectivity and a 20.96 mmol gcat–1 h–1 CO production rate for solar-driven CO2 hydrogenation under concentrated solar irradiation (around 1521.9 mW/cm2) even sunlight without external heating. The incorporation of interstitial C and exposed Ni clusters in the Ni–C–In intermetallic catalyst could strengthen intensive solar light absorption. Moreover, quasi in situ XPS and DFT theoretical calculation results validate that asymmetric interaction between interstitial C and the Ni-cluster not only effectually regulates the electronic structure of the Ni–C–In intermetallic catalyst but also greatly optimizes the activation of H2 and CO2 molecules and the energy barriers of key reaction dynamics (HCOO* formation and dehydrogenation) in the RWGS reaction. Accordingly, this study provides a promising strategy for the electronic structure modification of photothermal functional catalysts with C modification to boost CO2 hydrogenation, putting forward an important step toward practical solar-to-fuel production with concentrated natural sunlight.
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催化化学
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2025
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IF 8.3
Xiangjun Liu,Jingjing Ma,Shuai Zhang,Guo-Wei Guan,Qing-Yuan Yang,Junqi Wang
Harvesting solar energy to drive highly efficient photocatalytic conversion of renewable biomass to value-added chemicals and H 2, is a green and promising strategy to acquire clean H 2 with high energy density. In this study, CdS nanoparticles/Ti 3 C 2 T x nanosheets (Ti 3 C 2 T x /CdS composites) photocatalysts were prepared by a hydrothermal strategy. With an optimized Ti 3 C 2 T x loading of 0.8 wt%, the Ti 3 C 2 T x /CdS composites exhibited a significant enhancement in the photocatalytic H 2 evolution reaction with long-term stability, reaching 20,427 μmol·g −1 ·h −1 , compared to the pristine CdS (1,999 μmol·g −1 ·h −1 ). The Ti 3 C 2 T x /CdS-0.8 reflects appropriate electronic band structure and excellent conductivity, resulting in efficiently generation and migration of photoinduced electrons. In addition, the apparent quantum yield of Ti 3 C 2 T x /CdS-0.8 was 9.4% at 420 nm, higher than that of pristine CdS (1.2%). Superior results (7,164 μmol·h −1 ·g −1 ) were also achieved in the conversion of raw biomass to H 2 under natural sunlight. Achieving solar-driven H 2 production from biomass represents a significant step forward in contributing to sustainable and clean energy practices.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2024
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IF 10.7
Rongtai Yu,Jianchao Xie,Fangfen Jin,Weiwei Lu,Mingzhu Jin,Xinyang He,Ashok K. Nanjundan,Chengzhong Yu,Xiaodan Huang
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation systems hold great potential for addressing clean water scarcity and wastewater purification challenges. However, low water yield and the presence of contaminants in wastewater remain significant obstacles. This study introduces wide light-absorbing hydrophilic aminophenol–formaldehyde (APF) resin particles with π-conjugated and π-stacked benzenoid–quinoid donor–acceptor couples as light absorbers to enhance solar-to-vapor conversion efficiency. The incorporation of hydrophilic amine groups led to a 30% increase in the evaporation rate and a 32% reduction in the evaporation enthalpy. The carbonized APF-based evaporator achieved a high evaporation rate of 2.89 kg m−2 h−1 and 3.07 kg m−2 h−1 from sewage and simulated seawater, respectively, under natural solar irradiance (0.7 suns). Furthermore, solar vapor generation rates reached 16.22 kg m−2 h−1 and 13.98 kg m−2 h−1 from sewage and simulated seawater under 3.9 suns. The APF-based evaporator also demonstrated exceptional stability and durability in solar-to-vapor conversion.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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IF 13.3
Jiang Xu,Chujia Xu,Xintao Xie,Weifan Chen,Yue Liu
Solar-driven desalination stands as a vital approach to addressing the freshwater crisis, with the potential to harness the water flow during evaporation to induce hydroelectric generation. The key to enhancing the efficiency and stability of this co-generation technology lies in the simultaneous maintenance of rapid evaporation and robust water transport. Here, an advanced evaporation-hydroelectric generator is developed by integrating a hydrophilic carbon cloth with a structure-optimized Cs 0.32 WO 3 /Cu x S nano-heterojunction. Importantly, both experimental data and density functional theory calculations indicate that the heterojunction design and increased defect state atoms facilitate carrier mobility and non-radiative recombination, thus boosting photothermal performance. Furthermore, the modified hydrophilic carbon cloth, which is optimized in thickness, ensures a sustained water supply and establishes a significant ionic concentration gradient. The device achieves a high open-circuit voltage, rapid evaporation rate and stability in highly concentrated brines. Notably, the generated electricity can sufficiently drive an interconnected electrochemical desalination unit, enabling continuous dual-mode separation of water and salt. The system relies on solar energy to drive an innovative coupling of photothermal evaporation and hydroelectricity, representing a significant step forward in the development of highly efficient and sustainable technologies for the cogeneration of freshwater and clean energy.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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IF 13.3
Jiyan Li,Guoyu Xing,Min Qiao,Silu Du,Tao Zhou,Shuo Gao,Hanxue Sun,Rui Jiao,An Li
Solar-driven atmospheric water harvesting (SAWH) has been recognized as a promising strategy to alleviate the freshwater crisis. Herein, we developed an efficient porous polymeric foam, LiCl@CCP-PPy, which has low preparation cost, strong adaptability and portability, and is very suitable for use as a wicking material in SAWH systems. LiCl@CCP-PPy contains abundant –NH 2 and –OH groups. These hydrophilic groups and excellent pore structure (porosity is 80.22 %) make it have a good moisture absorption effect even in low humidity environment. The moisture absorption capacity can reach 2.86 g/g at 35 % RH and 25 °C, and 4.48 g/g at 25 °C and 90 % RH. The saturated water absorption effect was 27.48 g/g. LiCl@CCP-PPy can be scaled up for production. In addition, LiCl@CCP-PPy has a high light absorption rate of more than 90 %, and the strong photothermal conversion ability of Polypyrene (PPy) enables the material to warm up rapidly under natural light, thereby accelerating the desorption process (96 % desorption rate at 1 kW/m 2 for 3 h). Based on the above properties, LiCl@CCP-PPy was applied to the Tengger desert in northwest China. The final water production efficiency was 0.64 L/m 2 /d, and the collected water quality met the international drinking water standard.
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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
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2024
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IF 18.5
Zhaolong Wang,Ciwei Wu,Xiaolong Wang,Mingzhu Xie,Yinfeng Li,Ziheng Zhan,Yong Shuai
Ions in seawater hinder direct sewage electrolysis due to the extreme corrosion of Cl − to the anode and reaction of Mg 2+ and Ca 2+ on the cathode producing solid substances, which reduce the electrolytic efficiency. However, traditional desalination consuming fossil fuel with massive CO 2 emissions threatens human survival. Therefore, zero-carbon emission, ultra-durable, large-scale production of freshwater from seawater for water electrolysis is urgently needed. Herein, a multifunctional system for seawater is demonstrated electrolysis based on ultra-durable solar desalination outdoors. The solar evaporators reach an evaporation flux of 1.88 kg m −2 h −1 with a photothermal conversion efficiency of solar energy as high as 91.3% with excellent ultra-durable salt resistance even for saturated saltwater due to the Marangoni effects. Moreover, the condensation of pure water from solar desalination based on the evaporation system reaches 0.54 L m −2 h −1 outdoors, which is suitable for a 20 cm × 20 cm engineered electrode equipped with a Janus membrane powered by a solar panel to produce H 2 outdoors. The ultrafast unidirectional transport of H 2 bubbles enabled by Janus membranes can greatly improve the H 2 production efficiency at a rate approaching 85 mL h −1 for continuous 24 h outdoors.
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DESALINATION
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2025
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IF 9.8
Shengqin Dai,Xiaoying Feng,Xiaoyi Wang,Jiyan Li,Weidong Liang
Solar thermal-driven interfacial evaporation technology holds significant promise for applications in sewage purification and desalination. However, challenges such as intermittent solar illumination and salt accumulation hinder its practical effectiveness. In this study, phase change materials (PCMs) were introduced to enhance the evaporation efficiency of evaporator under weak sunlight conditions. Specifically, stearic acid serves as a PCM, conductive carbon black (KBC) as a photothermal material, while chitosan and microcrystalline cellulose(MCC) are utilized as matrix materials. SA was encapsulated in a microgel derived from CS using a vacuum impregnation technique, and KBC/SA was synthesized via a bidirectional regeneration method. Experimental results reveal that the evaporation rate can reach 3.46 kg m −2 h −1 under a light intensity of 1 kW m −2 . With the light source off, the KBC/SA evaporator still sustains an evaporation rate of 1.53 kg m −2 h −1 . On semi-cloudy days, the latent heat released from SA supplies substantial thermal energy, enabling continuous evaporation and increasing total water production by 1.85 kg m −2 compared to the conventional evaporators without PCMs. In addition, the evaporation rate of the solar evaporator in 20 % salt solution can reach 2.98 kg·m −2 ·h −1 , which is only slightly different from that in pure water solution. This study presents an effective strategy to address the intermittent use of solar energy and mitigate salt accumulation in solar-powered seawater desalination systems that employ interfacial evaporation.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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IF 13.3
Wenqing Cao,Ye Tian,Yue Liu,Na Liu,Shuaiheng Zhao,Yingqi Qiu,Lin Feng
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation is an eco-friendly and promising approach to address freshwater shortage. However, the intricate preparation process and low evaporation rate of evaporators limit its further practical applications. Herein, an ingenious design strategy is proposed for a shape memory Janus (SMJ) foam to controllably increase the evaporation rate. By sequentially adhering trans -1,4-Polyisoprene (TPI) and selectively modifying sodium alginate (SA) / AlCl 3 on PU substrate, a three-dimensional (3D) porous foam structure is conveniently constructed, which features a hydrophobic layer with efficient photothermal conversion and a superhydrophilic layer with sufficient water supply. Under varying light intensities, the evaporation rate of optimized SMJ foam exhibits a linear escalation through shape memory compression, specifically from 1.8 kg m −2 h −1 to 3.2 kg m −2 h −1 as the compression ratio increases from 0 to 80 % under one solar irradiation. Due to its large-pore porosity, the photothermal layer increases surface area density and gradually generates analogous vertical channels to enhance absorbance during compression, thereby improving the photothermal conversion effect and optimizing thermal management. Moreover, thanks to the Janus structure, the self-floating and salt-resisting properties of SMJ foam guarantee stable and efficient evaporation in complicated environments. This work introduces a novel strategy for promoting the evaporation rate, intelligence, and industrial application of solar-driven interfacial evaporators.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2019
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IF 8.456
Xiang-Jun Zha,Xing Zhao,Jun-Hong Pu,Li-Sheng Tang,Kai Ke,Rui-Ying Bao,Lu Bai,Zheng-Ying Liu,Ming-Bo Yang,Wei Yang
Solar-driven interfacial water evaporation is regarded as an effective, renewable, and environment-friendly technology for clean water production. However, biofouling caused by the nonspecific interaction between the steam generator and biofoulants generally hinders the efficient application of wastewater treatment. Herein, this work reports a facile strategy to fabricate flexible anti-biofouling fibrous photothermal membrane consisting of a MXene-coated cellulose membrane for highly efficient solar-driven water steam evaporation toward water purification applications. The as-prepared MXene/cellulose photothermal membrane exhibits light absorption efficiency as high as ∼94% in a wide solar spectrum range and a water evaporation rate up to 1.44 kg m–2 h–1 under one solar illumination. Also, the MXene/cellulose membrane shows very high antibacterial efficiency (above 99.9%) owing to the MXene coating as a highly effective bacteriostatic agent. Such a flexible, anti-biofouling, and high-efficiency photothermal membrane sheds light on practical applications in long-term wastewater treatments.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2021
·Vol. 9
·期 43
·24650-24660
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IF 12.732
Jiaming Sun,Bang An,Kun Zhang,Mingcong Xu,Zhenwei Wu,Chunhui Ma,Wei Li,Shouxin Liu
Despite the boom in atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) techniques used to deal with the challenge of clean water shortage, few studies focus on hygroscopic materials that can indicate a moisture change in real time. Here, a moisture-indicating hygroscopic aerogel working in a broad range of relative humidities (RHs) and with fast sorption kinetics is designed for solar driven sorption-based AWH by integrating ethanolamine-decorated CoCl2 (E-CoCl2), microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) and LiCl-decorated polypyrrole (Cl-ppy). The specimen can visually indicate the sorption process in real time while harvesting moisture, achieving a flexible response to changes in environmental humidity and solar radiation. Fabricating an open, unordered, interconnected skeleton in E-CoCl2 using MFC can effectively enhance its sorption kinetics and also prevent the leakage of liquefied salt solution. The specimen has water sorption capacities of 0.39–2.05 kg kg−1 under RH 25–85% within 3.5 h and can quickly desorb within 1.5 h under 1 sun. An AWH device can conduct 3 sorption/desorption cycles within 9 h during one day outdoors and produces 2.81 kgwater kgsorbent−1. This strategy is a promising approach to enable sustainable water delivery without geographical and hydrological limitations, especially for the landlocked communities and arid areas.
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Membranes
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2022
·Vol. 12
·期 12
·1208
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IF 4.562
Yuan Gao,Guoqing Jin,Shuaishuai Wang,Lihua Lyu,Chunyan Wei,Xinghai Zhou
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation technology has been identified as a promising method to relieve the global water crisis, and it is particularly important to design an ideal structure of the solar thermal conversion evaporation device. In this paper, hydrophilic polyphenylene sulfide (HPPS) paper with loose structure and appropriate water transmission performance was designed as the based-material, and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) layer with excellent photothermal conversion performance was constructed to realize the high-efficiency solar-driven evaporation. Under tail swabbing mode, the cold evaporation surface on the back of the evaporator greatly improved the evaporation rate, cut off the heat transfer channel to bulk water, and achieved the maximum evaporation rate of 1.23 L/m2·h. Ethyl cellulose (EC) was introduced to adjust the water supply performance of HPPS layer, and a large specific surface area of cold evaporation was obtained, thus improving the water evaporation rate. In the simulation experiment of seawater desalination and dye wastewater treatment, it showed good water purification capacity and acid/alkali-resistance, which had great practical application significance.Keywords:multiwalled carbon nanotubes;PPS paper;solar driven evaporation;desalination
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水处理
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