JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2024
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Xin Wu,Qingqing Guo,Yanhong Ji,Mohammad Younas,Benqiao He
The surface properties of non-porous areas (>90 %) of support membranes were often overlooked to influence the performance of nanofiltration (NF) membranes. In this work, the role of the support membrane in interfacial polymerization (IP) during synthesis of NF membrane and consequently on its performance were quantitatively investigated from the perspective of adhesion force for the first time. The support membranes with considerable pore structures and different surface sulfonate (-SO 3 - ) contents were prepared from different concentrations of polyethersulfone/sulfonated polysulfone (PES/SPSf) solutions. The adhesion forces of different support membranes were measured by atomic force microscope (AFM). The IP process between piperazine (PIP) and trimethylbenzoyl chloride (TMC) and the obtained polyamide (PA) layer on the support membranes were monitored by Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D). The results indicated that the contents of sulfonic groups on the surface of the support membranes decreased as the casting-solution concentration increased (from 16 % to 28 %) due to a negative segregation phenomenon, which resulted in a decrease in the adhesion force (from 17.9 to 2.6 nN) between the support membranes and PIP monomers. The reduced adhesion force between the support membrane and PIP monomers led to an increase in the PA layer thickness (from 0.8 to 18 nm). Interestingly, the time to reach PA layer thickness equilibrium decreased (from 91 to 23 s). The obtained NF membranes (from PA@PES/SPSf 16 to PA@PES/SPSf 28 ) achieved the pure water permeance from 51.2 to 26.2 L m −2 h −1 ·bar −1 while the salt (Na 2 SO 4 ) rejection from 97.5 to 99.5 %, respectively, was noted. It was demonstrated that controlling the adhesion force between the support membranes and PIP monomers could effectively regulate the structure and the performance of NF membranes. This work would provide valuable insights for designing high-performance NF membranes in practical applications.
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Nanomaterials
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2019
·Vol. 9
·期 4
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IF 4.034
Xing Li,Yongshun Bai,Mingshan Wang,Guoliang Wang,Yan Ma,Yun Huang,Jianming Zheng
Silicon is the one of the most promising anode material alternatives for next-generation lithium-ion batteries. However, the low electronic conductivity, unstable formation of solid electrolyte interphase, and the extremely high volume expansion (up to 300%) which results in pulverization of Si and rapid fading of its capacity have been identified as primary reasons for hindering its application. In this work, we put forward to introduce dual carbonaceous materials synergetic protection to overcome the drawbacks of the silicon anode. The silicon nanoparticle was coated by pyrolysed carbon, and meanwhile anchored on the surface of reduced graphene oxide, to form a self-standing film composite (C@Si/rGO). The C@Si/rGO film electrode displays high flexibility and an ordered porous structure, which could not only buffer the Si nanoparticle expansion during lithiation/delithiation processes, but also provides the channels for fast electron transfer and lithium ion transport. Therefore, the self-standing C@Si/rGO film electrode shows a high reversible capacity of 1002 mAh g−1over 100 cycles and exhibits much better rate capability, validating it as a promising anode for constructing high performance lithium-ion batteries.Keywords:silicon;carbon coating;reduced graphene oxide;self-standing film;anode
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2024
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IF 5.8
Yu Jiang,Rong Yang,Chaojiang Fan,Xin Dong,Hongyu Shang,Lei Mao,Bailing Jiang,Yinglin Yan
As one of the most important prerequisites for the practical application of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries, the efficient utilization of active materials still meets the challenge to activate the dissolved polysulfide between the cathode side and the separator. The MXene has metallic centers and rich surface functions to anchor polysulfides, which prevent the shuttle of polysulfides, is widely used in Li-S batteries. However, the self-stacking defects of MXene hinder its chemisorption and catalytic of polysulfides. Here, a plain, scalable additive plug-in scheme was designed for MXene, and the self-supporting film obtained by dual-intercalation supplied an interlayer for Li-S batteries. The macromolecular cetyltrimethylammonium bromide is used to open the layer distance of MXene and expose the catalytic sites, and the nanometer carbon nanotubes are employed as the second insertion to distribute the conductive carbon networks on the MXene nanosheets to physically confine the polysulfides. The functional interlayer carries adsorption and catalytic activities toward polysulfides conversion. Therefore, the Li-S batteries with the interlayer had an initial discharge specific capacity of 1491.8 mA h g −1 at 0.1 C, and an ultra-low-capacity decay of 0.038% per cycle after 500 cycles at 1 C. This work provides an effective strategy on MXene to construct functional intermediate layer for Li-S batteries to hinder the shuttling effect and catalyze the redox conversion of the polysulfides.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2024
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IF 4.9
Shouzhi Yan,Dongdong Shen,Md All Amin Newton,Suiyuan Zhu,Binjie Xin
Self-supported nanofiber membranes were fabricated by the rhombus-patterned collector in the electrospinning process in this work. The rhombus nanofiber networks were used to retain the mechanical flexibility of the device and stable responses such as bending and winding deformation. A resistive humidity sensor was developed by applying hydrophilic PANI with varying contents onto nanofiber surfaces through in situ polymerization, serving as electrodes. In this context, the self-supported membranes serve dual roles as both the sensing material and the substrate for the sensor. A comprehensive assessment was conducted to analyze how variations in relative humidity affect the sensing characteristics of the acquired sensors. By facilely regulating the ratio of dopant and oxidant concentration to monomer concentration in the polymerization process, the response of the sensors was increased from 49% to 83% with increasing relative humidity from 13% to 93%, good linearity (R 2 = 0.97) and a short response/recovery times (33/88 s). The prepared sensors exhibited appreciable mechanical properties and showed outstanding stability after 1000 cycles of bending and the resistances only slightly increased by 2.5%. Moreover, the sensor can monitor both human respiration and non-contact skin humidity. Its exceptional performance makes it easily integrable into textiles for the creation of wearable electronics.
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材料科学
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传感器技术
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生物医学工程
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2025
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Ziping Song,Hongjin Yan,Jiahui Li,Jingguo She,Sihua Liu,Zhongrui Chen,Le Shi,Haoyu Zhan,Qijia Han,Xiaolong Lu,Chunrui Wu
The support membrane, as the core substrate of the nanofiltration membranes (NFMs), directly affects the interfacial polymerization (IP) process and the separation performance of the resulting NFMs. However, the pore-size control mechanism of support membranes in the IP process remains incompletely elucidated. This study systematically investigated how pore size in support membranes modulates IP by governing aqueous-phase monomer transport kinetics, with emphasis on its impact on the microstructure evolution and surface charge characteristics of NFMs. Our findings revealed that the pore size of the support membrane directly affects the storage and diffusion of amine monomers, thereby impacting their supply to the organic phase. As the pore size of the support membrane decreased, more aqueous-phase monomers were supplied for organic phase reactions due to the enhancement of monomer diffusion ability. Further pore-size reduction reduced monomer accommodation capacity, thereby limiting monomer availability during IP and inhibiting the reaction. When the pore size was 60 nm, the dual influence mechanism of the support membrane led to increased diffusion of aqueous-phase monomers into the organic phase. The resulting PA layer, enriched with unreacted amino groups, strengthened the rejection of divalent cations and achieved synchronous enhancement of repulsion effects on both divalent cations and anions (>96%). The pore-size control mechanism of support membranes studied in this work provides new theoretical guidance for regulating the performance of NFMs.
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材料科学
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膜分离技术
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化学工程
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高分子化学
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Materials
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2025
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Shuling Shen,Ji Wang,Yaru Li,Xinjuan Liu,Zhihong Tang,Huixin Xiu,Jing Li,Guanglei Zhou
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) show significant promise as antibacterial agents, but their application is hindered by several limitations, including potential cytotoxicity at high concentrations, as well as concerns regarding aggregation and reusability. In this study, sodium titanate (NTO) ultralong nanotubes were utilized as both a photocatalyst and support for GQDs. The NTO/GQDs heterojunction was formed by embedding GQDs nanoplates onto the walls of NTO nanotubes. This integration significantly improved the visible light absorption and enhanced the separation and transfer of electron–hole pairs, leading to an efficient photocatalytic antibacterial process. The NTO/GQD-8 self-supporting membrane composed of these ultralong nanotubes demonstrated outstanding antibacterial efficiency (99.99%) againstE. coliand exhibited remarkable cycling stability. Radical scavenging experiments revealed that ∙OH and e−were the primary reactive species driving the photocatalytic antibacterial process. Notably, NTO and NTO/GQDs-8 exhibited distinct antibacterial outcomes. After photocatalytic treatment with NTO/GQDs-8,E. colicells were completely fragmented, with no intact cell structures remaining due to the synergy effect of GQDs’ physical cutting during photocatalytic treatment.
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Carbon Capture Science & Technology
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2025
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Dudu Li,Zhifang He,Ying Chen,Zelong Xu,Zibo Yang,Hao Zhang,Zhihua Qiao
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), known for their elevated specific surface area, exemplary mechanical properties and thermal stability, are regarded as optimal reinforcing fillers for the fabrication of mixed matrix membranes (MMMs). In this study, self-supported MMMs were prepared using melted zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF), denoted ZIF-62 glass, as the continuous phase and multi-walled CNTs (MWCNTs) particles as the dispersed phase. The resulting membranes were thoroughly characterized, and the effect of different incorporation amounts of MWCNTs on the gas separation performance was investigated. It is noteworthy that at an incorporation amount of 4 wt. % MWCNTs, the ideal selectivity of prepared self-supported ( a g ZIF-62) 0.96 (MWCNTs) 0.04 MMM for CO 2 /N 2 and CH 4 /N 2 was 31.2 and 8.6 respectively, exceeding the 2019 Robeson upper bound. The results demonstrated that MWCNTs have excellent gas transport properties and significantly enhance the separation performance. Furthermore, the self-supported ( a g ZIF-62) 0.96 (MWCNTs) 0.04 MMM also exhibited excellent mechanical properties and pressure resistance, making them highly promising candidates for advanced gas separation applications. This study not only highlights the effectiveness of MWCNTs as functional fillers in MMMs but also presents a novel approach for designing high-performance gas separation membranes.
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化学工程
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ACS Omega
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2020
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IF 2.87
Yi Cao,Peiyuan Tang,Wenfeng Qiu,Tong Zhao
Flexible all-solid-state supercapacitors have drawn more attention owing to the rapid growth of wearable electronic equipments. Herein, we have succeeded in synthesizing a series of Y-doped lanthanum titanate flexible self-supporting films (LSF-x, 0.1 ≤ x ≤ 0.5) and investigating the change of microstructures, morphological characteristics, and lattice structures of these films affected by different Y-doping contents. To further determine the optimum Y-doping content, we have explored the electrochemical properties of working electrodes prepared by LSF-x (0.1 ≤ x ≤ 0.5) samples as the main active material. As the LSF-0.2 electrode has the best areal capacitance of 1.3 F·cm–2 at 2 mA·cm–2, we use the LSF-0.2 electrodes and PVA–Na2SO4 gel to fabricate a flexible all-solid-state supercapacitor device. This device has a high areal capacitance of 255.9 mF·cm–2 at a current density of 2 mA·cm–2 with a high cell voltage of 2.1 V, while the corresponding energy density is 156.8 μWh·cm–2 with a power density of 2.1 mW·cm–2. Moreover, it also shows a long cycling life and outstanding flexibility. Therefore, the LSF-0.2 sample can be used as an excellent energy-storage material for a wearable electronic device.
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RSC Advances
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2016
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Zhiyong Zhou,Ke Cui,Yu Mao,Wenshuai Chai,Nian Wang,Zhongqi Ren
Enantioseparation of chiral compounds is important for pharmaceutical production. Chiral resolution of racemic tryptophan has attracted increasing attention. Traditional separation methods have the disadvantages of being high cost, energy intensive and environmentally unfriendly. Membrane permeation seems promising for application in the enantioseparation of racemic tryptophan with the advantages of energy efficiency and no additives. However, lots of organic compounds are commonly used for the preparation of various membranes for enantioseparation of racemic tryptophan. Therefore, we prepared a molecularly imprinted self-supported membrane (MISM) using a green and clean method with natural polymer sodium alginate (SA) as the functional polymer, water as the solvent and CaCl2 as the crosslinking agent. The crosslinking by CaCl2 was confirmed by attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analyses. The surface and internal structures of the MISM and non-imprinted self-supported membrane (NISM) were observed by atomic force microscope (AFM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The addition of a template molecule can significantly improve the MISM surface roughness. The compact structures of MISM and NISM were confirmed by the cross-sectional images. The thermo stability of MISM was studied. In addition, the effects of pH and crosslinking time on the swelling behavior of MISM were investigated. A high concentration of OH− in alkali solution can remarkably weaken the electrostatic interaction between Ca2+ and COO−. The effects of preparation conditions, permeation conditions and concentration polarization on the pressure-driven permeation performance of MISM were investigated. Ultrahigh enantioseparation performance in 99% ee of the permeation solution can be obtained under mild conditions. Reducing the concentration polarization by increasing the environmental temperature and continuous stirring is beneficial to obtaining ultrahigh ee. Comparison with previous studies on pressure-driven permeation performance indicates that the proposed green and clean preparation method for a molecularly imprinted self-supported membrane is not only environmentally friendly but also efficient in obtaining ultrahigh ee.
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生物化学
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NANOTECHNOLOGY
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2024
·Vol. 35
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IF 2.9
Shuyan Yu,Huiying Zhang,Yan Zhou,Congju Li
Due to the misuse and overuse of the antibiotic tetracycline (TC), as well as its refractory degradability, it has become a stubborn environmental contaminant. In this study, a self-standing polyacrylonitrile-based ZIF-67@CNT/ACF aligned anodic membrane was fabricated by innovatively incorporating ZIF-67@CNT nanoparticles into an aligned carbon nanofiber (ACF) membrane to treat the TC. The flow-through nanoporous construction of the ZIF-67@CNT/ACF membrane reactor can compress the diffusion boundary layer on the electrode surface to enhance mass transfer under microscopic laminar flow, which can further enhance the degradation rate. In addition, the enhanced degradation performance also benefited from the significant electrooxidation capacity of the ZIF-67@CNT/ACF membrane. At the optimal electrocatalytic condition of 3.0 V applied potential and pH 6, the degradation rate reached 81% in 1 h for an initial TC concentration of 10 mg l−1. The refractory and highly toxic TC was electrochemically degraded into small non-toxic molecules. Our results indicate that electrocatalytic TC degradation can be enhanced by ZIF-67@CNT/ACF membrane.
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Materials
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2024
·Vol. 17
·期 11
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Xu Cao,Yinqiu Wang,Yu Zhang,Zenghui Qian,Guodong Jiang
In this work, a chemical grafting polymerization method was employed to synthesize EHPMC-g-PANI self-supporting films. Polyaniline (PANI) was grafted onto hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) modified with epichlorohydrin (EPHMC) to obtain an EHPMC-g-PANI aqueous dispersion, which was subsequently dried to form the self-supporting films. The introduction of HPMC, with its excellent film-forming ability and mechanical strength, successfully addressed the poor film-forming ability and mechanical properties intrinsic to PANI. Compared to in situ polymerized HPMC/PANI, the EHPMC-g-PANI exhibited significantly improved storage stability. Moreover, the fabricated EHPMC-g-PANI films displayed a more uniform and smoother morphology. The conductivity of all the films ranged from 10−2to 10−1S/cm, and their tensile strength reached up to 36.1 MPa. These results demonstrate that the prepared EHPMC-g-PANI holds promising potential for applications in various fields, including conductive paper, sensors, and conductive inks.
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CHEMOSPHERE
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2018
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IF 4.427
Xinsheng Luo,Heng Liang,Fangshu Qu,An Ding,Xiaoxiang Cheng,Chuyang Y. Tang,Guibai Li
Catalytic membrane, due to its compact reactor assembling, high catalytic performance as well as low energy consumption, has proved to be more attractive for wastewater treatment . In this work, a free-standing α-MnO 2 @CuO membrane with hierarchical nanostructures was prepared and evaluated as the catalytic membrane to generate radicals from peroxymonosulfate (PMS) for the oxidative degradation of organic dyes in aqueous solution. Benefiting from the high mass transport efficiency and the hierarchical nanostructures, a superior catalytic activity of the membrane was observed for organic dyes degradation. As a typical organic dye, more than 99% of methylene blue (MB) was degraded within 0.23 s using dead-end filtration cell. The effects of flow rate, PMS concentration and buffer solution on MB degradation were further investigated. Besides MB, the catalytic membrane also showed excellent performance for the removal of other dyes, such as congo red, methyl orange, rhodamine B, acid chrome blue K and malachite green. Moreover, the mechanism study indicated that OH and SO 4 - generated from the interaction between PMS and Mn/Cu species with different oxidation states mainly accounted for the dyes degradation. The catalytic filtration process using α-MnO 2 @CuO catalytic membrane could provide a novel method for wastewater purification with high efficiency and low energy consumption.
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