Nature Communications
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2024
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IF 14.7
Zheng Zhe,Wang Yong-Sheng,Wang Miao,Zhao Guo-Hua,Hao Guang-Ping,Lu An-Hui
Removal of confined space carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) that is in low concentration and with coexisting water is necessary but challenging by physical adsorption method. To make the removal process effective, rendering the nanopore surface hydrophobic to resist water is the popular way. Instead of preventing water from occupying the nanopores, in this work, we propose to utilize the guest water for the spatially selective formation of local surface bound water and further induce the preferential CO 2 capture. We observe an anomalous enhancement of CO 2 capture performance under humid conditions over carbon nanopores with spatially selective polar sites. It is evidenced that the surface bound water is formed at non-CO 2 -selective areas of polar carbon nanopores, thus creating additional CO 2 trapping sites. This work may inspire the design of environment tolerable materials for molecular separation and purification under harsh conditions.
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Small
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2023
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IF 13.3
Jiajin Lin,Shuaiqi Zhao,Jin Yang,Wei-Hsiang Huang,Chi-Liang Chen,Tingyu Chen,Yun Zhao,Guangxu Chen,Yongcai Qiu,Lin Gu
The development of catalysts with abundant active interfaces for superior low-temperature catalytic CO oxidation is critical to meet increasingly rigorous emission requirements, yet still challenging. Herein, this work reports a PtCo/CoO x /Al 2 O 3 catalyst with PtCo clusters and enriched Pt─O─Co interfaces induced by hydrogen spillover from the Pt sites and self-oxidation process in air, exhibiting excellent performance for CO oxidation at low temperatures and humid conditions. The combination of structural characterizations and in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy reveals that the PtCo cluster effectively prevents CO saturation/poisoning on the Pt surface. Additionally, the presence of Pt─O─Co interfaces in the PtCo/CoO x /Al 2 O 3 catalyst provides a significant number of active sites for oxygen activation and ─OH formation. This facilitates efficient generation of CO 2 at ambient temperature by coupling with nearby adsorbed CO molecules, resulting in superior low-temperature activity and long-term stability for CO oxidation under humid conditions. This work provides a facile route toward rationalizing the design of catalysts with more active interfaces for superior low-temperature CO oxidation under humid conditions for practical applications.
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催化
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2025
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IF 13.2
Yong Kong,Zhiting Tan,Fangchen Tang,Xiaodong Shen
The objective of this research is to develop an adsorbent with long-term stability for direct air capture of CO 2 (DAC) under humid conditions. Silica aerogel with amine and methyl hybridized (SA-AM) was synthesized to achieve long-term stability and high CO 2 adsorption performance under humid conditions. SA-AM-M with a moderate precursor concentration exhibited well-developed nanostructure and hydrophobicity, achieving a specific surface area of 306 m 2 /g and a water contact angle of 133°. The CO 2 adsorption capacity of SA-AM-M is 0.97 and 1.14 mmol/g at 25 °C with dry and humid 400 ppm CO 2 , respectively. The CO 2 adsorption capacity mainly depends on the temperature, and lower temperature leads to higher CO 2 adsorption capacity in the range of 5–45 °C. The average adsorption rate shows a positive dependency with gas flow rate, indicating that the working capacity can be improved by increasing gas flow rate significantly. SA-AM-M exhibited the lowest regeneration temperature (65 °C) among reported adsorbents for DAC. The diminishment of CO 2 adsorption capacity is only 35 % after the long-term aging for equivalent 18 months at 25 °C and 65 % relative humidity. This study smoothly combines two different functional groups within the silica aerogel, offering significant guidance towards the development of durable aerogels with high performance for practical DAC.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2024
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IF 8.1
Zikang Qin,Yulei Ma,Wentao Du,Jing Wei,Jia Song,Xinyue Fan,Lu Yao,Lin Yang,Yuanfa Zhuang,Wenju Jiang,Zhongde Dai
Amine-functionalized Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) stand out as highly promising materials in membrane separation technology. Nevertheless, the incorporation of amine-functionalized additives may lead to uncontrollable alterations in MOF morphology. Two intact blade-like MOFs (PEI (Polyethylenimine)-ZIF-L and PAMAM (Polyamidoamine)-ZIF-L) were successfully synthesized by controlling the conditions and then introduced into Pebax 2533 to fabricate Mixed Matrix Membranes (MMMs). Hydrogen bonding and other interactions with Pebax can be formed by PEI-ZIF-L and PAMAM-ZIF-L to enhance interfacial compatibility. Simultaneously, a reversible reaction with CO 2 molecules can be undergone by the amine groups, resulting in facilitated transport in MMMs. The CO 2 separation performance of the MMMs is enhanced by this process, with the facilitation being more pronounced under humid conditions. Under humid conditions, the CO 2 permeabilities of Pebax-PEI-ZIF-L (2 wt%) and Pebax-PAMAM-ZIF-L (2 wt%) MMMs were 639.4 Barrer and 702.7 Barrer, respectively, while the CO 2 /N 2 selectivities were 26.68 and 24.35, respectively. Both permeability and selectivity exhibited a significant increase of 200% and 130%, respectively, compared to pure Pebax. Furthermore, the MMMs demonstrated excellent long-term stability during 72 h of continuous operation in a humid environment, showcasing significant potential for industrial applications, particularly in humid flue gas carbon capture.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2022
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IF 10.383
Tong Li,Xiaoxia Jia,Hui Chen,Zeyu Chang,Libo Li,Yong Wang,Jinping Li
Adsorption separation technology using adsorbents is promising as an alternative to the energy-demanding cryogenic distillation of natural gas (CH4/N2) separation. Although a few adsorbents, such as metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), with high performance for CH4/N2 separation, have been reported, it is still challenging to target the desired adsorbents for the actual CH4/N2 separation under humid conditions because the adsorption capacity and selectivity of the adsorbents might be mainly dampened by water vapor. Except for the high CH4 uptake and CH4/N2 selectivity, the adsorption material should simultaneously have excellent stability against moisture and relatively low-water absorption affinity. Here, we tuned the ligands and metal sites of reticular MOFs, Zn-benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid–1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (Zn-BDC–DABCO) (DMOF), affording a series of isostructural MOFs (DMOF-N, DMOF-A1, DMOF-A2, and DMOF-A3). Because of the finely engineered pore size and introduced aromatic rings in the functional DMOF, gas sorption results reveal that the materials show improved performance with a benchmark CH4 uptake of 37 cm3/g and a high CH4/N2 adsorption selectivity of 7.2 for DMOF-A2 at 298 K and 1.0 bar. Moisture stability experiments show that DMOF-A2 is a robust MOF with low water vapor capacity even at ∼40% relative humidity (RH) because of the presence of more hydrophobic aromatic rings. Breakthrough experiments verify the excellent CH4/N2 separation performances of DMOF-A2 under high humidity.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2024
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IF 8.3
Xin Tang,Zaixing Zhang,Lingxiao Jing,Kun Luan,Tonghua Zhang,Sha Zhou,Yifan Zhu,Lifan Li,Jiapeng Ye
The outbreak of the 2019 coronavirus pandemic has raised worldwide attention about self-protection from airborne diseases. Air filtration and wearing mask have been proven to be effective measures in reducing the pathogenic aerosol’s transmission. Those lead to an increasing demand of high-efficient filters. However, the nonbiodegradable polymeric materials used in filters can accumulate in landfills or ecosystems, potentially causing pollution after improper disposals. Sustainable and biodegradable alternatives to current filter materials are urgently needed. Yet, very few commercial filters meet these needs. In this paper, a novel quaternary ammonium-halamine compound containing Schiff base and a sandwich-structured preparation strategy were developed. The obtained multifunctional filter consists of a PLA fleece as a support layer, an antimicrobial coating for bactericidal function, and a nanofibrous membrane for the particle removal. The filter demonstrates strong bactericidal properties, killing 97% of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus at a biocide concentration of only 1 mg/mL. It can rapidly kill bacteria within 5 min contact without leaching antimicrobial substances. Furthermore, it boasts a filtration performance with a success rate over 99.99% and a pressure drop of 45 Pa, which surpasses that of commercial N95 filters for PM0.3. Even under humid conditions, it maintains excellent filtration performance. Our reusability testing result of the developed filters shows that a simple halogenation treatment can renew the halamines and restore the filter’s antimicrobial activity. The filters can degrade in natural soil. The successful development of this sustainable and biodegradable filter material offers a new alternative for high-performance air quality control that protect public health.
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