Yingwu Wang,Qiang Lin,Ping Ning,Chi Wang,Heping Zeng,Xin Sun,Xin Song,Kai Li
H2S and PH3, which are ore-thermal furnace gases, are harmful to humans and the environment. Here, the performance of a catalyst, Ce–Cu–Al trimetallic composite catalyst, is further explored by examining the influence of the used acid. The effects of acids on the structural features, surface functional groups, and activity of the catalysts were examined. Test results showed that the catalyst fabricated using 71.7 mmol nitric acid performed the best, and its capacity reached 229.8 mg g−1 (H2S) and 201.9 mg g−1 (PH3). Besides, SEM and TEM showed that the whole structure of catalysts was sharply changed by the species of the acid used, which was caused by the different combinations of components in the catalyst system. Because of the change in the catalyst structure, their physical and chemical properties are also adjusted. Using nitric acid could endow the catalyst with better properties, such as the best specific surface area, higher total pore volume, the strongest acid center, and the best reducing power. Combining the analysis results of FTIR spectroscopy, it was found that the detailed functional groups of NH2− and νON played a role in the reaction.
The room and low-temperature performances of solid-state lithium batteries are crucial to expand their practical application. Polyethylene oxide (PEO) has received great attention as the most representative polymer electrolyte matrix. However, most PEO-based solid-state batteries need to operate at high temperature due to low room temperature ionic conductivity . Improving the ionic conductivity by adding plasticizers or reducing the crystallinity of PEO often compromises its mechanical strength . Here, an amorphous PEO-based composite solid-state electrolyte is obtained by ultraviolet (UV) polymerizing PEO and methacryloyloxypropyltrimethoxy silane (KH570)-modified SiO 2 which demonstrates both satisfactory mechanical performance and high ionic conductivity at room (3.37 × 10 −4 S cm −1 ) and low temperatures (1.73 × 10 −4 S cm −1 at 0 °C). In this electrolyte, the crystallinity of PEO is reduced through cross-linking, and therefore provides a fast Li + ions transfer area. Moreover, the KH570-modified SiO 2 inorganic particles promote the dissociation of lithium salts by Lewis acid centers to increase the ionic conductivity. Importantly, this kind of cross-linking networks endows the final electrolyte much higher mechanical strength than the pure PEO polymer electrolyte or PEO-inorganic filler blended systems. The solid-state LiFePO 4 /Li cell assembled with this electrolyte exhibits excellent cycling performance and high capacity at room and low temperatures.