CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2021
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IF 13.273
Guodong Zhang,Runcheng Zhang,Fei Wang
Although activated carbon (AC) can significantly enhance hydrate nucleation kinetics due to abundant specific surface area and pore texture, the promotion drastically degenerates under low driving force and large water contents. Taking exceptional heat transfer of silver into account, silver nanoparticles were immobilized on activated carbon by in situ reduction method, giving rise to silver nanoparticle coated activated carbon (Ag-NP@AC), and the performance of Ag-NP@AC on hydrate formation kinetics was evaluated. Hydrate nucleation loaded by activated carbon was governed by external nucleation and that in inner pores, so slow hydrate nucleation was observed under low driving force and large water contents, where inner nucleation is hindered, and 500.67 min is required to induce hydrate nucleation at low overpressure (Δ P = 2.1 MPa), while 1145.4 min is inevitable for large water content ( R w = 1.4). Encouragingly, the presence of Ag nanoparticles significantly improves this limitation by enhancing external nucleation, Ag-NP@AC shortens hydrate induction time to a large extent, which reduces by 96.88% and 85.25% under mild condition (Δ P = 2.1 MPa) and large water content ( R w = 1.4), respectively. These findings provide new perspective on the application of porous carbon materials on hydrate-based solidified natural gas technologies.
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CHEMOSPHERE
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2022
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IF 8.943
Zhuwu Jiang,Yuchang Wang,Hai Yu,Ning Yao,Jyunhong Shen,Yan Li,HongYu Zhang,Xue Bai
With the rapid development of drinking water disinfection technology , extensive attentions are paid to the nitrogenous disinfection by-products (N-DBPs) that has strong carcinogenicity , thus their degradation becomes important for the health of human beings. In this work, for the first time, CoFe-LDH material used as particle electrode is proposed to treat trace N-nitrosopyrrolidine (NPYR) in a three-dimensional aeration electrocatalysis reactor (3DAER). The factors on the degradation efficiency and energy consumption of NPYR are systematically investigated, and the results of radical quenching experiments show that the degradation of NPYR is completed by combining with ·OH, ·O 2 and direct oxidation together. CoFe-LDH particle electrode plays a vital role in generating ·OH via heterogeneous ‾Fenton-like reaction. Moreover, the adsorbed saturated CoFe-LDH particle electrode can be regenerated by electrochemical action to induce further recycle adsorption and form in-situ electrocatalysis. This work pave a way for the removal of NPYR with high efficiency, low energy conservation and environmental protection.
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环境科学
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公共卫生
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2022
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IF 7.392
Zhengliang Zhang,Zhiwei Zhang,Xubin Zhang,Fumin Wang,Zheng Wang,Yongwang Li,Xingtao Wang,Rosine Ahishakiye,Xu Zhang
Exploring low-cost green catalysts to achieve green organic chemicals and fuels from biomass is one of the crucial ways to solve the energy crisis. The 20 wt% Co-CoO x /AC catalysts were prepared to achieve the one-pot conversion of furfural to 2-methylfuran under milder reaction conditions (120 °C, 2.5 MPa H 2 ), shorter reaction time (5 h) and less catalyst dosage by regulating the ratio of metal to oxide species. The yield of 2-methylfuran reached 87.4 % is achieved under 20 wt% Co-CoO x /AC catalyst conditions, and there was no significant degradation of all catalyst properties after five cycles. Characterization results showed that the active components in the catalyst were present as Co 0 species with CoO x species. The reaction mechanism was explained by combining the characterization results, experimental data and DFT calculations. The formyl group of the furfural side chain is first adsorbed on the Co 0 species, and furfuryl alcohol is produced in the presence of the Co 0 species. Subsequently, the CoO x species adsorbs the C O bond on the side chain, which is broken in the presence of the CoO x species to form 2-methylfuran. The excellent catalytic activity of the 20 wt% Co-CoO x /AC catalyst provide a promising application for preparing 2-methylfuran by hydrodeoxygenation of furfural.
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化学工程
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催化科学
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生物质转化
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH
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2023
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IF 4.6
Wenzhe Luo,Longsheng Cao,Ming Hou,Yawen Zhou,Zhiwei Ren,Jiangtao Geng,Zhigang Shao
Developing a low-price, high catalytic activity, and strong durability electrocatalyst for alkaline oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is significantly important for anion exchange membrane fuel cell (AEMFC). Herein, Co and Mn salts were added into ZIF-8 to obtain CoMn-ZIF-Ac-2. Co and Mn embedded in nitrogen-doped microporous carbon (CoMn-N-C-Ac-2-Ts, , 800, 900, and 1000°C) were obtained by carbonizing CoMn-ZIF-Ac-2 at various temperature. The influence of various pyrolysis temperature and molar ratios between Co and Mn toward ORR catalytic activity was researched. For CoMn-N-C-Ac-2-Ts, CoMn-N-C-Ac-2-800 had the highest ORR catalytic activity with the half-wave potential of 0.875 V in 0.1 M KOH, only 5 mV lower than that of 20 wt % Pt/C. Besides, high 4e- selectivity, excellent stability (retaining 100% for 20 h at 0.6 V vs. RHE), and methanol tolerance are also exhibited. In addition, CoMn-N-C-Ac-2-800 exhibited better ORR activity than Mn-N-C-Ac-800 and Co-N-C-Ac-800, which was attributed to more Co-N4, more MnIII species, and higher surface area. Moreover, the AEMFC based on the CoMn-N-C-Ac-2-800 cathode catalyst obtained a maximal power density of 291 mW·cm-2, which was 78% of the achieved with 20 wt % Pt/C (375 mW·cm-2). The highest ORR performance for CoMn-N-C-Ac-2-800 was contributed by the highest defect degree, the most amounts of Co/Mn-N4 active site, the maximum BET surface area, and micropore structure.
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电化学
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Micro & Nano Letters
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2018
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IF 0.841
Bin Zhang,Yujie Jiang,Jian Han
A synthetic approach for the preparation and conductive polyurethane (PU)/activated carbon (AC) microcapsule to poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) is described. The developed flexible PVC/PU/AC microcapsule composites are economically and ecologically viable, because it is based on AC as inexpensive starting material; the reactions can be carried out one-pot with quantitative yields of the PU/AC microcapsule. The approach is furthermore highly versatile and allows for the preparation of excellent plasticiser migration stability, electrical property and mechanical properties that may be adjusted to a broad range of applications from highly flexible to semi-rigid PVC.
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材料科学
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高分子化学
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电气工程
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纳米技术
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PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY
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2026
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IF 4.4
Yang-Nan Li,Zi-Yu Wang,Yue Wu,Tong Huan,Wen-Jie Si,Yu-Ting Li,Ye-Wang Zhang
Chondroitin sulfate lyase is widely used for the degradation of glycosaminoglycans, but its thermostability frequently limits its practical application. In this study, a stability-oriented protein engineering strategy was applied to enhance the performance of a chondroitin sulfate lyase AC. FoldX and DynaMut2 were employed to perform energy optimization and stability prediction for the mutants, and identified a double mutant, A42D/S62P, with notably improved thermostability. The half-life at 37 o C was increased by 4.48-fold relative to the wild type (WT), along with 23.80% enhancement in specific activity. Molecular dynamics simulations indicated that the main causes of stability improvement were reinforced local interactions and reduced conformational flexibility in dynamic regions. Furthermore, an integrated catalytic performance metric demonstrated that the engineered enzyme achieved nearly two-fold improvement in effective catalytic output under operational conditions. These results highlight the effectiveness of free-energy-based computational design in improving enzyme stability and performance, and demonstrate that a chondroitin sulfate lyase mutant exhibits improved performance for biocatalytic applications.
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ADVANCED MATERIALS
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2026
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IF 29.1
Pei Li,Fangming Han,Dou Lin,Ziyan Zhou,Gan Chen,Qijun Pan,Haibin Tang,Guowen Meng,Bingqing Wei
Three-dimensionally (3D) architected carbons with oriented nanopores provide a promising platform for AC line-filtering electric double-layer capacitors (EDLCs). However, their performance, particularly at high electrode loading, is fundamentally constrained by insufficient electronic conduction—an intrinsic but largely overlooked limitation. Here, we develop a crystallinity-engineered, highly conductive 3D graphitic carbon tube grid (3D-GCTG) using a 3D nickel nanorod grid (3D-NiNRG) as both structural template and catalytic framework. A central advance lies in elucidating and resolving structural collapse and granulation in 3D-NiNRG during catalytic graphitization, enabling a fully interconnected, well-graphitized carbon network with a predefined 3D microstructure. A direct comparison between two carbon tube grids with identical structures and thicknesses but different crystallinities unambiguously reveals the crystallinity-enabled enhancement in frequency response. This synergistic ion-electron transport allows the 3D-GCTG to function as a load-tolerant electrode, effectively decoupling areal capacitance from phase angle. In a two-electrode configuration, the 3D-GCTG maintains a phase angle below −80° at 120 Hz even at 40 µm, delivering a high areal capacitance of 3.77 mF cm −2 , a 3.6-fold improvement over the previously reported non-graphitized counterpart. This work establishes graphitization-enabled transport engineering as a general strategy for overcoming the long-standing capacitance-response trade-off, offering a versatile platform for high-performance AC-filtering EDLCs.
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Heliyon
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2024
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IF 3.4
Xiang Liu,Zhi Yu,Shan Fang,Yong Li,Guoxing Qu,Nai-Gen Zhou,Dong-Liang Peng
Si-based anode materials have a relatively high theoretical specific capacity and low operating voltage, greatly enhancing the energy density of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, their practical application is seriously hindered by the instability of active particles and anode electrodes caused by the huge swelling during cycling. How to maintain the stability of the charge transfer network and interface structure of Si particles is full of challenges. To address this issue, we have developed a novel Si@Fe 3 O 4 /AC/CNR anode by in-situ growing one-dimensional high elastic carbon nano-ribbons to wrap Si nanoparticles. This special structure can construct fast channels of electron transport and lithium ion diffusion, and stabilize the surface structure of Si nanoparticles during cycling. With these promising architectural features, the Si@Fe 3 O 4 /AC/CNR composite possesses a high specific capacity of 1279.4 mAh/g at 0.5 A/g, and a superior cycling life with 80 % capacity retention after 700 cycles. Even at a high current density of 20.0 A/g, the composite still delivers a capacity of 621.2 mAh/g. The facile synthetic approach and high performance of Si@Fe 3 O 4 /AC/CNR anodes provide practical insight into advanced anode materials with large volume expansion for high-energy-density LIBs.
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能源存储
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2025
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IF 9.7
Xiaojing Wu,Xiangyu Liu,Jingxin Hou,Jinhu Liu,Zheng Lian,Xueqin Sun,Lingyu Du,Litao Kang
Increasing the active material loading on electrodes provides an effective approach for improving the energy density of batteries. However, this approach is always hindered by intractable challenges such as poor structural stability, slow reaction kinetics, and low active material utilization. In this paper, a high-performance double-fiber interlocking binder system is developed to construct high-performance iodine cathodes, by leveraging a polyquaternium-10 (P10, a cationic cellulose) waterborne binder and a bacterial cellulose (BC) reinforcing fiber. The synergistic effect of mechanical interlocking and hydrogen bonding between BC and P10 forms a robust 3D network, enabling the construction of high-mass-loading freestanding I 2 @AC cathodes. Furthermore, the highly hydrophilic BC-P10 network ensures rapid and uniform electrolyte infiltration, facilitating fast ion transport and full material utilization. At the same time, the network can firmly anchor the I 2 @AC active material and the polyiodide intermediates, suppress the detrimental polyiodide shuttling and self-discharge, while retaining the mechanical strength and structural integrity. At routine iodine loading mass (2–3 mg cm −2 ), the BC-P10-bonded cathode delivers much higher capacity (182.6 vs.150.6 mA h g −1 , 0.2 A g −1 ), better rate capability (137.6 vs.75.4 mA h g −1 , 5.0 A g −1 ) and higher anti-self-discharge performance (capacity retention after 200 h: 76.0 vs. 68.4 %), compared with the conventional PVDF-bonded cathode. At an ultrahigh iodine loading mass of 32 mg cm −2 , the BC-P10-bonded cathode delivers still an exceptional capacity of 150.3 mA h g −1 at 0.2 A g −1 (corresponding to an areal capacity of 4.8 mAh cm −2 ). The application viability of this binder system has also been demonstrated by constructing high-mass-loading rollable pouch batteries. This work opens a promising avenue for the development of high-performance iodine cathodes.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2024
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IF 8.3
Shuchao Jiang,Hongqi Shi,Yuzhe Xu,Jiaojiao Liu,Tie Yu,Guoqing Ren
Formic acid (FA, HCOOH) is regarded as one of the most promising carriers for hydrogen storage. However, the catalyst design for FA dehydrogenation into H2 with high efficiency is not clear. Here, we elucidate the rationale of size effect over the most commonly used Pd-based catalyst through supporting different Pd species, including single atoms, nanoclusters, and nanoparticles, on amine-functionalized active carbon (Pd/AC-NH2). The activity test presents that Pd/AC-NH2 with Pd nanoclusters exhibits the best turnover frequency (TOF) value of 40856 h–1 for 1 M FA at 328 K and even 1504 h–1 for neat FA at 308 K, which is comparable to the homogeneous catalysts and has been the first heterogeneous catalyst used in neat FA dehydrogenation under mild conditions. The comprehensive characterizations reveal that the size of Pd species affects the ratios of Pd0/Pd2+ and hydrogen spillover effect, which is crucial for the C–H cleavage and H2 desorption. Besides, the influences of amine groups on catalytic performance were further examined. This work provided an ingenious guideline to design efficient and practical catalysts for hydrogen storage under ambient conditions.
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材料科学
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能源科学
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LUMINESCENCE
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2019
·Vol. 35
·期 1
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IF 1.691
Xiaoshuang Li,Lite Zhao
Energy storage phosphors with millisecond period afterglow that compensate for the diming time of alternating current light-emitting diodes (AC-LEDs) have promising application. To obtain a persistent luminescence (PersL) white colour in AC-LEDs, we focussed on a red afterglow with short period phosphorescence. Ca 4 Ti 3 O 10 forms a type of perovskite-related Ruddlesden–Popper phase structure. Doping Pr 3+ ions into Ca 4 Ti 3 O 10 , an ideal red PersL was obtained. X-ray diffraction and element analysis demonstrated that our target samples were crystallized well. Steady-state and afterglow luminescence properties were investigated in detail. Notably, the PersL intensity was dependent on various excitation wavelengths. By measuring three-dimensional thermoluminescence spectra, we found that the trap depths showed a continuous distribution and that the shallowest trap contributed to the millisecond afterglow. Two PersL mechanism models were used to elucidate the electron charging and de-trapping processes under UV or blue light activation.
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材料科学
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光学
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Journal of Nanomaterials
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2019
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IF 2.233
Manlin Li,Weiqiu Huang,Bo Tang,Fujiao Song,Aihua Lv,Xiang Ling
The Cu-BTC, a widely studied metal-organic framework (MOF), has been applied in various fields such as gas adsorption, separation, storage, and catalysis. However, the Cu-BTC collapses due to the replacement of the organic linker by water molecules under humid conditions, which limits its practical application in industries. In consideration of the undesirable water effect on the framework stability of Cu-BTC, a stable activated carbon (AC) was incorporated into it by the in situ method to yield a composite material AC/Cu-BTC with high water stability. XRD and SEM patterns proved that the AC7%/Cu-BTC successfully retains its crystal structure after being exposed to water molecules. The adsorption amount of n-hexane vapor of the AC7%/Cu-BTC after water vapor adsorption-thermal desorption is 307% of that of the Cu-BTC. The addition of the AC changes the adsorption active sites and reduces the strong affinity of the Cu-BTC to water molecules, resulting in the AC7%/Cu-BTC having a much lower adsorption rate for water vapor than the Cu-BTC. Therefore, the AC7%/Cu-BTC can be protected from a large amount of water molecules and avoid structural collapse caused by the disconnection between the copper center and the organic linker. The composite displays a potential value for stable applications of MOF-based materials under ambient conditions.
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