Materials Today Communications
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2021
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Xiao-Hui Yang,Kai-Fei Wang,Kuo-Chih Chou,Guo-Hua Zhang
Fine grained WC-Co-Ni cemented carbides with a low binder content have been successful manufactured via the powder metallurgy method. The WC-Co-Ni composite powder with homogeneous distributions of Co and Ni was synthesized by chemical co-precipitation with the raw materials of WC powder, oxalic acid and chlorides of Co and Ni. In this study, the effects of cobalt and nickel contents on the properties of cemented carbides were investigated systematically. The experimental results demonstrated that the alloy prepared by vacuum sintering had uniform grain size distribution and no abnormal growth of WC grains. When the cobalt content was 4 wt% and 5 wt%, the obtained composites almost completely consolidated with excellent hardness and fracture toughness. Among them, for the sample WC-4 wt%Co, the relative density could reach 99.37%, and the Vickers hardness and fracture toughness were 2010 HV 30 and 8.55 MPa·m 1/2 , respectively. When Ni was added to replace part of Co, the relative density of WC-Co-Ni decreased and the fracture toughness was improved without basically sacrificing the hardness. For the sample WC-2 wt%Co-2 wt%Ni, the hardness decreased to 1921 HV 30 , while the fracture toughness increased to 8.97 MPa·m 1/2 .
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2017
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Xin Ning,Yiyuan Lu,Heyun Fu,Haiqin Wan,Zhaoyi Xu,Shourong Zheng
Supported Ni catalysts on three mesoporous SiO2 supports (i.e., SBA-15, MCM-41, and HMS) were prepared using a solid-state reaction between Ni(NO3)2 and organic template-occluded mesoporous SiO2. For comparison, supported Ni catalysts on mesoporous SiO2 synthesized by the conventional impregnation method were also included. The catalysts were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, N2 adsorption, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, H2 temperature-programmed reduction, transmission electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy–energy-dispersive X-ray. The catalytic properties of the catalysts were evaluated using gas-phase catalytic hydrodechlorination of 1,2-dichloroethane. The results showed that upon grinding Ni(NO3)2 with template-occluded mesoporous SiO2, strong coordination between Ni2+ and dodecylamine was identified in the Ni(NO3)2–HMS system. Additionally, the results of H2 temperature-programmed reduction revealed that NiO in calcined NiO/HMS was reduced at higher temperature than those in calcined NiO/SBA-15 and NiO/MCM-41, reflecting the presence of a strong interaction between NiO and mesoporous SiO2 in NiO/HMS. Consistently, the average particle sizes of metallic Ni were found to be 2.7, 3.4, and 9.6 nm in H2-reduced Ni/HMS, Ni/SBA-15, and Ni/MCM-41, respectively, indicative of a much higher Ni dispersion in Ni/HMS. For the catalytic hydrodechlorination of 1,2-dichloroethane, Ni/MCM-41 synthesized by the solid-state reaction method exhibited a catalytic activity similar to that prepared by the impregnation method, while higher catalytic activities were observed on Ni/HMS and Ni/SBA-15 than on their counterparts prepared by the impregnation method. Furthermore, a higher conversion was identified on Ni/HMS than on Ni/SBA-15 and Ni/MCM-41, highlighting the importance of template type for the preparation of highly dispersed metal catalysts on mesoporous SiO2.
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CATALYSIS LETTERS
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2024
·Vol. 154
·期 7
·3829-3838
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Wang Mingyue,Li Ting,Tian Yuhao,Zhang Jiarong,Cai Weijie
To develop high-performance catalysts for greenhouse gas CO 2 reforming with ethanol (EDR) is progressively inspired by the urgent requirement of CO 2 elimination in order to meet with the sustainable development. In this work, the bimetallic Co(Ni)/ZnO catalyst derived from MOFs was investigated in detail with a focus on the effect of Ni dopant. The EDR results indicated that the bimetallic Co(Ni)/ZnO catalyst presented better activity as well as less formation of byproducts in comparison with the monometallic Co/ZnO catalyst. 100% of ethanol conversion was obtained at 500 °C for Co(Ni)/ZnO versus 650 °C for Co/ZnO. Moreover, no acetone formation was observed over Co(Ni)/ZnO catalyst while the concentration of acetone in Co/ZnO was as high as 10 mol%. Characterization results depicted that the strong synergistic effect between Ni and Co in Co(Ni)/ZnO catalyst might greatly stabilize active metal cobalt with smaller particle size, improve the reducibility and facilitate the generation of oxygen defects, thereby enhancing the catalytic performance. To a certain extent, this work might contribute to the design of efficient catalysts for other catalytic applications. Graphical
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2025
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Penggen Chen,Jianhao Wang,Xingyue Lu,Li-An Ma,Qiong Liu,Lizhen Liu,Xiaoyun Ye,Qianting Wang
To address the growing need for high-performance microwave absorbing materials in modern communication and radar technologies, this study proposes a hierarchical heterostructured engineering strategy to integrate multiple loss mechanisms and optimize electromagnetic wave absorption. The hierarchical heterostructured C/TiO 2 /Ni@C composites were constructed via in situ hydrothermal synthesis combined with high-temperature calcination. The microwave absorption properties of the composite can be tuned by adjusting the MXene doping level and pyrolysis temperature. The TiO 2 /C framework derived from MXene and porous Ni@C microspheres derived from Ni-MOF enhance dielectric losses (interfacial polarization and dipole relaxation). The precipitated Ni magnetic nanoparticles improve magnetic losses. Compared with traditional microwave absorbing materials such as single-phase carbon or metal oxides, the C/TiO 2 /Ni@C-2 composite thermally decomposed at 600 °C exhibits excellent microwave absorption properties with an optimal reflection loss of −57 dB at a thickness of 4.26 mm and a frequency of 7.1 GHz. Upon optimization to a thickness of 2.16 mm, its effective absorption bandwidth (EAB) extends to 5.34 GHz (12.43–17.77 GHz), thereby fully encompassing the Ku band. The exceptional microwave absorption performance is attributed to its distinctive magnetic-dielectric layered architecture, heterointerface synergy, and optimized impedance matching, offering critical insights for designing next-generation broadband microwave absorbers.
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CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
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2025
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Jun Shen,Changhui Liang,Yuxin Zhang,Xiaoqiang Zhang,Huixiang Li,Yongxin Li,Songhai Xie,Z. Conrad Zhang
Bioethanol and furanics are currently prevailing additives to fossil-based transportation fuels. With the objective to lift the longstanding limitations of these biofuel additives, this work reports for the first time the synthesis of 2-ethoxy-2-methyltetrahydrofuran (2-EO-2-MTHF) as a co-upgraded fuel by reacting ethanol with 2-methylfuran (2-MF). The formation of 2-EO-2-MTHF is achieved through ethanol ethoxylation of 2-MF, enabled by a reverse Ni(OH) x /Ni catalyst under hydrogen pressure. Nickel hydroxide species over the Ni nanoparticles play a crucial role in activating ethanol and polarizing the partially hydrogenated dihydrofuran intermediates, favorably steering the reaction selectively toward the ethoxylation product. The reaction conditions, including pressure and temperature, are systematically optimized to enhance the yield of 2-EO-2-MTHF, and provide a means to beneficially tune the fuel compositions consisting mainly of 2-EO-2-MTHF and 2-MTHF, both are high energy density molecules. Importantly, the reverse Ni(OH) x -Ni catalyst allows a one-pot process to accomplish consecutive partial hydrogenation of 2-MF and ethanol ethoxylation. This work provides a practical strategy for upgrading biomass-derived polar primary fuel molecules into more versatile fuels and chemicals.
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RSC Advances
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2017
·Vol. 7
·期 71
·44896-44903
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IF 3.108
Guochen Zhao,Jinshang Li,Yuanfeng Huang,Liming Yang,Ying Ye,Frank C. Walsh,Jie Chen,Shuncai Wang
Superhydrophobic, water repellent surfaces have attracted much attention but poor surface mechanical properties have limited their wider practical application. Robust surfaces based on nickel–tungsten carbide composite coatings have been electrodeposited. The surfaces showed superhydrophobicity after being modified by stearic acid. The maximum contact angle of water was 164.3 degrees with a sliding angle close to zero. By controlling the deposition conditions, versatile coatings have been produced and the effects of morphology on wettability are discussed. Coating texture has been analyzed by X-ray diffraction. The surfaces showed excellent abrasion resistance and water-repellence.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2015
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Shifa Zhong,Yuanyuan Sun,Hongchuan Xin,Chunpeng Yang,Lei Chen,Xuebing Li
LaNi 1 − x Co x O 3 ( x = 0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.7, 1.0) perovskite catalysts were prepared by co-precipitation method and investigated in the catalytic oxidation of NO. LaNi 0.7 Co 0.3 O 3 showed the best catalytic activity among all the samples, confirming the potential of LaNi 0.7 Co 0.3 O 3 as a cheap and efficient NO oxidation catalyst. The high reactivity of LaNi 0.7 Co 0.3 O 3 was mainly due to the moderate amount of adsorbed NO and O 2 and their moderate adsorption strength on the surface of the catalyst, as determined by the XRD, H 2 -TPR, NO-TPD, O 2 -TPD and XPS studies.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2020
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Jing Zhang,Sara Paydar,Nabeela Akbar,Chunjie Yan
Nowadays, semiconductor ionic materials have drawn significant attention for developing new electrolytes in low temperature solid oxide fuel cells (LT-SOFCs). Here we investigate the effect of nickel doping on ionic conductivity of Sm 2 O 3 as an electrolyte material for low temperature SOFCs. The amount of Ni ion doping has an intense effect on the electrochemical properties and power generation . An optimized composition of 10 mol% nickel doped samarium oxide (10NSO) as an electrolyte in the fuel cell has a high open circuit voltage (OCV) of 1.09 V and a notable power output of 1080 mW cm −2 at 520 °C. Further investigation revealed that the 10NSO displays a superior ionic conduction up to 0.26 S cm −1 at 520 °C. Moreover, the cell demonstrates high stability up to 80 h. The high electrochemical property and good stability recommend that the NSO is a favorable candidate for symmetrical SOFC electrolyte .
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MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
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2017
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IF 2.084
Dongfang Wu,Qingqing Tan,Lichong Hu
A highly selective morphology formation of Cu-Ni bimetallic nanocrystals is developed with a solvothermal method, using poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) as capping agent and aniline as reducing agent in benzyl alcohol. It is shown that temperature is crucial to the controlled synthesis of nanocrystals, and that Cu-Ni nanoparticles evolve from hexagonal nanoplates to nanowires with increasing the concentration of pyrrolidone unit. The synthetic Cu-Ni hexagonal nanoplates and nanowires are well dispersed and have high crystallinity , purity, uniformity of shape and size, and face-centered cubic lattice structure. Furthermore, a mechanism of the formation of Cu-Ni nanocrystals is proposed, and the functions of capping agent, reducing agent, solvent, etc. are discussed. It is also found that both nanoplates and nanowires show better catalytic activities in o -xylene combustion than the conventional catalyst. Especially, the Cu-Ni nanowire catalyst exhibits the most excellent catalytic performance due to the formation of durian-like surface structure.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2026
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Mabrook S. Amer,Prabhakarn Arunachalam,Ahmad A. Alsaleh,Zeyad A. Almutairi,Hazim M. Al-Otaibi,Abdullah Al-Mayouf
Developing efficient and selective electrocatalysts for electrochemical ammonia oxidation (eAOR), coupled with proper electrochemical processes, offers promising opportunities for recycling ammonia into valuable fertilizers and as a potential technology for energy production and storage applications. Here, we introduce Ni(OH) 2 /Ni x Cu y B@NF electrodes, developed by in-situ solvothermal methods, as highly effective and durable electrocatalytic materials. The eAOR features of Ni(OH) 2 /Ni x Cu y B@NF displays the smallest overpotential of 130 mV (at 50 mA cm −2 ) and attained a enhanced current response of 178.3 mA cm −2 (@ 1.60 V RHE ). As shown by the electrocatalytic features and stability of Ni(OH) 2 /Ni x Cu y B@NF films at 1.43 V for an eAOR of 50 mA cm −2 , the HER current was 100 mA cm −2 at 99 mV, the smallest value among all Ni-based electrocatalysts studied. Gas chromatography (GC) experiments show that ammonia produces N 2 in the electrochemical cell at different times. In the eAOR-HER system, impressive electrocatalytic performance has been observed with higher FE of N 2 and H 2 was 47 % and 27.1 %. A two-electrode arrangement of Ni(OH) 2 /Ni x Cu y B@NF needs only 1.53 V to split ammonia to acquire 10 mA cm −2 , which is lower than any other electrode material. Based on the results, Ni(OH) 2 /Ni x Cu y B@NF might be a suitable system for wastewaters bearing high levels of ammonia, generating more sustainable hydrogen from wastewater, and recycling fertilizers.
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Catalysis Science & Technology
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2026
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Jiming Wang,Min Ji,Min Wang
Photo-thermo-chemical dry reforming of methane (PTC-DRM) presents advantages over thermocatalytic DRM by storing solar and thermal energy as chemical energy, yet maintaining high efficiency and stability remains a challenge. Herein, we report an efficient PTC-DRM process on Ni–Co–Ce–Al catalysts and investigate the synergistic effect of Ni and Co on reaction performance. Characterization results revealed that the introduction of Co increases the concentration of acidic sites on the Ni-based catalyst surface. An appropriate number of acidic sites facilitates the DRM reaction. Co-incorporated catalysts demonstrate excellent light responsiveness, and generate more energetic hot charge carriers under light irradiation. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations confirm that the interfacial electronic structure of the Ni–Co–Ce–Al catalyst facilitates spontaneous electron transfer from CeO2 to NiCo bimetallic quantum dots (QDs), which is mediated by the built-in electric field at the metal–semiconductor interface—attributed to the inherent work function difference between CeO2 (5.45 eV) and NiCo alloys (4.93 eV). The incorporation of an optimal amount of Co significantly improves the catalytic performance, with the Ni0.9–Co0.1–Ce–Al catalyst exhibiting the highest thermal and photocatalytic activity. At 650 °C, the conversions of CH4 and CO2 increased from 55.8% and 60.1% under dark conditions to 65.1% and 67.9% under light irradiation, respectively. Accordingly, the yields of H2 and CO increased from 21.4 and 26.5 μmol min−1 g−1 to 23.6 and 27.7 μmol min−1 g−1. This study demonstrates that the synergy between bimetallic components coupled with photothermal integration can effectively enhance DRM efficiency and coke resistance, providing a valuable catalyst design strategy for solar-driven conversion of carbon resources.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2026
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Jian Tang,Shuhui Duan,Jingwen Luo,Yangyang Ding,Geng Gao,Bin Yang,Yaochun Yao
While constructing hierarchical structures is an effective strategy to boost hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity, most existing synthesis routes still rely on high-temperature treatments. Herein, a novel 1D/2D/0D hierarchical NiMoO 4 /Ni(OH) 2 @P–Ni electrocatalyst is fabricated on nickel foam via a simple and mild two-step method involving hydrothermal synthesis and subsequent electrodeposition. The catalyst requires an overpotential of 77 mV to achieve a current density of 10 mA cm −2 for the alkaline HER and operates stably for 100 h. The high performance originates from a well-orchestrated synergy: P–Ni nanoparticles serve as highly active sites for hydrogen adsorption, while the Ni(OH) 2 component and the multi-component heterointerfaces collectively facilitate water dissociation and charge transfer. Moreover, the hierarchical structure imparts exceptional interfacial properties, including superhydrophilicity and efficient gas bubble release. This work offers a viable strategy for designing high-performance electrocatalysts by orchestrating multi-component synergy within a rationally engineered hierarchical architecture.
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