JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2020
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IF 4.192
Yun Ma,Zhi Ma,Xiyue Huo,Meiyu Gu,Sainan Ma,Yu Jing,Yixiao Wang,Ying Yue,Zhibiao Feng,Bo Tian
The estimation of yeast viability with B- and N-doped carbon dots (BN-CDs) was investigated in this paper. BN-CDs with a fluorescent quantum yield of 65.47% were prepared by a one-step hydrothermal method. The size distribution of BN-CDs was relatively narrow, with the majority falling within 7.5–8.5 nm, and they were mainly composed of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and boron. BN-CDs were shown to have strong and stable fluorescence. They exhibited excitation-independent photoluminescence property, which could avoid the autofluorescence and limitation of the excitation source. Dead and live yeast cells were distinguished well by BN-CD staining in a short time, and there was no strict requirement for light protection. The application of BN-CDs in beer brewing can solve the problem of estimation of yeast viability.
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Catalysts
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2023
·Vol. 13
·期 5
·857
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Qianqian Zhou,Yanxin Chen,Haoyan Shi,Rui Chen,Minghao Ji,Kexian Li,Hailong Wang,Xia Jiang,Canzhong Lu
Cu2O is a p-type direct bandgap semiconductor with a band gap of 2~2.2 eV, which has excellent visible light absorption and utilization. However, slow charge transfer and poor stability hinder its practical application. In this paper, a facile electrodeposition approach successfully synthesized the heterostructure of p-Cu2O and n-Cu2O. The protective layer of n-Cu2O on the surface of p-Cu2O nanoparticles forms a p/n heterojunction. Due to the p/n heterojunction, the PEC performance of p/n-Cu2O is enhanced significantly. The charge separation efficiency of photogenerated electron/hole pairs in p/n-Cu2O is greatly improved. Therefore, p/n-Cu2O shows superior photoelectrochemical (PEC) CO2reduction reaction (CO2RR) efficiency when used as a photocathode.Keywords:Cu2O;electrodeposition;p/n heterojunction;carbon dioxide reduction reaction
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MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING
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2019
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IF 2.722
Xiaoxue Lian,Yan Li,Junwu Zhu,Yunling Zou,Dongmin An,Qiong Wang
Stannic oxide nanoparticles with the different Au decorating contents are prepared by a simple hydrothermal method in this paper. The products are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive spectrum (EDS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The XRD patterns reveal that all the products are tetragonal phase of rutile SnO 2 crystal structure. The gas-sensing performance of the Au-decorated SnO 2 nanoparticles for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are studied. At its optimal operation temperature of 240 o C, the sensing properties of the Au-decorated SnO 2 nanoparticles to n-buthanol gas show a good gas sensing performances as low detection limit (1ppm), good selectivity and good repeatability. The highest sensing response of 6.0 at. % Au-decorated SnO 2 nanoparticles (251.23 for 200 ppm to n-buthanol) is over 21 times higher than that of pure SnO 2 (11.5). All results prove the potential of using Au-decorated SnO 2 for n-buthanol gas detection.
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GREEN CHEMISTRY
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2015
·Vol. 18
·期 7
·2147-2154
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IF 8.02
Alei Zhang,Cong Gao,Jing Wang,Kequan Chen,Pingkai Ouyang
In this study, we present an efficient affinity adsorption–enzymatic reaction integrated approach to produce N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) from crude chitin powders (CP). Chitinase was first purified from the crude enzyme mixture by affinity adsorption on the CP substrate, with ∼92.7% recovery of the enzyme achieved within 10 minutes in the presence of 20 g L−1 of CP under optimized conditions. The chitinase then efficiently converted 40 g L−1 of CP to 39.3 g L−1 of GlcNAc in a batch enzymatic reaction for 4 days, achieving nearly 100% conversion of the substrate CP. The product GlcNAc was easily separated from hydrolysates after destaining, concentrating, crystallizing and drying processes with a high purity of 98%. In addition, the chitinase can be conveniently reused for several batches by the affinity adsorption–enzymatic reaction approach, giving an average yield of 29.6 g L−1 of GlcNAc based on 30 g L−1 of CP as the substrate.
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CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
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2020
·Vol. 26
·期 17
·3870-3876
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IF 4.857
Xiaoshan Wang,Yao Liu,Jie Dai,Qian Chen,Xiao Huang,Wei Huang
Graphical By taking advantage of the crystal phase dependent electronic property of SnSe x based materials, SnSe( x %)/SnSe 2 (100− x %) p–n heterostructures were synthesized via a facile one-step colloidal method, and the SnSe(50 %)/SnSe 2 (50 %) based sensor exhibited much improved sensing performance due to the formation of p–n hetero-junctions. The formation of semiconductor heterostructures is an effective approach to achieve high performance in electrical gas sensing. However, such heterostructures are usually prepared via multi-step procedures. In this contribution, by taking advantage of the crystal phase-dependent electronic property of SnSe x based materials, we report a one-step colloid method for the preparation of SnSe( x %)/SnSe 2 (100− x %) p–n heterostructures, with x ≈30, 50, and 70. The obtained materials with solution processability were successfully fabricated into NO 2 sensors. Among them, the SnSe(50 %)/SnSe 2 (50 %) based sensor with an active layer thickness of 2 μm exhibited the highest sensitivity to NO 2 (30 % at 0.1 ppm) with a limit of detection (LOD) down to 69 ppb at room temperature (25 °C). This was mainly attributed to the formation of p–n junctions that allowed for gas-induced modification of the junction barriers. Under 405 nm laser illumination, the sensor performance was further enhanced, exhibiting a 3.5 times increased response toward 0.1 ppm NO 2 , along with a recovery time of 4.6 min.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2015
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IF 6.723
Jing Kang,Jinsong Han,Yangyang Gao,Tianyi Gao,Shi Lan,Linghan Xiao,Yanling Zhang,Ge Gao,Harnoode Chokto,Alideertu Dong
Preventing bacterial infections is a main focus of medical care. Antibacterial agents with broad and excellent disinfection capability against pathogenic bacteria are in fact urgently required. Herein, a novel strategy for the development of N-halamine polymers from spheres to fibers using a combined copolymerization-electrospinning-chlorination technique was reported, allowing fight against bacterial pathogen. Optimizing the process conditions, e.g., comonomer molar ratio, concentration of electrospinning solution, chlorination order, and chlorination period, resulted in the formation of N-halamine fibers with controllable morphology. N-Halamine polymers were tested against two common bacterial pathogens, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, and were found to be extremely potent against both bacteria, suggesting that they possess powerful sterilizing properties. Remarkably, compared with those with sphere morphology, N-halamine fibers show unexpected enhancement toward both pathogens possibly because of their shape (fiber morphology), surface state (rough surfaces), and surface charge (positive zeta potentials). It is believed that this approach has great potential to be utilized in various fields where antifouling and antibacterial properties are highly required.
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CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS
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2018
·Vol. 31
·期 6
·789-798
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IF 0.586
Wang Xiao-yan,Fan Hai-yan,Ye Xiao-dong,Liu Shi-lin,Zhang Guang-zhao
Two narrowly-distributed poly( N - isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) samples were prepared via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) with a novel dansyl functionalized initiator. The other end of the PNIPAM was functionalized by dabcyl group via click reaction. From the static fluorescence measurements, the fluorescence intensity of dansyl group and energy transfer efficiency between dansyl and dabcyl groups increased when the temperature increased from 36 °C to 45 °C, indicating that the microenvironment surrounding dansyl became hydrophobic and the distance between dansyl and dabcyl decreased. The kinetics of the conformational change of the dye-labeled PNIPAM was studied by a home-made laser-induced temperature jump device with fluorescent measurement. Our results revealed that the characteristic transition time was 3.8 and 5.8 ms for PNIPAM with degrees of polymerization of 85 and 142, respectively, indicating that the characteristic transition time was related to the chain length. Besides, characteristic transition time for the change of the energy transfer efficiency was 2.9 ms for PNIPAM with the degree of polymerization of 85, suggesting that the energy transfer efficiency change was faster than the fluorescence intensity change of dansyl group.
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POLYMER BULLETIN
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2020
·Vol. 78
·期 6
·3311-3325
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IF 2.014
Meng Qiuyu,Liu Yunfei,Luo Yali,Lyu Yinong
A (N-vinyl carbazole)-based polymer, namely PPVK, was subsequently synthesized by free radical polymerization and oxidative polymerization. This material exhibits permanent porosity, good physicochemical stability, and plenty of nitrogen units. All these features make PPVK promising precursor for constructing N-enriched porous carbon. Using KOH as the activating agent, porous carbon material was prepared and its adsorption performance was also evaluated. Due to the high Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area (1832 m 2 g −1 ) and abundant nitrogen atoms, the porous carbon, CPVK-800, displays adsorption capacity of 1074 mg g −1 for Rhodamine B, which is far higher than that reported for commercial activated carbon (0.36 mmol g −1 ). Kinetic investigations indicate that the adsorption behaviour follows the Langmuir isotherm model and pseudo-second-order kinetics. Besides the cationic dye rhodamine B, CPVK-800 also can be used to adsorption removal of anionic dye methyl orange, with uptake of 739 mg g −1 . Findings in this study highlight the potential of using carbonaceous polymer as an effective adsorbent for organic dyes.
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Frontiers in Energy
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2023
·Vol. 18
·期 1
·42-53
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IF 2.9
Fang Can,Tang Xiangmei,Wang Jiaoyan,Yi Qingfeng
Highly efficient and stable iron electrodes are of great significant to the development of iron-air battery (IAB). In this paper, iron nanoparticle-encapsulated C-N composite (NanoFe@CN) was synthesized by pyrolysis using polyaniline as the C-N source. Electrochemical performance of the NanoFe@CN in different electrolytes (alkaline, neutral, and quasi-neutral) was investigated via cyclic voltammetry (CV). The IAB was assembled with NanoFe@CN as the anode and IrO 2 + Pt/C as the cathode. The effects of different discharging/charging current densities and electrolytes on the battery performance were also studied. Neutral K 2 SO 4 electrolyte can effectively suppress the passivation of iron electrode, and the battery showed a good cycling stability during 180 charging/discharging cycles. Compared to the pure nano-iron (NanoFe) battery, the NanoFe@CN battery has a more stable cycling stability either in KOH or NH 4 Cl + KCl electrolyte.
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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2015
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IF 2.912
Jun Huang,Haihua Xie,Sheng Hu,Tian Xie,Jinyan Gong,Chengjun Jiang,Qing Ge,Yuanfeng Wu,Shiwang Liu,Yanli Cui,Jianwei Mao,Lehe Mei
Chitosan was prepared by alkaline N-deacetylation of β-chitin from squid pens, and N-carboxyethylated derivatives (N-CECS) with different degrees of substitution (DS) were synthesized. The carboxyethylation of the polysaccharide was identified by Fourier transform infrared, 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and X-ray diffraction analyses. The DS of the derivatives was calculated by 1H NMR and elemental analysis. All three N-CECS samples showed good water solubility at pH > 6.5. The antioxidant properties and bile acid binding capacity of the derivatives were studied in vitro. The highest bile acid binding capacity of all N-CECS reached 36.9 mg/g, which was 2.6-fold higher than that of chitosan. N-CECS showed a stronger scavenging effect on 2,2′-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) radical ability, and EC50 values were below 2 mg/mL. The scavenging ability of N-CECS against superoxide radicals correlated well with the DS and concentration of N-CECS. These results indicated that N-carboxyethylation is a possible approach to prepare chitosan derivatives with desirable in vitro biochemical properties.
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REGULATORY TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
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2015
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IF 2.031
Xin Wu,Dan Wan,Chunyan Xie,Tiejun Li,Ruilin Huang,Xugang Shu,Zheng Ruan,Zeyuan Deng,Yulong Yin
N -carbamylglutamate (NCG) is a metabolically stable analog of N -acetylglutamate that activates carbamyl phosphate synthase-1, a key arginine synthesis enzyme in enterocytes. It is a promising feed additive in swine in China. In this study, we assessed the acute and sub-acute toxicity of NCG in Sprague–Dawley (SD) rats. All rats survived until they were killed at a scheduled time point. No adverse effects or mortality was observed following acute oral administration of 5000 mg/kg NCG to SD rats. No biologically significant or test substance-related differences were observed in body weights, feed consumption, clinical signs, a functional observational battery, organ weights, histopathology , ophthalmology, hematology, coagulation, and clinical chemistry parameters in any of the treatment groups in sub-acute doses of NCG at target concentrations corresponding to 500, 2000, and 3000 mg/kg/day for 28 days neither. In addition, no evidence of mutagenicity or genotoxicity was found, either in vitro in bacterial reverse mutation assay or in vivo in mice bone marrow micronucleus assay and sperm shape abnormality assay. On the basis of our findings, we conclude that NCG is a non-toxic substance with no genotoxicity.
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AICHE JOURNAL
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2020
·Vol. 66
·期 11
·e17023
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IF 3.519
Yaoming Wang,Xiaoli Wang,Haiyang Yan,Chenxiao Jiang,Liang Ge,Tongwen Xu
In this study, cleaner production of N -methylglycine (NMG), N , N -dimethylglycine (DMG), and N , N , N -trimethylglycine (TMG) with similar structures but different methylate groups was performed using bipolar membrane electrodialysis (BMED). The effects of the feed mass concentration and current density on the separation performance were intensively analysed in terms of the molecular size, molecular structure, ion concentration, and interaction between amino acids and membranes. The results indicated that the optimal recovery performance was achieved at a current density of 200 A/m 2 and feed mass concentration of 6%. Under the optimal conditions, the energy consumption and current efficiencies were 2.3 kWh/kg and 78% for NMG, 2.49 kWh/kg and 69.5% for DMG, and 3.52 kWh/kg and 39.6% for TMG, respectively. It was speculated a competition for water splitting occurs between the bipolar membranes and anion exchange membranes when BMED is used for the separation and purification of large-sized bioproducts.
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