ENERGY & FUELS
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2020
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IF 3.421
Jiatao Xiang,Zhen Zhang,Luning Tian,Qinghua Zhao,Haiping Yang,Xiong Zhang,Jingai Shao,Shihong Zhang,Hanping Chen
In order to enhance wet flue gas desulfurization efficiency and reduce cost, the effects of different series of additives (typical organic acids, organic salts, inorganic salts, organic amines, and their mixture) on the desulfurization properties, including pH buffering characteristics of slurry, dissolution characteristics of CaCO3, oxidation characteristics of CaSO3, desulfurization efficiency, and economic cost were investigated in this work. The results show that the pH buffering capacity is sodium benzoate ≈ Na2SO4 > adipic acid > double oxazine. The dissolution promoting effect of CaCO3 is acetic acid > double oxazine ≈ sodium acetate > MgSO4. The additives that can significantly promote the oxidation of CaSO3 are adipic acid, citric acid, acetic acid, MgSO4, and Na2SO4. Without an additive, the desulfurization efficiency of CaCO3 slurry decreased to 85.87% after 4 h. After the addition of the composite additive (CA-3), the desulfurization efficiency of CaCO3 slurry remained 96.53% for 4 h, increasing by 10.66%. The main reasons for the enhancement in the desulfurization process may be a collection of three factors: the reversible hydrolysis reactions of acetic acid and sodium acetate, the formation of an acid–base conjugate system by sodium benzoate, and the formation of a neutral ion pair MgSO3 by MgSO4 in the slurry. In addition, the composite additive has been used in the Dabie mountain power plant of China. The economic benefit analysis shows that the desulfurization unit of 4 × 640 MW coal-fired power plant can save 1.26 million dollars per year by composite additive.
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环境科学
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化学工程
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PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
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2021
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IF 3.133
Ya-Wen Zhang,Ling-Lan Tu,Zhan Tang,Qiao Wang,Gao-Li Zheng,Li-Na Yin
Oral absorption of peptides/proteins is usually compromised by various gastrointestinal tract barriers. To improve delivery efficiency, chitosan-conjugated deoxycholic acid (CS-DCA) coupled with sodium alginate (ALG) was prepared to load insulin into pH-sensitive nanoparticles. The insulin-loaded chitosan-deoxycholic acid/alginate nanoparticles (CDA NPs) were characterized by size (143.3 ± 10.8 nm), zeta potential (19.5 ± 1.6 mV), entrapment efficiency (61.14 ± 1.67%), and insulin drug loading (3.36 ± 0.09%). The CDA NPs exhibited pH-triggered release characteristics in vitro and protected the wrapped insulin from gastric degradation. Stability of the CDA NPs in enzyme-containing simulated gastrointestinal fluids suggested that the NPs could partially protect the wrapped insulin from enzymatic degradation. Additionally, CS-DCA-modified NPs promoted the permeability of Caco-2 cells and enhanced intracellular absorption of FITC-labeled insulin by 9.4 and 1.2-folds, when compared to insulin solution and unmodified NPs, respectively. The positively charged NPs increased intestinal villi adhesion and enhanced insulin absorption in the intestines of diabetic rat models. Furthermore, the hypoglycemic test showed that CDA NPs prolonged insulin release in vivo and exerted a remarkable hypoglycemic effect on diabetic rats with an oral bioavailability of 15%. In conclusion, CDA NPs is a potential oral insulin delivery system.
研究领域:
药剂学
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生物医学工程
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糖尿病治疗
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International Journal of Electrochemical Science
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2023
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IF 1.5
Feng Zhang,Dongyi Zhang,Tong Chang,Hongyan Li,Jiali Cui,Jianguo Cui
In this study, an electrochemically activated persulfate (EAP) process using boron-doped diamond (BDD) as the anode was adopted for the activation of peroxydisulfate (PDS) to treat bromide-containing water. In this EAP process, the activation of PDS to generate SO 4 •- is mainly caused by direct electron transfer at the cathode. The synergetic oxidation by the free radical oxidants, including OH• electrogenerated on the BDD anode and SO 4 •- produced on the cathode, is the major driving force to oxidize bromide to bromate through the continuous stepwise reaction. The cathodic reduction of high-valent bromine compounds coexisting in the EAP process could also affect the distribution of bromine by-products. The bromate formed in the EAP process decreased when humic acid coexisted in the bromide-containing water because the active bromine (Br• and HOBr) could react with organic matter to form brominated by-products. Bromate formation was increased with increasing PDS dosage, initial bromide concentration and current density. An acidic environment is beneficial for inhibiting the formation of bromate, but it might also increase the risk of formation of brominated by-products.
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环境科学
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化学工程
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Aquaculture Reports
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2024
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IF 3.2
Yuru Zhang,Haiying Fan,Kedi Gao,Shibo Zhang,Ronghua Lu,Xianglin Cao,Xinxin Xu,Jiancheng Liu
The grass carp ( Ctenopharyngodon idella ) holds significant economic value worldwide. However, intensive farming practices often result in lipid metabolic disorder of fish. It is essential to explore the influence of pivotal genes in the process of fat accumulation, particularly from the perspective of fat transport. Fatty acid binding proteins (FABPs) are crucial for selectively binding and transporting free fatty acids (FAs) within cells. Nevertheless, the types of fabp genes in the grass carp genome and their responses to various FAs remain unclear. In the current study, exhaustive bioinformatic analysis identified nine fabp genes in the grass carp genome: fabp1a, fabp1b.1, fabp2, fabp3, fabp6, fabp7a, fabp10a, fabp11a, and fabp11b . Although these genes showed widespread expression across various tissues, each gene displayed distinct preferences for specific primary expression tissues. Notably, fabp1a exhibited prominent expression in muscle, fabp1b.1 in abdominal fat, fabp2 and fabp6 in the intestine, fabp7a in the brain, fabp10a in the hepatopancreas, and fabp11a showed maximal expression in the eye. Findings from primary grass carp hepatocytes revealed that the addition of palmitic acid (PA), high concentrations oleic acid (OA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) (400 µM), significantly increased intracellular lipid accumulation. Intriguingly, the addition of PA resulted in increased expression of fabp2 and fabp11a , while DHA significantly enhanced the expression of fabp7a ( P < 0.01). Given that the accumulated FAs are primarily saturated fatty acids, these results suggest that regulating fabps , especially fabp2 and fabp11a, could be a strategy to control fat deposition in grass carp.
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水产养殖学
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分子生物学
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ADSORPTION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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2024
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IF 2.8
Yinghao Zhuang,Shuai Sun,Kai Jia,Lei Shi,Xiangshan Yang
Thorium is a promising nuclear fuel; however, even a small amount in nuclear wastewater can cause significant radioactive pollution. Therefore, it is urgent to develop effective adsorbents for the efficient removal of thorium to solve this problem. Herein, the phytic acid modification of carboxylated Zirconium-based metal-organic framework materials (UiO-66-COOH-PA) has been obtained by rapid high-temperature carbonization, which exhibits excellent performance in removing thorium (IV) in acidic aqueous solutions. The maximum adsorption capacity of UiO-66-COOH-PA-2 (with 40% mass ratio of phytic acid) in solution reaches 315.5 mg/g at a pH of 4, which is more than twice that of the unmodified Zr-based metal organic framework (MOF) material. The adsorption kinetics of UiO-66-COOH-PA on thorium has been analyzed using two different isothermal adsorption models, the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm adsorption models. It turns out that the Freundlich model is more suitable for the data. The thorium adsorption process reaches dynamic equilibrium very quickly, while the adsorption dynamics of UiO-66-COOH-PA on thorium follows the pseudo-second-order adsorption kinetic model. The excellent adsorption performance of UiO-66-COOH-PA-2 at low pH values indicates that adsorption material containing phosphorus is suitable for the removal of thorium especially in acidic systems. It also exhibits excellent selectivity (up to 90.2%) for Th(IV) adsorption in the presence of several coexisting rare-earth ions. Overall, the integration of phosphorus-modified in Zr-MOFs represents a significant advancement in thorium adsorption technology, offering a pathway toward more effective management of radioactive acidic waste liquid.
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环境科学
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核化学
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Food Chemistry-X
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2024
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IF 6.5
Hongbin Yang,Fuqiang Wang,Yingqin Li,Yake Guo,Xiuhua Tang,Shuailei Gu,Haihong Chen,Chaohai Pang,Yanxia Li,Jiali Zhang,Weihong Ma,Jiashui Wang
Avocado is widely grown in tropical and subtropical regions of China. Diverse germplasms have been generated through natural hybridization and selective breeding. Here, to screen high-quality avocado germplasms, we characterized the nutritional quality of 95 avocado germplasms grown in China based on metabolomics. The oil content of the 95 avocado germplasms was 2.18 %–16.60 % and followed a normal distribution. We further profiled nine fatty acids, 16 hydrolyzed amino acids, and eight mineral elements in avocado fruit, which varied widely among different germplasms. Correlation analysis revealed significant positive correlations between fatty acid components, as well as between amino acid components and between mineral elements. Clustering analysis and evaluation of the 95 avocado germplasms identified 14 germplasms with high nutritional quality. These findings provide a basis for evaluation of avocado fruit quality and utilization of high-quality avocado germplasms, as well as important implications for the breeding of avocado.
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植物学
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食品科学
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农业科学
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2018
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IF 6.735
Mantang Chen,Zhimin Zhang,Lihua Zhu,Nan Wang,Heqing Tang
The present work aimed at using bisulfites (HSO 3 − ) to enhance the oxidative degradation of bisphenol A (BPA) in a Fenton process based on the Fe 3+ -H 2 O 2 reagents. It was confirmed that both the degradation and mineralization of BPA were drastically enhanced by the addition of HSO 3 − . Typically, the use of 0.1 mmol L −1 Fe 3+ , 0.3 mmol L −1 HSO 3 − and 10 mmol L −1 H 2 O 2 achieved a complete degradation of BPA (0.05 mmol L −1 ) in only 2 min. The addition of HSO 3 − increased the BPA degradation rate constant from 0.045 min −1 in the Fe 3+ -H 2 O 2 system to 2.71 min −1 in the Fe 3+ -HSO 3 − -H 2 O 2 system by 60 times. This drastic enhancement effect of HSO 3 − was attributed to its complexing and reducing abilities. The formation of FeSO 3 + complex prevented the precipitation of Fe 3+ and accelerated the cycling of Fe 3+ /Fe 2+ ; the reducing ability of HSO 3 − further favored the transformation of Fe 3+ to Fe 2+ . Several reactive species, including OH, SO 3 − and SO 4 − were responsible for the degradation of BPA, among which OH was the dominant one. The proposed Fe 3+ -HSO 3 − -H 2 O 2 system is suggested be able to act as the followed stage of a traditional Fe 2+ -H 2 O 2 system in the engineering setting.
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环境科学
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化学工程
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污染控制
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2013
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IF 2.112
Hualin Jiang,Pinghua Chen,Shenglian Luo,Xinman Tu,Qun Cao,Meng Shu
A novel nanocomposite with a BET surface area of 212.9 m 2 /g was synthesized from chitosan and Fe 3 O 4 /ZrO 2 using an inexpensive protocol at mild condition. The Fe 3 O 4 /ZrO 2 /chitosan composite has the ability to adsorb both nitrate and phosphate. The maximum adsorption amount of nitrate and phosphate is 89.3 mg/g and 26.5 mg P/g, respectively. The adsorption process fits well to the pseudo-first-order kinetic rate model, and the mechanism involves simultaneous adsorption and intra-particle diffusion. The experimental results suggest that the composite is a promising adsorbent for treating water that is contaminated with nutrients.
研究领域:
环境科学
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材料科学
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水处理
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纳米技术
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环境污染控制
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ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
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2022
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IF 3.475
Guoqiang Wang,Wenting Bo,Keji Wan,Jinjin Fan,Zhenyong Miao,Shuwen Xue
Heavy metals pose a serious threat and damage to ecological health when released into the environment. n-HFP is usually used to remediate soils contaminated with heavy metals, but its ability to solidify heavy metals is limited. FA has good ability to trap heavy metals due to its abundant oxygen-containing functional groups. However, the solubility of FA in water limits its application in the field of heavy metal removal. In this paper, n-HFP@FA was prepared by co-precipitation method. Through FT-IR and BET analysis, the oxygen-containing functional groups and specific surface area of n-HFP@FA increased due to the addition of FA. The adsorption behaviour of n-HFP@FA on Pb, Cd, and Cu followed the pseudo-second-order and Langmuir isotherm models. In addition, the maximum adsorption capacities of n-HFP@FA for Pb, Cd, and Cu were 371.1, 190.5, and 129.75 mg/g, respectively. As shown by FT-IR and XPS analysis, the main mechanisms of Pb, Cd and Cu removal by n-HFP@FA are: complexation, electrostatic and precipitation. The n-HFP@FA showed high removal rates of Pb, Cd, and Cu in soil leachates of different pH. In the soil remediation experiments, the BCR method and Pearson correlation analysis showed that the acid-soluble, reducible and oxidizable fractions of Pb, Cd, and Cu in the soil were effectively converted into a more stable residual fraction. This study opens up a prospect for the application of n-HFP@FA composites in the remediation of contaminated soil.
研究领域:
环境科学
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土壤修复
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环境污染治理
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环境化学
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生态毒理学
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2020
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IF 8.758
Along Zhao,Faping Zhong,Xiangming Feng,Weihua Chen,Xinping Ai,Hanxi Yang,Yuliang Cao
The global consumption for lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6) has increased dramatically with the rapid growth of Li-ion batteries (LIBs) for large-scale electric energy storage applications. Conventional LiPF6 production has a high cost and high energy consumption due to complicated separation and purification processes. Here, based on the electrode materials of LiMn2O4 and polyaniline (PANI), we propose a facile electrochemical extraction/release process for LiPF6 electrolyte production. This new technology consists of two independent steps: a PF6–- and Li+-extracting step using a PANI/LixMn2O4 cell in aqueous solution (an ion extraction step) and a LiPF6 electrolyte production step from the charged LiMn2O4/PANI+PF6– cell in an organic electrolyte (an ion release step). This new process can effectively avoid the contamination of HF residue in the final product, providing a great possibility to create a facile, energy-efficient, and low-cost LiPF6 electrolyte production.
研究领域:
电化学
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能源材料
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锂离子电池
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电解质工程
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功能材料
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FIBERS AND POLYMERS
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2023
·Vol. 24
·期 10
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IF 2.5
Hu Xinyi,Kong Que,Li Rong,Zhou Change,Li Zhiguang
Making a multifunctional hydrogel-based wound dressing is a long-term research goal. Therefore, it is of great significance to develop an ideal wound dressing with desirable biocompatibility, adhesive property, antibacterial property and simple production. Herein, molecular network crosslinking hydrogels were achieved through the nucleophilic addition of polyphenol-sulfur radical using tannic acid and thioctic acid as matrix. The multifunctional tannic–thioctic acid (TATA) hydrogels with excellent rheological properties were prepared by further modification of antibacterial and hydrophobic properties. The successful cross-linking of the molecules was confirmed by infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). Complex hydrogels had certain hydrophobic properties, which can slowly absorb wound tissue fluid and keep the wetness of the wound. In addition, the hydrogel had good rheological, antibacterial and antioxidant properties, and also improved blood clotting effect and biocompatibility. These results indicated that TATA hydrogel had the potential prospect to be used as a novel wound dressing for a wide range of medical applications. Graphical abstract
研究领域:
生物材料
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高分子科学
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生物医学工程
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伤口愈合
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抗菌材料
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Energy Technology
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2017
·Vol. 5
·期 8
·1322-1327
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IF 2.789
Shaolei Xie,Jinhe Sun,Shang Liu,Lipeng Han,Guixiang Ma,Yan Jing,Yongzhong Jia
An adipic acid/boric acid (AA–BA) binary eutectic mixture containing 80 wt % adipic acid and 20 wt % boric acid was investigated as a new phase change material (PCM) with high latent heat, high thermal stability, and low cost. The material′s thermophysical properties and thermal stability were studied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The thermal stability was investigated in situ over 100 cycles using DSC. The phase change temperature of the AA–BA binary eutectic mixture was 135.04 °C and the latent heats of the melting and crystallization process were 283.42 and 272.16 J g −1 , respectively. The latent heat of melting only dropped 4.94 % after in situ 100 cycles using DSC. Following comparison of thermal properties and price of the AA–BA eutectic mixture PCM with those of some composite PCMs, the results indicate that the newly prepared AA–BA eutectic mixture is a potential phase change material for thermal storage tanks.
研究领域:
材料科学
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热力学
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能源存储
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化学工程
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功能材料
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