INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
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2025
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IF 3.9
Shan Li,Huixia Li,Taotao Huang,Xuebo Chen
The development of efficient Cu–Ce catalysts for selective CO oxidation in hydrogen streams (CO-PROX) remains a critical challenge for hydrogen purification technologies. Herein, we report an acid-modified Cu–Ce/γ-Al2O3 catalyst synthesized through HCl-assisted wet impregnation and thermal aging, demonstrating exceptional low-temperature CO-PROX performance. The optimized CuCe0.8(Cl)0.2/γ-Al2O3 catalyst achieves superior CO conversion below 160 °C and maintains stable activity for 50 h at 160 °C. Mechanistic studies reveal that HCl modification induces dual enhancement effects: (1) increased Cu+ species density enhances CO adsorption capacity; (2) elevated Ce3+ concentration promotes oxygen vacancy formation for efficient O2 activation. Complementary characterization demonstrates that the acid treatment optimizes the active species dispersion and creates hierarchical pore structures in the γ-Al2O3 support, which facilitates reactant accessibility and stabilizes catalytic intermediates. The reaction mechanism involves synergistic cooperation between Cu+-mediated CO adsorption, oxygen vacancy-assisted O2 activation, and hydroxyl-assisted bicarbonate intermediate formation on the alumina support. This work establishes an effective acid-modification strategy for designing durable CO-PROX catalysts, advancing the development of a practical hydrogen purification system.
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材料科学
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Nanomaterials
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2021
·Vol. 11
·期 5
·1097
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IF 5.076
Luran Zhang,Xinchen Du,Hongjie Lu,Dandan Gao,Huan Liu,Qilong Lin,Yongze Cao,Jiyang Xie,Wanbiao Hu
L10ordered FePt and FePtCu nanoparticles (NPs) with a good dispersion were successfully fabricated by a simple, green, one-step solid-phase reduction method. Fe (acac)3, Pt (acac)2, and CuO as the precursors were dispersed in NaCl and annealed at different temperatures with an H2-containing atmosphere. As the annealing temperature increased, the chemical order parameter (S), average particle size (D), coercivity (Hc), and saturation magnetization (Ms) of FePt and FePtCu NPs increased and the size distribution range of the particles became wider. The ordered degree,D,Hc, andMsof FePt NPs were greatly improved by adding 5% Cu. The highestS,D,Hc, andMswere obtained when FePtCu NPs annealed at 750 °C, which were 0.91, 4.87 nm, 12,200 Oe, and 23.38 emu/g, respectively. The structure and magnetic properties of FePt and FePtCu NPs at different annealing temperatures were investigated and the formation mechanism of FePt and FePtCu NPs were discussed in detail.
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物理学
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2020
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IF 4.3
Jinpeng Wang,Ming Zhang,Runjuan Zhou,Jiyuan Li,Wei Zhao,Wenyuan Chen
This paper explored the effect of trace Cu(Ⅱ) (5 μM) on the degradation of Orange Ⅱ by Fe(Ⅱ)/Hydroxylamine (HA)/Persulfate (PS) system. The results showed that the addition of trace Cu(Ⅱ) not only improved the degradation efficiency of Fe(Ⅱ)/HA/PS system, but also broadened the pH range of Fe(Ⅱ)/HA/PS degradation Orange Ⅱ (2–10). Increasing the dosage of Fe(Ⅱ), Cu(Ⅱ) and PS will promote the degradation of Orange Ⅱ by the Cu(Ⅱ)/Fe(Ⅱ)/HA/PS system. However, the optimal dosage of HA is 0.03 mM. Lower or excessive HA dosage is not conducive to the degradation of Orange Ⅱ by the Cu(Ⅱ)/Fe(Ⅱ)/HA/PS system. Scavenger experiments show that SO 4 ·- is the main reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the Cu(Ⅱ)/Fe(Ⅱ)/HA/PS system. In both acidic and alkaline environments, Cu(Ⅰ) reduced by hydroxylamine can promote the conversion of Fe(Ⅲ) to Fe(Ⅱ). In acidic environment, Fe(Ⅱ) reduced by Cu(Ⅰ) is the reason why trace Cu(Ⅱ) can enhance the efficiency of Fe(Ⅱ)/HA/PS system to degrade Orange Ⅱ. However, in alkaline environment, Cu(I) reduced by hydroxylamine is the main participant in the production of SO 4 ·- by activating persulfate, which is also the main reason for broadening the applicable pH of Fe(Ⅱ)/HA/PS for Orange Ⅱ degradation to alkaline environment.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2022
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IF 6.371
Guannan Yang,Pengyu Wang,Yu Liu,Shuzhou Lu,Bo Luo,Tao Lai,Shiwo Ta,Tingyu Lin,Jiye Luo,Yu Zhang,Chengqiang Cui
Ag-coated Cu particles (Cu@Ag particles) are highly anticipated bimetallic materials with wide electronic applications. However, it is still crucially challenging to obtain well-covered Ag shells and facilitate the synthetic process, and the sintering/migration behaviors of Cu@Ag particles are also poorly understood. In this study, we develop a facile Ag coating method for Cu@Ag particles with the assistance of double complexing agents. Electrochemical analysis reveals that the complexing effect can effectively reduce the potential difference of the Cu-Ag replacement reaction, and thereby improve the coating quality. Cu@Ag particles with compact and uniform Ag shells are obtained, with Ag contents as low as ~10 at%. The as-prepared Cu@Ag particles show significantly improved oxidation resistance and reliable sintering property. Moreover, the Cu@Ag particles exhibit superior ion migration resistance even better than both Cu and Ag particles under an oxygen-containing environment. The results could provide helpful basis for understanding the synthesis, sintering and migration processes of Cu@Ag particles. The comprehensive performance of Cu@Ag particles makes them a promising interconnected material in future electronic industry.
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电子工程
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2020
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IF 5.774
Shanshan Xu,Hongliang Huang,Xiangyu Guo,Zhihua Qiao,Chongli Zhong
Application of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) in the field of gas separation has been widely explored, however most of the reported MOFs are sensitive to hydrolysis, restricting their applications under practical environments. In this work, Cu-BTC with distinguishing high resistance to hydrolysis was prepared through in-situ functionalization with sodium citrate (SC). The obtained Cu-BTC-SC can hold its structure integrity and preserve its original gas adsorption capacity even after 10 days' immersion in water. On this basis, mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) containing different loadings of Cu-BTC-SC in Pebax® 1657 were fabricated and applied for CO 2 /N 2 and CO 2 /CH 4 separation under humid conditions. The MMMs displayed excellent long-term stability towards humidified test conditions as well as improved CO 2 separation performance compared with the pristine Pebax® 1657 membrane. Specifically, the membrane incorporated with 15 wt% of Cu-BTC-SC demonstrated a CO 2 permeance of 1102.5 GPU together with a CO 2 /N 2 selectivity of 54.8 for the CO 2 /N 2 mixed gas, and a CO 2 permeance of 1069.6 GPU together with a CO 2 /CH 4 selectivity of 32.5 for the CO 2 /CH 4 mixed gas, surpassing the Robeson upper bounds for CO 2 /N 2 and CO 2 /CH 4 separation. These results demonstrate a potential effective strategy for improving the water stability of MOFs and suggest a promising candidate for the fabrication of high performance membranes for practical large-scale CO 2 separation applications.
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CHEMICAL PAPERS
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2017
·Vol. 72
·期 1
·51-56
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IF 1.258
Wei Mengyi,Qian Chao,Chen Xinzhi
Based on the recycling of NO
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, the Cu(I)- and HNO 3 -catalyzed oxidation of 2-chloro-4-(methylsulfonyl)toluene to 2-chloro-4-(methylsulfonyl)benzoic acid has been developed with an excellent yield of 84.2% and a purity of 99.7%. The optimized reaction conditions (160 °C, oxygen pressure 1.5 MPa, HNO 3 concentration 25 wt%, HNO 3 : substrate 0.5:1) use 1.0 mol% CuI as catalyst. The dosage of HNO 3 in the new process is only 25% of the stoichiometric amount and 12.5% of the amount of the traditional process. The NO
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emission is 5% amount of the traditional process. The oxidation of several additional toluene derivatives with comparable yields demonstrates the generality to these reaction conditions.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2024
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IF 8.1
Jiaming Li,Jiawei Hu,Quan Jiang,Huan Yu,Wen Xiao,Diab Khalafallah,Fang Yu,Chao Liu,Feng Zhang,Qinfang Zhang
The construction of highly efficient photocatalysts for generating high-purity hydrogen (H 2 ) through a sustainable water decomposition system is a feasible option to replace conventional non-renewable energy resources. Here, we report a simple chemical reduction approach to embed Cu–Pt alloy nanocrystals on the C 3 N 5 (CN) matrix, creating a Schottky heterojunction. The structural morphology, crystal phase, light-harvesting capacity, and photo-electrochemical properties of as-prepared heterostructures were investigated. The uniformly anchored Cu–Pt alloy nanocrystals improve the photocatalytic H 2 evolution (PHE) activity by promoting the separation and transfer of photogenerated carriers and inhibiting recombination. Meanwhile, the alloyed nanocrystals strengthen the absorption of incident light energy, inducing photothermal energy. This improves the charge carrier separation and promotes the surface reaction kinetics. The PHE performance of as-developed catalysts could be adjusted by optimizing the molar ratio of Cu/Pt ions. Among them, the optimal Cu 1 Pt 3 /CN photocatalyst yields a higher PHE performance (672.85 μmol g −1 h −1 ). Notably, the Cu 1 Pt 3 /CN catalyst also reveals an enhanced photocatalytic activity for H 2 evolution in natural seawater. The possible PHE mechanism in CuPt/CN heterostructures is discussed toward the role of CuPt alloy deposition in boosting photocatalytic efficiency.
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能源化学
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光催化技术
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LANGMUIR
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2024
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IF 3.7
Yun-Long Mu,Qing He,Chun-Yan Li,Da Sheng,Song-Hai Wu,Yong Liu,Hai-Tao Ren,Xu Han
Although precise regulation of the crystalline structures of metal oxides is an effective method to improve their antibacterial activities, the corresponding mechanisms involved in this process are still unclear. In this study, three kinds of cuprous oxide (Cu2O) samples with different structures of cubes, octahedra, and rhombic dodecahedra (c-Cu2O, o-Cu2O, and r-Cu2O) have been successfully synthesized and their antibacterial activities are compared. The antibacterial activities follow the order of r-Cu2O > o-Cu2O > c-Cu2O, revealing the significant dependence of the antibacterial activities on the crystalline structures of Cu2O. Quenching experiments, as well as the NBT and DPD experiments indicate that ≡CuII─OO• superoxo and ≡CuII─OOH peroxo, instead of •OH, O2•–, and H2O2, are the primary oxidizing species in the oxidative damage to E. coli. Raman analysis further confirms the presence of both ≡CuII─OO• superoxo and ≡CuII─OOH peroxo on the surface of r-Cu2O. On the other hand, the NCP experiment reveals that Cu+, instead of Cu2+, also contributes to the antibacterial process. This study provides new insight into the antibacterial mechanisms of Cu2O.
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微生物学
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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IF 13.3
Nan Xin,Yifei Li,Guihua Tang,Tian Lan,Jimin Xu,Xin Zhao,Min Zhang,Yinan Nie,Hao Shen
Thermoelectric materials have great potential in the energy recovery and environmental protection, and thermoelectric films can also effectively achieve heat dissipation of the chip through thermoelectric refrigeration. WS 2 films show good thermoelectric performance in prediction, but the figure of merit ( ZT ) of the synthesized WS 2 films still needs improvement. In this work, Cu was doped into WS 2 films by magnetron sputtering combined with chemical vapor deposition and sulfurization annealing. Cu doping narrowed the band gap and increased the hole concentration from 5.6 × 10 19 cm −3 to 2.2 × 10 21 cm −3 , greatly improved the electrical properties of WS 2 film. At 300 K, the electrical conductivity and power factor of Cu-doped films increased by 1086 % and 575 % compared to pristine WS 2 , respectively. In addition, Cu doping reduced the grain size and introduced more grain boundaries, which decreased the in-plane thermal conductivity to as low as 0.22 W m −1 K −1 at 300 K. The coupling of the electrical and thermal properties optimization greatly improved ZT . The ZT value of Cu 5.5 -WS 2 films is as high as 0.181 at 425 K. This work provides a new idea for improving the thermoelectric performance of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) films.
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Nanoscale
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2024
·Vol. 16
·期 22
·10727-10736
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IF 5.8
Peijiao Chen,Zhijun Li,Pengze Wang,Yuxin Yao,Tianwei Dou,Yang Qu,Liqiang Jing
The photocatalytic water-mediated CO2 reduction reaction, which holds great promise for the conversion of CO2 into valuable chemicals, is often hindered by inefficient separation of photogenerated charges and a lack of suitable catalytic sites. Herein, we have developed a glycerol coordination assembly approach to precisely control the distribution of atomically dispersed Cu species by occupying Ti-defects and adjusting the ratio between Cu species and Ti-defects in a hierarchical TiO2. The optimal sample demonstrates a ∼4-fold improvement in CO2-to-CO conversion compared to normal TiO2 nanoparticles. The high activity could be attributed to the Ti defects, which enhance the photogenerated charge separation and simultaneously facilitate the adsorption of water molecules, thereby promoting the water oxidation reaction. Moreover, by means of in situ EPR and FTIR spectra, we have demonstrated that Cu species can effectively capture photogenerated electrons and facilitate the adsorption of CO2, so as to catalyze the reduction of CO2. This work provides a strategy for the construction of atomic-level synergistic catalytic sites and the utilization of in situ techniques to reveal the underlying mechanism.
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Royal Society Open Science
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2020
·Vol. 7
·期 3
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IF 2.646
Yazhen Wang,Shuang Li,Liqun Ma,Shaobo Dong,Li Liu
Corn stalk was used as the initial material to prepare a corn stalk matrix-g-polyacrylonitrile-based adsorbent. At first, the corn stalk was treated with potassium hydroxide and nitric acid to obtain the corn stalk-based cellulose (CS), and then the CS was modified by 2-bromoisobutyrylbromide (2-BiBBr) to prepare a macroinitiator. After that, polyacrylonitrile (PAN) was grafted onto the macroinitiator by single-electron transfer living radical polymerization (SET-LRP). A novel adsorbent AO CS-g-PAN was, therefore, obtained by introducing amidoxime groups onto the CS-g-PAN with hydroxylamine hydrochloride (NH2OH · HCl). FTIR, SEM and XPS were applied to characterize the structure of AO CS-g-PAN. The adsorbent was then employed to remove Pb(II) and Cu(II), and it exhibited a predominant adsorption performance on Pb(II) and Cu(II). The effect of parameters, such as temperature, adsorption time, pH and the initial concentration of metal ions on adsorption capacity, were examined in detail during its application. Results suggest that the maximum adsorption capacity of Pb(II) and Cu(II) was 231.84 mg g–1 and 94.72 mg g−1, and the corresponding removal efficiency was 72.03% and 63%, respectively. The pseudo-second order model was more suitable to depict the adsorption process. And the adsorption isotherm of Cu(II) accorded with the Langmuir model, while the Pb(II) conformed better to the Freundlich isotherm model.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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IF 13.3
Chenxu Guo,Miao Li,Wenming Guo,Jiawei Xie,Hang Qin,Moyu Liao,Yi Zhang,Pengzhao Gao,Hanning Xiao
Methanol steam reforming (MSR) is considered as a promising approach to provide hydrogen for proton-exchange membrane fuel cells. However, it is challenging to develop effective and durable Cu-based catalysts. Herein, Cu-ZnO catalysts are prepared by facile quenching of ZnO in copper nitrate solution followed by reduction to obtain the desired metal loading and induce the doping of surface metal heteroatoms for producing more vacancies. Catalysts enriched with oxygen vacancies can efficiently activate H 2 O and rapidly transform C-containing intermediates, resulting in higher methanol conversion and lower CO selectivity. As a result, the quenched optimal catalyst achieves 100 % methanol conversion and 0.05 % CO selectivity at 280 ℃, exhibiting the excellent catalytic performance in MSR reaction. In practical applications, structured catalysts are more attractive for large-scale catalytic reactions owing to the low pressure drop and high utilization efficiency. Therefore, ZnO-Cu 3 catalyst is coated on cordierite honeycomb ceramics with 100 % methanol conversion and 0.04 % CO selectivity at 280 ℃. After 100 h of the reaction, the structured catalyst remains ∼ 92.3 % with CO selectivity varying from 0.02 to 0.06 %, demonstrating the good catalytic stability in the long-term experiment. In addition, the evolution of reactants and intermediates on the catalyst surface are briefly described by FTIR spectra. This study offers a novel and efficient approach to obtain highly active and durable catalysts with great potential for industrial-scale preparation and application.
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催化化学
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能源材料科学
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燃料电池技术
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