JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2017
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Qian Wen Bao,Jin Fang Liu,Bin Hong Liu,Zhou Peng Li
Two N-containing hydrocarbon based polymers polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and polyaniline (PANI) were found to be able to destabilize LiBH 4 , a potential hydrogen storage material , resulting in larger hydrogen capacities of more than 10 wt% with peak dehydrogenation temperatures around 344 °C. The results suggest that a co-destabilization effect was achieved through the interaction of B H and C H bonds, which was further enhanced due to the presence of nitrogen atoms in polymers. After rehydrogenation of the dehydrogenated products, LiBH 4 was found to be regenerated to a large extent in both of the LiBH 4 +polymer composites. Detailed analysis including XRD , FTIR , DSC-TG-MS, HRTEM , Raman, XPS and solid-state 11 B MAS NMR was performed to elucidate the dehydrogenation and rehydrogenation mechanisms in these composites. The results provide considerable information about interaction mechanisms among B H, C H, N H and C N bonds and also shed lights on the enhancement of LiBH 4 dehydrogenation and reversibility.
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RSC Advances
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2012
·Vol. 2
·期 18
·7099-7108
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Zhangwei Wang,Peiyi Wu
The role of ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([Bmim][BF4]), on the phase transition behavior of concentrated PNIPAM solutions was investigated by FTIR spectroscopy in combination with two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2Dcos) and the perturbation correlation moving window (PCMW) technique for the first time. At low IL concentrations, the Tp of the PNIPAM solution decreases with increases in the IL concentration, due to the destabilization of the hydrated macromolecule structure via preferential interactions between IL and water molecules. However, at higher IL concentrations, unexpectedly, the phase transition behavior disappears. This has been attributed to the formation of a stable interaction network via intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonding. Furthermore, two changes can be observed in the ν(C–H) region for the sample with 0.4 mol L−1 [Bmim][BF4]. The first change is related to the phase separation of the PNIPAM solution, while the second step is attributed to an IL–D2O association, which takes part in the globule construction, probably interacting with hydrophilic groups of PNIPAM. Thus, the role of ILs on the phase behavior of PNIPAM is embodied in two opposite aspects, the “destroyer” and the “constructer”.
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2015
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Chao Zhong,Chunming Wang,Fengxue Wang,Honghua Jia,Ping Wei,Yin Zhao
Cellulose isolation, a promising way for lignocellulosic biomass utilization, is always restricted by the poor solubility of cellulose. In this paper, tetra-n-methylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) was confirmed to be capable of readily dissolving/regenerating cellulose without chemical modification at room temperature. Meanwhile, cellulose isolation from lignocellulosic biomass by initially dissolving the biomass in TMAH followed by cellulose precipitation was proposed, and the isolated substance with average cellulose purity of 92.1 ± 0.3% could be obtained throughout this process under the optimum conditions: temperature 52 °C, time 60 min, and loading ratio of TMAH/biomass ( w / w ) 7.2:1. Besides, high efficiency cellulose isolation (i.e. >70% cellulose purity) could be continuously remained during 4-round cycles by using the recycled TMAH solvent without distinct activity loss.
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JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2026
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Hui Zhuang,Zixing Guan,Bimin Lin,Wenxi Huang,Yuanfu Deng
Heteroatom doping enhances the electrochemical properties of battery electrodes, but conventional multi-step syntheses limit practical applications. Herein, we report a single-step pyrolysis strategy for simultaneous nitrogen–sulfur codoping of anatase TiO 2 microspheres (NS-TiO 2 ) using thiourea as a dual-functional precursor. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy reveals a synergistic dual-site doping mechanism: sulfur substitutes at Ti sites (2.33 surface at.%) while nitrogen occupies interstitial positions (1.48 surface at.%). This architecture, alongside codoping-induced Ti 3+ defect states (∼3.77%) and oxygen vacancies, inherently enhances electronic conductivity and facilitates Na + transport. Consequently, the charge-transfer resistance decreases dramatically from 156.5 Ω in undoped TiO 2 to 49.48 Ω in the codoped material, which promotes predominant pseudocapacitive charge storage (84% at 2 mV·s −1 ). This optimized configuration delivers exceptional rate capability (55.1 mAh·g −1 at 5 A·g −1 ) and outstanding long-term cyclability (95.9% capacity retention over 2000 cycles at 1 A·g −1 ), significantly outperforming single-element doped analogues. Ultimately, this work establishes clear design principles for multi-element doped metal oxides, uniting synthetic simplicity with superior electrochemical functionality.
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Neurotherapeutics
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2026
·Vol. 23
·期 3
·e00909
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Liwang Lin,Longyu Li,Shiao Ren,Liping Liu,Ying Liu,Wenlei Zhang,Zengliang Gao,Xiaoting Ni,Haoxuan Li,Xinsheng Duan,Sijing Tao,Tianyu Zhao,Xin Hai
Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), a co-metabolite of the gut microbiota and host, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of various neuropsychiatric disorders. However, its role in major depressive disorder (MDD) remains poorly understood. This study aims to verify the relationship between TMAO and MDD and elucidate the underlying mechanisms. Plasma TMAO concentrations were quantified by HPLC-MS/MS and compared between MDD patients and healthy controls. To explore the effects of TMAO on depressive-like behavior and cerebral d -serine metabolism, mice were administered TMAO via dietary supplementation. Finally, astrocytes were treated with TMAO to examine its impact on d -serine metabolism at the cellular level. Here, we found that plasma TMAO levels were significantly elevated in MDD patients and positively correlated with both HAMD-17 and HAMA-14 scores. Consistently, mice fed TMAO for seven weeks exhibited pronounced depressive-like behaviors. While TMAO exposure did not induce apparent astrocytic damage, it markedly promoted d -serine secretion and caused notable neuronal injury. Mechanistically, TMAO activated the AMPK/SIRT-1 signaling pathway in astrocytes, resulting in upregulated serine racemase expression. Furthermore, both exogenous d -serine and conditioned medium from TMAO-treated astrocytes triggered neuronal apoptosis. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that TMAO contributes to MDD pathogenesis by activating astrocytic AMPK/SIRT-1 signaling to enhance d -serine production, subsequently inducing neuronal apoptosis. TMAO may thus represent a promising therapeutic target for MDD.
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2023
·Vol. 47
·期 13
·6058-6065
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IF 3.3
Xu Zhang,Jingxian Zhang,Shi Zeng,Haifan Wang,Yiling Bai,Huaming Hou,Ke Zhang,Bin Li,Guangjin Zhang
Iron–nitrogen-doped carbon (Fe–N–C) catalysts have been theoretically and experimentally demonstrated as one of the most promising materials to promote the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), but they still have drawbacks in terms of stability and longevity. Herein, a novel strategy of loading Fe–N–C on cerium oxide cyanamide (Ce2O2CN2) is proposed to increase the density of active sites and improve the activity effectively. Ce2O2CN2 provides a Ce4+/Ce3+ redox pair to regulate the oxygen density on the catalyst surface, and the π–π interactions between Ce2O2CN2 and Fe–N–C are beneficial for interfacial charge transport. Consequently, Fe–N–C@Ce2O2CN2 shows excellent ORR activity with a half-wave potential (E1/2) of 0.89 V vs RHE and satisfactory long-term durability in an alkaline medium, and significantly outperforms commercial Pt/C. The Zn–air batteries made using the prepared catalyst exhibited a high peak power density of 119.35 mW cm−2. This study provides a new perspective for the application of platinum group-metal (PGM)-free catalysts in next-generation energy storage devices.
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Journal of Environmental Sciences
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2023
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Jiaojiao Guan,Daorong Li,Jiahui Feng,Peng Xu,Zhaonian Li,Siqi Ge,Hongxia Chen,Kunfeng Zhang
The removal of ammonia (NH 3 ) emitted from agricultural and industrial activities is of great significance to protect human health and ecological environment. Photocatalytic NH 3 oxidation to N 2 under mild conditions is a promising strategy. However, developing visible light photocatalysts for NH 3 oxidation is still in its infancy. Here, we fabricate N-TiO 2 and Ag/AgCl/N-TiO 2 photocatalysts by sol-gel and photodeposition methods, respectively. The introduction of N not only endows TiO 2 with visible light response (absorption edge at 460 nm) but also results in the formation of heterophase junction (anatase and rutile). Thus, N-TiO 2 shows 2.0 and 1.8 times higher than those over anatase TiO 2 and commercial TiO 2 for NH 3 oxidation under full spectrum irradiation. Meanwhile, surface modification of Ag can simultaneously enhance visible light absorption (generating localized surface plasmon resonance effect) and charge separation efficiency. Therefore, the photocatalytic activity of Ag/AgCl/N-TiO 2 is further improved. Furthermore, the presence of N and Ag also enhances the selectivity of N 2 product owing to the change of reaction pathway. This work simultaneously regulates photocatalytic conversion efficiency and product selectivity, providing some guidance for developing highly efficient photocatalysts for NH 3 elimination.
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JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMISTRY
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2023
·Vol. 27
·期 5
·1261-1268
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IF 2.5
Deng Hao-chen (Preston),Hao Qingzhu,Wang Yuhang
The COVID-19 pandemic that is still prevalent around the globe each day consumes massive disposable face masks and consequently lays a heavy burden on waste management. Meanwhile, the incineration of these medical wastes further escalates the already overwhelming carbon emission that leads to global warming and climate change. To offer a potential solution addressing medical waste and CO 2 emission challenges, we herein develop a synthetic protocol to upgrade face masks into Ni, N-doped graphene (Ni–N-C) sheet catalysts for selectively reducing CO 2 into CO electrochemically. The high specific surface area and the uniform dispersion of Ni active sites of the catalyst derived from a regular disposable face mask enable a near-unity CO Faradaic efficiency (FE) at the current density of 200 mA cm −2 . This study offers outside-of-the-box thinking to address environmental issues by turning medical wastes into CO 2 reduction catalysts.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2023
·Vol. 34
·期 7
·1-13
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Guo Yitong,Du Jingyang,Hu Meihua,Wei Bin,Su Taichao,Zhou Aiguo
In this paper, the thermoelectric (TE) performance of Bi 2 Te 3 was improved by the incorporation of Mo 2 C MXene, which is a novel two-dimensional material with moderate TE performance. The TE properties of Mo 2 C MXene were characterized from bulk samples bonded with 5 wt% Al sintered by spark plasma sintering (SPS) at 623 K for 6 min. Due to the very weak TE performance of Al, the performance of Mo 2 C MXene/Al composite reflects that of Mo 2 C MXene. It is an N-type conductor with the Seebeck coefficient of − 9.25 µV/K at 600 K. This is the first report to characterize the TE performance of Mo 2 C MXene bulk samples. Thereafter, Bi 2 Te 3 /Mo 2 C MXene composite powders were prepared from Mo 2 C MXene powers and precursors of Bi 2 Te 3 by hydrothermal method at 453 K for 24 h. The bulk samples of Bi 2 Te 3 incorporated with Mo 2 C MXene was obtained by SPS at 523 K for 7 min. The composites are N-type conductors. The electrical conductivity was remarkably increased with the content of Mo 2 C MXene, while the thermal conductivity slightly decreased. The sample with 5 vol% Mo 2 C MXene showed the optimal thermoelectric properties, and its ZT value was 0.26 at 473 K. At 450 K, the ZT value (~ 0.25) of that sample was 78.6% higher than that of Bi 2 Te 3 (~ 0.14). This is the first report on regulating TE performance by the incorporation of Mo 2 C MXene, a 2D material with intrinsic TE performance.
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SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
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2023
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Jiaxin Liu,Keke Ning,Yao Fu,Yujie Sun,Jiangong Liang
N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) is an important biomarker for early clinical diagnosis of renal disease, suggesting the necessity to develop a fast and sensitive method for its detection. In this paper, we developed a fluorescent sensor based on polyethylene glycol (4 0 0) (PEG-400)-modified and H 2 O 2 -assisted etched sulfur quantum dots (SQDs). According to the fluorescence inner filter effect (IFE), the fluorescence of SQDs can be quenched by the p-nitrophenol (PNP) generated by NAG-catalyzed hydrolysis of p-Nitrophenyl-N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminide (PNP-NAG). We successfully used the SQDs as a nano-fluorescent probe to detect the NAG activity from 0.4 to 7.5 U·L −1 , with a detection limit of 0.1 U·L −1 . Furthermore, the method is highly selective and was successfully used in the detection of NAG activity in bovine serum samples, suggesting its great application prospect in clinical detection.
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Metals
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2023
·Vol. 13
·期 3
·518
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Weigang Zhao,Cuirong Liu,Xu Yin
The sodium battery is one of the best energy storage technologies due to its abundant resource reserves and excellent energy storage ability. As a two-dimensional layered transition metal, molybdenum selenide (MoSe2) has large interlayer spacing and a high theoretical capacity (470 mAh∙g−1). Its structure is suitable for the negative electrode of sodium-ion batteries, with a large ionic radius and slow ion diffusion kinetics. However, it is difficult for the rate capability and cycling performance of MoSe2to meet practical needs due to a weak intrinsic electron transport ability and volume expansion during sodium absorption. The hydrothermal synthesis method was used to synthesize the MoSe2complex based on boron and nitrogen dual-doped 3D carbon fibers obtained from bacterial cellulose membranes (MoSe2/N&B-BCM) for sodium batteries. Additionally, electrochemical analysis and experimental characterization were performed. In summary, the experimental analysis shows that MoSe2/N&B-BCM has excellent conductivity, structural integrity, cyclability (328 mAh∙g−1after 100 cycles at a 0.5 c constant rate), and rate stability.
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Journal of Environmental Sciences
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2023
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Yuqi Gan,Xiaohui Lu,Shaodong Chen,Xinghua Jiang,Shanye Yang,Xiewen Ma,Mei Li,Fan Yang,Yewen Shi,Xiaofei Wang
The reaction of carbonyl-to-imine/hemiaminal conversion in the atmospheric aqueous phase is a critical pathway to produce the light-absorbing N-containing secondary organic compounds (SOC). The formation mechanism of these compounds has been wildly investigated in bulk solutions with a low ionic strength. However, the ionic strength in the aqueous phase of the polluted atmosphere may be higher. It is still unclear whether and to what extent the inorganic ions can affect the SOC formation. Here we prepared the bulk solution with certain ionic strength, in which glyoxal and ammonium were mixed to mimic the aqueous-phase reaction. Molecular characterization by High-resolution Mass Spectrometry was performed to identify the N-containing products, and the light absorption of the mixtures was measured by ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy. Thirty-nine N-containing compounds were identified and divided into four categories (N-heterocyclic chromophores , high-molecular-weight compounds with N-heterocycle, aliphatic imines/hemiaminals, and the unclassified). It was observed that the longer reaction time and higher ionic strength led to the formation of more N-heterocyclic chromophores and the increasing of the light-absorbance of the mixture. The added inorganic ions were proposed to make the aqueous phase somewhat viscous so that the molecules were prone to undergo consecutive and intramolecular reactions to form the heterocycles. In general, this study revealed that the enhanced ionic strength and prolonged reaction time had the promotion effect on the light-absorbing SOC formation. It implies that the aldehyde-derived aqueous-phase SOC would contribute more light-absorbing particulate matter in the industrial or populated area where inorganic ions are abundant.
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