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2021
·Vol. 3
·期 7
·790-803
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IF 25.405
Yongshang Zhang,Peng Zhang,Shijie Zhang,Zheng Wang,Neng Li,S. Ravi P. Silva,Guosheng Shao
The realistic application of lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries has been severely hindered by the sluggish conversion kinetics of polysulfides (LiPS) and inhomogeneous deposition of Li 2 S at high sulfur loading and low electrolyte/sulfur ratio (E/S). Herein, a flexible Li–S battery architecture based on electrocatalyzed cathodes made of interfacial engineered TiC nanofibers and in situ grown vertical graphene are developed. Integrated 1D/2D heterostructured electrocatalysts are realized to enable highly improved Li + and electron transportation together with significantly enhanced affinity to LiPS, which effectively accelerate the conversion kinetics between sulfur species, and thus induce homogeneous deposition of Li 2 S in the catalyzed cathodes. Consequently, highly active electro-electrocatalysts-based cells exhibit remarkable rate capability at 2C with a high specific capacity of 971 mAh g −1 . Even at ultra-high sulfur loading and low E/S ratio, the battery still delivers a high areal capacity of 9.1 mAh cm −2 , with a flexible pouch cell being demonstrated to power a LED array at different bending angles with a high capacity over 100 cycles. This work puts forward a novel pathway for the rational design of effective nanofiber electrocatalysts for cathodes of high-performance Li–S batteries.
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2021
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IF 4.527
Ke Zhang,Danqing Li,Qingyun Tian,Hongyang Cao,Farid Orudzhev,Irina A. Zvereva,Jingkun Xu,Chuanyi Wang
Practical application of photocatalysis is often challenged by some intrinsic issues such as recombination of photogenerated charge carriers, stability and separation, etc. Herein, bismuth decorated 0D/2D ZnFe 2 O 4 /Bi 5 FeTi 3 O 15 (Bi/ZF/BFT) step-scheme (S-scheme) heterojunction was fabricated by an in-situ method. Due to the advantages of structure and composition, the Bi/ZF/BFT with the desired proportion (Bi/ZF/BFT-35) exhibits favorable photocatalytic performance towards tetracycline (TC) degradation. Compared with the pure ZF, the nanohybrid shows superior stability after 5 times cycle tests. Moreover, Bi/ZF/BFT-35 is convenient to be separated from the reaction system due to its magnetic nature. As identified by ESR measurement, •O 2 − and •OH radicals were involved in the photodegradation of TC, which supports that the S-scheme is successfully prepared. Also, the Bi/ZF/BFT-35 shows great ability of chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal in the practical wastewater as well. Importantly, antibacterial activity against E. coli test indicates that photodegraded TC has lower biotoxicity. The present work demonstrates that cocatalyst Bi modified ZF/BFT S-scheme can not only significantly improve its stability with good recyclability from the reaction system, but also inhibits the recombination of charge carriers, giving insight on the strategy of fabricating a promising photocatalyst for practical wastewater treatment.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2021
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IF 13.273
Jingwen Zhang,Chuchu Cheng,FangShu Xing,Cheng Chen,Caijin Huang
Engineering semiconductor materials with vacancies and co-catalysts is a valid method to improve their photocatalytic performance. Herein, we prepared S vacancies-rich Mn 0.3 Cd 0.7 S nanorods modified with β-Ni(OH) 2 nanoparticles through solvothermal and co-precipitation strategies. The as-obtained 0D/1D β-Ni(OH) 2 /Mn 0.3 Cd 0.7 S nanorods exhibit excellent visible-light H 2 -production activity up to 71.09 mmol g −1 h −1 , 5.23 times higher than pure Mn 0.3 Cd 0.7 S and better than 1 wt% Pt/Mn 0.3 Cd 0.7 S and most reported Mn x Cd 1−x S-based catalysts. The apparent quantum yield reaches 46.68% at λ = 420 nm. We found that the presence of S vacancies and β-Ni(OH) 2 enhances the transfer/separation of photogenerated carriers and increases reaction sites, which is beneficial to photocatalytic H 2 -production reaction. This work proposes a new idea for the application of metal hydroxide co-catalysts and S vacancies in sulfide materials for photocatalytic H 2 production.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2021
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IF 8.128
Zhenlin Ma,Rong Zheng,Yu Liu,Yulong Ying,Weidong Shi
Recently, carbon nanotubes (CNT)-based interconnected architectures exhibit promising prospects in supercapacitors due to their flexibility and high electrical conductivity. Herein, a three-dimensional (3D) interconnected network structure combined with conductive carbon nanotubes interpenetrating MOFs-derived Co-Ni-S composite spheres (Co-Ni-S/CNTs) was synthesized. Such 3D interconnected architecture significantly leads to a favorable electronic structure, fast charge-transfer capacity, and more pseudocapacitive. The Co-Ni-S/CNTs-based hybrid electrode exhibits an extraordinary specific capacitance of 540.6C g −1 at 1 A g −1 and competitive rate performance (capacity retention rate of 69.9% when the current density increases to 10 times). Subsequently, a hybrid supercapacitor is assembled using Co-Ni-S/CNTs as the positive electrode and commercial activated carbon as negative electrode. The device delivers a high energy density of 63.5 W h kg −1 at 800 W kg −1 and keeps 83.0% initial capacitance retention after 10,000 cycles. The encouraging performances demonstrate the significant contribution of the 3D interconnected architecture for the future energy storage.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2021
·Vol. 9
·期 17
·11025-11032
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IF 12.732
Zhiwei Guo,Chunyang Bao,Xiaohan Wang,Xingyuan Lu,Haoxiang Sun,Xiang Li,Jian Li,Junqi Sun
Mechanically robust polyurethanes and polyureas with excellent healing and recycling capacities have an extended service life, and can reduce raw material consumption and environmental pollution. In this work, healable, recyclable and mechanically super-strong poly(urea-urethane)s (PUUs) are conveniently fabricated via cross-linking isocyanate-terminated poly(tetramethylene ether glycol) (PTMEG) with nitrogen-coordinated boroxines (NCBs). The tripodal NCBs generate three-dimensionally cross-linked PUUs (denoted as NCB-PUUs) with a high cross-linking density. Meanwhile, hydrogen bonds and phase-separated PTMEG segments can serve as physical cross-linkers to further strengthen NCB-PUUs. As a result, the NCB-PUUs exhibit a tensile strength of ∼47 MPa and a toughness of ∼190 MJ m−3. Because of the high reversibility of NCBs and hydrogen bonds, the NCB-PUUs are capable of efficiently healing and recycling at room temperature with the assistance of ethanol or a water/ethanol mixture to restore their original mechanical strength. NCB-PUUs can be conveniently deposited on solid surfaces by dip-coating and spraying methods to serve as protecting coatings. The NCB-PUU coatings have firm adhesion on solid surfaces and can be doped with organic dyes to display diverse colors. More importantly, the NCB-PUU coatings can heal deep and wide cuts and scratches for multiple times in a given region.
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Journal of Energy Chemistry
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2021
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IF 9.676
Zehui Fan,Chen Zhang,Wuxing Hua,Huan Li,Yan Jiao,Jingyi Xia,Chuan-Nan Geng,Rongwei Meng,Yingxin Liu,Quanjun Tang,Ziyang Lu,Tongxin Shang,Guowei Ling,Quan-Hong Yang
Lithium-Sulfur (Li-S) batteries with high theoretical energy density are promising energy storage systems in the next decades, while the lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) shuttling caused by the sluggish sulfur redox reaction severely lowers the practical performance. The use of interlayer between the cathode and separator has been widely investigated to physically or chemically block the LiPSs, while the introduction of catalytic materials is a more effective strategy to accelerate the conversion of LiPSs. MXene with rich surface chemistry has shown its potential for facilitating the catalytic conversion, however, the aggregation of MXene sheets usually leads to the loss of the catalytic active sites. Herein, we report a diatomite/MXene (DE/MX) hybrid material as the bifunctional interlayer for improving the adsorption/conversion of LiPSs in Li-S batteries. The diatomite with porous structure and rich silica-hydroxyl functional groups could trap LiPSs effectively, while prevent the aggregation of MXene. The DE/MX based interlayer showed bifunctions of enhancing the chemical adsorption and promoting the conversion of LiPSs. The Li-S batteries with the DE/MX interlayer delivered an improved cycling stability with a low capacity decay of 0.059% per cycle over 1000 cycles at 1.0 C. Moreover, stable 200 cycles can be realized with a high sulfur loading electrode up to 6.0 mg cm −2 . This work provides an effective strategy to construct bifunctional interlayers for hindering the shuttling of LiPSs and boosting the practical application of Li-S batteries.
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MOLECULAR PHARMACEUTICS
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2021
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IF 4.939
Qi Zhang,Baolin Huang,Hongjiao Xue,Zimin Lin,Jie Zhao,Zheng Cai
(S)-carvedilol (S-CAR) is the dominant pharmacodynamic conformation of carvedilol, but its further development for extended-release formulation is restricted by its poor solubility. This study aimed to prepare and screen S-CAR salts that could be used to improve solubility and allow extended release. Five salts of S-CAR with well-known acid counterions (i.e., phosphate, hydrochloride, sulfate, fumarate, and tartrate) were produced using similar processes. However, these salts were obtained with water contents of 1.60–12.28%, and their physicochemical properties differed. The melting points of phosphate, hydrochloride, and tartrate were 1.1–1.5 times higher than that of the free base. The solubility of S-CAR salts was promoted to approximately 3–32 times higher than that of the free base at pH 5.0–8.0. Typical pH-dependent solubilities were evidently observed in S-CAR salts, but considerable differences in solubility properties among these salts were observed. S-CAR phosphate and hydrochloride possessed high melting points, considerable solubility, and excellent chemical and crystallographic stabilities. Accordingly, S-CAR phosphate and hydrochloride were chosen for further pharmacokinetic experiments and pharmaceutical study. S-CAR phosphate and hydrochloride extended-release capsules were prepared using HPMC K15 as the matrix and presented extended release in in vitro and in vivo evaluations. Results implied that water molecules in the hydrated salt were a potential threat to the achievement of crystal stability and thermostability. S-CAR phosphate and hydrochloride are suitable for further development of the extended-release formulation.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2021
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IF 8.128
Tianyu Shi,Chenyuan Zhao,Yuxiang Zhou,Haihong Yin,Changqing Song,Lin Qin,Zhiliang Wang,Haibao Shao,Ke Yu
Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) are regarded as promising candidates for next-generation electrochemical energy storage systems due to their low cost and high energy density . However, the insulative sulfur, the volume expansion and high soluble polysulfides are three roots impeding their practical applications, and consequently bring challenges of low sulfur utilization, poor cyclic stability and sluggish redox kinetics. Herein, a special core–shell ZnS-CNTs/S@Ni(OH) 2 (labeled as ZnS-CNTs/S@NH) cathode has been designed to overcome above obstacles and elevate the electrochemical performance . The ZnS-CNTs/S@NH cathode is synthesized via a facile step-by-step strategy, in which ZnS-decorated CNTs was used as a framework to load sulfur and followed with a ultrathin Ni(OH) 2 (NH) layer encapsulation. The ZnS-CNT core combines merits of CNT network and polar ZnS quantum dots (QDs), accommodating the volume change, offering efficient pathways for fast electron/ion transport, and anchoring polysulfides through polar interactions. The outer Ni(OH) 2 shell physically confines the active material and meanwhile provides plenty of catalytic sites for effective polysulfide chemisorption . Benefiting from these merits, the ZnS-CNTs/S@NH cathode exhibits excellent cell performances in comparison with ZnS-CNTs/S and CNTs/S. Its discharge capacity at different C-rates is optimal in the three cathodes, which decreases from 1037.0 mAh g −1 at 0.1 C to 646.1 mAh g −1 at 2.0 C. Its cyclic capacity also manifests the slowest reduction from 861.1 to 760.1 mAh g −1 after 150 cycles at 0.5 C, showing a high retention (88.3%) and a tiny average fading rate (0.078%). The strategy in this work provides a feasible approach to design and construct core–shell cathode materials for realizing practically usable Li–S batteries.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2020
·Vol. 8
·期 39
·20604-20611
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IF 11.301
Liang-Liang Gu,Jian Gao,Chuang Wang,Sheng-You Qiu,Ke-Xin Wang,Xiao-Tian Gao,Ke-Ning Sun,Peng-Jian Zuo,Xiao-Dong Zhu
Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries are regarded as one of the most promising candidates for next-generation energy storage systems due to their advantages of its high specific capacity and low material cost. Regrettably, the electrical insulation nature of sulfur, the volume expansion during lithiation, and the internal shuttle effect aroused by the polysulfides dissolution are the central issues for sulfur cathodes. Here, CoFe2O4@C nanocages derived from Prussian blue analogues and polydopamine were utilized as a sulfur host to address these problems. The polar Co–Fe oxide afforded chemical adsorption sites for anchoring polysulfides to reduce the shuttling effect. The hollow core structure of the nanocages could withstand the large volume change during lithiation and delithiation processes. The conductive carbon layer on the nanocages could ameliorate the extremely low electrical conductivity of S and Li2S. The S/CoFe2O4@C cathode demonstrated high capacity and excellent cyclability (821 mA h g−1 after 100 cycles at 0.5C). More importantly, the combinational strategies of good conductivity, physical space encapsulation, and chemical adsorption provide a means of resolving the current cathode issues in Li–S batteries.
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CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH
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2020
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IF 8.328
Xin Liu,Pan Feng,Wei Li,Guoqing Geng,Jiale Huang,Yun Gao,Song Mu,Jinxiang Hong
Calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H), the most important Portland cement hydration product , determines the mechanical properties and durability of cementitious materials . In marine environment, C-S-H often suffers from sulfate attack – one of the most common and severe degradations for concrete. pH is considered as a critical factor in determining the deterioration behavior of C-S-H during sulfate attack, of which the significance may be overlooked. This study focused on the role of pH on the deterioration of C-S-H in terms of the composition and nano/micro structure under sulfate attack. The results show that lowering pH aggravates the decalcification of C-S-H, whereas a strong alkaline condition is beneficial to increase the resistance to deterioration. An increase in the mean chain length together with the proportion of large pores (>10 nm) is observed when C-S-H is subjected to low-pH sulfate attack (pH = 10–12), resulting in a relatively loose structure. The deep analysis on defective tobermorite model reveals that calcium at the interlayer of C-S-H nanostructure is readily removed under sulfate attack, thereby improving the potential of Si-O-Si groups formation and increases the mean chain length of C-S-H.
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BIOMACROMOLECULES
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2021
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IF 6.988
Shuai Zhu,Ruizhong Xue,Zikun Yu,Xu Zhang,Shifang Luan,Haoyu Tang
Poly(l-cysteine)s with methylthio pendants (PMTLCs) were synthesized by ring-opening polymerization of a new l-cysteine-based N-carboxyanhydride. The thioether bonds of PMTLC can be readily oxidized by H2O2 yielding water-soluble PMTLCOX. The methylthio groups can undergo an alkylation reaction using methyl iodide and a subsequent ion-exchange reaction yielding sulfonium-based polypeptides (PPLC-DMS-X, where X = I, BF4). PPLC-DMS-X showed upper critical solution temperature-type thermo- and oxidation-responsive properties in aqueous solutions. Both PMTLC and PPLC-DMS-X showed oxidation-induced β-sheet to α-helix transitions. The absorbance of PPLC-DMS-I and methyl orange aqueous solution displayed a significant linear correlation with temperature, which makes the sulfonium-based polypeptides good candidates in the field of temperature sensors.
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POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE
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2020
·Vol. 61
·期 2
·379-387
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IF 1.917
Jing Jing,Li Song,Tingting Su,Zhanyong Wang
In this study, various biodegradable materials, including poly(butylene succinate) (PBS), poly(hexamethylene succinate) (PHS), and poly(butylene succinate- co -hexamethylene succinate)s (P[BS- co -HS]s) containing different hexamethylene succinate (HS) contents, were prepared. The compositions, thermal properties, mechanical properties, hydrophilicity, and enzymatic hydrolyzability of the materials were investigated by various techniques. The results showed that the composition of the copolyesters was similar to the feeding ratio of the reactants. The melting and crystallization temperatures, thermal stability, and degree of crystallinity of the copolyesters decreased for low HS content and increased for high HS content. P(BS- co -HS)s containing 52 mol% HS exhibited low crystallization temperature ( T c ), melting temperature ( T m ), degree of crystallinity ( X c ), and high hydrophilicity, elongation at break and enzymatic hydrolyzability. We also observed that low degree of crystallinity and high crystal defects, hydrophilicity, and high elongation at break could improve the enzymatic hydrolyzability of the materials.
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