APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2013
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Yanqing Cong,Meimei Chen,Te Xu,Yi Zhang,Qi Wang
Efficient and stable photocatalysts for water oxidation are highly sought after in the field of photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. Herein, a new type of tantalum and aluminum co-doped iron oxide (Ta/Al-Fe 2 O 3 ) material was fabricated by a simple drop coating method. XPS analysis suggests that Ta and Al were successfully co-doped into Fe 2 O 3 and Ta can greatly influence the chemical environment of Al and O on the surface of catalyst. The resultant optimum (0.25%)Ta/(10%)Al-Fe 2 O 3 film presented excellent enhanced PEC activity and photostability. A 15 times higher photocurrent density as well as two times higher incident-photon-to-current efficiency (IPCE, 430 nm) can be clearly observed relative to (10%)Al-Fe 2 O 3 at 0.35 V vs. Ag/AgCl. The dramatic enhanced PEC and IPCE performance are attributed to mixed effects induced by tantalum doping, such as positive shift of flat band potential (ca. 50 mV), a reduction in anodic overpotential for water oxidation and greatly reduced charge transfer resistance, which eventually facilitate more efficient separation and easier transfer of photogenerated electron–hole pairs. The highly improved visible light activity and film stability indicate that tantalum and aluminum co-doped iron oxide will be a promising semiconductor for water oxidation.
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RSC Advances
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2015
·Vol. 5
·期 117
·96483-96487
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IF 3.84
Ruike Li,Meicheng Li,Yingfeng Li,Pengfei Fu,Younan Luo,Rui Huang,Dandan Song,Joseph Michel Mbengue
Metal-assisted chemical etching is a very popular method of fabricating silicon nanostructures. For the dissolution and recrystallization of Ag and the inertia of Au, we present a co-catalytic mechanism of silicon etching using non-overlapping Au and Ag nanofilms. Meanwhile, two kinds of novel nanostructures are obtained by changing the relative positions of the two nanofilms. The results show that regardless of whether the Ag or Au nanofilm is the upper layer, the Ag nanofilm will first react to etch the silicon substrate into silicon nanowires (Si NWs). Afterwards, the Au nanofilm will re-etch the Si NWs into thick pillars (Ag upper) or ultrathin porous Si NWs (Au upper). It should be noted that the vertical etching rates of the two layers are not observably different, in contrast to when the Au and Ag nanofilms are used separately, in which the vertical etching rate of the Ag nanofilm is much higher than that of the Au nanofilm. This occurs because the subsequent re-etching process by the Au nanofilm is conducted at multiple surfaces because Au can generate excessive holes during the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide. Furthermore, this study presents a feasible method for the fabrication of individual, thick (∼200 nm) silicon pillars and ultrathin (∼25 nm) porous Si NWs. These insights are significant for the syntheses of many nanostructures.
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POLYMER BULLETIN
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2016
·Vol. 73
·期 7
·2073-2085
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IF 1.371
Zhang Xuzhen,Ma Piming,Zhang Yong
Cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) was extracted from microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) and then surface modified by acetic anhydride to obtain acetylated CNC (ACNC). ACNC that has lower polarity than CNC was mixed with poly(butylene adipate- co -terephthalate) (PBAT) through melt blending to obtain composites. ACNC was uniformly dispersed in PBAT matrix as evidenced by scanning electron microscopy observation. Thermogravimetric analysis indicates the thermal stability of PBAT could be improved by the addition of either CNC or ACNC. In the rheological tests and dynamic mechanical analysis, PBAT/ACNC composites showed higher melt elasticity, complex viscosity, storage modulus and glass transition temperature than PBAT/CNC composites, indicating a stronger interfacial adhesion between ACNC and PBAT. As a result of the uniform dispersion of ACNC and strong interfacial adhesion between ACNC and PBAT, mechanical properties of PBAT/ACNC composites improve obviously. Good mechanical properties, high initial decomposition temperature and high glass transition temperature of PBAT/ACNC composites could contribute to the practical commercial utilization of PBAT.
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RSC Advances
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2017
·Vol. 7
·期 68
·42819-42825
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Yanghe Fu,Huan Yang,Rongfei Du,Gaomei Tu,Chunhui Xu,Fumin Zhang,Maohong Fan,Weidong Zhu
Co-doped NH2-MIL-125(Ti) catalysts [Co/NH2-MIL-125(Ti)] are developed for the photocatalytic reduction of CO2 upon visible-light irradiation. Compared with NH2-MIL-125(Ti), Co/NH2-MIL-125(Ti) exhibits a significantly enhanced activity in CO2 reduction, due to the fact that the doping of Co nanoparticles onto NH2-MIL-125(Ti) can promote the visible-light harvesting and electron transfer. In addition, when benzylic alcohols as electron donors, instead of triethanolamine (TEOA) which is often used as a sacrificial agent, are added into the reaction system, Co/NH2-MIL-125(Ti) can simultaneously catalyze CO2 reduction to formic acid (HCOOH) and the selective oxidation of the benzylic alcohols to the corresponding aldehydes, making the proposed process more economical and environment-friendly.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2017
·Vol. 5
·期 34
·18071-18080
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IF 8.867
Zhigao Zhu,Chenghan Ji,Lingling Zhong,Shuang Liu,Fuyi Cui,Hongliang Sun,Wei Wang
Porous carbonaceous materials are widely used as catalyst carriers to activate peroxymonosulfate (PMS) for catalytic oxidative degradation of organic pollutants. Herein, hierarchical structured ferro-cobalt alloyed crystals supported on nitrogen doped activated porous carbon fibers (FeCo2@APCFs) were prepared by a combination of multicomponent electrospinning, activation, and carbonization. Benefiting from the precursor design and activation process, the carbon fibers derived from a PAN/PBZ (polyacrylonitrile/polybenzoxazine) precursor exhibited a tunable porous structure with an ultrahigh specific surface area (SSA) and pore volume of 2085 m2 g−1 and 1.12 cm3 g−1, respectively. Most importantly, the FeCo2 crystals can be directly synthesized by carbonization at high temperature in a N2 flow with no other reducing gases. The as-prepared FeCo2@APCFs exhibited robust activation of PMS with reactive oxygen radicals (SO4˙−, ˙OH, and 1O2) for ultrafast removal of organic pollutants, as well as good stability and recyclability with high total organic carbon (TOC) removal. The catalyst suspended in aqueous solution after catalysis can be easily separated with an external magnet without tedious separation processes. This study is meaningful for the development of novel catalyst carriers or a fascinating strategy for wastewater treatment.
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Journal of Nanomaterials
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2016
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IF 1.758
Yongli Zhang,Shujuan Dai,Yanbo Zhou,Kai Lin
Fe-Co-Ce composite catalysts were prepared by coprecipitation method using CO(NH2)2, NaOH, NH4HCO3, and NH3·H2O as precipitant agents. The effects of the precipitant agents on the physicochemical properties of the Fe-Co-Ce based catalysts were investigated by SEM, TEM, BET, TG-DTA, and XRD. It was found that the precipitant agents remarkably influenced the morphology and particle size of the catalysts and affected the COD removal efficiency, decolorization rate, and pH of methyl orange for catalytic wet air oxidation (CWAO). The specific surface area of the Fe-Co-Ce composite catalysts successively decreased in the order of NH3·H2O, NH4HCO3, NaOH, and CO(NH2)2, which correlated to an increasing particle size that increased for each catalyst. For the CWAO of a methyl orange aqueous solutions, the effects of precipitant agents NH3·H2O and NaOH were superior to those of CO(NH2)2 and NH4HCO3. The catalyst prepared using NH3·H2O as the precipitant agent was mostly composed of Fe2O3, CoO, and CeO2. The COD removal efficiency of methyl orange aqueous solution for NH3·H2O reached 92.9% in the catalytic wet air oxidation. Such a catalytic property was maintained for six runs.
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Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications
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2016
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IF 3.42
Fangrong Zhang,Min Li,Yujie Su,Jianping Zhou,Wei Wang
Regulation of gene expression using p53 is a promising strategy for treatment of numerous cancers, and chemotherapeutic drug dichloroacetate (DCA) induces apoptosis and growth inhibition in tumor, without apparent toxicity in normal tissues. Combining DCA and p53 gene could be an effective way to treat tumors. The progress towards broad applications of DCA/p53 combination requires the development of safe and efficient vectors that target to specific cells. In this study, we developed a DSPE-PEG-AA (1,2-distearoryl- sn -glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[methoxy(polyethyleneglycol-2000)] ammonium salt-anisamide) modified reconstituted high-density lipoprotein-based DCA/p53-loaded nanoparticles (DSPE-PEG-AA/rHDL/DCA-PEI/p53 complexes), which was fabricated as a drug/gene dual-targeting co-delivery system for potential cancer therapy. Here, DCA-PEI was utilized to effectively condense the p53 plasmid, to incorporate the plasmid into rHDL and to act as an antitumor drug to inhibit tumor cell growth. The DSPE-PEG-AA/rHDL/DCA-PEI/p53 complexes exhibited desirable and homogenous particle size, neutral surface charge and low cytotoxicity for normal cells in vitro . The results of confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and flow cytometry confirmed that the scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI) and sigma receptor mediated dual-targeting function of the complexes inducing efficient cytoplasmic drug delivery and gene transfection in human lung adenocarcinoma cell line A549. And in vivo investigation on nude mice bearing A549 tumor xenografts revealed that DSPE-PEG-AA/rHDL/DCA-PEI/p53 complexes possessed specific tumor targeting and strong antitumor activity. The work described here demonstrated that the DSPE-PEG-AA/rHDL/DCA-PEI/p53 complexes might offer a promising tool for effective cancer therapy.
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Chemical Science
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2017
·Vol. 8
·期 3
·1769-1775
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IF 8.668
Guofeng Liu,Jinying Liu,Chuanliang Feng,Yanli Zhao
The construction of chiral supramolecular systems with desirable handedness is of great importance in materials science, chemistry, and biology since chiral nanostructures exhibit fascinating photophysical properties and unique biological effects. Herein, we report that achiral bipyridines can co-assemble with L-phenylalanine derivatives into unexpected right-handed helical nanostructures rather than a left-handed helix via intermolecular hydrogen bonding interactions formed between the pyridyl and carboxylic groups. This study opens up a route to develop chiral nanostructures with desirable handedness via the co-assembly of simple molecular building blocks and provides a straightforward insight into the chirality control of nanostructures in supramolecular systems.
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POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
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2017
·Vol. 29
·期 1
·442-450
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IF 1.907
Suchen Jiang,Huanchao Liu,Xue Zhang,Yajun Ren,Xinxiang Cui,Xiaofeng Song
Electrospun biodegradable fiber mesh is a promising alternative scaffold for delivering progenitor cells for repairing damaged or diseased tissue, but its cripple mechanical stability has not met the requirement of tissue engineering yet. In this work, the well-defined poly(ε-caprolactone)-branched poly(methyl methacrylate- co -hydroxyethylmethacrylate) (PCL-PMH) has been successfully synthesized to toughen electrospun poly( l -lactide) (PLLA) fiber membrane. Characterization of the obtained nanofibrous meshes indicates that PCL-PMH and PLLA can be well blended to make smooth fibers, and fibrous diameter vary little with blending PCL-PMH. The aggregation state of two macromolecules is closely correlated with blend ratio, molecular structure, and molecular weight of PCL-PMH, and only when PCL-PMH and PLLA form good interfacial adhesion can PMH give full play to its potential for toughening the fiber membrane. The tensile strength and elongation at break of the blend are 6.20 MPa and 63.40% under the optimal conditions, respectively, and it also exhibits the representative feature of toughness materials. The blending fiber membrane is as no cytotoxic as original PLLA. This work will provide a new way for toughness of electrospun fiber membrane in practice.
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Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review
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2017
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IF 1.219
Zijian Su,Yuanbo Zhang,Bingbing Liu,Yingming Chen,Guanghui Li,Tao Jiang
A selective reduction volatilization (SRV) process developed by the authors was effective to remove tin from the complex tin-bearing iron concentrates. It is reported that many gangue minerals of quartz, calcite, and fluorite are existent in the concentrates. Our previous studies investigated the effect of quartz and calcite on the removal of tin. In this study, the effect of fluorite (calcium fluoride) was conducted, and pure CaF2 was added into the tin-bearing iron concentrates to investigate how CaF2 affected the tin volatilization behavior under different roasting conditions. The effect of CaF2 on the phase transformation of SnO2 was also determined using SEM-EDS and XRD. The results indicated that SnF2 was much easier to volatilize than SnO under CO-CO2 atmosphere in the presence of CaF2, so the calcium fluoride in the concentrates was beneficial to promote the tin removal during the SRV process.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2016
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IF 3.15
Chengxin Fu,Yinyan Gong,Yitao Wu,Jiaqi Liu,Zhen Zhang,Can Li,Lengyuan Niu
Visible-light photodegradation test revealed that B and Zr co-doping can raise the photocatalytic ability of the undoped TiO 2 by a fold. XRD crystallography and Raman phonon spectroscopy measurements suggest that the Zr 4+ ions replace the Ti 4+ ions while the B 3+ ions occupy the interstitial sites, expanding the unit-cell volume and reducing crystallite size. The incorporation of interstitial boron dopants creates oxygen vacancies (Ov ) and reduce Ti 4+ to Ti 3+ to form [Ov -Ti 3+ ] + , which traps the carriers and prolongs carrier lifetime. Moreover, Zr 4+ ions replace Ti 4+ ions and form impurity levels, which could improve visible light response. The co-doped samples are benefited from both B interstitials and Zr substitutes.
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MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN
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2016
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Rui Huo,Xue-Ling Yang,You-Qin Liu,Yue-Hua Xu
Visible-light-driven bismuth vanadate (BiVO 4 ) photocatalysts were prepared by the co-precipitation method. The BiVO 4 samples were characterized using X-ray diffraction, UV–visible diffuse reflectance, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), photocurrent, and as well as electron microscopy (SEM, TEM). The photocatalytic activity of the as-prepared BiVO 4 samples was tested through the photocatalytic oxidation of glyphosate under visible light irradiation. The dark yellow amorphous BiVO 4 powder was prepared by the HAc method after drying at 70 °C, but the bright yellow monoclinic BiVO 4 was obtained after keeping at room temperature in the air for several days. The dependence of the room temperature crystallization on moisture can explain the low crystallization temperature found in this work. The BiVO 4 sample calcined at 400 °C by the HAc method showed the highest photocatalytic activity for glyphosate degradation under visible light irradiation because of its high charge separation efficiency proven by EIS and photocurrent.
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