JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
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2020
·Vol. 138
·期 9
·49908
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IF 2.52
Zhiqiang Du,Yang Chen,Martin Jensen,Ning Wang,Xianfeng Li,Xingxiang Zhang
Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures have received widespread attention due to their unique structure and broad application possibilities, but high preparation costs and agglomeration limit their usage. In this article, low-cost and environmentally friendly cellulose and ZnCl 2 are used to synthesize ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO NPs). Subsequently, multifunctional ZnO/polyacrylonitrile hybrid nanofiber mats (ZnO/PAN@NFMs) with mechanical stability suitable for large-scale application are prepared via solution blow-spinning. The synthesized ZnO/PAN@NFMs exhibit higher photodegradation of organic dyes than earlier reported semiconductors and good recycling performance with an organic dye degradation above 94%–98% after five cycles, which is ascribed to fixation of the ZnO NPs in the nanofibers. In addition, the inhibition rate for Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus is above 99.9% and the bacteriostatic rate against E. coli remains as high as 99% after 10 cycles. From these properties, the synthesized composite ZnO/PAN@NFMs are promising for wastewater cleaning and antibacterial fabrics.
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ANALYST
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2020
·Vol. 146
·期 2
·605-611
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IF 3.978
Jie Lv,Cong Zhang,Shuangling Wang,Meng Li,Wei Guo
Sensitive detection of copper ions (Cu2+) in biological samples is extremely important since an abnormal level of Cu2+ is linked with many diseases. Herein, we demonstrated a novel turn-on colorimetric sensor for selective detection of Cu2+ both in buffered solution and serum samples based on porous bimetallic transition metal oxide nanocages (ZnO-Co3O4 NCs) as peroxidase mimics. The ZnO-Co3O4 NCs were prepared by using ZnCo-zeolitic-imidazolate-framework (ZnCo-ZIF) as precursors via direct calcination. With the high peroxidase-like activity, the obtained ZnO-Co3O4 NCs can catalyze the oxidation of tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) in the presence of H2O2 to form a blue colored product. The inhibition effect of cysteine (Cys) on the catalytic activity of ZnO-Co3O4 NCs and its strong binding ability toward Cu2+ enabled the ZnO-Co3O4 NCs/Cys system to be utilized for sensitive detection of Cu2+, in which the catalytic activity of ZnO-Co3O4 NCs/Cys can be recovered by the introduction of Cu2+ with an obvious color change of the solution. The linear range for Cu2+ determination was 2 to 100 nM with a detection limit of 1.08 nM. More importantly, this colorimetric sensor has been successfully applied to detect Cu2+ in serum without pretreatment. Our findings are expected to expand the scope of application of nanozyme and shed light on early disease diagnosis.
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2021
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Xiaojing Li,Zeyue Ren,Ruijiao Wang,Lu Liu,Jie Zhang,Fanyi Ma,Md. Zaved Hossain Khan,Dongbao Zhao,Xiuhua Liu
The edible films composed of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), glycerol, mucilage from Chinese yam (DOM) and ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs), were prepared by a casting method. To evaluate the applicability for food packaging, prepared films were characterised morphological, physical, rheological, mechanical and barrier properties, performed FT-IR, thermal analysis, and finally investigated the antibacterial activity and acute oral toxicity of films. The surface of films presented irregular arrangement with nanoparticles combined in the networks, suggesting the best “CMC to DOM weight ratio” of approximately 1:1 could provide a smooth surface. The films with 2.0 g ZnO-NPs presented antibacterial effects against both Gram-positive ( S. aureus) and Gram-negative ( E. coli ) bacteria. With the increase of DOM, the antibacterial rate dropped at 400 and 450 μL/mL. The film-forming solutions with higher ZnO-NPs content display shear-thinning properties and liquid-like behaviour. The edible films have a great potential to be used in application in food packaging.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2020
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Changlin Li,Shangrong Chen,Xiangxiang Gao,Wei Zhang,Yanfang Wang
The photoelectrochemical (PEC) performance of ZnO is restricted by its low light absorption ability and high recombination rate of photogenerated carriers. In order to overcome these drawbacks, ZnO/CdS/CdSe heterostructures are prepared on Zn foil substrate using facile three-step methods containing hydrothermal growth, successive ionic layer adsorption reaction (SILAR) and modified chemical bath deposition (CBD). The effects of process parameters containing the number of SILAR cycles of CdS, sensitization sequence of CdS and CdSe, and precursors of CdSe on PEC performance of ZnO/CdS/CdSe heterostructures, and ZnO NRAs on PEC performance of CdS/CdSe co-sensitizer have been scrutinized. Through CdS and CdSe co-sensitization, a layer of CdS/CdSe nanofilm is conformally deposited on ZnO nanorod arrays (NRAs) observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Both the visible-light absorption ability and separation efficiency of photogenerated carriers of ZnO NRAs are significantly enhanced evidenced by UV–vis diffuse reflectance absorption spectra , photoluminescence (PL) spectra and electrochemical impedance spectra. Due to the synergistic effect of ZnO NRAs and CdS/CdSe co-sensitizer, the ZnO/CdS/CdSe heterostructures with five SILAR cycles and one modified CBD cycle (ZnO-CdS5-CdSe) show efficient PEC properties with photocurrent density of 6.244 mA/cm 2 at −0.2 V vs Ag/AgCl under light illumination of 100 mW/cm 2 , which are 57.28 and 4.73 times higher than those of pristine ZnO NRAs and CdS/CdSe clusters, respectively. Moreover, the photoconversion efficiency and incident photon to current conversion efficiency (IPCE) of the ZnO-CdS5-CdSe photoanode reach 4.381% and 80.92%, respectively. The heterostructures based on Zn foil substrate in this study can be a promising candidate for practical PEC application and other applications such as photocatalytic degradation and solar cell due to its low manufacturing cost, large-scale production and efficient PEC ability.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2020
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Dandan Fang,Huizhu Ren,Yitian Huang,Hong Dai,Defu Huang,Yanyu Lin
Herein, an ultrasensitive electrochemiluminescence (ECL) immunosensor based on a high performance probe of Nb 2 CTx MXene immobilized ZnO quantum dots (QDs) was constructed for Thyroglobulin (Tg) detection. ZnO QDs with good biocompatibility and catalytic property was for the first time utilized as coreaction accelerator in Ru(bpy) 3 2+ /S 2 O 8 2− system and enhanced ECL signal. Specifically, ZnO QDs can facilitate S 2 O 8 2− reduction to generate more SO 4 − , and then reacted with cathodic radical of Ru(bpy) 3 2+ , realizing 2-fold enhancement in ECL intensity. Additionally, Nb 2 CTx MXene possesses excellent properties and was used as prominent supporter, improving the loading capacity of Ru(bpy) 3 2+ and ZnO QDs, and accelerating the electron transfer, resulting in ECL signal enhancement. Furthermore, Nb 2 CTx MXene acted as temperature controller and increased the electrode surface temperature by converting laser energy into heat, further amplified ECL signal. Because of the high sensitivity, good specificity and favorable stability, the proposed immunosensor realized sensitive detection of Thyroglobulin and had a great application prospect in bioanalysis and clinical diagnosis.
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JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
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2020
·Vol. 167
·期 4
·040505
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IF 3.721
Longfei Qin,Zuoyi Xiao,Shangru Zhai,Shifu Wang,Haisong Wang,Guoxiang Wang,Weijie Cai,Zhongcheng Li,Qingda An
Biomass-derived hierarchical porous carbons have attracted considerable attention due to their low cost, environmental friendliness and sustainability. However, the preparation of porous carbon with typically hierarchical pores is still challengeable. In this work, a facile and efficient strategy was proposed to obtain alginate-derived porous carbon by a combination of hard-template and chemical-activation technique. During the fabrication process the nano-ZnO particles displayed triple functions: (a) The nano-ZnO particles were behaved as the hard template to generate more pores. (b) ZnCl2 derived from the nano-ZnO particles acted as a cross-linking agent for obtaining zinc alginate (Zn-SA) hydrogel beads. (c) ZnCl2 was also employed as an activating agent to form micropores during the high-temperature carbonization process. As a subsequence, the obtained carbon exhibited well-developed hierarchical porous structure with high specific surface area of up to 2589 m2 g−1. Due to the high specific surface area, good electrical conductivity and synergistic effect among the typically hierarchical pores, the PC-ZnO-ZnCl2-650 exhibited a high specific capacitance of 316 F g−1 at the current density of 0.5 A g−1 and excellent cycling stability with capacitance retention of 94.4% at 5 A g−1 over 5000 cycles. This ingenious synthesis strategy can provide a new way for efficient preparation of hierarchical porous material.
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INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
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2020
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IF 3.573
Yihang Li,Jiangbing Wu,Qingpo Zhang,Fuping Dong,Yuzhu Xiong
A novel functional rubber vulcanization accelerator, petal-like ZnO nanobundles grown on porous silica (ZnO-g-SiO2), was fabricated via a facile and environmentally friendly process. The zinc sources were deposited in the silica pores and used as seeds to form ZnO nanobundles on porous silica, which formed due to the nucleation and growth of ZnO. With the incorporation of ZnO-g-SiO2 into the rubber matrix, the curing time of the rubber was greatly reduced by 8.0–61.2% compared to the filling made from mixed nano-ZnO and porous silica. The interaction between the filler and rubber was improved because the grown ZnO structures suppressed the agglomeration of porous silica and nano-ZnO. Using the X-ray photoelectron spectrometer analysis, we found that the efficiency of the grown ZnO nanobundles in the porous silica was superior to that of ordinary ZnO fillers. Combining the functions of porous silica and ZnO nanobundles to achieve a synergistic effect may result in new methods and technological innovations for preparing high-performance functional agents.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2020
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Yongshan Xu,Lingli Zheng,Chen Yang,Wei Zheng,Xianghong Liu,Jun Zhang
Constructing heterostructures with efficient modulation of electron transfer at the heterointerface affords great opportunity for electronic devices. Herein, a high performance nanosensor based on core-shell ZnO@TiO 2 nanorods is successfully realized for n-butanol detection. The n-n heterointerface formed between TiO 2 and ZnO allows for vast variation of conductivity due to electron confinement induced by their different works functions and enhances the response on exposure to gaseous molecules. Studies reveals that the shell thickness of TiO 2 has a great impact on the sensor performances, and the sensor based on ZnO@TiO 2 nanorods with 6.4 nm-thick TiO 2 shell delivers outstanding gas sensing properties in terms of high sensitivity, low detection limit (133 ppb), fast response-recovery, and excellent selectivity towards n-butanol detection. The mechanism for the improved gas sensing function is ascribed to the heterojunctions of core-shell nanostructure, the enhanced oxygen adsorption due to the TiO 2 shell and the fully electron-depleted TiO 2 shell layer with a thickness comparable to the Debye length. The strategy presented here is generally applicable and can provide some hints to design efficient electronic sensors with optimized performances.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2020
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Nan Zhang,Yang Lu,Yizhuo Fan,Jingran Zhou,Xin Li,Samira Adimi,Caixia Liu,Shengping Ruan
Designing novel structures and selecting the right catalyst play significant roles to overcome the inherent limitations of chemical sensors. The transition metal-organic framework is one of the most promising precursors for the development of advanced gas sensors with high porosity. In this work, novel ZnO/ZnCo 2 O 4 hetero-structured microspheres synthesized from a Zn–Co-Prussian blue analog (PBA) precursor is rationally designed by changing the temperature of thermal treatment and the decoration of PdO nanoparticles is carried out by a water bath strategy. Formaldehyde-sensing properties of the sensors based on pure ZnCo 2 O 4 NPs, ZZCO-500, ZZCO-700, and PdO-ZZCO microspheres are studied in detail. The experiment results show that the PdO-ZnO/ZnCo 2 O 4 microsphere-based sensor has a higher response value (about 26.9), better selectivity (S formaldehyde /S ethanol = 5) and rapid response and recovery (9/14 s) towards 100 ppm formaldehyde as well as a low detection limit (0.2 ppm). The improvement in formaldehyde-sensing properties could be attributed to the larger specific surface areas (SSA), abundant active sites, the heterojunctions and the catalytic effect of PdO nanoparticles. This work provides a feasible method for synthesizing MOF-derived hetero-structured nanomaterials, demonstrating the potential application for monitoring indoor air pollutants.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2020
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Kelin Hu,Feipeng Wang,Zijia Shen,Hongcheng Liu,Jianglin Xiong
In this paper, Pd/ZnO–SnO 2 hollow nanofibers prepared by electrospinning and magnetron sputtering . The sensing materials exhibited extraordinary hydrogen (H 2 ) sensing behavior – the response reached 171 at 270 °C, and besides, the response time and recovery time were as low as 19 s and less than 1 s at 240 °C, with steady high selectivity and good repeatability. Such an enhanced sensing performance could be attributed to the Pd/ZnO/SnO 2 ternary heterojunctions formed in the hollow nanofibers. Moreover, the materials were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and especially the morphology formation process was further explained. The existence of Pd was confirmed to increase the resistance modulation range of heterojunction. In addition, the gas sensing mechanism based on the structure was proposed.
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ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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2020
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Wen Li,Kuncan Wang,Guowu Zhan,Jiale Huang,Qingbiao Li
The chemical transformation of CO2 to value-added chemicals and fuels remains a daunting research challenge, requiring the development of more efficient catalysts. The present work offers highly active integrated nanocatalysts for CO2 hydrogenation to dimethyl ether (DME) through tandem catalysis, that is, Pd/ZnO converts CO2 to methanol, and bio-ZSM-5 further catalyzes methanol dehydration to DME. Notably, the hierarchically porous bio-ZSM-5 with high pore connectivity was prepared by using low-cost rice husk and luffa sponge as biotemplates. The formation of bio-ZSM-5 involved three consecutive steps, including (i) diffusion of precursor species, (ii) confined crystal growth, and (iii) calcination treatment to remove the residual biomass. Interestingly, the obtained bio-ZSM-5 possesses abundant hierarchical porosity, including the intrinsic micropores from ZSM-5 frameworks, the mesopores from intracrystalline void space or pinholes in the intergrown zeolite layers, and the macroscopic channels from the original biomass architecture. It was found that the tetrapropylammonium hydroxide amount and Si/Al ratio were two critical factors affecting the crystallinity and porosity of the bio-ZSM-5. The silicon content in biomass (8.3 wt % in rice husk and 0.016 wt % in luffa sponge) also played a crucial role in the synthesis of bio-ZSM-5. Different spatial configurations of Pd/ZnO and bio-ZSM-5 significantly affected the DME yield, wherein spatial distances between the bio-ZSM-5 and Pd/ZnO components were adjusted by controlling the size of Pd/ZnO or the integration manners. The current results indicated that the closest proximity of the bifunctional catalyst was unfavorable for DME production (selectivity < 3%), because of which low-valent Zn cations from Pd/ZnO could displace the Brønsted acid sites on bio-ZSM-5 by ion exchange, and the powder mixing in the mortar was the best combination configuration of Pd/ZnO and bio-ZSM-5, promoting the CO2 conversion (10.8%) with a DME selectivity of 31% under the reaction of 300 °C and 30 bar. Furthermore, as compared to the traditional ZSM-5 based catalyst, the obtained Pd/ZnO/bio-ZSM-5 bifunctional catalysts showed excellent long-term stability in 60 h on stream with a less amount of coke formed in the spent catalysts.
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Nanomaterials
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2020
·Vol. 10
·期 9
·1633
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IF 4.324
Zhi Zhang,Zichuan Yi,Liming Liu,Jianjun Yang,Chongfu Zhang,Xinjian Pan,Feng Chi
Lithium-sulfur battery (LSB) will become the next generation energy storage device if its severe shuttle effect and sluggish redox kinetics can be effectively addressed. Here, a unique three-dimensional hollow reduced graphene oxide microsphere decorated with ZnO nanoparticles (3D-ZnO/rGO) is synthesized to decrease the dissolution of lithium polysulfide (LiPS) into the electrolyte. The chemical adsorption of ZnO on LiPS is combined with the physical adsorption of 3D-rGO microsphere to synergistically suppress the shuttle effect. The obtained 3D-ZnO/rGO can provide sufficient space for sulfur storage, and effectively alleviate the repeated volume changes of sulfur during the cycle. When the prepared S-3D-ZnO/rGO was used as the cathode in LSB, an initial discharge specific capacity of 1277 mAh g−1was achieved at 0.1 C. After 100 cycles, 949 mAh g−1can still be maintained. Even at 1 C, a reversible discharge specific capacity of 726 mAh g−1was delivered.Keywords:ZnO;graphene;spray drying;hollow structure;lithium-sulfur battery
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