GREEN CHEMISTRY
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2019
·Vol. 21
·期 8
·2129-2137
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IF 9.405
Di Liu,Ping Yang,Hao Zhang,Minjie Liu,Wenfei Zhang,Dongmei Xu,Jun Gao
A non-noble heterogeneous catalyst – a Co, N and C composite encapsulated carbon nanotube grown in situ on the surface of activated carbon (Co–N–C/CNT@AC) – was fabricated via the pyrolysis–reduction process. Co–N–C/CNT@AC catalyzed the reductive coupling of structurally diverse nitroarenes and alcohols to imines and secondary amines under exogenous base- and solvent-free conditions. BET, TEM, SEM, XRD and XPS characterization showed that the exceptional catalytic property of Co–N–C/CNT@AC could be explained by its nanostructure, Co–N and basic N species. Our protocol had advantages of low cost, environment-friendliness, and good applicability. Furthermore, a reaction route of nitroarenes, amines and alcohols as the starting materials was proposed to improve the atom economy of the reductive coupling of nitroarenes with alcohols.
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JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
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2016
·Vol. 16
·期 4
·3679-3683
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IF 1.338
Li Suwen,Huang Qingqing,Jiang Yi,Hu Min
A series of Ce3+-Yb3+ co-doped CaF2 nanoparticles were prepared by a hydrothermal synthesis method. The structure, morphology, photoluminescence properties, and fluorescence dynamics were studied systemically. Under the excitation of the 5d level of
Ce3+, an efficient energy transfer from Ce3+ to Yb3+ occurred, and the efficient near-infrared emission at 900–1050 nm matching to the energy of Si band gap of Si-based solar cells was observed. The lifetime of Ce3+ decreased, and the inner
quantum efficiency increased with increasing Yb3+ concentration. The quantum efficiency dependent on Yb3+ concentration was calculated, and the maximum efficiency approached 186%. As a down-conversion luminescent convertor, this kind of material can be used in front of
Si-based solar cells to reduce thermalization loss and enhance conversion efficiency of solar cells.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2022
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IF 9.136
Shizong Wang,Jianlong Wang
In this study, the bimetallic and nitrogen co-doped biochar was prepared for peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation to degrade emerging contaminants. Compared to single metal-doped biochar, bimetallic-doped biochar showed much higher catalytic activity. Iron and cobalt co-doped biochar (FeCo-BC) exhibited higher catalytic activity than iron and copper co-doped biochar (FeCu-BC). When FeCo-BC was used for PMS activation, sulfamethoxazole (SMX) could be completely removed within 10 min, with the degradation rate of 0.749 min −1 , which was 2.3 and 69.4 times higher than that of Fe-BC (0.333 min −1 ) and Co-BC (0.0108 min −1 ), respectively, demonstraing the synergistic effect of bimetallic co-doping. Meanwhile, the SMX mineralization efficiency reached 57.1 %. In the system of FeCo-BC/PMS, multi reactive species produced, in which hydroxyl radicals, sulfate radicals and high-valent metal-oxo mainly contributed to SMX degradation. The superior catalytic activity of FeCo-BC was attributed to the configuration of FeNx-CoNx. In five consecutive experiments, FeCo-BC showed good catalytic activity and stability. This study provides a way to the rational design of high efficient and stable PMS catalyst, which could be used in Fenton-like reaction to remove the emerging organic contaminants.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2019
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Beibei Liu,Xiaohua Ren,Long Chen,Xiaoxin Ma,Qiong Chen,Qidi Sun,Lin Zhang,Pengchao Si,Lijie Ci
High efficient adsorption of radioiodine in nuclear waste has attracted extensive attentions all over the world. In this work, we fabricated sulfur and nitrogen co-doped graphene aerogels (SN-GA) through one-step hydrothermal method, and investigated its iodine adsorption behavior including adsorption kinetics and isotherms in water. Our results reveal that SN-GA exhibits a 3D porous architecture with thiophene-S, oxidized-S, pyridine-N, pyrrole-N and graphite-N co-doped into the sp 2 carbon frameworks. The adsorption experiment showed SN-GA has a maximum iodine adsorption capacity of 999 mg g −1 determined by Langmuir isotherm, and the adsorption process could be better described by the pseudo-second-order model.
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Nano Hybrids and Composites
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2022
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Yue Zhang,Tao Li,Shi Yu Tang,Xin Yue Xie,Ru Zeng Liang,Xiao Xiao Chu
Increasing demands of microwave absorbents require new approaches to enhance the absorbing performance. Metal−organic frameworks (MOFs) could be developed as effective absorbers owing to their outstanding features including intrinsic porosity and high specific area. Herein, novel nanostructured Co-MOF-74 composites have been successfully fabricated via a simple solvothermal method. Excellent absorption performance was achieved for the composite with a minimum reflection loss (RL) of −25.5 dB at 2.5 mm and a broad absorption bandwidth (RL < −10 dB) of 6.7 GHz. Such absorber could be developed as lightweight and high-efficiency absorbing materials, and this work provides inspiration for the design of advanced absorbers with strong dissipation capacity and broad effective bandwidth.
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ACS Catalysis
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2020
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Yang Chen,Yingxin Feng,Lin Li,Jingyue Liu,Xiaoli Pan,Wei Liu,Fenfei Wei,Yitao Cui,Botao Qiao,Xiucheng Sun,Xiaoyu Li,Jian Lin,Sen Lin,Xiaodong Wang,Tao Zhang
Exclusive Pt species supported on inert substrates have not achieved satisfactory performance for cryogenic CO oxidation because of the constraint of the competitive Langmuir–Hinshelwood process in which the strongly adsorbed CO inhibits the activation of O2. Here, we develop a catalyst of Pt nanoparticles on Al2O3 that exhibits extremely high activity with 100% CO conversion at −20 °C and orders of magnitude higher specific rate than current commercial catalysts. Detailed catalyst characterizations reveal the presence of metallic Pt sites and positively charged ones associated with the OH species in Pt/Al2O3. Both experimental data and theoretical calculations suggest that CO adsorbed on Pt(OH) kink sites reacts with OH species covering Pt0 terrace sites to release CO2. Afterward, O2 is facilely activated on terrace sites to regenerate OH. The presence of OH species and the synergy between Pt kink and terrace sites on the Pt species lead to an ultralow reaction barrier for CO oxidation.
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ChemElectroChem
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2015
·Vol. 3
·期 2
·204-208
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Tianhao Li,Xiaoyan Wang,Weiyong Yuan,Chang Ming Li
Graphical DEAFening : For the first time, a protic ionic liquid, diethylammonium format, is used as a multifunctional electrolyte in a water-splitting cell, demonstrating a unique role as co-catalyst. Hydrogen production from water splitting holds great promise for solving today's energy crisis but it is challenging to have high efficiency and low cost. For the first time, a protic ionic liquid (PIL), diethylammonium formate (DEAF) was used as a multifunctional electrolyte in water splitting, demonstrating a unique role of co-catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) with the highest current density (21 mA cm −2 at −0.5 V) and the most positive onset potential (−0.002 V) in comparison to aprotic ILs and commonly used inorganic salts. Moreover, the concentration of PIL and temperature of electrolyte solution were optimized. The possible mechanism for the multifunctionality and high performance for water splitting using this PIL was proposed using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The high performance for HER, simplicity and low cost for synthesis, and unique properties make DEAF highly promising as an electrolyte toward water splitting.
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Journal of CO2 Utilization
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2022
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IF 8.321
Xin Zong,Yingmin Jin,Yumeng Li,Xuebai Zhang,Shiji Zhang,Haijiao Xie,Jinqiu Zhang,Yueping Xiong
Electrochemical CO 2 reduction (ECR) is a promising approach to realize carbon neutral and energy sustainability , which is still impeded by the low selectivity and activity for application. Defect engineering of electrocatalysts , especially oxygen vacancy introduction into metal oxide materials has been proved to be an effective strategy to satisfy thermodynamic condition and improve kinetics for ECR. Herein, we synthesize oxygen vacancy-enriched ZnO nanoparticle catalysts for efficient ECR through electrospinning technique using particular precursor. Characterizations reveal that the utilization of Zn(CH 3 COO) 2 precursor contributes to the generation of oxygen vacancies in ZnO catalysts which enhances CO 2 adsorption and stabilizes the intermediate. In a flow cell configuration, a current density of 150 mA cm −2 and a CO Faradic efficiency > 80% can be obtained for ZnO nanoparticle catalysts (p-ZnO-800), which is meaningful for industry.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH
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2023
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Yuping Gai,Junbo Hu,Wei Deng,Wenshuo Xie,Xiang Li,Jingjing Zhang,Dewu Long,Shanlin Qiao,Fei Jiang
Summary. Electrochemical water decomposition as a crucial approach for the gradual growth of renewable energy has attracted extensive attention. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) which benefit from ultra-high specific surface area, controllable nanostructures, and excellent porosity have been widely used as high activity catalyst for the decomposition of water by electrochemical means. Herein, the composition and morphology of metal–organic framework nanoclusters with bimetallic Co/Fe-incorporated PTA/FDA nanoclusters is designed for efficient and durable OER electrocatalysts, including CoFe-BTC/PTA, CoFe-BTC/FDA, and CoFe-PTA/FDA. The crystal structure of MOF materials is composed of alternating organic hydrocarbon BTC, PTA, or FDA and inorganic metal oxide layer. Co and Fe interact as central atoms, joining BTC, PTA, or FDA ligands to form a highly symmetric MOF structure. The electronic structures and active sites of various metals are different, and the insertion of iron atoms plays a certain role in the regulation of their electronic structures. CoFe-PTA/FDA shows significant OER overpotential (1.525 V vs. RHE) reached 10 mA cm-2, with 62.85 mV dec-1 for Tafel slope and pretty conspicuous stability (72 hours of continuous testing). The DFT calculation results show coordination unsaturated metal atom is the primary active center of these electrocatalytic reaction, and the coupling effect caused by adding Fe is the key to adjust the electrocatalytic activity.
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RSC Advances
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2018
·Vol. 8
·期 28
·15326-15335
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IF 2.936
Chao Xu,Suchun Yu,Langlang Liu,Xiaopei Wu,Honglian Dai
A magnetically targeted drug delivery system (DDS) is developed to solve the delivery problem of hydrophobic drugs by using hollow mesoporous ferrite nanoparticles (HMFNs). The HMFNs are synthesized by a one-pot hydrothermal method based on the Ostwald ripening process. The biocompatibility of the synthesized HMFNs was determined by MTT assay, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage assay and hemolyticity against rabbit red blood cells. Moreover, Prussian blue staining and bio-TEM observations showed that the cell uptake of nanocarriers was in a dose and time-dependent manner, and the nanoparticles accumulate mostly in the cytoplasm. A typical highly hydrophobic anti-tuberculosis drug, rifampin (RFP) was loaded into HMFNs using supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) impregnation, and the drug loading amount reached as high as 18.25 wt%. In addition, HMFNs could co-encapsulate and co-deliver hydrophobic (RFP) and hydrophilic (isoniazide, INH) drugs simultaneously. The in vitro release tests demonstrated extra sustained co-release profiles of rifampicin and isoniazide from HMFNs. Based on this novel design strategy, the co-delivery of drugs in the same carrier enables a drug delivery system with efficient enhanced chemotherapeutic effect.
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ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
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2022
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Jidong Dai,Zhigang Zhang,Katrien V. Bernaerts,Qianli Zhang,Tianzhu Zhang
Common poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (i-PLGA) has emerged as a biodegradable and biocompatible material in tissue engineering. However, the poor hydrophilicity and elasticity of i-PLGA lead to its limited application in tissue engineering. To this end, an amphiphilic crosslinked four-armed poly(lactic-co-glycolide) was prepared. First, four-armed PLGA (4A-PLGA) was synthesized by polymerizing l-lactide (LA) and glycolide (GA) with pentaerythritol as the initiator. Then, the hydrophilic polymer poly(glutamate propylene ester) (PGPE) was prepared through the esterification of glutamic acid and 1,2-propanediol. The hydrophilic 4A-PLGA–PGPE was finally synthesized through the condensation reaction of 4A-PLGA and PGPE with the aid of triphosgene. 4A-PLGA–PGPE was then used to prepare amphiphilic membranes by electrospinning. It was demonstrated that the mechanical properties and biocompatibility of 4A-PLGA were improved after the introduction of PGPE. Furthermore, the introduction of glutamate improved the hydrophilicity of 4A-PLGA, thus effectively promoting cell entry and adhesion, which makes the electrospun 4A-PLGA–PGPE membranes promising for tissue engineering.
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2019
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Hongyu Du,Kai Wang,Panagiotis Tsiakaras,Pei Kang Shen
Noble metal electrocatalysts with excavated and dendritic architectures have recently attracted growing attention for their large accessible surface areas and high density of under-coordinated atoms. However, it is a tough challenge to avoid the atoms migrating to the corners and kinks and finally obtain the excavated structure, after the complicated interaction among multiple factors during the synthesis process, let alone the growth control of dendritic shape. Herein we demonstrate a facile strategy to synthesize Pt-Co nanocubes having excavated and dendritic structure (Pt-Co EDNCs). Specifically, the Pt-Co EDNC nanocrystal is composed of a deeply excavated nanocube and nanodendrites selectively protruding on the vertexes. Further electrocatalytic investigations showed that Pt-Co EDNCs exhibited enhanced catalytic properties towards the electro-oxidation of ethylene glycol and glycerol compared with commercial Pt/C, which could be attributed to both its unique structure and the synergism between Pt and Co.
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