SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2020
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IF 5.774
Jun Hu,Xinze Bian,Yi Xia,Mili Weng,Wan Zhou,Qizhou Dai
In this study, Cu doped PbO 2 electrode was prepared by electrodeposition and used for electrochemical oxidation degradation of amoxicillin (AMX), which showed that the effect of Cu doped PbO 2 electrode was better than that of undoped PbO 2 electrode in degrading amoxicillin. An optimized model was setup with the help of response surface method (RSM). The optimal values of experimental parameters and the interactions between the parameters were explored, including current density, pH and initial AMX concentration. The combustion efficiency was calculated in the electrochemical oxidation of amoxicillin in aqueous solution and the enhancement was found with Cu doped PbO 2 electrode. The enhanced mechanism with Cu doped PbO 2 electrode was discussed based on the analysis of hydroxyl radicals and the combustion efficiency. The mechanism of amoxicillin degradation was discussed. This paper can provide basic data and technique reference for amoxicillin pollution control.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2020
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IF 10.652
Kun Wu,Meng Wang,Angzhen Li,Zixuan Zhao,Ting Liu,Xiaodan Hao,Shengjiong Yang,Pengkang Jin
Mn-oxide-containing adsorbents have shown outstanding performances for the removal of As(III) through an “oxidation-adsorption” process. In this study, a new adsorbent of Fe-Mn-Cu ternary oxide (FMCTO) was fabricated to improve the redox reaction rate and to enhance the recovery of oxidative ability. FMCTO exhibited a stronger ability for As(III) removal than most of other adsorbents, because it has better oxidative capability for As(III) oxidation. The state of dynamic equilibrium for As(III) removal by FMCTO could be basically achieved within 3 h, and the As removal efficiency reached 98.9% at time = 24 h. The Langmuir As adsorption capacity of FMCTO was determined to be 204.8 mg/g. The As(III) removal efficiency of FMCTO was further boosted by 7% through oxygen gas aeration and decreased by 19% with nitrogen gas in the ambient during the first 3 h, indicating the positive effect of oxygen on As(III) oxidation. EPR and UV spectra methods were used to confirm the generation of superoxide radical (O 2 − ) and the enhanced production of Mn(III) soluble species on FMCTO surfaces, thus achieving a better As(III) oxidation performance. The XPS analysis results showed that the electron transfer from Cu(I) to Mn(IV) could improve the stability of Mn(III) within FMCTO. Meanwhile, Mn(II) ions could be oxidized to Mn(III) by O 2 − . Hence, the formation of a redox cycle between Mn(II) and Mn(III) along with the production of O 2 − plays a vital role in the upgraded As(III) removal mechanisms. This study provides new insights into the promotion of the capability of Mn-containing adsorbents for achieving the improved removal of As from As(III)-contaminated water.
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2020
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IF 6.215
Junying Huang,Mengting Chen,Tao Tang,Weipeng Liu,Yingju Liu
The self-supporting catalytic electrode is useful in the industry, since it can reduce the complex pre-treatment of catalytic materials and avoid the use of binders. In this work, a ternary self-supporting electrode including Cu mesh-supported graphene and molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) was prepared by electroplating zinc and hydrothermal reaction . Due to the excellent conductivity of copper and the hydrogen evolution catalytic ability of MoS 2 , this self-supporting electrode showed a low Tafel slope as 54 mV dec −1 and a current density of 400 mA cm −2 at an overpotential of -300 mV in hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). In addition, due to the metal flexibility of the Cu mesh substrate, the MoS 2 –rGO Cu ternary self-supporting electrode can be bent or cut into any desired shape. Even shaped as an elongated one, curved "S", this self-supporting electrode still kept itself from any deformation when hydrogen bubbles were rapidly generated. Therefore, a strategy for green, simple, and low-cost self-supporting electrode was provided, which may increase the large-scale operation of the catalytic electrode in HER.
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Nanomaterials
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2019
·Vol. 10
·期 1
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IF 4.034
Fangke Zhan,Juanjuan Yin,Jingxin Zhou,Tifeng Jiao,Lexin Zhang,Meirong Xia,Zhenhua Bai,Qiuming Peng
With the rapid development of industry, the problem of environmental pollution has become increasingly prominent. Exploring and preparing green, efficient, and low cost catalysts has become the key challenge for scientists. However, some conventional preparation methods are limited by conditions, such as cumbersome operation, high energy consumption, and high pollution. Here, a simple and efficient seed-mediated method was designed and proposed to synthesize a highly efficient bimetallic catalyst for catalyzing nitro compounds. A Pd-Cu bimetallic composite (BCM) can be prepared by synthesizing the original seed crystal of precious metal palladium, then growing the mature nanocrystalline palladium and supporting the transition metal copper. Importantly, after eight consecutive catalytic cycles, the conversion of the catalyzed 2-NA was 84%, while the conversion of the catalyzed 4-NP was still 72%. And the catalytic first order rates of 2-NA and 4-NP constants were 0.015 s−1, and 0.069 s−1, respectively. Therefore, current research of nanocomposites catalyst showed great significance for serious environmental pollution problems and the protection of living environment, providing a new idea for the preparation of new bimetallic catalytic materials.Keywords:seed-mediated;bimetallic catalyst;nanocomposites;catalyst
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Journal of CO2 Utilization
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2019
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IF 5.189
Miao Wang,Xiaona Ren,Gang Yuan,Xiaopo Niu,Qingli Xu,Wenluan Gao,Shuaikang Zhu,Qingfa Wang
Element doping is an effective strategy to enhance the selectivity of electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction. In this work, a dendritic core-shell In-doped Cu@Cu 2 O catalyst is prepared by co-electrodeposition method on carbon fiber paper for selective electroreduction of CO 2 to CO. Faradaic efficiency of producing CO over this dendritic In-doped Cu@Cu 2 O reaches 87.6 ± 2.2% with total current density of 11.1 ± 0.85 mA cm −2 at −0.8 V vs RHE, which outperforms most of the reported Cu-based electrocatalysts. The excellent performance is mainly derived from charge re-distribution and the enhanced intrinsic activity due to the formation of In-doped Cu 2 O layer. Meanwhile, the Cu + /Cu 0 can be adjusted by tailoring the doped-In content. The relatively high ECSA and small charge transfer resistance are also conducive to improve the selectivity and activity. The oxyphilic In metal incorporated into the copper lattice can well stabilize the intermediate *COOH through enhancing interaction with O-ends of *COOH. This work provides a facile approach and a deep insight on design and synthesis of high efficiency hybrid electrocatalysts.
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RSC Advances
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2019
·Vol. 9
·期 70
·40845-40854
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IF 3.049
Saira Shams,Waqas Ahmad,Amjad Hussain Memon,Yun Wei,Qipeng Yuan,Hao Liang
Herein, we report an effectual method for designing a novel form of nanozyme laccase mimic namely Cu/H3BTC, using copper ions and 1,3,5-benzene tricarboxylic acid (1,3,5-H3BTC). This Cu-based metal–organic framework (MOF) was synthesized through a simple procedure of mixing of two usual reagents at room temperature. Amido Black 10B (AB-10B) was chosen as a model dye for degradation consequences. Results showed that Cu/H3BTC MOF revealed significantly higher catalytic efficacy under certain conditions like high pH, extreme temperature and high salt conditions and it has long-term storage stability, which can lead to a significant decline in catalytic activity of laccase. In addition, the degradation of AB-10B was up to 60% after ten cycles, showing good recyclability of Cu/H3BTC MOF. The UV-visible spectral changes clearly showed that Cu/H3BTC MOF is an effective laccase mimic for the degradation of azo dye AB-10B, which was degraded more easily within the time duration of 60 min. The Cu/H3BTC MOF also possessed fundamental activities like laccase with regard to oxidation of the phenolic compounds. Moreover, a technique for the quantitative detection of epinephrine by Cu/H3BTC MOF was established. These findings help to understand the laccase-like reactivity and provide a basis for the future design and application of metal-based catalysts.
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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
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2019
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IF 5.589
Jaehyeong Park,Ganesh Dattatraya Saratale,Si-Kyung Cho,Sungjun Bae
A novel Cu catalyst was developed using water-washed coal fly ash (WFA) as a support material for catalytic reduction of p -nitrophenol ( p -NP) in the presence of NaBH 4 . Cu/WFA showed ~ × 10 5 times higher estimated rate constant k obs-p-NP /C Cu (L min −1 g Cu −1 ) compared with Cu/SiO 2 , Cu/Al 2 O 3 , and other Cu catalysts previously reported. Surprisingly, we obtained a significant lower price value (Price’/K) (0.027–0.068 USD/L min −1 ) for Cu/WFA in comparison with other Cu catalysts and precious metallic catalysts (Pd, Au, Ag, and Pt). Various surface analyses and additional experiments using Fe/SiO 2 , Cu/Fe 2 O 3 /SiO 2 , and Cu/HCl-treated WFA demonstrated that Cu(0) nanoparticles were well loaded on the surface of WFA, where Fe elements were abundant, resulting in a dramatic enhancement of the Cu/WFA catalytic activity . Particularly, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed the abundance of Cu(0)/Fe(III) and Cu(0)/Fe(II) in the WFA surface. This indicates that Cu(0) was the main driving force for the activation of H ad molecule, and that the reduction of Fe(III) to Fe(II) by NaBH 4 can accelerate the reduction of Cu(II) to Cu(0). Recycling and phytotoxicity tests showed that Cu/WFA can be applied as a reusable catalyst with low environmental impact, revealing the remarkable potential of non-precious metal/WFA catalyst in the field of environmental remediation.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2019
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IF 4.175
Faqing Shi,Limeng Liu,Yujin Wang,Guihong Geng
TaC 0.6 -Cu composites were fabricated by hot pressing of TaC, Ta and Cu powder mixtures. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, scanning-transmission microscopy, X-ray energy-dispersive spectroscopy, and selected area electron diffraction were used to investigate formation process and growth behavior of the ζ-Ta 4 C 3-x lamellae. Cu addition did not change the reaction sequence of TaC + Ta → Ta 2 C + TaC y → ζ-Ta 4 C 3-x to form the targeted ζ-Ta 4 C 3-x phase, but enhanced growth of ζ-Ta 4 C 3-x lamellae by introducing a dissolution-reprecipitation mechanism due to presence of Cu liquid at high temperatures. ζ-Ta 4 C 3-x could directly nucleate and grow on h-Ta 2 C grain surface, meanwhile C immediately reacted with Ta solutes in Cu liquid after the C atoms diffusing along the {111} TaCy stacking faults out of parental γ-TaC y grains to initiate extension of ζ-Ta 4 C 3-x lamella outside the γ-TaC y grains, thus grew large ζ-Ta 4 C 3-x lamellae with a uniform thickness in the microstructure of the TaC 0.6 -Cu composites. The TaC 0.6 -Cu composites with large ζ-Ta 4 C 3-x lamellae in the microstructures showed increase in fracture toughness.
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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2019
·Vol. 27
·期 2
·1888-1897
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IF 2.914
Wang Ying,Wang Luxing,Deng Xiaoyan,Gao Hongtao
Waste biomass can be recycled to prepare biochar for soil restoration, in which process soil fertility would not be lost. In this work, biochar was prepared from waste pomelo peel, combined with ZnO, to be used to immobilize Cu(II) in contaminated soil, whose maximum adsorption capacity was up to 216.37 mg g −1 . Due to combination of ZnO, the BET surface area of biochar increased from 2.39 to 18.53 m 2 g −1 . Meanwhile, the surface functional groups increased, which was conducive to fixation of metal ion on the surface of biochar. Both pseudo-second-order kinetics and Langmuir isotherm model fit the experimental data well. Adsorption was easy to happen since the adsorption site on the surface of biochar/ZnO had a strong affinity with Cu(II). In addition, mechanism investigation indicated that Cu(II) was bond with biochar/ZnO mainly by non-bioavailable state (75.6%) primarily. It inferred that biochar/ZnO was an efficient and promising passivator in reducing heavy metal risk in soil.
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JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2019
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IF 3.218
Waseem Abbas,Qinglei Liu,Naeem Akhtar,Javed Ahmad,Muhammad Ehsan Mazhar,Tengfei Li,Imran Zada,Lulu Yao,Raheela Naz,Muhammad Imtiaz,Wang Zhang,Ali Amjad,Di Zhang,Jiajun Gu
Precisely monitoring dopamine (DA) with high sensitivity, selectivity, and low cost from real life biological samples such as urine to investigate the suspected catecholamine-secreting tumor remains a big challenge. Here, for the first time, we synthesize a DA sensor based on Cu nanoplatelets (Cu@CNP) encapsulated by carbon nanoparticles (CNP) that are pre-modified by a benzimidazolium-1-acatate ionic liquid (BAIL). The simple scalable route (freeze-drying followed by a temperature-switchable carbonization process) enables the CNP shells with controlled thickness to form upon the Cu nanoplatelets. Among the resulting products, Cu@CNP-600 (Cu@CNP carbonized at 600 °C) shows a high concentration of exposed {111} Cu crystal planes, surface defects with quadrupole and dipolar plasmons multipoles , and graphitic layers. Once deposited onto the lead pencil electrode (LPE), the Cu@CNP-600 modified with highly conductive BAIL synergistically allows highly sensitive and selective detection of DA. We successfully apply this novel electrode to monitor the DA from the urine of neuroblastoma patients with high sensitivity. The designed electrode can be used not only in the diagnosis of suspected catecholamine-secreting tumors but also in the evaluation of drugs’ efficacy.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2019
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IF 4.084
Liangfeng Luo,Yidi Wang,Siping Huo,Peng Lv,Jun Fang,Yang Yang,Bin Fei
CuS/CdS(H)/CdS(C) photocatalysts were synthesized via the hydrothermal method by employing thiourea , Cd(CH 3 COO) 2 ·3H 2 O and copper 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate MOF (CuBDC). The photocatalysts were characterized by XRD , XPS , BET, TEM and UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectra. Interestingly, hexagonal CdS (CdS(H)) and cubic CdS (CdS(C)) were formed with phase junctions in one step when CuBDC was introduced in the synthesis process, in addition, CuS nanoparticles were deposited on CdS. However, only hexagonal CdS was obtained without CuBDC. It demonstrated that CuBDC was not only the precursor of CuS but also the structural modifier for CdS. With the reduction of re-combination of photo-induced electrons and holes caused by phase junctions and the enhancement of visible-light absorptions due to the loading of CuS, all CuS/CdS(H)/CdS(C) photocatalysts had higher photocurrent densities under visible-light irradiation, and consequently the higher rates of H 2 production than pure CdS(H). Typically, the catalyst with 2.89 wt% of Cu showed a highest rate of H 2 evolution at 2042 μmol/g/h.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2019
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IF 8.355
Deshan Cheng,Xue Bai,Junjie Pan,Jihong Wu,Jianhua Ran,Guangming Cai,Xin Wang
Incorporating conductive components into fibrous structure for wearable applications has attracted research attention recently. However, utilizing the flexibility and wearability of textiles to maintain a stable and durable wearable performance is a big challenge, as the intrinsic properties of textiles and the conductivity of the incorporated components have to work synergically in the fibrous system without compromising. In this work, polydopamine-templated PET fabrics were prepared to grow copper nanoparticles (Cu NPs) on the surface of the knitted PET fabrics. The surface morphology, chemical composition and crystalline structure of the Cu NP-coated PET fabrics were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The results showed that Cu NP layer was successfully deposited onto the polydopamine-templated PET fabrics. The fabrics showed excellent electrical conductivity due to the loading of Cu NPs. The unique knitted structure together with the durable deposition of Cu NPs resulted in negative change in electrical resistance of the fabrics under strains, granting the fabrics the potential in wearable applications. The Cu NP-coated PET fabrics were demonstrated to be applicable as wearable strain sensors and electrical heaters.
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