ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2013
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IF 3.777
Juan Li,Qiang Ru,Shejun Hu,Dawei Sun,Beibei Zhang,Xianhua Hou
A novel multi-step design of spherical nano-SnSb/MCMB/carbon core–shell composite for high stability and long life lithium battery electrodes has been introduced. The core–shell composite was successfully synthesized via co-precipitation and subsequent pyrolysis . The resultant composite sphere consisted of nanosized SnSb alloy and mesophase carbon microbeads (MCMB, 10 μm) embedded in a carbon matrix pyrolyzed from glucose and petroleum pitch, in which the MCMB was treated to be the inner core to offer mechanical support and efficient electron conducting pathway. The composite material exhibited a unique stability with a retention discharge capacity rate of 83.52% with reversible capacity of 422.5 mAh g −1 after 100 cycles and a high initial coulombic efficiency of 83.53%. The enhanced electrochemical performance is attributed to the structural stability of the composite sphere during the charging–discharging process.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储
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纳米材料
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复合材料
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JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2021
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IF 4.464
Jia Guo,Xiaowen Yin,Tao Wang,Jing Feng,Peng Zeng,Dongling Wu
In this work, N/B codoped hierarchical porous carbons (BNCs) were prepared by the polymerization reaction in an amino acid-urea deep eutectic solvent (DES) and carbonization process. During the polymerization process, amino acid-urea DES not only acts as a structure directing agent, but also as the reaction solvent to ensure homogenization of the reagents and promote polymerization of reaction monomer. Specifically, l -aspartic acid and urea composed DES were used as monomers and reacted with formaldehyde and boric acid, after the high temperature carbonization the BNCs were obtained. The optimized materials of BNC-900-3, which possesses high nitrogen (N) content (11.51 at%) and boron (B) content (7.01 at%), exhibits an excellent electrochemical performance with a specific capacitance (330 F g −1 at a current density of 1.0 A g −1 ) in 6 M KOH electrolytes and displays a long-term cycling stability with 91% after 80,000 charge–discharge cycles. Meanwhile, the assembled symmetric solid KOH/PVA supercapacitor exhibits an energy density of 13.5 Wh kg −1 . In addition, a new DES electrolyte was prepared, which also uses DES composed of l -aspartic acid and urea. The fabricated DES electrolyte based symmetric capacitor exhibits a large energy density of 14.5 Wh kg −1 at a power density of 398.8 W kg −1 . This work provides a new way for the preparation of porous carbon not only using DES as a precursor but as an electrolyte, and also demonstrates its possible application in supercapacitor electrode materials.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储
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纳米材料
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功能碳材料
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2018
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IF 6.578
Xiao-Hua Ma,Hao Guo,Zhe Yang,Zhi-Kan Yao,Wei-Hua Qing,Yi-Liang Chen,Zhen-Liang Xu,Chuyang Y. Tang
Membranes with ultrathin rejection layers can effectively achieve high water permeability. In the current study, we report a single-step fabrication of carbon nanotubes (CNTs)-loaded ultrathin film composite (uTFC) polyamide membranes using an electrospray-assisted interfacial polymerization method . In this method, amine and acyl chloride monomer solutions were electrosprayed into micro-droplets to allow a controlled growth of the polyamide rejection layer. At the same time, CNTs were uniformly dispersed under the action of the electrical field. The loading of CNTs in the polyamide rejection layer markedly enhance the water permeability of the membrane with a 2–6 folds enhancement. The simple and versatile electrospray-assisted interfacial polymerization method, which allows simultaneous control of rejection layer thickness and dispersion of nanomaterials , paves a new dimension for the preparation of high performance ultrathin nanocomposite membranes .
研究领域:
材料科学
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膜科学与技术
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纳米科技
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分离工程
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CHINESE CHEMICAL LETTERS
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2019
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IF 3.839
Jianhua Ge,Long Zhang,Jing Xu,Yujie Liu,Daochuan Jiang,Pingwu Du
Nitrogen photofixation using g-C 3 N 4 -based photocatalysts have attracted abundant of attentions recently. Herein, in this study, holey g-C 3 N 4 (HGCN) nanosheets possess a good deal of carbon vacancies were prepared by means of thermally treating bulk g-C 3 N 4 (BGCN) under an NH 3 atmosphere. Characterization analysis revealed that the as-synthesized sample have identical crystal structure, larger BET specific surface area, stronger reduction capability, and higher photogenerated charge carrier separation rate than that of BGCN. These properties may contribute to enhance the nitrogen photofixation activity. It was also found that the rate of NH 4 + production for N 2 photofixation of HGCN sample reached ∼25.54 mg L -1 h -1 g -1 cat , which is approximately ∼5.87 times higher than that of BGCN sample under optimal reactive conditions. Moreover, a plausible mechanism of HGCN for nitrogen photofixation process was illuminated in detail.
研究领域:
光催化
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材料化学
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环境化学
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能源化学
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纳米材料科学
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JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2020
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IF 8.247
Donghao Wang,Yuqi Wu,Xuefan Zheng,Shijun Tang,Zhengliang Gong,Yong Yang
All-solid-state Li–S batteries (ASSLSBs) offer an opportunity to realize both high energy density , safety and reliability, via eliminating the polysulfides shuttle effect and flammable liquid electrolyte. However, the sluggish kinetics of S and Li 2 S solid conversion results in low discharge capacity at high active material loading, which is critical for ASSLSBs to implement the high energy density potential. Herein, nitrogen doped-carbon (NC) coated Li 2 S (Li 2 S@NC composite) is developed for ASSLSBs that highly improves electrochemical performance. A thin and uniform nitrogen doped-carbon layer is coated on Li 2 S via pyrolysis deposition approach to prepare Li 2 S@NC. The as obtained Li 2 S@NC composite exhibits greatly enhanced electrochemical performance with high reversible capacity, high coulombic efficiency of ~100%, good rate capability and cycling stability. Particularly, outstanding electrochemical performance with high capacity of 931 mAh g −1 can also be obtained at both high Li 2 S content (43%) and high areal Li 2 S loading (10.4 mg cm −2 ).
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储
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固态电池
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纳米材料
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JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2019
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IF 3.218
Xiaoxia Ren,Shou-Dong Xu,Shibin Liu,Liang Chen,Ding Zhang,Li Qiu
Biomass wastes or biomass derived hard carbon materials with the advantages of green, as well as economic and high reversible capacity have became the promising anode materials for sodium ion batteries (SIBs). Despite this, the poor rate capability hinders their further development. Here, we synthesized lath-shaped hard carbon materials derived from peanut shells by a two-step approach, namely a hydrothermal pretreatment for different treatment time first, and then a carbonized process at 800 °C. Morphology and structural characterizations (SEM, XRD and Raman) prove the hydrothermal pretreatment has a great influence on morphology transformation, the layer spacing, as well as the defect concentration which can enhance the adsorption sites of Na + and shorten the transport route of sodium ions . The PSDHCs-4 (hydrothermal treatment for 4 h) electrode can deliver the highest reversible capacity of 256 ± 5 mAh g −1 , and show the best capacity retention of 97 ± 2% at the current rate of 0.1 C after 100 cycles. More importantly, PSDHCs-4 electrode shows the excellent rate performances with a reversible capacity of 261, 244, 206, 163, 125, and 100 mAh g −1 at the current rates of 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 and 5.0 C, respectively. These remarkable electrochemical properties indicate that PSDHCs-4 material should be a promising anode material for SIBs.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储
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纳米材料
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可持续能源
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碳材料
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Nano Energy
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2016
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IF 11.553
Zhaoqiang Li,Caixia Li,Xiaoli Ge,Jingyun Ma,Zhiwei Zhang,Qun Li,Chengxiang Wang,Longwei Yin
Reduced graphene oxide (RGO) wrapped metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) derived cobalt doped porous carbon polyhedrons synthesized via a carbonization process, are for the first time used for sulfur immobilizers (RGO/C–Co-S) as cathodes for high performance lithium-sulfur (Li–S) batteries. The RGO/C–Co–S cathode exhibits greatly improved electrochemical performance, showing excellent specific capacity of 949 mAh g −1 at 300th cycle at a current density 0.3 A g −1 , displaying enhanced rate capability with specific capacity of 772, 704 and 606 mAh g −1 at current density of 0.5, 1 and 2 A g −1 , respectively. The synergetic effect of MOFs-derived porous carbon, homogeneously distributed Co nanoparticles and RGO nanosheets simultaneously contributes to the confinement of sulfur species. The presence of abundant mesopores and micropores is conducive to immobilize large amounts of S species. The homogenously inlaid ultrafine Co nanoparticles can further immobilize sulfur by chemical interactions between Co and S/polysulfides. The RGO nanosheets tightly wrapped on carbon hosts act as barrier layers to prevent polysulfides from diffusing out of the matrix, further suppressing shuttle effect. The porous structure and the RGO can effectively alleviate the volume changes resulted from charge–discharge process. This design strategy can be inspiring for MOF-derived materials in energy storage applications .
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储
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纳米材料
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电池技术
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INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
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2022
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IF 6.449
Zhi Liu,Xiaohai Huang,Yi Miao,Bing Gao,Yiling Shi,Jianghui Zhao,Soon Huat Tan
Adsorption techniques have been successfully applied in water purification for their simplicity, efficiency, and negligible byproducts. Porous carbon materials are effective dye adsorbents but have relatively low adsorption efficiency, slow adsorption rate, and high production cost, all of which need to be addressed for conducive practical applications. Herein, natural eggplant-based porous carbon materials (EPCMs) have been studied and successfully constructed to perform with high efficiency and fast rate of removal of dyes from wastewater. The hierarchical pore structure and well-developed mesoporous had a total pore volume of 0.6379 cm 3 /g and a maximum specific surface area of 516.0060 m 2 /g, which contributed to the high efficiency of adsorption (100%). The complete adsorption of Rhodamine B (basic and cationic dyes) solution within 25 min demonstrated its fast and high adsorption performance. The EPCMs also showed its efficiency in the absorption of various dyes, including methyl orange (acidic and anionic dye), methylene blue (basic and cationic dyes), and Yuan’qing B (reactive dye). Furthermore, the EPCMs were tested with actual wastewater from a production-based factory and recorded excellent removal effects as well, suggesting its prospective expansion for industrial applications. Therefore, this eggplant biomass-based porous carbon provides a promising approach for fast and highly efficient wastewater purification from dye-based contaminations.
研究领域:
环境科学
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材料科学
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化学工程
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环境污染治理
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吸附技术
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JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
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2022
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IF 6.76
Yuan Jin,Xiu Zhang,Tianci Feng,Meisheng Li,Huifang Xiao,Shouyong Zhou,Yijiang Zhao,Jing Zhong,Dawei Yang
Low ion conductivity and poor alkali resistance are still the two major obstacles for the applications of anion exchange membranes (AEMs). In this work, the combined strategies of Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) hybrid and cross-linking modification via side-chains designing were employed to prepare organic–inorganic hybrid AEMs. Then, the cross-linked quaternized polysulfone (CQPSf-CQDs) hybrid AEMs by incorporating carbon quantum dots were successfully fabricated. After hybrid and cross-linking, the mechanical properties of CQPSf-CQDs hybrid AEMs were higher than that of the pristine one, reaching 49.4 MPa for the best one. Meanwhile, the existence of CQDs can expand the hydrophilic area in the membrane, which is beneficial to the transport of O H - . The incorporated CQDs interact weakly with cationic groups in the side chains through hydrogen bonds. The simulation results further demonstrated that the introduction of CQDs was beneficial to the construction of hydrophilic and hydrophobic domains, thereby increasing O H - conductivity. In addition, the prepared hybrid membranes own excellent dimensional stabilities and ion transport performances. These preliminary results give us a lot of hopes for further experiments and optimizations for the hybrid AEMs.
研究领域:
材料科学
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高分子化学
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膜科学与技术
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电化学
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能源材料
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2022
·Vol. 48
·期 13
·18876-18883
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IF 5.532
Zhixin Ma,Yang Qi,Jun Wang,Xiaoguo Bi,Xu-dong Liu,Xiaodong Li,Ji-guang Li,Xudong Sun
SrTiO 3 is a promising thermoelectric material for applications in harsh environments, owing to its excellent thermoelectric (TE) properties and high-temperature stability. The effect of annealing in carbon powders on the TE properties of SrTiO 3−δ in the [111] direction was experimentally investigated and analysed using first-principles calculation. The electrical conductivity of the SrTiO 3−δ single crystals in the [111] direction increases with an increase in annealing temperature in the range of 1573–1673 K, which is opposite to that in the [510] direction as shown in a previous experiment. This is attributed to the different variation trend of carrier concentration. First-principle calculation results show that the carrier concentration in the [111] direction increases with increasing oxygen vacancy concentration, but it is the opposite in the [510] direction. Strong anisotropy of carrier concentration should be caused by the difference in atomic arrangement, making difference in the amount of free electrons that maybe constrained at high oxygen vacancy in different directions. Although the SrTiO 3−δ single crystal annealed at 1573 K shows a lower electrical conductivity, it obtains higher power factor with the maximum value of 2.24 mW m −1 K −2 at 323 K, which is predominantly due to its higher effective mass. It also yields the highest ZT value of 0.18 at 873 K owing to the lower thermal conductivity . The results of this study are imperative for the design and development of perovskite TE materials.
研究领域:
材料科学
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凝聚态物理
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热电材料
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晶体学
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固体化学
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2016
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IF 4.803
Jing Lin,Lianshan Sun,Zhanyi Cao,Dongming Yin,Fei Liang,Yaoming Wu,Limin Wang
We describe our recent progress on a novel method to prepare Ti 1.4 V 0.6 Ni hydrogen storage alloy covered with nanostructured Co 3 O 4 by utilizing zelolitic imidazolate framework 67 (ZIF-67) as the template. Ti 1.4 V 0.6 Ni@C@Co 3 O 4 composite is prepared through a dopamine self-polymerization and a facile precipitation reaction with the subsequent thermal treatment. This specific composite structure combines the high conductivity of carbon together with the promising catalytic property of nanostructured Co 3 O 4 , therefore the enhanced electrochemical activity and stability are realized. As a result, Ti 1.4 V 0.6 Ni@C@Co 3 O 4 composite electrode possesses a capacity conservation rate of 56.1% after 300 charging/discharging cycles, remarkably larger than that of Ti 1.4 V 0.6 Ni (25.3%). Moreover, a study of the kinetics demonstrates that nanostructured Co 3 O 4 coating accelerates the charge-transfer reaction of the electrode. These results prove that coating with carbon and nanostructured Co 3 O 4 is a potential method for enhancing electrochemical hydrogen storage properties of hydrogen storage alloys.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储
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金属氢化物电池
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纳米材料
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2023
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IF 6.2
Lanlan Yu,Ningning Liu,Baojun Liu,Fei Yu,Jie Ma
Cathode materials with high capacity and cyclic durability are urgently needed for capacitive deionization . Na 3 V 2 (PO 4 ) 3 is an emerging pseudocapacitive candidate for this process on account of its high capacity and Na + reversible insertion, while it suffers from the intrinsic low electrical conductivity and small electrolyte-accessible surface area. Herein, a sea urchin-like Na 3 V 2 (PO 4 ) 3 @carbon (NVP@C) compound material was synthesized from MXene-V 2 C via hydrothermal method followed by annealing treatment, and then assembled as capacitive deionization (CDI) electrode material . Benefiting from three-dimensional sea urchin-like structure, where the nanoneedles of NVP@C serve as fast transport channel for Na + , NVP@C performed high specific capacity (437 F g −1 at 5 mV s −1 ) and fast ionic diffusion kinetics. Moreover, the NVP@C showed attractive desalination performance as cathode material for CDI, achieving a remarkable adsorption capacity of 74.0 mg g −1 in a NaCl salt solution (1000 mg L −1 ) and long life cycle stability. The present work provides a novel perspective to construct practical redox-active and stable CDI electrode with 3D structure from MXene for highly capacitive and durable desalination application .
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材料科学
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电化学
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环境工程
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能源存储
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纳米材料
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水处理技术
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危险品化学品经营许可证（带存储）