PLASMA SOURCES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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2023
·Vol. 32
·期 4
·045010
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IF 3.8
Xu Tian,Dongyuan Wang,Bo Ouyang,Qiang Chen,Zhongwei Liu,Xinwei Wang
A novel plasma-assisted fluidized-bed atomic layer deposition process to synthesize Pd-Cu bimetallic nanoparticles is reported, using palladium hexafluoroacetylacetonate, copper(I)-N, N'-di-iso-propylacetamidinate and H2 plasma. The process allows us to uniformly deposit Pd-Cu nanoparticles in porous powder, which is a mixture of γ-Al2O3 (30 wt%), amorphous aluminum silicate (50 wt%) and molecular sieve (20 wt%) (ASM). With metal loadings of 13.1 and 2.5 mg g−1 for Pd and Cu, respectively, the afforded 13.1Pd-2.5Cu catalyst shows excellent catalytic performance for the hydrogenation of CO2 in a dielectric barrier discharge reactor with no intentional heating. Under the condition of discharge input power of 24.6 W, H2-to-CO2 ratio of 4 in feed gas, and gas hourly space velocity of 7595 h−1, the conversion of CO2 can reach as high as 38.0%, with the CH4 and CH3OH product selectivities of 6.7% and 12.8%, respectively. Density functional theory calculations are further employed to understand the associated CH3OH formation mechanism.
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Gels
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2023
·Vol. 9
·期 1
·40
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Xuelun Zhang,Feng Li,Xiyu Zhao,Jiwen Cao,Shuai Liu,You Zhang,Zihui Yuan,Xiaobo Huang,Cornelis F. De Hoop,Xiaopeng Peng,Xingyan Huang
In recent years, the scarcity of pure water resources has received a lot of attention from society because of the increasing amount of pollution from industrial waste. It is very important to use low-cost adsorbents with high-adsorption performance to reduce water pollution. In this work, a gel adsorbent with a high-adsorption performance on methylene blue (MB) and Cu(II) was prepared from bamboo nanocellulose (BCNF) (derived from waste bamboo paper) and montmorillonite nanosheet (MMTNS) cross-linked by polyethyleneimine (PEI). The resulting gel adsorbent was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), field emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic (XPS), etc. The results indicated that the MB and Cu(II) adsorption capacities of the resulting gel adsorbent increased with the solution pH, contact time, initial concentration, and temperature before equilibrium. The adsorption processes of MB and Cu(II) fitted well with the fractal-like pseudo-second-order model. The maximal adsorption capacities on MB and Cu(II) calculated by the Sips model were 361.9 and 254.6 mg/g, respectively. The removal of MB and Cu(II) from aqueous solutions mainly included electrostatic attraction, ion exchange, hydrogen bonding interaction, etc. These results suggest that the resulting gel adsorbent is an ideal material for the removal of MB and Cu(II) from aqueous solutions.Keywords:gel;adsorption;nanocellulose;montmorillonite;methylene blue;heavy metal
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SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
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2022
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IF 4.831
Xi Peng,Kai Liu,Xing Hu,Deming Gong,Guowen Zhang
Inhibition of α-amylase and α-glucosidase activity is an effective way for controlling postprandial blood glucose-related diabetes. The study found that hesperetin-Cu(II) complex (Hsp-Cu(II)) exhibited a stronger inhibitory ability on α-amylase and α-glucosidase compared to hesperetin (Hsp), with smaller IC 50 values of Hsp-Cu(II) (60.3 ± 0.9 µM for α-amylase; 1.25 ± 0.03 µM for α-glucosidase) than Hsp (115.6 ± 1.1 µM for α-amylase; 55.2 ± 0.1 µM for α-glucosidase). Interestingly, Hsp-Cu(II) and acarbose exerted a synergistic effect on inhibition of α-glucosidase. The binding affinities of Hsp-Cu(II) to α-amylase and α-glucosidase were strong with the K a values (binding constant) in the magnitude order of 10 5 , which was 9 times larger than Hsp. After interacting, Hsp-Cu(II) reduced α-helix contents of α-amylase and α-glucosidase, resulting in a looser conformation of these two enzymes. Molecular simulations manifested that Hsp-Cu(II) bound to the active center of enzymes driven by hydrogen bonds and interacted with the key catalytic amino acids (α-amylase: Gln63, Asp300 and His305; α-glucosidase: Tyr158, Asp215, Glu277 and Glu411), altering the conformation of enzymes, blocking the entrance of substrates, ultimately reducing the activities of α-glucosidase and α-amylase. This study has demonstrated that Hsp-Cu(II) may be a promising candidate of functional nutritional additive and medicine for the prevention of diabetes.
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CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS
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2019
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IF 3.674
Wei Wang,Feng Xu,Wenqiao Du,Long Zhang
A facile and efficient one-pot synthesis of methyl carbamate (MC) by urea and methanol was studied using metal modified fluorapatite as a catalyst. M 5 Ca 5 (PO 4 ) 6 F 2 (M 5 FAP, M = Co, Ni, Cu, Zn) was synthesized by co-precipitation. Among the catalysts, Zn 5 Ca 5 (PO 4 ) 6 F 2 (Zn 5 FAP) displayed the higher activity, selectivity and excellent stability after five times of reuse. A possible synthesis reaction mechanism over Zn 5 FAP catalyst was discussed.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2019
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IF 8.355
Tao Luo,Yanan Yuan,Danna Zhou,Liting Luo,Jinjun Li,Feng Wu
In the recent years, sulfite-induced oxidation of various contaminants using oxysulfur radicals (SO 4 − , SO 5 − and SO 3 − ) has been explored to establish novel advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). Although transition metals, such as cupric ions (Cu(II)), have been demonstrated to be capable of activating sulfite (S(IV)), the catalytic mechanism of the specific Cu(II) species is still not very clear. In this work, N-acetyl- para -aminophenol (APAP) was used as a basic substrate to investigate the process, mechanism and stability of the Cu(II)-S(IV) system with low dosages of Cu(II) (0.010 mmol L −1 ) in an alkaline solution (pH 10). The results show that 0.010 mmol L −1 Cu(II) can efficiently activate S(IV) for the oxidation of APAP and other contaminants (e.g., metoprolol, sulfanilamide, aniline, 4-chloroaniline, N,N-dimethylaniline, p -nitrophenol and 3-nitrophenol). Simulation calculations for the distribution of the Cu(II) species and pH-dependence of APAP oxidation in the Cu(II)-S(IV) system showed that Cu(OH) 2 particles are the major active species in the catalysis of S(IV). The surface complexation of S(IV) with the Cu(OH) 2 particles prior to the production of oxysulfur radicals is the basic mechanism of the alkaline Cu(II)-S(IV) system. Radical inhibition with scavengers (ethanol, tert-butyl alcohol or aniline) demonstrates that SO 5 − , SO 4 − and hydroxyl radicals (HO ) are responsible for the contaminant oxidation. Moreover, SO 5 − is believed to be the main active species in the Cu(II)-S(IV) system, which has a second-order rate constant of 2.98 × 10 8 M −1 s −1 with APAP. This work renews our recognition of the Cu(II)-S(IV) system applications and further understanding of the catalytic role of the nascent Cu(OH) 2 particles in the activation of S(IV).
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ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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2019
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IF 6.97
Lei Wang,Wenjing Zhi,Jing Wan,Juan Han,Chunmei Li,Yun Wang
Enhancing the stability and reusability of enzymes by encapsulating them within a powerful class of porous materials termed metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) has been demonstrated by recent studies. However, in all of these reports, the stability of MOFs under acidic conditions was a major issue for enzymes with catalytic activity at low pH. The objective of this study is to encapsulate the β-glucosidase (β-G) into the Cu-MOF due to its acidic stability, using a coprecipitation approach. Indeed, the as-prepared β-G@Cu(PABA) biocomposite with high encapsulation efficiency exhibited enhanced resistance to acidic and thermal conditions as well as organic solvents. Importantly, the β-G@Cu(PABA) biocomposite showed superior reusability, retaining 90% of activity even after 10 cycles. Using the hydrolysis of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) as a mode, the mixture of β-G@Cu(PABA) biocomposite and coimmobilized cellulase afforded 98% glucose yield, which was twofold enhancement when compared with coimmobilized cellulose alone. The β-G@Cu(PABA) biocomposite and coimmobilized cellulase could been easily recovered and recycled to still retain 70% productivity in the eight cycles for hydrolyzing CMC. This discovery for the first time highlights the potential of Cu-MOF in preserving the enzymes under acidic conditions. The developed β-G@Cu(PABA) biocomposite by coprecipitation approach affords a valuable platform for enzyme-based industrial applications.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2018
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Shuai Gao,Nan Zhao,Qinqin Liu,Yi Li,Guifang Xu,Xiaonong Cheng,Juan Yang
Owing to that, efficient cooling the chip demands a heat sink material possess high thermal conductivity and low CTE equivalent to the gallium arsenide (GaAs) or silicon (Si). Addressing this target, we have synthesized Sc 2 W 3 O 12 /Cu composites by hot-pressing sintering at 700 °C, which was based on the uniform submicron Sc 2 W 3 O 12 powder prepared for the first time. The resulting product not only possessed a low CTE (8.31 ppm/K, which was identical to GaAs of 6.2 ppm/K) and high thermal conductivity (243.99 W/m K), but also exhibited extremely stable CTE within a temperature range of 25 °C–300 °C and high Vickers hardness (234.32 HV) due to its uniform and nearly full dense microstructure. A ‘thermoelastic-micro-mechanics'model was used to predict the CTE quantitatively and the estimated values were in good agreement with the experimental CTE values. Moreover, the excellent compatibility of thermal properties between Sc 2 W 3 O 12 and Cu possesses an isolated spot in Ashby map based on CTE and thermal conductivity, and the as-synthesized composite exhibits nearly greatest thermal stability indicated via its low thermal distortion parameter (TDP).
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Polymers
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2018
·Vol. 10
·期 12
·1393
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IF 2.935
Jie Cao,Jianbei Zhang,Yuejun Zhu,Shanshan Wang,Xiujun Wang,Kaihe Lv
The pollution of water resources has become a worldwide concern. The primary pollutants including insoluble oil, toxic dyes, and heavy metal ions. Herein, we report a polymer adsorbent, named SPCT, to remove the above three contaminants from water simultaneously. The preparation process of SPCT contains two steps. Firstly, a hydrogel composed of sulfonated phenolic resin (SMP) and polyethyleneimine (PEI) was synthesized using glutaraldehyde (GA) as the crosslinking agent, and the product was named SPG. Then SPCT was prepared by the reaction between SPG and citric acid (CA) at 170 °C. SPCT exhibited an excellent performance for the removal of methylene blue (MB) and Cu(II) from aqueous solution. For a solution with a pollutant concentration of 50 mg L−1, a removal efficiency of above 90% could be obtained with a SPCT dosage of 0.2 g L−1for MB, or a SPCT dosage of 0.5 g L−1for Cu(II), respectively. SPCT also presented an interesting wettability. In air, it was both superhydrophilic and superoleophilic, and it was superoleophobic underwater. Therefore, SPCT could successfully separate oil-in-water emulsion with high separation efficiency and resistance to oil fouling. Additionally, SPCT was easily regenerated by using dilute HCl solution as an eluent. The outstanding performance of SPCT and the efficient, cost-effective preparation process highlight its potential for practical applications.Keywords:wastewater treatment;adsorption;emulsion separation;thermal crosslinking;superhydrophilicity
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2019
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Dejin Zang,Yichao Huang,Qi Li,Yajie Tang,Yongge Wei
The design and synthesis of specific functional complex materials as desired catalysts for improved energy conversion and storage are of great importance and with grand challenges. Here, a facile synthesis strategy of Anderson POMs supported Cu dendrites toward electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction with dramatically decreased overpotential under acidic aqueous condition is established in this work. We present the preparation of well crystallized Cu dendrites through co-electrodeposition on TiO 2 array with Anderson-type POM NiMo 6 O 24 . Structural and state of valence investigation of the as-obtained electrocatalyst (NiMo 6 O 24 @Cu/TNA) evidence the specific morphology tunability and modification of Cu dendrites surfaces. During HER course, NiMo 6 O 24 can improve the H + transfer and further help the H atom absorption which remedies the weakness of insufficient H atom absorption ability of Cu along with its strong electron transfer lowering overpotential upon HER. Therefore, HER with NiMo 6 O 24 @Cu/TNA is considerably enhanced by decreasing related overpotential of 130 mV compared to porous Cu foam. The modification of NiMo 6 O 24 endowed catalysts strong corrosion resistance assuring long term stability. Hence, the proposed strategy possesses improved activity and long term stability upon HER with NiMo 6 O 24 @Cu/TNA as electrocatalyst. Depending on the diversity of POMs, the current feasible and reliable heterogeneous electrocatalysts design with POMs would inspire more effective, low-cost strategies for energy conversion and open the pathway for large scale production.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2019
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Hua Zhang,Wenjuan Fang,Wenran Wang,Nisheng Qian,Xiaohe Ji
The balance between band structure, composition, and defect is essential for improving the optoelectronic properties of ternary and quaternary quantum dots and the corresponding photovoltaic performance. In this work, ascorbic acid (AA) as capping ligand is introduced into the reaction system to prepare green Zn–Cu–In–Se (ZCISe) quantum dots. Results show that the addition of AA can increase the Zn content while decrease the In content, resulting in enlarged band gap, high conduction band energy level, and suppressed charge recombination. When AA/Cu ratio is 1, the quantum dots possess the largest band gap of 1.49 eV and the assembled quantum dot-sensitized solar cells exhibit superior photovoltaic performance with ∼17% increment mainly contributed by the dramatically increased current density. The new record efficiencies of 10.44 and 13.85% are obtained from the ZCISe cells assembled with brass and titanium mesh-based counter electrodes, respectively.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry C
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2019
·Vol. 7
·期 23
·7061-7072
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IF 6.641
Xiangying Meng,Songfang Zhao,Zhe Zhang,Ruliang Zhang,Jinhui Li,Jinfeng Leng,Duxia Cao,Guoping Zhang,Rong Sun
Recently, it has become highly desirable but remains a challenge to design strain-sensing materials with rational geometric structures that endow the strain sensors with high sensitivity, large stretchability and a broad sensing range simultaneously. Herein, core–shell Cu–Ag nanowires (NWs) with tunable morphology and oxidation-resistance are achieved by an effective galvanic replacement reaction between Cu NWs and Ag(NH3)2+ without any additional heating, stirring or reducing agent. When the mass ratio of Cu NWs to AgNO3 is 8 : 6, Cu–Ag NWs exhibit the best oxidation-resistance and electrical conductivity retention in harsh environments. Nacre-mimetic conductive composites are achieved by embedding porous conductive networks composed of Cu–Ag NWs/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) in a poly(styrene-block-butadiene-block-styrene) (SBS) matrix, enabling the process to be simple, energy-saving, and scalable. They can detect both tiny and large deformations with a wide sensing range (up to 374% strain), high sensitivity (a gauge factor up to 87 362), high break elongation (up to 660% strain), and excellent reliability and stability. This successful combination of huge sensing range and high sensitivity is attributed to the high stretchability of the SBS “mortar”, the hierarchical architecture and the synergistic effects of sensitive two-dimensional (2D) rGO, and the conductive stretchable one-dimensional (1D) Cu–Ag NW “brick”. In addition, the composites can be used as patterned conductive interconnects for light-emitting diodes.
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Nanoscale
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2018
·Vol. 11
·期 2
·725-732
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IF 7.233
Yang Yang,Quanbo Huang,Gregory F. Payne,Runcang Sun,Xiaohui Wang
There is great interest in extending cellulosic platforms to applications in flexible, lightweight, low-cost and sustainable electronics. The critical need is the development of methods to confer electronic properties to these materials platforms (i.e., paper and fabrics). Here we report a highly conductive, pliable and foldable Cu/cellulose paper electrode enabled by a simple low-cost and scalable wet-processing method to coat a Cu nanoparticle (NP) layer on common cellulose paper, where polydopamine adhesion and electroless deposition were used to yield highly conductive paper with a sheet resistance as low as 0.01 Ω sq−1. This Cu/cellulose paper has excellent stability because of the strong adhesion between Cu NPs and cellulose, and because the methods are sufficiently mild to prevent damage to the paper substrate. This fabrication method results in the controlled deposition of Cu NPs and yields Cu/cellulose paper with highly hydrophobic and self-cleaning properties, high photothermal conversion efficiency, and excellent electromagnetic interface (EMI) shielding effectiveness. This high-performance Cu/cellulose paper could have promising application potential for a range of emerging applications in flexible electronics and packaging.
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