MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN
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2012
·Vol. 47
·期 11
·3277-3282
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IF 2.105
Jing Bo Zhang,Xiao Ning Li,Shou Li Bai,Rui Xian Luo,Ai Fan Chen,Yuan Lin
Well-crystallized one-dimensional (1D) SnO 2 nanobelts were in situ prepared using a simple water-assisted chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. The small Sn particles with Au-modifications were used as source materials instead of big size Sn grains to ensure the high yield of SnO 2 belts. The Au layer was modified on the small Sn particles by treating Sn powders in HAuCl 4 solution combined with the UV irradiation. The as-prepared SnO 2 nanobelts were characterized by SEM, HRTEM, XRD, EDS and XPS. These results indicate that the growth temperature plays an important role in controlling the length-to-width ratio of nanobelts. The length-to-width ratio decreases with the growth temperature from 850 °C to 1000 °C. The nanobelts prepared at 850 °C shows a single-crystalline tetragonal rutile phase with a high length-to-width ratio (approximately tens of microns in length and 40–70 nm in width). However, below 850 °C, nanobelts cannot be formed. The as-prepared nanobelts exhibited excellent sensing properties compared with SnO 2 nanoparticles and high sensing selectivity towards NO 2 . The high sensing selectivity to NO 2 is attributed to the oxygen vacancies presenting in the as-prepared nanobelts.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米技术
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传感器学
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无机化学
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半导体材料
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
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2023
·Vol. 141
·期 10
·e55068
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IF 3
Zhu Mian,Wang Bin,Lv Chao,Yu Zhenhui,Jingxian Liu
Gas separation membranes offer a cost-effective solution for capturing greenhouse gases, mitigating the global greenhouse effect. Ionic liquids (ILs) have emerged as one of the promising materials for greenhouse gas separation due to their strong affinity for CO 2 . In this study, we propose a laboratory-scale method for preparing IL–PVDF blend membranes with high CO 2 /N 2 selectivity. The separation performance of the membranes was evaluated using a custom gas permeation measurement system. The effects of casting solution composition, solidification method, and film-forming processes on separation performance were experimental investigated, and the obtained experimental data were used to train a back propagation neural network (BPNN) optimized by the Gray Wolf Optimizer (GWO) algorithm. This hybrid GWO–BPNN model was utilized to predict separation membrane efficiency, optimize the film-forming process, and identify the optimal range of process parameters. Notably, the GWO–BPNN model demonstrated a 2.76% higher prediction accuracy compared to a standalone BPNN. The results indicated that the GWO–BPNN algorithm has a great potential to accurately predict membrane separation efficiency and apply in optimal membrane process design (OMPD), and this method can significantly reduce the number of experimental trials required to achieve OMPD.
研究领域:
材料科学
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化学工程
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环境科学
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膜分离技术
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计算材料学
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Small
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2024
·Vol. 20
·期 29
·2310092
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IF 13
Yu-Ren Xue,Chang Liu,Hao-Cheng Yang,Hong-Qing Liang,Chao Zhang,Zhi-Kang Xu
Supported ionic liquid membranes (SILMs), owing to their capacities in harnessing physicochemical properties of ionic liquid for exceptional CO 2 solubility, have emerged as a promising platform for CO 2 extraction. Despite great achievements, existing SILMs suffer from poor structural and performance stability under high-pressure or long-term operations, significantly limiting their applications. Herein, a one-step and in situ interfacial polymerization strategy is proposed to elaborate a thin, mechanically-robust, and highly-permeable polyamide armor on the SILMs to effectively protect ionic liquid within porous supports, allowing for intensifying the overall stability of SILMs without compromising CO 2 separation performance. The armored SILMs have a profound increase of breakthrough pressure by 105% compared to conventional counterparts without armor, and display high and stable operating pressure exceeding that of most SILMs previously reported. It is further demonstrated that the armored SILMs exhibit ultrahigh ideal CO 2 /N 2 selectivity of about 200 and excellent CO 2 permeation of 78 barrers upon over 150 h operation, as opposed to the full failure of CO 2 separation performance within 36 h using conventional SILMs. The design concept of armor provides a flexible and additional dimension in developing high-performance and durable SILMs, pushing the practical application of ionic liquids in separation processes.
研究领域:
膜科学与技术
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气体分离
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环境化学
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材料化学
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化学工程
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可持续能源技术
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APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE
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2017
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IF 3.101
Long Mao,Yuejun Liu,Huiqing Wu,Jianhong Chen,Jin Yao
Inspired by the versatile adhesion capability of marine adhesive proteins, core-shell structured polydopamine-coated layered double hydroxide (LDH@PDA) were prepared successfully by in-situ growing PDA on the surface of MgAl-LDH with a high aspect ratio . LDH@PDA/poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) nanocomposites were prepared by blending LDH@PDA and pure PCL via solution casting method to obtain homogeneous films. The results of thermal analysis confirmed that LDH@PDA can act as a nucleating agent . And thermal stability of nanocomposites was improved due to core-shell structured LDH@PDA. With incorporation of as low as 1 wt% of LDH@PDA, a 20% increase in tensile strength (41.1 MPa), 26% increase in elongation at break (772%) and 26% reduction in the oxygen relative permeability were achieved. The improvement in the mechanical and gas barrier properties of nanocomposites at low filler loading was attributed to the strong interfacial interaction of LDH@PDA wtih the PCL matrix.
研究领域:
高分子材料
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纳米复合材料
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生物医用材料
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材料科学
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表面改性
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气体阻隔
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力学性能
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2016
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IF 5.557
Jiayou Liao,Zhi Wang,Ming Wang,Chengyun Gao,Song Zhao,Jixiao Wang,Shichang Wang
An ion-exchange material – Poly(diallyldimethylammonium carbonate) (PDDACA) containing mobile carbonate has been prepared and it has been blended in a fixed carrier membrane material – polyvinylamine (PVAm) containing abundant amine-group to adjust the carrier microenvironment of the fixed carrier membrane. It makes the mobile carrier cruise around the fixed carrier. On one hand, the CO 2 can be transported continuously in the swing area of fixed carrier through the mobile carriers, the passivity of fixed carrier can be overcome and the utilization efficiency of fixed carrier can be enhanced. On the other hand, a loose and low crystalline system will be obtained by blending two polymers, the number of effective mobile carrier will be increased with mobile carriers unlocking from the crystalline area, and the loose and low crystalline system will provide a good environment for the movement of mobile carriers. These are conducive to enhance the performance of blend membrane in comparision with single polymer membrane. The CO 2 permeance and CO 2 /N 2 selectivity of PVAm-PDDACA membrane, which concurrently contains fixed amine carriers and movable carbonate carriers, can reach 909 GPU and 102 at 0.11 MPa, respectively. The performance of PVAm-PDDACA membrane is enhanced obviously in comparision with PVAm membrane and PDDACA membrane.
研究领域:
膜科学与技术
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气体分离
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高分子材料
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化学工程
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环境化工
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能源材料
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功能材料
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2018
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IF 5.091
Siyuan Dong,Yingqi Jia,Xiaozhi Xu,Jianeng Luo,Jingbin Han,Xiaoli Sun
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) generally suffers from low crystallization rate and long molding duration, which as a result limit its application as engineering plastics. To overcome these drawbacks, series of PET/layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanocomposites were prepared by a solution blending process. The effect of metal composition (MgAl and CaAl) and organo-modification (stearic acid intercalated) for LDH fillers on the crystallization behavior of the nanocomposites was investigated. It was revealed that, compared with PET/CaAl-LDH, the PET/MgAl-LDH nanocomposite exhibits a higher crystallization temperature and faster crystallization rate, which is associated with the superior nucleation ability of MgAl-LDH. The nucleation mechanism of PET induced by LDHs was explored by means of Avrami equation and theory of Hoffman-Lauritzen, pointing out that the incorporation of LDHs reduce the free energy of nucleation and the fold surface free energy of PET. In order to improve the compatibility between LDH and PET, stearic acid (SA) intercalated MgAl-LDH was prepared and filled into PET matrix. The resultant PET/MgAl-LDH-SA shows a further enhanced crystallization temperature and accelerated crystallization rate, in comparison with PET/MgAl-LDH nanocomposites. In addition, the thermal stability, gas barrier and mechanical properties of PET/LDH composites were improved upon incorporation of LDH fillers.
研究领域:
高分子科学
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材料化学
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纳米复合材料
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结晶动力学
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聚合物物理
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功能材料
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工程塑料
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