POLYMER INTERNATIONAL
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2020
·Vol. 70
·期 2
·230-241
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IF 2.574
Xin Tong,Wei-Ming Peng,Mei-Ling Zhang,Xiao-Jun Wang,Gang Zhang,Sheng-Ru Long,Jie Yang
A new type of poly(ether-amide) thermoplastic elastomer (TPAE) was synthesized using poly(decamethylene terephthalamide (10T)/decamethylene isophthalamide) as hard segment and poly(ethylene glycol) as soft segment via an efficient, accessible and low-pollution melt polymerization method. Thermoplastic elastomer was synthesized based on semi-aromatic polyamide for the first time. The effects of various compositions of hard segments on the thermal and mechanical properties were investigated. The results show that TPAE synthesized from semi-aromatic polyamide has excellent thermal stability, the initial decomposition temperature of all samples being between 370 and 378 °C. With an increase of 10T content, crystallization ability of the hard segment increased. As 10T content increased, TPAE changed from amorphous to crystalline, and the melting temperature ranged from 175 to 236 °C. Tensile testing revealed that TPAE had excellent and adjustable mechanical properties, and that tensile strength, elongation at break and elasticity modulus were in the ranges 7–40 MPa, 468–835% and 0.036–1.80 MPa. Furthermore, high-temperature tensile test results showed that TPAE-4 still maintained considerable mechanical properties, and had better mechanical properties compared with Pebax® 5533. In particular, TPAE-4 had higher performance decay point for which elasticity modulus and stress at ε = 500% decreased rapidly when the temperature was higher than 80 °C, this point for Pebax® 5533 appearing at 50 °C. Such outstanding performance indicated that this new class of elastomer has the potential to be used in high-temperature conditions. © 2020 Society of Industrial Chemistry
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2020
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IF 6.215
Wenqiang Yang,Qibo Zhang,Samarjeet Singh Siwal,Yixin Hua,Cunying Xu
Herein, S-doped Co-Fe hybrid films with unique 3D porous microsphere arrays stacked by ultrathin nanoflakes directly grown on nickel foam (Co-Fe-S NFs@MS/NF) are synthesized via a single-step co-electrodeposition strategy. The synergistic effects among Fe, S and Co enable superior oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalytic activity in basic environments. Impressively, this hybrid material can achieve further enhanced OER catalytic performance with surface self-assembly through in-situ electrochemical oxidation activation in both gentle alkaline (GA: 1.0 M KOH at 298 K) and industrial alkaline (IA: 30 wt.% KOH at 353 K) water electrolysis conditions. The transition processes are revealed in detail regarding the chemical, structural, and catalytic properties of the catalysts served in the GA and IA conditions. The pristine quasi-amorphous Co-Fe-S is found to partially transform into crystallized Co(Fe)OOH in the GA condition, while it remains amorphous nature in the IA condition. The enhanced OER activity is attributed to the formation of active Co(Fe)OOH species with massively proliferated specific surface area, optimized electronic structure, and accelerated kinetics. The activated Co-Fe-S NFs@MS/NF exhibits excellent OER activity, achieving 10 and 500 mA cm −2 at ultralow potentials of 1.453 (iR corrected) and 1.517 V with outstanding durability in the GA and IA conditions, respectively. For full water splitting, the assembled two-electrode system based on the Co-Fe-S NFs@MS/NF anode and a Co-S based cathode affords voltages of only 1.518 and 1.685 V to robustly deliver 10 and 500 mA cm −2 in GA and IA conditions over 200 h, respectively.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2020
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IF 8.758
Shizhen Li,Honglei Zhang,Wanru Chen,Yulong Zou,Hangqi Yang,Jingbo Yang,Chuang Peng
Shuttle effect and the low utilization of dissolved lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) are two prevailing concerns in Li-S battery (LSB) research. Energy efficiency on the other hand is often overlooked but vital to the commercial deployment of battery technology. In this work, a composite of hyperbranched poly(amidoamine)-modified multiwalled carbon nanotubes (PAMAM-CNTs) is successfully prepared by chemical grafting and employed as an interlayer material in LSBs. The high content and highly dispersed polar functional groups of PAMAM can efficiently adsorb and enhance the redox reaction of LiPSs. The CNTs function as a scaffold and current collector that reduces the internal polarization. The assembled LSB displays a high energy efficiency of 86% and a low capacity fading rate of 0.037% per cycle over 1200 cycles at 2 C. The cell also shows excellent cycle performance, high sulfur utilization, and improved stability at a high areal capacity of 9 mAh cm–2 (achieved at a sulfur loading of 8.7 mg cm–2) and low electrolyte/sulfur ratio of 6.1 mL g–1. This thin (12 μm) and lightweight (0.34 mg cm–2) interlayer has a negligible impact on the overall cell energy density.
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Journal of Energy Chemistry
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2020
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IF 7.216
Zhanghui Xie,Shan Yu,Xiang-Bing Fan,Shiqian Wei,Limei Yu,Yunqian Zhong,Xue-Wang Gao,Fan Wu,Ying Zhou
Photocatalytic splitting of hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) for hydrogen evolution is a promising method to solve the energy and environmental issues. In this work, S,N-codoped carbon dots (S,N-CDs)/graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ) nanosheet is synthesized by hydrothermal method as an efficient photocatalyst for the decomposition of H 2 S. In addition to the characterization of the morphology and structure, chemical state, optical and electrochemical performances of S,N-CDs/g-C 3 N 4 , hydrogen evolution tests show that the activity of g-C 3 N 4 is improved by introducing S,N-CDs, and the enhancement depends strongly on the wavelength of incident light. The photocatalytic hydrogen production rate of S,N-CDs/g-C 3 N 4 composite reaches 832 μmol g −1 h −1 , which is 38 times to that of g-C 3 N 4 under irradiation at 460 nm. Density functional theory calculations and electron paramagnetic resonance as well as photoluminescence technologies have altogether authenticated that the unique wavelength-dependent photosensitization of S,N-CDs on g-C 3 N 4 ; meanwhile, a good match between the energy level of S,N-CDs and g-C 3 N 4 is pivotal for the effective photocatalytic activity. Our work has unveiled the detailed mechanism of the photocatalytic activity enhancement in S,N-CDs/g-C 3 N 4 composite and showed its potential in photocatalytic splitting of H 2 S for hydrogen evolution.
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Materials Today Chemistry
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2020
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IF 0
Xiaoyan Han,Pengyuan Gao,Shuyi Deng,Peng Mei,Qing Zhang,Yingkui Yang
GeO 2 is a promising anode material for lithium ion batteries due to its high theoretical capacity (1126 mAh g −1 for reversibly storing 4.4 Li + ), and moderately low operating voltage (<1.5 V). Nevertheless, the fabrication of truly durable GeO 2 anode with satisfactory rate capability and cycling stability remains a big challenge because of its inherent low conductivity, and the large volume expansion upon charge-discharge that causes severe capacity fading. In this study, an innovative nanostructure with size-adjustable GeO 2 nanoparticles (16–26 nm) embedded in continuous S-doped carbon (GeO 2 /S-doped carbon, GSC) has been successfully fabricated via a facile in-situ simultaneous polymerization method followed by heat treatment. The electrochemical results indicate that the as-prepared GSC composites show high reversible capacity (672.9 mAh g −1 at 50 mA g −1 ), superior rate capability (332.9 mAh g −1 at 1000 mA g −1 ), and long-term cycle life (179 mAh g −1 after 500 cycles at 1000 mA g −1 ) as anode materials for lithium ion batteries. The excellent electrochemical performance of GSC nanocomposites could be ascribed to the homogeneous and continuous S-doped carbon matrix, which provides shortened ion diffusion pathway, increased electrical conductivity, enhanced structural stability, and introduced surface/interface property.
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2020
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IF 8.758
Tianyue Ma,Chunyu Yang,Wei Guo,Huiming Lin,Feng Zhang,Haixia Liu,Le Zhao,Ye Zhang,Yuzhu Wang,Yitong Cui,Jingxiang Zhao,Fengyu Qu
Solar-driven water evaporation provides a promising solution to the energy crisis and environmental issues. Capitalizing on the high photothermal conversion efficiency and excellent resistance to strong acids or strong alkalis of Pt3Ni–S nanowires, we strategically design and prepare a flexible Pt3Ni–S-deposited Teflon (PTFE) membrane for achieving efficient strong acid/alkaline water evaporation under simulated sunlight irradiation (1 sun). By comparing the surface morphology, mechanical properties, and water evaporation performance of the as-prepared three different membranes, we have screened out a high-performance photothermal membrane that has good hydrophobicity (water contact angle = 106°), strong mechanical properties, high light-to-heat conversion efficiency (η = 80%), and excellent durability (10 cycles in a range of pH = 1.2–12). In particular, we explore the mechanism of high surface mechanical properties of the as-prepared membrane using density functional theory. The results demonstrate that the related mechanism can be ascribed to two main reasons: (1) hydrogen bonds can be formed between the 2-pyrrolidone ring and PTFE-3 and (2) the O atom in PTFE-3 carries more negative charge (−0.19 |e|) than PTFE-1 (−0.16 |e|) and PTFE-2 (−0.15 |e|). Our work highlights the great potentials of a Pt3Ni–S-deposited PTFE membrane as a device for implementing solar energy-driven evaporation of industrial wastewater with strong acidity or alkalinity and provides a new strategy for improving the surface mechanical properties of a photothermal membrane.
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RSC Advances
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2020
·Vol. 10
·期 51
·30756-30766
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IF 3.119
Zhentao Bian,Chunjie Wu,Chenglong Yuan,Ying Wang,Guangzhen Zhao,Hongyan Wang,Yong Xie,Cong Wang,Guang Zhu,Chong Chen
In recent years, multi-heteroatom-doped hierarchical porous carbons (HPCs) derived from natural potential precursors and synthesized in a simple, efficient and environmentally friendly manner have received extensive attention in many critical technology applications. Herein, bean worms (BWs), a pest in bean fields, were innovatively employed as a precursor via a one-step method to prepare N–O–P–S co-doped porous carbon materials. The pore structure and surface elemental composition of carbon can be modified by adjusting KOH dosage, exhibiting a high surface area (SBET) of 1967.1 m2 g−1 together with many surface functional groups. The BW-based electrodes for supercapacitors were shown to have a good capacitance of up to 371.8 F g−1 in 6 M KOH electrolyte at 0.1 A g−1, and good rate properties with 190 F g−1 at a high current density of 10 A g−1. Furthermore, a symmetric supercapacitor based on the optimal carbon material (BWPC1/3) was also assembled with a wide voltage window of 2.0 V, demonstrating satisfactory energy density (27.5 W h kg−1 at 200 W kg−1) and electrochemical cycling stability (97.1% retention at 10 A g−1 over 10 000 charge/discharge cycles). The facile strategy proposed in this work provides an attractive way to achieve high-efficiency and scalable production of biomass-derived HPCs for energy storage.
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ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2020
·Vol. 412
·期 22
·5477-5487
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IF 3.637
Wu Keyan,Feng Yun,Li Yusheng,Li Li,Liu Rui,Zhu Liande
This article presents a novel peroxidase mimetic by doping S atoms into reduced graphene oxide (rGO), which was synthesized through a facile hydrothermal reaction without any templates or surfactants. The peroxidase-like activity of S-doped rGO (S-rGO) is greatly boosted compared with the pristine rGO, demonstrating the peroxidase-like active sites are dominantly originated in sulfur-containing groups. The steady-state kinetic studies further indicate that S-rGO obeys the typical Michaelis-Menten curves and has a much smaller Michaelis constant ( K m ) for hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) and 3, 3′, 5, 5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB). In view of the outstanding performance of S-rGO as a peroxidase mimetic, an efficient and sensitive colorimetric detection platform for H 2 O 2 and glucose has been successfully established. The linear detection for H 2 O 2 is obtained in a range of 0.1–1 μM with an extremely lower detection limit of 0.042 μM, and glucose can be measured in a linear range of 1–100 μM, giving a detection limit of 0.38 μM. This study not only provides a new avenue for the reasonable design of heteroatom-doped carbon-based nanomaterials but also offers meaningful reference for detecting the important biomolecules in biotechnology.
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2020
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IF 3.83
Misganaw Alemu Zeleke,Dong-Hau Kuo
The quaternary chalcogenide Cu 2 Zn(Sn 1-x Ge x )(S,Se) 4 bulks, where x is G e / [ G e + S n ] molar ratios of 0, 0.15, 0.30, and 0.45 were synthesized via reactive liquid phase sintering at 600 °C for 30 min in the tube furnace and characterized systematically. Together with Sb 2 S 3 as a reactive liquid phase sintering aid, the effects of Ge incorporation on densification, grain boundary, crystal phase purity, crystalline size, and electrical properties were studied. The morphology of the resulted Cu 2 Zn(Sn 1-x Ge x )(S,Se) 4 bulk was found to be more densified and compacted at G e / [ G e + S n ] molar ratio of 0.15 compared to the rests. The X-ray diffraction peaks were shifted towards a higher angle as Ge fraction was increased. The hole concentrations for the entirely p-type bulks were determined to be 3.67 × 10 18 , 1.40 × 10 18 , 1.28 × 10 18 , and 8.90 × 10 17 cm −3 at G e / [ G e + S n ] molar ratios of 0, 0.15, 0.30, and 0.45, respectively. The effects on conductivity and mobility were consistent with their interrelations. Hence, the synthesis and study of Ge incorporated Cu 2 ZnSn(S,Se) 4 bulk using powder technique allows identifying the composition which is expectedly more important for the fabrication of thin film solar cells.
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Metallomics
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2019
·Vol. 12
·期 2
·173-182
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IF 3.571
Lv Xiaoguang,Zheng Qiaoqiao,Li Ming,Huang Zhiwei,Peng Min,Sun Jing,Shi Ping
Clioquinol is recently considered to be the most promising drug for treating cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. However, its mode of action varies from different disease models. In this study, we found that clioquinol inhibited cell growth in human neurotypic SHSY-5Y cells, which was attributed to both S-phase cell-cycle arrest and autophagic cell death. Clioquinol increased the intracellular contents of iron and zinc as well as calcium as measured by ICP-AES. Staining of Fluo-3 confirmed an increase in the level of calcium. Analysis of the metal-binding ability of clioquinol showed that it was not a chelating agent of calcium ions and the elevation of intracellular calcium content is not achieved by clioquinol as an ionophore. CaCl2 could simulate or even aggravate the cytotoxicity of clioquinol and it increased S-phase cell cycle arrest induced by clioquinol in a concentration dependent manner. Staining of acridine orange demonstrated that autophagy induced by clioquinol was not affected by addition of calcium ions. In contrast, the intracellular calcium ion chelator BAPTA-am abolished the clioquinol-induced S phase arrest and reduced the cell death caused by clioquinol. The WB assay of cell cycle-related proteins (CDK2, p21 and p27) further confirmed that S phase arrest is positively correlated with intracellular calcium elevation, which was due to the alterations of the mRNA and protein levels of calcium pumps (SERCA and SPCA). Taken together, these data indicate that clioquinol regulates the level of intracellular calcium ions to induce S-phase cell cycle arrest in human SH-SY5Y cells. Our results demonstrate for the first time that an increase of intracellular calcium content is one of the mechanisms of clioquinol in the inhibition of human neurotypic SHSY-5Y cells.
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PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY
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2019
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IF 2.883
Zhe-Ming Wu,Chang-Ling Hao,Tao Tong,Ren-Chao Zheng,Yu-Guo Zheng
( S )-3-Cyano-5-methylhexanoic acid (( S )-CMHA) is the key chiral intermediate of pregabalin . In this paper, an aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) was developed to extract ( S )-CMHA from nitrilase-catalyzed bioconversion broth. Inorganic salts and hydrophilic solvents were screened to form ATPS, among which an acetone/ammonium sulfate ATPS was investigated in detail, including phase diagram, effect of phase composition and stability of ( S )-CMHA. The maximum product recovery of 99.15% was obtained by an optimized ATPS system composed of 15% (w/w) ammonium sulfate and 35% (w/w) acetone with the removal of 99% cells and 86.27% proteins. The total ( S )-CMHA yield reached 92.11% after back-extraction. The recycling use of ammonium sulfate was investigated, and 93.10% of salt in the salt-rich phase was recovered with the addition of methanol. The results demonstrated the efficiency of the two-step extraction process for separation of ( S )-CMHA.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry C
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2019
·Vol. 8
·期 1
·303-309
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IF 6.641
Shuai Yang,Yang He,Yanju Liu,Jinsong Leng
In this paper, a series of shape-memory poly(arylene ether ketone)s (PAKEs) with various flexible groups (i.e., carbolic bonds, ether, and ketone linkages) and entangled crystalline polymeric structures were synthesized by combining different bisphenol monomer (bisphenol A monomer and methyl hydroquinone monomer) proportions with a 4,4′-difluorobenzophenone monomer. The flexible parts and the entangled parts acted as a reversible phase and permanent phase, respectively. The prepared PAEK films exhibited excellent heat-triggered shape-memory behaviors with tunable glass transition temperatures (Tg) from 116 °C to 140.5 °C including an extremely high fixity ratio (over 98%), high recovery ratio (over 92%), and fast recovery rate (within 7.0 s). As increasing the content of the methyl hydroquinone monomer in the structural unit, the recovery ratio showed a downward trend, whereas the recovery time increased gradually. In addition, the electric-triggered shape-memory effect of the PAEK films was achieved via the introduction of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Upon applying a voltage of 25 V, the recovery ratios of the composite films containing 10 wt% and 15 wt% CNTs were all over 80% (of 83.0% and 87.6%, respectively), indicating a great electric-triggered shape-memory behavior. The recovery ratio increased and the triggered voltage decreased as increasing the content of CNTs. The heat and electric dual-triggered shape-memory PAEK composites could be important smart materials possessing wide application prospects.
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