MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
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2019
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IF 4.182
Junjie Zhou,Chen Zhou,Kai Xu,Jürgen Caro,Aisheng Huang
Thin, phase-pure and well inter-grown zeolite FAU membranes are synthesized upon modifying the tubular supports using 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES). The as-synthesized zeolite FAU membranes are evaluated in the dewatering of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) by pervaporation . Due to the large pore size (0.74 nm) and high hydrophilicity of zeolite FAU, the prepared zeolite FAU membranes exhibit high water flux and separation performance for the separation of H 2 O and DMC. With increasing the temperature or water content in the feed, the zeolite FAU membranes show higher flux while maintaining high separation factors. Further, for dewatering of 10 wt% H 2 O/90 wt% DMC mixtures at 353 K in a lab device, the DMC concentration in the feed side reaches 99% after continuously dewatering over 9 h. Besides, the zeolite FAU membranes are also successfully prepared on commercial tubular size of 80 cm and 100 cm long α-Al 2 O 3 tubes. The obtained membranes show high separation performance for the dewatering of DMC solution as well. The high-performance zeolite FAU membrane offers great potential for dewatering of DMC solutions in industry.
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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
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2019
·Vol. 29
·期 46
·1905694
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IF 15.621
Lin Yang,Chunxiang Dall'Agnese,Yohan Dall'Agnese,Gang Chen,Yu Gao,Yoshitaka Sanehira,Ajay Kumar Jena,Xiao-Feng Wang,Yury Gogotsi,Tsutomu Miyasaka
MXenes are a large and rapidly expanding family of 2D materials that, owing to their unique optoelectronic properties and tunable surface termination, find a wide range of applications including energy storage and energy conversion. In this work, Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene nanosheets are applied as a novel type of electron transport layer (ETL) in low-temperature processed planar-structured perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Interestingly, simple UV-ozone treatment of the metallic Ti 3 C 2 T x that increases the surface Ti O bonds without any change in its bulk properties such as high electron mobility improves its suitability as an ETL. Improved electron transfer and suppressed recombination at the ETL/perovskite interface results in augmentation of the power conversion efficiency (PCE) from 5.00% in the case of Ti 3 C 2 T x without UV-ozone treatment to the champion PCE of 17.17%, achieved using the Ti 3 C 2 T x film after 30 min of UV-ozone treatment. As the first report on the use of pure MXene layer as an ETL in PSCs, this work shows the great potential of MXenes to be used in PSCs and displays their promise for applications in photovoltaic technology in general.
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Progress in Natural Science-Materials International
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2019
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IF 3.31
Xinyang Jiao,Xiaoping Cai,Gao Niu,Xuanru Ren,Xueqin Kang,Peizhong Feng
Porous TiAl 3 intermetallics were synthesized from Ti-75 at.% Al elemental powder mixtures using an energy-saving and rapid reactive method of thermal explosion (TE). The results demonstrated that the actual temperature of the compact climbed rapidly from 673 °C to 1036 °C within 24 s, indicating that an obvious TE reaction occurred during sintering process. The video graphs suggested that the TE in Ti–Al system behaved instant occurrence and overall heating whether from axial or radial direction. The silver wires and NaCl particles that pressed on the surface of the sample disappeared due to the heavy heat released during TE reaction. Only pure TiAl 3 phases were synthesized in TE products and the open porosity of 55.4% was easy to obtain. After high-temperature treatment at 1000 °C, large amounts of sintering-neck formed and then improved the compressive strength of porous TiAl 3 materials. Moreover, the mass gain curve of porous TiAl 3 intermetallics oxidized at 650 °C for 120 h exhibited the parabolic oxidation rate law. XPS analysis confirmed that the strong O 1s peak was 531.4 eV which was the typical binding energy of Al 2 O 3 . Therefore, the excellent oxidation resistance of porous TiAl 3 foams would be considered as good candidate materials for prolonging the service life at high temperatures.
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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
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2019
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Zhongtang Wang,Zhaoya Huang,Yun Xie,Zhaoyi Tan
Plutonium has been extensively studied in the environment, for the purpose of radiological assessment, environmental behavior study and nuclear emergency response. To determine Pu isotopes in environmental soil and sediment, a novel analytical method was established in this study using a new type of extraction resin, TK200 resin. Firstly an investigation was performed to study the extraction behaviors of Pu, U, Th, Hg, Tl, Pb, Bi and Hf on TK200 resin. On the basis of the results, a new chromatographic procedure was then proposed to separate Pu from the elements that interfere the accurate determination of Pu isotopes by mass spectrometry. Owing to the excellent separation efficiency between Pu and interfering elements (IEs) of the developed procedure, high decontamination factors (DFs) were obtained for IEs, e.g. the DF(U) (>7.5 × 10 7 ) was the highest reported value. The separation procedure was finally combined with HNO 3 leaching, CaF 2 /LaF 3 coprecipitation and sector field-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (SF-ICPMS) measurement to establish a complete method. The established method was evaluated by analyzing four standard reference materials (soil, sediment), and the results showed that both 239+240 Pu activity and 240 Pu/ 239 Pu isotopic ratio were accurately determined, with stable and high Pu chemical recoveries (81–91%). The whole analytical method only took about 15 h, and the limits of detection were calculated to be 0.13–0.24 fg g −1 for Pu isotopes (for 2 g soil or sediment), guaranteeing the rapid determination of ultra-trace level Pu in soil and sediment samples.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2019
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IF 5.155
Zhenguo Wang,Ke Yu,Yu Feng,Ruijuan Qi,Jie Ren,Ziqiang Zhu
MXenes, a new class of two-dimensional materials, possessing high electrical conductivity and unique surface properties，have exhibited great potential as non-noble metal catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). However, due to poor oxidation resistance , they are easily oxidized in aqueous solution and high humidity environment, resulting in a great loss of electronic properties and surface reactivity. Herein, we report a simple and effective composite synthesis strategy with TiOF 2 intercalation to improve the stability of MXenes materials. TiOF 2 @Ti 3 C 2 T x prepared by this strategy shows ultra-long catalytic activity life of 1000 cycles in acid electrolyte. Besides，the catalyst also shows high HER activity with a low onset potential of 103 mV and a Tafel slope as low as 56.2 mV dec − 1 . Benefiting from the stabilization of TiOF 2 and the physicochemical properties of Ti 3 C 2 T x , TiOF 2 @Ti 3 C 2 T x also exhibits excellent humidity sensitivity and stability.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2018
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Zhiqing Yang,Yi Wang,Dun Zhang
New approach for fabrication of photoelectrochemical sensing platform has been demonstrated for sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) detection based on biosynthesis of CdS quantum dots (QDs) sensitizing ZnO nanorod arrays. ZnO nanorod arrays were synthesized on the FTO substrate via galvanic-cell-based approach and then silanized by (3-Aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES) with amino groups to introduce Cd 2+ . By taking advantage of the characteristic bacterial metabolite (H 2 S) reaction with Cd 2+ , CdS QDs can be biosynthesized on the surface of ZnO nanorod and significant enhancement of photocurrent due to the formation of CdS/ZnO heterostructures. The fabricated PEC sensing platform showed detection sensitivity of 32 cfu/mL for SRB. The current work can provide new strategies to construct advanced PEC sensing platforms for detections of physiologic messenger molecules (H 2 S).
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MATERIALS & DESIGN
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2018
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IF 4.525
Yajie Chen,Wenchao Zhang,Chunpei Yu,Debin Ni,Kefeng Ma,Jiahai Ye
NiCo 2 O 4 has been selected as an oxidizer to realize the nanothermite film for the first time in this study. The NiCo 2 O 4 /Al core-shell nanowires (NWs) thermite film has been fabricated using a facile hydrothermal-annealing synthesis method and a controllable magnetron sputtering process. The as-obtained NiCo 2 O 4 /Al NWs thermite film shows a uniform structure and distribution on the substrate, with a favorable interfacial contact between the bimetallic oxide and the fuel at the nanoscale . It is found that the quantity of Al plays a key role in the total heat release magnitude. The maximal heat release of the NiCo 2 O 4 /Al nanothermite film has reached 2076.0 J/g at the optimal Al deposited thickness of 450 nm with the obtained optimum Al/NiCo 2 O 4 molar ratio of 4.9. Moreover, this design strategy is highly compatible with microelectromechanical systems (MEMs) and it can be applied to realize other nanothermites composed by bimetallic oxide and fuel.
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ENERGY & FUELS
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2018
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Da Wang,Yuyang Wang,Xiaoyu Li,Lei Chen,Guangci Li,Xuebing Li
In situ catalytic hydrogenolysis of lignin is an efficient method for lignin valorization. Herein, a novel in situ lignin catalytic hydrogenolysis technique in alkaline aqueous solution over a NiAl alloy catalyst under mild conditions was systematically suited. Ni served as the active phase and could be exposed by etching Al atoms with alkaline aqueous solution. Meanwhile, H2 resources could be in situ generated and easily arrived at the adjacent exposed Ni sites to be activated. The in situ lignin hydrogenolysis system exhibits attractive depolymerization results under mild conditions, with an 86.8% conversion degree and 18.9 wt % yield of aromatic monomers at 220 °C, much higher than the traditional hydrogenolysis method using a commercial Raney Ni catalyst under high pressure external H2. The mechanism studies with lignin model compounds suggest that alkaline aqueous solution could promote the cleavage of C–O–C bonds and hinder the hydrogenation of the benzene ring. In addition, a moderate amount of exposed Ni sites as well as rich active hydrogen species are determinant for efficient lignin depolymerization.
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METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
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2018
·Vol. 49
·期 8
·3683-3691
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IF 1.887
Cai Xiaoping,Liu Yanan,Wang Xiaohong,Jiao Xinyang,Wang Jianzhong,Akhtar Farid,Feng Peizhong
Open-cell Fe-Al intermetallic foams were successfully prepared by a simple and energy-saving thermal explosion (TE) process. The effects of the Fe/Al molar ratio (Fe-(40–50) at. pct Al) and thermal treatment temperature on the TE temperature profile, phase composition, pore characteristics, and oxidation resistance of the prepared foams were investigated. The results showed that the Al content significantly influenced the ignition ( T ig ) and combustion ( T c ) temperatures of the TE process; in particular, as the Al content decreased, T ig increased gradually from 623 °C to 636 °C and T c decreased from 1059 °C to 981 °C. FeAl was identified as the dominant phase in the thermally treated foams. The Fe-Al intermetallic foams displayed an open porosity of 60 vol pct, with pores connected with each other to form an open pore structure. The formation of the pores was attributed to the expansion of interparticle pores in the pressed body during the TE reaction. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis of the Fe-50Al foam showed that the Al 2p and O 1s binding energies were 74.5 eV and at 531.4 eV, respectively. The formation of a surface alumina layer in the early stages of the oxidation process resulted in the parabolic oxidation rate law, and the Fe-50Al foams exhibited an excellent resistance to oxidation at 650 °C in air. These results suggest that the synthesized Fe-Al foams represent promising materials for applications involving an oxidizing environment and high temperatures.
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IONICS
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2018
·Vol. 24
·期 11
·3367-3373
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IF 2.347
Zhang Rui-Tao,Han Jia-Jun,Liu Pan,Bao Chang-Yuan,Cheng Jin-Ning
Graphene oxide (GO) was synthesized by an improved Hummers method and then reduced with NaBH 4 ; GO became rGO with regular layered structure. Polyaniline (PANI)/rGO composite was prepared by a adsorption double oxidant method with rGO as a template. Some physical characterization methods (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, and transmission electron microscope) were used to analyze the morphology and crystallinity of the composite. The electrochemical properties were characterized by cyclic voltammetry, impedance spectroscopy, galvanostatic charge/discharge, and rate capability. The first discharge specific capacity of the rPANI/rGO and PANI/rGO was 181.2 and 147.8 mAh/g. After 100 cycles, the capacity retention rate was still 90.2 and 88.9% separately, and the coulombic efficiency of batteries is close to 100%. These results demonstrate the composite has exciting potentials for the cathode material of lithium-ion battery.
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
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2018
·Vol. 123
·期 9
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IF 2.176
Ma Xiaoxia,Cheng Shengxian,Hu Yan,Ye Yinghua,Shen Ruiqi
The integration of composite energetic films (CEFs) with various types of initiators can effectively adjust their performance and represents potential applications in microscale energy-demanding systems. In this study, the Al/Bi 2 O 3 /graphene oxide (GO) CEFs were successfully integrated into copper micro-ignitors by electrophoretic deposition, a low-cost and time-saving method. The effects of the Al/Bi 2 O 3 /GO CEFs with different GO contents on exothermic performance and ignition properties of micro-ignitors were then systematically investigated in terms of heat release, activation energy, ignition duration, the maximum height of the ignition product, and ignition delay time. The results showed that the addition of GO promoted more heat releases and higher activation energies of Al/Bi 2 O 3 /GO CEFs. The addition of ≤3.5 wt. % GO prolonged the ignition duration from 450 μ s to 950 μ s and increased the maximum height of the ignition product from about 40 mm to 60 mm. However, the micro-ignitors with more than 3.5 wt. % GO cannot be ignited, which suggested that GO played a contradictory role in the ignition properties of micro-ignitors and the controlled GO content was a prerequisite for improved ignition performance. The ignition delay time gradually extended from 10.7 μ s to 27.6 μ s with increases in the GO contents of Al/Bi 2 O 3 CEFs, revealing that an increase in the weight ratio of GO leads to lower ignition sensitivity of micro-ignitors.
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BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY
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2018
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IF 3.457
Xiang-Feng Guo,Ji-Peng Liu,Si-Quan Ma,Peng Zhang,Wen-De Sun
5-Fluorouracil (5-Fu) and cisplatin (DDP) as important therapies in treatment of human gastric cancer have been widely determined. However, the therapeutic effects are usually hampered due to drug resistance or toxicity at high concentrations for application. Avicularin (AL, quercetin-3-α- l -arabinofuranoside), a bio-active flavonol isolated from a number of plants, has been reported to display diverse pharmacological properties. In this study, we explored the hypothesis by which AL reversed 5-Fu or DDP resistance in gastric cancer and the underlying molecular mechanism. Here, in vitro, the drug-resistant cancer cells were incubated to AL or DDP alone or the combination of AL and DDP. Then, MTT, colony formation, Hoechst 33258 , flow cytometry and western blot analysis were used to investigate the effects of AL in the regulation of drug-resistance gastric cancer cells. The results indicated that AL treatment markedly re-sensitizes the drug resistant cells (SGC-7901/5-Fu and SGC-7901/DDP) to cytotoxicity of 5-Fu or DDP. Molecular mechanism analysis indicated that AL and DDP combination treatment enhanced apoptosis in SGC-7901/DDP cells, accompanied with the up-regulation of cleaved Caspase-3 and PARP, as well as the activation of pro-apoptotic signals, including Bax and BOK. Significantly, down regulation of Bax or BOK expressions using Bax siRNA or BOK siRNA decreased the inhibitory role of DDP in apoptosis of SGC-7901/DDP cells pretreated with AL, demonstrating that AL-reversed DDP resistance was associated with Bax and BOK expression. In vivo, AL and DDP combination significantly reduced gastric tumor growth. Immunohistochemical analysis indicated that co-treatment of AL and DDP significantly induced apoptosis, and reduced tumor cell proliferation in tumor tissue samples. Furthermore, we also found that the Bax, BOK, cleaved Caspase-3 and PARP expression in tumor tissues were highly induced by AL and DDP co-treatment. Together, our findings may provide a novel combination therapeutic strategy in treatment of human gastric cancer.
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