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2012
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Xianjun Liu,Deyu Wang,Siqi Shi
The electrochemically interfacial stability between Ni foam and organic electrolyte is studied under Ar and O 2 atmospheres, respectively. The potential of Ni foam cycled under Ar atmosphere does not reach 3.8 V vs. Li/Li + , and is finally stabilized at ∼3.4 V vs. Li/Li + . This phenomenon is the result of the electrolyte's continuous decomposition, which produces a thick layer of particles (0.8–1.2 μm) covered on Ni foam surface. Ni foam under O 2 atmosphere can be successfully cycled between 2.0 and 4.5 V vs. Li/Li + although there exist some precipitations on the surface, which originate from the electrolyte decomposition occurring at 4.2 V vs. Li/Li + in the initial charge. For the cycling between 2.0 and 4.0 V vs. Li/Li + , Ni foam surface almost keeps intact. Our results reveal that O 2 atmosphere significantly improves the electrochemical stability between Ni foam and electrolyte and thus enables Ni foam to work as current collector in rechargeable lithium-air battery .
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FOOD CONTROL
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2024
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Kai Jiang,Yiwei Huang,Rui Cui,Yuyue Qin,Thanapop Soteyome,Margaret Brennan,Charles Brennan
In this study, we screened out the dominant spoilage microorganisms during the cold storage of morels, prepared composite paper with a targeted selection of antimicrobial active substances, applied the composite paper to morels for cold storage and preservation, and investigated the changes of physicochemical indexes, flavor-presenting nucleotides and enzyme activities throughout the process of storage, and evaluated the freshness preservation effect. The pathogenic microorganisms during the natural spoilage of Morels were isolated and purified at 4 °C. The dominant spoilage microorganisms obtained were: bacterium B1 ( Lelliia amnigena ), fungi F2 ( Paecilomyces penicillatus ) and F3 ( Mucor hiemalis ). Inhibition experiments were carried out by selecting various active antimicrobial agents—lemon essential oil, clove essential oil and nisin (NI)—against the dominant spoilage microorganisms B1, F2 and F3. Comparing the inhibitory effects, NI was selected as an inhibitor for the dominant spoilage microorganisms following comprehensive consideration. The antimicrobial system (NI/C-CNC) was prepared by incorporating NI into carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals (C-CNC), and it exhibited a strong blocking effect on ultraviolet rays, which became more pronounced with the increase of NI addition. The composite paper NI-C was prepared using the NI/C-CNC antimicrobial system and absorbent paper (100 % virgin wood pulp), which showed better mechanical properties and reduced water vapor transmission rate (WVP). NI-C composite paper was applied to the preservation of morels, which effectively inhibited the dominant pathogenic bacteria. The flavor 5′-nucleotides were effectively protected, and it significantly slowed down the change in hardness during storage of morels. It also inhibited lipid peroxidation, as evidenced by the accumulation of malondialdehyde (MAD) content and reactive oxygen species (ROS), and had a positive effect on the control of enzyme activity. NI-C antimicrobial composite paper has good application prospects in the field of packaging of morels.
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Green Energy & Environment
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2024
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Meng-Ying Liu,Zhe-Hui Zhang,Xue-Qi Wang,Qian Sun,Chen Zhang,Yu Li,Zhuohua Sun,Katalin Barta,Feng Peng,Tong-Qi Yuan
Developing a cost-effective and environmentally friendly process for the production of valuable chemicals from abundant herbal biomass receives great attentions in recent years. Herein, taking advantage of the “lignin first” strategy, corn straw is converted to valuable chemicals including lignin monomers, furfural and 5-methoxymethylfurfural via a two steps process. The key of this research lies in the development of a green and low-cost catalytic process utilizing magnetic Raney Ni catalyst and high boiling point ethylene glycol. The utilization of neat ethylene glycol as the sole slovent under atmospheric conditions obviates the need for additional additives, thereby facilitating the entire process to be conducted in glass flasks and rendering it highly convenient for scaling up. In the initial step, depolymerization of corn straw lignin resulted in a monomer yield of 18.1 wt%. Subsequently, in a dimethyl carbonate system, the carbohydrate component underwent complete conversion in a one-pot process, yielding furfural and 5-methoxymethylfurfural as the primary products with an impressive yield of 47.7 %.
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MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
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2017
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Tingting Xu,Xudong Hou,Shengjun Liu,Bo Liu
We demonstrated a facile and efficient method for the preparation of a magnetic and porous Ni@MOF-74(Ni) [Ni 2 (DOBDC), DOBDC = 2, 5-dihydroxyterephthalate] composite by one-step solvothermal reaction of Raney Ni and DOBDC. Ni in the reaction not only acted as the core of the composite, but also provided metal source for the formation of MOF-74(Ni). The Ni@MOF-74(Ni) composite exhibits both magnetic characteristics and high porosity, enabling it an efficient candidate for dye removal and target drug delivery system. The adsorption amount of rhodamine b reached up to 177.8 mg g −1 , and 4.1 mg g −1 for ibuprofen.
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Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy
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2017
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Feng-Xia Deng,Ji-Xian Yang,Ying-Shi Zhu,Fang Ma,Shan Qiu
In this article, foam zero-valent nickel (FZVN) was put forward as a promising zero-valent metal for the pretreatment of azo dye wastewater (MO as a model contaminant). The characteristics of FZVN were evaluated by methods of Barrett-Emmett-Teller, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Moreover, influence of key experimental parameters, including oxygen concentration, presence of different acid, pH, and temperature on the MO decolorization were systematically ascertained. Furthermore, possible mechanism of MO removal by FZVN was investigated by using Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Results showed that FZVN was a three-dimensional pore material with a specific surface area of 3 m 2 g −1 . Moreover, anoxic condition, presence of acetic acid, higher temperatures and acid conditions were beneficial to decolorize MO by FZVN while the decolorization process obeyed the first order kinetic model with an apparent rate constant ( k app ) of 0.162 min −1 at pH value of 4 (25°C). The activation energy E a obtained from the decolorization reaction was 83.1 kJ mol −1 . Based on LC-MS results, the role of FZVN in the decolorization reaction process was suggested as follows: strong reductive, catalysis, and adsorption. © 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 37: 686–694, 2018
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Small
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2017
·Vol. 13
·期 41
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Qian Zhang,Pengsong Li,Daojin Zhou,Zheng Chang,Yun Kuang,Xiaoming Sun
Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) has prospect to becoming clean and renewable technology for hydrogen production and Ni–Mo alloy is among the best HER catalysts in alkaline electrolytes. Here, an in situ topotactic reduction method to synthesize ultrathin 2D Ni–Mo alloy nanosheets for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution is reported. Due to its ultrathin structure and tailored composition, the as-synthesized Ni–Mo alloy shows an overpotential of 35 mV to reach a current density of 10 mA cm −2 , along with a Tafel slope of 45 mV decade −1 , demonstrating a comparable intrinsic activity to state-of-art commercial Pt/C catalyst. Besides, the vertically aligned assemble structure of the 2D NiMo nanosheets on conductive substrate makes the electrode “superaerophobic,” thus leading to much faster bubble releasing during HER process and therefore shows faster mass transfer behavior at high current density as compared with drop drying Pt/C catalyst on the same substrate. Such in situ topotactic conversion finds a way to design and fabricate low-cost, earth-abundant non-noble metal based ultrathin 2D nanostructures for electrocatalytic issues.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2024
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Yun-Yang Li,Hao-Jie Yan,Ruo-Zhan Yin,Qing-Qing Sun,Lian-Kui Wu,Fa-He Cao
In this work, SiOC coatings incorporated with Ni nanoparticles were fabricated on γ-TiAl alloy by dip-coating. The microstructure and high temperature oxidation behavior of the SiOC-Ni coatings with different Ni contents were investigated. Results showed that the incorporation of Ni nanoparticles improved the oxidation resistance of the SiOC coating at 850 ℃. During thermal exposure to air, the incorporated Ni particles would react with both oxygen and the SiOC coating, forming NiO and Ni 2 Si, respectively, therefore changing the structure of the SiOC coating. The generation of NiO and Ni 2 Si is beneficial in reducing the oxygen partial pressure at the coating/substrate interface, thereby facilitating the formation of a protective aluminum oxide layer.
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JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMISTRY
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2024
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Li Gang,Ren Haifang,Geng Chunping,Wu Xiang
Electrical energy storage devices (EES) play an important role in the development of portable electronic devices, power grids, and electric vehicles. Supercapacitors (SCs) become the focus of the EES field due to their high power density and high energy density. ZnCo 2 O 4 ternary metal oxides show considerable potential as electrodes for SCs. In this work, Ni(OH) 2 and PPy materials are combined on the surface of ZnCo 2 O 4 samples. The synthesized products possess a specific capacitance of 1256 C/g at 1 A/g and an energy density of 69 Wh/kg at 1350 W/kg. Moreover, the assembled device retains 81% of its capacity after being fully charged and discharged 10,000 times.
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JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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Wenwu Zhao,Xionghuan Yang,Ying Gu,Siqing Li,Yanqiang Hu,Yanfeng Tang,Minmin Wang
The development of highly efficient and stable electrocatalysts is crucial for the practical application of water splitting in renewable energy production. The Ni-Fe Phosphate electrocatalyst was synthesized through a simple and scalable electrodeposition method. This study presents a comprehensive investigation into the surface reconstruction engineering of an amorphous Ni-Fe phosphate electrocatalyst for enhancing its performance in alkaline water splitting. The reconstructed electrocatalyst exhibits significantly improved activity in alkaline water splitting. As expected, a low cell voltage of 1.86V was used to drive water splitting at 300 mA cm −2 , while the electrodes maintained high stability during 180 h continuous full water splitting at 70 mA cm −2 . This work provides insights into the mechanisms underlying the enhanced performance of the reconstructed Ni-Fe Phosphate based electrocatalyst and offers a promising approach for the design of advanced electrocatalysts for water splitting.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2024
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Wenxin Wang,Jiangjiang Zhang,Jinsheng Rong,Lanli Chen,Shiqiang Cui
Reducing the size of catalysts and tuning their electronic structure and interfacial properties are key to enhancing catalytic performance. Herein, a series of quantum-sized Co-based nanodot composites, including Co 3 O 4 /C, CoS 2 /C, CoN/C, and CoP/C, were synthesized using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) methods. By means of experimental measurement and theoretical calculation, CoP/C exhibited more robust electrochemical response than other Co-based compounds in electrochemical oxidation of N 2 H 4 (HzOR) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The catalytic activities of CoP/C can be further enhanced by introducing Co vacancies on the surface of CoP/C (labeled as Co 1−x P/C). The results demonstrated that Co 1−x P/C not only exhibited notable electrochemical responses at an ultra-low N 2 H 4 concentration of 0.67 μM, showcasing its potential for ultra-sensitive N 2 H 4 detection but also realized HzOR instead of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) half-reaction, thereby lowering the overpotential to 2.0 mV at 10.0 mA cm −2 . Finally, a Zn-hydrazine (Zn-Hz) battery was fabricated as a promising energy conversion device, showing the exceptional practical value of Co 1−x P/C.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2024
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Zhuang Wang,Mian Li,Bin Fu,Wenping Cao,Xiangjie Bo
Although cobalt nitride (CoN)-based nanomaterials have been widely designed as advanced oxygen evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts, the continuous consumption of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has led to a high price of cobalt metal. Therefore, in the future, recycling valuable Co elements from spent devices and boosting their service efficiency will inevitably promote the utilization of Co-based materials in water splitting and zinc-air batteries (ZABs). Herein, we realize the Co recycling from spent LIBs by a simple hydrometallurgy method. Under the assistance of hexamethylenetetramine and polystyrene spheres, after the hydrothermal and pyrolysis treatment in the NH 3 atmosphere, the as-reclaimed cobalt oxalates were successfully transformed into novel three-dimensional (3D) CoN nanoflowers (denoted as CoN NFs). Benefiting from the unique 3D flower-like architectures, intrinsic high conductivity, large surface area, uniformly dispersed CoN nanoparticles, and the synergistic effect between Co 3 N and CoO phases, the 3D flower-like CoN NFs exhibited excellent OER catalytic activity. The performance was much better than commercial RuO 2 in the 1.0 M KOH solution. Furthermore, the CoN NFs-based water splitting cell needed a voltage of 1.608 V to achieve the current density of 10 mA cm −2 , which is even 16 mV smaller than that of Pt/C||RuO 2 benchmark (1.624 V). Meanwhile, the CoN NFs-derived ZAB exhibited a high peak power density of 107.3 mW cm −2 (vs. 103.2 mW cm −2 of Pt/C-RuO 2 -based ZAB) and a low charge–discharge voltage gap (0.93 V vs. 1.43 V of Pt/C-RuO 2 -based ZAB). Due to the excellent structural and elemental stabilities, the corresponding water splitting cell and ZAB had outstanding durability. This work successfully explored an advanced industrial chain from recycling Co metal in spent devices to designing the high-efficiency HER/OER/ORR electrocatalysts for advanced water splitting devices and ZABs. This will further promote the value-added utilization of valuable Co metal in various energy storage or conversion devices.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2024
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Shan Xu,Dongxu Jiao,Xiaowen Ruan,Zhaoyong Jin,Yu Qiu,Jinchang Fan,Lei Zhang,Weitao Zheng,Xiaoqiang Cui
Efficient production of green hydrogen energy is crucial in addressing the energy crisis and environmental concerns. The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) poses a challenge in conventional overall water electrolysis due to its slow thermodynamically process. Urea oxidation reaction (UOR) offers an alternative anodic oxidation method that is highly efficient and cost-effective, with favorable thermodynamics and sustainability. Recently, there has been limited research on bifunctional catalysts that exhibit excellent activity for both OER and UOR reactions. In this study, we developed a selenium and iron co-doped nickel sulfide (SeFe-Ni 3 S 2 ) catalyst that demonstrated excellent Tafel slopes of 53.9 mV dec −1 and 16.4 mV dec −1 for OER and UOR, respectively. Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations revealed that the introduction of metal (iron) and nonmetallic elements (selenium) was found to coordinate the d-band center, resulting in improved adsorption/desorption energies of the catalysts and reduced the overpotentials and limiting potentials for OER and UOR, respectively. This activity enhancement can be attributed to the altered electronic coordination structure after the introduction of selenium (Se) and iron (Fe), leading to an increase in the intrinsic activity of the catalyst. This work offers a new strategy for bifunctional catalysts for OER and UOR, presenting new possibilities for the future development of hydrogen production and novel energy conversion technologies. It contributes towards the urgent search for technologies that efficiently produce green hydrogen energy, providing potential solutions to mitigate the energy crisis and protect the environment.
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