JOURNAL OF THE ENERGY INSTITUTE
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2021
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IF 6.186
Riyang Shu,Zhuojie Zhong,Hongyun You,Zhipeng Tian,Ying Chen,Longlong Ma
Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) is an important pathway for lignin-oil upgradation to produce high quality liquid fuels, in which the high-active catalyst is the key point to achieve a high HDO efficiency. In this study, Ru/TiO 2 , Ru/CeO 2 and Ru/TiO 2 –CeO 2 catalysts were synthesized by a novel photochemical method with a high Ru dispersion and used for the HDO of lignin-derived phenolic compounds. Among these three catalysts, Ru/TiO 2 –CeO 2 showed a better performance than Ru/TiO 2 and Ru/CeO 2 . And guaiacol was transformed into cyclohexane with conversion and product selectivity close to 100 % at 230 °C under 1 MPa hydrogen atmosphere. Ru/TiO 2 –CeO 2 took the advantages of Ru/TiO 2 and Ru/CeO 2 , namely high Ru metal dispersion, plenty of medium strength acid sites and abundance of oxygen vacancy , which promoted the guaiacol adsorption and the HDO catalytic activity . Moreover, Ru/TiO 2 –CeO 2 catalyst showed an effective upgrading of other lignin-derived phenolic compounds. And the lignin-oil also enabled to be upgraded efficiently, producing a high content of hydrocarbons and alkylphenols.
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2021
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IF 19.503
Wei Guo,Yao Qin,Cheng Liu,Binbin Guo,Junhua Zou,Zenghong Xie,Ling Wu
This work reports the rapid and effective photocatalytic dechlorination of 3,3′,4,4′-trtrachlorobiphenyl (PCB77) with highly dispersed Pd nanoclusters loaded two-dimensional (2D) TiO 2 (B) nanosheets (Pd/TiO 2 (B)) under visible light irradiation, achieving a dechlorination efficiency of 100 % with H 2 O used as an H-donor source. The ultra-thin TiO 2 (B) nanosheets provide a good platform for studying the dechlorination intermediates/pathways of PCB77 at the molecular level. It is proved that the dechlorination of PCB77 is a stepwise process, in which chlorines at the para positions are much more susceptible than those at the meta positions due to the activation of the C Cl bond in the presence of Pd nanoclusters. Furthermore, in-situ FTIR results of D 2 O absorption suggest that the TiO 2 (B) nanosheets with abundant surface defects greatly promote the activation of water molecules via the formation of surficial complexes by hydrogen bonds. Finally, a synergistic mechanism is proposed for photocatalytic dechlorination of PCB77 over Pd/TiO 2 (B). The study provides an efficient method for complete dechlorination of PCB77 and an in-depth understanding photocatalyzed dechlorination reaction mechanism at the molecular level, which may extend to other photocatalytic dehalogenation reactions of halogenated pollutants.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2021
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IF 7.46
Chen Wang,Yinglin Wang,Pengfei Cheng,Luping Xu,Fan Dang,Tianliang Wang,Zhaohui Lei
A highly sensitive and selective acetone gas sensor has been fabricated successfully by designing n-n heterojunction consisting of TiO 2 nanorods and α -Fe 2 O 3 branches. The structure and morphology of the TiO 2 / α -Fe 2 O 3 nanocomposites were examined via X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy, respectively. TiO 2 nanorod (with the diameter about 42 nm) arrays were in-situ generated on the surface of Al 2 O 3 ceramic tubes by a simple hydrothermal process. In addition, α -Fe 2 O 3 branches grew on TiO 2 stems successfully in the second hydrothermal process. These nanorod branches had a relatively uniform length, which could be tunable by changing the concentration of iron precursor. The gas sensing properties of the pristine and α -Fe 2 O 3 branches-decorated TiO 2 nanorods sensors with regard to acetone gas were investigated. The results indicated that the sensor based on TiO 2 / α -Fe 2 O 3 heterostructures measured at 225 °C had a higher response of 21.9 toward 100 ppm of acetone gas which was about 9 times higher than pristine TiO 2 nanorods sensor. The dominant mechanism for enhanced sensing properties were discussed in detail with the semiconductor depletion layer model and TiO 2 / α -Fe 2 O 3 n–n heterojunction theory.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2021
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IF 6.953
Enmin Zong,Chen Wang,Jiayao Yang,Hangxuan Zhu,Shengtao Jiang,Xiaohuan Liu,Pingan Song
The design of environmentally benign bio-adsorbents for the removal of phosphate from aqueous medium was an economic and effective way for controlling eutrophication . Herein, we prepared three kinds of TiO 2 /cellulose (CE-Ti) nanocomposites by a facile hydrolysis-precipitation method, and used them as antibacterial bio-adsorbents for the removal of phosphate from aqueous medium. Multiple techniques including Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) were employed to characterize the nanostructure and characteristics of the prepared CE-Ti nanocomposite. The adsorption capacity of the CE-Ti was 19.57 mg P g −1 according to the Langmuir model, which was 6 times higher than that of CE. Importantly, the bacterial inhibition zone of the CE-Ti was 2.88 mm (that of CE was 0 mm), indicating that CE-Ti had good antibacterial activity that could reduce the attachment of the microorganism to the surface of CE-Ti, which was suitable for long-term phosphate removal. Moreover, the CE-Ti had good adsorption selectivity and anti-interference capability, according to interfering ions and ion strength experiments. Furthermore, Ti 4+ leakage tests suggested that CE-Ti was highly stable under acidic, neutral and alkali conditions. These results indicated that the CE-Ti nanocomposite could be utilized as a promising antibacterial bio-adsorbent for effective phosphate removal from aqueous medium.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2021
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Xuhong Jiang,Mengmeng Sun,Zhuoyuan Chen,Jiangping Jing,Guiying Lu,Chang Feng
Boosting the photoinduced cathodic protection (CP) for metals in NaCl solution is crucial for achieving the application of photoelectrochemical conversion in marine corrosion protection. An environmentally friendly three-dimensional ZnIn 2 S 4 /TiO 2 nanoflowerbush (NFB) photoelectrode was constructed with sufficient interfacial incorporation based on the ultrafine branched TiO 2 nanobush substrate via a facile in situ hydrothermal method . This ZnIn 2 S 4 /TiO 2 NFB nanoheterojunction composite behaves excellent photoinduced CP performance for metallic materials. This is owing to the optimized construction of photoelectrode with relatively negative band potential, wide solar spectrum response, effective generation and collection of photoinduced electrons. The morphology, distribution and performance of ZnIn 2 S 4 vary with different substrates. The pure ZnIn 2 S 4 powder is nanoflower sphere composed of a lot of thin petals; when ZnIn 2 S 4 grow onto the FTO glass, the ZnIn 2 S 4 petals are distributed vertically on the two-dimensional structure; when ZnIn 2 S 4 grow on the three-dimensional ultrafine branched TiO 2 nanobush substrate, a ZnIn 2 S 4 /TiO 2 NFB architecture with ultrafine TiO 2 branchlet cores are formed. This ZnIn 2 S 4 /TiO 2 NFB photoelectrode can achieve efficient photoinduced CP performance for pure copper and low alloy steels with different negative self-corrosion potentials, such as Cu (−0.18 V), E40 (−0.45 V), Q345 (−0.55 V) and Q235 carbon steel (−0.65 V) under simulated sunlight irradiation in NaCl solution without additional hole scavengers, and the photoinduced CP current densities reach as high as 170, 72, 63 and 44 μA cm −2 , respectively. The high-efficiency photoinduced CP performance is closely related to the band structure gradient matching between the TiO 2 and ZnIn 2 S 4 , prompting both the widened absorption of solar spectrum and high-efficiency transfer of the photogenerated electron–hole pairs. Importantly, the negative band potential of ZnIn 2 S 4 endues a lower surface work function which benefits the electron transport to the under-protected metallic materials to achieve photoinduced CP. This photoelectrode exhibits huge photoinduced CP application potential in marine environments.
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Analytical Methods
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2021
·Vol. 13
·期 15
·1803-1809
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IF 2.896
Mingqing Li,Li Li,Boya Li,Liying Zhai,Baohui Wang
The design and construction of a photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensor with excellent photoelectric properties and good photoelectrocatalysis activity is significant for the effective detection of analytes. In this paper, based on a two-step anodic oxidation method and successive ionic layer adsorption (SILAR) method, a TiO2 nanotube array (TNT) photoelectrochemical sensor modified with BiOBr nanosheets was constructed and applied for the detection of H2O2 for the first time. The photocurrent of the photoelectrochemical sensor increases with the increase of the H2O2 concentration under the irradiation of an 8 W UV lamp. Excellent linearity was obtained in the concentration range from 10 nM to 100 μM with a low detection limit of 5 nM (S/N = 3). This excellent photoelectrochemical performance is due to the formation of a p–n heterojunction between BiOBr and TiO2 nanotube arrays, which provides efficient separation of charge carriers and accelerates electron transport. Moreover, it is applied to detect H2O2 in milk samples and it showed a good recovery result ranging from 95.73% to 105.65%, which provides a promising new strategy for the detection of H2O2.
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CHEMOSPHERE
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2021
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IF 7.086
Zhixin Shi,Yiming Li,Limei Dong,Yihao Guan,Mutai Bao
The employment of dispersant was an effective method to treat marine oil spill pollution. However, conventional dispersants only showed a single oil dispersion. Here, by modifying TiO 2 nanoparticles with biosurfactant-Rhamnolipids (Rha), a highly efficient particulate dispersant with photocatalytic activity was developed. Rha-TiO 2 showed both excellent oil spill dispersion and facilitated photodegradation for oil simultaneously. The oil droplets dispersed by Rha-TiO 2 in seawater exhibited long time stability, which indicated the synergistic emulsification interactions between TiO 2 and Rha in artificial sea water (ASW). The dispersion mechanism of Rha-TiO 2 was analyzed, we found the TiO 2 nanoparticles alone weren't effectively emulsified oil in high salinity ASW, but the addition of a small amount of Rha could modify the surface wettability of TiO 2 nanoparticles to form the stable emulsion. In addition, the addition of a small amount of Rha could reduce the surface tension of the oil-water interface, which contribute to increasing the content of TiO 2 nanoparticles at the oil-water interface, form a steric rigid layer around the oil droplets to prevent droplet coalescence and facilitate the further photocatalytic degradation of oil. In short, the Rha-TiO 2 nanoparticles could effective disperse oil in ASW, meanwhile the TiO 2 also played the role of photocatalytic degradation of oil pollution. Hence, this study developed a novel photocatalytic particulate dispersant to remediate marine oil spill and delivered a new feasible solution for practical oil spill treatment in the future.
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COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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2021
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IF 8.528
Jiayao Yang,Hengxu Wang,Xiaohuan Liu,Shenyuan Fu,Pingan Song
The intrinsic brittleness has significantly restricted practical applications of epoxy resins. Existing toughening strategies often lead to degraded mechanical strength . Hence, it has been attractive but a huge challenge to design high-performance sustainable additives that can simultaneously improve strength and toughness of epoxy resins. Here, we report the synthesis of a nano-TiO 2 /regenerate cellulose (RC) biohybrid via a facile microwave method for strengthening and toughening a soft epoxy resin system (modulus below 1 GPa). Our results show that with 10 phr nano-TiO 2 /RC, the resultant epoxy composite exhibits simultaneous enhancements in tensile strength and impact toughness , ca. 38% and 40% higher than corresponding values of virgin epoxy resin because of improved interfacial compatibility. Moreover, the addition of as-designed nano-TiO 2 /RC can enhance thermostability of epoxy resin. It has a slightly negative effect on the curing reaction but does not change the curing mechanism of epoxy resins. This study provides a facile, efficient and green method for preparing bifunctional additive for creating strong and tough epoxy composites, which are expected to find wider applications in industries.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2021
·Vol. 32
·期 6
·7848-7857
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IF 2.478
Wu ZhiJie,Hou YaFei,Chen Hui,Du Peng,Luo LaiHui,Li WeiPing
The perpendicular orientation of nanowires to electric fields would greatly improve the breakdown strengths ( E b ) of polymer-based nanocomposites; however, the relatively small polarization at small filler fraction, and thus the unsatisfactory discharged energy density ( U d ), greatly restrict their further application. In this study, x vol.% TO@TO/PVDF nanocomposites with superior energy storage performances have been fabricated, where the ironbark-like TiO 2 fillers (TO@TO) with core–shell structures lead to greatly enhanced polarization and E b simultaneously. The former is due to the coupling effects of the increased interfacial polarization, while the latter is due to the enhanced path tortuosity of electric tree growing at small TO@TO fraction. Strikingly, an excellent U d of 13.1 J/cm 3 was achieved in the 1.5 vol.% TO@TO/PVDF nanocomposite at 383 MV/m, which is greatly increased by 220% compared with that of pure PVDF (5.98 J/cm 3 ). The primary results might provide a strategy to design and fabricate nanocomposites with satisfactory energy storage performances as well as the flexible and easy processing ability at small filler fraction.
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CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2021
·Vol. 39
·期 5
·1310-1318
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IF 6
Jingyu Zhao,Yaru Li,Ping Na
Main observation and conclusion We reported a facile and green hydrothermal strategy to tailor the carbon dots layer (CDL) and oxygen vacancies (Vo) modified on TiO 2 , by using ascorbic acid as CDL precursor and Vo regulator. The amorphous CDL was uniformly coated on the surface of the as prepared CDL@TiO 2– x composites by Ti-O-C bond. With the increase of carbon content, the amorphous CDL gradually became thicker, while the Vo concentration first increased and then decreased. 1.5 CDL@TiO 2– x possessed the highest Vo concentration. With the decoration of CDL and Vo, the photoreduction properties of CDL@TiO 2– x composites were significantly improved. Under simulated solar light and visible light, the reaction rates of 1.5 CDL@TiO 2– x were 9.6 times and 216 times higher than that of pure TiO 2 , respectively. Interestingly, the results discovered that CDL and Vo influenced the properties of CDL@TiO 2– x composites in different ways. The primary function of CDL was to improve the utilization of solar light, and the enhancement of the charge transfer ability was decided by Vo and CDL together. Our work provides a new strategy for the modification of TiO 2 and sheds new light on the respective role of CDL and Vo when they coexist in the catalyst.
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Catalysts
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2020
·Vol. 10
·期 10
·1126
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IF 3.52
Jun Liu,Xuli Li,Haobo Hou,Min Zhou
To further boost the charge separation and photocatalytic activity of TiO2under visible light, the anatase–rutile mixed-phase nitrogen-doped (N-doped) TiO2nanoparticles were successfully synthesized through a facile one-step calcining procedure using TiN as raw materials. The crystal phases, morphologies, chemical compositions, textural structures, and optical properties of as-obtained N-doped TiO2were characterized by the corresponding analytical techniques. The photocatalytic activities of as-fabricated samples were evaluated by degrading 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) and methylene blue (MB) aqueous solution under visible light irradiation. The results revealed that the ratio of rutile to anatase increased with the improvement of sintering temperature, and the sample prepared at 500 °C had the best photocatalytic activity. This might be because it possessed the most appropriate rutile/anatase proportion as well as the nitrogen doping. The transient photocurrent responses, photoluminescence spectra (PL) measurements, and active species trapping experiments were implemented to disclose the photocatalytic mechanism. This work will provide a further insight into the synthesis of highly efficient N-doped TiO2photocatalysts for organic contaminant removal.Keywords:N-doped TiO2;charge separation;photocatalytic activity
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2020
·Vol. 31
·期 22
·19797-19808
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IF 2.22
Wang Peng,Xu Shiyu,Wang Jiayu,Liu Xuezheng
Photocatalysis technology has received much attention on the treatment of antibiotics residues. In this paper, CdS quantum dots (QDs)-decorated TiO 2 (CDS-T for short) have been prepared successfully through a photodeposition method and utilized as photocatalysts for degradation of metronidazole (MTZ). Under visible light irradiation for 60 min, the degradation ratio of MTZ over CDS-T-3 that was prepared by 3 h of photodeposition reached up to 90.9%, which was 1.5 times than that reached over commercial CdS. The decoration of CdS QDs onto TiO 2 can enlarge light absorption range to visible region. Furthermore, greatly improved separation efficiency of photogenerated carriers is realized through forming heterojunction. Activity control experiments demonstrate that O 2 · − serve as the main active species, while ·OH and holes (h + ) play secondary roles on the MTZ degradation. Moreover, electron spin resonance (ESR) technique, terephthalic acid photoluminescence (TA-PL) technique and N,N-diethyl-p-phenylenediamine (DPD) method confirm that larger amounts of active species are generated from CDS-T-3 than that from commercial CdS under visible light. This study can not only offer an easy method to prepare CdS quantum dots-decorated TiO 2 but also enlarge its application in solving the problem of metronidazole contamination.
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