Energy Technology
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2019
·Vol. 8
·期 1
·1900896
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IF 3.163
Mengyao Lv,Fenghui Fan,Longhai Pan,Hangjia Shen,Erum Pervaiz,Jiacheng Wang,Minghui Yang,Jun Wang
Fabrication of an oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalyst is the key to an efficient and fast electrocatalytic process in a fuel cell for energy conversion. A reasonable strategy for the synthesis of electrocatalysts is one of the most promising ways for developing precious metal-free ORR catalysts. Herein, the synthesis of a highly active Fe 3 O 4 -based catalyst using a facile molten salts method is proposed. The electrocatalytic analysis shows superior ORR performance with an admirable half-wave potential ( E 1/2 = 0.83 V), comparable with the commercial 20 wt% Pt/C. In contrast, primary Zn–air battery, using synthesized Fe,S–N–C as an air-cathode, displays an open-circuit potential of 1.44 V and a high power density of 84.3 mW cm −2 .
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2019
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IF 8.355
Xiaolan Zhou,Dong Xu,Yuancai Chen,Yongyou Hu
Mn/Fe@porous carbon (PC) was successfully fabricated through a simple carbonization of Mn-doped MIL-53(Fe) precursor and used as cathode modification in hydroxyl radical ( OH) based heterogeneous electro-Fenton (hetero-EF) process for triclosan (TCS) degradation. With co-doping of bimetal (Mn and Fe) in porous carbon, Mn/Fe@PC could markedly enhance the electrocatalysis with low oxygen reduction potential, high electrochemical active area and low resistance. Mn/Fe@PC modified cathode showed high electrocatalytic activity, great stability and low energy consumption (1.92 kWh m −1 and 0.63 kWh log −1 m −3 ) for TCS degradation over a wide pH range. The complete TCS degradation within 120 min and a 56.9 ± 2.0% TOC removal within 240 min were achieved under the condition of current 40 mA and initial pH 3. Based on the CV curves, the more negative reductive peak of Fe and Mn revealed the kinetically beneficial regeneration of Fe II /Mn II/III in Mn/Fe@PC. The electron transfer between Fe II/III and Mn II/III/IV , together with the direct regeneration of Fe II / Mn II/III on the cathode, could markedly promote the utilization of H 2 O 2, eventually leading to facilitating TCS degradation. According to the GC–MS intermediates, the possible TCS degradation pathway was deduced, including hydroxylation and dehalogenation attacked by OH. Furthermore, the TCS degradation experiments were also performed in different water matrix including river water, tap water and municipal sewage, indicating the feasibility of the TCS degradation in actual waters with Mn/Fe@PC-CP cathode in hetero-EF process. The toxicity analysis indicated that the hetero-EF process could achieve the TCS degradation and toxicity reducing.
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Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
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2020
·Vol. 7
·期 4
·889-896
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IF 5.958
Yijie Zhang,Yong Zhao,Muwei Ji,Han-ming Zhang,Minghui Zhang,Hang Zhao,Mengsi Cheng,Jiali Yu,Huichao Liu,Caizhen Zhu,Jian Xu
Fe-Based electrocatalysts on carbon substrates are considered suitable candidates for applications in Zn–air batteries due to their favorable ORR performance. Herein, unique Fe3C@N-doped porous carbon nanorods have been synthesized using a soft template method and carbonization. The material proved to have a porous hetero-structure, which is advantageous in providing effective electrocatalysis performance for oxygen reduction reaction, providing broad prospects for the development of non-precious metal electrocatalysts and metal–air batteries. This catalyst used for oxygen reduction reaction exhibits a half-wave of 0.83 V, which is close to that of the commercial Pt/C catalyst. Using the as-prepared Fe3C@N-doped porous carbon nanorods, the open circuit potential and power density of a Zn–air battery has been measured as 1.42 V and 126.4 mW cm−2, respectively, which are better than those of the commercial Pt/C. This study presents a novel strategy to prepare Fe3C@N-doped porous carbon nanorods, which can be used as highly effective oxygen reduction reaction catalysts for Zn–air batteries.
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CHEMOSPHERE
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2019
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IF 5.108
Yating Jia,Fan Hu,Yuancai Lv,Yuancai Chen,Yongyou Hu
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are widely used as flame retardants and challenges for water treatment due to their persistence and toxicity. In this study, the reduction of 2′2′4′4′-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) was investigated in a nano-bio-integrated system. Results showed that the introducing of P. putida could markedly accelerate the demineralization of BDE-47 in nZVI/Pd- P.p system; the continuous generation of acidic metaboliates by P. putida could decrease pH, which could alleviate the surface passivation to some extent, resulting in the releasing of Fe 2+ and high generation of H 2 O 2 , the shift in reactive oxygen species from Fe(IV) to •OH. The BDE-47 was firstly debrominated to the DE by the highly reductive [Pd·2H] generated by nZVI/Pd, then oxidized to bromophenol and phenol, catechol as well as hydroquinone via the P. putida strain and the Fenton-like system. The toxicity assays confirmed the combined system could avert generation of nocuous intermediates, and could be an alternative strategy for complete remediation of recalcitrant POPs.
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2019
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Fanqing Meng,Wei Ma,Chunying Duan,Xin Liu,Zhen Chen,Moyan Wang,Jian Gao,Zhe Zhang
Two dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides as potential catalysts to solve energy and environmental crises have caused significant research interests in recent years. In this work, edge-selectively Fe@3D-WS 2 nanoflowers with the abundant single-layer were efficiently prepared by dry ball milling for levofloxacin (LEVO) elimination. Together with the advantages of the single-layer active edges and the stretch of W S bond, the as-prepared Fe@3D-WS 2 showed the ultra-high degradation efficiency for LEVO under ball-milling condition. This high degradation activity was demonstrated to be originated from piezo-catalysis, rather than adsorption or thermocatalysis. In addition, the Fe@3D-WS 2 also showed an ultra-high reusability during the cyclic tests, which is due to its special “self-renewing” behavior under ball milling condition. The degradation efficiency of the Fe@3D-WS 2 still reached ˜ 99% after ten cyclic tests. Both oxygen radicals ( 1 O 2 , O 2 ·− ) and ·OH radicals were generated and took part in the LEVO degradation, while oxygen radicals were more contributed to the LEVO degradation. The present work not only provides an important insight for designing efficient catalysts, but also extends the possible application areas of ball milling technique.
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2019
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IF 5.383
Yihui Wu,Ying Gao,Hanwei He,Ping Zhang
Low-cost and highly efficient electrocatalysts are highly desirable to improve the efficiency of water splitting for oxygen evolution. In this work, a self-supported ternary Ni–Fe–Sn film on three dimensional nickel foam, which is prepared through a simple electrodeposition method, is investigated as oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalyst. The Ni–Fe–Sn film displays a considerably low overpotential of 253 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm −2 and a small Tafel slope of 61.5 mV dec −1 and excellent long-term stability for OER in 30% KOH aqueous solution. The good OER performance of Ni–Fe–Sn film may originate from its high electrochemical active surface area, rapid electron/proton and mass transfers, and the close combination between Ni–Fe–Sn film and nickel foam. This work provides a guideline to develop the low-cost and efficient earth-abundant OER anodes.
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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2019
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IF 7.149
Xiao-Cheng Liu,Wen-Qiang Li,Yi-Ran Wang,Guan-Nan Zhou,Yi-Xuan Wang,Chuan-Shu He,Gong-Ming Wang,Yang Mu
Promotion of iron solubility using ligands is the preliminary step in the homogeneous electro-Fenton (EF) process at a mild pH, but the chelate efficiencies of most organic ligands are unsatisfactory, resulting in insufficient Fe(II) availability. In this study, atomic H* was, for the first time, introduced to the EF process to accelerate the regeneration of the Fe(II)-complex at a mild pH using a Ni-deposited carbon felt (Ni-CF) cathode. The introduction of atomic H* significantly elevated total organic carbon (TOC) abatement of ciprofloxacin (CIP) from 42% (CF) to 81% (Ni-CF) at a natural pH. In the presence of humic acids (HAs), atomic H* introduced via Ni-CF enhanced the CIP degradation rate to 10 times that of the CF at a mild pH. The electron spin resonance (ESR), density functional theory (DFT) calculations, electrochemical characterization, and in situ electrochemical Raman study clearly demonstrated that the atomic H* generated from the Ni-CF cathode was highly efficient at reducing Fe(III)-complexes at a natural pH. Additionally, the Ni-CF could generate atomic H* without significant nickel leaching. Thus, the atomic H* could continuously facilitate iron cycling and, consequently, enhance pollutant mineralization via the homogeneous EF process at a mild pH in an environmentally friendly manner.
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2019
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IF 14.229
Ranran Yuan,Cailiang Yue,Jinli Qiu,Fuqiang Liu,Aimin Li
TiO 2 @NH 2 -MIL-88B(Fe) heterostructures (TMFe-x) were successfully synthesized and used in an efficient sunlight-driven reduction towards Cr(VI) in a neutral aqueous media. Further, the prepared TMFe-x heterostructures exhibited higher photocatalytic activity when compared with those exhibited by pure TiO 2 and NH 2 -MIL-88B(Fe) under simulated sunlight irradiation. The optical TiO 2 modification content was determined to be 10 wt.% (TMFe-b), with 98.6% Cr(VI) being converted to Cr(III) within 35 min using ammonium oxalate as the hole scavenger at pH = 7. In neutral conditions, the kinetic rate constant (0.0878 min −1 ) was five times larger than the published values. Additionally, the photocatalytic performance of TMFe-b was maintained and Fe leaching was observed to be negligible after the completion of four reaction cycles. The superior photocatalytic property can be attributed to the high photoelectron-hole separation and migration efficiency. Subsequently, TMFe-b achieved Cr(VI) reduction under neutral conditions by capturing hydrogen from the water molecules or the hole scavengers. The photoelectrons and superoxide radicals were the main active species. Furthermore, TMFe-b was able to efficiently eliminate various pollutants through photocatalytic oxidation and reduction. This study suggests a novel strategy for the preparation of environmentally stable and efficient MOF-based photocatalysts to efficiently eliminate various pollutants. Further, there is a huge potential for the practical application of this technology to water purification .
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Nanomaterials
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2019
·Vol. 9
·期 3
·402
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IF 4.034
Hongyu Wang,Chaohai Wang,Junwen Qi,Yubo Yan,Ming Zhang,Xin Yan,Xiuyun Sun,Lianjun Wang,Jiansheng Li
Prussian blue and its analogues (PBA) based nanomaterials have been widely applied to removing pollutants in the recent years. However, easy aggregation and poor recycling largely limit their practical applications. In this work, spiderweb-like Fe-Co Prussian blue analogue/polyacrylonitrile (FCPBA/PAN) nanofibers were prepared by electrospinning and applied to degrading bisphenol-A (BPA) by activating peroxymonosulfate (PMS). Detailed characterization demonstrated that a high loading of FCPBA (86% of FCPBA in FCPBA/PAN) was successfully fixed on the PAN nanofibers. 67% of BPA was removed within 240 min when 500 mg·L−1PMS and 233 mg·L−1FCPBA/PAN were introduced in 20 mg·L−1BPA solution at initial pH of 2.8. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and radical inhibition experiments were performed to identify the possible degradation mechanism. For comparison, a low loading of FCPBA nanofibers (0.6FCPBA/PAN nanofibers, 43% of FCPBA in FCPBA/PAN) were also prepared and tested the catalytic performance. The results showed that the activity of FCPBA/PAN was much higher than 0.6FCPBA/PAN. Furthermore, a FCPBA/PAN packed column was made as a reactor to demonstrate the reusability and stability of FCPBA/PAN nanofibers, which also exhibited the bright future for the industrial application. This work makes it possible to fabricate efficient PBA nanocatalysts with excellent recyclability and promotes the application of PBA in industrial areas.Keywords:Fe-Co Prussian blue analogues;electrospinning;peroxymonosulfate;BPA
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CRYSTENGCOMM
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2019
·Vol. 21
·期 34
·5106-5114
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IF 3.382
Ying Cao,Huixiang Wang,Xiaobo Ren,Fan Li,Jing Wang,Ruimin Ding,Liancheng Wang,Jianbo Wu,Zhong Liu,Baoliang Lv
Herein, MoO3 nanowires (Fe–MoO3 NWs) along the [110] direction were successfully synthesized in the presence of Fe3+ cations. The Fe–MoO3 NWs present a large specific surface area of 174.7 m2 g−1 and rich surface –OH groups, and the possible formation mechanism of such a structure is due to the adsorption of Fe3+ cations toward non-(110) planes of MoO3 in solution with pH greater than its isoelectric point. The obtained Fe–MoO3 NWs show excellent and highly selective adsorption capacity toward quasi-phenothiazine dyes (methylene blue, toluidine blue, azure I, and acridine orange). The dye removal rate could reach 99% in 3 min, and the maximum adsorption capacity is up to 144.3 mg g−1 and the adsorption is up to 28.86 mg g−1 per minute, which is 11 times greater than that of pure MoO3 and far greater than that of the recently reported MoO3 nanostructures. This excellent selective adsorption performance of Fe–MoO3 NWs was mainly attributed to the enhanced chemical adsorption of quasi-phenothiazine dyes by rich surface –OH groups and Fe species through hydrogen bond and coordination bond adsorption with N and S, respectively, which was confirmed by adsorption isotherms and adsorption kinetics. These results suggest the potential application of Fe–MoO3 NWs in the field of water pollution treatment.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2019
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Hongli Liu,Chunxiao Lv,Shuai Chen,Xiaoyang Song,Bohan Liu,Jin Sun,Huawei Zhang,Dongjiang Yang,Xilin She,Xiaoliang Zhao
The development of anode materials with a high capacity, excellent rate capability, and acceptable stability for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) is still an urgent issue. Here, we fabricated FeS nanoparticle (NP)/three-dimensional (3D) carbon nanofiber aerogels (CNA) composites utilizing Fe-alginate aerogels as the renewable precursor. In the FeS/CNA sample, well-distributed FeS NPs were embedded on a 3D-CNA network with high electron conductivity and a large specific surface area. Impressively, the FeS/CNA sample was evaluated as an anode electrode material for SIBs, and exhibited an excellent specific capacity (473 mA h g −1 at 0.1 A g −1 ) and outstanding rate capacity (291 mA h g −1 at 5 A g −1 ). In addition, 97.4% of the capacity, 385 mA h g −1 , was retained over 400 cycles at 2 A g −1 , indicating the prominent cycling stability of the FeS/CNA sample. The results were ascribed to the unique structure of the FeS particles embedded on interconnected CNAs, which could boost sodium ion diffusion and facilitate electrolyte access.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2019
·Vol. 30
·期 16
·14869-14877
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IF 2.195
Zhang Yiqun,Dong Yaqiang,Liu Lei,Chang Liang,Zhou Bang,Chi Qiang,Wang Xinmin
A high-filling alumina/epoxy nanocomposite with improved thermal stability and insulation performance has been successfully designed as an organic–inorganic coating layer for the toroid-shaped FeSiBPNbCr amorphous magnetic powder cores (AMPCs). Unlike the organic coating, the organic–inorganic hybrid coating cores exhibited superior magnetic properties without compromising on saturation magnetization and permeability. The core loss declined by 40%, and the quality factor was 13% higher as half alumina was introduced into the epoxy resin matrix. A thin and uniform-coating layer of alumina/epoxy nanocomposite led to better high-frequency characteristics than those obtained with direct coating of the cores with alumina. Besides the outstanding magnetic properties, the Fe-based AMPCs with a convenient insulation-coating process cost lesser than Fe–Ni magnetic powder cores, thereby rendering the Fe-based AMPCs a potential candidate for a variety of industrial applications.
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