JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2017
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IF 6.395
H.R. Jiang,W. Shyy,M.C. Wu,L. Wei,T.S. Zhao
The potential of B 4 C as a metal-free catalyst for vanadium redox reactions is investigated by first-principles calculations. Results show that the central carbon atom of B 4 C can act as a highly active reaction site for redox reactions , due primarily to the abundant unpaired electrons around it. The catalytic effect is then verified experimentally by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) tests, both of which demonstrate that B 4 C nanoparticles can enhance the kinetics for both V 2+ /V 3+ and VO 2+ /VO 2 + redox reactions, indicating a bi-functional effect. The B 4 C-nanoparticle-modified graphite felt electrodes are finally prepared and tested in vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs). It is shown that the batteries with the prepared electrodes exhibit energy efficiencies of 88.9% and 80.0% at the current densities of 80 and 160 mA cm −2 , which are 16.6% and 18.8% higher than those with the original graphite felt electrodes. With a further increase in current densities to 240 and 320 mA cm −2 , the batteries can still maintain energy efficiencies of 72.0% and 63.8%, respectively. All these results show that the B 4 C-nanoparticle-modified graphite felt electrode outperforms existing metal-free catalyst modified electrodes , and thus can be promising electrodes for VRFBs.
研究领域:
电化学
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能源材料
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催化化学
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储能技术
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材料科学
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MATERIALS LETTERS
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2013
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IF 2.224
Kejie Yu,Xuebin Zhang,Hongwu Tong,Xiangyan Yan,Shaomin Liu
Fibrous monodisperse core–shell structured Fe 3 O 4 /SiO 2 /KCC-1 nanoparticles were synthesised successfully through a surfactant-templated microemulsion formation process. The structure and morphology of the synthesised nanoparticles were investigated by scanning electron microscopy , transmission electron microscopy , superconducting quantum interference device susceptometer, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis and N 2 adsorption/desorption. These nanoparticles showed monodisperse spherical morphology, high magnetism , good thermal stability , large surface area , direct channels, easily accessible large pores and narrow size distribution. A mechanism for the synthesis of these nanoparticles was proposed and explained. Adsorption experiments indicated that the as-prepared materials had good adsorption capacity for dye and could perform a fast transfer of molecules, indicating its promising application in purification of industrial wastewater, drug delivery and so on.
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纳米医学
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材料科学
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环境工程
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生物材料
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药剂学
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胶体与界面化学
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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2017
·Vol. 33
·期 8
·850-855
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IF 2.764
Nannan Bi,Lei Zhang,Qiang Zheng,Fei Zhuge,Jiupeng Li,Xuan P.A. Gao,Juan Du
A vapor deposition method was applied to synthesize zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires and nanorods with diameter from 40 nm to 500 nm, length from 1 μm to 70 μm by adjusting the flow rate of argon, oxygen and the pressure during growth. Results of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM) proved the hexagonal wurtzite structure of the synthesized ZnO nanowires or nanorods , which grow along the <0001> direction. The results show that the growth conditions strongly impact the morphology, growth rate and optical properties of the ZnO nanostructures . The ZnO nanowires with small diameters tend to show stronger ultraviolet (UV) light emission from the electron-hole recombination near band edge in photoluminescence (PL), while those with larger diameters tend to exhibit PL spectra dominated by the broad green light emission due to the defects.
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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半导体物理
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光电子学
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功能材料
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Surfaces and Interfaces
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2024
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IF 5.7
Peilin Cao,Cong Wang,Linpeng Liu,Kaiwen Ding,Jiahua He,Dejin Yan,Nai Lin,Ji'an Duan
The reliability of Cu bonding technology in three-dimensional integration packaging is limited by high sintering temperatures and the growth of oxide at the joining interface. Hence, we propose a bionic adhesion interface of creeper sucker on the Cu substrate and covered with monolayer graphene, which increases the shear strength by 3 times compared to the conventional flat Cu substrate. The covered graphene layer effectively inhibits the generation of oxide at the joint interface and maintains a high shear strength after aging at 300 °C for 48 h Nanoscale Cu particles could reduce the chemical potential energy of the substrate surface , and stable bonding was achieved at 200 °C under a pressure of 2 MPa. Molecular dynamics simulation models reveal crystal structure evolution and residual stresses during the sintering process . This work demonstrates that bionic microstructures applied to copper bonding play an important role in interface enhancement, resulting in reliable bonding of Cu substrate at low temperatures. The method proposed here can provide insight into diversified applications including high-power light-emitting diodes soldering, SiC electronic devices, and flexible electrode interconnects.
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材料科学
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微电子封装
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纳米技术
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表面工程
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固态物理
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2022
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IF 7.392
Yilin Huang,Wenjian Wang,Xingwang Hou,Ke Ran,Dongxu He,Shuai Wang,Yuan Fang,Rui Zhao,Weidong Xue
With the development of technology, microwave absorption technology shows its important position. In this work, A simple salt-template method was used to prepare copper phthalocyanine as N-doped graphene intercalated with CuO (CuO/NC). And a method to controllably regulate the dielectric constant by varying the ratio of salt templates and sintering temperature was proposed. When the treatment temperature is 900 °C and the ratio of salt template to raw material is 100:1, The minimum reflection loss (RL min ) of CuO/NC composite can reach −42.05 dB and the effective absorption bandwidth can reach 6.88 GHz with a thickness of 2.1 mm and a raw material filling of only 2 %, covering the entire Ku band. And the superior performance of the material was confirmed by simulation of the monostatic radar cross section. This research provides a new research direction for the synthesis of lightweight broadband microwave absorbing materials.
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材料科学
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纳米科技
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电磁功能材料
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复合材料
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2016
·Vol. 42
·期 6
·7767-7773
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IF 2.758
Shuangbing Li,Jixiao Wang,Song Zhao,Wei Cai,Zhi Wang,Shichang Wang
The unmodified and 3-(trimethoxysilyl) propyl methacrylate (TPM) modified silica nanoparticles were synthesized via the modified Stöber method. The structure and chemical composition of silica nanoparticles were determined by scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) characterization, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results demonstrate that silica nanoparticles with the diameter of 90 nm and amorphous state are successfully modified by TPM. The rheological test results demonstrated that surface modification of nanoparticles and medium exerted great influence on the rheological properties of silica particle suspension. Under high shear rate of about 250 s −1 , the viscosity of suspension comprising unmodified silica nanoparticles and deionized water , TPM-modified silica nanoparticles and deionized water, TPM-modified silica nanoparticles and polyethylene glycol , is about 0.4 Pa.s, 0.1 Pa.s and 30 Pa.s, respectively. The results are significant for preparing homogenous and stable silica nanoparticle suspension, and meaningful for ceramic processing .
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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陶瓷加工
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胶体化学
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高分子材料
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Advanced Materials Interfaces
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2018
·Vol. 5
·期 15
·1800515
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IF 4.834
Lingxia Zheng,Wangwang Hu,Xuwei Shu,Huajun Zheng,Xiaosheng Fang
Cobalt phosphides based materials are considered as promising electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The catalytic performance can be further enhanced by improving the intrinsic catalytic activity, exposing more active sites and coupling with conductive support. Herein, a novel electrocatalyst based on nitrogen doped reduced graphene oxides decorates with uniformly distributed CoP x nanoparticles with a suitable P/Co ratio ( x = 1.7) via a facile and mild condition. The optimized composite (CoP x /N-rGO) exhibits superior electrocatalytic HER activities with a low overpotential of 104 mV (at 10 mA cm −2 ), a small Tafel slope of 65 mV dec −1 , and long-term stability in the alkaline media, comparable to the performance of other HER electrocatalysts. The remarkable HER performance can be ascribed to the good electrical conductivity of rGO and extra active sites created by nitrogen doping. In addition, the ultrafine nanostructure (average particle size ≈4 nm) and well-dispersed CoP x nanoparticles also help expose more active sites for electrocatalytic reactions, largely hindering the agglomeration and exfoliation. This work provides a versatile route on the design of multifunctional composite materials for renewable energy research with low cost and high activity.
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材料科学
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电化学
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纳米科技
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能源化学
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催化化学
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2022
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IF 6.371
Wanlin Qin,Xianliang Li,Yuchi Zhang,Le Han,Zhijin Cheng,Zhijie Li,Yan Xu
The development of electrocatalysts that show multifunctionality towards efficient sensing and energy applications are of great significance. Herein, we report a rational design of photochemical deposition of Ag nanoparticles (Ag NPs) on ZIF-67-decorated carbon nanotube (Ag NPs/ZIF-67 @CNT) hybrid, which exhibits dual-functional capabilities for both effective enzymeless glucose detection and electrocatalytic water oxidation . The distribution of Ag NPs on the ZIF-67-functionalized CNT can be optimized by adjusting the concentration of Ag + aqueous solution during the light illumination process. The optimized Ag NPs/ZIF-67 @CNT composite showed superior glucose-sensing capability with a low determination limit of 0.46 μM (S/N = 3), high sensitivity of 469.4 μA·mM −1 ·cm −2 , wide linearity detection range (0.010–7.0 mM) and short response time (less than 5 s). Also, the Ag NPs/ZIF-67 @CNT composite acting as potential electrocatalyst possessed an overpotential of 286 mV with a Tafel-slope of 80.75 mV dec −1 at 10 mA·cm −2 for high durability water-oxidation reaction. This work provided a feasible way to prepare Ag NPs decorated ZIF-67/CNT with modulated bifunctional catalytic performances via photochemical reduction strategy, which can also provide effective guidance for designing other multifunctional electrocatalysts .
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材料科学
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电化学
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生物传感
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能源催化
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纳米医学
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2020
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IF 10.652
Mengdi Yuan,Chao Xu,Tieying Wang,Tianying Zhang,Xinyu Pan,Feng Ye
The serious supercooling of erythritol (ET) limits its application in the field of mid-temperature thermal energy storage (TES), especially in the recently developed form-stable phase change materials (PCMs). The primary purpose of this paper is to find out the factors to mitigate the supercooling of ET/expanded graphite (EG) form-stable composite PCM and obtain the correlation among the morphology, kinetic parameters, and a supercooling degree in the non-isothermal crystallization process. Firstly, five types of supercooling relaxation agents (nano-Al 2 O 3 , nano-SiO 2 , CMC, urea, and citric acid) were added to prepare the ET/EG form-stable CPCMs. Among them, the ET/EG/nano-Al 2 O 3 exhibited excellent form-stable ability, a high heat release ratio of 78.9%, and the lowest supercooling degree (Δ T ) of 45.7 °C. Based on the chosen ET/EG/nano-Al 2 O 3 CPCM, the tablet pressures from 1 to 13 MPa were applied, obtaining lowest Δ T decreased by 59.0% in 1 MPa. Moreover, the non-isothermal crystallization processes were discussed on the ET/EG/nano-Al 2 O 3 with the Avrami equation modified by Jeziorny. ET tended to grow spherulites under the high cooling rate of 18 °C/min with triggering as the Johnson-Mehl-Avrami exponent n increased to 4.22. Meanwhile, the supercooling degree increased from 48.8 to 56 °C with the cooling rate growing from 2 to 18 °C/min. And the activity energy Δ E of the ET/EG/nano-Al 2 O 3 CPCM (7092.35 kJ/mol) was smaller than that of the ET/EG CPCM (8211.19 kJ/mol) because of the interaction between the heterogeneous nucleation effect and blocker effect of nano-Al 2 O 3 .
研究领域:
材料科学
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热能存储
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物理化学
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复合材料
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能源材料
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MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN
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2018
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IF 2.873
Wenjie Lin,Weiliang Wu,Jie Bao,Zongtao Liu,Kaifu Qiu,Lun Cai,Zhirong Yao,Youjun Deng,Zongcun Liang,Hui Shen
The dopant-free back contact solar cells are demonstrated based on hole selective contact material, chromium trioxide (CrO x , x < 3) with a low melting point for high stability and high performance. In this contribution, CrO x is first applied in silicon based solar cell as the emitter. Integrating 5 nm CrO x and 2 nm LiF x into solar cell as the emitter and the back surface filed, resulted in a device efficiency of 13.6%. For further improvement, the back contact solar cell reaching an efficiency of 15.8% was fabricated, by implementing the multilayer films of CrO x (5 nm)/Au (4 nm)/ CrO x (5 nm) as the emitter. The formation of Cr(OH) 3 in ambient condition, resulted in a lower work function (4.8 eV) of the CrO x film. Furthermore, the multilayer back contact solar cell demonstrated a high stability due to CrO x covered with 500 nm Ag, when stored in ambient air longer than 170 days.
研究领域:
材料科学
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光伏技术
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半导体器件
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表面工程
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能源材料
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Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications
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2018
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IF 5.08
Huikang Yang,Nianhua Wang,Lei Mo,Mei Wu,Ruimeng Yang,Xiangdong Xu,Yugang Huang,Jiantao Lin,Li-Ming Zhang,Xinqing Jiang
Tumor-targeted multifunctional nanocarriers play an important role in tumor diagnosis and treatment. Herein, disulfide bonds linked amphiphilic hyaluronan-SS-poly(ε-caprolactone) diblock copolymers (HA-SS-PCL) were synthesized and studied as theranostic nanocarriers for tumor diagnosis and treatment. The chemical structure of HA-SS-PCL was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and proton nuclear magnetic resonance ( 1 H NMR). The self-assembling behavior of the HA-SS-PCL into GSH-responsive micelles and their degradation were characterized by fluorescence spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Theranostic nanocarriers encapsulating doxorubicin (DOX) and superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) were formed via a dialysis. In vitro drug release results suggested that the HA-SS-PCL micelles possessed reductant-triggered doxorubicin release ability, which was confirmed by 100% of DOX release from HA-SS-PCL micelles within 12 h under 10 mM of glutathione (GSH), whereas about 40% of DOX was released under non-reductive condition within 24 h. Both flow cytometry and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) analysis revealed that the HA-SS-PCL micelles loaded with DOX were internalized in HepG2 cell via a receptor mediated mechanism between hyaluronan and the CD44 receptor. Furthermore, the MTT assay and cell apoptosis analysis revealed that the DOX-loaded HA-SS-PCL micelles exhibited pronounced antitumor ability towards HepG2 cells compared with that of the reduction-insensitive HA-PCL micelles at the same DOX dosage. The r 2 relaxivity value of the DOX/SPIO loaded HA-SS-PCL micelles was up to 221.2 mM −1 s −1 (Fe). Thus, the obtained HA-SS-PCL block copolymers demonstrate promising potential as tumor targeting theranostic nanocarriers in the field of tumor diagnosis and treatment.
研究领域:
生物材料
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肿瘤学
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药剂学
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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2019
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IF 3.571
Xu Xu,Fuhao Dong,Xinxin Yang,He Liu,Lizhen Guo,Yuehan Qian,Aiting Wang,Shifa Wang,Jinyue Luo
The absorbent materials synthesized from biosources with low cost and high selectivity for oils and organic solvents have attracted increasing attention in the field of oil spillage and discharge of organic chemicals. We developed a convenient surface-grafting method to prepare efficient and recyclable biobased aerogels from epoxidized soybean oil (ESO)-modified cellulose at room temperature. The porous network-like structure of the cellulose aerogel was still fully retained after undergoing hydrophobic modification with ESO. Moreover, the modified aerogels possessed excellent hydrophobicity with a water contact angle of 132.6°. Moreover, the absorbent ability of the hydrophobic cellulose aerogels was systematically assessed. The results showed that modified aerogels could retain more than 90% absorption capacity even after 30 absorption–desorption cycles, indicating that the ESO-grafted cellulose aerogels have practical applications in the oil–water separation from industrial wastewater and oil-leakage removal.
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材料科学
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环境工程
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化学工程
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产品关联
DOI
PubMed
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