Green Energy & Environment
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2022
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Yang Zhou,Lice Yu,Jinfa Chang,Ligang Feng,jiujun Zhang
Low carbon alcohol fuels electrolysis under ambient conditions is promising for green hydrogen generation instead of the traditional alcohol fuels steam reforming technique, and highly efficient bifunctional catalysts for membrane electrode fabrication are required to drive the electrolysis reactions. Herein, the efficient catalytic promotion effect of a novel catalyst promoter, CoTe, on Pt is demonstrated for low carbon alcohol fuels of methanol and ethanol electrolysis for hydrogen generation. Experimental and density functional theory calculation results indicate that the optimized electronic structure of Pt–CoTe/C resulting from the synergetic effect between Pt and CoTe further regulates the adsorption energies of CO and H∗ that enhances the catalytic ability for methanol and ethanol electrolysis. Moreover, the good water activation ability of CoTe and the strong electronic effect of Pt and CoTe increased the tolerance ability to the poisoning species as demonstrated by the CO-stripping technique. The high catalytic kinetics and stability, as well as the promotion effect, were also carefully discussed. Specifically, 71.9% and 75.5% of the initial peak current density was maintained after 1000 CV cycles in acid electrolyte for methanol and ethanol oxidation; and a low overpotential of 30 and 35 mV was required to drive the hydrogen evolution reaction in methanol and ethanol solution at the current density of 10 mA cm −2 . In the two-electrode system for alcohol fuels electrolysis, using the optimal Pt–CoTe/C catalyst as bi-functional catalysts, the cell potential of 0.66 V (0.67 V) was required to achieve 10 mA cm −2 for methanol (ethanol) electrolysis, much smaller than that of water electrolysis (1.76 V). The current study offers a novel platform for hydrogen generation via low carbon alcohol fuel electrolysis, and the result is helpful to the catalysis mechanism understanding of Pt assisted by the novel promoter.
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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
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·Vol. 32
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Xiangyang Gao,Yuanzheng Zhang,Shukun Yin,Yiqian Mao,Jinzheng Gui,Jingxing Li,Yafei Zhao,Chengliang Sun,Shishang Guo
Exploring efficient energy systems with integrated energy harvesting and storage toward sustainable power sources is an extremely promising solution for alleviating the energy crisis but nevertheless remains an arduous challenge. Here, a high-efficient self-charging power system (SCPS) by integrating solid-state asymmetric supercapacitors device (SASD) and rotational triboelectric nanogenerator (RTENG) to achieve efficient energy harvesting and storage is reported. Dual redox active sites Ni 2 P/NiSe 2 heterostructure is homogeneously inlaid on N-C (N-C@Ni 2 P/NiSe 2 ) via an in situ phosphoselenization, which achieves the maximum exposure of active sites and prevents the aggregation of nanoparticles. The ingeniously designed N-C@Ni 2 P/NiSe 2 heterostructure features high activity dual redox sites, well-defined heterointerface, and stable superhighway conductive support, which facilitates high electrochemical reaction efficiency, accelerated reaction kinetics, and enhanced electrochemical stability, thus achieving high capacitance and excellent stability. Meanwhile, the SASD delivers high energy density and long lifespan. Furthermore, the RTENG exhibits high output performance, enabling efficient energy harvesting. The SCPS can reach a voltage of 3.8 V within 40 s, and continuously power electronics. It is believed that the proposed survey based on the design and integration of dual redox active sites heterostructure will offer a new prospect for next-generation sustainable power sources.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2022
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Lei Hou,Baolin Xing,Huihui Zeng,Weiwei Kang,Hui Guo,Song Cheng,Guangxu Huang,Yijun Cao,Zhengfei Chen,Chuanxiang Zhang
The utilization of mining wastes for value-added energy applications is vitally important in a clean and sustainable society. In this work, we report the preparation of nanostructured Si/C composites from a vermiculite waste via an aluminothermic reduction reaction. During the preparation process, chitosan is employed as the carbon source which can intercalate into the interspacing between the layers of vermiculate through cation exchange, which is the key to form a layered Si/C composite. Such obtained Si/C composites exhibit layered structure, large specific surface area, abundant nanopores , and minor SiO x and N components, thus having the merits of buffering volume expansion, good structure stability and high electrical conductivity . Finally, the Si/C composites are applied as anode for lithium-ion batteries and shows excellent specific capacity of ~948 mAh g −1 after 350 cycles at 1.0 A g −1 with a capacity retention of 85%, proving the applicability of such Si/C composite as an alternative to commercial graphite anode. This work not only provides a mild route for designing nanostructured Si/C composite anode materials , but also paves an innovative way for the reutilization of waste tailings for high value-added materials applications .
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2022
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Xiaoying Qi,Xiang Gong,Na Ye,Zhao Jiang,Tao Fang
Direct methanol and formic acid fuel cells attracted extensive attention with high specific energy and low operating temperature. The efficient electrocatalyst was one of the important factors to limit their commercial applications. Here, the nitrides-modified Pd/C catalysts (Pd–NbN/C, Pd–Mo 2 N/C, Pd-VN/C and Pd-BN/C) were prepared using sodium citrate as a reducing agent in ethylene glycol solution. The mass activities followed the trend of Pd–NbN/C > Pd–Mo 2 N/C > Pd-VN/C > Pd-BN/C > Pd/C, where Pd–NbN/C exhibited the highest mass activity (4052.19 A g Pd −1 ) for MOR, 19.2 times that of the commercial Pd/C (210.53 A g Pd −1 ). Electrochemical measurements (LSV, Tafel, EIS, CA) indicated that the addition of nitrides increased the charge-transfer kinetics, reaction rate and CO tolerance of catalysts for MOR in alkaline media . The rate-determining step was CO ads oxidation process . Combined the structural analysis (HRTEM, XRD , XPS , ICP) with electrochemical results, the enhanced catalytic performance was ascribed to that higher ECSAs and the charge transfer between Pd and nitrides, leading to the negative shift of the d-band center towards the Fermi level . The linear correlations were found for the d-band center VS the mass activities and the onset potential of CO oxidation VS the d-band center, indicating that the activity and anti-CO poisoning ability could be enhanced by controlling the d-band structure of catalysts for MOR. Furthermore, the higher mass activity for FAOR in acidic media suggested that nitrides-modified Pd/C may be the promising bi-functional materials.
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MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
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Maosheng Zhang,Zhiqiang Shi,Yongcun Zou,Zongtao Zhang,Runwei Wang,Shilun Qiu
Porous carbons with controlled pore structure have attracted great interest owing to their excellent application potential. Herein, we report a simple synthetic route to synthesize the core-shell C@SiO 2 spheres with various pore structures by calcining core-shell structured RF@SiO 2 (RF = resorcinol-formaldehyde resin). The obtained C@SiO 2 spheres had high surface areas (238.5–732.5 m 2 /g), large pore volume (0.111–0.647 cm 3 /g) and abundant micro-mesoporous structure. The mesopore size of C@SiO 2 spheres can be easily turned in the range of 8–15 nm, by simply modifying the carbonization temperature, size and heating rate of RF@SiO 2 spheres. Among these, S–C@SiO 2 -400 spheres had higher mesopore volume of 0.207 cm 3 /g, this was related to internal carbon slices structure. Meantime, the toluene adsorption capacity of S–C@SiO 2 -400 spheres could reach 448.2 mg/g, which increased by 88.73% compared to ordinary carbon spheres. Moreover, the formation mechanism of the mesopore carbon slices structure was evaluated based on controlled experiments. This work provides a new synthetic method of micro-mesoporous carbon spheres, which can further enrich the application of carbon materials.
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Nutrients
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2022
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IF 6.706
Jun Chen,Zhiguang Duan,Yannan Liu,Rongzhan Fu,Chenhui Zhu
The metastasis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a leading cause of death worldwide, however, it has a poor prognosis. Ginsenoside Rh4 is a rare saponin that has been shown to have potential antitumor effectiveness in ESCC. However, the utility of Rh4 in ESCC metastasis and its undiscovered mode of action has not yet been explored. In this study, we found that Rh4 could inhibit ESCC metastasis by regulating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and the level of c-Myc, which is an important transcription factor in cancer. In in vitro experiments, Rh4 could inhibit the migration and invasion of ESCC cells without affecting cell viability. In in vivo experiments, Rh4 restrained ESCC metastasis to the lymph nodes and lungs via the suppression of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). The Wnt agonist HLY78 promoted EMT and migration of ESCC cells, whereas treatment of Rh4 can attenuate the promotion effect of HLY78. The siRNA knocking out c-Myc can also significantly reduce the expression of EMT-related marker proteins. This study illustrates a new concept for further research on the mechanism of Rh4 in ESCC.Keywords:metastasis;ginsenoside Rh4;ESCC;Wnt/β-catenin;c-Myc
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2022
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IF 16.744
Qikai Shentu,Zenglong Wu,Wenkai Song,Shiyuan Pan,Zhenyang Zhou,Weiyang Lv,Changsheng Song,Yuyuan Yao
Developing metal-free catalysts for persulfate-mediated oxidation process has been extensively pursued in environmental remediation, yet the activity of these catalysts is typically low and the mechanism is ambiguous. Herein, a facile one-step pyrolysis method was employed to synthesize the carbon doped boron nitride (C-BN) derived from polydopamine coated BN nanosheets. The C-BN could readily activate peroxymonosulfate (PMS) with the activation energy as low as 14.95 kJ/mol, giving rise to admirable performance for bisphenol A removal even at 0 ℃, which was superior to most reported metal-free catalysts. The combined experimental and density functional theory (DFT) analyses pointed out that the remarkable performance of C-BN originated from the B-N-C moieties, which could induce the electron transfer from catalyst to PMS to promote the fast generation of superoxide radicals (O 2 •− ) as the dominant reactive species. These findings take a step toward exploring the highly efficient metal-free catalysts for realistic applications.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN
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IF 4.119
Chunying Li,Fang Nie,Changyin Feng,Mengfei Tian,Meiting Yu,Chunjian Zhao,Yujie Fu
A creative dual-template molecularly imprinted polymer (Fe 3 O 4 @MCM-41-MIPs) with good magnetic properties and specific recognition of echinacoside and acteoside was prepared by surface imprinting. Echinacoside and acteoside served as dual templates, 4-vinylpyridine (4-VP) was used as a functional monomer , the cross-linker was ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA), and the selected initiator was azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN). The prepared Fe 3 O 4 @MCM-41-MIPs were applied to the selective separation and enrichment of echinacoside and acteoside from Cistanche deserticola Y. C. Ma ( C. deserticola ). The resulting Fe 3 O 4 @MCM-41-MIPs were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), laser particle size scanning and vibration sample magnetometry (VSM). The results of the isotherm adsorption experiment showed that the maximum adsorption capacities of Fe 3 O 4 @MCM-41-MIPs for echinacoside and acteoside were 6.02 and 1.63 mg·g -1 , respectively, at 298 K. The pseudo-second-order reaction mechanism showed that the equilibrium adsorption capacities of Fe 3 O 4 @MCM-41-MIPs for echinacoside and acteoside were 4.81 and 0.93 mg·g -1 , respectively. The characterization of Fe 3 O 4 @MCM-41-MIPs showed that the imprinted layer with dual-template molecules was wrapped on the outside of the carrier, and the obtained Fe 3 O 4 @MCM-41-MIPs showed good saturation magnetization , desirable capacity for echinacoside and acteoside adsorption, and satisfactory reuse (echinacoside and acteoside maintained relative adsorption rates of 97.5% and 95.8% after five cycles). After separation, the purities of echinacoside and acteoside were 33.50% and 27.00%, respectively. In addition, in the selective adsorption experiment, the synthesized Fe 3 O 4 @MCM-41-MIPs showed better selectivity for echinacoside and acteoside than their structural analogs. Therefore, this method proved to be sustainable, rapid and highly efficient for the separation and enrichment of echinacoside and acteoside.
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·Vol. 12
·期 17
·10634-10645
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IF 4.036
Wenhao Jiang,Junli Wang,Xuanbing Wang,Jiang Liao,Jinlong Wei,Ruidong Xu,Linjing Yang
The conventional Pb–Ag alloy possesses a high oxygen evolution reaction overpotential, poor stability, and short service life in acidic solutions, making it an unsuitable sort of anode material for the zinc electrowinning process. Therefore, a layered carbon-covered cobalt tetroxide (Co3O4@C)-reinforced PbO2-coated electrode is fabricated via a facile two-step pyrolysis-oxidation and subsequent electrodeposition process. As a result, the reinforced PbO2-coated electrode exhibits a low OER overpotential of 517 mV at 500 A m−2 and a Tafel slope of 0.152 V per decade in a zinc electrowinning simulation solution (0.3 M ZnSO4 and 1.53 M H2SO4). The reduced overpotential of 431 mV at 500 A m−2 compared to traditional Pb–0.76%Ag alloy leads to improved energy savings, which is attributable to the presence of Co3O4@C to refine the grain size and thus increase the effective contact area. Moreover, the reinforced PbO2-coated electrode has a prolonged service life of 93 h at 20 000 A m−2 in 1.53 M H2SO4. Therefore, an accessible and efficient strategy for preparing a coated electrode to improve OER performance for zinc electrowinning is presented in this research.
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INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY
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Xue-qi Liu,Ming-ming Liu,Ling Jiang,Li Gao,Yao Zhang,Yue-bo Huang,Xian Wang,Wei Zhu,Han-xu Zeng,Xiao-ming Meng,Yong-gui Wu
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is marked by a fast deterioration of the kidney function that may be caused by a variety of factors. Recently, although our group found that PPBICA alleviated programmed cell death in AKI, poor water solubility limited its bioavailability. In this research, we screened a series of derivatives and found that C-316-1 had the best suppressive effect on preventing necroptosis and inflammation in cisplatin- and ischemia/reperfusion-induced AKI in vitro and in vivo with lower toxicity and better water solubility. Mass spectrometry results showed that C-316-1 bound to heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90), which was further confirmed by molecular docking and surface plasmon resonance. Additionally, the Hsp90 expression was upregulated in the blood and tissues of AKI patients. We discovered that C-316-1 decreased the RIPK1 protein level without affecting its mRNA expression. The proteasome inhibitor, MG132 restored the level of RIPK1 reduced by C-316-1, suggesting that C-316-1 limits necroptosis by promoting the degradation of RIPK1 rather than by reducing its production. Immunoprecipitation further showed that pretreatment with C-316-1 disrupted the Hsp90-Cdc37 protein–protein Interactions (PPIs). Thereby, C-316-1 inhibited the Hsp90-Cdc37 complex formation and led to a significant decrease in RIPK1, which in turn reduced necroptosis. Moreover, C-316-1 treatment did not protect against kidney injury in vivo and in vitro when Hsp90 was knocked down and R46, E47, and S50 in Cdc37 binding site of Hsp90 might form an important active pocket with C-316-1. These findings suggest that C-316-1 is a potential therapeutic agent against RIPK1-Mediated Necroptosis in AKI.
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Xiaoting Cao,Ruili Song,Xiaoshuang Zhou,Xi Wang,Xu Dong,Ningyi Yuan,Jianning Ding
Electrocatalysts with high cost-effectiveness for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are essential for fuel cells (FC) and Zn-Air batteries (ZAB), which need highly active sites and suitable carbon substrates to accelerate the charge transfer kinetics. Herein, a simple and extensible method using ball milling and space-confinement pyrolysis is reported to prepare a series of transition metals and N-C catalysts (M-NLPC), which possess three-dimensional porous carbon substrates and dense active sites for efficient ORR. M-NLPC catalysts (especially Fe-NLPC) exhibit outstanding ORR activity with a half-wave potential (E1/2, 0.88 V) in an alkaline medium, high stability, and strong methanol resistance. The M-N4 sites are proven to be the active centers in M-NLPC by theoretical calculation, and methanol molecules are more likely to desorb than react on the Fe-N4 sites, which is the origin of the inactivity for the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR). Furthermore, Fe-NLPC was applied to membraneless alkaline direct methanol FC (DMFC) in practice, exhibiting outstanding performance. Meanwhile, the Fe-NLPC-based ZAB also shows excellent electrochemical performance.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2022
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Luping Feng,Lixiang Zhang,Yushuang Gong,Zhongling Du,Xi Chen,Xiaoyu Qi,Xiaoqing Zhang,Guojiang Mao,Hua Wang
C@MoS 2 nanocomposites with hollow nanotube structures were synthesized through the hydrothermal sulfuration of molybdenum precursor along with the carbonization of glucose. Interestingly, it was found that the so-obtained C@MoS 2 nanzymes could specifically exhibit much enhanced oxidase-like catalysis after the addition of Hg 2+ . Herein, carbon might not only play a role in accelerating charge transfer, but also conduct the synergistic effects with MoS 2 to provide more catalytic active sites of nanzymes as compared with pristine MoS 2 . Especially, the introduction of Hg 2+ could induce C@MoS 2 nanozyme to produce more quantities of highly oxidative superoxide radicals through the strong Hg-S chelation in the catalysis reactions, as confirmed by the electron spin-resonance spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectra , and radical capturing experiments. A catalysis-based colorimetric platform with C@MoS 2 nanozyme was thereby constructed for the quantitative analysis of Hg 2+ ions, showing linear responses to Hg 2+ in the range of 0.010–100 μM with the detection limit of 2.7 nM, which is lower than those of current analysis methods. More importantly, the proposed colorimetric assay could be applied for detecting Hg 2+ in environmental wastewater with the satisfactory detection recoveries, showing great potential applications for environmental monitoring, biomedical sensing, and food detection fields.
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