JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE
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2022
·Vol. 60
·期 15
·2298-2308
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IF 3.046
Zhaolai Huang,Jiaqi Li,Mengxiao Zhang,Weilin Feng,Chuanjie Fang,Liping Zhu
Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) are promising materials for membrane separation because their special rigid and contorted structures contribute to high permeability. However, their chain rearrangement to fill excessive free volume makes the permeability stability a tough challenge. In this work, we report on a new use of rutile nano-TiO 2 to mitigate the physical aging of PIM-1 (a typical PIM) nanofilms for stable permeability by mixing matrix. It was shown that the PIM-1 membrane incorporated with nano-TiO 2 displayed remarkably higher aging resistance with a lower swelling degree in long-term ethanol soaking, having more stable ethanol permeance with only a 5% decrease after 35 days, lower than 25% of the pure one. The mechanism of anti-aging was revealed by molecular simulation, thermal, tensile mechanical, and dynamic mechanical analysis. It was found that nano-TiO 2 had good compatibility with PIM-1 due to strong coordination interaction, making its uniform dispersion in polymer. Additional solvent permeation channels were also created to increase solvent permeance without compromising solute rejection. Due to the reliable interaction of nano-TiO 2 , which makes particles serve as physical crosslinking points, the movement of PIM-1 chains was limited partially to mitigate aging, enabling PIM-1-based membranes to have robust solvent permeation. Graphical
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2016
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IF 2.758
Shunqin Luo,Chao Tang,Zhaohui Huang,Chen Liu,Jiawei Chen,Minghao Fang
In this study, bismuth oxyiodide/titanium dioxide (BiOI/TiO 2 ) heterostructures with different molar ratios of Bi and Ti were synthesized by electrospinning and hydrothermal methods . The samples thus synthesized were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution TEM, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and ultraviolet–visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy . The results confirmed the presence of the BiOI/TiO 2 heterojunction with Bi/Ti molar ratios of 0.20–1 by electrospinning and hydrothermal methods . Photocatalytic activity was also evaluated by the degradation of methylene blue (MB) under visible-light irradiation. The 80% BiOI/TiO 2 heterostructure exhibited the best photocatalytic activity for the degradation of MB under visible-light irradiation.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2018
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IF 6.735
Keliang Wu,Pengcheng Wu,Junfang Zhu,Chang Liu,Xuejun Dong,Jianning Wu,Guihua Meng,Kangbo Xu,Juan Hou,Zhiyong Liu,Xuhong Guo
During the photocatalytic production of hydrogen gas, close interface with a catalyst is very important. We designed a noble-metal-free photocatalytic system that is spatially separated to produce hydrogen by high frequency visible light. We used a new type of a catalyst consisting of hollow core-shell CdS@TiO 2 /Ni 2 P structures prepared using sacrificial template method. Photocatalytic decomposition of water was tested using this catalyst. Hydrogen production yield using 420 nm light was 14.80 mmol/g after 2.5 h and using Xe lamp with AM1.5G filter was 34.78 mmol/g after 2.5 h. Hollow core shell CdS@TiO 2 /Ni 2 P particles were more stable than hollow core shell CdS@TiO 2 /Pt structures because TiO 2 protected CdS from photo-corrosion. Combination of CdS and Ni 2 P increased absorption range of TiO 2 at 720 nm. Holes and electrons produced during the photo-reaction can migrate to the CdS on the inside and to the Ni 2 P on the outside of the TiO 2 protective coating. Such design exposes more surface, thus, increases hydrogen production.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2017
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IF 3.387
Jiangtao Zhao,Peng Zhang,Jiajie Fan,Junhua Hu,Guosheng Shao
Advanced materials for photoelectrochemical H 2 production are important to the field of renewable energy. Despite great efforts have been made, the present challenge in materials science is to explore highly active photocatalysts for splitting of water at low cost. In this work, we report a new composite material consisting of 2D layered MoS 2 nanosheets grown on the presence of TiO 2 /WO 3 nanofibers (TW) as a high-performance photocatalyst for H 2 evolution. This composite material was prepared by a two-step simple process of electrospinning and hydrothermal. We found that the as-prepared TiO 2 /WO 3 @MoS 2 (TWM) hybrid exhibited superior photocatalytic activity in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) even without the noble metal-cocatalyst. Importantly, the TiO 2 /WO 3 @MoS 2 heterostructure with 60 wt% of MoS 2 exhibits the highest hydrogen production rate. This great improvement is attributed to the positive synergetic effect between the WO 3 and MoS 2 components in this hybrid cocatalyst, which serve as hole collector and electron collector, respectively. Moreover, the effective charge separation was directly proved by ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and photocurrent analysis.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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2024
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IF 11.2
Huanmin Liu,Chao Wu,Kangle Lv,Dingguo Tang,Qin Li
Photogenerated charge separation is a challenging step in semiconductor-based photosynthesis. Though numerous efforts have been devoted to developing multi-component photocatalyst heterostructures for improving charge separation efficiency, the short distance between electrons and holes-aggregated regions still leads to undesirable charge recombination. Herein, a facile and commercial in-situ synthesis method was designed to directly prepare a three-component Au–carbon–TiO 2 photocatalyst from Ti 3 C 2 MXene , air, CO 2 , and HAuCl 4 , in which the carbon layer bridged Au and TiO 2 nanoparticles for stable and efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production. Kelvin probe measurements and density functional theory (DFT) calculations demonstrated that a multi-interfacial charge transmission network was successfully constructed to achieve a directional and long-distance spatial charge separation/transfer channel between TiO 2 and Au through carbon layer, desirably inhibiting the recombination of photogenerated charge carriers. The hydrogen production rate of the formed three-component Au/C–TiO 2 (CTA) photocatalyst was demonstrated to be 27 times higher than that of Au–TiO 2 , which also surpassed many reported Ti 3 C 2 MXene-derived carbon–TiO 2 photocatalysts. This work sheds light on the ingenious use of 2D MXene to form a well-behaved TiO 2 -based photocatalytic system and helps to propose future design principles in accelerating charge transfer.
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2019
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IF 6.044
Jinping Ren,Furong Tao,Libin Liu,Xia Wang,Yuezhi Cui
Intelligent responsive materials with switchable wettability surfaces are of great importance in the field of oil/water separation. Here, a distinctive pH-responsive bio-based oil/water separation material was prepared. A low-cost titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) and environmentally friendly chitosan (CS) were used to combine with stearic acid (SA) to form the superhydrophobic TiO 2 @SA/CS coating. The coated materials (cotton fabric, sponge and filter paper) can be converted from superhydrophobicity to superhydrophilicity under ammonia treatment, and the superhydrophobicity can be restored again after heating treatment. The stimuli-responsive surface of the material was applied for the separation of oil/water/oil ternary mixtures and for the effective separation of various surfactant-stabilized water-in-oil emulsions and oil-in-water emulsions before and after wettability conversion. These results may provide a new prospect for the development of intelligent responsive oil/water separation materials with controllable wettability.
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COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
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2016
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IF 3.85
Bo Xiang,Jun Zhang
In this study, TiO 2 /acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate (ASA) nanocomposites with different loading content of TiO 2 were prepared via in situ emulsion polymerization . Before the polymerization, TiO 2 nanoparticles were dispersed in the reaction monomer by ultrasonic to reduce the agglomeration of TiO 2 . A series of characterization were taken to study the properties of the nanocomposites. The result of Wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) analysis indicated that the crystal form of TiO 2 remained unchanged after the in situ emulsion polymerization . Interestingly, the introduction of TiO 2 induced a significant improvement in the impact toughness of TiO 2 /ASA nanocomposites, which increased dramatically by about 10 kJ/m 2 compared with neat ASA. And we attributed this improvement to the better dispersibility of TiO 2 in ASA matrix which is proved by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) analysis. In addition, the solar reflectance of the nanocomposites was related to the addition of TiO 2 nanoparticles. The more the TiO 2 nanoparticle was added, the higher the solar reflectance of the nanocomposite was. Moreover, the outdoor temperature test just proved the result of the solar reflectance.
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TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL
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2018
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IF 1.54
Huiyu Yang,Yaling Wang,Keshuai Liu,Xin Liu,Fengxiang Chen,Weilin Xu
To develop ultraviolet (UV) light-protective silk fabrics (SFs), a conformal nanoscale TiO2 coating was deposited using an atomic layer deposition (ALD) method, and polyvinylsilsesquioxanes (PVSs) were further coated onto the SFs to enhance their hydrophobicity and UV light-resistance. Scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy revealed hierarchical microstructures and nanostructures of the TiO2 coatings, which were primarily responsible for the increase of the water contact angle from approximately 0 to 120° after the ALD process. A high mean square surface roughness of 76.325 nm also accounted for this improved water contact angle. Furthermore, TiO2-coated SFs modified with low surface energy PVSs exhibited enhanced hydrophobic properties. More importantly, both the UV-blocking and yellowing-resistance of the SFs were improved without any significant change to the luster of the SFs. The ease and simplicity of this fabrication method makes it applicable to the preparation of multifunctional textiles with both good water repellency and UV-resistance.
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MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING
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2022
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IF 4.644
Hengtao Xu,Zhe Hao,Weihua Feng,Ting Wang,Xiaohang Fu
To effectively treat organic pollutants in seawater , this study fabricated different floating photocatalytic spheres by loading TiO 2 -based photocatalysts to degrade tetracycline in simulated seawater. In photodegradation for tetracycline, the content of the active TiO 2 component in the powder photocatalyst played a major role in degrading the performance of the material. A polyurethane porous sponge with a large specific surface area was used as a carrier in loading the powder photocatalyst to avoid the interference of salt ions in seawater for photodegradation. The adsorption ability and performance in tetracycline photodegradation of the PU sponge-filled photocatalytic spheres were significantly higher than those of PMMA photocatalytic spheres under the same conditions. The Pt-deposited P25-A (Pt–P25-A) powder photocatalyst with the strongest visible light response exhibited the highest performance. The rate removal for tetracycline in the simulated seawater by the PU sponge-filled spheres loaded with Pt–P25-A exceeded 80% after 20 h.
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MOLECULES
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2022
·Vol. 27
·期 10
·3330
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IF 4.927
Bingxin Mao,Cong Liu,Xu Cui,Yanhui Li,Qian Duan
A novel thermo-responsive 2,9(10),16(17),23(24)-tetrakis[(3-carboxyacrylamide) phthalocyaninato] zinc (ZnPc)-g-TiO2-g-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) photocatalyst modified with phthalocyanines was prepared. The photocatalyst exhibited thermo-responsive properties due to the introduction of PNIPAM, which performed recovery for reuse above the lower critical solution temperature (LCST, about 26 °C). ZnPc-g-TiO2-g-PNIPAM effectively expanded the light response range to the visible light region and inhibited the recombination of electron–hole pairs, which enhanced the performance of the photocatalyst. As expected, ZnPc-g-TiO2-g-PNIPAM (0.3 g/L) exhibited excellent photocatalytic performance for the removal of Rhodamine B (RhB, 1.0 × 10−5mol/L) and methylene blue (MB, 1.0 × 10−5mol/L) under visible light, which reached 97.2% and 88.6% at 20 °C within 40 min, respectively. Furthermore, the influence of temperature upon photocatalytic performance was also investigated. When the temperature increased from 20 °C to 45 °C, the removal of RhB decreased by approximately 53.8%. The stability of the photocatalyst demonstrated that the photocatalytic activity was still above 80% for the removal of RhB after 3 cycles. Above all, this work provided an intelligent thermally responsive photocatalyst based on phthalocyanine for water purification under visible light.
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PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS
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2018
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IF 2.955
Shaomin Dan,Huimin Gu,Jiaojun Tan,Baoliang Zhang,Qiuyu Zhang
A simple and efficient method without any coupling/chelating agents was developed to prepare the transparent epoxy/TiO 2 optical hybrid films with tunable refractive index. Instead of adding any coupling agents, the study found out that the lateral hydroxyl groups of epoxy resin E51 could serve as an intermediary to form organic–inorganic bonding between the organic matrix and the hydrolyzed titanium butoxide (TBOT). A series of homogeneous hybrid films were obtained without phase separation via adjusting the mole ratio of TBOT/hydroxyl groups, mass ratio of acid/water and the mixed solvent system. FTIR, XRD and TEM results proved the successful formation of nanoscale crystal-titania domains with the size of 3–5 nm and homogeneously dispersed in organic matrix. Furthermore, SEM and AFM results indicated the relatively good surface smoothness of the resultant optical hybrid films. More importantly, the refractive index of epoxy resin E51/TiO 2 optical hybrid films were tunable in the range of 1.512–1.731 at 633 nm, which linearly increased with the content of TiO 2 from 0 to 20 wt. %. These hybrid films with continuously tunable refractive index were expected to have great potential application in advanced optical devices.
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DALTON TRANSACTIONS
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2019
·Vol. 48
·期 10
·3486-3495
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IF 4.052
Juying Lei,Bin Chen,Weijia Lv,Liang Zhou,Lingzhi Wang,Yongdi Liu,Jinlong Zhang
A TiO2/g-C3N4 composite photocatalyst with an inverse opal structure and heterojunction has been successfully prepared by a relatively facile approach. The catalyst was characterized by a combination of XRD, SEM, HRTEM, XPS, PL, EIS and DRS techniques and applied for the photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants represented by Rhodamine B, phenol and levofloxacin. The results of RhB degradation showed that the rate constant of inverse opal TiO2/g-C3N4 with the best compound ratio is 0.184 min−1, which is 2.7 times faster than that of normal TiO2/g-C3N4 and 4.2 times faster than that of inverse opal TiO2. The enhancement of photocatalytic activity may be attributed to the matched overlapping band structure and the interaction between inverse opal g-C3N4 and TiO2. The inverse opal structure of g-C3N4 has improved the optical absorption properties of g-C3N4 and the interaction between inverse opal g-C3N4 and TiO2 creates more interfaces for the efficient transfer of photogenerated electron–hole pairs to restrict the recombination, which was proved from the photoluminescence spectra (PL). Moreover, a possible photocatalytic mechanism has been tentatively proposed according to the experimental results. All in all, both the inverse opal structure and heterojunction construction play significant roles in the excellent photocatalytic degradation performance according to the mechanism investigation.
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