INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH
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2021
·Vol. 45
·期 10
·14985-14994
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IF 5.164
Siqi Qiu,Renbo Guo,Qingyu Wang,Feng Yang,Yibo Han,Xiaoniu Peng,Hui Yuan,Xina Wang
Summary P-type Ni(OH) 2 has been combined with n-type CdS nanorods and nanocrystals for enhanced photocatalytic property due to the p-n junction. Though CdS nanosheets exhibit fast charge transfer and large superficial area, the decoration of Ni(OH) 2 was rarely reported up to now. In this work, the photo-deposition of Ni(OH) 2 nanoparticles on CdS ultrathin nanoflakes was established for efficient photocatalytic H 2 generation. By changing the irradiation time of CdS, the reaction between Ni 2+ and OH − can be controlled for different loading density of Ni(OH) 2 . As the loading density-dependent morphology, light absorption, carrier separation and transfer were systematically studied for the composites, an obvious band gap narrowing from 2.28 to 2.08 eV was revealed, and the carrier separation and transfer between the CdS nanoflakes and Ni(OH) 2 nanoparticles have been enhanced for the composites with deposition time of 3 minutes. These together with the alignment of type “II” bands and the high specific surface area of the flakes and nanoparticles, lead to an optimum H 2 generation of 20.14 mmol/g/h, nearly three times of pure CdS (7.97 mmol/g/h). Such a study not only provides a deposition method of Ni(OH) 2 , but also sheds light on the enhancement strategy for photocatalytic property by controlling the microstructure and aligning the hetero-structured bands.
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材料科学
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能源科学
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DALTON TRANSACTIONS
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2024
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IF 3.5
Jiayang Huang,Yao Su,Zhangjie Qian,Miaoer Wu,Yunchang Xie,Chao Zeng
The photocatalytic conversion of CO2 and H2O into useful chemicals or fuels over semiconductor photocatalysts is regarded as a promise technology to settle the problems of global warming and energy exhaustion. Whereas, the inefficient photo-absorption and slow charge dynamics limit the CO2 photoreduction efficiency. Here, a ternary heterojunction photocatalyst Cu2Cl(OH)3/In/In2O3 (Cu H IO) with intimate interface is obtained via hydrogen chemical reduction approach followed by hydrolysis reaction, where In species can be produced on the surface of In2O3 from the hydrogen chemical reaction with the calcining temperature over 500℃. The Cu H IO exhibits enhanced photocatalytic activity of CO2 conversion to the pristine In2O3, In2O3 with In species (H IO), and Cu2Cl(OH)3/In2O3 (Cu IO). On the absence of sacrificial agent or cocatalyst, the yield rate of CO and CH¬4 over Cu H IO are 4.36 and 1.09 μmol·g-1·h-1, which is 8.38-fold and 18-fold that of pristine In2O3 (0.52 and 0.06 μmol·g-1·h-1), respectively. The photocatalytic performance enhancement of Cu H IO results from the construction of the ternary heterojunction, which synchronous improve the photo-response and charge separation of In2O3. Moreover, the possible CO2 reduction pathway over Cu H IO has also been investigated and proposed. This work provides an important strategy for developing high-efficiency heterojunction photocatalyst system for solar fuel generation.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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CHEMOSPHERE
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2024
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IF 8.1
Linxin Zheng,Ningchao Zheng,Zhizeng Pan,Guang Gao,Chao He,Xinran Mou,Xiangbiao Yin,Shunyan Ning,Mohammed F. Hamza,Yuezhou Wei
Efficient recovery of uranium from wastewater and seawater provides an important guarantee for the sustainable growth of nuclear energy. Herein, we skillfully use the alkali etching method to construct CeO 2 hollow spheres rich in Ce–OH groups for the removal and recovery of uranium from water matrixes. It is found that the CeO 2 exhibits fast adsorption kinetics (equilibrium time within 10 min) and moderate adsorption capacity (143.1 mg/g), and the removal efficiency of low concentration uranium (0.1 g/L and 1 g/L) reaches 100% within 1 min of adsorption. Moreover, the adsorption of uranium by CeO 2 is almost unaffected by common anions and cations in the environment, even if the concentration of anions is 1000 times that of uranium. More importantly, the CeO 2 can enrich uranium concentration in seawater by 167.9 times and the recovery rate reaches 83.9%. Mechanistic studies reveal that the adsorption of uranium by CeO 2 is mainly attributed to the rich Ce–OH groups on the surface of CeO 2 , resulting in the rapid adsorption of U(VI) and mainly forms a single-bridge model. The findings of this study provide a green and efficient path for the removal and recovery of uranium from wastewater and seawater.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2024
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IF 5.8
Zhou Yuan,Le Han,Yuchi Zhang,Lufang He,Peng Liu,Yan Xu
Self-assembled inorganic metal halide perovskite composites with high emitting efficiency, tunable multimode emission and stimuli-responsive luminescence demonstrated great potential in diversified luminescence applications. Here, a novel CsPbBr 3 /EuWO 4 (OH) composite was successfully prepared through the surface adsorption of Pb 2+ ions on hydroxylated EuWO 4 (OH) microsheets and subsequent nucleation of CsPbBr 3 peroviskite quantum dots (PQDs) by the anti-solvent crystallization in CsBr containing N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) solution. Due to the distinct fluorescent thermochromic switching properties of temperature-insensitive Eu 3+ and sensitive CsPbBr 3 PQDs emitting centers, the resultant CsPbBr 3 /EuWO 4 (OH) composite exhibits excellent ratiometric temperature sensing performance. The CsPbBr 3 /EuWO 4 (OH) thermometer based on the fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) technique originating from emissions of Eu 3+ to CsPbBr 3 PQDs was then explored with a high temperature sensitivity (S r ) of 5.8 % ℃ −1 at 54 ℃. In addition, a high-security-level information encryption scheme was proposed by utilizing the excitation-wavelength-dependent switchable fluorescence of CsPbBr 3 /EuWO 4 (OH) composite. This study provides a simple and feasible strategy for assembling dual-emission CsPbBr 3 /EuWO 4 (OH) composite, showing potential applications in optical ratiometric thermometry and information encryption fields.
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材料科学
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光学
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2021
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IF 9.229
Hao Dong,Shefiu Kareem,Xiao Gong,Jian Ruan,Peng Gao,Xuedong Zhou,Xiaoqing Liu,Xiujian Zhao,Yi Xie
Lead halide perovskite (LHP) nanomaterials have attracted tremendous attention owing to their remarkable optoelectronic properties. However, they are extremely unstable under moist environments, high temperatures, and light illumination due to their intrinsic structural lability, which has been the critical unsolved problem for practical applications. To address this issue, we propose a facile and environmentally friendly ligand-free approach to design and synthesize rod-like CsPb2Br5-embedded Pb(OH)Br with excellent stability under various harsh environments such as soaking in water, heating, and ultraviolet (UV) illumination. Plate-like CsPbBr3- and Cs4PbBr6-embedded Pb(OH)Br powders are first formed by evaporating the solvent in a dispersion of ethanol (or methanol, isopropanol), Cs2CO3, and PbBr2. Upon soaking in water, the plate-like sample undergoes phase transformation from CsPbBr3 and Cs4PbBr6 to CsPb2Br5 and shape conversion from nanoplate to a microrod, leading to the formation of rod-like CsPb2Br5-embedded Pb(OH)Br. The stable Pb(OH)Br coating effectively prevents the luminescent CsPb2Br5 nanocrystals from reacting with water, leading to extremely high aqueous stability of the CsPb2Br5-embedded Pb(OH)Br. The photoluminescence (PL) intensity of the representative CsPb2Br5-embedded Pb(OH)Br sample can maintain 92.2% of the initial PL intensity value even after soaking in room-temperature water for 165 days; in the meantime, the phase and shape are preserved. The typical sample also shows outstanding stability under hot water, UV illumination, and annealing conditions. The ultrahigh aqueous stability, thermal stability, and photostability of the CsPb2Br5-embedded Pb(OH)Br nanomaterials suggest an effective, facile, and environmentally friendly technique to grow perovskite-based nanomaterials for promising practical applications in the optoelectronic field.
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Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society
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2019
·Vol. 56
·期 2
·795-801
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IF 0.692
Zhang Tao,Wei Yaowu,Chen Junfeng,Li Nan
In spite of the advantages of CaO refractories, such as high refractoriness, potential to produce pure steel molten, and high alkaline corrosion resistance, their application has been limited due to its poor hydration resistance. Introducing additives to improve the hydration resistance of lime is a novel method. The influences of Mg(OH) 2 and sintering temperatures on the sintering and hydration resistance of CaO aggregates that were produced by thermal decomposition were investigated in this paper. The purpose of this work was to produce high-purity CaO raw material with high density, low porosity, well grain growth, and good hydration resistance economically. The sintered samples were characterized by bulk density, apparent porosity, surface appearance, and microstructure. The results indicated that (1) Mg(OH) 2 promoted the grain growth of CaO, reduced the apparent porosity, and improved the density of the specimens. The hydration resistance of the samples was increased. (2) Increasing the sintering temperature improved the hydration resistance of the specimens obviously in the experiment. (3) Grain size of CaO was more uniform with the increment of Mg(OH) 2 content, and the density of the compacts was improved.
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化学工程
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN
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2022
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IF 4.119
Jingjing Sun,Shangqing Chen,Junfeng Wang,Yi Nie
The reduce of the silicon concentration to low level (<5 mg·L −1 ) from the reverse osmosis brine wastewater is challenging and desirable for the maintain the membrane life and performance, as well as the wastewater treatment costs. This work focuses on the removal of silicon from the reverse osmosis brine wastewater by adding FeCl 3 into the plant wastewater for simultaneous Fe(OH) 3 formation and silicon adsorption. The effects of pH, FeCl 3 dosing concentration, reaction time, and temperature on the silicon removal ratio were investigated. It was demonstrated that the silicon removal ratio could reach up to 94% and its residual concentration was 3.2 mg·L −1 , which met the require of water quality in the reverse osmosis system. These results showed that Fe(OH) 3 could effectively be formed by adding FeCl 3 and realize the efficient silicon removal from the reverse osmosis brine wastewater, even when chloride ion (Cl - ), sulfate anion ( S O 4 2 - ) and nitrate ion ( N O 3 - ) were present. Moreover, the adsorption thermodynamics, kinetics and isotherms during the process of the adsorption of silicon from the wastewater by Fe(OH) 3 were studied. The calculated adsorption capacity of silicon could reach 612.74 mg·g −1 , which was much larger than those of reported adsorbents. These results showed that the silicon removal process was spontaneously exothermic and mainly controlled by the physical adsorption and the monomolecular layer adsorption. This simple and cost-effective method could be used for the silicon removal from different kinds of Si-containing wastewater.
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环境科学
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废水处理
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Catalysts
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2025
·Vol. 15
·期 3
·219
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IF 4
Xuan Han,Chao Guo,Hui Wang,Weijuan Xu,Qinlian Liu,Qingshan Zhao,Mingbo Wu
Hydrogen production from water electrolysis offers a highly promising and sustainable route to solve the energy crisis. However, it is severely limited by the sluggish kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) occurring on the anode. Herein, employing carbon dots functionalized with benzene sulfonate groups (BS-CDs) as a distinctive inductor, a Co(OH)2catalyst featuring abundant defects was synthesized for an enhanced OER. The highly hydrophilic nature of BS-CDs exerts a significant interfacial induction effect on the growth dynamics of Co(OH)2, fostering the formation of elevated crystal defects and a substantial quantity of oxygen vacancies. The resulting BS-CDs/Co(OH)2catalyst requires an overpotential of only 340 mV to achieve a current density of 10 mA cm−2in alkaline media, demonstrating markedly improved OER activity compared to pristine Co(OH)2and N-CDs/Co(OH)2induced by amine-modified CDs. Furthermore, the structural integrity of the catalyst is maintained, with a current retention rate of 92% observed following a 20 h stability assessment. This work provides a novel approach for developing cost-effective transition metal catalysts that exhibit exceptional catalytic efficiency and excellent stability for the OER.
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材料科学
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催化化学
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能源化学
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JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
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2014
·Vol. 161
·期 10
·B201
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IF 2.859
Yang Fan,Zijuan Yang,Xinhua Cao,Peifang Liu,Sen Chen,Zhen Cao
Hierarchical macro-mesoporous Ni(OH)2 were prepared by hydrothermal treatment of Ni(NO3)2 with dicyandiamide. This Ni(OH)2 nanostructure can be transformed to mesoporous NiO via calcination at 300°C. The structure, morphology and textural properties of the as-synthesized Ni(OH)2 and NiO were characterized. The electrochemical property and electrochemical sensing performance toward glucose detection were investigated. Owing to the unique macro-mesoporous structure, the Ni(OH)2 nanostructure could provide amperometric sensing of glucose with wide linear range (0.01–8.3 mM), high sensitivity of 243 μA mM cm−2 and low detection limit of 1 μM. Moreover, this glucose sensor also exhibited excellent stability, good selectivity and reproducibility.
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分析化学
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ACS Applied Nano Materials
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2022
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IF 6.14
Binglin Guo,Yihao Gao,Yongyue Li,Xin Sun,Shuailin Chen,Meicheng Li
Ni(OH)2 has low production cost and high theoretical specific capacity, while on account of the poor electronic conductivity, it shows inferior electrochemical performance including cycling stability and rate capability. This work focuses on a composite material that is in situ grown Ni(OH)2 nanosheets on reduced graphene oxide (rGO), and employing the fewer-defect rGO to build a three-dimensional conductive network provides outstanding conductivity. The specific capacitances (Cm) of the Ni(OH)2/rGO (NHG) electrode are 2776 F·g–1 at 2 A·g–1 and even 1570 F·g–1 at 50 A·g–1, demonstrating remarkable rate capability. It indicates that the combination of the nano grown Ni(OH)2 and rGO conductive substrate shortens the ion diffusion path and increases the electron transfer rate; hence, the composite rate capability has been significantly improved. The composite materials and active carbon were combined to be an asymmetric supercapacitor, which had a high energy density of 39.24 Wh·kg–1 at 1962 W·kg–1. After 10,000 cycles at 5 A·g–1, the capacity retains 91.4%.
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电化学
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2020
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IF 9.038
Xuan Liu,Chang’an Wang,Tao Zhu,Qiang Lv,Defu Che
In this paper, the simultaneous removal of SO 2 and NO x catalyzed by Fe-Mo mixed oxides at varying Mo/Fe atomic ratios was reported for the first time with the aim of reducing H 2 O 2 consumption and elucidating the roles of Fe and Mo species in the catalytic process. Fe-Mo mixed oxides with varying Mo/Fe atomic ratios were synthesized and the catalytic performances were systematically studied. The catalyst with Mo/Fe atomic ratio of 2.0 exhibited the highest activity, with which removal efficiencies of 89.4 % for NO x and 100 % for SO 2 can be attained at extremely low H 2 O 2 dosage. Products analysis revealed that SO 2 was mainly removed via wet scrubber, while the adequate oxidation resulting from OH radicals was the prerequisite for NO x removal. The redox pair of Fe 2+ /Fe 3+ played a significant role in decomposing H 2 O 2 , while Mo species had double effect on catalytic activity. Higher Mo content resulted in abundant oxygen vacancies and stronger surface acidity, which favored OH formation. However, the excessive Mo content involved severe surface Mo enrichment and remarkably reduced the active sites of Fe species. The H 2 O 2 /Fe-Mo catalyst system showed excellent stability and had a promising prospect for simultaneously removing SO 2 and NO x in coal-fired flue gas.
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环境科学
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催化化学
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2022
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IF 5.518
Yufen Gu,Bobo Guo,Zao Yi,Xianwen Wu,Jiao Zhang,Hua Yang
One decisive factor for the photocatalytic performance of ZnSn(OH) 6 (ZSO) is nanoparticle morphology. However, the mechanism of the well-defined morphology preparation remains unknown, which leads to the systematic investigation of various parameters in the hydrothermal method . Here, shell-like hollow Archimedean ZSO nanocubes were prepared by a hydrothermal method under suitable conditions, with a uniform particle size distribution and superior dispersion. The effects of hydrothermal time, temperature, pH and surfactant on the microscopic morphology and photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye were investigated. The enhanced photodegradation efficiencies ( η ) of MB were 97.7%, 96.3%, 89.6%, and 96.2% for 8 h-ZSO, 120 ℃-ZSO, 2.85-ZSO, and Hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium Bromide-ZSO (CTAB-ZSO), respectively, which strongly depended on the morphology, leading to differences in physicochemical properties, such as bandgap and charge transfer resistance. The results suggested that a single change in hydrothermal time, temperature, pH, or surfactant can effectively improve the microscopic morphology and photocatalytic performance of ZSO, which may pave the way for the ingenious design of other high-performance photocatalysts . A growth mechanism was proposed for shell-like hollow ZSO prepared in an alkaline environment.
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环境科学
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