CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2025
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IF 5.6
Hongru Jin,Chong Wei,Haozhen Li,Xiaoqiang Li
Internal crystallization is a significant process in the preparation of glass-ceramics (GCs). The glass phase is one of the important factors affecting the internal crystallization process within GCs. In this study, Gd 2 Ti 2 O 7 pyrochlore GCs with different borosilicate glass systems were prepared via an oxide route and consolidated via a cold-pressing and sintering process to be used as waste forms for actinide immobilization. After sintering at 1250°C, it was confirmed that the pyrochlore phase (Gd 2 Ti 2 O 7 ) was the major immobilization phase, while the apatite phase (Gd 9.33 (SiO 4 ) 6 O 2 ) was a minor phase. The influence of glass composition on the minor phase formation and pyrochlore grain growth was also investigated. The content of the minor phase (Gd 9.33 (SiO 4 ) 6 O 2 ) in GCs showed a positive correlation with the content of non-bridging oxygen (NBO) in the glass systems. Meanwhile, the average grain size of the pyrochlore phase also exhibited a positive correlation with the NBO content, highlighting the influence of glass composition on the grain growth process. In addition, static leaching tests confirmed that all GCs exhibited high chemical durability with normalized Gd and Ti leach rates ranging from ∼10 -4 -10 -5 g m -2 d -1 after 28 days. However, preferential leaching of the glass phase was observed in GCs during the leaching tests. Glasses with higher NBO content exhibited more severe alterations from leaching, evidenced by significantly higher leach rates of glass-forming elements such as Si and B. Surface analysis revealed that the GCs surface experienced breakage and peeling, with damage on the glass phase ranging from ∼200 nm to 700 nm.
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材料科学
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核废料管理
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2024
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IF 7.7
Siqi Quan,Jingting Zhang,Lanyue Zhang,Na Li,Lijun Zhu,Xiuxia Sun,Jianxi Xiao
Type IV collagen , a principal constituent of basement membranes , consists of six distinct α chains that assemble into both ABC and AAB-type heterotrimers. While collagen-like peptides have been investigated for heterotrimer formation, the construction of ABC-type heterotrimeric collagen mimetic peptides remains a formidable challenge, primarily due to the intricate composition and arrangement of the chains. We have herein for the first time reported the development of a versatile triblock peptide system to mimic ABC-type heterotrimeric collagen stabilized by salt bridges. The triblock peptides A, B, and C incorporate functional natural type IV collagen sequences in the center, along with charged amino acids at their N and C-terminals. By leveraging electrostatic repulsion at these charged termini, the formation of homotrimers is effectively inhibited, while stable ABC-type heterotrimers are generated through the establishment of salt bridges between oppositely charged terminals. Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy demonstrated that peptides A, B, and C existed as individual monomers , while they effectively formed stable ABC-type heterotrimers upon being mixed at a molar ratio of 1:1:1. Additionally, fluorescence quenching results indicated that fluorescence-labeled peptides A′, B′, and C′ formed ABC-type heterotrimer, exhibiting comparable thermal stability as determined by CD spectroscopy. Molecular dynamics simulations elucidated the role of salt bridges between arginine and aspartic acid residues at N- and C-terminals in maintaining a unique chain register in the ABC-type heterotrimers. These triblock peptides offer a robust approach for replicating the structural and functional characteristics of type IV collagen, with promising applications in elucidating the biological roles and pathologies associated with heterotrimeric collagen.
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生物化学
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分子生物学
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材料科学
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COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING
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2021
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IF 7.664
Senmao Yu,Zhenghai Tang,Shifeng Fang,Siwu Wu,Baochun Guo
Carbon black (CB) is a principal filler in rubber industry due to its excellent reinforcing effect and low-cost. It is of significant importance but challenging to modify the inert CB for addressing the dilemma of increased energy loss raised by the addition of CB. In this work, we reported the functionalization of CB through redox polymerization of rhodanine on its surface, and utilized the modified CB as a novel reinforcement for natural rubber (NR). Polyrhodanine coated on CB can covalently couple with NR chains by capturing macroradicals and serve as an intelligent interfacial bridge between CB and NR, which greatly improves CB dispersion and strengthens interfacial adhesion in the composites. As a consequence, the energy loss of the resultant composites is remarkably decreased, showing great advantages in reducing the rolling resistance and heat build-up for tire applications.
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材料科学
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高分子化学
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2019
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IF 6.361
Xiaoming Luo,Haoran Yin,Jing Ren,Haipeng Yan,Xin Huang,Donghai Yang,Limin He
The mixing of binary droplets is of paramount importance in microfluidic systems. In order to reveal the mixing mechanism of two free droplets suspended in the immiscible phase, we have developed a novel experimental setup to study the internal mixing in coalescing droplets with varying interfacial tension differences and droplet sizes. It is confirmed that the interfacial energy of droplets supports the jet flow and liquid bridge expansion during the coalescence of droplets. The increase of interfacial tension difference can increase the intensity of jet flow accompanied with slower liquid bridge expansion, which enhances the mixing of droplets. The decrease of droplet size can increase the initial velocity of jet flow. However, the intensity of jet flow decreases due to the rapid expansion of the liquid bridge, which results in weaker internal mixing. On this basis, a Reynolds number incorporating the jet velocity and droplet size is proposed to characterize the vortex size, which represents the degree of droplet mixing. This study presents an effective approach for enhancing the mixing of droplets.
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微流控技术
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流体力学
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RSC Advances
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2014
·Vol. 4
·期 49
·25933-25939
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IF 3.708
Qingfeng Liu,Yansen Zhang,Zhiguo Zhang,Tongxin Liu,Lei Shi,Guisheng Zhang
This paper describes a highly efficient and facile transformation of substituted oxazolidin-2-ones to methylene-bridged 3,3′-bis(oxazolidin-2-one) derivatives in a mixture solvent of CH2Cl2 (DCM) and N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) in the presence of NaH at ambient temperature. Isotopic labeling experiments indicated that the C of the bridged methylene group was derived from CH2Cl2 instead of DMF and other unknown substances in the NaH reagent (60% dispersion in mineral oil).
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有机化学
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药物化学
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AICHE JOURNAL
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2024
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IF 3.5
Xue-Li Cao,Tian Tian,Yong Bai,Chun Cui,Cong Luo,Jiang-Shan Xing,Chuan-Yu Chen,Lili Zhao,Shi-Peng Sun
Traditional nanofiltration membranes often struggle to maintain stability in harsh environments due to issues like swelling, chemical bond dissociation, and polymer chain creep. Fluoropolymers like poly(ethylene-chlorotrifluoroethylene) (ECTFE) are promising substrate candidates for broad-spectrum corrosion-resistant nanofiltration (CRNF) membranes, but their solvent insolubility and hydrophobicity present significant processing challenges. This study harnesses the electrospinnability and abundant reactive sites of polyvinyl alcohol to create a reactive site-bridged nanofibrous network. This network provides reactive sites to decorate the hydrophobic ECTFE substrate and bridges the molecular selective layer through aldolization, Schiff base reactions, and esterification. The resulting robust thin-film nanofibrous composite membranes exhibit high rejection rates for small molecular dyes under a variety of harsh conditions, including exposure to 10 wt% H 2 SO 4 , 1 M NaOH, ethanol, N , N -dimethylformamide, N -methylpyrrolidone, and 80°C solutions. This work paves the way for designing next-generation broad-spectrum CRNF membranes, enhancing their applicability in diverse harsh environments.
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材料科学
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环境工程
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CHEMOSPHERE
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2024
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IF 8.1
Peng Yi,Xiao Shu,Chenhui Wang,Mingfu Li,Yu Huang,Min Wu,Lijuan Zhang,Quan Chen
The coexistence of metal cations is often accompanied by organic pollution and could affect the environmental fate of organics by mediating the formation of cation bridges. However, the environmental fate and risk of organics in cation co-existing environments are poorly understood due to the lack of accurate identification of cation bridge formation and stability. In this study, the sorption of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) on montmorillonite (MT) with the coexistence of three different valence metal cations (Na + , Ca 2+ , and Cr 3+ ) was investigated. Ca 2+ and Cr 3+ can significantly promote the sorption of SMX on MT for about 5∼10 times promotion, respectively, while Na + bridges displayed little effect on the sorption of SMX. The sorption binding energy of SMX with MT-Ca (−44.01 kcal/mol) and MT-Cr (−64.57 kcal/mol) bridges was significantly lower than that with MT-Na (−38.45 kcal/mol) and MT (−39.39 kcal/mol), indicating that the sorption affinity of SMX on Cr and Ca bridges was much stronger. The higher valence of the cations also resulted in a more stable adsorbed SMX with less desorption fluctuation. In addition, the relatively higher initial concentration of SMX and the valence of cations increased the bonding density of the cation bridges, thus promoting the apparent sorption of SMX on MT to a certain extent. This work reveals the formation and function of cation bridges in the sorption of SMX on MT. It lays a theoretical foundation for further understanding the environmental fate and risk of organics.
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环境科学
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土壤化学
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2024
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IF 5.8
Yubo Wu,Honglin Lin,Xuyun Gao,Zhiyan Liu,Yulun Nie
The Fe 3+ /Fe 2+ cycle has been identified as the rate-limiting step in the Fenton system, and many efforts have been made to promote the Fe 3+ reduction via external electrons provided by various electron donors. However, how to design an efficient electron transport pathway and then inhibit the invalid electron shuttle has been largely underestimated. In this study, two kinds of heterogeneous Fenton catalysts of CuO@Fe 2 O 3 and CuO@C@Fe 2 O 3 were prepared. The key role of carbon in transporting electrons as an electron bridge and its enhancement mechanism in photo-assisted Fenton-like performances were explored in detail. Compared with CuO@Fe 2 O 3 , the removal efficiency of tetracycline (TC) and the corresponding pseudo-first order reaction rate constants over CuO@C@Fe 2 O 3 increased significantly from 88.6 % and 0.1054 min −1 to 99.7 % and 0.2058 min −1 , respectively. Based on a series of probe experiments, visible light irradiation can promote the reduction of Cu 2+ to Cu + , then the carbon in CuO@C@Fe 2 O 3 can effectively transfer electrons from Cu + to Fe 3+ , enhancing the Fe 3+ /Fe 2+ cycle and the following Fenton-like efficiency. Since more ·OH while less ∙O 2 - was produced over CuO@C@Fe 2 O 3 , which further supports the fact that the enhanced Fe 3+ /Fe 2+ cycle was due to the transfer electron from Cu + to Fe 3+ instead of the Haber-Wiss mechanism. Hence, this study provides new insight for effectively improving the transfer efficiency and effective utilization of electrons in Fenton systems.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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Nature Photonics
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2025
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IF 32.9
Tang Xiaodan,Yang Chenglin,Xu Yafeng,Xia Jianxing,Li Bo,Li Miao,Zhou Yuanyuan,Jiang Lulu,Liu Hairui,Ma Kunhui,Yu Qiao,Dong Bitao,Liu Yuhang,Mohammed Omar F.,Zheng Xiaopeng
Defective and mechanically weak interfaces substantially undermine both the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Here we introduce a linear polymer, heparin sodium, as a multifunctional interface bridge layer in n–i–p PSCs. Unlike commonly employed small-molecule interface modification/passivation materials, heparin sodium features functional groups and ions including COO − , SO 3 − and Na + distributed along the top and bottom sides of its backbone. It thus serves as a bridge connecting the SnO 2 electron transport layer and the perovskite film through robust chemical bonding, mitigating defects and enhancing heterointerface bonding in PSCs. The power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the resulting rigid devices is 26.61% (certified 26.54%), positioning it among the highest-efficiency PSCs. We also fabricate flexible SnO 2 /heparin sodium-based PSCs that achieve a PCE of 25.23%. The heparin sodium-based devices demonstrate excellent operational and thermal stability. After 1,800 h under maximum power point tracking under simulated 1-Sun conditions, 94.9% of the initial PCE is retained. The devices also maintain 95.2% of their initial PCE after ageing at 85 °C for 1,800 h.
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材料科学
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能源技术
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INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
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2020
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IF 3.573
Yuan Liu,Yunyan Peng,Jun Luo,Jingkai Liu,Xiaoqing Liu
A bridging group is an indispensable element for the preparation of diphenol-based benzoxazines, and inevitably, its electronic features will affect the H-bond formation of obtained benzoxazine, which is a crucial factor that not only makes a difference on curing behaviors of benzoxazine but also poses significant influence on the performances of cured resins. However, systematical investigation about the effects of the bridging group on the H bonds in benzoxazine is still in a barren state. Herein, we bridge the gap with three high-purity model benzoxazine monomers. The results showed that electron-donating bridge groups made the benzoxazine monomers tend to start the curing reaction earlier, whereas the electron-withdrawing bridging groups had the opposite effect. In addition, it was also confirmed that the H bonds in polybenzoxazine could be readily tailored by carefully selecting the bridge groups of aromatic diphenols. In this work, some basic characteristics about benzoxazine have been revealed, which are helpful for us to understand its structure–properties relationship more deeply.
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材料科学
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化学
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Small Methods
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2019
·Vol. 3
·期 12
·1900474
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IF 0
Yongwen Ren,Chang Yu,Xinyi Tan,Xiaotong Han,Hongling Huang,Huawei Huang,Jieshan Qiu
The electrocatalytic N 2 reduction reaction (ENRR) to ammonia has attracted much attention due to the mild operating conditions, in which the Nafion membrane is generally adopted to separate the ammonia from the anode products. However, it has been mentioned that the Nafion membrane allows ammonia to pass through and traps the ammonia to some extent, but powerful confirmation experiments and effective solutions are still lacking. Herein, it is experimentally confirmed that the use of the Nafion membrane in the ENRR is inappropriate, based on the results that the ammonia can pass through the membrane, be adsorbed on the membrane, and interact with the membrane. This causes a measurement error and accelerates the membrane degradation process, which is unfavorable for ammonia quantification and the long-term stability operation of the ENRR in practical application. Also, for the first time, a more accurate method to evaluate the activity of the ENRR electrocatalyst using a salt bridge to replace the Nafion membrane is presented.
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化学工程
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材料科学
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电化学
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2022
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IF 10.383
Qi Zeng,Shuhao Tian,Guo Liu,Hongcen Yang,Xiao Sun,Di Wang,Juanjuan Huang,De Yan,Shanglong Peng
Manganese sulfide (MnS) has been found to be a suitable electrode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) owing to its considerable theoretical capacity, high electrochemical activity, and low discharge voltage platform, while its poor electrical conductivity and severe pulverization caused by volume expansion of the material limit its practical application. To improve the rate performance and cycle stability of MnS in LIBs, the structure-control strategy has been used to design and fabricate new anode materials. Herein, the MnS@MXene@CNF (MMC, CNFs means carbon nanofibers) electrode has been prepared by electrospinning and a subsequent high-temperature annealing process. The MMC electrode exhibits excellent cyclic stability with a capacity retention rate close to 100% after 1000 cycles at 1000 mA/g and an improved rate performance with a specific capacity up to 500 mAh/g at a high current density of 5000 mA/g, much higher than the 308 mAh/g of the MnS@CNF (MC) electrode. The elevated electrochemical performance of the MMC electrode not only benefits from the unique structure of MnS nanoparticles evenly dispersed in the well-designed flexible self-supporting three-dimensional (3D) CNF network but, more importantly, also benefits from the formation of sulfur-bridged Mn–S–C bonds at the MnS/MXene interface. The newly formed bonds between MnS and MXene nanosheets can stabilize the structure of MnS near the interfaces and provide a channel for fast charge transfer, which notably increase both the reversibility and the rate of the conversion reaction during the charge/discharge process. This work may pave a new path for designing stable and self-supporting anodes for high-performance LIBs.
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电化学
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