CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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IF 13.3
Yanhu Han,Zhaowei Jia,Wenxue Gong,Xuechun Wei,Yu Zhang,Mengying Tao,Yaofei Ren,Zuyi Lu,Yutong Wu,Jianhua Chen,Zhongfeng Shi,Zhenxia Zhao,Zhongxing Zhao
Developing photocatalysts with high activity and selectivity remains a significant challenge in the field of CO 2 photoreduction for producing valuable chemical or fuel products under mild conditions. Herein, photonic crystal (PC) GDY-Cu/ZnO was constructed through the in-situ induced growth of graphdiyne (GDY) on PC Cu/ZnO surface via H 2 -reduction for efficient photoreduction of CO 2 to CH 4 . With the aid of photonic crystal structure, PC GDY-Cu/ZnO exhibits a distinctive red-edge slow light region which can significantly improve the utilization efficiency of visible light and intensify photo-catalysis. Additionally, the formed all-solid-state Z-scheme system efficiently accelerates photoelectron migration, facilitating e - /h + separation. Thirdly, the surface GDY, along with the enrich oxygen vacancies generated during H 2 reduction, enhances the adsorption and activation toward CO 2 and H 2 O on PC GDY-Cu/ZnO interface. In consequence, PC GDY-Cu/ZnO demonstrates highly photocatalytic conversion of CO 2 to CH 4 , achieving a CH 4 yield of 33.67 μmol·g −1 ·h −1 with 93.3 % selectivity via slow-light-driven photocatalysis CO 2 reduction. This work provides an efficient strategy to modify ZnO for the efficient photoreduction of CO 2 to CH 4 .
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材料科学
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环境科学
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化学工程
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光催化
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2025
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IF 6.3
Yuan Li,Shaoqian Jia,Ling-Xin Kong,Xiaotian Guo,Xinyi Lin,Dae Joon Kang,Huan Pang,Feng Yu
Accurate detection of nitrite plays a vital role in public health because excessive intake poses serious health risks. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and their derivatives have emerged as a promising platforms for nitrite detection due to their adjustable structures and functionalization capabilities. In this study, we synthesized Ag/Cu-BTC by doping silver ions during Cu-BTC synthesis, followed by high-temperature carbonization to produce carbon-supported Ag-Cu bimetallic nanoparticles (Ag/Cu@C) for effective nitrite sensing. The carbon framework from MOF precursors not only enhances electrical conductivity and stability but also prevents nanoparticle aggregation. Silver addition enhances electron transfer efficiency and alters the electronic structure through synergistic interactions with copper, resulting in increased catalytic activity. The optimized Ag/Cu@C composite shows excellent sensing performance with a detection limit of 50 nM, high sensitivity (855.32 μA mM −1 cm −2 ), and a wide linear response range (0.2–10,000 μM). The sensor maintains 98.5–103.2 % recovery against 10-fold concentrations of common interferents (Cl - , NO 3 - , SO 4 2- , glucose), and retains 92.3 % initial current after 28 days, demonstrating exceptional selectivity and operational stability. These features highlight its significant potential for practical applications in environmental monitoring and food safety testing.
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电化学传感
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纳米材料
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金属有机框架（MOFs）
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环境监测
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食品安全
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ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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2025
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IF 7.3
Kai Zhu,Zihan Lin,Xinyi Bai,Fangfang Chang,Qing Zhang,Xiaolei Wang,Zhengyu Bai
Electrocatalytic reduction reaction of CO2 (CO2RR) into value-added multicarbon (C2+) products represents a sustainable strategy for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing the production of high-value chemicals. Cu-based catalysts are optimal for the CO2RR, facilitating the generation of C2+ products such as ethanol, which have significant industrial applications. However, converting CO2 to C2+ products remains a great challenge, necessitating the simultaneous achievement of high current density, Faradaic efficiency (FE), and operational stability for industrial-scale implementation. Herein, we prepared Cu/Cu2O catalysts with diverse morphologies and the ratio of the Cu+/Cu interface, which was rectified by regulating the interactions between the active interface and the intermediate (*CO). The electrochemical analysis demonstrated that reconstructed Cu/Cu2O nanodendrites with dominant grain boundaries exhibited remarkable performance in generating C2+ products, achieving a Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 71.8%, including 49.7% FE of ethanol and a substantial partial current density of 390.0 mA cm–2 within the flow cell. In situ spectroscopy characterization and theoretical calculations revealed that the increased ethanol selectivity originated from the rectification of the Cu/Cu2O interface by the *CO intermediate, which accelerated H2O dissociation, reduced the free energy for *CO hydrogenation to *COH, and facilitated asymmetric *CO-*COH coupling to preferentially reduce CO2 to ethanol. This study provides profound insights into the C–C coupling pathways and sheds light on the rational design of ethanol-oriented electrocatalysts, contributing to sustainable chemical synthesis and energy utilization.
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电催化
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能量转换
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材料科学
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环境化学
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化学工程
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Materials Today Communications
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2025
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IF 4.5
Kang Li,Guoge Zhang,Wenfang Li,Shuoxun Jin,Ken Chen,Aihua Yi,Zhongmiao Liao,Wen Zhu,Yi Huang,Zhisheng Zhu,Min Wang,Jiajing Yang,Rujian Liang
The as-deposit (AD) and heat-treated (HT) Al-Cu alloy obtained via wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) technology was coated by plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO), respectively. The reticular big Al 2 Cu grains in the AD Al alloy substrate evolved into numerous small particles and nano precipitates after the heat treatment. The thickness and surface roughness of the PEO coatings on both substrates were increased gradually with the increase of oxidation time. The coating on the HT Al alloy was deposited faster with a rougher surface structure. Although most Al 2 Cu grains were dissolved in the electrolyte at the earlier oxidation stage, some Cu-containing compounds and metallic Cu were gradually deposited in the coatings at the discharge spark oxidation period. The coatings were mainly composed of γ-Al 2 O 3 and α-Al 2 O 3 , and the ratio of α-Al 2 O 3 was increased obviously with the oxidation time. Besides, the coating on the HT sample consisted of a higher ratio of α-Al 2 O 3 than that on the AD alloy, especially at the end of PEO processing. The PEO coatings were made up of two sub-layers, a thin compact inner layer and a porous outer layer. In comparison, the coating on the HT alloy was a bit denser and more uniform. The substrates displayed a adhesion wear trait while the coated samples shew a slight abrasive wear manner over the abrasion test, with a still ball as the friction pair . and the coated HT alloy had a better wear resistance than the coated AD alloy did.
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TALANTA
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2025
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IF 6.1
Jiahui Huang,Siyi Wei,Maopu Tu,Weiqi Deng,Le Zhong,Fan Jiang,Zhixin Li,Ray P.S. Han,Xiaoyu Deng,Shaohua Xu,Yingzhou Tao
The measurement of total antioxidant capacity (TAC) is vital for evaluating the nutrient content of foods and beverages. The development of novel mimetic enzyme materials with high catalytic activity has led to the creation of highly sensitive methods for TAC assessment. In this study, we introduce a simple and efficient approach for preparing uniformly distributed Cu 2 O/Cu nanoparticles supported on graphite-phase carbon (g-C@Cu 2 O/Cu NPs). These g-C@Cu 2 O/Cu NPs demonstrate excellent peroxidase-like (POD-like) enzymatic activity and exhibit a strong binding affinity for TMB, with a K m value of 0.24 mM. A colorimetric analytical platform for TAC assessment was developed, utilizing g-C@Cu 2 O/Cu NPs, TMB, and H 2 O 2 as the chromogenic system. The method achieved a limit of detection for ascorbic acid as low as 0.15 μM, with a linear range from 0.5 to 100 μM. Furthermore, this method was successfully applied to evaluate TAC in real samples, highlighting its significant potential for food nutritional analysis.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2025
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IF 6.3
Hongyu Wang,Tao Wang,Gonghao Li,Bo Wu,Ruijun Gao
Balancing increased recoverable strain with high phase transformation temperature is crucial for Cu-Al-Mn SMAs to cost-effectively overcome the service temperature limitation (<100°C) of NiTi-based SMAs. This study fabricated four types of Cu-12.5Al-3Mn SMAs modified with nano-Al₂O₃ p (0, 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 wt%) using wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) with cored wires. It investigated the effects of nano-Al₂O₃ p on shape memory properties, exploring mechanisms via microstructural, phase, and hardness analysis. Results show that adding an appropriate amount of nano-Al₂O₃ p significantly enhances memory performance while maintaining high martensite transformation temperatures. The 0.5 wt% nano-Al₂O₃ p modified alloy exhibited optimal properties: a shape recovery rate of 87.77 % (13.8 % higher than the base alloy) and a recoverable strain of 7.02 % (>40 % higher than the commonly reported 5 %) under 8 % bending pre-strain. Its Ms temperature remained above 100°C (As, Af, Mf were largely unchanged), and full recovery time was halved compared to the unmodified alloy. The enhancement is attributed to nano-Al₂O₃ p strengthening the parent phase and improving thermoelastic martensite order via pinning. Their high stability under WAAM's high-energy heat source minimizes impact on alloy composition, while dispersed particles create lattice distortion and stress fields, reducing the energy barrier for martensitic transformation.
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材料科学
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冶金学
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纳米技术
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机械工程
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Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters
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2019
·Vol. 11
·期 10
·1366-1374
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IF 0
Ding Zhexu,Yang Haiyu,Du Min,Ruan Xiaofang,Luo Jun,Chen Sha,Li Ding
Nowadays, extensive use of copper in electric industries has severely contaminated aquatic environments. To address this issue, combining fungal biomass with nanomaterials is considered as an efficient way for adsorbing heavy metals from wastewater. In this work, a novel composite material
"Fungal mycelium coupled with Carbon nanotubes" (FM-CNTs) was synthesized and used for adsorption of Cu(II) ions in aqueous solution. To begin with, potassium permanganate and concentrated nitric acid were used as strong oxidants to modify the surface of CNTs, creating additional carboxyl
groups for coupling with amine groups from the surface of FM. Next, various characterization approaches such as SEM-EDX, FT-IR, XPS and TGA, were used to investigate the interaction between FM-CNTs and Cu(II) ions. Characterization results showed that the surface of FM-CNTs were significantly
changed after absorbing Cu(II) ions. Further, the effect of pH on adsorption capacity of FM-CNTs for Cu(II) was explored, showing that FM-CNTs had the best adsorption performance at pH of 5. Finally, Langmuir-Freundlich isothermal models were performed to analyze the adsorption behavior of
FM-CNTs for Cu(II). The experimental data from the adsorption of Cu(II) by FM-CNTs were best fitted to the Langmuir model, and the maximum adsorption amount of the FMCNTs for Cu(II) was found to be 342.22 mg/g. More importantly, FM-CNTs showed better adsorption capacity than fungal mycelium
alone. Overall, FM-CNTs exhibited excellent performance for adsorption of Cu(II) ions, thus greatly broadening its application prospects in copper-contaminated wastewater treatment.
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环境科学
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GREEN CHEMISTRY
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2021
·Vol. 24
·期 1
·384-393
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IF 10.182
Qi Zhang,Shouxin Liu,Xia Tian,Yidong Liu,Shiming Fan,Baibiao Huang,Andrew Whiting
A highly selective, green and sustainable chlorination of aliphatic C–H bonds is reported using MCln under the co-catalysis of visible light and nano-Cu@CuCl, which was synthesised via a one-step, hydrothermal strategy using copper(II) sulfate and D-glucose as the reducing agent in a KCl solution. A novel cascade method of producing Cl2 occurs in situ chlorinating C(sp3)–Hs, achieved through nano-Cu@CuCl catalysis using inorganic chloride MCln as a chlorine source under visible light and without the need for a strong oxidant. The reaction was applied to the chlorination of different alkylarene α-Hs and cyclic hydrocarbons C–HS and was developed for use in a photocatalytic serial reactor system which accomplished the chlorination of toluene α-Hs to give 92% conversion, 90% yield and 98% selectivity. Electron spin resonance (ESR) studies of DMPO-Cl. revealed that the reaction mechanism belonged to a free radical process.
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有机化学
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绿色化学
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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2024
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IF 10.8
Haorui Wang,Haodan Xu,Wei Cheng,Yinwen Luo,Tao Zhang,Jun Ma
Iodinated contrast media compounds (ICMs) are intensively applied in medical diagnostic radiology and have received wide environmental concerns due to formation potential of iodinated disinfection byproducts. Conventional water/wastewater treatment processes cannot effectively remove ICMs; reducing their total organic iodine concentration is even more difficult. The source control or elimination of ICMs thus becomes necessary. We report here that the refractory ICMs (5 μM) can be efficiently deiodinated by ascorbate/ascorbic acid (AA) (200 μM) coupled with a trace amount of Cu(II) (5 μM) through catalytic reduction but not oxidation, contrary to the conventional concept of AA/Cu(II) coupling, which produces reactive oxygen species. Taking diatrizoate (DTZ, a refractory ICM) as an example, the coupling completely deiodinated DTZ without destroying its molecular structure. High-performance liquid chromatography inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry analysis revealed that ternary complexes form between Cu(II), ascorbate, and the anilide moiety of DTZ. Cu(II) in the ternary complex works as an efficient electron-transfer shuttle to convey electrons from ascorbate to the target compound, inducing sequential and complete deiodination. Both DTZ and the nonionic ICMs can be effectively deiodinated even in human urine. Thus, AA coupled with trace Cu(II) could be potentially useful for the source elimination of organic iodine of ICMs.
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环境科学
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化学
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水处理技术
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MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION
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2025
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IF 5.5
Yaju Zhou,Jingyi Zhou,Weiwei Zhang,Jianglei Fan,Shen Wu,Xiuqing Li,Shizhong Wei
Oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) Cu alloy is a kind of structural material with high thermal conductivity and high stability. It is promising to maintain mechanical integrity under thermal conductivity and high temperature conditions. These excellent properties are directly or indirectly attributed to the ultra-high number density of nano oxide particles, which act as a strong barrier for grain growth, dislocation slip and grain boundaries (GBs) slip. In this study, Cu-Cr-Y-Al-Ti-Si and ODS Cu-Cr-Y-Al-Ti-Si alloys were prepared by combining mechanical alloying with spark plasma sintering (SPS) technology. The influence of Cu 2 O on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and thermal stability of the Cu-Cr-Y-Al-Ti-Si alloy were investigated. Both alloys exhibited a heterogeneous mixture of coarse and fine grain structures. However, the addition of Cu 2 O led to grain refinement and the precipitation of a high density of uniformly distributed, nano-sized oxide particles throughout the copper matrix. Compared to the Cu-Cr-Y-Al-Ti-Si alloy, the ultimate tensile strength of the ODS Cu-Cr-Y-Al-Ti-Si alloy escalated from 409 MPa to 482 MPa, while the elongation slightly decreased from 17.2 % to 15.2 %. The ODS CuCrYAlTiSi alloy also demonstrates a room temperature thermal conductivity equivalent to 62.8 % of pure copper, and exhibits ultra-high microstructural stability after annealing at 600 °C for 100 h. The outstanding strength, ductility and high-temperature stability are primarily owing to the coherent nano-sized Y-X-O (X = Al, Ti, Si) particles dispersed in the ultra-fine grain copper matrix. These findings indicate that by integrating component design and process optimization, it is possible to effectively and efficiently produce ODS CuCrYAlTiSi alloy, which holds promising application prospects in structural materials for nuclear fusion reactors.
研究领域:
材料科学
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冶金学
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核工程
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机械工程
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热工学
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RSC Advances
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2016
·Vol. 6
·期 59
·54623-54635
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IF 3.289
Jing Wang,Chao Liu,Ijaz Hussain,Cheng Li,Jiansheng Li,Xiuyun Sun,Jinyou Shen,Weiqing Han,Lianjun Wang
A series of iron–copper bimetallic nanoparticles supported on hollow mesoporous silica spheres with different Fe/Cu ratios were prepared using a simple post-impregnation and sodium borohydride reduction strategy. Different Fe/Cu ratios were obtained by addition of various amounts of ferric and copper salts. The catalysts were characterized by XRD, XPS, nitrogen physisorption, SEM and TEM. To explore the difference of catalytic reactivity among the various FeCu/HMS composites, Fenton-like catalytic oxidation of orange II was chosen as the model catalysis reaction. The catalytic results showed that the catalytic activity depended highly upon the Fe/Cu ratio. Particularly, 1/3 (2Fe6Cu/HMS) is the optimum Fe/Cu mass ratio to achieve the best catalytic activity. Based on the results of detection of ˙OH radicals and cyclic voltammograms, the important origin of the synergetic effect in 2Fe6Cu/HMS is considered as the combination of iron and copper species, which can accelerate the interfacial electron transfer in redox cycles of Fe3+/Fe2+ and Cu2+/Cu+ pairs, followed by the increase in the ˙OH radical generation. The 2Fe6Cu/HMS also possesses less pH dependence and maintains its high activity even under alkaline conditions. The optimal parameters in the degradation of 100 mg L−1 orange II are 27.4 mM of H2O2 with 1.0 g L−1 of catalyst, performed at a pH of 7.0 and 30 degree celsius. It is worth noting that 2Fe6Cu/HMS also possesses potential to treat a high concentration of dye pollutants. 77.7% of orange II was removed when conducted at 1000 mg L−1 initial dye concentration. The stability and recoverability of the composite catalyst were assessed it exhibited a good performance after 5 consecutive runs. The as-synthesized composite catalyst proved to be an attractive alternative for dye wastewater treatment applications.
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环境科学
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2024
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IF 7.4
Chuanyan Wu,Guole Zhang,Haiqian Zhao,Mingqi He,Hongguang Li,Zhuangzhuang Zhang,Jiaxin Ying,Wei Zhou
It is a promising technology to degrade benzene by using the strong oxidizing ·OH produced by H 2 O 2 decomposition. However, in practical engineering, the low yield and utilization rate of ·OH affect the degradation effect, and the development of new catalysts is the key to solve this problem. The effects of Mn-doped on the decomposition of H 2 O 2 on the surface of Cu (Mn-Cu) to obtain ·OH were studied by combining density functional theory, including the adsorption and decomposition characteristics of H 2 O 2 and the ineffective consumption reaction of ·OH on the surface. At the same time, the specific reaction process between benzene and · OH on the surface was studied, and the effectiveness improvement of various reactions on the surface of Mn-Cu was analyzed in detail. It is found that the charge transfer between Mn and Cu forms positive and negative charge centers on the surface, the O-O bond break of H 2 O 2 molecules that promote adsorption on the surface occurs homolysis, and has a significant inhibitory effect on the ineffective consumption reaction between ·OH and H 2 O 2 molecules and ·HO 2 , thus improving the yield and utilization of ·OH. At the same time, the reaction energy barrier between ·OH and benzene was significantly reduced, the energy barrier of the first stage of degradation was reduced from 206.86 kJ/mol to 27.02 kJ/mol, and the degradation efficiency of benzene was greatly improved. And the effect improvement was verified through degradation experiments. The degradation rate of Mn-Cu surface is higher than that of Cu surface at all stages, and the final degradation rate can reach about 89%. By clarifying the above reaction mechanism, it provides theoretical support for the development of new catalysts.
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环境科学
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催化化学
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理论计算化学
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