Scientific Reports
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2025
·Vol. 15
·期 1
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IF 3.9
Liu Liming,Lian Hongxia,Deng Heming,Zhang Weixin
Challenges associated with the cathode material of Lithium–oxygen (Li–O 2 ) battery, particularly the sluggish kinetics of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction, as well as the accumulation of discharge product Li 2 O 2 , have hindered its further advancement. Here, an in-situ synthesis strategy was adopted to load a bimetallic Ni–Co metal–organic framework (Ni/Co-MOF) onto MXene (Ti 3 C 2 ) layers. Subsequently, a free-standing and flexible Ni/Co-MOF@Ti 3 C 2 hybrid membrane is prepared via a layer-by-layer self-assembly method, specifically designed for efficient ORR and as a cathode for Li–O 2 batteries. The Ni/Co-MOF@Ti 3 C 2 hybrid membrane integrates the high conductivity, unique two-dimensional layered structure, and excellent mechanical properties of Ti 3 C 2 with the bimetallic active sites of Ni/Co-MOF, exhibiting remarkable ORR catalytic activity in an O 2 -saturated 1 M LiTFSI electrolyte. The structural characteristics of the hybrid membrane provide smoother expansion pathways for Li + and O 2 , effectively promoting the deposition and decomposition of Li 2 O 2 . This not only enhances the electrochemical performance of the Li–O 2 battery but also overcomes the inherent limitations of traditional slurry-based cathode preparation methods. Experimental results demonstrate that Li–O 2 batteries utilizing the Ni/Co-MOF@Ti 3 C 2 hybrid membrane as the cathode achieve an ultra-high capacity of 36,125 mAh/g at a current density of 1000 mA/g, while exhibiting excellent cycle stability (271 cycles with a limited capacity of 1000 mAh/g at 1000 mA/g) and outstanding rate performance. The hybrid membrane’s capacity and cycle performance can be further optimized by controlling its thickness. These promising results offer novel insights into the innovative design of air cathodes for metal–air batteries, and the proposed method provides a new route for the manufacture of high-performance battery cathodes.
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Journal of Water Process Engineering
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2025
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Lei Zou,Lu Wei,Yubei Liu,Mingjie Huang,Xiangling Zhang,Wenjiao Sang,Shuting Li,Chen Wang,Wei Xiang
The pervasive threat of toxic and stable heavy metal-organic complexes to aquatic ecosystems necessitates efficient decomplexation strategies. In this study, we developed a magnetic field (MF)-enhanced nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) system that activated O 2 for the removal of Cu(II) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) from Cu-complexed wastewater (EDTA-Cu, citrate-Cu, tartrate-Cu). The introduction of MF significantly enhanced Cu-complex destruction and Cu 2+ immobilization, while reducing toxicity and improving biodegradability. Mechanistic studies revealed that nZVI would displace Cu from complexes, reducing free Cu 2+ to Cu 0 on its surface. The resultant Cu 0 , in synergy with Fe 2+ , activated O 2 to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS), which cleaved metal-organic bonds and oxidized organic ligands. MF amplified this process by enhancing paramagnetic O 2 accumulation at nZVI/Cu 0 sites, accelerating ROS production via the O 2 ⟶O 2 •− ⟶H 2 O 2 ⟶•OH pathway, thereby boosting Cu-organic decomplexation and COD removal. Catalyst characterization further revealed that MF promoted Cu 0 dispersion on nZVI, preventing cluster formation and optimizing electron utilization for O 2 activation. As demonstrated by our energy-cost efficiency analysis, the MF/nZVI/O 2 process achieved 1.375–1.785 g Cu /kWh for Cu-organic wastewater treatment, significantly outperforming many previously reported processes. This study introduces a novel MF-assisted nZVI system for efficient treatment of Cu-complexes, offering a promising cost-effective and sustainable solution for practical application.
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FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
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2018
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Qing Li,Jie Su,Shi-Jie Jin,Wei Wei,Xiao-dong Cong,Xiao-Xue Li,Ming Xu
Background Insulin resistance in endothelial cells contributes to the development of cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Therefore, there are great potential clinical implications in developing pharmacological interventions targeting endothelial insulin resistance. Our previous studies indicated that argirein which was developed by combining rhein with L -arginine by a hydrogen bond , could substantially relieved stress related exacerbation of cardiac failure and alleviated cardiac dysfunction in T2DM, which was associated with suppressing NADPH oxidase activity. However, it is unclear whether argirein treatment attenuates the vascular lesion and dysfunction in T2DM and its underlying mechanisms. Methods and results The rat aortic endothelial cells (RAECs) were used to treat with palmitic acid (PA), a most common saturated free fatty acid , which could induce insulin resistance. It was showed that argirein increased glucose uptake and glucose transporter-4 (Glut4) expression and reversed the phosphorylation of IRS-1-ser307 and AKT-ser473, consequently resulting in the increase of the production of eNOS and NO in PA-induced RAECs. We further found that argirein blocked the Nox4-dependent superoxide (O 2 -. ) generation, which regulated glucose metabolism in RAECs during PA stimulation. In vitro, argirein increased the release of endothelial NO to relieve the vasodilatory response to acetylcholine and insulin, and restored the expression of Nox4 and pIRS-1-ser307 in the aorta endothelium of high-fat diet (HFD)-fed rats following an injection of streptozocin (STZ). Conclusion These results suggested that argirein could improve endothelial insulin resistance which was attributed to inhibiting Nox4-dependent redox signaling in RAECs. These studies thus revealed the novel effect of argirein to prevent the vascular complication in T2DM.
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CHINESE JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2020
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Liang WANG,Zhang-Quan PENG
Development of lithium-oxygen (Li-O 2 ) batteries is hindered by large overpotentials, low energy efficiency and unsatisfactory cycling life, which are predominately caused by the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) involving sluggish oxidation of lithium peroxide (Li 2 O 2 ). Herein, a highly-efficient soluble redox mediator (RM) of N , N’ -Diphenyl- p -phenylenediamine (DPPD) is introduced to catalyze the oxygen evolution reaction for Li-O 2 batteries. During charging process, DPPD is electrochemically oxidized into DPPD + , which can chemically decompose Li 2 O 2 on the cathode with a much-reduced overpotential. The in-situ differential electrochemical mass spectrometry confirms that the charging process is dominated by Li 2 O 2 decomposition. With the assistance of DPPD, Li-O 2 cells can achieve lower charging potential, improved cycling stability, and prolonged lifespan (294 cycles) which is three times longer than that of tetrathiafulvalene counterpart. This work presents a credible and viable opportunity for long lifespan Li-O 2 batteries.
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NANOTECHNOLOGY
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2019
·Vol. 30
·期 36
·364003
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IF 3.399
Chao Li,Yijie Liu,Bojie Li,Fan Zhang,Zhu Cheng,Ping He,Haoshen Zhou
All-solid-state Li–O2 batteries are receiving intense interest because of the substitution of solid electrolytes for toxic and flammable liquid electrolytes. However, new issues are arising in the aspect of the electrolyte cathode interface. On the one hand, in a traditional sandwiched battery structure, the reaction sites of the cathode are restricted to the finite planar electrode–electrolyte interface, resulting in limited performance of all-solid-state Li–O2 batteries. On the other hand, integrating the electrolyte with the cathode to achieve good interfacial contact often requires complex sintering processes. Herein, this work reports a solid electrolyte cathode assembly (SECA) which consists of a dense Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5P3O12 (LAGP) layer and a carbon coated porous LAGP layer fabricated by facilely one-step sintering. As a result, Li–O2 batteries adopting the SECA showed a relatively high discharge capacity of 0.48 mAh cm−2 at 5 μA cm−2. Besides, the batteries could sustain six full cycles with a restricted capacity of 0.08 mAh cm−2 at 10 μA cm−2. It was found that the high capacity can be attributed to the high surface area of porous cathode structure.
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Journal of Physical Chemistry C
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2014
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Wugang Fan,Xiangxin Guo,Dongdong Xiao,Lin Gu
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) anchored to vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (VACNTs) act as additional nucleation sites for the Li2O2 growth, leading to the decreased size while increased density of Li2O2 particles in process of discharge. Correspondingly, at the deep discharge to 2.0 V the batteries show increased specific capacity. Upon charge, the AuNPs exhibit promotion effect on the Li2O2 decomposition by improving the conduction property of the discharge-formed particles, rather than by imposing the conventional electrocatalytic effect on the oxygen evolution reaction. Moreover, the AuNPs show promotion effect on decomposition of carbonate species arising from the side reactions. These effects consequently lead to the reduced charge overpotentials and extended cycle operation of the batteries. The results here provide a new as well as clear picture on the role of incorporated AuNPs in the Li2O2 formation and decomposition, which would be helpful for better understanding and constructing of high-performance air cathodes.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2016
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Binbin Shao,Yufan Chen,Deli Wu,Chaomeng Dai,Yalei Zhang
Structural Fe(II/III) hydroxides on the shell of nano-zerovalent iron (nZVI) are reactive sites for As(III) adsorption. Well-controlled structural Fe(II) hydroxides (SFH) is prepared to serve for As(III) removal in present study. With oxygen As(III) removal by SFH occurred efficiently but the removal efficiency was greatly reduced under anoxic conditions. The mineral transformation from SFH to lepidocrocite probably contributed to the robust removal efficiency of As(III). It is found that Cu(II), Cr(VI) and NO 2 − in aqueous solution could act as oxidants and promote the mineral transformation of SFH. A more efficient As(III) removal was therefore observed without oxygen. The removal efficiency decreased in the order O 2 /SFH ≈ Cu(II)/SFH > Cr(VI)/SFH ≈ NO 2 − /SFH at near neutral pH. The removal efficiency was less dependent on the initial pH for O 2 /SFH and Cu(II)/SFH systems than Cr(VI)/SFH and NO 2 − /SFH systems. Distribution of As on solid phases was able to describe the removal mechanism of As(III), and the results showed that the mineral transformation promoted the precipitation process and inhibited outer-sphere complexation, thus leading to enhanced As removal. With Cu(II), Cr(VI) and NO 2 − , the generation of oxidants from SFH transformation drove As(III) oxidation, and contributed to total As removal.
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SusMat
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2021
·Vol. 1
·期 3
·448-457
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Zhaomin Chen,Xiaoqing Gu,Yutong Guo,Xin Wang,Mingwang Shao,Bin Dong,Zhenhui Kang
Electrochemical cell can overcome the inherent intermittence of the renewable energy sources, thus showing great potentials in applications ranging from electrical energy storage to future smart grid. However, the current electrochemical cells could not achieve the “total green” feature by fully utilizing the clean and abundant O 2 /H 2 O redox couples due to the enormous overpotentials for both oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen release reaction (OER). Herein, we report a “total green” electrochemical composite film cell based on carbon dots (CDots), which can realize both ORR and OER in the acid environment. The in-air voltage generation (0.95 V, with a maximum power of 5.3 μW) relies on the multiple-electron-transfer redox chemical reaction between the two active components inside the composite film, that is, ORR/OER of CDots and the redox reaction of polyaniline (PANI) on the electrode and the resulting proton concentration gradient. Interestingly, the cell can be self-recovered at low load, recharged by adding H 2 O 2 , or electrocharged at high load. We anticipate that current study may open up new opportunities for designing and developing total-green energy storage and conversion systems for diverse applications.
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2020
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Kang-Ning Gao,Hao-Ran Wang,Ming-Hui He,Yi-Qiu Li,Zhong-Hui Cui,Ya Mao,Tao Zhang
The development of solid-state lithium-oxygen batteries is currently limited primarily by the high solid-solid interfacial resistance and the lack of efficient assembly of electrolyte and electrode. In this work, noncovalent interactions between the cations of an ammonium ionic liquid and both solid electrolytes and carbon air cathodes are introduced. The ionic liquid-based electrolytes (ILE) are solidified on Li 6·40 La 3 Zr 1·40 Ta 0·60 O 12 (LLZTO) nanoparticles and gelated by multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), respectively, to construct LLZTO@ILE quasi-solid-state electrolyte (QSSE) and MWCNTs-LLZTO/ILE gel cathode (GC). The QSSE exhibits a high ionic conductivity of 1.71 × 10 −3 S cm −1 at 60 °C, high Li-ion transference number of 0.56, broad electrochemical window of ~4.8 V and good thermal stability . The GC shows outstanding compatibility with QSSE. Quasi-solid-state Li–O 2 batteries are assembled by integrating QSSE and GC films with a facile roll forming method, showing a low total interfacial resistance (~87 Ω cm 2 ), and excellent reversible cycles (70 cycles) with low charge overpotential (<0.44 V) and quite high electrical energy efficiency (>70%) at 60 °C and 200 mA g −1 . A 0.12 Ah pouch-type Li–O 2 battery was achieved by this method. These results suggest that the noncovalent interactions initiated by IL cations could be an effective approach to solve the solid-solid interface issue and achieve high discharge capacity in solid-state energy storage devices.
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FUEL
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2024
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Xue Lu,Jingfang Li,Liye Liang,Guangming Li
Deep desulfurization with high-efficiency is imperia for environmental demands with increasing stringent standard of sulfur content in fuels. To develop high efficiency heterogeneous catalyst for aerobic oxidative desulfurization (AODS) of fuel, an Anderson-type CoMo 6 -2NH 2 (POM) as active site, which was considered to be very effective in catalyzing the activation of O 2 , was successfully anchored on the sub-stoichiometric ECOF as a carrier by Schiff-base condensation reaction between –NH 2 groups in CoMo 6 -2NH 2 and –CHO groups in ECOF. The anchoring of CoMo 6 -2NH 2 on ECOF by covalent bond resulted in the heterogenization of CoMo 6 -2NH 2 enabled CoMo 6 -2NH 2 @ECOF to be recyclable during the AODS process. When CoMo 6 -2NH 2 @ECOF was applied as catalyst for AODS of fuel with surfactant (OTAC) under O 2 , it exhibited excellent catalytic activity with almost 100 % removal rates under 95 °C for 6 h. Moreover, the catalyst can be recycled 7 times without significant loss of catalytic activity. Further, the structure-activity relationship was investigated and the reaction mechanism of AODS of fuel was verified by ESR, XPS analysis and selective quenching experiments.
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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
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2026
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Yu Zhong,Xiaojuan Chen,Xinyang Zhang,Lei Qin
The capacity and lifespan of superoxide-based potassium–oxygen batteries (POBs) are limited by the failure of the potassium (K) anode due to oxygen crossover. The high-concentration potassium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (KTFSI)/dimethoxyethane recipe enables efficient anode passivation, but its high viscosity and elevated cost necessitate the use of a highly fluorinated ether co-solvent. In this study, we elucidate the indeterminate role of fluoroether in constructing the anode passivation layer. The fluoroether participates with TFSI − anions to form a robust solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) that effectively mitigates oxygen crossover. Moreover, the fluoroether shows a Janus effect that excessive addition triggers severe K corrosion, while an optimal amount leads to a desirable SEI on the K surface. This SEI acts both as an oxygen permeation barrier and as an efficient K + -conductive channel. With a more stable environment for the K anode, a POB utilizing the KTFSI-based electrolyte delivers over 200 cycles (above 800 h) with low round-trip overpotentials and high average coulombic efficiency (98.1%) as opposed to one using the potassium hexafluorophosphate-based electrolyte that fails early. Spectroscopic analyses and theoretical simulations were utilized to elucidate the molecular-scale interactions in the electrolyte components. This study provides fundamental insights and practical strategies for the development of long-life POBs.
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JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE
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2026
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Jialong Yang,Guangqun Zhai
The effect of H 2 O 2 and H 2 O 2 -ascorbic acid (Vc) pairs on defunctionalization of 2-cyano-2-propyl dithiobenzoate (CPDB) and CPDB-mediated reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is investigated. The stability of CPDB toward H 2 O 2 is monitored by UV–vis absorption spectroscopy. CPDB is partially defunctionalized by H 2 O 2 alone and more seriously by H 2 O 2 -Vc pairs at 40°C, due to the oxidation by H 2 O 2 and the stepwise addition of DMSO-derived H 3 C· radicals. MMA greatly inhibits the defunctionalization of dithiobenzoate moieties, as both HO· and H 3 C· radicals incur oligomeric MMA-terminated alkyl radicals, which conserve the dithiobenzoate moieties of CPDB. H 2 O 2 -Vc-initiated CPDB-mediated RAFT polymerization is undertaken at 30°C and 40°C. Conversion is measured by gas chromatography, and molecular weight (MW) of PMMA is determined by gel-permeation chromatography. The processes manifest a moderately controlled fashion under optimal conditions. The products at low conversion display a multi-component composition, with high-MW PMMA consisting of 90% at least. MW of PMMA increases almost linearly with the yield and maintains a narrow distribution, but higher than the corresponding theoretical MW, owing to the partial defunctionalization of CPDB. Mass spectroscopy reveals that the irreversible termination of the intermediate radicals is the primary factor. Graphical H 2 O 2 initiated reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) with 2-cyano-2-propyl dithiobenzoate (CPDB) as both the reducing agent and CTA. The defunctionalization of CPDB by H 2 O 2 in DMSO was observed, but methyl methacrylate significantly inhibited the defunctionalization. The CPDB-mediated RAFT polymerization was fulfilled with H 2 O 2 or H 2 O 2 -Vc pairs as the initiator. MS attributed the defunctionalization to the formation and the irreversible termination of lower-activity intermediate radicals.
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