ChemNanoMat
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2021
·Vol. 7
·期 11
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IF 3.154
Yang Liu,Yong Zhao,Yulong Zhao,Peng Jiang
Graphical We report an efficient and robust Cu-decorated Rh/TiO 2 catalyst that improves the styrene selectivity in selective hydrogenation of phenylacetylene. The appropriate Cu coverage is found to modulate the electronic states of surface Rh atoms and changes the Rh exposed active sites, thus mitigating the overhydrogenation and enhancing the selectivity. Phenylacetylene as an impurity in styrene is poisonous to catalysts for styrene polymerization in the production of polystyrene plastics. The selective hydrogenation of phenylacetylene to styrene is an industrially promising route to overcome this challenge yet lacks cost-effective catalysts to prevent the overhydrogenation of styrene to ethylbenzene. In this work, we report an efficient and robust copper-decorated Rh/TiO 2 catalyst for the selective hydrogenation of phenylacetylene to styrene. By optimizing the copper coverage on TiO 2 supported Rh nanoparticles, we achieved a selectivity of 83% towards styrene formation at a phenylacetylene conversion of 93%. The appropriate Cu coverage is found to modulate the electronic states of surface Rh atoms and changes the Rh exposed active sites, weakening the binding strength of alkene and hydrogen intermediates on Rh and thus mitigating the overhydrogenation and enhancing the selectivity for styrene generation. This work offers insights on the rational design of efficient Rh-based bimetallic catalysts for selective hydrogenation of phenylacetylene to styrene.
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CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS
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2019
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IF 1.901
Jie Hu,Yi Lu,Xiao-Fang Zhao,Yu-Qian Tang,Yuan-Zhou Li,Yu-Xuan Xiao,Zhi-Yi Hu,Bao-Lian Su,Xiao-Yu Yang
TiO 2 hierarchical microsphere assembled from anatase TiO 2 nanosheets has been successfully prepared and exhibited excellent catalytic activities of H 2 production and benzyl alcohol selective oxidized to benzaldehyde. These enhanced photoactivity can be mainly ascribed to the charge separation promoted by the surface F and nanosheet units, enhancement of substrate molecular transport profited from the hierarchical structure.
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BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
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2019
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IF 9.518
Yongze Xie,Min Zhang,Qianyun Bin,Shilei Xie,Lu'an Guo,Faliang Cheng,Weizhong Lv
The fast and accurate detection of Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) plays an important role in clinical cancer treatment and therapy. An ultrasensitive photoelectrochemical (PEC) immunosensor for the detection of CEA was constructed using CdSe@BiVO 4 co-sensitized TiO 2 nanorods as photoactive materials. TiO 2 nanorods were assembled on the FTO modified electrode to immobilize capture antibodies. With a sandwich immunoassay format, CEA and signal antibodies labelled CdSe@BiVO 4 were introduced in sequence via specific immunoreaction, and the ultrahigh sensitivity of this immunoassay results from the following three aspects. Firstly, the co-sensitization of BiVO 4 and CdSe extends the absorption range of TiO 2 from ultraviolet region to visible light region, which can adequately utilize the light energy; Secondly, the effective matching of energy levels among TiO 2 , CdSe and BiVO 4 accelerates the separation and transfer of photogenerated electron-hole pairs and significantly improves the PEC performance; Finally, the introduced Au evidently expedites the interfacial electron transfer from TiO 2 to FTO electrode, further resulting in noticeably increased photocurrent . Based on multiple signal amplification strategy, a largely linear detection range from 0.01 ng mL −1 to 50 ng mL −1 with a low detection limit (0.5 pg mL −1 ) were obtained. In addition, the prepared immunosensor with attractive properties provides a promising platform for PEC detection.
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2016
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Yang Li,Peifu Wang,Cunping Huang,Weifeng Yao,Qiang Wu,Qunjie Xu
Despite high activity for photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes from water, nanoscale Ag 3 PO 4 photocatalyst particles are difficult to synthesize. As reported in literature, Ag 3 PO 4 particle sizes for photocatalytic degradation of water pollutants are normally larger than 100 nm. This research reports a facile and reproducible method for the synthesis of the ultrafine and uniform Ag 3 PO 4 nanoparticles loaded on the oxygen vacated TiO 2 (TiO 2 -OV) with average particle size as small as 2.6 nm. All obtained Ag 3 PO 4 particles can be completely loaded onto TiO 2 -OV support to form Ag 3 PO 4 /TiO 2 -OV composite photocatalysts. The prepared Ag 3 PO 4 /TiO 2 -OV photocatalyst exhibits much higher visible light photocatalytic activity than those of pure Ag 3 PO 4 or Ag 3 PO 4 /TiO 2 photocatalysts for the degradation of rhodamine b (Rh B) and phenol in water. After depositing thin layers of AgI on Ag 3 PO 4 ultrafine Ag 3 PO 4 nanoparticles, the new AgI-Ag 3 PO 4 /TiO 2 -OV composite photocatalysts not only show much higher photocatalytic activity, but they are also more stable than pure Ag 3 PO 4 catalyst. This new synthesis method will provide guidelines for the preparation of ultrafine nanoparticles and highly active photocatalysts for treatment of water pollution or production of hydrogen from water splitting/reducing.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2014
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·13565-13570
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IF 0
Yingying Fan,Dongxue Han,Bin Cai,Weiguang Ma,Mohsin Javed,Shiyu Gan,Tongshun Wu,M. Siddiq,Xiandui Dong,Li Niu
TiO2 is an abundant and environmentally benign material, but has a wide band gap, which greatly confines its applications in photocatalysis. Doping and modifying the material composition are both generally used to change and control the photocatalytic activity of semiconductors. Herein, we describe a method and resulting activity of depositing Ce-/S-codoped TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) on water-soluble sulfonated graphene (SGE) sheets, which guarantees a direct contact and satisfactory electron transfer between the semiconductor and graphene. The Ce/S–TiO2 NPs are homogeneously fixed on the surface of SGE sheets with an average particle size of ∼7 nm. The resulting composite showed noticeable activity in photodegrading methyl orange (κ = 0.425 h−1). This improved performance can be attributed to the synergistic effects of Ce- and S-codoping toward TiO2 and the composite action between TiO2 NPs and SGE. This type of novel composite is expected to stimulate the development of doped and graphene-involved photocatalysts for addressing environmental problems.
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LANGMUIR
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2023
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IF 3.9
Hao Zhou,Bin Zhang,Zhan Jiang,Haiguang Zhao,Yuanming Zhang
Benefiting from the wide-range absorption and adjustable energy gap, carbon dots (C-dots) have attracted a great deal of attention and they have been used to sensitize semiconductor nanocomposites to boost the efficiency of energy conversion devices, while there is still a lack of fundamental understanding of the interaction between such materials and their influence on the catalytic activity on the reaction process. In this study, C-dots were used to modify TiO2 to form a direct Z-scheme (DZS) junction for enhancement of the photocatalytic activity. The C-dot/TiO2 composite was prepared by ultrasonication at room temperature through coupling between the Ti–O–C bond and electrostatic interaction. The C-dots can dramatically enhance the absorption of the composite by forming the DZS, and the composite is enabled to generate more free radicals, which facilitate ∼10 times higher photocatalytic activity compared to that of TiO2. As a proof of concept, the as-prepared C-dot/TiO2 was used for textile wastewater dye degradation. This study provides an efficient approach for room-temperature preparation of C-dot/TiO2 composites with high photocatalytic activity.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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Juntao Tang,Xinlong Wang,Yusheng Huang,Xiaopeng Du,Zhiqiao He,Da Wang,Shuang Song
The relatively weak activity and serious deactivation of anatase TiO 2 nanosheet catalysts with highly exposed {0 0 1} facets ({0 0 1}-TiO 2 ) limits its wide application in photocatalytic degradation of gaseous pollutants. Herein, we propose a hybrid photocatalyst composed of {0 0 1}-TiO 2 and SiO 2 with numerous hydroxyl groups (denoted as {0 0 1}-TiO 2 /HO-SiO 2 ). The catalyst showed excellent performance for gaseous toluene degradation under UV illumination, with 99.2 % removal efficiency and 204.7 μmol L −1 CO 2 yield (about 85.9 % mineralization efficiency) within 120 min. It also demonstrated superior durability over five consecutive cycles of toluene photodegradation. The modification of HO–SiO 2 on {0 0 1}-TiO 2 facilitate the selective adsorption of toluene on the catalyst surface by H-bonding interaction, and make the major poisoning species, benzoic acid, easily desorb from the surface, reducing the catalyst inactivation. Most importantly, we found that the formed Ti O Si bond promotes the separation of photogenerated electron–hole pairs, and provides abundant available electrons for the formation of reactive oxygen radicals and the left holes for the conversion of toluene to benzyl radicals or oxidation of H 2 O to hydroxyl radicals, which results in the improved activity. This study highlights the importance of the introduction of secondary components with special functions on TiO 2 , which is helpful for the design of photocatalysts with high performance and anti-deactivation ability for treatment of volatile organic compounds.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2020
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IF 8.758
Tong Wei,Baoling Niu,Guohua Zhao
Exploring the adsorption and selective removal mechanism of target pollutants on the catalytic interface is an important research topic in the field of environmental sewage treatment. However, the molecular recognition based on the surface of single crystals is still unclear. Single crystal molecularly imprinted TiO2 (001-MI-TiO2) with a highly exposed {001} plane was prepared by a hydrothermal method to characteristically adsorb and degrade phenol. The kinetics of phenol oxidation on 001-MI-TiO2 was 12.93 times that of polycrystal nonimprinted TiO2. The phenol adsorption quantity of 001-MI-TiO2 was 1.68 times that of the polycrystal molecularly imprinted TiO2 (MI-TiO2). Compared with MI-TiO2, the significantly increased removal of phenol on 001-MI-TiO2 mainly attributed to the enhanced adsorption quantity and better photocatalytic performance. The recognition mechanism of phenol on the 001-MI-TiO2 during the adsorption process was studied using attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), which indicated enhanced adsorption of phenol when compared with MI-TiO2. The recognition between the phenol molecule and the imprinted sites mainly relied on the hydrogen bond between the π bond of the benzene ring and the hydroxyl group on the surface of TiO2. Besides, the interferent ATR-FTIR results showed that the single crystal surface can significantly reduce noncharacteristic adsorption, indicating good selectivity for the targets. In addition, the degradation intermediates during the photocatalytic process were further analyzed by in situ infrared technology.
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FUEL
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2017
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Shaojian Jiang,Xi Liu,Hailong Li,Jun Wang,Zequn Yang,Haoyi Peng,Kaimin Shih
Elemental mercury (Hg 0 ) oxidation over a low-temperature La 2 O 3 -TiO 2 (LaTi) catalyst through a fixed-bed reactor system is reported here. Despite the presence of oxygen (O 2 ), Hg 0 was not effectively oxidized by either hydrogen chloride (HCl) or nitrogen oxide (NO). However, Hg 0 oxidation over the LaTi catalyst was greatly improved when both HCl and NO were present in the simulated flue gas. Several methods, including X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform (DRIFT) spectroscopy, and temperature-programmed decomposition (TPD), were used to study the inherent mechanisms involved in the Hg 0 oxidation by HCl and NO. The results indicated that the combined presence of HCl and NO exhibited great synergy for Hg 0 catalytic oxidation over the LaTi catalyst. The reaction mechanism is proposed as follows: 1) NO was adsorbed and oxidized on the catalyst surface, forming NO 2 ; 2) the reactive NO 2 then oxidized gas phase Hg 0 to mostly HgO, and; 3) HgO reacted with gas phase HCl to produce HgCl 2 , which escaped from the catalyst’s surface. Differing from previously proposed mechanisms, La 2 O 3 was first studied as an active substance in Hg 0 oxidation. These findings are beneficial for those seeking economical and efficient Hg 0 oxidation catalysts for coal-fired power plants.
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2024
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Wanli Zhang,Meigui Ou,Chunlin Yang
In this paper, erbium-doped gadolinium oxide rare earth oxide nanoparticles (Gd 2 O 3 :Er 3+ ) with good light absorption capacity from the visible to the infrared region were prepared by polyol method, and then compounded with TiO 2 by hydrothermal method. SEM, TEM, XPS, UV–vis and electrochemical workstation were used to study the morphology, structure, UV–vis light absorption and photoelectrochemical (PEC) properties of Gd 2 O 3 :Er 3+ /TiO 2 . The results showed that the Gd 2 O 3 :Er 3+ spherical nanoparticles with a particle size of about 15 nm were uniformly distributed on the surface of the TiO 2 nanorod array, and the Gd 2 O 3 :Er 3+ /TiO 2 nanocomposites had good light absorption capacity in the infrared region. Furthermore, the photocurrent densities of Gd 2 O 3 /TiO 2 and Gd 2 O 3 :Er 3+ /TiO 2 were 2.08 and 2.75 times higher than those of TiO 2 , respectively, manifesting that the broadening of infrared light absorption can improve the PEC property of TiO 2 . Meanwhile, the DFT calculation results showed that the energy band of Gd 2 O 3 :Er 3+ /TiO 2 was significantly narrower than that of TiO 2 , indicating that Gd 2 O 3 :Er 3+ /TiO 2 had a redshift phenomenon of UV–vis absorption. The calculation results of state density showed that the f orbital of Gd 2 O 3 :Er 3+ intersected with the d orbital of TiO 2 , indicating that there is an electron transfer between Gd 2 O 3 :Er 3+ and TiO 2 .
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Surfaces and Interfaces
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2025
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Jiaqi Li,Ziming Shang,Ying Meng,Qianrui Lv,Fubo Luan
TiO 2 -based photocatalytic nitrate reduction is highly efficient for nitrate treatment. However, TiO 2 powders present challenges in recovery and reuse, necessitating immobilization to enhance recyclability. Additionally, existing research primarily focuses on the role of photogenerated electrons in nitrate removal, neglecting the impact of simultaneously generated free radicals on the reaction. To investigate the synergistic effects of electrons and free radicals in recyclable photocatalytic nitrate reduction, this study layered TiO 2 with specific crystal facets and a silver coating on a recyclable plane. Results indicate that hydroxyl radicals (·OH) can reoxidize ammonia nitrogen, inhibiting the interfacial reduction process and adversely affecting nitrate removal. Exposing the reductive (101) crystal facet and depositing silver nanoparticles helps promote electron migration to the nanoparticle surface for participation in the reduction process, while reducing free radical formation. This approach increases the nitrate degradation rate by 2.38 times compared to TiO 2 with the exposed (001) crystal facet. In contrast, the photocatalytic reduction efficiency of TiO 2 with exposed oxidative (001) crystal facet is reduced due to increased free radical formation influenced by surface positive charges. This study provides a cost-effective and reusable solution for nitrate removal in water, enhancing its potential in practical water treatment applications.
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CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES
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2025
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Jihong Jiang,Yanchun Miao,Qianping Ran,Yali Li,Yunjian Li,Zongshuo Tao,Zeyu Lu
Fly ash, a by-product of coal combustion, is a pozzolanic solid waste with annual production of 1.63 billion tonnes, which has been widely used to replace cement clinker to develop sustainable concrete. However, the incorporation of high volumes of inert fly ash significantly reduces the early mechanical strength of concrete due to its low pozzolanic activity. This study presents an innovative strategy to effectively enhance the reactivity of fly ash by utilizing hydroxyl free radicals (•OH), highly reactive oxidative species generated by nano-TiO 2 under UV light excitation. Experimental results demonstrated that photoexcited nano-TiO 2 significantly promoted the depolymerization of inert glassy phases in fly ash, resulting in a 28 % increase in Ca(OH) 2 consumption within 72 h. Consequently, the compressive and flexural strengths of mortar at 28 days increased by 37 % and 16 %, respectively, with a strength activity index reaching 95.4 %. In addition, the water absorption and chloride ion diffusion coefficient were reduced by 15 % and 18 %, respectively, due to a more refined pore structure driven by enhanced pozzolanic reactivity. Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations further revealed that •OH substantially lowered the energy barrier for Si-O-Al bonds cleavage (from 22.93 kcal/mol for OH − to 8.54 kcal/mol for •OH), confirming its superior catalytic efficiency and thermodynamic advantage. In conclusion, the findings confirm that photoexcited nano-TiO 2 can serve as an effective activator for enhancing the utilization efficiency of fly ash in sustainable concrete.
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