CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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Zhaoxuan Feng,Yanan Xu,Wenli Ding,Qingqing Li,Xiaoli Zhao,Xinfeng Wei,Minna Hakkarainen,Mingbo Wu
Facile fabrication of green and renewable bio-based membranes with good anti-fouling and oil/water separation performance is of great importance to solve the oil spills and industrial oily wastewater threatening the ecological environment. Here, a fully biobased oil/water separation membrane with an ordered porous structure was 3D printed ultraviolet-assisted direct ink writing. The components of the bio-ink were obtained by methacrylation of chitosan (CS) and gelatin (GEL) to synthesize methacrylated chitosan (CSMA) and methacrylated gelatin (GELMA), while the nanographene oxide (nGO) was derived from CS through a simple microwave-assisted hydrothermal carbonization followed by oxidation step. The addition of nGO boosted the printability of the bio-ink, and the anti-fouling property and water permeation flux of the printed membranes. As a result, the membrane M−CSMA/GELMA/nGO-0.7 with the optimal performance possessed a low water contact angle in air of 0°, and high underwater oil contact angle of 161.5°, demonstrating a combination of superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic properties. M−CSMA/GELMA/nGO-0.7 has good corrosion resistance and long service life as evidenced from the separation efficiency of n-heptane/water, which kept above 99.5 % and a high water permeation flux above 38,300 L m −2 h −1 after 20 cyclic tests in the harsh aquatic conditions containing 1 M NaCl, 1 M HCl, or 1 M NaOH, respectively. This shows promising potential for real-life applications.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2018
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Shengyang Pan,Min Chen,Limin Wu
Raspberry-like polymer/inorganic compound hybrid colloidal spheres have attracted tremendous interest owing to their many potential applications, but most of them are concentrated on synthesis methods, controlling structures and morphologies. Herein, we synthesize raspberry-like poly(ethyl methacrylate)/SiO 2 colloidal spheres and further graft a hydrophilic diblock copolymer on the SiO 2 nanoparticles. The obtained copolymer-grafted hybrid sphere-based coatings are robust and display excellent underwater superoleophobic and anti-biofouling performances as well as self-repairing ability.
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International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
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2015
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Meiling Zhang,Shihui Bao,Feiou Lin,Yingying Lin,Lijing Zhang,Mengzhi Xu,Xueli Huang,Congcong Wen,Lufeng Hu,Guanyang Lin
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of Datura stramonium on rats by examining the differences in urine and serum metabolites between Datura stramonium groups and control group. SIMCA-P+12.0.1.0 software was used for partial least-squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) to screen for the differential metabolites. Fifteen metabolites in urine including malonic acid, pentanedioic acid, D-xylose, D-ribose, xylulose, azelaic acid, threitol, glycine, butanoic acid, D-mannose, D-gluconic acid, galactonic acid, myo-inositol, octadecanoic acid, pseudouridine and ten metabolites in serum including alanine, butanedioic acid, L-methionine, propanedioic acid, hexadecanoic acid, D-fructose, tetradecanoic acid, D-glucose, D-galactose, oleic acid were selected as the characteristic metabolites. The PLS-DA scores plot indicated that serum and urine metabolites have a variety of changes among low dose group, high dose group and control group. These metabolites were related with amino metabolism, lipid metabolism and energy metabolism. The result reflected the relationship between metabolites in rat fluid and Datura stramonium spectra. Potential differences in metabolites and metabolic pathway analysis showed that the establishment of urine and serum metabolomics methods for further evaluating drug has great significance.
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REACTIVE & FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS
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2024
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Tianyi Ma,Le Gan,Yang Liu,Shinan Xu,Chenlong Han,Xiaolin Zhao,Xiaobei Zang,Ning Cao
Since the global outbreak of COVID-19, medical masks have become one of the most concerned pieces of epidemiological protection equipment. Polypropylene melt-blown nonwovens are the core filtration materials of medical masks, but the filtration performance deteriorates drastically with prolonged use and water vapor adherence. Here, a series of organic solvents were used to etch the melt-blown nonwovens to construct a graded rough structure and thus obtain durable superhydrophobic melt-blown nonwovens. The melt-blown nonwovens etched with a mixture of cyclohexane and n-hexane (volume ratio: 3:2) at 65 °C for 30 min exhibited excellent superhydrophobicity (water contact angle ∼153.5°, sliding angle ∼5.9°), high durability and great chemical resistance. The mechanical strength of the superhydrophobic melt-blown nonwoven has changed very little compared to the original melt- blown nonwoven, and it has a good filtration efficiency (89.2 %) and low wind resistance (24.3 Pa). In addition, the superhydrophobic melt-blown nonwoven can achieve more than 8.5 times its previous mass of organic solvent adsorption, with oil and water separation efficiency reaching over 91 %. Therefore, the PP melt-blowns prepared by the organic solvent etching method have greatly improved mask filtration performance and they also have great application prospect in oil-water separation.
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Energies
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2024
·Vol. 17
·期 11
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Qi Liu,Yangwen Zhu,Hang Ye,Haiying Liao,Quanqi Dai,Michelle Tiong,Chenggang Xian,Dan Luo
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technology has emerged as a pivotal measure in mitigating global climate change. Notably, CO2-EOR is esteemed for its dual function of sequestering CO2and enhancing oil recovery. However, this process presents challenges related to asphaltene deposition during CO2flooding, leading to reservoir damage, such as pore plugging. This study systematically manipulated the factors inducing CO2-induced asphaltene deposition, elucidating the mechanisms and magnitudes of asphaltene precipitation. Additionally, the study investigated the efficacy of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) in mitigating asphaltene deposition. Experimental findings indicated a positive correlation between asphaltene deposition and level of asphaltene content, CO2injection ratio, and temperature. Moreover, with an increase in experimental pressure, the asphaltene deposition rate demonstrated an initial increase followed by a subsequent decline. Leveraging their favorable compatibility with asphaltene, CQDs effectively suppressed the aggregation behavior of asphaltene. In the presence of CQDs, the onset of asphaltene precipitation was delayed from 45 V% to 55 V%, with the highest inhibition rate reaching approximately 36% at an optimal CQD concentration of 20 mg/L. This study proposes a novel approach to address asphaltene deposition issues in CO2-EOR processes, contributing to the enhancement of recovery rates in low-permeability reservoirs.
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INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
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2024
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Jingren Li,Ronghua Peng,Wei Li,Shilin Guo,Yanbo Liu,Zhenkai Cen,Dandan Han,Songgu Wu,Junbo Gong
As one of the eight essential amino acids in the human body, l-isoleucine plays an important role in human life metabolism and can be applied as a nutritional supplement and food additive in the food field. However, the crystallization of l-isoleucine is generally flaky with poor powder properties, such as bulk density and flowability, which is not conducive to a wide range of industrial applications. In this study, we successfully prepared large spherical particle crystals via two different ways of crystallization. l-Isoleucine undergoes the evolution from initial round flakes to three-dimensional petal-like structures and finally to spherical particles by evaporation crystallization in the presence of hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC). l-Isoleucine also aggregates into spherical particles in the acid–base reaction crystallization process by adding a small amount of suitable and volatile bridging liquids, such as cyclohexane and ethyl acetate. In conclusion, both approaches improved the crystal properties of l-isoleucine and produced spherical particles with a larger particle size, higher bulk density, and higher compression resistance, thereby providing new insight into the preparation of high-quality l-isoleucine.
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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
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2024
·Vol. 99
·期 12
·2693-2702
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Yandong Lu,Jiaxu Ning,Yue Zong,Fu Ding,Gaige Liu,Ruijun Zhang
BACKGROUND Tailored design of high-performance nanofiltration membranes is desirable. The physicochemical properties of the organic phaseare essential for the preparation of nanofiltration membranes. Therefore, byfine-tuning the organic phase, it is possible to achieve nanofiltrationmembranes with enhanced performance. RESULTS In this work, oleic acid, a naturally extracted fatty acid, wasintroduced into three different organic solvents (n-heptane, n-octane andisopar G) to construct special oil phases for interfacial polymerization. Testingresults showed that proper dosage of oleic acid addition can effectivelydecrease the nanofiltration membrane pore size and enhance the salt rejectionregardless of the solvent type. Taking n-octane as example, 5% oleic acidaddition in it can decrease the mean pore size from 0.500 nm to 0.341 nm and improve the MgSO 4 rejection from 52.4% to 95.5%. Further characterizationindicated that the introduction of oleic acid into organic solvent cansignificantly reduce the interfacial tension and promote the diffusion of piperazinefrom aqueous phase to the oil phase. In addition, oleic acid could react with piperazineand produce some white particles that could be embed into the polyamide layer, thus altering the surface morphology. CONCLUSION In this work, a novel modified thin film composite nanofiltration membrane was prepared by a simple and controllable oleic acid assisted interfacial polymerization strategy, which exhibits good water permeability, solute selectivity and antifouling property. Without changing the existing process, our strategy opens up a simple, environmentally friendly and operable route for the synthesis of thin film composite nanofiltration membranes. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry (SCI).
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2024
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Liang Chu,Junzhen Guo,Zhaokun Wang,Haibin Yang,Zhaohui Liu,Zhi Huang,Liyan Wang,Mu Yang,Ge Wang
Oxidative desulfurization (ODS) emerges as a critical player in enhancing efficient fuel desulfurization and promoting sustainable clean energy. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) show great potential as ODS catalysts because of their exceptional porosity and versatility. This study explores the use of amorphous metal-organic frameworks (aMOFs), which combine MOFs' structural advantages with unique properties of amorphous materials, to enhance catalytic efficiency in ODS. Traditional methods for synthesizing MOFs rely on solvent-thermal or solvent-free methods, each with limitations in environmental impact or scalability. To address this, we introduce a novel strategy utilizing a small quantity of benzoic acid (BA) modifier to facilitate the solvent-free, one-pot, mechanical synthesis of amorphous zirconium terephthalate (GU-2BA-3h). The resulting GU-2BA-3h demonstrates exceptional ODS performance, efficiently removing 1000 ppm of dibenzothiophene (DBT) in just 6 min at 60 °C. Amorphous GU-2BA-3h features an expanded external surface area, increased acidic sites, and exceptional stability, resulting in a high turnover frequency (19.6 h −1 ) and outstanding catalytic activity (53.2 mmol g −1 h −1 ), establishing it as a highly efficient ODS catalyst. This remarkable performance arises from the formation of dangling carboxyl groups and active metal sites due to the competitive coordination of benzoic acid with the linker. Experimental evidence confirms that these carboxyl groups and exposed Zr-OH sites interact with oxidants, generating hydroxyl radicals that effectively eliminate sulfur-containing compounds. Furthermore, the methodology exhibits universality in constructing amorphous Zr-based MOFs, and provides an eco-friendly, cost-effective route for efficient ODS catalyst production.
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering
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2025
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Xueqiang Shao,Changyu Fu,Yujing Zhang,Jinyi Chen,Jinbei Yang,Zhongliang Yao
A novel self-solidifying polymeric ionic liquid (P-[DMT-PS][PHSA]) was synthesized via phenolic condensation and applied as a recyclable acidic catalyst for biodiesel production. The catalyst demonstrated high acidity (4.68 mmol/g), excellent thermal stability, and effective catalytic performance, achieving 98.19% oleic acid conversion under optimized conditions. Notably, P-[DMT-PS][PHSA] is soluble during the esterification, allowing it to act as a homogeneous catalyst, and re-precipitates upon methanol evaporation for easy recovery. Even after 10 cycles, the catalyst maintained 97.0% oleic acid conversion, highlighting its stability and reusability. Additionally, P-[DMT-PS][PHSA] exhibits remarkable substrate adaptability, effectively catalyzing the esterification of a range of substrates. This study presents a simple and mild synthesis method for polymeric ionic liquids and showcases P-[DMT-PS][PHSA] as a promising alternative to conventional catalysts for biodiesel production.
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2024
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Shuisen He,Xueman Wang,Chenglong Wen,Yu Fan
A novel (C 11 H 26 N) 2 Co(MoS 4 ) 2 complex was prepared via the n-octyltrimethylammonium bromide-assisted self-assembly of CoMo precursors for the selective hydrodesulfurization (HDS) of thiophene. The complex was generated by the interaction between the negatively charged CoMo compound and the positively charged n-octyltrimethylammonium ions. Then positively charged bimolecular layers were formed owing to van der Waals forces between the C 11 H 26 N + and the complex, and they were anchored on the negatively charged γ-Al 2 O 3 . Compared with CoMoS/γ-Al 2 O 3 catalysts prepared by impregnation, the optimal CoMoN-0.3/γ-Al 2 O 3 catalyst exhibited better performance for selective HDS due to the enhanced Mo dispersion, the close contact between Co and Mo, and the increased amount of CoMoS phases on γ-Al 2 O 3 . Among these catalysts, the optimal CoMoN-0.3/γ-Al 2 O 3 catalyst with the highest concentration of CoMoS phases exhibited the highest HDS reaction rate constant of 6.95 × 10 -6 mol·g −1 ·s −1 and the best selective factor of 26.1 for the selective HDS of thiophene with 1-hexene.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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Keming Zhang,Sihui Li,Xiaohe Tian,Rui Zhang,Xiaoting Feng,Qingnan Wang,Yanting Tang,Chenlu Liu,Hongxia Gao,Shaofei Wang
Metal-organic framework (MOF) membranes demonstrate significant potential for industrial gas separations, yet fabricating vertically aligned two-dimensional (2D) MOF membranes on polymer substrates remains a considerable challenge due to the weak adhesion and difficulty in achieving precise alignment. This study presents a one-step method for the rapid synthesis of vertically aligned ZIF-L membranes, using a polydopamine (PDA)-assisted approach. This method enables the rapid formation of homogenous, thin but defect-free membranes on polymer substrates within 5 min, drastically reducing the preparation time by over 200 times. The vertically aligned ZIF-L membranes, characterized by the interlayer galleries facing the gas mixtures, exhibit an excellent CO 2 permeance exceeding 1200 GPU and a CO 2 /N 2 selectivity of 14.5. The versatility of this approach allows for its application on various flat-sheet or even hollow fiber supports. Our findings highlight the potential of PDA-assisted synthesis for efficient, scalable preparation of high-performance MOF membranes for industrial gas separations.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2024
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Zhonghua Li,Huange Zhen,Yuandong Jia,Wu Xiao,Xiangcun Li,Xuemei Wu,Tiantian Li,Gaohong He,Xiaobin Jiang
Nanofiltration (NF) for treatments of pharmaceutical wastewater is a promising direction for water protection and resources recovery. Herein, a novel membrane with heterogeneously charged channels was constructed by modified layer-by-layer assembly methods. Within the well-designed pores, the polyanion structure excludes the cephalexin and the cationic structure slows down its diffusion, thereby rejections for cephalexin are improved. The hydrophilic property of polyelectrolytes simultaneously guarantees the water transport. Fabricated heterogeneously charged channels are shown to strengthen the electrostatic barrier and prevent monovalent cephalexin anions penetration. Optimized nanofiltration membrane exhibits rejections of 98.9 % for 3650 ppm cephalexin, maintaining steady rejection during 69 h of continuous operations. The flux recovers to 99.3 % of the original flux after water washing. Benefiting from the separation performance of fabricated membranes, multi-stage NF processes effectively enrich the cephalexin wastewater. This work offers significant prospects for achieving high-efficiency pharmaceutical wastewater treatment and amphoteric drug recovery.
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