Small Methods
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2021
·Vol. 5
·期 9
·2100491
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IF 14.188
Wending Pan,Jianjun Mao,Yifei Wang,Xiaolong Zhao,Kee Wah Leong,Shijing Luo,Yue Chen,Dennis Y. C. Leung
Aqueous Al–ion battery (AAIB) is regarded as a promising candidate for large-scale energy storage systems due to its high capacity, high safety, and low cost, with MnO 2 proved to be a high-performance cathode. However, the potential commercial application of this type of battery is plagued by the frequent structural collapse of MnO 2 . Herein, an in situ, electrochemically reformed, urchin-like Al x MnO 2 cathode is developed for water-in-salt electrolyte-based AAIBs. Benefiting from its unique α-MnO 2 coated Mn 2 AlO 4 structure, a high Al ion storage capacity is achieved together with a high discharge voltage plateau of 1.9 V by reversible MnO 2 electrolysis. Consequently, the battery exhibits a high specific capacity of 285 mAh g –1 and a high energy density of 370 Wh kg –1 at a high current density of 500 mA g –1 . Improved stability with record capacity retention is also obtained at an ultrahigh current density of 5 A g –1 after 500 cycles. Such a high-capacity and high-stability Al x MnO 2 cathode would pave the way for in situ electrochemical transformation of cathode design and thus boost the practical application of AAIBs.
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Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
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2021
·Vol. 8
·期 14
·3473-3481
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IF 6.569
Mili Liu,Hui Liu,Kang Chen,Jiangyong Sun,Hui Wang,Jiangwen Liu,Liuzhang Ouyang
The potential of a multiphase Al–Li alloy with the unreported Al1.08Li1.92 phase for use as a hydrolytic material to produce hydrogen was studied. This alloy enabled rapid hydrogen release in a wide temperature range with robust hydrogen yield. It could produce 1496 ml H2 per g within merely 0.5 min at 299 K and release 1076 ml H2 per g in 0.5 min even at a subzero temperature of 243 K. The hydrogen production kinetics were confirmed with a chemical step and could be well controlled by tailoring the solution components of water/ethanol mixtures. Furthermore, the alloy showed good air-resistance ability, indicating its suitability for safe handling and transport in practical applications. Our results confirmed the excellent hydrogen production achieved using this Al-based generation system. It might shed light on the progress of hydrogen production technologies for commercial use.
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ANALYTICAL LETTERS
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2020
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IF 1.467
Meijuan Ren,Huan Wang,Yuanyuan Liu,Qin Ma,Wenjing Jia,Mingzhu Liu,Huiju Wang,Yongchang Lu
Amino-MIL-53(Al) nanosheets were synthesized by a hydrothermal reaction and were employed as a fluorescent probe because of their high quantum yield and excellent stability. The amino-MIL-53(Al) nanosheets have a maximum fluorescence emission peak at 435 nm using an excitation wavelength of 335 nm. The fluorescent intensity of luminophor at 435 nm was linearly quenched when mercury (II) (Hg2+) was added, which occurred due to the adsorption of Hg2+ onto the luminophor surface. Under these conditions, the fluorescent signal of the system is in the “turn-off” state. Following the addition of glutathione (GSH) into the system, the quenched fluorescence intensity may be partially restored based on the reaction between glutathione and Hg2+. In this condition, the fluorescent signal of the amino-MIL-53(Al)-Hg2+ system is in the “turn-on” state. Therefore, the amino-MIL-53(Al) nanosheets were successfully used as a “turn-off-on” fluorescent sensing system to determine the concentrations of Hg2+ in Tibetan medicine and glutathione in rabbit serum. A good correlation coefficient was obtained between the quenching of the fluorescence intensity of luminophor and the concentration of Hg2+ using the optimized conditions. A linear range was acquired from 1.96 nM to 38.27 μM with a detection limit of 0.23 nM of Hg2+ based upon a signal-to-noise ratio of three. For glutathione, the linear dynamic range was from 210 nM to 15.25 μM with a detection limit equal to 8.11 nM based upon a signal-to-noise ratio of three. This developed sensor system has the advantages of high selectivity, favorable sensitivity and simple operation for the determination of Hg2+ and glutathione in real samples.
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RSC Advances
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2021
·Vol. 11
·期 4
·2397-2404
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Jing Chen,Yali Xu,Shuying Li,Fanghong Xu,Qian Zhang
Tetracycline detection has been a great concern because of its overuse and difficulty in degrading. Here, a detection method with ratio fluorescence was developed by synthesizing Eu3+ doped nanocomposites with NH2-MIL-53(Al) nanosheets. After adding tetracycline, the fluorescence intensity at 616 nm characteristic emission peak of Eu3+ was sensitized by the antenna effect generated from coordinating Eu3+ with tetracycline, but the fluorescence of NH2-MIL-53(Al) at 433 nm was quenched by the fluorescence resonance energy transfer between the Eu3+-tetracycline composition and NH2-MIL-53(Al). Therefore, the efficient detection of tetracycline was achieved based on this change of ratio fluorescence signal. The experimental results show that Eu3+/NH2-MIL-53(Al) has excellent selectivity, a wider linear range and a lower detection limit for detecting tetracycline. This method can afford favorable ideas for developing advanced chemical and biological sensors.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2020
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IF 10.652
Yajie Chen,Wei Ren,Zilong Zheng,Ganggang Wu,Bin Hu,Junhong Chen,Jiaxin Wang,Chunpei Yu,Kefeng Ma,Xinli Zhou,Wenchao Zhang
The development of nanothermites with adjustable reactivity has always been the research hotspot in the field of energetic materials, and its key issue is to control the interfacial contact extent and diffusion length between fuel and oxidizer. Here, the 3DOM CuO/Al, 3DOM CuO/Al-NPs and CuO-NPs/Al-NPs nanothermites, which show a gradual decrease in contact extents between reactants, were firstly prepared simultaneously using magnetron sputtering, P4VP self-assembly and ultrasonic mixing, respectively. The DSC thermograms show that the heat release of the 3DOM CuO/Al (sputtering 200 nm Al) can reach 2541.4 J/g, much larger than either value of the prepared 3DOM CuO/Al-NPs and CuO-NPs/Al-NPs. The activation energies of these CuO/Al systems also exhibit the similar results as the heat releases. However, the 3DOM CuO/Al-NPs can lead to the highest combustion pressure (24.6 MPa), the shortest pressure rise time (0.067 ms), and the fastest pressurization rate (647.98 GPa/s), followed orderly in corresponding values by the CuO-NPs/Al-NPs and 3DOM CuO/Al. All data indicate that the contact extent between CuO and Al plays a great effect on the overall reactivity, and their differences in structure and volume are responsible for the diverse combustion pressure performance. Furthermore, the presence of reaction voids between components can promote the O diffusion to enhance the continuous mass and heat transfer for an efficacious reaction. Hence, it is believed that similar methods can be used to improve the contact extent and diffusion length between fuels and oxidants so as to achieve an adjustment in reactivity for various nanothermites.
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Colloid and Interface Science Communications
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2020
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Jiaxing Song,Tao Guo,Miao Yao,Jialin Chen,Wen Ding,Xiaonan Zhang,Fengli Bei,Junyi Huang
Graphene oxide (GO) with outstanding mechanical properties and high temperature stability is attractive to many researchers. As a flame retardant, GO also has been widely used in fire resistance applications of polymers. Herein, to explore ignition resistance effect of GO on nanothermite, GO/Al/MnO 2 nanocomposites were prepared. Due to the large specific surface area, GO can completely cover the surface of nanothermite components. Thermal results showed that exothermic thermite reaction occurred in the range of 500 °C to 600 °C while with GO addition, thermite reaction did not happen at all. Originally, combustion phenomenon of Al/MnO 2 nanothermite was intense with bright flame, but GO/Al/MnO 2 nanocomposites cannot be ignited even if the current on heating wires was higher. The physical barrier of GO hinders the direct contact between fuel and oxidizer which prevents the occurrence of self-propagating thermite reaction. This work provides guiding significance to the design of nanothermite flame retardant.
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CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
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2020
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Shujuan Xiao,Xiaowen Huo,Shuxin Fan,Kui Zhao,Shouwu Yu,Xiaoyao Tan
To enhance the performance of the polyphenylene sulfone (PPSU) membrane, a novel mixed matrix membrane with hydrophilicity and antifouling properties was prepared. Using PPSU as the basic membrane material, polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) as the porogen, N -Methyl pyrrolidone (NMP) as the solvent, and MOF-CAU-1 (Al 4 (OH) 2 (OCH 3 ) 4 (H 2 N-BDC) 3 · x H 2 O) as the filler, PPSU/CAU-1 mixed matrix membrane (MMM) was prepared by an immersion precipitation and phase transformation technique. By changing the amount of MOF-CAU-1, the properties and performance of the MMM membrane were investigated in terms of hydrophilicity, pore morphology, surface roughness, and dye removal. The results show that the highest pure water flux of the mixed reached 47.9 L·m −2 ·h −1 , when the CAU-1 addition amount was 1.0 wt%, which was 23% higher than that of the pure PPSU membrane. Both the rejection rate and the antifouling performance of the MMM membrane also noticeably improved.
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RARE METALS
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2020
·Vol. 40
·期 7
·1940-1948
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IF 2.161
Li Jia-Xin,Chen Yu-Hong,Bai Zhang-Jun,Zhao Bao-Jun,Jiang Liang,Wu Lan-Er
Ta–W alloys have unique properties but their applications at high temperatures are restricted due to their poor oxidation resistances. The addition of Al and Ti decreases the oxidation rate of the alloy, as Al-contained protective oxide layer could be formed. In this study, ternary and quaternary Ta–W alloys containing Al and Ti were prepared by hot press sintering. The microstructures and oxidation behaviors of the alloys were studied at 1173 K. The results show that the oxidation kinetics of all alloys follows a parabolic law at short oxidation periods. After cyclic oxidation, the kinetics of quaternary alloys still obeys the parabolic law but that of ternary alloy has been changed into linear law kinetics after 8-h oxidation. For ternary alloy, an outer layer with dense and continuous alumina was formed during the initial stage, and phase transformation caused the oxides to peel off. By comparison, the quaternary alloys depicted continuously solid solution of the oxides layer. Overall, Al and Ti played key roles in oxidation degree and affected the oxidation kinetics of ternary and quaternary alloys.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2021
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IF 5.816
Jinrui Guo,Jing Tian,Jinhua Deng,Xinyu Yang,Binghui Duan,Yong Liu
Electrochemical reduction and photocatalytic reduction of CO 2 have attracted more and more attention, but they also face the problem of low utilization efficiency of electricity and solar energy. In this study, a new strategy of applying a novel Al–Sn-CNTs composite in electrochemical corrosion process was proposed to reduce CO 2 without additional electricity and light. In the Al–Sn-CNTs/CO 2 system, micro galvanic cell with Al as anode and Sn or CNTs as cathode was formed, and CO 2 was reduced to formic acid on the cathode surface . The cumulative formic acid concentration of the Al–Sn-CNTs/CO 2 system achieved 21.18 mg/L within 60 min under the conditions of initial pH 9.0, Cl − concentration 10 mmol/L, and Al–Sn-CNTs composite dosage 2 g/L. Based on the morphology, crystal structure and electrochemical test results of the Al–Sn-CNTs composite, a possible mechanism of CO 2 reduction to formic acid in the Al–Sn-CNTs/CO 2 system was proposed.
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ACS Omega
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2021
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Mingyu Zhang,Chaoyong Wang,Junkai Zhang,Gang Li,Li Gu
LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 (NCM811) became a research hot point because of its low cost, environmental friendliness, and excellent electrochemical performance. However, Li+/Ni2+ intermixing is an essential factor affecting its applicability. Doping could be an important method to improve the electrochemical performance of NCM811-based cathode materials. In this work, La and Al co-doped NCM811 was prepared by a solid-state method. Results from X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and electrochemical performance were discussed in depth. These showed that when La and Al doping concentrations were 1 and 0.5%, the samples showed the best performance. The as-improved performances were mainly attributed to the reduced Li+/Ni2+ intermixing, suppressed phase transition, and decreased potential polarization and impedance.
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ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS
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2019
·Vol. 21
·期 12
·1900825
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IF 2.906
Yaofeng Mao,Lin Zhong,Xu Zhou,Dawei Zheng,Xingquan Zhang,Tao Duan,Fude Nie,Bing Gao,Dunju Wang
The booming development of 3D printing offers unprecedented hope for the construction of functional materials. However, it is still challenging to fabricate nano energetic materials due to the high sensitivity of energetic materials and the difficulty of high loading of materials. Recently, ink-based direct ink writing (DIW) 3D printing process for the preparation of reactive materials has attracted worldwide attention because of the simplicity in design of micro architecture and the possibility of low-cost manufacturing. Herein, a novel strategy for printing Al/CuO nanothermite is successfully achieved by DIW 3D printing of nanothermite inks with good rheology shear-thinning properties using F 2311 as a binder. The loading of nanothermite in this ink formula is up to 90 wt.%, and the burning rate can be as high as 352 mm s −1 . This approach provides new routes for achieving the applications in micro energetic device by printing high resolution and precise patterns of nanothermite with enhanced combustion performance.
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Materials Research Express
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2019
·Vol. 6
·期 4
·046532
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IF 1.449
Chen Chen,Binxu Lan,Kang Liu,Hongbo Wang,Yuxin Deng,Yufei Zuo,Xiaohan Xu,Cheng Chen,Zhen Chen,Ping Luo,Shijie Dong
Herein, we prepared Al–Bi–NaCl composites by mechanical ball milling and investigated the effects of ball milling time on their hydrogen production performance, additionally analyzing energy conversion during ball milling. Subsequently, the effects of Bi and NaCl content and initial temperature on hydrogen production performance were studied. Moreover, the phase, morphology, and elemental composition of these composites and by-products of their hydrolysis were studied by a range of instrumental techniques. An optimal hydrogen yield of 1140 ml g−1 (in 1 h) was obtained at a milling time of 4 h, and the results of instrumental characterization showed that no new phase was formed during ball milling (i.e., Al, Bi, and NaCl were only mechanically mixed) and that the constituent elements were evenly distributed in the composite. Hydrolysis by-products were identified as porous Al(OH)3 and AlO(OH), that is, Bi did not participate in the reaction.
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