Catalysts
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2025
·Vol. 15
·期 3
·199
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IF 4
Aiming Huang,Jiayue Yu,Junjun Zhang,Yifan Zhang,Yang Wu,Yong Wang,Wen Luo
The electroreduction of CO2(CO2RR) is a promising and environmentally sustainable approach to closing the carbon cycle. However, achieving high activity and selectivity for multicarbon (C2₊) products remains a significant challenge due to the complexity of reaction pathways. In this study, porous carbon-supported copper catalysts (CuHCS) with pore sizes of 120 nm (CuHCS120) and 500 nm (CuHCS500) were synthesized to tailor the microenvironment at the electrode–electrolyte interface and enhance product selectivity. CuHCS120 achieved a maximum faradaic efficiency (FE) for C2₊ products of 46%, double that of CuHCS500 (23%). In contrast, CuHCS500 showed a higher FE for CO (36%) compared to CuHCS120 (14%) at the same potential. In-depth ex situ and in situ investigations revealed that smaller pores promote the enrichment and adsorption of *CO intermediates, thereby enhancing C–C coupling and the formation of C2₊ products. These findings underscore the critical role of structural confinement in modulating the catalytic microenvironment and provide valuable insights for the rational design of advanced catalysts for CO2RR.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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催化化学
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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
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2020
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IF 5.977
Xiaoping Zhang,Xiang Ren,Konstantin Chingin,Jiaquan Xu,Xin Yan,Huanwen Chen
We present an approach for the elucidation of C=C bond position and cis/trans isomers, which is achieved by the reaction of ambient water radical cations and double bonds, followed by the fragmentation of epoxide radical cations to generate diagnostic ions in tandem mass spectrometry . Hexenol double bond positional isomers and cis/trans isomers which exhibit different properties and biological functions are characterized as a proof of concept. The merits of the approach include the simplicity of experimental setup, rapid derivatization (within seconds), the obviation of organic solvents , as well as easy spectral interpretation.
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分析化学
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生物化学
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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IF 13.3
Huimin Li,Zhe Sun,Chenlong Dong,Xueli Zhang,Chengkun Lei,Baobao Jin,Qianqian Shen,Husheng Jia,Jinbo Xue
Photocatalytic non-oxidative coupling of methane is an attractive strategy for CH 4 to C 2 conversion, how to facilitate the photogenerated charge separation and accelerate the C–C coupling to promote the reaction kinetics remains a great challenge. Herein, a symbiotic r-Fe 2 O 3 /NiO heterostructure with robust interfaces is constructed in situ. The coherent interface not only provides unique Ni–O–Fe asymmetric sites, but also achieves the separation and transport of photogenerated charge. The unbalanced charge density distribution of two adjacent methyl or methylene at the Ni–O–Fe asymmetric site alleviates the dipole repulsion of the C–C coupling, and promotes C–C coupling to form C 2 hydrocarbons. Under visible light irradiation, the optimal r-Fe 2 O 3 /NiO performs a brilliant C 2 activity up to 71.00 μmol g −1 h −1 , and the C 2 H 4 yield can reach a high value of 40.46 μmol g −1 h −1 and the selectivity of 56.98 %. This work provides new insights into the coupling of C–C to generate C 2 hydrocarbons.
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化学工程
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Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T
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2025
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IF 6.6
Yuanming Zhou,Mingyang Li,Shuxin Li,Shuangxing Zhu,Ruizhi Liu,Maozhong Yi,Ke Peng
The oxide layer that forms on the surface of C/C composites matrix-modified with multiphase ultra-high temperature ceramics is generally loose and poorly bonded, limiting its effectiveness in enhancing the ablation resistance of C/C composites. In this study, C/C composites were matrix-modified using solid solution ceramic TaZr 2 C 3 -SiC and multiphase ceramic TaC-2ZrC-SiC, both with the same Zr/Ta ratio. The C/C-TaZr 2 C 3 -SiC and comparative sample C/C-TaC-2ZrC-SiC composites were prepared through a high-solid-loading slurry impregnation method combined with a precursor infiltration and pyrolysis process. The flexural properties were evaluated, and ablation tests were conducted under an oxyacetylene flame. Compared to C/C-TaC-2ZrC-SiC, the C/C-TaZr 2 C 3 -SiC sample exhibited superior flexural properties and ablation resistance. The flexural strength, elastic modulus, and fracture toughness improved by 10.80%, 29.75%, and 37.67%, respectively. The mass and linear ablation rates were reduced by up to 85.49% and 77.26%, respectively. The superior ablation resistance of C/C-TaZr 2 C 3 -SiC was attributed to the formation of the anti-ablation microstructure composed of the Ta-rich oxide binder phase and Zr-rich oxide skeleton phase in the Ta-Zr-O oxide layer. The microstructure enhanced the viscosity of the oxides and strengthened their interfacial bonding, effectively suppressing the splashing and consumption of surface oxides under high heat flux while preventing their accumulation in the brim ablation region. The oxide layer was more compact and tightly bonded to the composite surface, providing the composites with significantly improved ablation protection. These findings provide a novel and effective approach for further improving the ablation resistance of C/C composites.
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航空航天工程
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2025
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IF 6.3
Zhuoyu Han,Yitong Lu,Yuliang Li
Lignin has limited potential for transformation into high-value-added chemicals due to the non-polar nature and high bond dissociation energy of its intramolecular C-C bonds. Herein, we synthesized an N-doped Nb 2 O 5 photocatalyst with rod-shaped structure through hydrothermal method followed by calcination for C-C bonds cleavage of β-O-4 type lignin model compound under simulated sunlight. The comprehensive characterization results demonstrated that N doping and the resultant oxygen vacancies significantly enhance visible light response intensity of Nb 2 O 5 , while also altering the valence band and conduction band position. The enhanced reducibility at high conduction band position facilitated the rapid reduction of O 2 to generate superoxide radicals, accelerating the separation of carriers. The N-doped Nb 2 O 5 catalyst achieved 90% lignin conversion, surpassing pristine Nb 2 O 5 (59%), with stable performance over 5 consecutive cycles. This work provides a reference for developing efficient C-C bond selective cleavage photocatalysts through doping strategies.
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环境科学
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Surfaces and Interfaces
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2024
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IF 5.7
Zhixiu Yang,Xiaoxuan Guo,Yong Chen,Lijing Gao,Ruiping Wei,Guomin Xiao
Modulating the surface microenvironment is crucial in strengthening C C coupling, leading to increasing selectivity in the production of multi-carbon (C 2+ ) products during CO 2 electroreduction. Herein, we have concentrated on investigating how to control the effect of surface distribution of active components of a series of Ag-decorated CuO , denoted as xAg/yCuO. These catalysts with similar chemical elements and morphology are designed, but they exhibit different selectivity in the CO 2 electroreduction process. As a result, the Ag particles in 3Ag/CuO aggregates, while the Ag in 2Ag/2CuO and Ag/3CuO is uniformly distributed on the flower-like CuO nanosphere . Besides, 3Ag/CuO has the highest Faraday efficiency (FE) of CO with a value of 30.9 % at 0.8 V vs. RHE, demonstrating rich-Ag catalysts are beneficial to produce CO. 2Ag/2CuO shows excellent FE C2H4 of 51.4 % at -1.2 V vs. RHE due to the highly dispersed distribution of Ag on the flower-like CuO and higher vacancy O. Ag/3CuO exhibits higher FE H2 compared to other catalysts across a wide potential range, and its minimal impedance is attributed to its exceptional performance in the hydrogen evolution reaction . The proposed reaction pathway for the most effective catalysts 2Ag/2CuO, as determined by in-situ attenuated total reflectance surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (ATR-SEIRAS), involves the following steps: CO 2 →*CO 2 − → *COOH → *CO→ *CHO→ *OCHCHO→ *OCHCH 2 → C 2 H 4 . These findings demonstrate that controlling the surface structure can influence the local environment to enhance the efficiency of CO 2 electroreduction.
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电化学
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2018
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IF 3.779
Cuiyan Li,Guibiao Li,Haibo Ouyang,Jianfeng Huang,Xianghui Hou
Carbon fiber reinforced carbon matrix containing ZrC (C/C–ZrC) composites were prepared by hydrothermal deposition combined with carbothermal reduction. The submicron ZrC particles (100–300 nm) were dispersed in the matrix. The stress-strain curves of the composites presented a typical pseudo-plastic fracture behavior . The mass and linear ablation rates of the composites were 3.7 × 10 −3 g/s and 4.2 × 10 −3 mm/s, respectively. The formation of ZrO 2 glass layer reduced erosion of the composites in the ablation center. The continuous C–ZrC–ZrO 2 skeleton layer generated from the oxidation of ZrC can protect the composites from erosion at the ablation brim region. The obtained C/C–ZrC composites present a promising potential as ablation resistance materials.
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材料科学
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复合材料工程
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Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T
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2025
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IF 6.6
Yuanming Zhou,Zhenxiao Tang,Ruizhi Liu,Zhe Zhou,Maozhong Yi,Ke Peng
To further enhance the ablation resistance of C/C composites, solid solution ceramic Ta 0.2 Zr 0.8 C was used to replace traditional ultra-high-temperature ceramic carbides for matrix modification of C/C composites. The C/C-Ta 0.2 Zr 0.8 C-SiC composite was fabricated by a high-solid-loading slurry impregnation combined with the precursor infiltration and pyrolysis process. The comparative samples of C/C-ZrC-SiC and C/C-TaC-SiC were also prepared using these same technologies. The microstructure, flexural properties, and ablation performance of the composite were investigated. Results showed that the C/C-Ta 0.2 Zr 0.8 C-SiC exhibited excellent overall flexural properties. During the ablation test under an oxyacetylene flame with high heat flux, the ablation resistance of C/C-Ta 0.2 Zr 0.8 C-SiC improved with prolonged ablation time, reaching mass and linear ablation rates of 0.67 mg/s and 0.18 μm/s after 120 s of ablation. Compared to the C/C-ZrC-SiC and C/C-TaC-SiC, the mass ablation rate of the composite was reduced by 49.24% and 68.70%, and the linear ablation rate was reduced by 97.22% and 97.71%, respectively. The enhanced ablation resistance was primarily attributed to the formation of the Ta-Zr-O oxide layer, composed of TaZr 2.75 O 8 , ZrO 2 , and Ta 2 O 5 , on the composites surface. In the oxide layer, the Ta-rich oxides served as a binder, filling gaps in the interface. Meanwhile, the Zr-rich oxides formed the skeleton that pinned the molten liquid oxides. The combined effects of Ta-rich and Zr-rich oxides made the Ta-Zr-O oxide layer more compact and strongly bonded to the matrix.
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材料科学
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航空航天工程
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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
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2024
·Vol. 34
·期 44
·2405922
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IF 18.5
Minmin Ma,Ran Wang,Li Shi,Ronghua Li,Jie Huang,Zhuo Li,Peng Li,Elena Yu. Konysheva,Yanbo Li,Gang Liu,Xiaoxiang Xu
Photocatalytic carbon-carbon (C─C) coupling of benzyl alcohol is a promising means to coproduce the value-added chemicals with H 2 but is generally subject to low efficiency in terms of photon utilization. Here, efficient benzyl alcohol C─C coupling is achieved over Zn 2 In 2 S 5 containing a tunable content of Zn vacancies ( V Zn ). The V Zn tends to form shallow defect states below the conduction band that can expedite photocarrier separation by collecting the photo-generated electrons. The V Zn -collected electrons are essential for a high selectivity of the C─C coupling reactions because they enable a fast elimination of the byproduct benzaldehyde by catalyzing its reduction back to the ketyl radicals. Under simulated sunlight, the V Zn -containing Zn 2 In 2 S 5 accomplishes ≈100% conversion of benzyl alcohol for merely 1 h and attains ≈100% selectivity for the C─C coupling compounds for 2 h, delivering an apparent quantum yield as high as 7.7% at 420 ± 20 nm. The benefits of V Zn have also been verified by the theoretical calculations that indicate reduced energy barriers for various surface reactions in the presence of V Zn . This work brings fresh mechanistic insights into the role of V Zn and can serve as a useful guideline in the design of efficient photocatalysts.
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材料科学
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光催化化学
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表面化学
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Small
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2023
·Vol. 20
·期 3
·2304990
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IF 13.3
Na Ye,Wenchao Sheng,Riguang Zhang,Binhang Yan,Zhao Jiang,Tao Fang
The splitting of the C–C bonds of ethanol remains a key issue to be addressed, despite tremendous efforts made over the past several decades. This study highlights the enhancement mechanism of inexpensive NbN-modified Pd 1 Sn 3 -NbN/C towards the C–C bonds cleavage for alkaline ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR). The optimal Pd 1 Sn 3 -NbN/C delivers a catalytic activity up to 43.5 times higher than that of commercial Pd/C and high carbonate selectivity (20.5%) toward alkaline EOR. Most impressively, the Pd 1 Sn 3 -NbN/C presents good durability even after 25 200 s of chronoamperometric testing. The enhanced catalytic performance is mainly due to the interfacial interaction between PdSn and NbN, demonstrated by multiple structural characterization results. In addition, in situ ATR-SEIRAS (Attenuated total reflection-surface enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy) results suggest that NbN facilitates the C–C bonds cleavage towards the alkaline EOR, followed by the enhanced OH adsorption to promote the subsequent oxidation of C1 intermediates after doping Sn. DFT (density functional theory) calculations indicate that the activation barriers of the C–H bond cleavage in CH 3 CH 2 OH, CH 3 CHOH, CH 3 CHO, CH 3 CO, CH 2 CO, and the C–C bond cleavage in CH 3 CO, CH 2 CO, CHCO are evidently reduced and the removal of adsorbed CH 3 CO and CO becomes easier on the PdSn-NbN/C catalyst surface.
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电化学
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JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
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2021
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IF 5.302
Fuhai Liu,Maozhong Yi,Liping Ran,Yicheng Ge,Zhe Zhou,Ke Peng
C/C-BN-SiC composite was prepared by ceramic slurry infiltration combined with resin impregnation and carbonization, and the matrix with continuous distributed self-healing phase was obtained. In this study, the kinetic characteristics and oxidation behavior of the composites with various h-BN/SiC ratios in the temperature range of 600∼1300°C were studied by combining the isothermal oxidation test with the kinetic model. The optimal h-BN/SiC ratio balances the thermal stability and fluidity of the oxidized product, which not only has high thermal stability and low oxygen permeability to acts as an oxygen diffusion barrier but also has a certain fluidity to seal defects.
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热力学
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2025
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IF 21.1
Wei Wei,Zhenyao Li,Jitao Shang,Chenxi Xia,Xuli Hu,Yangshun Hu,Junchen Xu,Yan Zhao,Mingyue Ding
The selective electrochemical reduction of CO to valuable multi-carbon (C 2 + ) products is a key strategy for mitigating global warming and addressing the energy crisis. Nevertheless, the activity and selectivity of CO-to-C 2+ products conversion remain low due to the lack of effective catalysts. In this study, bimetallic CuPd was grown in situ on Cu nanoparticles via a seed-mediated approach, constructing a stable CuPd/Cu interface for the CO reduction reaction (CORR). The CuPd alloy promotes CO adsorption and hydrogenation, resulting in abundant and stable *COH intermediates over catalytic sites. Consequently, a stable asymmetric coupling is established at the CuPd/Cu interface, lowering the reaction energy barrier and facilitating C-C coupling. A high acetate selectivity of 49 % was achieved at –1.0 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) with a current density of 349 mA/cm². This study highlights the critical role of constructing CuPd/Cu asymmetric sites for C–C coupling, paving the way for designing highly selective catalysts that enhance C 2+ product formation and acetate production.
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电化学
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催化反应
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