CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2020
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IF 10.652
Wenjia Kong,Qinyan Yue,Yue Gao,Qian Li,Xing Xu,Yan Kong,Baoyu Gao
The sever antibiotics pollution in water environment has been a worldwide concern. In this research, a poly acrylic acid (PAA)/graphitic C 3 N 4 (g-C 3 N 4 ) matrix loaded with zero valent iron (Fe 0 ) was synthesized. The PAA/g-C 3 N 4 -Fe 0 was confirmed to be an efficient photocatalyst for the degradation of sulfadimidine (SM2) under visible light. The dosage of g-C 3 N 4 and Fe 0 were optimized in line with photocatalytic performance. The as-prepared samples were comprehensively characterized through chemical structure, morphology, electrochemical and optical measurements. The photodegradation kinetics under different conditions (e.g. pollutant concentration, pH values, various ionic species and common organic component) were studied. The enhanced photocatalytic activity was due to the improved electron transfer efficiency by the evenly dispersed Fe 0 in PAA/g-C 3 N 4 network. The photodegradation of SM2 was confirmed to be driven by ·O 2 – and ·OH radicals originating from the active components induced by visible light. Based on the above experimental analysis, a possible photodegradation mechanism of PAA/g-C 3 N 4 -Fe 0 photocatalyst was thoroughly elucidated. Besides, the degradation intermediates of sulfadimidine were analyzed by liquid chromatography − mass spectrometer (LC-MS), and possible degradation pathways were proposed in coordination with the calculated results based on Density Functional Theory (DFT). Thus, this study revealed the great prospect of the as-prepared PAA/g-C 3 N 4 -Fe 0 photocatalyst in wastewater remediation.
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Nano Research
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2020
·Vol. 13
·期 12
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IF 8.183
Wei Pengkun,Hao Zewei,Yang Yang,Liu Mingyang,Zhang Haijun,Gao Min-Rui,Yu Shu-Hong
Although nickel-based catalysts display good catalytic capability and excellent corrosion resistance under alkaline electrolytes for water splitting, it is still imperative to enhance their activity for real device applications. Herein, we decorated Ni 0.85 Se hollow nanospheres onto reduced graphene oxide (RGO) through a hydrothermal route, then annealed this composite at different temperatures (400 °C, NiSe 2 -400 and 450 °C, NiSe 2 -450) under argon atmosphere, yielding a kind of NiSe 2 /RGO composite catalysts. Positron annihilation spectra revealed two types of vacancies formed in this composite catalyst. We found that the NiSe 2 -400 catalyst with dual Ni-Se vacancies is able to catalyze the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) efficiently, needing a mere 241 mV overpotential at 10 mA·cm −2 . In addition, this catalyst exhibits outstanding stability. Computational studies show favorable energy barrier on NiSe 2 -400, enabling moderate OH − adsorption and O 2 desorption, which leads to the enhanced energetics for OER.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2022
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IF 9.965
Zinan Huang,Liuqing He,Wenbiao Zhang,Wenjie Huang,Qijie Mo,Lichun Yang,Qiang Fu,Qingsheng Gao
Bi-functional electrocatalysts are desired for both hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions (HER and OER). Herein, facile O 2 -plasma activation is introduced to improve the bi-functionality via constructing nickel sulfide-oxide heterostructures . Ni 3 S 2 -NiO x supported by nickel foam delivers obviously elevated HER and OER activity in comparison with pristine Ni 3 S 2 and recently reported NiS x -based electrocatalysts , featured by the low overpotentials for HER (104 mV) and OER (241 mV) at ±10 mA cm −2 in 1.0 M KOH, as well as a voltage of 1.52 V for overall water splitting. As revealed by in-situ Raman spectroscopy , on the one hand, Ni(OH) 2 generated from Ni 3 S 2 during alkaline HER accelerates water dissociation toward the gradually improved performance; on the other hand, this heterostructure undergoes extensive oxidation during OER, leading to excessive NiOOH covering on Ni 3 S 2 and thereby declining activity. These changes are interpreted by the distinct thermodynamic relationship under specific electrochemical conditions via density functional theory calculations.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2025
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Yunxiang Bai,Xinxue Qiu,Deqiang Chen,Junwei Zheng,Liangliang Dong,Chunfang Zhang
Magnetic mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) show great potential for enhancing O 2 /N 2 separation efficiency by leveraging the inherent magnetic property differences between O 2 (paramagnetic) and N 2 (diamagnetic). However, one of the major challenges is the establishment and precise control of magnetic channels between magnetic fillers and polymer matrix. To address this issue, herein, ZIF-8 wrapped Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles (Fe 3 O 4 @ZIF-8) were synthesized using a step-by-step assembly method, and then integrated into polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM-1) matrix to develop MMMs with well-defined magnetic channels for O 2 /N 2 separation. In comparison with Fe 3 O 4 , Fe 3 O 4 @ZIF-8 nanoparticles exhibited significantly enhanced compatibility with the polymer matrix, thereby facilitating uniform dispersion and improving interfacial adhesion. Gas permeation experiments revealed that the magnetic PIM-1/Fe 3 O 4 @ZIF-8 MMMs demonstrated enhanced O 2 /N 2 separation performance due to the combined effects of magnetic responsiveness and the presence of ZIF-8 magnetic channels. Under a magnetic field strength of 56mT, the magnetic MMM with a 4 wt% loading of Fe 3 O 4 @ZIF-8 exhibited optimal O 2 /N 2 separation performance with O 2 permeability of 710 Barrer and O 2 /N 2 selectivity of 3.64. These values represented a significant improvement of 42% and 24%, respectively, compared to pure PIM-1 membrane. Moreover, the simultaneous improvement of permeability and selectivity enabled the achievement of Robeson’s 2008 upper bound for O 2 /N 2 separation, underscoring the great potential of Fe 3 O 4 @ZIF-8 nanoparticles for designing magnetic MMMs with favorable structural attributes and exceptional separation efficiency.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2024
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IF 9.4
Shengqi Ding,Liang Wu,Xianxia Yuan
Electrocatalysts with appropriate electron coupling toward LiO 2 intermediates can exhibit superior oxygen reduction/evolution reaction kinetics in Li-O 2 batteries (LOBs). In this work, a charge redistribution strategy has been developed by constructing NiS/MoS 2 heterostructure nanosheet self-assembled hollow microspheres with an internal electric field to regulate the interaction with LiO 2 and then improve the electrochemical performance of LOBs. Density functional theory calculations and physicochemical characterizations reveal that the difference of work functions between NiS and MoS 2 promotes the electron redistribution in heterointerface via built-in electrical field, leading to increased electron density of interfacial Ni atom, thereby enhancing its electron coupling toward LiO 2 intermediates and promoting one-electron oxygen reduction/oxidation reaction kinetics. As a result, the NiS/MoS 2 -based LOBs exhibit evidently higher discharge capacity and much better cycling performance than the batteries using NiS and MoS 2 . This work provides a reliable charge redistribution strategy induced by build-in electric field to design efficient catalysts for LOBs.
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COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
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2021
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IF 9.078
Yang Zhan,Shao-hua Luo,Jian Feng,Lin Zhang,Xin Liu,Qing Wang,Ya-hui Zhang
The lithium-oxygen batteries (LOBs) have gained extensive interest in the past decade, but are plagued by slow reaction kinetics and induced large-voltage hysteresis. Therefore, developing extremely capable catalysts to enhance catalytic behavior and mitigate oxidation-reduction overpotential of LOBs is of huge challenge and significance. Attributable to their economically friendly and great activity, transition metal oxides (TMO) have incurred lots of attention as alternative electrocatalysts to replace the currently used noble metal-based catalysts. In this work, we fabricate a highly efficient TMO (the MIL-88A heated at 500 °C under protective flow, M8-Fe 3 O 4 @NC-500) electrocatalyst as advanced cathodes, which attributed to its unique structure, numerous dendritic-shaped carbon layer was anchored inplane into the micrometer-long spindle-shaped prisms with evenly distribution and contains abundant Fe–N/Graphitic N active sites. Therefore, the LOBs (based on M8-Fe 3 O 4 @NC-500/AB cathode) deliver superior electrochemical performance with large specific capacities of 14866.1 mAh g −1 , low overpotentials (1.31 V), and steady cycling stability (553 cycles, limited 500 mAh g −1 , under 0.05 mA cm −2 ). Our work provides a novel vision to rationally design and synthesize a powerful TMO electrocatalyst (with the 2D carbon nanosheet coating) for the LOBs cathode.
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MOLECULAR PHARMACEUTICS
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2025
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Xin Yue,Qian Lin,Xiaohang Liu,Zhaoyi Yu,Jiafeng Xu,Xuan Zhu,Jinyan Lin,Aijie Liu
The high intracellular glutathione (GSH) level, naturally hypoxic conditions within the tumor microenvironment, and limited reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation pose significant obstacles to the effectiveness of sonodynamic therapy (SDT). Overcoming these barriers through depletion of GSH and relieving hypoxia offer a promising strategy to enhance SDT effectiveness. Herein, we developed a dendritic tetra-sulfide-bridged mesoporous silica (DTSMO) that encapsulated both chlorin e6 (Ce6) and cerium via channel-limited in situ coordination and is subsequently cloaked with the macrophage cell membrane (MCM) to facilitate efficient reactive oxygen species (ROS)-based therapy via multispecies enzymatic activities. First, this nanosystem exhibited Ce(IV) ions to mimic catalase (CAT)-like activity, converting H2O2 into O2, thereby effectively alleviating tumor hypoxia. Meanwhile, the nanosystem possessed Ce (III)-based peroxidase (POD)-like activity, enabling the conversion of H2O2 into hydroxyl radicals (•OH) while simultaneously depleting GSH. Both in vitro and in vivo experiments demonstrated that GSH depletion exerted a powerful supplementary effect on CDT and SDT, achieving a tumor inhibition rate of up to 96%, without affecting normal tissues during treatment.
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2024
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Qixin Shi,Yingqun Nian,Yang You,Ziyan Li,Yunqi Li,Ran Zhao,Zhengzhi Chen,Tianhang Huang,Bing Hu
Edible bioplastics offer a possible approach with great potential to address the challenges of plastic and microplastic crisis and the issue of food waste. In the present study, in situ, induction of fibrillation of legume proteins within chitosan matrix is found to form edible bioplastic films with a high CO 2 /O 2 selectivity coefficient of ≈130. Desirable mechanical properties, including a high elongation at break of ≈230%, are realized to fabricate shopping bags, which can be filled with 5 kg of fruits. An atmosphere with a high CO 2 content and low O 2 concentration is spontaneously achieved after strawberries are packaged with the films and ≈85% of the fruits are edible after 9 days. The contents of CO 2 in the equilibrium state and the percent of edible fruits are positively correlated with the CO 2 /O 2 selectivity of the films. By comparison of the edible bioplastic films made from mung bean protein (MP) and pea protein (PP), the fibrillation capability of legume proteins and the heterogeneity in polydisperse diameters of the protein fibrils and chitosan are demonstrated to make great contributions to the dense microstructure, leading to the strong mechanical properties and high gas selectivity of the films. The structure-property relationship is elucidated for high-performance bioplastics films.
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JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
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2024
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Bei Ren,Ziqian Meng,Bixian Zhang,Sihao Jian,Chufei Cheng,Jiadong Hou,Ruixin Hao,Bo Li,Yang Miao,Chao Ma,Weihua Ji
High-entropy fluorite oxide ceramics are promising candidates for spacecraft applications due to their excellent high-temperature thermal-mechanical properties. In this work, four kinds of high-entropy fluorite oxide ceramics ((ZrHfCeYEr) (1-x)/5 Ti x )O 2-δ (HEFOs, x = 0, 0.025, 0.05, 0.075) with different Ti 4+ contents were successfully synthesized through solid-state reaction method with conventional sintering. They all exhibited phase stability when annealed at 1500 ℃ for 20 h. When the content of Ti 4+ was increased to x = 0.075, the thermal conductivity reduced to1.34 W·m −1 ·K −1 at 1100 ℃, and the hardness and elastic modulus increased to 14.01 GPa and 205.70 GPa, respectively. Furthermore, the cyclic thermal shock resistance of HEFOs at different temperatures was investigated. The initial flexural strength reached 219.03 MPa when the content of Ti 4+ was increased to x = 0.075. After 60 thermal shock cycles at 1200 ℃ and 1500 ℃, the residual strength ratios were 97.56 % and 83.36 %, respectively. The results of this study establish the foundation for future applications of high-entropy fluorite oxide ceramics in spacecraft hot-end components.
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TALANTA
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2026
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Chao Lu,Xue Fan,Fengna Xi,Yucheng Zhou
Sensitive and parallel individual detection of multiple tumor biomarkers is critical for early diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of pancreatic cancer. Herein, a ternary electrochemiluminescence (ECL) system was developed by employing nanochannel-confined cerium dioxide (CeO 2 ) nanozyme as co-reactant enhancers for the luminol-dissolved oxygen (DO) system, enabling parallel individual immunoassays of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and carbohydrate antigen 199 (CA199). Vertically-ordered mesoporous silica film (VMSF) was rapidly grown on an indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode, forming nanochannel array with thickness of 97 nm and diameters of 2.7 nm. CeO 2 nanozyme was synthesized in situ within the VMSF nanochannels via electrochemical deposition. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-angle annular dark-field scanning TEM (HAADF-STEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) elemental mapping confirmed CeO 2 nanozyme was confined in nanochannels with high dispersion. CeO 2 nanozyme exhibited peroxidase-like catalytic activity and enhanced the ECL intensity of the luminol-DO system by 13.9-fold under near-neutral conditions through catalysis of both oxygen reduction and luminol oxidation. After derivatization of the VMSF outer surface with epoxy groups, antibodies specific to CEA or CA199 were covalently immobilized to construct two immunorecognition interfaces. Target binding formed antigen-antibody complexes, increasing interfacial resistance and hindering diffusion of the ECL emitters, enabling a signal-off immunoassay mode. The resulting immunosensors displayed wide detection linear ranges from 0.1 pg mL −1 to 100 ng mL −1 for CEA and 0.1 × 10 −3 mU mL −1 to 1.0 × 10 4 mU mL −1 for CA199, with limit of detection (LOD) of 1.3 fg mL −1 and 0.5 × 10 −4 mU mL −1 , respectively. Both immunosensors exhibited good selectivity, reproducibility, and storage stability.
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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2026
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Chunyan Zhang,Jiarong Liu,Qing Cao,Tianzeng Chen,Yonghong Wang,Peng Zhang,Hao Li,Biwu Chu,Xiuhui Zhang,Qingxin Ma,Hong He
The coupled chemical transformation of NOx and SO2 plays a pivotal role in the atmospheric sulfur and nitrogen cycles. While these pollutants show negligible gas-phase interrelationship, they exhibit strong synergistic interactions in multiphase aerosol chemistry, yet their underlying reaction mechanisms remain elusive. We demonstrate that O2 serves as the key mediator enabling efficient coupling between aqueous-phase bisulfite (S(IV)) and nitrite (N(III)) through a previously overlooked reaction pathway at environmentally relevant pH (3.0–6.0). Under isolated conditions at pH 4.4, S(IV) undergoes sluggish O2-driven oxidation (4% sulfate yield), whereas N(III) remains oxidation-resistant. In the absence of O2, S(IV)-N(III) redox reactions yield limited sulfate (4%) and N2O, which is consistent with traditional mechanism cognition. Strikingly, the presence of O2 dramatically enhances co-oxidation, simultaneously producing sulfate (43%) and nitrate (36%). Theoretical calculations identify •HSO3 radicals (from HSO3‐/O2 interaction) as key intermediates that combine with O2/NO2‐ to form transient complexes ([•SO5···ONOH]− and [SO3-NO2···•HO2]−), which ultimately decompose into sulfate and nitrate. Observations in Beijing highlight the dominant role of the S(IV)-N(III) synergistic oxidation mechanism in sulfate formation, surpassing the conventional NO2- and O3-driven pathways. This breakthrough enhances our knowledge of atmospheric chemistry, particularly in the coupled cycling of sulfur and nitrogen, including sulfate/nitrate generation and HONO removal dynamics.
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2026
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Jinxin Xie,Yujue Wang,Haisong Li,Yinqiao Zhang,Minghua Zhou
The mass transfer of O 2 /O 3 was improved at three-phase interface of CB‑PTFE. • CB enabled the synergistic reduction of O 2 /O 3 for •OH generation. • O 3 reduction and catalytic ozonation accelerated phenol mineralization. • Phenol removal and mineralization were 100% and 85% in ten-cycles. The electro-peroxone (E-peroxone) process suffered from the limited mass transfer and insufficient utilization of gaseous O 2 /O 3 mixture. Herein, a hydrophobic carbon black‑polytetrafluoroethylene (CB‑PTFE) electrode was fabricated to construct a gas‑liquid‑solid three-phase interface for improving phenol mineralization. The CB-PTFE electrode exhibited a high contact angle of 143.3°, which enhanced the mass transfer of O 2 /O 3 effectively. Compared with the hydrophilic carbon black‑polyvinylidene fluoride (CB‑PVDF) cathode (72.9°, 51.8%), CB‑PTFE achieved 86.0% TOC removal (0.016 min −1 ) at 120 min in E-peroxone, significantly outperforming sole ozonation (O 3 , 40.0%, 0.004 min −1 ) and electro‑oxidation (EO, 7.2%, 0.004 min −1 ). The greater TOC removal in CB-PTFE/O 3 (66.3%, 0.0095 min −1 ) than that in O 3 indicated that CB-PTFE had catalytic ozonation activity. Electrochemical analysis by a rotating ring‑disk electrode (RRDE) revealed that CB enabled simultaneous 2‑electron oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) to H 2 O 2 (n = 2.23) and efficient 1‑electron O 3 electro‑reduction for increased cathodic current and hydroxyl radical (•OH) generation under the O 2 /O 3 atmosphere. The highest •OH yield (280.5 μmol/L) was obtained using hydrophobic CB-PTFE in E‑peroxone, and theoptimal conditions were the applied current of 20 mA, in‑gas O 3 concentration of 50 mg/L and neutral pH of 7.0. Furthermore, the hydrophobic CB‑PTFE electrode maintained nearly 86.0% TOC removal over ten-cycles with stable structural integrity, despite a slight decrease of hydrophobicity. The reduction of O 2 /O 3 , catalytic ozonation and peroxone reaction were coupled in E-peroxone synergistically, which offered a promising strategy for efficient pollutant abatement. Download: Download high-res image (262KB) Download: Download full-size image
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