DALTON TRANSACTIONS
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2013
·Vol. 43
·期 3
·982-989
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IF 3.806
Bo Chai,Xiang Liao,Fakun Song,Huan Zhou
Fullerene modified C3N4 (C60/C3N4) composites with efficient photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation were fabricated by a simple adsorption approach. The as-prepared C60/C3N4 composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-vis diffuse reflectance absorption spectra (DRS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and photoluminescence spectra (PL). The photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) by the C60/C3N4 composites was investigated and optimized, suggesting that the optimal amount of C60 in the composites was 1 wt%. The significantly enhanced photocatalytic activity could be attributed to the efficient separation of photogenerated electrons and holes in the C60/C3N4 composites. A possible mechanism of C60/C3N4 composites as photocatalysts was proposed.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2019
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IF 8.355
Jinxin Xie,Xukai Li,Weirui Chen,Xianglin Sun,Kexin Chen,Yiming Tang,Laisheng Li
The mesoporous core-shell CeO x @SiO 2 was synthesized and characterized by XRD, pyridine-FTIR, BET, SEM, TEM and XPS. CeO x @SiO 2 was the hollow nanosphere with high surface area of 1291.4 m 2 g −1 , which benefited for mass transfer of reactants. CeO x @SiO 2 exhibited the excellent catalytic activity for oxidizing oxalic acid (OA) in O 3 /H 2 O 2 /CeO x @SiO 2 . The greatest OA mineralization (91.2%) was achieved at pH = 3.2 in O 3 /H 2 O 2 /CeO x @SiO 2 , which was 5.5 times higher than that in peroxone (O 3 /H 2 O 2 , 15.9%). Influence of pH, HSO 3 − , PO 4 3− and detection of ozone and H 2 O 2 concentration were conducted to explore the mechanism. The interface reaction played vital role for OA removal in O 3 /H 2 O 2 /CeO x @SiO 2 process. Protonated surface hydroxyl groups (Ce-OH 2 + ) was the active sites, where OA, O 3 and H 2 O 2 were chemi-absorbed. The peroxide-like species (≡(Ce(IV)-O 2 H 2 )) formed by the complex of H 2 O 2 with active sites were the important intermediates, which initiated ozone decomposition into hydroxyl radical (·OH) and led to the high OA mineralization. Moreover, Lewis acid sites and electron transfer effect of Ce(III)/Ce(IV) also accounted for the high catalytic activity of CeO x @SiO 2 . In addition, CeO x @SiO 2 maintained stable structure and catalytic activity in three cycles.
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Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering
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2017
·Vol. 11
·期 4
·586-593
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IF 1.712
Liu Huan,Ma Zhen
Hexagonal CePO 4 nanorods were prepared by a precipitation method and hexagonal CePO 4 nanowires were prepared by hydrothermal synthesis at 150 °C. Rh (NO 3 ) 3 was then used as a precursor for the impregnation of Rh 2 O 3 onto these CePO 4 materials. The Rh 2 O 3 supported on the CePO 4 nanowires was much more active for the catalytic decomposition of N 2 O than the Rh 2 O 3 supported on CePO 4 nanorods. The stability of both catalysts as a function of time on stream was studied and the influence of the co-feed (CO 2 , O 2 , H 2 O or O 2 /H 2 O) on the N 2 O decomposition was also investigated. The samples were characterized by N 2 adsorption-desorption, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron microscopy, hydrogen temperature-programmed reduction, oxygen temperature-programmed desorption, and CO 2 temperature-programmed desorption in order to correlate the physicochemical and catalytic properties.
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RSC Advances
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2015
·Vol. 5
·期 84
·68953-68963
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IF 3.84
Xi Chen,Banghong Zhou,Shuanglei Yang,Hanshuo Wu,Yuxin Wu,Laidi Wu,Jun Pan,Xiang Xiong
Herein, a strong heterojunction, consisting of SnO2 nanoparticles grown on layered g-C3N4 nanosheets, was rationally designed and successfully synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method. The morphology, chemical structure, optical and electronic properties of the obtained SnO2/g-C3N4 hybrid nanocomposites were characterized. Furthermore, the photocatalytic activity of the novel photocatalysts was assessed. The results clearly indicate that the SnO2/g-CN-72.12% nanocomposite photocatalysts shows a stable cycle performance and exhibits significantly enhanced photocatalytic activity, which is 89 and 17 times higher than those of pure SnO2 and g-C3N4, respectively. The synergistic effect of the SnO2/g-C3N4 heterojunction can effectively accelerate the separation of photo-generated carriers and enhance the efficiency of interfacial charge transfer, which are proposed to be responsible for the enhancement of the photocatalytic activities. This study provides a low-cost and large-scale synthesis route for the production of visible light responsive photocatalysts that have potential in environmental purification applications.
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Journal of Environmental Sciences
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2025
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Menghe Lou,Li Xiang,Guo Nie,Xueqing Luo,Renna Li,Feng Bi,Xiaole Weng,Zhongbiao Wu
The removal of carbon monoxide (CO) from sintering flue gases remains a significant challenge in industrial gas purification, requiring efficient catalytic systems. This study explores the use of TiO 2 synthesized under supercritical conditions in copper-based catalysts for low-temperature CO oxidation. Experimental results showed enhanced catalytic activity, with complete CO conversion at 120°C, primarily due to a higher Cu⁺ concentration in the catalyst. Characterization techniques (XPS, EPR, CO-DRIFT) confirmed a substantial increase in the Cu⁺ ratio in Cu/sc-TiO 2 (78%) compared to Cu/TiO 2 (71%) before thermal treatment. Additionally, the Cu/sc-TiO 2 -A catalyst exhibited smaller particle size and better dispersion, which contributed to the elevated Cu⁺ ratio after preheating. Thermal treatment increased the Cu⁺ ratio by 11% in Cu/sc-TiO 2 -A, compared to just 3% in Cu/TiO 2 -A, leading to a final Cu⁺ ratio of 89%, which enhanced catalytic activity. DRIFT and TPSR analyses indicated that the Cu/sc-TiO 2 catalyst generated CO during heat treatment, creating a micro-reduction environment that optimized copper valence states and active sites. This study highlights the potential of continuous hydrothermal flow synthesis for modulating catalyst valence states in industrial applications.
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ChemNanoMat
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2024
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Jiangnan Guo,Shuozhen Hu,Xinsheng Zhang,Shigang Sun
Utilizing carbon coated ferroelectric materials to introduce polarization-induced electric field (PIEF) stimulates research of electric field-assisted catalysts for various reactions. However, effect of PIEF on carbon coating mechanism has not been studied. Herein, tourmaline nanoparticles (TNPs) with spontaneous dipole moments were applied as the PIEF supplier and sucrose was utilized as the carbon precursor to synthesize carbon coated TNPs (TNP@SC) to uncover the influence of PIEF on the carbon coating and catalytic activity of Pd toward formic acid decomposition (FAD). PIEF enhanced the adsorption capacity of TNPs for the caramelized intermediate species and increased H+ concentration by facilitating water ionization. Polymerization of adsorbed caramelized intermediate species on TNPs was accelerated. Uniformly coated carbon layer with more defects, larger specific surface area, and higher porosity was coated on TNP. Such surface properties of the carbon layer were beneficial for strongly anchoring ultrafine Pd nanoparticles. Owing to the specific properties of carbon layer and existence of PIEF, Pd/TNP@SC exhibited higher FAD activity than the catalysts absent of PIEF. Stronger PIEF leaded to higher initial turnover frequency. This study provides guidance to supply electric field for catalysis.
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Heliyon
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2024
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Yige Guo,Xiaoxue Niu,Huaiyu Yang,Liwen Chen,Yizhen Ren,Huining Guo,Bo Wu
The oxidation rate of NO to NO 2 is a critical parameter in the removal of NO x within selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems. LaCoO 3-δ is a kind of potential catalyst to enhance the oxidation of NO to NO 2 , it may offers an economic and stable alternative to noble metal catalysts, particularly at elevated temperatures. This study aimed to enhance the catalytic efficiency of LaCoO 3-δ through strontium (Sr) doping. La 1-x Sr x CoO 3-δ (with varying x values of 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4) was synthesized using a sol-gel method. La 1-x Sr x CoO 3-δ exhibited superior NO oxidation catalytic activity compared to LaCoO 3-δ , with the most notable enhancement observed at x = 0.3 (84 % conversion). This improvement can be attributed to the substitution of La 3+ with Sr 2+ , which induces lattice distortion and charge imbalance, thereby creating more oxygen vacancies that enhance the catalytic oxidation capability of La 1-x Sr x CoO 3-δ . However, it's important to note that an excessive amount of Sr can result in the formation of SrCO 3 deposits on the surface of La 1-x Sr x CoO 3-δ , thereby diminishing its catalytic oxidation performance. The catalytic oxidation reaction behavior adhered most closely to the O 2 -adsorbed E-R model, the surface defects in La 1-x Sr x CoO 3-δ playing a pivotal role in the catalytic reaction.
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
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2024
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Hongyan Zhang,Xuehan Yang,Hua Wang,Yikai Wang,Ranran Li,Heye Fu,Hao Zhou,Dan Wu,Pan Yuang,Maoshuai He,Wenxian Wei,Tao Yang
Hydrogen has long been widely recognized as a promising carbon-free fuel with potential to tackle energy and environmental challenges owing to its high energy density and cleanliness. Water electrolysis offers an environmentally friendly method for hydrogen production from water and largely depends on the efficiency of electrocatalysts. Molybdenum diselenide (MoSe 2 ) has been regarded as one of the most promising earth-abundant and cost-effective catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Nevertheless, its catalytic activity has thus far remained below expectations. In this research, we introduce a vanadium-modulated Ni-MoSe 2 catalyst (NiV-MoSe 2 ), demonstrating outstanding catalytic performance towards HER with an overpotential of 74.5 mV at 10 mA cm −2 and a Tafel slope of 56.2 mV dec −1 . The enhancement of catalytic performance is highly likely attributed to the dual doping of vanadium and nickel. As a result, the intrinsic activity, electrochemical active surface area, and conductivity are significantly improved. These findings enable the NiV-MoSe 2 catalyst to be an exceptionally competitive alternative to noble metal-based catalysts, and may stimulate further studies in designing efficient HER catalysts through multi-heteroatom substitution.
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Materialia
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2018
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Zhengyang Shen,Zeyi Wang,Min Zhang,Mingxia Gao,Jianjiang Hu,Fang Du,Yongfeng Liu,Hongge Pan
A novel solid-solution MXene (Ti 0.5 V 0.5 ) 3 C 2 is successfully synthesized by exfoliating a solid-solution MAX phase (Ti 0.5 V 0.5 ) 3 AlC 2 , and its catalytic effect on the hydrogen storage reaction of Mg is systemically evaluated for the first time. Typical layer morphology is observed for the prepared (Ti 0.5 V 0.5 ) 3 C 2 , which exhibits a better catalytic activity than that of Ti 3 C 2 . The addition of 10 wt% (Ti 0.5 V 0.5 ) 3 C 2 remarkably reduces the dehydrogenation onset temperature of MgH 2 by 70 °C, from 266 to 196 °C. At 250 °C, approximately 5.0 wt% H 2 is released from the 10 wt% (Ti 0.5 V 0.5 ) 3 C 2 -containing MgH 2 within 20 min. The dehydrogenated sample rapidly absorbs 4.8 wt% H 2 within 5 s at 120 °C; these hydrogenation kinetics are much more superior even to the well-studied Nb 2 O 5 catalyst. The apparent activation energy is calculated to be 77.3 kJ/mol for the MgH 2 -10 wt% (Ti 0.5 V 0.5 ) 3 C 2 sample, which is only around half of that of the pristine MgH 2 (153.8 kJ/mol). This is responsible for the remarkably reduced dehydrogenation operating temperature. Moreover, the chemical states of (Ti 0.5 V 0.5 ) 3 C 2 during dehydrogenation are also analysed and discussed.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2016
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Zhibin Geng,Yanxiang Wang,Jinghai Liu,Guangshe Li,Liping Li,Keke Huang,Long Yuan,Shouhua Feng
Pure phase manganese oxides have been widely studied as water oxidation catalysts, but further improvement of their activities is much challenging. Herein, we report an effective method to improve the water oxidation activity by fabricating a nanocomposite of Mn3O4 and δ-MnO2 with an active interface. The nanocomposite was achieved by a partial reduction approach which induced an in situ growth of Mn3O4 nanoparticles from the surface of δ-MnO2 nanosheets. The optimum composition was determined to be 38% Mn3O4 and 62% δ-MnO2 as confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS) and X-ray absorption spectra (XAS). The δ-MnO2–Mn3O4 nanocomposite is a highly active water oxidation catalyst with a turnover frequency (TOF) of 0.93 s–1, which is much higher than the individual components of δ-MnO2 and Mn3O4. We consider that the enhanced water oxidation activity could be explained by the active interface between two components. At the phase interface, weak Mn–O bonds are introduced by lattice disorder in the transition of hausmannite phase to birnessite phase, which provides active sites for water oxidation catalysis. Our study illustrates a new view to improve water oxidation activity of manganese oxides.
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Crystals
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2021
·Vol. 11
·期 5
·522
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Xinying Yang,Jin Tian,Yang Guo,Mengyuan Teng,Haixia Liu,Tianduo Li,Pingli Lv,Xuping Wang
Zinc oxide (ZnO) possesses superior chemical and physical properties so that it can occupy an essential position in the application of nanostructures. In this paper, ZnO nano-rod arrays were synthesized by a simple one-step hydrothermal approach with the assistance of cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB). Exposure of the {0001} facets could be controlled by adjusting the amount of CTAB and the maximum exposure of the {0001} facets of ZnO nanorods is obtained at 1.2 g of CTAB. The photocurrent, EIS, and PL measurements support the facile charge transfer with minimum recombination of the photogenerated excitons of the ZnO nano-rod arrays obtained at 1.2 g of CTAB. Consequently, the obtained ZnO nano-rod arrays at the optimal CTAB of 1.2 g exhibit an excellent photocatalytic degradation rate of 99.7% for rhodamine B (RhB), while the degradation rate of RhB by the ZnO obtained without CTAB is only 35%.Keywords:ZnO nano-rod arrays;morphology;{0001} facets;photocatalytic activity
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CATALYSIS LETTERS
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2020
·Vol. 151
·期 6
·1755-1765
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IF 2.482
Meng Fanyu,Zhang Mingjia,Zhou Fayang,Zou Haocheng,Zhu Boming,Zeng Yiqing,Zhang Shule,Zhong Qin
Abstract CrO x /black-TiO 2 catalysts were prepared by ligand-assisted (citric acid, oxalic acid and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) impregnation method. These catalysts were characterized in detail by means of X-ray diffraction, Raman, BET, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, H 2 and O 2 (NO) temperature programmed reduction or desorption and in-suit DFTIR spectra. The results indicated that ligands assistance was beneficial for CrO x interacted with oxygen vacancies and O–Ti–O structures. Among all the catalysts, CrO x /black-TiO 2 /CA (modified by citric acid) revealed excellent catalytic activity and stability for NO oxidation in the temperature range of 200–450 °C. The characterization results exhibited that the interaction existed between CrO x and oxygen vacancies resulting in more Cr 6+ . Moreover, the strong interaction between CrO x and O–Ti–O was attributed to the modification of carboxylic acid, which increased the content of Cr 3+ and chemical adsorption oxygen. High content of chemical adsorption oxygen promoted the adsorption ability of O 2 , and Cr 6+ enhanced the adsorption capacity of NO. Hence, chemical adsorption oxygen and Cr 6+ synergistically promoted the NO oxidation. Graphic Abstract
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