Advanced Science
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2024
·Vol. 11
·期 10
·2309052
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IF 14.3
Yue Hou,Zhaoyu Li,Ziyu Wang,Xingzhong Zhang,Yang Li,Chang Li,Haizhong Guo,Hongyu Yu
Thermoelectric devices (TEDs) show great potential for waste heat energy recycling and sensing. However, existing TEDs cannot be self-adapted to the complex quadratic surface, leading to significant heat loss and restricting their working scenario. Here, surface-conformable origami-TEDs (o-TEGs) are developed through programmable crease-designed origami substrates and the screen-printing TE legs. Compared with “π” structured TEDs, the origami design (with heat conductive materials) changed the heat-transferring direction of the laminated TE legs, resulting in an enhancement in enlarging Δ T / T Hot and V out by 5.02 and 3.51 times. Four o-TEDs with different creases designs are fabricated to verify the heat recycling ability on plane and central quadratic surfaces. Demonstrating a high V out density (up to 0.98 −2 at Δ T of 50 K) and good surface conformability, o-TEDs are further used in thermal touch panels attached to multiple surfaces, allowing information to be wirelessly transferred on a remote display via finger-writing.
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材料科学
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能源工程
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微纳制造
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柔性电子
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热力学
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
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2019
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IF 4.346
Ying-Song Yu,Xianfu Huang,Li Sun,Jin-Zhi Zhou,An Zhou
We report evaporation of ethanol/water mixture droplets on both pillar-arrayed and micro-holed polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surfaces. Analysis of wettability shows that (i) when the pillar-to-pillar spacing is 5 μm, the pillar-arrayed PDMS surfaces are Cassie-Baxter-wetted; (ii) when the pillar-to-pillar spacing is 20 or 50 μm, part of each pillar-arrayed surface is Cassie-Baxter-wetted while the other part Wenzel-wetted; (iii) all micro-holed PDMS surfaces are Cassie-Baxter-wetted; (iv) the advancing and receding contact angles increase with the increase of the pillar-to-pillar spacing, while they decrease with the increase of the hole-to-hole spacing. The investigation on evaporation of mixture droplets demonstrates that (i) evaporation on pillar-arrayed PDMS first proceeds with constant contact radius mode (CCR) due to the strong adhesion between the surface and the droplet; (ii) on micro-holed surfaces CCR stage is also observed for the surface with the hole-to-hole spacing of 5 μm, while it is not found at high ethanol concentration for surfaces with the hole-to-hole spacings of 20 μm and 50 μm, which is attributed to the weak adhesion between the micro-holed surfaces and the droplet. Finally, the evolution of droplet volume and its two-third power are discussed.
研究领域:
胶体与界面科学
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微纳流体力学
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表面工程
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物理化学
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材料科学
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Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
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2019
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IF 3.834
Xiao Wang,George Q. Chen,Wei Zhang,Huining Deng
The development of reliable anion exchange membranes (AEMs) with superior antifouling properties is critical in practical applications of electrodialysis processes. For the first time, the AEMs were modified by poly (sodium 4-styrene sulfonate) (PSS) with titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) nanoparticles using only one electrodeposition step to stabilize the nanoparticles on the membrane surface while improving their antifouling ability. Owing to the bonding between the sulfonic groups of PSS and TiO 2 , the TiO 2 nanoparticles were well dispersed in the modified layer. The deposition of PSS endowed the AEMs with a negatively charged surface, while the addition of TiO 2 nanoparticles further increased the charge density. The membrane resistance increased only marginally after 100-min of fouling experiments using sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (SDBS), due to the presence of TiO 2 on the modified AEMs. Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation was proven to be an effective approach in inducing good fouling reversibility of the TiO 2 -PSS modified AEMs through photocatalytic decomposition and hydrophilicity improvement.
研究领域:
膜科学
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环境工程
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材料化学
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电化学
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水处理技术
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Journal of Nanomaterials
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2019
·Vol. 2019
·期 1
·5290496
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IF 2.233
Zhenzhu Yu,Fei Nan,Lu Su,Shaofei Zhang,Yan He
Intercalation and exfoliation are key steps in the preparation of graphene by thermal exfoliation, and they determine the quality of the final product. Therefore, it is important to explore the influence of intercalation agents on the intercalation and exfoliation of graphite. In this article, ammonium bicarbonate is intercalated into graphite with different degrees of oxidation to form a graphite intercalation compound (GIC) by means of ultrasound and stirring. Then, they are exfoliated by being heated at high temperatures. After ammonium bicarbonate intercalation and heating treatment, XRD, TG, and BET show that the intercalation and exfoliation effect of graphite oxide (GO) is better than that of graphite (G) and expanded graphite (EG). The intercalation mechanism is that the ammonia molecule in ammonium bicarbonate solution contains a wedge-shaped structure and active point, which provides empty orbits for graphite electrons and forms edge intercalation through physical interaction at the same time.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米材料
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物理化学
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碳材料
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功能材料
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2018
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IF 5.116
Siwei Zhao,Ying Chen,Zhiyang Zhao,Longfei Jiang,Chi Zhang,Jianshou Kong,Xufei Zhu
Anodic TiO 2 nanotubes have been intensively studied for the application in supercapacitors , but the formation of nanograss is often avoided for the belief that it may retard capacitive performance. We fabricate TiO 2 nanotubes topped with nanograss by H 3 PO 4 solution soaking and hydrogenation doping, which in fact increases the capacitance of nanotubes in a fast and convenient way. The new structure exhibits an enhanced areal capacitance by up to 67.7% and by up to 23.5% after 2000 times of cycling. The capacitance generally increases with the nanotube length and reaches the maximum with an optimal nanograss length. The electric charge during hydrogenation doping is determined to quantify the general doping effect. Compared with ordinary nanotubes, nanograss has larger contact area with electrolyte during doping. Therefore, the grass-topped structure yields more electric charge and Ti 3+ during doping, which attributes to the improved capacitance.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米技术
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电化学
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能源存储
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表面工程
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD PROPERTIES
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2019
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IF 1.398
Junsheng Li,Bixuan Wang,Junfu Fan,Xin Zhong,Guoxia Huang,Liujuan Yan,Xiane Ren
In this study, the effects of the disulfide bond cleavage induced by peracetic acid oxidation on the surface properties and surface hydrophobicity of soy proteins isolate (SPI) were investigated. The surface hydrophobicity, foaming capacity and emulsifying capacity of oxidized-SPI increased gradually at the initial stage with the increase of peracetic acid concentration. When the concentration of peracetic acid was increased up to 0.4%, compared with that of native SPI, the surface hydrophobicity, foaming capacity, emulsifying capacity and emulsifying stability of oxidized-SPI increased by 114.0, 81.4, 65.2, 49.8%, respectively, and achieved optimal results. However, excessive oxidation led to a decrease in surface hydrophobicity, foaming capacity and emulsifying stability of SPI, but it had no obvious effect on the foaming stability and emulsifying capacity of SPI. The foaming capacity, emulsifying capacity and emulsifying stability of SPI were positively related to the changes of surface hydrophobicity which caused by disulfide bond cleavage. The results of fluorescence spectroscopy, CD spectroscopy, and particle size analysis showed that the disulfide bond cleavage did cause great changes in the molecular structure of SPI, but there was no clear correlation between the molecular structural change and the surface activity of SPI. These suggested that the improvement of foaming capacity, emulsifying capacity and emulsifying stability of SPI could be achieved by changing its surface hydrophobicity via peracetic acid oxidation.
研究领域:
食品科学
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生物化学
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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
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2017
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IF 5.099
Shuai Liu,Pingxiao Wu,Meiqing Chen,Langfeng Yu,Chunxi Kang,Nengwu Zhu,Zhi Dang
Three novel organic vermiculites (VER) modified by amphoteric surfactants (BS, SB and PBS) with different negatively charged groups (carboxylate, sulfonate and phosphate) were demonstrated and used for removal of bisphenol A (BPA) and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA). The difference in the structure and surface properties of modified vermiculites were investigated using a series of characterization methods. BS and SB surfactant mainly adsorbed on the surface and hard to intercalate into the interlayer of VER, while both adsorption and intercalation occurred in PBS modification. This difference resulted in different packing density of surfactant and hydrophobicity according to the results of contact angle, and affect the adsorption capacities ultimately. The adsorption of two pollutants onto these modified vermiculites were very fast and well fitted with pseudo-second-order kinetic model and Langmuir isotherm . PBS-VER exhibited the highest adsorption capacity (92.67 and 88.87 mg g −1 for BPA and TBBPA, respectively) than other two modified vermiculites in this order PBS-VER > BS-VER > SB-VER. The ionic strength (Na + , Ca 2+ ) and coexisting compounds (Pb 2+ , humic acid) have different effects on the adsorption. PBS-VER had a good reusability and could remove ionic (methylene blue and orange G) and molecular (BPA) pollutants simultaneously and effectively due to the function of amphoteric hydrophilic groups and alkyl chains. The results might provide novel information for developing low-cost and effective adsorbents for removal of neutral and charged organic pollutants .
研究领域:
环境科学
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吸附材料
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污染控制
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环境化学
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功能材料
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2018
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IF 6.578
Shaosuo Bing,Jiaqian Wang,Hao Xu,Yanyan Zhao,Yong Zhou,Lin Zhang,Congjie Gao,Li’an Hou
Polyamide (PA) thin-film composite (TFC) reverse osmosis membrane is widely used for desalination , but the selectivity-permeability trade-off and oxidation are two major restrictions on the membrane application. By modifying PA TFC membrane with potassium persulfate (K 2 S 2 O 8 ), we overcame the trade-off relation (the water flux and salt rejection increased by 43.2% and 0.2%, respectively) and improved the chlorine resistance. The modification was demonstrated to be a combination of the interfacial crosslinking between PA layer and polysulfone support with the surficial oxidation of PA layer. The dense crosslinked interface enabled the membrane with higher solute rejection, better chlorine tolerance and long-term stability. Meanwhile, the thinner PA layer contributed to the increase of membrane permeability. Furthermore, the modification method has the application potential in high-performance membrane fabrication in terms of simplicity and high efficiency.
研究领域:
材料科学
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膜分离技术
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高分子化学
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环境工程
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水处理
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2018
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IF 6.735
Wei Teng,Nan Bai,Zehan Chen,Junming Shi,Jianwei Fan,Wei-xian Zhang
Porous carbon is the most important and most common adsorbent for the separation and treatment of organic pollutants. Characteristics such as accessible and large surface area, physical and chemical stability, and low-cost manufacturing method are desired for any adsorbent. Herein, a hierarchically porous carbon (HPC) was prepared by pyrolysis and graphitization of crystalline metal–organic frameworks (MOF-5) for enhanced adsorption of aromatic contaminants. The material treated at high temperature (950 °C) possesses large surface area (1512 m 2 /g), high porosity (0.94 cm 3 /g), and hierarchically porous structures. The generated mesopores around 4 nm improve the interconnectivity of micro- and macropores to make the porous material ideal for sorption of organic pollutants such as aromatic hydrocarbons. Effects of adsorbent dose, pH, ionic strength, contact time, and initial concentration on the adsorption of p -nitrophenol (PNP, as a model) were investigated. Adsorption isotherms and kinetics suggest that the adsorption is a spontaneous and endothermic physisorption process with monolayer surface coverage. The surface sites are electron-rich due to the graphitic layer, which has high affinity toward π electrons of the aromatic ring. The adsorption capacity of the hierarchically porous carbon (HPC) is nearly over 100% higher that of conventional activated carbon.
研究领域:
环境科学
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材料科学
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物理化学
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吸附分离
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污染治理
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
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2019
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IF 4.561
Qi Liu,Xiaoxiao Chen,Yan Guo,Chuanhong Han,Jing Li,Lihan Jia,Jie Liu,Xilian Wei
A ternary phase diagram of the system of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([ Bmim ]BF4), sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS) and water using ocular estimate and turbidity method was drawn based on experimental data at 298.2 K. We got a narrow aqueous two-phase region near the side of water-ionic liquid (IL). A series of samples with different compositions around the phase diagram were chosen. The enthalpy change of these systems after injecting triply distilled water into these samples has been studied by using isothermal titration microcalorimetry (ITC). It is found that with increasing the water content there are weak endothermic and exothermic processes appearing, separately, which matches perfectly with the location of the formation and disappearance of the aqueous two-phase in the ternary phase diagram. This suggests the ITC is a feasible and effective method for the thermodynamic study of aqueous two-phase systems (ATPS) and was first reported. The experimental results show that the formation of the ATPS is endothermic (Δ H > 0), but the process of disappearing is exothermic (Δ H < 0). Due to the formation of aqueous two-phase is a thermodynamic spontaneous process under the isothermal constant pressure, we can judge that the formation of this ATPS is an entropy driven course and the vanishing is a synergy driven process by entropy and enthalpy.
研究领域:
物理化学
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热力学
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胶体与界面化学
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分离科学
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分析化学
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DESALINATION
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2019
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IF 6.035
Yuchen Wu,Mingfu Gao,Weitao Chen,Zhenhua Lü,Sanchuan Yu,Meihong Liu,Congjie Gao
In this work, nanofiltration membrane with an asymmetric selective separation layer and improved surface negative charge was designed and fabricated to efficient remove anionic dyes from aqueous solution. Firstly, loose polyester selective separation layer was formed through interfacial polymerization of triethanolamine and trimesoyl chloride. Surface carboxylation was then implemented via esterification using poly(acrylic acid) to generate a dense skin. Membrane characterizations verified the asymmetric structure and enrichment of surface carboxyl group, which endowed the carboxylated membrane with improved perm-selectivity and anti-dye-deposition property to anionic dye aqueous solutions. The desired surface carboxylated membrane exhibited 99.6% methyl blue removal, 8.05 l/m 2 h bar steady-state water permeability and 14.3% relative flux decline ratio under 5.0 bar. The water permeability of carboxylated membrane to methyl blue aqueous solution was higher than those of most reported membranes and even at least two times higher than that of the polyester-based membrane having nearly the same dye removal ability. The attractive results indicate that surface carboxylated polyester based thin-film composite membrane is a promising material for high-efficiency nanofiltration of anionic dye aqueous solution. This study provides valuable insights into the construction and fabrication of high performance nanofiltration membrane for efficient treatment of anionic dye aqueous solution.
研究领域:
环境工程
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膜科学与技术
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水处理
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材料化学
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纳米技术
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分离科学
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Small
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2019
·Vol. 15
·期 50
·1904854
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IF 10.856
Junchao Zheng,Zhuo Yang,Alvin Dai,Linbo Tang,Hanxin Wei,Yunjiao Li,Zhenjiang He,Jun Lu
Although the high energy density and environmental benignancy of LiNi 0.8 Co 0.15 Al 0.05 O 2 (NCA) holds promise for use as cathode material in Li-ion batteries, present low rate capabilities, and fast capacity fade limit its broad commercial applications. Here, it is reported that surface modification of NCA cathode ( R-3m ) with 5 nm-thick nanopillar layers and Fm-3m structures significantly improves electrode structure, morphology, and electrochemical performance. The formation of nanopillar layers increases cycling and working voltage stability of NCA by shielding the host material from hydrofluoric acid and improves structural stability with the electrolyte. The modified NCA cathode exhibits an enhanced 89% capacity retention at a rate of 1 C over that of pristine NCA (75.2%) after 150 cycles and effectively suppresses working voltage fade (a drop of 0.025 V after 300 cycles) during repeated charge–discharge cycles. In addition, the diffusion barrier of Li ions in NCA crystals at 0.80 V is noticeably smaller than that of Li ions in pristine NCA (0.87 eV). These findings demonstrate that this unique surface structure design considerably enhances cycle and rate performance of NCA, which has potential applications in other Ni-rich layered cathode materials.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储
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锂离子电池
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纳米材料
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高影响因子
危险品化学品经营许可证（带存储）