Sustainable Energy & Fuels
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2026
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Rongtao Xiao,Ling Ma,Ya Zhang,Honggui Wang,Zhe Piao
Converting carbon dioxide and water into high-value chemicals using renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power is an effective strategy to simultaneously address the depletion of fossil energy and promote low-carbon emissions and alleviate the greenhouse effect. The electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2 RR) involves a multi-proton coupled electron transfer process, including multiple steps such as CO 2 adsorption, activation and hydrogenation. Although significant progress has been made in the electrocatalytic conversion of CO 2 RR to formate, achieving formate production that combines sustained high activity, high selectivity and high stability still faces severe challenges. This study developed a high-performance electrocatalyst, Bi 2 O 3 -In 2 O 3 @CuO, which was obtained by in-situ growth of core-shell nanowire structures on Cu foams. This structure takes Cu nanowires (NWs) as the core, and the outer layer was bismuth-indium metal oxide shell. The obtained catalyst exhibited excellent performance in CO 2 RR, with a current density reaching 28.4 mA cm -2 and a Faraday efficiency of formate as high as 88.7%.
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JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2026
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Fuyu Chen,Xuhong Yin,Bo Zhang,Hui Chen,Qinfang Zhang
Electrode materials that simultaneously exhibit high catalytic activity and effective hydrogen evolution suppression is crucial for high-performance vanadium flow batteries. In this work, we design a bifunctional catalyst composed of metallic Bi, bismuth oxide, and nitrogen-doped amorphous carbon. Metallic Bi provides hydrogen evolution inhibition, while oxygen vacancies in bismuth oxide serve as active sites for enhanced catalytic activity. Meanwhile, nitrogen-doped carbon further facilitates catalysis and improves adhesion to the carbon felt substrate. The catalysts are prepared by hydrothermally converting a Bi-zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 precursor, followed by carbonization at various temperatures. Morphology, composition, electrochemical activity, and charge-discharge performance are systematically analyzed. It is found that: (i) The composite synthesized at 900 °C displayed uniform, finely dispersed particles, abundant oxygen vacancies, oxygen-containing functional groups, graphitic nitrogen, excellent hydrophilicity, and outstanding electrochemical performance; (ii) it significantly improves coulombic efficiency due to the hydrogen evolution suppression; (iii) it improves the energy efficiency by 8.5% compared to bare carbon felt electrodes at 100 mA cm −2 ; (ⅳ) it delivers marked enhancements in cell capacity, applied voltage, power output, high current density capability, and cycling life. Overall, this work proposes a novel electrochemical catalyst that achieves synergistic catalysis and hydrogen evolution suppression, enabling high-performance vanadium flow batteries.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2026
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Jitang Chen,Qian Li,Chengbing Ma,Yupeng Yuan,Huiquan Li
The rational design of heterojunction photocatalysts is essential for overcoming the persistent challenge of charge recombination in solar water-splitting systems. Herein, a step-scheme (S-scheme) AgI/Bi₇O₉I₃ heterojunction was fabricated using a facile one-pot hydrothermal method, where deliberate interfacial engineering enables efficient charge separation and transfer. The optimized heterojunction demonstrated remarkable photocatalytic oxygen (O₂) evolution activity, achieving a rate of 2046.22 μmol·g⁻¹·h⁻¹ under visible-light irradiation (λ ≥ 420 nm)—3.1 and 1.97 times higher than those of pristine AgI and Bi₇O₉I₃, respectively. Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS) and electron spin resonance (ESR) analyses collectively revealed that a built-in electric field formed at the interface drives the directional migration of electrons from AgI to Bi₇O₉I₃, following an S-scheme charge transfer pathway. This mechanism not only enhances the separation of photogenerated carriers but also preserves strong redox capabilities for the water oxidation reaction. This study presents an effective interfacial engineering strategy for developing high-performance heterojunction photocatalysts and provides fundamental insights into charge behavior in S-scheme photocatalytic systems.
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APPLIED ENERGY
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2018
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IF 7.9
H.R. Jiang,W. Shyy,M.C. Wu,R.H. Zhang,T.S. Zhao
In this work, a bi-porous graphite felt electrode is prepared by a simple yet effective catalytic etching method for vanadium redox reflow batteries (VRFBs). The primary pores, ∼100 μm in size and formed by voids between interconnected carbon fibers, act as the macroscopic pathways for electrolyte flow, while the secondary pores, ∼200 nm in size and formed onto carbon fibers, increase the active surfaces for electrochemical reactions. The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller results show that the specific surface area of bi-porous graphite felt is 17.73 m 2 g −1 , which is 7 times larger than that of the original graphite felt. The cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy tests demonstrate the higher peak currents, smaller peak potential separations and lower charge transfer resistances of the bi-porous graphite felt than the original graphite felt. Battery tests show that the VRFB with the bi-porous graphite felt electrode achieves an energy efficiency of 87.02% and an electrolyte utilization of 84.07% at the current density of 200 mA cm −2 , which are 17.90% and 38.91% higher than that with the original graphite felt electrodes. More importantly, the battery can be operated at the high current densities of 300 and 400 mA cm −2 with the energy efficiencies of 82.47% and 77.69%, among the highest performance in the open literature. All these superior results demonstrate that the bi-porous graphite felt prepared in this work offers a promise to replace conventional mono-scale porous graphite felt electrodes for VRFBs.
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JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS
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2017
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IF 3.471
Jing Zhou,Li Ding,Fuqiang Bi,Bozhou Wang,Junlin Zhang
5,5′-bis(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)-2,2′-bi(1,3,4-oxadiazole) (TKX-55) was synthesized through an oxidation-chloridization-condensation-cyclization sequence. Thermal decomposition behavior and non-isothermal decomposition reaction kinetics of TKX-55 were investigated by the differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis (DSC-TG) methods The research of decomposition mechanism of the molecule was further carried out through in-situ FTIR spectroscopy technologies. The experiment results showed that the enlarged conjugated system has a marked effect on the thermal stability and the picryl moiety is much more stable than the 1,3,4-oxadiazole moiety during the heat-up process, indicating that the decomposition process is mostly likely to initiate from the ring-opening reaction of 1,3,4-oxadiazole moiety which is supported by the computational scanning result of potential energy surface.
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物理化学
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炸药化学
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MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING
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2022
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IF 4.644
Yuewen Li,Yu Zhang,Xing Hou,Chunkun Lin,Degang Bu,Yalin Lan,Na Li,Shuyao Wu,Shuo Li,Xi-Ming Song
Seeking novel solar energy utilization and conversion methods has always been a frontier topic in energy research. Here, we propose a new way to directly photoelectrodeposit metals using solar energy based on semiconductor energy band theory . Three kinds of semiconductor photoanodes (TiO 2 , BiVO 4 and Fe 2 O 3 ) are employed to deposit metallic Cu or Bi at the cathode under illumination without external voltage. It is found that when TiO 2 and BiVO 4 are used as photoanodes, Cu, Cu 2 O and Bi can be continuously deposited on the cathode, but when Fe 2 O 3 photoanode is irradiated, no material comes out. The results prove that the potential of electrons in the conduction band determines whether photoelectric deposition occurs or not. The related mechanism involves the oxygen reduction reaction (OER) of the valence band holes of the photoanode, the collection of conduction band electrons by back electrode, as well as the reduction of metal ions on the counter electrode. In addition, we also put forward the concept of using the deposited Cu or Bi as the metal electrode to form a new metal-air battery to release chemical energy of the deposited metal.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2022
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IF 14.224
Lan Wang,Peng Jiang,Weijie Liu,Jiaqi Li,Zhaoming Chen,Tianying Guo
The development of high-performance catalyst materials with high catalytic activity for the hydrolysis of organophosphorus toxicants without additional pH buffer conditions has become an urgent need for practical application. Here, a multifunctional molecularly imprinted polymer double network hydrogel (MIP-DN) material has been prepared by integrating the first polymer network containing the functional group of bi-amidoxime as the catalytic active center and the cationic polymer polyethyleneimine (PEI) with pH buffer function as the main component of the second network. Advantageously, the resultant MIP-DN hydrogel showed excellent catalytic performance without additional pH buffer conditions, exhibiting a half-life of 25 min for the hydrolysis of paraoxon in pure water. Together with multi-functions of high catalytic activity, self-buffering function and excellent processability, the MIP-DN hydrogel prepared in this work provides a new strategy for the preparation of catalytic materials with practical application value toward toxic organophosphates .
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2022
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IF 24.319
Chunxiao Zhang,Yingjie Li,Zirui He,Jianli Zhao,Dong Wang
Herein, a hollow microtubular Fe/Mn-promoted CaO-Ca 12 Al 14 O 33 bi-functional material was prepared by the bio-template method and used for H 2 production from sorption enhanced water gas shift (SEWGS). The microtubular Fe/Mn-promoted CaO-Ca 12 Al 14 O 33 exhibits excellent CO 2 capture and H 2 production performance in SEWGS/regeneration cycles. The stable hollow microtubular structure improves available adsorption and catalytic sites in Fe/Mn-promoted CaO-Ca 12 Al 14 O 33 for CO 2 capture and H 2 production. Mn addition improves CO 2 affinity capacity of the microtubular material. The Fe-Mn interaction increases redox ability of Fe 3+ /Fe 3+, 2+ , which promotes CO conversion. Moreover, the formed Ca 2 Fe 2 O 5 and Ca 2 MnO 4 both increase oxygen vacancies to promote catalytic activity of the microtubular material for WGS and its CO 2 capture capacity. The CO conversions for the microtubular material with the Fe/Mn/Al/Ca molar ratio= 10/2/10/100 are 98.7% and 94.0% after 20 cycles under the mild and severe calcination conditions, respectively. The hollow microtubular bi-functional material shows good prospect for efficient H 2 production from SEWGS.
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APPLIED ENERGY
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2022
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Xianyao Yan,Yingjie Li,Chaoying Sun,Chunxiao Zhang,Liguo Yang,Xiaoxu Fan,Leizhe Chu
The sorption-enhanced steam gasification of biomass (SESGB) using CaO-based materials is considered as a promising method for H 2 production. Ca-Al-Ce material has been reported as a good bi-functional material in SESGB process. Red mud is a solid waste in aluminium industry with large yield, which is rich in Fe 2 O 3 . In this work, a red mud-doped Ca-Al-Ce bi-functional material was prepared by wet-mechanical mixing method for H 2 production from SESGB. The CO 2 capture, H 2 production, and tar reduction performances during SESGB process using the red mud-doped Ca-Al-Ce bi-functional material were studied. The results show that the optimum addition amount of red mud in the bi-functional material is 5 wt%. After 20 SESGB cycles, the H 2 concentration using the red mud-doped Ca-Al-Ce material achieves 65.1 vol%, which is 82.4% higher than that using Ca-Al-Ce material. Besides, with the addition of red mud in the bi-functional material, the tar, residue char yields and CO 2 concentration decrease by 25.2%, 8.6% and 52.2%, respectively. Fe 2 O 3 in the red mud reacts with CaO to form Ca 2 Fe 2 O 5 in the 1st cycle, and Ca 2 Fe 2 O 5 is stable during 20 cycles, which is beneficial for the generation of oxygen vacancy. The oxidation states of Fe species in the material increase with the number of SESGB cycles, thus the catalytic effects on water gas shift reaction and tar reduction are promoted. The red mud addition is the key factor that results in high H 2 production, CO 2 capture and tar reduction performances, so the red mud-doped Ca-Al-Ce material appears promising for SESGB.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2022
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IF 5.518
Qi Wang,Yu Mei,Ruoxue Zhou,Sridhar Komarneni,Jianfeng Ma
The Ti 3 C 2 -based MXene with unique lamellar nanostructure and high conductivity is expected to effectively improve photocatalytic ability of composites as a cocatalyst. Herein, two dimensional Ti 3 C 2 -based MXene nanosheets decorated with copper sulfide particles (CuS@MXene) were synthesized by hydrothermal treatment to boost catalytic persulfate (PS) activation under light, exhibiting remarkable reactivity and stability for the rapid removal of Orange II. The phase composition of CuS@MXene was detected by X-ray diffraction (XRD), the morphology of CuS@MXene was characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), and the results of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) proved the elemental composition and valence state of elements in the CuS@MXene. The dosage of PS and initial pH of solution were the main factors affecting the removal rate of Orange II, and the quenching experiment showed that 1 O 2 was the primary reactive species for the removal of Orange II in CuS@MXene -PS system. In addition, this study showed that CuS@MXene provided bi-active centers for PS activation, which was mainly attributed to the rapid charge transfer between dual electron-rich active centers of Cu and Ti. This system may be applicable to the degradation of other challenging organic pollutants .
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JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2022
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IF 9.794
Liang Liu,Baocang Liu,Xuan Xu,Peng Jing,Jun Zhang
The electrochemical oxidation of glycerol is considered as a promising route to generate high value-added products. Rationally tuning the electronic structure of Pt catalysts by supporter and modifier is desirable for promoting the activity and stability of glycerol electrooxidation reaction (GEOR). In this work, we report Pt–Bi hybrid nanoparticles anchored hollow titanium nitride nanowires grew on carbon cloth (Pt 1-x -Bi x /TiN HNWs/CC (0≤ x ≤ 1)) as a self-supported monolithic electrode for efficient GEOR. Contributed by 3D porous nanotube structure, high corrosion resistance and conductivity of TiN, and strong electronic coupling effect of Pt, Bi, and TiN, the optimized Pt 0.95 -Bi 0.05 /TiN HNWs/CC electrode exhibits good catalytic activity and stability for GEOR. It shows a high peak current density of 88.4 mA cm −2 or 306.7 mA mg Pt −1 in 0.05 M glycerol +1.0 M KOH solution. After continuous electrolysis for 8 h in 0.05 M glycerol +1.0 M KOH solution at a constant potential of 0.85 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (vs. RHE), a high glycerol conversion of 87.0%, a moderate selectivity of 36.6% for glyceric acid , and a good stability were achieved, which is superior to other compared electrodes and most of the reported Pt–Bi catalysts.
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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2022
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IF 5.19
Chen Jun,Zhang Boding,Wang Bingxing,Zhang Wenlong,Wang Jichao,Cui Chengxing,Wang Songlin
Wastewater containing quinoline has become a common pollutant in water and soil environments, which poses a threat to human health due to its carcinogenicity, teratogenicity, and mutagenicity. Quinoline’s stability and toxicity hinders its degradation by conventional physicochemical and biological methods. In this contribution, Fe-Co-Bi/kaolin particle electrodes were prepared for the efficient degradation of quinoline in wastewater, and characterized by using scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, pyridine-IR, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and four-probe resistivity test. Parameters affecting the degradation efficiency were optimized to be the particle electrode dosage of 40 g/L, pH 3.5, H 2 O 2 addition of 67.6 mmol/L, electrical conductivity of 12.7 ms/cm, and voltage of 20 V. The constructed three-dimensional catalytic particle electrode system (3D-CPE) achieved 92.1% removal rate of chemical oxygen demand (COD) under the optimal conditions. Hydroxyl radicals (•OH) generated in the 3D-CPE process were identified by radical scavenging tests and electron spin response analysis. To unravel the degradation mechanism, the intermediate products were identified by using high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. The degradation mechanism was discussed with the help of theoretical calculation.
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