SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2023
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Jie Hu,Xueqing Xiong,Wangwang Guan,Yong Chen,Haizhu Long
In this study, a hierarchical Fe 2 O 3 -Co 3 O 4 heterojunction with abundant oxygen vacancies was fabricated by a MOF-assisted strategy combing with a thermal treatment process. The morphology, nanostructure and other properties of the synthesized samples were comprehensively investigated by related characterizations. The results display that the Co 3 O 4 modified with Fe 2 O 3 nanorod exhibits an admirable mesoporous structure and abundant oxygen vacancies. In addition, the gas sensing devices were constructed by as-prepared samples and demonstrated that the gas sensor based on Fe 2 O 3 -Co 3 O 4 composites shows excellent gas sensitivity of 91.5 towards 100 ppm acetone at a working temperature of 200 °C, with a short response-recovery time of 20/21 s. Meanwhile, the sensor possesses good reproducibility and long-term stability (over 30 days), and outstanding selectivity towards acetone gas. Exploration into a convincing gas sensing mechanism confirms that fabricating of p-n heterojunction architecture, regulating of oxygen vacancies and designing of mesoporous structure synergistically induced the excellent gas sensing performance. Therefore, this work can offer a promising strategy to enhance acetone sensing response of Fe 2 O 3 -Co 3 O 4 in practical applications.
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ACS Catalysis
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2023
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Shuai Xu,Qi Gao,Ziyan Hu,Yitong Lu,Yanlin Qin,Yuliang Li
The selective breaking of the Cβ–O bond has great potential for the conversion of lignin into high-value aromatic monomers. In the present work, we designed a CdS–SH/TiO2 heterojunction photocatalyst for the efficient selective breaking of the Cβ–O bond. The surface modification of CdS by –SH promoted close contact between the catalyst and lignin and further promoted the Fermi level matching with TiO2. A type-II heterojunction was constructed by CdS–SH and TiO2 nanosheets to enhance the light absorption range and further increase the separation of photogenerated electron–hole pairs, resulting in high catalytic activity. Finally, 85% phenol and 87% acetophenone yields were obtained under mild light irradiation using 2-phenoxy-1-phenylethanol as the model substrate. Several control experiments, along with DFT calculations, indicate that the reaction pathway is more likely to involve the oxidation of Cα–OH to form Cα═O initially, followed by the activation of Cβ–O, which is then reduced to further form aromatic monomers. This work achieves the efficient selectivity of lignin depolymerization and provides a reference for the design of heterojunction photocatalysts in the valorization of lignin.
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FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS
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2023
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Ruoning Zhang,Yanhui Zhang,Jingjing Yu,Yanxiang Gao,Like Mao
Understanding the thermal behavior of emulsions with complex structures was crucial for wider applications. However, the correlations between the structural units and emulsion properties at different temperatures are poorly understood. Herein, W/O emulsions stabilized by oleogels and nanoparticles were studied during thermal process, and dynamic interactions among the structural units occurred at micro-, meso-, and macroscales. Results revealed that the thermal behavior of W/O emulsions shifted from stable (25–50 °C) to sub-stable (50–60 °C), and unstable states (60–80 °C). Microstructural analysis confirmed that the particles desorbed from the interface and dissolved in the oil phase after heating, causing water droplet coalescence in the emulsions. This was attributed to the enhanced hydrophobic interactions between the particle dispersions and the oleogel, as the contact angle and interfacial tension were decreased during heating. At the mesoscale, the T 2 values of oleogels and nanoparticle dispersion were increased more than three times from 25 °C to 80 °C, leading to the higher mobility of protons in emulsions. At the macroscale, the viscoelastic modulus of emulsions at higher temperature were higher, together with less energy dissipated by friction and increased nonlinear response. Furthermore, the temperature-induced transformation of emulsion stability can be reversibly controlled at least three times. Insights into the complex behavior of emulsions across different temperature stages can inspire the design of emulsions for specific applications.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
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2021
·Vol. 56
·期 20
·11736-11748
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Gao Yuan,Zhou Xinghai,Zhang Maliang,Li Zhenhuan
In view of the disadvantages of concentration polarization and trade-off effects in the application of membrane in desalination field, oxide-nano graphene oxide/polyamide (O-NGO/PA) loose intermediate layer and PA ultra-thin dense layer were introduced to fabricate PA/O-NGO/polyphenylene sulfide composite membrane with sandwich structure via multi-step interfacial polymerization (MS-IP) method. The selective permeation mechanism of ultrathin layer produced by different aqueous monomers (PIP and MPD) was studied, the effect of its physicochemical structure on the relief of concentration polarization phenomenon and the breakthrough of trade-off effect was analyzed. The ultra-thin and dense PA layer mainly played the role of interception and shortened the water molecular penetration path. In the retention test of metal salt solution, compared with the rough surface, it was found that the smooth surface was more conducive to the diffusion of intercepted metal ions into the feed solution, thus alleviating the concentration polarization phenomenon. Graphical abstract
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2021
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IF 9.381
Yilan Wu,Chan Lei,Jing Li,Yijie Chen,Hongshan Liang,Yan Li,Bin Li,Xiaogang Luo,Ying Pei,Shilin Liu
This study was designed to improve the stability of medium internal phase emulsion by adjusting the electrostatic interaction between gelatin (GLT) and TEMPO-oxidized bacterial cellulose nanofibrils (TOBC). The influences of polysaccharide-protein ratio (1:10, 1:5, and 1:2.5) and pH (3.0, 4.7, 7.0, and 11.0) on the emulsion properties were investigated. The droplet size of TOBC/GLT-stabilized emulsion was increased with the TOBC proportion increasing at pH 3.0–11.0. Additionally, emulsion had a larger droplet size at pH 4.7 (the electrical equivalence point pH of mixtures). However, the addition of TOBC significantly improved the emulsion stability. The emulsions prepared with TOBC/GLT mixtures (mixing ratio of 1:2.5) at pH 3.0–7.0 were stable without creaming during the storage. It was because the formation of nanofibrils network impeded the droplet mobility, and the emulsion viscosity and viscoelastic modulus were increased with the addition of TOBC. These findings were meaningful to modulate the physical properties of emulsions.
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Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications
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2020
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Zideng Dai,Xinyu Xu,Zhaoming Guo,Kun Zheng,Xue-Zhi Song,Xiuyu Qi,Zhenquan Tan
Ultra-thin two-dimensional nanosheets have attracted increasing attention due to their great application prospects in nanomaterial science and biomedicine. Herein, we report the preparation of exfoliated raw and oxidized 4-layer Ti 7 O 13 (O-Ti 7 O 13 ) and their ability to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS). The results show that O-Ti 7 O 13 nanosheets can effectively produce ROS induced by X-ray irradiation. The 4-layer nanosheets can quickly load doxorubicin (DOX) within 5 min with a high loading rate to obtain a novel nanodrug system through their electrostatic adsorption capacity, and they exhibit a sustained release behavior. In this way, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and photodynamic therapy effectively combine for cancer synergistic treatment. We evaluated the cytotoxicity, cellular uptake and intracellular location of the O-Ti 7 O 13 nanosheet-based drug delivery system in A549 lung cancer cells. Our results show that the O-Ti 7 O 13 /DOX complex is more cytotoxic to A549 cells than free DOX since a low concentration of loaded DOX (10 μg/mL) with a low dose of X-rays can cause the complete apoptosis of tumor cells. This work reveals that the therapeutic effect of DOX-loaded O-Ti 7 O 13 nanosheets is strongly dependent on their loading mode, and the effects of chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy are enhanced under X-ray irradiation, which allows O-Ti 7 O 13 nanosheet use as a photo-activated drug carrier. This work provides a new strategy for preparing 2D metal oxide nanosheets toward biomedical applications.
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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
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2020
·Vol. 99
·期 2
·458-466
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IF 1.687
Xingang Li,Chenggong Zheng,Zeli Wang,Hong Sui,Lin He
The key step for the adsorption-desorption engineering process is the reversible in-situ desorption of the adsorbent without VOCs (volatile organic compounds) accumulation. Our previous results show that the mesoporous silica gel performs well in adsorbing and desorbing the VOCs due to their capillary condensation in the mesopores. However, the microporous silica performs better in adsorbing though poorer in desorbing VOCs because of the direct interaction between VOCs molecules and the adsorbent wall in the micropores. Herein, the adsorption and desorption of o- xylene on two silica gels (SG) with different pore size distribution by vacuum swing adsorption (VSA) has been systematically studied. The equilibrium adsorption and desorption experiments of two kinds of silica gels at different loading heights in fixed bed show that the concentration front of o- xylene in microporous SG disperses slowly. However, the concentration front of o- xylene in mesoporous SG is significantly dispersed. To improve the overall efficiency of adsorption-desorption, the mesoporous and microporous SGs are loaded together in the fixed bed. It was found that the increase in the microporous SG loading percentage facilitated the adsorption capacity but deteriorated its desorption efficiency, while the opposite occurs to the mesoporous SG. After optimization, it was observed that minimal energy consumption (1.295 kWh/m 3 VOCs gas) was used when the adsorption column is loaded with 60% SG B at the inlet and 40% of the SG A at the outlet end for o- xylene vapour adsorption. This finding will be useful for designing adsorbent loading in the adsorption column.
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ANALYTICAL SCIENCES
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2020
·Vol. 36
·期 10
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IF 2.049
Wei ZENG,Dongyan HUANG,Gangbing ZHU,Baohe LV,Yinhui YI
In this work, by functionalizing MoS2 quantum dot with 3-aminobenzeneboronic acid, a novel multifunctional quantum dot (denoted as B-MoS2 QD) was obtained and used successfully for a fluorescence nanoprobe for detecting o-dihydroxybenzene (o-DHB). Transmission electron microscopy, fluorescence spectrum, UV-vis spectrum and fluorescence lifetime were used to investigate the prepared nanoprobe. The results show that the B-MoS2 QD nanoprobe can exhibit strong fluorescence and excellent light fastness owing to the coupled effect from the MoS2 QDs and boronic acid; interestingly, the vicinal diols structure from its surface can bridge covalently with o-DHB, resulting in the fluorescence quenching of B-MoS2 QDs and selective recognition toward o-DHB. With the increasing of o-DHB concentration, the nanoprobe fluorescence would gradually decrease. By measuring the fluorescence intensity of B-MoS2 QDs, a wide linear range from 0.1 to 200.0 μM with a low detection limit of 0.025 μM was obtained for o-DHB analysis; meanwhile, this fluorescence nanoprobe possesses excellent selectivity for the selective detection of o-DHB from its analogues.
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Journal of Ocean University of China
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2020
·Vol. 19
·期 4
·865-873
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Zheng Bingbing,Pang Wenhui,Zhao Yangguo,Guo Liang,Gao Mengchun,Jin Chunji,She Zonglian
The wide application of antibiotics in aquaculture requires an efficient treatment of the wastewater before discharging it into the environment. During the wastewater treatment, the influence of antibiotics on the performance of bioreactor should be well revealed due to their toxicity to the functional microbial community. In this study, the effect of feeding 10–30 mgL −1 sulfamethoxazole (SMX) in influent on the performance of an anoxic/oxic-moving bed biofilm reactor (A/O-MBBR) treating mariculture waste-water and the responding change of biofilm microbial communities was investigated. The COD average removal rate remained at 94.61%–97.34% with the dosage of SMX. Compared with that, the nitrifying removals of NH 4 + -N and NO 2 − -N were violently inhibited by 30 mgL −1 SMX and denitrifying removal of the NO 3 − -N decreased obviously with 20 mgL −1 or more SMX. The microbial community in the successful startup bioreactor was relatively abundant, while the diversity of microbial community decreased with the increase of feeding SMX. The salt-tolerant and SMX-resistant genera Arcobacter, Thiothrix, Desulfuromusa and Nitrosomonas were gradually enriched and finally played a vital role in converting COD and recycling nitrogen and sulfur. Hence, the present A/O-MBBR reactor with the salt-tolerant functional microbiota achieved efficient removal of pollutants in the presence of low concentration (e.g., 10 mg L −1 ) SMX.
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2020
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Renliang Lyu,Ting Xia,Cheng Liang,Cheng Zhang,Zeqin Li,Lichun Wang,Yi Wang,Ming Wu,Xiaogang Luo,Jiayu Ma,Cunwen Wang,Caili Xu
Three kinds of novel environmentally benign and high-efficiency crude oil demulsifiers were prepared using methoxy polyethylene glycol (MPEG) to modify alkylated carboxymethyl chitosan (ACMC). Structures of the demulsifiers were confirmed using FT-IR and 1 H NMR, and the relationship between surface tension and concentration was tested. Demulsification performance was investigated using the bottle test method with oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions that were prepared in lab conditions. The demulsification efficiency was as high as 79.1 %–84.9 %, and the possible mechanism of the demulsification process is discussed. Results show that MPEG-grafted ACMC (MPEG-ACMC) has a promising application as a demulsifier for dealing with emulsified O/W crude oil.
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2021
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Liqun Jiang,Mi Zhang,Yuting Bai,Feiyan Cui,Cong Zhang,Ziyao Wang,Sujia Si,Ling Yang,Yun Wang,Yudong Zhang,Lei Li,Shuo Liu,Xiangrong Wei,Yan Wang,Ya Xu,Jian Meng
The hypoxia in tumor microenvironment (TME) can upregulate the HIF-1α and PD-L1 expression and cause immunosuppression of tumor. In this study, a carboxymethyl chitosan-based pH/hypoxia-responsive and γ-Fe 2 O 3 /isosorbide dinitrate carrying micelle was designed, and it could catalyze endogenous H 2 O 2 to generate oxygen and relieve hypoxia in TME, so as to relieve the overexpression of HIF-1α and PD-L1 in tumor; meanwhile, it could react with H 2 O 2 to release ROS via Fenton reaction and induce cytotoxicity in tumor. Along with these multiple effects, this carboxymethyl chitosan-based micelles could provide a comprehensive strategy for tumor treatment.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2021
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IF 7.312
Shizong Wang,Jianlong Wang
In this study, cobalt embedded into oxygen and nitrogen co-doped CNTs (Co@N-O-CNTs) was prepared by pyrolysis and used to activate peroxymonosulfate (PMS) for degradation of sulfamethoxazole. The experimental results showed that the content of oxygen precursor had important influence on the catalytic activity of Co@N-O-CNTs. When the content of oxygen precursor was 2 g, Co@N-O-CNTs exhibited better catalytic activity than previously reported Co@N-CNTs. Bulk and surface-bound radicals resulted in sulfamethoxazole (SMX) degradation, in which SMX degradation rate reached 0.247 min −1 with the mineralization of 35.6%. The possible pathway of SMX degradation was proposed based on the identified degradation products. Characterization results indicated that nitrogen, oxygen and cobalt in the structure of Co@N-O-CNTs-2 were active sites for PMS activation. Theoretical calculation suggested that nitrogen and oxygen co-doping created more active sites to activate PMS compared with single nitrogen doping. During the six cycling experiments, Co@N-O-CNTs-2 exhibited good catalytic and structural stability. The influencing factors, including temperature, pH, PMS concentration, chloridion, bicarbonate and humic acids were investigated. This study could provide a way to boost active sites of nitrogen doped carbonaceous materials to effectively activate PMS for degradation of emerging organic pollutants.
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