Science China-Technological Sciences
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2023
·Vol. 66
·期 8
·2213-2224
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IF 4.6
Li Qiang,Wu Chao,Peng YaJun,Zhang BingJian
Developing advanced cleaning systems for the removal of unwanted layers from painted surfaces is still a challenging issue that needs to be addressed in the field of cultural heritage. In this work, we proposed the use of novel polyelectrolyte hydrogels prepared via free radical polymerization and freeze-thaw methods. Zwitterionic sulfobetaine methacrylate (SBMA) was cross-linked with methylacryloyloxyethyl trimethylammonium (DMC) through covalent bonding to yield zwitterionic polyelectrolyte poly(SBMA- co -DMC) (PSD). Introducing PSD into the polyvinyl alcohol/carboxymethyl chitosan (PVA/CMC) hydrogel network enhanced the intermolecular electrostatic interactions and changed the porous structure and swelling behaviors, thus leading to improved mechanical properties. The adsorption ability of the PVA/CMC/PSD polyelectrolyte hydrogels toward dyes (rhodamine B and congo red) and metal ions (Cu 2+ and K + ) varied with increasing amounts of PSD, which could be attributed to cationic PSD tuning the net charges in the hydrogel. The cleaning effectiveness of the PVA/CMC/PSD polyelectrolyte hydrogels was assessed on wall painting mock-ups coated with soil, red paint, and soluble salts, using microscopic and spectroscopic analyses. The results showed that the hydrogel adhered to rough surfaces and removed unwanted substances effectively without leaving determinable residues, providing a possible safe and efficient method for the cleaning of important artifacts.
研究领域:
文化遗产保护
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材料科学
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高分子化学
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分析化学
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表面清洁
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JOURNAL OF NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY
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2023
·Vol. 21
·期 1
·1-19
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IF 10.2
Chen Bing,Zheng Kaifan,Fang Shubin,Huang Kangping,Chu Chengchao,Zhuang Junyang,Lin Jin,Li Shaoguang,Yao Hong,Liu Ailin,Liu Gang,Lin Jizhen,Lin Xinhua
Background The combination of drug delivery with immune checkpoint targeting has been extensively studied in cancer therapy. However, the clinical benefit for patients from this strategy is still limited. B7 homolog 3 protein (B7-H3), also known as CD276 (B7-H3/CD276), is a promising therapeutic target for anti-cancer treatment. It is widely overexpressed on the surface of malignant cells and tumor vasculature, and its overexpression is associated with poor prognosis. Herein, we report B7H3 targeting doxorubicin (Dox)-conjugated gold nanocages (B7H3/Dox@GNCs) with pH-responsive drug release as a selective, precise, and synergistic chemotherapy-photothermal therapy agent against non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Results In vitro, B7H3/Dox@GNCs exhibited a responsive release of Dox in the tumor acidic microenvironment. We also demonstrated enhanced intracellular uptake, induced cell cycle arrest, and increased apoptosis in B7H3 overexpressing NSCLC cells. In xenograft tumor models, B7H3/Dox@GNCs exhibited tumor tissue targeting and sustained drug release in response to the acidic environment. Wherein they synchronously destroyed B7H3 positive tumor cells, tumor-associated vasculature, and stromal fibroblasts. Conclusion This study presents a dual-compartment targeted B7H3 multifunctional gold conjugate system that can precisely control Dox exposure in a spatio-temporal manner without evident toxicity and suggests a general strategy for synergistic therapy against NSCLC.
研究领域:
癌症治疗
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纳米医学
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药物递送系统
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免疫学
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生物偶联化学
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JOURNAL OF POROUS MATERIALS
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2023
·Vol. 30
·期 5
·1753-1761
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IF 2.6
Zhao Wenpu,Ji Yuecheng,Pang Yifan,Li Xiaolei,Ji Huiming
Al 2 O 3 -SiO 2 aerogel (ASA) was prepared by convenient ambient pressure drying using inexpensive AlCl 3 ·H 2 O as precursor, and silicon was deposited during the aging of aluminum gel. To explore the influence of Chloride ion on the property of ASA, ion exchange technology was used to remove the Chloride ion in the aluminum sol. ASA exhibits a low thermal conductivity of 0.029 W m −1 K −1 at room temperature, and the specific surface area of Cl-free ASA after heat-treated at 1200 °C is 95.2 m 2 /g, which is higher than that of the chlorine-containing aerogel (11.4 m 2 /g), showing enhanced thermal stability of ASA. Analysis of XRD and XPS indicate that the removal of chloride ions makes it more difficult for ASA to establish Al–O–Si groups during the aging process, so the γ-Al 2 O 3 and cristobalite phase do not transform to mullite phase at 1200 °C. Due to the better thermal stability of ASA, it has great potential for high-temperature applications in the fields of insulation, thermal protection materials, and building external wall thermal insulation.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米技术
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热工工程
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Nano Research
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2024
·Vol. 17
·期 6
·5168-5178
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IF 9.5
Liu Yu,Xie Dehui,Shi Yuxin,Lv Rongguan,Chang Yingna,Sun Yuzhen,Zhao Zhiyuan,Wang Jindi,Song Kefan,Wu Huayu,Hoang Tuan K. A.,Xing Rong,Pang Huan
Aqueous rechargeable batteries (ARBs) are generally safer than non-aqueous analogues, they are also less-expensive, and more friendly to the environment. However, the inherent disadvantage of the narrow electrochemical window of H 2 O seriously restricts the energy density and output voltage of ARBs, especially aqueous rechargeable Fe-based batteries. Herein, we introduce a new battery system: the anode contains C@Fe/Fe 2 O 3 composite, which is interfaced with an alkaline electrolyte; the cathode contains LiMn 2 O 4 in contact with a neutral electrolyte. A Li + -conducting membrane is carefully selected to decouple the electrode-electrolyte, which effectively widens the electrochemical window to above 2.65 V, thereby enables an aqueous rechargeable iron battery. Its average output voltage is 1.83 V and its energy density is 235.3 Wh/kg at 549 W/kg. In this work, we propose the energy storage mechanism with the aid of density functional theory (DFT). The calculated reduction potential of the anode agrees with the experimental value. Furthermore, this battery system demonstrates long cycle lifespan of approximately 2500 cycles at 2 A/g, corresponding to a capacity retention of 82.1%. These results are very far superior than those of mainstream aqueous rechargeable Fe-based batteries, which guarantee future investigation for storing electricity energy.
研究领域:
储能
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电化学
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材料科学
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电池技术
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BMC Chemistry
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2023
·Vol. 17
·期 1
·1-14
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IF 4.6
Wei Jia,Yan Luchun,Zhang Zhifang,Hu Bing,Gui Wenjun,Cui Yanjun
Acid red 73 is an azo dye, and its residue can pollute the environment and seriously threaten human health and life. In this study, glutaraldehyde was used as the crosslinking agent, chitosan and polyvinyl alcohol were crosslinked under appropriate conditions to obtain a chitosan hydrogel film, and carbon nanotubes were dispersed in the chitosan hydrogel film. The FTIR, XRD, BET, SEM were applied to chatacterize the structure and the morphology of the absorbent and results showed that when the mass fraction of the carbon nanotubes was 1%, the structure was a three-dimensional network with microporous, and the water absorption reached to the maximum value of 266.07% and the elongation at break reached to a maximum of 98.87%. The ability to remove acid red 73 from aqueous and soil environments was evaluated by UV. In the aqueous samples, 70 mg of the adsorbent reached a saturated adsorption capacity of 101.07 mg/g and a removal rate of 92.23% at pH = 5. The thermodynamics conformed with the Langmuir adsorption isotherm and pseudo second-order adsorption kinetic models. In the soil samples, 100 mg of the adsorbent reached an adsorption capacity of 24.73 mg/g and removal rate of 49.45%. When the pH of the soil is between 4 and 7, the removal rate and adsorption capacity do not change much; hence, the pH should be maintained between 5.2 and 6.8, which is extremely suitable for the growth of general plants. Moreover, the experimental results demonstrated that the adsorbent maintained a good removal rate of acid red 73 over six adsorption cycles. Graphical
研究领域:
环境科学
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材料科学
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化学工程
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水处理
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土壤修复
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高分子科学
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分析化学
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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2022
·Vol. 30
·期 10
·28227-28237
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IF 5.19
Liu Huan-Huan,Yang Lei,Guo Lin-Kai,Tu Li-Xin,Li Xiao-Tong,Wang Jia,Ren Yong-Xiang
The occurrence of metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) has raised great concerns about their adverse impacts on nitrification performance. In this study, a heterotrophic nitrifying bacterium Pseudomonas putida strain NP5 showed strong resistance against TiO 2 and NiO NPs. Under 5–50 mg/L NP stress, cell viability was still normal, and the final nutrient removal rates, always higher than 80%, were slightly inhibited. Correspondingly, the PO 4 3− -P removal rates were almost the same as those observed in the control test. Although the enzyme assay demonstrated ammonia monooxygenase and hydroxylamine oxidoreductase activities markedly decreased caused by increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) level under 50 mg/L NPs stress. The total antioxidant capability of NP5 could eliminate excess ROS to maintain a balance between oxidants and antioxidants. Besides, in response to the escalating burden of NPs, strain NP5 tended to secrete more extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), which could protect cell from being damaged by binding to ions and coating. Thus, the strong NP resistance of NP5 would help to overcome the vulnerability of the nitrification process in WWTPs.
研究领域:
环境微生物学
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纳米毒理学
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污水处理
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微生物生理学
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Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering
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2023
·Vol. 18
·期 2
·1-11
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IF 6.4
Liu Yiwei,Gu Kaili,Zhang Jinhua,Li Jinxiang,Qian Jieshu,Shen Jinyou,Guan Xiaohong
Sulfated zero-valent iron (SZVI) has shown promising applications in wastewater treatment. However, the rapid decline in the reactivity of SZVI with time limits its real practice. To mediate this problem, partial aging was proposed to improve the reactive durability of SZVI. Taking Cr(VI) as the target contaminant, we found that the aged ZVI (AZVI) gradually lost reactivity as aging time increased from 0.5 to 2 d. Counter-intuitively, the partially aged SZVI (ASZVI) showed greater reactivity than SZVI when exposed to oxygenated water for a period ranging from 0.5 to 14 d. In addition, the ASZVI with 0.5 d of aging time (ASZVI-0.5) not only maintained reactivity in successive runs but also increased the Cr(VI) removal capacity from 9.1 mg/g by SZVI to 19.1 mg/g by ASZVI-0.5. Correlation analysis further revealed that the electron transfer from the Fe 0 core to the shell was mediated by the conductive FeS and FeS 2 in the subshell of ASZVI. Meanwhile, the lepidocrocite and magnetite on the surface of ASZVI facilitated Cr(VI) adsorption and subsequent electron transfer for Cr(VI) reduction. Moreover, the iron (hydr)oxide shell could retain the conductive FeS and FeS 2 in the subshell, allowing ASZVI to reduce Cr(VI) efficiently and sustainably. In general, partial aging can enhance the reactive durability of ZVI when coupled with sulfidation and this synergistic effect will be beneficial to the application of SZVI-based technology for wastewater treatment.
研究领域:
环境科学
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材料科学
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化学工程
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水处理技术
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RARE METALS
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2023
·Vol. 43
·期 2
·478-488
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IF 8.8
Zhang Yi,Lu Jia-Dan,Zhang Guang-Xun,Zhu Rong-Mei,Pang Huan
To improve the efficiency of oxygen electrolysis, exploiting bifunctional electrocatalysts with excellent activity and stability is extremely important due to the four-electron transfer dynamics of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Herein, a series of yolk-shell hollow polyhedrons (YHPs) embedded with NiCoFe ternary alloy and metal oxides, which are named YHP- x ( x = 1, 2, 3, 4), were reported. By controlled etching multi-layered zeolitic imidazolate frameworks and following pyrolytic integration, YHPs are endowed with mass transfer tunnels, accessible inner active sites, and good electrical conductivity. Due to the synergetic effect of the alloy, metal oxides and the yolk-shell structure, YHP-1 exhibits excellent ORR performance with a half-wave potential of 0.79 V and YHP-2 displays superior OER performance with a low overpotential of 257 mV at 10 mA cm −2 . The strategy described in this work can be extended to a number of hollow/yolk-shell electrocatalysts for water splitting and metal–air batteries. Graphical abstract
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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纳米技术
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能量转换
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催化
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2024
·Vol. 35
·期 8
·1-11
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IF 2.8
Yang Zhengyu,Jin Wan
The great attention of rechargeable Zn-air battery has motivated extensive research on the development of inexpensive, highly efficient, and robust noble-metal-free bifunctional catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In this work, Mn-N-C-950 single-atom catalyst with biomass aerogel as precursor was successfully synthesized. The resulting Mn-N-C-950 exhibited excellent bifunctional catalytic performance for ORR ( E 1/2 = 0.843 V) and OER ( E j=10 = 1.56 V) in alkaline electrolytes, which can compete with previously reported bifunctional electrocatalysts. In addition, compared to the Pt/C + RuO 2 mixed catalyst, this bifunctional catalyst can endow the self-made zinc-air battery with better power density (114.1 mW/cm 2 ) and cycle stability (105.5 h), demonstrating its potential feasibility in practical applications of rechargeable metal air batteries.
研究领域:
储能
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电化学
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纳米材料
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催化
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可再生能源
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FIBERS AND POLYMERS
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2024
·Vol. 25
·期 3
·785-796
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IF 2.2
Fan Liya,Zhao Xiaoyan,Zhu Xiao,Li Yangsong,Cui Zhaoliang
The spraying of pesticides not only causes the waste of chemicals but also air pollution. To make the use of pesticides become more environmentally friendly and effective, biodegradable material polylactic acid (PLA) was chosen to package pesticides in this work. Three different film preparation methods (drying, coagulation bath shaping, and steam treatment) were used to study the morphology of PLA coated films. From FESEM images, it could be observed that the steam treatment was more easy in forming pore structures of the films. The sustained release performances of PLA film with the pore size around 800 nm for tetracycline hydrochloride (TC) and hymexazol (HYM) were investigated. The results showed that both chemical temperature and solubility could affect the sustained release effect of films. Due to the slower dissolution rate of TC compared to HYM, it was prone to aggregation in PLA films, which affected the sustained release of TC. The release rates of TC and HYM could reach 98.2% (40 °C, 2.5 h) and 99.51% (60 °C, 3.0 h), respectively. The release processes of TC and HYM conformed to the first-order kinetic model. It promotes the application of environmental friendly materials in pest control of plants.
研究领域:
环境科学
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高分子科学
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农药技术
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材料工程
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Science China-Chemistry
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2023
·Vol. 66
·期 4
·1073-1077
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IF 9.6
Pei Huan,Wang Xuefei,Zhang Jie,Zhang Fangfang,Yang Zhihua,Pan Shilie
Fluorooxoborate has emerged as a promising system for exploring optical materials due to their rich structural chemistry and physicochemical properties, yet so far not fully studied. Herein, we report a new fluorooxoborate, Ba 2 B 9 O 13 F 4 ·BF 4 , which contains the greatest variety of structural basic units, [BO 3 ], [BO 2 F 2 ], [BO 3 F], and [BF 4 ], and exhibits unprecedented 1D infinite [B 18 O 26 F 8 ] tubes. The unique structure avoids the dangling bonds caused by terminal oxygens, which is beneficial to the large bandgap and deep-ultraviolet cutoff edge. This article expands the crystal structure of fluorooxoborates and contributes to the exploration of deep-ultraviolet optical materials in fluorooxoborate systems.
研究领域:
无机化学
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材料科学
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光学材料
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晶体学
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APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING
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2023
·Vol. 129
·期 11
·1-8
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IF 2.7
Wang Dongyang,Zou Wenhua,Chen Yexin,Duan Junhong
In this work, different percentages of Eu-doped TiO 2 nanoparticles were synthesized by sol–gel method. The bandgap and conduction band minimum (CBM) of TiO 2 nanoparticles doped by 0.075 at% Eu element is reduced from 3.43 and – 3.93 eV to 3.09 and – 4.25 eV, respectively, deduced from the results of ultraviolet–visible (UV–Vis) absorption spectroscopy and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS) measurement compared with un-doped TiO 2 . As the increase of Eu concentration, short-circuit photocurrent density J sc of CdSe quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs) increases from 10.86 to 13.86 mA/cm 2 , while open-circuit voltage V oc is almost invariable. Optimal power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 4.03% is achieved for CdSe QDSCs with 0.075 at% Eu-doped TiO 2 film. Compared with un-doped devices, the decrease of the chemical capacitance C μ and the increase of recombination resistance R rec of QDSCs based on the 0.075 at% Eu-doped TiO 2 photoanodes can facilitate charge extraction and suppress charge recombination at the TiO 2 /electrolyte interface.
研究领域:
光伏技术
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纳米材料
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半导体物理
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材料科学
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可再生能源
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