RSC Advances
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2015
·Vol. 5
·期 82
·67031-67040
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IF 3.84
Z. Y. Wu,X. A. Fan,G. Q. Li,J. Wang,Z. H. Gan
Core–shell structured Fe-6.5 wt% Si/SiO2 particles and intergranular insulated Fe-6.5 wt% Si/SiO2 composite compacts with tunable insulating layer thickness were prepared by in situ chemical deposition combined with a subsequent spark plasma sintering process. Most of conductive Fe-6.5 wt% Si alloy particles were coated with a SiO2 insulating layer in the Fe-6.5 wt% Si/SiO2 composite compacts. The SiO2 insulating layer could increase the electrical resistivity and reduce the effective radius of the eddy current in Fe-6.5 wt% Si/SiO2 composite compacts. Therefore, the intergranular insulated Fe-6.5 wt% Si/SiO2 composite compacts presented lower core loss than those of Fe-6.5 wt% Si compacts without SiO2 insulating layer. Based on this, several types of Fe-6.5 wt% Si/SiO2 core–shell particles and intergranular insulated Fe-6.5 wt% Si/SiO2 composite compacts (with various SiO2 insulating layer thicknesses) were selectively prepared by simply varying the TEOS concentration (the volume of TEOS for each gram of Fe-6.5 wt% Si particles, ml g−1). The results indicated that the thickness of the SiO2 layer and electrical resistivity of Fe-6.5 wt% Si/SiO2 composite compacts increased with increasing the TEOS concentration from 0.1 to 0.4 ml g−1, while saturation magnetization, relative permeability and core loss displayed the reverse tendencies. The as-prepared intergranular insulated Fe-6.5 wt% Si/SiO2 composite compacts exhibited excellent magnetic properties, which inspire us to develop new high silicon containing soft magnetic cores which can be widely used in various electromagnetic devices.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电磁学
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冶金学
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LANGMUIR
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2025
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IF 3.9
Ran Yu,Liying Pu,Xiaofang Wang,Peng Liu,Xiang Shen
The eco-friendly nature and energy efficiency of polymeric membranes have established them as pivotal materials for oil-in-water emulsion separation. However, persistent membrane fouling caused by oil deposition remains a major challenge, significantly hindering their practical implementation in industrial settings. In this work, thiol–ene photochemistry was employed to synthesize PEGylated silica nanoparticles (SiO2-g-PEGDA) using poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) and hexanedithiol (HD) as monomers. Biomimetic PVDF membranes were engineered via vapor-induced phase separation (VIPS) by integrating SiO2-g-PEGDA nanoparticles, followed by secondary coagulation in a dopamine (DA) solution. The experimental results demonstrate that the biomimetic membranes exhibit a characteristic sponge-like cross-sectional morphology and well-defined rough surface microstructures, which are attributed to the synergistic roles of SiO2-g-PEGDA as nanofillers and DA as interfacial cross-linker during secondary phase separation. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analyses confirm that the combined action of nanoparticles and PDA significantly increases the density of hydrophilic functional groups on membrane surfaces and within pore channels. The membranes exhibit excellent hydrophilicity and underwater superoleophobicity, achieving an outstanding emulsion flux of 3537 Lm–2 h–1 bar–1 and an oil removal efficiency of 98.5%. After 15 cycles of oil–water separation, the membranes maintain a high flux recovery rate of 85.6%. Moreover, the biomimetic membranes possess exceptional operational stability, as evidenced by consistent surface wettability under organic solvents, strong acid and high-salinity conditions.
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高分子科学
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膜技术
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材料科学
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化学工程
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环境工程
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表面化学
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纳米技术
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CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
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2021
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IF 3.171
Qing Shu,Xinyuan Liu,Yanting Huo,Yuhui Tan,Caixia Zhang,Laixi Zou
A novel solid Brönsted-Lewis acid catalyst La-PW-SiO 2 /SWCNTs (single-wall carbon nanotubes) was synthesized from the synergistic modification of H 3 PW 12 O 40 (HPW) by single-walled carbon nanotubes functionalized with sidewall hydroxyl groups (SWCNTs–OH) and La 3+ via sol–gel method. The freshly prepared catalyst was characterized by several methods, and the catalytic activity and stability of it were studied from the esterification of oleic acid and methanol. Results showed that the highest conversion of oleic acid was 93.1% (mass) and maintained as high as 88.7% (mass) after six cycles of La-PW-SiO 2 /SWCNTs. The high catalytic activity and stability of La-PW-SiO 2 /SWCNTs can be attributed to the strong electron withdrawing effect of La 3+ on π bond of SWCNTs , because it can facilitate the formation of a large number of strong Lewis acid sites. Therefore, the reduction of catalytic activity of a solid acid catalyst due to the fact that hydration reaction of its Brönsted acid sites can be effectively reduced. La-PW-SiO 2 /SWCNTs can be an efficient and economical catalyst, because it shows good catalytic activity and stability.
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化学工程
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催化材料科学
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2017
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IF 7.504
Haoru Shan,Xueqin Wang,Feihao Shi,Jianhua Yan,Jianyong Yu,Bin Ding
The separation and purification of chemical molecules from organic media under harsh chemical environments are of vital importance in the fields of water treatment, biomedical engineering, and organic recycling. Herein, we report the preparation of a flexible SiO2/SnO2 nanofibrous membrane (SiO2/SnO2 NFM) with high surface area and hierarchical porous structure by selecting poly(vinyl butyral) as pore-forming agent and embedding crystalline phase into amorphous matrix without using surfactant as sacrificial template. Benefiting from the uniform micropore size on the fibers and negatively charged properties, the membranes exhibit a precise selectivity toward molecules based on electrostatic interaction and size exclusion, which could separate organic molecule mixtures with the same electrostatic charges and different molecular sizes with a high efficiency of more than 97%. Furthermore, the highly tortuous open-porous structures and high porosity give rise to a high permeate flux of 288 000 L m–2 h–1. In addition, the membrane also displays excellent stability and can be reused for ten consecutive filtration–regeneration cycles. The integration of high filtration efficiency, large permeate flux, good reutilization, and easy to industrialization provides the SiO2/SnO2 NFM for potential applications in practical molecular purification and separation science.
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水处理
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生物医学工程
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有机回收
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材料科学
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环境科学
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化学工程
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2025
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IF 7.2
Shihua Zhang,Shuang Dai,Qiao Huang,Jincan Huang,Shengqiang Hei,Peng Wang,Biming Liu
The confinement effect triggered by nano-confinement systems in the advanced oxidation processes has received extensive attention. In this study, the strategy of constructing stable confined Co 3 O 4 @SiO 2 materials and activating peroxymonosulfate (PMS) was adopted to successfully achieve the efficient removal of enrofloxacin (EON). The removal efficiency of EON by Co 3 O 4 @SiO 2 (0.08 g/L) could reach 99 % at pH 0 of 7 and PMS of 0.2 g/L, and the optimal degradation rate could reach 0.147 min −1 , which was 9.6 times higher than that of the unconfined system. The reaction process was mainly driven by the synergistic interaction between the non-radical 1 O 2 and the interfacial electron transfer network, and the formation of oxygen vacancies within the reaction system accelerated the degradation process. Density functional theory calculations further showed that the confinement effect of SiO 2 aerogel stabilized the Co 3 O 4 nanoparticles, the charge transfer efficiency between Co 3 O 4 @SiO 2 and PMS was optimized, and at the same time, Co 3 O 4 was the key active site for EON degradation. This research can provide an effective strategy for the activation of PMS by SiO 2 aerogel confined structure to remove antibiotic pollutants.
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环境科学
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材料化学
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高级氧化过程
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纳米材料
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污染物降解
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RSC Advances
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2015
·Vol. 5
·期 65
·52369-52381
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IF 3.84
Zhanchao Liu,Zhaoyong Hu,Yan Liu,Minjia Meng,Liang Ni,Xiangguo Meng,Guoxing Zhong,Fangfang Liu,Yanmin Gao
Utilising a general protocol for making surface-imprinted core–shell microparticles via a RAFT-mediated approach, we developed a Cu(II) imprinted polymer with a novel magnetic nanosphere, γ-Fe2O3@meso-SiO2, as support. Attributed to the controlled/living polymerization mechanism of the RAFT polymerization process, the Cu(II) imprinted polymer prepared by RAFT polymerization (IIP-RAFT) presented a more well-defined morphology, more mono-dispersed properties, and much higher magnetic responsiveness, compared to the Cu(II) imprinted polymer prepared by traditional free-radical polymerization (IIP-TP). Moreover, in the static saturation binding experiments, a higher binding capacity of IIP-RAFT (210 mg g−1) than IIP-TP (145 mg g−1) was also found. Afterwards, a series of adsorption experiments were carried out to systematically evaluate the adsorption performance of the as-prepared IIP-RAFT. And the results showed that IIP-RAFT exhibited excellent selectivity, good reusability and desirable dynamic adsorption behavior, and could be an ideal candidate for SPE sorbents for the removal of Cu(II) in real wastewater.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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分析化学
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ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
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2021
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IF 6.291
Jinsong Zhang,Jie Cui,Xinying Li,Xiaohui Hao,Lingli Guo,Hongli Wang,Heliang Liu
Silicosis, a type of lung inflammation and fibrosis caused by long-term inhalation of SiO 2 particles, lacks effective treatment currently. Based on the results of our previous animal experiments, in lungs of SiO 2 -induced silicosis rats, a large number of lymphatic vessels are generated in the early stage of inflammation, which is of great significance for the removal of dust and inflammatory mediators. Here, the molecular mechanism of lymphangiogenesis is further studied. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-C) is a key pro-lymphangiogenic factor, and its elevated expression is closely related to lymphangiogenesis. In this investigation, we demonstrated that the protein level of VEGF-C was differentially expressed in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and alveolar macrophages (AM) in silicosis patients and healthy controls. We further stimulated human monocyte-macrophage line U937 with SiO 2 , collected the culture supernatants as conditioned medium (CM) for culturing lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs) in vitro, and observed the expression of VEGF-C in the supernatant and its effect on LEC tube formation. The results showed that both CM and single VEGF-C recombinant protein stimulation significantly enhanced LEC proliferation [(1.80 ± 0.18), (1.73 ± 0.16)], chemotaxis [chemotactic cell number (101.40 ± 13.83), (93.40 ± 9.61)], and tube formation [tube number (32.20 ± 7.26), (25.00 ± 6.25); branch number (77.20 ± 6.80), (84.60 ± 7.90)], whereas CM treated with VEGF-CmAb inhibited the proliferation (1.37 ± 0.17), chemotaxis [chemotactic cell number (57.40 ± 8.62)], and tube formation [tube number (7.40 ± 1.85); branch number (47.20 ± 13.44)] of LECs. In addition, CM and VEGF-C can promote the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3 (VEGFR-3) and lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor 1 (LYVE-1) in LECs, which may further mediate lymphangiogenesis by up-regulating the Src/eNOS downstream signaling molecular pathway. This study is the first to clarify the molecular mechanism of pulmonary lymphangiogenesis in silicosis and may point in the direction of eventual treatments, surveillance, and regulation at a molecular level.
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呼吸科
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分子生物学
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免疫学
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BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
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2017
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IF 7.78
Haiyan Wang,Chunling Qi,Wenhuan He,Minghui Wang,Wenjing Jiang,Huanshun Yin,Shiyun Ai
A novel, simple and sensitive photoelectrochemical (PEC) immunosensing platform was constructed for detecting N 6 -methyladenosine (m 6 A) based on the carboxylated CN and avidin functionalized [email protected] 2 (ARS) nanocomposite . Herein, the N 6 -methyladenosine-5′-triphosphate (m 6 ATP) was selected as the detection target molecule, m 6 A antibody was used as recognition unit for m 6 A, the carboxylated g-C 3 N 4 (CN) was not only used as the photoactive substance, but the substrate for the m 6 A antibody immobilization , ARS was synthesized and used as signal amplification unit to improve the photocurrent of CN, Phos-tag-biotin was employed as bridge of m 6 ATP and [email protected] 2 through the specific interaction between phosphate group of m 6 ATP and Phos-tag, biotin and avidin, respectively. Under the optimal condition, the fabricated PEC biosensor showed a linear range of 0.01–10 nM and high detection sensitivity with low detection limit of 3.23 pM for m 6 ATP. Besides, the developed strategy was also successfully applied to evaluate the content of m 6 A in human serum samples.
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分析化学
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生物化学
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纳米技术
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生物传感器
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2025
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IF 5.6
Zhanfeng Li,Xibin Yi,Jia Liu,Luyi Zhu,Ruixiang Liu,Benxue Liu
The configurations of the embedded fibers within aerogel composites influence the mechanical and thermal performances significantly, rendering the composites suitable for harsh conditions. With this regard, quartz fiber preforms were designed by carding quartz fibers wool, then layer-by-layer stacking in a space-confined mold, where the fibers were pre-compressed, resulting in spring-back behavior that opposes the direction of compression. ZrO 2 -SiO 2 aerogel precursor was infiltrated into the fiber preform to form quartz fiber reinforced ZrO 2 -SiO 2 aerogel (QFZSA) composites with the assistance of vacuum impregnation, sol-gel chemistry and supercritical drying. Thanks to the spring back effect of the fiber preform, the QFZSA composite exhibits exceptional out-plane mechanical strengths; compressive and bending strengths both reached nearly 1 MPa. In addition, the layer stacking structure of the fiber preforms efficiently suppressed conductive heat transfer as well as radiative heat transfer, endowing ultra-low thermal conductivities of 0.036 W m -1 K -1 and 0.070 W m -1 K -1 at 1000 ºC and 1200 ºC, respectively. The densities of the QFZSA composites with varying fiber volume fractions were in the range of 0.16-0.24 g cm -3 . X-ray computed tomography provided comprehensive characterization of the QFZSA composites, including fiber configuration, fiber volume fraction, interfacial area, and defect volume fraction, among others, which are important parameters governing composite properties. The as-prepared QFZSA composites are capable of finding applications in many leading-edge thermal protection fields.
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材料科学
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航空工程
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热工学
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复合材料
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纳米技术
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PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS
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2025
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IF 7.3
Xue Fu,Shuyan Xu
Superhydrophobic coatings, inspired by lotus leaves, have gained significant interest due to their multifunctional properties. However, their mechanical wear resistance is often inadequate, resulting in a limited lifespan. This study aims to create a wear-resistant superhydrophobic composite coating using epoxy resin (EP) as a binder, along with SiO 2 modified by hexadecyltrimethoxysilane (HDTMS) and cellulose nanofibers (CNF) modified by KH570 to enhance performance synergistically. The preparation method is environmentally friendly and does not involve fluorine chemicals. A simple and efficient one-step spraying technique is employed to create a micro-nano hierarchical structure on the substrate surface. SiO 2 contributes to surface roughness, CNF serves as a toughening agent to form a three-dimensional network, and EP provides strong adhesion. This composite structure significantly improves the mechanical durability of the coating while preserving excellent superhydrophobic properties. The coating is compatible with various substrates and retains good hydrophobicity even after extensive abrasion and tape peeling. Additionally, the superhydrophobic coating demonstrates outstanding anti-fouling and self-cleaning capabilities, resistance to acids and bases, and strong adhesion. We believe this research offers innovative approaches for developing fluorine-free, wear-resistant superhydrophobic coatings.
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材料科学
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表面工程
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纳米技术
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高分子科学
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化学工程
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LANGMUIR
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2025
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IF 3.9
Yangjie Zhong,Chengming Tang,Jidong Sun,Yafeng Zhang,Jiaxin Yu
Dielectric materials with superior dielectric properties are pivotal for enhancing the performance of electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) devices. In this work, MWCNTs@SiO2 core–shell-structured fillers were fabricated by coating multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with a uniform SiO2 outer layer. This innovative core–shell structure was incorporated into a poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene-chlorotrifluoroethylene) (P(VDF-TrFE-CTFE)) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) organic matrix to fabricate composite films with enhanced dielectric properties. The incorporation of core–shell fillers significantly enhanced the microcapacitor effect and Maxwell–Wagner–Sillars interface polarization. At a low filler loading of 4 wt %, the composite achieved a high dielectric constant of 25.4 (at 100 Hz), representing a 108.2% enhancement compared to the pristine polymer matrix, while maintaining a low dielectric loss as low as 0.05. Furthermore, the SiO2 shell effectively mitigated inhomogeneous electric field distribution induced by dielectric constant mismatch, reducing field distortion and consequently enhancing the breakdown strength. Notably, under a DC voltage below 50 V, a high contact angle modulation range of 38.3° was achieved, representing a 151.97% enhancement compared to the pristine polymer matrix. These findings provide a new strategy for developing high-performance dielectric materials for EWOD applications.
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材料科学
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聚合物复合材料
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介电材料
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纳米技术
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电化学
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Journal of Energy Storage
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2024
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IF 8.9
Muyang Gu,Yaoqi Huang,Kaidi Bao,Liuyi Wang,Ting Huang,Yuanyuan Li,Xiaomin Cheng
Hydrated salt phase change materials have great application value in passive thermoregulation fields due to their low phase change temperature . However, their practical applications are limited by problems such as leakage and phase separation, which require urgent attention. To solve these problems, in this study, a W/O emulsion system was constructed by sol-gel method, and microencapsulated composites with graphene oxide (GO) as the thermally conductive reinforcing phase, silica as the shell material, and calcium chloride hexahydrate (CaCl 2 ·6H 2 O, CCH) as the core material was prepared. The regular spherical SiO 2 shell layer effectively reduces the possibility of leakage of the core material. The excellent thermal conductivity of GO increases the thermal conductivity of the composites by about 41.14 % compared with that of pure CCH and maintains a latent heat of >114.1 J/g. The encapsulation of SiO 2 and the introduction of GO improve the thermal cycling stability of the composites. After 150 thermal cycles, the composites still had 96.5 % (110.1 J/g) latent heat and 99.6 % (0.708 W·m −1 ·K −1 ) thermal conductivity. The GO/SiO 2 @CCH microencapsulated composites had good temperature regulation. This study provides a promising solution for preparing hydrated salt-based shape-stabilized composites and expands their applications in construction and other fields.
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材料科学
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热能工程
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能源存储
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