WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH
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2021
·Vol. 93
·期 8
·1361-1369
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IF 1.946
Shengkai Xu,Jiaxin Yang,Rafaat Hussein,Guangqing Liu,Bensheng Su
In this study, the performance of ofloxacin (OFX) degradation in synthetic wastewater using synthesized MnO x -CeO x /γ-Al 2 O 3 as a heterogeneous ozonation catalyst was evaluated. The removal rates of OFX and chemical oxygen demand (COD) during 15-day continuous-flow experiments were 98.2% and 76.7% on average, respectively. An ozone index (mgCOD/mgO 3 ) of 1.09 with a high ozone utilization efficiency of 91.39% was achieved. The pseudo-first-order rate constant of ofloxacin degradation reached 15.216 × 10 −2 min −1 , which was five times that (3.085 × 10 −2 min −1 ) without catalysts. The results of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) demonstrated that a variety of small-molecule organics occurred in the final oxidation products, such as 4-hydroxyl-4-methyl-2-pentanone and 2-oxoadipic acid in addition to homologs of OFX. The results of this study suggested that hydroxyl radicals played critical roles in the degradation and mineralization of OFX via four main pathways: (a) electrophilic addition of nitrogen; (b) breakdown of carbon-carbon double bonds; (c) hydrolysis of ether rings; and (d) halodecarboxylation of carboxyl groups. The biodegradability (BOD 5 /COD) of OFX after catalytic ozonation reached 0.54. Practitioner points Ofloxacin wastewater was treated using catalytic ozonation in a 15-day continuous experiment with MnO x -CeO x /γ-Al 2 O 3 as a catalyst. The ozone index reached 1.09 mgCOD/mgO 3 during ozonation of ofloxacin. The presence of the catalyst increased the reaction rate constant by a factor of five. 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone was the primary ofloxacin oxidation product.
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JOURNAL OF THE ENERGY INSTITUTE
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2022
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IF 6.47
Pijun Gong,Feng He,Junlin Xie,Haitao Wu
Zn species that exist in the flue gas are dangerous toxicants for SCR catalysts, which will seriously damage its catalytic activity and service life. Hence, the multi-layered nanosheets γ-Al 2 O 3 with (110) facets were introduced into the CeTiOx catalyst to improve the Zn-poisoning resistance performance. Benefiting from the structural and compositional merits, as well as the superior reducibility, abundant acid sites, and chemisorbed oxygen, the 3%Zn–Ce 0.3 -Al 0.4 -Ti catalyst with multi-layered nanosheets structure exhibits excellent NH 3 -SCR activity, over 90% NO conversion between 240 °C and 340 °C. In addition, in situ DRIFTS results suggest the SCR reaction mainly follows L-H and E-R mechanisms on 3%-Ce 0.3 -Al 0.4 -Ti samples, result from the multi-layered nanosheets γ-Al 2 O structure improves the BET specific surface area and Ce 3+ , promotes the adsorption/activation of more NH 3 and NOx species. More interestingly, compared with CeO 2 and TiO 2 the Zn species prefer to absorbed on nanosheets γ-Al 2 O 3 with (110) facets, so it can effectively protect CeO 2 from poisoning as a sacrificial agent .
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环境科学
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2021
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IF 7.514
Shuyun Bi,Di Shao,Yue Yuan,Rui Zhao,Xu Li
A novel surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) method for the determination of nitrofurazone was developed using AuNPs/ γ -Al 2 O 3 nanoparticles protected by β -cyclodextrin ( β -CD) as substrate prepared in our lab. The optimum experimental conditions were obtained from single factor procedure and response surface modeling. A linear relationship ( I SERS = 508.96 c + 31987.87, c : nmol L −1 , R 2 = 0.996) between SERS intensity and the concentration of nitrofurazone in the range of 3.3 – 667.0 nmol L −1 was established, the limit of detection (LOD) was found at nmol L −1 level (0.37 nmol L −1 by 3 S 0 / S ). The selectivity for the method was studied by the influences of foreign substances on the determination. The recoveries and RSD (n = 5) for the six meat samples were 95.1 % – 104.5% and 2.4 % – 4.8% respectively, which suggesting that the new SERS method was successfully to detecting nitrofurazone.
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分析化学
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食品安全检测
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FUEL
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2016
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IF 3.611
Libo Qin,Yang Zheng,Dianqing Li,Yunshan Zhou,Lijuan Zhang,Zareen Zuhra
The composite material HPW/NH 2 –Al 2 O 3 was successfully prepared by immobilization of phosphotungstic acid H 3 PW 12 O 40 (HPW) on the surface of amino functionalized spherical millimeter-sized mesoporous γ-Al 2 O 3 beads (NH 2 –Al 2 O 3 ), that featured high specific surface area, remarkable enhanced mechanical strength, chemical stability and low cost. This composite material was characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunner−Emmet−Teller (BET) and mechanical strength measurements. The experimental results showed that introduction of NH 2 group in between HPW and Al 2 O 3 surface not only provide strong binding sites for catalytic centers HPW to get high dispersion on the carrier surface but also prevent HPW from structural decomposition. As a consequence, the prepared HPW/NH 2 –Al 2 O 3 exhibited excellent catalytic performance in the oxidative desulfurization of model oil composed of dibenzothiophene (DBT) and n-octane. The 350 ppmw S of sulfur content in 20 mL of n-octane can be dropped down to 2.8 ppmw S in 2 h using 60 mg of HPW/NH 2 –Al 2 O 3 catalyst under the optimal conditions. Remarkably, the catalyst can be conveniently recycled by simple decantation method. After 10 times recycling, the oxidation desulfurization efficiency just dropped down slightly from 99.2% to 98.6%. The results indicate that synthesized HPW/NH 2 –Al 2 O 3 beads have great potential as a catalyst in oxidative desulfurization for special practical applications.
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ENERGY & FUELS
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2019
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IF 3.021
Butian Xia,Liyuan Cao,Kaiwei Luo,Liang Zhao,Xiaoqin Wang,Jinsen Gao,Chunming Xu
The modified CoMo/γ-Al2O3 catalysts with different Ce and/or P loading were prepared by the incipient wetness impregnation method. The catalysts were characterized using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, N2-adsorption–desorption, pyridine Fourier transform infrared, H2 temperature-programmed reduction, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The effect of Ce and/or P on the active phase, acidic properties, and catalytic activity of the CoMo/γ-Al2O3 catalysts were investigated in detail. The results showed that the phosphorus additive can slightly increase the stacking number of MoS2 slabs by reducing the metal–support interaction. Also, the addition of a small amount of cerium (1.75 wt %) not only increased the average slab length and stacking layer number of MoS2 slabs, but also formed new Brønsted acid sites on the support, which efficiently enhance the thiophene hydrodesulfurization (HDS) and olefins isomerization activity of the catalyst. These favorable effects are more obvious in cases where cerium and phosphorus coexist. The CoMo/γ-Al2O3P(2)Ce(1.75) catalyst exhibited the highest thiophene HDS and olefin isomerization conversion values of 98.58 and 19.51%, respectively. The high isomerization activity is able to inhibit the loss of gasoline octane number. Based on the above results, it can be concluded that the synergistic effect between Ce and P can achieve deep desulfurization and minimize the loss of octane number by modulating the acidity of the support and optimizing the active phase of the sulfided catalysts.
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Particuology
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2021
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IF 3.067
Huilin Yi,Shuliang Lu,Jiajia Wu,Yujun Wang,Guangsheng Luo
In this paper, we present a parallelized microfluidic device with improved ladder–tree distributors for the scaled-up production of monodisperse microspheres. Owing to the improved distribution form comprising a ladder distributor in the center and tree distributors around the circumference, the uniformity of the generated droplets for our device was improved by 32.9% and 86.1% compared to those achieved in devices with conventional tree and ladder distributors, respectively, in the final production stage with 32 droplet generators, indicating the potential of our device for further scale-up while maintaining the monodispersity of the generated droplets. The effect of the 2D scale-up of our device was investigated by varying the continuous-phase flow rate and viscosity. Using our device, γ-Al 2 O 3 microspheres with a diameter of 598.1 μm and a CV of 2.58%, as catalyst support for microreactors, were continuously synthesized at high production rate. The nickel-based catalyst prepared from γ-Al 2 O 3 microspheres with large specific surface area and pore volume had an average NiO size of 14 nm, which was 60.9% of that supported on industrial support. The CO methanation conversion of the Ni@Al 2 O 3 microspheres was 1.7 times larger than Ni@Al 2 O 3 industrial support at 140 °C.
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化学工程
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材料科学
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催化反应
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APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL
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2022
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IF 5.723
Xiang Li,Xiaomin Ren,Maodi Wang,Qihua Yang
Direct hydrogenation of nitrobenzene (NB) to dicyclohexylamine (DCHA) is a green but challenging process due to the competition of cross-coupling reaction (to DCHA) and hydrogenation reaction (to byproduct). Herein, we report that the cross-coupling reaction to desired DCHA is greatly enhanced by tuning the acidity of supported Pd catalysts. It was found that Pd NPs loading on commercial γ-Al 2 O 3 (γ-Al 2 O 3-Com ) with moderate acidity were more selective than those on neutral SBA-15 or strongly acidic γ-Al 2 O 3 nanorods . The presence of acid site could promote the coupling reaction. By analyzing the correlation between hydrogenation activity and DCHA selectivity, it was found that the matched rate of hydrogenation and cross-coupling is the key factor to achieve high selectivity. This study may open a new avenue for the hydrogenation of nitroarenes to DCHA by regulating the acidity of supports and the reaction conditions.
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有机化学
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POLYMER COMPOSITES
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2024
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IF 4.8
Rong Liu,Jie Chen,Zhanghao Gong,Lihao Sun,Shengtao Dai,Wei Zhao,Mingshuo Ma,Zhigang Liu
In order to enhance the mechanical performance of carbon fiber/epoxy resin composites (CF/EPs), a series of γ-Al 2 O 3 nanosheet/graphene (AG) composites were prepared by hydrothermal method, and successfully introduced into the carbon fiber (CF) surface via self-assembly process, which significantly improved the interfacial bonding force between CF and EP. Mechanical test results showed that the AG modified CF/EPs exhibited superior properties in interfacial shear strength (IFSS), interlaminar shear strength (ILSS), tensile strengths, and flexural strengths compared with the untreated CF/EPs, which were enhanced by 142.9%, 59.6%, 152.5%, and 40.5%, respectively. This is mainly because AG largely increases the CF surface roughness and penetrates into the matrix to enhance the mechanical interlocking effect, crack deflection effect, and Van der Waals forces between CF and polymer matrix. Briefly, the AG synthesized in this study will provide an experimental validation for the development of high-performance carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites (CFRPs) and exhibit potential application prospects in automotive and other fields. Highlights Graphene effectively inhibits the agglomeration of γ-Al 2 O 3 nanosheet. γ-Al 2 O 3 nanosheet/graphene increases the interfacial properties of CF/EPs. γ-Al 2 O 3 nanosheet/graphene largely enhances the mechanical performance of CF/EPs. The as-prepared AGCF/EPs have potential application in automotive and other fields.
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2022
·Vol. 47
·期 3
·1256-1267
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IF 3.925
Lei Yin,Hui Yang Li,Tingting Ge,Yuchao Li,Cuncun Zuo,Ming Wang,GuangJun Cui,Haofei Huang,Lin Guo
A series of acid–base-loaded γ-Al2O3 catalysts was applied as the catalysts for the isomerization of 3/4-methyl-tetrahydro phthalic anhydride. With a basic metal (K or Na) as the basic source and phosphorus (P) as the acid source, γ-Al2O3 was modified by equal volume immersion. NH3/CO2-TPD, XRD, TEM/EDS, BET, and TGA were used to analyze the catalysts, and 15%-K/Al2O3 and 10%-P/Al2O3 were determined as the most appropriate catalysts. The isomers were qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed using nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR) and infrared spectroscopy (IR), and the reaction mechanism for the isomer formation was proposed. With 3-MTHPA as the substrate, the acid/base reaction temperature was 165/150 °C, the reaction time was 3 h and the amount of the catalyst added was 3%. A new type of continuous isomeric fixed-bed reactor was designed. The stability of the catalyst was tested, and the activity loss was 4.6–6.6% after 10 hours of operation.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2020
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IF 9.038
Hao Lu,Xinlei Yao,Jing Li,Shuiliang Yao,Zuliang Wu,Huanhuan Zhang,Hanghao Lin,Tomohiro Nozaki
Plasma-catalytic oxidation of particulate matter (PM) has potential applications for diesel exhaust cleaning. There is a grand requirement to explore the mechanism of carbonaceous PM oxidation for the development of plasma catalysts. Herein, Au/γ-Al 2 O 3 was used to catalyze the gasification of the graphitic carbon. A modified diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectrometer equipped with a mass spectrometer was originally utilized to in situ characterize the surface intermediates of graphite on Au/γ-Al 2 O 3 and the gaseous products during the discharges processes in the O 2 -He balanced gases. It was found that O atoms and O 3 play important roles in the formation of surface oxygen complexes (SOCs) and facilitate the gasification of SOCs to CO 2 in the presence of Au/γ-Al 2 O 3 . The findings are helpful to understand the plasma-catalytic oxidation mechanism of PM and further develop efficient plasma catalysts.
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NANOTECHNOLOGY
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2023
·Vol. 34
·期 24
·245401
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IF 3.5
Wenjing Fu,Cundi Wei,Shaonan Xu,Enhui Wang,Jinyi Zhang,You Xu,Jiyuan Zou,Jilun Wei,Jing Zuo
A particular bird's nest-like pseudo-boehmite (PB) composed of cohesive nanostrips was prepared by a novel and facile approach based on the reaction of Al–Ga–In–Sn alloy and water, together with ammonium carbonate. The PB possesses a large specific surface area (465.2 m2 g−1), pore volume (1.0 cm3 g−1), and pore diameter (8.7 nm). Subsequently, it was utilized as a precursor to form the TiO2/γ-Al2O3 nanocomposite for tetracycline hydrochloride removal. The removal efficiency can reach above 90% at TiO2:PB = 1:1.5 under the Sunlight irradiation simulated by a LED lamp. Our results indicate that the nest-like PB is a promising carrier precursor for efficient nanocomposite catalysts.
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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
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2024
·Vol. 150
·期 8
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IF 1.6
Jingcheng Wei,Jing Zhang,Bingyan Zhu,Tingfeng Xue,Zejia Song,Sumin Li,Liwei Pan
Activation of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) by catalysts for water treatment is very important for the sulfate radicals-based advanced oxidation technology. Constructing affordable and recyclable transition metal catalysts with high efficiency is highly desirable, but still challenging. In this study, a novel CoAl2O4/Co2O3@γ-Al2O3 catalyst for the activation of PMS was prepared with an excessive impregnation method, and its performance on the catalytic degradation of phenol in water was investigated. The composition and structure of the catalyst were characterized by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and N2 adsorption-desorption experiments. It was found that the catalyst could greatly promote the phenol mineralization in water as the total organic carbon removal increased from 4.27% to 57.64% after 60 min of reaction. The presence of Cl− inhibited the catalytic degradation of phenol in water at low concentrations, but promoted the catalytic degradation at high concentrations. However, HCO3− and CO32− revealed inhibitory effects on the catalytic degradation because they could scavenge free radicals in the system. Based on the electron spin resonance technique and the quenching experiments, O12 and SO4−· were identified to be the primary reactive species for the catalytic degradation. The CoAl2O4/Co2O3@γ-Al2O3 could be easily recovered and reused. The toxicity evaluation verified that the toxicity of the treated water was greatly decreased after the catalytic degradation. Therefore, the CoAl2O4/Co2O3@γ-Al2O3 prepared in this study could be an effective catalyst for the catalytic degradation of phenol in water by activating PMS.
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