APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2016
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IF 3.15
Qiang Huang,Meiying Liu,Junyu Chen,Ke Wang,Dazhuang Xu,Fengjie Deng,Hongye Huang,Xiaoyong Zhang,Yen Wei
Surface modification of nanomaterials with polymers is an effective route to render new functions and improve the performance of the final nanocomposites. Here, a facile method was developed to fabricate polyacrylic acid (PAA)-grafted monodisperse SiO 2 nanoparticles (SiO 2 -PDA-PAA) through a combination of mussel inspired chemistry and Michael addition reaction. To obtain the products, the SiO 2 nanoparticles were first coated with polydopamine (PDA) through self-polymerization of dopamine under rather mild conditions. The PDA thin films can then be further conjugated with amino-terminated PAA, which was synthesized by chain transfer free radical polymerization using cysteamine hydrochloride as a chain transfer agent and acrylic acid as a monomer. The SiO 2 -PDA-PAA nanocomposites were characterized via transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The effects of contact time, solution pH, temperature and methylene blue (MB) concentration on the removal of MB were investigated. The results demonstrated that SiO 2 -PDA-PAA showed significant improvement in adsorption efficiency towards MB. The kinetics and isotherm studies showed that pseudo-second-order and Langmuir isotherm models were well fitted the experimental data. The values of thermodynamics parameters such as entropy change ( ΔS 0 ), enthalpy change ( ΔH 0 ) and Gibbs free energy ( ΔG 0 ) were calculated based on the Van’t Hoff equation. The negative values of thermodynamic parameters indicated that the adsorption of MB was a feasible, spontaneous and exothermic process. In summary, we developed a facile method to fabricate SiO 2 -based polymer nanocomposites, which showed obviously enhanced adsorption capability towards MB.
研究领域:
材料科学
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环境化学
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纳米技术
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高分子化学
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胶体与界面化学
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International Journal of Electrochemical Science
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2023
·Vol. 13
·期 2
·1985-2000
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IF 1.5
Zhe Zhang,Le Ruan,Weipeng Zhang,Yuzeng Lyu,Wei Shang,Yuqing Wen,Xiuying Li,Ling Wu,Yanni Jiao
The triazol-3-ylamine and three different kinds of Schiff base compounds are self-assembled on bronze surface. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and potentiodynamic polarization measurements show that the triazol-3-ylamine and Schiff base self-assembled films can protect bronze from corrosion in 0.5 M HCl solution. The corrosion efficiency increases with the self-assembly time increasing and reaches a stable value after 8 h. The highest corrosion efficiency of the bronze electrode modified with self-assembled films reaches 95.81% after immersing in 0.005 M 2,4-Dibromo-6-[(4H-[1,2,4]Triazol-3-ylimino)-methyl]-phenol Schiff base solution for 10 h. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and scanning electrochemical microscope are used to characterize the inhibitive ability of the self-assembled films. Quantum chemical calculations and dynamic simulations indicate that the triazol-3-ylamine and Schiff bases molecules can absorb on the copper surface via chemisorption. The adsorption energy increases with the number of aromatic rings.
研究领域:
材料腐蚀与防护
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物理化学
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表面科学
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电化学
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计算化学
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RSC Advances
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2018
·Vol. 8
·期 44
·24900-24905
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IF 2.936
Yanjie Wang,Chun Fang,Ying Huang,Qing Liu,Ruirui Zhao,Xuli Ding,Yunhui Huang
Organic compounds have been utilized in rechargeable batteries as electrode materials on account of their designable structures and reversible redox properties. However, most of them suffer from problems with dissolution resulting in poor electrochemical performance. In this work, we adapt a sodium salt of tetracyanoquinodimethane (NaTCNQ) to work as a high redox potential cathode material in sodium ion batteries (SIBs). A porous carbon coated separator is demonstrated to be an adsorption layer and prevents the dissolved active material from migrating to the anode side. The NaTCNQ cell assembled with a carbon layer containing 5% activated carbon (AC) exhibits a higher initial capacity and greatly improved cycling stability. Using a conductive adsorption layer in organic redox batteries is a promising pathway to develop high performance organic electrode materials for SIBs.
研究领域:
电化学
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能源材料
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纳米材料
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电池技术
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功能材料
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RSC Advances
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2016
·Vol. 6
·期 49
·42854-42862
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IF 3.289
He Liu,Aiting Wang,Xu Xu,Mengmeng Wang,Shibin Shang,Shiwei Liu,Jie Song
Cellulose aerogels based on crosslinking of cellulose with 1,4-butanediol diglycidyl ether (BDE) were homogeneously synthesized in NaOH/urea aqueous solution followed by freeze-drying. In the NaOH/urea aqueous solution, cellulose existed in a sodium alkoxide form that could react with the epoxide groups of BDE. The rheological behavior of the cellulose/NaOH/urea aqueous solution showed that the crosslinking reaction occurred immediately once the BDE was added to the cellulose/NaOH/urea aqueous solution at room temperature. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) characterization identified a transition from the crystalline structure of cellulose to an amorphous state of cellulose aerogels with increasing amount of BDE. Elemental analysis revealed the variation in carbon and oxygen elemental percentages in cellulose aerogels caused by the reaction between cellulose and BDE. The porous network of aerogels was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and the pore size of the aerogels increased as a function of BDE. The water adsorbent ability of aerogels was up to 41 g g−1—even after 30 squeezing–adsorption cycles, the water adsorbent ability was still 37 g g−1.
研究领域:
高分子材料科学
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纳米材料学
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绿色化学
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生物基功能材料
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环境功能材料
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2022
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IF 7.336
Heli Yu,Mingzhu Bi,Cuijuan Zhang,Tianjie Zhang,Xiaoning Zhang,Hongtao Liu,Jianli Mi,Xiangqian Shen,Shanshan Yao
Construction of high sulfur loading electrode is one of the effective ways to achieve high specific energy density lithium/sulfur batteries. Therefore, the optimization of polymeric binders has been considered as effective strategy to improve the volume changes of sulfur electrodes during charge/discharge processes. In this work, an effective route for the preparation of three dimensional polymeric binder (PAA-PANI) via multiple hydrogen bonds was developed and fabricated through in situ polymerization between polyacrylic acid (PAA) and polyaniline (PANI), which possess bifunctional effects on high sulfur loading cathodes in lithium/sulfur batteries. The carboxyl polar groups of PAA could effectively adsorb polysulfides and the conductive PANI enhance the electronic conductivity of the sulfur electrode. The three dimensional polymeric binder of PAA-PANI has enhanced the active material adhesion, mechanical properties and electronic conductivity, which decreased overpotential polarization, improved the lithium ions diffusion coefficient, and reduced the self-discharge. More importantly, the PAA-PANI functional binder could alleviate the expansion of high sulfur loading electrode. Taking advantages of PAA-PANI binder, the carbon nanotubes modified sulfur electrode (CNTs@S; sulfur content: 84.3 wt%) with PAA-PANI binder exhibits an initial discharge capacity of 906 mAh g –1 at 2.56 mA cm –2 (0.3 C) under a sulfur loading of 5.1 mg cm –2 . Even at higher current density of 8.54 mA cm –2 (1 C), the PAA-PANI binder electrode delivers a high capacity of 846 mAh g –1 . Moreover, with an extremely high areal sulfur loading of 17 mg cm –2 , the cathode shows an areal specific capacity of 16.7 mAh cm –2 .
研究领域:
电化学
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能源材料
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高能电池
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功能高分子
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界面化学
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储能技术
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2021
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IF 7.312
Yaxing Han,Ji Chen,Yuefeng Deng,Tianchi Liu,Hailian Li,Deqian Li
The current separation technique of ion-adsorption high yttrium (Y) rare earth ore (high-yttrium ore) using 2-ethylhexyl phosphonic acid mono-2-ethylhexyl ester (P507) and naphthenic acid (NA) has been confronted with low separation efficiency and high acid consumption. This is a consequence of the low selectivity and the difficulty of complete stripping of heavy rare earths (HREEs). Therefore, an innovative separation technique of high-yttrium ore was proposed. The leachate of high-yttrium ore was firstly divided into Erbium (Er) / Thulium (Tm) groups with P507-isooctanol followed by separating Y (III) from the high Y-enrichment of Er (III) group with sec -octylphenoxy acetic acid (CA12)-tri- n -butyl phosphate (TBP). The basic thermodynamics experiments and cascade extraction simulations were conducted to verify the feasibility of this technology. The results show that P507-15vol% isooctanol is superior to P507 in both stripping ability and separation selectivity of HREEs. The first cascade extraction for Er (III) / Tm (III) grouping with P507-15vol% isooctanol was simulated successfully, reducing acid consumption but obtaining high purity products. In theory, the second cascade extraction simulation designed for separating Y (III) with CA12-TBP could not only improve the separation ability between Y (III) and light rare earths (LREEs) but also shorten the extraction stages and reduce the production costs. All these results revealed that this two-step separation process probably provided a promising application prospect for separating high-yttrium ore.
研究领域:
冶金工程
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稀土化学
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分离科学与技术
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资源加工工程
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湿法冶金
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萃取分离
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2018
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IF 5.091
Zanru Guo,Hongjian Gu,Qiang Chen,Zhanfeng He,Wenyuan Xu,Jiali Zhang,Yongxin Liu,Leyan Xiong,Longzhen Zheng,Yujun Feng
Hypothesis The effective separation and recovery of oils from water is important for the protections of ecosystems and the environment. Polymeric porous monoliths have been demonstrated as attractive absorbents for oil/water separation. However, the recyclability was mainly realized by squeezing, combustion, or centrifugation, which may restrict in elastic materials, destroy the adsorbates or need special apparatus. Thus it is desirable to developing monoliths with controllable oil absorption and desorption. Experiments A series of “smart” monoliths with pH-induced switchable wettability were fabricated by high internal phase emulsion (HIPE) polymerization and epoxide ring-opening for the incorporation of amine groups. The resultant monoliths and their wettabilities were examined using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), nitrogen adsorption/desorption and contact angle analysis, respectively. The oil separation efficiency and recyclability were evaluated. Findings The monoliths with macroporous structure can undergo switchable wettability under reversible pH stimulation. As an absorbent, the monoliths not only separated and recovered organic solvents and oils (including crude oil) from aqueous mixtures through a reversible and recyclable absorption and desorption process upon alternating the pH between 7.0 and 1.0, but also continuously expulsed oils from water surfaces in a continuous manner with the aid of external driving pressures. Moreover, the monoliths also allowed the effective separation of surfactant-free and surfactant-stabilized oil-in-water emulsions with high separation efficiency.
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环境科学
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高分子材料
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分离科学
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界面化学
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功能材料
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
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2022
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IF 3.841
Qi Wang,Shaopeng Fu,Xingyao Yang,Qinghao Sun,Junwei Zhang,Yichun Peng,Rongling Zhang,Zezhou Liang,Jianfeng Li
An organic nitrogen/oxygen-rich polymer (PFN-NDIN) was prepared via Suzuki reaction between 2,7-bis(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-9,9-bis(3-N,N- dimethylaminopropyl)-9H-fluorene (FNB) and 4,9-dibromo-2,7-bis(3-(dimethyl-amino)propyl)naphthalenediimide (NDINBr 2 ) and utilized as a new inhibitor for HRB400 steels corrosion in alkaline medium of simulated concrete pore solution. The inhibition efficiency of this inhibitor was evaluated by electrochemical techniques. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) results showed that the protective capacity of PFN-NDIN on HRB400 steel increased with increasing concentration to attain 92.85% efficacy with 400 ppm at 288 K. Potentiodynamic polarization (PDP) plots indicated that PFN-NDIN is effective and acts as a hybrid inhibitor. The adsorption behavior of PFN-NDIN was fitted and found to follow the Langmuir isothermal adsorption line, with discussion of the relevant thermodynamic parameters. The effect of temperature on this inhibitor's the rust-inhibiting effect was investigated. The surface was then studied, showing that the interfacial corrosion of HRB400 steel was inhibited by PFN-NDIN molecules. The relationship between PFN-NDIN molecules’ structure and the inhibition efficiency was investigated by quantum chemical calculations. Several parameters were calculated, the findings revealed that the prepared materials correlated well with their electronic contribution capability.
研究领域:
材料腐蚀与防护
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高分子化学
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电化学
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建筑材料科学
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表面科学
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量子化学
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BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
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2016
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IF 4.917
Hao Li,Samah Awadh Ali Mahyoub,Wenjie Liao,Shuqian Xia,Hechuan Zhao,Mengya Guo,Peisheng Ma
The magnetic biochars were easily fabricated by thermal pyrolysis of Fe(NO 3 ) 3 and distillation residue derived from rice straw pyrolysis oil at 400, 600 and 800 °C. The effects of pyrolysis temperature on characteristics of magnetic biochars as well as adsorption capacity for aromatic contaminants (i.e., anisole, phenol and guaiacol) were investigated carefully. The degree of carbonization of magnetic biochars become higher as pyrolysis temperature increasing. The magnetic biochar reached the largest surface area and pore volume at the pyrolysis temperature of 600 °C due to pores blocking in biochar during pyrolysis at 800 °C. Based on batch adsorption experiments, the used adsorbent could be magnetically separated and the adsorption capacity of anisole on magnetic biochars was stronger than that of phenol and guaiacol. The properties of magnetic biochar, including surface area, pore volume, aromaticity, grapheme-like-structure and iron oxide (γ-Fe 2 O 3 ) particles, showed pronounced effects on the adsorption performance of aromatic contaminants.
研究领域:
环境科学
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环境工程
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材料科学
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物理化学
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污染控制化学
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能源材料
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吸附科学
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RSC Advances
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2017
·Vol. 7
·期 55
·34461-34465
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IF 3.108
Tingting Zheng,Ang Li,Zhanying Li,Wenbin Hu,Lin Shao,Lingbin Lu,Yang Cao,Yongjun Chen
As an environmentally friendly aerogel with outstanding performances, the improvement of mechanical properties is urgently required for cellulose aerogel development. In this study, a cellulose aerogel with good mechanical properties was successfully fabricated using nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) as reinforcer. Characterization results demonstrated that NCC was embedded well into the cellulose aerogel. Tests and evaluation showed that the compressive modulus of the NCC reinforced cellulose aerogel was significantly improved, about 6 times higher than that of the pure cellulose aerogel. Furthermore, after modification with trimethylchlorosilane via a cold plasma treatment, the NCC reinforced aerogel became hydrophobic but its oleophilic property remained. This aerogel showed good adsorption capacity, reached saturation rapidly and possessed good reusability. Reinforced mechanical properties with NCC make this cellulose aerogel a very promising material for highly efficient separation and extraction of organic pollutants and oils from water.
研究领域:
材料科学
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高分子化学
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环境功能材料
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纳米复合材料
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绿色材料
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RSC Advances
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2017
·Vol. 7
·期 72
·45420-45431
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IF 3.108
Jiuli Guo,Huanhuan Yu,Feng Dong,Baolin Zhu,Weiping Huang,Shoumin Zhang
A highly efficient and stable Au–Cu/hydroxyapatite (HAP, Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2) catalyst was reported. HAP was prepared through a deposition–precipitation method. Au–Cu/HAP catalysts were obtained by a two-step impregnation approach. The samples were characterized by XRD, TEM, SEM, UV-Vis, ICP, XPS, H2-TPR, and O2-TPD. CO oxidation reaction was carried out to evaluate the catalytic performance of samples. TEM and UV-Vis results showed that the metallic particles supported on Au–Cu/HAP were smaller than those on Au/HAP, and they were highly dispersed on the HAP support. Patterns of XPS revealed that CuO nanoparticles were formed in the Cu/HAP catalyst, while CuO and Cu2O species coexisted in Au–Cu/HAP catalyst. Based on the O2-TPD data, the addition of copper to Au/HAP gave rise to more new O2 adsorption sites and bigger O2 adsorption capacity. The catalysis results indicated that the Au–Cu/HAP was capable of obtaining higher efficiency and stability compared with Au/HAP and Cu/HAP for CO oxidation. It was likely that the synergistic interaction between gold and CuOx phase created the most active sites on Au–Cu/HAP and was responsible for the enhanced activity and stability in comparison with Au/HAP and Cu/HAP.
研究领域:
催化化学
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材料科学
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环境化学
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纳米催化
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表面科学
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2017
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IF 6.065
Jianxian Zeng,Zhihui Dong,Zhe Zhang,Yuan Liu
A surface-grafted imprinted ceramic membrane (IIP-PVI/CM) for recognizing molybdate (Mo(VI)) anion was prepared by surface-initiated graft-polymerization. Firstly, raw alumina ceramic membrane (CM) was deposited with SiO 2 active layer by situ hydrolysis deposition method. Subsequently, γ-methacryloxy propyl trimethoxyl silane (MPS) was used as a coupling agent to introduce double bonds onto the SiO 2 layer (MPS-CM). Then, 1-vinylimidazole (VI) was employed as a functional monomer to graft-polymerization onto the MPS-CM (PVI-CM). During the graft-polymerization, the influence factors of grafting degree of PVI were investigated in detail. Under optimum conditions (monomer concentration 20 wt%, temperature 70 °C, initiator amount 1.1 wt% and reaction time 8 h), the grafting degree of 20.39 g/100 g was obtained. Further, Mo(VI) anion was used as a template to imprint in the PVI-CM by employing 1,6-dibromohexane as a cross-linking agent, and then Mo(VI) was removed, obtaining the IIP-PVI/CM with many imprinted cavities for Mo(VI). Thereafter, static adsorption and dynamic separation properties of IIP-PVI/CM for Mo(VI) were studied. Results indicate that IIP-PVI/CM shows a specific selectivity for Mo(VI) with the adsorption capacity of 0.69 mmol/100 g, and the selectivity coefficient of IIP-PVI/CM is 7.48 for molybdate to tungstate anions. During the dynamic separation, IIP-PVI/CM has also good selectivity for separation of Mo(VI) and W(VI) anions.
研究领域:
环境化学
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材料科学
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分离科学
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高分子化学
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无机分析化学
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