CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2023
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Xiujuan Lin,Yaoting Zhao,Chao Wang,Wenlong Li,Rui Guo,Xiaofang Zhang,Feng Yu,Gensheng Dong,Chungang Li,Shifeng Huang
1-3 piezoelectric composites, as materials with integrated structural/functional characteristics, are typically used to manufacture ultrasonic transducers. As a core sensitive element, the structural dimensions as well as the molding quality of the 1–3 piezoelectric array, will directly affect the transducer's operating performance. In this paper, an improved soft mold process is proposed to prepare lead zirconate titanate (PZT) microscale 1–3 piezoelectric arrays by a soft mold combined with UV curing process. Firstly, the rheological behavior of PZT ceramic suspension and the preparation process of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) soft mold were studied. The surface contact angle of the Si master mold modified by trimethylchlorosilane (TMCS) was significantly increased, facilitating the peeling of the PDMS soft mold from the Si master mold surface, thus improving the surface quality of the PDMS soft mold. Then, the sintering process, microstructure, and electrical properties of microscale 1–3 piezoelectric arrays were systematically investigated. The perpendicularity and integrity of the piezoelectric arrays were improved by an optimized sintering process, and the arrays had micropillar diameters as small as 8 μm and aspect ratios over 7.5. The electrical properties of the piezoelectric composites with thicknesses of 55 μm and 42 μm were analyzed to obtain their resonant frequencies f s of 33.8 MHz and 41.3 MHz, respectively. The developed novel soft mold process can realize the preparation of microscale 1–3 piezoelectric arrays with fine structure and large aspect ratios, which are expected to fabricate high-frequency ultrasonic transducers.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2023
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Yu Zhang,Ruxangul Jamal,Shuyue Xie,Abdukeyum Abdurexit,Tursun Abdiryim,Yaolong Zhang,Yanyan Song,Yajun Liu
Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) are thought of as portable, sustainable, and non-polluting energy devices. The exploration of efficient and affordable catalysts for the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) is significant for the industrial application of DMFCs. In this study, nitrogen-doped hollow carbon spheres (HCS) derived from polydopamine were proposed for the catalyst support for platinum nanoparticles (Pt NPs) for serving as the anode catalyst for DMFCs, and a composite support material was fabricated by in-situ oxidation of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (ProDOT) with HCS to get core-shell structured poly(3,4-propylenedioxythiophene) (PProDOT)-embellished hollow carbon spheres (HCS) (PProDOT/HCS) for further improving the catalytic activity for supported catalyst. The results indicated that the platinum (Pt) on the surface of HCS was well dispersed, and the Pt became smaller and more evenly distributed with the introduction of PProDOT. Simultaneously, the Schottky junction formed between PProDOT and Pt NPs contributes to enhanced charge transfer and catalytic activity of the catalyst. Notably, the core-shell structure of the ternary catalyst, its excellent charge transfer capability, and the interaction between platinum and the support contribute to its high electrocatalytic activity. Electrochemical tests demonstrated that the PProDOT/HCS/Pt catalyst exhibited a mass activity of 1169.6 mA mg −1 Pt for methanol oxidation in acidic electrolytes, surpassing the activity of the HCS/Pt catalyst (472.4 mA mg −1 Pt ) and commercial Pt/C (281.0 mA mg −1 Pt ).
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Advanced Science
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2023
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Yulu Xu,Xia Hu,Yuyuan Chen,Sijie Lin,Chen Wang,Faliang Gou,Xiaogang Yang,Weiwei Zheng,De-Kun Ma
Resorcinol-formaldehyde (RF) resin represents a promising visible-light responding photocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) toward H 2 O 2 production. However, its photocatalytic ORR activity toward H 2 O 2 generation is still unsatisfied for practical application. Herein, 3-hydroxythiophenol-formaldehyde (3-HTPF) resin microspheres synthesized through polycondensation reaction between 3-HTP and formaldehyde at room temperature and subsequent hydrothermal treatment exhibit enhanced photocatalytic ORR activity is reported. The experimental results show that the partial substitution of hydroxy group (─OH) by sulfhydryl one (─SH) through using 3-HTP to replace resorcinol could slow the rates of nucleation and growth of the resin particles and lead to strongly π -stacked architecture in 3-HTPF. The introduction of ─SH group can also improve adsorption ability of 3-HTPF to O 2 molecules and enhance ORR catalytic activity of the photocatalysts. Stronger built-in electric field, better adsorption ability to O 2 molecules, and increased surface catalytic activity collectively boost photocatalytic activity of 3-HTPF microspheres. As a result, H 2 O 2 production rate of 2010 µ m h −1 is achieved over 3-HTPF microspheres at 273 K, which is 3.4 times larger than that obtained using RF submicrospheres (591 µ m h −1 ). The rational substituent group modulation provides a new strategy for designing polymeric photocatalysts at the molecular level toward high-efficiency artificial photosynthesis.
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MATERIALS & DESIGN
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2023
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Huyue Cao,Kaili Geng,Xinzhe Yan,Hangkai Qiu,Shan Lin,Chaoqing Dai,Wei Liu,Yueyue Wang
Tetracycline hydrochloride (TC-HCl) as an antibiotic is widely used in our daily life, but it has posed potential threats to the ecological environment for flowing into the natural environment. To address this issue, The photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensor is first developed for the detection of TC-HCl by comparing and analyzing ternary Bi 2 (Te 1-x Se x ) 3 nanomaterials prepared through different ratios of hydrothermal methods. Specifically, the Bi 2 (Te 1-x Se x ) 3 /Indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode can interact with TC-HCl rapidly and selectively which results in a significant reduction of the photocurrent signal. By regulating the ratio of x, it is found that Bi 2 Te 2.85 Se 0.15 /ITO have the best stability and the fastest response time in the detection of TC-HCl. The response/recovery speed of the sensor to TC-HCl is fast to 0.23 s, a low detection limit of 0.08 pmol/l (S/N = 3) and a linear detection fit of up to R 2 = 0.992. Moreover, the sensor has good stability and specificity for TC-HCL detection, providing a new perspective for the development of PEC sensors.
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FUEL
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2023
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Wenqi Zhao,Xiaowei Bai,Xiangrui Lin,Yalkunjan Tur sun,Mei Zhong,Zhenghua Dai,Jian Li
Biomass-derived furfural and its derivatives are promising feedstocks for producing valuable C 5 diols by catalytic hydrolysis. However, this process requires selective ring opening of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA) to 1,5-pentanediol, which is challenging. Here we report efficient route for this conversion using Ni-La(OH) 3 catalysts prepared by a green co-precipitation-hydrothermal method. We show that these catalysts can achieve up to 91.7% yield and 94.6% selectivity of 1,5-pentanediol from THFA under mild conditions. We elucidate the key role of the La(OH) 3 phase, the basic sites and the Ni n+ -O-La 3+ structure of the catalysts in promoting the selective hydrogenolysis and ring opening of THFA. We also demonstrate that the co-dehydrogenation of secondary alcohols enables lower reaction pressure and longer catalyst lifetime. Our work provides a sustainable and environmentally benign approach for producing 1,5-pentanediol from biomass-based furfural and its derivatives, which has potential applications in polymer synthesis and green chemistry.
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2023
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Xingrui Pu,Xing Cheng,Qiaohong Yan,Yueming Lin,Rentai Yan,Ruize Yang,Xiaohong Zhu
The need to develop safe solid-state lithium batteries has stimulated intense research efforts for Li + solid electrolytes. However, the low conductivity limits the development of NASICON LiZr 2 (PO 4 ) 3 (LZP) electrolyte. Here, the doping effects of Ta on the structure, surface morphologies and electrochemical properties of Li 1- x Zr 2- x Ta x (PO 4 ) 3 (LZTP, x = 0, 0.01, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06 and 0.08) solid electrolyte were analyzed. LZTP was prepared using a simple solid-state reaction route, followed by sintering at 1200 °C for 12 h. A proper content of Ta 5+ substitution for Zr 4+ is beneficial to stabilize the high conductive rhombohedral (α) phase of LZP at room temperature. Doping Ta 5+ is conducive to unblocking of Li + at the M1 site and facilitates the occupation of Li + at the M2 site, thereby expanding the pathway for Li + conduction. Rietveld refinement data demonstrated that the Zr–O and P–O bond lengths ( d Zr-O and d P-O ) increased with a decrease in Zr–O–P bond angles ( θ Zr-O-P ) as x rose. The distortions in the ZrO 6 octahedron may weaken the coulomb attraction in Li + -O 2- , resulting in a lower activation energy ( E a ) and a higher Li + conductivity. The highest room-temperature conductivity (6.06 × 10 −5 S cm −1 ) was obtained at x = 0.06, which reached 1.5 × 10 −4 S cm −1 at 50 °C. The E a was found to decrease from 0.388 eV ( x = 0) to 0.306 eV ( x = 0.06). In addition, Ta doping resulted in improved connectivity and reduced pore formation, which also contributed to the decrease in resistance. The Raman spectrum demonstrated that some phonon modes of bending vibration in PO 4 were degenerate and external modes became too weak to be observed or even disappeared as Ta content increased. This change in the modes also had an impact on the Li + conductivity. Overall, the LZTP-0.06 appears to be a promising candidate for the solid electrolyte.
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PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY
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2023
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Wenjuan Zhang,Zimeng Zhang,Cun Li,Xiaoxue Yu,Qing He,Chunxue You,Daowen Li,Qianying Liu,Jiaqi Zhang
Essential oils (EOs) and their volatile secondary metabolites have been proved to be effective on storage pests control, while restricted on the application due to unclear mechanism. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and binding free energies analysis provided an effective approach to reveal mechanism on conformational calculation. In this work, the insecticidal and repellent capacities of Praxelis clematidea and Ageratum houstonianum oils and their main components identified by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) were scientifically measured. Interestingly, P. clematidea oil exhibited strong fumigant toxicity against Tribolium castaneum (LC 50 = 7.07 mg/L air). Moreover, two EOs exhibited over 80% repellent rate against T. castaneum at the highest concentration of 78.63 nL/cm 2 . Furthermore, hundreds of enzymes related to the regulation of biological processes of T. castaneum were screened to explore the underlying molecular mechanism and develop promising insecticides. Besides, top hits were subjected to MD simulations and binding free energies analysis to elucidate complex inter-molecular stability and affinity over simulated time. The results demonstrated that isolongifolene, δ -cadinene, β -caryophyllene and caryophyllene oxide were prioritized as they were establishing conserved and stable interactions with residues of nuclear hormone receptor 3 ( TcHR3 ) of T. castaneum , which suggested that the four sesquiterpenes have potential to be promising insecticides on storage pests control.
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FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY
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2023
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Xueqin Wang,Zhenzhen Cui,Yuan Luo,Yu Huang,Xinbin Yang
Xanthine oxidase (XO), a key enzyme in purine catabolism, catalyzes the oxidation of xanthine to uric acid in the body, but overproduction of uric acid may lead to hyperuricemia . This study aims to investigate in vitro XO inhibitory and in vivo anti-hyperuricemic properties of sodium kaempferol-3′-sulfonate (KS). The kinetic analysis indicates that KS is a reversible competitive inhibitor and has significant inhibitory effects on XO activity with an IC 50 value of 0.338 μM. Fluorescence spectra suggested that KS could cause fluorescence quenching and conformational changes of XO due to the formation of a KS-XO complex. Molecular docking studies demonstrated that KS interacted with several amino acid residues of XO by the π-π stacking, hydrogen bonds , and hydrophobic interactions. The inhibitory mechanism of KS on XO activity might be the insertion of KS into the active site of XO to prevent the entrance of the substrate xanthine and induce conformational changes of XO. The results carried out in hyperuricemic mice showed that KS reduced serum XO activity, serum uric acid (UA), creatinine (CRE), and urea nitrogen (BUN) levels, as well as alleviating renal histopathological injury. These findings suggest that KS may be a new potent XO inhibitor against hyperuricemia-related diseases.
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Molecular Catalysis
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2023
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Fukun Li,Ronghe Yang,Ziting Du,Jinhang Dai,Xingmin Wang,Ning Li,Xianming Zhang,Yunqi Liu,Haifeng Gong,Zhenping Cai,Junjun Shi
Biochemicals and biofuel derived from biomass conversion have received much attention over past decades. Alkyl levulinates are considered as promising building block chemicals and green fuel additive. This work presents a facile and efficient catalytic strategy for one pot cascade conversion of furfural to alkyl levulinates over rare earth metal trifluoromethanesulfonates (RE(OTf) 3 ) in alcohol without external H 2 . Experimental results demonstrate that RE(OTf) 3 binds to the alcohol ((OTf) 3 -RE-O(H)R), possessing both Brønsted acid and Lewis acid, plays a key role for this cascade process. Meanwhile, the selectivity of alkyl levulinate is closely related to charge density of selected metal ion and the reduction potential of the selected alcohol. Among various tests, Lu(OTf) 3 , possessing the greatest charge density, exhibits the best catalytic activity in the lowest reduction potential of 2-propanol. 100% furfural conversion and 52.8% ispropanyl levulinate yield can be achieved at 190°C within 45 min. This catalyst can be recycled five times by direct vacuum distillation and regenerated by oxidative elimination of formed humins. Besides, a plausible reaction mechanism is also proposed.
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International Journal of Electrochemical Science
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2023
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Yong Zheng,Qian Wang,Yongjun Zheng,Zhen Wang,Dayong Tian
Electrolytic recovery of pure aluminum is a conventional method for the recycling of waste aluminum alloys, which is very important to economic development and environmental protection. However, the conventional electrolytic recovery process suffers from several inherent problems, which restricts the further development of this technology. In this study, an air- and moisture-stable 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide ionic liquid was applied in the dissolution of aluminum chloride. The upper phase of the resulting mixture was used as a low-temperature electrolyte in the electrolytic recovery of pure aluminum. The results of cyclic voltammetry and linear sweep voltammetry showed that aluminum could be electrodeposited from the electrolyte and that the main impurity elements of the aluminum alloy could also be stripped off by the electrolytic method. Based on these measurements, the electrolytic recovery process was conducted at 0.2−0.6 V and 303.2−373.2 K. Scanning electron microscope micrographs showed that smooth, compact and well-adherent deposits were obtained at 0.4 V from 303.2 to 323.2 K. In this situation, the preferred crystallographic orientation of these deposits was the (200) plane. Meanwhile, the mass content of aluminum in all deposits was higher than 99.6% according to the purity characterization. This study may be useful for the further application of ionic liquids in the low-temperature recycling of waste aluminum alloys.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2023
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Chenming Liu,Jing Lyu,Nan Shi,Qingqing Cheng,Zengwei Liu,Yubing Xiong,Xuetong Zhang
The control of thermal radiation features of objects for the purpose of infrared stealth has aroused extensive research interests in recent years, however, long-term and highly efficient infrared stealth for hot object under sunlight is still a giant challenge. Herein, a Kevlar nanofibrous aerogel-based 3-layer tandem cloak for long-term restraining of the thermal emission was proposed. The top layer was fabricated by magnetron sputtering silver (Ag) on the upper side of Kevlar nanofibrous aerogel film (Ag|KNA), demonstrating high thermal resistance (8.68 K·W −1 ), low infrared emissivity (0.12) and high optical reflectivity (0.87). The middle layer was realized by incorporating of phase change paraffin wax (PW) into KNA film (KNA/PW), showing phase change enthalpy of 162 J·g −1 . The bottom layer was fabricated by sputtering Ag on the lower patterned side of KNA film (PKNA|Ag), illustrating low infrared transmittance (close to zero), high thermal reflectivity (0.94) and high thermal resistance (10.42 K·W −1 ). Then flexible tandem cloak was constructed via stacking these aerogel-based top, middle and bottom layers in sequence, showing long-term (up to 12 h), high-efficiency (radiation temperature difference less than 1 °C) hiding of thermo-model targets under heating and sunshining simultaneously. This work provides a promising strategy for designing more practical tandem cloak for infrared stealth applications.
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BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY
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2023
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Hong Wei,Jun Qin,Quanxin Huang,Zhiqiang Jin,Li Zheng,Jinmin Zhao,Zainen Qin
The activation of M1-type macrophages are dominant cells secreting proinflammatory present within the inflamed synovium in the progression of osteoarthritis (OA). Increased oxidative stress, such as redundant ROS and hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ), are important factors in driving macrophages to polarize into M1 type. In this study, metal-polyphenol nanoformulations (Cu-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (Cu-EGCG) nanosheets) were synthesized through the coordination interaction between EGCG and copper ions, which possessed the antioxidant effect of EGCG and anti-inflammatory of Cu 2+ . Results showed that Cu-EGCG nanosheets were biocompatible and the Cu 2+ could be sustained released from the nanoparticles. Cu-EGCG nanosheets with multienzyme-like antioxidative activity could effectively scavenge the excessive intracellular ROS, leading to significantly decreased expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokines, which could reduce the expression of M1-type macrophages and exhibit excellent promotion on shifting macrophages to M2 phenotypes. Moreover, the secreted factor from the cell supernatant of Cu-EGCG treated macrophages exhibited anti-inflammatory potential in chondrocytes of inflamed synovial joints. This study suggests a novel strategy for OA therapy by using metal-polyphenol nanoformulations targeting macrophages.
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