Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances
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2025
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IF 7.7
Peigen Chen,Lina Chen,Xing Yang,Tingting Li,Cong Fang
The pervasive contamination by Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and nanoplastics (NPs) poses a significant threat to reproductive health, yet the combined effects of these pollutants on endometrial receptivity remain poorly understood. Our study investigates the impact of chronic DEHP and NPs co-exposure on endometrial ciliary function in mice and explores the potential protective role of dietary inulin. Utilizing a multifaceted approach—including transcriptomic analysis, immunohistochemistry, scanning electron microscopy, and immunofluorescence—we reveal that DEHP and NPs synergistically impair endometrial cilia, crucial for embryo implantation. Remarkably, inulin supplementation restores ciliary structure and function, mitigating the detrimental effects of these pollutants. Our findings suggest that dietary interventions could offer a practical strategy to counteract the reproductive toxicity of environmental contaminants, providing new insights into maintaining reproductive health in polluted environments. This research underscores the urgency of addressing environmental pollutants and highlights the potential of inulin as a protective agent against reproductive toxicity.
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POLYMER COMPOSITES
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2024
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Dayu Liang,Xiang Li,Yixiang Zhang,Jianlei Qi,Zhimin Lu
In this paper, carboxyl-terminated nitrile rubber (CTBN) and Nano cerium oxide (n-CeO 2 ) were used to toughen epoxy resin (EP), and the effects of toughening agents on the mechanical and thermal properties of EP were studied. Orthogonal experiments determined that the ideal toughener proportions are 20 wt% CTBN and 1 wt% n-CeO 2 , under which the resin demonstrated superior mechanical characteristics. The combined application of CTBN and n-CeO 2 significantly enhanced the resin's mechanical properties, surpassing the effects of individual particle toughening. Compared with pure EP, the impact, flexural, and tensile strengths of the resin-cured product synergistically toughened by CTBN and n-CeO 2 increased by 462%, 136%, and 110%, respectively, and the flexural and Young's moduli increased by 38% and 35%, respectively. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to characterize the cured resin. The results indicate that incorporating CTBN and n-CeO 2 reduces the reaction activation energy, thereby accelerating the curing reaction and facilitating its progression. The addition of nanoparticles enhances the maximum weight loss temperature of the cured resin, thereby improving its thermal stability. CTBN and n-CeO 2 particles create a uniform phase separation structure within the resin, enhancing its toughness and strength. Furthermore, the impact fracture mode of the cured resin transitions from brittle to tough fracture, demonstrating a significant toughening effect. This provides an effective method for the toughening modification of EP. Highlights The synergistic use of CTBN and n-CeO 2 enhances the toughness of EP. The incorporation of nanoparticles improves the thermal stability of the cured resin. The addition of CTBN and n-CeO 2 accelerates the curing reaction rate. The inclusion of toughening agents transforms the fracture mode of the cured resin from brittle to tough fracture.
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RSC Advances
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2025
·Vol. 15
·期 3
·1658-1664
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IF 4.6
Xiuping Li,Jiaqi Wang,Bolin Yin,Kaihong Liu,Jingjing Zhao,Bo Jiang,Hexing Li
The hydrogenation of carbon dioxide into profitable chemicals is a viable path toward achieving the objective of carbon neutrality. However, the typical approach for hydrogenation of CO2 heavily relies on thermally driven catalysis at high temperatures, which is not aligned with the goals of carbon neutrality. Thus, there is a critical need to explore new catalytic methods for the high-efficiency conversion of CO2. Herein, we present a new class of catalysts, featuring phosphorus-doped amorphous ruthenium nanoparticles supported on copper nanoparticles, which capitalizes on the plasmonic effects of copper to achieve the photothermal transformation of CO2 to CO within a gas–solid flow system. Our findings indicated that the reaction efficiency in the presence of photothermal energy was over eight times greater than that with thermal energy alone. The catalyst system exhibited nearly 100% selectivity towards CO under mild conditions, with an impressive CO yield of 123.16 mmol g−1 h−1. This study highlights the significant potential of amorphous metal phosphides in photocatalytic CO2 hydrogenation under mild conditions and offers a fresh avenue for the robust catalysis of amorphous materials.
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POLYMER BULLETIN
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2019
·Vol. 77
·期 2
·793-804
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IF 1.858
Gan Lu,Geng Aobo,Jin Long,Zhong Qiang,Wang Linjie,Xu Lijie,Mei Changtong
In the present study, carbon nanotubes (CNTs)–silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)-co-doped polylactic acid (PLA) nanocomposites were prepared through two-solvent-assisted method. The morphology and structure of the prepared nanocomposites were characterized, and the thermal, mechanical and antibacterial properties of the nanocomposites were tested afterward. The results indicated that the CNTs and AgNPs were well dispersed within the PLA matrix, in which the CNTs and AgNPs attached with each other. The incorporation of these two reinforcement fillers significantly enhanced the thermal stability of the PLA. Due to strong intermolecular interactions, the CNTs and AgNPs improved the tensile strength of the PLA. Additionally, the prepared nanocomposites showed promising antibacterial effect on staphylococcus haemolyticus due to the existence of AgNPs. Having improved thermal and mechanical properties, as well as antibacterial capability, the prepared PLA nanocomposites have the application potential in packaging areas.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
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2022
·Vol. 57
·期 44
·20580-20588
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IF 4.682
Yan Jingjing,Zhu Chengwei,Liu Baohua,Shu Ruiwen
A facile synthetic route based on the assistance of magnetic field is reported to fabricate core–shell CoB@Co(OH) 2 nanochains for purpose of the high conductive pathway and enhanced pseudocapacitance in 3 M LiOH electrolyte. By adjusting the loading amount of the shell Co(OH) 2 nanosheets anchored on the core CoB alloy surface, the typical core–shell CoB@Co(OH) 2 is endowed with the appropriate pore volume of 0.27 cm 3 g −1 and the high accessible electrode/electrolyte interfacial area (62.3 m 2 g −1 ) and the fast conductive highway; meanwhile taking advantages of core–shell structure can be favor for fast ion transport between the electrode/electrolyte interphase and rapid electron transfer. Benefiting from the advantageous properties, the typical CoB@Co(OH) 2 electrode exhibits a high specific capacitance of 492.8 F g −1 in three-electrode device together with good cyclic stability (90.4% capacitance retention) during continuously 5000 cycles at 2 A g −1 . This work can provide an inspiring strategy for rational designing of core–shell CoB@Co(OH) 2 , and indicate their potential energy application in alkaline electrolyte. Graphical abstract
Core–shell CoB@Co(OH) 2 electrode with rapid conductive highway achieves the broaden voltage of 0.8 V and the enhanced supercapacitive performance.
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MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS
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2022
·Vol. 43
·期 21
·2200438
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IF 5.006
Khloe Shuk-Ying Kwan,Ying-Ying Lui,Takashi Kajitani,Franco King-Chi Leung
Fabrication of macroscopic soft functional materials, such as macroscopic photoresponsive soft materials and artificial muscles, can be commonly prepared by charge screening of supramolecular assemblies with inorganic salt solutions using a shear-flow method. However, some of the charged end-groups of photoresponsive molecular amphiphiles cannot be stabilized with inorganic salt solutions to fabricate macroscopic soft materials. Stiff stilbene amphiphiles (SAs) functionalized with anionic phosphite and cationic quaternary ammonium end groups are designed and synthesized and their photochemical and supramolecular assembly properties are determined. Supramolecular co-assembly of anionic and cationic nanotubes of SAs allows to transform into nanoribbons, confirmed by transmission electron microscopy, critical aggregation concentration, and Zeta potential measurements. Nanoribbons of anionic and cationic SAs can be prepared into macroscopic soft materials with inorganic salt solutions and surprisingly also with deionized water. The macroscopic soft material of anionic and cationic SAs can be stabilized at low concentration ≈5 m m . Meanwhile, the photoresponsiveness of the macroscopic soft materials is retained to provide macroscopic morphological change upon photoirradiation. These results exhibit the feasibility in fabrication of macroscopic functional soft materials from supramolecular assembly across multiple length-scale without help of inorganic salts and offer ample opportunity in developing future soft supramolecular robotic systems.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2021
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Ling Liu,Yanbo Li,Man Xu,Cunwen Wang
Two-dimensional Co ultrathin metal–organic framework nanosheets (Co-UMOFNs) were synthesized and blended into poly (ether block amide) (PEBA) to prepare composite mixed matrix membranes on PVDF supports for the pervaporation of phenol aqueous solution. The membranes were characterized by XRD, ATR-IR, TGA, CA and SEM measurements. Effects of the Co-UMOFNs loading, feed temperature and feed concentration on phenol separation performance were investigated. The results showed that Co-UMOFNs have a two-dimensional layered morphology and have good compatibility with the PEBA. A “brick and mortar” architecture morphology was achieved after incorporating Co-UMOFNs into the PEBA membrane. The amorphous PE segments in the PEBA were turned into a crystalline structure, restricting the motion of PE segments. The filling of Co-UMOFNs slightly improved the thermal stability and hydrophobicity as well. With the increase of the Co-UMOFNs loading from 0% to 40%, the phenol separation factor increased from 27 to 45, and the total flux decreased from 1.2 kg m -2 h - 1 to 0.42 kg m -2 h - 1 , when separation of 1000 ppm phenol solution at 70 °C. The interlayer galleries induced by the Co-UMOFNs stacking increased the tortuosity, and the crystalline structure of the Co-UMOFNs-PEBA improved the energy barriers of water penetration. Therefore the water flux was inhibited and the phenol separation factor increased. Depression of water permeation can be another protocol to prepare high-performance organophilic pervaporation membranes.
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JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY
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2021
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IF 3.498
Xiaoqing Xie,Yanfei Wang,Weini Zhou,Can Chen,Zeng Xiong
A new synthetic method was designed to prepare poly (trimesoyl chloride-co-polyethyleneimine) (PEI-TMC). Characterization of PEI-TMC was investigated by FTIR, SEM, EDS , XPS, TGA , and BET. TGA test revealed that the PEI-TMC had excellent thermal stability. The BET specific surface area (4.74 m 2 g −1 ) and pore diameter of about 9.44 nm indicated that PEI-TMC possessed a mesoporous structure. The adsorption behavior of U(VI) on the PEI-TMC was investigated. The thermodynamic analysis showed that the process of PEI-TMC adsorption of U(VI) was endothermic and spontaneous, and the adsorption efficiency was better at higher temperatures. The U(VI) sorption on PEI-TMC was conformed to the Langmuir adsorption isotherm and pseudo-second-order kinetic models . The adsorption mechanism of U(VI) with PEI-TMC was systematically elucidated by XPS and FTIR. Under the best condition, the maximum adsorption capacity of PEI-TMC could reach 212.8 mg g −1 by calculating the Langmuir isothermal model. It indicated that PEI-TMC was a potential adsorbent for the treatment of U(VI)-containing wastewater.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2020
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IF 10.652
Na Lei,Pianpian Ma,Bo Yu,Shuhong Li,Jianming Dai,Guohua Jiang
The perovskite-type SrMn 0.875 Nb 0.125 O 3 (SMN) and SrCo 0.875 Nb 0.125 O 3 (SCN) materials are prepared through the solid-state reaction method as novel oxygen-intercalated electrode materials for supercapacitor . The crystal structure, powder morphology, and electrochemical performance have been characterized in detail. SMN exhibits a six-layer hexagonal (6 H ) structure with space group P 6 3 / mmc , while SCN shows the tetragonal structure of space group P 4/ mmm . Under the three-electrode system with 1 M Na 2 SO 4 neutral electrolyte solution, the specific capacitance ( C s ) of SCN can reach 894 mF cm −2 at 1 mA cm −2 , which is 4.7 times the value of SMN at the same condition. For SCN, the superiority of electrochemical performance is attributed to its porous surface morphology , perovskite structure with shorter B O bond length and large B-O-B bond angle, and a higher oxygen vacancy content. When combined with activated carbon (AC) electrode, the SCN//AC asymmetric supercapacitor with a working voltage of 2.0 V presents a specific energy density of 82.33 μWh cm −2 , while maintaining prominent cycling stability with a capacity retention of 88.88% after 10,000 cycles.
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ACS Applied Nano Materials
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2021
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IF 5.097
Caimei He,Yezheng Cai,Zhaoling Ma,Xinxian Zhong,Hongqiang Wang,Qingyu Li,Youguo Huang
Molybdenum carbide (Mo2C) with unique Pt-like electronic structure displays promising electrocatalysis for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, the oxygen adsorption of Mo2C is overly strong for boosted catalytic activity. Herein, this work developed a bidirectional electronegative heteroatom doping strategy to tune the electronic cloud density of Mo2C. Boron and nitrogen, which have different electronegativities compared to Mo, co-doped nano-Mo2C moieties embedded in a nanoporous nitrogen-doped carbon frame (B,N-Mo2C/NPNC) were synthesized via a cross-linking–pyrolysis process. The introduced B not only tailored the electronic structure of Mo2C but also created additional electron-deficient B active sites for ORR. Additionally, the unique nanoporous carbon structure with dominant nanochannels benefits the exposure of specific surface areas and fast mass transfer. As a result, compared to N-Mo2C/NPNC without B tuning, B,N-Mo2C/NPNC exhibited superior ORR catalytic activity comparable to commercial Pt/C catalysts, making it outstanding among the Mo-based ORR catalysts. Moreover, B,N-Mo2C/NPNC showed robust catalytic stability for ORR with little shift in half-wave potential even after 10,000 cycles. As a cathode catalyst, a B,N-Mo2C/NPNC-driven zinc-air battery displayed discharge performance superior to the Pt/C-driven one, heralding promising application prospects. This work provided a feasible strategy for boosting the ORR catalytic activity of molybdenum carbide by simultaneously tuning the electronic structure, creating auxiliary active site, and constructing three-dimensional opening nanoporous carbon structures, which can be extended to other metal catalysts for energy conversion.
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Heliyon
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2023
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Peng Zhang,Fang Cao,Jiqin Zhang,Ying Tan,Shengtao Yao
The past decades have witnessed great progress in nanoparticle‐based cancer‐targeting drug delivery systems, but their therapeutic potentials is yet to be fully exploited. In this research, temozolomide (TMZ) and chloroquine (CQ) were loaded into the mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs), the surface was coated with polydopamine (PDA), and the complex was coupled with arginine-glycine-aspartic (RGD) to successfully prepare TMZ/CQ@MSN-RGD. RGD-MSNs accumulated more in the cell and tumor models than in unmodified MSNs in the in vitro and in vivo experiments and can directly induce apoptosis and autophagy in tumor cells. In addition, TMZ/CQ@MSN-RGD therapy enhanced the apoptosis effect of the RGD-MSNs in glioma. Therefore, the combination of autophagy inhibitor with chemotherapy drugs in nanocarriers may promote therapeutic efficacy in treating glioma.
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Journal of Cleaner Production
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2022
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IF 11.072
Shunan Yin,Jinxian Zhao,Shiping Wu,Xuhui Wang,Yanhong Quan,Jun Ren
Electrochemical reduction of CO 2 to valuable chemicals using electricity from renewable sources is a promising approach to realize the carbon cycle. Here, a novel bimetallic nitrogen-doped carbon catalyst (M-N-C, where M denotes the metal) CoCu–N–C electrocatalyst has been synthesized by pyrolyzing a copper-doped cobalt(II) acetate–phenanthroline complex formed from the metal acetates and 1,10-phenanthroline dissolved in ethanol. The optimal CoCu–N–C catalyst with molar ratio of Cu/(Co + Cu) = 0.15 displayed superior performance, enabling a faradaic efficiency of CO production of 76.5% at an overpotential of 0.57 V as well as an increased CO current density of 8.48 mA cm −2 at −0.98 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (far superior than the Co–N–C of 4.20 mA cm −2 and Cu–N–C of 0.07 mA cm −2 ) and a decreased charge-transfer resistance compared with Co–N–C and Cu–N–C catalysts. The addition of Cu, which serves as a structure promoter to improve the dispersion of Co, thereby providing sufficient Co-N x active sites for the electrochemical CO 2 reduction reaction (CRR). Moreover, doping Cu changes the electronic environment around Co slightly and promotes the charge transfer capability so that reduces the energy barrier of potential-limiting energy, thereby improving the CRR performance of catalyst.
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