Materials
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2024
·Vol. 17
·期 7
·1570
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IF 3.1
Luchao Yan,Yang Wang,Shijian Lu,Zhipeng Zhu,Lingling Xu
With the fast development of the cold chain transportation industry, the traditional refrigeration method results in significant energy consumption. To address the national call for energy saving and emission reduction, the search for a new type of energy storage material has already become a future development trend. According to the national standard GB/T28577 for the classification and basic requirements of cold chain logistics, the temperature in frozen logistics is typically below −18 °C. In this study, n-undecane with a phase change temperature of −26 °C is chosen as the core material of microcapsules. Poly(methyl methacrylate) is applied as the shell material, with n-undecane microcapsules being prepared through suspension polymerization for phase change cold storage materials (MEPCM). Using characterization techniques including SEM, DSC, FTIR, and laser particle size analysis, the effects of three types of emulsifiers (SMA, Tween-80, Tween-80/span-80 (70/30)), SMA emulsifier dosage, core–shell ratio, and emulsification rate on the thermal performance and micro-surface morphology of n-undecane/PMMA microcapsules were studied. The results indicate that when comparing SMA, Tween-80, and Tween-80/span-80 (70/30) as emulsifiers, the dodecane/PMMA microcapsules prepared with SMA emulsifier exhibit superior thermal performance and micro-surface morphology, possessing a complete core–shell structure. The optimal microstructure and the highest enthalpy of phase change, measuring 120.3 kJ/kg, are achieved when SMA is used as the emulsifier with a quantity of 7%, a core-to-wall ratio of 2.5:1, and an emulsification speed of 2000 rpm. After 200 hot and cold cycles, the enthalpy of phase change decreased by only 18.6 kJ/kg, indicating the MEPCM thermal performance and cycle life. In addition, these optimized microcapsules exhibit favorable microstructure, uniform particle size, and efficient energy storage, making them an excellent choice for the refrigeration and freezing sectors.
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Inorganics
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2024
·Vol. 12
·期 6
·154
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IF 3.1
Yujia Cheng,Yan Huang,Guang Yu
Carbon dots (CDs) have emerged as significant fluorescent nanomaterials due to their bright, stable fluorescence, good biocompatibility, facile synthesis, etc. They are widely used in various scientific and practical applications, particularly in combination with mesoporous, florescent, or magnetic nanomaterials to enhance their properties. Recent research has focused on employing CDs and their composites in drug analysis, drug loading, biological imaging, disease diagnosis, and temperature sensing, with a growing interest in their biological and medical applications. In this study, we synthesized blue-fluorescent S, N-co-doped CDs (cys-CDs) using hydrothermal synthesis with L-cysteine and sodium citrate. These resulting cys-CD particles were approximately 3.8 nm in size and exhibited stable fluorescence with a quantum yield of 0.66. By leveraging the fluorescence quenching of the cys-CDs, we developed a rapid and sensitive method for baicalein detection, achieving high sensitivity in the low micromolar range with a detection limit for baicalein of 33 nM. Our investigation revealed that the fluorescence-quenching mechanism involved static quenching and inner-filter effect components. Overall, cys-CDs proved to be effective for accurate quantitative baicalein detection in real-world samples.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE
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2024
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Bangjian Liu,Hong Yang,Huiqing Xu,Quanjie Liu,Shuandi Hou,Anfeng Zhang,Xinwen Guo
Effective regulation of acid sites is essential to strengthen the reaction performance and to modulate product distribution of an isomerization reaction. In this study, ZSM-50 (Al-EUO) and Fe-substituted ZSM-50 zeolites, namely FeAl-EUO-n (n = 0.25, 0.50 and 0.75) and Fe-EUO, are synthesized by a seed-assisted hydrothermal method. The study has shown that Fe has effectively entered the Al-EUO framework as a tetrahedrally-coordinated species. More importantly, the Fe-substitution has resulted in a significant increase in the amount of surface weak- and medium-strength Brönsted acids and a reduction in the strength of strong acids of FeAl-EUO-n. This study also evaluates the catalytic performance of Pt/FeAl-EUO-n catalysts in n-heptane hydroisomerization. It shows that the introduction of Fe in ZSM-50 greatly enhances the isomer yield, achieving a maximum yield of 66.1 % at 320 °C over Pt/FeAl-EUO-0.50 compared to 16.4 % at 300°C over Pt/Al-EUO. At the same time, the fraction of multi-branched iso -heptane also increases noticeably in the reaction product.
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SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
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2024
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Haiyang Wang,Hongcan Sun,HaiBao Shao,Fan Liu,Shuhong Xu,Peng Zheng,Liang Zheng,Zhihua Ying,Hui Zheng,Yuan Jiang,Yang Zhang
Ratiometric fluorescence probes based on multi-emission carbon dots improve accuracy and sensitivity on detecting various environment issues. Herein, a novel dual-emitting N-doped carbon dots (N-CDs) was synthesized from citric acid and urea via a solvothermal method in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF). The blue and orange emissions of N-CDs in water were modulated, and pure white light-emitting with Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage (CIE) coordinates of (0.33, 0.33) was achieved. The two PL centers behaved differently for Fe 3+ , Cu 2+ and Ag + ions, with the limit of detection (LOD) of ppm as fluorescence probes. Additionally, N-CDs displayed unique solvatochromism phenomenon. A new green emission appeared in organic solvents and gradually quenched with the increase of solvent polarity. The ratiometric PL displayed an excellent linear response for detecting water, and the LOD was between 0.003 % and 0.3 % in DMF, ethanol, isopropanol and N-methylpyrrolidone. Furthermore, N-CDs exhibited pH-sensitive response in the range of 4.0–7.0 and temperature-dependent response during heating–cooling cycles between 15 and 70 °C. A simple, efficient and reliable multi-functional ratiometric probe for detecting metal ions, water content, pH and temperature simultaneously was realized. However, there is a need for future application research to overcome the limitation imposed by the excitation wavelength of 330 nm.
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2024
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Nan Ma,Guiliang Li,Yang Liu,Jintao Yang,Yingyao He,Fu Liu
Nanofiltration membrane technology for antibiotic desalination in fermentation broth represents a low-energy and high-purity approach. However, it is constrained by the low perm-selectivity and susceptibility to membrane fouling. Here, we develop a novel zwitterionic nanofiltration membrane by incorporating an N-Oxide directly connected zwitterion N,N-bis(3-aminopropyl)methylamine N-oxide (DNMAO) into the nascent polyamide layer via interfacial polymerization. The N-Oxide derived zwitterion created a looser crosslinking network in addition to the trimesoyl chloride-piperazine (TMC-PIP) network, which was supported by Stokes radius related with molecular weight cut-off measurement, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller Ar adsorption isotherms. Moreover, the directly connected groups (N + -O - ) without spacers endow excellent hydration ability and mitigate membrane fouling. The optimized membrane exhibits a water flux of 114.9 L m −2 h −1 and exceptional anti-fouling performance with a flux recovery ratio as high as about 96.4 %. Furthermore, the salt/antibiotic separation factor maintained at 41.1 when continuously filtrating NaCl/erythromycin (ERY) mixed solution for 7 h, which showed a great potential in antibiotic purification.
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C-Journal of Carbon Research
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2024
·Vol. 10
·期 3
·62
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IF 3.9
Xuexin Yuan,Qiqi Zhou,Yu Chen,Hai-Jian Yang,Qingqing Jiang,Juncheng Hu,Cun-Yue Guo
In the present work, inexpensive and commercially available diethyltriamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) was used as an initiator to catalyze the N-formylation reaction of CO2with amines via the construction of C-N bonds in the presence of xanthone as the photosensitizer and PhSiH3as the reducing agent. After a systematic study of various factors, the optimal conditions for the photocatalytic reaction were obtained: 2.5 mmol of amine, 2.5 mmol of PhSiH3, 10 mol% of DTPA, 20 mol% of xanthone, 1 mL of dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), atmospheric pressure, and 35 W UV lamp irradiation for 48 h. Under the optimal conditions, the catalyst system afforded high performance for the N-formylation of amines (primary and secondary amines) and CO2, and the yields of the N-formylated products of dialkylamines were above 70%. Further studies exhibit that the catalytic system has a wide scope of substrate applications. For various alicyclic secondary amines, heterocyclic secondary amines, aliphatic primary amines, and aromatic primary amines, the corresponding N-formylation products can be obtained efficiently. In addition, the catalyst can be recycled by simple precipitation and filtration. After five cycles of recycling, there was no significant change in the catalytic and structural properties of DTPA. Finally, a possible reaction mechanism is proposed.
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Cell Reports Physical Science
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2024
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Ruihao Ma,Xiangjun Xu,Bowen Jin,Siwen Liu,Jinguo Cao,Shimin Wang,Erjing Wang,Liang Chu,Congcong Wu
Developing sufficient dynamics for charge separation and transfer is critical to improve photovoltaic performance. Normally, dynamics can be modulated by band bending via surface engineering, but this has typically been negligible in the p-n homojunction for boosted perovskite solar cells. Herein, we adopt carbon dots as an addition to induce a bilayer p-n perovskite homojunction to improve interfacial charge transfer within perovskite solar cells. Notably, the inclusion of carbon dots induces the spontaneous assembly of a bilayer structure, where the upper layer is enriched with dots and the underlying layer remains pristine perovskite. This unique arrangement creates a p-n homojunction, accompanied by an internal electric field, which allows for modulating energy levels and facilitating charge-carrier separation and transfer. Benefiting from the p-n homojunction, the power conversion efficiency of the perovskite solar cells increases from 18.57% to 21.09%. Additionally, the hydrophobic nature of the carbon dots considerably enhances the humidity stability of the solar cells.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2025
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Jiayi Qu,Yujun Guo,Xingtai Chen,Hongsen Xie,Shuheng Ding,Haoyun Zhao,Xiaoning Wang,Davoud Dastan,Xi-Tao Yin,Xiaoguang Ma
This paper reports the first hydrothermal synthesis of Nd-doped (1–4 mol%) CdS gas sensor materials. After gas sensitivity testing, it was found that sensors doped with 3 mol% performed best in detecting n-butanol gas at 275 °C: the response to 100 ppm n-butanol reached 127 (approximately 3.34 times that of pure CdS), Compared with common VOC gases in daily life, the sensor has good selectivity for n-butanol, with an extremely fast recovery time (3 s). It also demonstrated extremely high detection accuracy (R² = 0.96857) across a concentration range of 10–300 ppm n-butanol, along with excellent humidity resistance and long-term stability. Characterization of the material was conducted using XRD (X-ray diffraction), SEM (scanning electron microscope), TEM (transmission electron microscope), and XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy), revealing the following reasons for the enhanced gas-sensing performance: 1. Nd³ ⁺ doping causes lattice distortion, forming a highly active region around the sulfur vacancy and enhancing the gas-vacancy electron exchange efficiency. 2. Lattice distortion inhibits grain growth (≈26.85 nm), providing more gas adsorption/reaction sites and significantly improving the response value. reaction sites, significantly improving the response value. 3. Nd³ ⁺ reduces the adsorption energy of n-butanol, promoting gas adsorption/reaction processes while accelerating desorption. This paper provides materials with practical application value for sensors used in n-butanol detection.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2025
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Limin Wang,Zhenxiang Chen,Yongchun Liu,Nifei Shi,Yanni Wu,Yifan Jiang,Jiacheng Luo,Xinglan Peng,Youjun Fan,Wei Chen,Du-Hong Chen
Despite excellent charge-discharge performance in carbon-based supercapacitors, their mechanisms across pH solutions remain unclear due to difficulties decoupling capacitive effects from porous structures and intricate micro-nano molecular/ionic channels. To investigate these mechanisms, we electrochemically synthesize structure-defined, nanohole-free N-doped graphene (ENG) as a model system. Attenuated total reflection in situ infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) reveals splendid electrochemical activity for pyridinic N and carboxyl functional groups in acidic medium. In contrast, hydroxyl groups dominate the charge-discharge behavior of ENG in alkaline medium. This behavior differs from the neutral medium scenario, where only C O bonds produce detectable ATR-FTIR peaks. Theoretical calculations identified strong adsorption affinity of pyridinic N and carboxyl functional groups for H + over OH − , which directly enhances the electrochemical activity of ENG in acidic medium. This work pioneers a targeted synthesis strategy for ENG, establishing it as a robust model to decode charge-discharge mechanisms of carbon-based materials across the full pH range.
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JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS
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2025
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Huan Huan,Wei Wu,Qingyi Feng,Yongliang Tang,Sean Li,Hongxiang Deng,Xia Xiang,Xiaotao Zu,Yangfang Li
Wrinkled graphene prepared by the bubbling chemical vapor deposition method was ball milled to produce active materials for lithium-ion battery anode. By controlling milling parameters, the graphene with optimum electrode performance was obtained. After 2000 cycles at a current of 2000 mA g −1 , the reversible specific capacity can be maintained at 213.04 mAh g −1 , with a retention rate of 150.61 %. It was found that two lithium storage mechanisms coexist in this graphene material, and their capacitive control plays a major role, for example, accounting for 75.87 % contribution at a voltage scan rate of 0.8 mV s −1 . To further improve the electrode performance, B and N co-doped graphene was also prepared through ball milling. The results showed that, at the current of 2000 mA g −1 , the reversible specific capacity after 2000 cycles could reach 225.59 mAh g −1 , which was 5.9 % higher than that of the undoped one.
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JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE
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2025
·Vol. 90
·期 7
·e70373
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Jingyu Lu,Liyang Zhou,Chang Liu,He Qian
Obesity is often associated with dysregulated glycerophospholipid metabolism. Lycopene is known for its anti-obesity properties. However, the mechanism by which lycopene affects glycerophospholipid metabolism in obesity remains unclear. Here, a lycopene small intestinal sustained-release system (SR-Ly) was designed. Subsequently, SR-Ly was used to interfere with fatty liver caused by high-fat diet in mice. SR-Ly exhibited high encapsulation efficiency, stability, and sustained release, significantly enhancing lycopene's bioavailability. Moreover, treatment with SR-Ly resulted in reduced body weight gain in obese mice. Lipidomic analysis revealed significant modulation of glycerophospholipid pathways with lycopene increasing beneficial glycerophospholipids. Correlation-based analysis further suggested that lycopene may promote the conversion of N-acyl phosphatidylethanolamine to N-acylethanolamines (NAE), highlighting a possible metabolic route of interest. Structural equation modeling supported the association between lycopene intervention and improved glycerophospholipid metabolism. Additionally, compared to lipid oxidation, it was verified at both the gene and protein levels that lycopene has a greater positive effect on lipid synthesis in the mouse liver. Hence, SR-Ly is a promising therapeutic approach for fatty liver, effectively targeting glycerophospholipid metabolism. Practical Application SR-Ly enhanced lycopene's stability, bioavailability, and sustained release. SR-Ly reduced body weight gain and modulated glycerophospholipid metabolism. Lycopene promoted N-acyl phosphatidylethanolamine conversion to N-Acylethanolamines. Lycopene improved glycerophospholipid metabolism, favoring lipid synthesis over oxidation.
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LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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2025
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Lanqing Yang,Qiuya Li,Baoqing Bai,Tao Bo,Ligang Yu,Xu Jing,Shu Qin,Huilin Liu,Ying Zhang,Yukun Yang
Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), a highly toxic mycotoxin prevalent in agricultural products, poses severe health threats. Addressing the critical need to mitigate AFB1-induced food safety risks, the primary objective of this study was to develop an accurate and ultrasensitive colorimetric/electrochemical (CL/EC) dual-mode aptasensor for AFB1 detection. To achieve this aim, we employed 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) as a dual-function indicator. The catalytic oxidation of TMB generated oxidized oxTMB, concurrently producing colorimetric and electrochemical signal. Central to realizing the sensor's dual functionality, BSA@HOF-101 nano-enzymes were generated by in situ encapsulation of bovine serum albumin (BSA) in hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs), which were indispensable enzyme mediators for the dual function of TMB. To specifically detect AFB1, BSA@HOF-101 was coupled with aptamer (Apt). The CL/EC dual-mode aptamer sensor offered detection of AFB1 across a concentration range from 10 −11 to 10 −7 g/mL. In addition, the sensor was successfully applied to the detection of AFB1 in corn and peanut samples with recoveries as high as 97.4 %–104.0 %. Collectively, this work established a robust analytical strategy with a dual-mode readout, providing a promising solution for the rapid and precise on-site monitoring of AFB1 contamination.
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