Manganese oxide (MnO) is prospective as anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to its low insertion voltage and high reversible capacity. Here, urchin-like MnO microspheres with carbon coating (u-MnO/c) a...
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Manganese oxide (MnO) is prospective as anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to its low insertion voltage and high reversible capacity. Here, urchin-like MnO microspheres with carbon coating (u-MnO/c) are synthesized through hydrothermal method, and its lithium storage performance is investigated. The unique urchin-like structures of u-MnO/c endow it high surface area which provides sufficient contact with electrolyte. The carbon coating can effectively suffer volume change of u-MnO during charge/discharge process. Meanwhile, the carbon coating can effectively improve the conductivity of u-MnO-based anode. Due to the above features, u-MnO/c delivers high initial capacity of 845 mAh g(-1), and an obvious activation process is observed at the beginning of the cycles thanks to the abundant invasion of the electrolyte into u-MnO/c. The large capacity of 723 mAh g(-1) can still be achieved after 80 cycles. This work provides a promising guide for designing high-performance LIBs electrode materials.
As major waste materials in the rice milling industry, rice husks (RHs) have potential industrial applications. In this work, acid solutions were used to extract high-value-added polysaccharide components (hemicellulo...
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As major waste materials in the rice milling industry, rice husks (RHs) have potential industrial applications. In this work, acid solutions were used to extract high-value-added polysaccharide components (hemicellulose and cellulose) from RHs to obtain sugar residues (SRs) for comprehensive utilization. The SRs were converted into c/SiO2 composites after carbonization and ball-milling. The c/SiO2 composites with crystalline cellulose content in the precursor possessed desirable electrochemical properties when tested as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), including cycle performance, initial coulombic efficiency (IcE) and electrical impedance. Meanwhile, a high reversible specificcapacity of 553 mAh g(-1) was maintained after 100 cycles at a current density of 0.1 A g(-1). This method can be used to turn biomass into a potentially valuable anode material with desirable electrochemical properties for LIBs.
Developing high-efficiency and low-cost electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is one of the key objectives for fuel cells. In this work, S-modified co3O4@S-g-c3N4/ccatalyst was prepared by combining py...
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Developing high-efficiency and low-cost electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is one of the key objectives for fuel cells. In this work, S-modified co3O4@S-g-c3N4/ccatalyst was prepared by combining pyrolysis with ultrasonic method. Transmission electron microscopy analysis indicated that the obtained catalyst had a core-shell structure, which used co3O4 as its core and 1.5-nm-thick S-interspersed g-c3N4 encapsulated co3O4 as shell. When the ratio of S to g-c3N4 was 1:3, the as-prepared catalyst co3O4@ S-g-c3N4/c exhibited positive onset potential and higher limiting diffusion current density of 4.00 mA cm(-2) @0.8V, which was 10 and 37% higher than that of co3O4@g-c3N4/c and co3O4/c, respectively. After 2000 cV cycles, the catalyst also showed good durability.
In this study, the degradation performance of nutrients in zeolite trickling filter (ZTF) with different influent c/N ratios and aeration conditions was investigated. Microaeration was beneficial for enhancing NH4+-N ...
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In this study, the degradation performance of nutrients in zeolite trickling filter (ZTF) with different influent c/N ratios and aeration conditions was investigated. Microaeration was beneficial for enhancing NH4+-N removal performance. Due to the sufficient carbon source supply under a c/N ratio of 8, a high removal efficiency of NH4+-N and TN was simultaneously observed in ZTF. In addition, TN removal mainly occurred at the bottom, which might be explained by the sufficient nutrients available for bacteria to multiply in this zone. The abundant genera were Acinetobacter, Gemmobacter, Flavobacterium, and Pseudomonas, all of which are heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification (HNAD) bacteria. In addition, biofilm only slowed down the adsorption rate but did not significantly reduce the adsorption capacity of zeolite. Bio-zeolite had NH4+-N well adsorption capacity and bio-desorption capacity. Biological nitrogen removal performance was superior to physicochemical absorption of zeolite. The results suggested that the physicochemical of zeolite and biochemical reactions of microorganism coupling actions may be the main nitrogen transformation pathway in ZTF. Our research provides a reference for further understanding the nitrogen removal mechanism of zeolite bioreactors.
This paper discusses different aspects of an active flexible filament propulsion in a liquid medium. The immersed boundary method is used to model a flexible filament immersed in Newtonian fluid at low Reynolds number...
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This paper discusses different aspects of an active flexible filament propulsion in a liquid medium. The immersed boundary method is used to model a flexible filament immersed in Newtonian fluid at low Reynolds numbers. The flexible filament motion emulates that of a c. elegans. We varied some parameters of the filament motion, such as the interpolation points of the function related to the curvature of the filament and the upstroke and downstroke period, and analyzed the kinematic response in the body displacement and fluid flow. A methodology based on signal analysis is proposed for correct modeling of the movement of these filaments. The swimming velocity and distance are analyzed using wavelet transform, in which the notion of time-frequency localization is made precise. This methodology allows defining which parameters lead to the best efficiency, e.g., greater swim distance for the same number of strokes, making it very valuable for passive control of the filament.
Iron single atom catalysts (FeN4) hosted in the micropores of N-doped carbons offer excellent performance for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Achieving a high density of FeN4 sites accessible for ORR has proved c...
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Iron single atom catalysts (FeN4) hosted in the micropores of N-doped carbons offer excellent performance for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Achieving a high density of FeN4 sites accessible for ORR has proved challenging to date. Herein, a simple surface Nacl-assisted method towards microporous N-doped carbon electrocatalysts with an abundance of catalytically accessible FeN4 sites is reported. Powder mixtures of microporous zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 and Nacl are first heated to 1000 degrees c in N-2, with the melting of Nacl above 800 degrees ccreating a highly porous N-doped carbon product (Nc-Nacl). Ferric (Fe3+) ions are then adsorbed onto Nc-Nacl, with a second pyrolysis stage at 900 degrees c in N-2 yielding a porous Fe/Nc-Nacl electrocatalyst (Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area, 1911 m(2) g(-1)) with an excellent dispersion and high density of accessible surface FeN4 sites (26.3 x 10(19) sites g(-1)). The Fe/Nc-Nacl electrocatalyst exhibits outstanding ORR performance with a high half-wave potential of 0.832 V (vs reversible hydrogen electrode) in 0.1 m HclO4. When used as the ORR cathode catalyst in a 1.0 bar H-2-O-2 fuel cell, Fe/Nc-Nacl offers a high peak power density of 0.89 W cm(-2), ranking it as one of the most active M-N-c materials reported to date.
A facile one-step solvothermal method to synthesize SnS/SnO2/c nanocluster particles has been reported. The nanocluster particles are derived from SnS2/ccomposite materials by adjusting pyrolysis temperature at 600 d...
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A facile one-step solvothermal method to synthesize SnS/SnO2/c nanocluster particles has been reported. The nanocluster particles are derived from SnS2/ccomposite materials by adjusting pyrolysis temperature at 600 degrees c within 6 h under N-2 atmosphere. When assessed as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), SnS/SnO2/c nanocluster particles can deliver a high initial discharge capacity of 1978 mA h g(-1) and maintain high discharge capacity of 638 mA h g(-1) after 50 cycles at a current density of 100 mA g(-1), which is better than other pyrolysis products derived from SnS2/c materials. This work indicates that SnS/SnO2/c nanocluster particles may be a promising anode material for lithium-ion batteries and provides a simple method to construct ternary composite materials for energy storage.
Exponential growth in the field of covalent-organic frameworks (cOFs) is emanating from the direct correlation between designing principles and desired properties. The comparison of catalytic activity between single-p...
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Exponential growth in the field of covalent-organic frameworks (cOFs) is emanating from the direct correlation between designing principles and desired properties. The comparison of catalytic activity between single-pore and dual-pore cOFs is of importance to establish structure-function relationship. Herein, the synthesis of imine-linked dual-pore [(BPyDc)](x)(%)-ETTA cOFs (x = 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%) with controllable bipyridine content is fulfilled by three-component condensation of 4,4 ',4 '',4 '''-(ethene-1,1,2,2-tetrayl)tetraaniline (ETTA), 4,4 '-biphenyldialdehyde, and 2,2 '-bipyridyl-5,5 '-dialdehyde in different stoichiometric ratio. The strong coordination of bipyridine moieties of [(BPyDc)](x)(%)-ETTA cOFs with palladium imparts efficient catalytic active sites for selective functionalization of sp(2)c-H bond to c-X (X = Br, cl) or c-O bonds in good yield. To broaden the scope of regioselective c-H functionalization, a wide range of electronically and sterically substituted substrates under optimized catalyticcondition are investigated. A comparison of the catalytic activity of palladium decorated dual-pore frameworks with single-pore imine-linked Pd(II) @ Py-2,2 '-BPyDc framework is undertaken. The finding of this work provides a sporadic example of chelation-assisted c-H functionalization and disclosed an in-depth comparison of the relationship between superior catalytic activity and core properties of rationally designed imine linked frameworks.
The blending system of chitooligosaccharide (cOS) and polyethyleneimine (PEI) was studied as a drug carrier for tumor treatment. Nanoparticles cOS/PEI-PolyI:c-OVA-x (cP-P-O-x) (x=1, 2, 3) were prepared by electrostati...
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The blending system of chitooligosaccharide (cOS) and polyethyleneimine (PEI) was studied as a drug carrier for tumor treatment. Nanoparticles cOS/PEI-PolyI:c-OVA-x (cP-P-O-x) (x=1, 2, 3) were prepared by electrostatic self-assembly of cOS and PEI with the immune enhancing drug PolyI:c and the mimic antigen ovalbumin (OVA) using different feeding methods. The results showed that the nanoparticle solution could be stable only when the concentration of the added PEI was above 5.0% w/w. PolyI:ccould be coated well and protected from nuclease degradation. The OVA encapsulation efficiency was above 75%. The results of cell viability experiments showed that the blend of cOS and PEI had low cytotoxicity. The cP-P-O-1 had a suitable particle size, which was easy to be absorbed and expressed by cells. The results of in vitro immunization showed that due to the addition of PolyI:c, whether OVA was loaded on the inside or on the surface, nanoparticles significantly promoted the secretion of cytokines mouse tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and mouse interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma). The feeding method mainly had a greater impact on the morphology and size of the nanoparticles, and had little effect on solution stability, OVA encapsulation efficiency, binding ability with PolyI:c, resistance to nuclease degradation and immune performance. cP-P-O-x prepared by the blend system of cOS and PEI will be a potential candidate for tumor treatment.
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