Developing robust electrocatalysts and advanced devices is important for electrochemical carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) reduction toward the generation of valuable chemicals. We present herein a carbon-confined indium oxide e...
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Developing robust electrocatalysts and advanced devices is important for electrochemical carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) reduction toward the generation of valuable chemicals. We present herein a carbon-confined indium oxide electrocatalyst for stable and efficient CO 2 reduction. The reductive corrosion of oxidative indium to the metallic state during electrolysis could be prevented by carbon protection, and the applied carbon layer also optimizes the reaction intermediate adsorption, which enables both high selectivity and activity for CO 2 reduction. In a liquid-phase flow cell, the formate selectivity exceeds 90 % in a wide potential window from −0.8 V to −1.3 V vs. RHE. The continuous production of ca. 0.12 M pure formic acid solution is further demonstrated at a current density of 30 mA cm −2 in a solid-state electrolyte mediated reactor. This work provides significant concepts in the parallel development of electrocatalysts and devices for carbon-neutral technologies.
Carbon spheres(CSs) have attracted great attention given their wide applications in bio-diagnostics, photonic band-gap crystals and drug delivery, etc. The morphology and size of CSs greatly affect their performance...
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Carbon spheres(CSs) have attracted great attention given their wide applications in bio-diagnostics, photonic band-gap crystals and drug delivery, etc. The morphology and size of CSs greatly affect their performances and applications. Herein, we report a green and catalyst-free hydrothermal carbonization(HTC) method to synthesize CSs with glucose as carbon precursor. The diameter of CSs can be tuned within a wide range from 450 to 40 nm by controlling the glucose concentration, reaction time and *** the obtained CSs as template, hollow TiO2 nanospheres(HTNSs) with controllable diameters are prepared via a sol-gel method. As photocatalysts for hydrogen generation, the photoactivity of the HTNSs shows strong dependence upon size,and is much higher than that of solid TiO2. With particle size decreasing, the photoactivity of the obtained HTNSs gradually increases. Without any co-catalyst, the highest photocatalytic hydrogen generation activity is obtained with HTNSs of 40 nm in diameter, which exceeds that of solid TiO2 and commercial P25 by 64 times and 3 times, respectively.
This research focuses on the preparation and properties of rice hull ash(RHA). We prepared RHA from combustion of rice husk in the fluidized-bed reactor. The temperature field of the furnace was steady and bellow 850&...
This research focuses on the preparation and properties of rice hull ash(RHA). We prepared RHA from combustion of rice husk in the fluidized-bed reactor. The temperature field of the furnace was steady and bellow 850°C to keep SiO2 amorphous. XRD, BET and SEM were applied in the characterization tests to investigate the effect of flow rate(u), the higher primary-secondary wind ratio(i) and relative height of bed material. The optimal combustion condition for preparing RHA was discussed. RHA obtained from rice hull contains abundant amorphous SiO2 (>90%) and the characterization results of RHA show its potential to be a good catalyst supporter.
The application of spray towers for CO2 capture is a development trend in recent years. However, most of the previous jobs were conducted in a cylindrical tower by using a single spray nozzle, whose configuration and ...
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The application of spray towers for CO2 capture is a development trend in recent years. However, most of the previous jobs were conducted in a cylindrical tower by using a single spray nozzle, whose configuration and performance is not good enough for industrial application. To solve this problem, the present work proposed a diameter-varying spray tower and a new spray mode of dual-nozzle opposed impinging spray to enhance the heat and mass transfer of CO2 absorption process. Experiments were performed to investigate the mass transfer performance (in terms of the CO2 removal rate (η) and the overall mass transfer coefficient (KGae)) of the improved spray tower under various operating conditions. Experimental results showed that the liquid to gas ratio and mole ratio of MEA to C02 are major factors, which affect the absorption performance and the maximums of η and KGae that are 94.0% and 0.574 kmol. m^-3·h^-1·kPa^-1, respectively, under the experimental conditions. Furthermore, new correlations to predict the mass transfer coefficient of the proposed spray tower are developed in various CO2 concentrations with a Pearson Correlation Coefficient over 90%.
Uncontrolled dendrite formation in the high energy density of lithium metal batteries (LMBs) may pose serious safety risks. Numerous works have been reported to protect separator. However, these methods still couldn’...
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Wax-rich or high-viscosity crude oil requires heating for long-distance transportation in buried pipelines. Monitoring the temperature distributions and variations of both oil and surrounding environment is crucial to...
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Fuel cell power technology has drawn extensive attentions due to its high efficiency, low emission and noise. Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) could generate the power by diverse fuels, such as natural gas (NG), while pro...
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Fuel cell power technology has drawn extensive attentions due to its high efficiency, low emission and noise. Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) could generate the power by diverse fuels, such as natural gas (NG), while proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) only feeds on pure H 2 . More and more attentions are paid on the combination of SOFC and PEMFC for high efficiency and convenient refueling in the practical applications. To obtain H 2 fuel with high purity from SOFC as a reformer, the gas processing subsystem for H 2 separation and purification should be applied between SOFC and PEMFC. In this present study, the gas processing subsystem, consisting of water gas shift (WGS) and thermal swing adsorption (TSA), is introduced into the SOFC-PEMFC hybrid system. Then, the SOFC-WGS-TSA-PEMFC hybrid system is modelled to investigate the transient behaviors under different operations. The simulation results show that the SOFC-WGS-TSA-PEMFC hybrid system has an improved energy conversion efficiency of approximately 64%, which is higher than the only-SOFC and the reform-PEMFC. The waste heat recovery for driving the TSA reaction accounts for the higher net electricity efficiency compared with the SOFC-PEMFC hybrid system based on the pressure swing adsorption (PSA) for H 2 separation. Since the SOFC and PEMFC have completely different transient responses to the change of the loading, the influences of operating conditions of fuel cell vehicles on the transient behaviors of single SOFC and PEMFC and the overall performance of the SOFC-WGS-TSA-PEMFC hybrid system are further investigated. Through the analysis and discussion based on the dynamic modelling, the operation strategy is unveiled in this paper for the performance optimization of the hybrid system when installed in the fuel cell vehicles.
A systematic investigation of the Li2Ti1-x(Mg_(1/3)Nb_(2/3))xO_(3)(0.1≤x≤0.35)solid solutions synthesized by traditional solid-state reaction method is reported in this *** the composition range of 0.1≤x≤0.25,a mo...
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A systematic investigation of the Li2Ti1-x(Mg_(1/3)Nb_(2/3))xO_(3)(0.1≤x≤0.35)solid solutions synthesized by traditional solid-state reaction method is reported in this *** the composition range of 0.1≤x≤0.25,a monoclinic rock salt structured solid solution was *** x increased to 0.3,a phase transition from monoclinic to cubic phase,along with an order-disorder phase transition,was *** x increased from 0.1 to 0.35,the microwave permittivity(εr)and temperature coefficient of resonant frequency(TCF)of the Li2Ti1-x(Mg_(1/3)Nb_(2/3))xO_(3)ceramics decreased linearly from 21.0 to 18.6,+27.1 to-19.4 ppm/℃,*** Li_(2)Ti_(0.75)(Mg_(1/3)Nb_(2/3))0.25O_(3)ceramic sintered at 1170℃shows high performance of microwave dielectric properties with aεr~19.6,a Qf(Q=quality factor=1/dielectric loss;f=resonant frequency)~109,770 GHz(at 7.7 GHz)and a near zero TCF~t 1.2 ppm/℃.Moreover,the burying sintering process can reduce the volatilization of lithium so that the porosity of Li_(2)Ti_(0.75)(Mg_(1/3)Nb_(2/3))0.25O_(3)ceramic was reduced effectively,which made Li_(2)Ti_(0.75)(Mg_(1/3)Nb_(2/3))0.25O_(3)ceramic promising for future *** area electron diffraction patterns,high-resolution transmission electron microscopy,Raman and far-infrared spectra were employed to study the relation between crystal structure and microwave dielectric properties in detail.
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