Wood‐Derived Ultrathin Carbon Nanofiber Aerogels

Carbon aerogels with 3D networks of interconnected nanometer‐sized particles exhibit fascinating physical properties and show great application potential. Efficient and sustainable methods are required to produce high‐performance carbon aerogels on a large scale to boost their practical applications. An economical and sustainable method is now developed for the synthesis of ultrathin carbon nanofiber (CNF) aerogels from the wood‐based nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) aerogels via a catalytic pyrolysis process, which guarantees high carbon residual and well maintenance of the nanofibrous morphology during thermal decomposition of the NFC aerogels. The wood‐derived CNF aerogels exhibit excellent electrical conductivity, a large surface area, and potential as a binder‐free electrode material for supercapacitors. The results suggest great promise in developing new families of carbon aerogels based on the controlled pyrolysis of economical and sustainable nanostructured precursors.     

N‐Doped Carbon Aerogel Derived from a Metal–Organic Framework Foam as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising alternative precursors for the fabrication of heteroatom‐doped carbon materials for energy storage and conversion. However, the direct pyrolysis of bulk MOFs usually gives microporous carbonaceous materials, which significantly hinder the mass transportation and the accessibility of active sites. Herein, N‐doped carbon aerogels with hierarchical micro‐, meso‐, and macropores were fabricated through one‐step pyrolysis of zeolitic imidazolate framework‐8/carboxymethylcellulose composite gel. Owing to the hierarchical porosity, high specific surface area, favorable conductivity, excellent thermal and chemical stability, the as‐prepared N‐doped carbon aerogel exhibits excellent oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity, long‐term durability, and good methanol tolerance in alkaline medium. This work thus provides a new way to fabricate new types of MOF‐derived carbon aerogels for various applications.     

基于MXenes的功能纤维的制备及其在智能可穿戴领域的应用

在电子信息和物联网技术的推动下,人类对可穿戴电子器件和智能织物的需求愈发突出,功能纤维作为智能可穿戴设备的重要载体,近年来获得快速发展。功能纤维的性能很大程度上取决于纤维的基础构筑单元。过渡金属碳/氮化物(MXenes)作为一种新兴的二维材料,凭借其高电导率、优异的可加工性能、可调节的表面特性以及出色的机械强度等优点,受到了极大的关注,也逐渐成为构筑功能纤维的重要单元。本文将主要综述MXenes的湿化学、熔融盐、无氟试剂刻蚀等方法和力学、电学、光学和化学稳定性等性能,阐述基于该材料制备的功能纤维在传感、储能以及其他智能领域的应用,最后讨论了基于MXenes材料的功能纤维的未来应用前景和技术挑战。     

Mechanical property evaluation of glass–jute fiber reinforced polymer composites

The natural fibers such as jute, coir, hemp, sisal etc. are randomly used as reinforcements for composite materials because of its various advantages such as low cost, low densities, low energy consumption over conventional fibers. In addition, they are renewable as well as biodegradable, and indeed wide varieties of fibers are locally available. In this study, glass–jute fiber reinforced polymer composite is fabricated, and the mechanical properties such as tensile, flexural and impact behavior are investigated. The materials selected for the studies were jute fiber and glass fiber as the reinforcement and epoxy resin as the matrix. The hand lay‐out technique was used to fabricate these composites. Fractured surface were comprehensively examined in scanning electron microscope (SEM) to determine the microscopic fracture mode. A numerical procedure based on the finite element method was then applied to evaluate the overall behavior of this composite using the experimentally applied load. Results showed that by incorporating the optimum amount of jute fibers, the overall strength of glass fiber reinforced composite can be increased and cost saving of more than 30% can be achieved. It can thus be inferred that jute fiber can be a very potential candidate in making of composites, especially for partial replacement of high‐cost glass fibers for low load bearing applications. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A comparative study on chemical treatment of jute fiber: potassium dichromate, potassium permanganate and sodium perborate trihydrate

Studies have been carried out on chemical treatments of jute fibers in order to hinder moisture absorption, which causes incompatibility with a non-polar polymer, and to increase the surface roughness for mechanical interlocking. The objective of this research is to improve the interfacial adhesion between jute fibers and polypropylene by oxidative treatments. On this basis, jute fibers were treated with potassium dichromate (PD), potassium permanganate (PM) and sodium perborate trihydrate (SP). Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and atomic force microscopy were used to characterize jute fibers. The effects of chemical treatments were also revealed by assessment of moisture absorbability, yarn tensile properties and interfacial shear strength with polypropylene. FTIR and XPS analyses confirmed oxidative modification of jute fibers using any of the surface treatments. It was observed that the proportion of O=C groups increased, whereas that of O–H groups decreased after oxidative modifications. Tensile strength and elasticity modulus results decreased after oxidative treatments, whereas PD, PM and SP enhanced the interfacial shear strength values by 25, 61 and 71 %, respectively. Only SP treatment influenced moisture absorbability results significantly. The surface roughness of untreated jute fibers shows increments after chemical treatments due to partial removal of surface cementings. According to the findings obtained from surface characterization methods and physical tests, the highest interfacial adhesion with better compatibility with polypropylene was achieved after SP treatment by providing the highest surface roughness values and hydrophobic character of jute fiber.     

离子交换及多孔材料的制备与应用

离子交换和多孔材料是一类高效的吸附剂,这类新型的高效吸附分离材料具有高的比表面积或丰富的表面官能团;显示出高的吸附容量、快的吸附或脱附速度和一定的吸附选择性;可织成束、纸、布、毡等多种集合形态.本文简要地介绍了包括离子交换纤维、螯合纤维、活性碳纤维、碳气凝胶等新型离子交换和多孔材料的制备、吸附特征研究的进展,并介绍了它们在饮用水净化、环境治理、资源回收、化学工业和医疗卫生、催化剂等方面的应用.     

衍生多孔碳材料在固相微萃取中的应用研究进展

固相微萃取是一种集采样、萃取、富集和进样于一体的样品前处理技术,其萃取效果与涂层材料密切相关。多孔碳材料具有比表面积大、多孔结构可控、活性位点多和化学稳定性好等优点,广泛应用于电池、超级电容器、催化、吸附和分离等领域,也是一种热门的用作固相微萃取探针的涂层材料。衍生多孔碳材料因种类丰富、可设计性强被广泛研究,研究主要集中在对衍生多孔碳材料的结构优化方面。但是衍生多孔碳材料在固相微萃取中的应用还存在如下问题:(1)共价有机框架衍生多孔碳材料的制备已取得较大进展,但将其应用于固相微萃取领域的研究仍较少;(2)有待进一步明确制备出的衍生多孔碳材料用作固相微萃取涂层表现出优异提取能力的机理;(3)有待进一步深入研究将衍生多孔碳材料用作固相微萃取涂层以实现对不同物理化学性质污染物的广谱高灵敏度分析。文章综述了近3年衍生多孔碳材料在固相微萃取中的应用研究,并展望了未来衍生多孔碳材料在固相微萃取中的研究前景。引用文献共56篇,主要来源于Elsevier。     

Chemical Functionalization of Nanodiamonds: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead

Nanodiamond(ND)‐based technologies are flourishing in a wide variety of fields spanning from electronics and optics to biomedicine. NDs are considered a family of nanomaterials with an sp³ carbon core and a variety of sizes, shapes, and surfaces. They show interesting physicochemical properties such as hardness, stiffness, and chemical stability. Additionally, they can undergo ad‐hoc core and surface functionalization, which tailors them for the desired applications. Noteworthy, the properties of NDs and their surface chemistry are highly dependent on the synthetic method used to prepare them. In this Minireview, we describe the preparation of NDs from the materials‐chemistry viewpoint. The different methodologies of synthesis, purification, and surface functionalization as well as biomedical applications are critically discussed. New synthetic approaches as well as limits and obstacles of NDs are presented and analyzed.     

低温燃料电池的纳米电催化材料:综述(英文)

Low temperature fuel cells are an attractive technology for transportation and residential applica‐tions due to their quick start up and shut down capabilities. This review analyzed the current status of nanocatalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cells and alkaline membrane fuel cells. The preparation process influences the performance of the nanocatalyst. Several synthesis methods are covered for noble and non‐noble metal catalysts on various catalyst supports including carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofibers, nanowires, and graphenes. Ex situ and in situ characterization methods like scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy and fuel cell testing of the nanocatalysts on various supports for both proton exchange and alkaline membrane fuel cells are discussed. The accelerated durability estimate of the nanocat‐alysts, predicted by measuring changes in the electrochemically active surface area using a voltage cycling method, is considered one of the most reliable and valuable method for establishing durabil‐ity.     

PIP法制备Cf/SiC复合材料过程中碳纤维的化学损伤

对先驱体聚碳硅烷浸渍裂解工艺(PIP)制备Cf/SiC复合材料过程中碳纤维损伤严重的问题, 系统地分析了在Cf/SiC复合材料制备过程中先驱体裂解对碳纤维的化学损伤. 研究结果表明, PIP工艺中碳纤维的化学损伤包括界面反应和基体向碳纤维内部的扩散反应. 其中聚碳硅烷(PCS)中的活性基团和碳纤维的化学反应并不严重, 而微量的氧气和杂质对碳纤维的化学损伤影响很大; 基体中硅等元素可向碳纤维内部扩散, 随着高温处理时间的延长而加深, 并形成脆性的界面层, 使碳纤维截面积减小. 在第一周期浸渍裂解过程中, 先驱体对碳纤维的化学损伤很少, 在后续周期中, 随着基体致密度的提高, 碳纤维的化学损伤有所增加.      

基于静电纺丝技术的多级结构聚合物纳米纤维复合材料的研究进展

静电纺丝技术是目前制备纳米纤维最重要的方法之一,以其制备的纤维具有直径可控、比表面积大、孔隙率高等优点,因而被广泛应用于过滤、催化、传感器及生物医学等众多领域.以静电纺丝纤维为模板可进一步构建多级结构的功能性聚合物纳米纤维复合材料,拓宽其应用范围.本文着重概述了近年来基于静电纺丝技术的简单共混型、核壳结构及多级结构的聚合物纳米纤维复合材料的制备、结构及性能,并展望了其应用研究前景.     

Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Nanomaterials: Synthesis,Characteristics and Applications

Nonmetallic carbon‐based nanomaterials (CNMs) are important in various potential applications, especially after the emergence of graphene and carbon nanotubes, which demonstrate outstanding properties arising from their unique nanostructures. The pristine graphitic structure of CNMs consists of sp² hybrid C?C bonds and is considered to be neutral in nature with low wettability and poor reactivity. To improve its compatibility with other materials and, hence, for greater applicability, CNMs are generally required to be functionalized effectively and/or doped with heteroatoms in their graphitic frameworks for feasible interfacial interactions. Among the various possible functional/doping elements, nitrogen (N) atoms have received much attention given their potential to fine tune the intrinsic properties, such as the work‐function, charge carrier concentration, surface energy, and polarization, of CNMs. N‐doping improves the surface energy and reactivity with enhanced charge polarization and minimal damage to carbon frameworks. The modified surface energy and chemical activity of N‐doped carbon nanomaterials (NCNMs) can be useful for a broad range of applications, including fuel cells, solar cells, Li‐ion batteries, supercapacitors, chemical catalysts, catalyst supports, and so forth.     

Enhancing the pyrolysis of scrap rubber for carbon nanotubes/graphene production via chemical vapor deposition

Carbon nanostructures are considered nowadays as very important materials for both fundamental research and industrial applications because of their well-defined morphologies, which leads to excellent performance in various fields. This study presents the preparation of carbon nanostructures starting from cheap source represented by scrap rubber after pursuing optimized pyrolysis of scrap rubber at 500^oC as deduced from thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). The resulting cracked hydrocarbons from pyrolysis were collected over a well-designed Fe-Ni-Cu/MgO as catalyst via chemical vapor deposition (CVD), in which a growth temperature of 750^oC was undertaken for 60 min. A further attempt was elaborated where the scrap rubber was exposed to thermal aging at 90^oC for 14 days prior to CVD of its pyrolysis products in order to enhance the cracking process and increase the yield of the lighter hydrocarbons produced which leads to formation of well-defined carbon nanostructures. Characterizations on the produced carbon nanostructures were achieved using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Raman spectroscopy. The adsorption of methylene blue on the carbon nanostructures was also studied. The characterizations confirmed that the morphology of the resulting carbon nanostructures derived from scrap rubber without prior thermal aging composed of graphene sheets wrapping carbon nanotubes (CNTs-A). After thermal aging of scrap rubber prior to pyrolysis and CVD, the produced carbon nanostructures composed principally of CNTs (CNTs-B) in a well-defined form in higher yield. The Langmuir model appeared to be best-fitting the adsorption of MB on both samples. High monolayer adsorption capacity of 95 mg MB/g was accomplished in case of CNTs-A versus 60 mg MB/g in case of CNTs-B, respectively. Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-Vis.) spectroscopic study revealed that the presence of MB molecules on the surface of CNTs may enhance the electronic properties of the prepared samples.     

石墨烯纤维：制备、性能与应用

石墨烯纤维是一种由石墨烯片层紧密有序排列而成的一维宏观组装材料。通过合理的结构设计和可控制备,石墨烯纤维能够将石墨烯在微观尺度的优异性能有效传递至宏观尺度,展现出优异的力学、电学、热学等性能,从而应用于功能织物、传感、能源等领域。目前,石墨烯纤维主要通过湿法纺丝、限域水热组装等方法制备得到,其性能可以通过对材料体系和制备工艺的优化而进一步提升。本文首先介绍了石墨烯纤维的制备方法,然后详细阐述了石墨烯纤维的性能,讨论了其性能提升策略,并总结了石墨烯纤维的应用,最后对石墨烯纤维的未来发展、挑战和前景进行了展望。     

Comprehensive Understanding of the Eco‐Friendly Synthesis of Zeolites: Needs of 21st Century Sustainable Chemical Industries

Zeolites have taken a leading position in petrochemical, fine, and bulk chemical industries due to their porous architecture, pore sizes, tunable acidity, and thermal stability. Various strategies of zeolites preparation, including template‐free, solvent‐free, and toxic mineral‐free strategies are summarized. Moreover, the zeolite synthesis using naturally occurring minerals and sustainable natural templates is also discussed, which involves the synthesis of nanocrystalline zeolites of different framework structures using plant‐based natural templates and biomass‐derived renewable chemicals. Overall this personal account provides the fundamentals of various sustainable synthetic strategies reported in the literature for the synthesis of zeolites with suitable examples that will be useful for the students and will motivate experienced researchers to develop various novel sustainable methods for the synthesis of zeolites and other inorganic materials of industrial relevance.     

Controllable Sulfur,Nitrogen Co‐doped Porous Carbon for Ethylbenzene Oxidation: The Role of Nano‐CaCO3

Heteroatom‐doped porous carbon materials have exhibited promising applications in various fields. In this work, sulfur, nitrogen co‐doped carbon materials (SNCs) with abundant pore structure were prepared by pyrolysis of sulfur, nitrogen‐containing porous organic polymers (POPs) mixed with nano‐CaCO₃ at high temperature. Among the resultant materials, SNC‐Ca‐850 possesses a relatively high level of doped heteroatoms and exhibits an excellent catalytic performance for the selective oxidation of benzylic C?H bonds. It is noteworthy that nano‐CaCO₃ increases the doped sulfur content in the synthesized carbon materials to a large extent and impacts the existence modes of sulfur. In addition, it enhances the porous structure and specific surface area of the resultant SNCs significantly. This work provides a viable strategy to promote the doping of sulfur into carbon materials during the pyrolysis process.     

Recent Advances in Porous Carbon Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage

Climate change and the energy crisis have promoted the rapid development of electrochemical energy‐storage devices. Owing to many intriguing physicochemical properties, such as excellent chemical stability, high electronic conductivity, and a large specific surface area, porous carbon materials have always been considering as a promising candidate for electrochemical energy storage. To date, a wide variety of porous carbon materials based upon molecular design, pore control, and compositional tailoring have been proposed for energy‐storage applications. This focus review summarizes recent advances in the synthesis of various porous carbon materials from the view of energy storage, particularly in the past three years. Their applications in representative electrochemical energy‐storage devices, such as lithium‐ion batteries, supercapacitors, and lithium‐ion hybrid capacitors, are discussed in this review, with a look forward to offer some inspiration and guidelines for the exploitation of advanced carbon‐based energy‐storage materials.     

Modification of Activated Carbon Fibers and Their Characterizes of Adsorption for Xenon

Activated carbon fibers (ACFs) are characterizes by their highly developed internal surface area and porosity. Especially the development of micro- and mesopores is of great importance because it allows the carbons to adsorb large amounts and various types of chemicals from gases or liquids. Due to such a valuable feature, activated carbon fibers have been in use for many years. Porous carbon materials have now become extremely versatile adsorbents of major industrial significance. The high surface area and porosity of activated carbon fibers are the result of the activation process; physical or chemical activation. However, the complexity of the carbon structure, although voluminous research has been done and great effort has been made toward the control of pore size and its distribution^[1-3]. The recent development of industrial technology provides new application fields for porous carbons and,at the same time, requires the carbon to have a desired pore structure. To meet such a requirement, many novel approaches to control pore structure have been proposed.     

Metal Nanoparticles Supported on Biomass‐Derived Hierarchical Porous Heteroatom‐Doped Carbon from Bamboo Shoots: Design,Synthesis and Applications

Heteroatom‐doped porous carbon derived from biomass have recently received increasing attention due to their unique properties such as high electrical conductivity, large specific surface area, high porosity, and easy availability, which are appealing materials for versatile applications in catalysis, energy, separation and adsorption, and life sciences as well. On the basis of our previous work in this field, we summarized in this account our recent progress on design, synthesis of metal (e. g., Pd, Co) nanoparticles supported heteroatom‐doped hierarchical porous carbon material derived from bamboo shoots and their applications for important organic transformations, including chemoselective semihydrogenation of alkynes, hydrosilylation of alkynes, cascade synthesis of benzofurans from terminal alkynes and iodophenols, selective hydrogenation of functionalized nitroarenes to form anilines, imines, and formamides. Finally, the current state and future challenges in this field are discussed. We hope this account could shed light on the rational design of novel non‐noble metal based heterogeneous catalysts derived from biomass for efficient and sustainable organic transformations.