Structure and Catalytic Behaviour of Saponite and Its Cross-Linking Product

Synthetic saponites have been intercalated with hydroxyl aluminium oligomers and characterized with several techniques. The basal 001 peak of the pillared saponite (PS) is 1. 8 nm. The amount of the aluminium in the tctrahedral sheet is correlative with cross-linking density. The sheet-to-pillar linkage mode may be Si-O-AlpⅥ. The acid sites in pillared saponite may locate either at surface of clay or at that of pillar. The cumene conversion is relative to accessible acid sites on the surface of PS. The pillar density in the PS has an effect on the pore structure which is correlative with shape selectivity during the reaction between ethanol and ammonia.     

A finite amplitude analysis of tunnel deformation by the finite element method with highly viscous fluid

A finite element method for highly viscous fluid is used to calculate the velocity and stress fields in the surrounding soft rock of a tunnel. In order to fit the calculated values with the measured displacement of tunnel wall, we inverted the boundary forces and the mechanical parameters of the surrounding rocks.     

紫外/TiO2/芬顿复合工艺增强在近中性pH值下对布洛芬的降解能力

药品及个人护理品(PPCPs)造成的潜在环境污染已引起广泛关注. 布洛芬(IBP, 2-(4-异丁基苯基)丙酸)作为苯丙酸类非甾体抗炎药物, 是一种在水环境中广泛检测到的PPCPs类物质. 水环境中的IBP主要来自制药企业排放和人体代谢物, 因IBP具有不易挥发、物理性质稳定、半衰期较长和不易被生物吸收等特点, 其在环境的残留浓度较高且污染风险大. 目前,传统的水处理工艺并不能有效治理水中的IBP, 比如: 混凝剂和絮凝剂对IBP的去除效率低, 吸附和膜处理运行成本过高且不能矿化IBP. 近年兴起的光催化技术利用·OH和O2·-等强氧化性活性物种降解水中有机污染物, 将其彻底矿化, 实现污染物的无害处理. 光催化技术适用于常温、常压和中性pH环境, 该环境特点与污水环境十分匹配, 适合应用. 但异质光催化通常发生在催化剂表面, 有效反应活性位少, 反应速率不够高. 相比而言, 同质芬顿反应能够均匀、快速地在整个溶液中发生反应, 但芬顿反应必须在酸性条件下才可以进行.本文整合了异相光催化和均相光-芬顿反应的优点, 设计了紫外/TiO2/芬顿(PCF)复合工艺, 评估了在中性pH下对典型的PPCPs布洛芬的降解效果. 对比实验结果表明, PCF复合工艺对IBP的降解速率比传统的UV, UV/H2O2, Fenton, 光-Fenton和光催化快得多. 动力学分析发现, IBP的降解遵循两阶段的一级反应动力学, 且速率常数k1> k2. 本研究进一步优化了运行参数, 确定IBP降解的最佳条件为: pH = 4.2, [Fe2+]0= 0.20 mmol/L, [Fe2+]0/[H2O2]0= 1/40, [TiO2]0= 1.0 g/L. pH值的增加造成IBP降解速率略微降低, 但在30 min反应时间内, 中性pH (6.0-8.0)与最佳pH条件下的降解效率完全相同, 证明PCF在中性pH下进行水处理切实可行. 数据分析发现, lnk1和lnk2均与1/pH0, [IBP]0, [H2O2]0, [H2O2]0/[Fe2+]0和ln[TiO2]0线性相关, 据此建立了IBP去除效率的数学预测模型, 通过验证发现, 动力学模型曲线与实验数据高度契合, 表明模型的有效性高.     

Atom-Ratio-Conducted Tailoring of PdAu Bimetallic Nanocrystals with Distinctive Shapes and Dimensions for Boosting the ORR Performance

Systematically manipulating the shape, dimension, and surface structure of PdAu nanocrystals is an active subject because it offers a powerful means to regulate and investigate their structure–activity relationship. Meanwhile, it is still urgent to reduce the use of two-dimensional precious-metal-based nanomaterials. This work demonstrates that PdAu nanocrystals with a variety of shapes/dimensions, including 1D anisotropic nanowires, 2D porous nanosheets, and 3D penetrative nanoflowers, can be systematically synthesized by simply adjusting the atomic ratio or the reaction time in the same protocol. The resultant PdAu nanocrystals with distinctive shapes, but the same building blocks triumphantly avoid the effects of facet and surface properties; this represents an ideal platform for directly comparing the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity. 2D porous PdAu nanosheets demonstrate superior ORR performance (E_onset = 1.040 V, E_1/2 = 0.932 V) compared with other-dimension-based samples and commercial Pd black; this is attributed to the abundant surface atoms and omni-directional mass-transfer channels. This work not only paves the way for systematically measuring a series of distinctive PdAu nanocrystals as non-Pt electrocatalysts, but also sheds light on the study of structures/dimensions in tuning the catalytic properties of bimetallic nanocrystals.     

Dispersion behavior of core-shell silica-polymer nanoparticles

Core-shell silica nanoparticles are superior in modifying surface wetting behavior, enhancing nucleation and growth in crystallization, improving dispersion of naked nanoparticles, and thus upgrading the overall properties of organic polymers. The dispersion behavior and morphology of monodisperse core-shell silica particles in several polymers including polyesters are reviewed and their potential applications are discussed.