Hopf–Hopf bifurcation analysis based on resonance and non-resonance in a simplified railway wheelset model

Nonlinear Dynamics - This paper mainly investigates the dynamics of the non-resonant and near-resonant Hopf–Hopf bifurcations caused by the interaction of the lateral and yaw motion in a...     

Dodecahedral Au/Pt Nanobowls as Robust Plasmonic Electrocatalysts for Methanol Oxidation under Visible-Light Illumination

Plasmonic nanostructures with large absorption areas under resonant excitation have been utilized extensively in photon-assisted applications. In this work, dodecahedral Au nanobowls were first prepared by an easy and template-free method only through the introduction of H₂PtCl₆ and I⁻ during the growth procedure. The Au nanobowls show electron-field enhancement due to the high curvature of the bowl edge, the open region, and dodecahedral morphology. Au/Pt nanobowls, which couple plasmonic Au and catalytic Pt, were then constructed as plasmonic electrocatalysts for methanol oxidation. The mass activity reached 497.6 mA mg⁻¹ under visible-light illumination, which is 1.9 times that measured in the dark. Simultaneously, the electrocatalytic stability is also greatly improved under light excitation. The enhanced properties of the plasmonic Au/Pt electrocatalysts are ascribed to the synergistic effect of the plasmon-enhanced photothermal and hot-carrier effects on the basis of experimental investigations. This work thus offers an effective methodology to construct efficient plasmonic electrocatalysts for fuel cells.     

AuPt Bipyramid Nanoframes as Multifunctional Platforms for In Situ Monitoring of the Reduction of Nitrobenzene and Enhanced Electrocatalytic Methanol Oxidation

Multifunctional metal nanostructures with a hollow feature, especially for nanoframes, are highly attractive owing to their high surface-to-volume ratios. However, pre-grown metal nanocrystals are always involved during the preparation procedure, and a synthetic strategy without the use of a pre-grown template is still a challenge. In this article, a template-free strategy is reported for the preparation of novel AuPt alloy nanoframes through simply mixing HAuCl₄ and H₂PtCl₆ under mild conditions. The alloy nanostructures show a bipyramid-frame hollow architecture with the existence of only the ten ridges and absence of their side faces. This is the first report of bipyramid-like nanoframes and a template-free method under mild conditions. This configuration merges the plasmonic features of Au and highly active catalytic sites of Pt in a single nanostructure, making it an ideal multifunctional platform for catalyzing and monitoring the catalytic reaction in real time. The superior catalytic activity is demonstrated by using the reduction of nitrobenzene to the corresponding aminobenzene as a model reaction. More importantly, the AuPt nanoframes can track the reduction process on the basis of the SERS signals of the reactants, intermediates, and products, which helps to reveal the reaction mechanism. In addition, the AuPt nanoframes show much higher electrocatalytic properties toward the methanol oxidation reaction than commercial Pt/C electrocatalysts.     

Ru/ZrO2·xH2O催化剂催化肉桂醛选择性加氢制肉桂醇

采用共沉淀法制备了7.5%Ru/ZrO2·xH2O催化剂,运用N2物理吸附-脱附法、X射线衍射、X射线光电子能谱和高分辨透射电子显微镜等技术对催化剂进行了表征,并用于催化肉桂醛选择加氢制肉桂醇反应中,考察了温度、H2压力和溶剂对肉桂醛转化率和肉桂醇选择性的影响.结果表明,肉桂醛转化率随着温度或H2压力的升高而升高,而肉桂醇选择性则随之下降.该催化剂在极性溶剂中比在非极性溶剂中表现出更高的活性和肉桂醇选择性.尤其在极性溶剂三乙胺(Et3N)中反应活性最高,且具有较高的肉桂醇选择性.在Et3N中加入水可进一步提高反应活性和选择性.以V(Et3N)/V(H2O)=4的混合物为溶剂,在4MPa和70℃的优化条件下,反应6h,肉桂醛转化率为97.9%,肉桂醇选择性达85.2%.     

Using cone calorimeter to study thermal degradation of flexible PVC filled with zinc ferrite and Mg(OH)2

Flame-retarded poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) materials have been prepared by using zinc ferrite (ZnFe₂O₄ (ZFO)) combined with magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)₂ (MH)). The effects of these additives on the combustion and thermal degradation of PVC samples were studied using the limiting oxygen index test, the smoke density rating test, thermogravimetric–differential thermogravimetry, and the cone calorimeter test. The results showed that ZFO and MH were good synergists for improving the flame retardancy and smoke-suppressing of PVC/MH/ZFO blends. ZFO can significantly improve the maximum mass loss velocity in the first stage, and reduce the initial decomposition temperature and the decomposition range in the PVC/MH/ZFO blends. The char yield at 700 °C of flame-retarded PVC clearly decreased below theoretical values due to the cationic cracking reactions in the presence of ZFO. Furthermore, the PVC/10MH/10ZFO showed strong flame-retarding synergism since the decreased average heat release rate value. And the PVC/19MH/1ZFO presented a significant smoke-suppressing effect by the least average specific extinction area, peak smoke production rate, and total smoke produce. Moreover, the CO and CO₂ production was increased because of a large amount of fragment of char residue in contact air in the presence of ZFO.     

Progress on intelligent hydrogels based on RAFT polymerization: Design strategy,fabrication and the applications for controlled drug delivery

Although intelligent hydrogels have shown bright potential application in biomedical fields,they were prepared by conventional methods and still face many serious challenges,such as uncontrollable stimulus-response and low response sensitivity.Recently,RAFT polymerization provides a versatile strategy for the fabrication of intelligent hydrogels with improved stimulus-response properties,owing to the ability to efficiently construct hydrogel precursors with well-defined structure,such as block copolymer,graft copolymer,star copolymer.In this review,we summarized the recent progress on intelligent hydrogels based on RAFT polymerization with emphasis on their fabrication strategies and applications for controlled drug delivery.     

聚合物前驱体3D打印制备高性能陶瓷

3D打印制备陶瓷可以实现结构-材料设计一体化,为复杂形状陶瓷材料快速成型提供了新途径。但是传统的3D打印制备陶瓷是以陶瓷粉末或陶瓷颗粒为打印材料,存在陶瓷构件尺寸精度差、表面光洁度低和力学性能不佳等问题。近年来,以聚合物前驱体为打印材料,通过3D打印成型、高温裂解等工艺制备高性能陶瓷技术的出现为改善这些不足提供了新方法,成为3D打印陶瓷领域的研究热点。本文概述了聚合物前驱体3D打印制备高性能陶瓷的研究进展,重点阐述了本体聚合物前驱体、聚合物前驱体/光敏化合物、聚合物前驱体/巯基化合物、光敏基团改性聚合物前驱体、增强体/聚合物前驱体五种典型材料体系的研究现状,并对其今后的发展方向进行了展望。     

高效液相色谱法测定强化食品中维生素C的含量

建立了强化食品(饮料、奶粉、含乳饮料、大米、果泥及果冻)中维生素C含量的高效液相色谱检测方法。优化了样品处理方法,在水浴控温和避光条件下处理样品,避免维生素C被氧化。选用Tech Mate C18–ST(250 mm×4.6 mm,5μm)反相色谱柱,以0.05 mol/L磷酸二氢钾缓冲溶液(p H 3)为流动相,流量为1.0m L/min,检测器为光电二极管阵列检测器,检测波长为266 nm。线性范围为0.2~100μg/m L,相关系数为0.999 6,果泥中维生素C的定量限为20 mg/kg,其它为100 mg/kg,加标回收率为82.2%~107%,测定结果的相对标准偏差为1.23%~6.86%(n=8)。该方法简单快速,其灵敏度、准确度和精密度均能满足强化食品中维生素C的检测要求。