Silica‐Based Liquid Marbles as Microreactors for the Silver Mirror Reaction

Little attention has been paid to the participation of the shell of silica‐particle‐based liquid marbles and their influence on chemical reactions. The fabrication of liquid marbles with the encapsulating particle shells not only act as protecting layers to provide a confined environment, but also provide the reactive substrate surfaces to regulate the classical silver mirror reaction. Fabrication of silver mirrors with different morphologies was achieved by modifying particle surface properties, which could further lead to Janus liquid marbles. The different evaporation behavior of microreactors was demonstrated. Micrometer‐sized silica particles were used for the preparation of monolayer‐stabilized liquid marbles, which show great potential in fabricating Janus particles from superhydrophobic particles that are not attainable from Pickering emulsions.     

Digital Imaging-based Colourimetry for Enzymatic Processes in Transparent Liquid Marbles

Liquid marbles are a promising microreactor platform that recently attracts significant research interest owing to their ability to accommodate a wide range of micro reactions. However, the use of destructive and ex-situ methods to monitor reactions impairs the potential of liquid-marble-based microreactors. This paper proposes a non-destructive, in situ, and cost-effective digital-imaging-based colourimetric monitoring method for transparent liquid marbles, using the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch as an illustrative example. The colourimetric reaction between starch and iodine produces a complex that exhibits a dark blue colour. We found that the absorbance of red channel of digital images showed a linear relationship with starch concentration with high sensitivity and repeatability. This digital-imaging-based colourimetric method was used to study the hydrolysis of starch by α-amylase. The results show high accuracy and applicability of first-order kinetics for this reaction. The demonstration of digital-imaging-based colourimetry indicates the potential of liquid marble-based microreactors.     

Liquid Marbles Based on Magnetic Upconversion Nanoparticles as Magnetically and Optically Responsive Miniature Reactors for Photocatalysis and Photodynamic Therapy

Magnetic liquid marbles have recently attracted extensive attention for various potential applications. However, conventional liquid marbles based on iron oxide nanoparticles are opaque and inadequate for photo‐related applications. Herein, we report the first development of liquid marbles coated with magnetic lanthanide‐doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) that can convert near‐infrared light into visible light. Apart from their excellent magnetic and mechanical properties, which are attractive for repeatable tip opening and magnetically directed movements, the resultant UCNP‐based liquid marbles can act as ideal miniature reactors for photodynamic therapy of cancer cells. This work opens new ways for the development of liquid marbles, and shows great promise for liquid marbles based on UCNPs to be used in a large variety of potential applications, such as photodynamic therapy for accelerated drug screening, magnetically guided controlled drug delivery and release, and multifunctional actuation.     

An Intrinsic Photothermal Liquid for Light Detection and Energy Storage

Photothermal materials (PTMs) have been intensively investigated in the fields of photothermal conversion. Superior to solid PTMs, liquid PTMs are leading the trends in satisfying the demands of high flexibility and easy recycling. Successful examples of liquid PTMs are mostly formulated by dispersing solid PTMs in solvents, but suffer from the problems of phase segregation and solvent pollution. In this work, a low-cost formulation is proposed, which involves an oxidative product of ethyl oleate by iodine. It is an intrinsic liquid PTM, preserving the fluidic nature as well as possessing considerable ability for photothermal conversion. In addition to understanding the mechanism of light absorption in the visible and even near infrared windows, two examples are presented to demonstrate the great potential of liquid PTMs in broad areas such as light sensing and energy storage.     

三维氮掺杂石墨烯气凝胶负载钴酞菁作为高效的氧气还原反应催化剂

通过两步溶剂热法制备得到三维氮掺杂石墨烯与吡啶氧基钴酞菁的复合材料(CoTPPc/NGA).该复合材料具有优良的氧气还原性能,在起峰电位和半波上接近商业化的铂碳催化剂(Pt/C),且在稳定性和抗甲醇性能上优于铂碳催化剂,有望代替铂碳催化剂成为碱性直接甲醇燃料电池的阴极催化剂.     

镍铁水滑石/还原氧化石墨烯的制备及电催化水氧化性能

首先制备了不同镍/铁比的镍铁水滑石, 并通过液相剥离法得到水滑石纳米薄片溶胶, 随后将其与还原氧化石墨烯复合, 并对其进行了电催化水氧化的性能测试. 结果表明, 镍铁水滑石的剥离可以大幅度提高其电催化性能, 起峰电位为1.47 V, 电流密度为10 mA/cm² 时, 电位仅为1.53 V; 与还原氧化石墨烯复合后, 其催化活性得到了进一步提高, 在10 mA/cm²时电位降为 1.515 V.     

Bioinspired Construction of Ruthenium-decorated Nitrogen-doped Graphene Aerogel as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Rational construction of low-cost, efficient, and durable electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction(HER) is essential to further develop water electrolysis industry. Inspired by the natural enzyme catalysis with coordination environments of catalytic sites and three-dimensional structures, we construct an efficient Ru-based catalyst anchored on the nitrogen dopant on graphene aerogel(Ru-NGA). The Ru-NGA catalyst exhibits dramatically improved electroactivity and stability towards HER with a near-zero onset overpotential, a low Tafel slope of 32 mV/dec, and a high turnover frequency of 5.5 s^-1 at -100 mV. The results show that the electronic modulation of metallic Ru nanoparticles by nitrogen coordination weakens the affinity of Ru towards H and hence facilitates the desorption of hydrogen. This research provides in-depth insights into the fundamental relationship between metallic nanostructure and HER activity, and also guides the rational design of high-performance electrocatalysts in energy conversion.     

Reduced Graphene Oxide Functionalized with a Luminescent Rare‐Earth Complex for the Tracking and Photothermal Killing of Drug‐Resistant Bacteria

An antibacterial platform based on multifunctional reduced graphene oxide (rGO) that is responsive to near‐infrared (NIR) light has been constructed. By introducing a luminescent Eu³⁺ complex and vancomycin for bacteria tracking into one system, this platform could specifically recognize and light up bacteria. Antibacterial activity of this nanoscale construction under NIR illumination was investigated. Upon illumination with NIR light, this nanoscale architecture generates great heat locally, resulting in the death of drug‐resistant bacteria. These results indicate that the ability of this nanoscale platform to kill drug‐resistant bacteria has great potential for clinical pathogenic bacteria diagnosis and treatment.     

基于内嵌钴/氮掺杂多孔碳三维石墨烯笼的抗团聚高效氧还原电催化剂

氧还原反应是决定燃料电池、金属-空气电池等多种新型清洁能源存储与转化技术之性能与应用的关键反应. 铂及其合金是目前催化活性最好的氧还原反应催化剂,但其高昂的成本限制了规模化应用. 在小尺寸效应作用下,微纳米结构催化剂颗粒在电极制备与电化学反应过程中的团聚限制了催化剂本征催化活性的充分发挥. 本文基于喷雾热解技术,发展了一种基于内嵌钴/氮掺杂多孔碳三维石墨烯笼的高活性、抗团聚非贵金属氧还原反应催化剂. 此结构中,金属有机骨架化合物ZIF-67衍生的钴/氮掺杂多孔碳纳米结构是催化氧还原反应的活性中心,包覆其外的三维石墨烯笼不仅可在钴/氮掺杂碳纳米结构之间构建连续的三维载流子传导网络,且可高效抑制其在催化剂制备与电化学反应过程中的团聚与活性损失. 在碱性电解液中,此类非贵金属催化剂表现出可与铂基催化剂媲美的氧还原反应活性和优异的稳定性.     

Plasmonic Liquid Marbles: A Miniature Substrate‐less SERS Platform for Quantitative and Multiplex Ultratrace Molecular Detection

Inspired by aphids, liquid marbles have been studied extensively and have found application as isolated microreactors, as micropumps, and in sensing. However, current liquid‐marble‐based sensing methodologies are limited to qualitative colorimetry‐based detection. Herein we describe the fabrication of a plasmonic liquid marble as a substrate‐less analytical platform which, when coupled with ultrasensitive SERS, enables simultaneous multiplex quantification and the identification of ultratrace analytes across separate phases. Our plasmonic liquid marble demonstrates excellent mechanical stability and is suitable for the quantitative examination of ultratrace analytes, with detection limits as low as 0.3 fmol, which corresponds to an analytical enhancement factor of 5×10⁸. The results of our simultaneous detection scheme based on plasmonic liquid marbles and an aqueous–solid–organic interface quantitatively tally with those found for the individual detection of methylene blue and coumarin.     

A Strongly Coupled Graphene and FeNi Double Hydroxide Hybrid as an Excellent Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Cost‐effective electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are critical to energy conversion and storage processes. A novel strategy is used to synthesize a non‐noble‐metal‐based electrocatalyst of the OER by finely combining layered FeNi double hydroxide that is catalytically active and electric conducting graphene sheets, taking advantage of the electrostatic attraction between the two positively charged nanosheets. The synergy between the catalytic activity of the double hydroxide and the enhanced electron transport arising from the graphene resulted in superior electrocatalytic properties of the FeNi‐GO hybrids for the OER with overpotentials as low as 0.21 V, which was further reduced to 0.195 V after the reduction treatment. Moreover, the turnover frequency at the overpotential of 0.3 V has reached 1 s^?1, which is much higher than those previously reported for non‐noble‐metal‐based electrocatalysts.     

石墨烯/聚3，4-乙烯二氧噻吩复合物的电化学制备及其在超级电容器中的应用

首次提出了一种在离子液体中在石墨烯表面用恒电流法聚合3,4-乙烯二氧噻吩(EDOT)单体制备石墨烯/聚3,4-乙烯二氧噻吩(石墨烯/PEDOT)复合物的方法。用原子力显微镜、扫描电镜等技术表征证明石墨烯/PEDOT复合物是由PEDOT纳米谷粒状颗粒分散在石墨烯片表面而组成的。将该复合物用作超级电容器电极材料时,在1.0 A.g-1的充放电比电流下得到的比电容值为181 F.g-1。同时,该材料还显现出较好的充放电可逆性和稳定性。     

反映工艺条件对管式反应器催化反应影响的转化率方程

根据幂指函数g(u))=ua+bu的特点,借用虚拟反应组分和变动级数的概念,提出了管式反应器系统中反应转化率与工艺条件的关系式XM=1-exp[-exp(A+B/Tr+CTr)Prnp0+np1Prτnrr0+nr1τrm∏i=1yniy0+ny1y1].为了验证该转化率方程的普适性,考察了二乙苯催化脱氢、乙苯...     

Ionic Liquid [bmim][BF4] as a Green Medium for Passerini Reaction

The Passerini reaction, a three-component condensation reaction of carboxylic acid, aldehyde and isocyanide constructing an α-acyloxycarboxamide in a single step, was first discovered by Passerini about 80 years ago1. Since then, this reaction has been w…     

Prussian Blue‐Derived Iron Phosphide Nanoparticles in a Porous Graphene Aerogel as Efficient Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Tailoring of new hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalyst with earth abundant elements is important for large scale water splitting and hydrogen production. In this work, we present a simple synthetic method for incorporating iron phosphide (FeP) particles into three‐dimensional (3D) porous graphene aerogel (GA) structure. The FeP formed in porous 3D GA (FeP/GA) is derived from electroactive Fe hexacyanoferrate (FeHCF). The advantage of incorporating FeP, in the porous 3D graphene network enables high accessibility for HER. As synthesized FeP/GA catalyst shows good electrocatalytic activity for HER in both acidic and alkaline solutions. The developed method can be useful for synthesizing metal hexacyanoferrate derived mono/bimetal phosphide catalyst in porous 3D graphene aerogels.     

高效液相色谱研究丝素亲核基团与一氯均三嗪型活性染料反应动力学

以异丙胺、对甲酚和甲醇分别模拟蚕丝丝素的氨基、酚羟基和醇羟基,应用高效液相色谱分析一氯均三嗪型活性染料与蚕丝丝素的不同亲核基团的反应速率.结果表明:在pH=8～10、70～95 ℃的条件下,染料的酚解总反应速率远大于染料的氨解总反应速率和醇解总反应速率.其中C.I.活性红24 和C.I.活性橙2在pH=9,95 ℃条件下的酚解总速率分别约为其氨解总反应速率的8.5倍和12.5倍,为其醇解总反应速率的23倍和50倍;该两染料的酚解效率分别为47.4和96.3,氨解效率分别为4.6和6.9,醇解效率仅为1左右.通过异丙胺-对甲酚-甲醇混合溶液(1∶ 10∶ 100,V/V)模拟蚕丝与染料的反应,研究一氯均三嗪型活性染料与丝素上亲核基团的反应选择性,推断出一氯均三嗪型活性染料染蚕丝的最适宜条件为pH=8～9,温度85 ℃左右.在此条件下,酚羟基在蚕丝的一氯均三嗪型活性染料染色中起主要作用,氨基起次要作用,而醇羟基的作用甚微.     

KIO_3-KSCN-H~+反应体系的非线性动力学研究

研究了 KIO3-KSCN-H+反应体系在连续搅拌流动反应器 ( CSTR)中的非线性动力学行为 .在 CSTR中 ,该反应体系的 Pt电极电位显示出持续振荡现象 ,振荡的浓度范围非常宽 .通过酸度及各种金属离子对体系振荡行为影响的研究发现 ,对振荡体系具有催化作用的可能物种是 H+ 离子而不是金属离子     

通过铁掺杂和造孔提高氮掺杂石墨烯/碳纳米管复合物电催化氧还原性能的研究（英文）

氧还原反应催化剂的性能直接影响着能源转换和存储器件如燃料电池和金属-空气电池的性能. 开发低成本、高性能的非铂族金属氧还原催化剂对于这类器件的实际应用和商业化十分重要,因此备受关注. 氮掺杂的石墨烯/碳纳米管复合物同时具备碳纳米管的良好导电性能和有利于传质的三维网络结构优点,以及氮掺杂石墨烯的高活性优点,因此有望发展为这类可替代铂族催化剂的氧还原电催化剂之一,但目前其催化性能还需进一步提高. 本文研究发现通过在氮掺杂石墨烯/碳纳米管复合物的过程中引入铁元素可以有效提高催化剂的氧还原活性,并且发现通过在热处理和氮掺杂过程中加入二氧化硅纳米颗粒及随后除去二氧化硅,可以在氮掺杂的石墨烯/碳纳米管复合物材料中有效地形成多孔结构. 这种多孔结构的形成不仅可以在复合物中引入更多的高活性催化位点,而且有利于暴露更多的催化活性位并促进氧还原反应中的传质过程. 结合碳纳米管、石墨烯和多孔结构的三者优点,所制备的多孔氮掺杂碳材料表现出优异的电催化氧还原性能. 进一步的实验表明,这类材料还表现出优异的抗甲醇中毒能力和良好的稳定性,因此在性能改进后有望用于燃料电池等能量转换与存储器件.