Enhanced electrocatalytic activity for H2O2 production by the oxygen reduction reaction: Rational control of the structure and composition of multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) is a very useful chemical reagent, but the current industrial methods for its production suffer from serious energy consumption problems. Using high-activity and high-selectivity catalysts to electrocatalyze the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) through a two-electron (2e^?) pathway is a very promising route to produce H₂O₂. In this work, we obtained partially oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with controlled structure and composition by oxidation with concentrated sulfate and potassium permanganate at 40°C for 1 h (O-CNTs-40-1). The outer layers of O-CNTs-40-1 are damaged with defects and oxygen-containing functional groups, while the inner layers are maintained intact. The optimized structure and composition of the partially oxidized MWCNTs ensure that O-CNTs-40-1 possesses both a sufficient number of catalytic sites and good conductivity. The results of rotating ring disk electrode measurements reveal that, among all oxidized MWCNTs, O-CNTs-40-1 shows the greatest improvement in hydrogen peroxide selectivity (from ～ 30% to ～ 50%) and electron transfer number (from ～ 3.4 to ～ 3.0) compared to those of the raw MWCNTs. The results of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements indicate that both the charge-transfer and intrinsic resistances of O-CNTs-40-1 are lower than those of the raw MWCNTs and of the other oxidized MWCNTs. Finally, direct tests of the H₂O₂ production confirm the greatly improved catalytic activity of O-CNTs-40-1 relative to that of the raw MWCNTs.     

Deprotection of dithioacetals using the tantalum(V) chloride catalyzed oxidation of iodide ion by hydrogen peroxide

Dithioacetals can be deprotected to afford carbonyl groups using the tantalum(V) chloride catalyzed oxidation of iodide ion by hydrogen peroxide under mild conditions.     

Simple Electrodeposition of Dendritic Pd Without Supporting Electrolyte and Its Electrocatalytic Activity Toward Oxygen Reduction and H2O2 Sensing

Metallic palladium (Pd) electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction and hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) oxidation/reduction are prepared via electroplating on a gold metal substrate from dilute (5 to 50 mM) aqueous K₂PdCl₄ solution. The best Pd catalyst layer possessing dendritic nanostructures is formed on the Au substrate surface from 50 mM Pd precursor solution (denoted as Pd‐50) without any additional salt, acid or Pd templating chemical species. The Pd‐50 consisted of nanostructured dendrites of polycrystalline Pd metal and micropores within the dendrites which provide high catalyst surface area and further facilitate reactant mass transport to the catalyst surface. The electrocatalytic activity of Pd‐50 proved to be better than that of a commercial Pt (Pt/C) in terms of lower overpotential for the onset and half‐wave potentials and a greater number of electrons (n) transferred. Furthermore, amperometric i–t curves of Pd‐50 for H₂O₂ electrochemical reaction show high sensitivities (822.2 and ?851.9 µA mM^?1 cm^?2) and low detection limits (1.1 and 7.91 µM) based on H₂O₂ oxidation H₂O₂ reduction, respectively, along with a fast response (<1 s).     

Selective synthesis of sulfoxides and sulfones by tantalum(V) catalyzed oxidation of sulfides with 30% hydrogen peroxide

The reaction of sulfides with 30% hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by tantalum(V) chloride in acetonitrile, i-propanol, or t-butanol selectively provided the corresponding sulfoxides in high yields. On the other hand, the reaction of sulfides with 30% hydrogen peroxide-catalyzed by tantalum(V) chloride or tantalum(V) ethoxide in methanol effectively gave the sulfones.     

聚邻苯二胺修饰玻碳电极的制备及电催化性能

在磷酸盐缓冲溶液中研究了邻苯二胺在玻碳电极表面的聚合过程,探讨了各氧化还原峰的变化机理,用扫描电镜表征了聚邻苯二胺膜的形态结构。发现制备的聚邻苯二胺膜修饰电极对H2O2有显著的电催化还原特性,线性回归方程为:Δipa(μA)=-1.63 1.07cH2O2(mmol.L-1)(R=0.9947,n=19),线性范围为:5.89×10-2mmol.L-1~44.4 mmol.L-1,检出限为:0.02 mmol.L-1(3S/k),这对与产生H2O2的氧化酶相结合制备出响应各种底物的电化学生物传感器非常重要。考察了制备条件对膜电极电催化还原活性的影响,发现只有在弱酸条件下制备的膜电极才有较高的电催化活性。探讨了影响膜电极电催化还原灵敏度的因素,并考察了膜电极的稳定性。     

氮掺杂纳米碳块的制备及氧还原的高电化学催化活性

面对全球化的能源危机,燃料电池由于其高效性和可重复使用性成为越来越具有潜力的能量转化设备.阴极发生的氧气还原反应对于燃料电池的性能十分重要,寻找高效的氧还原催化剂在很大程度上可以提高燃料电池的性能.传统的氧还原催化剂是贵金属铂,但是铂的价格十分高,较差的稳定性和选择性限制了它的商业化应用,因此找到一种廉价高效的非贵金属氧还原催化剂来代替铂基催化剂成为目前的研究热点.我们最近发现将纯的三羟甲基氨基甲烷置于管式炉中在800°C下真空烧制2 h,可以简单快捷地得到一种含 N量为4.11%的纳米碳块(标记为 NCNBs-800),该材料可用于催化电化学氧气还原反应.同样情况下在700和900°C下合成的材料标记为 NCNBs-700和 NCNBs-900.采用傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)和电化学旋转圆盘方法与技术对催化剂的成分、形貌和电催化性能进行了表征. SEM表明 NCNBs-800为直径为60 nm的碳块,用 FTIR手段表征了 NCNBs-800的结构变化,三羟甲基氨基甲烷中的–OH和–NH2在高温下发生消去反应,形成了饱和度不同的 C–N键和 C–C键.这些饱和度不同的 N原子和 C原子增加了材料的缺陷结构和活性位点,进一步促进了氧还原反应的催化性能.采用 XPS分析了 NCNBs-800表面的元素,通过对 N 1s进行分峰拟合,发现 NCNBs-800含有能促进氧还原性能的吡啶-N和吡咯-N,特别是吡啶-N,它吸电子的能力很强,从而导致与它邻近的 C原子表面具有一定的正电荷,这些正电荷促进了氧气的吸附和还原,为氧气还原反应提供活性位点,促进氧气还原反应的发生. XRD结果表明,三羟甲基氨基甲烷热解前后的 XRD谱图有明显变化,热解后的三羟甲基氨基甲烷呈现两个宽峰,代表着杂化碳的存在. NCNBs-800的衍射峰强度比 NCNBs-700以及 NCNBs-900大,但是宽度则比 NCNBs-700以及 NCNBs-900小,这表明800°C有利于材料的石墨烯化及碳化过程.电化学阻抗可以表明修饰电极的表面性质,阻抗图中高频处半圆的直径大小代表电子转移阻力,低频处的线性部分代表扩散过程.阻抗数据表明, NCNBs-800的电荷转移电阻可与 Pt/C催化剂相比,但是比裸露的玻碳电极小.这表明 NCNBs-800有较好的导电性和电化学性质. CV曲线表明 NCNBs-800氧还原的起始电位是-0.05 V (vs Ag/AgCl),氧气的还原电位是0.20 V (vs Ag/AgCl),说明 NCNBs-800具有良好的电化学催化性能.旋转环盘电极仪测得的氧还原极化曲线表明,在-0.3 to-0.8 V下的 NCNBs-800氧还原的电子转移数为3.4,过氧化氢产率为52%-35%,表明 NCNBs-800呈现一个提高的四电子过程.稳定性对于燃料电池氧气还原反应也是一个十分重要的性能,通过计时电流技术在电压为-0.2 V下对 NCNBs-800与 Pt/C进行了稳定性测试.结果表明,在2500 s之后 NCNBs-800相对于它的最初催化活性损失为17.56%,而 Pt/C损失了30.71%,从而说明 NCNBs-800的稳定性优于 Pt/C.总之,我们通过一步热解的简易技术制备了一种氮掺杂纳米碳材料,该碳材料具有廉价、高效和容易制备等特点,具有良好的电化学催化性能,有望在燃料电池氧化还原反应中得到大规模应用.     

氮掺杂的碳材料中石墨化氮和吡啶氮对氧还原反应的催化特性

目前,开发高效的阴极氧还原反应(ORR)电催化剂是实现燃料电池和金属-空气电池商业化发展急需完成的目标。在过去的几十年中,人们在探索廉价高效的 ORR电催化剂(如 N掺杂的非金属及非铂电催化剂)领域做了广泛的研究。在 N掺杂的碳基 ORR催化剂中,已知的 N基活性位点主要分为四类,即吡啶类氮(P-N)、吡咯类氮(Py-N)、石墨化氮(G-N)和氧化类氮(O-N)。尽管人们对这四种类型氮的活性位点做了大量的研究,但是它们在催化反应中起到的 ORR催化作用以及催化机理和活性位点本身结构的关系仍不够明确。早期的研究中有人认为 P-N或者 Py-N是 ORR催化活性位点,也有人认为是 G-N起作用。最近也有研究表明, P-N和 G-N都是 ORR催化活性位点,只是在 ORR中所起的催化能力不同。因此,很有必要认清这些问题。
　　本文通过 Hummer法酸性氧化一次和两次碳黑 Vulcan XC-72(VXC-72)以及随后高温热处理,制备了一系列 ORR催化剂 VXCO-1, VXCO-2, VXCO-1(900)和 VXCO-2(900),采用场发射扫描电子显微镜(SEM), N2吸附脱附法,元素分析仪(EA), X射线光电子能谱(XPS),拉曼光谱仪(Raman), X射线衍射能谱(XRD),电化学循环伏安法和线性伏安法测试等手段研究 Hummers法酸氧化和高温热处理对 VXC-72形貌组成的影响,以及这些碳基中成分和其催化 ORR能力的关系。
　　 SEM结果表明, Hummer法酸性氧化处理 VXC-72一次和两次后可以逐层剥落其最外边的碳层结构,最终得到表面光滑的类片层状结构的碳材料(VXCO-1和 VXCO-2)。这种表面光滑的类片层状结构的碳材料比表面积大于处理前的 VXC-72,而高温热处理之后的碳材料(VXCO-1(900)和 VXCO-2(900))由于类石墨层碎片结构蒸发损失暴露出更多内部的微孔和介孔结构使比表面积增加。 Raman和 XRD结果表明,氧化处理使碳材料的石墨化程度增加,而高温热处理则降低了其石墨化程度。
　　 EA和 XPS结果表明, Hummer法酸性氧化处理可以使在碳材料中掺入的 N以石墨化的为主,高温热处理却使得石墨化氮转变为吡啶类的氮。 ORR结果发现,活性的石墨化氮倾向于使 ORR反应经历两电子过程,从而生成 H2O2为主要产物;而吡啶类氮的活性位点更倾向于使 ORR反应经过四电子过程,主产物是水。该结果有助于新型碳基氧还原催化剂的设计和分析。     

微过氧化物酶-11修饰电极对O2和H2O2的电催化还原

运用电化学循环伏安法和旋转圆盘电极技术研究了Ｏ２和Ｈ２Ｏ２在Ｎａｆｉｏｎ膜固定的微过氧化物酶－１１修饰的玻磷（ＭＰ－１１＋Ｍａｆｉｏｎ／Ｇｃ）电极上的电化学还原,结果表明,饰电极 对Ｏ２和Ｈ２Ｏ２的还原均具电催化作用。测定和比较了Ｏ２和Ｈ２Ｏ２在ＭＰ－１１＋Ｎａｆｉｏｎ／ＧＣ的电极上电催化还原反应的一些动力学参数。发现Ｏ２在修饰电极上经历了四电子还原,且还原过程与溶液的ＰＨ值有关。     

氮掺杂碳包埋钴纳米粒子电催化合成过氧化氢

电催化还原氧是一种新兴的可持续生产过氧化氢(H2O2)的合成技术,寻找低成本、高活性和高选择性的电催化剂是该技术实际应用的关键.钴氮掺杂的碳材料因含有钴氮(Co-Nx)催化活性位,成为一类新兴的可促进H2O2电化学合成的材料.本文采用低能耗干式球磨外加控制热解的方法来制备包含许多Co-Nx结构的钴氮掺杂碳材料.该方法使用材料廉价,即将醋酸钴、2-甲基咪唑和Ketjenblack EC-600JD高纯度且导电的碳黑分别作为金属、氮和碳的前体.在酸性介质中的电化学测试结果表明,该材料的氧还原反应电流密度明显增加,同时起始电位向正方向移动.该催化剂在较大电位范围内对H2O2的选择性约为90％.H2O2整体电解实验表明,H2O2产率达到100mmol gcat?1 h?1,H2O2法拉第效率达到85％(0.3Vvs.RHE条件下2h).耐久性测试(在0.3Vvs.RHE条件下6h)表明,催化剂表现出相对稳定的性能,且在整个测试循环中,法拉第效率达到约85％,表明催化剂在实际应用中具有良好的耐久性.催化剂表现出较高的电催化合成H2O2活性和选择性可能是由于形成了Co-Nx活性位,以及酸性环境和应用电位等其它因素的影响.     

氮掺杂碳包埋钴纳米粒子电催化合成过氧化氢

电催化还原氧是一种新兴的可持续生产过氧化氢(H2O2)的合成技术,寻找低成本、高活性和高选择性的电催化剂是该技术实际应用的关键.钴氮掺杂的碳材料因含有钴氮(Co-Nx)催化活性位,成为一类新兴的可促进H2O2电化学合成的材料.本文采用低能耗干式球磨外加控制热解的方法来制备包含许多Co-Nx结构的钴氮掺杂碳材料.该方法使用材料廉价,即将醋酸钴、2-甲基咪唑和Ketjenblack EC-600JD高纯度且导电的碳黑分别作为金属、氮和碳的前体.在酸性介质中的电化学测试结果表明,该材料的氧还原反应电流密度明显增加,同时起始电位向正方向移动.该催化剂在较大电位范围内对H2O2的选择性约为90％.H2O2整体电解实验表明,H2O2产率达到100mmol gcat?1 h?1,H2O2法拉第效率达到85％(0.3Vvs.RHE条件下2h).耐久性测试(在0.3Vvs.RHE条件下6h)表明,催化剂表现出相对稳定的性能,且在整个测试循环中,法拉第效率达到约85％,表明催化剂在实际应用中具有良好的耐久性.催化剂表现出较高的电催化合成H2O2活性和选择性可能是由于形成了Co-Nx活性位,以及酸性环境和应用电位等其它因素的影响.     

Microperoxidase-11 Modified Electrode and Its Electrocatalytic Activity on the Reduction of O2 and H2O2

Microperoxidase-11(MP-11) was immobilized on the surface of a silanized glass carbon electrode by means of the covalent bond with glutaraldehyde.The measurements of cyclic voltammetry demonstrated that the formal redox potential of immobilized MP-11 was -170mV.which is significantly more positive than that of MP-11 in a solution or immobilized on the surface of electrodes prepared with other methods.This MP-11 modified electrode showed a good electrocatalytic activity and stability for the reduction of oxygen and hydrogen peroxide.     

Electrodeposition of cobalt oxide nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes, and their electrocatalytic properties for nitrite electrooxidation

We describe a modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) for the sensitive determination of nitrite in waste water samples. The GCE was modified by electrodeposition of cobalt oxide nanoparticles on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) deposited on a conventional GCE. Scanning electron microscopy and electrochemical techniques were used for the characterization of the composite material which is very uniform and forms a kind of nanoporous structure. Electrochemical experiments showed that the modified electrode exhibited excellent electrocatalytic properties for nitrite. Amperometry revealed a good linear relationship between peak current and nitrate concentration in the 0.5 to 250???M range with a detection limit of 0.3???M (S/N?=?3). The method has been applied to the amperometric detection of nitrite. The modified electrode displays good storage stability, reproducibility, and selectivity for a promising practical application.

The degradation kinetics of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) under non-aqueous and aqueous conditions

The degradation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), P(3HB), was determined in two conditions namely, a non-aqueous condition of chloroform-methanol mixture in the presence of either one of the two following catalysts, 4-toluenesulphonic acid and imidazole, and secondly in an aqueous condition of increasing pH. From our study, a random chain scission of PHB occurred in the non-aqueous condition while the degradation of PHB in the presence of water occurred through surface hydrolysis with no change in the molecular weight. In the surface hydrolysis of the polymer, the rate was increased with higher pH values.     

电聚合制备聚苯胺@石墨毡复合电极及其在电芬顿过程中的高效电催化性能

作为一种高级氧化技术(AOPs),芬顿氧化法(Fenton)因其操作简单、绿色高效而备受关注.其基本原理是Fe2+催化H2O2产生的羟基自由基(?OH)进攻有机物使之降解为无机小分子或盐.电芬顿法(Electro-Fenton,E-Fenton)是利用电化学方法原位生成H2O2的Fenton衍生法,其优点在于不需要从外界加入H2O2、高效节能、无选择性、并且易于和其他处理技术耦合,是一种非常有价值和应用前景的新型水处理技术.电芬顿技术的理论探究和工艺优化,是当今高级氧化技术的理论和实践研究的重要内容.E-Fenton过程的关键步骤是阴极材料上氧还原反应(Oxygen reduction reaction,ORR)持续生成H2O2.由于析氢过电位高、稳定性好、性能优异,碳材料成为ORR反应最常用的电催化阴极材料.石墨毡作为一种三维多孔立体材料,具有电化学活性面积大、传质好、导电性强、价格低等优点,是ORR的理想阴极材料.聚苯胺材料作为一种导电高分子材料,价格便宜、加工性好、且含有丰富的N原子,在基础研究和实际应用领域都十分活跃.我们创新性地采用电聚合的方法合成了聚苯胺@石墨毡(PANI@GF)复合电极,并通过降解邻苯二甲酸二甲酯(dimethyl phthalate,DMP)研究了其在电芬顿过程中的电催化性能.通过扫描电镜、X射线光电子能谱分析对电极表面结构和杂原子掺杂性进行了物化表征.结果显示PANI@GF复合电极同时具有宏观和微观的三维多孔结构,这种结构蓬松的多孔结构为氧气提供了合适的传递通道和足够的反应面积.所制备复合电极中N原子含量约为1.9%,且吡啶N和吡咯N的含量相对较高.这些N原子来自聚苯胺分子中含有的大量N原子,并能够促进ORR反应.石墨毡和聚苯胺两种材料的在结构和组分上的特点,使得PANI@GF复合电极具有优异的电芬顿降解DMP的性能.在DMP浓度为50 mg/L、电位0.5 V(vs.SCE)、氧气流速为0.4 L/min的条件下,其DMP降解反应表观动力学常数达0.0753 min-1,是石墨毡电极表观动力学常数(0.0151 min-1)的5倍.PANI@GF复合电极制备的最优聚合时间和碳化温度分别为1 h和900℃.这是因为聚合时间太长,可能导致聚苯胺层厚度大,微孔结构被堵塞,进而降低了反应活性面积和影响氧气传质效果,使得电极性能下降;而聚合时间太短,可能导致电极复合不充分.高温碳化可以使石墨毡表面聚苯胺层形成更多的孔结构,从而有利于ORR过程.DMP降解过程中氧气流速、Fe2+用量以及pH值等工艺条件对电极性能有一定的影响,结果表明其相应的优化值分别为0.4 L/min、1.0 mmol/L和3.0.当氧气流速过低时,溶液中低浓度的溶解氧使ORR过程受传质过程限制,导致电极不能充分反应;当氧气流速过大时,并不会增加已经达到饱和的溶液中的氧气浓度,而过大的氧气速率会冲击电极表面,降低电极稳定性而影响其催化性能.对Fe2+.用量而言,E-Fenton过程有多种Fe循环途径,不同的铁含量对于电极性能影响不明显.因此,1.0 mmol/L的Fe含量足够满足实验需要.pH值对E-Fenton过程至关重要,pH较高时,铁离子会形成配合物,阻碍铁循环,并且会导致H2O2的分解,从而降低电极DMP降解性能;而当pH太低时,较多的酸增加成本,且需要后续处理过程以消除酸的影响.实验结果表明3.0是最优pH值,与传统Fenton方法的最适pH相符.PANI@GF复合电极具有高效催化降解DMP的能力,在电芬顿技术处理有机废水中有潜在应用.     

AuAg bimetallic nanoparticles film fabricated based on H2O2-mediated silver reduction and its application

A method to fabricate AuAg bimetallic nanoparticles film by H₂O₂-mediated reduction of silver was reported. Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) were first adsorbed onto the surface of a self-assembled 2-aminoethanethiol monolayer-modified gold film or 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) monolayer-modified quartz slide. Upon further treatment of this modified film with the solution containing silver nitrate (AgNO₃) and H₂O₂, silver was deposited on the surface of Au NPs. The size of the AuAg bimetallic particles could be readily tuned by manipulating the concentration of H₂O₂. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) was used to investigate the process, the deposition of silver on Au NPs modified gold film resulted in an obvious decrease of depth in the SPR reflectance intensity and minimum angle curves (SPR R-θ curves), which may be utilized for the quantitative SPR detection of the analyte, H₂O₂. Combination of the biocatalytic reaction that could yield H₂O₂ by using the enzyme, glucose oxidase, with the deposition of silver may enable the design of a glucose biosensor by SPR technique. Furthermore, we evaluated the AuAg bimetallic nanoparticles film for their ability to be an effective substrate for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS).     

Electrodeposition and electrocatalytic properties of platinum nanoparticles on multi-walled carbon nanotubes: effect of the deposition conditions

Platinum (Pt) nanoparticles were electrochemically deposited on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) through a three-step process, including an electrochemical treatment of MWCNT, electro-oxidation of PtCl₄ ²⁻ to Pt(IV) complex, and an electro-conversion of Pt(0) on MWCNT. The effect of formation conditions for Pt(IV) complexes on the Pt nanoparticals transformed was investigated. The structure and elemental composition of the resulting Pt/MWCNT electrode were characterized by transmission electron micrograph (TEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The electrocatalytic properties of the resulting Pt/MWCNT electrode for methanol oxidation have been investigated. The high electrocatalytic activity and good stability of Pt/MWCNT electrode may be attributed to the high dispersion of platinum nanoparticles and the particular properties of the MWCNT supports.     

Structure-relationships in electrocatalysis: oxygen reduction and hydrogen oxidation reactions on Pt(111) and Pt(100) in solutions containing chloride ions

Kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction (orr) and the hydrogen evolution–oxidation reactions (her/hor) were studied on the Pt(111) and Pt(100) surfaces in 0.05 M H₂SO₄ containing Cl⁻. The orr is strongly inhibited on the (100) surface modified by adsorbed Cl⁻ (Cl_ad), and it occurs as a 3.5e⁻ reduction via solution phase peroxide formation. In the hydrogen adsorption (H_upd) potential region, the orr is even more inhibited, and corresponds only to a 2 e⁻ reduction at the negative potential limit where the electrode is covered by one monolayer of H_upd and some (unknown) amount of Cl_ad. On the Pt(111)---Cl_ad surface, the orr is inhibited relatively little (in addition to that caused by strong bisulfate anion adsorption on this surface), and the reaction pathway is the same as in Cl⁻ free solution. The kinetics of the hor on Pt(111) are the same in pure solution and in a solution containing Cl⁻, since Cl_ad does not affect platinum sites required for the breaking of the H---H bond. A relatively large inhibition of the hor is observed on the (100) surface, implying that strongly adsorbed Cl_ad is present on the surface even near 0 V.     

焙烧温度对氧化锌纳米棒光催化生产H2O2活性的影响

过氧化氢作为一种对环境友好的、重要的化学原料,被广泛用于化学工业、漂白剂和废水处理等领域.近几十年来,过氧化氢主要通过蒽醌工艺生产.然而,该方法需要多步蒽醌加氢和氧化反应,导致较高的生产成本和能量消耗,同时伴随着大量的二氧化碳排放.另一种替代策略是在贵金属催化剂的辅助下,由氢气和氧气的混合气体在高温下直接合成.但是,氢气和氧气的混合气体在高温下存在爆炸的危险,从而限制了其大规模应用.因此,探索一种低能耗、温和条件下生产过氧化氢具有重要的意义.太阳能驱动光催化生产过氧化氢是解决上述问题的理想途径.通常认为,过氧化氢是由直接双电子还原(E(O2/H2O2)=0.68 V vs.NHE)或间接单电子O2还原(E(O2/?O2?)=-0.33 V vs.NHE)产生的.氧化锌半导体具有很的稳定性好、环保和成本低等优点,因此经常被用于二氧化碳的光催化还原、污水处理和气体传感器等领域.氧化锌的导带电势(ECB=-0.5 V vs.NHE)比氧还原电势更负,意味着它在热力学上满足光催化过氧化氢生产的要求.然而,目前关于氧化锌的光催化生产过氧化氢的研究尚未受到较多的关注.本文采用简单的水热法制备了一维氧化锌纳米棒,在不同温度下热处理后,对其形貌和结构、光学性质和电化学性质进行了表征.同时,系统地研究了以乙醇为牺牲剂光催化生产过氧化氢的性能.结果表明,随着焙烧温度的升高,氧化锌纳米棒内部的氧空位被空气中的氧气重新填充,其催化生成过氧化氢的活性先升高后降低.经300oC焙烧的氧化锌光催化产过氧化氢的活性最好,为285μmol L-1 h-1.同时,对过氧化氢的生成机理研究结果表明,该过程中为间接单电子O2还原过程.氧气先与一个电子反应生成超氧自由基,再与两个质子和一个电子反应生成过氧化氢分子.综上,本文为氧化锌纳米棒光催化产过氧化氢的机理研究提供了新认识,并提出了一种有前途的过氧化氢生产策略.     

羟胺在碳纳米管修饰玻碳电极上的电催化还原及电化学动力学性质研究

研究了羟胺在碳纳米管修饰玻碳电极(CNT/GC)上的电化学行为。研究结果表明,碳纳米管对羟胺的电化学行为有良好的电催化作用,在-0.62 V有一还原峰,是羟胺获得2个电子还原为铵所形成,同时测定了该电化学过程的动力学参数:电子转移数n为2,电子转移系数α为0.287,电极反应速率常数k为1.35×10-3cm/s。     

Effects of magnetic particles and carbon black on structure and properties of magnetorheological elastomers

Isotropic magnetorheological elastomers (MREs) consisting of ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (EPDM), carbon black and two different micron-sized iron particles (carbonyl iron powder (CIP) and bare iron powder (BIP)) were prepared for dynamic automotive applications such as tunable engine mounts, vibration absorbers and suspension bushings. The sample that contains 5 phr CIP and 60 phr carbon black has the best tensile strength, elongation at break and elastic modulus and the highest MR effect of 77%. Based on SEM and EDS, homogenous distribution of single CIP and its aggregates of 8 μm and larger BIP aggregates of 15–20 μm were observed with 30 phr loadings of CIP and BIP, respectively. EPDM/carbon black/CIP MREs show significant property improvements compared to EPDM/carbon black/BIP MREs. The system containing CIP particles has substantially lower damping factor, Payne effect, elastic modulus, hardness, aggregation behavior and higher tensile strength and elongation at break values compared to BIP system.