网络状纳米氧化锌光催化降解水中有机染料的研究

在太阳光照射条件下用自制的网络状纳米氧化锌对不同有机染料溶液的降解性能作了系统的研究。结果表明,网络状纳米氧化锌对弱碱性有机染料溶液的降解效果较好。本文还比较了自制网络状纳米氧化锌与纳米二氧化钛对有机染料的降解性能,氧化锌的降解效果明显优于二氧化钛。     

形貌可控ZnO微纳米结构的水热合成及光催化性能

以乙醇胺为辅助溶剂,采用水热合成法,制备了花状、梭状和剑状的ZnO微纳米结构。采用扫描电镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、光致发光光谱(PL)和拉曼光谱等测试手段对样品的形貌、结构、晶相等进行了表征。结果表明所有样品均为六方纤锌矿结构ZnO;其形貌和结晶度可通过改变物质的量的配比nZn2+/nOH-来调控。探讨了反应物配比对产物形貌结构的影响,乙醇胺对不同形貌ZnO的制备起到至关重要作用。以亚甲基蓝为目标降解物,采用紫外-可见吸收光谱(UV-Vis)并结合低温氮吸附-脱附比表面测试(BET),研究了花状、梭状和剑状ZnO的光催化活性。结果表明,与商用ZnO相比,制备的ZnO具有更好的光催化活性;样品催化活性与其比表面积不成正比,具有最小比表面积的花状ZnO拥有最好的光催化活性,这可能是由于其低的结晶度和特殊的花状形貌所致。     

可释放一氧化氮纳米材料的研究进展

一氧化氮(NO)是一种内源性双原子分子,在许多生理学和病理学过程中起了关键的调节作用,包括血管平滑肌松弛、免疫反应、神经传递、呼吸作用、细胞凋亡等。NO的生理调节作用在很大程度上依赖于NO释放的位置、时间以及剂量。开发出能够储存NO并且在指定的地点和时间释放需求量的NO的纳米运输平台是非常重要的研究课题。此篇综述,主要介绍近期我们课题组和其他研究人员在NO控制释放以及生物学应用的研究进展。本文首先概述了几类具有应用前景的外源性NO供体,如偶氮二醇烯、亚硝基硫醇、硝基苯和金属亚硝酰化合物。然后,重点讨论了结合NO供体和纳米平台在控制释放NO和生物医学的潜在应用。     

An Overview on Graphene-Metal Oxide Semiconductor Nanocomposite: A Promising Platform for Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity for the Treatment of Various Pollutants in Aqueous Medium

Graphene is one of the most favorite materials for materials science research owing to its distinctive chemical and physical properties, such as superior conductivity, extremely larger specific surface area, and good mechanical/chemical stability with the flexible monolayer structure. Graphene is considered as a supreme matrix and electron arbitrator of semiconductor nanoparticles for environmental pollution remediation. The present review looks at the recent progress on the graphene-based metal oxide and ternary composites for photocatalysis application, especially for the application of the environmental remediation. The challenges and perspectives of emerging graphene-based metal oxide nanocomposites for photocatalysis are also discussed.     

硫化锌镉固溶体光催化分解水产氢研究现状

硫化锌镉（Cd_1-xZn_xS,0 < x < 1）固溶体因其优异的活性、可调谐的能带结构在光催化分解水制氢领域备受关注,但其较快的光生电荷复合速率和光腐蚀仍阻碍了其进一步应用。因此,研究者们针对其固有缺陷进行了大量改性工作。我们首先简述了光催化反应热力学与动力学特征,随后详细综述了近年来Cd_1-xZn_xS在光解水制氢领域的研究进展,包括其结构调控、异质结构建、杂原子掺杂等方面,简要分析了Cd_1-xZn_xS光催化分解水所面临的挑战和问题,并对近期研究进行了展望。     

Spherical Zinc Oxide Nano Particles from Zinc Acetate in the Precipitation Method

The liquid precipitation method using zinc acetate dihydrate was applied for the synthesis of uniform and spherical ZnO nanoparticles. The ultrafine zinc oxid was prepared in a water‐ethanol mixture solution. The solution containing zinc cation was soluble in water. The surface‐active agent triethanolamine (TEA) was soluble in ethanol. Then alkali precipitated by adding n‐propylamine. The spherical zinc oxide particle morphology was found to be highly dependent on the zinc salt concentration, ethanol‐water ratio, and the surface‐active agent additive. The process can produce white ZnO powder of 50–90 nm in size. The morphology of zinc oxide showed a powder shape by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), the crystallization phase structure of zinc oxide by X‐ray diffraction (XRD), and the zinc oxide remaining by using an organic analysis by infrared spectroscopy (IR).     

Copper Oxide-Based Photocatalysts and Photocathodes: Fundamentals and Recent Advances

This work aims at reviewing the most impactful results obtained on the development of Cu-based photocathodes. The need of a sustainable exploitation of renewable energy sources and the parallel request of reducing pollutant emissions in airborne streams and in waters call for new technologies based on the use of efficient, abundant, low-toxicity and low-cost materials. Photoelectrochemical devices that adopts abundant element-based photoelectrodes might respond to these requests being an enabling technology for the direct use of sunlight to the production of energy fuels form water electrolysis (H₂) and CO₂ reduction (to alcohols, light hydrocarbons), as well as for the degradation of pollutants. This review analyses the physical chemical properties of Cu₂O (and CuO) and the possible strategies to tune them (doping, lattice strain). Combining Cu with other elements in multinary oxides or in composite photoelectrodes is also discussed in detail. Finally, a short overview on the possible applications of these materials is presented.     

Photocatalytic activity of nanoparticles of metal sulfides in the degradation of organic dyes

The photocatalytic degradation of dyes at the nanosized sulfides of transition metals in aqueous solutions was investigated. The rate of degradation increases with decrease in the synthesis temperature of the nanoparticles and with the addition of alcohol. The substitution of Cd²⁺ cations by Ag⁺ or Cu²⁺ leads to a decrease in the photoactivity of the CdS, while substitution by In³⁺ leads to an increase. The substitution of Ni²⁺ and Co²⁺ cations in the corresponding sulfides by Cd²⁺ leads to an increase in the rate of degradation. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i éksperimental’naya Khimiya, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp. 276–280, September–October, 2006.     

膨胀石墨层间生长高活性氧化锌及其光催化性能

以醋酸锌和膨胀石墨为原料, 采用真空辅助压力诱导手段使反应溶液注入膨胀石墨层间, 在180℃下溶剂热反应12 h, 一步得到氧化锌纳米棒/石墨烯复合光催化剂, 采用X射线衍射仪(XRD)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)等对复合光催化剂的结构和形貌进行了表征. 结果表明, 合成的氧化锌纳米棒具有六方晶系纤锌矿结构; 氧化锌纳米棒在石墨烯表面分散性较好, 其平均直径约50 nm, 长度约150~200 nm. 所得氧化锌纳米棒/石墨烯复合材料对亚甲基蓝的降解效率优于目前应用最广泛的光催化剂Degussa P25.     

Sunlight Photocatalytic Performance of ZnO Nanoparticles Synthesized by Green Chemistry Using Different Botanical Extracts and Zinc Acetate as a Precursor

In this work, the assessment of Azadirachta indica, Tagetes erecta, Chrysanthemum morifolium, and Lentinula edodes extracts as catalysts for the green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) was performed. The photocatalytic properties of ZnO NPs were investigated by the photodegradation of methylene blue (MB) dye under sunlight irradiation. UV-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Thermogravimetric (TGA), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis (BET) were used for the characterization of samples. The XRD results indicate that all synthesized nanoparticles have a hexagonal wurtzite crystalline structure, which was confirmed by TEM. Further, TEM analysis proved the formation of spherical and hemispherical nanoparticles of ZnO with a size in the range of 14–32 nm, which were found in aggregate shape; such a size was well below the size of the particles synthesized with no extract (~43 nm). ZnO NPs produced with Tagetes erecta and Lentinula edodes showed the best photocatalytic activity, matching with the maximum adsorbed MB molecules (45.41 and 58.73%, respectively). MB was completely degraded in 45 min using Tagetes erecta and 120 min using Lentinula edodes when subjected to solar irradiation.     

超临界水中醋酸锌水解反应的分子动力学模拟

氧化锌(ZnO)是一种重要的化工原料, 超临界水热合成法制备纳米ZnO的第一步是锌盐与碱或水发生水解反应生成Zn(OH)₂, 后者接着脱水生成ZnO. 以Zn(CH₃COO)₂为原料, 直接和超临界水(SCW)反应能够制备纳米级的ZnO颗粒, 但对反应机理的探讨较少. 本研究利用分子动力学模拟超临界条件下Zn(CH₃COO)₂水解反应过程中的结构和能量变化, 发现Zn(CH₃COO)₂在SCW中容易聚集成无定形的团簇, 1个Zn²⁺平均和5个CH₃COO^-和1个H₂O配位, 形成6配位的八面体结构. 处于Zn(CH₃COO)₂团簇和SCW界面的Zn²⁺能够和更多的H₂O配位. 水解反应后系统的势能降低, 同时伴随Zn(CH₃COO)₂团簇结构的改变. 反应产物OH^-分布在Zn(CH₃COO)₂团簇内部, 富集Zn²⁺, 而CH₃COOH则分布在SCW中. 本文的工作为超临界水热合成的反应过程提供了基本的理论依据.     

超细钨酸锌纳米棒的制备及其光催化性能

在含有溴化十六烷基三甲基铵(CTAB)的水溶液中,通过水热法制备了超细钨酸锌（ZnWO4）纳米棒。 用X射线衍射、扫描电子显微镜和紫外可见漫反射光谱表征了所制备的样品。 在汞灯照射下,通过降解甲基橙（MO）检测了超细ZnWO4纳米棒的光催化活性。 结果表明,在CTAB胶束作用下,ZnWO4纳米棒更细更长,超细ZnWO4纳米棒光催化活性比普通ZnWO4纳米棒更强,在同样条件下,前者对MO的降解率为90.2%,后者为50%。     

Recent Advances in Photocatalytic Oxidation of Methane to Methanol

Methane is one of the promising alternatives to non-renewable petroleum resources since it can be transformed into added-value hydrocarbon feedstocks through suitable reactions. The conversion of methane to methanol with a higher chemical value has recently attracted much attention. The selective oxidation of methane to methanol is often considered a “holy grail” reaction in catalysis. However, methanol production through the thermal catalytic process is thermodynamically and economically unfavorable due to its high energy consumption, low catalyst stability, and complex reactor maintenance. Photocatalytic technology offers great potential to carry out unfavorable reactions under mild conditions. Many in-depth studies have been carried out on the photocatalytic conversion of methane to methanol. This review will comprehensively provide recent progress in the photocatalytic oxidation of methane to methanol based on materials and engineering perspectives. Several aspects are considered, such as the type of semiconductor-based photocatalyst (tungsten, titania, zinc, etc.), structure modification of photocatalyst (doping, heterojunction, surface modification, crystal facet re-arrangement, and electron scavenger), factors affecting the reaction process (physiochemical characteristic of photocatalyst, operational condition, and reactor configuration), and briefly proposed reaction mechanism. Analysis of existing challenges and recommendations for the future development of photocatalytic technology for methane to methanol conversion is also highlighted.     

纳米ZnO的制备及其光催化性能研究

本文以羟丙基纤维素(HPC)作为分散剂,运用沉淀法制备出了粒径均匀的ZnO颗粒.通过透射电子显微镜(TEM),X射线衍射(XRD),紫外可见光吸收光谱,光致发光谱(PL)对ZnO进行了性能表征,并探讨了其形成机理及制备中的影响因素.利用纳米ZnO作为光催化剂对有机染料罗丹明B进行了光降解实验,实验结果表明,此方法制备的ZnO具有良好的光催化性能,有望在治理环境污染等领域具有良好的应用.     

Mapping the Compositions of Zinc Tantalate for Optimum Photocatalytic Performance in Degradation of Organic Pollutants

This work aims at mapping the compositions of zinc tantalate for optimum photocatalytic performance in degradation of organic pollutants. Three zinc tantalates, low-temperature form ZnTa2O6 (LT-ZnTa2O6), high-temperature form ZnTa2O6 (HT-ZnTa2O6), and Zn3Ta2O8 were prepared by solid state method. Photocatalytic activities of these zinc tantalates were tested for the degradation of methyl orange under UV irradiation and compared with Sr2Ta2O7, an efficient catalyst previously reported. It is found that the photocatalytic activity of these tantalates follows such a sequence: LT-ZnTa2O6 > Sr2Ta2O7 > HT-ZnTa2O6 > Zn3Ta2O8, in which LT-ZnTa2O6 shows an optimum activity at least twice higher than Sr2Ta2O7. This photocatalytic performance was revealed to primarily originate from the formation of ·OH radicals as indicated by photo- luminescence measurements. The synergistic effects of chemical compositions, crystal structure, and band structure on photocatalytic performances were discussed.     

一种可用于光降解的纳米氧化锌油水分离网

通过低温水热法在钢丝网上生长六棱柱形的氧化锌纳米柱.包覆了氧化锌纳米柱的钢丝网具有水下超疏油的特殊浸润性,并可用于油水分离.滤网在室温常压下可对含有汽油、柴油和原油等油水混合物进行高效快速分离,分离效率可达98%以上.材料可以承受1.4 kPa的油层压力且可反复使用.由于氧化锌的光响应性强,滤网可快速降解水中的亚甲基蓝,2 h的降解率可达80%.包覆了氧化锌纳米柱的钢丝网具备同时进行油水分离和降解环境中污染物的能力,是一种新型多功能水处理材料.     

ZnO/RGO复合材料的结构及其光催化性能研究

本实验以ZnSO₄和氧化石墨(Graphite Oxide,GO)原料,在低温环境下(60 ℃)制备了层状ZnO/RGO(ZnO/Reduced Graphite Oxide)复合材料。通过对ZnO/RGO复合材料进行XRD、FTIR、XPS和FE-SEM等测试,表征了产物的晶相结构、界面状况及微观形貌特征。氧化石墨在与ZnO的复合反应过程中其活性基团消失或减弱,氧化石墨自身被还原为一种类石墨物质(Reduced GO,RGO);GO的预处理过程对产物的形貌有较大影响,采用稀碱溶液对石墨的剥离处理有利于产物的层状结构形成。本文还以甲基橙为目标降解物,考察了不同条件下所得催化剂的紫外光催化性能。研究表明,ZnO/RGO纳米复合材料大大提高了ZnO紫外光催化活性。光致发光谱(PL)显示,ZnO/RGO复合材料的荧光发射峰强度比纯ZnO有较大降低,说明ZnO的光激发电子在氧化石墨的还原产物RGO和ZnO纳米颗粒之间存在界面电子转移效应,因而抑制了ZnO中光生电子-空穴对的复合,从而提高了ZnO的光催化性能。     

硫化铟锌的改性合成及光催化特性

随着社会经济的高速发展,能源的短缺和生态的破坏引起了人们的关注。近年来,寻找合适的解决方案已成为关注的重点。作为一种绿色环保技术,光催化由于其高效、低成本等优点而成为能源和环境问题的研究热点。在许多光催化材料中,三元硫化物硫化铟锌(ZnIn₂S₄)由于具有可见光响应特性、简单的制备方法和出色的稳定性而表现出巨大的潜力。然而,较高的载流子复合率限制了其光催化性能。近年来,许多研究报道了改性ZnIn₂S₄以提高其光催化性能,在此,本文详细介绍了各种改性研究,包括ZnIn₂S₄单体的合成、半导体化合物的结构、贵金属沉积、碳元素改性、离子掺杂。然后,系统完整地总结了ZnIn₂S₄在光催化、降解有机污染物、去除六价铬、还原CO₂和有机合成等方面表现出的光催化特性和机理。最后,对ZnIn₂S₄的发展前景提出了展望,以期ZnIn₂S₄光催化剂得到更广泛和深入的研究,尽快在实际生产中得到应用。     

均一形貌的ZnO纳米棒的制备及其光催化性能研究

ZnO nanorods were synthesized from high purity Zn granule by a vapor phase deposition in the Ar + O₂ gas. The products were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The ZnO nanorods were typically 1～2 μm in length and 20～30 nm in diameter with an aspect ratio as high as 20. The UV absorption properties were detected and the results show that the ZnO nanorods have an extremely strong absorption at 200～380 nm wavelength. The results were good when the ZnO nanorods were used as photocatalyst.     

光催化NAD（P）H再生的研究进展

辅酶与酶催化反应紧密相关,是酶催化氧化还原反应过程中不可缺失的重要组成,其中,烟酰胺类辅酶NAD和NADP参与了大多数的酶催化氧化还原反应,是辅酶中最重要的一类。然而,辅酶的高成本限制了其实际应用。因此,烟酰胺辅酶的高效和低成本再生具有特别重要的意义。本文总结了还原型烟酰胺辅酶光催化再生方法的相关研究进展以及各种光敏剂的优缺点,提出了光催化NAD(P)H再生仍需要解决的问题。