TiO2/石墨烯复合材料的合成及光催化分解水产氢活性

利用石墨粉根据Hummers氧化法制得氧化石墨,并进一步还原得到石墨烯。采用溶胶-凝胶法以钛酸四丁酯和石墨烯为起始材料制备了二氧化钛(TiO₂)和石墨烯的复合光催化材料。研究了该复合材料在紫外-可见光以及可见光条件下的光催化分解水制氢活性。结果表明,紫外-可见光照射下,TiO₂/石墨烯复合光催化材料的光催化分解水产氢速率为8.6 μmol·h^-1,远大于同条件下商业P25的产氢速率 (4.5 μmol·h^-1),光解水产氢活性提高了近2倍;可见光下光照3 h,TiO₂/石墨烯复合材料的光催化分解水产氢量约为0.2 μmol。     

SiO2/Co3O4核壳催化剂对AP热分解的催化性能研究

采用改良的Stöber法制备粒径约为200 nm的单分散球形SiO₂颗粒,以此为内核,分别通过液相沉淀法和尿素均匀沉淀法制备包覆形式不同的新型SiO₂/Co₃O₄核壳式纳米催化剂。采用X-射线衍射分析(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、红外光谱分析(IR)、拉曼光谱分析(Raman)、BET比表面积测试等手段对产物进行表征,利用差式扫描量热仪(DSC)考察SiO₂/Co₃O₄复合物对高氯酸铵(AP)热分解反应的催化作用,探讨不同包覆形式对其催化活性的影响。结果表明,两种方法制备得到的SiO₂/Co₃O₄复合物分别为层包覆和粒子包覆,比表面积大,具有明显的核壳结构,且粒子包覆形式的SiO₂/Co₃O₄对AP热分解反应的催化效果最好,使AP的高温分解温度降低了110 ℃,放热量增加了662 J·g^-1。     

快速制备高掺杂CuO/SiO2复合气凝胶

通过环氧丙烷预反应法, 以乙腈为溶剂快速制备了高掺杂的氧化铜/二氧化硅复合气凝胶. 在典型的合成过程中, 将正硅酸甲酯(TMOS)、乙腈、去离子水和环氧丙烷混合进行预反应, 然后将该溶液与氯化铜的乙腈-水溶液混合并添加环氧丙烷, 在35℃烘箱中静置0.5 h 后转化为湿凝胶, 再经过CO₂超临界流体干燥和热处理即可获得黑色块状CuO/SiO₂复合气凝胶. 最终气凝胶样品密度约为180 mg·cm^-3, 比表面积高达625 m2·g^-1, 平均掺杂比为19.91%±2.42% (Cu:Si 摩尔比), 压缩模量为1.639 MPa, 具有成型性好、分散均匀等优点,是良好的背光源靶材料. 本论文还通过对比实验对凝胶化过程的机理进行分析, 结果表明, 通过改变溶剂和采用环氧丙烷预催化均衡了两种不同前驱体的反应速率, 实现了共凝胶的目的. 此外, 该方法还有望为其它金属氧化物/二氧化硅复合气凝胶的制备提供新思路.     

超临界水中碳酸钠团簇成核与生长分子动力学模拟

应用分子动力学方法研究了碳酸钠颗粒在超临界水中的成核与生长过程. 计算了温度为700-1100 K、压力在23-30 MPa下碳酸钠的团聚过程, 计算时间为1 ns. 对体系结合能与径向分布函数的分析表明, 碳酸钠成核过程主要受静电作用的影响. 在超临界态下, 水分子与Na⁺和CO₃^2- 之间的静电作用降低, Na⁺与CO₃^2- 能够很容易碰撞形成Na₂CO₃小团簇. 在Na₂CO₃整个成核过程中, 单个离子的碰撞在前50 ps 内完成, 同时离子碰撞速率达到10³⁰ cm^-3·s^-1. 另外, 在成核阶段温度的影响比压力更加明显, 温度越高, 离子碰撞速率越快, 形成的初始团簇越多. 而压力对Na₂CO₃团簇的进一步生长影响较大.     

无模板剂合成用于超级电容器的二氧化锰/石墨烯复合材料

以尿素、四水合氯化锰和氧化石墨烯为原料,采用水热法并通过热分解制备了一种具有石墨烯包覆结构的石墨烯-二氧化锰复合材料,利用扫描电子显微镜、X射线衍射、比表面积（BET）、拉曼光谱和热失重等技术对其形貌、晶体结构及表面结构进行了表征;在三电极条件下利用循环伏安法、恒流充放电法和交流阻抗法测试了材料的电化学性能,并考察了不同石墨烯含量对材料比电容的影响. 结果表明,在不添加模板剂的条件下制备的复合材料中二氧化锰是具有介孔结构的α-MnO₂,当复合15%（质量分数）的石墨烯后材料的比表面积从109 m²·g^-1提高到168 m²·g^-1. 复合材料具有更好的电化学性能,在0.2 A·g^-1电流密度下复合材料的比电容达到最大值（454 F·g^-1）,远高于纯二氧化锰的值（294 F·g^-1）. 在2 A·g^-1的电流密度下恒流充放电2000 次后复合材料的比电容保持率为92%.     

氧化石墨烯/聚吡咯插层复合材料的制备和电化学电容性能

以FeCl₃-甲基橙(MO)为模板, 通过化学原位聚合法成功制备出氧化石墨烯/聚吡咯(GO/PPy)插层复合材料. 采用X射线衍射(XRD)、傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱、扫描电镜(SEM)和透射电镜(TEM)等测试技术对复合材料进行物性表征. 此外, 利用循环伏安、恒电流充放电和交流阻抗测试方法对复合材料在两种不同水系电解液(1 mol·L^-1 Na₂SO₄和1 mol·L^-1 H₂SO₄)中的电化学性能进行了研究. 结果显示: 氧化石墨烯和聚吡咯表现出各自优势并发挥协同作用, 使得GO/PPy插层复合材料在中性和酸性电解液中都显示出可观的比电容. 电流密度为0.5 A·g^-1时, GO/PPy 插层复合材料在Na₂SO₄和H₂SO₄电解液中的比电容分别为449.1 和619.0 F·g^-1, 明显高于纯PPy的比电容. 经过800 次循环稳定性测试后, 两种不同电解液中, 复合材料初始容量的保持率分别为92%和62%. 其中酸性电解液体系中初始容量更大, 而中性溶液中具有更稳定的循环性能.     

金红石相TiO2-石墨烯复合材料的制备及其光催化性能

以鳞片石墨为原料, 用改进的Hummers法制备氧化石墨烯(GO), 以异丙醇钛为钛源经一步水热法制备得到金红石相TiO₂-石墨烯复合材料(rGO-TiO₂), 考察了氧化石墨烯用量对复合材料光催化性能的影响. 采用X射线衍射(XRD), 比表面积(BET), 透射电镜(TEM), 扫描电镜(SEM), 拉曼光谱, 紫外-可见(UV-Vis)吸收光谱和荧光光谱(PL)等测试手段对复合材料进行表征. 结果表明: 复合材料中TiO₂为针簇状结构的金红石相, 与石墨烯能够均匀复合; 与纯金红石相TiO₂相比, 复合材料具有较大的比表面积. 研究了该复合材料在紫外光下对罗丹明B 以及可见光下对甲基橙光降解效果. 当氧化石墨烯浓度为0.5 mg·mL^-1时, 制备得到的复合材料rGO-TiO₂具有较好的光催化效果.     

用于高性能超级电容器的金属有机骨架衍生Co(OH)2/C-N@GP纳米复合材料

本文报道一种制备β-Co（OH）₂/氮掺杂碳石墨烯纳米复合材料（Co（OH）₂/C-N@GP）的方法。首先,我们通过在含羧基的聚苯乙烯（PS）乙醇分散体中使Co（NO₃）₂·6H₂O与2-甲基咪唑反应,合成了ZIF-67/聚苯乙烯的复合材料。然后将ZIF-67/聚苯乙烯复合材料高温碳化,同时与硫代乙酰胺和石墨烯反应生成Co（SO₄）₂/C-N@GP。最后,Co（SO₄）₂/C-N@GP在KOH水溶液中浸泡以获得Co（OH）₂/C-N@GP纳米复合材料。所制备的Co（OH）₂/C-N@GP的扫描电镜图显示尺寸为10~20 nm的Co（OH）₂很好地分散在石墨烯上。电化学分析表明Co（OH）₂/C-N作为超级电容器的电极材料表现出典型的法拉第电荷转移行为,并且当石墨烯存在时,其比电容可显著增强。在2 mol·L^-1 KOH中,Co（OH）₂/C-N@GP在2 A·g^-1下表现出985.4 F·g^-1的高比电容,1 000次循环后的比电容保持率为76.6%。     

气相中Y＋, Zr＋, Nb＋与CO2反应的理论研究

以Y^＋, Zr^＋, Nb^＋与CO₂反应作为第二前过渡金属离子与CO₂反应的范例体系. 采用密度泛函UB3LYP方法, 对于Y, Zr, Nb采用Stuttgart赝势基组, 对于CO₂采用6-311＋G(2d)基组, 计算研究了三种金属离子在基态和激发态时与CO₂气相反应的机理. 结果表明三种金属离子与CO₂反应以高自旋进入反应通道, 在反应过程中发生系间窜越, 以低自旋中间体和最终产物离开反应通道. 用内禀坐标单点垂直激发计算的方法找到了势能面交叉点, 并作了相应的讨论. 因为有金属离子的参与, 使单分子CO₂的强吸热分解反应变为生成CO和MO^＋的放热过程.     

气相中Y＋, Zr＋, Nb＋与CO2反应的理论研究

以Y^＋, Zr^＋, Nb^＋与CO₂反应作为第二前过渡金属离子与CO₂反应的范例体系. 采用密度泛函UB3LYP方法, 对于Y, Zr, Nb采用Stuttgart赝势基组, 对于CO₂采用6-311＋G(2d)基组, 计算研究了三种金属离子在基态和激发态时与CO₂气相反应的机理. 结果表明三种金属离子与CO₂反应以高自旋进入反应通道, 在反应过程中发生系间窜越, 以低自旋中间体和最终产物离开反应通道. 用内禀坐标单点垂直激发计算的方法找到了势能面交叉点, 并作了相应的讨论. 因为有金属离子的参与, 使单分子CO₂的强吸热分解反应变为生成CO和MO^＋的放热过程.     

Recent insights into xerogel and aerogel mineral composites for CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> mineral sequestration

Supercritically dried composites have already been analysed and proposed as carbon dioxide sequesters. However, the economical and energetic costs of the supercritical drying process had to be re-evaluated, and were eventually found not to enhance the feasibility of the proposed route for CO₂ mineral sequestration. Different composites series were synthesised with the only difference being the drying method. The structures of the porous matrix were characterised as well as their ability to capture CO₂. The first results showed that the xerogel matrix is as good a host as the aerogel one, and also avoids expensive procedures such as supercritical drying for sample preparation without losing CO₂ capture capacity and enhancing the efficiency of the whole carbon sequestration process. In this case, the sample preparation was simplified as much as possible, with the aim of reducing energetic and economic costs. Although good carbonation efficiencies were obtained with these cheap samples, the first results showed that previous high carbonation efficiencies could not be repeated.     

Preparation and characterization of the AP/Al/Fe2O3 ternary nano-thermites

A novel ammonium perchlorate (AP)/aluminum (Al)/iron oxide (Fe₂O₃) nano-thermites was prepared by orderly using sol–gel, wet impregnation, and solvent-anti-solvent processes. Samples prepared in this work were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), nitrogen adsorption–desorption tests, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) measurements. The results showed that AP and nano-aluminum were dispersed in the pores of the iron oxide gel, resulting in a large specific surface area (84.7 m² g^?1). The XRD results showed that AP dispersed homogeneously in the energetic composites at nano-scale. DSC analyses indicate that the Al/Fe₂O₃ nano-thermites played a catalytic role in the thermal decomposition of AP, thus the interaction of thermite reaction was greatly enhanced by accelerated decomposition of AP. The experimental results showed that the as-prepared AP/Al/Fe₂O₃ nano-thermites were of high energy, making it a competitive candidate material in the field of micro-propellants.     

Enhanced Thermal Decomposition Properties and Catalytic Mechanism of Ammonium Perchlorate over CuO/MoS2 Composite

In this report, CuO/MoS₂ composites were successfully prepared by the hydrothermal method where nano‐sized CuO was uniformly distributed on the surface of hierarchical MoS₂ substrates (CuO/MoS₂ composites). Their physicochemical properties and catalytic performance in ammonium perchlorate (AP) decomposition were investigated and characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, BET, XPS, TG/DSC and combustion measurement. The results showed that it could decrease AP decomposition temperature at high decomposition stage from 416.5 °C to 323.5 °C and increase the heat release from 378 J/g (pure AP) to 1340 J/g (AP with catalysts), which was better than pure CuO nanoparticles (345.5 °C and 1046 J/g). Meanwhile, it showed excellent performance in combustion reaction either in N₂ or air atmosphere. The results obtained by photocurrent spectra, photoluminescence spectra and time‐resolved fluorescence emission spectra indicated that loading CuO mediated the generation rate and combination rate of electrons and holes, thus tuning the catalytic performance on AP decomposition. This study proved that employing the supports that can synergistically interact with CuO is an efficient strategy to enhance the catalytic performance of CuO.     

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)-bridged architecture of ternary Bi2O3/MWCNTs/Cu microstructure composite with high catalytic performance via two-step self-assembly

Binary and ternary microstructure composites based on CNTs have potential applications in many technological fields. In our works, we realized MWCNTs-bridged architecture of ternary Bi₂O₃/MWCNTs/Cu microstructure composite by two-step self-assembly. In order to verify its workability, we investigated catalytic performances of a series of additives for ammonium perchlorate (AP) thermal decomposition. The results showed that catalytic performance of Bi₂O₃/MWCNTs/Cu composite was better than those of the other additives, and the peak temperature for high-temperature AP decomposition reduced 151.6 °C; while no low-temperature AP decomposition was observed. MWCNTs have two crucial roles in catalytic enhancement on AP thermal decomposition: firstly, being to act as a supporter which can effectively disperse copper and Bi₂O₃ particles; secondly, being to act as a bridge, excited electrons from semiconductor can conduct and store on the surfaces of MWCNTs, which is beneficial for AP thermal decomposition. Therefore, MWCNTs-bridged architecture can synergistically enhance catalytic effect of copper and Bi₂O₃.     

Influence of supercritical drying fluids on structures and properties of low-density Cu-doped SiO2 composite aerogels

The Cu-doped SiO₂ composite aerogels were successfully prepared by sol–gel process and subsequently supercritical drying with ethanol and CO₂. The Cu-doped SiO₂ composite aerogels had porous texture, low density (<100 mg cm^?3) and high specific surface area (>800 m² g^?1), which were investigated by FESEM and nitrogen adsorption desorption porosimetry. The FTIR spectra of the aerogels showed that the ethanol-dried aerogels had been modified by ethyl while the corresponding CO₂-dried aerogels had more Si–OH groups. The phase structure and thermal stability were investigated by XRD and TGA, respectively. Due to the reducibility of ethanol, the copper was crystalline in ethanol-dried sample. The Cu-doped SiO₂ composite aerogels dried with supercritical ethanol had larger pore diameter and better thermal stability under 400 °C in comparison with CO₂-dried composite aerogels. The structures and properties of Cu-doped SiO₂ composite aerogels are obviously affected by supercritical drying conditions. The effect research could instruct the synthesis of different state of Cu in composite aerogels.     

A kinetic investigation on the thermal decomposition of propellants catalyzed by rGO/MFe2O4 (M = Cu,Co, Ni,Zn) nanohybrids

Reduced graphene oxide/metal ferrite (rGO/MFe₂O₄, M = Cu, Co, Ni) nanohybrids are successfully prepared through a simple, one-step hydrothermal method. The rGO/MFe₂O₄ hybrids are characterized by XRD, TEM. The rGO/MFe₂O₄ nanohybrids demonstrate amazing catalytic activity on thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate (AP) based propellants. DSC results indicate that the high-temperature decomposition (HTD) temperature of propellants added with rGO/MFe₂O₄ nanohybrids (3 wt%), could decrease from 325.9 °C to 259.9 °C, 268.8 °C, 271.9 °C, 306.9 °C, respectively. The HTD activation energy on a conversion degree (α) range from 0.05 to 0.95 of propellant samples were investigated by two model-free methods Flynne–Walle–Ozawa (FWO) and Kissinger–Akahira–Sunose (KAS). The results showed that both methods had similar values of Ea, and they match well with each other. A strong dependence of Ea on α revealed a complex decomposition process. The model-fitting analysis suggested the HTD process of propellant samples with or without catalysts both followed Mampel (First order) reaction model.     

Bioactivity and Mechanical Properties of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-CaO-SiO2 Hybrids with Different PDMS Contents

Silica-titania and titania aerogels were prepared by supercritical drying using different solvents such as low temperature CO₂ (353 K), high temperature CO₂ (553 K), ethanol (553 K) and ethanol with zeolite (553 K) and their efficiencies for the removal of benzene from a synthetic air mixture were investigated. The aerogels obtained showed both large capacities for benzene adsorption and high photocatalytic activity for its decomposition in the adsorbed state. The degree of benzene removal by silica-titania aerogel seemed to depend on the crystallinity of the titania and was in the order low temperature CO₂ < high temperature CO₂ < ethanol = ethanol with zeolite. The amount of CO₂ liberated by the photocatalytic decomposition of benzene also followed the same sequence. Titania aerogels showed the greatest efficiency in the decomposition of benzene, while the amount of CO₂ evolved was lower than those of the silica-titania systems investigated. The adsorption capacity of benzene basically depended on the silica matrix and was not greatly influenced by the difference in the crystallinity of titania.     

Thermal degradation mechanism of flame retarded epoxy resins with a DOPO-substitued organophosphorus oligomer by TG-FTIR and DP-MS

A novel phosphorus-containing oligomeric flame retardant, poly(DOPO substituted hydroxyphenyl methanol pentaerythritol diphosphonate) (PDPDP) was synthesized and applied to flame retarded epoxy resins. The thermal degradation behaviors of flame retarded epoxy composites with PDPDP were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), thermogravimetric analysis/infrared spectrometry (TG-FTIR) and direct pyrolysis-mass spectrometry (DP-MS) techniques. The identification of pyrolysis fragment ions provided insight into the flame retardant mechanism. The results showed that the mass loss rate of the EP/PDPDP composites was clearly lower than pure EP when the temperature was higher than 300 °C in air or nitrogen atmosphere. The results also suggested that the main decomposition fragment ions of the EP/PDPDP composite were H₂O, CO₂, CO, benzene, and phenol. The incorporation of PDPDP can reduce the release of combustible gas and induce the formation of char layer, hence the fire potential hazard was reduced.     

Porous texture of silica aerogels made with ionic liquids as gelation catalysts

The effect of four ionic liquids on the porous texture of silica aerogels synthesized from mixed tetramethoxysilane and methyltrimethoxysilane and dried by the CO₂ supercritical method, was studied. Two of these ionic liquids were composed of BF₄ ⁻ anions while the other two included Cl⁻ anions. The synthesis of gels from ionic liquids did not require another acidic catalyst for silica hydrolysis, nor a basic catalyst for silica condensation. These aerogels were compared with traditional aerogels made according to a double step catalysis, which first involved hydrolysis with HCl followed by condensation with pH 9 Tris HCl buffer. Gel mass analysis and thermogravimetric data showed that, when the initial molar of ionic liquid to Si was 1.58, only ~2% (by mass) of the initial ionic liquids consisting of BF₄ ⁻ anions and ~10% (by mass) of ionic liquids containing Cl⁻ anions, remained in the aerogels after supercritical drying. Moreover, X-ray diffraction confirmed that in ionic liquids based on BF₄ ⁻ anions, evaporation of the volatile components before supercritical CO₂ drying led to the formation of regularly ordered mesopores.     

Melting behaviour and evolved gas analysis of xylose

Two enantiomeric forms of xylose were identified as α-D-xylopyranose and α-L-xylopyranose by powder diffraction. Their melting behaviour was studied with conventional DSC and StepScan DSC method, the decomposition was studied with TG and evolved gases were analyzed with combined TG-FTIR technique. The measurements were performed at different heating rates. The decomposition of xylose samples took place in four steps and the main evolved gases were H₂O, CO₂ and furans. The initial temperature of TG measurements and the onset and peak temperatures of DSC measurements were moved to higher temperatures as heating rates were increased. The decomposition of L-xylose started at slightly higher temperatures than that of D-xylose and L-xylose melted at higher temperatures than D-xylose. The differences were more obvious at low heating rates. There were also differences in the melting temperatures among different samples of the same sugar. The StepScan measurements showed that the kinetic part of melting was considerable. The melting of xylose was anomalous because, besides the melting, also partial thermal decomposition and mutarotation occurred. The melting points are affected by both the method of determination and the origin and quality of samples. Melting point analysis with a standardized method appears to be a good measure of the quality of crystalline xylose. However, the melting point alone cannot be used for the identification of xylose samples in all cases.