Sandwich-like SnO2/MoO3−x prepared by electrostatic self-assembly for high-performance photocatalysis

Research on Chemical Intermediates - Sandwich-structured SnO2/MoO3?x has been successfully synthesized through electrostatic self-assembly. The crystal structure, morphology, size and...     

Structure and Mechanical Stability of Epoxy Modified Polyurethane Foam Under Heat and Stress

A series of phenolic epoxy resin (PEP) modified polyurethane foams (PUF) were prepared via an in-situ polymerization, one step process. It was found that the epoxy modified PUF foam exhibited a perforated network structure with larger cell size, higher open cell porosity and enhanced ovality compared with pure PUF. With increasing content of PEP, the tensile strength, elongation at break and low temperature modulus of PUF decreased. A single T_g was observed for PEP modified PUF, indicating that the two component phases of the polyurethane-epoxy were miscible. With increasing PEP content, the T_g of PUF shifted slightly to higher temperature, tan δ_max dropped to lower values, and the retention value of the storage modulus at ?20 and ?10?°C increased. For pure PUF, the cell walls degraded and the structure became disordered after aging under heat and stress, while for PUF/20wt%PEP, the degradation degree was obviously reduced, and an orientation of the cells along the stress direction and a density increase was observed. During aging at 200?°C, the retention of the mechanical properties of PUF/20wt% PEP was much higher than that of pure PUF, and it showed superior stability under heat and stress, attributed to incorporation of the thermally resistant oxazolidone rings and benzene rings in the PU backbones, the highly cross-linked networks of the polyurethane-epoxy systems and the obvious orientation of the cells under stress.     

Fluorescence imaging of Cu(I) in endoplasmic reticulum of live cells and tissue

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Synthesis and Applications of SAPO-34 Molecular Sieves

Silicoaluminophosphate zeolite (SAPO-34) has been attracting increasing attention due to its excellent form selection and controllability in the chemical industry, as well as being one of the best industrial catalysts for methanol-to-olefin (MTO) reaction conversion. However, as a microporous molecular sieve, SAPO-34 easily generates carbon deposition and rapidly becomes inactivated. Therefore, it is necessary to reduce the crystal size of the zeolite or to introduce secondary macropores into the zeolite crystal to form a hierarchical structure in order to improve the catalytic effect. In this review, the synthesis methods of conventional SAPO-34 molecular sieves, hierarchical SAPO-34 molecular sieves and nanosized SAPO-34 molecular sieves are introduced, and the properties of the synthesized SAPO-34 molecular sieves are described, including the phase, morphology, pore structure, acid source, and catalytic performance, in particular with respect to the synthesis of hierarchical SAPO-34 molecular sieves. We hope that the review can provide guidance to the preparation of the SAPO-34 catalysts, and stimulate the future development of high-performance hierarchical SAPO-34 catalysts to meet the growing demands of the material and chemical industries.     

开放骨架磷酸铝合成中碳链长度对乙二胺结构导向效应的影响

以乙二胺(EDA)和1,3-丙二胺(1,3-DAP)为结构导向剂,在180 ℃加热摩尔比n(Al₂O₃):n(P₂O₅):n(R):n(H₂O)=1:1:1:277(R=EDA,1,3-DAP)的混合物,分别得到了高结晶度的三维阴离子开放骨架磷酸铝AlPO₄-12和UiO-26。 利用X射线粉末衍射分析、元素分析和液相酸碱度测量等表征手段,研究了两个合成体系的晶化过程以及晶化过程中液相的Al、P浓度和pH值随时间的演化。 用Materials Studio中的“原子体积和表面”模块和Dmol3模块计算了双质子化乙二胺和1,3-丙二胺的体积以及Hirshfeld电荷。 结果表明,双质子化EDA和1,3-DAP中N原子上的Hirshfeld电荷分别为0.073 e和0.064 e,按Hirshfeld电荷计算的电荷密度分别为1.8573和1.3400 e/nm³,按形式电荷计算的电荷密度分别为25.44和20.94 e/nm³,而AlPO₄-12和UiO-26的骨架电荷密度分别为-6.1和-4.6 e/nm³。 结果表明,与氨基中N原子相连碳链长度的改变会影响其上的电荷量以及电荷密度,从而改变原有机胺的结构导向效应,导致晶化产物从AlPO₄-12变成了具有较小电荷密度的UiO-26。     

Highly Active Hydrogen-rich Photothermal Reverse Water Gas Shift Reaction on Ni/LaInO3 Perovskite Catalysts with Near-unity Selectivity

Photo-assisted reverse water gas shift (RWGS) reaction is regarded green and promising in controlling the reaction gas ratio in Fischer Tropsch synthesis. But it is inclined to produce more byproducts in high H₂ concentration condition. Herein, LaInO₃ loaded with Ni-nanoparticles (Ni NPs) was designed to obtain an efficient photothermal RWGS reaction rate, where LaInO₃ was enriched with oxygen vacancies to roundly adsorbing CO₂ and the strong interaction with Ni NPs endowed the catalysts with powerful H₂ activity. The optimized catalyst performed a large CO yield rate (1314 mmol g_Ni⁻¹ h⁻¹) and ≈100 % selectivity. In situ characterizations demonstrated a COOH* pathway of the reaction and photoinduced charge transfer process for reducing the RWGS reaction active energy. Our work provides valuable insights on the construction of catalysts concerning products selectivity and photoelectronic activating mechanism on CO₂ hydrogenation.     

有机铋化学近十年的研究进展

铋及其化合物具有相对价廉、低毒性、低放射性等特点,已应用于医药、催化、化妆品和电子技术等领域。本文回顾了近10多年来有机铋化学的研究状况,主要从以下4个方面进行综述：（1）新型有机铋化合物的合成途径与结构特征;（2）有机铋化合物作为交联偶合、氧化、芳基化和其它反应的试剂;（3）作为催化剂;（4）作为生物医药用于溃疡、肿瘤和放射治疗等。文中着重于从分子水平关联新型有机铋化合物的结构与其化学和生物活性之间关系。此外,还介绍了有机铋化学研究领域的不足和今后的发展趋势。     

Self-Polarization Triggered Multiple Polar Units Toward Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to Ethanol with High Selectivity

Electrochemical conversion of CO₂ to highly valuable ethanol has been considered a intriguring strategy for carbon neutruality. However, the slow kinetics of coupling carbon-carbon (C−C) bonds, especially the low selectivity ethanol than ethylene in neutral conditions, is a significant challenge. Herein, the asymmetrical refinement structure with enhanced charge polarization is built in the vertically oriented bimetallic organic frameworks (NiCu-MOF) nanorod array with encapsulated Cu₂O (Cu₂O@MOF/CF), which can induce an intensive internal electric field to increase the C−C coupling for producing ethanol in neutral electrolyte. Particularly, when directly employed Cu₂O@MOF/CF as the self-supporting electrode, the ethanol faradaic efficiency (FE_ethanol) could reach maximum 44.3 % with an energy efficiency of 27 % at a low working-potential of −0.615 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode (vs. RHE) using CO₂-saturated 0.5 M KHCO₃ as the electrolyte. Experimental and theoretical studies suggest that the polarization of atomically localized electric fields derived from the asymmetric electron distribution can tune the moderate adsorption of *CO to assist the C−C coupling and reduce the formation energy of H₂CCHO*-to-*OCHCH₃ for the generation of ethanol. Our research offers a reference for the design of highly active and selective electrocatalysts for reducing CO₂ to multicarbon chemicals.     

染料敏化太阳电池用聚合物电解质

综述了本研究小组近年来用于染料敏化太阳电池中聚合物电解质的研究概况.设计合成了几类性能优良的聚合物电解质,较好地改进了液体电解质染料敏化太阳电池(DSSC)的使用稳定性,研究结果具有实际应用的价值,并提出了此领域研究今后的发展方向.