Surface and Interface Engineering for Advanced Nanofiltration Membranes

Nanofiltration has been attracting great attention in alleviating the global water crisis because of its high efficiency,mild operation,and strong adaptability.Over decades,it remains a challenge to break the upper limit of performance and establish the formation-structureproperty relationship for nanofiltration membranes.This feature article summarizes our recent progress in the preparation of high-performance thin-film composite(TFC)nanofiltration membranes,focusing on the mussel-inspired deposition method and the optimized interfacial polymerization(IP).By accelerating the oxidation of polydopamine and equilibrating the rate of aggregation and deposition processes,the mussel-inspired deposition method realizes the rapid and uniform formation of selective coatings or nanofilms.Diverse deposition systems endow the selective layer with rich chemical structures and easy post-functionalization,highlighting its potential in water treatment.As for optimizing the conventional IP,the rapid polycondensation of amine and acid chloride groups is slowed down to enable the controllability of IP at the water-organic interface.The homogeneity and integrity of the TFC membranes are improved by constructing a uniform reaction platform and introducing a viscous medium to control the amine diffusion,which facilitates the water permeability and promotes the separation efficiency.We have proposed a series of practical strategies for improving TFC membranes and might provide more inspiration for other nanofiltration techniques.     

热稳定单原子催化剂的理性构筑:从原子级结构到实际应用

80%以上的工业生产过程涉及催化,如化工生产、能源转换、制药和废物处理等等.催化剂的使用显著提高了生产效率,降低了生产成本,为国民经济、地球环境和人类文明的可持续发展做出了很大贡献.为了满足日益增长的生产需求和最大的经济效益,开发高效、稳定、低成本的新型催化剂已成为当务之急.金属中心负载在载体上的负载型金属催化剂因其较好的催化活性和相对较低的金属用量而受到广泛关注.研究发现,负载型结构可增强传热和传质并增加活性金属中心的分散度,从而影响催化性能.此外,负载金属的颗粒尺寸对催化剂的性能有很大影响.迄今为止,科学家们一直在通过减小金属颗粒尺寸和提高原子利用效率来提高催化剂的活性.原子级尺寸的颗粒通常表现出与大尺寸颗粒显着不同的物理和化学性质,而当活性位点的尺寸缩小到单个原子时,单原子催化剂的概念应运而生.对于单原子催化剂,金属原子中心通过配位被载体中的缺陷锚定,从而调整金属原子的电子云分布.这种配位调整使得单原子催化剂拥有与传统催化剂不同的性能.作为催化领域的新前沿,单原子催化剂已经在许多催化反应中表现出前所未有的活性和选择性.然而,许多报道的单原子催化剂在高温环境或长期催化应用中容易受到奥斯特瓦尔德熟化过程的影响,从而导致催化剂烧结和失活.而烧结的原因在于金属原子和载体之间较弱的相互作用.失活催化剂的再生和回收将大大增加工业生产的时间和经济成本.因此,开发具有优异热稳定性的单原子催化剂以满足工业需求是十分必要的.本综述首先总结了近年来关于热稳定型单原子催化剂合成方法的基础研究,并从原子尺度上分析了这些方法所构建的金属中心的结构形态和配位环境.此外,结合近些年的研究中新的表征技术与理论计算手段解释了热稳定性的来源.重点讨论了热稳定单原子催化剂的实际催化应用.分析了热稳定单原子催化剂在热催化应用中的独特作用机理、并尝试为确定催化过程中真正的活性中心以及通过原子级调控手段进行高活性热稳定单原子催化剂的合成提供理论指导.最后总结了热稳定单原子催化剂发展的主要问题,并简要分析了单原子催化领域的研究挑战和发展前景.     

负载无定型钌纳米簇的原子级钴掺杂一维碳纳米笼增强析氢催化性能

析氢反应是电解水产制氢的关键反应之一.在碱性条件下,由于催化剂表面与反应过程中产生的氧物种、氢物种与催化剂的吸附未处于最佳状态,析氢反应动力学往往比较缓慢,比在酸性条件下慢2-3个数量级.目前,铂基纳米催化剂被认为是最优的析氢催化剂,但因价格昂贵、稳定性较差,限制了其在电解水器件上的大规模应用.因此,设计一种价格较为低...     

压力诱导相变原位构建BiVO4/Bi0.6Y0.4VO4型异质结增强光催化全解水性能

光催化完全分解水制氢是一个在粉末颗粒中实现多个串行物理化学步骤的复杂反应过程.这一过程在理论上具有体系简单、成本低、易操作等特点.然而,单步光激发系统中通常存在严重的光生载流子复合,这极大地制约了光催化的整体效率.利用能带结构不同的半导体合理构建异质结催化剂被认为是解决这一难题的重要途径之一.特别是近年来,S型异质结概念的提出为设计异质结结构以及分析不同半导体之间的载流子迁移问题提供了新的思路.本文以小粒径BiVO₄/Bi_0.6Y_0.4VO₄(BYV)为研究对象,首先利用"共沉淀-晶化"的方法制备了BYV固溶体纳米颗粒,随后利用压力诱导固溶体中四方相钒酸铋结构转变为单斜相,从而构建了BiVO₄/Bi_0.6Y_0.4VO₄复合光催化剂.XRD,Raman,HRTEM,HAADF-EDS的结果表明,经过高压后处理的BYV固溶体表面会出现粒径约为5 nm单斜钒酸铋纳米颗粒,实现了原位构建异质结结构.随后载流子动力学的相关表征以及Au选择性光沉积的结果表明,在光照条件下,所构建异质结中的光生电子主要分布在BYV固溶体上,而在表面形成的单斜相钒酸铋颗粒主要起到了类似"空穴"捕获的作用.这种在异质结中的载流子迁移路径符合S型异质结机理.电化学、稳态荧光光谱以及瞬态荧光光谱的表征结果表明,相比于单一固溶体,在S型异质结这种两步激发系统中所存在的载流子迁移路径能够大幅促进光生载流子分离,从而提高了小粒径BYV的光催化完全分解水性能.综上,构建S型异质结是一种解决小粒径光催化剂中载流子分离能力差的有效途径.同时,压力诱导材料晶型转变实现原位构建异质结的制备方法也为提高光生载流子分离效率提供了新的研究思路与机遇.     

基于氮掺杂活性炭催化氧化合成氮甲基氧化吗啉的研究

以三聚氰胺为氮源,商用活性炭为研究对象,通过“浸渍吸附+高温热处理”的方式制得系列氮掺杂活性炭,并用于催化氧化合成氮甲基氧化吗啉（NMMO）。采用N₂吸附/脱附、Raman、XPS等对氮掺杂活性炭的孔结构和表面性质进行了表征。结果表明：随着三聚氰胺负载量的增大,氮掺杂活性炭的表面碱性含氮官能团含量增大,进而体现出更好的催化氧化合成NMMO活性。最佳催化剂（ACO850-20N）在催化剂加量为0.02 wt%,反应温度70 ℃和反应时间4 h的工艺条件下,氮甲基吗啉的转化率和NMMO收率可达99.76%和94.31%。      

In-situ cation exchange enhances room temperature phosphorescence of a family of metal-organic frameworks

The rational designability and chemical tunability of metal-organic frameworks(MOFs)are enabling tributes to efficaciously enhance their room temperature phosphorescence(RTP)performance.A family of stable anionic MOFs,[Zn₂(4,5-ImDC)₂]M₂(NKU-132,M=(CH₃)₂NH₂or(CH₂CH₃)₂NH₂),featuring significant RTP have been synthesized.By rational cation selection and in-situ replacement from dimethylammonium to diethylammonium,the phosphorescence lifetime is increased from 30.88 to126.3 ms,along with less sensitivity to air.This work provides an anti-quenching and lifetime tuning example for RTP-MOFmaterials via facile host-guest chemistry.     

Spatiotemporally-regulated multienzymatic polymerization endows hydrogel continuous gradient and spontaneous actuation

There are several natural materials which have evolved functional gradients,ingeniously attaining maximal efficacy from limited components.Herein,we utilized the spatiotemporal distribution of initiator acetylacetone to regulate the multienzyme polymerization and fabricate a chitosan-polymer hydrogel.The temporal priority order of acetylacetone was higher than phenolmodified chitosan by density functional theory calculation.The acetylacetone within the gelatin could gradually diffuse spatially into the chitosan hydrogel to fabricate the composite hydrogel with gradient network structure.The gradient hydrogel possessed a transferring topography from the two-dimensional pattern.A continuously decreased modulus along with acetylacetone diffusion was confirmed by atomic force microscope-based force mapping experiment.The water-retaining ability of various regions was confirmed by low-field nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR)and thermogravimetric analysis(TG)analysis,which led to the spontaneous actuation of gradient hydrogel with maximum 1821°/h curling speed and 227°curling angle.Consequently,the promising gradient hydrogels could be applied as intelligent actuators and flexible robots.     

Synthesis of dual pH- and temperature-sensitive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid)/sewage sludge ash hydrogel with the simultaneously high performance of swelling and deswelling

An advanced dual pH- and temperature-sensitive hydrogel (NASH2.5) was optimally synthesized through modification of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) hydrogel with introducing 5 mol% acrylic acid (AA) and 2.5 wt% sewage sludge ash (SSA). The swelling kinetic results showed that NASH2.5 exhibited both high equilibrium swelling ratio and swelling rate, which was attributed to the higher porous structure as shown in scanning electron microscope, and the more hydrogen bonding formed inside of the hydrogel as investigated in Fourier transform infrared spectrometer. In addition, its curve was better fitted to the pseudo-second-order model, indicating that the water absorption process was dominated by chemisorption through forming the hydrogen bonding among the water molecules and carboxyl/silanol groups of the hydrogel. Compared with the pure NIPAM hydrogel, the water transport mechanism switched from Case I diffusion to Case II diffusion by introduction of AA and further SSA. Furthermore, through the results of the deswelling kinetics in pH value change (from 9 to 4 and 2, respectively), temperature value change (from 25 to 40, 50, and 60°C, respectively), and dual pH and temperature values changes, NASH2.5 not only presented a high pH sensitivity, but also showed high sensitive to temperature by achieving high water recovery ratio in rapid dehydrated rate. Therefore, the dual stimuli-sensitive hydrogel with the simultaneously high performance of swelling and deswelling would provide a suitable alternative for specific applications such as pollutant adsorption.     

NaY分子筛Lewis酸促进甲醇经亚硝酸甲酯分解制二甲氧基甲烷※

二甲氧基甲烷(Dimethoxymethane, DMM)作为一种基础有机化学品, 在树脂、溶剂、燃料等领域具有广泛用途. 传统合成方法采用甲醇甲醛缩合, 反应效率比较低. 亚硝酸甲酯(CH₃ONO)是一种性质活泼的气体, 可由甲醇、O₂、NO在无需催化剂的条件下获得, 其反应活性比甲醇高很多. 通过亚硝酸甲酯在常压条件下催化分解可以高效制备DMM. 本工作系统研究了不同类型分子筛的酸性对亚硝酸甲酯催化分解制备DMM的影响规律, 催化活性顺序为: NaY (97%)=HY (97%)>HZSM-5 (90%)>Hβ (89%)>NaZSM-5 (18%)>Naβ (6%), DMM选择性顺序为: NaY (53%)>HY (12%)=Naβ (12%)>NaZSM-5 (7%)>Hβ (4%)>HZSM-5 (3%), 其中NaY分子筛是一种性能优异的亚硝酸甲酯分解制备DMM的催化剂. 通过X射线衍射(XRD)、比表面及孔隙度分析(BET)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、吡啶红外(Py-FTIR)等结构表征手段, 发现分子筛的酸性位点是促进亚硝酸甲酯分解的活性中心, 而Na⁺和Al物种的Lewis酸是高选择性生成DMM的关键. 本工作可为DMM提供一种新的高效合成路线.     

富晶格位错的多孔铋纳米花高效电还原二氧化碳制甲酸盐※

二氧化碳转化已成为现今世界研究的热点. 本工作采用原位电化学转化的策略, 将简单溶剂热法合成的层状甲酸氧铋纳米花(BiOCOOH NFs)还原为带有大量晶格位错的多孔铋纳米花(p-Bi NFs). 研究结果表明, p-Bi NFs电催化二氧化碳转化为甲酸盐具有较小的过电位(436 mV). 在–1.8 V(相对饱和甘汞电极, vs. SCE)时, 甲酸盐的分电流密度(j_formate)高达24.4 mA•cm^-2, 法拉第效率(FE_formate)为96.7%, 且在超过500 mV的宽电位窗口内FE_formate超过90%, 并具有很好的稳定性. 该催化剂的高催化性能可归因于前驱体晶格坍塌和重构而形成特殊的多孔粗糙的微纳多级结构, 其表面富含晶格位错和缺陷等高本征活性位, 且具有较强的电子传递能力. 本研究为设计合成高性能的电催化二氧化碳还原产甲酸催化剂提供了新的思路.