Morphology mediation of MoS_2 nanosheets with organic cations for fast sodium ion storage

Ion diffusion kinetics,depending on the size,tortuosity,connectivity of the channels,greatly affects the rate performance of the electrodes.Two-dimensional materials(2DMs) has emerged as promising electrode materials in the past decades.Howeve r,the applications of 2DMs electrodes are limited by the strong restacking problem,which leads to a poor rate capability.In this work,we for the first time mediated the mo rphology of molybdenum disulfide(MoS_2) nanosheets via a facile coagulation method;abundant sheet crumples were induced,which greatly enhance their surface accessibility and thus benefit the ion diffusion kinetics.Consequently,the crumpled-MoS_2 electrodes follow a capacitive Na-ion charge-storage mechanism to a large extent.Importantly,we demonstrate the special role of organic cations in the inter-sheet assembly configuration,in sharp contrast with that of alkali/alkaline-earth ones.We propose that organic cations cause edge/face contact of the sheets,instead of the face/face contact,thus affording a house-of-cards structure.     

Processing micrometer-sized particles in crumpled graphene network for freestanding membrane enabled by freeze casting

Graphene oxide(GO)is widely used in the construction and application of various 2 D membrane-based materials due to its unique colloidal structure.Herein,we demonstrate that micrometer-sized particles can make up freestanding membranes enabled by the extraordinary amphiphilic and polymer-like properties of graphene oxide through freeze casting.The 2 D macromolecule,GO could well wrap the particles for better uniformity and stability in either dispersion or membrane.Importantly,freeze casting plays an important role in avoiding the severe aggregation of micrometer-sized particles in the solventremoving process.After reduction,the membrane exhibits good electrical conductivity while maintaining its integral structure,which can be directly used as a freestanding binder-free electrode.This work provides a universal approach to fabricate freestanding membranes with various micrometersized materials for energy storage.     

石棉尾矿酸浸渣作为一种吸附剂去除水溶液中的Co(II)

本文采用XRD, FT-IR, SEM 和 BET等手段分别对石棉尾矿,石棉尾矿酸浸渣,以及煅烧的石棉尾矿酸浸渣进行表征。利用煅烧的石棉尾矿酸浸渣对Co(II)进行吸附研究。研究了吸附剂浓度、吸附时间、pH值和温度对Co(II)在磁性伊利石上吸附的影响,并采用Lagrange准二级动力学方程、Langmuir等温线方程、Freundlich等温线方程和D-R等温线方程对实验数据进行拟合。结果表明: pH值、离子强度和温度对Co(II)在煅烧的石棉尾矿酸浸渣上的吸附影响较大;Co(II)在煅烧的石棉尾矿酸浸渣上的吸附符合Lagrange准二级动力学方程;热力学符合Langmuir等温线方程,并且高温利于吸附。利用石棉尾矿作为吸附材料,是一个“以废治废”的工程。     

Nitrogen Analogues of Thiele’s Hydrocarbon

A series of bis[N,N‐di‐(4‐methoxylphenyl)amino]arene dications 1 ²⁺– 3 ²⁺ have been synthesized and characterized. Their electronic structures were investigated by various experiments assisted by theoretical calculations. It was found that they are singlets in the ground state and that their diradical character is dependent on the bridging moiety. 3 ²⁺ has a smaller singlet–triplet energy gap and its excited triplet state is thermally readily accessible. The work provides a nitrogen analogue of Thiele’s hydrocarbon with considerable diradical character.     

Methane Photooxidation with Nearly 100 % Selectivity Towards Oxygenates: Proton Rebound Ensures the Regeneration of Methanol

Restrained by uncontrollable dehydrogenation process, the target products of methane direct conversion would suffer from an inevitable overoxidation, which is deemed as one of the most challenging issues in catalysis. Herein, based on the concept of a hydrogen bonding trap, we proposed a novel concept to modulate the methane conversion pathway to hinder the overoxidation of target products. Taking boron nitride as a proof-of-concept model, for the first time it is found that the designed N−H bonds can work as a hydrogen bonding trap to attract electrons. Benefitting from this property, the N−H bonds on the BN surface rather than C−H bonds in formaldehyde prefer to cleave, greatly suppressing the continuous dehydrogenation process. More importantly, formaldehyde will combine with the released protons, which leads to a proton rebound process to regenerate methanol. As a result, BN shows a high methane conversion rate (8.5 %) and nearly 100 % product selectivity to oxygenates under atmospheric pressure.     

A naked-eye colorimetric sensor for chloroform

A phenoxazine based sensor molecule shows fast response (within 5 s) to halogenated solvents, especially chloroform via obvious color change under 365 nm UV light irradiation.     

High-efficiency enrichment of uranium(VI) from aqueous solution by hydromagnesite and its calcination products

The removal of uranium from aqueous solution by hydromagnesite and its calcination products was investigated. Through the study, we found that the adsorption capacities of hydromagnesite, magnesium carbonate and magnesium oxide for uranium could reach 342.96, 493.79, 2154.14 mg g^?1, respectively. The high temperature will reduce the activity of magnesium oxide, resulting in the adsorption capacity decrease. The results indicate that the optimum pH for the heat-treated samples was 3.0–4.5 and for hydromagnesite 6.0–7.0. Thermodynamic parameters such as ?G, ?H and ?S, indicated that the adsorption processes are spontaneous and endothermic.