Sulphur-Bridged BAl5S5+ with 17 Counting Electrons: A Regular Planar Pentacoordinate Boron System

At present, most of the reported planar pentacoordinate clusters are similar to the isoelectronic substitution of CAl₅⁺, with 18 counting electrons. Meanwhile, the regular planar pentacoordinate boron systems are rarely reported. Hereby, a sulphur-bridged BAl₅S₅⁺ system with a five-pointed star configuration and 17 counting electrons is identified at the global energy minimum through the particle-swarm optimization method, based on the previous recognition on bridged sulphur as the peripheral tactics to the stable planar tetracoordinate carbon and boron. Its outstanding stability has been demonstrated by thermodynamic analysis at 900 K, electronic properties and chemical bonding analysis. This study provides adequately theoretical basis and referable data for its experimental capture and testing.     

Solvent Induced Sphere Development in Symmetric Diblock Copolymer Thin Films

Summary: We follow the time development of the microdomain structure in symmetric polystyrene‐block‐poly(methyl methacrylate) (PS‐b‐PMMA) diblock copolymer thin films during acetone vapor treatment. Besides the highly ordered nanoscopic spheres or stripes as reported previously, a novel so‐called flower‐like pattern, which comprises six PS spheres and each PS sphere belongs to three “flowers” is formed. This finding is very helpful to discuss the highly ordered nanoscopic sphere formation process.

Transition from flower‐like structure to well‐ordered arrays of spheres, in which the flower‐like pattern, the transitional morphology, and the ordered spheres are in the portion A, B, and C, respectively.     

Photovoltammetric behavior and photoelectrochemical determination of p-phenylenediamine on CdS quantum dots and graphene hybrid film

A photoelectroactive film composed of CdS quantum dots and graphene sheets (GS) was coated on F-doped SnO₂ (FTO) conducting glass for studying the electrochemical response of p-phenylenediamine (PPD) under photoirradiation. The result indicated that the cyclic voltammogram of PPD on CdS–GS hybrid film became sigmoidal in shape after exposed under visible light, due to the photoelectrocatalytic reaction. Such a photovoltammetric response was used to rapidly optimize the photoelectrocatalytic activity of hybrid films composed of different ratios of CdS to GS toward PPD. The influences of scan rate and pH on the photovoltammetric behavior of PPD on CdS–GS film revealed that although the controlled step for electrochemical process was not changed under photoirradiation, more electrons than protons might participate the photoelectrocatalytic process. Furthermore, the photoelectroactive CdS–GS hybrid film was explored for PPD determination based on the photocurrent response of film toward PPD. Under optimal conditions, the photocurrent signal on CdS–GS film was linearly proportional to the concentration of PPD ranging from 1.0 × 10⁻⁷ to 3.0 × 10⁻⁶ mol L⁻¹, with a detection limit (3S/N) of 4.3 × 10⁻⁸ mol L⁻¹. Our work based on CdS–GS hybrid film not only demonstrated a new facile photovoltammetric way to study the photoinduced electron transfer process of PPD, but also developed a sensitive photoelectrochemical strategy for PPD determination.     

Zn对Pt/SAPO-11催化剂物化及异构性能影响

通过浸渍法制备了Pt/SAPO-11催化剂, 分步浸渍法制备了Zn-Pt/SAPO-11双金属催化剂. 通过X射线衍射、低温氮物理吸附、氨程序升温脱附和吡啶吸附红外等手段对所得样品进行了表征. 实验结果表明, 助剂Zn的引入导致了催化剂的比表面积和孔容降低, B酸量减少而L酸量增加, 总酸量有所增加. 在300～380 ℃范围内对正庚烷的临氢异构化反应考察发现, 引入金属助剂Zn可以明显改变正庚烷的转化率, 而对C₇异构体的选择性影响不明显. 当Zn质量分数为0.2%, Pt质量分数为0.2%时, Zn-Pt/SAPO-11催化剂的正庚烷转化率及C₇异构体收率达到最大值; Zn含量继续增加时, 正庚烷转化率及C₇异构体收率均随之下降. 实验结果表明, 双功能催化剂中金属功能与酸性功能的匹配对正庚烷临氢异构化反应非常重要.     

固体碱催化剂

综述了最近30年来固体碱催化剂的研究现状，包括固体碱催化剂的种类、优缺点以及各类催化剂中影响其催化性能的因素。重点探讨了碱性前驱体和载体对负载型无机固化碱碱强度的影响，展望了未来固体碱剂的发展方向。     

High Crystalline Prussian White Nanocubes as a Promising Cathode for Sodium‐ion Batteries

Prussian blue and its analogues (PBAs) have been recognized as one of the most promising cathode materials for room‐temperature sodium‐ion batteries (SIBs). Herein, we report high crystalline and Na‐rich Prussian white Na₂CoFe(CN)₆ nanocubes synthesized by an optimized and facile co‐precipitation method. The influence of crystallinity and sodium content on the electrochemical properties was systematically investigated. The optimized Na₂CoFe(CN)₆ nanocubes exhibited an initial capacity of 151 mA h g^?1, which is close to its theoretical capacity (170 mA h g^?1). Meanwhile, the Na₂CoFe(CN)₆ cathode demonstrated an outstanding long‐term cycle performance, retaining 78 % of its initial capacity after 500 cycles. Furthermore, the Na₂CoFe(CN)₆ Prussian white nanocubes also achieved a superior rate capability (115 mA h g^?1 at 400 mA g^?1, 92 mA h g^?1 at 800 mA g^?1). The enhanced performances could be attributed to the robust crystal structure and rapid transport of Na ions through large channels in the open‐framework. Most noteworthy, the as‐prepared Na₂CoFe(CN)₆ nanocubes are not only low‐cost in raw materials but also contain a rich sodium content (1.87 Na ions per lattice unit cell), which will be favorable for full cell fabrication and large‐scale electric storage applications.     

从超临界二氧化碳和甲醇直接合成碳酸二甲酯

Dimethyl carbonate (DMC), an environmentally benign intermediate for organic synthesis, has been mainly synthesized through non-phosgene route of oxidative carbonylation[1]. Direct synthesis of DMC from carbon dioxide and methanol is of more significance due to atom economy. Organometallic compounds of formulae R2M(OR)2, M(OR)2 or M(OR)4[2,3] were employed as catalysts in direct synthesis of DMC, where an activation mechanism of CO2 insertion into metal-oxygen bond was supposed. Unfortunately, the yield of DMC was low even in the presence of chemical dehydrants because mainly of thermodynamic limit.     

Efficient removal of oil pollutant via simultaneous adsorption and photocatalysis using La–N–TiO2–cellulose/SiO2 difunctional aerogel composite

Research on Chemical Intermediates - Nano-TiO2 photocatalysts doped with La–N(La–N–TiO2) were prepared by solgel method. The La–N–TiO2 was loaded on the cellulose/SiO2...     

带沟槽结构的平板流动中的熵产分析

基于大涡模拟，采用Fluent软件对带沟槽结构的平板流动过程进行熵产分析，探究沟槽结构引起的熵产变化规律.结果表明：沟槽结构能减少流动过程中的熵产，在30 m·s^-1时（Re≈20 000），近壁区总熵产减少约25%，40 m·s^-1时（Re≈27 000）减少约19%，但其结构对后续流动没有持续性影响，且随着法向高度的增加，影响逐渐变小；熵产在沟槽顶端部分的数值远大于其他区域，湍流作用引起的熵产起主要作用.所得结论为优化沟槽结构减阻提供了理论依据.     

SYNTHESIS OF HYDROPHILIC ZnS NANOCRYSTALS AND THEIR APPLICATION IN PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF DYE POLLUTANTS

Hydrophilic ZnS nanocrystals with narrow size distribution were synthesized via homogeneous precipitation using EDTA as stabilizer. The as-synthesized products were characterized with XRD, TEM, HRTEM and UV-Vis spectrum. UV-Vis spectra showed that ZnS nanocrystals exhibited strong quantum-confined effect with a blue shift in the band gap of light absorbance. The photocatalytic activity of these nanocrystals was also investigated for the liquid phase photocatalytic degradation of Basic Violet 5BN (BV5) dye under UV irradiation. It was found that the ZnS nanocrystals had good catalytic activity for photodegradation of BV5.