A mesoporous non-precious metal boride system: synthesis of mesoporous cobalt boride by strictly controlled chemical reduction

Generating high surface area mesoporous transition metal boride is interesting because the incorporation of boron atoms generates lattice distortions that lead to the formation of amorphous metal boride with unique properties in catalysis. Here we report the first synthesis of mesoporous cobalt boron amorphous alloy colloidal particles using a soft template-directed assembly approach. Dual reducing agents are used to precisely control the chemical reduction process of mesoporous cobalt boron nanospheres. The Earth-abundance of cobalt boride combined with the high surface area and mesoporous nanoarchitecture enables solar-energy efficient photothermal conversion of CO₂ into CO compared to non-porous cobalt boron alloys and commercial cobalt catalysts.

Generating high surface area mesoporous transition metal boride is challenging but interesting because incorporation of boron atoms can generate lattice distortion to form amorphous metal boride which has unique properties in catalysis.     

Predicting the chemical reactivity of organic materials using a machine-learning approach

Stability and compatibility between chemical components are essential parameters that need to be considered in the selection of functional materials in configuring a system. In configuring devices such as batteries or solar cells, not only the functionality of individual constituting materials such as electrodes or electrolyte but also an appropriate combination of materials which do not undergo unwanted side reactions is critical in ensuring their reliable performance in long-term operation. While the universal theory that can predict the general chemical reactivity between materials is long awaited and has been the subject of studies with a rich history, traditional ways proposed to date have been mostly based on simple electronic properties of materials such as electronegativity, ionization energy, electron affinity and hardness/softness, and could be applied to only a small group of materials. Moreover, prediction has often been far from accurate and has failed to offer general implications; thus it was practically inadequate as a selection criterion from a large material database, i.e. data-driven material discovery. Herein, we propose a new model for predicting the general reactivity and chemical compatibility among a large number of organic materials, realized by a machine-learning approach. As a showcase, we demonstrate that our new implemented model successfully reproduces previous experimental results reported on side-reactions occurring in lithium–oxygen electrochemical cells. Furthermore, the mapping of chemical stability among more than 90 available electrolyte solvents and the representative redox mediators is realized by this approach, presenting an important guideline in the development of stable electrolyte/redox mediator couples for lithium–oxygen batteries.

Stability and compatibility between chemical components are essential parameters that need to be considered in the selection of functional materials in configuring a system.     

UV-light irradiation preparation of soybean residue-based hydrogel composite from inorganic/organic hybrids for degradable slow-release N-fertilizer

Research on Chemical Intermediates - Biomass waste, which was the by-product generated along with the production of food, was transformed into high-value constituent in slow-release fertilizers....     

2-巯基苯并咪唑保护的铜纳米团簇的制备及银离子检测

以2-巯基苯并咪唑为保护剂,聚乙烯吡咯烷酮为稳定剂,水合肼为还原剂,“一锅法”合成2-巯基苯并咪唑保护的,高稳定性、强荧光、大斯托克斯位移的铜纳米团簇(Cu NCs),并用于检测水样中的银离子含量。采用透射电子显微镜(TEM)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)对铜纳米团簇的结构进行表征,通过荧光光谱和紫外可见光谱对其光学性能进行研究。研究表明:该铜纳米团簇的最大激发和发射波长分别为340和558 nm,在日光灯和紫外灯下分别为无色和橙色。Cu NCs具有较高的分散性,尺寸大小为2~3 nm。在最佳反应条件下,铜纳米团簇可以选择性地被银离子猝灭,且灵敏度高,线性范围为1~40μmol/L,检测限为0.5μmol/L。该方法用于检测实际水样(自来水、湖水)中银离子的浓度,结果令人满意,表明在环境监测中有非常高的应用价值。     

A Keggin-Type Tungstovanadate-Based Hybrid Compound: Synthesis,Crystal Structure,and Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Ascorbic Acid

Russian Journal of Coordination Chemistry - A new V-centered Keggin polyoxometalate-based inorganic-organic hybrid (HPpz)3[VW12O40] (I) (Ppz = piperazine) has been hydrothermal synthesized and...     

Asymmetric Ni(II)/Cr(II)-mediated coupling reaction: stoichiometric process

[reaction: see text] Via an X-ray analysis, the sulfonamide bearing R(1) = i-Pr, R(2) = Me, and R(3) = Me is shown to be a tridentate ligand to a Cr(III) salt. This class of ligands, represented by R(1) = t-Bu, R(2) = 2-naphthyl, and R(3) = Me, is effective to achieve an asymmetric Ni/Cr-mediated coupling reaction and, with the C14-C38 segment of halichondrins, its synthetic potential has been demonstrated. A possible mechanism is suggested for the process.     

Theoretical and experimental study of the biamperometry for irreversible redox couple in flow system

The biamperometry for the direct determination of irreversible redox analytes in flow system has been proposed based on coupling two independent and irreversible couples to form the biamperometric detection scheme. In this work, the method is studied both theoretically and experimentally. Equations describing the current–voltage characteristics and the current–concentration relationship are presented. The influence of the applied potential difference (ΔE) and the half-wave potential difference (ΔE_1/2) between two irreversible couples on the method are discussed. It shows that small ΔE_1/2 is favorable to construct the biamperometric detection system and to achieve high sensitivity and selectivity. Increasing ΔE leads to an increase in sensitivity. This is, however, accompanied by a decrease in selectivity and signal-to-noise ratio. To construct the biamperometric scheme for the irreversible systems with large ΔE_1/2, two approaches, adjusting acidity of supporting electroyte or adding new irreversible couple, are proposed by taking uric acid/platinum oxide and phenol/permanganate systems as examples. Uric acid and phenol are, respectively, detected in a flow injection system with a biamperometric detector.     

破乳剂对油水界面膜作用机理研究

研究了破乳剂存在下油膜寿命、油膜薄化速率以及油水界面性质与破乳效果的关系.结果表明,破乳剂使油水界面弹性降低,导致油水界面强度减弱,界面膜寿命变短,界面膜厚度变薄.当膜厚度变薄到一临界值时,膜破裂,导致破乳脱水.同种破乳剂,随着其浓度的增加,界面弹性降低.当浓度超过某一值时,界面弹性值基本不变.不同种破乳剂,界面弹性降低幅度越大,其破乳效果越好.界面弹性值可以很好解释破乳剂的脱水率变化规律.     

Cu-Mg/Al复合氧化物催化碳颗粒物燃烧性能的研究

恒定二价与三价阳离子比为3(nM2+/nM3+=3),采用共沉淀法制备不同Cu含量的系列水滑石前驱物, 800 ℃焙烧4 h形成复合氧化物(CuO质量百分数分别为0％、5％、10％、15％、20％、30％、40％)用作柴油车排放碳颗粒物燃烧的催化剂,并采用XRD、BET、TG-DSC、FT-IR、TPR等表征手段研究了Cu、Mg含量对材料前驱物物化性能的影响及对其衍生复合氧化物催化碳颗粒物燃烧性能的影响．结果表明,Cu、Mg含量对材料的热稳定性、比表面和催化氧化活性有显著的影响. Mg有助于提高催化剂的热稳定性; Cu含量增加,催化剂比表面下降,但比表面不是影响催化剂活性的主要因素. CuO含量为15％时,催化剂具有最好的催化活性和稳定性,碳颗粒物的起燃温度(T10)和半转化温度(T50)分别为336 ℃和409 ℃.在CuO含量≤30％时可以形成结构完整的水滑石前驱物, CuO含量为40％时出现Cu(OH)2杂相; CuO含量< 20％时,经高温焙烧可得到均匀的复合氧化物, CuO含量≥20％时出现CuO偏析． TPR结果表明焙烧温度和复合氧化物的组成决定了材料的可还原性能．     

毛细管电泳-电感耦合等离子质谱联用的接口设计

描述了毛细管电泳电感耦合等离子体质谱(CE-ICP-MS)联用技术的单T型接口,自行设计了双T型接口,并对两接口的分析性能作了比较。解决了接口中的常见问题,使用节流阀减小自吸作用并降低了CE分离物的稀释倍数,排气阀使提升量保持稳定。经考察得知,采用自吸作用提升液流流量稳定,其重现性RSD小于5％;双T型接口较单T型接口对CE分离更有利。采用双T型接口联用时,CE分离La、Ce、Nd混合离子迁移时间RSD小于2％,MS信号RSD小于15％,且不同浓度样品经CE分离后其MS信号基本呈线性关系。