Decoration of CNTs' surface by Fe3O4 nanoparticles: Influence of ultrasonication time on the magnetic and structural properties

The decoration of CNTs surface by magnetic nanoparticles was achieved by an ultrasonication-assisted hydrothermal method (UAHM). The effect of ultrasonication time on the crystal structure, magnetic performance, and chemical composition of the magnetic CNT composite material was determined. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and vibrating sample magnetometry were used to characterize the physical, chemical, and magnetic properties of the composites. The composites synthesized via the UAHM exhibited superparamagnetic properties. The ultrasonication time was a critical factor that affected the structure and magnetic performance of the composites. By simply controlling the ultrasonication time, the crystal phase structure of Fe oxide could be selectively modulated and the magnetic performance of the MCs could be effectively tuned.     

甲醇水蒸气重整制氢的高效碳纳米管改性Cu/ZnO/Al2O3催化剂

以碳纳米管为助剂,制备用于甲醇水蒸气重整制氢的新型高效Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃催化剂,并与传统Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃催化剂在相同条件下的催化性能进行了比较.结果表明,添加适量碳纳米管可显著提高催化剂的低温催化活性和选择性,在大幅度提高产氢速率的同时有效降低了重整产气中CO的含量.SEM和XRD分析证实适量碳纳米管的添加有效促进了Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃催化剂结构特性的改善,有利于活性铜物种的分散,从而显著提高了催化剂的低温催化性能.     

SiO／CNTs：新型锂离子电池负极材料

通过化学气相沉积方法原位制备了氧化硅／碳纳米管（SiO／CNTs）极材料．扫描电镜（SEM）测试结果表明,碳纳米管沉积在氧化硅表面,形成笼状结构,将氧化硅粒子紧密包裹．SiO／CNTs负极材料的初始充放电容量分别为1171和789mAh／g,经过80次充放电循环后,可逆容量为500mAh／g．在循环过程中,碳纳米管和氧化硅之间的紧密接触使得SiO／CNTs复合材料保持了稳定的导电网络,循环性能得以提高．     

聚苯乙炔/碳纳米管复合材料的导电性能研究

本文以无水A lC l3作催化剂合成聚苯乙炔(PPA),用H2SO4对其进行磺化改性,采用其混法制得了PPA/碳纳米管(CNTs)及磺化PPA/CNTs复合材料,对二者的常温电导率及变温电导率进行了测试。结果表明:磺化PPA的电导率较PPA的提高了3个数量级;随着CMTs含量增加,复合材料的电导率升高;PPA/CNTs导电的阈值是3%,达极限电导率(0.04S/m)所需CNTs含量为25%,而磺化PPA/CNTs导电的阈值是2%,达极限电导率所需CNTs(0.14 s/m)含量为25%。并分析了温度变化对复合材料电阻变化的影响因素。     

Thermomechanical Buckling Analysis of the E&P-FGM Beams Integrated by Nanocomposite Supports Immersed in a Hygrothermal Environment

Due to the widespread use of sandwich structures in many industries and the importance of understanding their mechanical behavior, this paper studies the thermomechanical buckling behavior of sandwich beams with a functionally graded material (FGM) middle layer and two composite external layers. Both composite skins are made of Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) reinforced by carbon-nano-tubes (CNTs). The properties of the FGM core are predicted through an exponential-law and power-law theory (E&P), whereas an Eshelby–Mori–Tanaka (EMT) formulation is applied to capture the mechanical properties of the external layers. Moreover, different high-order displacement fields are combined with a virtual displacement approach to derive the governing equations of the problem, here solved analytically based on a Navier-type approximation. A parametric study is performed to check for the impact of different core materials and CNT concentrations inside the PMMA on the overall response of beams resting on a Pasternak substrate and subjected to a hygrothermal loading. This means that the sensitivity analysis accounts for different displacement fields, hygrothermal environments, and FGM theories, as a novel aspect of the present work. Our results could be replicated in a computational sense, and could be useful for design purposes in aerospace industries to increase the tolerance of target productions, such as aircraft bodies.     

自由基反应修饰碳纳米管

碳纳米管由于其特异的光电及力学性能受到广泛的关注,但其在溶剂中的分散性及与材料的相容性较差,应用受到一定的限制。为了解决这一技术问题,已报到了多种修饰碳纳米管的方法。本文综述了通过自由基反应修饰碳纳米管的各种途径与方法,大体分为小分子自由基反应改性碳纳米管与大分子自由基聚合反应改性碳纳米管。用于改性碳纳米管的小分子自由基包括芳香偶氮盐、过氧化物分解产生的自由基、卡宾与乃春自由基等;大分子自由基聚合反应包括ATRP、RAFT、NMP、铈离子引发聚合、原位聚合、溶液聚合、沉淀聚合、无皂乳液聚合、乳液聚合等。本文也简要地概述了通过其他途径产生的自由基修饰碳纳米管的方法。     

K-Co-Mo/CNTs催化剂合成低碳醇性能研究

A series of carbon nanotubes-supported K-Co-Mo catalysts were prepared by a sol-gel method combined with incipient wetness impregnation.The catalyst structures were characterized by X-ray diffraction,N₂ adsorption-desorption,transmission electron microscopy and H₂-TPD,and its catalytic performance toward the synthesis of higher alcohols from syngas was investigated.The as-prepared catalyst particles had a low crystallization degree and high dispersion on the outer and inner surface of CNTs.The uniform mesoporous structure of CNTs increased the diffusion rate of reactants and products,thus promoting the reaction conversion.Furthermore,the incorporation of CNTs support led to a high capability of hydrogen absorption and spillover and promoted the formation of alkyl group,which served as the key intermediate for the alcohol formation and carbon chain growth.Benefiting from these characteristics,the CNTs supported Mo-based catalyst showed the excellent catalytic performance for the higher alcohols synthesis as compared to the unsupported catalyst and activated carbon supported catalyst.     

The Use of Ultrasound in pipette‐tip solid‐phase extraction based on CuS@ZnS@Fe3O4‐CNTs for pre‐concentration of tartrazine in water samples

This paper report a novel strategy for synthesis and application of CuS@ZnS@Fe₃O₄‐CNTs composite which has great potentials as artificial receptor for tartrazine trapping due to its ultrahigh surface area and functionality which is related to application of electrochemical route. A durable and economical pipette‐tip CuS@ZnS@Fe₃O₄‐CNTs nano‐composite miniaturized solid phase extraction coupled with UV‐Vis spectrophotometry was developed for clean‐up and determination of tartrazine from various water samples. Undoubtedly, presence of mild‐intensity/frequency ultrasound irradiation played a key role for reducing consumption of eluent volume by broking hydrogen bonds between retained analyte and sorbent. The influence of factors including pH, sorbent dosage, sonication time and eluent volume were investigated and optimum conditions were obtained using experimental design methodology. Under optimized conditions, good extraction efficiencies for the analyte were obtained with no matrix interference in the subsequent UV‐Vis. Good linearity for tartrazine in the range of 20‐5000 ng mL^‐1 with correlation coefficients of R² ≥ 0.99 and low detection limit close to 4.76 ng mL^‐1 reveals high applicability of method for trace analysis.     

First Principles Simulation of Molecular Oxygen Adsorption on SiC Nanotubes

We study the binding of molecular oxygen to a （5, 0） single walled SiC nanotube, by means of density functional calculations. The center of a hexagon of silicon and carbon atoms in sites on SiCNT surfaces is the most stable adsorption site for 02 molecule, with a binding energy of -38.22 eV and an average Si-O binding distance of 1.698 A. We have also tested the stability of the 02-adsorbed SiCNT/CNT with ab initio molecular dynamics simulation which have been carried out at room temperature. Furthermore, the adsorption of 02 on the single walled carbon nanotubes has been investigated. Our first-principles calculations predict that the 02 adsorptive capability of silicon carbide nanotubes is much better than that of carbon nanotubes. This might have potential for gas detection and energy storage.