An unexpected generation of magnetically separable Se/Fe3O4 for catalytic degradation of polyene contaminants with molecular oxygen

Selenization of Fe₂O₃ with NaHSe led to Se/Fe₃O₄. The unexpected generation of Fe₃O₄ attributed to the reduction conditions of the reaction, and the resulted magnetic features of the material facilitated its separation in practical applications. Owning to the synergistic effect of Se with Fe, the material was especially active to catalyze the oxidative C=C scission using O₂ as mild oxidant. The technique has been successfully applied in polyene degradation project, which is of profound practical values for the treatment of the polyene pigment pollution and may be applied in the food and pharmaceutical industry.     

回归知识本原 构建生命课堂——以“常见物质的检验”为例

以“常见物质的检验”的教学为例,运用化学史料帮助学生自主建构知识体系,促进学生追寻知识本原,实现思维进阶,发展核心素养,并阐述运用化学史料构建高中化学生命课堂的实施策略。     

Recent advances in electrochemical sensors for antibiotics and their applications

The abuse of antibiotics will cause an increase of drug-resistant strains and environmental pollution,which in turn will affect human health.Therefore,it is important to develop effective detection techniques to determine the level of antibiotics contamination in various fields.Compared with traditional detection methods,electrochemical sensors have received extensive attention due to their advantages such as high sensitivity,low detection limit,and good selectivity.In this mini review,we summarized the latest developments and new trends in electrochemical sensors for antibiotics.Here,modification methods and materials of electrode are discussed.We also pay more attention to the practical applications of antibiotics electrochemical sensors in different fields.In addition,the existing problems and the future challenges ahead have been proposed.We hope that this review can provide new ideas for the development of electrochemical sensors for antibiotics in the future.     

Compared catalytic properties of OMS-2-based nanocomposites for the degradation of organic pollutants

In this study,Mn catalysts have been designed based on manganese oxide octahedral molecular sieve(OMS-2) supports to optimize the catalytic activity in the degradation of organic pollutants.Herein,two different synthetic strategies:Pre-incorporation vs.wet-impregnation have been employed to synthesize[PW]-OMS-2 and [PW]/OMS-2.For [PW]-OMS-2,energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDX) confirmed that dispersed granular phosphotungstic acid attached and located at the surface of OMS-2,meanwhile some W atoms have been doped into frameworks of OMS-2.However,for [PW]/OMS-2,the W atoms cannot enter the OMS-2 frameworks.A correlation has been established between the different synthetic strategies and catalytic activities.The [PW]-OMS-2 is the most highly effective and stable over than[PW]/OMS-2 and OMS-2 itself for the organic pollutants removal.This may be caused not only by the synergetic effect of [PW] and OMS-2,but also by doping W into frameworks of OMS-2.Therefore,this work provides a new environmentally-friendly and heterogeneous PMS activator and it may be put into practice to degrade organic pollutants.     

碳掺杂六方氮化硼/二硫化钼吸附还原六价铬和助催化降解有机污染物

针对二硫化钼(MoS₂)因易团聚导致去除六价铬[Cr(Ⅵ)]容量低的问题, 利用六方氮化硼(BN)良好的吸附性和化学稳定性, 以多巴胺作为BN改性剂, 通过煅烧法和水热法制得碳掺杂六方氮化硼(c-BN)负载MoS₂纳米复合材料(c-BN@MoS₂). 研究了室温条件下c-BN@MoS₂对Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附还原和助催化降解有机污染物的性能. 实验结果表明, c-BN@MoS₂在40 min内对50 mg/L的Cr(Ⅵ)吸附还原去除率高达95%以上, 且以将 Cr(Ⅵ)还原至Cr(Ⅲ)为主, 在pH值为2、 温度为25 ℃条件下去除Cr(Ⅵ)最大容量可达401 mg/g, 显著高于 MoS₂(98 mg/g). 分析显示, c-BN不仅提高了MoS₂的平均孔径, 还可促进MoS₂生成金属特性的1T相, 有利于吸附Cr(Ⅵ)和加快氧化还原过程中的电子转移. 在Fe²⁺/PMS(过一硫酸氢盐)催化体系加入c-BN@MoS₂, 该体系对磺胺甲恶唑的降解性能明显增强, 其反应速率常数提高3倍, 这主要归因于c-BN@MoS₂明显加快了Fe³⁺到Fe²⁺的转变, 导致更多?OH产生, 达到增强降解污染物的目标.     

Metal–Organic Framework-Based Artificial Organelle Corrects Microenvironment Interference for Accurate Intratumoral Glucose Analysis

Enzymatic catalysis with high efficiency allows them a great prospect in metabolite monitoring in living cells. However, complex tumor microenvironments, such as acidity, H₂O₂, and hypoxia, are bound to disturb catalytic reactions for misleading results. Here, we report a spatially compartmentalized artificial organelle to correct intratumoral glucose analysis, where the zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 immobilized glucose oxidase-horseradish peroxidase cascade core and catalase-directed shell act as signal transduction and guarding rooms respectively. The acid-digested core and stable shell provide appropriate spaces to boost biocatalytic efficiency with good tolerability. Notably, the endogenous H₂O₂ is in situ decomposed to O₂ by catalase, which not only overcomes the interference in signal output but also alleviates the hypoxic states to maximize glucose oxidation. The marked protective effect and biocompatibility render artificial organelles to correct the signal transduction for dynamic monitoring glucose in vitro and in vivo, achieving our goal of accurate intratumoral metabolite analysis.     

Synthesizing Interpenetrated Triazine-based Covalent Organic Frameworks from CO2

Crystalline triazine-based covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are aromatic nitrogen-rich porous materials. COFs typically show high thermal/chemical stability, and are promising for energy applications, but often require harsh synthesis conditions and suffer from low crystallinity. In this work, we propose an environmentally friendly route for the synthesis of crystalline COFs from CO₂ molecules as a precursor. The mass ratio of CO₂ conversion into COFs formula unit reaches 46.3 %. The synthesis consists of two steps; preparation of 1,4-piperazinedicarboxaldehyde from CO₂ and piperazine, and condensation of the dicarboxaldehyde and melamine to construct the framework. The CO₂-derived COF has a 3-fold interpenetrated structure of 2D layers determined by powder X-ray diffraction, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and select-area electron diffraction. The structure shows a high Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area of 945 m² g⁻¹ and high stability against strong acid (6 M HCl), base (6 M NaOH), and boiling water over 24 hours. Post-modification of the framework with oxone has been demonstrated to modulate hydrophilicity, and it exhibits proton conductivity of 2.5×10⁻² S cm⁻¹ at 85 °C, 95 % of relative humidity.     

Selective Encapsulation and Chiral Induction of C60 and C70 Fullerenes by Axially Chiral Porous Aromatic Cages

Chiral induction has been an important topic in chemistry, not only for its relevance in understanding the mysterious phenomenon of spontaneous symmetry breaking in nature but also due to its critical implications in medicine and the chiral industry. The induced chirality of fullerenes by host–guest interactions has been rarely reported, mainly attributed to their chiral resistance from high symmetry and challenges in their accessibility. Herein, we report two new pairs of chiral porous aromatic cages (PAC), R- PAC-2 , S- PAC-2 (with Br substituents) and R- PAC-3 , S- PAC-3 (with CH₃ substituents) enantiomers. PAC-2 , rather than PAC-3 , achieves fullerene encapsulation and selective binding of C₇₀ over C₆₀ in fullerene carbon soot. More significantly, the occurrence of chiral induction between R- PAC-2 , S- PAC-2 and fullerenes is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and the intense CD signal within the absorption region of fullerenes. DFT calculations reveal the contribution of electrostatic effects originating from face-to-face arene-fullerene interactions dominate C₇₀ selectivity and elucidate the substituent effect on fullerene encapsulation. The disturbance from the differential interactions between fullerene and surrounding chiral cages on the intrinsic highly symmetric electronic structure of fullerene could be the primary reason accounting for the induced chirality of fullerene.     

Surface-Degenerate Semiconductor Photocatalysis for Efficient Water Splitting without Sacrificial Agents via a Reticular Chemistry Approach

The production of green hydrogen through photocatalytic water splitting is crucial for a sustainable hydrogen economy and chemical manufacturing. However, current approaches suffer from slow hydrogen production (<70 μmol ⋅ g_cat⁻¹ ⋅ h⁻¹) due to the sluggish four-electrons oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and limited catalyst activity. Herein, we achieve efficient photocatalytic water splitting by exploiting a multifunctional interface between a nano-photocatalyst and metal–organic framework (MOF) layer. The functional interface plays two critical roles: (1) enriching electron density directly on photocatalyst surface to promote catalytic activity, and (2) delocalizing photogenerated holes into MOF to enhance OER. Our photocatalytic ensemble boosts hydrogen evolution by ≈100-fold over pristine photocatalyst and concurrently produces oxygen at ideal stoichiometric ratio, even without using sacrificial agents. Notably, this unique design attains superior hydrogen production (519 μmol ⋅ g_cat⁻¹ ⋅ h⁻¹) and apparent quantum efficiency up to 13-fold and 8-fold better than emerging photocatalytic designs utilizing hole scavengers. Comprehensive investigations underscore the vital role of the interfacial design in generating high-energy photoelectrons on surface-degenerate photocatalyst to thermodynamically drive hydrogen evolution, while leveraging the nanoporous MOF scaffold as an effective photohole sink to enhance OER. Our interfacial approach creates vast opportunities for designing next-generation, multifunctional photocatalytic ensembles using reticular chemistry with diverse energy and environmental applications.     

MgF2对Mn4+掺杂锗酸盐红色荧光粉发光的影响

3.5MgO·0.5MgF₂·GeO₂：Mn⁴⁺作为优异热稳定性和良好发光性能的红色荧光粉而被市场应用,然而,该粉体中MgF₂的作用影响机理尚不明晰,阻碍其性能进一步优化和发展。采用高温固相法制备了系列Mn⁴⁺激活的锗酸盐荧光粉,通过对比加入MgF₂、H₃BO₃（助熔剂）,研究了该粉体的结构、形貌、发光性能等变化规律,阐明了MgF₂的发光影响作用。研究表明,加入MgF₂、H₃BO₃和不加任何助熔剂时的样品,其最佳烧结温度分别为1 150、1 250和1 350 ℃,上述温度下发光强度均为最佳值,其中加入MgF₂、H₃BO₃的样品在最佳温度处生成了纯相。MgF₂的添加,一方面同H₃BO₃一样作为助熔剂对生成纯相、提高样品结晶度起了积极的作用;另一方面,通过研究分析,确认F^-离子成功掺杂进入晶格,促使样品生成的晶体结构为Mg₁₄Ge₅（O, F）₂₄。加入MgF₂、H₃BO₃在最佳烧结温度的样品的荧光寿命分别为0.93和0.75 ms。