Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jingjing Cao, Tianpeng Zhou, Yunlong Xu, Yunbiao Qi, Wei Jiang, Wei Wang, Ping Sun, Aimin Li, Quanxing Zhang
Summary: The study found that CoNi-OH/LAs materials were synthesized using nine L-amino acids as inductive agents, with the ultrathin flowerlike CoNi2-OH/L-asparagine showing excellent energy storage performance. Assembled asymmetrical supercapacitor devices demonstrated high energy density and super long cycling stability over 5000 cycles.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiaoyan Mao, Xinqi Ding, Qi Wang, Xiping Sun, Lei Qin, Fei Huang, Luhong Wen, Xingwei Xiang
Summary: This study reports an oriented super-assembly strategy to construct micro-scale metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) superstructure through molecular self-assembly. By utilizing the strong intermolecular interactions between zirconium-oxygen (ZrO) cluster and glutamic acid, flexible nanoribbons can self-assemble into pumpkin-like microspheres. The confined effect between water-flexible building blocks and crosslinked hydrogen networks of the superstructures achieved a mismatch transformation of MOFs powders into homogeneous hydrogels. Experimental results and theoretical calculations demonstrate that the MOFs anisotropic superstructure exhibits dynamic double networks with superior water harvesting capacity and strong mechanical strength.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Qianqian Wang, Rui Zhou, Jianzhong Sun, Jun Liu, Qianqian Zhu
Summary: Naturally-derived cellulose nanomaterials (CNMs) have versatile applications due to their desirable physicochemical properties. Recent research on Janus amphiphilic cellulose nanomaterial particles with asymmetric structures provides a rich toolbox for various applications. Future research should focus on the self-assembly of Janus CNM particles into bulk self-standing membranes for more sustainable and straightforward approaches.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Qianqian Wang, Rui Zhou, Jianzhong Sun, Jun Liu, Qianqian Zhu
Summary: Naturally derived Janus cellulose nanomaterial particles offer a versatile and sustainable approach for various applications such as surface modification, emulsification, and dispersion. However, most Janus nanomaterial membranes are currently fabricated or modified asymmetrically, and future research should focus on the self-assembly and sustainable fabrication of Janus cellulose nanomaterial particles.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Koichiro Ishida, Tetsuo Kondo
Summary: The alignment of anisotropic nanomaterials affects their functions. Rod-like cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) form liquid crystals with self-ordering and exhibit unique optical properties. Native cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) are oriented and their orientation correlates with their mechanical strength and cell responses. A fabrication method for non-uniaxial, fingerprint-like alignment of CNFs using the Langmuir-Blodgett technique is proposed. The obtained Langmuir-Blodgett films of CNFs show anisotropic frictional properties depending on the orientation direction. This process for CNF ultrathin film fabrication can be used for novel surface design with desired structure-function correlations, providing anisotropic surface properties.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Fuqiang Fan, Zhihui Zhang, Qingqi Zeng, Liying Zhang, Xuemin Zhang, Tieqiang Wang, Yu Fu
Summary: The self-assembly of MOFs is crucial for the functional design of materials, but oriented self-assembly is still a challenge. This study proposes a novel strategy to drive oriented self-assembly of MOF polyhedral particles at the water-liquid interface by photoinitiated monomer polymerization. The prepared MOF polymer films show a Janus structure and can be easily transferred to various substrates.
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zhongwu Ren, Nannan Zhang, Yuanyuan Wu, Xue Ding, Xiaoxin Yang, Yuhan Kong, Hang Xing
Summary: This article introduces the assembly methods of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and their impact on material properties, including the study of building blocks, surface interactions, and Gibbs free energy. The macroscopic structures formed by facet-controlled assembly of individual particles have improved overall properties while maintaining individual particle characteristics.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zhuzhu Shao, Xuan Zhang, Jingfeng Liu, Xingang Liu, Chuhong Zhang
Summary: This study constructs a fabric piezoelectric energy harvester (PEH) by introducing piezoelectric anisotropic BaTi2O5 nanorods (BT2-nr) into piezoelectric polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanofibers. The developed anisotropic PEH can sensitively identify the forces at different bending directions and is a feasible strategy for fabricating self-powered flexible PEHs with high electromechanical conversion efficiency and multifunctionality for wearable piezoelectric pressure sensors.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Rusi Peng, Shiqing Li, Zheng Wan, Zhi-Qiang Wang, Xiaomeng Si, Jie Tuo, Hao Xu, Yejun Guan, Jingang Jiang, Yanhang Ma, Xiao He, Xue-Qing Gong, Peng Wu
Summary: A highly a-axis-oriented nanosheet zeolite with great industrial applications potential was synthesized using ionic liquid molecules and layered silicate sources. The resulting a-oriented ZSM-5 showed enhanced propylene selectivity and longer lifetime in the methanol-to-propylene reaction compared to bulky crystals. This research provides a versatile protocol for designing and synthesizing shape-selective zeolite catalysts with promising applications.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Samar A. Alsudir, Alhanouf Alharbi, Abdulaziz M. Almalik, Ali H. Alhasan
Summary: It was discovered that micellar ink of lipids could be transformed into various secondary structures through patterning-mediated self-assembly at nanoconfined interfaces, forming cochleates, discotic liquid crystals, and a novel supramolecular output named "nanopalms".
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Dongqing Lin, Jin'an Liu, He Zhang, Yue Qian, Hao Yang, Lihui Liu, Ang Ren, Yongsheng Zhao, Xiang Yu, Ying Wei, Shu Hu, Lianjie Li, Shifeng Li, Chuanxiang Sheng, Wenhua Zhang, Shufen Chen, Jianping Shen, Huifang Liu, Quanyou Feng, Shasha Wang, Linghai Xie, Wei Huang
Summary: This study demonstrates the integration of organic semiconducting emitters with butterfly-mimetic photonic crystals, showing remarkable optical properties and multifunctional applications.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xuemin Chen, Tuo Zhang, Hanxiong Liu, Jiachen Zang, Chenyan Lv, Ming Du, Guanghua Zhao
Summary: A protein engineering approach is used to design and construct shape-anisotropic protein arrays by utilizing multiple interaction sites and tunable features. The assembly of these arrays can be controlled by external stimuli and their anisotropic morphologies can be correlated with protein arrangement details through crystallography.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yuan Zhang, Benjamin Ourri, Pierre-Thomas Skowron, Emeric Jeamet, Titouan Chetot, Christian Duchamp, Ana M. Belenguer, Nicolas Vanthuyne, Olivier Cala, Elise Dumont, Pradeep K. Mandal, Ivan Huc, Florent Perret, Laurent Vial, Julien Leclaire
Summary: By incorporating stereo-electronic information on synthetic organic building blocks and templates, and utilizing non-directional interactions, achiral constituents can be selectively assembled into complex covalent architectures with multiple stereogenic elements. This proof of concept has implications beyond supramolecular chemistry and could stimulate the on-demand production of highly structured polyfunctional architectures.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Jiali Li, Huihui Li, Zhongjie Ren, Shouke Yan, Xiaoli Sun
Summary: This study introduces a new technology to improve electrical properties during stretching by using oriented P3HT films and PDMS layers. It was found that the electrical stability of P3HT films during stretching is better when stretched perpendicular to the c-axis. In addition, the evolution of the multiscale structure of P3HT films under stretching conditions was explored.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yu Liu, Xuemin Chen, Shuhua Yin, Xiaoxi Chang, Chenyan Lv, Jiachen Zang, Xiaojing Leng, Tuo Zhang, Guanghua Zhao
Summary: This study presents a self-assembly approach to fabricating protein origami with a networklike structure by designing dual noncovalent interactions on the different positions of a single protein building block. The approach involves constructing 1D protein filaments through metal coordination and creating network superstructures through cross-linking of the filaments at branch point linkages using pi-pi stacking interactions. The resulting protein networks exhibit reversible, injectable, and self-healing properties and can promote bone regeneration.
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Bingjie Pang, Peng Zhang, Zhongwei Cao, Song Wang, Jingjing Tong, Xuefeng Zhu, Weishen Yang
Summary: The article introduces a method of coupling the CO2 capture process with in situ methanation process, using a ceramic-molten carbonate (MC) dual-phase membrane reactor and a nickel-based catalyst, which can effectively reduce CO2 capture costs and improve reaction performance.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Zhenguo Lyu, Hu Wang, Yicheng Ye, Zhuwei Zhu, Guoying Weng, Dingbing He, Fan Li, Yanshuo Li, Chen Chen
Summary: A mesoporous silica-based solid acid with high surface area, large pore size, and moderate acid amount was synthesized through a one-step reverse-phase microemulsion method. The acid catalyst introduced 3-sulfopropyl as the acidic sites, resulting in a high surface silicon exposure and plenty of active groups. A novel strategy of waste to value was used to remove acetaldehyde from ethanol, converting it to a safer chemical of acetal with a pleasant odor. The remaining acetaldehyde could be controlled to a very low and safer level with a wide range of initial concentration.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Panpan Hu, Shufan Yao, Denan Li, Guijin Zheng, Dingbing He, Qianqian Zhu, Yanshuo Li, Wataru Ueda, Zhenxin Zhang
Summary: In this study, two zeolitic materials based on vanadotungstates were reported, which effectively separate C4 olefins and paraffins. The structures and cations of the materials have influences on the separation performance. The results demonstrate that one of the materials achieves high separation efficiency even at high temperatures.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Weili Xie, Kaiyue Zhu, Hanmiao Yang, Weikang Jiang, Weijian Li, Zhengsen Wang, Weishen Yang
Summary: In this study, an air breathing cathode was constructed by coupling electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in the cathode of nickel-zinc batteries, which improved the performance of Ni-Zn batteries. The novel battery (Ni-ZnAB) exhibited outstanding energy efficiency and long cycle life under lean electrolyte conditions, surpassing traditional Ni-Zn batteries. Furthermore, a mold cell with rich electrolyte achieved an ultrahigh stability, demonstrating the strong application potential of Ni-ZnAB.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hongling Song, Yuan Peng, Chenlu Wang, Lun Shu, Chenyu Zhu, Yanlei Wang, Hongyan He, Weishen Yang
Summary: Introducing low dose amino side groups into metal-organic framework nanosheet membranes enables high-purity H-2 production and precise decarbonization. The optimized amino membranes set a new record in H-2/CO2 separation, demonstrating excellent molecular sieving ability.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Wenhui Li, Yu Huang, Yuqian Xiang, Xiaohui Yan, Yanshuo Li, Dapeng Wu
Summary: A vacuum-assisted thermal bonding method was proposed for the covalent coupling of beta-cyclodextrin (CD-CSP), hexamethylene diisocyanate cross-linked beta-CD (HDI-CSP) and 3, 5-dimethylphenyl isocyanate modified beta-CD (DMPI-CSP) onto isocyanate silane modified silica gel. The method avoided side reactions under vacuum conditions and achieved optimal temperature and time of 160 degrees C and 3 h. The three CSPs exhibited good chromatographic performance, with CD-CSP achieving separation of all 7 flavanones enantiomers and HDI-CSP showing good separation performance for triazoles enantiomers with one chiral center.
JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Hong Yang, Shuyu Liang, Peng Zhang, Xianjuan Zhang, Peng Lu, Yi Liu, Xingzhong Cao, Yanshuo Li, Qiang Wang
Summary: In this study, the interlayer spacing of 2D nanosheets (NSs) was adjusted by intercalating layered double hydroxide (LDH) with different anions, resulting in the formation of mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs) for CO2 separation. Methanol treatment further improved the CO2 separation performance of the membranes, exceeding Robeson's 2008 upper-bound limit.
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Weili Xie, Kaiyue Zhu, Hanmiao Yang, Weishen Yang
Summary: This article summarizes six key strategies for zinc anode research, including the use of 3D structures, coatings, alloying, additives, separators, and charge protocols. These strategies not only provide insights for improving zinc anodes but also enable flexible combinations to further enhance their overall performance. The article also proposes several future research directions, advancing the development of rechargeable alkaline zinc-based batteries.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lun Shu, Yuan Peng, Hongling Song, Chenyu Zhu, Weishen Yang
Summary: A modular customization strategy was used to fabricate efficient metal-organic framework (MOF) membranes. MOF material screening, defect-free membrane output, membrane physicochemical property regulation, and separation applications can be rapidly achieved by separately designing and modifying the MOF module within the membrane. High separation performance can easily be achieved, meeting diverse separation requirements.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Weikang Jiang, Kaiyue Zhu, Weishen Yang
Summary: Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) are attracting attention due to their advantages. Vanadium-based cathode materials, with high theoretical capacity and diversified structures, are widely researched, but their practical applications are limited due to poor long-term cycling stability. This review focuses on the critical issues faced by vanadium-based cathodes in aqueous ZIBs, and proposes potential solutions. It summarizes the ion storage mechanisms, critical parameters affecting performance, and progress made in addressing the problems. Future directions for the development of practical aqueous ZIBs are suggested.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Guangguang Pi, Xuejiao Wang, Jianye Yang, Kai Wu, Xing Li, Yanshuo Li, Wei Fang
Summary: This study demonstrates the development of porous cheap-metal membrane electrodes with high activity for the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkaline media. The introduction of nanocrystalline Ni or a nitriding process enhances the mass transport and charge transfer kinetics during the alkaline HER process.
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Ruizhi Yi, Mei Zhang, Songyi Wang, Yi Cao, Taohong Liu, Peng Gao, Lifeng Zhang, Yanshuo Li
Summary: The effect of the silicon-to-aluminum ratio (SAR) of SSZ-13 seeds on the preparation of SSZ-13 membranes was investigated. The study found that the growth of the membrane depended on the SAR of the seeds, with low SAR seeds resulting in epitaxial growth and high SAR seeds leading to dissolution-recrystallization growth. Membranes synthesized with low-SAR seeds showed good compactness, high separation performance, and reproducibility.
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yukang Wang, Guijin Zheng, Qianqian Zhu, Qiangqiang Tong, Bolun Yu, Tamao Ishida, Toru Murayama, Yanshuo Li, Wataru Ueda, Zhenxin Zhang
Summary: Au nanoparticles supported on a zeolitic vanadomolybdate with controlled surface oxygen vacancies of the supports exhibit high catalytic activity for alcohol oxidation under mild conditions. The redox property of the zeolitic vanadomolybdate is highly dependent on the loading of Au, which is responsible for the efficient catalytic performance. The supported Au catalyst can be easily recovered and reused without the loss of activity.
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Yifei Yu, Jiaqi Zhao, Xianjuan Zhang, Peng Lu, Genliang Ji, Lifeng Zhang, Yanshuo Li
Summary: The organic solvent pressure-assisted osmosis (OSPAO) process is a novel method that combines osmotic pressure and external hydraulic pressure to increase solvent flux. Through the use of a thermal facilitated simultaneous phase-inversion and crosslinking (T-SIM) strategy, the physicochemical properties of solvent-resistant polyimide (PI) substrates are controlled effectively, leading to enhanced performance of the polyamide (PA) membranes produced on these substrates. The OSPAO process demonstrated higher ethanol flux and enhanced oxytetracycline (OTC) rejection compared to other separation processes, making it a desirable technology for solvent recovery in the pharmaceutical industry.
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Kaiyue Zhu, Hongxin Wang, Weikang Jiang, Weili Xie, Xu Li, Zhenghao Jia, Weishen Yang
Summary: In this study, MoVTe oxide with an M1 phase was used as a potential cathode material for aqueous Zn-ion batteries. The material exhibited broad and robust tunnels that facilitated reversible Zn2+ insertion/extraction and rich redox centers for charge redistribution, resulting in good battery performance. The storage mechanism of Zn2+ was observed at the atomic scale and the location of zinc ions within the cathode was accurately determined.
