Article
Energy & Fuels
Zijian Zhou, Lei Liu, Xiaowei Liu, Yue Zhou, Changqing Wang, Jingying Xu, Guozhang Chang, Minghou Xu
Summary: MnOx-based oxides are efficient catalysts for elemental mercury oxidation in flue gas, and combining with CeO2 or CeO2-ZrO2 enhances their catalytic activity. The new MnOx-CeO2-ZrO2 solid solution catalyst showed better Hg-0 oxidation performance compared to the MnOx/CeO2-ZrO2 supported catalyst. Mn4+ and surface active oxygen were identified as the active species in Hg-0 oxidation reactions, and SO2 significantly inhibited the activity of MnOx/CeO2-ZrO2 but had less impact on MnOx-CeO2-ZrO2 solid solution.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Ye Jiang, Guomeng Zhang, Tianyu Liu, Zhengda Yang, Yichao Xu, Riyi Lin, Xinwei Wang
Summary: CeO2/TiO2 catalyst is effective in denitrification and mercury removal, reducing mercury emissions. The presence of HCl and O2 influences the oxidation of Hg-0 on the catalyst surface, and HgCl acts as an important intermediate in the catalytic process.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Haitao Zhao, Pengfei Cao, Lu Lu, Fanghua Li, Cheng Heng Pang, Tao Wu
Summary: CeO2-based catalysts show high efficiency in catalytic oxidation of Hg-0, with the synergistic interactions between Ce and Mo facilitating the formation of defect-containing surface sites. Regulating the dispersion, exposure, and defect sites on CeO2(111) surface provides a feasible approach to enhancing the oxidation of Hg-0 for efficient removal of environmental pollutants.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Qiqi Shi, Chenguang Zhang, Boxiong Shen, Xiao Zhang, Honghong Lyu, Shuhao Li, Dongrui Kang, Yao Bian
Summary: The efficient control of co-existing Hg0 and chlorobenzene in flue gas is achieved through the use of a porous SmCe0.1Mn1.9O5 catalyst prepared via a sol-gel method followed by acid etching. The catalyst exhibits high removal efficiency for Hg0 and chlorobenzene, as well as excellent performance under complex flue gas conditions. The study also analyzes the influence of complex flue gas components on the distribution of reaction by-products.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Pengfei Cao, Yan Zhang, FengJuan Song, Haitao Zhao, Cheng Heng Pang, Tao Wu
Summary: A series of Mn-doped CeO2-MoO3/gamma-Al2O3 catalysts were synthesized and it was found that the addition of Mn significantly improved the performance of the catalysts, with the best Hg-0 catalytic oxidation efficiency reaching 86%. The addition of Mn increased the concentration of oxygen vacancies on the catalyst surface, promoting the catalytic oxidation of mercury. Mn-doping also cracked the CeO2 crystal plane and generated more active sites at the interface.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Huanyu Zhao, Jinwei Luo, Wei Tang, Baozhen Li, Ang Li, Dongxue Zhou, Ying Ou, Changmin Hou
Summary: In this study, CeO2 @TiO2 catalysts were prepared by encapsulating Ce ions into MIL-125 channels and annealing the Ce/MIL-125 precursor. The CeO2 @TiO2 catalysts had a NO conversion of nearly 100% at 350 degrees C and a wide temperature range larger than 200 degrees C, attributed to the high dispersion of CeO2 in the composites and the porous structure of CeO2 @TiO2 (2/3) catalyst, which exhibited high specific surface area. Furthermore, the CeO2 @TiO2 (2/3) catalyst had excellent NH3-SCR properties with a wide temperature range (200 degrees C to 450 degrees C) and outstanding resistance to H2O and SO2, thanks to the presence of Ce3+ sites, enriched surface oxygen species, effective adsorption of NOx species, and high surface acidity.
APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yiqing Zeng, Yanan Wang, Plaifa Hongmanorom, Zhigang Wang, Shule Zhang, Jiatang Chen, Qin Zhong, Sibudjing Kawi
Summary: In this study, a highly efficient P-doped CeO2/TiO2 catalyst was constructed, showing higher catalytic activity and stability compared to traditional catalysts. By controlling the P/Ti ratio and CeO2 loading content, a balance between surface acid sites and redox sites can be achieved to obtain the best catalytic performance. This work provides a feasible method for designing CeO2/TiO2-based catalysts with optimized surface properties for enhanced catalytic activity.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yingjie Zhang, Huijuan Yu, Xueqian Wang, Langlang Wang, Yuancheng Li, Dongpeng Lv, Dan Zhu, Chunmei Tian
Summary: This study investigates the adsorption behavior and mechanistic pathways for the catalytic oxidation of Hg-0 and AsH3 on the CeO2(111) surface using density functional theory calculations. The results suggest that CeO2 can adsorb and remove Hg-0 and AsH3.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MODELING
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Jihene Arfaoui, Abdelhamid Ghorbel, Carolina Petitto, Gerard Delahay
Summary: The addition of Ce and/or W influences differently the structure, texture, crystallites size, surface oxygen concentration, total acidity and redox ability of aerogel samples and clearly affects their NO-SCR activity. It was found that cerium species are more active in the low temperature NO-SCR reaction than tungsten ones, and the NO conversion into N-2 reaches 85% at 300 degrees C and exceeds 90% between 320 and 400 degrees C over the WO3-CeO2-TiO2 catalyst.
JOURNAL OF POROUS MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Pawnprapa Pitakjakpipop, Chunshan Song
Summary: This study examined the effects of different supports on the activity and selectivity of nickel phosphide catalysts in anisole hydrodeoxygenation. Ni2P/CeO2 showed the highest activity among the synthesized supports and common materials. Ni2P/TiO2-CeO2 exhibited superior reactivity and higher cyclohexane selectivity compared to Ni2P/CeO2. The choice of support also influenced the product distributions and HDO pathways. Both Ni2P/CeO2 and Ni2P/TiO2-CeO2 are promising catalysts for tunable production of benzene and cyclohexane, respectively.
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Zhong He, Yifei Long, Wenjie Liu, Xiaoyi Li, Yuan Wang, Jiangjun Hu
Summary: The study found that in the catalytic process of NO removal in flue gas, the NO conversion efficiency of Ce0.3Ti catalyst will increase with the increase of Ce loading, and active oxygen can promote the adsorption and oxidation of Hg-0.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Yiqing Zeng, Kok-Giap Haw, Yanan Wang, Shule Zhang, Zhigang Wang, Qin Zhong, Sibudjing Kawi
Summary: NH3-SCR is an important method to reduce NOx emissions, with CeO2-TiO2 catalysts gaining attention for their excellent performance. This review summarizes recent studies on CeO2-TiO2 catalysts, focusing on the impact of modification strategies on catalytic performance.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Wei He, Jingyu Ran, Guangpeng Yang, Zhi He, Xin Huang, John Crittenden
Summary: A simple hydrothermal method is used to dope cobalt species into CeO2 nanorods, which improves the reduction properties and activity of CeO2 for Hg-0 removal. Co doping increases the adsorption energy of Hg-0 and promotes the formation of oxygen vacancies, leading to enhanced activity for Hg degrees removal. The oxidation of Hg-0 over Co-doped CeO2 nanorods occurs through a Mars-van Krevelen mechanism, where Hg-0 reacts with surface oxygen to form HgO.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Qiulin Wang, Rui Wang, Xiaoniu Huang, Huancong Shi
Summary: This paper investigates the resistance of MnOx-CeO2/TiO2 catalyst to SO2 and H2O, and discusses their poisoning mechanism based on catalytic characterizations. The results show that the catalyst exhibits high tolerance to SO2 poisoning due to the preferential formation of surface sulfates on Ce dopants, which protect the main active component. However, the presence of both SO2 and H2O leads to more severe catalytic deactivation, indicating their synergistic toxicity in poisoning the catalyst.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chunjie Wang, Zhangwei Wang, Xiaoshan Zhang, Yu Gao, Huan Zhang, Xuan Liu, Yi Zhang
Summary: During the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games, atmospheric mercury levels in Beijing were monitored. The main sources were found to be central/southeastern Hebei, Tianjin, and southern Beijing. The risk from particulate bound mercury was higher than gaseous elemental mercury, and children were more sensitive to mercury exposure.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lei Yi, Jinke Xie, Caiting Li, Jian Shan, Yingyun Liu, Junwen Lv, Mi Li, Lei Gao
Summary: A battery of LaOx modified MnOx activated carbon catalysts were prepared for simultaneous abatement of NO and Hg-0, with 15%LaMn/BAC exhibiting excellent removal efficiency at 180 degrees C. The inhibitory effect of NH3 on Hg-0 removal was found to be greater than the accelerative effect of NO and O-2.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Lingkui Zhao, Lu Jiang, Yan Huang, Junfeng Zhang, Jun Tang, Caiting Li
Summary: The study demonstrated that partial substitution of La with Co in LaFeO3 can induce structural distortion, promote specific surface area, enhance active site exposure, and produce more reactive oxygen species, leading to significantly improved catalytic activities. Additionally, NO and toluene have mutual promotion effects in the reaction system, while the presence of H2O inhibits the oxidation of NO and toluene by consuming active oxygen atoms.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Ya Zhu, Yunbo Zhai, Shanhong Li, Xiangmin Liu, Bei Wang, Xiaoping Liu, Yuwei Fan, Haoran Shi, Caiting Li, Yun Zhu
Summary: This paper reviews methods for recovering different forms of phosphorus from solid products obtained from different sludge thermal treatment methods, as well as the bioavailability of the recovered phosphorus products. Incineration of sewage sludge is currently the most established and effective method for recovering phosphorus, while one wet chemical method has been commercialized and is expected to be further developed for industrial applications in the future. Pyrolysis and hydrothermal carbonization still have research gaps, but both have the potential to recover phosphorus and should be further explored based on their principles and laboratory performance.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Lei Gao, Lei Yi, Jiajie Wang, Xiangyi Li, Zhi Feng, Jian Shan, Yingyun Liu, Wenfa Tan, Qiuhua He, Caiting Li
Summary: This study presents a facile strategy for designing novel carbon-based catalysts for efficient removal of HCHO, combining hierarchical porous carriers and promotional effects to enhance catalytic performance.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Caixia Liang, Caiting Li, Youcai Zhu, Xueyu Du, Yifu Zeng, Yihui Zhou, Jungang Zhao, Shanhong Li, Xuan Liu, Qi Yu, Yunbo Zhai
Summary: This study investigated the removal of toluene pollution using CuO/TiO2 composites. The composites synthesized by the wet precipitation method showed better performance and durability, with higher light absorption and lower charge recombination. Under ultraviolet-visible light, the light-driven heat significantly increased the removal efficiency, and the addition of infrared light further improved the efficiency. The reduction of carbon deposition greatly improved the photocatalytic performance and stability of the materials.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Qi Yu, Caiting Li, Dengsheng Ma, Jungang Zhao, Xuan Liu, Caixia Liang, Youcai Zhu, Ziang Zhang, Kuang Yang
Summary: This paper reviews the recent advances of layered double hydroxides (LDHs)-based materials for the abatement of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), mainly focusing on photocatalytic oxidation and thermal catalytic oxidation. The catalytic performance and intensified mechanisms of various LDHs-based materials are summarized and compared, with a focus on the mechanistic details that lead to varying results. The effect of different gas components on the performance of LDHs-based materials is examined, and the applications of LDHs-based materials for VOCs adsorption, sensing, and steam reforming are discussed. Finally, the current challenges and development strategies for practical applications are outlined.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Thermodynamics
Xiangmin Liu, Yuwei Fan, Yunbo Zhai, Xiaoping Liu, Zhexian Wang, Ya Zhu, Haoran Shi, Caiting Li, Yun Zhu
Summary: This study conducted co-hydrothermal carbonization of rape straw and microalgae to obtain clean hydrochar. The effect of different feedwater pH values on co-HTC and the mechanism of enhanced N, S, and O removal were revealed. Acidic and alkaline conditions in the feedwater exacerbated the carbonization process. The hydrochar formed under acidic conditions had a higher heating value and deamination and deoxidation were the main methods for protein degradation and N, S, and O removal. The results provide insights into the production of hydrochar with improved properties.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Jie Zhang, Caiting Li, Xueyu Du, Shanhong Li, Le Huang
Summary: Recycled desulfurized activated coke can effectively recover Hg0 from coal-fired flue gas with superior removal performance. The generation of surface active oxygen species on activated coke after thermal treatment can enhance the adsorption of Hg0. The deposition of SO42-, oxygen addition, and specific surface area play important roles in the removal of Hg0 by activated coke during regeneration.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jungang Zhao, Caiting Li, Xueyu Du, Youcai Zhu, Shanhong Li, Xuan Liu, Caixia Liang, Qi Yu, Le Huang, Kuang Yang
Summary: Rapid industrialization has caused serious air pollution problems, highlighting the need for the development of detection and treatment technologies for efficient removal of harmful pollutants. Functional nanomaterials, specifically carbon dots (CDs), show great potential in sensing and photocatalytic technologies. CDs offer superior properties such as controllable structures, easy surface modification, adjustable energy band, and excellent electron-transfer capacities, making them an environmentally friendly and sustainable option for addressing environmental issues. This article highlights recent advances in CDs-based sensors and photocatalysts, discussing their applications in air pollutants detection and photocatalytic removal, as well as the diverse sensing and photocatalytic mechanisms of CDs. It emphasizes the importance of investigating synthetic mechanisms and designing structures.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiaoping Liu, Yunbo Zhai, Yun Zhu, Zhixiang Xu, Liming Liu, Wanying Ren, Yu Xie, Caiting Li, Min Xu
Summary: By using natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs) and low-temperature pretreatment, the dewaterability and resource recovery of waste-activated sludge (WAS) can be significantly improved.
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2022)
Review
Engineering, Environmental
Ziang Zhang, Caiting Li, Xueyu Du, Youcai Zhu, Le Huang, Kuang Yang, Jungang Zhao, Caixia Liang, Qi Yu, Shanghong Li, Xuan Liu, Yunbo Zhai
Summary: The synergistic system of non-intense electric field incorporated in semiconductor catalysts has gained attention as an advanced method to enhance cryogenic catalytic activity and meet specific reaction requirements. However, the lack of a comprehensive review on the process and mechanism in this research field is addressed in this study. A critical discussion on the classification of exogenous electric field promoting catalysis is provided, along with the construction of a shared mechanism framework. Further research suggestions are also proposed to contribute to the development and commercialization of this technology.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xueyu Du, Caiting Li, Jie Zhang, Youcai Zhu, Caixia Liang, Le Huang, Kuang Yang, Chaoliang Yao, Ying Ma
Summary: In this paper, the authors investigated the removal of Hg-0 using modified AC samples with abundant active oxygen species (AOS). The results showed that the treatment with (NH4)2S2O8 increased the microporosity and oxygen-containing functional groups, providing more anchoring sites for the dispersion of MnOx-FeOx. The optimized MnFe/NAC exhibited excellent efficiency for Hg-0 removal, as well as simultaneous removal of Hg-0 and NO.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jungang Zhao, Caiting Li, Qi Yu, Youcai Zhu, Xuan Liu, Shanhong Li, Caixia Liang, Ying Zhang, Le Huang, Kuang Yang, Ziang Zhang, Yunbo Zhai
Summary: Mn3O4/Co3O4 composites with S-scheme heterojunctions were fabricated for photothermal catalytic degradation of toluene under UV-Vis light irradiation. The hetero-interface of Mn3O4/Co3O4 effectively increases the specific surface area and promotes the generation of reactive oxygen species. The presence of a built-in electric field and energy band bending optimizes the photogenerated carriers' transfer path and enhances the removal efficiency of toluene.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Youcai Zhu, Caiting Li, Xuan Liu, Ying Zhang, Kuang Yang, Le Huang, Jungang Zhao, Ziang Zhang
Summary: CoCeOx nanoparticles with different Co/Ce molar ratios were prepared and applied to toluene oxidation. The Co-doped CeO2 improved the catalytic activity through interfacial synergistic effects. CoCeOx-2-NP exhibited the highest toluene conversion activity and CO2 selectivity. Various characterizations were performed to analyze the relationship between the catalysts' structure and performance.
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xiangmin Liu, Yunbo Zhai, Shanhong Li, Qiuya Niu, Xiaoping Liu, Zhexian Wang, Yali Liu, Zhenzi Qiu, Caiting Li, Yun Zhu, Min Xu
Summary: This study investigates the properties and conversion processes of petrochemical sludge under different hydrothermal carbonization temperatures. The results show that higher temperatures lead to higher organic-dissolved oil content and lower water-soluble oil content. Carbon is mainly preserved in hydrochar and organic-dissolved oil, while nitrogen and sulfur are removed through migration into water-soluble oil.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Qi-Wen Chen, Ze-Qing Guo, Jian-Ping Zhou
Summary: Multifunctional continuous solid solutions NFMTO-x were successfully synthesized via a one-step hydrothermal method by controlling the ratio of Mg and Fe. The NFMTO-x materials exhibited enhanced visible light response, effective adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants, CO2 methanation capability, and easy recyclability due to their magnetic properties. This research provides a significant multifunctional material for water purification.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2024)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
George E. Stan, Maziar Montazerian, Adam Shearer, Bryan W. Stuart, Francesco Baino, John C. Mauro, Jose M. F. Ferreira
Summary: Bioactive glasses have the ability to form strong bonds with tissues and release therapeutic ions. However, their biomechanical compatibility limits their use in load-bearing applications. The use of magnetron sputtering technology to fabricate BG coatings shows promise in improving their efficacy and potential for application.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zhaoxuan Wang, Zhicheng Yan, Zhigang Qi, Yu Feng, Qi Chen, Ziqi Song, Meng Huang, Peng Jia, Ki Buem Kim, Weimin Wang
Summary: The corrosion behavior of Fe-60 and Fe-83 ribbons in 0.6 M NaCl was studied. Fe-60 exhibited a local corrosion mode and formed a stable passivation film with higher corrosion resistance, while Fe-83 showed a combination of local and global corrosion modes and had lower corrosion resistance. Controlling the precipitation of nanocrystalline phases and increasing the POx content in the passivation film significantly improved the corrosion resistance of Fe-based glassy alloys.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hao-Kai Peng, Sheng-Yen Zheng, Wei-Ning Kao, Ting-Chieh Lai, Kai-Sheun Lee, Yung- Hsien Wu
Summary: This study investigates the effects of high energy/fluence proton radiation on the performance of HfZrOx-based FeFETs memory with different Zr content. The results show that the characteristics of FeFETs are influenced by proton radiation, and the extent of the influence depends on the Zr content. FeFETs with 50% Zr content exhibit minimal changes in memory window and demonstrate good endurance and retention performance.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zongyi Yue, Guangyi Wang, Zengguang Huang, Sihua Zhong
Summary: In this study, AZO and ITO films were successfully tuned as excellent passivation layers for c-Si surfaces, achieving effective minority carrier lifetime and outstanding optical properties through the optimization of annealing temperature and interfacial silicon oxide.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Martin Hruska, Jan Kejzlar, Jaroslav Otta, Premysl Fitl, Michal Novotny, Jakub Cizek, Oksana Melikhova, Matej Micusik, Peter Machata, Martin Vrnata
Summary: This paper presents a detailed study on the hydrogen sensing capabilities of highly nanoporous black gold films. The films exhibit fast response and recovery times at low temperatures. Different levels of nanoporosity were prepared and tested to investigate the sensing properties, and it was found that nanoporous black gold is suitable for hydrogen sensing. The sensitivity of the film depends on its nanoporosity.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yupu Wang, Gaofeng Teng, Chun To Yiu, Junyi Zhu
Summary: In the study of BM-SCO and HSCO thin films, it was found that H vacancies tend to prefer sites near the external surface or oxygen vacancy channels (OVCs), while H interstitials prefer sites of oxygen on a layer that contains six-fold coordinated Co. These findings not only enrich the understanding of complex surface phenomena of defect formation but also provide an explanation for the reversibility during phase transformation.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jiafeng Lu, Linping Teng, Qinxiao Zhai, Chunhua Wang, Matthieu Lancry, Ye Dai, Xianglong Zeng
Summary: In this study, we achieved full control of fiber nanograting orientation by manipulating laser polarization, and tailored space variant fiber nanogratings, which expanded the diversity in fiber nanograting engineering.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yibo Liu, Yujie Tao, Yue Liu, Qi Sun, Qinrong Lin, Kexin Kang, Qinghua Zhang, Qingjie Sun
Summary: This study investigates the wettability of the Ti-Cu-Fe multi-metal system, specifically the wetting behaviors of CuSi3 droplets on TC4 and 304SS plates. The results show that the CO2 + Ar gas atmosphere significantly affects interfacial mass transfer, thus influencing the wettability of the systems.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jimei Liu, Fei Wang, Rong Guo, Yuqi Liu, Mengyu Zhang, Jaka Sunarso, Dong Liu
Summary: This study developed Co/MXene composites with anti-corrosion properties by varying the cobalt content. These composites exhibited remarkable electromagnetic absorption performance and high resistance to corrosion under various corrosive conditions. The study also revealed the mechanism of electron transfer from cobalt to MXene and the electromagnetic dissipation behavior originated from polarization loss alone.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Moujie Huang, Yongsong Ma, Jingbo Yang, Lingyun Xu, Hangqi Yang, Miao Wang, Xin Ma, Xin Xia, Junhao Yang, Deli Wang, Chuang Peng
Summary: Strong metal-support interactions (SMSIs) are important for enhancing catalytic activities and stability in thermal catalysis. This study demonstrates a method to create SMSIs in electrocatalysis using carbon nanotubes and Ru nanoparticles, resulting in excellent catalytic activity and stability.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ravi Trivedi, Brinti Mondal, Nandini Garg, Brahmananda Chakraborty
Summary: This study explores the potential of biphenylene as a nanocarrier for the delivery of the anticancer drug cisplatin. It is found that biphenylene offers physical stability, rapid release rate, solubility, and bio-compatibilities compared to other nanocarriers. The adsorption of cisplatin on the surface of biphenylene involves charge transfer from cisplatin to biphenylene. The drug is shown to be released at body temperature in an acidic environment. Biphenylene also exhibits excellent cytotoxicity activity and cellular uptake of the drug. Overall, biphenylene shows promise as a potential nanocarrier for cisplatin delivery.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hyun Jeong, Hyeong Chan Suh, Ga Hyun Cho, Rafael Salas-Montiel, Hayoung Ko, Ki Kang Kim, Mun Seok Jeong
Summary: In this study, a potential platform to enhance Raman scattering and increase the number of observable Raman modes in monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) was proposed. The platform consisted of large-scale arrays of gold micropillars (MPs), which were able to enhance the Raman intensity of TMDs and make difficult-to-detect Raman modes observable. The platform showed great industrial advantages and wide applicability due to its low cost, simple process, large controllable area, and short process time.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yasir Abbas, Shafqat Ali, Sajjad Ali, Waqar Azeem, Zareen Zuhra, Haoliang Wang, Mohamed Bououdina, Zhenzhong Sun
Summary: In this study, FeOx@SPNO-C core-shell nanospheres as a catalyst for degradation of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) were successfully synthesized. The synergistic interaction between FeOx and SPNO-C, high carbon charge density, and the presence of C = O groups and N/Fe-Nx sites were found to be key factors for the enhanced degradation of SMX.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Qiaoting Yang, Yuxiao Gong, Yan Qian, Zhou-Qing Xiao, Serge Cosnier, Xue-Ji Zhang, Robert S. Marks, Dan Shan
Summary: This study proposes a hierarchical confinement strategy to design Prussian blue nanoparticles (PB NPs) with satisfactory electrocatalytic ability and stability. The catalytic synthesis of PB NPs is achieved through a hydrothermal process, and the as-prepared PB@NH2MIL exhibits efficient electronic transmission and enhanced electrocatalytic properties.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2024)
