Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yan An, Xiaoping Hu, Xinyu Wang, Jian Tian
Summary: In this study, MoSe2-NiSe dual co-catalysts with abundant active sites and interfacial electronic structures were assembled on g-C3N4 nanosheets through a solvothermal reaction process. The MoSe2-NiSe/g-C3N4 composite showed improved light absorption and photoelectrochemical properties, achieving a photocatalytic H2 production rate that is 99.25, 1.44, and 3.67 times higher than that of pure g-C3N4 nanosheets, MoSe2/C3N4, and NiSe/C3N4, respectively. The apparent quantum efficiency of MoSe2-NiSe/g-C3N4 reached 4.07% under light at λ = 370 nm. These results indicate that 2D ultrathin g-C3N4 nanosheets with a large surface area and short charge-transfer distance can facilitate light scattering and the transport of photoexcited electrons, while MoSe2-NiSe, as a dual co-catalyst, exhibits strong electronic synergistic interaction between the interfaces, thus improving the conductivity and promoting the electron transfer process.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Ning Li, Xueyun Gao, Junhui Su, Yangqin Gao, Lei Ge
Summary: The use of metallic cocatalysts can improve the photocatalytic performance by enhancing carrier density and absorbing photons under wide-spectrum illumination. In this study, metallic WO2/g-C3N4 nanocomposites were successfully synthesized for the first time and exhibited significant photocatalytic properties. The addition of WO2 resulted in higher RhB photocatalytic degradation and H-2 production rate compared to Pt/g-C3N4 and WO2/g-C3N4 alone. This study provides a new perspective for the rational design of metallic cocatalysts/semiconductors with highly efficient photocatalytic properties.
CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Youzhou He, Guangmei Jiang, Yao Jiang, Lei Tang, Chenghua Zhang, Weiwei Guo, Fukun Li, Linfeng You, Siqi Li, Xingyan Liu
Summary: The in-situ fabrication of noble-metal-free g-C3N4@carbon-Ni/Ni2P cocatalyst with retained core-shell nanostructure through successive annealing-phosphating method demonstrated enhanced separation and transfer efficiency of photoexcited charge, leading to improved photocatalytic performance. The unique core-shell structure with uniformly dispersed metal phosphides on the exterior shell surface provided more active sites and achieved efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yan Ma, Dianjun Chi, Yuping Tao, Shengjun Liu, Lei Dong, Yu Chen, Lifang He, Kui Zhang
Summary: In this study, a series of low-cost and high-efficiency catalysts were successfully obtained by in situ phosphating, which showed great potential in solar energy-efficient hydrogen production.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xinyu Ma, Bing Luo, Zilong Zeng, Songwei Hu, Dengwei Jing
Summary: By using a calcination route, a 2D/2D Z-scheme La2NiO4/g-C3N4 heterojunction was successfully created, showing significantly enhanced photocatalytic activities, especially in the absence of noble metal cocatalysts. The photocatalytic hydrogen generation rate of the La2NiO4/g-C3N4 composite was highest when the mass fraction of La2NiO4 was 3 wt%, demonstrating 53.8 and 43.9 times improvement over bare La2NiO4 and g-C3N4, respectively.
ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mingrui Guo, Meng Chen, Jixiang Xu, Jing Wang, Lei Wang
Summary: The intramolecular doping of donor or acceptor units in carbon nitride can effectively regulate electron structure and enhance catalytic activity. In this study, benzene rings and eosin Y were co-grafted onto carbon vacancies in g-C3N4, resulting in ultrathin holey EY-PhCN with improved electron transfer and light response. The EY-PhCN catalyst exhibited high hydrogen production rate and CO2 reduction rate.
MATERIALS CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yaying Li, Fen Xu, Lixian Sun, Xiaogang Xue, Yingjing Wang, Lumin Liao, Yanxun Guan, Bin Li, Kexiang Zhang, Yongjin Zou, Huanzhi Zhang
Summary: In this study, a Schottky junction was constructed by combining Mo-Ni bimetallic sulfide with g-C3N4 nanosheets, which effectively separated and accumulated carriers to enhance the conversion of O-2 to superoxide radicals, resulting in rapid degradation of the pollutant Rhodamine B.
NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Tengfei Wu, Jianfeng Huang, Gen Cheng, Yuwan Pang
Summary: Constructing heterojunction to improve photocatalytic efficiency has been widely explored, and in this work, CdS-based ternary composites were fabricated for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. The ternary nanocomposite exhibited significantly enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen generation rate under visible light irradiation, owing to the synergistic effects of different materials. This research demonstrated the great potential of CdS-based ternary heterostructures for boosting photocatalytic hydrogen production.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xiaojing Han, Mengwei Li, Yongning Ma, Yingxuan Li, Hongrui Ma, Chuanyi Wang
Summary: In this study, Ag nanoparticles loaded g-C3N4 was prepared and used for photocatalytic CO2 reduction under high temperature conditions. The CO production rate was strongly dependent on the reaction temperature. Increasing the temperature could enhance the activation of molecules and contribute to the production of CO.
SURFACES AND INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yulin Cheng, Baogang Xu, Tong Song, Quande Che, Ping Yang
Summary: In this study, SnO2-g-C3N4 nanocomposites were successfully prepared using SnO2 nanoparticles and layered g-C3N4 nanosheets via thermal polymerization. By adjusting the parameters, heterostructures with an optimized SnO2 weight ratio of 10% were obtained, leading to significantly improved photocatalytic performance. This enhancement can be attributed to the formation of a type II heterostructure and improved interface properties between g-C3N4 and SnO2, as well as the improved conductivity of SnO2 promoting the separation and transfer of photogenerated carriers.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Qiaoyun Wang, Nasiman Tuerxun, Lu Xiao, Yu Wang, Caijin Huang, Hong Du
Summary: Ni3FeN nanosheets were synthesized using urea as a nitrogen source, and a heterostructure of Ni3FeN/g-C3N4 was constructed to enhance the absorption of visible light. The Ni3FeN/g-C3N4 heterojunction demonstrated excellent visible-light photocatalytic activity and bimetallic nitrides as cocatalysts were found to enhance the performance of photocatalysts. The study highlights the feasibility of using Ni3FeN as a cocatalyst in photocatalytic hydrogen production.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sudi Chen, Jiajia Wei, Xitong Ren, Keke Song, Jiajie Sun, Feng Bai, Shufang Tian
Summary: Transforming solar energy into chemical bonds is a promising way to store solar energy, and the combination of porphyrins and graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) has resulted in numerous studies on porphyrin/g-C3N4 hybrids for solar energy utilization. This review focuses on the recent progress in porphyrin/g-C3N4 composites, including composite photocatalysts with porphyrin molecules/g-C3N4 connected through noncovalent or covalent interactions, and porphyrin-based nanomaterials/g-C3N4 composite photocatalysts such as porphyrin-based MOF/g-C3N4, porphyrin-based COF/g-C3N4, and porphyrin-based assembly/g-C3N4 heterojunction nanostructures. The review also discusses the versatile applications of these composites in artificial photosynthesis for hydrogen evolution, CO2 reduction, and pollutant degradation, and provides critical summaries and perspectives on the challenges and future directions in this field.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Bingrong Guo, Bin Liu, Chaoli Wang, Yuhua Wang, Shu Yin, Muhammad Sufyan Javed, Weihua Han
Summary: A novel S-scheme Ti0.7Sn0.3O2/g-C3N4 heterojunction photocatalyst was proposed, showing superior photocatalytic performance under visible light for the degradation of Rhodamine B and tetracycline hydrochloride in water. The excellent photocatalytic activity is attributed to the effective separation and transfer of photo-generated charges in the S-scheme structure between Ti0.7Sn0.3O2 and g-C3N4.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yanjun Xue, Yinghong Ji, Xinyu Wang, Huanli Wang, Xiaobo Chen, Xiaoli Zhang, Jian Tian
Summary: In this work, a 1T'-MoS2/g-C3N4 nanocage heterostructure was prepared by loading 2D semi-metal noble-metal-free 1T'-MoS2 on g-C3N4 nanocages. The heterostructure exhibited stronger light absorption capacity, larger specific surface area, and effective inhibition of photoinduced carrier recombination. It achieved a hydrogen evolution rate of 1949 μmol h-1 g-1, outperforming pure g-C3N4 nanocages, Pt/g-C3N4 nanocages and nanosheets, 1T'-MoS2/g-C3N4 nanosheets, and 2H-MoS2/g-C3N4 nanocages. The 1T'-MoS2/g-C3N4 nanocage heterostructure is a promising photocatalyst for green H2 production.
GREEN ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Yixuan Lv, Dandan Ma, Chao Yang, Kunli Song, Le Shi, Yonghong Cheng, Chunming Niu, Jian-Wen Shi
Summary: A heterojunction composed of CsCu2I3 perovskite and graphite carbon nitride (CN) was constructed for the first time, resulting in significantly enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance. The hydrogen evolution rate of the heterojunction was 2212 umol/g/h, four times higher than CsCu2I3 and nearly ten times higher than CN. The formation of a unique N-I bond at the interface between CN and CsCu2I3 facilitated the transfer of photogenerated electrons, establishing a type II mechanism and effectively promoting hydrogen evolution.
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hongfei Shi, Huaqiao Tan, Wan-bin Zhu, Zaicheng Sun, Yuejia Ma, Enbo Wang
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2015)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Hong-Fei Shi, Gang Yan, Yi Zhang, Hua-Qiao Tan, Wen-Zhe Zhou, Yuan-Yuan Ma, Yang-Guang Li, Weilin Chen, En-Bo Wang
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2017)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Wen-Zhe Zhou, Xiao-Jia Feng, Hua-Qiao Tan, Hong-Fei Shi, Yong-Hui Wang, Shan Gao, Yang-Guang Li
CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL
(2016)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Gang Yan, Hongfei Shi, Huaqiao Tan, Wanbin Zhu, Yonghui Wang, Hongying Zang, Yangguang Li
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2016)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Meng Sun, Yuan-Yuan Ma, Huaqiao Tan, Jian Yan, Hong-Ying Zang, Hong-Fei Shi, Yong-Hui Wang, Yang-Guang Li
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hongfei Shi, Yanchun Yu, Yi Zhang, Xiaojia Feng, Xinyu Zhao, Huaqiao Tan, Shifa Ullah Khan, Yangguang Li, Enbo Wang
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
(2018)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Shifa Ullah Khan, Mansoor Akhtar, Faheem Ullah Khan, Jun Peng, Aftab Hussain, Hongfei Shi, Jing Du, Gang Yan, Yangguang Li
JOURNAL OF COORDINATION CHEMISTRY
(2018)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Yuting Gao, Feng Chen, Zhe Chen, Hongfei Shia
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Hongfei Shi, Tingting Zhao, Yue Zhang, Huaqiao Tan, Wenhui Shen, Weidong Wang, Yangguang Li, Enbo Wang
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Xinyu Zhao, Yi Zhang, Yingnan Zhao, Huaqiao Tan, Zhao Zhao, Hongfei Shi, Enbo Wang, Yangguang Li
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Zhe Chen, Yuting Gao, Dongzhao Mu, Hongfei Shi, Dawei Lou, Shu-yuan Liu
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Dongzhao Mu, Zhe Chen, Hongfei Shi, Naidi Tan
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Gang Yan, Xiaojia Feng, Liguang Xiao, Wenguang Xi, Huaqiao Tan, Hongfei Shi, Yonghui Wang, Yangguang Li
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2017)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Nasen Bate, Hongfei Shi, Li Chen, Jiabo Wang, Shasha Xu, Weilin Chen, Jianping Li, Enbo Wang
CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL
(2017)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xinping Zhang, Yuxin Guo, Xiaoyang Liu, Shun-Yu Wu, Ya-Xuan Zhu, Shao-Zhe Wang, Qiu-Yi Duan, Ke-Fei Xu, Zi-Heng Li, Xiao-Yu Zhu, Guang-Yu Pan, Fu-Gen Wu
Summary: This study develops a nanotrigger HCFT for simultaneous photodynamic therapy and light-triggered ferroptosis therapy. The nanotrigger can relieve tumor hypoxia, induce enhanced photodynamic reaction, and facilitate the continuation of Fenton reaction, ultimately leading to lethal ferroptosis in tumor cells.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Olumide Bolarinwa Ayodele, Toyin Daniel Shittu, Olayinka S. Togunwa, Dan Yu, Zhen-Yu Tian
Summary: This study focused on the semihydrogenation of acetylene in an ethylene-rich stream using two alloyed Pt catalysts PtCu and PtCo. The PtCu catalyst showed higher activity and ethylene yield compared to PtCo due to its higher unoccupied Pt d-orbital density. This indicates that alloying Pt with Cu is more promising for industrial relevant SHA catalyst.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Guowei Chen, Wen-Cheng Chen, Yaozu Su, Ruicheng Wang, Jia-Ming Jin, Hui Liang, Bingxue Tan, Dehua Hu, Shaomin Ji, Hao-Li Zhang, Yanping Huo, Yuguang Ma
Summary: This study proposes an intramolecular dual-locking design for organic luminescent materials, achieving high luminescence efficiency and performance for deep-blue organic light-emitting diodes. The material also exhibits unique mechanochromic luminescence behavior and strong fatigue resistance.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Joren van Stee, Gregory Hermans, Jinu Joseph John, Koen Binnemans, Tom Van Gerven
Summary: This work presents a continuous solvent extraction method for the separation of cobalt and nickel in a millifluidic system using Cyphos IL 101 (C101) as the extractant. The optimal conditions for extraction performance and solvent properties were determined by investigating the effects of channel length, flow rate, and temperature. The performance of a developed manifold structure was compared to a single-channel system, and excellent separation results were achieved. The continuous separation process using the manifold structure resulted in high purity cobalt and nickel products.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yan Xu, Jingai Jiang, Xinyi Lv, Hui Li, Dongliang Yang, Wenjun Wang, Yanling Hu, Longcai Liu, Xiaochen Dong, Yu Cai
Summary: A programmed gas release nanoparticle was developed to address the challenges in treating diabetic infected wounds. It effectively removes drug-resistant pathogens and remodels the wound microenvironment using NO and H2S. The nanoparticle can eliminate bacteria and promote wound healing through antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Tong Xia, Zhilin Xi, Lianquan Suo, Chen Wang
Summary: This study investigated a highly efficient coal dust suppressant with low initial viscosity and high adhesion-solidification properties. The results demonstrated that the dust suppressant formed a network of multiple hydrogen bonding cross-linking and achieved effective adhesion and solidification of coal dust through various chemical reactions.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jinzhi Cai, Zhenshan Li
Summary: A density functional theory-based rate equation was developed to predict the gas-solid reaction kinetics of CaO carbonation with CO2 in calcium looping. The negative activation energy of CaO carbonation close to equilibrium was accurately predicted through experimental validation.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jianxiong Chen, Fuhao Ren, Ningning Yin, Jie Mao
Summary: This study presents an economically efficient and easily implementable surface modification approach to enhance the high-temperature electrical insulation and energy storage performance of polymer dielectrics. The self-assembly of high-insulation-performance boron nitride nanosheets (BNNS) on the film surface through electrostatic interactions effectively impedes charge injection from electrodes while promoting charge dissipation and heat transfer.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Zijian Li, Zhaohui Yang, Shao Wang, Hongxia Luo, Zhimin Xue, Zhenghui Liu, Tiancheng Mu
Summary: This study reports a strategy for upgrading polyester plastics into value-added chemicals using electrocatalytic methods. By inducing the targeted transfer of *OH species, polyethylene terephthalate was successfully upgraded into potassium diformate with high purity. This work not only develops an excellent electrocatalyst, but also provides guidance for the design of medium entropy metal oxides.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Navneet Singh Shekhawat, Surendra Kumar Patra, Ashok Kumar Patra, Bamaprasad Bag
Summary: This study primarily focuses on developing a sulphur dyeing process at room temperature using bacterial Lysate, which is environmentally friendly, energy and cost effective, and sustainable. The process shows promising improvements in dye uptake and fastness properties.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Dengjia Shen, Hongyang Ma, Madani Khan, Benjamin S. Hsiao
Summary: This study developed cationic PVC nanofibrous membranes with high filtration and adsorption capability for the removal of bacteria and hexavalent chromium ions from wastewater. The membranes demonstrated remarkable performance in terms of filtration efficiency and maximum adsorption capacity. Additionally, modified nanofibrous membranes were produced using recycled materials and showed excellent retention rates in dynamic adsorption processes.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xiaoyan Wang, Zhikun Wang, Ben Jia, Chunling Li, Shuangqing Sun, Songqing Hu
Summary: Inspired by photosystem II, self-supported Fe-doped NiCoP nanowire arrays modified with carboxylate were constructed to boost industrial-level overall water splitting by employing the concerted proton-coupled electron transfer mechanism. The introduction of Fe and carboxyl ligand led to improved catalytic activity for HER and OER, and NCFCP@NF exhibited long-term durability for overall water splitting.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Pengyao Yu, Ge Yang, Yongming Chai, Lubomira Tosheva, Chunzheng Wang, Heqing Jiang, Chenguang Liu, Hailing Guo
Summary: Thin LTA zeolite membranes were prepared through secondary growth of nano LTA seeds in a highly reactive gel, resulting in membranes with superior permeability and selectivity in gas separation applications.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Baiqin Zhou, Huiping Li, Ziyu Wang, Hui Huang, Yujun Wang, Ruichun Yang, Ranran Huo, Xiaoyan Xu, Ting Zhou, Xiaochen Dong
Summary: The use of machine learning to predict the performance of specific adsorbents in phosphate adsorption shows great promise in saving time and revealing underlying mechanisms. However, the small size of the dataset and insufficient detailed information limits the model training process and the accuracy of results. To address this, the study employs a fuzzing strategy that replaces detailed numeric information with descriptive text messages on the physiochemical properties of adsorbents. This strategy allows the recovery of discarded samples with limited information, leading to accurate prediction of adsorption amount, capacity, and kinetics. The study also finds that phosphate uptake by adsorbents is generally through physisorption, with some involvement of chemisorption. The framework established in this study provides a practical approach for quickly predicting phosphate adsorption performance in urgent scenarios, using easily accessible information.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Paula Alejandra Lamprea Pineda, Joren Bruneel, Kristof Demeestere, Lisa Deraedt, Tex Goetschalckx, Herman Van Langenhove, Christophe Walgraeve
Summary: This study evaluates the use of four esterified fatty acids and three vegetable oils as absorption liquids for hydrophobic VOCs. The experimental results show that isopropyl myristate is the most efficient liquid for absorbing the target VOCs.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)