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Liu F, Wu Y, Long M, Ma Y, Zheng M, Cao S, Chen S, Du Y, Chen C, Deng H. Activating Adsorption Sites of Waste Crayfish Shells via Chemical Decalcification for Efficient Capturing of Nanoplastics. ACS NANO 2024; 18:15779-15789. [PMID: 38833666 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c02511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2024]
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The property of being stubborn and degradation resistant makes nanoplastic (NP) pollution a long-standing remaining challenge. Here, we apply a designed top-down strategy to leverage the natural hierarchical structure of waste crayfish shells with exposed functional groups for efficient NP capture. The crayfish shell-based organic skeleton with improved flexibility, strength (14.37 to 60.13 MPa), and toughness (24.61 to 278.98 MJ m-3) was prepared by purposefully removing the inorganic components of crayfish shells through a simple two-step acid-alkali treatment. Due to the activated functional groups (e.g., -NH2, -CONH-, and -OH) and ordered architectures with macropores and nanofibers, this porous crayfish shell exhibited effective removal capability of NPs (72.92 mg g-1) by physical interception and hydrogen bond/electrostatic interactions. Moreover, the sustainability and stability of this porous crayfish shell were demonstrated by the maintained high-capture performance after five cycles. Finally, we provided a postprocessing approach that could convert both porous crayfish shell and NPs into a tough flat sheet. Thus, our feasible top-down engineering strategy combined with promising posttreatment is a powerful contender for a recycling approach with broad application scenarios and clear economic advantages for simultaneously addressing both waste biomass and NP pollutants.
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- Fangtian Liu
- Key Laboratory of Biomass Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, School of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, School of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, School of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, School of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, School of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, School of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, School of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, School of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, School of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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Krishnan MR, Omar H, Aldawsari Y, Al Shikh Zien B, Kattash T, Li W, Alsharaeh EH. Insight into thermo-mechanical enhancement of polymer nanocomposites coated microsand proppants for hydraulic fracturing. Heliyon 2022; 8:e12282. [PMID: 36593840 PMCID: PMC9803784 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The present work reports the fabrication of ultra-high strength microsand proppants (100 mesh) through a polymer nanocomposite dual coating approach and gives insight into their thermo-mechanical reinforcements. The dual coating can be of 3D-cross-linked poly(styrene-methyl methacrylate)/divinylbenzene) (PS-PMMA/DVB) porous network and thermally cross-linked epoxy with graphene nanosheets. The inner layer of PS-PMMA/DVB was prepared using bulk polymerization of styrene (S) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) at 70 °C with a free radical initiator azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN). The outer layer was prepared by mixing epoxy resin, a cross-linker, and commercial graphene (CG) followed by thermally curing the mixture. The dual-coated microsand proppants exhibited enhanced mechanical characteristics of elastic modulus (E) as high as 7.78 GPa, hardness (H) of 0.35 GPa, and fracture toughness (Kc) of 3.19 MPa m1/2 along with largely improved thermal properties. Moreover, the dual-coated microsand proppants exhibit a very high-stress resistance up to 14000 psi, and to the best of our knowledge, this is the highest stress resistance value attained for the modified sand-based proppants so far.
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- Mohan Raj Krishnan
- College of Science and General Studies, AlFaisal University, P.O. Box 50927, Riyadh, 11533, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Science and General Studies, AlFaisal University, P.O. Box 50927, Riyadh, 11533, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Science and General Studies, AlFaisal University, P.O. Box 50927, Riyadh, 11533, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Science and General Studies, AlFaisal University, P.O. Box 50927, Riyadh, 11533, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Science and General Studies, AlFaisal University, P.O. Box 50927, Riyadh, 11533, Saudi Arabia
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- EXPEC Advanced Research Center, Saudi Aramco, P.O. Box 5000, Dhahran, 31311, Saudi Arabia,Corresponding author.
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- College of Science and General Studies, AlFaisal University, P.O. Box 50927, Riyadh, 11533, Saudi Arabia,Corresponding author.
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3D-poly(styrene-methyl methacrylate)/divinyl benzene-2D-nanosheet composite networks for organic solvents and crude oil spill cleanup. Polym Bull (Berl) 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-021-03565-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Hadden M, Martinez-Martin D, Yong KT, Ramaswamy Y, Singh G. Recent Advancements in the Fabrication of Functional Nanoporous Materials and Their Biomedical Applications. MATERIALS 2022; 15:ma15062111. [PMID: 35329563 PMCID: PMC8950633 DOI: 10.3390/ma15062111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Functional nanoporous materials are categorized as an important class of nanostructured materials because of their tunable porosity and pore geometry (size, shape, and distribution) and their unique chemical and physical properties as compared with other nanostructures and bulk counterparts. Progress in developing a broad spectrum of nanoporous materials has accelerated their use for extensive applications in catalysis, sensing, separation, and environmental, energy, and biomedical areas. The purpose of this review is to provide recent advances in synthesis strategies for designing ordered or hierarchical nanoporous materials of tunable porosity and complex architectures. Furthermore, we briefly highlight working principles, potential pitfalls, experimental challenges, and limitations associated with nanoporous material fabrication strategies. Finally, we give a forward look at how digitally controlled additive manufacturing may overcome existing obstacles to guide the design and development of next-generation nanoporous materials with predefined properties for industrial manufacturing and applications.
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- Matthew Hadden
- The School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; (M.H.); (D.M.-M.); (K.-T.Y.)
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- The School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; (M.H.); (D.M.-M.); (K.-T.Y.)
- Sydney Nano Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- The School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; (M.H.); (D.M.-M.); (K.-T.Y.)
- Sydney Nano Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- The School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; (M.H.); (D.M.-M.); (K.-T.Y.)
- Sydney Nano Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
- Correspondence: (Y.R.); (G.S.)
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- The School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; (M.H.); (D.M.-M.); (K.-T.Y.)
- Sydney Nano Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
- Correspondence: (Y.R.); (G.S.)
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Chen YH, Chen HY, Lai CJ, Hsu JH, Lin KYA, Yang H. Tunable Omnidirectional Antireflection Coatings Inspired by Inclined Irregular Nanostructures on Transparent Blue-Tailed Forest Hawk Dragonfly Wings. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:9490-9503. [PMID: 34333977 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Randomly arranged inclined irregular nanostructure-covered blue-tailed forest hawk dragonfly wings are highly transparent for wide viewing angles. Inspired by the dragonfly wings, monolayer silica colloids are self-assembled on shape memory polymer-coated substrates and utilized as plasma etching masks to pattern disorderly arranged inclined irregular conical structures. The structures build gradual refractive index transitions at various angles of incidences, resulting in omnidirectional antireflection performance over the whole visible wavelength region. In comparison with a bare substrate, the optimized structure-covered substrate presents 10% higher optical transmission at 0° and even 41% higher optical transmission at an angle of incidence of 75°. Importantly, by manipulating the structural configuration of the shape memory polymer-based structures, the corresponding antireflection characteristics can be instantaneously and reversibly eliminated and recovered after drying out of common household liquids or applying contact pressures in ambient environments. The tunable omnidirectional antireflection coatings are prospective candidates for realizing optical modulation, which exhibits an enormous application value in smart windows, intelligent display screens, optical components, and novel optoelectronic devices.
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- Yu-Han Chen
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, 145 Xingda Road, Taichung City 40227, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, 145 Xingda Road, Taichung City 40227, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, 145 Xingda Road, Taichung City 40227, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, 145 Xingda Road, Taichung City 40227, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, 145 Xingda Road, Taichung City 40227, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, 145 Xingda Road, Taichung City 40227, Taiwan
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Cheng CF, Chen YM, Zou F, Liu K, Xia Y, Huang YF, Tung WY, Krishnan MR, Vogt BD, Wang CL, Ho RM, Zhu Y. Li-Ion Capacitor Integrated with Nano-network-Structured Ni/NiO/C Anode and Nitrogen-Doped Carbonized Metal-Organic Framework Cathode with High Power and Long Cyclability. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:30694-30702. [PMID: 31373480 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b06354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Lithium-ion capacitors (LICs) represent a new type of energy-storage devices, which have combined merits of high energy density Li-ion battery and high power density supercapacitor. Nevertheless, one significant challenge for LICs is the imbalanced kinetics between the fast capacitive cathode and relatively slow intercalation anode that limit the energy-storage performance. Here, the asymmetric LIC devices were developed based on a nitrogen-doped, carbonized zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8) cathode and a three-dimensional, nano-network-structured, conversion reaction-based Ni/NiO/C anode. These nanostructures associated with both the cathode and anode enable rapid electron and ions transport in the LIC devices, which allows the asymmetric LICs to be operated on either high energy mode (energy density of 114.7 Wh/kg at power density of 98.0 W/kg) or high power mode (power density of 60.1 kW/kg at energy density of 17.6 Wh/kg). The device also exhibited long-term cycle stability with 87% capacitance retention after 12 000 cycles. These results demonstrate that the rational design of nanoporous electrode structures can deliver a balanced, high-performance-activated cZIF-8|Ni/NiO/C-based lithium-ion capacitor.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry , National Chiao Tung University , Hsinchu 30010 , Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , National Tsing Hua University , Hsinchu 30010 , Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry , National Chiao Tung University , Hsinchu 30010 , Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , National Tsing Hua University , Hsinchu 30010 , Taiwan
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Xie G, Wei S, Zhang L, Ma X. Hollow Mesoporous Organic Polymeric Nanobowls and Nanospheres: Shell Thickness and Mesopore-Dependent Catalytic Performance in Sulfonation, Immobilization of Organocatalyst, and Enantioselective Organocascade. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b05931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Guangxin Xie
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China
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