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Yang W, Li H, Li P, Xie L, Liu Y, Cao Z, Tian C, Wang CA, Xie Z. Facile Synthesis of Co Nanoparticles Embedded in N-Doped Carbon Nanotubes/Graphitic Nanosheets as Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Electrocatalytic Water Splitting. Molecules 2023; 28:6709. [PMID: 37764484 PMCID: PMC10535278 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28186709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Developing robust and cost-effective electrocatalysts to boost hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs) and oxygen evolution reactions (OERs) is crucially important to electrocatalytic water splitting. Herein, bifunctional electrocatalysts, by coupling Co nanoparticles and N-doped carbon nanotubes/graphitic nanosheets (Co@NCNTs/NG), were successfully synthesized via facile high-temperature pyrolysis and evaluated for water splitting. The morphology and particle size of products were influenced by the precursor type of the cobalt source (cobalt oxide or cobalt nitrate). The pyrolysis product prepared using cobalt oxide as a cobalt source (Co@NCNTs/NG-1) exhibited the smaller particle size and higher specific surface area than that of the pyrolysis products prepared using cobalt nitrate as a cobalt source (Co@NCNTs/NG-2). Notably, Co@NCNTs/NG-1 displayed much lower potential -0.222 V vs. RHE for HER and 1.547 V vs. RHE for OER at the benchmark current density of 10 mA cm-2 than that of Co@NCNTs/NG-2, which indicates the higher bifunctional catalytic activities of Co@NCNTs/NG-1. The water-splitting device using Co@NCNTs/NG-1 as both an anode and cathode demonstrated a potential of 1.92 V to attain 10 mA cm-2 with outstanding stability for 100 h. This work provides a facile pyrolysis strategy to explore highly efficient and stable bifunctional electrocatalysts for water splitting.
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- Wei Yang
- School of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic University, Jingdezhen 333403, China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic University, Jingdezhen 333403, China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic University, Jingdezhen 333403, China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic University, Jingdezhen 333403, China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic University, Jingdezhen 333403, China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic University, Jingdezhen 333403, China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic University, Jingdezhen 333403, China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic University, Jingdezhen 333403, China
- State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic University, Jingdezhen 333403, China
- State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Zhang BT, Yan Z, Zhao J, Chen Z, Liu Y, Fan M, Du W. Peroxymonocarbonate activation via Co nanoparticles confined in metal-organic frameworks for efficient antibiotic degradation in different actual water matrices. Water Res 2023; 243:120340. [PMID: 37480599 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023]
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Traditional advanced oxidation processes suffer from low availability of ultrashort lifetime radicals and declining stability of catalysts. Co nanoparticles in hollow bimetallic metal-organic frameworks (Co@MOFs) were synthesized via a solvothermal method. Nanoconfinement and peroxymonocarbonate (PMC) degradation system endows Co@MOFs with high catalytic activity and stability even in the actual water matrices. The nanocomposites exhibited 100-200 nm polyhedron structure with irregular nanocavity between the 20 nm shell and multicores. Co nanoparticles were completely encapsulated by the FeIII-MOF-5 shell according to the X-ray diffraction and photoelectron spectra. Both 0.8 nm micropores and 3.6 nm mesopores were proven to be present. The yolk-shell Co@MOFs exhibited higher catalytic performance than that of Co nanoparticles, hollow FeIII-MOF-5 and its core-shell counterpart toward PMC activation during sulfamethoxazole degradation. The catalytic activities of Co@MOFs for the activation of unsymmetrical peroxides (PMC and peroxymonosulfate) were much higher than those for the symmetrical peroxides (H2O2 and persulfate) and the heterogeneous catalysis was dominant in the Co@MOFs activated H2O2 and PMC systems. The MOF stability was the highest and metal leakages were the least in the activated PMC system among the four peroxides because of mild reaction conditions and the alkalescent solution (pH = 8.3-8.4). Furthermore, the high removal efficiencies (>94%) and degradation rates could be maintained in the different actual water matrices due to the confinement effects. The contributions of carbonate and hydroxyl radicals were primary for sulfamethoxazole degradation, and superoxide anion and singlet oxygen also played essential roles according to scavenging experiments and time-series spin-trapping electron spin resonance spectra. Six degradation pathways were proposed according to 26 intermediate identification and the pharmacophores of more than 80% intermediates were destroyed, which would benefit subsequent biological treatment. Successful combination of nanoconfinement and PMC might provide a new effective solution for pollution remediation.
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- Bo-Tao Zhang
- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, United States.
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- Agilent Technologies (China) Co., Ltd., Beijing 100102, China
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Yang G, Wen B, Zhou Z, Wang S, Zhao H, Ding S, Yan W. Flexible cobalt nanoparticles/carbon nanofibers with macroporous structures toward superior electromagnetic wave absorption. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 636:194-203. [PMID: 36630856 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.12.158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Revised: 12/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The increasing electromagnetic (EM) pollution that has seriously threatened human health and electronic devices urgently required high-performance absorbents toward attenuating EM wave (EMW). The combination of microstructure modulation and appropriate components regulation has proven to be a feasible strategy for improving the EMW absorption performance of absorbents. In this work, well-designed one-dimensional carbon nanofibers with macroporous structures and uniformly magnetic metal nanoparticles modification were prepared by the hard-template assisted electrospinning method followed by carbonization and template-elimination processes. The strong interfacial polarization loss and multireflection strengthened by the hollow structures and the magnetic loss induced by the introduced cobalt nanoparticles evidently enhanced the impedance matching level of the macroporous carbon nanofibers/cobalt nanoparticles (MCF/Co). As a result, MCF/Co composite offers broad absorption bandwidth (6.24 GHz) and strong electromagnetic wave absorption performance (-40.1 dB) at a thickness of 3.0 mm. This work inspires the rational one-dimensional macroporous carbon nanofibers design for new-generation EMW materials and provides an important research basis for the porous flexible EMW absorption materials.
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- Guorui Yang
- School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, "Four Joint Subjects One Union" School-Enterprise Joint Research Center for Power Battery Recycling & Circulation Utilization Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, "Four Joint Subjects One Union" School-Enterprise Joint Research Center for Power Battery Recycling & Circulation Utilization Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, "Four Joint Subjects One Union" School-Enterprise Joint Research Center for Power Battery Recycling & Circulation Utilization Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, "Four Joint Subjects One Union" School-Enterprise Joint Research Center for Power Battery Recycling & Circulation Utilization Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, "Four Joint Subjects One Union" School-Enterprise Joint Research Center for Power Battery Recycling & Circulation Utilization Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
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Shao Y, Yan Y, Wang J, Jin Q, Xu H, Zhang X. Co/SBA-16 coating supported on a 3D-printed ceramic monolith for peroxymonosulfate-activated degradation of Levofloxacin. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 643:137-150. [PMID: 37058889 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.03.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2023] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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This study reports a simple method for anchoring dispersed Co nanoparticles on SBA-16 mesoporous molecular sieve coating grown on the 3D-printed ceramic monolith (i.e., Co@SBA-16/ceramic). The monolithic ceramic carriers with a designable versatile geometric channel could improve the fluid flow and mass transfer but exhibited a smaller surface area and porosity. The SBA-16 mesoporous molecular sieve coating was loaded onto the surface of the monolithic carriers using a simple hydrothermal crystallization strategy, which can increase the surface area of the monolithic carriers and facilitate the loading of active metal sites. In contrast to the conventional impregnation loading method (Co-AG@SBA-16/ceramic), dispersed Co3O4 nanoparticles were obtained by directly introducing Co salts into the as-made SBA-16 coating (containing a template), accompanied by conversion of the Co precursor and removal of the template after calcination. These promoted catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller theory, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The developed Co@SBA-16/ceramic catalysts exhibited excellent catalytic performance for the continuous removal of levofloxacin (LVF) in fixed bed reactors. Co/MC@NC-900 catalyst exhibited a ∼ 78% degradation efficiency in 180 min compared to that of Co-AG@SBA-16/ceramic (17%) and Co/ceramic (0.7%). The improved catalytic activity and reusability of Co@SBA-16/ceramic was because of the better dispersion of the active site within the molecular sieve coating. Co@SBA-16/ceramic-1 exhibits much better catalytic activity, reusability and long-term stability than Co-AG@SBA-16/ceramic. After a 720 min continuous reaction, the LVF removal efficiency of Co@SBA-16/ceramic-1 in a 2 cm fixed-bed reactor was stable at 55%. Using chemical quenching experiments, electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, the possible LVF degradation mechanism and degradation pathways were proposed. This study provides novel PMS monolithic catalysts for the continuous and efficient degradation of organic pollutants.
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- Yan Shao
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China; State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China; State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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Li M, Zhe T, Li R, Bai F, Jia P, Xu Z, Wang X, Bu T, Wu H, Wang L. ZIF-derived Co nanoparticles embedded into N-doped carbon nanotube composites for highly efficient electrochemical detection of nitrofurantoin in food. Food Chem 2023; 418:135948. [PMID: 36944309 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.135948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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Designing efficient and sensitive methods for the detection of nitrofurantoin (NFT) residues is of great importance for food safety and environmental protection. Herein, a composite with cobalt nanoparticles encapsulated in nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube (N/Co@CNTs@CC-II) was synthesized by in-situ growth and sublimation-gas phase transformation strategy and used to establish an ultrasensitive electrochemical sensor for NFT determination. The N/Co@CNTs@CC-II sensor exhibits uniform N doping, fine hollow structure, and abundant active metal sites, which lays a solid foundation for the ultra-sensitive detection of NFT. Benefiting from these advantages, the N/Co@CNTs@CC-II exhibits excellent sensitivity (8.19 μA μM-1 cm-2) and low detection limit (18.41 nM) for NFT detection. The practical feasibility of N/Co@CNTs@CC-II was also demonstrated by the determination of NFT in milk and tap water samples. This study may open up new opportunities for the application of N-doped carbon nanotube materials encapsulating transition metals.
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- Mingyan Li
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, PR China.
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Zhang J, Lei P, Yu D, Li Y, Zhong M, Shen W, Guo S. Oxidative Cleavage of β-O-4 Linkage in Lignin via Co Nanoparticles Embedded in 3DNG as Catalyst. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203144. [PMID: 36408758 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The cleavage of β-O-4 linkage in lignin is one of the key steps for oxidative conversion of lignin to low-molecular-weight aromatics. Herein, Co nanoparticles embedded in three-dimensional network of nitrogen-doped graphene (Co/NG@3DNG-X) were prepared through an immersion-pyrolysis procedure, in which X denotes the pyrolysis temperature. The detailed characterization of Co/NG@3DNG-X shows that the Co nanoparticles are coated with a few layers of nitrogen-doped graphene (NG) sheets that are further embedded in 3DNG matrix. The catalytic activities of the Co/NG@3DNG-X for the oxidative cleavage of β-O-4 linkage in lignin model compounds with O2 as oxidant are explored. It is demonstrated that catalytic activities of as-prepared Co/NG@3DNG-X can be tuned by varying the pyrolysis condition, and the Co/NG@3DNG-900 shows the highest catalytic activity, which is attributed to the enriched Co-Nx species, the strong surface basicity, the high specific surface and the mesoporous motif of 3DNG network. More pronouncedly, the Co/NG@3DNG-900 can also effectively catalyze the oxidative cleavage of organosolv lignin, generating certain monomeric aromatics. Additionally, the intrinsic magnetic property of Co nanoparticles makes the Co/NG@3DNG-X be easily recovered from the reaction mixture, and the as-coated thin NG layer can protect Co nanoparticle from oxidation condition, which putting together afford the Co/NG@3DNG-X with good reusability and stability.
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- Jiali Zhang
- Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electric Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P.R. China
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electric Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P.R. China
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electric Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P.R. China
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electric Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P.R. China
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electric Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P.R. China
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electric Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P.R. China
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electric Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P.R. China
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Yang Q, Yang Y, Zhang Y, Zhang L, Sun S, Dong K, Luo Y, Wu J, Kang X, Liu Q, Hamdy MS, Sun X. Highly efficient activation of peroxymonosulfate by biomass juncus derived carbon decorated with cobalt nanoparticles for the degradation of ofloxacin. Chemosphere 2023; 311:137020. [PMID: 36330974 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The cobalt nanoparticles decorated biomass Juncus derived carbon (Co@JDC) was prepared by facile calcination strategy and applied to activate peroxymonosulfate (PMS) for eliminating ofloxacin (OFX) in the water environment. The results of catalytic experiments show that 97% of OFX degradation efficiency and 70.4% of chemical oxygen demand removal rate are obtained within 24 min at 0.1 g L-1 Co@JDC, 0.2 g L-1 PMS, 20 mg L-1 OFX (100 mL), and pH = 7, which indicates that Co@JDC/PMS system exhibits excellent performance. Meanwhile, the experimental results of affect factor show that Co@JDC/PMS system can operate in a wider pH range (3-9) and Cl-1, NO3-1, and SO42- have an ignorable effect on OFX degradation. The radical identification experiments confirm that SO4˙-, ·OH, O2˙-, and 1O2 are involved in the process of PMS activation, especially SO4˙- and 1O2 are the main contributors. Furthermore, a possible PMS activation mechanism by Co@JDC was proposed and the degradation pathways of OFX were deduced. Finally, the stable catalytic activity, negligible leaching of Co2+, and the outstanding degradation efficiency for other antibiotics prove that Co@JDC possesses good stability and universality.
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- Qin Yang
- College of Resources and Environment, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, 610225, Sichuan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, 610225, Sichuan, China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, 610225, Sichuan, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, Sichuan, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, Sichuan, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, Sichuan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, 610225, Sichuan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, 610225, Sichuan, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, Sichuan, China
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- Catalysis Research Group (CRG), Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, 61413, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, Sichuan, China; College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, China.
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Hu X, Qi J, Qiao S, Yu W, Shang J, Liu L, Zhao Z, Tang L, Zhang W. A novel exsolution technique-twice lasers: rapidly aroused explosive exsolution of nanoparticles to boost electrochemical performance. Nanotechnology 2022; 34:105709. [PMID: 36562514 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aca9d8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The exsolution of nanoparticles (NPs) on material surfaces exhibits good performance with great potential in the field of catalysis. In this study, a method with twice lasers treatment (TLT) is proposed for the first time to rapidly promote the exsolution of Co NPs to the surface of (La0.7Sr0.3)0.93Ti0.93Co0.07O3(LSTC) by laser rapid heating to enhance the electrochemical performance of the LSTC. The entire process from precursor powder-stable perovskite crystal structure-Co NPs exsolution on the LSTC surface takes only ≈36 s by TLT. The Co NPs exsolution was confirmed by x-ray diffractometer, scanning electron microscopy and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. After TLT, a large number of Co NPs reached 75 particlesμm-2appeared on the surface of LSTC with the onset potential of 1.38 V, the overpotential of 214 mV, and the Tafel slope of 81.14 mV dec-1, showing good catalytic activity and long-term stability. The novel process of using TLT to rapidly induce exsolution of NPs enables the rapid preparation of nanoparticle-decorated perovskite materials with better electrochemical properties, thus enriching exsolution technology and opening a new avenue for surface science research.
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- Xin Hu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Liaoning University of Technology, Jinzhou Liaoning 121001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Liaoning University of Technology, Jinzhou Liaoning 121001, People's Republic of China
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- Electron Microscopy Center, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun Jilin 130012, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Liaoning University of Technology, Jinzhou Liaoning 121001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Liaoning University of Technology, Jinzhou Liaoning 121001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Liaoning University of Technology, Jinzhou Liaoning 121001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Liaoning University of Technology, Jinzhou Liaoning 121001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Liaoning University of Technology, Jinzhou Liaoning 121001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Liaoning University of Technology, Jinzhou Liaoning 121001, People's Republic of China
- Electron Microscopy Center, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun Jilin 130012, People's Republic of China
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Wang H, Jiao Y, Wang S, Ye P, Ning J, Zhong Y, Hu Y. Accelerating Triple Transport in Zinc-Air Batteries and Water Electrolysis by Spatially Confining Co Nanoparticles in Breathable Honeycomb-Like Macroporous N-Doped Carbon. Small 2021; 17:e2103517. [PMID: 34725919 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202103517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Rational engineering electrode structure to achieve an efficient triple-phase contact line is vital for applications such as in zinc-air batteries and water electrolysis. Herein, a facile "MOF-in situ-leaching and confined-growth-MOF" strategy is developed to construct a breathable trifunctional electrocatalyst based on N-doped graphitic carbon with Co nanoparticles spatially confined in an inherited honeycomb-like macroporous structure (denoted as Co@HMNC). The unique orderly arranged macroporous channels and the "ships in a bottle" confinement effect jointly expedite the triple transport, endowing the catalysts with fast reaction kinetics. As a result, the obtained Co@HMNC catalyst presents superb trifunctional performance with a positive half-wave potential (E1/2 ) of 0.90 V for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), and low overpotentials of 318 and 51 mV for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) at 10 mA cm-2 , respectively. The Co@HMNC-based liquid Zn-air battery reaches a large specific capacity of 859 mA h gZn -1 , a high-power density of 198 mW cm-2 , and long-term stability for 375 h, suggesting its promise for actual applications.
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- Haiyan Wang
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
- Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies, Zhejiang Normal University, Hangzhou, 311231, China
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Bu Y, Liu J, Chu H, Wei S, Yin Q, Kang L, Luo X, Sun L, Xu F, Huang P, Rosei F, Pimerzin AA, Seifert HJ, Du Y, Wang J. Catalytic Hydrogen Evolution of NaBH 4 Hydrolysis by Cobalt Nanoparticles Supported on Bagasse-Derived Porous Carbon. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2021; 11:3259. [PMID: 34947607 PMCID: PMC8708045 DOI: 10.3390/nano11123259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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As a promising hydrogen storage material, sodium borohydride (NaBH4) exhibits superior stability in alkaline solutions and delivers 10.8 wt.% theoretical hydrogen storage capacity. Nevertheless, its hydrolysis reaction at room temperature must be activated and accelerated by adding an effective catalyst. In this study, we synthesize Co nanoparticles supported on bagasse-derived porous carbon (Co@xPC) for catalytic hydrolytic dehydrogenation of NaBH4. According to the experimental results, Co nanoparticles with uniform particle size and high dispersion are successfully supported on porous carbon to achieve a Co@150PC catalyst. It exhibits particularly high activity of hydrogen generation with the optimal hydrogen production rate of 11086.4 mLH2∙min-1∙gCo-1 and low activation energy (Ea) of 31.25 kJ mol-1. The calculation results based on density functional theory (DFT) indicate that the Co@xPC structure is conducive to the dissociation of [BH4]-, which effectively enhances the hydrolysis efficiency of NaBH4. Moreover, Co@150PC presents an excellent durability, retaining 72.0% of the initial catalyst activity after 15 cycling tests. Moreover, we also explored the degradation mechanism of catalyst performance.
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- Yiting Bu
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Structure and Property for New Energy and Materials, School of Material Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China; (Y.B.); (J.L.); (H.C.); (S.W.); (Q.Y.); (L.K.); (X.L.); (P.H.)
- School of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Structure and Property for New Energy and Materials, School of Material Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China; (Y.B.); (J.L.); (H.C.); (S.W.); (Q.Y.); (L.K.); (X.L.); (P.H.)
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Structure and Property for New Energy and Materials, School of Material Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China; (Y.B.); (J.L.); (H.C.); (S.W.); (Q.Y.); (L.K.); (X.L.); (P.H.)
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Structure and Property for New Energy and Materials, School of Material Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China; (Y.B.); (J.L.); (H.C.); (S.W.); (Q.Y.); (L.K.); (X.L.); (P.H.)
- School of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Structure and Property for New Energy and Materials, School of Material Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China; (Y.B.); (J.L.); (H.C.); (S.W.); (Q.Y.); (L.K.); (X.L.); (P.H.)
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Structure and Property for New Energy and Materials, School of Material Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China; (Y.B.); (J.L.); (H.C.); (S.W.); (Q.Y.); (L.K.); (X.L.); (P.H.)
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Structure and Property for New Energy and Materials, School of Material Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China; (Y.B.); (J.L.); (H.C.); (S.W.); (Q.Y.); (L.K.); (X.L.); (P.H.)
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Structure and Property for New Energy and Materials, School of Material Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China; (Y.B.); (J.L.); (H.C.); (S.W.); (Q.Y.); (L.K.); (X.L.); (P.H.)
- School of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Structure and Property for New Energy and Materials, School of Material Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China; (Y.B.); (J.L.); (H.C.); (S.W.); (Q.Y.); (L.K.); (X.L.); (P.H.)
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Structure and Property for New Energy and Materials, School of Material Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China; (Y.B.); (J.L.); (H.C.); (S.W.); (Q.Y.); (L.K.); (X.L.); (P.H.)
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117575, Singapore
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- Centre for Energy, Materials and Telecommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet Varennes, Québec, QC J3X 1S2, Canada;
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- Chemical Department, Samara State Technical University, 443100 Samara, Russia;
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Applied Materials-Applied Materials Physics, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany;
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; (Y.D.); (J.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; (Y.D.); (J.W.)
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Li X, Jiao Y, Cui Y, Dai C, Ren P, Song C, Ma X. Synergistic Catalysis of the Synthesis of Ammonia with Co-Based Catalysts and Plasma: From Nanoparticles to a Single Atom. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:52498-52507. [PMID: 34714629 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c12695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this study, a series of Co nanoparticles (NPs) with different sizes and Co single-atom catalysts (SACs) with different cobalt-nitrogen coordination numbers (Co-N2, Co-N3, and Co-N4) were synthesized and applied to the synthesis of ammonia catalyzed by plasma at low temperatures and atmospheric pressures. Under the same reaction conditions, the yield of nitrogen obtained from the reduction to ammonia over a series of Co NP catalysts varies with the Co particle size. The smaller the size of the Co NPs, the greater the number of exposed active centers, and the catalytic activity is higher. Among the Co SACs, the best catalyst was Co-N2 with two coordinated nitrogen atoms, and the ammonia yield was 181 mg·h-1·gcat-1. The experimental and theoretical calculations were consistent in that a low Co-N coordination number was beneficial to the adsorption and dissociation of N2, thereby enhancing the reduction activity of N2 and promoting the increase of ammonia production.
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- Xuemei Li
- School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
- International Science & Technology Cooperation Base for Clean Utilization of Hydrocarbon Resources, Chemical Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Use Technology of Shanbei Energy, Collaborative Innovation Center for Development of Energy and Chemical Industry in Northern Shaanxi, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, P. R. China
- The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Liquids, Synfuels China Company Ltd., Beijing 101400, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
- International Science & Technology Cooperation Base for Clean Utilization of Hydrocarbon Resources, Chemical Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Use Technology of Shanbei Energy, Collaborative Innovation Center for Development of Energy and Chemical Industry in Northern Shaanxi, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
- International Science & Technology Cooperation Base for Clean Utilization of Hydrocarbon Resources, Chemical Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Use Technology of Shanbei Energy, Collaborative Innovation Center for Development of Energy and Chemical Industry in Northern Shaanxi, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, P. R. China
- The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Liquids, Synfuels China Company Ltd., Beijing 101400, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
- International Science & Technology Cooperation Base for Clean Utilization of Hydrocarbon Resources, Chemical Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Use Technology of Shanbei Energy, Collaborative Innovation Center for Development of Energy and Chemical Industry in Northern Shaanxi, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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Wang H, Dong Q, Lei L, Ji S, Kannan P, Subramanian P, Yadav AP. Co Nanoparticle-Encapsulated Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes as an Efficient and Robust Catalyst for Electro-Oxidation of Hydrazine. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2021; 11:2857. [PMID: 34835623 DOI: 10.3390/nano11112857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Structural engineering is an effective methodology for the tailoring of the quantities of active sites in nanostructured materials for fuel cell applications. In the present study, Co nanoparticles were incorporated into the network of 3D nitrogen-doped carbon tubes (Co@NCNTs) that were obtained via the molten-salt synthetic approach at 800 °C. Morphological representation reveals that the Co@NCNTs are encompassed with Co nanoparticles on the surface of the mesoporous walls of the carbon nanotubes, which offers a significant active surface area for electrochemical reactions. The CoNPs/NCNTs-1 (treated with CaCl2) nanomaterial was used as a potential candidate for the electro-oxidation of hydrazine, which improved the response of hydrazine (~8.5 mA) in 1.0 M NaOH, as compared with CoNPs/NCNTs-2 (treated without CaCl2), NCNTs, and the unmodified GCE. Furthermore, the integration of Co helps to improve the conductivity and promote the lower onset electro-oxidation potential (−0.58 V) toward the hydrazine electro-oxidation reaction. In particular, the CoNPs/NCNTs-1 catalysts showed significant catalytic activity and stability performances i.e., the i-t curves showed notable stability when compared with their initial current responses, even after 10 days, which indicates the significant durability of the catalyst materials. This work could present a new approach for the design of efficient electrode materials, which can be used as a favorable candidate for the electro-oxidation of liquid fuels in fuel cell applications.
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Zhou S, Wang X, Zhao P, Zheng J, Yang M, Huo D, Hou C. ZIF-67 MOF-derived Co nanoparticles supported on N-doped carbon skeletons for the amperometric determination of hydrogen peroxide. Mikrochim Acta 2021; 188:383. [PMID: 34661751 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-021-05020-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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ZIF-67-derived Co nanoparticles supported on N-doped carbon skeletons have been prepared from melamine foam (Co-NPs/NCs) for non-enzymatic electrochemical H2O2 detection. The synthesis of Co-NPs/NCs was demonstrated via calcination treatment using melamine foam (MF) and ZIF-67 as precursors. The experimental results show that Co-NPs/NCs composites exhibit eminent catalytic activity toward specific determination of H2O2 with high selectivity and sensitivity (252.43 and 203.88 μA mM-1 cm-2), low LOD (0.12 μM), and wide linear ranges (10-2080 and 2080-11,800 μM). The excellent performance might be ascribed to the synergetic effects of MOF and N-doped carbon skeletons. The carbon skeletons serve as a conductive bridge and provide a large specific surface area, which can facilitate electron transfer and well disperse nanoparticles. This non-enzymatic electrochemical sensor based on Co-NPs/NCs can successfully detect H2O2 secreted by living cells, indicating its great potential in the early diagnosis and pathological exploration of disease.
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Zhang M, Song Z, Wang Z, Wang A, Zhu G, Shao S. Platinum quantum dots enhance electrocatalytic activity of bamboo-like nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes embedding Co-MnO nanoparticles for methanol/ethanol oxidation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 590:164-74. [PMID: 33548600 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.01.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Interaction of multi-active components can effectively maximize the overall catalytic ability of alcohol fuel cells. Herein, the self-assembled nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes (NCNTs) containing Co-MnO composite (Co-MnO/NCNTs) are successfully synthesized using dihydrodiamine as carbon and nitrogen source through one-step synthesis. In order to further improve the catalytic activity of Co-MnO/NCNTs for alcohol oxidation, small amounts of platinum quantum dots are uniformly loaded on Co-MnO/NCNTs formation of quaternary hybrid (named Pt/Co-MnO/NCNTs) during microwave reduction stage. Notably, the prepared Pt/Co-MnO/NCNTs hybrids possess the excellent methanol and ethanol oxidation mass current density of 1775.4 and 1112.8 mA mg-1 in alkaline condition, which are 3.6 and 2.25 times higher than that of Pt/C catalysts, respectively. The current density of ethanol catalytic oxidation is lower than that of methanol, which may be due to the partial oxidation of acetyl (the intermediate product of ethanol) on the Pt (1 1 1) crystal surface. More importantly, CO oxidation experiments reveal that strong electronic synergistic effect between MnO and Pt quantum dot can greatly improve the CO anti-poisoning ability. Another significant advantage of Pt/Co-MnO/NCNTs is that low platinum loading leads to low cost effective, which demonstrates that the modification non-noble metal catalysts with a few noble metals quantum dots is a promising choice to mass produce high performance catalyst with remarkably boosting electrocatalytic activity for alcohol oxidation.
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Liu G, Wang K, Wang L, Wang B, Lin Z, Chen X, Hua Y, Zhu W, Li H, Xia J. A Janus cobalt nanoparticles and molybdenum carbide decorated N-doped carbon for high-performance overall water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 583:614-625. [PMID: 33039860 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The fabrication of high-performance and stable electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is of importance for sustainable water-splitting technologies. Herein, the cobalt (Co) nanoparticles and molybdenum carbide (Mo2C) heterostructures anchored N-doped carbon (Co/Mo2C@NC-800) was designed as bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting via a simple pyrolysis approach for metal organic frameworks (MOFs) precursor. This composite shows a remarkable performance for HER and OER with a small overpotential of 121 mV and 311 mV at 10 mA cm-2, respectively. When the optimized electrocatalyst was employed as both anode and cathode for overall water splitting in a two-electrode system, the electrolyzer achieves a low cell voltage of 1.67 V at 10 mA cm-2 in 1 M KOH, as well as a superior and stable long-time operation of 30 h. The promising hybrid material demonstrates excellent electrocatalysis performance due to effective combination of the best of both worlds: Mo2C with remarkable HER performance and Co nanoparticles with excellent OER activity. The Mo2C possesses strong hydrogen binding energy and Co exhibits prominent electrical conductivity, thus the construction of heterostructures achieves more active sites with different functions and significantly boosts HER and OER process. The novel and effective synthesis strategy provides new insights into the design of outstanding non-noble metal bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting.
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- Gaopeng Liu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- Testing Center, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu 225009, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage and Energy Conversion of Hainan Province, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, Hainan 571158, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
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Du W, Shen K, Qi Y, Gao W, Tao M, Du G, Bao SJ, Chen M, Chen Y, Xu M. Efficient Catalytic Conversion of Polysulfides by Biomimetic Design of "Branch-Leaf" Electrode for High-Energy Sodium-Sulfur Batteries. Nanomicro Lett 2021; 13:50. [PMID: 34138227 PMCID: PMC8187676 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-020-00563-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Rechargeable room temperature sodium-sulfur (RT Na-S) batteries are seriously limited by low sulfur utilization and sluggish electrochemical reaction activity of polysulfide intermediates. Herein, a 3D "branch-leaf" biomimetic design proposed for high performance Na-S batteries, where the leaves constructed from Co nanoparticles on carbon nanofibers (CNF) are fully to expose the active sites of Co. The CNF network acts as conductive "branches" to ensure adequate electron and electrolyte supply for the Co leaves. As an effective electrocatalytic battery system, the 3D "branch-leaf" conductive network with abundant active sites and voids can effectively trap polysulfides and provide plentiful electron/ions pathways for electrochemical reaction. DFT calculation reveals that the Co nanoparticles can induce the formation of a unique Co-S-Na molecular layer on the Co surface, which can enable a fast reduction reaction of the polysulfides. Therefore, the prepared "branch-leaf" CNF-L@Co/S electrode exhibits a high initial specific capacity of 1201 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C and superior rate performance.
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- Wenyan Du
- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Green Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, People's Republic of China.
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Murugesan K, Chandrashekhar VG, Kreyenschulte C, Beller M, Jagadeesh RV. A General Catalyst Based on Cobalt Core-Shell Nanoparticles for the Hydrogenation of N-Heteroarenes Including Pyridines. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:17408-17412. [PMID: 32543735 PMCID: PMC7540604 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202004674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Herein, we report the synthesis of specific silica-supported Co/Co3 O4 core-shell based nanoparticles prepared by template synthesis of cobalt-pyromellitic acid on silica and subsequent pyrolysis. The optimal catalyst material allows for general and selective hydrogenation of pyridines, quinolines, and other heteroarenes including acridine, phenanthroline, naphthyridine, quinoxaline, imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine, and indole under comparably mild reaction conditions. In addition, recycling of these Co nanoparticles and their ability for dehydrogenation catalysis are showcased.
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- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e. V.Albert-Einstein-Str. 29a18059RostockGermany
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Cao KW, Huang H, Li FM, Yao HC, Bai J, Chen P, Jin PJ, Deng ZW, Zeng JH, Chen Y. Co nanoparticles supported on three-dimensionally N-doped holey graphene aerogels for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 559:143-151. [PMID: 31622816 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Revised: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The reactive and stable catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction are highly desirable for low temperature fuel cells. The commercial oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysts generally reply on noble metal based nanomaterials, which suffer from inherent cost and selectivity issues. At present, it still remains challenge for designing efficient non-noble metal-based oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysts. Herein, we successfully synthesize Co nanoparticles supported on three-dimensionally N-doped holey graphene aerogels hybrids by the high-temperature calcination of the graphene aerogels-polyallylamine-CoII hybrids. The component optimized hybrids show the excellent electrocatalytic activity for oxygen reduction reaction in alkaline media, which is comparable to commercial Pt/C electrocatalyst. Meanwhile, the hybrids also show eminent tolerance for CO and methanol, attributing to their excellent oxygen reduction reaction selectivity. The three-dimensionally interconnected structure of graphene aerogels, N-doping, uniform dispersion and high crystallinity of Co nanoparticles, and holey structure of graphene contribute to the striking oxygen reduction reaction activity of hybrids.
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- Kai-Wen Cao
- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China.
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Wang Z, Shen J, Ji S, Xu X, Zuo S, Liu Z, Zhang D, Hu R, Ouyang L, Liu J, Zhu M. B,N Codoped Graphitic Nanotubes Loaded with Co Nanoparticles as Superior Sulfur Host for Advanced Li-S Batteries. Small 2020; 16:e1906634. [PMID: 31967721 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201906634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Revised: 12/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) are considered as one of the best candidates for novel rechargeable batteries due to their high energy densities and abundant required materials. However, the poor conductivity and large volume expansion of sulfur and the "shuttle effect" of lithium polysulfides (LPSs) have significantly hindered the development and successful commercialization of LSBs. Bean-like B,N codoped carbon nanotubes loaded with Co nanoparticles (Co@BNTs), which can act as advanced sulfur hosts for the novel LSB cathode, are fabricated. Uniform graphitic nanotubes improve the conductivity of the electrode and load more electroactive sulfur and buffer volume expansion during the electrochemical reaction. In addition, loaded Co nanoparticles and codoped B,N sites can significantly suppress the "shuttle effect" of LPSs with strong chemical interaction. It is established that the Co nanoparticles and codoped B,N can provide more active sites to catalyze the redox reaction of sulfur cathode. This stable Co@BNTs-S cathode displays an exceptional electrochemical performance (1160 mA h g-1 after 200 cycles at 0.1 C) and outstanding stable cycle performance (1008 mA h g-1 after 400 cycles at 1.0 C with an extremely low attenuation rate of 0.038% per cycle).
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- Zhuosen Wang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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Liu X, Yang W, Chen L, Liu Z, Long L, Wang S, Liu C, Dong S, Jia J. Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C 3N 4)-Derived Bamboo-Like Carbon Nanotubes/ Co Nanoparticles Hybrids for Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2020; 12:4463-4472. [PMID: 31913599 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b18454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is an extremely important reaction in many renewable energy-related devices. The sluggish kinetics of the ORR limits the development of many fuel cells. Design and synthesis of highly efficient nonprecious electrocatalysts are of vital importance for electrochemical reduction of oxygen. Herein, we develop a graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4)-derived bamboo-like carbon nanotubes/carbon-wrapped Co nanoparticles (BCNT/Co) electrocatalyst by a simple high-temperature pyrolysis and acid-leaching method. The catalytic performance of the as-designed electrocatalyst toward ORR outperforms the commercial Pt/C catalyst in alkaline solution. The onset potential of nonprecious BCNT/Co-800 catalyst was 1.12 V. The half-wave potential was 0.881 V. The result was superior to that of commercial Pt/C (0.827 V vs RHE). The Co nanoparticles, bamboo-like carbon nanotubes, defects, and Co-Nx active sites all result in the remarkable ORR activity, stability, and great methanol tolerance.
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- Xiangjian Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry , Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun , Jilin 130022 , China
- University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Beijing Institute of Technology , Beijing 100081 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry , Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun , Jilin 130022 , China
- University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry , Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun , Jilin 130022 , China
- University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry , Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun , Jilin 130022 , China
- University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry , Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun , Jilin 130022 , China
- University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China
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- School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences , Wuyi University , Jiangmen , Guangdong 529020 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry , Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun , Jilin 130022 , China
- University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry , Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun , Jilin 130022 , China
- School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences , Wuyi University , Jiangmen , Guangdong 529020 , China
- University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China
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Zhao J, Quan X, Chen S, Liu Y, Yu H. Cobalt Nanoparticles Encapsulated in Porous Carbons Derived from Core-Shell ZIF67@ZIF8 as Efficient Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2017; 9:28685-28694. [PMID: 28805372 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b10138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The synthesis of electrocatalysts consisting of selectively functionalized parts is an effective strategy to prepare nonprecious electrocatalysts with excellent performance for oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, we synthesized core-shell structured ZIF67@ZIF8 and converted it into Co decorated porous carbons (CS-Co/Cs) consisting of the ZIF67 derived uniformly dispersed Co nanoparticles encapsulated in graphitic carbon as cores and the ZIF8 derived porous carbon as shells. Compared to individual ZIF67 derived samples (Co/Cs), the unique structure of CS-Co/Cs leads to the larger surface area and more hydrophilic surface, both of which facilitate the mass transfer, contributing to the enhanced OER performance. The optimized CS-Co/C sample presents the low overpotential of 290 mV to deliver 10 mA cm-2 toward OER in 1 M KOH, which is among the best of the reported nonprecious OER electrocatalysts. The CS-Co/C exhibits no obvious current attenuation at 1.53 V for 30 000 s, demonstrating its robust stability.
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- Jujiao Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology , Dalian 116024, China
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Cui X, Liang K, Tian M, Zhu Y, Ma J, Dong Z. Cobalt nanoparticles supported on N-doped mesoporous carbon as a highly efficient catalyst for the synthesis of aromatic amines. J Colloid Interface Sci 2017; 501:231-40. [PMID: 28456107 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.04.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2017] [Revised: 04/13/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Inexpensive and reusable transition metal heterogeneous catalysts exhibiting excellent catalytic performance represent an attractive alternative to noble metal and homogeneous catalysts. In this work, we fabricated a novel nanocatalyst comprised of Co nanoparticles (NPs) supported on a N-doped mesoporous carbon (Co/mCN-900) by simple one-pot pyrolysis of a homogeneous mixture of melamine, polyacrylonitrile, and Co(NO3)2·6H2O under a N2 atmosphere at 900°C. The as-obtained Co/mCN-900 catalyst displayed a fluffy mesoporous structure with highly dispersed and accessible Co NPs acting as catalytic active sites. The Co/mCN-900 catalyst was effective in hydrogenating nitroarenes at milder conditions (i.e., 1MPa H2 and 120°C) as compared to previously reported Co- and Ni-based catalysts. The Co/mCN-900 catalyst also catalyzed the reductive N-alkylation of nitroarenes with carbonyl compounds to form the corresponding aromatic secondary amines under very mild reaction conditions. In addition, the Co/mCN-900 catalyst showed good reusability since its morphology and activity were maintained after several reaction cycles. Therefore, this work provides a facile and promising method for fabricating non-precious transition metal-based catalysts with excellent performance and great potential for sustainable chemistry applications.
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