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Sun CJ, Gau SH, Huang YK, Li MG, Wang J. Removal of heavy metals in water-extracted solution through adsorption by palygorskite and stabilization by comilling. Waste Manag Res 2024:734242X241237107. [PMID: 38497604 DOI: 10.1177/0734242x241237107] [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] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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Removing water-soluble chlorides (WSCs) through water extraction is a common pretreatment technology for recycling municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash (FA). However, the extracted solution often contains heavy metals, the concentrations of which exceed standards for effluent. This study aims to investigate the adsorption of heavy metals by palygorskite in water-extracted solution and explore the feasibility of stabilizing heavy metals through comilling palygorskite-adsorbed heavy metals (PAHMs) with water-extracted fly ash (WFA). The experimental parameters include: two-stage water extraction with a liquid-to-solid ratio of 5, adding 0, 0.125, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2 or 3 g of palygorskite to 100 mL of water-extracted solution, and comilling the mixture of PAHMs and WFA for 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 24 or 96 hours. The experimental results revealed that 3 g of palygorskite in 100 mL of extracted solution could absorb Pb, Cd, Cr, Cu and Zn, meeting the effluent standards. The total amount of Pb, Cd, Cr, Cu and Zn removal rate reached 99.7%. Moreover, 98.44% of the WSCs were not adsorbed, the water extraction process for removing WSCs was not compromised. After the comilling of PAHMs and WFA, the distribution of the heavy metals in the milled blended powder was greater than 99.44%; moreover, toxicity characteristic leaching procedure concentrations were determined to conform to regulatory standards, and the sequential extraction procedure revealed that the heavy metals tended to be in stable fractions. This achieves the goal of preventing secondary pollution from heavy metals during the MSWI FA recycling process.
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- Chang-Jung Sun
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Dongguan City University, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Dongguan City University, Guangdong, China
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Hu B, Wu Y, Wang K, Guo H, Lei Z, Liu Z, Wang L. Gram-Scale Mechanochemical Synthesis of Atom-Layer MoS 2 Semiconductor Electrocatalyst via Functionalized Graphene Quantum Dots for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution. Small 2024; 20:e2305344. [PMID: 37658517 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202305344] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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The development of advanced and efficient synthetic methods is pivotal for the widespread application of 2D materials. In this study, a facile and scalable solvent-free mechanochemical approach is approached, employing graphene quantum dots (GQDs) as exfoliation agents, for the synthesis and functionalization of nearly atom-layered MoS2 nanosheets (ALMS). The resulting ALMS exhibits an ultrathin average thickness of 4 nm and demonstrates high solvent stability. The impressive yield of ALMS reached 63%, indicating its potential for scalable production of stable nanosheets. Remarkably, the ALMS catalyst exhibits excellent HER performance. Moreover, the ALMS catalyst showcases exceptional long-term durability, maintaining stable performance for nearly 200 h, underscoring its potential as a highly efficient and durable electrocatalyst. Significantly, the catalytic properties of ALMS are significantly influenced by ball milling production conditions. The GQD-assisted large-scale machinery synthesis pathway provides a promising avenue for the development of efficient and high-performance ultrathin 2D materials.
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- Bingjie Hu
- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, BaoShan District, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, BaoShan District, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, BaoShan District, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, BaoShan District, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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Rodríguez-Hernández AP, Vega-Jiménez AL, Vázquez-Olmos AR, Ortega-Maldonado M, Ximenez-Fyvie LA. Antibacterial Properties In Vitro of Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles for Dental Applications. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2023; 13:502. [PMID: 36770464 PMCID: PMC9921384 DOI: 10.3390/nano13030502] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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(1) Dental caries, periodontitis, or peri-implantitis are commensal infections related to oral biofilm former bacteria. Likewise, magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgO-NPs) were studied to introduce them to the antibacterial properties of a few microorganisms. Considering this, the purpose of the present investigation was to determine the antibacterial properties of MgO-NPs on representative oral strains. (2) Methods: MgO-NPs with a cubic crystal structure were obtained by magnesium hydroxide mechanical activation. After synthesis, the MgO-NPs product was annealed at 800 °C (2 h). The MgO-NPs obtained were tested against ten oral ATCC strains at ten serial concentrations (1:1 20.0-0.039 mg/mL per triplicate) using the micro-broth dilution method to determine the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) or minimal bactericidal concentration (MIB). Measures of OD595 were compared against each positive control with a Student's t-test. Viability was corroborated by colony-forming units. (3) Results: The polycrystalline structure had an average size of 21 nm as determined by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy (high resolution). Antimicrobial sensitivity was observed in Capnocytophaga gingivalis (MIB/MIC 10-5 mg/mL), Eikenella corrodens (MIB 10 mg/mL), and Streptococcus sanguinis (MIB 20 mg/mL) at high concentrations of the MgO-NPs and at lower concentrations of the MgO-NPs in Actinomyces israelii (MIB 0.039 mg/mL), Fusobacterium nucleatum subsp. nucleatum (MIB/MIC 5-2.5 mg/mL), Porphyromonas gingivalis (MIB 20 mg/mL/MIC 2.5 mg/mL), Prevotella intermedia (MIB 0.625 mg/mL), Staphylococcus aureus (MIC 2.5 mg/mL), Streptococcus mutans (MIB 20 mg/mL/MIC 0.321 mg/mL), and Streptococcus sobrinus (MIB/MIC 5-2.5 mg/mL). (4) Conclusions: The MgO-NPs' reported antibacterial properties in all oral biofilm strains were evaluated for potential use in dental applications.
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- Adriana-Patricia Rodríguez-Hernández
- Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación de la Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Bioingeniería de Tejidos, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación de la Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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- Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Bioingeniería de Tejidos, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación de la Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación de la Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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Khryshchanovich VY, Shestak NG, Skobeleva NY. [Truncal mechanochemical versus thermal endovenous ablation for varicose vein disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis]. Khirurgiia (Mosk) 2022:116-126. [PMID: 35658143 DOI: 10.17116/hirurgia2022061116] [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] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the outcomes of thermal and mechanochemical endovenous ablative techniques in patients with varicose veins. MATERIAL AND METHODS We searched the PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Library databases for studies devoted to mechanochemical and thermal endovenous ablative techniques from inception until July 2021. The primary outcome was anatomical success. Secondary endpoints were intraoperative pain syndrome, complications, modification of disease severity and quality of life. RESULTS This meta-analysis enrolled 10 comparative studies and 1.252 participants after truncal ablations. The follow-up period ranged from 4 weeks to 36 months. With regard to overall anatomical success, 245 out of 267 (91.8%) patients after mechanochemical ablation and 249 out of 266 (93.6%) patients after thermal ablation had favorable results after a month (low-quality evidence; odds ratio [OR] 0.79; 95% CI 0.40-1.55). No statistical heterogeneity was identified (χ2=1.48; df=2; p=0.48; I2=0%). Further analysis identified different incidence of total occlusion after 12 months or later (OR 0.36; 95% CI 0.11-1.21; p=0.05; I2=68%). Mechanochemical ablation resulted less intraoperative pain. Mean difference was -1.3 (95% CI -2.53- -0.07; p=0.00001). MOCA was followed by fewer incidence of nerve injury, hematoma, deep vein thrombosis and phlebitis. There were more cases of skin pigmentation compared to thermal ablation (low-quality evidence, p>0.05). Subsequent assessment of disease severity identified significant between-group difference of means (-0.64 (95% CI -1.82-0.53; p=0.004) and -0.16 (95% CI -0.43-0.11; p=0.005) after 6 and 12 months, respectively). Further assessment of quality of life revealed no between-group differences. These data were characterized by moderate methodological quality. CONCLUSION Mechanochemical ablation is as effective as standard TA within the first postoperative month. However, this approach is associated with lesser anatomical success after 12 months. In most studies, pain syndrome was less severe in case of mechanochemical ablation. These data suggest that mechanochemical ablation is a safe alternative for varicose veins. However, further large-scale trials are required to define the role of MOCA.
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- Belarussian State Medical University, Minsk, Republic of Belarus.,Savchenko Minsk City Clinical Hospital No. 4, Minsk, Republic of Belarus
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- Belarussian State Medical University, Minsk, Republic of Belarus.,Clinical Maternity Hospital of Minsk Region, Minsk, Republic of Belarus
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Radin E, Štefanić G, Dražić G, Marić I, Jurkin T, Pustak A, Baran N, Raić M, Gotić M. Solid-State Dispersions of Platinum in the SnO 2 and Fe 2O 3 Nanomaterials. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2021; 11:nano11123349. [PMID: 34947698 PMCID: PMC8704069 DOI: 10.3390/nano11123349] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The dispersion of platinum (Pt) on metal oxide supports is important for catalytic and gas sensing applications. In this work, we used mechanochemical dispersion and compatible Fe(II) acetate, Sn(II) acetate and Pt(II) acetylacetonate powders to better disperse Pt in Fe2O3 and SnO2. The dispersion of platinum in SnO2 is significantly different from the dispersion of Pt over Fe2O3. Electron microscopy has shown that the elements Sn, O and Pt are homogeneously dispersed in α-SnO2 (cassiterite), indicating the formation of a (Pt,Sn)O2 solid solution. In contrast, platinum is dispersed in α-Fe2O3 (hematite) mainly in the form of isolated Pt nanoparticles despite the oxidative conditions during annealing. The size of the dispersed Pt nanoparticles over α-Fe2O3 can be controlled by changing the experimental conditions and is set to 2.2, 1.2 and 0.8 nm. The rather different Pt dispersion in α-SnO2 and α-Fe2O3 is due to the fact that Pt4+ can be stabilized in the α-SnO2 structure by replacing Sn4+ with Pt4+ in the crystal lattice, while the substitution of Fe3+ with Pt4+ is unfavorable and Pt4+ is mainly expelled from the lattice at the surface of α-Fe2O3 to form isolated platinum nanoparticles.
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- Edi Radin
- Laboratory for Molecular Physics and Synthesis of New Materials, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička c. 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (E.R.); (G.Š.); (N.B.); (M.R.)
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- Laboratory for Molecular Physics and Synthesis of New Materials, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička c. 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (E.R.); (G.Š.); (N.B.); (M.R.)
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- National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Correspondence: (G.D.); (M.G.)
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- Radiation Chemistry and Dosimetry Laboratory, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička c. 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (I.M.); (T.J.); (A.P.)
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- Radiation Chemistry and Dosimetry Laboratory, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička c. 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (I.M.); (T.J.); (A.P.)
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- Radiation Chemistry and Dosimetry Laboratory, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička c. 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (I.M.); (T.J.); (A.P.)
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- Laboratory for Molecular Physics and Synthesis of New Materials, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička c. 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (E.R.); (G.Š.); (N.B.); (M.R.)
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- Laboratory for Molecular Physics and Synthesis of New Materials, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička c. 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (E.R.); (G.Š.); (N.B.); (M.R.)
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- Laboratory for Molecular Physics and Synthesis of New Materials, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička c. 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (E.R.); (G.Š.); (N.B.); (M.R.)
- Correspondence: (G.D.); (M.G.)
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Stamate AE, Zăvoianu R, Pavel OD, Birjega R, Matei A, Dumitru M, Brezeștean I, Osiac M, Marcu IC. The Influence of the Preparation Method on the Physico-Chemical Properties and Catalytic Activities of Ce-Modified LDH Structures Used as Catalysts in Condensation Reactions. Molecules 2021; 26:6191. [PMID: 34684773 PMCID: PMC8537870 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26206191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 10/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Mechanical activation and mechanochemical reactions are the subjects of mechanochemistry, a special branch of chemistry studied intensively since the 19th century. Herein, we comparably describe two synthesis methods used to obtain the following layered double hydroxide doped with cerium, Mg3Al0.75Ce0.25(OH)8(CO3)0.5·2H2O: the mechanochemical route and the co-precipitation method, respectively. The influence of the preparation method on the physico-chemical properties as determined by multiple techniques such as XRD, SEM, EDS, XPS, DRIFT, RAMAN, DR-UV-VIS, basicity, acidity, real/bulk densities, and BET measurements was also analyzed. The obtained samples, abbreviated HTCe-PP (prepared by co-precipitation) and HTCe-MC (prepared by mechanochemical method), and their corresponding mixed oxides, Ce-PP (resulting from HTCe-PP) and Ce-MC (resulting from HTCe-MC), were used as base catalysts in the self-condensation reaction of cyclohexanone and two Claisen-Schmidt condensations, which involve the reaction between an aromatic aldehyde and a ketone, at different molar ratios to synthesize compounds with significant biologic activity from the flavonoid family, namely chalcone (1,3-diphenyl-2-propen-1-one) and flavone (2-phenyl-4H-1benzoxiran-4-one). The mechanochemical route was shown to have indisputable advantages over the co-precipitation method for both the catalytic activity of the solids and the costs.
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- Alexandra-Elisabeta Stamate
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Catalysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 030018 Bucharest, Romania; (A.-E.S.); (O.D.P.)
- Research Center for Catalysts and Catalytic Processes, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 030018 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Catalysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 030018 Bucharest, Romania; (A.-E.S.); (O.D.P.)
- Research Center for Catalysts and Catalytic Processes, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 030018 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Catalysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 030018 Bucharest, Romania; (A.-E.S.); (O.D.P.)
- Research Center for Catalysts and Catalytic Processes, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 030018 Bucharest, Romania
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 077125 Magurele, Romania; (R.B.); (A.M.); (M.D.)
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 077125 Magurele, Romania; (R.B.); (A.M.); (M.D.)
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 077125 Magurele, Romania; (R.B.); (A.M.); (M.D.)
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- National Institute for R&D of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
- Biomolecular Physics Department, Faculty of Physics, Babes-Bolyai University, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Physics, INCESA, University of Craiova, 200585 Craiova, Romania;
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Catalysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 030018 Bucharest, Romania; (A.-E.S.); (O.D.P.)
- Research Center for Catalysts and Catalytic Processes, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 030018 Bucharest, Romania
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Yue L, Ke K, Amirkhosravi M, Gray TG, Manas-Zloczower I. Catalyst-Free Mechanochemical Recycling of Biobased Epoxy with Cellulose Nanocrystals. ACS Appl Bio Mater 2021; 4:4176-4183. [PMID: 35006830 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c01670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Mechanochemical vitrimerization, as a method to recycle cross-linked thermosets by converting the permanent network into a recyclable and reprocessable vitrimer network, inevitably requires a catalyst to accelerate the bond exchange reactions. Here, we demonstrate a catalyst-free approach to achieve the recycling of a cross-linked biobased epoxy into high-performance nanocomposites with cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs). CNCs provide abundant free hydroxyl groups to promote the transesterification exchange reactions while also acting as reinforcing fillers for the resultant nanocomposites. This technique introduces an effective way to fabricate high-performance thermoset nanocomposites based on recycled polymers in an ecofriendly way, promoting the recycle and reuse of thermosets as sustainable nanocomposites for different applications.
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- Liang Yue
- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 2100 Adelbert Road, Kent Hale Smith Bldg, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
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- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 2100 Adelbert Road, Kent Hale Smith Bldg, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, 2080 Adelbert Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 2100 Adelbert Road, Kent Hale Smith Bldg, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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Wu W, Fang H, Ma H, Wu L, Wang Q, Wang H. Self-Powered Rewritable Electrochromic Display based on WO 3-x Film with Mechanochemically Synthesized MoO 3-y Nanosheets. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:20326-20335. [PMID: 33881294 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c01959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Electrochromic displays with bistable color states provide a promising means toward transparent human-machine interfaces. However, the need for external power and the weak optical modulation in the visible light region of most electrochromic devices hinder their practical applications in displays. Here we prepare the MoO3-y/WO3-x films based on MoO3-y nanosheets, which show a dark blue color that matches the response of the eye and meets visual comfort standards compared to pure WO3-x film. By introducing the highly transparent Al3+ ion hydrogel layer, a convenient electrochromic device driven by the internal chemical potential has been designed. The device based on the MoO3-y /WO3-x film exhibits a high optical modulation in the whole visible light range and can operate at self-powered mode with fast response speed and excellent cycle stability. Moreover, we develop an ionic writing board based on the MoO3-y/WO3-x film to surmount the fixed display information issue in conventional electrochromic displays. The ionic writing board exhibits excellent visual display quality and realizes arbitrary writing with a self-powered characteristic. This work provides a simple mechanochemical synthesis procedure of MoO3-y nanosheets and an ingenious design of self-powered electrochromic devices, which will enable the development of next-generation high-performance electrochromic displays.
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- Wenting Wu
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China
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- School of Electronic and Information Engineering and State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- School of Electronic and Information Engineering and State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Shenzhen Engineering Research Center for Novel Electronic Information Materials and Devices, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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Thomas DG, De-Alwis S, Gupta S, Pecharsky VK, Mendivelso-Perez D, Montazami R, Smith EA, Hashemi NN. Protein-assisted scalable mechanochemical exfoliation of few-layer biocompatible graphene nanosheets. R Soc Open Sci 2021; 8:200911. [PMID: 34035934 PMCID: PMC8101280 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.200911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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A facile method to produce few-layer graphene (FLG) nanosheets is developed using protein-assisted mechanical exfoliation. The predominant shear forces that are generated in a planetary ball mill facilitate the exfoliation of graphene layers from graphite flakes. The process employs a commonly known protein, bovine serum albumin (BSA), which not only acts as an effective exfoliation agent but also provides stability by preventing restacking of the graphene layers. The latter is demonstrated by the excellent long-term dispersibility of exfoliated graphene in an aqueous BSA solution, which exemplifies a common biological medium. The development of such potentially scalable and toxin-free methods is critical for producing cost-effective biocompatible graphene, enabling numerous possible biomedical and biological applications. A methodical study was performed to identify the effect of time and varying concentrations of BSA towards graphene exfoliation. The fabricated product has been characterized using Raman spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The BSA-FLG dispersion was then placed in media containing Astrocyte cells to check for cytotoxicity. It was found that lower concentrations of BSA-FLG dispersion had only minute cytotoxic effects on the Astrocyte cells.
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- Deepak-George Thomas
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-2030, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-2030, USA
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- The Ames Laboratory, US Department of Energy, Ames, IA 50011-3020, USA
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- The Ames Laboratory, US Department of Energy, Ames, IA 50011-3020, USA
- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011-1096, USA
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- The Ames Laboratory, US Department of Energy, Ames, IA 50011-3020, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011-1021, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-2030, USA
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- The Ames Laboratory, US Department of Energy, Ames, IA 50011-3020, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011-1021, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-2030, USA
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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M A Soliman M, F Peixoto A, P C Ribeiro A, Kopylovich MN, C B A Alegria E, Pombeiro AJL. Mechanochemical Preparation of Pd(II) and Pt(II) Composites with Carbonaceous Materials and Their Application in the Suzuki-Miyaura Reaction at Several Energy Inputs. Molecules 2020; 25:E2951. [PMID: 32604905 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25122951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Pd(II) and Pt(II) composites with activated carbon (AC), graphene oxide, and multiwalled carbon nanotubes were prepared by ball milling and used as catalysts for the Suzuki-Miyaura reaction, under several energy inputs (mechanical grinding, conventional heating, and microwave irradiation). The catalytic composites were characterized by ICP-MS, BET, XPS analyses, TEM, and SEM. The average particle size of the prepared composites was estimated to be in the range of 6–30 nm, while the loadings of Pd and Pt did not significantly affect the surface area of the AC support due to the tendency to agglomerate as observed by the TEM analysis. The Pd/AC composites exhibit high mechanochemical catalytic activity in cross-coupling of bromobenzene and phenylboronic acid with molar yields up to 80% with TON and TOF of 222 and 444 h−1, respectively, achieved with Pd(4.7 wt%)-AC catalyst under the liquid assisted grinding for 0.5 h at ambient conditions, using cyclohexene as an additive.
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Lee IS, Tak YJ, Kang BH, Yoo H, Jung S, Kim HJ. Mechanochemical and Thermal Treatment for Surface Functionalization to Reduce the Activation Temperature of In-Ga-Zn-O Thin-film Transistors. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2020; 12:19123-19129. [PMID: 32227838 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b22831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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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Amorphous indium-gallium-zinc oxide (a-IGZO) films, which are widely regarded as a promising material for the channel layer in thin-film transistors (TFTs), require a relatively high thermal annealing temperature to achieve switching characteristics through the formation of metal-oxygen (M-O) bonding (i.e., the activation process). The activation process is usually carried out at a temperature above 300 °C; however, achieving activation at lower temperatures is essential for realizing flexible display technologies. Here, a facile, low-cost, and novel technique using cellophane tape for the activation of a-IGZO films at a low annealing temperature is reported. In terms of mechanochemistry, mechanical pulling of the cellophane tape induces reactive radicals on the a-IGZO film surface, which can give rise to improvements in the properties of the a-IGZO films, leading to an increase in the number of M-O bonds and the carrier concentration via radical reactions, even at 200 °C. As a result, the a-IGZO TFTs, compared to conventionally annealed a-IGZO TFTs, exhibited improved electrical performances, such as mobility, on/off current ratio, and threshold voltage shift (under positive bias temperature and negative bias temperature stress for 10,000 s at 50 °C) from 8.25 to 12.81 cm2/(V·s), 2.85 × 107 to 1.21 × 108, 6.81 to 3.24 V, and -6.68 to -4.93 V, respectively.
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- I Sak Lee
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
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Jin T, Sang X, Unocic RR, Kinch RT, Liu X, Hu J, Liu H, Dai S. Mechanochemical-Assisted Synthesis of High-Entropy Metal Nitride via a Soft Urea Strategy. Adv Mater 2018; 30:e1707512. [PMID: 29687496 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201707512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2017] [Revised: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Crystalline high-entropy ceramics (CHC), a new class of solids that contain five or more elemental species, have attracted increasing interest because of their unique structure and potential applications. Up to now, only a couple of CHCs (e.g., high-entropy metal oxides and diborides) have been successfully synthesized. Here, a new strategy for preparing high-entropy metal nitride (HEMN-1) is proposed via a soft urea method assisted by mechanochemical synthesis. The as-prepared HEMN-1 possesses five highly dispersed metal components, including V, Cr, Nb, Mo, Zr, and simultaneously exhibits an interesting cubic crystal structure of metal nitrides. By taking advantage of these unique features, HEMN-1 can function as a promising candidate for supercapacitor applications. A specific capacitance of 78 F g-1 is achieved at a scan rate of 100 mV s-1 in 1 m KOH. In addition, such a facile synthetic strategy can be further extended to the fabrication of other types of HEMNs, paving the way for the synthesis of HEMNs with attractive properties for task-specific applications.
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- Tian Jin
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, 00931, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
- Chemical Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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Inagaki S, Sato K, Hayashi S, Tatami J, Kubota Y, Wakihara T. Mechanochemical approach for selective deactivation of external surface acidity of ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015; 7:4488-4493. [PMID: 25654542 DOI: 10.1021/am507982n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [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: 05/29/2023]
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The acid sites associated with the external surface of zeolite particles are responsible for undesirable consecutive reactions, such as isomerization, alkylation, and oligomerization, resulting in a lower selectivity to a target product; therefore, the selective modification (deactivation) of the external surface of zeolite particles has been an important issue in zeolite science. Here, a new method for surface deactivation of zeolite catalyst was tested via a mechanochemical approach using powder composer. Postsynthetic mechanochemical treatment of ZSM-5 zeolite causes a selective deactivation of catalytically active sites existing only on the external surface, as a potentially useful catalyst for highly selective production of p-xylene.
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- Satoshi Inagaki
- Division of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Yokohama National University , 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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