Chao Wang , Jiarui He , Mengjuan Zhang , Peng Zheng , Guoguo Liu , Yajing Zhang , Zhennan Han , Jing Wu , Kangjun Wang
{"title":"Significant effect of Ca modification on improving catalytic stability of Cu-catalyst in gas-phase furfural hydrogenation to furfuralcohol","authors":"Chao Wang , Jiarui He , Mengjuan Zhang , Peng Zheng , Guoguo Liu , Yajing Zhang , Zhennan Han , Jing Wu , Kangjun Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2023.07.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.recm.2023.07.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The gas-phase hydrogenation of furfural to furfuralcohol over Cr-free Cu-based catalysts has attracted increasing attention due to its environmentally friendly nature and mild operating conditions. Although reduced pure nano-sized CuO exhibits complete furfural hydrogenation and nearly 100% furfuralcohol selectivity, it suffers from rapid deactivation caused by sintering. In this study, we conducted comparative investigations on the catalytic performance and stability of two Cu-based catalysts: 90%CuO-10%SiO<sub>2</sub> and 90%CuO-5%CaO-5%SiO<sub>2</sub>, in the gas-phase furfural hydrogenation. The reaction is carried out under various conditions, including temperatures ranging from 120 to 170 ℃, LHSVs of 1 to 2.2 h<sup>−1</sup>, and H<sub>2</sub> to furfural molar ratios of 3.5 to 12.5. The results indicate that under optimal conditions, the Ca-modified catalyst achieves nearly complete furfural conversion and almost 100% furfuralcohol selectivity for a test duration of 31 h. In contrast, the unmodified catalyst exhibits stable performance for only seven hours despite the similar initial performance. XRD analysis confirms that the gradual deactivation of both catalysts is attributed to the oxidation of reduced metallic Cu sites to Cu oxides. Further characterizations of the two spent catalysts using HRTEM and XPS analyses, along with DFT calculations, suggest that the presence of Ca in Cu lattices prevents the loss of electrons from low-valence Cu sites or the reduced metallic Cu sites, thus inhibiting their oxidation to high-valence Cu oxides. This phenomenon contributes to suppressing the deactivation of Cu-catalysts in the gas-phase furfural hydrogenation process.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"2 4","pages":"Pages 321-330"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49737228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fengjun Fang , Chuang Jiang , Chenxi Ning , Wei Liu , Qingxi Hou , Yonghao Ni
{"title":"Superstretchable and multifunctional ionogel for facile fabricating flexible strain sensors","authors":"Fengjun Fang , Chuang Jiang , Chenxi Ning , Wei Liu , Qingxi Hou , Yonghao Ni","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2023.07.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.recm.2023.07.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>With the rapid development of “Internet of Things” and human-computer interaction techniques, it is essential and urgent to develop facile and scalable fabrication platforms for stretchable flexible sensor. Herein, we report a facile strategy of using the green choline chloride–acrylamide deep eutectic solvent (CC-AM DES) to guide the in-situ ring-opening polymerization of α-lipoic acid (LA), leading to the successful development of a stretchable ionogel material. The as-prepared ionogel from CC-AM DES system exhibits multifunctional merits including the super stretchability (>9000%), 100% UV-blocking ability, tunable adhesiveness (29–414 kPa), high ionic conductivity (4.45 × 10<sup>−4</sup> S/cm), and ideal anti-freezing (–27 °C). In addition, this outstanding ionogel can be readily coated on various material substrates with designable shapes and patterns. Owning to these promising properties and performances, a scalable flexible strain sensor is assembled from the ionogel and exhibits stable resistance variations (<em>R/R<sub>0</sub></em>) towards multiple external mechanical stimulus. This study provides a green, cost effective, and scalable strategy to fabricate ionogel materials and multifunctional flexible strain sensors, showing a great potential in the fast-emerging highly stretchable wearable/flexible electronics.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"2 4","pages":"Pages 312-320"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49724165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Minghui Cui , Zheng Chai , Yao Lu , Jin Zhu , Jing Chen
{"title":"Developments of polyurethane in biomedical applications: A review","authors":"Minghui Cui , Zheng Chai , Yao Lu , Jin Zhu , Jing Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2023.07.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.recm.2023.07.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Polyurethane is an excellent and widely used polymer material. In synthesizing polyurethane, the structure of soft and hard segments in polyurethane could be adjusted, which can obtain better properties than other polymer materials, such as good mechanical properties and biocompatibility. In recent years, due to their excellent chemical stability, biocompatibility, and low cytotoxicity, polyurethanes have been widely used for biomedical applications. To solve the problems of degradation and recycling, the development of bio-based polyurethane has also become a current hot spot. This paper summarizes the research progress and applications of polyurethane materials for dressings, skin sensors, orthopedics, and cardiovascular. It also looks forward to the future development of polyurethane medical materials.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"2 4","pages":"Pages 262-276"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49724731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Construction of multiple heterogeneous interfaces boosting alkaline hydrogen evolution","authors":"Renzheng Jiang, Jinfeng Zhang, Yingpeng Xie, Liyun Wu, Shenglin Sun, Ping Yu, Enlei Zhang, Guosheng Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2023.07.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.recm.2023.07.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is suppressed by the water dissociation, leading to more sluggish kinetics than acidic HER. Developing multifunction catalysts via constructing heterogeneous interfaces is a feasible tactic to accelerate the alkaline HER. Herein, NiO coupled with Ni and Mo<em><sub>x</sub></em>N (NMN) nanorods were prepared via a hydro-thermal synthesis combined with a thermal decomposition under ammonia atmosphere. The low crystalline NMN nanorods are rich in heterointerfaces, and have sufficient high active sites for HER. The synergistic effect between NiO and Ni-Mo<em><sub>x</sub></em>N promotes the water dissociation the hydrogen adsorption, and the charge transfer, contributing to excellent alkaline HER activity. The overpotential on NMN is only 36 and 150 mV for the current density of 10 and 300 mA cm<sup>−2</sup>, respectively, and the Tafel slope is 48 mV/dec, demonstrating a superior performance for alkaline HER, which is even comparable to the commercial electrocatalysts.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"2 4","pages":"Pages 253-261"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49724727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thermal physical applications of carbon dioxide: Recent progress, challenges and perspective","authors":"Pei Duan, Kun Jiang, Jinwen Shi, Hui Jin","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2023.07.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.recm.2023.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) is one of the main factors contributing to the greenhouse effect. The dependence on fossil fuels has led to increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere every year. And it is far from enough to solve the climate problem by reducing the consumption of fossil fuels to cut down carbon dioxide emissions. In recent years, a series of researches on Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) have been carried out in various countries around the world. CO<sub>2</sub> is a nontoxic, tasteless and stable gas at normal temperature. However, when it reaches supercritical state after rising temperature and pressure, it has the characteristics of low viscosity, high diffusivity and high density, and is widely used in green, pollution-free and efficient development technology. Because of these unique properties, supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO<sub>2</sub>) has attracted more and more attention from researchers. sCO<sub>2</sub> has been widely used in many aspects by virtue of its high solubility and easy compression. Different from previous reviews which only introduced the application of sCO<sub>2</sub> property, this paper introduces the current research status of the application of the thermodynamic property of carbon dioxide in extraction, dyeing, pharmaceutical, power generation, heat transfer and exploitation of unconventional oil and gas, and mainly analyzes each application in detail from the aspects of working mechanism and improving working efficiency. Finally, the research direction and problems needed to be solved for the application of CO<sub>2</sub> thermal physics are proposed, which pave the way for other new applications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"2 4","pages":"Pages 288-311"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49737225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Highly efficient synthesis of benzyl benzoate directly from self-coupling of benzyl alcohol in water","authors":"Zewei Dou, Zihuai Xu, Tao Zhang, Shengnan Li, Chengyu Xu, Tianbo Fan, Hongfan Guo","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2023.01.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.recm.2023.01.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Benzyl benzoate (BB), an important ester, still demands for green synthesis routes. In this work, by size regulation and proper functionalization of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as the support of gold catalyst, this ester can be synthesized very efficiently directly from benzyl alcohol via oxidative coupling. More attractively, the reaction is performed using water as green solvent and molecular oxygen as green oxidant. Simultaneously, very high selectivity to BB can be obtained near full conversion within very short reaction time (just 0.5 h), while the low-value benzoic acid byproduct is negligible. This is very different from many reported gold catalysts that yield much benzoic acid and/or benzaldehyde in water. The results show that, besides the size of CNTs (length and diameter), the functionalization of CNTs is also critical for improving both conversion and the selectivity to BB. In addition, the reaction mechanism for forming BB ester is put forward as well.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"2 2","pages":"Pages 117-127"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49754215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heng Zhao , Xiao Wang , Xingxing Wu , Jiu Wang , Na Zhong , Ali Seifitokaldani , Stephen Larter , Md Golam Kibria , Jinguang Hu
{"title":"Exploration of optimal reaction conditions on lactic acid production from glucose photoreforming over carbon nitride","authors":"Heng Zhao , Xiao Wang , Xingxing Wu , Jiu Wang , Na Zhong , Ali Seifitokaldani , Stephen Larter , Md Golam Kibria , Jinguang Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2023.01.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.recm.2023.01.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Biomass valorization by photoreforming approach provides a promising and alternative strategy to generate value-added chemicals and fuels. In this work, we demonstrate the selective production of lactic acid from glucose photoreforming over pristine graphitic carbon nitride (g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>) photocatalyst. Control experiments screen the best condition for the highest yield of lactic acid, including modulating pH, catalyst loading, and reaction time. 100% glucose conversion is achieved along with almost 100% lactic acid yield under the optimized condition. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the rate-determining step (RDS) of the overall reaction on g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> is the conversion of pyruvaldehyde, where an electron transfer takes place. This present work provides experimental insights and theoretical understanding for selective lactic acid production from biomass photoreforming.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"2 2","pages":"Pages 111-116"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49738496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Changlin Liu , Yang He , Xiaowei An , Zhijun Wu , Xiaogang Hao , Qiang Zhao , Abuliti Abudula , Guoqing Guan
{"title":"Effect of nano Al2O3 addition on cycling performance of poly(ether block amide) based solid-state lithium metal batteries","authors":"Changlin Liu , Yang He , Xiaowei An , Zhijun Wu , Xiaogang Hao , Qiang Zhao , Abuliti Abudula , Guoqing Guan","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2023.03.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.recm.2023.03.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A novel poly(ether block amide) (PEBA) based solid-state polymer electrolyte (SPE) was prepared using a casting method, in which 20wt% lithium (Li) bis-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) and aluminum oxide (Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) nanoparticles were used as the Li salt and solid plasticizer, respectively. In the case of addition of 3wt% Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanoparticles, ion conductivity of the obtained PEBA 2533–20wt% LiTFSI-3wt% Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> SPE was 3.57 × 10<sup>−5</sup> S cm<sup>−1</sup> at 25 °C. Furthermore, the Li symmetrical battery assembled with it showed excellent cycling stability (1000 h) at 0.1 mA cm<sup>−2</sup>. While, the assembled all-solid-state Li/PEBA 2533–20% LiTFSI-3wt% Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/LiFePO<sub>4</sub> (areal capacity: 0.15 mAh cm<sup>−2</sup>) battery maintained 94.9% of the maximal capacity (133.9 mAh g<sup>−[email protected]</sup> mA cm<sup>−2</sup>) at 60 °C even after 650 cycles with a superior average coulombic efficiency (CE) of 99.84%. By using X-ray photoelectron spectroscope (XPS), self-aggregation layer (SAL) of polyamide 12 (PA12) of PEBA 2533 was discovered, which should contribute to promoting the robustness of lithium fluoride (LiF) enriched solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer. In addition, it is considered that the state of interface between SPE and cathode should be the cause of voltage polarization of the full cell.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"2 2","pages":"Pages 167-176"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49726893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhelin Su , Mingxian Duan , Yeshuang Wang , Huiling Fan , Zhen Tian , Zhaohui Chen , Chao Yang , Ju Shangguan
{"title":"In-situ preparation of Cu-BTC modified with organic amines for H2S removal under ambient conditions","authors":"Zhelin Su , Mingxian Duan , Yeshuang Wang , Huiling Fan , Zhen Tian , Zhaohui Chen , Chao Yang , Ju Shangguan","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2023.03.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.recm.2023.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Amine modification is an effective strategy to improve the H<sub>2</sub>S removal performance of Cu-BTC. In order to avoid the problem of pore blockage after amine modification in post synthesis impregnation, herein a series of Cu-BTC modified with organic amine adsorbents were prepared via an in-situ one-pot method and the H<sub>2</sub>S removal performance under ambient conditions was tested. It is found that the introduced organic amines, depending on the types of amine selected, have a significant influence on the growth of Cu-BTC and its textural properties. The H<sub>2</sub>S removal performance on the as-prepared materials suggested that the amine modified samples remarkably improved the H<sub>2</sub>S removal capacities with an order of BA-Cu-BTC > TEA-Cu-BTC > TEOA-Cu-BTC > Cu-BTC. Besides the enlarged surface area and the increased mesopores volumes, BA has the advantages of smaller steric hindrance and –NH<sub>2</sub> groups, among which the former increased the accessibility of Cu active sites while the latter acted as additional active sites for H<sub>2</sub>S capturing, thus affording BA-Cu-BTC highest breakthrough capacity of 77.3 mg S/g. Overall, this study elaborates the effect of organic amines in-situ modification on the Cu-BTC structure and desulfurization.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"2 2","pages":"Pages 143-150"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49738453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Review of the applications of 3D printing technology in the field of piezoelectric ceramics","authors":"Dawei Sun , Yao Lu , Tomoaki Karaki","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2023.02.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.recm.2023.02.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>As advanced functional materials, piezoelectric ceramics are widely used in various fields, including the medical, aviation, and military industries. With the advancement of science and technology, the piezoelectric ceramics needed in special fields have become more intelligent, diverse and lightweight. The shapes and structures of piezoelectric ceramics are becoming more complex. Traditional piezoelectric ceramic preparation technology has been unable to meet the high-speed and complex production demands of various industries. Considering this situation, 3D printing technology has attracted much attention in the field of piezoelectric ceramics. In this paper, the applications of several main 3D printing techniques in the field of piezoelectric ceramics are mainly introduced, and their development statuses, process characteristics and achievements are summarized. The advantages and disadvantages of each printing technique are summarized and compared. The challenges and possible future trends of 3D printing when manufacturing piezoelectric ceramics are summarized and proposed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"2 2","pages":"Pages 128-142"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49738499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}