{"title":"Microbial assembly regulated microbial succession of biochar-mediated CH4 biofiltration to resume function under H2S stress","authors":"Dandan Huang, Rujie Zhang, Ning Wang, Xinyue Bai, Jiang Wu, Zihang Dong, Huaihai Chen, Qiyong Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.cej.2025.160071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.160071","url":null,"abstract":"The community assembly processes and the driving factors behind the succession of microbial composition and methanotrophic activities in landfill soil cover under prolonged hydrogen sulfide (H<sub>2</sub>S) stress remain poorly understood. Additionally, the role of biochar in mediating coupled methane (CH<sub>4</sub>) oxidation and H<sub>2</sub>S removal within biofiltration systems warrants further investigation. To address these gaps, three stimulated landfill soil covers with biochar amendment were constructed (50 cm depth) and fed with 50 % CH<sub>4</sub>, 50 % CH<sub>4</sub> + 500 ppm H<sub>2</sub>S, and 500 ppm H<sub>2</sub>S, respectively. Over 253 days, changes in gas removal efficiencies, soil properties, microbial community composition, and functional genes were tracked. The differentiation among treatments was primarily observed in the topsoil. Fresh biochar effectively alleviated the inhibition of methanotrophic activities by adsorbing H<sub>2</sub>S, thereby maintaining high CH<sub>4</sub> removal efficiencies initially. However, as biochar reached adsorption saturation and microbial H<sub>2</sub>S metabolism intensified, CH<sub>4</sub> removal efficiency was significantly reduced. Over time, the microbial composition and metabolism of the biofiltration system shifted from dominance by <em>Methylocystis</em> (type II) to dominance by <em>Methylocaldum</em> (type I), driven by H<sub>2</sub>S selection and microbial interplay-governed deterministic processes. In the final stages, increases in pH and total organic carbon, facilitated by biochar, enhanced the role of stochastic processes, which sustained the equilibrium of the altered methanotroph composition. These changes ultimately restored CH<sub>4</sub> removal efficiencies to above 70 %. This study demonstrates the natural resilience of CH<sub>4</sub> biofiltration systems with biochar as a stimulant and provides new insights into the microbial assembly processes driving successional changes in biofiltration performance.","PeriodicalId":270,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143055174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bio-Based aerogel beads with multistage pore network structure for Cr(VI) removal using ice template method","authors":"Ya-Ge Wu, Qi Cao, Shuang Dai, Jing Zhao, Ya-Juan Cai, Chuan-Zhe Zhao, Zi-Hao Yang, Yi-Xing Sun, Ting Yue, Ke-Xiao Sang, Jing-Gang Gai, Ming-Ju Tao","doi":"10.1016/j.cej.2025.159983","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.159983","url":null,"abstract":"Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) poses a significant ecosystem risk due to its high mobility and stability. Nanoadsorbents possess high adsorption capacity but complex solid–liquid separation procedures. It is an unresolved challenge to design an adsorbent with both capabilities. Here, we covalently linked metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and ethylene imine polymer (PEI) to chitosan hydrogel beads (3 mm). Assists with the ice template method to construct a multistage pore network structure of aerogel beads (CTS-U-E) for purifying Cr(VI) wastewater. The rich multistage pore network and high specific surface area of CTS-U-E (130.91 m<sup>2</sup> g<sup>−1</sup>) enable fast adsorption kinetics and excellent selectivity. Its maximum adsorption capacity of 471.5 mg g<sup>−1</sup> is 2.47 times greater than that of commercial adsorbents and exceeds most reported nanoadsorbents. Impressively, after six cycles of adsorption tests, the Cr(VI) removal rate of CTS-U-E still reached 79 %. CTS-U-E is considerably more cost-effective than commercial activated carbon and resin, owing to its inexpensive raw materials and superior recycling capabilities. Density functional theory reveals that the strong affinity of N, O, and methylene for Cr(VI) results in their role as natural anchor points for efficient Cr(VI) adsorption. The reaction of Cr(VI) with amines to form highly active intermediates may further lead to ultra-high Cr(VI) removal. This study inspires a promising route for developing high-adsorption materials for Cr(VI) wastewater treatment and offers new insights into adsorption mechanisms.","PeriodicalId":270,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143050581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jianwu Wei, Dongmei Wu, Liya Zhou, Peican Chen, Yibo Chen, Jie Tian, Jiahong Pan, Qi Pang, Jin Zhong Zhang
{"title":"Local symmetry-breaking induces robust circularly polarized luminescence in achiral Dion-Jacobson tin-based perovskites","authors":"Jianwu Wei, Dongmei Wu, Liya Zhou, Peican Chen, Yibo Chen, Jie Tian, Jiahong Pan, Qi Pang, Jin Zhong Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.cej.2025.160058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.160058","url":null,"abstract":"The realization of circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) with high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) and large luminescence dissymmetry g-factor (|g<sub>lum</sub>|) in achiral lead-free perovskite poses a significant challenge. Herein, an achiral Dion-Jacobson (DJ) perovskite HDASnBr<sub>4</sub> (where HDA represents 1,6-diaminohexane) served as the main matrix to construct an R-DJ perovskite system (denoted as R-HDASnBr<sub>4</sub>). This was achieved by incorporating a low dose of chiral ligand R-NEA ((R)-(+)-1-(1-naphthyl) ethylamine) to substitute for HAD locally. The R-HDASnBr<sub>4</sub> microcrystal exhibits warm white light CPL with both a large |g<sub>lum</sub>| of 0.022 and an impressive PLQY of 91 % at room temperature. Our investigation reveals that the rigid chiral ligand R-NEA partially replaces the flexible straight-chain HDA, inducing a local symmetry-breaking distortion of an inorganic framework in R-HDASnBr<sub>4</sub>, which in turn stimulates robust CPL activity in R-HDASnBr<sub>4</sub>. This strategy can also flexibly bind to other tin-based DJ perovskites, demonstrating its generality for chiral transfer. Additionally, we have demonstrated that R-HDASnBr<sub>4</sub> can facilitate controlled asymmetric photopolymerization under X-ray, offering potential utility in drug delivery and bioengineering applications","PeriodicalId":270,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143055393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Phase change-induced heterointerface engineering of hollow sphere structured graphene oxide/layered double hydroxide composites for superior pseudocapacitive energy storage in lithium-ion batteries","authors":"Minseop Lee, Jing Xie, Jae-Min Oh, Seung-Min Paek","doi":"10.1016/j.cej.2025.159671","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.159671","url":null,"abstract":"Integrating transition metal oxides with carbon-based materials through chemical heterointerface engineering presents a promising approach for achieving enhanced ionic/electrical conductivity, additional interfacial storage space, and structural stability, facilitating superior cyclic performance in energy storage systems. In this study, we synthesized a hierarchical heterostructure composite by combining graphene oxide with nickel–iron layered double hydroxides and promoted the formation of additional grain boundaries through phase change. Thus, we enhanced the pseudocapacitive contributions and the ion/charge transfer kinetics through nano-interfaces. These hybrid structures were formed through the layer-by-layer self-assembly of two-dimensional nanosheets. This design facilitates the construction of low-dimensional nanoarchitecture suitable for long-term cycling without ionic intermediates. Furthermore, to prevent agglomeration during the annealing process, we induced a phase change in NiCo-LDH under an inert atmosphere to fabricate reduced graphene oxide (rGO) embedded with amorphous nickel oxide (a-NiO) and NiFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> nanoparticles, designated as rGO/a-NiO/NiFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>-HS. When utilized as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries, this material maintained an outstanding specific capacity of 1687.6 mA h/g at a current density of 100 mA g<sup>−1</sup> after 580 cycles. This nanostructuring and phase change strategy of the two-dimensional heterostructures can effectively promote the development of high-performance electrode materials based on the pseudocapacitive mechanism.","PeriodicalId":270,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal","volume":"36 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143055396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inhibition under cold storage can accelerate the realization of stable partial nitrification","authors":"Yihao Bian, Kunming Fu, Teng Guan, Aotong Huo, Ruibao Zhang, Xueqin Li, Wenbing Yang, Xiaodan Li, Zirui Li, Fuguo Qiu","doi":"10.1016/j.cej.2025.160025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.160025","url":null,"abstract":"Stable and efficient partial nitrification (PN) can provide the necessary substrate nitrite (NO<sub>2</sub><sup>–</sup>-N) for anaerobic ammonia oxidation (ANAMMOX). However, the establishment of rapid and efficient PN is always challenging. In this study, we investigated the effects of inhibition under cold storage on the activity of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB) in activated sludge, as well as on the overall performance of the system during the establishment of PN. The control group R1 was set up using traditional control methods such as low dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration and intermittent aeration. In addition to the same control conditions as R1, R2 established PN more quickly after the inhibition under cold storage. R2 showed the effect of nitrous accumulation at day 25, whereas R1 showed nitrous accumulation until day 55. The nitrite accumulation rate (NAR) of R2 had reached 96.52% at day 77, whereas the NAR of R1 was higher than 90% until day 89. In addition, the gap between AOB and NOB activities was widened earlier within R2 compared to R1. High-throughput results showed that the abundance of AOB in inoculated sludge and final R1 and R2 was 0.03%, 5.50% and 19.01%, respectively, and the abundance of NOB was 1.84%, 0% and 0.05%, respectively. It can be seen that the strategy of inhibition under cold storage is helpful to accelerate the realization of PN and maintain a high abundance of AOB. This study provides a new strategy for the rapid establishment and stable operation of PN.","PeriodicalId":270,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143055397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xianzhang Wang, Yixing He, Jiaqi Shao, Yuan Liu, Liran Ma, Buzhen Su, Ruoling Deng, Mingxin Hou, Ge Chen, Jun Li
{"title":"Liquid-solid triboelectric nanogenerator for bubbles real-time detecting","authors":"Xianzhang Wang, Yixing He, Jiaqi Shao, Yuan Liu, Liran Ma, Buzhen Su, Ruoling Deng, Mingxin Hou, Ge Chen, Jun Li","doi":"10.1016/j.cej.2025.160049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.160049","url":null,"abstract":"The bubbles generated in water of lake or sea have a negative effect on organism, ecosystems and underwater equipment. However, bubbles have the characteristics of random distribution and irregular dynamic changes in flow status, making it difficult to detect them. Hence, intelligent devices are urgent needed to monitor these water environments. Triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) opens up a possibility to solve these problems. In this study, a bubble detecting triboelectric nanogenerator (BD-TENG) based on polyamide 12 (PA12) was fabricated to qualitatively measure the content of bubbles in tubes. A series of peak open-circuit voltage (Voc) of approximately 26 V were appeared when bubbles are presented in great quantity, while that of a stable value around 9 V at no bubbles state. Additionally, the effect of fluid velocity, bubble volume, generating materials and bubble injection rate was systematically studied. Finally, the performance of CO<sub>2</sub> bubble detection of BD-TENG was examined in a mimic water environment, and the Fast Fourier transform (FFT) method are used to make the measured data much more intuitive. This study may provide an effective approach for detecting bubbles.","PeriodicalId":270,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal","volume":"120 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143055432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pompon dahlia-inspired 3D architecture for omnidirectional light harvest and high-efficiency solar steam generation","authors":"Jia-Min Wu, Yu-Yao Zhao, Hao-Di Chen, Xiu-Li Wang, Yu-Zhong Wang, Fei Song","doi":"10.1016/j.cej.2025.160045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.160045","url":null,"abstract":"3D solar-driven interfacial evaporators have emerged as a promising technology to address freshwater scarcity, offering a sustainable means of providing affordable drinking water for off-grid areas. However, integrating key characteristics such as effective light absorption and photothermal conversion, optimized thermal management, efficient water transport structures, and resistance to salt scaling and omnidirectional light-harvesting into a single device remains challenging. Here, we present a novel bio-inspired solar evaporator design derived from the unique hierarchical structures of the Pompon Dahlia (PPD). The resulting evaporator after graphitization features conical cavities and star-like topological structures that enhance light absorption as well as heat and mass transfer, enabling efficient and stable solar evaporation across a broad salinity range, and the interesting 3D spherical geometry ensures minimal performance variation despite changes in solar elevation angles. The evaporator demonstrates high steam generation performance with an evaporation rate of 2.25 kg m<sup>2</sup> h<sup>−1</sup> and an efficiency of 97.2 % under 1-sun irradiance. Within 10-h operation, no salt deposition occurs at a salinity of 5 wt%, and only 11.1 % salt coverage appears on the evaporator in high-salinity brine (10 wt%), with an acceptable performance degradation of 8.8 %. Notably, even at an extremely solar elevation angle of 0°, a maximum performance decrease is limited at 15 %. This bio-inspired design, inheriting the natural hierarchical structure of PPD, paves the way for the development of efficient and reliable solar evaporators capable of operating across a wide range of salinities throughout all daylight hours","PeriodicalId":270,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143055433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Redox-enhanced photocatalysis: Boosting hydrogen peroxide production in conjugated triazine frameworks with dihydrophenazine cycling","authors":"Jiayi Zhang, Limei Tian, Shufan Feng, Zhiqiang Wang, Weifeng Yu, Ke Hu, Jianli Hua","doi":"10.1016/j.cej.2025.160024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.160024","url":null,"abstract":"Solar-driven hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) synthesis is crucial for sustainable solar fuel production. Covalent triazine frameworks (CTFs) are promising photocatalysts for solar-driven H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> generation due to their tunable structures. However, the catalytic mechanism is not fully understood, and efficiency remains limited, making it a significant challenge to extend their application to practical H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> production. To address this, inspired by the role of dihydrophenazine (DHPZ) as an electron transfer carrier in biochemical reactions, we introduce a dihydrophenazine (DHPZ)-functionalized CTF (TA<strong>–</strong>DHPZ) designed to facilitate effective electron transfer, leveraging DHPZ’s redox cycling to promote the reduction of O<sub>2</sub> to H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>. The DHPZ unit in TA<strong>–</strong>DHPZ sequentially oxidizes to phenazyl radical (PZ<sup>•+</sup>) and phenazinium salt (PZ<sup>2+</sup>) during H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> synthesis, then photoreduces back to DHPZ, maintaining continuous electron flow and lowering the energy barrier. As a result, TA<strong>–</strong>DHPZ achieves a remarkable H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> production rate of 7787 μmol g<sup>−1</sup>h<sup>−1</sup>, outperforming its molecular counterpart TA<strong>–</strong>AN (anthracene-functionalized CTF), by capitalizing on DHPZ’s redox efficiency. This investigation not only introduces a valuable functional moiety for the design of CTFs but also lays the groundwork for innovative approaches in molecular-level design of photocatalysts for efficient solar-to-chemical energy conversion.","PeriodicalId":270,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal","volume":"78 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143055176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fundamental analysis of the influence of the geometrical parameters on the transport properties of Gas Diffusion Electrodes","authors":"Kaustav Niyogi, Davide Cavuto, Mauro Bracconi, Matteo Maestri","doi":"10.1016/j.cej.2025.159856","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.159856","url":null,"abstract":"This paper deals with a fundamental analysis of the structure-effective property relationship in gas diffusion electrodes (GDE) that are gaining importance in electrocatalytic devices for energy and materials. First, a virtual representation of the carbon-paper based gas diffusion layer (GDL) is reconstructed combining computer-aided design with advanced image processing techniques. Next, a rigorous validation of the stochastic geometry in terms of its morphological and transport properties is carried out using benchmark experimental data for commercially available GDL material. Once validated, three-dimensional (3D) transport based diffusion and electronic/thermal conduction simulations are carried out to study the dependence of the GDL effective properties on the geometrical meso-scale parameters such as fiber diameter, binder volume fraction, fiber density per layer. The presented analysis shows that the effect of the variation of these individual parameters are equivalent as long as the bulk porosity of the geometry is kept constant, thus validating the usability of two-parameter based porosity-tortuosity based correlations for the GDL. As the final step, the simulation data are used to develop accurate structure–property correlations for the GDL. The developed correlations provide more realistic estimates of the GDL effective properties, compared to their semi-empirical counterparts such as Bruggeman correlation. This improvement is attributed to the retention of the information regarding the underlying true tortuosity and non-isotropic, non-spherical pore space, in the functional forms of the developed correlations. The refined correlations in this work can be applied to improve the prediction accuracy of computationally lean lumped-parameter GDE-based electrolyzer models.","PeriodicalId":270,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal","volume":"36 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143055210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zishuo Ye, Shu Xiao, Yinong Chen, Shuyu Fan, Yi Wu, Fenghua Su, Paul K. Chu
{"title":"In situ fabricated yttrium doping coatings on aluminum alloy as highly affinity kosmotrope fluorine anti-corrosion surface","authors":"Zishuo Ye, Shu Xiao, Yinong Chen, Shuyu Fan, Yi Wu, Fenghua Su, Paul K. Chu","doi":"10.1016/j.cej.2025.160032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.160032","url":null,"abstract":"Aluminum (Al) alloys have been widely used in semiconductor equipment due to their excellent high specific strength and machinable property. However, the strong electronegativity and high surface charge density in the fluorine environment of process manufacturing tend to result in its poor corrosion resistance performance. Addressing the brittle behavior of fluorides due to strong ionic bonding and the corrosion attack mechanism triggered by the special electronic structure properties of fluoride ions remains a challenge. Studies have indicated that rare earth yttrium (Y) can enhance the fluorine corrosion resistance of ceramic coatings by modifying the fluoride passivation layer structure. In this work, we demonstrate a new strategy for developing high-quality yttrium assisted fluorine corrosion resistant novel coating in situ on aluminum alloy (6061) by two-step micro-arc oxidation (MAO) process. The coatings maintain sustainable corrosion protection and excellent wear resistance performance after 28 days immersion in 0.1 mol/L NaF solution. The results show that the loading of yttrium leads to effectively mitigating the fatal microcracks on the surface by inhibiting the growth of oxygen vacancies in the coatings, and promotes the formation of small sized structures. The stronger and more robust Al-O covalent network structure provides better physical barrier effect and reduces the strong penetration intrusion of small radius fluoride ions. Density-functional theory (DFT) calculations show that matching affinity kosmotrope fluoride ions on the atomic level significantly reduce the adsorption effect on the coating surface. Moreover, yttrium can improve the interfacial dislocation effect of low fracture toughness fluoride reaction film, and effectively inhibit the crack extension of corrosion products as well as promote the stability of corrosion interfacial interaction.","PeriodicalId":270,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143055398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}