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A flexible triboelectric nanogenerator based on Ecoflex/BaTiO3/carbon spheres for active and passive tactile intelligent sensing systems 一种基于Ecoflex/BaTiO3/碳球的柔性摩擦电纳米发电机，用于主动和被动触觉智能传感系统

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Chemical Engineering Journal Pub Date : 2025-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.159840

Hao Zhang, Dongzhi Zhang, Ruiyuan Mao, Liang Zhu, Chengyu Zhang, Lina Zhou, Chunqing Yang, Yuncheng Ji, Yuling Mao

{"title":"A flexible triboelectric nanogenerator based on Ecoflex/BaTiO3/carbon spheres for active and passive tactile intelligent sensing systems","authors":"Hao Zhang, Dongzhi Zhang, Ruiyuan Mao, Liang Zhu, Chengyu Zhang, Lina Zhou, Chunqing Yang, Yuncheng Ji, Yuling Mao","doi":"10.1016/j.cej.2025.159840","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.159840","url":null,"abstract":"With the integration of flexible electronic technology and intelligent sensing technology, self-powered tactile sensors based on the triboelectric effect have made rapid advancements. In this work, Ecoflex was used as the main material for flexible devices, and a charge capture layer with both triboelectric and piezoelectric effects was prepared by doping with tetragonal barium titanate (T-BTO). An electrode with charge capture functionality was created by doping with carbon spheres (CS). Additionally, a layer-by-layer self-assembly process was employed to construct a piezoelectric effect-enhanced integrated triboelectric nanogenerator Ecoflex/CS/T-BTO (CTB-TENG). By polarization treatment, the output voltage and current of the CTB-TENG were enhanced to 532 V and 72 μA. To enhance the tactile sensing capability of the CTB-TENG, a deep learning model based on convolutional neural networks was proposed, achieving an object recognition accuracy of 98.6 %. Based on this, an active tactile sensing system and a passive tactile control system based on CTB-TENG were developed. The active tactile sensing system achieved intelligent sorting of objects, while the passive tactile sensing system enabled detection and control of objects. This lays a solid foundation for the further application of CTB-TENG in the fields of smart factories and smart homes. It also provides broader application prospects for tactile sensors based on the triboelectric effect and contributes to the advancement of flexible electronic technology.","PeriodicalId":270,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143020322","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}

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Allicin amplifies disulfidptosis during GOx catalyzing glucose-starvation for cancer therapy via simultaneous antimicrobial and antitumor intervention 大蒜素在GOx催化葡萄糖饥饿过程中，通过同时进行抗菌和抗肿瘤干预，放大了二硫垂

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Chemical Engineering Journal Pub Date : 2025-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.159871

Taotao Huo, Bin Zhu, Xiaoyu Shan, Jiaqi Song, Ziyi Wang, Jianxu Zhou, Xianpeng Zhang, Yuquan Bai, Chengcheng Liu, Yiyang Zhao, Na Mei, Yazhong Bu, Jia Zhang, Guangying Li

{"title":"Allicin amplifies disulfidptosis during GOx catalyzing glucose-starvation for cancer therapy via simultaneous antimicrobial and antitumor intervention","authors":"Taotao Huo, Bin Zhu, Xiaoyu Shan, Jiaqi Song, Ziyi Wang, Jianxu Zhou, Xianpeng Zhang, Yuquan Bai, Chengcheng Liu, Yiyang Zhao, Na Mei, Yazhong Bu, Jia Zhang, Guangying Li","doi":"10.1016/j.cej.2025.159871","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.159871","url":null,"abstract":"The intratumoral microbiota plays a crucial role in tumor progression, yet they are often disregarded when formulating cancer treatment strategies. The present study introduces a novel therapeutic approach targeting glucose utilization, and develops an acid-stable adhesive hydrogel co-loaded with glucose oxidase (GOx) and allicin (AG@G). This enables sustained and simultaneous intervention in tumor and bacterial proliferation within tumor. Allicin, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) extracted from garlic, exhibits dual efficacy by inhibiting both tumor growth and bacterial proliferation, while GOx catalyzes glucose consumption, depleting cellular energy reserves and initiating NADPH-mediated disulfidptosis. The synergistic combination of allicin and GOx amplifies intracellular disulfide stress and oxidative stress, effectively triggering disulfidptosis and ferroptosis. In vivo studies confirm the potent antitumor activity of AG@G, effectively suppressing the growth of tumor and associated microbiota in breast cancer, even in the drug-resistant lung cancer. Notably, AG@G treatment prevents lung metastasis of breast cancer and the homing of subcutaneous osimertinib-resistant lung cancer. This work suggests promising avenues for integrating traditional Chinese medicine in oncological treatment, and underscores the pivotal role of antibacterial strategies in cancer therapy.","PeriodicalId":270,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143020060","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}

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Light-switched electron migration routes via Co-catecholates grafted on Z-scheme Cu2O@CuO heterostructure for photoelectrochemical hydrogen evolution 通过Z-scheme Cu2O@CuO异质结构接枝的co -儿茶酚酸酯的光开关电子迁移路线用于光电化学释氢

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Chemical Engineering Journal Pub Date : 2025-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.159864

Jiajia Li, Chengrun Liu, Chenxi Dang, Ling Li, Qiancheng Zhu, Wenming Zhang

{"title":"Light-switched electron migration routes via Co-catecholates grafted on Z-scheme Cu2O@CuO heterostructure for photoelectrochemical hydrogen evolution","authors":"Jiajia Li, Chengrun Liu, Chenxi Dang, Ling Li, Qiancheng Zhu, Wenming Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.cej.2025.159864","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.159864","url":null,"abstract":"Photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen evolution from water splitting is plagued by charge recombination and slow reaction kinetics. Herein, we report a scheme of Co-catecholates (Co-CAT) grafted on Z-scheme Cu2O@CuO heterojunction for PEC hydrogen evolution. The detailed experimental and analysis results reveal that the formation of Z-scheme Cu2O@CuO heterojunction changes the direction of electron transfer in conventional Cu2O@CuO heterojunction. When coupled with a light field, the Z-scheme Cu2O@CuO heterojunction photocathode acts as a photoswitch to regulate the electron migration routes to the Co-CAT catalyst. Benefiting from directional electron migration routes and the electron-rich Co-CAT catalyst, Cu2O@CuO/Co-CAT achieves a record-high photocurrent density of −18.48mA cm−2 at 0 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode under 1 sun illumination compared to Cu2O and CuO materials. It enables long-term operation for at least 100 h with only 8 % loss in photocurrent density and reaches a hydrogen generation rate of 230 μmol h−1cm−2. This work provides a novel synergistic structure of photocathode-catalyst with directional interfacial electron migration routes, and sheds light on the design of photocathodes for efficient and stable PEC hydrogen evolution.","PeriodicalId":270,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal","volume":"74 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143020069","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}

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Visible-light-driven oxidative denitrogenation of liquid hydrocarbon fuels over hydrochar-modified TiO2 engineered nanoparticles: The dominant contribution of singlet oxygen 液态碳氢燃料在氢修饰二氧化钛纳米颗粒上的可见光氧化脱氮：单线态氧的主要贡献

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Chemical Engineering Journal Pub Date : 2025-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.159521

Jinli Zhai, Xin Jin, Zekun Xu, Mingrui Cao, Bangheng Jin, Long Tong, Kaihong Cao, Zhihe Yang, Fangyue Chen, Guangrong Liu, Xiaohu Du, Qiang Huang

{"title":"Visible-light-driven oxidative denitrogenation of liquid hydrocarbon fuels over hydrochar-modified TiO2 engineered nanoparticles: The dominant contribution of singlet oxygen","authors":"Jinli Zhai, Xin Jin, Zekun Xu, Mingrui Cao, Bangheng Jin, Long Tong, Kaihong Cao, Zhihe Yang, Fangyue Chen, Guangrong Liu, Xiaohu Du, Qiang Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.cej.2025.159521","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.159521","url":null,"abstract":"Developing engineered photocatalysts for low-temperature oxidation denitrogenation of fuels has sustained appeal in the clean production of oils. In this study, TiO2 nanoparticle photocatalysts surface-hybridized by hydrochar (HC-TENPs) were prepared through a simple in-situ carbonization. A few nanometers thick hydrochar layer was uniformly coated on the surface of TiO2 nanoparticles, with Ti-O-C bonding linkage and abundant oxygen vacancy defects at the interface. HC-TENPs/H2O2/visible light system can efficiently degrade various nitrogen heterocyclic compounds (pyridine, quinoline, benzoquinoline, pyrrole, indole, and carbazole) at ambient temperatures and pressures. The hydrochar hybridization narrowed the bandgap of photocatalysts, broadened the range of light absorption, and enhanced the separation of photogenerated charge carriers and photoelectric response. Hydroxyl radicals, superoxide radicals, and singlet oxygen are recognized as reactive oxygen species, in which singlet oxygen contributed over 60% to quinoline degradation. The oxygen vacancy defects served as the centers to trap superoxide radicals where they were oxidized to singlet oxygen by holes. The industrial feedstocks and simple production process allow HC-TENP photocatalysts to have great engineering manufacturing prospects. These are expected to meet the practical application in photocatalytic oxidation denitrogenation for fuel oils.","PeriodicalId":270,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal","volume":"48 5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143020321","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}

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Selective electroreduction of CO2 to CH4 by Zr-based metal–organic framework integrated binuclear copper cluster zr基金属有机骨架集成双核铜簇选择性电还原CO2制CH4

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Chemical Engineering Journal Pub Date : 2025-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.159858

Xuejing Zhai, Shanshan Liu, Luyang Zuo, Qi Liu, Bo Li, Liya Wang

{"title":"Selective electroreduction of CO2 to CH4 by Zr-based metal–organic framework integrated binuclear copper cluster","authors":"Xuejing Zhai, Shanshan Liu, Luyang Zuo, Qi Liu, Bo Li, Liya Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.cej.2025.159858","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.159858","url":null,"abstract":"Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction (ECO2RR) technology is of great significance for achieving carbon peaking, carbon neutralization, and alleviating energy and environmental crises. Achieving high selectivity of methane (CH4) in ECO2RR is still a huge challenge, because the possible products have similar reduction potential and slow carbon dioxide (CO2) activation kinetics. Cu and its oxides are one of the most effective electrocatalysts at present. In this study, NU-1000-Cu was obtained by post-synthetic modification (PSM) of Zr-based metal–organic framework (MOF), NU-1000, which not only improved the stability of NU-1000, but also improved its electrocatalytic performance. CO2 can be reduced to CH4 in an acidic electrolyte with a Faraday efficiency (FE) of 82.4 % and a local current density of 21.4 mA cm−2. In addition, the catalytic mechanism was further studied by density functional theory (DFT) calculation to reveal the key role of copper active sites in promoting the reduction of CO2 to CH4.","PeriodicalId":270,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143020323","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}

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Value-added recycling of plant waste for modification of asphalt pavement used aggregates: Interface enhancement and carbon sequestration 植物废料的增值回收用于沥青路面用骨料改性：界面增强和固碳

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Chemical Engineering Journal Pub Date : 2025-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.159822

Dan Zhao, Jiwang Jiang, Xingyu Gu, Jianqiao Liu, Jingling Wang, Guangyi Yang

{"title":"Value-added recycling of plant waste for modification of asphalt pavement used aggregates: Interface enhancement and carbon sequestration","authors":"Dan Zhao, Jiwang Jiang, Xingyu Gu, Jianqiao Liu, Jingling Wang, Guangyi Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.cej.2025.159822","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.159822","url":null,"abstract":"The durability of asphalt pavements depends heavily on the interaction between the aggregate and asphalt. Despite its significance, there are few clear and environmentally friendly methods for directly managing this interface. In this study, a value-added wood waste recycling method is introduced that creates a porous carbon structure (Pc-S) on the aggregate surface. This modification process uses thermal cross-linking technology, in which biochar is converted at high temperatures into carbon on the aggregate surface in an activation reaction. Chemical bonds, specifically C<img alt=\"single bond\" src=\"https://sdfestaticassets-us-east-1.sciencedirectassets.com/shared-assets/55/entities/sbnd.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\"/>O, C<img alt=\"double bond\" src=\"https://sdfestaticassets-us-east-1.sciencedirectassets.com/shared-assets/55/entities/dbnd.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\"/>O, and Si<img alt=\"single bond\" src=\"https://sdfestaticassets-us-east-1.sciencedirectassets.com/shared-assets/55/entities/sbnd.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\"/>C, effectively anchor the Pc-S layers to the aggregate. As the asphalt solidifies, mechanical interlocking occurs at the interface, significantly increasing its strength. This carbon modification of granite not only fortifies the interface but also enhances its water intrusion resistance by over 78.9 %, outperforming basalt, which is one of the best aggregates for pavement construction. Moreover, using these modified aggregates in road construction can lead to negative carbon emissions, estimated at 349.23 tCO2/km. This study is applicable to large-scale road infrastructure construction and provides a new solution for creating long-life green pavements.","PeriodicalId":270,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143020064","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}

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Enhancing antibiotic removal of mixed matrix membranes through electrostatic surface segregation of MIL-101(Fe) catalysts MIL-101（Fe）催化剂的静电表面分离提高混合基质膜的抗生素去除效果

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Chemical Engineering Journal Pub Date : 2025-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.159865

Xia Zheng, Zhaomei Yang, Guangyong Zeng, Qingquan Lin, Xi Chen, Yuan Xiang, Yu-Hsuan Chiao, Ralph Rolly Gonzales, Ze-Xian Low, Jianquan Luo

{"title":"Enhancing antibiotic removal of mixed matrix membranes through electrostatic surface segregation of MIL-101(Fe) catalysts","authors":"Xia Zheng, Zhaomei Yang, Guangyong Zeng, Qingquan Lin, Xi Chen, Yuan Xiang, Yu-Hsuan Chiao, Ralph Rolly Gonzales, Ze-Xian Low, Jianquan Luo","doi":"10.1016/j.cej.2025.159865","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.159865","url":null,"abstract":"Introducing Fenton-like catalysts into mixed matrix membranes offers two significant advantages— it addresses challenges related to catalyst recovery and reuse while integrating membrane technology with catalytic processes for enhanced pollutant removal. However, achieving a uniform distribution of catalysts within the membrane and maintaining catalytic activity post-blending remains challenging. In this study, positively charged chitosan (CS)-modified MIL-101(Fe) photo-Fenton-like catalysts were incorporated into the casting solution, while negatively charged polyacrylic acid (PAA) was dissolved in the coagulation bath. During the non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS) of the membrane, the combined effects of hydrophilicity and electrostatic interactions facilitated the migration of MIL-101(Fe) towards the membrane surface, boosting the peroxymonosulfate (PMS) catalytic activity of MIL-101(Fe) for antibiotic degradation. The developed CS@MIL-101(Fe)-PAA/PVDF/PMS/Vis system achieved high removal ratio against tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH) (>99 %), broad working pH range (1–9), and excellent long-term operational stability. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that PMS exhibited a higher affinity toward the ternary structure, and the activation reaction was thermodynamically favorable and spontaneous. This study offers a novel strategy for the rational design of nanomaterial-based catalytic membranes, bridging the gap between photocatalysis and heterogeneous catalysis, and providing new insights for aquatic environment remediation.","PeriodicalId":270,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143020318","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}

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Effect of surface roughness on thermofluidic characteristics of open-cell metallic foam: A pore-scale numerical study 表面粗糙度对开孔金属泡沫热流体特性的影响：孔尺度数值研究

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Chemical Engineering Journal Pub Date : 2025-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.159846

Tian Xiao, Zengshen Yue, Wenhao Peng, Yuanji Li, Xiaohu Yang, Tian Jian Lu

{"title":"Effect of surface roughness on thermofluidic characteristics of open-cell metallic foam: A pore-scale numerical study","authors":"Tian Xiao, Zengshen Yue, Wenhao Peng, Yuanji Li, Xiaohu Yang, Tian Jian Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.cej.2025.159846","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.159846","url":null,"abstract":"To augment the thermal performance of open-cell metallic foams (MFs) in heat transfer applications, rough foams are envisioned by covering the ligament surfaces with micro-rods. A pore-scale three-dimensional (3D) numerical model is developed to evaluate their transport characteristics under various Reynolds numbers (25 to 225) and compare them with traditional smooth foams. The simulation results, validated by experimental measurements, demonstrate that rough foams achieve a 60.08% to 104.28% increase in heat transfer efficiency due to increased specific surface area and intensified flow disturbance caused by the micro-rods. However, the addition of micro-rods also increases pressure drop due to impeding flow, expanding low-pressure areas, and generating local eddies. Despite these drawbacks, rough foams still demonstrate superior comprehensive thermal efficiency, with an average improvement of 44.47% to 82.90% under iso-pumping conditions. Therefore, tailoring the microstructure of MFs can provide new insights for optimizing compact heat exchangers in thermal management of high-power electronics.","PeriodicalId":270,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal","volume":"50 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143020319","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}

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Scalable fabrication of a tough and recyclable spore-bearing biocomposite thermoplastic polyurethane 一种坚固的可回收的含孢子生物复合热塑性聚氨酯的可伸缩制造

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Chemical Engineering Journal Pub Date : 2025-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.159863

Han Sol Kim, Evan M. White, Grant Crane, Kush Patel, Myung Hyun Noh, Md Arifur Rahman, Adam M. Feist, Jason J. Locklin, Jonathan K. Pokorski

{"title":"Scalable fabrication of a tough and recyclable spore-bearing biocomposite thermoplastic polyurethane","authors":"Han Sol Kim, Evan M. White, Grant Crane, Kush Patel, Myung Hyun Noh, Md Arifur Rahman, Adam M. Feist, Jason J. Locklin, Jonathan K. Pokorski","doi":"10.1016/j.cej.2025.159863","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.159863","url":null,"abstract":"Thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) are a class of versatile thermoplastic elastomers, but most of their products lack a proper recycling strategy or have no end-of-life solutions. To pursue a sustainable end-of-life solution for TPU-based products, self-disintegrating biocomposite TPUs have recently been developed by embedding spores of TPU-degrading bacteria into TPUs via melt extrusion. Herein, we improve upon spore-bearing biocomposites and demonstrate industrially relevant manufacturing conditions for fabricating biocomposite TPUs. To minimize the coloration of biocomposite TPUs, spore production was modified. The innate brown color of the resulting materials was diminished by reducing FeSO4 in sporulation media, generating white spores without compromising spore productivity, viability, morphology or heat-shock tolerance. Biocomposite TPUs containing white spores displayed a 45 % increase in toughness compared to TPUs without spores, while retaining ∼ 90 % spore viability post processing. Furthermore, biocomposite TPU fabrication was demonstrated using a scalable continuous extruder followed by injection molding. Biocomposite TPUs generated by these industry-relevant processes exhibited comparable toughness improvement and spore viability to biocomposite TPU prepared using a lab scale microcompounder, while enhancing productivity by 30-fold. Finally, spore addition significantly improved the recyclability of biocomposite TPUs, enabling 80 % toughness retention after 5 rounds of iterative melt processing. Additionally, no negative effect on the lifespan of the generated TPUs was observed over 1 year of storage. Overall, this study confirms that spore-bearing biocomposite TPUs are promising for practical applications, offering an accessible method to enhance toughness and sustainability of commercial TPUs through the incorporation of spore-based living fillers.","PeriodicalId":270,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143020320","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}

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In-Situ formation Inorganic/Organic solid electrolyte interphase and sodium affinity sites for improved sodium metal anodes 原位形成无机/有机固体电解质界面和改进金属钠阳极的钠亲和位点

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Chemical Engineering Journal Pub Date : 2025-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.159713

Xiang Zheng, Chaohong Shi, Zhiqian Li, Zining Zhang, Lijun Yang, Qi Fang, Jing Tang

{"title":"In-Situ formation Inorganic/Organic solid electrolyte interphase and sodium affinity sites for improved sodium metal anodes","authors":"Xiang Zheng, Chaohong Shi, Zhiqian Li, Zining Zhang, Lijun Yang, Qi Fang, Jing Tang","doi":"10.1016/j.cej.2025.159713","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.159713","url":null,"abstract":"Due to the severe dendrite phenomenon, the large-scale application of sodium metal batteries (SMBs) is difficult. The fabrication of artificial inorganic/organic solid electrolyte interphases (SEI), incorporating the role of metallic sites in addressing the dendrite issue, has attracted great attention. This work reports the in-situ formation of inorganic/organic SEI and sodium affinity sites from antimony-doped zinc fluoride current collector (Sb-ZnF2@Zn). The resulting Sb-ZnF2@Zn/Na anodes exhibited dendrite-free sodium deposition, significantly enhanced electrochemical performance, and improved long-term stability by optimizing the interfacial composition and structure. Thanks to the formed inorganic/organic SEI and sodium affinity sites, the symmetrical cells displayed an extended cycle life of 2000 h at 6 mA cm−2 with 3mAh cm−2. This work not only improves the uniform infiltration of the electrolyte but also promotes the uniform transport of Na+, as validated by dynamic contact angle experiments and finite element calculations. The findings provide valuable insights into the design of advanced sodium metal anodes for next-generation SMBs.","PeriodicalId":270,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143020061","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}

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