Stomata‐Inspired Photomechanical Ion Nanochannels Modified by Azobenzene Composites

A low‐powered and highly selective photomechanical sensor system mimicking stomata in the epidermis of leaves harvested from nature is demonstrated. This device uses a light‐responsive composite consisting of 4‐amino‐1,1′‐azobenzene‐3,4′‐disulfonic acid monosodium salt (AZO) and poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDDA) coated on a membrane with tens of nanometer‐size pores. The ionic current change through the pore channels as a function of pore size variation is then measured. The tran–cis isomerism of AZO–PDDA during light irradiation and the operation mechanism of photomechanical ion channel sensor are discussed and analyzed using UV–vis spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy analysis. It presents the discriminative current levels to the different light wavelengths. The response time of the photoreceptor is about 0.2 s and it consumes very low operating power (≈15 nW) at 0.1 V bias. In addition, it is found that the change of the pore diameter during the light irradiation is due to the photomechanical effect, which is capable of distinguishing light intensity and wavelength.     

Synergistic effect of iodide ions and bark resin of Schinus molle for the corrosion inhibition of API5L X70 pipeline steel in H2SO4

The synergistic effect of bark resin of Schinus molle (BRSM) and iodide ions in 0.5 M sulfuric acid has been studied for the first time by potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements; also, the surface morphology has been analyzed by scanning electron microscopy–energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopic analysis in the present work. The results show that the BRSM and iodide ions have an evident synergistic inhibition effect in a 0.5-M sulfuric acid solution. The adsorption of the BRSM/iodide ion system follows the Langmuir adsorption isotherm and acts as a mixed-type inhibitor in sulfuric acid. The BRSM/iodide ion system is an effective inhibitor for API5L X70 pipeline steel in the 0.5-M sulfuric acid solution. The maximum percentage inhibition efficiency is equal to 99% at 1 g/L BRSM + 2 mM KI.     

镍钴锰酸锂正极材料 LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2的制备方法和研究进展

LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2很好的构成了LiNiO2/LiCoO2/LiMnO2三类材料的固溶体系，兼容了三种材料的优点且弥补了上述材料作为正极材料的不足，是备受欢迎的锂电池正极材料。详细叙述了该正极材料的结构特征和电化学反应特征及近几年国内外对111型镍钴锰酸锂正极材料的研究进展，介绍了固相法，共沉淀法和溶胶凝胶法等方法的原理和特点，并阐述了掺杂和包覆改性对正极材料电化学性能的影响。     

氧化铈-二氧化硅介孔材料制备及对铜离子的吸附性能

采用共沉淀法和沉淀浸渍法制备了纳米氧化铈-二氧化硅（CeO₂-SiO₂）介孔材料吸附剂,主要考察了其对水中铜离子（Cu²⁺）的吸附行为。通过X射线衍射（XRD）、扫描电镜（SEM）和氮吸附（BET）等手段对合成的介孔材料进行了性能表征,并通过静态吸附实验分析了溶液pH、溶液初始金属离子质量浓度、吸附剂用量、吸附时间等条件对介孔材料吸附Cu²⁺性能的影响。结果表明：共沉淀法制备的纳米CeO₂-SiO₂介孔材料对Cu²⁺的去除效果较沉淀浸渍法要好;当溶液pH=7.0时CeO₂-SiO₂介孔材料对Cu²⁺的吸附效果最好,20 min时基本达到吸附平衡;溶液初始Cu²⁺浓度增大Cu²⁺去除率降低,Cu²⁺累计吸附量增大;随着吸附剂用量增加Cu²⁺去除率增大,当CeO₂-SiO₂吸附剂用量为0.15 g/L时对Cu²⁺的去除率趋于稳定;CeO₂-SiO₂吸附剂对不同金属离子吸附性能由大到小的顺序为Cu²⁺、Fe²⁺、Mn²⁺,该吸附过程均符合准二级动力学模型。     

Electrical properties of calcia-stabilised zirconia ceramics

The electrical properties of cubic, calcia-stabilised zirconia ceramics, Ca_xZr_1-xO_2-x: 0.12 ≤ x ≤ 0.18 have been investigated using impedance spectroscopy to separate bulk, grain boundary and electrode contact impedances. The most appropriate equivalent circuit to characterise the bulk response required inclusion of a dielectric component, represented by a series RC element, in parallel with the oxide ion conductivity represented by a parallel combination of a resistance, capacitance and constant phase element. The dielectric component may be attributed to defect complexes involving immobile oxygen vacancy pairs whereas long range conduction involves single oxygen vacancies.     

离子交换水软化技术研究与应用进展

离子交换法是目前最常见的水软化技术之一，其基于可逆的离子交换反应将溶液中的硬度离子选择性去除，属于典型的特种分离过程。本文介绍并总结了离子交换水软化的基本原理、水软化用离子交换树脂的结构和分类、离子交换水软化技术研究和应用，并针对离子交换水软化存在的问题提出了相应的解决思路。     

Polymer hydrogel cross-linked by inorganic nanoparticles for removing trace metal ions

Hydrogels for absorbing metal ions in wastewater have attracted more attentions in the environmental field especially for recent years. The removal efficiency of hydrogel adsorbents for eliminating metal ions is highly related with the effective contact between adsorbents and adsorbates. However, poor water absorption capacity of the hydrogel adsorbents would restrict on the expose of adsorption sites to the targeted subjects, causing undesirable removal ratio (RR) especially for metal ions at trace level. Thereby, the reported hydrogel adsorbents mainly focus on the removal of high content but not the trace level of metal ions so far. In this work, poly(acrylamide) (PAM)/poly(acrylic acid) (PAA)/Ca(OH)₂ composite hydrogel is applied to adsorb trace metal ions. Swelling ratio of such PAM/PAA/Ca(OH)₂ gel reaches 2,530 g/g, resulting in effective exposure of active sites and further expected RR for trace metal ions. The RRs of such adsorbent for Cu²⁺ (initial concentration C₀ = 0.064 mg/L), Al³⁺ (C₀ = 0.27 mg/L), Co²⁺ (C₀ = 0.59 mg/L), Cr⁶⁺ (C₀ = 0.52 mg/L), Mn²⁺ (C₀ = 0.55 mg/L), Ni²⁺ (C₀ = 0.59 mg/L), Zn²⁺ (C₀ = 0.65 mg/L), Ag⁺ (C₀ = 1.08 mg/L), and La³⁺ (C₀ = 1.39 mg/L) are 56.6, 80.8, 41.3, 29.3, 34.6, 44.6, 55.9, 45.8, and 35.5%, respectively. This work broadens the application of hydrogel adsorbent for eliminating trace metal ions from polluted water.     

磁性纳米材料处理含铀废水的研究进展

磁性纳米材料具有较强的化学稳定性、可再生回收、良好的吸附性能和易于分离等优点，在去除水溶液中的铀酰离子方面有广泛的应用前景。然而，磁性纳米材料也存在易团聚、易氧化等不足，通过表面修饰或改性等方法可改善其不足，提高其对废水中铀酰离子的去除能力，改善其吸附效果。本文通过总结近年来的相关研究资料，概括了磁性纳米材料的种类，归纳总结并比较了不同种类磁性纳米材料对含铀废水的去除能力及优势与不足，探讨了磁性纳米材料在含铀废水处理中的应用并对其机理进行了分析，阐述了磁性纳米材料去除溶液中铀酰离子的影响因素，简述了目前磁性纳米材料在处理含铀废水中有待解决的问题，并对其在分离放射性元素方面的应用前景进行了展望。