Metal chlorides-promoted ammonia absorption of deep eutectic solvent

Ammonia is considered as a promising hydrogen or energy carrier. Ammonia absorption or adsorption is an important aspect for both ammonia removal, storage and separation applications. To these ends, a wide range of solid and liquid sorbents have been investigated. Among these, the deep eutectic solvent (DES) is emerging as a promising class of ammonia absorbers. Herein, we report a novel type of DES, i.e., metal-containing DESs for ammonia absorption. Specifically, the NH₃ absorption capacity is enhanced by ca. 18.1–36.9% when a small amount of metal chlorides, such as MgCl₂, MnCl₂ etc., are added into a DES composed of resorcinol (Res) and ethylene glycol (EG). To our knowledge, the MgCl₂/Res/EG (0.1:1:2) DES outperforms most of the reported DESs. The excellent NH₃ absorption performances of metal–containing DESs have been attributed to the synergy of Lewis acid–base and hydrogen bonding interactions. Additionally, good reversibility and high NH₃/CO₂ selectivity are achieved over the MgCl₂/Res/EG (0.1:1:2) DES, which enables it to be a potential NH₃ absorber for further investigations.     

低共熔溶剂用于CO2捕集的研究进展

低共熔溶剂(DESs)具有原料廉价易得、化学稳定性好、可设计、合成工艺简单、可循环使用和绿色环保等优点,在CO₂捕集领域受到广泛关注。重点综述了近年来DESs用于CO₂捕集的研究进展,总结了DESs捕集CO₂的能力,分析了DESs捕集CO₂的影响因素和DESs的循环使用性能,归纳了DESs捕集CO₂的机理(包括物理吸收、化学吸收和物理化学协同吸收),并总结了CO₂在DESs中的溶解度计算模型。分析发现,DESs捕集CO₂的影响因素中,温度、压力和水含量(质量分数)均对CO₂的捕集有影响,且DESs的结构是重要的影响因素;大部分DESs可循环使用;CO₂在DESs中溶解度计算模型的建立有效推动了DESs捕集CO₂的进一步发展。最后,指出了DESs捕集分离CO₂所面临的主要问题并对进一步的研究工作进行了分析讨论。     

Large scale cathodic exfoliation of graphite using deep eutectic solvent and water mixture

A short-time and low-cost synthesis route was used to produce large lateral size (from 2 to 15 μm) from monolayers to few layers of graphene by a two-step process of electrochemical exfoliation with a deep eutectic solvent in a mixture with water that can be reused, and ultrasonic bath. The graphene was characterized by SEM, TEM, AFM, Raman and electrochemical activity. During the electrochemical exfoliation, high expanded graphene particles were obtained and these were dispersed in a mixture of water with 5%wt ethylene glycol by an ultrasonic bath in order to complete the exfoliation process. An enhancement of the electrical conductivity of these dispersions was obtained with the increase of graphene concentration, 0.38 mg/mL, which best result was achieved with 30 wt% water and a DC voltage of 10 V. It was possible to add a conductive layer to a glass substrate with the graphene obtained and Tyndall effect was observed.     

Modeling Alcohol Dehydrogenase Catalysis in Deep Eutectic Solvent/Water Mixtures

The use of oxidoreductases (EC1) in non-conventional reaction media has been increasingly explored. In particular, deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have emerged as a novel class of solvents. Herein, an in-depth study of bioreduction with an alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) in the DES glyceline is presented. The activity and stability of ADH in mixtures of glyceline/water with varying water contents were measured. Furthermore, the thermodynamic water activity and viscosity of mixtures of glyceline/water have been determined. For a better understanding of the observations, molecular dynamics simulations were performed to quantify the molecular flexibility, hydration layer, and intraprotein hydrogen bonds of ADH. The behavior of the enzyme in DESs follows the classic dependence of water activity (a_W) in non-conventional media. At low a_W values (<0.2), ADH does not show any activity; at higher a_W values, the activity was still lower than that in pure water due to the high viscosities of the DES. These findings could be further explained by increased enzyme flexibility with increasing water content.     

Effect of CaO mineral change on coal ash melting characteristics

The change of mineral composition in ash and the effect of CaO on the melting characteristics of coal ash were studied by adding different contents of CaO to coal ash. At the same time, the Factsage thermodynamics software was used to simulate the mineral changes in the synthetic ash to support and verify the experimental results. The results show that with the increase of CaO content, the melting characteristic temperature of coal ash first decreases and then rises. After adding a certain amount of CaO, the quartz with higher melting point completely disappears, and the melting point of the coal ash reaches a minimum value. And with the increase of CaO content, the appearance of wollastonite and single crystal calcium oxide mineral makes the melting point of coal ash gradually increase. It can be seen from the phase diagram calculated by Factsage that as the CaO content increases, the corresponding position of the coal ash gradually moves from the hematite region to the calcareous region. And the phenomenon of low temperature eutectic occurs when the CaO content is 35%, which is consistent with the trend of temperature change of the melting characteristics. These phenomena all indicate that the change in the melting point of coal ash is nonlinear as the content of CaO minerals increases.     

纤维素纳米纤丝的制备和改性研究进展

近年来,纤维素纳米纤丝(CNF)因其独特的物理化学性能受到了广泛关注。当前,CNF主要采用化学或酶处理等方法对纤维进行预处理,再通过机械法对预处理后的纤维进行机械处理而得到。随着人们环保意识的日渐增强,可回收的有机酸水解法,低共熔溶剂预处理结合机械法制备CNF等已成为CNF制备领域的研究热点。本文综述了CNF的制备和改性研究进展,总结了CNF在制备和改性过程中存在的问题。此外,讨论了不同制备方法的优缺点,并介绍了环保、高效的CNF制备方法及其最新的应用领域。     

Co-C共晶点研制及评价

根据国际温度咨询委员会辐射测温工作组(CCT-WG5)对世界各国计量机构开展Co-C共晶点研制工作的相关要求,设计并搭建了Co-C共晶点灌注系统,采用直接共晶法成功灌注了满足复现实验要求的Co-C共晶点坩埚。针对直接共晶灌注法效率低、坩埚破裂风险大的缺陷,提出了对灌注方法的改进方案,并依据该方案成功灌注了2个Co-C共晶点坩埚。对灌注的Co-C-2#共晶点进行了复现试验,结果显示:拐点温度的不确定度为5.3 mK,满足小于10 mK的CCT要求;短期重复性为9.6 mK,满足小于20 mK的CCT要求。