海藻酸钠/脲醛树脂复合微胶囊的缓释动力学特性

采用两步法制备海藻酸钠/脲醛树脂复合微胶囊。在树脂化阶段引入海藻酸钠(SA)参与脲醛树脂(UF)的缩聚反应形成复合壳层,制备了阿维菌素复合微胶囊。通过FTIR、TG、SEM、粒度分析等表征微胶囊的结构特征、组成成分、表观形貌、粒度分布。结果表明,SA的引入可有效改善脲醛树脂微胶囊的团聚现象,提高药物的包覆率至60%以上。释放性能研究显示,复合微胶囊的缓释能力较脲醛树脂微胶囊提高,72 d累计释放率由27.5%增至44.5%,且释放速率受pH、温度的影响,25℃下酸性介质中27d累计释放率超过50%。释放行为均可用Korsmeyer-Pappas动力学模型进行描述。     

Engineering Silver-Enriched Copper Core-Shell Electrocatalysts to Enhance the Production of Ethylene and C2+ Chemicals from Carbon Dioxide at Low Cell Potentials

Copper catalysts are widely studied for the electroreduction of carbon dioxide (CO₂) to value-added hydrocarbon products. Controlling the surface composition of copper nanomaterials may provide the electronic and structural properties necessary for carbon-carbon coupling, thus increasing the Faradaic efficiency (FE) towards ethylene and other multi-carbon (C₂₊) products. Synthesis and catalytic study of silver-coated copper nanoparticles (Cu@Ag NPs) for the reduction of CO₂ are presented. Bimetallic CuAg NPs are typically difficult to produce due to the bulk immiscibility between these two metals. Slow injection of the silver precursor, concentrations of organic capping agents, and gas environment proved critical to control the size and metal distribution of the Cu@Ag NPs. The optimized Cu@Ag electrocatalyst exhibited a very low onset cell potential of −2.25 V for ethylene formation, reaching a FE towards C₂₊ products (FE_C2+) of 43% at −2.50 V, which is 1.0 V lower than a reference Cu catalyst to reach a similar FE_C2+. The high ethylene formation at low potentials is attributed to enhanced C C coupling on the Ag enriched shell of the Cu@Ag electrocatalysts. This study offers a new catalyst design towards increasing the efficiency for the electroreduction of CO₂ to value-added chemicals.     

Effect of silica on the ZnS nanoparticles for stable and sustainable antibacterial application

Silica-capped Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) nanoparticles were synthesized for the use as stable and long-term antibacterial agents because silica is a very important component in food packaging applications for moisture absorption in tune with its property of biocompatibility and water solubility. The variation in morphological and optical properties of core-shell nanostructures was studied by changing the concentration of silica in a core-shell combination. The structural and morphological properties of silica-capped ZnS have been observed by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) and transmission electron microscopic (TEM) studies, respectively. Uncapped ZnS nanoparticles with particle size of 2-4 nm in a highly agglomerated state have been observed from TEM, which shows that they can be used only for short-term antibacterial action despite its excellent zone of inhibition (antibiotic sensitivity). However, ZnS/SiO₂ core-shell nanostructures are highly monodisperse in nature and the particle size increases up to 5-8 nm with increase in silica concentration. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis confirms the formation of silica capping on the ZnS surface. The inhibition of defect-related emission by silica capping in energy-resolved photoluminescence studies also shows the formation of very stable ZnS nanoparticles. To study the antibacterial properties of the pure and silica-capped ZnS nanostructure the agar-well diffusion method was employed against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. The obtained results indicate that pure ZnS shows excellent antibacterial action but it can last only for few days.     

纳米级过硫酸铵微胶囊的制备及性能

通过原位聚合法成功制备了以过硫酸铵为芯材、聚吡咯为壳材的微胶囊，并通过扫描电镜、激光粒度仪、红外光谱和拉曼光谱分析微胶囊的形貌和结构。结果表明：微胶囊的粒径分布集中在100~300 nm，且聚吡咯成功包覆过硫酸铵。微胶囊在水中分散时的电导率的变化过程说明微胶囊的释放过程为渗透释放；且随着甘油量的增加，微胶囊吸水速率加快，内部固体过硫酸铵溶解速率提高，对应过硫酸铵的释放速率提高。将过硫酸铵与等质量的微胶囊分别加入聚合物压裂液中，通过高温降黏实验，发现该微胶囊能延迟破胶7 h以上。     

Fabrication of novel silicon carbide-based nanomaterials with unique hydrophobicity and microwave absorption property

Novel SiC-based nanomaterials, namely the nitrogen and aluminum co-doped SiC@SiO₂ core-shell nanowires and nitrogen-doped SiO₂/Al₂O₃ nanoparticles, have been fabricated through a facile thermal treatment process based on the chemical vapor deposition and vapor-liquid reaction. These nanomaterials show remarkable hydrophobicity with a water contact angle (CA) over 140°, which are aroused by the surface zigzag morphology of the nanostructures and the hydrocarbyl groups generated during the preparation process. Moreover the nanocomposites also exhibit relatively prominent microwave absorption (MA) properties in the frequency range of 2.0-18.0 GHz. The minimum reflection loss (RL) value as low as −23.68 dB can be observed at 14.16 GHz when the absorber thickness is 2.6 mm with a loading rate of 16.7 wt%. And the nanocomposites-based absorbent can achieve an effective absorption bandwidth (RL < −10 dB) of 4.48 GHz with the absorbent thickness of 2.5 mm. This enhanced microwave attenuation performance can be attributed to multiple polarizations and perfect impedance matching conditions, as well as multiple internal reflections. These marvelous properties make these N and Al co-doped SiC@SiO₂ core-shell nanowires and N-doped SiO₂/Al₂O₃ nanoparticles display extensive application potential as MA materials in harsh environment.     

Influence of core-shell structure on the cure depth in photopolymerizable alumina dispersion

The heterogeneous nucleation-and-growth processing was used to obtain core-shell particles based on alpha alumina core with silica layer. Presence of silica shell was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and zeta potential measurement. The coverage of aluminum oxide surface by SiO₂ improved a cure of the depth of photopolymerizable ceramic dispersion around 20%. The proposed surface modification enables the production of thicker cured layer which is favorable for additive manufacturing methods such as stereolithography. Thus, the number of layers that have to be printed to form the 3D object might significantly decrease, thereby reducing time and costs of fabrication.     

Utilizing the autocatalysis of Co to prepare low-cost WC-Co powder for high-performance atmospheric plasma spraying

A novel method of incorporating fluidized bed chemical vapor deposition (FBCVD) with electroless plating was developed to effectively prepare the core-shell structured WC-Co composite powders. The Co nanoparticles decorated on the surface of WC particles by FBCVD acted as active catalysts for the subsequent electroless plating process. The particle size and quantity of the decorated Co particles determined the electroless plating rate but the particle size played more important role. For the conditions tested, the maximum electroless plating rate of 2.34 mg/g/min was obtained by using an optimal FBCVD pretreatment at 750°C for 3 minutes. WC-12Co composite powders with a commercial composition widely used for atmospheric plasma spraying (APS) were efficiently prepared. The composite powders exhibited excellent suitability for APS by forming a homogenous Co-W-C ternary liquid stream. The APS coating is not only well-bonded with the substrate but also consisted of hard nonequilibrium Co₃W₃C and W₂C phases with a uniform distribution. Both remarkably improved the hardness and tribological properties of the APS coating.     

Improved thermal shock resistance of SiCnw/PyC core-shell structure-toughened CVD-SiC coating

In-situ SiC nanowire (SiCnw)/pyrolytic carbon (PyC) core-shell structures were introduced to mainly improve the thermal shock performance of chemical vapor deposition (CVD)-SiC coating on carbon/carbon (C/C) composites. The microstructure, phase composition, and mechanical properties of the CVD-SiC coating toughened by SiCnw/PyC core-shell structures were studied as well. The results show that the introduction of SiCnw/PyC core-shell structures can effectively alleviate the mismatch of coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) between SiC coating and C/C substrate, thus enhancing the thermal shock resistance of the coating. Furthermore, the increased numbers of interfaces in the SiC coating owing to the addition of core-shell structures are beneficial to the mechanical properties of the coating after thermal shock test.     

MOR@SAPO-11复合分子筛的合成及Pt/MOR@SAPO-11催化剂的加氢异构化性能

采用硅铝源法制备具有核壳结构的复合分子筛MOR@SAPO-11。利用XRD、SEM、N2物理吸附 脱附曲线、NH3-TPD和Py-FTIR等手段对MOR@SAPO-11复合分子筛的晶体结构、分子筛形貌和酸性质进行表征。结果表明，采用硅铝源法制备的复合分子筛MOR@SAPO-11呈现以丝光沸石为核，SAPO-11为壳的核壳结构。相比于单一分子筛MOR、SAPO-11和机械混合物MOR+ SAPO-11，MOR@SAPO-11复合分子筛具有更适宜的酸性和较高的B酸分布。这说明MOR@SAPO-11复合分子筛发生了协同作用，通过物理或者化学作用紧密相连，改善了自身的酸性。在相同的反应条件下，以硅铝源法制备的复合分子筛MOR@ SAPO-11为载体的Pt催化剂异构化活性和异构烃选择性比以单一分子筛和机械混合分子筛为载体的Pt催化剂有明显提高。     

Core–shell NTC materials with low thermal constant and high resistivity for wide-temperature thermistor ceramics

Core–shell structures have been proposed to improve the electrical properties of negative-temperature coefficient (NTC) thermistor ceramics. In this work, Al₂O₃-modified Co_1.5Mn_1.2Ni_0.3O₄ NTC thermistor ceramics with adjustable electrical properties were prepared through citrate-chelation followed by conventional sintering. Co_1.5Mn_1.2Ni_0.3O₄ powder was coated with a thin Al₂O₃ shell layer to form a core–shell structure. Resistivity (ρ) increased rapidly with increasing thickness of the Al₂O₃ layer, and the thermal constant (B) varied moderately between 3706 and 3846 K. In particular, Co_1.5Mn_1.2Ni_0.3O₄@Al₂O₃ ceramic with 0.08 wt% Al₂O₃ showed the increase of ρ double, and the change in its B was less than 140 K. The Co_1.5Mn_1.2Ni_0.3O₄@Al₂O₃ NTC ceramics showed high stability, and their grain size was relatively uniform due to the protection offered by the shell. The aging coefficient of the ceramic was less than 0.2% after aging for 500 hours at 125°C. Taken together, the results indicate that as-prepared Co_1.5Mn_1.2Ni_0.3O₄@Al₂O₃ NTC ceramics with a core–shell structure may be promising candidates for application as wide-temperature NTC thermistor ceramics.