基于相似系数法的冷源供水温度研究

针对中华鲟保育池冷冻水系统冷源设备选型采用经济性或生态因子进行单因素比选的不足,通过相似系数法对保育池不同水温工况下的经济性和生长影响因子赋予权重,提出了统筹经济指标和生长影响因子指标的综合评价指标。分析结果表明,21℃为保育池冷冻水系统最佳供水温度,不仅满足中华鲟生长对水温的要求,经济性也较好。将基于相似系数法的权重确定方法应用于保育池冷源供水温度的比选,提高了比选的客观性,对其他涉及主观性评价指标的方案比选具有一定的借鉴意义。     

High coverage H2 adsorption and dissociation on fcc Co surfaces from DFT and thermodynamics

Hydrogen adsorption, desorption and dissociation on the Co(100), (311), (111) and (110) surfaces at different coverage have been systematically studied using density functional theory and ab initio atomistic thermodynamics. On the basis of the computed stepwise H₂ adsorption energies, the saturated coverage on the Co(311), (111), (110) surfaces are 8/18, 3/9 and 6/18 ML, respectively, revealing that these surfaces have different potential hydro-treating abilities and activity. The lateral repulsive interactions can affect the adsorption structures and become stronger with the increasing of H₂ coverage, which lead to H₂ migration over Co surfaces. Comparison of dissociation energies and corresponding desorption energies, it can be concluded that H₂ molecules prefer dissociation rather than desorption both kinetically and thermodynamically at different coverage. Hydrogen stable coverage on the surfaces highly depends on temperatures and H₂ partial pressure. These results should provide important information about morphology of Co-catalysts under Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reduction conditions.     

Amorphizing of Cu Nanoparticles toward Highly Efficient and Robust Electrocatalyst for CO2 Reduction to Liquid Fuels with High Faradaic Efficiencies

Conversion of carbon dioxide (CO₂) into valuable chemicals, especially liquid fuels, through electrochemical reduction driven by sustainable energy sources, is a promising way to get rid of dependence on fossil fuels, wherein developing of highly efficient catalyst is still of paramount importance. In this study, as a proof‐of‐concept experiment, first a facile while very effective protocol is proposed to synthesize amorphous Cu NPs. Unexpectedly, superior electrochemical performances, including high catalytic activity and selectivity of CO₂ reduction to liquid fuels are achieved, that is, a total Faradaic efficiency of liquid fuels can sum up to the maximum value of 59% at ?1.4 V, with formic acid (HCOOH) and ethanol (C₂H₆O) account for 37% and 22%, respectively, as well as a desirable long‐term stability even up to 12 h. More importantly, this work opens a new avenue for improved electroreduction of CO₂ based on amorphous metal catalysts.     

Solution-Processed Organic Solar Cells with High Open-Circuit Voltage of 1.3 V and Low Non-Radiative Voltage Loss of 0.16 V

Compared with inorganic or perovskite solar cells, the relatively large non-radiative recombination voltage losses (ΔV_non-rad) in organic solar cells (OSCs) limit the improvement of the open-circuit voltage (V_oc). Herein, OSCs are fabricated by adopting two pairs of D–π–A polymers (PBT1-C/PBT1-C-2Cl and PBDB-T/PBDB-T-2Cl) as electron donors and a wide-bandgap molecule BTA3 as the electron acceptor. In these blends, a charge-transfer state energy (E_CT) as high as 1.70–1.76 eV is achieved, leading to small energetic differences between the singlet excited states and charge-transfer states (ΔE_CT ≈ 0.1 eV). In addition, after introducing chlorine atoms into the π-bridge or the side chain of benzodithiophene (BDT) unit, electroluminescence external quantum efficiencies as high as 1.9 × 10⁻³ and 1.0 × 10⁻³ are realized in OSCs based on PBTI-C-2Cl and PBDB-T-2Cl, respectively. Their corresponding ΔV_non-rad are 0.16 and 0.17 V, which are lower than those of OSCs based on the analog polymers without a chlorine atom (0.21 and 0.24 V for PBT1-C and PBDB-T, respectively), resulting in high V_oc of 1.3 V. The ΔV_non-rad of 0.16 V and V_oc of 1.3 V achieved in PBT1-C-2Cl:BTA3 OSCs are thought to represent the best values for solution-processed OSCs reported in the literature so far.     

A strategy to reduce the impact of tar on a Ni‐YSZ anode of solid oxide fuel cells

High‐temperature raw coke oven gas (COG) is a promising fuel for use in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) because it is rich in both hydrogen (55%‐60%) and methane (23%‐27%). However, the tar present in COG limits its ability to directly generate power using state‐of‐art SOFCs because the presence of tar limits the cell's performance and stability. In this work, a strategy is presented in the attempt to reduce the influence of tar on SOFCs by applying a La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ catalyst as a protective layer for the cell. The results showed that 44‐g Nm^?3 toluene had a profoundly negative effect on the performance of a conventional cell, which showed severely reduced performance after only 1.4 hours of exposure to toluene‐contaminated hydrogen. In contrast, the catalyst‐modified cell showed good stability for at least 110 hours under the same conditions. This work provides a promising route to directly utilize raw COG as an SOFC fuel that is also suitable for biosyngas.     

Purified high‐sulfur coal as a fuel for direct carbon solid oxide fuel cells

The use of low‐rank coal in a clean and efficient manner is a major challenge facing the current coal technology. A high‐sulfur coal with 4.5 wt% sulfur is chosen to examine the compatibility of the pristine coal and the purified contrast with a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) with nickel cermet anodes. Desulfurization of the pristine coal is performed by molten caustic leaching method with a removal ratio of 80%. Analyses of the physicochemical properties of coal samples indicate that the purified coal has a more favorable structure and higher Boudouard reactivity, which is suitable as a fuel for fuel cells. The assessment of electrochemical performance reveals that the purification treatment not only makes the peak power density of SOFCs improve from 115 to 221 mW cm^?2 at 900°C but also extends their durability from 1.7 to 11.2 hours under a current density of 50 mA cm^?2 at 850°C with a fuel availability increasing from 6.25% to 40%. The postmortem analyses show that far less deposited carbon and nickel sulfide are observed on the anode surface. The fuel‐based investigation reveals that the purified coal is a promising fuel for direct carbon fuel cells.