Metastable Zirconium Phosphate under Nanoconfinement with Superior Adsorption Capability for Water Treatment

In confined space with length scale of several nanometers, the phase behavior of matter, e.g., nucleation and crystallization, is completely different from its analogue in bulk. However, in environmental applications, the relationship between the nanoconfined crystallization behavior of inorganic crystals and their properties for pollutant removal is rarely elucidated. Herein, an unusual formation of zirconium phosphate (ZrP) crystals as a mixture of both thermodynamically stable α‐ and metastable γ‐phases inside the nanoconfinement of 7.9 nm pores of mesoporous polystyrene (MPS) is reported. This consequently changes the interaction between ZrP and toxic metal cations from nonspecific electrostatic attraction of normal α‐ZrP to highly specific inner‐sphere coordination of nanoconfined γ‐ZrP, which exhibits remarkable reactivity as well as reusability for the removal of toxic metals. The results of this study contribute to a better understanding of the use of nanoconfinement for the regulation of material properties.     

沉积物孔隙水的拉曼光谱探测及荧光时间演化特性

为了研究孔隙水取样后的荧光时间演化特性,对柱状沉积物榨取得到的孔隙水样品进行了光谱采集。拉曼光谱分析表明,沉积物中的SO42-浓度随深度变大而逐渐减小,这说明沉积物孔隙水中的SO42-参与了沉积物中硫酸盐还原而被消耗;同一深度的孔隙水样品随着暴露时间的不同,采集到的拉曼光谱的荧光背景也有所差别。荧光光谱分析表明,随着孔隙水暴露时间的延长,在300~350 nm处的荧光峰的强度逐渐变大,并对荧光的形成机制进行了初步分析。     

硝酸铵自敏化结构与爆轰性能

采用压汞法、扫描电镜法测试了四种硝铵炸药用硝酸铵(AN)的孔隙结构、比表面积和粒子表面形貌,研究了工业硝铵炸药用硝酸铵的自敏化结构特征.结果表明:1<'#>膨化硝酸铵(1<'#>-EAN)样品存在大量孔隙、且有效热点范围内的孔隙数量较多,颗粒表面存在大量棱角、突起、晶形严重歧化,自敏化特征明显;2<'#>-EAN样品中...     

微型机械制冷机污染机理及控制技术

有效的污染控制是影响微型机械制冷机长寿命运行的关键因素．本文首先分类阐述了机械制冷机内各污染源的产生,然后用直接模拟蒙特卡罗方法与传质扩散方程对制冷机内部管道污染气体的传输扩散进行仿真建模,最后分析了污染气体在蓄冷器的凝结吸附以及其它因素对制冷机性能的影响,并介绍了机械制冷机的污染控制技术以及寿命预测。     

Nanorobots Constructed from Nanoclay: Using Nature to Create Self‐Propelled Autonomous Nanomachines

Self‐propelled, autonomous micro and nanomachines are at the forefront of current nanotechnology. These micro and nanodevices move actively to perform desired tasks, usually using chemical energy from their surrounding environment. Typically, these structures are fabricated via clean room or template‐based electrodeposition methodologies, which yield relatively low numbers of these devices. To utilize these machines in industrial‐scale operations, one would need an inexpensive fabrication route for mass production of nanomachines. The use of naturally occurring nanotubes, Halloysite nanoclay, to fabricate functional nanomotors in great quantities is demonstrated. These nanotubes can be mined in ton quantities and used as base for the fabrication of nanomachines. In addition, it is well known that the surface groups of Halloysite nanoclay bind strongly with heavy metals, which makes it potentially useful in environmental remediation.     

High‐Performance Cathode Based on Self‐Templated 3D Porous Microcrystalline Carbon with Improved Anion Adsorption and Intercalation

Dual‐ion batteries (DIBs) have attracted much attention due to their advantages of low cost and especially environmental friendliness. However, the capacities of most DIBs are still unsatisfied (≈100 mAh g^?1) ascribed to the limited capacity of anions intercalation for conventional graphite cathode. In this study, 3D porous microcrystalline carbon (3D‐PMC) was designed and synthesized via a self‐templated growth approach, and when used as cathode for a DIB, it allows both intercalation and adsorption of anions. The microcrystalline carbon is beneficial to obtain capacity originated from anions intercalation, and the 3D porous structure with a certain surface area contributes to anions adsorption capacity. With the synergistic effect, this 3D‐PMC is utilized as cathode and tin as anode for a sodium‐based DIB, which has a high capacity of 168.0 mAh g^?1 at 0.3 A g^?1, among the best values of reported DIBs so far. This cell also exhibits long‐term cycling stability with a capacity retention of ≈70% after 2000 cycles at a high current rate of 1 A g^?1. It is believed that this work will provide a strategy to develop high‐performance cathode materials for DIBs.     

Bioinspired Scaffolds with Varying Pore Architectures and Mechanical Properties

Scaffolds with potential biological applications having a variety of microstructural and mechanical properties can be fabricated by freezing colloidal solutions into porous solids. In this work, the structural and mechanical properties of TiO₂ freeze cast with different soluble additives, including polyethylene glycol, NaOH or HCl, and isopropanol alcohol, are characterized to determine the effects of slurry viscosity, pH, and alcohol concentration on the freezing process. TiO₂ powders mixed with water and these different additives are directionally frozen in a mold, then sublimated and sintered to create the porous scaffolds. The different scaffolds are characterized to compare the compressive strength, modulus, porosity, and pore morphology. For all scaffolds, the overall porosity remains constant (80–85%). By changing the concentration of each additive, the lamellar thickness, pore area, and aspect ratio vary significantly, showing inverse relationships to both the compressive strength and modulus. The strength is predicted from the pore aspect ratio of the scaffolds when subjected to compressive loading with the primary failure mode identified as Euler buckling. TiO₂ scaffolds freeze cast with different soluble additives are suitable for biomedical applications, such as bone replacements, requiring high porosity and specific pore morphologies.     

Efficient,Selective, and Reversible SO2 Capture with Highly Crosslinked Ionic Microgels via a Selective Swelling Mechanism

SO₂ capture through physisorption is a promising environmental benign technology to eliminate the emission of SO₂. However, designing an efficient adsorption material with high capacity and selectivity of SO₂ as well as excellent reversibility remains challenging. Here, a class of highly crosslinked nonporous poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) xerogels is prepared with high ionic density by photopolymerization of Gemini IL monomers and a microfluidic technology is further explored to prepare the corresponding monodisperse PIL microgels with uniform and controllable sizes at the diameter range from 43 to 250 µm. This kind of novel dense nonporous ionic xerogels/microgels completely exclude the adsorption of common gases (CO₂, CH₄, etc.), but exhibit very high SO₂ adsorption capacity (498 mg g^?1) via selective swelling mechanism. Unprecedented SO₂/CO₂ and SO₂/CH₄ uptake selectivities with the value up to 614 and 1992, respectively, are achieved. The selective swelling mechanism is validated by optical microscope and differential scanning calorimetry measurements. More importantly, these kinds of xerogels show excellent reversibility in adsorption–desorption cycles. Column breakthrough experiments confirm the excellent performance of these PIL xerogels in SO₂ capture. This work demonstrates that designing a nonporous material that has specific swelling interactions with certain molecules can be an effective strategy for realizing extremely high selectivity.     

柳树河油页岩微波干燥孔隙及内部水分扩散特性*

以柳树河油页岩为原料在微波功率为300W、400W、550W 条件下进行干燥试验,结果表明:对干燥处理后样品进行脱附/ 吸附、孔径和比表面积及孔特性测定得出,微波干燥有利于中孔的形成;运用Fick 第二定律对水分有效扩散系数进行分析可知,由于较高微波功率会在原料中心和表面产生很大的蒸汽压差,导致水分的有效扩散速率在加速干燥段与微波功率成反比;降速干燥段与微波功率变化成正比,但总体上还是随着微波功率的增加而增加。