Al2O3–CaO macroporous ceramics containing hydrocalumite-like phases

A mechanism to explain the lower onset strengthening temperature induced by CaCO₃ in alumina-based macroporous ceramics is proposed, which relies on hydrocalumite-like phase formation during processing. Close to 600 °C, such phases are decomposed to lime and mayenite (12CaO·7Al₂O₃), where the latter, due to its intrinsic nanoporosity and high thermal reactivity, generates bonds between the ceramic particles at ∼700 °C, resulting in microstructure strengthening. Based on this premise, the authors concluded that other Ca²⁺ sources could act similarly. Indeed, compositions containing Ca(OH)₂ or CaO showed the same effect on the onset strengthening temperature, which reinforces the proposed mechanism. The results attained indicated that macroporous insulators could be thermally treated at lower temperatures, just to acquire enough mechanical strength for installation, finishing in-situ their firing process. Besides that, lower sintering temperatures could be used to produce macroporous ceramics that would be applied in low thermal demand environments, e.g. aluminum industries.     

Electroplating synthesis and electrochemical properties of macroporous Sn-Cu alloy electrode for lithium-ion batteries

Macroporous material of Sn-Cu alloy of different pore sizes designated as anode in lithium-ion batteries were fabricated through colloidal crystal template method. The structure and electrochemical properties of the macroporous Sn-Cu alloy electrodes were examined by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and galvanostatic cycling. The results demonstrated that the electrodes of macroporous Sn-Cu alloy with pore size respectively of 180 and 500 nm can deliver reversible capacity of 350 and 270 mAh g⁻¹ up to 70th cycles of charge/discharge. The cycle performance of the macroporous Sn-Cu alloy of 180 nm in pore size is better than that of the macroporous Sn-Cu alloy with 500-nm-diameter pores. It has revealed that the porous structure of the macroporous Sn-Cu alloy material is of importance to strengthen mechanically the electrode and to reduce significantly the effect of volume expansion during cycling.     

深共熔溶剂-水混合物同步提取红景天苷和酪醇的响应面优化及其分离回收

以深共熔溶剂-水混合物（LAEG40）作为提取溶剂，红景天苷提取率为主要指标，酪醇提取率为辅助指标，在前期单因素实验的基础上，利用响应面法考察了液料比、提取温度、提取时间三个主要因素对红景天中红景天苷和酪醇同步提取的影响。得到的最佳提取条件为: 液料比12.05:1(mL/g)，提取温度60 ℃，提取时间35 min。在此条件下LAEG40对红景天苷的提取率可达到19.3552?0.6604 mg/g，酪醇提取率可达到1.7211?0.0585 mg/g，远高于传统溶剂水、乙醇对红景天苷和酪醇的提取率。为实现LAEG40提取红景天苷和酪醇的回收，进行了大孔树脂吸附分离的研究。经过一系列优化，获得的最佳吸附分离条件为：选用SP-825树脂装柱，每10g树脂上样30 mL LAEG40提取液，洗脱剂选用80 %乙醇，洗脱体积40 mL，洗脱流速1 mL/min，在此条件下红景天苷和酪醇的回收率分别可达60.47 %和85.07 %。     

Marvelous self-assembly of hierarchically nanostructured porous zirconium phosphate solid acids with high thermal stability

A hierarchical structure of thermally stable macroporous zirconium phosphate solid acids with supermicroporous walls was prepared by a simple self-assembly process from the precursors of zirconium propoxide and orthophosphoric acid solution. The macroporous structures are uniform with the diameters ranging from 300 to 800 nm, one-dimensional channel-like. The effect of surfactant Brij 56 on the formation of macroporous structures has been studied. The frameworks of the synthesized hierarchical zirconium phosphates are amorphous with Zr–O–P bonding, exhibiting remarkably high thermal stability (at least 800 °C), on the basis of the X-ray diffraction (XRD), N₂ adsorption, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and ³¹P nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra. Larger quantities of Zr–OH and P–OH groups are observed besides surface hydroxyl groups, suggesting the presence of acidity and the possibility of surface functionalization for practical applications including catalysis. The macroporous zirconium phosphates with hierarchical structures could also be the potential and efficient catalyst supports for the design of the structured catalysts and reactors.     

Preparation of phenolic resin derived 3-D ordered macroporous carbon

Three-dimensionally ordered long-range macroporous carbon structures were prepared using commercially available phenolic resin by utilizing sacrificial colloidal silica crystalline arrays as templates that were subsequently removed by HF etching after pyrolysis in an argon atmosphere. SEM, TEM, and BET were employed to characterize the morphology and the surface area of the porous carbon structures. The pore size (150–1000 nm) and BET surface area, which reflect pore volume (298.6 m²/g (1.32 cm³/g) ∼ 93.7 m²/g (0.12 cm³/g)), of the macroporous carbon structures produced were approximately proportional to the size (150–1000 nm) of the sacrificial silica sphere templates used (annealing temp. 550°C). The achieved 550 nm porous carbon structures were examined to function as potential catalyst carriers and were successfully impregnated with Ag or Pt-Ru on their inner walls after borohydride reduction at room temperature. In addition, porous carbon patterns were fabricated using the ‘micromolding in capillary’ technique, which has potential applications in the microreaction technology.     

Preparation of three-dimensional ordered macroporous SiCN ceramic using sacrificing template method

Three-dimensional (3D) long range well ordered macroporous SiCN ceramics were prepared by infiltrating sacrificial colloidal silica templates with the low molecular weight preceramic polymer, polysilazane. This was followed by a thermal curing step, pyrolysis at 1250 °C in a N₂ atmosphere, and finally the removal of the templates by etching with dilute HF. The produced macroporous SiCN ceramics showed high BET surface areas (pore volume) in the range 455 m²/g (0.31 cm³/g)–250 m²/g (0.16 cm³/g) with the pore sizes of 98–578 nm, which could be tailored by controlling the sizes of the sacrificial silica spheres in the range 112–650 nm. The sphere-inversed macropores were interconnected by 50 ± 30 nm windows and 3–5 nm mesopores embedded in the porous SiCN ceramic frameworks, which resulted in a trimodal pore size distribution. The surface of the achieved porous SiCN ceramic was then modified by Pt–Ru nanoparticle depositing under mild chemical conditions.     

Recent Progress in the Synthesis of Porous Carbon Materials

In this review, the progress made in the last ten years concerning the synthesis of porous carbon materials is summarized. Porous carbon materials with various pore sizes and pore structures have been synthesized using several different routes. Microporous activated carbons have been synthesized through the activation process. Ordered microporous carbon materials have been synthesized using zeolites as templates. Mesoporous carbons with a disordered pore structure have been synthesized using various methods, including catalytic activation using metal species, carbonization of polymer/polymer blends, carbonization of organic aerogels, and template synthesis using silica nanoparticles. Ordered mesoporous carbons with various pore structures have been synthesized using mesoporous silica materials such as MCM‐48, HMS, SBA‐15, MCF, and MSU‐X as templates. Ordered mesoporous carbons with graphitic pore walls have been synthesized using soft‐carbon sources that can be converted to highly ordered graphite at high temperature. Hierarchically ordered mesoporous carbon materials have been synthesized using various designed silica templates. Some of these mesoporous carbon materials have successfully been used as adsorbents for bulky pollutants, as electrodes for supercapacitors and fuel cells, and as hosts for enzyme immobilization. Ordered macroporous carbon materials have been synthesized using colloidal crystals as templates. One‐dimensional carbon nanostructured materials have been fabricated using anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) as a template.     

Preparative separation and purification of lycopene from tomato skins extracts by macroporous adsorption resins

In order to separate and purify lycopene from tomato skins extracts (lycopene oleoresin) with macroporous adsorption resins (MARs), the adsorption properties of twenty-four kinds of MARs were evaluated. The results showed that LX-68 had higher separation efficiency than other resins. Based on the static experiments with LX-68, it was found that the experimental data fitted best to the pseudo-second-order kinetics model and Langmuir isotherm model. The separation parameters of lycopene from tomato skins extracts were optimised through dynamic adsorption/desorption experiments with the column packed by LX-68. Through only one cycle treatment, the lycopene content in lycopene oleoresin increased 30.4-fold from 0.21% to 6.38%, with a recovery yield of 66.9%, which were determined by HPLC method. The results showed that MARs would provide useful help for the development of large-scale manufacture in the separation of lycopene from tomato skins extracts.     

负载铂纳米粒子大孔炭材料的无模板制备

研究了负载铂纳米粒子大孔炭材料的可控制备。淀粉和氯铂酸分别被用作碳源和铂源,采用两种不同的方法将铂注入基于淀粉凝胶的大孔炭。方法A：将淀粉凝胶块材浸入氯铂酸水溶液中,然后用硼氢化钠还原。方法B：在形成淀粉凝胶块材之前将氯铂酸加入前驱体中。研究发现：大孔炭的孔径和壁厚可以通过改变淀粉含量进行调节,产炭率从负载前的24%分别提高到37%（方法A）和44%（方法B）,凝胶在炭化过程中的体积膨胀也得到有效抑制。方法A得到的铂纳米粒子（平均粒径为3.5nm,粒径平均偏差为0.9nm）比方法B制备的（平均粒径为5.5nm,粒径平均偏差为1.8nm）粒径更小、粒径分布更窄。