NiFe layered double hydroxide as an efficient bifunctional catalyst for electrosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide and oxygen

Two electron oxygen reduction reaction to produce hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) is a promising alternative technique to the multistep and high energy consumption anthraquinone process. Herein, Ni–Fe layered double hydroxide (NiFe-LDH) has been firstly demonstrated as an efficient bifunctional catalyst to prepare H₂O₂ by electrochemical oxygen reduction (2e^? ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Significantly, the NiFe-LDH catalyst possesses a high faraday efficiency of 88.75% for H₂O₂ preparation in alkaline media. Moreover, the NiFe-LDH catalyst exhibits excellent OER electrocatalytic property with small overpotential of 210 mV at 10 mA cm^?2 and high stability in 1 M KOH solution. On this basis, a new reactor has been designed to electrolyze oxygen and generate hydrogen peroxide. Under the ultra-low cell voltage of 1 V, the H₂O₂ yield reaches to 47.62 mmol g_cat^?1 h^?1. In order to evaluate the application potential of the bifunctional NiFe-LDH catalyst for H₂O₂ preparation, a 1.5 V dry battery has been used as the power supply, and the output of H₂O₂ reaches to 83.90 mmol g_cat^?1 h^?1. The excellent electrocatalytic properties of 2e^? ORR and OER make NiFe-LDH a promising bifunctional electrocatalyst for future commercialization. Moreover, the well-designed 2e^? ORR-OER reactor provides a new strategy for portable production of H₂O₂.     

Hydrogenases, accessory genes and the regulation of [NiFe] hydrogenase biosynthesis in Thiocapsa roseopersicina

The purple (Sulphur) phototrophic bacterium, Thiocapsa roseopersicina BBS contains several [NiFe] hydrogenases, of which two are membrane bound. Mutant T. roseopersicina cells, carrying deletions in both gene clusters showed hydrogenase activity. This activity was located in the cytoplasm. The structural gene cluster hoxEFUYH was identified and sequenced. In addition, genes homologous to hupUV/hoxBC, the hydrogen sensing hydrogenase have been identified and sequenced.Regulation of hydrogenase biosynthesis was studied in detail for HydSL (renamed HynSL). A random mutagenesis system was optimised for T. roseopersicina. One of the mutations was in a gene similar to that coding for the HypF proteins in other organisms. Inactivation of the hypF gene resulted in a 60-fold increase in hydrogen evolution under nitrogen fixing conditions. In addition to hypF, the following accessory genes were identified: hydD, hupK, hypC1, hypC2, hypDE. Characterisation of the corresponding gene products and search for additional accessory genes are in progress.     

二维层状纳米片材料制备及在电解水中应用的研究进展

高效、清洁的氢能被认为是化石能源最有潜力的替代能源之一。制氢方法中电解水制氢是非常简便、且易于规模化的一种方法,但是电解水过程中存在制氢能耗增加、成本升高等问题,因此制备能耗低、具有稳定催化效率的催化剂成为能源领域的研究热点。层状双金属氢氧化物（LDHs）由于具有独特的二维层状结构,使其组成易于调节、结构易于调控,因此具有高效的电催化活性。但是,LDHs存在尺寸大、厚度高的问题,导致电催化剂的活性位点的数目受限、本征活性低和电导率低,最终会影响LDHs的电催化性能。主要论述了LDHs的结构和电解机理以及作为电解水催化剂的研究现状,对目前存在的问题以及解决方法进行了归纳,并对未来的研究方向进行了展望。     

影响LDHs改性LDPE膜性能的因素

通过对薄膜力学和光学性能的测试,研究不同载体、不同分散剂、不同粉体及不同粉体含量对薄膜性能的影响,再结合其对纳米粉体在聚合物中分散效果的影响,寻找合适的配方与工艺条件,研制出性能优越的薄膜.     

焙烧温度对CuMgAl催化剂催化糠醇加氢制戊二醇的影响

采用共沉淀法制得物质的量比为n(Cu²⁺)∶n(Mg²⁺)∶n(Al³⁺)=10∶65∶25的CuMgAl类水滑石前体（CMA-HT），经过不同温度焙烧制得CuMgAl水滑石催化剂。通过傅里叶变换红外光谱（FTIR）、热重分析（TG）、X射线粉末衍射（XRD）、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、透射电子显微镜（TEM）、N₂-物理吸附、程序升温还原（H₂-TPR）、H₂-程序升温脱附（H₂-TPD）、CO₂-程序升温脱附（CO₂-TPD）和NH₃-程序升温脱附（NH₃-TPD）等对催化剂的结构进行表征，在高压反应釜中考察了CuMgAl水滑石催化剂催化糠醇（FFA）加氢制1,2-戊二醇（1,2-PeD）和1,5-戊二醇（1,5-PeD）的催化性能。研究结果表明，焙烧温度对催化剂的结构及其催化性能具有显著的影响，金属活性中心和碱性位随焙烧温度的升高先增加后减少。经600℃焙烧的CMA催化剂表面存在适宜的金属中心和碱性位，在金属位和碱性中心的协同催化下，表现出了优异的催化性能。在140℃，H₂压力为4 MPa的条件下，反应8 h，糠醇的转化率和戊二醇的收率分别达74.13%和58.36%。     

NHC-Pd/NiFe2 O4催化剂的制备及其催化Suzuki反应性能?

由醇-水溶液加热法结合超临界流体干燥制备得到晶体结构完整、磁性良好、比表面积大的NiFe2O4并用其作为载体,通过简单的浸渍法制备NHC-Pd/NiFe2O4催化剂.NHC-Pd/NiFe2O4催化Suzuki反应表现出高活性和高循环稳定性.催化剂五次循环后活性没有明显降低.     

Anionic Regulated NiFe (Oxy)Sulfide Electrocatalysts for Water Oxidation

The construction of active sites with intrinsic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is of great significance to overcome the limited efficiency of abundant sustainable energy devices such as fuel cells, rechargeable metal–air batteries, and in water splitting. Anionic regulation of electrocatalysts by modulating the electronic structure of active sites significantly promotes OER performance. To prove the concept, NiFeS electrocatalysts are fabricated with gradual variation of atomic ratio of S:O. With the rise of S content, the overpotential for water oxidation exhibits a volcano plot under anionic regulation. The optimized NiFeS‐2 electrocatalyst under anionic regulation possesses the lowest OER overpotential of 286 mV at 10 mA cm^?2 and the fastest kinetics being 56.3 mV dec^?1 to date. The anionic regulation methodology not only serves as an effective strategy to construct superb OER electrocatalysts, but also enlightens a new point of view for the in‐depth understanding of electrocatalysis at the electronic and atomic level.     

NiFe层厚度对薄膜磁阻性能的影响

用直流磁控溅射方法制备了以Ta为缓冲层的Ni80Fe2O薄膜。研究了NiR层厚度对薄膜电阻变化量△R的影响。实验发现△R随NiFe厚度先变大后减小，最大约为0．3Ω，当NiFe厚度达到140nm后△R趋于饱和。其变化的原因是NiFe厚度影响着晶粒尺寸和表面粗糙度，进而影响着电子的散射，使△R呈现上述的变化趋势。     

Preparation and properties of 4.25Cu-0.75Ni/NiFe_2O_4 cermet

1INTRODUCTION NiFe2O4cermets,whichareexpectedtobe usedastheinertanodesforaluminumelectrolysis, havelowcorrosionandoxidation,goodelectricalconductivityandhighthermalshockresistance[15]. Nickelferritespinelformsacorrosion resistant networkthatcontainstheelectricallyconductivecopper basedmetallicphase.Especially,Gregget al[6]foundacermetofNiFe2O4 18%NiO 17%Cu (massfraction),whichshowedfavorablecorrosion andconductivitypropertiesasinertanodesinsmalllaboratorycells.However,itwasalsoshowedth…