Boosted Electrocatalytic Glucose Oxidation Reaction on Noble-Metal-Free MoO_(3)-Decorated Carbon Nanotubes

Electrocatalytic glucose oxidation reaction(GOR)has attracted much attention owing to its crucial role in biofuel cell fabrication.Herein,we load MoO_(3)nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes(CNTs)and use a discharge process to prepare a noblemetal-free MC-60 catalyst containing MoO_(3),Mo_(2)C,and a Mo_(2)C–MoO_(3)interface.In the GOR,MC-60 shows activity as high as 745μA/(mmol/L cm^(2)),considerably higher than those of the Pt/CNT(270μA/(mmol/L cm^(2)))and Au/CNT catalysts(110μA/(mmol/L cm^(2))).In the GOR,the response minimum on MC-60 is as low as 8μmol/L,with a steady-state response time of only 3 s.Moreover,MC-60 has superior stability and anti-interference ability to impurities in the GOR.The better performance of MC-60 in the GOR is attributed to the abundant Mo sites bonding to C and O atoms at the MoO_(3)–Mo_(2)C interface.These Mo sites create active sites for promoting glucose adsorption and oxidation,enhancing MC-60 performance in the GOR.Thus,these results help to fabricate more effi cient noble-metal-free catalysts for the fabrication of glucose-based biofuel cells.

Comparative study on main compounds in Ginkgo biloba L. base on mathematical statistics

In this paper,an HPLC-DAD-ELSD method was developed to determine main 20 components of Ginkgo biloba L.leaves from different ages and sources,including six flavonol glycosides,five terpene lactones and nine organic acids.Using statistics method and establishing relevant mathematics models,the measured data has proceeded correlation analysis,principal component analysis,and regression statistics and the results showed generality and specific characteristics.We defined p-hydroxybenzoic acid,catechinic,KRcG and ginkgolide A as characteristic indexes representing commonness and speciality of Ginkgo biloba L.leaf.The four characteristic indexes can reflect the quality of Ginkgo biloba L.leaf,and the intermal relations between them are significant.The contents of other compounds could define the quantity relation with characteristic markers.It simplified the approach of quality control,and provided a basis for quality control of Ginkgo biloba L.

Progress and Understanding on Catalysts with Well-defined Interface for Boosting CO_(2)Conversion

Catalytic conversion of CO_(2)into valuable chemicals like CH;OH is the most promising way to alleviate CO_(2)emission for solving the serious climate change issue.Multi-component catalysts with well-defined interface show outstanding performance in CO_(2)conversion due to the synergistic effects and multifunctional properties caused by the well-defined interface.A discharge technique,named as cold plasma,has been recognized as an excellent strategy for tuning catalyst interface properties.The temperature of cold plasma is lower than 200℃,and can be further lowered to room temperature by simply changing the operation conditions of cold plasma.The lower temperature of cold plasma can well maintain the catalyst structures,especially the porous structures.When conducting cold plasma,in addition to nontoxic working gases like Ar and air,no harmful substances are used.Cold-plasma-prepared catalysts have unique interface properties,and thereby exhibit superior performance in CO_(2)conversion over the catalysts prepared by traditional methods.The present review summarizes the progress about the cold-plasma-prepared catalysts for CO_(2)conversion,discusses the origin for the outstanding catalytic performance,and proposes the challenges and opportunities for further studies.This will stimulate more deep insights into the cold-plasma-prepared catalysts with well-defined interface properties for achieving more efficient CO_(2)conversion.

Boosting the adsorption and removal of dye from water by COOH-functionalized carbon nanotubes

Water pollution caused by dye is a serious challenge.Herein,we use a novel discharge process to functionalize carbon nanotube(CNT)by COOH groups to form CNT30 for removing methyl red(MR)from water.By pristine CNT,75%MR is removed in 60 min,with an adsorption capacity of 68.44 mg g-1.By CNT30,85%MR is fast removed in only 5 min,and the removal efficiency reaches to 95%after 30 min,with an adsorption capacity of80.33 mg g-1.Thus,a higher MR removal efficiency is achieved in a much shorter time on CNT30.Moreover,CNT30 has an outstanding reusability,with the MR removal efficiency decreasing by only 7%after ten cycles.The COOH groups on CNT30 improve the hydrophilicity of CNT30,thus promoting the interaction of MR in water with CNT30.The hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interaction of MR with the COOH groups on CNT30 could be the force to drive MR adsorption on CNT30.The higher COOH content could be the origin for the better performance of CNT30 in removing dye from water.The discharge process developed herein is operated in O2,without using harmful substances,and the COOH content on CNT can be efficiently tuned by simply changing discharge time.This is different from the chemical modification widely used to functionalize CNT by strong oxidants,e.g.,HNO_(3).The present work is of great significance to realize green construction of materials for more efficiently removing dye from water.