Hydrodechlorination of trifluoro-trichloroethane to chlorotrifluoroethylene:Revealing the deactivation mechanism and regeneration strategy of Pd-Cu/AC catalyst

Chlorotrifluoroethylene(CTFE)is a vital fluorinated olefinic monomer produced through the catalytic hydrodechlorination of trichlorotrifluoroethane(CFC-113),an eco-friendly process.However,hydrodechlorination catalysts for olefin production often suffer from poor stability.The Pd/AC catalyst and Pd-Cu/AC catalyst prepared by co-impregnation method exhibited poor stability,Pd-Cu/AC catalyst with CFC-113 conversion dropping to around 37%after 50 h of hydrodechlorination reaction.Brunauer-Emmett-Teller,transmission electron microscopy,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,and X-ray diffraction of fresh and deactivated Pd/AC catalysts indicate that the deactivation of Pd/AC catalysts is due to high-temperature agglomeration of Pd.Comparative analysis of fresh and deactivated Pd-Cu/AC catalysts using Brunauer-Emmett-Teller,transmission electron microscopy,and thermogravimetric analysis techniques revealed decreased dispersion of active sites,reduced surface area,catalyst aggregation deactivation,and a significant decrease in Cu content.Furthermore,the results of NH3-TPD revealed that the acid sites of the catalyst increased significantly.X-ray diffraction spectra indicated the formation of new species,basic copper chloride(Cu_(2)(OH)_(3)Cl),during the reaction.As the reaction progressed,these new species agglomerated,leading to a gradual loss of catalyst activity.Moreover,the deactivated catalyst was successfully reactivated using a simple alkaline washing method.

Electro-Deposition Pt Catalysts Supported on Carbon-Nanotubes for Methanol Oxidation

In order to study the properties of supporting Pt catalysts for methanol oxidation,carbon-nanotubes are used by electrochemical deposition method. Different deposition turns,different cyclic voltammetry scanning speeds and processing time with ascorbic acid are investigated in this paper. The micrographs of Pt / CNTs catalysts are characterized by scanning electron microscopy,the electro-catalytic properties of Pt / CNTs catalysts for methanol oxidation are investigated by cycle voltammetry and chronoamperometry. The results show that the size of platinum will be greater with the faster scanning speed. After dissolution in ascorbic acid,Pt nanoparticles disperse uniformly. The obtained Pt / CNTs catalysts show a high electro-catalytic activity and stability.

Integrated network pharmacology and proteomics to reveal the cognitive improvement effect of Wuzang Wenyang Huayu decoction on vascular dementia

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Wide Band Gap Non-Fullerene Small Molecular Acceptors Containing Spirobifluorene and Benzotriazole with Three Different End-Capped Groups for P3HT-Based Organic Solar Cells

Spirofluorene （SF） and benzo[d][1,2,3]triazole （BTA） have been considered as promising building blocks to construct n-type photovoltaic materials. Herein, three new small molecule acceptors （SMAs） named BTA21, BTA23 and BTA27 with the structure of A2=A1-D-AI^A2 have been designed, in which SF and BTA were used as a central unit of D and bridged acceptor unit of A1, respectively. In addition, 3-ethylrhodanine, 2-（3-ethyl-4-oxothiazolidin-2-ylidene）malononitrile and malononitrile were chosen as terminal acceptor units to modulate the properties of the final SMAs. Three SMAs show wide optical band gaps （Eg） of 2.19, 2.15 and 2.22 eV, respectively, with gradually down-shift of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital {LUMO） levels in the order of BTAZl, BTA23 and BTA27 depending on the electron-withdrawing capability of terminal acceptor units. BTA21 shows great advantages with respect to donor poly（3-hexylthiophene） （P3HT） over BTA23 and BTA27, such as well energy-level matching, complementary absorption and proper morpholgy, Concequently, P3HT：BTA21 shows the best power conversion efficiency （PCE） value of 3.28% with an open-circuit voltage （Voc） of 1.02 V, a short-circuit current （Jsc） of 5.45 mA.cm-2 and a fill factor （FF） of 0.59. These results indicate that the terminal acceptor group end-capped in SMAs plays a significant role in controlling their optical, electronic, and photovoltaic properties.

A family of non-conforming crack front elements of quadrilateral and triangular types for 3D crack problems using the boundary element method

This study focuses on establishing nonconforming crack front elements of quadrilateral and triangular types for 3D crack problems when the dual boundary element method is applied. The asymptotic behavior of the physical variables in the area near the crack front is fully considered in the construction of the shape function. In the developed quadrilateral and triangular crack front elements, the asymptotic term, which captures the asymptotic behavior of the physical variable, is multiplied directly by the conventional Lagrange shape function to form a new crack front shape function. Several benchmark numerical examples that consider pennyshaped cracks and straight-edge crack problems are presented to illustrate the validity and efficiency of the developed crack front elements.

Mechanical movement data acquisition method based on the multilayer neural networks and machine vision in a digital twin environment[version 1;peer review:2 approved]

Background:Digital twin requires virtual reality mapping and optimization iteration between physical devices and virtual models.The mechanical movement data collection of physical equipment is essential for the implementation of accurate virtual and physical synchronization in a digital twin environment.However,the traditional approach relying on PLC(programmable logic control)fails to collect various mechanical motion state data.Additionally,few investigations have used machine visions for the virtual and physical synchronization of equipment.Thus,this paper presents a mechanical movement data acquisition method based on multilayer neural networks and machine vision.Methods:Firstly,various visual marks with different colors and shapes are designed for marking physical devices.Secondly,a recognition method based on the Hough transform and histogram feature is proposed to realize the recognition of shape and color features respectively.Then,the multilayer neural network model is introduced in the visual mark location.The neural network is trained by the dropout algorithm to realize the tracking and location of the visual mark.To test the proposed method,1000 samples were selected.Results:The experiment results shows that when the size of the visual mark is larger than 6mm,the recognition success rate of the recognition algorithm can reach more than 95%.In the actual operation environment with multiple cameras,the identification points can be located more accurately.Moreover,the camera calibration process of binocular and multi-eye vision can be simplified by the multilayer neural networks.Conclusions:This study proposes an effective method in the collection of mechanical motion data of physical equipment in a digital twin environment. Further studies are needed to perceive posture and shape data of physical entities under the multi-camera redundant shooting.