Carbon dioxide-expanded ethanol-assisted synthesis of carbon-based metal composites and their catalytic and electrochemical performance in lithium-ion batteries

Highly dispersed metals,metal oxides and their composites on substrates have received considerable interest in catalysis and lithium-ion batteries,because of their superior properties compared with their single-component counterparts.In this review,we introduce the properties of supercritical carbon dioxide（scCO2） expanded ethanol,such as low viscosity,near-zero surface tension and high diffusivity.We discuss the deposition procedure and formation mechanism of carbon-based composites in scCO2-expanded ethanol.This method has been used to fabricate several carbon-based composites,such as metal and metal oxide composites deposited on zero-dimensional colloidal carbon,one-dimensional carbon nanotubes,two-dimensional graphene,and three-dimensional hierarchical porous carbon.These materials and their performance as anodic materials for lithium-ion batteries will also be reviewed.

New Explicit Solutions of the Generalized (2 + 1)-Dimensional Zakharov-Kuznetsov Equation

his paper studies the generalized (2 + 1)-dimensional Zakharov-Kuznetsov equation using the (G'/G)-expand method, we obtain many new explicit solutions of the generalized (2 + 1)-dimensional Zakharov-Kuznetsov equation, which include hyperbolic function solutions, trigonometric function solutions and rational function solutions and so on.

Inverse limits of hereditarily almost expandable class

In this paper, the hereditarily almost expandability of inverse limits is investigated, with two results obtained. Let X be the inverse limit space of an inverse system （Xα, π^αβ, ∧}. （1） Suppose X is hereditarily κ-metacompact, if each Xα is hereditarily pointwise collectionwise normal （almost θ-expandable, almost discrete θ-expandable）, then so is X; （2） Suppose X is hereditarily κ-σ-metacompact, if each Xα is hereditarily almost σ-expandable （almost discrete σ-expandable = σ-pointwise collectionwise normal）, then so is X.

Immobilized Ruthenium Catalyst for Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation

Three kinds of cross linked polystyrene resin （PS） supported ruthenium complexes were developed as catalysts for the synthesis of formic acid from carbon dioxide hydrogenation. Many factors, such as the functionalized supports, solvents and ligands, could influence their activities and reuse performances greatly. These immobilized catalysts also offer the industrial advantages such as easy separation.

N-Aryl diketopyrrolopyrrole derivatives towards organic optical and electronic materials

Diketopyrrolopyrrole(DPP)and related derivatives have drawn great attention due to their applications in organic optical/electronic materials.Progress in these materials is associated with developments in the syntheses of the DPP family.Chemical modification of DPP at nitrogen atom,including N-alkylation and N-arylation,is an effective strategy to improve its physical and chemical properties,such as solubility,optical and semiconducting properties.However,N-arylation of DPPs remains challenging compared to the easily accessible N-alkylation.Herein,the synthesis of N-aryl DPP derivatives and correlatedπ-expanded DPPs are summarized,and their optical/electronic properties are introduced.The future perspectives of N-aryl DPP derivatives are also discussed.