Direct Synthesis of Co-doped Graphene on Dielectric Substrates Using Solid Carbon Sources

Direct synthesis of high-quality doped graphene on dielectric substrates without transfer is highly desired for simplified device processing in electronic applications.However,graphene synthesis directly on substrates suitable for device applications,though highly demanded,remains unattainable and challenging.Here,a simple and transfer-free synthesis of high-quality doped graphene on the dielectric substrate has been developed using a thin Cu layer as the top catalyst and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as both carbon precursors and doping sources.N-doped and N,F-co-doped graphene have been achieved using TPB and F16Cu Pc as solid carbon sources,respectively.The growth conditions were systematically optimized and the as-grown doped graphene were well characterized.The growth strategy provides a controllable transfer-free route for high-quality doped graphene synthesis,which will facilitate the practical applications of graphene.

Insight into the microbial community of denitrification process using different solid carbon sources: Not only bacteria

There is a lack of understanding about the bacterial,fungal and archaeal communities’composition of solid-phase denitrification(SPD)systems.We investigated four SPD systems with different carbon sources by analyzing microbial gene sequences based on operational taxonomic unit(OTU)and amplicon sequence variant(ASV).The results showed that the corncob-polyvinyl alcohol sodium alginate-polycaprolactone(CPSP,0.86±0.04 mg NO_(3)^(−)-N/(g·day))and corncob(0.85±0.06 mg NO_(3)^(−)-N/(g·day))had better denitrification efficiency than polycaprolactone(PCL,0.29±0.11 mg NO_(3)^(−)-N/(g·day))and polyvinyl alcoholsodium alginate(PVA-SA,0.24±0.07 mg NO_(3)^(−)-N/(g·day)).The bacterial,fungal and archaeal microbial composition was significantly different among carbon source types such as Proteobacteria in PCL(OTU:83.72%,ASV:82.49%)and Rozellomycota in PVA-SA(OTU:71.99%,ASV:81.30%).ASV methods can read more microbial units than that of OTU and exhibit higher alpha diversity and classify some species that had not been identified by OTU such as Nanoarchaeota phylum,unclassified_f_Xanthobacteraceae genus,etc.,indicating ASV may be more conducive to understand SPD microbial communities.The co-occurring network showed some correlation between the bacteria fungi and archaea species,indicating different species may collaborate in SPD systems.Similar KEGG function prediction results were obtained in two bioinformatic methods generally and some fungi and archaea functions should not be ignored in SPD systems.These results may be beneficial for understanding microbial communities in SPD systems.

Direct chemical vapor deposition growth of graphene on Ni particles using solid carbon sources

Graphene has attained a considerable amount of popularity as an attractive ultra-thin reinforcement for nickel(Ni)matrix composites in recent years.However,its excellent reinforcement efficiency is suffered from the agglomeration of graphene nanosheets in manufacturing process and the poor bonding strength of graphene with Ni matrix.To overcome these two problems,one of the efficient strategies is to in-situ grow graphene reinforcements on Ni particles for powder metallurgy.This work aims to synthesize uniform graphene@Ni composite particles by using polymethyl methacrylate(PMMA)as the solid sources for chemical vapor deposition(CVD)process.The results demonstrate that few-layer or multilayer graphene with different morphologies can be grown on the particles by controlling the PMMA content and annealed temperature,respectively.The optimum condition for the formation of high-quality few-layer graphene is 1.0 mg·ml^(-1) PMMA and 900℃.A competition mechanism rises from the growth kinetic,and the spatial confinement effect has led to the formation of graphene with different microstructures and morphologies.

Starch/polyvinyl alcohol blended materials used as solid carbon source for tertiary denitrification of secondary efuent

Starch/polyvinyl alcohol （PVA） blended materials for using as a solid carbon source （SCS） were prepared by blending PVA and gelatinized starch in an aqueous solution system, in which PVA served as framework material and starch as carbon source. The optimization of starch content and temperature effects were investigated. It was indicated that higher denitrification efficiency could be achieved with more starch in the materials. The average specific denitrification rates were 0.93, 0.66, 0.37 and 0.36 mg/（g·day） corresponding to starch content of 70%, 60%, 40% and 30% respectively at 37℃. The denitrification rates increased when operating temperature was raised from 23℃ to 30℃ and then 37℃. The mechanism of carbon release was analyzed incorporating the experimental results of abiotic release in deionized water. The organic carbon was mainly hydrolyzed by microbes, and the biological release efficiencies were at the range of 89.2% to 96.0%. A long-term experiment with a continuous flow reactor with SCS material containing 70% starch was conducted to gain some experience for practical application. When the influent nitrate concentration was in the range of 35.2 to 39.1 mg/L, hydraulic retention time of 4 hr, and operating temperature of 30℃, a nitrogen removal efficiency up to 94.6% and denitrification rate of 0.217 kg/（m3.day） was achieved. The starch-based materials developed in this study can be used as a solid carbon source for tertiary nitrogen removal from secondary effluent.

Removal of nitrate from groundwater by heterotrophic denitrification using the solid carbon source

Removal of nitrate from groundwater was investigated using biodegradable meal box (BMB) and poly(?-caprolactone) (PCL) as carbon source and biofilm carrier. The experimental results show that nitrate in groundwater can be effectively removed using BMB and PCL as carbon source. Denitrification rates supported by BMB and PCL were 52.80 and 42.77 mg (NO3-N)/(m2·h), respectively, at 30°C and pH 7.5. The pH value of effluent ranged from 7 to 8, and NO2-N concentration was less than 0.1 mg/L. Compared with BMB, PCL could decrease nitrite accumulation; however, more significant influence of temperature on denitrification was observed for PCL as carbon source. Temperature constants for BMB and PCL were 0.045 and 0.068, respectively, at 10–30°C. Based on denitrification efficiency and cost, BMB is more suitable as a carbon source for denitrification of groundwater than PCL.