Nickel, cobalt, copper and platinum nanoparticles supported on carbon nano-fibers were evaluated with respect to their stability, catalytic activity and selectivity in the aqueous phase reforming of ethylene glycol （...Nickel, cobalt, copper and platinum nanoparticles supported on carbon nano-fibers were evaluated with respect to their stability, catalytic activity and selectivity in the aqueous phase reforming of ethylene glycol （230 ℃, autogenous pressure, batch reactor）. The initial surface-specific activities for ethylene glycol reforming were in a similar range but decreased in the order of Pt （15.5 h-1 ） 〉Co（13.0 h 1 ） 〉Ni（5.2 h-1） while the Cu catalyst only showed low dehydrogenation activity. The hydrogen molar selectivity decreased in the order of Pt （53%）〉Co（21%）〉Ni （15%） as a result of the production of methane over the latter two catalysts. Over the Co catalyst acids were formed in the liquid phase while alcohols were formed over Ni and Pt. Due to the low pH of the reaction mixture, especially in the case of Co （as a result of the formed acids）, significant cobalt leaching occurs which resulted in a rapid deactivation of this catalyst. Investigations of the spent catalysts with various techniques showed that metal particle growth is responsible for the deactivation of the Pt and Ni catalysts. In addition, coking might also contribute to the deactivation of the Ni catalyst.展开更多
The electrochemical behaviors (cyclic voltammetry, CV and different pulse voltammetry, DPV) of dopamine (DA) were studied in this paper. The result indicated that the oxidation of dopamine was controlled by diffusion...The electrochemical behaviors (cyclic voltammetry, CV and different pulse voltammetry, DPV) of dopamine (DA) were studied in this paper. The result indicated that the oxidation of dopamine was controlled by diffusion and adsorption simultaneously at nano-gold (NG) modified carbon fiber electrode (CFE). This modified electrode can separate the peak potentials of dopamine and ascorbic acid (AA). The peak current of DA in DPV curve was found to be linearly proportional to the concentration of DA at range of 2.0?0-6～1.5?0-5mol/L and 1.0?0-5～5.0?0-4mol/L, respectively.展开更多
This paper reports how a hairy layer of carbon nano-fibers can be prepared on the macro-porous silica foam produced by the sphere templating method. Firstly, three-dimensional close-packed crystals of polystyrene sphe...This paper reports how a hairy layer of carbon nano-fibers can be prepared on the macro-porous silica foam produced by the sphere templating method. Firstly, three-dimensional close-packed crystals of polystyrene spheres are assembled on porous disk substrate by vacuum filtration or evaporation. The polystyrene template is annealed slightly above the glass transition temperature in order to strengthen the colloidal crystal and ensure inter- connection of the spheres so as to obtain porous materials with open structure. Following the treatment of hexde- cyltrimethylammonium bromide, the polystyrene template is filled with silica colloidal solution, which solidifies in the cavities. Then the polystyrene particles are removed by calcination at 843K, leaving behind porous silica foam. Scanning electron microscopy images demonstrate that silica foam has uniform and open structured pores. Nickel particles were deposited on porous silica foam layer by the dipping method and porous carbon nano-fiber washcoat was prepared by catalytic decomposition of ethene over small nickel particles.展开更多
Composite felts reinforced by both SiC nano-fibers(SiC-NFs)and carbon fibers were prepared at 1 273 K using Ni granules as catalyzers with different deposition time.SiC-NFs were deposited on the surface of the carbon ...Composite felts reinforced by both SiC nano-fibers(SiC-NFs)and carbon fibers were prepared at 1 273 K using Ni granules as catalyzers with different deposition time.SiC-NFs were deposited on the surface of the carbon fibers in situ by catalytic chemical vapor deposition(CCVD).The phase,microstructure and morphology of the fibers after electroplating and deposition were characterized by XRD,SEM and TEM.The results show that the SiC-NFs produced by CCVD are composed of single crystal of β-SiC.It is found that smaller nano-granules are more active as catalyzers.The resulting SiC-NFs appear more spindle-like and have a more homogeneous dispersion.The mass change of the samples before and after deposition shows that using more Ni granules results in a faster growth velocity of SiC-NFs.With the same electroplating time,the growth velocity of the SiC-NFs first increases and then decreases.At around 4 h,it reaches the maximum growth velocity,and it becomes nearly constant at around 8 h.After 8 h, the stable growth velocity of the electroplated Ni samples is faster than that of the conventional sample produced without catalyzers, because the SiC-NFs can improve the specific surface area and the activity of the surface.展开更多
氟化钴具有良好的库伦效率、理论比容量、循环稳定性以及容量保持能力,表现出较好的电化学性能,在化学储能领域引起了研究人员的关注。以六水氯化钴为钴源、氟化铵为氟源,采用一步溶剂热法在活性碳布表面负载氟化钴晶体纳米片阵列,用TEM...氟化钴具有良好的库伦效率、理论比容量、循环稳定性以及容量保持能力,表现出较好的电化学性能,在化学储能领域引起了研究人员的关注。以六水氯化钴为钴源、氟化铵为氟源,采用一步溶剂热法在活性碳布表面负载氟化钴晶体纳米片阵列,用TEM、SEM和XRD考察了氟化钴的微观形貌结构和物相组成,利用电化学工作站得到了氟化钴的电化学循环稳定、比电容等性能。结果表明:该纳米片厚10~30 nm,垂直生长在碳布纤维表面呈交错网络状分布;在1 m A/cm^(2)的电流密度下,复合电极的比电容为826.6 F/g,循环充放电1000次后,比容量保持率为93.7%。本研究为氟化物基复合材料的短路径合成提供了一种可行方案,在碳布表面阵列式生长氟化物晶体,构筑全电化学活性的无粘结剂型复合电极,为优化氟化物的电化学性能提供了一种新的研究思路。展开更多
A regrown composite fiber was synthesized during the sintering of diamond under high pressure 5.8 GPa and high temperature 1500℃for 1 min,using 3wt%MWCNTs as additive.SEM observation of the fiber after alkali and aci...A regrown composite fiber was synthesized during the sintering of diamond under high pressure 5.8 GPa and high temperature 1500℃for 1 min,using 3wt%MWCNTs as additive.SEM observation of the fiber after alkali and acid treatment revealed that the outer layer of the fiber is composed of nano-polycrystalline diamond.EDS,XPS,XRD and Raman spectrum analysis further identified that the fiber is composed of MWCNTs in the inner part and nano-polycrystalline diamond in the out layer.It is proposed that the untransformed MWCNTs may act as a template for the regrown outer layer of nano diamond fiber under high pressure and high temperature.展开更多
Endemic fluorosis disease has become a major geo-environmental health care issue caused by fluoride ion. High-efficiency and low-cost materials to uptake fluoride from water have been a chal-lenge for scientists and e...Endemic fluorosis disease has become a major geo-environmental health care issue caused by fluoride ion. High-efficiency and low-cost materials to uptake fluoride from water have been a chal-lenge for scientists and engineers. Here, we report a low-cost process by utilising low-cost starting materials to develop nanocomposite adsorbents for fluoride uptake from water. Bermuda grass as a starting source material converted into nanocomposite carbon fibers upon heat treatment at 800°C for one hour in Nitrogen atmosphere in the presence of metal oxides. Iron oxide-based nanocomposite (IBNC) is performing high (≈97%) removal of fluoride ion at a contact time of 60 minutes (pH 4) followed by titania-based nanocomposite (TBNC) (≈92%) and micro carbon fiber (≈88%) respectively. The phenomenon of fluoride ion uptake is realised by Freundlich adsorption model, and both adsorption capacity and adsorption intensity for IBNC are higher than those for TBNC and micro carbon fiber.展开更多
A new type of sintered diamond reinforced by diamond MWCNTs composite fibers which were randomly orientated and even distributed in the diamond matrix was synthesized by using 3wt%mullti-walled carbon nanotubes（MWCNT...A new type of sintered diamond reinforced by diamond MWCNTs composite fibers which were randomly orientated and even distributed in the diamond matrix was synthesized by using 3wt%mullti-walled carbon nanotubes（MWCNTs） as starting additive under high pressure of 5.8 GPa at temperature of 1500℃for 1 min.A special polycrystalline diamond structure of direct bonding of both diamond to diamond and diamond to diamond-MWCNTs composite fiber was observed.The testing results show that it possesses not only high hardness（49～52 GPa） and Young’s modulus（878 GPa） but also high bending strength（1320～1540 GPa） and fracture toughness(9.0～9.2 MPa·m<sup>1/2</sup>) as it was theoretically predicted.The high performances of the composite were contributed by the fiber strengthening effect and the special structure which can offer more extensive diamond to diamond bonding.展开更多
基金supported by the Smart Mix Program of the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Netherlands Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
文摘Nickel, cobalt, copper and platinum nanoparticles supported on carbon nano-fibers were evaluated with respect to their stability, catalytic activity and selectivity in the aqueous phase reforming of ethylene glycol （230 ℃, autogenous pressure, batch reactor）. The initial surface-specific activities for ethylene glycol reforming were in a similar range but decreased in the order of Pt （15.5 h-1 ） 〉Co（13.0 h 1 ） 〉Ni（5.2 h-1） while the Cu catalyst only showed low dehydrogenation activity. The hydrogen molar selectivity decreased in the order of Pt （53%）〉Co（21%）〉Ni （15%） as a result of the production of methane over the latter two catalysts. Over the Co catalyst acids were formed in the liquid phase while alcohols were formed over Ni and Pt. Due to the low pH of the reaction mixture, especially in the case of Co （as a result of the formed acids）, significant cobalt leaching occurs which resulted in a rapid deactivation of this catalyst. Investigations of the spent catalysts with various techniques showed that metal particle growth is responsible for the deactivation of the Pt and Ni catalysts. In addition, coking might also contribute to the deactivation of the Ni catalyst.
基金The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Provincethe Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Education Committee(2001kj185).
文摘The electrochemical behaviors (cyclic voltammetry, CV and different pulse voltammetry, DPV) of dopamine (DA) were studied in this paper. The result indicated that the oxidation of dopamine was controlled by diffusion and adsorption simultaneously at nano-gold (NG) modified carbon fiber electrode (CFE). This modified electrode can separate the peak potentials of dopamine and ascorbic acid (AA). The peak current of DA in DPV curve was found to be linearly proportional to the concentration of DA at range of 2.0?0-6～1.5?0-5mol/L and 1.0?0-5～5.0?0-4mol/L, respectively.
基金NUFFIC, CSC and the Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department (No.04B060).
文摘This paper reports how a hairy layer of carbon nano-fibers can be prepared on the macro-porous silica foam produced by the sphere templating method. Firstly, three-dimensional close-packed crystals of polystyrene spheres are assembled on porous disk substrate by vacuum filtration or evaporation. The polystyrene template is annealed slightly above the glass transition temperature in order to strengthen the colloidal crystal and ensure inter- connection of the spheres so as to obtain porous materials with open structure. Following the treatment of hexde- cyltrimethylammonium bromide, the polystyrene template is filled with silica colloidal solution, which solidifies in the cavities. Then the polystyrene particles are removed by calcination at 843K, leaving behind porous silica foam. Scanning electron microscopy images demonstrate that silica foam has uniform and open structured pores. Nickel particles were deposited on porous silica foam layer by the dipping method and porous carbon nano-fiber washcoat was prepared by catalytic decomposition of ethene over small nickel particles.
基金Project(2006CB600904)supported by the National Basic Research Program of China
文摘Composite felts reinforced by both SiC nano-fibers(SiC-NFs)and carbon fibers were prepared at 1 273 K using Ni granules as catalyzers with different deposition time.SiC-NFs were deposited on the surface of the carbon fibers in situ by catalytic chemical vapor deposition(CCVD).The phase,microstructure and morphology of the fibers after electroplating and deposition were characterized by XRD,SEM and TEM.The results show that the SiC-NFs produced by CCVD are composed of single crystal of β-SiC.It is found that smaller nano-granules are more active as catalyzers.The resulting SiC-NFs appear more spindle-like and have a more homogeneous dispersion.The mass change of the samples before and after deposition shows that using more Ni granules results in a faster growth velocity of SiC-NFs.With the same electroplating time,the growth velocity of the SiC-NFs first increases and then decreases.At around 4 h,it reaches the maximum growth velocity,and it becomes nearly constant at around 8 h.After 8 h, the stable growth velocity of the electroplated Ni samples is faster than that of the conventional sample produced without catalyzers, because the SiC-NFs can improve the specific surface area and the activity of the surface.
文摘氟化钴具有良好的库伦效率、理论比容量、循环稳定性以及容量保持能力,表现出较好的电化学性能,在化学储能领域引起了研究人员的关注。以六水氯化钴为钴源、氟化铵为氟源,采用一步溶剂热法在活性碳布表面负载氟化钴晶体纳米片阵列,用TEM、SEM和XRD考察了氟化钴的微观形貌结构和物相组成,利用电化学工作站得到了氟化钴的电化学循环稳定、比电容等性能。结果表明:该纳米片厚10~30 nm,垂直生长在碳布纤维表面呈交错网络状分布;在1 m A/cm^(2)的电流密度下,复合电极的比电容为826.6 F/g,循环充放电1000次后,比容量保持率为93.7%。本研究为氟化物基复合材料的短路径合成提供了一种可行方案,在碳布表面阵列式生长氟化物晶体,构筑全电化学活性的无粘结剂型复合电极,为优化氟化物的电化学性能提供了一种新的研究思路。
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50342017)by the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing(No.2042019)
文摘A regrown composite fiber was synthesized during the sintering of diamond under high pressure 5.8 GPa and high temperature 1500℃for 1 min,using 3wt%MWCNTs as additive.SEM observation of the fiber after alkali and acid treatment revealed that the outer layer of the fiber is composed of nano-polycrystalline diamond.EDS,XPS,XRD and Raman spectrum analysis further identified that the fiber is composed of MWCNTs in the inner part and nano-polycrystalline diamond in the out layer.It is proposed that the untransformed MWCNTs may act as a template for the regrown outer layer of nano diamond fiber under high pressure and high temperature.
文摘Endemic fluorosis disease has become a major geo-environmental health care issue caused by fluoride ion. High-efficiency and low-cost materials to uptake fluoride from water have been a chal-lenge for scientists and engineers. Here, we report a low-cost process by utilising low-cost starting materials to develop nanocomposite adsorbents for fluoride uptake from water. Bermuda grass as a starting source material converted into nanocomposite carbon fibers upon heat treatment at 800°C for one hour in Nitrogen atmosphere in the presence of metal oxides. Iron oxide-based nanocomposite (IBNC) is performing high (≈97%) removal of fluoride ion at a contact time of 60 minutes (pH 4) followed by titania-based nanocomposite (TBNC) (≈92%) and micro carbon fiber (≈88%) respectively. The phenomenon of fluoride ion uptake is realised by Freundlich adsorption model, and both adsorption capacity and adsorption intensity for IBNC are higher than those for TBNC and micro carbon fiber.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50342017)by the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing(No.2042019)
文摘A new type of sintered diamond reinforced by diamond MWCNTs composite fibers which were randomly orientated and even distributed in the diamond matrix was synthesized by using 3wt%mullti-walled carbon nanotubes（MWCNTs） as starting additive under high pressure of 5.8 GPa at temperature of 1500℃for 1 min.A special polycrystalline diamond structure of direct bonding of both diamond to diamond and diamond to diamond-MWCNTs composite fiber was observed.The testing results show that it possesses not only high hardness（49～52 GPa） and Young’s modulus（878 GPa） but also high bending strength（1320～1540 GPa） and fracture toughness(9.0～9.2 MPa·m<sup>1/2</sup>) as it was theoretically predicted.The high performances of the composite were contributed by the fiber strengthening effect and the special structure which can offer more extensive diamond to diamond bonding.
