复合纳米Fe_2O_3/TiO_2的制备、表征及光催化活性

采用将TiO2 加入Fe(OH ) 3 胶体中的方法制得复合的Fe2 O3 /TiO2 纳米粒子 .以光催化降解甲胺磷研究其光催化活性 ,并通过XRD、TEM、DRS等分析方法 ,探讨了影响其光催化活性的原因 .结果表明 ,Fe2 O3 的复合量对Fe2 O3 /TiO2 的活性影响很大 ,当n(Fe)∶n(Ti) <0 .3%时 ,复合物Fe2 O3 /TiO2 的光催化活性大于TiO2 ,最佳的复合量为0 .2 % .当复合量大于 0 .5 %时 ,复合物Fe2 O3 /TiO2 的光催化活性低于TiO2 .锻烧温度及锻烧时间对复合物Fe2 O3 /TiO2 光催化活性均有影响 .用XRD确定掺杂前后TiO2 的晶型均为锐钛矿型 ,当复合量大于 0 .7%时才能看到Fe2 O3 的衍射峰 .TEM照片表明 ,由于复合量小 ,复合前后颗粒直径和晶粒直径基本一致 .反射率光谱图表明 ,在 36 0～ 6 5 0nm范围内复合物Fe2 O3 /TiO2 吸收光的性能比TiO2 好 。

BaCO_3和TiO_2的物化特性对PTC热敏电阻器性能的影响

探讨了ＢａＣＯ３与ＴｉＯ２的物化特性，诸如纯度、杂质含量、晶型、热特性、颗粒形状、粒度分布及平均粒径等对ＰＴＣ热敏电阻器性能的影响。并据此提出了ＢａＣＯ３与ＴｉＯ２的技术标准。

Carbon dioxide partial pressure and carbon fluxes of air-water interface in Taihu Lake, China

To obtain carbon dioxide （CO2） flux between water-air interface of Taihu lake, monthly water samplers at 14 sites and the local meteorological data of the lake were collected and analyzed in 1998. Carbon dioxide partial pressures （pCO2） at air-water interface in the lake were calculated using alkalinity, pH, ionic strength, active coefficient, and water temperature. The carbon fluxes at different sublakes and areas were estimated by concentration gradient between water and air in consideration of Schmidt numbers of 600 and daily mean windspeed at 10 m above water surface. The results indicated that the mean values of pCO2 in Wuli Lake,Meiliang Bay, hydrophyte area, west littoral zone, riverine mouths, and the open lake areas were 1 807.8±1 071.4（mean±standard deviation）μatm （latm=1.013 25×10^5pa）, 416.3±217.0μatm, 576.5±758.8μatm, 304.2±9.43.5μatm, 1 933.6±1 144.7 μatm, and 448.5±202.6μatm, respectively. Maximum and minimum pCO2 values were found in the hypertrophic （4 053.7μatm） and the eutrophic （3.2 μatm） areas. The riverine mouth areas have the maximum fluxes （82.0±62.8 mmol/m^2a）. But there was no significant difference between eutrophic and mesotrophic areas in pCO2 and the flux of CO2. The hydrophyte area, however, has the minimum （--0.58±12.9mmol/m^2a）. In respect to CO2 equilibrium, input of the rivers will obviously influence inorganic carbon distribution in the riverine estuary. For example, the annual mean CO2 flux in Zhihugang River estuary was 19 times of that in Meiliang Bay, although the former is only a part of the latter. The sites in the body of the lake show a clear seasonal cycle with pCO2 higher than atmospheric equilibrium in winter, and much lower than atmospheric in summer due to CO2 consumption by photosynthesis. The CO2 amount of the net annual evasion that enters the atmosphere is 28.42×10^4 t/a, of which those from the west littoral zone and the open lake account for 53.8% and 36.7%, respectively.

Layered double hydroxide photocatalysts for solar fuel production

Splitting water or reducing CO_(2) via semiconductor photocatalysis to produce H2 or hydrocarbon fuels through the direct utilization of solar energy is a promising approach to mitigating the current fossil fuel energy crisis and environmental challenges.It enables not only the realization of clean,renewable,and high-heating-value solar fuels,but also the reduction of CO_(2) emissions.Layered double hydroxides(LDHs)are a type of two-dimensional anionic clay with a brucite-like structure,and are characterized by a unique,delaminable,multidimensional,layered structure;tunable intralayer metal cations;and exchangeable interlayer guest anions.Therefore,it has been widely investigated in the fields of CO_(2) reduction,photoelectrocatalytic water oxidation,and water photolysis to produce H2.However,the low carrier mobility and poor quantum efficiency of pure LDH limit its application.An increasing number of scholars are exploring methods to obtain LDH-based photocatalysts with high energy conversion efficiency,such as assembling photoactive components into LDH laminates,designing multidimensional structures,or coupling different types of semiconductors to construct heterojunctions.This review first summarizes the main characteristics of LDH,i.e.,metal-cation tunability,intercalated guest-anion substitutability,thermal decomposability,memory effect,multidimensionality,and delaminability.Second,LDHs,LDH-based composites(metal sulfide-LDH composites,metal oxide-LDH composites,graphite phase carbon nitride-LDH composites),ternary LDH-based composites,and mixed-metal oxides for splitting water to produce H_(2) are reviewed.Third,graphite phase carbon nitride-LDH composites,MgAl-LDH composites,CuZn-LDH composites,and other semiconductor-LDH composites for CO_(2) reduction are introduced.Although the field of LDH-based photocatalysts has advanced considerably,the photocatalytic mechanism of LDHs has not been thoroughly elucidated;moreover,the photocatalytic active sites,the synergy between different components,and the interfacial reaction mechanism of LDH-based photocatalysts require further investigation.Therefore,LDH composite materials for photocatalysis could be developed through structural regulation and function-oriented design to investigate the effects of different components and interface reactions,the influence of photogenerated carriers,and the impact of material composition on the physical and chemical properties of the LDH-based photocatalyst.

Artificial bioconversion of carbon dioxide

CO2 is not only the most important greenhouse gas but also an important resource of elemental carbon and oxygen.From the perspective of resource and energy strategy,the conversion of CO2 to chemicals driven by renewable energy is of significance,since it can not only reduce carbon emission by the utilization of CO2 as feedstock but also store low-grade renewable energy as high energy density chemical energy.Although studies on photoelectrocatalytic reduction of CO2 using renewable energy are increasing,artificial bioconversion of CO2 as an important novel pathway to synthesize chemicals has attracted more and more attention.By simulating the natural photosynthesis process of plants and microorganisms,the artificial bioconversion of CO2 can efficiently synthesize chemicals via a designed and constructed artificial photosynthesis system.This review focuses on the recent advancements in artificial bioreduction of CO2,including the key techniques,and artificial biosynthesis of compounds with different carbon numbers.On the basis of the aforementioned discussions,we present the prospects for further development of artificial bioconversion of CO2 to chemicals.

Analysis of the carbon dioxide mole fraction variation and its transmission characteristics in Taiyuan

Based on the concentrations of CO2,PM2.5 and PM1.0,and conventional meteorological observation data from 2016 to 2018 at Taiyuan station,which belongs to the Shanxi greenhouse gas observation network,the CO2 concentration monthly and daily distribution characteristics,the weekend effect,and the variation characteristics on haze days and non-haze days,are analyzed.By using the Hybrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectorymodel(backward trajectory model)and surface wind data,the transmission characteristics of atmospheric CO2 in Taiyuan are studied in various seasons.The results show that,in Taiyuan,the CO2 mole fraction in autumn and winter is higher than that in spring and summer,and on haze days is higher than that on non-haze days.The diurnal variation characteristic of CO2mole fraction in each season is‘single peak and single valley’with the peak value around 0700(hereafter refers to Beijing Time)and the valley value around 1600.The CO2 mole fraction on workdays is slightly higher than that on non-workdays and obviously different around 0800 of the early peak.Horizontal diffusion can reduce the CO2 mole fraction,while breezy weather is not beneficial to CO2 diffusion.The wind direction and speed in the upper levels are different from those near the surface,and the close air masses in the southwest–west–northwest sector raise the CO2 concentration in Taiyuan obviously.This indicates that the CO2 in Taiyuan is mainly contributed by local sources.

TiO_(2)-based photocatalysts for CO_(2) reduction and solar fuel generation

Solar-driven CO_(2) reduction is an efficient way to convert sustainable solar energy and massive CO_(2) to renewable solar fuels,such as CH_(4),HCOOH,HCHO,and CH_(3)OH,etc.Up to now,significant research efforts have been devoted to exploring the reaction path and developing the photocatalysts.In heterogeneous photocatalysis,among the semiconductor-based photocatalysts,titania(TiO_(2)),as an inexpensive and practically sustainable metal oxides,remains the most extensively studied photocatalyst over the past decades.In this review,we summarize the most recent advances in the solar-driven CO_(2) reduction using TiO_(2)-based photocatalysts,which include the fabrication of heterojunction,surface functional modification,band structure engineering,and morphology design,aiming to improve the CO_(2) conversion efficiency and selectivity to the desired product.Additionally,photoelectrochemical and photothermal approaches are introduced and the fundamental principles to activate and enhance the performance of TiO_(2) for the specific reaction are discussed.The exploration of the solar-driven approaches and discussion on the underlying mechanism allow the comprehensive understanding of CO_(2) photoreduction,that can lead to a rational design and synthesis of TiO_(2)-based photocatalysts.

Utilizing Solar Thermal Energy for Post-Combustion C02 Capture

Post-combustion amine absorption and stripping can remove 90% of the CO2 from power plant flue gas, but systems can reduce electrical output by approximately 30% due to energy requirements for stripping CO2 from solvent and CO2 compression. The CO2 capture energy penalty can be reduced while developing renewable energy technologies by meeting CO2 capture energy requirements with a solar thermal energy system, particularly when electricity demand and prices are the highest. This study presents an initial review of solar thermal technologies for supplying CO2 capture energy, with a focus on high temperature systems. Parabolic troughs and central receivers are technically able to provide energy for CO2 capture. However, the solar system＇s capital costs would be roughly half that of the base coal-fired plant with CO2 capture, and high electricity prices are required to offset the costs of operating the solar thermal system. For high temperature solar thermal systems, direct electricity generation is likely a more efficient way to use solar energy to replace output lost to CO2 capture energy. However, low temperature solar thermal systems might integrate better with solvent stripping equipment, and more rigorous analysis is required to definitively assess the feasibility of using solar energy for CO2 capture.

Methanol from CO2 and Solar Energy A Literature Review

The project ＂SolMethCO2＂ deals with the options of an effective methanol synthesis from atmospheric or industrial CO2 sources by implementing solar energy. First part of the projects is a wide-range survey of the many different processes and sub-processes that may be involved in methanol production and of the possibilities how to make these processes available for solarization. The different fields of research were CO2 capturing, Hg/syngas-synthesis, biotechnological techniques for methanol synthesis, photocatalytical approaches and solar reactor.

Geoengineering: Basic science and ongoing research efforts in China

Geoengineering （also called climate engineering）, which refers to large-scale intervention in the Earth＇s climate system to counteract greenhouse gas-induced warming, has been one of the most rapidly growing areas of climate research as a potential option for tackling global warming. Here, we provide an overview of the scientific background and research progress of proposed geoengineering schemes. Geo- engineering can be broadly divided into two categories： solar geoengineering （also called solar radiation management, or SRM）, which aims to reflect more sunlight to space, and carbon dioxide removal （CDR）, which aims to reduce the CO2 content in the atmosphere. First, we review different proposed geoengineering methods involved in the solar radiation management and carbon dioxide removal schemes. Then, we discuss the fundamental science underlying the climate response to the carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation management schemes. We focus on two basic issues： 1） climate response to the reduction in solar irradiance and 2） climate response to the reduction in atmospheric COe. Next, we introduce an ongoing geoengineering research project in China that is supported by National Key Basic Research Program. This research project, being the first coordinated geoengineering research program in China, will systematically investigate the physical mechanisms, climate impacts, and risk and governance of a few targeted geoengineering schemes. It is expected that this research program will help us gain a deep understanding of the physical science underlying geoengineering schemes and the impacts of geoengineering on global climate, in particular, on the Asia monsoon region.

Development of Adsorption Steam Generator without the Fossil Fuels Consumption

Reducing CO2 emissions and restraining dependence on nuclear power generation are serious concerns in the prevention of global warming since the Great East Japan Earthquake. To do so, it is necessary to use and expand natural renewable energy source such as solar energy and to promote energy conservation. However, in high-latitude regions, it is difficult to directly and effectively use solar power due to on insufficient amount of solar radiation. If steam can be generated from warm water at less than 373 K, it is possible to obtain steam by solar water heaters from weak solar radiation and industrial waste warm water without the consumption of any fossil fuels. In this study, the authors have been developing a system which generates steam over 423 K from warm water at less than 373 K using an adsorption heat pump with zeolite. Therefore, bench-scale equipment which generates steam continuously and the experimental results are mentioned.

Evaluating effects of atmospheric CO_2 on stability of global climate:a cell-to-cell mapping approach

Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration [CO2],incoming solar radiation and sea ice coverage are among the most important factors that control the global climate.By applying the simple cell-to-cell mapping technique to a simplified atmosphere-ocean-sea ice feedback climate model,effects of these factors on the stability of the climatic system are studied.The current climatic system is found to be stable but highly nonlinear.The resiliency of stability increases with [CO2] to a summit when [CO2] reaches 290 μL/L which is comparable to the pre-industrial level,suggesting carbon dioxide is essential to the stability of the global climate.With [CO2] rising further,the global climate stability decreases,the mean ocean temperature goes up and the sea ice coverage shrinks in the polar region.When the incoming solar radiation is intensified,the ice coverage gradually diminishes,but the mean ocean temperature remains relatively constant.Overall,our analysis suggests that at the current levels of three external factors the stability of global climate is highly resilient.However,there exists a possibility of extreme states of climate,such as a snow-ball earth and an ice-free earth.

Assessment of Solar-Coal Hybrid Electricity Power Generating Systems

Botswana currently depends on electricity generated from coal-based power plant or electricity supplied from the border in South Africa. The country has good reserves of coal and the solar radiation is sufficiently high to make solar thermal attractive for generating electricity. The paper presents two conceptual coal-fired power station designs in which a solar sub-system augments heat to the feed heaters or to the boiler. The thermal and economic analyses showed enhanced system performance which indicates that solar power could be embedded into existing fossil fuel plants or new power stations. Integrating solar energy with existing or new fossil fuel based power plants could reduce the cost of stand-alone solar thermal power stations, reduce CO2 emissions and produce experience necessary to operate a full scale solar thermal electricity generation facility.

TiO2 coated urchin-like SnO2 microspheres for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

Urchin-like SnO2 microspheres have been grown for use as photoanodes in dye-sensitized solar cells （DSSCs）. We observed that a thin layer coating of TiO2 on urchin-like SnO2 microsphere photoanodes greatly enhanced dye loading capability and light scattering ability, and achieved comparable solar cell per- formance even at half the thickness of a typical nanocrystalline TiO2 photoanode. In addition, this photoanode only required attaching -55% of the amount of dye for efficient light harvesting compared to one based on nanocrystalline TiO2. Longer decay of transient photovoltage and higher charge recombination resistance evidenced from electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of the devices based on TiO2 coated urchin-like SnO2 revealed slower recombination rates of electrons as a result of the thin blocking layer of TiO2 coated on urchin- like SnO2. TiO2 coated urchin-like SnO2 showed the highest value （76.1 ms） of electron lifetime （＇r） compared to 2.4 ms for bare urchin-like SnO2 and 14.9 ms for nanocrystalline TiO2. TiO2 coated SnO2 showed greatly enhanced open circuit voltage （Voc）, short-circuit current density （Jsc） and fill factor （FF） leading to a four-fold increase in efficiency increase compared to bare SnO2. Although TiO2 coated urchin-like SnO2 showed slightly lower cell efficiency than nanocrystalline TiO2, it only used a half thickness of photoanode and saved -45% of the amount of dye for efficient light harvesting compared to normal nanocrystalline TiO2.

Formation of efficient dye-sensitized solar cells by introducing an interfacial layer of hierarchically ordered macro-mesoporous TiO_2 film

Hierarchically ordered macro-mesoporous TiO2 films (Ti-Ma-Me) were fabricated on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrates through the confinement self-assembly method. The prepared Ti-Ma-Me possesses periodically ordered structure and a large specific surface area, which was applied as an interfacial layer between the nanocrystalline TiO2 film (P25-TiO2) and FTO electrode in the dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). The introduction of a Ti-Ma-Me interfacial layer increased the shortcircuit current density (Jsc) from 7.49 to 10.65 mA/cm2 and the open-circuit voltage (Voc) from 0.65 to 0.70 V as the result of its improved light harvesting efficiency by allowing for the high roughness factor and enhanced multiple internal reflection or scattering as well as reducing the back-transport reaction by blocking direct contact between the electrolyte and FTO electrode. Therefore, the photovoltaic conversion efficiency (η) was improved by 83% from 3.04% to 5.55%, as compared to a device using a bare P25 TiO2 photoanode.

Inverted polymer solar cells with TiO_2 electron extraction layers prepared by magnetron sputtering

TiO2 thin films deposited by magnetron sputtering possess excellent optical transmittance,high refractive index,good adhesion and chemical stability.In this manuscript,TiO2 thin films deposited by magnetron sputtering was used for the first time as an electron extraction layer in inverted polymer solar cells(IPSCs),and the effect of the TiO2 thickness on the photovoltaic performance of P3HT:PC61BM IPSCs was investigated.The highest PCE value of 3.75%was obtained when the thickness of TiO2thin films was in the range between 42 nm and 73 nm.The absorption properties,morphology and structure of the TiO2 films were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy,SEM and Raman spectroscopy,and were related to the device performance of P3HT:PC61BM IPSCs.The results indicate that TiO2 films deposited by magnetron sputtering are an excellent electron extraction layer for IPSCs.

Efficient perovskite solar cells based on novel three-dimensional TiO2 network architectures

Mesoscopic lead halide perovskite solar cells typically use TiO2 nanoparticle films as the scaffolds for electron-transport pathway and perovskite deposition. Here, we demonstrate that swelling-induced mesoporous block copolymers can be templates for producing three- dimensional TiO2 networks by combining the atomic layer deposition technique. Thickness adjustable TiO2 network is an excellent alternative scaffold material for efficient per- ovskite solar cells. Our best performing cells using such a 270 nm thick template have achieved a high efficiency of 12.5 % with pristine poly-3-hexylthiophene as a hole transport material. The high performance is attributed to the direct transport pathway and high absorption of scaf- folds, small leakage current and largely reduced recombi- nation rate at interfaces. The results show that TiO2 network architecture is a promising scaffold for meso- scopic perovskite solar cells.

Preparation of hierarchical TiO_2 microspheres for enhancing photocurrent of dye sensitized solar cells

Hierarchically structured TiO2 microspheres were prepared at a low temperature by combining a sol-gel process with a solvothermal route and characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. Results indicate that the phase structure of the as-prepared TiO2 products undergoes a transformation, which changes from amorphous microspheres with a smooth surface in the sol-gel process to hierarchical anatase ones consisting of nanocrystallines after the solvothermal treatment. The hierarchical anatase TiO2 microsphere shows large surface areas and good light scattering effects as the photoelectrodes for dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). DSSCs based on TiO2 microspheres exhibit an improvement power conversion efficiency of 6.58% and a high short current density of 13.83 mA/cm2 as compared to the commercial P25 based DSSCs with a power conversion efficiency of 4.94% and a high short current density of 10.28 mA/cm2.

Component Exergy Analysis of Solar Powered Transcritical CO_2 Rankine Cycle System

In this paper,exergy analysis method is developed to assess a Rankine cycle system,by using supercritical CO2 as working fluid and powered by solar energy.The proposed system consists of evacuated solar collectors,throttling valve,high-temperature heat exchanger,low-temperature heat exchanger,and feed pump.The system is designed for utilize evacuated solar collectors to convert solar energy into mechanical energy and hence electricity.In order to investigate and estimate exergy performance of this system,the energy,entropy,exergy balances are developed for the components.The exergy destructions and exergy efficiency values of the system components are also determined.The results indicate that solar collector and high temperature heat exchanger which have low exergy efficiencies contribute the largest share to system irreversibility and should be the optimization design focus to improve system exergy effectiveness.Further,exergy analysis is a useful tool in this regard as it permits the performance of each process to be assessed and losses to be quantified.Exergy analysis results can be used in design,optimization,and improvement efforts.

Preparation of dye-sensitized solar cells with high photocurrent and photovoltage by using mesoporous titanium dioxide particles as photoanode material

Several mesoporous TiO2 （MT） materials were synthesized under different conditions following a hydrothermal procedure using poly（ethylene-glycol）- block-poly（propylene-glycol）-block-poly（ethylene-glycol） （P123） as the template and titanium isopropoxide as the titanium source. The molar ratios of Ti/P123, and the pH values of the reaction solution in an autoclave were investigated. Various techniques such as Brunauer-Emmett-Teller （BET）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）, laser Raman spectrometry （LRS）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy （HRTEM） were used to characterize the products. Then, these materials were assembled into dye-sensitized solar cells （DSSCs）. Analysis of the J-V curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy （EIS） were applied to characterize the cells. The results indicated that the specific surface area and crystalline structure of these materials provide the possibility of high photocurrent for the cells, and that the structural characteristics of the specimens led to increased electron transfer resistance of the cells, which was beneficial for the improvement of the photovoltage of the DSSCs. The highest photoelectric conversion efficiency of the cells involving MT materials reached 8.33%, which, compared with that of P25- based solar cell （5.88%）, increased by 41.7%.