Food diversification is a way to strengthen national food security, for example by reducing the dependence on wheat flour as a main raw material of various food products through the use of cassava flour. Cassava flour...Food diversification is a way to strengthen national food security, for example by reducing the dependence on wheat flour as a main raw material of various food products through the use of cassava flour. Cassava flour, a rich source of carbohydrates, can be used in the making of flakes. In this study, the Virgin coconut oil （VCO） waste flour was added in cassava flour to produce gluten-free cassava flour flakes with high dietary fiber contents. The six different formulas of flakes were used in this study with addition of 0% （control）, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50% coconut waste flour, respectively. Then, the chemical and microbiological characteristics of the flakes were measured. Based on the proximate data, both flours have a good quality. The microbiological analysis shows cassava flour and coconut waste flour have good sanitation and food safety. Results showed that flakes with 80% cassava flour and 20% coconut waste flour are gluten-free and contain 2.52% water, 2.27% ash, 14.40% fat, 4.50% protein, 76.31% carbohydrate, 8.56% dietary fiber. Therefore, it can be said that cassava flour flakes can serve as gluten-free and rich dietary fiber ready-to-eat food.展开更多
A lithium-assisted approach has been developed for the exfoliation of pristine graphite, which allows the large-scale preparation of few-layer graphene nanosheets. The process involves an unexpected physical insertion...A lithium-assisted approach has been developed for the exfoliation of pristine graphite, which allows the large-scale preparation of few-layer graphene nanosheets. The process involves an unexpected physical insertion and exfoliafion, and the graphene nanosheets prepared by this method reveal undisturbed sp2-hybridized structures. A possible two-step mechanism, which involves the negative charge being trapped around the edges of the graphite layers and a subsequent lithiation process, is proposed to explain the insertion of lithium inside the graphite interlayers. If necessary, the present exfoliation can be repeated and thinner （single or 2-3 layer） graphene can be achieved on a large scale. This simple process provides an efficient process for the exfoliation of pristine graphite, which might promote the future applications of graphene.展开更多
Micro-supercapacitors（MSCs） have emerged as one competitive candidate of high-performance, flexible, safe,portable and wearable energy storage devices. However, improving their electrochemical performance from elect...Micro-supercapacitors（MSCs） have emerged as one competitive candidate of high-performance, flexible, safe,portable and wearable energy storage devices. However, improving their electrochemical performance from electrode materials to assembled devices still remains huge challenges.Here, we for the first time synthesized two-dimensional（2D）,ultrathin, mesoporous polypyrrole-based graphene nanosheets uniformly anchored with redox polyoxometalate（mPPy@rGO-POM） by soft template approach. Further, using a layer-by-layer deposition and mask-assisted technique, the compactly stacked and sandwich-like hybrid film（mPGM）based on pseudocapacitive mPPy@rGO-POM nano sheets and electrochemically exfoliated graphene was directly fabricated as binder-and additive-free interdigital electrodes for all-solid-state planar micro-supercapacitors（mPGM-MSCs）. Notably, the resulted mPGM-MSCs exhibited outstanding areal capacitance（115 mF cm^-2）, remarkably enhanced volumetric capacitance（137 F cm^-3 at 1 mV s^-1） in comparison with MSCs based on the films of mPPy@rGO without POM anchoring（95 F cm^-3）, and non-porous polypyrrole-graphene（68 F cm^-3）.Further, mPGM-MSCs disclosed robust mechanical flexibility with ～96% of capacitance retention at a highly bending angle of 180°, and impressive parallel or serial interconnection for boosting capacitance or voltage output. As a consequence, our proposed strategy of filling the redox species into mesoporous graphene and other 2D nanosheets will open up new ways to manufacture high-compact and flexible energy storage devices ranging from supercapacitors to batteries.展开更多
文摘Food diversification is a way to strengthen national food security, for example by reducing the dependence on wheat flour as a main raw material of various food products through the use of cassava flour. Cassava flour, a rich source of carbohydrates, can be used in the making of flakes. In this study, the Virgin coconut oil （VCO） waste flour was added in cassava flour to produce gluten-free cassava flour flakes with high dietary fiber contents. The six different formulas of flakes were used in this study with addition of 0% （control）, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50% coconut waste flour, respectively. Then, the chemical and microbiological characteristics of the flakes were measured. Based on the proximate data, both flours have a good quality. The microbiological analysis shows cassava flour and coconut waste flour have good sanitation and food safety. Results showed that flakes with 80% cassava flour and 20% coconut waste flour are gluten-free and contain 2.52% water, 2.27% ash, 14.40% fat, 4.50% protein, 76.31% carbohydrate, 8.56% dietary fiber. Therefore, it can be said that cassava flour flakes can serve as gluten-free and rich dietary fiber ready-to-eat food.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 51222104） and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
文摘A lithium-assisted approach has been developed for the exfoliation of pristine graphite, which allows the large-scale preparation of few-layer graphene nanosheets. The process involves an unexpected physical insertion and exfoliafion, and the graphene nanosheets prepared by this method reveal undisturbed sp2-hybridized structures. A possible two-step mechanism, which involves the negative charge being trapped around the edges of the graphite layers and a subsequent lithiation process, is proposed to explain the insertion of lithium inside the graphite interlayers. If necessary, the present exfoliation can be repeated and thinner （single or 2-3 layer） graphene can be achieved on a large scale. This simple process provides an efficient process for the exfoliation of pristine graphite, which might promote the future applications of graphene.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51572259)National Key R&D Program of China (2016YBFO100100 and 2016YFA0200200)+3 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province (201602737)Recruitment Program of Global Expert (1000 Talent Plan),DICPChina Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2016M601348)Exploratory Research Program of Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co.,LTD & DICP
文摘Micro-supercapacitors（MSCs） have emerged as one competitive candidate of high-performance, flexible, safe,portable and wearable energy storage devices. However, improving their electrochemical performance from electrode materials to assembled devices still remains huge challenges.Here, we for the first time synthesized two-dimensional（2D）,ultrathin, mesoporous polypyrrole-based graphene nanosheets uniformly anchored with redox polyoxometalate（mPPy@rGO-POM） by soft template approach. Further, using a layer-by-layer deposition and mask-assisted technique, the compactly stacked and sandwich-like hybrid film（mPGM）based on pseudocapacitive mPPy@rGO-POM nano sheets and electrochemically exfoliated graphene was directly fabricated as binder-and additive-free interdigital electrodes for all-solid-state planar micro-supercapacitors（mPGM-MSCs）. Notably, the resulted mPGM-MSCs exhibited outstanding areal capacitance（115 mF cm^-2）, remarkably enhanced volumetric capacitance（137 F cm^-3 at 1 mV s^-1） in comparison with MSCs based on the films of mPPy@rGO without POM anchoring（95 F cm^-3）, and non-porous polypyrrole-graphene（68 F cm^-3）.Further, mPGM-MSCs disclosed robust mechanical flexibility with ～96% of capacitance retention at a highly bending angle of 180°, and impressive parallel or serial interconnection for boosting capacitance or voltage output. As a consequence, our proposed strategy of filling the redox species into mesoporous graphene and other 2D nanosheets will open up new ways to manufacture high-compact and flexible energy storage devices ranging from supercapacitors to batteries.
