Hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)catalytic electrodes under actual working conditions show interesting mass transfer behaviors at solid(electrode)/liquid(electrolyte)/gas(hydrogen)three-phase interfaces.These behaviors...Hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)catalytic electrodes under actual working conditions show interesting mass transfer behaviors at solid(electrode)/liquid(electrolyte)/gas(hydrogen)three-phase interfaces.These behaviors are essential for forming a continuous and effective physical contact region between the electrolyte and the electrode and require further detailed understanding.Here,a case study on 1 T-2 H phase molybdenum disulfide(Mo S_(2))/carbon fiber paper(CFP)catalytic electrodes is performed.Rapid gas-liquid mass transfer at the interface for enhancing the working area stability and capillarity for increasing the electrode working area is found.The real scenario,wherein the energy utilization efficiency of the as-prepared non-noble metal catalytic electrode exceeds that of the noble metal catalytic electrode,is disclosed.Specifically,a fluid dynamics model is developed to investigate the behavior mechanism of hydrogen bubbles from generation to desorption on the catalytic electrode surface with different hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties.These new insights and theoretical evidence on the non-negligible three-phase interface behaviors will identify opportunities and motivate future research in high-efficiency,stability,and low-cost HER catalytic electrode development.展开更多
Photocatalytic water purification is an efficient environmental protection method that can be used to eliminate toxic and harmful substances from industrial effluents.However,the TiO2-based catalysts currently in use ...Photocatalytic water purification is an efficient environmental protection method that can be used to eliminate toxic and harmful substances from industrial effluents.However,the TiO2-based catalysts currently in use absorb only a small portion of the solar spectrum in the ultraviolet(UV)region,resulting in lower efficiency.In this paper,we demonstrate a molybdenum disulfide/zeolitic imidazolate framework-8(MoS2/ZIF-8)composite photocatalyst that increases the photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin(CIP)and tetracycline hydrochloride(TC)by factors of 1.21 and 1.07,respectively.The transformation products of CIP and TC from the catalysis processes are tentatively identified,with the metal-organic framework(MOF)being considered to be the main active species with holes being considered as the main active species.The hydrogen production rate of the MoS2/ZIF-8 nanocomposites is 1.79 times higher than that of MoS2.This work provides a novel perspective for exploring original and efficient 1T/2H-MoS2/MOF-based photocatalysts by optimizing the construction of surface nano-heterojunction structures.The composite photocatalyst is found to be durable,with its catalytic performance being preserved under stability testing.Thus,1T/2H-MoS2/MOF-based photocatalysts have excellent prospects for practical antibiotic-degradation engineering.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.62004051)the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang province(No.LH2020F013)+1 种基金the China Postdoctoral Science Fund(No.2020M670909)the Heilongjiang Postdoctoral Science Fund(No.LBH-Z19017)。
文摘Hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)catalytic electrodes under actual working conditions show interesting mass transfer behaviors at solid(electrode)/liquid(electrolyte)/gas(hydrogen)three-phase interfaces.These behaviors are essential for forming a continuous and effective physical contact region between the electrolyte and the electrode and require further detailed understanding.Here,a case study on 1 T-2 H phase molybdenum disulfide(Mo S_(2))/carbon fiber paper(CFP)catalytic electrodes is performed.Rapid gas-liquid mass transfer at the interface for enhancing the working area stability and capillarity for increasing the electrode working area is found.The real scenario,wherein the energy utilization efficiency of the as-prepared non-noble metal catalytic electrode exceeds that of the noble metal catalytic electrode,is disclosed.Specifically,a fluid dynamics model is developed to investigate the behavior mechanism of hydrogen bubbles from generation to desorption on the catalytic electrode surface with different hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties.These new insights and theoretical evidence on the non-negligible three-phase interface behaviors will identify opportunities and motivate future research in high-efficiency,stability,and low-cost HER catalytic electrode development.
基金Dr.Wen-Qian Chen and Miss Lin-Yue Li contributed equally to this work.The authors of this work gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41573096 and 21707064)the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Teams in University(IRT_17R71)the State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water–Groundwater Pollution Control,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control(2017B030301012).
文摘Photocatalytic water purification is an efficient environmental protection method that can be used to eliminate toxic and harmful substances from industrial effluents.However,the TiO2-based catalysts currently in use absorb only a small portion of the solar spectrum in the ultraviolet(UV)region,resulting in lower efficiency.In this paper,we demonstrate a molybdenum disulfide/zeolitic imidazolate framework-8(MoS2/ZIF-8)composite photocatalyst that increases the photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin(CIP)and tetracycline hydrochloride(TC)by factors of 1.21 and 1.07,respectively.The transformation products of CIP and TC from the catalysis processes are tentatively identified,with the metal-organic framework(MOF)being considered to be the main active species with holes being considered as the main active species.The hydrogen production rate of the MoS2/ZIF-8 nanocomposites is 1.79 times higher than that of MoS2.This work provides a novel perspective for exploring original and efficient 1T/2H-MoS2/MOF-based photocatalysts by optimizing the construction of surface nano-heterojunction structures.The composite photocatalyst is found to be durable,with its catalytic performance being preserved under stability testing.Thus,1T/2H-MoS2/MOF-based photocatalysts have excellent prospects for practical antibiotic-degradation engineering.
