Highly efficient Fe/N/C catalyst using adenosine as C/N-source for APEFC

An environmentally friendly precursor, adenosine, has been used as a dual source of C and N to synthesize nitrogen-doped carbon catalyst with/without Fe. A hydrothermal carbonization method has been used and water is the carbonization media. The morphology of samples with/without Fe component has been compared by HRTEM, and the result shows that Fe can promote the graphitization of carbon. Further electro-chemical test shows that the oxygen reduction reaction（ORR） catalytic activity of Fe-containing sample（C–Fe N） is much higher than that of the Fe-free sample（C–N）. Additionally, the intermediates of C–Fe N formed during each synthetic procedure have been thoroughly characterized by multiple methods,and the function of each procedure has been discussed. The C–Fe N sample exhibits high electro-catalytic stability and superior electro-catalytic activity toward ORR in alkaline media, with its half-wave potential 20 mV lower than that of commercial Pt/C（40 wt%）. It is further incorporated into alkaline polymer electrolyte fuel cell（APEFC） as the cathode material and led to a power density of 100 m W/cm;.

含氮碳/聚酰亚胺气凝胶光催化降解土霉素

利用溶胶凝胶法和超临界干燥技术合成了聚酰亚胺(PI)气凝胶,并将PI气凝胶在800℃下进行煅烧,再以煅烧生成的含氮碳气凝胶(C(N))与PI气凝胶复合制备具有高比表面积和独特孔结构的C(N)/PI气凝胶复合材料,用于光催化降解土霉素。结果显示,相比PI气凝胶,C(N)/PI气凝胶复合材料既具有较大的比表面积,又同时含有微孔和介孔,可增加光催化过程中的活性位点和光谱利用率,在6 h内土霉素浓度降低了82%,有效地提高了土霉素的光催化降解效率。