Single atom Cu-N-C catalysts for the electro-reduction of CO_(2) to CO assessed by rotating ring-disc electrode

The electrochemical CO_(2) reduction reaction(CO_(2)RR) to controllable chemicals is considered as a promising pathway to store intermittent renewable energy. Herein, a set of catalysts based on copper-nitrogendoped carbon xerogel(Cu-N-C) are successfully developed varying the copper amount and the nature of the copper precursor, for the efficient CO_(2)RR. The electrocatalytic performance of Cu-N-C materials is assessed by a rotating ring-disc electrode(RRDE), technique still rarely explored for CO_(2)RR. For comparison, products are also characterized by online gas chromatography in a H-cell. The as-synthesized Cu-NC catalysts are found to be active and highly CO selective at low overpotentials(from -0.6 to -0.8 V vs.RHE) in 0.1 M KHCO_(3), while H_(2) from the competitive water reduction appears at larger overpotentials(-0.9 V vs. RHE). The optimum copper acetate-derived catalyst containing Cu-N_(4) moieties exhibits a CO_(2)-to-CO turnover frequency of 997 h^(-1) at -0.9 V vs. RHE with a H_(2)/CO ratio of 1.8. These results demonstrate that RRDE configuration can be used as a feasible approach for identifying electrolysis products from CO_(2)RR.

How the radial gap affects the runner’s hydrodynamic damping characteristic of a pump-turbine:A physical experiment on a rotating disc

Clarifying how radial gap affects the vibration characteristic of a disc-like structure is of importance in engineering applications,such as in evaluating the operational stability of a runner of a pump turbine.In the present investigation,the runner is simplified as a disc,and a physical experiment is designed on it with variable radial gaps to measure the vibration characteristics,especially by considering rotation.Two frequency peaks for the diametrical mode are generated due to the rotation,and those with lower and higher frequencies are defined as positive and negative modes,respectively.The frequency difference between positive and negative modes increases linearly with the increasing rotating speed,and a linear function is captured to describe the relationship between natural frequency and rotating speed.Regarding the radial gap,its increase causes a slight increase in the natural frequencies but results in a significant reduction in the hydrodynamic damping ratio.Especially in the smaller radial gap conditions,such as when the relative radial gap increases from 0.67%to 3.3%,the reduction in hydrodynamic damping ratio reaches 31.52%.From the perspective of suppressing the resonance amplitude,reducing the radial gap of a runner is recommended due to the mechanism of increasing hydrodynamic damping.

De-colorization of Reactive Brilliant Orange X-GN by a novel rotating electrochemical disc process

A novel electrochemical setup for wastewater treatment-rotating electrochemical disc process(RECDP)was developed in this article. The anode and cathode are distributed alternatively and evenly on a flat round disc,which was designed to improve mass transfer of organics from bulk solution to electrode surface,while at the same time increasing oxygen transfer from air to the liquid to benefit the organics oxidization.The color removal of dye Reactive Brilliant Orange X-GN(RBO)was experimentally investigated u...

Time-sensitivity mechanism of rock stress memory properties under tensile stress

In deep underground engineering,understanding of time-related stress memory properties is critical to evaluate the in situ stress conditions of a rock mass.In this study,the time-sensitivity mechanism of the rock stress memory properties under tensile stress was investigated.It was found that the material property(Poisson’s ratio)and crack angle were the controlling factors of the Kaiser effect(KE)under tensile stress.In particular,the time-sensitivity of the stress memory properties was closely related to the crack growth path.When the failure of the rock specimen was dominated by tensile microcracks and the crack development direction was deflected by up to 30°in the successive loading process,the stress memory capacity was likely to be time-independent for a sandstone specimen.The distribution of the Felicity ratio in a Brazilian test was more discrete than that in a three-point bending test It also showed that the changes in the crack path,rather than the time interval between successive loading cycles,led to inaccuracy of the detected KE.This study provides insights into stress memory-related issues under uniaxial or more complex stress conditions and thus facilitates development of methods for testing in situ mechanical behaviors of rocks with acoustic emission(AE)technology.

Effect of Hydrodynamic Conditions on Corrosion Inhibition of Cu-Ni(90/10)Alloy in Seawater and Sulphide Containing Seawater Using 1,2,3-Benzotriazole

Electrochemical studies of the effect of hydrodynamic conditions on corrosion inhibition of Cu-Ni （90/10） alloy in synthetic seawater and sulphide containing synthetic seawater by 1,2,3-benzotriazole （BTAH） are presented. Impedance, potentiodynamic polarization and cyclic voltammetric （CV） studies are employed in the present investigation. The studies are carried out by using Cu-Ni （90/10） alloy rotating disc electrode at different rotation speeds and at different immersion periods. Reynolds numbers at each rotation speed infer that the flow of seawater is laminar. With increasing rotation speed of the electrode immersed in seawater without sulphide and BTAH, both the charge transfer resistance （Rot） and film resistance （Rf^lm） are increased. However, in the presence of sulphide ions and without BTAH, both the Rot and Rf,m are found to decrease with increasing rotation speed at identical immersion periods. Interestingly, when BTAH is added to seawater or seawater containing sulphide, both the Rot and Rf,m are increased to such a great extent that an inhibition efficiency of 99.99% is obtained. In the presence of BTAH, the phase angle Bode plots are more broadened and the maximum values of phase angle are increased to a value close to 90~ as the rotation speed is increased. The BTAH film is highly protective even under hydrodynamic condition also. Potentiodynamic polarization studies infer that BTAH functions as a mixed inhibitor under hydrodynamic conditions also. CV studies reveal that the protective BTAH film is stable even at anodic potentials of ＋850 mV vs Ag/AgCI.