Using solar energy to produce syngas via the endothermic reforming of methane has been extensively inves- tigated at the laboratory- and pilot plant-scales as a promising method of storing solar energy. One of the cha...Using solar energy to produce syngas via the endothermic reforming of methane has been extensively inves- tigated at the laboratory- and pilot plant-scales as a promising method of storing solar energy. One of the challenges to scaling up this process in a tubular reformer is to improve the reactor＇s performance, which is limited by mass and heat transfer issues. High thermal conductivity Cu foam was therefore used as a sub-strate to improve the catalyst＇s thermal conductivity during solar reforming. We also developed a method to coat the foam with the catalytically active component NiMg3AlOx. The Cu foam-based NiMg3AlOx performs better than catalysts supported on SiSiC foam, which is currently used as a substrate for solar-reforming cat- alysts, at high gas hourly space velocity （≥400,000 mL/（g.h）） or at low reaction temperatures （≤ 720 ℃）. The presence of a γ-Al2O3 intermediate layer improves the adhesion between the catalyst and substrate as well as the catalytic activity.展开更多
An aluminum matrix syntactic foam, incorporated with hollow-structured fly ash particles, was fabricated by pressure infiltration technique. X-ray micro-computed tomography was used to characterize its heterogeneous m...An aluminum matrix syntactic foam, incorporated with hollow-structured fly ash particles, was fabricated by pressure infiltration technique. X-ray micro-computed tomography was used to characterize its heterogeneous microstructure three dimensionally （3D）. The quantification of some microstructure features, such as content and size distribution of hollow fly ash particles, was acquired in 3D. The tomographic data were exploited as a rapid method to generate a microstructurally accurate and robust 3D meshed model. The thermal transport behavior has been modeled using a commercial finite-element code to conduct steady state analyses. Simulation of the thermal conductivity showed good correlation with experimental result.展开更多
Precursor foam based Co incorporated α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> (AFC) was successfully synthesized at 600℃ calcination temperature by simple solution method using PVA. The formation of α-...Precursor foam based Co incorporated α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> (AFC) was successfully synthesized at 600℃ calcination temperature by simple solution method using PVA. The formation of α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanoparticles was confirmed by X-ray diffraction measurement and reduction in crystallite size was found after cobalt incorporation. Field emission scanning electron microscopy revealed the existence of pyramidal shaped iron oxide in AFC. FTIR and Raman spectra also confirmed the presence of α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. Photocatalytic activity study showed that the cobalt incorporated α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> was better photocatalyst than pure α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. The cobalt incorporated iron oxide nanoparticles could be used for drug delivery application and this simple preparation method could be adopted for the synthesis of other transition metal oxides.展开更多
Anatase TiO2 films were successfully prepared on foam nickel substrates by sol-gel technique using tetrabutyl titanate as precursor. The characteristics of the TiO2 films were investigated by XPS, XRD, FE-SEM, TEM and...Anatase TiO2 films were successfully prepared on foam nickel substrates by sol-gel technique using tetrabutyl titanate as precursor. The characteristics of the TiO2 films were investigated by XPS, XRD, FE-SEM, TEM and UV-Vis absorption spectra. The photocatalytic activities of TiO2 films were investigated by photocatalytic degradation reactions of gaseous acetaldehyde, an indoor pollutant, under ultraviolet light irradiation. It was found that Ni^2＋ doping into TiO2 films due to the foam nickel substrates resulted in the extension of absorption edges of TiO2 films from UV region to visible light region. The pre-heating for foam nickel substrates resulted in the formation of NiO layer, which prevented effectively the injection of photogenerated electrons from TiO2 films to metal nickel. The TiO2 films displayed high photocatalytic activity for the degradation of acetaldehyde, and were enhanced by calcining the substrates and coating TiO2 films repeatedly. The high activity was mainly attributed to the improvement of the characteristics of substrate surface and the increase of active sites on photocatalyst.展开更多
A new idea of design and manufacture of metal based materials possessing both high damping and good mechanical properties was proposed. The key of the idea is the combination of fining restriction damping structures, ...A new idea of design and manufacture of metal based materials possessing both high damping and good mechanical properties was proposed. The key of the idea is the combination of fining restriction damping structures, using all mechanisms and taking advantages of different materials. Based upon this idea a foam ZA27 was prepared by the technology of prefabricated salt mass centrifugal seeping foundry, its tensile strength and compressive strength are 83～119?MPa and 100～189?MPa, respectively. The damping properties of the foam ZA27 increase remarkably after the carpenter pastern or rosin (the damping increased materials) was immerged into it, which approaches to the level of viscous elastic polymer materials ( Q -1 ≥20×10 -3 ). [展开更多
Direct electrochemistry and electrocatalysis of horseradish peroxidase（HRP） were achieved by entrapping the enzyme between CaCO3 microspheres and gold nanoparticles through forming sandwich configuration （CaCO3-HRP...Direct electrochemistry and electrocatalysis of horseradish peroxidase（HRP） were achieved by entrapping the enzyme between CaCO3 microspheres and gold nanoparticles through forming sandwich configuration （CaCO3-HRP-AuNPs）. Polyanion, poly（styrene sulfonate）（PSS）, was hybrid with CaCO3 microspheres to increase the surface negative charges for binding with HRP through electrostatic interaction. After the bioconjugate CaCO3 PSS-HRP was entrapped in chitosan based sol-gel（CS-GPTMS） film, HRP was encapsulated by in situ formation of an outer layer of AuNPs through electrochemical reduction of HAuCl4. The composite film containing AuNPs, CaCO3-PSS-HRP bioconjugates and CS-GPTMS can provide favorable microenvironment for HRP to perform direct electron transfer at glassy carbon electrode（GCE）. HRP retained its bioelectrocatalytic activity and lead to sensitive and fast amperometric response for the determination of H2O2. H2O2 could be detected in a very wide linear range from 5.0×10-6 mol/L to 7.1×10-2 mol/L. The sandwich configuration of CaCO3-biomolecules-AuNPs could serve as a versatile platform for enzyme immobilization and biosensing.展开更多
基金supported by the CSIRO Energy Flagship and the Chinese Scholarship Council
文摘Using solar energy to produce syngas via the endothermic reforming of methane has been extensively inves- tigated at the laboratory- and pilot plant-scales as a promising method of storing solar energy. One of the challenges to scaling up this process in a tubular reformer is to improve the reactor＇s performance, which is limited by mass and heat transfer issues. High thermal conductivity Cu foam was therefore used as a sub-strate to improve the catalyst＇s thermal conductivity during solar reforming. We also developed a method to coat the foam with the catalytically active component NiMg3AlOx. The Cu foam-based NiMg3AlOx performs better than catalysts supported on SiSiC foam, which is currently used as a substrate for solar-reforming cat- alysts, at high gas hourly space velocity （≥400,000 mL/（g.h）） or at low reaction temperatures （≤ 720 ℃）. The presence of a γ-Al2O3 intermediate layer improves the adhesion between the catalyst and substrate as well as the catalytic activity.
基金Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51001037)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. HIT.NSRIF.2013003)
文摘An aluminum matrix syntactic foam, incorporated with hollow-structured fly ash particles, was fabricated by pressure infiltration technique. X-ray micro-computed tomography was used to characterize its heterogeneous microstructure three dimensionally （3D）. The quantification of some microstructure features, such as content and size distribution of hollow fly ash particles, was acquired in 3D. The tomographic data were exploited as a rapid method to generate a microstructurally accurate and robust 3D meshed model. The thermal transport behavior has been modeled using a commercial finite-element code to conduct steady state analyses. Simulation of the thermal conductivity showed good correlation with experimental result.
文摘Precursor foam based Co incorporated α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> (AFC) was successfully synthesized at 600℃ calcination temperature by simple solution method using PVA. The formation of α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanoparticles was confirmed by X-ray diffraction measurement and reduction in crystallite size was found after cobalt incorporation. Field emission scanning electron microscopy revealed the existence of pyramidal shaped iron oxide in AFC. FTIR and Raman spectra also confirmed the presence of α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. Photocatalytic activity study showed that the cobalt incorporated α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> was better photocatalyst than pure α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. The cobalt incorporated iron oxide nanoparticles could be used for drug delivery application and this simple preparation method could be adopted for the synthesis of other transition metal oxides.
基金Project supported by the Special Foundation of Nanometer Technology from Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commis-sion(STCSM) (No. 0552nm002).
文摘Anatase TiO2 films were successfully prepared on foam nickel substrates by sol-gel technique using tetrabutyl titanate as precursor. The characteristics of the TiO2 films were investigated by XPS, XRD, FE-SEM, TEM and UV-Vis absorption spectra. The photocatalytic activities of TiO2 films were investigated by photocatalytic degradation reactions of gaseous acetaldehyde, an indoor pollutant, under ultraviolet light irradiation. It was found that Ni^2＋ doping into TiO2 films due to the foam nickel substrates resulted in the extension of absorption edges of TiO2 films from UV region to visible light region. The pre-heating for foam nickel substrates resulted in the formation of NiO layer, which prevented effectively the injection of photogenerated electrons from TiO2 films to metal nickel. The TiO2 films displayed high photocatalytic activity for the degradation of acetaldehyde, and were enhanced by calcining the substrates and coating TiO2 films repeatedly. The high activity was mainly attributed to the improvement of the characteristics of substrate surface and the increase of active sites on photocatalyst.
文摘A new idea of design and manufacture of metal based materials possessing both high damping and good mechanical properties was proposed. The key of the idea is the combination of fining restriction damping structures, using all mechanisms and taking advantages of different materials. Based upon this idea a foam ZA27 was prepared by the technology of prefabricated salt mass centrifugal seeping foundry, its tensile strength and compressive strength are 83～119?MPa and 100～189?MPa, respectively. The damping properties of the foam ZA27 increase remarkably after the carpenter pastern or rosin (the damping increased materials) was immerged into it, which approaches to the level of viscous elastic polymer materials ( Q -1 ≥20×10 -3 ). [
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.20775039, 20602009)the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province of China(No.ZR2009BM031)+3 种基金the Public Welfare Project of Marine Science Research, China(Nos. 200705011, 200805039)the Scientific Research Fund of the First Institute of Oceanographythe State Oceanic Administration of China(No.2010T04)the Science and Technology Project of Shandong Company of China National Tobacco Corpora-tion(No.KN172)
文摘Direct electrochemistry and electrocatalysis of horseradish peroxidase（HRP） were achieved by entrapping the enzyme between CaCO3 microspheres and gold nanoparticles through forming sandwich configuration （CaCO3-HRP-AuNPs）. Polyanion, poly（styrene sulfonate）（PSS）, was hybrid with CaCO3 microspheres to increase the surface negative charges for binding with HRP through electrostatic interaction. After the bioconjugate CaCO3 PSS-HRP was entrapped in chitosan based sol-gel（CS-GPTMS） film, HRP was encapsulated by in situ formation of an outer layer of AuNPs through electrochemical reduction of HAuCl4. The composite film containing AuNPs, CaCO3-PSS-HRP bioconjugates and CS-GPTMS can provide favorable microenvironment for HRP to perform direct electron transfer at glassy carbon electrode（GCE）. HRP retained its bioelectrocatalytic activity and lead to sensitive and fast amperometric response for the determination of H2O2. H2O2 could be detected in a very wide linear range from 5.0×10-6 mol/L to 7.1×10-2 mol/L. The sandwich configuration of CaCO3-biomolecules-AuNPs could serve as a versatile platform for enzyme immobilization and biosensing.
