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A novel and highly efficient photocatalyst, Eosin Y-sensitized Pt-intercalated nanotube Pt/HLa Nb2O7, was found to be very active for hydrogen generation within triethanolamine (TEOA) solution as the electron donor under visible-light irradiation (λ420 nm). The photocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS), scan electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS). The results showed that the significant enhancement of photocatalytic activity was achieved via Pt intercalating and subsequent dye sensitization of Pt/HLaNb2O7. The highest rate for hydrogen evolution was 4.45 mmol·g-1·h-1under irradiation with a wavelength longer than 420 nm, and the probable mechanism of photosensitized hydrogen evolution have also been discussed.

High-Alumina clay ore is the protective exploitation of mineral stipulated by the Ministry of Land and Resources. Due to its physicochemical properties and ore characteristics are quite different from current ore types --refractory clay mineral. It is usually taken as a general refractory clay mine of high-Alumina clay in practical applications, which leads to massive misuse and great waste of high-Alumina clay ore. This paper will redefine the attribuation of high-Alumina clay ore by analysing its differences and similarities with refractory clay minerals and bauxite mines in mineralogy, rock chemistry as well as physical structure, and present some advice on its comprehensive usage aiming at the existed problems in comprehensive development and utilization.

Recently, silver nanoparticles(NPs)-based photocatalysts have attracted more attention due to their enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity. In this work, a new Ag@Ag3PO4photocatalyst have been prepared by precipitation replacement and reduction methods. The products were characterized by XRD and SEM. The photocatalytic activities was evaluated using 2-naphthol and methyl orange degradations under visible light irradiation (λ > 400 nm). The degradation rates of 2-naphthol and methyl orange with initial concentration of 15 mg•L-1reached 80% and 99% respectively by using 0.6 g•L-1Ag@Ag3PO4. The photocatalytic mechanism was discussed.

The instability of permafrost directly results of the differential settlement of railway subgrade, which brought a great threat to the security operation of railway. In order to obtain the top-limit (zero-temperature interface) data of permafrost, according to the testing environment and the requirements for and use of different dielectric constant, using ground-penetrating radar (GPR) detection. The experimental results show that the method is accurate and effective, and we can get better material data on the zero-temperature interface.