141 results on '"Yao, Hui"'
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2. Fluidized-bed synthesis of iron-copper bimetallic catalyst (FeIIICuI@SiO2) for mineralization of benzoic acid in blue light-assisted Fenton process
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Yao Hui Huang, Jesslyn Pratiwi, Jui Yen Lin, Yu Jen Shih, and Nicolaus N.N. Mahasti
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General Chemical Engineering ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Electron donor ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,Mineralization (soil science) ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,Copper ,0104 chemical sciences ,Catalysis ,Light intensity ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,0210 nano-technology ,Bimetallic strip ,Dissolution ,Benzoic acid ,Nuclear chemistry - Abstract
A bimetallic Fe-Cu catalyst was applied as a catalyst for heterogeneous Fenton reaction. Fluidized-bed crystallization of bimetallic catalyst supported by a silica seed (FeIII0.66CuI0.33 @SiO2) was conducted at specific hydraulic conditions. The deposited state of copper and iron of FeIII0.66CuI0.33@SiO2 were identified as Cu(I) and Fe(III), which could effectively catalyze H2O2 to form hydroxyls radical for the abatement and mineralization of benzoic acid under blue light irradiation (436 nm). The cupric species as an electron donor enabled the reductive dissolution of the deposited iron to drive a Fenton reaction. The blue light irradiation promoted the regeneration of Fe(III) to Fe(II) through the photoreduction mechanism. Operating parameters included Fe to Cu ratio (0.5–4), dose of H2O2 (0–4 mM), initial pH (3–7) and light intensity (0–10 mW/cm2). The photo Fenton process using FeIII0.66CuI0.33@SiO2 catalyst resulted in 86% of benzoic acid mineralization in 3 h.
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- 2021
3. Spectroscopic Verification of Adsorbed Hydroxy Intermediates in the Bifunctional Mechanism of the Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction
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Xiao-Ting Wang, Yao-Hui Wang, Yue-Jiao Zhang, Zhong-Qun Tian, Petar M. Radjenovic, Huajie Ze, Xia-Guang Zhang, Jian-Feng Li, and Jin-Chao Dong
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Reaction mechanism ,010405 organic chemistry ,Chemistry ,Alloy ,General Chemistry ,engineering.material ,Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy ,010402 general chemistry ,Photochemistry ,Electrochemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Catalysis ,0104 chemical sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,symbols.namesake ,Adsorption ,engineering ,symbols ,Bifunctional ,Raman spectroscopy - Abstract
Elucidating hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) mechanisms in alkaline conditions is vital for understanding and improving the efficiency of anion-exchange-membrane fuel cells. However, uncertainty remains around the alkaline HOR mechanism owing to a lack of direct in situ evidence of intermediates. In this study, in situ electrochemical surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and DFT were used to study HOR processes on PtNi alloy and Pt surfaces, respectively. Spectroscopic evidence indicates that adsorbed hydroxy species (OHad ) were directly involved in HOR processes in alkaline conditions on the PtNi alloy surface. However, OHad species were not observed on the Pt surface during the HOR. We show that Ni doping promoted hydroxy adsorption on the platinum-alloy catalytic surface, improving the HOR activity. DFT calculations also suggest that the free energy was decreased by hydroxy adsorption. Consequently, tuning OH adsorption by designing bifunctional catalysts is an efficient method for promoting HOR activity.
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- 2021
4. Molecular Insight of the Critical Role of Ni in Pt-Based Nanocatalysts for Improving the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Probed Using an In Situ SERS Borrowing Strategy
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Qing-Qi Chen, Jia-Sheng Lin, Huajie Ze, Xia-Guang Zhang, Yue-Jiao Zhang, Xing Chen, Jian-Feng Li, Yao-Hui Wang, Xiao-Ting Wang, and Zhong-Qun Tian
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Chemistry ,Alloy ,Nanoparticle ,General Chemistry ,Reaction intermediate ,engineering.material ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Biochemistry ,Catalysis ,Nanomaterial-based catalyst ,0104 chemical sciences ,Electron transfer ,Colloid and Surface Chemistry ,Adsorption ,Chemical engineering ,engineering ,Density functional theory - Abstract
PtNi alloy catalysts have excellent catalytic activity and are considered some of the most promising electrocatalysts capable of replacing pure Pt for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). For PtNi alloys, Ni-doping can improve performance by changing the electronic and structural properties of the catalyst surface and its interaction with reaction intermediates. However, to date there is no direct spectral evidence detecting or identifying the effect of Ni on the ORR in PtNi alloy catalysts. Herein, we introduce a surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopic (SERS) "borrowing" strategy for investigating ORR processes catalyzed by Au@PtNi nanoparticles (NPs). The bond vibration of adsorbed peroxide intermediate species (*OOH) was obtained, and the effect of Ni on the interaction between surface Pt and *OOH was studied by varying the Ni content in the alloy. The frequency of the *OOH spectral band has an obvious red-shift with increasing Ni content. Combined with density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we show that Ni-doping can optimize *OOH surface binding on the Pt surface, achieving more efficient electron transfer, thus improving the ORR rate. Notably, these results evidence the SERS borrowing strategy as an effective technique for in situ observations of catalytic processes.
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- 2021
5. The Dion–Jacobson perovskite CsSbCl4: a promising Pb-free solar-cell absorber with optimal bandgap ∼1.4 eV, strong optical absorption ∼105 cm−1, and large power-conversion efficiency above 20%
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Jun-jie Shi, Yu-lang Cen, Shi-ming Liu, Min Zhang, Xinqiang Wang, Wen-hui Guo, Juan Du, Hong-xia Zhong, Yong He, and Yao-Hui Zhu
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Electron mobility ,Materials science ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,Band gap ,business.industry ,Energy conversion efficiency ,Photovoltaic system ,Halide ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,law.invention ,law ,Solar cell ,Optoelectronics ,General Materials Science ,0210 nano-technology ,business ,Absorption (electromagnetic radiation) ,Perovskite (structure) - Abstract
Organic–inorganic hybrid Pb-based halide perovskites, especially the well-known MAPbI3, have shown great promise for photovoltaic applications due to their fast-growing power-conversion efficiency (PCE) and low manufacturing cost. However, their poor ambient stability and Pb-toxicity are still challenging issues for future commercialization. Here, by combining first-principles calculations with large-scale screening, we propose a Pb-free all-inorganic Dion–Jacobson perovskite CsSbCl4, which has an optimal bandgap (∼1.4 eV) in the first place. Our calculations also show that CsSbCl4 possesses high carrier mobility (∼102–104 cm2 V−1 s−1) and strong interband optical absorption (∼105 cm−1). Consequently, its spectroscopic limited maximum efficiency can reach up to ∼27%, similar to MAPbI3. Moreover, the TiO2/CsSbCl4/spiro-OMeTAD junction has a PCE of 20.07%, which can be further enhanced by optimizing parameters, such as absorber defect density. These favourable characteristics of CsSbCl4 make it a potential alternative to Pb-based halide perovskites in photovoltaic devices.
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- 2021
6. Recent advances in two-dimensional materials for alkali metal anodes
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Huan Pang, Guoyin Zhu, Junxiong Wu, Lianbo Ma, Yizhou Zhang, and Yao Hui Lv
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Materials science ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,Infinite volume ,Nanotechnology ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,Electrolyte ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,Characterization (materials science) ,Anode ,Plating ,Energy density ,General Materials Science ,0210 nano-technology ,Separator (electricity) - Abstract
Alkali metal anodes (AMAs) with high theoretical capacity, high energy density, and low redox potentials have attracted tremendous attention for high-energy-density batteries. However, their practical applications are hindered by severe metal dendrite growth, detrimental side reactions, and infinite volume expansion during plating and stripping processes. In this review, we summarize the recent advances in AMAs that are enabled by two-dimensional (2D) materials, which by their diverse chemical, physical, electrical, and mechanical properties, contribute to resolving the notorious challenges faced by AMAs, including composite anode construction, separator modification, artificial solid electrolyte interphase, and new electrolyte fabrication. Particular focus is devoted to the advanced characterization techniques and theoretical simulations, with the aim of providing a deeper understanding of the interfacial reactions and insight for the future design of AMAs. Finally, the challenges, potential solutions, and future perspectives for utilizing 2D materials in AMAs are highlighted and presented.
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- 2021
7. Study on Statistical Damage Theory Model of Tailings in a Metal Ore under the Action of Moisture Absorption and Dehumidification Circulation
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Lin Hu, Bing Cao, Hua Wei, Yao-hui Guo, and Mei-Qi Dou
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QE1-996.5 ,Moisture absorption ,Article Subject ,Consolidation (soil) ,Theory model ,Constitutive equation ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,Geology ,02 engineering and technology ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,Triaxial shear test ,01 natural sciences ,Tailings ,Residual strength ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,Environmental science ,Geotechnical engineering ,Bearing capacity ,021102 mining & metallurgy ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
In order to explore the variation law of mechanical properties of tailing sand of a metal ore in Hunan Province under the action of moisture absorption and dehumidification circulation, based on the indoor triaxial test results of tailing sand, this paper introduces the statistical damage theory, combined with the physical and mechanical properties of tailing sand, and studies the elastic-plastic mechanical properties of tailing sand on the basis of the Lemaitre strain equivalent theory. Giving full consideration of the change of tailing sand’s pore and volume in the deformation process, an improved statistical damage constitutive model is proposed; it can reflect that the residual strength of tailings after the peak value still has bearing capacity under the action of dry wet circulation. Compared with the results of indoor triaxial consolidation undrained test, this constitutive model is more reliable.
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- 2020
8. Recovery of iron(II) and aluminum(III) from acid mine drainage by sequential selective precipitation and fluidized bed homogeneous crystallization (FBHC)
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Thi Dieu Hien Vo, Chi Thanh Vu, Van Giang Le, Ba Son Nguyen, Yao Hui Huang, and Yu Jen Shih
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Chemistry ,General Chemical Engineering ,Pellets ,chemistry.chemical_element ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,Contamination ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Acid mine drainage ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,law.invention ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Wastewater ,Fluidized bed ,Aluminium ,law ,Hydroxide ,Crystallization ,0210 nano-technology ,Nuclear chemistry - Abstract
Acid mine drainage (AMD) released from gold and coal mining contains a large quantity of heavy metals, thus being a threat to the surrounding ecosystem. The recovery of metals from AMD can both address the potential contamination and bring more economic profits. In this study, the sequential selective precipitation and fluidized bed homogeneous crystallization (FBHC) were integrated to recover iron(II) and Al(III) from real AMD wastewater. The selective precipitation of Fe was optimized by adjusting pH. The FBHC recovery of Al performed its best at pH 9.25 ± 0.2, molar ratio of [H2O2]/[Al(III)] = 2.0 and up-flow velocity (U) = 30.5 m/h. Iron(II) and Al(III) were recovered in the form of iron hydroxide (Fe(OH)3) and bayerite (α-Al(OH)3) pellets. Removal efficiencies were as high as 99.7% and 99.3% for Fe(II) and Al(III), respectively. A brief cost-benefit estimation was performed and showed that the estimated profit gained from field-scale recovery of Fe(II) and Al(III) would be $1.31/m3-AMD.
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- 2020
9. Enhanced mineralization of Reactive Black 5 by waste iron oxide via photo-Fenton process
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Xiang Liu, Hui Zhang, Yuncheng Xu, Jia Ai, Yuanrou Fan, Yao Hui Huang, and Weihua Tan
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010405 organic chemistry ,Chemistry ,Advanced oxidation process ,Iron oxide ,General Chemistry ,Mineralization (soil science) ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,Catalysis ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Wastewater ,Fluidized bed ,Reagent ,medicine ,Ferric ,medicine.drug ,Nuclear chemistry - Abstract
Advanced oxidation process is a promising technology for the treatment of azo dye wastewater, owing to its high degradation performance and less secondary contamination. Herein, the mineralization of azo dye Reactive Black 5 (RB5) by the heterogeneous photo-Fenton process was investigated in a three-phase fluidized bed reactor. The waste iron oxide (denoted as BT) obtained from tannery wastewater process with Fenton’s reagent was selected as a heterogeneous catalyst. The introduction of BT to the UV/H2O2 process (UV/H2O2/BT) shows obviously higher mineralization efficiency because ferric complexes of carboxylic acid, the degradation intermediates of RB5, could be readily decomposed by UV irradiation. The decolorization was achieved by homogenous photo-Fenton reaction induced by leached iron, while the mineralization was contributed to heterogeneous oxidation. Under the conditions of 254 nm UV irradiation, 19.00 mM H2O2, 2.0 g L–1 catalyst loading and natural pH0 of 5.0, 90.2% TOC removal of RB5 could be achieved. The catalyst indicated an acceptable stability and reusability after four cycles. The proposed heterogeneous photo-Fenton process with stable performance is environmental-friendly for the mineralization of RB5.
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- 2020
10. Biosynthesis of Biscognienyne B Involving a Cytochrome P450‐Dependent Alkynylation
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Huan Zhao, Yao-Hui Gao, Xin-Sheng Yao, Takayoshi Awakawa, Ikuro Abe, Hao Gao, Ling Liu, Guo-Dong Chen, Dan Hu, and Jianming Lv
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Stereochemistry ,Alkyne ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Catalysis ,Substrate Specificity ,Fungal Proteins ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Hemiterpenes ,Ascomycota ,Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System ,Prenylation ,Biosynthesis ,Gene cluster ,Moiety ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,biology ,010405 organic chemistry ,Cytochrome P450 ,General Chemistry ,General Medicine ,0104 chemical sciences ,Amino acid ,Cytochrome p450 enzyme ,chemistry ,Alkynylation ,Alkynes ,Multigene Family ,biology.protein ,Heterologous expression ,Oxidation-Reduction - Abstract
The alkyne is a biologically significant moiety found in many natural products and a versatile functional group widely used in modern chemistry. Recent studies have revealed the biosynthesis of acetylenic bonds in fatty acids and amino acids. However, the molecular basis for the alkynyl moiety in acetylenic prenyl chains occurring in a number of meroterpenoids remains obscure. Here, we identify the biosynthetic gene cluster and characterize the biosynthetic pathway of an acetylenic meroterpenoid biscognienyne B based on heterologous expression, feeding experiments, and in vitro assay. This work shows that the alkyne moiety is constructed by an unprecedented cytochrome P450 enzyme BisI, which shows promiscuous activity towards C5 and C15 prenyl chains. This finding provides an opportunity for discovery of new compounds, featuring acetylenic prenyl chains, through genome mining, and it also expands the enzyme inventory for de novo biosynthesis of alkynes.
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- 2020
11. Effect of Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of As-Forged ZYK530 Mg Alloy
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Feng Hong Cao, Chen Chang, and Yao Hui Xu
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010302 applied physics ,Materials science ,Mechanical Engineering ,Metallurgy ,Alloy ,technology, industry, and agriculture ,02 engineering and technology ,engineering.material ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Condensed Matter Physics ,Microstructure ,01 natural sciences ,Mechanics of Materials ,0103 physical sciences ,engineering ,General Materials Science ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
In the paper, the microstructure and mechanical properties of ZYK530 Mg alloy with different aging heat treatment processes were analyzed and studied by OM, SEM, EDS and XRD. The results show that after heat treatment at different temperatures and aging times, the hardness of the alloy first decreases, then increases in a wave-like manner, and then decreases in a wave-like manner after reaching its peak value. The optimum aging process of ZYK530 alloy is T5-220°C×5h, and the maximum hardness is 88.34HRE, which tensile strength, yield strength and elongation are 335MPa, 305MPa and 13.5% respectively. Compared with the untreated forged alloy, the mechanical properties are increased by 6.3%, 4.8% and 35%, which its fracture mechanism is mainly ductile-brittle mixed fracture.
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- 2020
12. Shape Memory Effect of Polycrystalline Ni54Mn25Ga17.5Ta0.5 High Temperature Shape Memory Alloy with Wide Hysteresis Loop
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Tong Wang, Gui Fu Dong, Chao Ran Li, Jing Wei Xie, and Shun Yao Hui
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010302 applied physics ,Materials science ,Condensed matter physics ,Mechanics of Materials ,Mechanical Engineering ,0103 physical sciences ,General Materials Science ,02 engineering and technology ,Crystallite ,Shape-memory alloy ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,0210 nano-technology ,01 natural sciences - Abstract
Effect of Ta-alloying on microstructure, martensitic transformation, mechanical property and shape memory effect of Ni54Mn25Ga17.5Ta0.5 alloy has been systematically investigated. The results show that the substructure of Ni-Mn-Ga alloy significantly changed, which was converted from the plate martensite to the lath martensite. Compression tests show that a compressive strength of 1380 MPa with a fracture strain up to 21.92% can be achieved in the Ni54Mn25Ga17.5Ta0.5 alloy at room temperature. This is no changed martensite structure with non-modulated T martensite. In addition, the martensitic transition temperature obviously decreases from 350 °C to 208 °Cand hysteresis loop increases about 20 °Cwhen Ta substituted of Ni. The shape memory effect increased with the increase of pre-deformation, nevertheless, the shape recovery ratio appeared firstly increases and then decreases. When the pre-deformation is 10%, 15%, 20%, the shape memory effect of the alloy is 5.1%, 6.8% and 10%, respectively.
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- 2020
13. Geographic variation in maternal investment and trade-offs between egg size and clutch size in an endemic toad of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
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Tong Lei Yu and Yao Hui Deng
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0106 biological sciences ,0301 basic medicine ,Avian clutch size ,Zygote ,Offspring ,Zoology ,lcsh:Medicine ,Toad ,Tibet ,Evolutionary ecology ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Article ,Life history theory ,03 medical and health sciences ,biology.animal ,Animals ,Bufo ,lcsh:Science ,geography ,Multidisciplinary ,Plateau ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,biology ,Evolutionary theory ,lcsh:R ,Clutch Size ,biology.organism_classification ,Fecundity ,Fertility ,030104 developmental biology ,Negative relationship ,embryonic structures ,Female ,lcsh:Q ,Anura - Abstract
Life history theory predicts that animals often produce fewer offspring of larger size and indicate a stronger trade-off between the number and size of offspring to cope with increasing environmental stress. In order to evaluate this prediction, we tested the life history characteristics of Bufo minshanicus at eight different altitudes on the eastern Tibetan Plateau, China. Our results revealed a positive correlation between female SVL and clutch size or egg size, revealing that larger females produce more and larger eggs. However, high-altitude toads seem to favor more offspring and smaller egg sizes when removing the effect of female SVL, which is counter to theoretical predictions. In addition, there was an overall significantly negative relationship between egg size and clutch size, indicative of a trade-off between egg size and fecundity. Therefore, we suggest that higher fecundity, rather than larger egg size, is a more effective reproductive strategy for this species of anuran living at high-altitude environments.
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- 2020
14. Petrogenesis and tectonic significance of early Indosinian A-type granites in the Xinxing pluton, southern South China
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Fo-Guang Du, Long Qing, and Yao-Hui Jiang
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Felsic ,Andesine ,020209 energy ,Pluton ,Geochemistry ,02 engineering and technology ,engineering.material ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,01 natural sciences ,Geophysics ,Geochemistry and Petrology ,Batholith ,Isotope geochemistry ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,engineering ,Syenogranite ,Mafic ,Geology ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Zircon - Abstract
The Xinxing granitic pluton is a large batholith cropping out in southern South China with its long axis parallel to the regional NE–trending faults. We conduct the first comprehensive study of zircon laser ablation–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) U–Pb chronology and trace element chemistry, rock-forming mineral chemistry and whole-rock element and Sr–Nd isotope geochemistry for this pluton. Our new data indicate that the pluton was emplaced during the interval 234–232 Ma, i.e. early Indosinian rather than late Mesozoic as previously considered. The southern pluton consists of syenogranite and monzogranite, which are composed of K-feldspar, oligoclase, quartz and ferri-biotite. The northern pluton consists of monzogranite and granodiorite, which are composed of andesine, K-feldspar, quartz and magnesio-biotite. The southern granites have high SiO2 contents (72.5–79.2 wt%) and high FeOT/(FeOT + MgO) (T refers to total) ratios with low Mg# [atomic Mg/(Mg + FeT)]. They are enriched in rare earth elements and depleted in Sr and Ba with Zr + Y + Ce + Nb >350 ppm and 10,000 × Ga/Al >2.6. Their initial magma temperatures are unusually high (>886 °C). All those features strongly suggest an affinity with A-type granites. The northern granites have lower SiO2 contents (63.4–72.5 wt%) and lower FeOT/(FeOT + MgO) ratios as well as higher Mg# than the southern granites. They are also enriched in rare earth elements and depleted in Sr and Ba, with high Ga/Al ratios and high Zr + Y + Ce + Nb contents. Geochemical data and major element modeling confirm that the southern A-type granites were generated by the moderate degree (~49%) shallow (ca. 15–20 km depth) dehydration melting of the early Paleozoic granitoids triggered by intraplating of basaltic magmas. Subsequent moderate degree (~57%) fractionation of such crustal melts produced the more felsic granites in the southern pluton, whereas subsequent mixing of such crustal melts with about 8 to 48% intraplated mafic magmas generated the less felsic granites in the northern pluton. Interaction of mafic magmas with A-type crustal melts causes the northern granites to lose some diagnostic geochemical features of A-type granites such as high FeOT/(FeOT + MgO) ratios and to be transitional towards I-type granites. We further suggest their origin to have been related to the transtension of the regional NE–trending strike-slip faults coupled with the early Indosinian continental collisions.
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- 2020
15. The Effect of Surfactants on the Properties of Colloid Precursor Li2TiO3
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Yao-Hui You, Shui Yi, Liu Yiwu, Xiang-Jun Wan, Li-Yuan Zhang, Min Su, and Shang-Quan Ruan
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Thermogravimetric analysis ,Materials science ,Scanning electron microscope ,Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate ,chemistry.chemical_element ,02 engineering and technology ,Lithium acetate ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Colloid ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,Triethanolamine ,medicine ,Lithium ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,0210 nano-technology ,Lithium titanate ,medicine.drug - Abstract
A lithium titanate (Li2TiO3) precursor colloid with high stability was synthesized via a novel inorganic precipitation–peptization method using low cost titanium sulfate as a titanium source, lithium acetate as a lithium source and hydrogen peroxide as a complexing agent. The formation mechanism of the precursor sol was discussed, and the effect of the addition of triethanolamine (TEOA) and sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS) on the colloidal stability was investigated in detail. Samples were characterized with thermogravimetric analysis–differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Brunnauer–Emmet–Teller (BET) analysis. The results indicate that the colloid stability is enhanced by increased dosage of TEOA and SDBS within a certain range. The best colloid stability is achieved when the amount of TEOA added is 0.75%, and the sol system can remain stable for up to 15 days, which is 7.5 times that of the precursor sol without added surfactant. The optimal amount of added SDBS is 0.125%, and the effect of SDBS on colloid stability is not as significant as that of TEOA. SDBS favors the formation of the crystal structure of Li2TiO3, while TEOA inhibits the ordered arrangement of Li+ in the main crystal layer. The sample (Li2TiO3) surface with SDBS shows a porous structure, which is conducive to the subsequent pickling treatment.
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- 2020
16. Design of Lead-Free and Stable Two-Dimensional Dion–Jacobson-Type Chalcogenide Perovskite A′La2B3S10 (A′ = Ba/Sr/Ca; B = Hf/Zr) with Optimal Band Gap, Strong Optical Absorption, and High Efficiency for Photovoltaics
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Yao-Hui Zhu, Juan Du, Shu-peng Han, Shi-ming Liu, Meng Wu, Min Zhang, Yu-lang Cen, Jun-jie Shi, and Wen-hui Guo
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Materials science ,Chalcogenide ,business.industry ,Band gap ,General Chemical Engineering ,Photovoltaic system ,Energy current ,Physics::Optics ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Photovoltaics ,Materials Chemistry ,Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics ,Optoelectronics ,Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics ,0210 nano-technology ,Absorption (electromagnetic radiation) ,business ,Perovskite (structure) - Abstract
Searching for energetic photovoltaic absorbers is a favorable solution to the current energy crisis. As a star material for solar cells, MAPbI3 (MA = CH3NH3) has a suitable band gap, strong optical...
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- 2020
17. The Fabrication of Rigid Crosslinker-Decorated Gold Nanoparticle Array Film for Catalyzing CO2 Cycloaddition
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Dan Chen, Yao-Hui Guo, Xiaojue Bai, Jun Zhou, Linlin Li, Xuemin Zhang, Tieqiang Wang, Xia Mingjian, Yuan Zhou, Yu Fu, Liying Zhang, Lei Shao, and Yunong Li
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Fabrication ,010405 organic chemistry ,Chemistry ,Nanoparticle ,Nanotechnology ,General Chemistry ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Cycloaddition ,0104 chemical sciences ,Catalysis - Abstract
In order to precisely design the active sites in two-dimensional (2D) gold-based catalysts, we have developed a convenient and versatile plasma-assisted droplet evaporation-rigid crosslinking metho...
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- 2019
18. Synthesis of Fibrous Sm3+-Doped Titanium Dioxide Using Collagen Fiber As a Template and Its Photocatalytic Properties
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Li-Yuan Zhang, Qin Yang, Shang-Quan Ruan, Yao-Hui You, Ting Luo, and Xiang-Jun Wan
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Materials science ,Dopant ,Analytical chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_element ,02 engineering and technology ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,law.invention ,Samarium ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy ,chemistry ,law ,Methyl orange ,Photocatalysis ,Diffuse reflection ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,Crystallization ,0210 nano-technology ,Template method pattern - Abstract
Fibrous Sm3+-doped TiO2 (Sm/TiO2) was prepared using collagen fibers as a template. Samples were calcined at different temperatures to prepare TiO2 as well as Sm/TiO2, and effects of Sm-doping on crystallization, crystal transformation and grain size were investigated in detail. The morphology, crystalline structure, diffuse reflection spectrum and element chemical status of the products were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), ultraviolet visible spectrophotometry (UV–Vis DRS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), respectively. The photocatalytic performance was evaluated by the following degradation of methyl orange. The results show that the original fiber structure of collagen template is fully preserved when calcinations are carried out at 500–700°C. Sm-doping has an significant effect on crystallization and grain size of TiO2. After samarium doping, the band gap of sample decreased from 3.06 to 3.02 eV, the product has a significant red shift of optical absorption band edge, and the absorbance is also enhanced in visible region. The orbit component of O 1s for 4% Sm–TiO2 is shifted to a higher binding energy. The biggest enhancement in photocatalytic activity was obtained with a dopant amount of 4% samarium calcined at 600°C, and the degradation rate of methyl orange reaches 98.22% after 40 min using metal halide lamp (350 W) as illuminant, which is much higher than that of undoped one.
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- 2019
19. The New Heat Source Model of AZ31B Magnesium Alloy Laser-TIG Hybrid Welding
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Tan Zhao, Xin Lv, Yao Hui Jin, Zhen Xu, Zhong Lin Hou, Long Hao Zhu, and Jian Hua Sun
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010302 applied physics ,Materials science ,Mechanical Engineering ,Gas tungsten arc welding ,Metallurgy ,02 engineering and technology ,Welding ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Laser ,01 natural sciences ,law.invention ,Mechanics of Materials ,law ,0103 physical sciences ,General Materials Science ,Magnesium alloy ,0210 nano-technology ,Source model - Abstract
A new heat source model consisted of inverted conical heat source and rotary Gauss body heat source is established using the CAE software for the keyhole effect of laser-TIG hybrid welding. The inverted conical heat source is used for analyzing the wide upper part of weld pool due to the rapid heat up by the laser and arc. The rotary Gauss body heat source model is used for analyzing the long and narrow lower part of weld pool formed by the laser. The result showed that, compared with other single source mode, this new heat source model may get a better simulation of the weld pool morphology, especially the inflection point near the keyhole. It provides a new method to predict the morphology and size of the weld pool of magnesium alloy laser-TIG welding.
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- 2019
20. New Unconditionally Stable Schemes for the Navier-Stokes Equations
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YAO, HUI, AZAIEZ, Mejdi, XU, Chuanju, Institut de Mécanique et d'Ingénierie (I2M), Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Arts et Métiers Sciences et Technologies, and HESAM Université (HESAM)-HESAM Université (HESAM)
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010101 applied mathematics ,Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) ,Applied mathematics ,auxiliary variable approach ,010103 numerical & computational mathematics ,unconditional stability ,0101 mathematics ,Navier-Stokes equations ,Navier–Stokes equations ,01 natural sciences ,finite element method ,[SPI.MAT]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Materials - Abstract
In this paper we propose some efficient schemes for the Navier-Stokes equa-tions. The proposed schemes are constructed based on an auxiliary variable reformu-lation of the underlying equations, recently introduced by Li et al. [20]. Our objectiveis to construct and analyze improved schemes, which overcome some of the shortcom-ings of the existing schemes. In particular, our new schemes have the capability to capture steady solutions for large Reynolds numbers and time step sizes, while keeping the error analysis available. The novelty of our method is twofold: i) Use the Uzawa algorithm to decouple the pressure and the velocity. This is to replace the pressure-correction method considered in [20]. ii) Inspired by the paper [21], we modify thealgorithm using an ingredient to capture stationary solutions. In all cases we ana-lyze a first- and second-order schemes and prove the unconditionally energy stability.We also provide an error analysis for the first-order scheme. Finally we validate ourschemes by performing simulations of the Kovasznay flow and double lid driven cav-ity flow. These flow simulations at high Reynolds numbers demonstrate the robustness and efficiency of the proposed schemes
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21. Pharmacokinetic comparisons of six steroid saponins in rat plasma following oral administration of crude and stir‐fried Fructus Tribuli extracts by UHPLC–MS/MS
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Chao Zhang, Yao-Hui Yuan, Shuyue Wang, Peng Gao, Xiao Song, Xiaochen Sun, and Lei Shi
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Male ,Formic acid ,Clinical Biochemistry ,Cmax ,Sensitivity and Specificity ,030226 pharmacology & pharmacy ,01 natural sciences ,Biochemistry ,Analytical Chemistry ,Rats, Sprague-Dawley ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,Pharmacokinetics ,Tandem Mass Spectrometry ,Oral administration ,Drug Discovery ,Tribulus ,Animals ,Molecular Biology ,Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ,Pharmacology ,Chromatography ,Sodium formate ,010401 analytical chemistry ,Selected reaction monitoring ,Extraction (chemistry) ,Reproducibility of Results ,General Medicine ,Saponins ,Rats ,0104 chemical sciences ,Triple quadrupole mass spectrometer ,chemistry ,Linear Models ,Drugs, Chinese Herbal - Abstract
Modern pharmacological studies have shown that Fructus Tribuli can improve sexual function and treat cardiovascular diseases. In this study, we focused on comparing the pharmacokinetics of crude Fructus Tribuli (CFT) and stir-fried Fructus Tribuli (SFT) to further clarify the changes in chemical composition in vivo. The quantitation of six analytes was performed in a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer using the multiple reaction monitoring mode. Separation was performed on a Halo® C18 column using 0.05% formic acid and 5 μmol/L sodium formate in water, and 0.05% formic acid and 5 μmol/L sodium formate in acetonitrile as the mobile phase. The selectivity, precision, accuracy, extraction recovery, matrix effect and stability of the method were fully validated. Compared with the crude group, the parameters Cmax and AUC0-t of terrestroside B and terrestrosin K increased significantly (P < 0.05), but the Cmax and AUC0-t of polianthoside D, terrestrinin D, tribuluside A and terrestrosin D were decreased, terrestrosin D being especially decreased (P < 0.05), after oral administration of SFT extract. These results showed that the developed method was suitable for pharmacokinetic analysis of the six steroid saponins of CFT and SFT in rat plasma, and can be used to facilitate future clinical studies.
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- 2021
22. Electro-sorption of ammonium ion onto nickel foam supported highly microporous activated carbon prepared from agricultural residues (dried Luffa cylindrica)
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Cheng-Di Dong, Chin-Pao Huang, Yu Jen Shih, and Yao Hui Huang
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Environmental Engineering ,Materials science ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Electrolyte ,010501 environmental sciences ,01 natural sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Adsorption ,Physisorption ,Nickel ,Ammonium Compounds ,Sodium sulfate ,medicine ,Environmental Chemistry ,Ammonium ,Electrodes ,Waste Management and Disposal ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Aqueous solution ,Temperature ,Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ,Pollution ,Kinetics ,Models, Chemical ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,Charcoal ,Thermodynamics ,Cyclic voltammetry ,Luffa ,Water Pollutants, Chemical ,Activated carbon ,medicine.drug - Abstract
An electrode made of loofah sponge derived activated carbon supported on nickel foam (AC/Ni) was successfully fabricated and used to remove ammonium ion (NH4+) from aqueous solution. A multilayer adsorption isotherm was used to describe ammonium electro-sorption on AC/Ni electrodes at different temperature, initial NH4+ concentration, and electrical field. The cyclic voltammetry (CV) results suggested that the electrical capacitance of AC/Ni electrodes, with the AC being prepared without preheating (OAC) or with low temperature heating (i.e., 300 AC), were higher than those prepared at high preheating temperature (i.e., 400 AC and 500 AC). Increasing the electro-sorption temperature from 10 to 50 °C decreased the monolayer NH4+ adsorption capacity from 5 to ca. 2–3 mg-N g−1, respectively. Background electrolyte, namely, sodium sulfate, exhibited significant competitive effect on the adsorption of ammonium ion at sodium ion concentration > 10−2 M. The activation energy and heat of adsorption were 9–23.2 kJ mol−1 and −3.7–−10.7 kJ mol−1, respectively, indicating a physisorption and exothermic adsorption characteristics. Based on the kinetics and thermodynamics analysis, there was slight increase in the activation energy with elevating preheating temperature, which increased the quantity of micro-pores and surface heterogeneity of the AC materials. Overall, results clearly demonstrated that carbon pyrolysis played a role on the capacitive charging behaviors of electrodes and the efficiency of NH4+ electro-sorption on the AC/Ni electrodes.
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- 2019
23. Evolution and organic geochemical significance of bicyclic sesquiterpanes in pyrolysis simulation experiments on immature organic-rich mudstone
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Gang Yan, Peng-Hai Tang, Yan Liu, Yao-Hui Xu, and Wei-Bin Liu
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Science ,Analytical chemistry ,Energy Engineering and Power Technology ,02 engineering and technology ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,Mass spectrometry ,01 natural sciences ,Simulated pyrolysis experiment ,020401 chemical engineering ,Geochemistry and Petrology ,Turning point ,Organic matter ,0204 chemical engineering ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Petrology ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Maturity indicators ,Bicyclic molecule ,Chemistry ,QE420-499 ,Geology ,Immature–low-maturity stage ,Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology ,Geophysics ,Fuel Technology ,Source rock ,Mass spectrum ,Bicyclic sesquiterpanes ,Economic Geology ,Pyrolysis ,Thermal evolution - Abstract
Sesquiterpanes are ubiquitous components of crude oils and ancient sediments. Liquid saturated hydrocarbons from simulated pyrolysis experiments on immature organic-rich mudstone collected from the Lower Cretaceous Hesigewula Sag were analyzed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS). C14 bicyclic sesquiterpanes, namely, 8β(H)-drimane, 8β(H)-homodrimane, and 8α(H)-homodrimane were detected and identified on basis of their diagnostic fragment ions (m/z 123, 179, 193, and 207), and previously published mass spectra data, and these bicyclic sesquiterpanes presented relatively regular characteristics in their thermal evolution. The ratios 8β(H)-drimane/8β(H)-homodrimane, 8β(H)-homodrimane/8α(H)-homodrimane, and 8β(H)-drimane/8α(H)-homodrimane all show a clear upward trend with increasing temperature below the temperature turning point. Thus, all these ratios can be used as evolution indexes of source rocks in the immature–low-maturity stage. However, the last two ratios may be more suitable than the first ratio as valid parameters for measuring the extent of thermal evolution of organic matter in the immature–low-maturity stage because their change amplitude with increasing temperature is more obvious.
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- 2019
24. Electrocoagulation of tetrafluoroborate (BF4−) and the derived boron and fluorine using aluminum electrodes
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Yu Jen Shih, Jui Yen Lin, Li Hsin Hsu, Agnes Raharjo, and Yao Hui Huang
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Environmental Engineering ,Aqueous solution ,Tetrafluoroborate ,Chemistry ,Ecological Modeling ,0208 environmental biotechnology ,Inorganic chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_element ,02 engineering and technology ,Electrolyte ,010501 environmental sciences ,01 natural sciences ,Pollution ,020801 environmental engineering ,Boric acid ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Adsorption ,Fluorine ,Boron ,Waste Management and Disposal ,Fluoride ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Water Science and Technology ,Civil and Structural Engineering - Abstract
Tetrafluoroborate anion (BF4−) is found in the streams of flue-gas desulfurization and borosilicate glasses etching which deteriorates water quality through slow hydrolysis into boric acid and fluoride. Decomposition and electrocoagulation (EC) of BF4− were studied using metallic aluminum as the sacrificial electrode. The dissolved Al(III) from the anode could efficiently decompose BF4− in forms of fluoroaluminate complexes, and the derived boric acid and fluoride ion were removed by sweep flocculation. Major variables were investigated to optimize EC, including the reaction pH, initial concentration of BF4−, current density and electrolyte type. The mechanism of EC process was elucidated with the kinetics of consecutive reactions. Experimental results suggested that the removal of BF4− and total fluoride were less influenced by pH, and that of total boron reached a maximum at pH 8 which favored the surface complexation between borate species and EC precipitates. Under the conditions: [BF4−]0 = 9.3 mM, [NaCl] = 10 mM, pH = 8.0, current density = 5 mA/cm2, 98.3% of BF4− was decomposed and the removal of total fluoride and boron attained 98.2% and 74.1%, respectively within 3 h. EC using the Al electrode outperformed the conventional chemical coagulation and reduced the levels of BF4 , B(OH)3 and F− in aqueous solution synergically.
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- 2019
25. In situ probing electrified interfacial water structures at atomically flat surfaces
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Yao-Hui Wang, Jun Cheng, Jian-Feng Li, Zhong-Qun Tian, Zhilin Yang, Chao-Yu Li, Shu Chen, and Jia-Bo Le
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In situ ,Hydrogen bond ,Mechanical Engineering ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Condensed Matter Physics ,Electrochemistry ,Electrocatalyst ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,Ab initio molecular dynamics ,Mechanics of Materials ,Chemical physics ,In situ raman spectroscopy ,Electrode ,Molecule ,General Materials Science ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
Solid/liquid interfaces are ubiquitous in nature and knowledge of their atomic-level structure is essential in elucidating many phenomena in chemistry, physics, materials science and Earth science1. In electrochemistry, in particular, the detailed structure of interfacial water, such as the orientation and hydrogen-bonding network in electric double layers under bias potentials, has a significant impact on the electrochemical performances of electrode materials2–4. To elucidate the structures of electric double layers at electrochemical interfaces, we combine in situ Raman spectroscopy and ab initio molecular dynamics and distinguish two structural transitions of interfacial water at electrified Au single-crystal electrode surfaces. Towards negative potentials, the interfacial water molecules evolve from structurally ‘parallel’ to ‘one-H-down’ and then to ‘two-H-down’. Concurrently, the number of hydrogen bonds in the interfacial water also undergoes two transitions. Our findings shed light on the fundamental understanding of electric double layers and electrochemical processes at the interfaces. Interfacial water structures in electric double layers under bias potentials can impact the electrochemical performance of electrodes. Two structural transitions of interfacial water at electrified Au single-crystal electrode surfaces have now been identified.
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- 2019
26. Altitudinal variation in body size in Bufo minshanicus supports Bergmann’s rule
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Michael Busam, Dong Li Wang, Yao Hui Deng, and Tong Lei Yu
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0106 biological sciences ,0301 basic medicine ,geography ,Plateau ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,biology ,Zoology ,biology.organism_classification ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Bergmann's rule ,03 medical and health sciences ,030104 developmental biology ,Altitude ,Variation (linguistics) ,nervous system ,Animal ecology ,Ectotherm ,Growth rate ,Bufo ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
According to Bergmann’s rule, in endothermic species, body sizes of individuals tend to be larger in colder climates compared to those in warmer climates. Some ectotherms, including amphibians, have also been found to conform to this rule. However, the validity of this rule is disputed, as it is uncertain whether Bergmann’s clines are generally applicable to all anuran species. Here we studied altitudinal variation in mean body size, egg size, age, and growth rate in Bufo minshanicus across six altitudes in the eastern Tibetan Plateau. Our results showed that mean body size increased with increasing altitude, which is consistent with Bergmann’s rule. Toads from higher altitudes also tended to have faster growth rates and older mean ages of reproductively mature adults, but did not have larger egg sizes. We suggest that, as growth rate is positively correlated with altitude, and it contributes to body size variation more than mean age does, then this explains why this species follows Bergmann’s rule.
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- 2019
27. Removal of iron as oxyhydroxide (FeOOH) from aqueous solution by fluidized-bed homogeneous crystallization
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Yu Jen Shih, Nicolaus N.N. Mahasti, and Yao Hui Huang
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Aqueous solution ,Materials science ,Goethite ,Scanning electron microscope ,General Chemical Engineering ,Pellets ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,engineering.material ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,Ferrous ,law.invention ,Fluidized bed ,law ,visual_art ,engineering ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,Lepidocrocite ,Crystallization ,0210 nano-technology ,Nuclear chemistry - Abstract
In this study, iron is removed from aqueous solution using a fluidized-bed crystallizer. Homogeneous oxyhydroxide pellets (FeOOH) were recovered at various value of pH, surface loading (L), and initial ferrous concentration to assess the treatability of iron-containing water. The optimal conditions for treating initial ferrous concentrations of 100–300 mg/L were L = 0.6 kg/m2/h (with 29 m/h of upflow velocity), a bed expansion of 50% and pH = 6.5 yielding the total iron removal (TR) of more than 99% and a corresponding iron crystallization ratio (CR) of 85%. X-ray diffractometry (XRD) revealed that the pellets consisted of a mixture of goethite (α-FeOOH) and lepidocrocite (γ-FeOOH). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) yielded images of pellets of up to 1 mm in diameter, which were assembled from FeOOH flakes with thicknessess of 0.2–0.4 µm.
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- 2019
28. An Orthogonal Study of Industrial Scale Colour Fading Process of Cotton Fabric
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Yao hui Liu, Chester K.M. To, Chi Wai Kan, Hiu yan Cheung, and Hong Chua
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Sulphur dye ,Materials science ,Textile ,Polymers and Plastics ,business.industry ,General Chemical Engineering ,Industrial scale ,Process (computing) ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Pulp and paper industry ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,Fading ,Treatment time ,Oxygen gas ,0210 nano-technology ,business ,Orthogonal method - Abstract
Colour fading is now a popular process used for imparting a vintage look to textile and fashion products, which enhances market value because of the current fashion trends. This study examined a non-aqueous colour fading process with the use of oxygen plasma-induced ozone treatment. An industrial scale machine and commercially available red sulpur-dyed cotton fabric (with 0.5 %, 1.5 % and 2.5 % colour depths) were used in this study. Since the colour fading process factors are inter-related to each other, a specific experiment approach, i.e. orthogonal method, was used for obtaining the optimum conditions in an industrial scale colour fading process. Three process factors used in the industrial scale colour fading process, i.e. (i) oxygen gas concentration (%); (ii) amount of water in fabric (%); and (iii) treatment time (minutes), would be studied in this paper. Through the orthogonal method, the optimum conditions for colour fading of the three colour depths of cotton fabric dyed by red sulphur dye were determined and their optimum conditions were same. The optimum conditions of the colour fading of the three colour depths were: (i) 70 % oxygen gas concentration; (ii) 35 % amount of water in fabric; and (iii) 30 minutes treatment time. Although colour fading conditions are the same, the order of importance of these process factors was different. Unlike the conventional colour fading process, oxygen plasma-induced ozone colour fading treatment can achieve uniform and even colour fading effect in the cotton fabric effectively.
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- 2019
29. Electrochemically Enabled Carbohydroxylation of Alkenes with H2O and Organotrifluoroborates
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Peng Xiong, Hai-Chao Xu, Yao-Hui Wang, Hao Long, Jian-Feng Li, and Jinshuai Song
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chemistry.chemical_classification ,Double bond ,010405 organic chemistry ,Chemistry ,Alkene ,General Chemistry ,010402 general chemistry ,Electrochemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Biochemistry ,Combinatorial chemistry ,Catalysis ,0104 chemical sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Colloid and Surface Chemistry ,Organotrifluoroborate ,Reagent ,Oxidizing agent ,Chemoselectivity - Abstract
Unprecedented hydroxy-alkynylation and -alkenylation reactions of arylalkenes have been developed through electrochemically enabled addition of an organotrifluoroborate reagent and H2O across the double bond of the alkene. The use of electrochemistry to promote these oxidative alkene 1,2-difunctionalization reactions not only obviates the need for transition-metal catalysts and oxidizing reagents but also ensures high regio- and chemoselectivity to afford homopropargylic or homoallylic alcohols. The possibility of extending the electrochemical alkene difunctionalization strategy to other alkene carbo-heterofunctionalization reactions has been demonstrated.
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- 2018
30. Electrocoagulation of boron by electrochemically co-precipitated spinel ferrites
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Yu Jen Shih, Fitri Widhiastuti, Yao Hui Huang, and Jui Yen Lin
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inorganic chemicals ,Materials science ,Supporting electrolyte ,General Chemical Engineering ,chemistry.chemical_element ,02 engineering and technology ,Electrolyte ,010501 environmental sciences ,engineering.material ,01 natural sciences ,Chloride ,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering ,Ferrous ,medicine ,Environmental Chemistry ,Boron ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Aqueous solution ,Spinel ,General Chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Nickel ,chemistry ,engineering ,0210 nano-technology ,medicine.drug ,Nuclear chemistry - Abstract
Magnetically separable spinel ferrites were created in an electrocoagulation (EC) process for removing boron from aqueous solution. Coprecipitates of NiFe2O4, CoFe2O4 and CuFe2O4 were obtained using sacrificial iron anodes (EC-Fe) in an electrolyte that contained transition metal salts (Ni, Co, Cu). The use of nickel chloride (NiCl2) as the supporting electrolyte yielded the highest boron removal since the maximum adsorption capacity of the resulting sludge was 28.9 mg-B/g. An EC that used iron and nickel as anodes (EC-Fe/Ni) in NaCl electrolyte was then employed to form nickel ferrite by electrochemical dissolution of ferrous (Fe(II)) and nickel (Ni(II)) ions, providing comparable removal efficiency but minimizing the residual level of Ni(II) in the treated water. The saturation magnetization of the precipitate that was produced in the EC-Fe/Ni system was 50.3 emu/g which exceeded that in the EC-Fe system with nickel chloride – 21.8 emu/g, indicating its outstanding magnetic separability. EC-Fe/Ni was optimized to remove 95% of boron from solution in 60 min with an initial boron concentration of 10 ppm at pH 8 and a current density of 3.75 mA/cm2.
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- 2018
31. Nonlinear energy sink for a flywheel system vibration reduction
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Ye-Wei Zhang, Hu Ding, Li-Qun Chen, and Yao-Hui Sun
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Physics ,Acoustics and Ultrasonics ,Mechanical Engineering ,Vibration control ,02 engineering and technology ,Condensed Matter Physics ,01 natural sciences ,Reaction wheel ,Flywheel ,Vibration ,Superposition principle ,Nonlinear system ,020303 mechanical engineering & transports ,0203 mechanical engineering ,Mechanics of Materials ,Control theory ,Harmonics ,0103 physical sciences ,Galerkin method ,010301 acoustics - Abstract
The present study describes a method of using a nonlinear energy sink (NES) to realize vibration reduction of the flywheel system, and integrates the NES with the flywheel support structure consisting of a simply supported plate and the flywheels to achieve vibration control. In the micro-vibration environment of the laser communication satellite, the device is proposed on the vibration attenuation of the momentum wheel system. In the system, the external excitation consists of a superposition of several discrete sinusoidal harmonics generated by the radial micro-vibration of the flywheel. A finite-element model is developed and then verified by the equivalent model results. The governing equations of the plate are discretized via the Galerkin method. The complexification-averaging (CX-A) method is employed to obtain approximate solutions. The amplitude-frequency responses of the system are obtained. The vibration suppression of the system is analyzed, and the approximate solutions are verified by numerical results. To systematically analyze the dynamic behaviors of the designed nonlinear vibration absorber, different parameters are selected for NES, and saddle-node bifurcations and Hopf bifurcations are obtained by selecting some specific parameters. The RMS ratio of the transmitted force to the excitation force is used to calculate the transmissibility of the system equipped with the NES. A parametric study is conducted for further optimization. Results illustrate that NES has a good vibration reduction effect on the micro-vibration of the system.
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- 2018
32. Application of heterogeneous photo-Fenton process for the mineralization of imidacloprid containing wastewater
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Fuzhen Liu, Yao Hui Huang, Jia Ai, and Hui Zhang
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Iron ,0208 environmental biotechnology ,Iron oxide ,02 engineering and technology ,Wastewater ,010501 environmental sciences ,Waste Disposal, Fluid ,01 natural sciences ,Catalysis ,Neonicotinoids ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Imidacloprid ,Environmental Chemistry ,Waste Management and Disposal ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Water Science and Technology ,Total organic carbon ,Chemistry ,Hydrogen Peroxide ,General Medicine ,Mineralization (soil science) ,Nitro Compounds ,020801 environmental engineering ,Chemical engineering ,Fluidized bed ,Oxidation-Reduction ,Water Pollutants, Chemical - Abstract
The imidacloprid was mineralized by heterogeneous photo-Fenton process in a three-phase fluidized bed reactor using waste iron oxide as catalyst. The effects of catalyst loading, dosage of H2O2 and...
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- 2018
33. CRISPR/Cas9‐based mutation reveals Argonaute 1 is essential for pigmentation in Ostrinia furnacalis
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Zhi‐Qian Li, Yao‐Hui Wang, Xiao‐Wei Li, Lang You, Xi-En Chen, and Hong-Lun Bi
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0106 biological sciences ,0301 basic medicine ,Genetically modified crops ,Moths ,Biology ,01 natural sciences ,Genome ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Genome editing ,Animals ,CRISPR ,Cuticle pigmentation ,Amino Acid Sequence ,Cloning, Molecular ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Genetics ,Base Sequence ,Pigmentation ,Cas9 ,fungi ,food and beverages ,Argonaute ,biology.organism_classification ,010602 entomology ,030104 developmental biology ,Insect Science ,Argonaute Proteins ,Mutation ,CRISPR-Cas Systems ,Agronomy and Crop Science ,Ostrinia furnacalis - Abstract
Ostrinia furnacalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is one of the most destructive agricultural pests in Asia. Traditional pest-management methods include sex pheromone capture, transgenic crops that produce Bacillus thuringiensis toxin, and pesticides. Although these strategies control pest populations effectively, they also cause negative side effects, including dramatically increased pesticide resistance, severe pollution, and hazards for human health. Recently developed genome editing tools provide new prospects for pest management and have been successfully used in several species. However, few examples have been reported in the agricultural pest O. furnacalis due to a lack in genomic information. In this report, we identified only one transcript of O. furnacalis Argonaute 1 (OfAgo1) gene from the genome and cloned the open reading frame. OfAgo1 presented the maximum expression at the embryo stage or in the fat body during the larval stages. To understand its function, an OfAgo1 mutant was constructed using the Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat/RNA-guided Cas9 nuclease (CRISPR/Cas9). Mutagenesis of OfAgo1 disrupted cuticle pigmentation by down-regulating micro RNAs and pigmentation-related genes. This is the first report for the cloning and functional analysis of OfAgo1, revealing a role of OfAgo1 in cuticle pigmentation. The current report also established a CRISPR/Cas9 system in O. furnacalis, providing a new insight for pest management.
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- 2018
34. In-situ electrochemical formation of nickel oxyhydroxide (NiOOH) on metallic nickel foam electrode for the direct oxidation of ammonia in aqueous solution
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Yu Jen Shih, Chin-Pao Huang, and Yao Hui Huang
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Aqueous solution ,Chemistry ,General Chemical Engineering ,Inorganic chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_element ,02 engineering and technology ,Electrolyte ,Overpotential ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Electrochemistry ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,Ammonia ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Nickel ,Electrode ,0210 nano-technology ,Selectivity - Abstract
A nickel foam-supported Ni(OH)2/NiOOH electrode, synthesized in-situ at a specific electrode overpotential, was used to study the oxidation of ammonia in aqueous solution. Results of voltammetric analysis showed the formal potential of Ni(OH)2/NiOOH transition at +0.6 V (vs. Hg/HgO, pH 11) at which the current profile was improved by electron transfers of NH3 in the electrolyte. Selectivity of NH3 conversion to NO3− and N2 was evaluated by batch constant current experiments. Electrochemical parameters, including solution pH (6–12), temperature (20–40 °C), current density (0.2–3 mA cm−2), and initial NH3-N concentration (20–450 mg-L−1), that may affect ammonia oxidation toward nitrogen selectivity were studied. At constant current density of 1.5 mA cm−2A, ammonia removal reached 98.5% and NO3− was the major product at initial NH3-N concentration of 50 mg-L−1 in 7 h. By contrast, N2 evolution dominated at low current density ( 100 mg-L−1). A surface steady-state approach, with NH3 deprotonation as the rate-limiting step, provided the reaction pathways of NH3 conversion to molecular nitrogen byproduct.
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- 2018
35. Thickness Measurement of Curved-Surface Biological Tissue with Air Gap Elimination by Triple-Ring Complementary Split-Ring Resonators
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Yao-Hui Wang and Chin-Lung Yang
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Materials science ,business.industry ,010401 analytical chemistry ,020206 networking & telecommunications ,02 engineering and technology ,Biological tissue ,Lossy compression ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,Split-ring resonator ,Resonator ,Optics ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Measurement uncertainty ,Material under test ,Air gap (plumbing) ,business - Abstract
This study presents a noncontact measurement of biological tissues with the elimination of curved-surface air gap using a triple-ring complementary split-ring resonator (CSRR). The resonance frequency deviations are accessed to measure the thickness of the material under test (MUT), with multiple estimations to reduce the errors. An equivalent mapping is proposed to convert the curved-surface boundary to a simplified uniform air-gap method. The accuracy of the thickness measurement of the MUT improves under the existence of unknown curved air gap. This paper proposes a low-cost CSRR to measure the thickness of a curved porcine fat. The average absolute errors of measured results of a 3-mm porcine fat is 1.43 mm, which is acceptable for a lossy curved, rough-surfaced material. The provided technique shows an excellent solution of eliminating the influence of non-planar surface on measurement.
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- 2020
36. Plasmonic random laser from dye-doped cholesteric liquid crystals incorporating silver nanoprisms
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Shu-Han Chang, Shwu-Yun Tsay, Chi-Ching Kuo, Yao-Hui Chen, Ja-Hon Lin, and Jin-Jei Wu
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Random laser ,Materials science ,business.industry ,Slope efficiency ,Physics::Optics ,02 engineering and technology ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Laser ,01 natural sciences ,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics ,Silver nanoparticle ,law.invention ,010309 optics ,Optics ,Liquid crystal ,law ,0103 physical sciences ,Optoelectronics ,Surface plasmon resonance ,0210 nano-technology ,business ,Lasing threshold ,Plasmon - Abstract
Plasmonic random lasers have been demonstrated in combining dye-doped cholesteric liquid crystals (DD-CLCs) and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). The DD-CLC laser reveals the lowest threshold and highest slope efficiency through the localized surface plasmon resonance of AgNPs with the best coupling of the emission spectrum of lasing dye and resonance of electron oscillation on the metal surface. Thermal control of the DD-CLC lasers has been achieved to simultaneously shift the long- and short-edge lasing peaks. By the α -stable analysis, the DD-CLC random laser (RL) reveals heavy tail distribution with relatively low α ∼ 1.06 to show the Lévy behavior. Owing to its low spatial coherence, the DD-CLC RL has been demonstrated to produce a speckle-reduced image with a lower contrast of about 0.04.
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- 2020
37. Effects of Tire Pressures and Test Temperatures on Permanent Deformation of Direct Coal Liquefaction Residue Mixture
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Suo Zhi, Ji Jie, Zhang Ran, Wang Zhe, Yao Hui, and Jin Dongzhao
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analysis of variance ,regression model ,Chemical substance ,Materials science ,tire pressure and temperature ,lcsh:T ,Rut ,Materials Science (miscellaneous) ,direct coal liquefaction residue ,02 engineering and technology ,Tire pressure ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Coal liquefaction ,lcsh:Technology ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,Asphalt ,permanent deformation ,Composite material ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
The main objective of this research is to investigate the permanent deformation of asphalt mixtures containing direct coal liquefaction residue (DCLR) under various tire pressures and temperatures. Three types of asphalt mixtures, including control/DCLR/composite-DCLR modified asphalt mixture, were prepared by the Marshall design method. The rutting test was conducted under a tire pressure range of 0.7–1.0 MPa with a 0.1-MPa interval and at a temperature range of 55–70°C with a 5°C interval. Moreover, the dynamic stability and rutting depth of three asphalt mixtures were obtained to evaluate their resistance of permanent deformation. It was found that the rutting resistance of three asphalt mixtures declines with the increased tire pressures and temperatures. The asphalt mixture containing DCLR has a higher dynamic stability and lower rutting depth compared to the control asphalt mixture under the same conditions. Furthermore, the rutting resistance of composite-DCLR modified asphalt mixture is better than that of DCLR modified asphalt mixture. It indicates that the composite-DCLR is favorable for the improvement of rutting resistance of asphalt mixture. Moreover, the analysis of variance was applied, which analysis results showed that the rutting resistance of asphalt mixture is more sensitive to temperature than tire pressure. Based on the least-squares procedure, the relationship between dynamic stability and rutting depth was obtained, and the accuracy of the prediction is acceptable.
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- 2020
38. Recent advances in adsorption and coagulation for boron removal from wastewater: A comprehensive review
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Jui-Yen Lin, Nicolaus N.N. Mahasti, and Yao Hui Huang
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inorganic chemicals ,Environmental Engineering ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,medicine.medical_treatment ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,chemistry.chemical_element ,02 engineering and technology ,010501 environmental sciences ,01 natural sciences ,Electrocoagulation ,Boric acid ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Adsorption ,medicine ,Environmental Chemistry ,Coagulation (water treatment) ,Boron ,Waste Management and Disposal ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,021110 strategic, defence & security studies ,Waste management ,Surface complexation ,Pollution ,chemistry ,Wastewater ,Environmental science - Abstract
The anthropogenic emission of boron to river has become a serious problem that deteriorates the water quality and endangers the ecosystem. Although boron is a micronutrient, it is toxic to plants, animals and humans upon exposure. In this review, we first present the sources of the boron-containing streams and their composition, and then summarize the recent progress of boron removal methods based on adsorption and coagulation systematically. The boron-spiked streams are produced from coal-fired and geothermal power plants, the manufacturing and the activities of oil/gas excavation and mining. The adsorbents for boron removal are classified into the ones functionalized by chelating groups, the ones on the basis of clays or metal oxide. Three subgroups reside in the coagulation approach: electrocoagulation, chemical precipitation and chemical oxo-precipitation. The hybrid technology that combines membrane process and adsorption/coagulation was covered as well. To provide a comprehensive view of each method, we addressed the reaction mechanism, specified the strength and weakness and summarized the progress in the past 5 years. Ultimately, the prospective for future research and the possible improvement on applicability and recyclability were proposed.
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39. Effects of Diversity, Coverage and Biomass of Submerged Macrophytes on Nutrient Concentrations, Water Clarity and Phytoplankton Biomass in Two Restored Shallow Lakes
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Pingping Liu, Yiming Gao, Yu Zhao, Wei Zhen, Chunyu Yin, Zhaoxia Wang, Baohua Guan, Yao-Hui Hu, Zhengwen Liu, and Jinlei Yu
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0106 biological sciences ,lcsh:Hydraulic engineering ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Subtropics ,010501 environmental sciences ,Aquatic Science ,lake restoration ,01 natural sciences ,Biochemistry ,water quality ,meadow-forming ,lcsh:Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes ,Nutrient ,lcsh:TC1-978 ,Dominance (ecology) ,path analysis ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Water Science and Technology ,lcsh:TD201-500 ,Myriophyllum ,biology ,Ecology ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,canopy-forming ,biology.organism_classification ,Macrophyte ,Transplantation ,Shannon–Wiener index ,Environmental science ,Water quality ,Species richness - Abstract
Transplantation of submerged macrophytes to restore shallow lakes has been used as an effective measure to maintain a clear water state. Water quality is highly correlated with submerged macrophytes community, however, the relationships between water quality and the diversity, coverage and biomass of submerged macrophytes are, so far, not yet well studied. We analyzed the correlations of nutrient concentrations, water clarity and phytoplankton biomass with the metrics of submerged macrophytes community in two Chinese restored shallow subtropical lakes, Lake Wuli (Wuli-E, 5 ha) and Lake Qinhu (Qin-E, 8 ha). A similar biomass of submerged macrophytes was transplanted into each lake, while both the species richness and coverage of macrophytes in Qin-E were lower than Wuli-E. After a 1&ndash, 2-year restoration, the diversity almost had no change, but the biomass density and coverage decreased in Wuli-E. As for Qin-E, the coverage of submerged macrophytes increased but biomass density and diversity decreased. The dominance of canopy-forming submerged macrophyte species Myriophyllum spicatum was observed in Qin-E and less meadow-forming biomass and species was observed than that in Wuli-E. Moreover, it was also observed that Wuli-E had a better water quality than that of Qin-E after transplantation. Path analysis results showed that macrophyte coverage and the diversity related to meadow-forming species (e.g., Vallisneria spinulosa) had strong effects on enhancing clarity and reducing nutrient concentrations. But the high biomass density accompanied by the canopy-forming species like M. spicatum was unfavorable for controlling nutrients. Our results provide important insight into the different roles that macrophyte diversity, biomass and coverage play in improving water clarity and controlling nutrient concentrations. This new knowledge will be instrumental in implementing more effective lake restoration, especially using macrophyte transplantation as a restoration tool in warm shallow lakes.
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40. Recent advances in dissecting the demethylation reactions in natural product biosynthesis
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Yao-Hui Gao, Xin-Sheng Yao, Hao Gao, and Dan Hu
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0301 basic medicine ,Biological Products ,Natural product ,Bacteria ,Plant Alkaloids ,Fungi ,Plants ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Biochemistry ,Methylation ,0104 chemical sciences ,Analytical Chemistry ,Biosynthetic Pathways ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,030104 developmental biology ,chemistry ,Biosynthesis ,Biocatalysis ,Animals ,Humans ,Epigenetics ,Demethylation - Abstract
Demethylation is a chemical process widely distributed in nature to remove a methyl group from an organic molecule, which is a key aspect of diverse biological processes including biosynthesis of natural products, degradation of plant biomass and epigenetic regulation. This process is facilitated by diverse demethylases via distinct mechanisms. Recent studies have disclosed some novel demethylation reactions as well as their underlying demethylases in the biosynthesis of bacterial sterols, fungal terpenoids, and plant alkaloids. This article focuses on current advances in dissecting the demethylation reactions in biosynthesis of natural products and aims to point out the enzymatic mechanisms, which will further enhance our knowledge and understanding of demethylation process in nature.
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41. Two-Dimensional 111-Type In -Based Halide Perovskite Cs3In2X9(X=Cl,Br,I) with Optimal Band Gap for Photovoltaics and Defect-Insensitive Blue Emission
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Wen-hui Guo, Juan Du, Shi-ming Liu, Jun-jie Shi, Yu-lang Cen, Meng Wu, Shu-peng Han, and Yao-Hui Zhu
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Physics ,Band gap ,General Physics and Astronomy ,Halide ,02 engineering and technology ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,Blue emission ,Crystallography ,Effective mass (solid-state physics) ,Emission efficiency ,0103 physical sciences ,010306 general physics ,0210 nano-technology ,Perovskite (structure) - Abstract
Despite rapid progress in the power-conversion efficiency of $\mathrm{Pb}$-based perovskite solar cells, both the long-term instability and $\mathrm{Pb}$ toxicity are still the main challenges for their commercial applications. Here, by first-principles $GW$ calculations, we find three kinds of two-dimensional (2D) 111-type $\mathrm{Pb}$-free $\mathrm{In}$-based halide perovskites of the form ${\mathrm{Cs}}_{3}{\mathrm{In}}_{2}{X}_{9}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}(X=\mathrm{Cl},\mathrm{Br},\mathrm{I})$ as promising alternatives to the star material ${{\mathrm{CH}}_{3}{\mathrm{NH}}_{3}\mathrm{Pb}\mathrm{I}}_{3}$ (${\mathrm{MA}\mathrm{Pb}\mathrm{I}}_{3}$) because of the following excellent electronic, optical, and transport properties: (i) The 2D $\mathrm{In}$-based halide perovskites are environmentally friendly lead-free materials. (ii) Compared with $\mathrm{MA}\mathrm{Pb}{X}_{3}$, they have greater structural stability. (iii) As energetic photovoltaic materials, 2D ${\mathrm{Cs}}_{3}{\mathrm{In}}_{2}{\mathrm{I}}_{9}$ perovskites are direct-band-gap semiconductors with optimal band gaps from 1.25 eV (trilayer) to 1.47 eV (monolayer). (iv) The 2D ${\mathrm{Cs}}_{3}{\mathrm{In}}_{2}{X}_{9}$ perovskites have ideal band structures for solid-state lighting with a wide direct-optical-band-gap range (approximately 0.94--3.54 eV), covering the whole visible-light region, and light electron (heavy hole) effective mass, which will directly enhance the defect-insensitive emission efficiency due to the localization of holes. Particularly, ${\mathrm{Cs}}_{3}{\mathrm{In}}_{2}{\mathrm{Br}}_{x}{\mathrm{Cl}}_{9\ensuremath{-}x}$ has a suitable direct optical band gap for highly desired blue emission. (v) The absorption coefficient of ${\mathrm{Cs}}_{3}{\mathrm{In}}_{2}{X}_{9}$ is up to $7\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{4}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}{\mathrm{cm}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$, which is between that of $\mathrm{Ga}\mathrm{As}$ (${10}^{4}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}{\mathrm{cm}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$) and that of ${\mathrm{MA}\mathrm{Pb}\mathrm{I}}_{3}$ (${10}^{5}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}{\mathrm{cm}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$). (vi) The estimated power-conversion efficiency in ${\mathrm{Cs}}_{3}{\mathrm{In}}_{2}{\mathrm{I}}_{9}$ reaches 28%, which is close to that of ${\mathrm{MA}\mathrm{Pb}\mathrm{I}}_{3}$ (30%). These findings pave a way for designing nontoxic, stable, and high-performance photovoltaic and light-emitting devices.
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42. Significant improvement in catalytic activity and enantioselectivity of a Phaseolus vulgaris epoxide hydrolase, PvEH3, towards ortho-cresyl glycidyl ether based on the semi-rational design
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Su Yongjun, Jin-Ping Li, Jun Zhao, You-Yi Liu, Chuang Li, Min-Chen Wu, Yao-Hui Xu, and Chen Zhang
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0301 basic medicine ,Stereochemistry ,lcsh:Medicine ,010402 general chemistry ,Microbiology ,01 natural sciences ,Article ,Catalysis ,Substrate Specificity ,Kinetic resolution ,Cresols ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Escherichia coli ,Enzyme kinetics ,lcsh:Science ,Epoxide hydrolase ,Plant Proteins ,Epoxide Hydrolases ,Phaseolus ,Multidisciplinary ,Chemistry ,Aryl ,lcsh:R ,Biological techniques ,Substrate (chemistry) ,Stereoisomerism ,Chemical biology ,0104 chemical sciences ,Molecular Docking Simulation ,Kinetics ,030104 developmental biology ,Yield (chemistry) ,Mutagenesis, Site-Directed ,Epoxy Compounds ,lcsh:Q ,Specific activity ,Enantiomer ,Biotechnology - Abstract
The investigation of substrate spectrum towards five racemic (rac-) aryl glycidyl ethers (1a–5a) indicated that E. coli/pveh3, an E. coli BL21(DE3) transformant harboring a PvEH3-encoding gene pveh3, showed the highest EH activity and enantiomeric ratio (E) towards rac-3a. For efficiently catalyzing the kinetic resolution of rac-3a, the activity and E value of PvEH3 were further improved by site-directed mutagenesis of selected residues. Based on the semi-rational design of an NC-loop in PvEH3, four single-site variants of pveh3 were amplified by PCR, and intracellularly expressed in E. coli BL21(DE3), respectively. E. coli/pveh3E134K and /pveh3T137P had the enhanced EH activities of 15.3 ± 0.4 and 16.1 ± 0.5 U/g wet cell as well as E values of 21.7 ± 1.0 and 21.2 ± 1.1 towards rac-3a. Subsequently, E. coli/pveh3E134K/T137P harboring a double-site variant gene was also constructed, having the highest EH activity of 22.4 ± 0.6 U/g wet cell and E value of 24.1 ± 1.2. The specific activity of the purified PvEH3E134K/T137P (14.5 ± 0.5 U/mg protein) towards rac-3a and its catalytic efficiency (kcat/Km of 5.67 mM−1 s−1) for (S)-3a were 1.7- and 3.54-fold those (8.4 ± 0.3 U/mg and 1.60 mM−1 s−1) of PvEH3. The gram-scale kinetic resolution of rac-3a using whole wet cells of E. coli/pveh3E134K/T137P was performed at 20 °C for 7.0 h, producing (R)-3a with 99.4% ees and 38.5 ± 1.2% yield. Additionally, the mechanism of PvEH3E134K/T137P with remarkably improved E value was analyzed by molecular docking simulation.
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43. Substantially improving the enantioconvergence of PvEH1, a Phaseolus vulgaris epoxide hydrolase, towards m-chlorostyrene oxide by laboratory evolution
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Bo-Chun Hu, Yao-Hui Xu, Zong Xuncheng, Min-Chen Wu, Die Hu, Jia Zang, and Chuang Li
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Models, Molecular ,Stereochemistry ,Mutant ,lcsh:QR1-502 ,Bioengineering ,Epoxide hydrolase ,010402 general chemistry ,Genes, Plant ,01 natural sciences ,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ,Substrate-binding pocket ,lcsh:Microbiology ,Hydrolysis ,Escherichia coli ,Enantioconvergence ,Saturated mutagenesis ,Epoxide Hydrolases ,Phaseolus ,m-Chlorophenyl-1,2-ethanediol ,biology ,010405 organic chemistry ,Chemistry ,Research ,Mutagenesis ,Laboratory evolution ,biology.organism_classification ,0104 chemical sciences ,Yield (chemistry) ,Mutagenesis, Site-Directed ,Transformation, Bacterial ,Leucine ,Directed Molecular Evolution ,Biotechnology ,m-Chlorostyrene oxide - Abstract
Background Epoxide hydrolase can regioselectively catalyze the oxirane ring-opening hydrolysis of rac-epoxides producing the corresponding chiral diols. In our laboratory, a gene named pveh1 encoding an EH from Phaseolus vulgaris was cloned. Although the directed modification of PvEH1 was carried out, the mutant PvEH1Y3 showed a limited degree of enantioconvergence towards racemic (rac-) m-chlorostyrene oxide (mCSO). Results PvEH1 and PvEH1Y3 were combinatively subjected to laboratory evolution to further enhance the enantioconvergence of PvEH1Y3 towards rac-mCSO. Firstly, the substrate-binding pocket of PvEH1 was identified using a CAVER 3.0 software, and divided into three zones. After all residues in zones 1 and 3 were subjected to leucine scanning, two E. coli transformants, E. coli/pveh1Y149L and /pveh1P184L, were selected, by which rac-mCSO was transformed into (R)-m-chlorophenyl-1,2-ethanediol (mCPED) having 55.1% and 27.2% eep. Secondly, two saturation mutagenesis libraries, E. coli/pveh1Y149X and /pveh1P184X (X: any one of 20 residues) were created at sites Y149 and P184 of PvEH1. Among all transformants, both E. coli/pveh1Y149L (65.8% αS and 55.1% eep) and /pveh1P184W (66.6% αS and 59.8% eep) possessed the highest enantioconvergences. Finally, the combinatorial mutagenesis was conducted by replacements of both Y149L and P184W in PvEH1Y3, constructing E. coli/pveh1Y3Z2, whose αS reached 97.5%, higher than that (75.3%) of E. coli/pveh1Y3. In addition, the enantioconvergent hydrolysis of 20 mM rac-mCSO was performed by E. coli/pveh1Y3Z2, giving (R)-mCPED with 95.2% eep and 97.2% yield. Conclusions In summary, the enantioconvergence of PvEH1Y3Z2 was successfully improved by laboratory evolution, which was based on the study of substrate-binding pocket by leucine scanning. Our present work introduced an effective strategy for the directed modification of enantioconvergence of PvEH1.
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44. Synthesis, crystal structure, and magnetic properties of the complex [(CH3)3NH]2 [Co(NCS)4]
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Yang Jie, Zhong YouQuan, Kun Qian, Hao Fan, Huang Yuan, Yao-Hui Ye, and Fang Ting
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Crystallography ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Ferromagnetism ,010405 organic chemistry ,Chemistry ,Coordination polymer ,General Chemistry ,Crystal structure ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences - Abstract
A new complex [(CH3)3NH]2[Co(NCS)4], in which zero-dimensional [Co(NCS)4] n 2− anions are balanced by 2n [(CH3)3NH]+ cations, was synthesized. The complex has been characterized by single X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and magnetic measurements. Magnetic susceptibility data indicate ferromagnetic interactions among the CoII ions.
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45. Magnetic engineering in InSe/black-phosphorus heterostructure by transition-metal-atom Sc-Zn doping in the van der Waals gap
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Yu-lang Cen, Jun-jie Shi, Yi-min Ding, Yao-Hui Zhu, Hui Wang, Shu-hang Pan, Meng Wu, Wen-hui Guo, and Min Zhang
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Materials science ,Magnetism ,02 engineering and technology ,Electronic structure ,01 natural sciences ,Physics::Fluid Dynamics ,Condensed Matter::Materials Science ,symbols.namesake ,Paramagnetism ,Condensed Matter::Superconductivity ,0103 physical sciences ,Antiferromagnetism ,010306 general physics ,Condensed matter physics ,Spin polarization ,Magnetic moment ,Fermi level ,Condensed Matter::Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall Effect ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Condensed Matter Physics ,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,symbols ,Condensed Matter::Strongly Correlated Electrons ,van der Waals force ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
Within the framework of the spin-polarized density-functional theory , we have studied the electronic and magnetic properties of InSe/black-phosphorus (BP) heterostructure doped with 3d transition-metal (TM) atoms from Sc to Zn. The calculated binding energies show that TM-atom doping in the van der Waals (vdW) gap of InSe/BP heterostructure is energetically favorable. Our results indicate that magnetic moments are induced in the Sc-, Ti-, V-, Cr-, Mn- and Co-doped InSe/BP heterostructures due to the existence of non-bonding 3d electrons. The Ni-, Cu- and Zn-doped InSe/BP heterostructures still show nonmagnetic semiconductor characteristics. Furthermore, in the Fe-doped InSe/BP heterostructure, the half-metal property is found and a high spin polarization of 100% at the Fermi level is achieved. The Cr-doped InSe/BP has the largest magnetic moment of 4.9 μB. The Sc-, Ti-, V-, Cr- and Mn-doped InSe/BP heterostructures exhibit antiferromagnetic ground state. Moreover, the Fe- and Co-doped systems display a weak ferromagnetic and paramagnetic coupling, respectively. Our studies demonstrate that the TM doping in the vdW gap of InSe/BP heterostructure is an effective way to modify its electronic and magnetic properties.
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46. Q-Switched Pulse and Mode-Locked Pulse Generation From a Yb3+-Doped Fiber Laser Based on Bi2Se3
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Guan-Hao Huang, Kuan-Chin Che, Chu-Hsiang Ou, Wei-Rein Liu, Ja-Hon Lin, Shwu-Yun Tasy, and Yao-Hui Chen
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Materials science ,business.industry ,Pulse (signal processing) ,Doping ,02 engineering and technology ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,Polyvinyl alcohol ,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics ,010309 optics ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Topological insulator ,Fiber laser ,0103 physical sciences ,Dispersion (optics) ,Optoelectronics ,Fiber ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,0210 nano-technology ,business ,Deposition (law) - Abstract
The Q-switched pulse and mode-locked pulse were investigated in an all-normal dispersion Yb-doped fiber laser (YDFL) based on the topological insulators (TIs) with mixing of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) to produce Bi2Se3 /PVA film or deposition on the end facet of fiber to manufacture TI-compatible fiber. Through the dark Bi 2Se3/PVA films with large nonsaturable loss, the YDFL was operated in the Q-switched state. The repetition rate and the duration of the Q-switched pulses increased and declined, respectively, with the pump power to show 2.2 μs duration and 137.8 kHz repetition rate at the highest pump power. Moreover, the mode-locked pulses, with a 16 MHz repetition rate and 380 ps pulsewidth, were generated at high pump power by using the light Bi2Se3/PVA film. By means of a Bi2Se3 compatible fiber, through optical deposition of the Bi2Se3 nanoplatelets on the end facet of the fiber, the mode-locked YDFL was generated at low-threshold pump power and revealed more stabilized operation state up to two hours.
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47. First-principles investigation into the effect of pressure on structural, electronic, elastic, elastic anisotropy, thermoelectric and thermodynamic properties of CaMgSi
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Yao-Hui Li, Wen-Duo Han, Ke Li, Wen-Lai Yin, and Jia Dai
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010302 applied physics ,Bulk modulus ,Materials science ,General Physics and Astronomy ,Modulus ,Thermodynamics ,02 engineering and technology ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,Heat capacity ,lcsh:QC1-999 ,Shear modulus ,Thermal conductivity ,0103 physical sciences ,Thermoelectric effect ,Density of states ,0210 nano-technology ,Ductility ,lcsh:Physics - Abstract
In this work, the structure, electronic, elastic, elastic anisotropy, thermoelectric, and thermodynamic properties of CaMgSi under pressure are calculated via first-principles methods. The optimized structure and lattice parameters are in agreement with previously published experimental results, indicating the methods used in this work are feasible and reliable. The calculated results show that the values of bulk modulus, B, Young’s modulus, E, and shear modulus, G, increase with the pressure overall, while the values of G and Y decrease in special pressure regimes from 20 to 24 GPa. Analyses of Poisson’s ratio, v, and Pugh’s modulus ratio, B/G, imply that CaMgSi is prone to change from brittle to ductile with increasing pressure. The transition from brittleness to ductility occurs at a pressure of 16 GPa. The value of Hv decreases with the pressure overall, although it increases over the pressure ranges of 16–20 GPa and 24–28 GPa. Universal elastic anisotropy increases at pressures from 4 to 24 GPa, while it decreases over the pressure ranges from 0–4 and from 24–28 GPa. Moreover, the variation of elastic anisotropy for G and E is larger compared to that of B. In addition, the electrical conductivity and electronic thermal conductivity decrease with increasing pressure based on the total density of states for CaMgSi. In addition, the heat capacity decreases with increasing pressure, indicating the reduction of lattice thermal conductivity, which is beneficial for thermoelectric performance, especially at pressures from 8 to 16 GPa. Meanwhile, the structural stability can be enhanced at higher pressures, while the thermal stability of crystalline CaMgSi becomes weaker with increasing pressure. The investigation presented in this work offers a comprehensive understanding of the effects of pressure on the mechanical, thermoelectric, and thermodynamic properties of CaMgSi, which can provide guidance for further theoretical work and practical applications.
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48. Composition and distribution of NSO compounds in two different shales at the early maturity stage characterized by negative ion electrospray ionization coupled with Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry
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Wei-Bin Liu, Xiangchun Chang, Yao-Hui Xu, and Chang-Wei Ke
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Sedimentary environment ,Science ,Electrospray ionization ,Analytical chemistry ,Energy Engineering and Power Technology ,02 engineering and technology ,010502 geochemistry & geophysics ,Mass spectrometry ,01 natural sciences ,Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance ,020401 chemical engineering ,Geochemistry and Petrology ,0204 chemical engineering ,Dalong Formation ,NSO compounds ,Petrology ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Maturity (geology) ,QE420-499 ,Geology ,Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology ,Geophysics ,Fuel Technology ,Hydrocarbon ,Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry ,chemistry ,Source rock ,Petroleum geology ,Economic Geology ,Gas chromatography ,Lucaogou Formation - Abstract
Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) can only analyze volatile molecular compounds, and it has limitations when applied to determine the complex components of crude oils and hydrocarbon source rocks. Based on Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR-MS) and GC/MS analyses, the molecular compositions of NSO compounds in extracts from the Permian Dalong Formation, Sichuan Basin and the Permian Lucaogou Formation, Junggar Basin in China were compared. Analyses of types of heteroatoms present (S1, S2, S3, OS, OS2, O2S, NS, and NOS compounds) suggest that marine shales from the Dalong Formation are mainly composed of carboxylic acids (O2 compounds) with a high abundance of fatty acids, indicating a marine phytoplankton organic source. However, lacustrine shales from the Lucaogou Formation are dominated by pyrrolic compounds (N1 compounds) with abundant dibenzocarbazole. It suggests that the organic source materials may be derived from lower aquatic organisms and lacustrine algae. Overall, FT-ICR-MS has potential for applications in analyses and determination of depositional environments and organic sources in petroleum geology.
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49. Synthesis, structure and adsorption studies of a nickel coordination polymer with selective removal on methyl orange
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Wen-Yu Yin, Xiao-Yan Tang, Hong-Jian Cheng, Yao-Hui Hu, Tong-Tong Bian, Rong-Xin Yuan, Yun-Sheng Ma, Juan Geng, and Shu-Qin Yan
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010405 organic chemistry ,Chemistry ,Coordination polymer ,Infrared spectroscopy ,chemistry.chemical_element ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,Inorganic Chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Nickel ,Adsorption ,Materials Chemistry ,Methyl orange ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,Single crystal ,Powder diffraction ,Methylene blue ,Nuclear chemistry - Abstract
A new coordination network based on 5-(1H-benzoimidazol-2-ylsulfanylmethyl)-isophthalic acid (H2bismip) along with 4,4-bis(1-imidazolyl)bibenzene (bimb), formulated as [Ni2(bismip)2(bimb)2(H2O)]n (1) has been synthesized under solvothermal condition. Compound 1 has been structurally characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD). Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis shows compound 1 is a 2D network with a Schlafli symbol of 44. The layer framework exhibits effective adsorption on organic dye. The kinetic of the adsorption process was analyzed by the pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order model equations and the data was fitted well with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model (R > 0.99). The compound was found to be an excellent selective absorbent for the removal of methyl orange (MO) from the mixture solution of methyl orange - methylene blue (MO-MB).
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50. Reclaiming Boron as Calcium Perborate Pellets from Synthetic Wastewater by Integrating Chemical Oxo-Precipitation within a Fluidized-Bed Crystallizer
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Jui Yen Lin, Yao Hui Huang, Vu Xuan-Tung, and Yu Jen Shih
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Supersaturation ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,Chemistry ,General Chemical Engineering ,Pellets ,chemistry.chemical_element ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,010501 environmental sciences ,Calcium ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,law.invention ,Boric acid ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,law ,Fluidized bed ,Environmental Chemistry ,Crystallization ,0210 nano-technology ,Boron ,Hydrogen peroxide ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Nuclear chemistry - Abstract
Chemical oxo-precipitation (COP) is a modified precipitation process in which hydrogen peroxide is used to transform boric acid to perborate anions, which are precipitated with calcium salt under ambient conditions. To minimize the production of sludge, chemical oxo-precipitation was performed in a fluidized-bed reactor to reclaim boron as unseeded calcium perborate pellets. Several major experimental parameters, including effluent pH, calcium dosage, and surface loading that affected the degree of supersaturation and the efficiency of boron removal, were tested. A crystallization ratio of around 60% was attained under the following conditions: initial boron concentration = 1000 ppm, molar ratios of [Ca]/[B] = 0.6 and [H2O2]/[B] = 2, effluent pH = 10.6, bed height = 80 cm, and hydraulic retention time = 18 min. On the basis of the characterization of XRD, SEM, and Raman spectroscopy, the granules recovered were amorphous calcium perborates Ca(B(OH)3OOH)2 and CaB(OH)3OOB(OH)3.
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