简介:Hydrogen,thecleanestandmostpromisingenergyvector,canbeproducedbysolarintochemicalenergyconversion,eitherbythephotocatalyticdirectsplittingofwaterintoH2andO2,or,moreefficiently,inthepresenceofsacrificialreagents,e.g.,intheso-calledphotoreformingoforganics.Efficientphotocatalyticmaterialsshouldnotonlybeabletoexploitsolarradiationtoproduceelectron–holepairs,butalsoensureenoughchargeseparationtoallowelectrontransferreactions,leadingtosolarenergydriventhermodynamicallyup-hillprocesses.RecentachievementsofourresearchgroupinthedevelopmentandtestingofinnovativeTiO2-basedphotocatalyticmaterialsarepresentedhere,togetherwithanoverviewonthemechanisticaspectsofwaterphotosplittingandphotoreformingoforganics.Photocatalyticmaterialswereeither(i)obtainedbysurfacemodificationofcommercialphotocatalysts,orproduced(ii)inpowderformbydifferenttechniques,includingtraditionalsolgelsynthesis,aimingatengineeringtheirelectronicstructure,andflamespraypyrolysisstartingfromorganicsolutionsoftheprecursors,or(iii)inintegratedform,toproducephotoelectrodeswithindevices,byradiofrequencymagnetronsputteringorbyelectrochemicalgrowthofnanotubearchitectures,orphotocatalyticmembranes,bysupersonicclusterbeamdeposition.
简介:Usingtheextensionhomogeneousbalancemethod,wehaveobtainedsomenewspecialtypesofsolitonsolutionsofthe(2+1)-dimensionalKdVequation.Startingfromthehomogeneousbalancemethod,onecanobtainanonlineartransformationtosimple(2+1)-dimensionalKdVequationintoalinearpartialdifferentialequationandtwobilinearpartialdifferentialequations.Usually,onecanobtainonlyakindofsoliton-likesolutions.Inthisletter,wefindfurthersomespecialtypesofthemultisolitonsolutionsfromthelinearandbilinearpartialdifferentialequations.``
简介:CO2capturewithionicliquids(ILs)hasattractedmanyattentions,andmostworksfocusedonabsorptionabilityatambienttemperatures,whileseldomresearchwasconcernedatelevatedtemperatures.ThisnotonlylimitstheCO2absorptionapplicationatelevatedtemperature,butalsothedeterminationoftheoperationconditionoftheCO2desorptiongenerallyoccurringathighertemperature.ThisworkmainlyreportedCO2solubilitiesinILsatelevatedtemperaturesandrelatedpropertieswerealsoprovided.1-alkyl-3-methylimidazoliumbis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide([CnMIm][Tf2N])ILswereselectedasphysicalabsorbentsforCO2captureinthisworkduetotheirrelativehigherCO2absorptioncapacitiesandgoodthermalstabilities.Thelong-termstabilitytestsshowedthat[CnMIm][Tf2N]isthermallystableat393.15Kforlongtime.CO2solubilitiesin[CnMIm][Tf2N]weresystematicallydeterminedattemperaturesfrom353.15Kto393.15K.ItdemonstratedthatCO2solubilityobviouslyincreaseswiththeincreaseofpressurewhileslightlydecreaseswithincreaseoftemperature.Asthelengthofalkylchainonthecationincreases,CO2solubilityinILsincreases.Additionally,thethermodynamicpropertiesincludingtheGibbsfreeenergy,enthalpy,andentropyofCO2werealsocalculated.
简介:Thescientificprogramofthegroupcoversbigbangnucleosynthesis,hydrostaticburninginstarsandexplosivenucleosynthesisinsupernova.Byconsideringnon-equilibriumstatistics,wesuggestapossiblewaytosolvetheLiprobleminbigbangnucleosynthesis.The13C(α,n)16Oisthemajorneutronsourceforthes-processhappeninginAGBstars.The19F(p,α)16Oisrelevanttotheproductionoffluorine.WearedevelopingexperimentalplatformstostudytheimportantreactionforthefirsttimedirectlyattheirstellarenergiesinJinpingUndergroundLaboratory.The59Festellardecayrateisimportantfortheproductionof60Fe,animportantisotopewhosegammarayhasbeenobservedbysatellites.WedetermineitsstellardecayrateforthefirsttimeusingexperimentalB(GT)strength.Thenewratereducesthediscrepancyofthe60Feyieldsbetweenthemodelpredictionsandtheobservations.Theundergroundexperimentisexpectedtobeginin2018.
简介:IntheBigBangtheory,primordialnucleosynthesiswasfinishedduringfirsthalfhouroftheuniverse’sexistence.Thisprocessyieldedthemainlightelementsincludinghydrogen,deuterium,heliumandlithium.Thetheoreticalpredictionsmatchverywelltheobserveddeuteriumandheliumabundance,butthe7Liabundanceisoverpredictedbyafactorathree[1].Thisinconsistencyiscalled“cosmologicallithiumproblem”.Inthepastdecade,manyattemptstosolvethisproblemusingconventionalastrophysicsandnuclearphysicsfailed.Recently,weproposedanewsolutiontolithiumproblembyintroducingnon-extensivestatisticsintoBigBangnucleosynthesis[2].
简介:WejoinedtheSEASTAR(ShellEvolutionAndSearchfor2+energiesAtRIBF)collaborationatRIKENandareanalyzingthedataofn-richVandMnisotopeswithN40.Three-raysineachof63;65;67Mnareidentified.The??coincidencerelationshipsarebeinganalyzedforestablishingtheirlevelschemes.TheprogressinthedataanalysisispresentedinRef.[1].
简介:Theoccurrencemodesofalkaliandalkaline-earthmetals(AAEMs)incoalrelatetotheirreleasebehaviorandashformationduringcombustion.TobetterunderstandthetransformationofAAEMs,thereleasebehaviorofwater-soluble,HCl-soluble,HCl-insolubleAAEMsduringShenmucoal(SMcoal)oxy-fuelcombustioninthepresenceofSO2andH2Oinadrop-tubereactorwasinvestigatedthroughserialdissolutionusingH2OandHClsolutions.TheresultsshowthatthereleaseratesofAAEMsincreasewithanincreaseintemperatureunderthethreeatmospheresstudied.ThehighreleaseratesofMgandCafromSMcoalaredependentonthehighcontentofsolubleMgandCainSMcoal.SO2inhibitsthereleaseratesofAAEMs,whileH2Opromotesthem.TheeffectsofSO2andH2OontheNaandKspeciesaremoreevidentthanthoseonMgandCaspecies.AllthreetypesofAAEMsincoalcanvolatilizeinthegasphaseduringcoalcombustion.TheW-typeAAEMsreleaseexcessively,whereasthereleaseratesofI-typeAAEMsarerelativelylower.DifferenttypesofAAEMmayinterconvertthroughdifferentpathwaysundercertainconditions.BothSO2andH2Opromotethetransformationreactions.TheeffectofSO2wasrelatedtosulfateformationandthepromotionbyH2OoccursbecauseofadecreaseinthemeltingpointofthesolidaswellasthereactionofH2O.
简介:Inthispaper,carbonmicrospherepreparedbyhydrothermaltreatmentwasactivatedbyKHCO3athightemperature,andemployedasthecatalystforVO2+/VO2+redoxreactionforvanadiumredoxflowbattery(VRFB).CarbonmicrospherecanbeetchedbyKHCO3duetothereactionbetweenthepyrolysisproductsofKHCO3andcarbonatoms.Moreover,KHCO3activationcanbringmanyoxygenfunctionalgroupsoncarbonmicrosphere,furtherimprovingthewettabilityofcatalystandincreasingtheactivesites.Theelectrocatalyticpropertiesofcarbonmicrospherefromhydrothermaltreatmentareimprovedbyhightemperaturecarbonization,andcanfurtherbeenhancedbyKHCO3activation.Amongcarbonmicrospheresamples,theVO2+/VO2+redoxreactionexhibitsthehighestelectrochemicalkineticsonKHCO3activatedsample.ThecellusingKHCO3activatedcarbonmicrosphereasthepositivecatalystdemonstrateshigherenergyefficiencyandlargerdischargecapacity,especiallyathighcurrentdensity.TheresultsrevealthatKHCO3activatedcarbonmicrosphereisanefficient,low-costcarbon-basedcatalystforVO2+/VO2+redoxreactionforVRFBsystem.
简介:Co-electrolysisofCO2andH2Ousinghigh-temperaturesolidoxideelectrolysiscells(SOECs)intovaluablechemicalshasattractedgreatattentionsrecentlyduetothehighconversionandenergyefficiency,whichprovidesopportunitiesofreducingCO2emission,mitigatingglobalwarmingandstoringintermittentrenewableenergies.AsingleSOECtypicallyconsistsofanionconductingelectrolyte,ananodeandacathodewheretheco-electrolysisreactiontakesplace.Thehighoperatingtemperatureanddifficultactivatedcarbon-oxygendouble-bondofCO2putforwardstrictrequirementsforSOECcathode.Greateffortsarebeingdevotedtodevelopsuitablecathodematerialswithhighcatalyticactivityandexcellentlong-termstabilityforCO2/H2Oelectro-reduction.Thesofarcathodematerialdevelopmentisthekeypointofthisreviewandalternativestrategiesofhigh-performancecathodematerialpreparationisproposed.UnderstandingthemechanismofCO2/H2Oelectro-reductionisbeneficialtohighlyactivecathodedesignandoptimization.Thusthepossiblereactionmechanismisalsodiscussed.Especially,amethodincombinationwithelectrochemicalimpedancespectroscopy(EIS)measurement,distributionfunctionsofrelaxationtimes(DRT)calculation,complexnonlinearleastsquare(CNLS)fittingandoperandoambientpressureX-rayphotoelectronspectroscopy(APXPS)characterizationisintroducedtocorrectlydisclosethereactionmechanismofCO2/H2Oco-electrolysis.Finally,differentreactionmodesoftheCO2/H2OcoelectrolysisinSOECsaresummarizedtooffernewstrategiestoenhancetheCO2conversion.Otherwise,developingSOECsoperatingat300-600°CcanintegratetheelectrochemicalreductionandtheFischer-TropschreactiontoconverttheCO2/H2Ointomorevaluablechemicals,whichwillbeanewresearchdirectioninthefuture.