From dishwashing shifts to pioneering pharmaceutical innovation,Tang Wei’s journey epitomises the tenacity driving FPA Group’s rise as a transnational health industry leader.In this exclusive interview,the founder a...From dishwashing shifts to pioneering pharmaceutical innovation,Tang Wei’s journey epitomises the tenacity driving FPA Group’s rise as a transnational health industry leader.In this exclusive interview,the founder and CEO shares how grassroots hustle,a vertical integration strategy,and a cross-cultural vision transformed a Sydney startup into a global player,straddling pharmaceutical raw materials,nutraceuticals brands,and the modernisation of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM).展开更多
Nickel-zinc aqueous batteries have great potential for application in the field of advanced energy storage and conversion due to their environmental-friendliness,high safety,and ideal output voltage(~1.75 V).Herein,Fe...Nickel-zinc aqueous batteries have great potential for application in the field of advanced energy storage and conversion due to their environmental-friendliness,high safety,and ideal output voltage(~1.75 V).Herein,FePBA,NiFe-PBA,and NiCoFe-PBA are synthesized by a facile coprecipitation strategy,and the structure of NiCoFePBA is optimized by modulating the doping ratios of Ni^(2+)and Co^(2+).展开更多
The most abundant rare earth metals in the Earth’s crust have received considerable recent attention as efficient electrocatalysts for full water splitting,but it is highly desired to explore a new strategy to improv...The most abundant rare earth metals in the Earth’s crust have received considerable recent attention as efficient electrocatalysts for full water splitting,but it is highly desired to explore a new strategy to improve their catalytic activity.In this communication,we report the development of nanoporous CeO_(2) nanowire array on Ti mesh(np-CeO_(2)/TM)derived from MnO_(2)–CeO_(2)/TM via an acid etching strategy,and MnO_(2) acts as a pore-forming agent through selective etching with oxalic acid.As a rare earth metal catalyst,np-CeO_(2)/TM needs an overpotential of 91 mV for the hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)and 279 mV for the oxygen evolution reaction(OER)to drive a current density of 10 mV cm^(−2) in 1.0 M KOH,93 mV and 101 mV less than that needed by MnO_(2)–CeO_(2)/TM,respectively.We also demonstrate the use of np-CeO_(2)/TM to make a two-electrode electrolyzer capable of driving 10 mV cm^(−2) at a cell voltage of 1.57 V.展开更多
Although catalysis is highly dependent on the catalytically active site,accurately regulating the microenvironment around the active site is an important way to improve the overall performance of catalysts.Herein,an E...Although catalysis is highly dependent on the catalytically active site,accurately regulating the microenvironment around the active site is an important way to improve the overall performance of catalysts.Herein,an Eu-based MOF with a rod-shaped secondary building unit(SBU)was obtained through a selfassembly strategy,and named Eu-MOF-T(T=temperature).Eu-MOF-T can absolutely and kinetically transform into another structure,Eu-MOF-S(S=solvent),under a stimulus in different solvents.Interestingly,Eu-MOF-S can convert into Eu-MOF-T absolutely and thermodynamically upon temperature stimulation.These transformations are mainly caused by microenvironmental changes,including the ligand torsion angle and cavity volume in the structure,and take place in the form of single-crystal-tosingle-crystal.Incredibly,Eu-MOF-S exhibits a halved cavity volume due to the bending of the ligand,yet demonstrates a superior photocatalytic CO_(2)RR capacity of 7886.1μmol g^(−1)h^(−1),while Eu-MOF-T,which possesses a larger cavity porosity,has a capacity of only 599.7μmol g^(−1)h^(−1).Theoretical calculations further reveal that Eu-MOF-S is more favorable for the formation of COOH*and promotes its further conversion into CO during the CO_(2)RR.展开更多
文摘From dishwashing shifts to pioneering pharmaceutical innovation,Tang Wei’s journey epitomises the tenacity driving FPA Group’s rise as a transnational health industry leader.In this exclusive interview,the founder and CEO shares how grassroots hustle,a vertical integration strategy,and a cross-cultural vision transformed a Sydney startup into a global player,straddling pharmaceutical raw materials,nutraceuticals brands,and the modernisation of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM).
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52371240)
文摘Nickel-zinc aqueous batteries have great potential for application in the field of advanced energy storage and conversion due to their environmental-friendliness,high safety,and ideal output voltage(~1.75 V).Herein,FePBA,NiFe-PBA,and NiCoFe-PBA are synthesized by a facile coprecipitation strategy,and the structure of NiCoFePBA is optimized by modulating the doping ratios of Ni^(2+)and Co^(2+).
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(no.21575137).
文摘The most abundant rare earth metals in the Earth’s crust have received considerable recent attention as efficient electrocatalysts for full water splitting,but it is highly desired to explore a new strategy to improve their catalytic activity.In this communication,we report the development of nanoporous CeO_(2) nanowire array on Ti mesh(np-CeO_(2)/TM)derived from MnO_(2)–CeO_(2)/TM via an acid etching strategy,and MnO_(2) acts as a pore-forming agent through selective etching with oxalic acid.As a rare earth metal catalyst,np-CeO_(2)/TM needs an overpotential of 91 mV for the hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)and 279 mV for the oxygen evolution reaction(OER)to drive a current density of 10 mV cm^(−2) in 1.0 M KOH,93 mV and 101 mV less than that needed by MnO_(2)–CeO_(2)/TM,respectively.We also demonstrate the use of np-CeO_(2)/TM to make a two-electrode electrolyzer capable of driving 10 mV cm^(−2) at a cell voltage of 1.57 V.
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.22101006)the Natural Science Research Major Project of Anhui Provincial Department of Education(2023AH040071)+1 种基金the Anhui Natural Science Foundation Youth Project(No.1908085QB49)the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(ZR2021QB205).
文摘Although catalysis is highly dependent on the catalytically active site,accurately regulating the microenvironment around the active site is an important way to improve the overall performance of catalysts.Herein,an Eu-based MOF with a rod-shaped secondary building unit(SBU)was obtained through a selfassembly strategy,and named Eu-MOF-T(T=temperature).Eu-MOF-T can absolutely and kinetically transform into another structure,Eu-MOF-S(S=solvent),under a stimulus in different solvents.Interestingly,Eu-MOF-S can convert into Eu-MOF-T absolutely and thermodynamically upon temperature stimulation.These transformations are mainly caused by microenvironmental changes,including the ligand torsion angle and cavity volume in the structure,and take place in the form of single-crystal-tosingle-crystal.Incredibly,Eu-MOF-S exhibits a halved cavity volume due to the bending of the ligand,yet demonstrates a superior photocatalytic CO_(2)RR capacity of 7886.1μmol g^(−1)h^(−1),while Eu-MOF-T,which possesses a larger cavity porosity,has a capacity of only 599.7μmol g^(−1)h^(−1).Theoretical calculations further reveal that Eu-MOF-S is more favorable for the formation of COOH*and promotes its further conversion into CO during the CO_(2)RR.
