Calcium sulfate whiskers(CSWs) modified with glutaraldehyde-crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol)(PVA) or traditional surface modifiers,including silane coupling agent,titanate coupling agent and stearic acid,were use...Calcium sulfate whiskers(CSWs) modified with glutaraldehyde-crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol)(PVA) or traditional surface modifiers,including silane coupling agent,titanate coupling agent and stearic acid,were used to strengthen poly(vinyl chloride)(PVC),and the morphologies,mechanical and heat resistant properties of the resulting composites were compared.The results clearly show that glutaraldehyde cross-linked PVA modified CSW/PVC composite(c PVA@CSW/PVC) has the strongest interfacial interaction,good and stable mechanical and heat resistant properties.Nielsen's modified Kerner's equation for Young's modulus is better than other models examined for the CSW/PVC composites.The half debonding angle θ of c PVA@CSW/PVC composite is lower than that of other composites except silane coupling agent modified CSW/PVC composites,indicating a very strong interfacial adhesion between c PVA@CSW and PVC.In general,cross-linked PVA is effective and environmentally friendly in modifying inorganic fillers.展开更多
One of the challenges for catalytic CO_(2)reduction is to control product selectivity,and new findings that can modify selectivity would be transformative.Herein,two kinds of TiO_(2)(homemade and commercial)with the s...One of the challenges for catalytic CO_(2)reduction is to control product selectivity,and new findings that can modify selectivity would be transformative.Herein,two kinds of TiO_(2)(homemade and commercial)with the same crystal phase but different surface properties are chosen as supports to prepare Ni-based catalysts for CO_(2)reduction,which show distinctly different product selectivity for CO_(2)reduction to CH_(4) or CO,as well as the CO_(2)conversion.The catalysts based on the homemade TiO_(2)support are highly selective for CH_(4) formation,while the latter ones are about 100%selective for CO formation under the same reaction conditions.In addition,the former ones are much active(more than 3 times)than the latter ones.We found that the collaborative contribution of Ti^(3+)and Ni^(2+)species and the electronic metal-support interactions effect maybe the main driving force behind for determining the product selectivity.Methane is almost exclusively produced over the catalysts with abundant Ti^(3+)and Ni^(2+)species and greater electronic metal-support interaction,otherwise,it will give priority to CO generation.The addition of CeO_(2)can reduce the Ni particle size and improve the dispersion of Ni nanoparticles,as well as create more Ti^(3+)species,contributing to the enhancement of CO_(2)conversion,but shows a negligible effect on product selectivity.Furthermore,the in situ DRIFT experiments and kinetic experiments indicate that the CO route is probably involved in the CO_(2)reduction process over the homemade Ni-CeO_(2)/TiO_(2)-CO catalyst with abundant Ti^(3+)and Ni^(2+)species and a strong electronic transform effect.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U 1507123)the Foundation from Qinghai Science and Technology Department(2014-HZ-817)Kunlun Scholar Award Program of Qinghai Province
文摘Calcium sulfate whiskers(CSWs) modified with glutaraldehyde-crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol)(PVA) or traditional surface modifiers,including silane coupling agent,titanate coupling agent and stearic acid,were used to strengthen poly(vinyl chloride)(PVC),and the morphologies,mechanical and heat resistant properties of the resulting composites were compared.The results clearly show that glutaraldehyde cross-linked PVA modified CSW/PVC composite(c PVA@CSW/PVC) has the strongest interfacial interaction,good and stable mechanical and heat resistant properties.Nielsen's modified Kerner's equation for Young's modulus is better than other models examined for the CSW/PVC composites.The half debonding angle θ of c PVA@CSW/PVC composite is lower than that of other composites except silane coupling agent modified CSW/PVC composites,indicating a very strong interfacial adhesion between c PVA@CSW and PVC.In general,cross-linked PVA is effective and environmentally friendly in modifying inorganic fillers.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51774159)the Open Project Program of the State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering(No.2020-KF-25)the Qinglan Project of Kunming University of Science and Technology。
文摘One of the challenges for catalytic CO_(2)reduction is to control product selectivity,and new findings that can modify selectivity would be transformative.Herein,two kinds of TiO_(2)(homemade and commercial)with the same crystal phase but different surface properties are chosen as supports to prepare Ni-based catalysts for CO_(2)reduction,which show distinctly different product selectivity for CO_(2)reduction to CH_(4) or CO,as well as the CO_(2)conversion.The catalysts based on the homemade TiO_(2)support are highly selective for CH_(4) formation,while the latter ones are about 100%selective for CO formation under the same reaction conditions.In addition,the former ones are much active(more than 3 times)than the latter ones.We found that the collaborative contribution of Ti^(3+)and Ni^(2+)species and the electronic metal-support interactions effect maybe the main driving force behind for determining the product selectivity.Methane is almost exclusively produced over the catalysts with abundant Ti^(3+)and Ni^(2+)species and greater electronic metal-support interaction,otherwise,it will give priority to CO generation.The addition of CeO_(2)can reduce the Ni particle size and improve the dispersion of Ni nanoparticles,as well as create more Ti^(3+)species,contributing to the enhancement of CO_(2)conversion,but shows a negligible effect on product selectivity.Furthermore,the in situ DRIFT experiments and kinetic experiments indicate that the CO route is probably involved in the CO_(2)reduction process over the homemade Ni-CeO_(2)/TiO_(2)-CO catalyst with abundant Ti^(3+)and Ni^(2+)species and a strong electronic transform effect.