Increasing environmental concerns about limiting harmful emissions has necessitated sulfur-and phosphorus-free green lubricant additives.Although boron-containing compounds have been widely investigated as green lubri...Increasing environmental concerns about limiting harmful emissions has necessitated sulfur-and phosphorus-free green lubricant additives.Although boron-containing compounds have been widely investigated as green lubricant additives,their macromolecular analogs have been rarely considered yet to develop environmentally friendly lubricant additives.In this work,a series of boron-containing copolymers have been synthesized by free-radical copolymerization of stearyl methacrylate and isopropenyl boronic acid pinacol ester with different feeding ratios(S_(n)-r-B_(m),n=1,m=1/3,1,2,3,5,9).The resulting copolymers of S_(n)-r-B_(m)(n=1,m=1/3,1,2,3,5)are readily dispersed in the PAO-10 base oil and form micelle-like aggregates with hydrodynamic diameters ranging from 9.7 to 52 nm.SRV-IV oscillating reciprocating tribological tests on ball-on-flat steel pairs show that compared with the base oil of PAO-10,the friction coefficients and wear volumes of the base oil solutions of S_(n)-r-B_(m)decrease considerably up to 62%and 97%,respectively.Moreover,the base oil solution of S_(1)-r-B_(1)exhibits an excellent load-bearing capacity of(850±100)N.These superior lubricating properties are due to the formation of protective tribofilms comprising S_(n)-r-B_(m),boron oxide,and iron oxide compounds on the lubricated steel surface.Therefore,the boron-containing copolymers can be regarded as a novel class of environmentally friendly lubricating oil macroadditives for efficient friction and wear reduction without sulfur and phosphorus elements.展开更多
Carbonylation reactions,crucial for carbonyl group incorporation,struggle with the inherent complexity of achieving selective mono-or double-carbonylation on single substrates,often due to competing reaction pathways....Carbonylation reactions,crucial for carbonyl group incorporation,struggle with the inherent complexity of achieving selective mono-or double-carbonylation on single substrates,often due to competing reaction pathways.Herein,our study introduces a strategy employing palladium amides,harnessing their unique reactivity control,to direct the selective carbonylation of amines for the targeted synthesis of urea and oxamide derivatives.The palladium amide structure was elucidated using single-crystal X-ray diffraction.Controlled experiments and cyclic voltammetry studies further elucidate that the oxidation of palladium amide or its insertion into a carbonyl group diverges into distinct pathways.By employing sodium percarbonate as an eco-friendly oxidant and base,we have successfully constructed a switchable carbonylation system co-catalyzed by palladium and iodide under room temperature.The utilizing strategy in this study not only facilitates effective control over reaction selectivity but also mitigates the risk of explosions,a critical safety concern in traditional carbonylation methods.展开更多
The interest in curtailing environmental pollution issues through physical separation processes has inspired an extensive search for novel nanoporous materials with exceptional adsorption capabilities.Covalent triazin...The interest in curtailing environmental pollution issues through physical separation processes has inspired an extensive search for novel nanoporous materials with exceptional adsorption capabilities.Covalent triazine frameworks(CTFs),emerged as a class of crystalline covalent organic frameworks(COFs),have been widely examined for various separation applications,owing to their large porosity,high stability,and rich nitrogen(N)doping.The development of CTFs for efficient adsorption of mercury(Ⅱ)(Hg^(2+))is of great importance for the field,whereas it is rarely attempted,on account of limited synthetic strategies and unknown structural-property relations of conventional CTFs derived from ionothermal approaches.Herein,we report rational synthesis of a crystalline CTF with methylthio pendant arms for efficient removal of Hg^(2+)with an exceptional capacity of 751 mg·g^(-1),ranking at the top among previously-reported adsorbents.This work may open up new possibility in the synthesis of COFs for various separations.展开更多
The Co@NC catalysts with different morphologies were prepared by two step process,solvent control growth and pyrolysis method.The polyhedral Co@NC-67P-450 catalyst has a relatively high CoNx content and exhibits excel...The Co@NC catalysts with different morphologies were prepared by two step process,solvent control growth and pyrolysis method.The polyhedral Co@NC-67P-450 catalyst has a relatively high CoNx content and exhibits excellent phenol hydrogenation activity(conversion 96.9%)at 160℃,3 MPa,which is higher than that of leaf shaped Co@NC-67L-450 catalyst(conversion 75.4%).We demonstrated Co_(3)O_(4)was reduced to the Co^(0)during the reaction.Moreover,CoNx species contribute to the superior hydrogenation activity of phenol.The Co-based catalysts can be easily recovered through the magnetic separation and performed the high stability.展开更多
Ru nanoparticles with fcc and hcp crystal phases were obtained by chemical reduction method using different precursors and reducing agents,and their catalytic properties in ammonia synthesis were compared.The catalyti...Ru nanoparticles with fcc and hcp crystal phases were obtained by chemical reduction method using different precursors and reducing agents,and their catalytic properties in ammonia synthesis were compared.The catalytic reaction rate(666.4μmol·h^(−1)·g^(−1))of fcc Ru catalyst is higher than that of hcp Ru(378.9μmol·h^(−1)·g^(−1))at the reaction temperature(400℃)and pressure(1 MPa).The results indicate that the exposed crystal faces have a certain impact on the catalytic activity.The dissociation ability to N_(2) of fcc Ru exposed(111)and(200)is better than that of hcp Ru exposed(100).When the ruthenium catalyst was loaded on rod-like CeO_(2) support,the ammonia synthesis activity was further improved.The ammonia synthesis activity of fcc Ru/CeO_(2) is 1.4 times higher than that of hcp Ru/CeO_(2) under the test conditions.展开更多
文摘Increasing environmental concerns about limiting harmful emissions has necessitated sulfur-and phosphorus-free green lubricant additives.Although boron-containing compounds have been widely investigated as green lubricant additives,their macromolecular analogs have been rarely considered yet to develop environmentally friendly lubricant additives.In this work,a series of boron-containing copolymers have been synthesized by free-radical copolymerization of stearyl methacrylate and isopropenyl boronic acid pinacol ester with different feeding ratios(S_(n)-r-B_(m),n=1,m=1/3,1,2,3,5,9).The resulting copolymers of S_(n)-r-B_(m)(n=1,m=1/3,1,2,3,5)are readily dispersed in the PAO-10 base oil and form micelle-like aggregates with hydrodynamic diameters ranging from 9.7 to 52 nm.SRV-IV oscillating reciprocating tribological tests on ball-on-flat steel pairs show that compared with the base oil of PAO-10,the friction coefficients and wear volumes of the base oil solutions of S_(n)-r-B_(m)decrease considerably up to 62%and 97%,respectively.Moreover,the base oil solution of S_(1)-r-B_(1)exhibits an excellent load-bearing capacity of(850±100)N.These superior lubricating properties are due to the formation of protective tribofilms comprising S_(n)-r-B_(m),boron oxide,and iron oxide compounds on the lubricated steel surface.Therefore,the boron-containing copolymers can be regarded as a novel class of environmentally friendly lubricating oil macroadditives for efficient friction and wear reduction without sulfur and phosphorus elements.
基金The National Key Research and Development Program of Ministry of Science and Technology(No.2022YFA1504602)Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(No.BK20211094)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.22302214,21972152,U22B20137).
文摘Carbonylation reactions,crucial for carbonyl group incorporation,struggle with the inherent complexity of achieving selective mono-or double-carbonylation on single substrates,often due to competing reaction pathways.Herein,our study introduces a strategy employing palladium amides,harnessing their unique reactivity control,to direct the selective carbonylation of amines for the targeted synthesis of urea and oxamide derivatives.The palladium amide structure was elucidated using single-crystal X-ray diffraction.Controlled experiments and cyclic voltammetry studies further elucidate that the oxidation of palladium amide or its insertion into a carbonyl group diverges into distinct pathways.By employing sodium percarbonate as an eco-friendly oxidant and base,we have successfully constructed a switchable carbonylation system co-catalyzed by palladium and iodide under room temperature.The utilizing strategy in this study not only facilitates effective control over reaction selectivity but also mitigates the risk of explosions,a critical safety concern in traditional carbonylation methods.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(22078349,22005319,52170109)Self-deployment Program from Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics(E30159SQ).
文摘The interest in curtailing environmental pollution issues through physical separation processes has inspired an extensive search for novel nanoporous materials with exceptional adsorption capabilities.Covalent triazine frameworks(CTFs),emerged as a class of crystalline covalent organic frameworks(COFs),have been widely examined for various separation applications,owing to their large porosity,high stability,and rich nitrogen(N)doping.The development of CTFs for efficient adsorption of mercury(Ⅱ)(Hg^(2+))is of great importance for the field,whereas it is rarely attempted,on account of limited synthetic strategies and unknown structural-property relations of conventional CTFs derived from ionothermal approaches.Herein,we report rational synthesis of a crystalline CTF with methylthio pendant arms for efficient removal of Hg^(2+)with an exceptional capacity of 751 mg·g^(-1),ranking at the top among previously-reported adsorbents.This work may open up new possibility in the synthesis of COFs for various separations.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(22102194)The Science and Technology Plan of Gansu Province(20JR10RA044)The Youth Innovation Promotion Association of CAS(2022427).
文摘The Co@NC catalysts with different morphologies were prepared by two step process,solvent control growth and pyrolysis method.The polyhedral Co@NC-67P-450 catalyst has a relatively high CoNx content and exhibits excellent phenol hydrogenation activity(conversion 96.9%)at 160℃,3 MPa,which is higher than that of leaf shaped Co@NC-67L-450 catalyst(conversion 75.4%).We demonstrated Co_(3)O_(4)was reduced to the Co^(0)during the reaction.Moreover,CoNx species contribute to the superior hydrogenation activity of phenol.The Co-based catalysts can be easily recovered through the magnetic separation and performed the high stability.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(22102194)The Science and Technology Plan of Gansu Province(24JRRA067,23ZDFA016)The Youth Innovation Promotion Association of CAS(2022427).
文摘Ru nanoparticles with fcc and hcp crystal phases were obtained by chemical reduction method using different precursors and reducing agents,and their catalytic properties in ammonia synthesis were compared.The catalytic reaction rate(666.4μmol·h^(−1)·g^(−1))of fcc Ru catalyst is higher than that of hcp Ru(378.9μmol·h^(−1)·g^(−1))at the reaction temperature(400℃)and pressure(1 MPa).The results indicate that the exposed crystal faces have a certain impact on the catalytic activity.The dissociation ability to N_(2) of fcc Ru exposed(111)and(200)is better than that of hcp Ru exposed(100).When the ruthenium catalyst was loaded on rod-like CeO_(2) support,the ammonia synthesis activity was further improved.The ammonia synthesis activity of fcc Ru/CeO_(2) is 1.4 times higher than that of hcp Ru/CeO_(2) under the test conditions.
