Experimental and theoretical studies on inhibition performance of Cu corrosion in 0.5 M H2SO4 by three disulfide derivatives

Bochuan Tan,Shengtao Zhang,Wenpo Li,Xiuli Zuo,Yujie Qiang,Lihui Xu,Jiangyu Hao,Shijin Chen 한국공업화학회 2019 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.77 No.-

Phenyl disulfide (PDF), 2,20-dithiodipyridine (DDP), 5,5-dithiobis(1-phenyl-1H-tetrazole) (DPT) werestudied as inhibitors for Cu in H2SO4 via electrochemical methods, surface morphology analysis andtheoretical calculations. Electrochemical experiments show that PDF, DDP and DPT can exhibit excellentcorrosion inhibition performance. Their order of corrosion inhibition is DPT > DDP > PDF. Surfacemorphology analysis supports the electrochemical results. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)results show that S Cu bonds are detected in PDF, DDP and DPT, and N Cu bonds are detected in DDPand DPT. PDF, DDP and DPT adsorption on the Cu surface obey the Langmuir isotherm model. The resultsof quantum chemical calculations show that DPT has more active reaction sites than DDP and PDF. Molecular dynamics simulation results show that the order of binding energies of the three corrosioninhibitor molecules on the copper surface is DPT > DDP > PDF.

An efficient approach to fabricate lightweight polyimide/aramid sponge with excellent heat insulation and sound absorption performance

Shunxi Song,Yujie Shi,Jiaojun Tan,Zeshi Wu,Meiyun Zhang,Sheng Qiang,Jingyi Nie,Haitang Liu 한국공업화학회 2022 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.109 No.-

Polyimide sponges have bright prospects in the weight reduction, heat insulation, and sound absorptionequipment of aerospace, navigation, and other area due to their unique three-dimensional cellular structureand outstanding comprehensive performance. However, most polyimide sponges suffered from longand complex fabrication processes. Herein, an efficient and scalable approach, i.e. water-based foamforming, was proposed to fabricate ultralight and porous polyimide/aramid sponges (PASG). Attributedto the bubble-template nature of foam-forming, PASGs exhibit high porosity (>99%) and ultra-low density(10 mg/cm3), and possess excellent thermal and sound insulation performance with an optimum thermalconductivity of 34.89 mW/mK and noise reduction coefficient of 0.41. Besides, PASGs demonstrateoutstanding mechanical properties after 500 compression cycles. This strategy providing more possibilitiesfor developing the next generation of high-performance thermal insulation and noise reductionmaterials.

Simultaneous separation of three isoflavones on oligo-β-cyclodextrin substituted polystyrene-based medium and evaluation adsorption characteristics using AutoDock

Li Yang,Tianwei Tan,Jinyi Luan,Xin Wei,Yongqiang Yang,Wenqing Huang,Zhi Guo,Yujie Wang 한국화학공학회 2018 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.35 No.2

The adsorption characteristics between three isoflavones in crude soybean sample and styrene-β-cyclodextrin (S-CD) were studied by molecular mechanics calculations with AutoDock. The discriminatory ability exhibited by S-CD against glycitin, daidzin, and genistin through the differences in the interaction energies and complex geometries could potentially serve for the chromatographic separation. The chromatographic elution order of the three analytes on oligo-β-cyclodextrin substituted polystyrene-based medium (PS-CDP) was predicted depending on the binding free energy values obtained from molecular docking simulations. The experimental results of chromatographic evaluation on PS-CDP were consistent with the simulation prediction. The three isoflavones in sample can be simultaneously separated in one-step under the optimized mobile phase, which consisted of methanol/0.1mM NH4AC=65.0/35.0 (v/v) by PS-CDP column chromatography. A glycitin purity of 95.1% with a recovery of approximate 86.3% was achieved by proper peak cutting, and that of daidzin and genistin was 95.8%, 95.4% and 96.2%, 95.7%, respectively.

3D printed MXene (Ti2AlN)/polycaprolactone composite scaffolds for in situ maxillofacial bone defect repair

Zhimin Xu,Yingxin Zhang,Huanyan Dai,Yu Wang,Yujie Ma,Shuang Tan,Bing Han 한국공업화학회 2022 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.114 No.-

Obtaining a safe and reliable scaffold that can be rapidly fabricated and used for clinical bone defect repairhas always been a challenge. In this study, polycaprolactone (PCL) composite scaffolds with various MXene(Ti2AlN) contents were prepared using 3D printing technology. The effects of different contents of Ti2AlNon the mechanical properties, hydrophilicity, cytocompatibility, and osteogenic differentiation abilitywere systematically studied and analysed. In vitro experiments showed that scaffolds containing 5%Ti2AlN (PCL@5#Ti2AlN) obtained the best cell adhesion and proliferation ability and significantly upregulatedthe alkaline phosphatase (ALP) level. In vivo experiments of tibial defect repair in rats showed thatthe PCL scaffold containing 5% Ti2AlN (PCL@5#Ti2AlN) could significantly promote the formation of newbone, and the experimental results of rabbit maxillofacial bone defect repair further proved that thePCL@5#Ti2AlN scaffold could effectively promote the repair of bone defects. Transcriptome analysis indicatedthat Ti2AlN may promote osteogenic differentiation by the Wnt/b-catenin signaling pathway andcalcium-binding proteins. These findings suggest that Ti2AlN/PCL composite scaffolds with improvedin situ bone repair ability represent an intelligent strategy for bone defect repair.

Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting and Photocatalytic Water Oxidation of Cu2O Nanocube-Loaded BiVO4 Nanocrystal Heterostructures

Wenzhong Wang,Weiwei Zhang,Shan Meng,Lujie Jia,Miao Tan,Chenchun Hao,Yujie Liang,JUN WANG,Bin Zou 대한금속·재료학회 2016 ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LETTERS Vol.12 No.6

Reducing the fast recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairsof semiconductor photocatalyst is very important to improve itsphotocatalysis. In this paper we fabricate Cu2O nanocube-decoratedBiVO4 nanocrystal (denoted as BiVO4@Cu2O nanocrystal@nanocube)heterostructure photocatalyst by coupling n-type BiVO4 with p-type Cu2O. The BiVO4@Cu2O nanocrystal@nanocube photocatalysts show superiorphotocatalytic activities in photoelectrochemical (PEC) activity andphotocatalytic water oxidation to BiVO4 photocatalysts under visible lightillumination. The BiVO4@Cu2O nanocrystal@nanocube heterostructureelectrode achieves the highest photocurrent density of ~ 10 μA cm−2 at 0 Vversus Ag/AgCl, 5 times higher than that of BiVO4 nanocrystal electrode (~ 2 μA cm−2). The light induced evolution rate of O2generation for BiVO4@Cu2O nanocrystal@nanocube heterostructures is as high as 150 μmol h−1100 mg cat−1, more than 3times higher than that (48 μmol h−1100 mg cat−1) of BiVO4 nanocrystals. The enhanced photocatalysis activities of theBiVO4@Cu2O nanocrystal@nanocube photocatalysts are attributed to the efficient separation of the photoexcited electron-holepairs caused by inner electronic field (IEF) of p-n junction. This study opens up new opportunities in designing photoactivematerials with highly enhanced performance for solar energy conversion.

Removal of NO by carbon-based catalytic reduction bed loaded with Mn induced by dielectric barrier discharge at low temperature

Fan Gao,Xingpeng Jin,Guicheng Wang,Luying Sun,Yujie Tan,Renxi Zhang,Weixuan Zhao,Jianyuan Hou,Ruina Zhang 대한환경공학회 2023 Environmental Engineering Research Vol.28 No.1

The current paper reports on a newly developed DBD-Mn/FCRB hybrid system to explore the removal of NO<SUB>x </SUB> by reduction without adding reducing gas at low temperature (below 80℃). This technology was established with a fixed carbon-based reduction catalytic reduction bed loaded with manganese (Mn/FCRB) induced by dielectric barrier discharge (DBD). The NO conversion and N₂ selectivity in the new hybrid system reached 90.9 and 79.9%, respectively under 8% oxygen content, 1,200 J/L specific input energy (SIE), which were all higher than in the single DBD and DBD-FCRB systems, respectively. The Mn/FCRB was further characterized before and after activation by SEM, XRD and XPS. The possible reaction pathways of denitration were proposed through three processes based on the experimental results: direct denitration of active carbon atoms excited by plasma, reduction by adsorptive C(N) and C(O) complexes on the FCRB surface, and the reaction of nitrogen oxides with by-product CO. In addition, the results also showed that the new in-situ reduction denitration system had strong oxygen shock resistance and water resistance.

Clinical Evidence of Chemotherapy or Endocrine Therapy Maintenance in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer: Meta-analysis from Randomized Clinical Trials and Propensity Score Matching of Multicentre Cohort Study

Wei Ren,Yunfang Yu,Huangming Hong,Ying Wang,Quanlong Gao,Yongjian Chen,Peixian Chen,Jianli Zhao,Qiyun Ou,Dagui Lin,Tuping Fu,Yujie Tan,Chenchen Li,Xinxin Xie,Guolin Ye,Jun Tang,Herui Yao 대한암학회 2022 Cancer Research and Treatment Vol.54 No.4

Purpose This study aims to comprehensively evaluate the clinical efficacy of chemotherapy or endocrine therapy maintenance in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients. Materials and Methods The meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and propensity score matching of multicenter cohort study evaluated MBC patients who underwent first-line chemotherapy or endocrine therapy maintenance. This study is registered with PROSPERO: CRD42017071858 and ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04258163. Results A total of 2,867 patients from 15 RCTs and 760 patients from multicenter cohort were included. The results from meta-analysis showed that chemotherapy maintenance improved progression-free survival (PFS) (hazard ratio [HR], 0.63; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.54 to 0.73; p < 0.001; moderate-quality evidence) and overall survival (OS) (HR, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.78 to 0.97; p=0.016; high-quality evidence) than observation. In the cohort study, for hormone receptor–positive MBC patients, chemotherapy maintenance improved PFS (HR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.52 to 0.85; p < 0.001) and OS (HR, 0.55; 95% CI, 0.42 to 0.73; p < 0.001) compared with observation, and endocrine therapy maintenance also improved PFS (HR, 0.65; 95% CI, 0.53 to 0.80; p < 0.001) and OS (HR, 0.55; 95% CI, 0.44 to 0.69; p < 0.001). There were no differences between chemotherapy and endocrine therapy maintenance in PFS and OS (all p > 0.05). Regardless of the continuum or switch maintenance therapy, showed prolonged survival in MBC patients who were response to first-line treatment. Conclusion This study provided evidences for survival benefits of chemotherapy and endocrine therapy maintenance in MBC patients, and there was no difference efficacy between chemotherapy and endocrine therapy maintenance for hormone receptor–positive patients.