Strongly coupled and highly-compacted zirconium aminobenzenedicarboxylate crystal membranes for accelerating carbon dioxide capture.

This study presents the fabrication of a UiO-66-NH composite membrane on a porous carbon cloth-polypyrrole substrate (CC-PPy@UiO-66-NH) that demonstrates strongly coupled and highly ordered features to enhance CO capture efficiency. This free-standing configuration exhibits a higher adsorption kinetics with a slope of 0.48 mg g min for CO and superior adsorption selectivity, demonstrating that the adsorption kinetics rate of the CC-PPy@UiO-66-NH composite membrane for CO is approximately twice that of bulk UiO-66-NH (0.

Hydroxyl-/Carboxyl-Rich Graphitic Carbon Nitride/Graphene Oxide Composites for Efficient Photodegradation of Reactive Red 195 and Antibacterial Applications.

In this work, a protonated graphitic carbon nitride (P-g-CN)-coated graphene oxide (GO) composite (GO/P-g-CN) was prepared via wet-chemistry exfoliation, followed by a freeze-drying process. The GO/P-g-CN composite was found to have an outstanding photodegradation performance effect on the reactive red 195 (RR195) dye and very strong antibacterial properties. Both the GO structure and the dispersed state of P-g-CN were found to play a significant role in enhancing the photocatalytic activity of GO/P-g-CN.

Design and Synthesis of Ag-based Catalysts for Electrochemical CO Reduction: Advances and Perspectives.

Ag-based nanocrystals have emerged as an important candidate for CO reduction reaction (CO RR) owing to the increasing amount of CO in the atmosphere, which has shown a propensity to alleviate environmental problems and produce high value-added chemicals. This paper reviews the surface and interface engineering of Ag-based catalysts towards CO RR, which involve in the morphology control, composition manipulation, and support effects. Various synthesis approaches are presented to discuss their influence on the size, crystal structure and morphology of Ag-based catalysts, including pure Ag NPs, Ag-based alloys, Ag/metal oxides composites as well as Ag/carbon materials.

Analysis on the Moderating Effect of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Mode and Locus of Control of College Teachers and Students Based on Comic Style Recognition.

This study was carried out to explore the moderating effect of comic education and locus of control (LOC) in innovation and entrepreneurship education in colleges and universities. Firstly, the theoretical knowledge of comic education, innovation and entrepreneurship education, and LOC was briefly introduced, and the significance of comics for innovation and entrepreneurship education was discussed. Secondly, the existing innovation and entrepreneurship education modes in colleges and universities in China were introduced.

Preparation and Biocompatibility Study of Contrast-Enhanced Hernia Mesh Material.

Background: Meshes play a crucial role in hernia repair. However, the displacement of mesh inevitably leads to various associated complications. This process is difficult to be traced by conventional imaging means.

Probing into the In-Situ Exsolution Mechanism of Metal Nanoparticles from Doped Ceria Host.

Exsolved nanoparticle catalysts have recently attracted broad research interest as they simultaneously combine the features of catalytic activity and chemical stability in various applications of energy conversion and storage. As the internal mechanism of in-situ exsolution is of prime significance for the optimization of its strategy, comprehensive research focused on the behaviors of in-situ segregation for metal (Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Ag, Pt and Au)-substituted CeO is reported using first-principles calculations. An interesting link between the behaviors of metal growth from the ceria host and their microelectronic reconfigurations was established to understand the inherent attribute of metal self-regeneration, where a stair-stepping charge difference served as the inner driving force existing along the exsolving pathway, and the weak metal-coordinate associations synergistically facilitate the ceria's in-situ growth.

Taurocholic acid is an active promoting factor, not just a biomarker of progression of liver cirrhosis: evidence from a human metabolomic study and in vitro experiments.

Background: Previous studies have indicated that bile acid is associated with progression of liver cirrhosis. However, the particular role of specific bile acid in the development of liver cirrhosis is not definite. The present study aims to identify the specific bile acid and explore its possible mechanisms in promoting liver cirrhosis.