A Polymer Acceptor with Grafted Small Molecule Acceptor Unit for Efficient All Polymer Organic Solar Cells.

A polymer acceptor, named PX-1, is  designed and synthesized using a polymerization strategy with grafted small molecule acceptors. This design approach allows for the freedom of end groups while maintaining efficient terminal packing, enhancing π-π interactions, and facilitating charge transport. All-polymer organic solar cells based on PM6: PX-1 demonstrate a promising efficiency of 13.

Magnetic properties of a soft magnetic elastomer based on antioxidant magnetic composite particles and a water-soluble polymer matrix.

A soft magnetic elastomer, called a magnetorheological elastomer (MRE), based on a polyacrylamide (PAM) modified carbonyl iron particle (P-CIP) composite and a water-soluble PAM matrix was designed and prepared by the chemical polymerization and crosslinking method. P-CIPs were synthesized by the polymerization of an acrylamide monomer on the CIP surface to improve the oxidation resistance of CIPs and the interaction between the particles and polymer matrix in the MRE. The results obtained from infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) (in a nitrogen atmosphere) show that the coating effect of the polymer on the particle surface is very good.

Experimental Study on the Stability of a Novel Nanocomposite-Enhanced Viscoelastic Surfactant Solution as a Fracturing Fluid under Unconventional Reservoir Stimulation.

FeO@ZnO nanocomposites (NCs) were synthesized to improve the stability of the wormlike micelle (WLM) network structure of viscoelastic surfactant (VES) fracturing fluid and were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). Then, an NC-enhanced viscoelastic surfactant solution as a fracturing fluid (NC-VES) was prepared, and its properties, including settlement stability, interactions between NCs and WLMs, proppant-transporting performance and gel-breaking properties, were systematically studied. More importantly, the influences of the NC concentration, shear rate, temperature and pH level on the stability of NC-VES were systematically investigated.

Experimental Study on the Drag Reduction Performance of Clear Fracturing Fluid Using Wormlike Surfactant Micelles and Magnetic Nanoparticles under a Magnetic Field.

This paper examines a new study on the synergistic effect of magnetic nanoparticles and wormlike micelles (WLMs) on drag reduction. FeO magnetic nanoparticles (FE-NPs) are utilized to improve the performance of viscoelastic surfactant (VES) solutions used as fracturing fluids. The chemical composition and micromorphology of the FE-NPs were analyzed with FT-IR and an electron microscope.

Investigation of the emission control of sulfur trioxide aerosols based on heterogeneous condensation and the deflectors tray of the desulfurization tower.

In this paper, control over the emission of sulfur trioxide aerosols was investigated based on heterogeneous condensation in the wet flue gas desulfurization process. The influence of the deflectors tray of the desulfurization tower on the removal performance of the sulfur trioxide aerosols was also studied. The results show that the critical supersaturation degree of sulfur trioxide aerosols is in inverse proportion to the sizes.

Insight into 6π Electrocyclic Reactions of 1,8-Dioxatetraene.

A variety of benzofuranone-based spiroisochromenes were originally designed and synthesized to gain insight into the oxa-6π electrocyclic reaction of cis,cis-1,8-dioxatetraene for the first time. The stability of the 1,8-dioxatetraene intermediate is governed by its steric congestion and can be fine-tuned through modification of the backbone structure, leading to the reactivity differences in the 6π electrocyclic reaction and the emergence of photochromic properties.

Photocatalytic degradation of cooking fume on a TiO-coated carbon nanotubes composite filter.

A TiO/MWCNTs/AlO/NF (TiO nanoparticles/multi-walled carbon nanotubes /AlO-modified nickel foams) composite filter was prepared through grown of MWCNTs upon AlO-modified nickel foams using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method and then coated TiO nanoparticles onto MWCNTs using dip-coating method. The MWCNTs forms a network-like structure on the surface layer of composite filter. The BET surface area of TiO/MWCNTs/AlO/NF composite filter is more than 375 times higher than that of the pristine nickel foam.

From Simple to Complex: Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed C-C Bond Cleavage and C-H Bond Functionalization for the Synthesis of 3a,8b-Dihydro-1H-cyclopenta[b]benzofuran-1-ones.

A rhodium(III)-catalyzed strategy for the one-step synthesis of polysubstituted cis-3a,8b-dihydro-1H-cyclopenta[b]benzofuran-1-ones from simple 2'-hydroxychalcones and alkynes is developed. This novel transformation involves a sequential C-C bond cleavage and dehydrogenative annulation, leading to the product bearing a quaternary and a tertiary carbon center. C labeling experiments revealed that C-C bond cleavage takes place not only at the C-C(C═O) bond but also at the C≡C bond.