Air-condition process for Constructing MeAl-LDHs/rGO (Me = Co, Ni, Fe) hybrids toward efficient oxygene evolution reaction.

Transition-metal-based layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are emerging as one of the most promising candidates with superior oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity. However, their fabrication under mild conditions remains a significant challenge. Here, we propose a low-cost, high-production-rate strategy for controlled preparation of AlOOH/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) with strong adsorption capacity for transition metal cations, and then in-situ conversion to CoAl-LDH/rGO, NiAl-LDH/rGO and FeAl-LDH/rGO under ambient conditions.

Molten-Salt Electrochemical-Assisted Synthesis of the CeO-O@GC Composite-Supported Pt Clusters with a Pt-O-Ce Structure for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction.

Highly active and robust Pt-based electrocatalysts for an oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are of crucial significance for the development of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Herein, the high-loading and well-dispersive Pt clusters on graphitic carbon-supported CeO with abundant oxygen vacancies (Pt/CeO-O@GC) were successfully fabricated by a molten-salt electrochemical-assisted method. The bonding of Pt with the highly electronegative O induces charge redistribution through the Pt-O-Ce structure, thus reducing the adsorption energies of oxygen-containing species.

Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Highly Active Single-Atom Fe/N/C Catalysts for High-Performance Aqueous and Flexible All-Solid-State Zn-Air Batteries.

The development of low-cost single-atom electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is highly desired but remains a grand challenge. Superior to the conventional techniques, a microwave-assisted strategy is reported for rapid production of high-quality Fe/N/C single-atom catalysts (SACs) with profoundly enhanced reaction rate and remarkably reduced energy consumption. The as-synthesized catalysts exhibit an excellent ORR performance with a positive half-wave potential up to 0.

Heme-heme oxygenase-2 reduces the atherosclerosis by preventing inflammation.

Objective: Heme oxygenase (HO) has been shown to have important antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, resulting in a vascular antitherogenic effect. This study was undertaken to evaluate the role of HO-2 in atherosclerosis.

Method And Results: The expression levels of HO-2 were evaluated in M1 and M2 bone marrow macrophage induced by LPS and IL4.

Eukaryotic initiation factor 6 repression mitigates atherosclerosis progression by inhibiting macrophages expressing Fasn.

Atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory disease that often leads to myocardial infarction and stroke, is mainly caused by lipid accumulation. Eukaryotic initiation factor 6 (Eif6) is a rate-limiting factor in protein translation of transcription factors necessary for lipogenesis. To determine whether Eif6 affects atherosclerosis, Eif6+/- mice were crossed into Apoe-/- background.

Boosted photocatalytic hydrogen production over two-dimensional/two-dimensional TaN/ReS van der Waals heterojunctions.

Currently, two-dimensional/two-dimensional (2D/2D) van der Waals heterojunctions, as novel and excellent candidates for photocatalysts, have attracted significant attention because of their fundamentally improved interfacial charge separation/transfer and massive reactive centers. Herein, novel 2D/2D TaN-nanosheet/ReS-nanosheet van der Waals heterojunction photocatalysts are rationally designed through a method combining template-assisted and solution-adsorption processes. The resultant heterojunctions exhibit enhanced interfacial charge transfer, boosted light absorption and significantly increased reaction sites for hydrogen evolution.

Highly Efficient and Selective Visible-Light Driven Photoreduction of CO to CO by Metal-Organic Frameworks-Derived NiCoO Porous Microrods.

Photocatalytic CO reduction by solar energy into carbonaceous feedstock chemicals is recognized as one of the effective ways to mitigate both the energy crisis and greenhouse effect, which fundamentally relies on the development of advanced photocatalysts. Here, the exploration of porous microrod photocatalysts based on novel NiCoO solid solutions derived from bimetallic metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is reported. They exhibit overall enhanced photocatalytic performance with both high activity and remarkable selectivity for reducing CO into CO under visible-light irradiation, which are superior to most related photocatalysts reported.

MOFs-Derived Fusiform In O Mesoporous Nanorods Anchored with Ultrafine CdZnS Nanoparticles for Boosting Visible-Light Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution.

The development of efficient visible-light-driven photocatalysts is one of the critically important issues for solar hydrogen production. Herein, high-efficiency visible-light-driven In O /CdZnS hybrid photocatalysts are explored by a facile oil-bath method, in which ultrafine CdZnS nanoparticles are anchored on NH -MIL-68-derived fusiform In O mesoporous nanorods. It is disclosed that the as-prepared In O /CdZnS hybrid photocatalysts exhibit enhanced visible-light harvesting, improves charges transfer and separation as well as abundant active sites.