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Yongchun Zhang

Bio: Yongchun Zhang is an academic researcher from Dalian University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Adsorption & Pipeline transport. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 30 publications receiving 597 citations.

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01 Aug 2008-Fuel
TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of different chemical treatments on the properties of the activated carbon precursors and final carbons activated with KOH was invested by using XRD, FTIR, and BET techniques.

66 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a series of CuO/ZnO/zrO2 (CZZ) catalysts were synthesized by citrate method and tested in the catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol.
Abstract: A series of CuO/ZnO/ZrO2 (CZZ) catalysts with different CuO/ZnO weight ratios have been synthesized by citrate method and tested in the catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol. Experimental results showed that the catalyst with the lowest CuO/ZnO weight ratio of 2/7 exhibited the best catalytic performance with a CO2 conversion of 32.9%, 45.8% methanol selectivity, and a process delivery of 193.9 gMeOH·kgcat−1·h−1. A synergetic effect is found by systematic temperature-programmed-desorption (TPD) studies. Comparing with single and di-component systems, the interaction via different components in a CZZ system provides additional active sites to adsorb more H2 and CO2 in the low temperature range, resulting in higher weight time yield (WTY) of methanol.

64 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a three-phase flow model for predicting the transient outflow following the failure of pressurised CO2 pipelines and vessels is proposed, which is successfully validated against experimental data obtained from high-pressure CO2 releases performed as part of the FP7 CO2PipeHaz project (wwwco2pipehazeu)

53 citations

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Anfeng Zhang1, Yongchun Zhang1, Na Xing1, Keke Hou1, Xinwen Guo1 
TL;DR: In this article, a mesoporous shell perforated by hexagonally arrayed cylindrical nanochannels has been synthesized using one-pot sol−gel/emulsion approach.
Abstract: Hollow silica spheres with a mesoporous shell perforated by hexagonally arrayed cylindrical nanochannels have been synthesized using one-pot sol−gel/emulsion approach. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) investigations reveal that the shells of the as-made hollow silica spheres are partially covered by amorphous silica particles, which can be eliminated to a great extent after an additional hydrothermal treatment in autoclave. The hollow core structure is most likely formed by the stable benzene-in-water emulsion which acts as the removable template. And surfactant P123 favors the assembly of silica to form the mesostructured shell under acidic conditions. Using these hollow silica spheres as the hard template, structurally stable hollow carbon can be obtained, indicating that the pores on the silica shell are interconnected.

46 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a two-fluid transient flow model for simulating outflow following the failure of high pressure CO 2 pipelines is presented, where thermal and mechanical non-equilibrium effects during depressurisation are accounted for by utilising simple constitutive relations describing interphase mass, heat and momentum transfer in terms of relaxation to equilibrium.

44 citations


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TL;DR: The unique properties and niche applications of the hollow structures in diverse fields, including micro-/nanocontainers and reactors, optical properties and applications, magnetic properties, energy storage, catalysis, biomedical applications, environmental remediation, and sensors are discussed.
Abstract: In this Review, we aim to provide an updated summary of the research related to hollow micro- and nanostructures, covering both their synthesis and their applications. After a brief introduction to the definition and classification of the hollow micro-/nanostructures, we discuss various synthetic strategies that can be grouped into three major categories, including hard templating, soft templating, and self-templating synthesis. For both hard and soft templating strategies, we focus on how different types of templates are generated and then used for creating hollow structures. At the end of each section, the structural and morphological control over the product is discussed. For the self-templating strategy, we survey a number of unconventional synthetic methods, such as surface-protected etching, Ostwald ripening, the Kirkendall effect, and galvanic replacement. We then discuss the unique properties and niche applications of the hollow structures in diverse fields, including micro-/nanocontainers and rea...

1,135 citations

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TL;DR: Progress in the main application aspects of HMMs, such as adsorption and storage, catalysis, and biomedicine, are discussed in detail in this article, in terms of the unique features of the combined large void space in the core and the mesoporous network in the shell.
Abstract: Hollow-structured mesoporous materials (HMMs), as a kind of mesoporous material with unique morphology, have been of great interest in the past decade because of the subtle combination of the hollow architecture with the mesoporous nanostructure. Benefitting from the merits of low density, large void space, large specific surface area, and, especially, the good biocompatibility, HMMs present promising application prospects in various fields, such as adsorption and storage, confined catalysis when catalytically active species are incorporated in the core and/or shell, controlled drug release, targeted drug delivery, and simultaneous diagnosis and therapy of cancers when the surface and/or core of the HMMs are functionalized with functional ligands and/or nanoparticles, and so on. In this review, recent progress in the design, synthesis, functionalization, and applications of hollow mesoporous materials are discussed. Two main synthetic strategies, soft-templating and hard-templating routes, are broadly sorted and described in detail. Progress in the main application aspects of HMMs, such as adsorption and storage, catalysis, and biomedicine, are also discussed in detail in this article, in terms of the unique features of the combined large void space in the core and the mesoporous network in the shell. Functionalization of the core and pore/outer surfaces with functional organic groups and/or nanoparticles, and their performance, are summarized in this article. Finally, an outlook of their prospects and challenges in terms of their controlled synthesis and scaled application is presented.

645 citations

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TL;DR: Single-crystal X-ray diffraction and computational simulation studies showed that the exceptional C2H6 selectivity arises from the proper positioning of multiple electronegative and electropositive functional groups on the ultramicroporous pore surface, which form multiple C–H···N hydrogen bonds with C 2H6 instead of the more polar competitor C2h4.
Abstract: Separating ethene (C2H4) from ethane (C2H6) is of paramount importance and difficulty. Here we show that C2H4 can be efficiently purified by trapping the inert C2H6 in a judiciously designed metal-organic framework. Under ambient conditions, passing a typical cracked gas mixture (15:1 C2H4/C2H6) through 1 litre of this C2H6 selective adsorbent directly produces 56 litres of C2H4 with 99.95%+ purity (required by the C2H4 polymerization reactor) at the outlet, with a single breakthrough operation, while other C2H6 selective materials can only produce ca. ⩽ litre, and conventional C2H4 selective adsorbents require at least four adsorption-desorption cycles to achieve the same C2H4 purity. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction and computational simulation studies showed that the exceptional C2H6 selectivity arises from the proper positioning of multiple electronegative and electropositive functional groups on the ultramicroporous pore surface, which form multiple C-H···N hydrogen bonds with C2H6 instead of the more polar competitor C2H4.

414 citations

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TL;DR: This Review attempts to exhaustively compile the existing literature on sour gas sweetening and to identify promising areas for future developments in the field.
Abstract: Hydrogen sulfide removal is a long-standing economic and environmental challenge faced by the oil and gas industries. H2S separation processes using reactive and non-reactive absorption and adsorption, membranes, and cryogenic distillation are reviewed. A detailed discussion is presented on new developments in adsorbents, such as ionic liquids, metal oxides, metals, metal–organic frameworks, zeolites, carbon-based materials, and composite materials; and membrane technologies for H2S removal. This Review attempts to exhaustively compile the existing literature on sour gas sweetening and to identify promising areas for future developments in the field.

384 citations

01 Jan 2001
TL;DR: Functionalised hexagonal mesoporous SBA-15-type molecular sieves with pore sizes in the range 51–56 A have been prepared using non-ionic block copolymers and used for immobilisation of the enzyme trypsin, showing the most promising solids prepared by supporting the enzyme on thiol-functionalised Sba-15 prepared by in situ synthesis.
Abstract: Abstract Functionalised hexagonal mesoporous SBA-15-type molecular sieves with pore sizes in the range 51–56 A have been prepared using non-ionic block copolymers and used for immobilisation of the enzyme trypsin. Thiol, chloride, amine, and carboxylic acid functional groups were attached by siloxypropane tethers to the siliceous surface of SBA-15 via two methods, post-synthesis grafting and in situ synthesis. Phenylsiloxane groups were also incorporated using these two methods. The resulting solids were rendered porous and used to immobilise trypsin, giving variable but in general higher retention of the enzyme molecules than was observed on unfunctionalised, purely siliceous SBA-15. The resulting supported enzyme catalysts were shown to be active and stable catalysts for the hydrolysis of N -α-benzoyl-DL-arginine-4-nitroanilide (BAPNA). The solids prepared by supporting the enzyme on thiol-functionalised SBA-15 prepared by in situ synthesis were found to be the most promising. Trypsin supported on thiol-functionalised SBA-15 was shown to be recyclable.

291 citations