Yongjuan Chen
Yunnan University
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Chemical Communications | 2014
Jiao He; Jiaqiang Wang; Yongjuan Chen; Jinping Zhang; Deliang Duan; Yao Wang; Zhiying Yan
A stable photoactive metal-organic framework UiO-66(Zr) sensitized by adsorbed or directly added rhodamine B dye exhibited photocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution under visible-light illumination (λ≥ 420 nm). Using Pt as a co-catalyst, the adsorbed and directly added dye extremely enhanced the photocatalytic activity to 30 and 26 times the value afforded by bare Pt@UiO-66(Zr), respectively.
Chemical Communications | 2011
Jian-Ke Sun; Li-Xuan Cai; Yongjuan Chen; Zhaohui Li; Jie Zhang
Eu(III) ions have been introduced into a photoactive viologen system to yield a polyrotaxane-like metal-organic framework, which exhibits reversible photochromism and luminescence modulation with a non-destructive readout capability in the solid state.
Journal of Materials Chemistry | 2012
Jian-Ke Sun; Peng Wang; Qing-Xia Yao; Yongjuan Chen; Zhaohui Li; Yongfan Zhang; Li-Ming Wu; Jie Zhang
Research on the tunable photosensitive properties of soft metal organic hybrid materials via environmental stimulation is presented. A supramolecular coordination polymer accommodating guest water molecules and anions is synthesized in aqueous solution. The original photochemically inert framework exhibits thermochromism, and can be transferred into a photochromic state via dehydration treatment. Furthermore, the interlayer ClO4− ions can be exchanged by halide and pseudohalide anions in a crystal to crystal manner. Although the favorable geometry for electron transfer from the carboxylate group to the bipyridinium moiety is created in transformed structures, the introduction of halide or pseudohalide anions leads to the formation of different charge transfer interactions with electron-accepting bipyridinium units in the ground state, which improves the light absorption of the compounds in the visible region and greatly affects the photoreduction efficiency of the bipyridinium unit. Consequently, the transformed crystals exhibit multicolor photochromic properties in solid states.
Carbohydrate Polymers | 2015
Guoli Zi; Zhiying Yan; Yangxia Wang; Yongjuan Chen; Yunlong Guo; Fagui Yuan; Wenyu Gao; Yanmei Wang; Jiaqiang Wang
Catalytic hydrolysis of biomass over solid catalysts can be one of the most efficient pathways for a future sustainable society dependent on cellulose biomass. In this work metal-organic framework MIL-53(Al) without any functionalization was directly employed as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the hydrolysis of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) to 5-hydroxymethyl-furaldehyde (5-HMF) in aqueous phase. A 5-HMF molar yield of 40.3% and total reducing sugar (TRS) molar yield of 54.2% were obtained with water as single solvent at 473 K for 4 h. The catalyst could be reused three times without losing activity to a greater extent. With the remarkable advantages such as the use of water as single solvent and MIL-53(Al) as a novel heterogeneous green catalyst, the work provides a new platform for the production of value added chemicals and liquid fuels from biomass.
RSC Advances | 2015
Junjie Li; Yongjuan Chen; Yunan Wang; Zhiying Yan; Deliang Duan; Jiaqiang Wang
Although a few systems prepared by using biotemplates have been employed as mesoporous photocatalysts, the natural latex secreted by plants has not been used as a template to synthesize porous materials, let alone for the achievement of high photocatalytic activity under solar light. Herein, one of the most important biosynthesized polymers, natural rubber latex from the rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis in Xishuangbanna was directly used as a structure-directing agent in synthesis of thermally stable mesostructured TiO2. The as-prepared samples were characterized by XRD, FT-IR, XPS, N2 adsorption/desorption, TEM and UV-vis DRS. The synthesized TiO2 exhibited highly effective photocatalytic activity for the degradation of phenol and rhodamine B under solar light. Furthermore, addition of acetylacetone (ACA) during the synthesis significantly enhanced the photocatalytic activity. The reported strategies provide a new direction of using natural rubber latex as a template to prepare highly effective photocatalysts.
International Journal of Photoenergy | 2014
Zhiying Yan; Wenjuan Gong; Yongjuan Chen; Deliang Duan; Junjie Li; Wei Wang; Jiaqiang Wang
Heterogeneous photocatalysis is able to operate effectively to eliminate organic compounds from wastewater in the presence of semiconductor photocatalyst and a light source. Although photosensitization of titania by organic dyes is one of the conventional ways for visible-light utilization of titania, previous studies have not yet addressed the use of natural food coloring agents as templates in the synthesis of mesostructured materials, let alone the simultaneous achievement of highly crystalline mesoscopic framework and visible-light photocatalytic activity. In this work, anthocyanin, a natural pigment from red radish was directly used as template in synthesis of highly crystalline mesoporous titania. The synthesized mesoporous titania samples were characterized by a combination of various physicochemical techniques, such as XRD, SEM, HRTEM, nitrogen adsorption/desorption, and diffuse reflectance UV-Vis. The prepared mesoporous titania photocatalyst exhibited significant activity under visible-light irradiation for the degradation of dyes and phenols due to its red shift of band-gap-absorption onset and visible-light response as a result of the incorporation of surface carbon species.
Journal of Environmental Sciences-china | 2014
Jiao He; Guoli Zi; Zhiying Yan; Yongli Li; Jiao Xie; Deliang Duan; Yongjuan Chen; Jiaqiang Wang
Cyanobacteria, which occurred in eutrophic water harvest solar light to carry out photosynthesis with high efficiency. In this work, cyanobacteria (Microcystis sp.) were used as biotemplate to synthesize titania structure. The synthesized titania sample had similar morphology to that of the original template in spite of the fragile unicellular structures and extremely high water content of cyanobacterial cells. Incorporation of biogenic C, as well as the morphology inherited from biotemplate improved visible-light absorbance of the titania structure. The sample exhibited higher visible-light photocatalytic activity than commercial titania photocatalyst Degussa P25 for Rhodamine B (RhB) degradation. Compared with those C-doped titania photocatalysts prepared by other methods, cyanobacteria templated titania photocatalyst offer some potential for competitive advantages. The reported strategy opened up a new use for the cyanobacteria. It could also be used for titania in applications such as treatment of polluted water, dye-sensitized solar cells, or other regions.
Journal of Molecular Catalysis A-chemical | 2006
Wenhua Yao; Yongjuan Chen; Liang Min; Hua Fang; Zhiyin Yan; Honglin Wang; Jiaqiang Wang
Catalysis Communications | 2016
Yongjuan Chen; Jiao He; Junjie Li; Meiqing Mao; Zhiying Yan; Wei Wang; Jiaqiang Wang
Composites Part A-applied Science and Manufacturing | 2012
Qiaoying Wang; Yongjuan Chen; Ruilai Liu; Haiqing Liu; Zhaohui Li