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We report that Z/E-diaminotetraphenylethylene (Z/E-2NH2-TPE) molecules suffer primarily from oxidative evolution rather than recognized isomerization. The oxide is separated and its structure is deciphered by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The oxidative evolution accompanying the rearrangement is explained through quantum theoretical calculation.
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To explore the application of forward osmosis (FO) technology in the organic solvent recovery field, we prepared a new solvent-resistant triple layer thin film composite (TFC) membrane on the PI (polyimide) substrate. The deep eutectic supramolecular polymers (DESPs) interlayer was constructed on the substrate to improve the separation performance and solvent resistance. DESPs interlayer was formed by mixing and heating with cyclodextrin as the hydrogen bond acceptor and L-malic acid as the hydrogen bond donor. The chemical changes, surface property and morphology of the composite membrane with DESPs interlayer were characterized. The separation performance and stability of the triple layer composite membrane in organic solvent FO were studied. For the monascorubrin-ethanol system, the permeation flux of TFC/DESPs5-PI membrane could reach 9.51 LMH while the rejection rate of monascorubrin was 98.4% (1.0 M LiCl/ethanol as draw solution), which was better than the pristine membrane. Therefore, this solvent-resistant triple layer composite FO membrane has good potential for the recovery of organic solvents.
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Low-cost anion exchange membrane fuel cells have been investigated as a promising alternative to proton exchange membrane fuel cells for the last decade. The major barriers to the viability of anion exchange membrane fuel cells are their unsatisfactory key components-anion exchange ionomers and membranes. Here, we present a series of durable poly(fluorenyl aryl piperidinium) ionomers and membranes where the membranes possess high OH- conductivity of 208 mS cm-1 at 80 °C, low H2 permeability, excellent mechanical properties (84.5 MPa TS), and 2000 h ex-situ durability in 1 M NaOH at 80 °C, while the ionomers have high water vapor permeability and low phenyl adsorption. Based on our rational design of poly(fluorenyl aryl piperidinium) membranes and ionomers, we demonstrate alkaline fuel cell performances of 2.34 W cm-2 in H2-O2 and 1.25 W cm-2 in H2-air (CO2-free) at 80 °C. The present cells can be operated stably under a 0.2 A cm-2 current density for ~200 h.
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A facile two-step synthesis beginning with commercial monomers to prepare copolyimides by Tröger's Base (TB) formation provides membranes for the first time with tunable gas transport relative to hydrogen separations, CO2 plasticization resistance, and good mechanical and thermal properties.
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Transparent Li2O-BaO-La2O3-Al2O3-B2O3-SiO2 glasses doped with Tb(3+) ion were prepared by high temperature melting method. Luminescence properties of Tb(3+)-doped borosilicate glasses have been investigated by transmission, excitation, emission and luminescence decay measurements. The transmission spectrum shows the glass has good transmittance in the visible region. Under the 236 nm UV excitation the intense green emission from (5)D4 level is observed in Tb(3+)-doped borosilicate glass, comparable in intensity to the violet-blue emission starting from the (5)D3 level. The green emission intensity of Tb(3+) ion firstly increases and then decreases with the decreasing B2O3/SiO2 ratio in glass matrix. (5)D4â(7)FJ (J=6, 5, 4 and 3) transitions of Tb(3+) ion in borosilicate glass are greatly enhanced with increasing concentration of Tb(3+) through the cross relaxation [Tb(3+) ((5)D3)+Tb(3+) ((7)F6)âTb(3+) ((5)D4)+Tb(3+) ((7)F0)] between two Tb(3+) ions. Luminescence decay time of 2.13 ms is obtained for the emission transitions starting from (5)D4 level in 2.5Li2O-20BaO-20La2O3-2.5Al2O3-20B2O3-35SiO2-0.5Tb4O7 glass. The results show that Tb(3+)-doped borosilicate glasses would be potential candidates for scintillating material for static X-ray imaging.