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A series of cationic amphiphilic dextran hydrogels with pendent N, N-dimethyl-N-alkyl-N-(2-hydroxypropyl) ammonium chloride pendent groups was obtained with various molar ratios hydrophilic (alkyl = C)/hydrophobic groups (alkyl = C or C), total content in amino groups (50-68 mol%) and water swelling capacity (3-15 g water/g dry gel). Adsorption capacity for anionic dyes (Methyl Orange and Rose Bengal) was studied as a function of hydrogel characteristics. Adsorption kinetics was mainly influenced by swelling porosity and dye molecular weight. Equilibrium data showed that the maximum sorption capacity was strongly dependent on hydrophobic segment content, which enhanced the affinity dye-gel (increased Langmuir constant K) and contribution of ion-exchange to adsorption mechanism, and significantly decreased the maximum uptake of Rose Bengal. The hydrophilic highly swollen hydrogel had the best adsorption capacity for Rose Bengal (1700 mg/g) at 25 °C, and more hydrophobic gels could adsorb 830-900 mg Methyl Orange/g, irrespective of the medium temperature.
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Environ Sci Technol
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State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China.
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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China.
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College of Applied Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
This study systematically investigates the role of nitrogen annealing in enhancing the structural and electrochemical properties of ZnNiO/NF composite anode materials synthesized via hydrothermal methods. By comparing air-annealed and nitrogen-annealed (400 and 600 °C) samples, it is demonstrated that nitrogen annealing at 400 °C induces the densely stacked nanosheet morphology with optimized lattice regularity, which can significantly improve the charge transport kinetics and the interfacial stability. Electrochemical evaluations reveal an outstanding initial discharge capacity of 1873.
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Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials and Chemical Measurement, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China.
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September 2025
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, 333 Long Teng Road, Shanghai 201620, P.R. China.
Silicon carbide (SiC) membranes combine exceptional chemical, thermal, and mechanical stability but suffer from surface inertness that precludes functionalization. Conversely, MOFs offer unmatched molecular selectivity but are typically powders, severely limiting their practical use. To address this, we develop a generalizable route to fabricate ultrastable MOF@SiC membranes via sequential oxidation and acidification, creating abundant Si-OH sites on SiC surfaces that covalently bond with Zr-MOF crystals; the bonding mechanism between MOFs and substrates has been extensively studied.
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