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    Yawei Wang, Qiurui Zhang, Nanyang Yu, Yuan Wang, Si Wei, Mingliang Fang, Sinuo Tian, Yali Shi, Jianbo Shi, Guangbo Qü, Ying Zhu, Yumin Zhu, Chuhong Zhu, Min Qiao, Jianghuan Hua, Mei Liu, Guorui Liu, Jianguo Liu, Yanna Liu, Nannan Liu, Longfei Jiang, Shuqin Tang, Bixian Mai, Cheng Li, Pan Yang, Lihua Yang, Rongyan Yang, Lili Yang, Xiaoxi Yang, Ruiqiang Yang, Xinghua Qiu, Guangguo Ying, Yan Wang, Gan Zhang, Quan Zhang, Zhen Zhang, Ying Zhang, Qianqian Zhang, Rongjing Lu, Da Chen, Xin Chen, Hexia Chen, Jingwen Chen, Jiazhe Chen, Bingcheng Lin, Xiaojun Luo, Chunling Luo, Rong Ji, Biao Jin, Bingsheng Zhou, Minghui Zheng, Shizhen Zhao, Meirong Zhao, Fanrong Zhao, Lu Jiang, Lingyan Zhu, Linlin Yao, Jingzhi Yao, Yong He, Xunjie Mo, Chuanzi Gao, Yongyong Guo, Nan Sheng, Yunhan Cui, Chengqian Liang, Jian Han, Zhen Cheng, Yanhong Zeng, Wenhui Qiu, Yaqi Cai, Hongli Tan, Bingcai Pan, Jiayin Dai, Dongbin Wei, Chunyang Liao, Jincai Zhao, Guibin Jiang
    Progress in Chemistry. 2024, 36(11): 1607-1784. https://doi.org/10.7536/PC241114
           

    With the rapid development of current society and economy, as well as the accelerated process of industrialization and urbanization, the complexity and seriousness of environmental pollution issues are becoming increasingly apparent. Beyond traditional pollutants, the appearance of emerging pollutants on a global scale has brought new challenges to environment and public health. China’s “14th Five-Year Plan” and medium and long-term planning put forward “emerging pollutant control”, report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China also explicitly requested “carry out emerging pollutant control”. In 2022, General Office of the State Council issued “Action Plan for Emerging Pollutant Control”, followed by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and various provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions, which released corresponding implementation plans, China has transferred to a new phase of environmental protection that balances the control of both traditional and emerging pollutants. However, management of emerging pollutants is a long-term, dynamic and complex systematic project, which urgently needs to strengthen top-level design as well as scientific and technological support. Conducting systematic research on emerging pollutants not only provides effective scientific guidance for their control and improves the level of environmental quality management, but also assists our country in fulfilling international conventions, enhances the discourse power in global environmental governance, ensures our country environmental security, food security, international trade security, etc., and is of great significance for realizing sustainable development. This review aims to comprehensively explore various aspects of emerging pollutants, including their types and characteristics, production, use and emission, identification and detection, environmental occurrence, migration and transformation, ecotoxicological effects, human exposure, health risks, and management strategies. Furthermore, it looks forward to the future research direction, with a view to providing a scientific basis and decision-making support for control of emerging pollutants in China.

    Contents

    1 Concepts, types and characteristics of emerging pollutants

    1.1 Definition and basic characteristics of emerging pollutants

    1.2 Typical emerging pollutants

    1.3 Scientific problems faced in the study of emerging pollutants

    2 Production, use and emission of emerging pollutants

    2.1 Production, use and emission of POPs

    2.2 Production, use and release of antibiotics

    2.3 Production, use and release of endocrine disruptors

    3 Identification and characterization of emerging pollutants

    3.1 Non-targeted analytical techniques for identification and characterization of emerging pollutants

    3.2 Data analysis techniques for identification and characterization of emerging pollutants

    3.3 Application of technologies for identification and characterization of emerging pollutants

    3.4 Outlook

    4 Environmental level and distribution characteristics

    4.1 Regional distribution characteristics of emerging pollutants

    4.2 Characteristics of emerging pollutants in environmental media

    4.3 Bioconcentration and accumulation of emerging pollutants

    5 Environmental transport and transformation of emerging pollutants, source and sink mechanisms

    5.1 Multi-media process of emerging pollutants in the water environment and return tendency

    5.2 Transport and transformation of emerging pollutants in soil-plant system

    5.3 Atmospheric processes of emerging pollutants

    5.4 Numerical modeling of regional environmental fate of emerging pollutants

    6 Ecotoxicological effects of emerging pollutants

    6.1 Ecotoxicology of perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds

    6.2 Ecotoxicology of organophosphates

    6.3 Integrated exposure assessment of novel nicotinic pesticides in honey crops

    6.4 Ecotoxicology of PPCP-like contaminants

    7 Human exposure and health risks of emerging pollutants

    7.1 Human health risk-oriented screening of environmental contaminants

    7.2 ADME processes and conformational relationships of emerging pollutants in humans

    7.3 Environmental health risks of emerging pollutants

    8 Management of emerging pollutants

    8.1 Difficulties in the management of emerging pollutants

    8.2 New pollutant management technologies

    8.3 China's emerging pollutants environmental management policy

    8.4 International experience in environmental management of emerging pollutants

    8.5 Problems and suggestions of China's environmental management of emerging pollutants

    9 Key scientific issues and prospects

    9.1 Lack of emerging pollutants' bottom line

    9.2 Environmental and ecotoxicological toxicological effects of low-dose prolonged exposure

    9.3 Compound effects of emerging pollutants and histologic study of human exposure

    9.4 Strategies for control and green development of high-risk chemicals

    9.5 Construction of machine learning-based database for environmental samples and human exposure

    9.6 Capacity building of scientific and technological support for emerging pollutants control actions in China

    9.7 Coordinated development of ecological and environmental monitoring capability, fine support of emerging pollutant management, and construction of targeted new pollutant risk prevention and pollution prevention system

  • 综述
    Qing Xu, Xinyue Wang, Weijie Cai, Hongjuan Duan, Haijun Zhang, Shaoping Li
    Progress in Chemistry. 2024, 36(10): 1520-1540. https://doi.org/10.7536/PC240208
           

    Oxide aerogel is one type of three-dimensional nano porous material, which has the advantages of high porosity, high specific surface area, low thermal conductivity, high melting point and so on. Moreover, oxide aerogel always shows excellent high-temperature resistance and thermal insulation performance. Thus, in this paper,the research progress of heat-resistant oxide aerogels including silica, alumina, zirconia aerogels, binary and multi-component and their composite counterparts are reviewed. The preparation method and performance of oxide aerogels are summarized, the existing problems are pointed out, and the application of oxide aerogels in the field of high temperature thermal insulation is prospected.

    Contents

    1 Introduction

    2 Preparation of oxide aerogel

    2.1 Preparation method

    2.2 Drying method

    3 SiO2 aerogel

    3.1 Precursor of SiO2 aerogel

    3.2 Pretreatment of SiO2 aerogel

    3.3 SiO2 composite aerogel

    4 Al2O3 aerogel

    4.1 Precursor of Al2O3 aerogel

    4.2 Structural control of Al2O3 aerogels

    4.3 Al2O3 composite aerogel

    5 ZrO2 aerogel

    5.1 Precursor of ZrO2 aerogel

    5.2 Structural control ZrO2 aerogels

    5.3 ZrO2 composite aerogel

    6 Two component and multi-component oxide aerogel

    6.1 Two component oxide aerogel

    6.2 Multi-component oxide aerogel

    7 Conclusion and outlook

  • Review
    Zaiyang Zheng, Huibin Sun, Wei Huang
    Progress in Chemistry. 2025, 37(3): 295-316. https://doi.org/10.7536/PC240516
           

    Nowadays stretchable electronic devices have become a hot research topic in the field of information electronics because of their excellent mechanical and electrical properties. As the high-speed electron transmission channel in stretching electronic devices, stretchable conductive materials play a crucial role in realizing the functions of stretching electronic devices. Liquid metal has become a hot research object in the field of stretchable conductive composites in recent years because of its intrinsic flexibility and excellent conductivity. Liquid metal is a room temperature liquid conductive material, which exhibits excellent stretchability and tunability due to its inherent high conductivity, fluidity, and ductility. Liquid metal-based stretchable conductive composites preparation and patterning techniques have been reported and many stretchable devices with excellent combination of mechanical and electrical properties have been prepared. In view of the general structural characteristics of liquid metal-based stretchable composites, the key to the preparation is how to solve the interfacial non-impregnation problem caused by the physical property differences between different materials. Therefore, starting from the common types of composites, this paper firstly briefly introduces the components and physical properties of liquid metals generally used, as well as the stretchable polymer matrix materials usually employed. Then, the composite methods of conductive materials and elastomer materials in liquid metal-based electrodes are reviewed from the two ways of "passive" and "active" to deal with the problem of non-wetting at the interface, as well as the blending and dispersion method and the new modification method. Finally, the latest research progress is introduced, and the current status of liquid metal research is summarized. Future development and potential problems to be faced are also discussed.

    Contents

    1 Introduction

    2 Liquid metal-based flexible device material composition

    2.1 Liquid metal and its composite materials

    2.2 Flexible substrate material

    3 Preparation method of liquid metal-based flexible conductive composites

    3.1 Passive internal embedding method

    3.2 Active surface structure modification method

    3.3 Direct blending composite method

    3.4 New methods for the preparation and patterning of liquid metal electrodes

    4 Conclusion and outlook

  • Review
    Haozhe Zhang, Wenlong Xu, Fansheng Meng, Qiang Zhao, Yingyun Qiao, Yuanyu Tian
    Progress in Chemistry. 2025, 37(2): 226-234. https://doi.org/10.7536/PC240512
           

    Plastic products represented by polyethylene terephthalate (PET) have become an important part of modern life and global economy. In order to solve the resource waste and environmental problems caused by PET waste and to realize high-value recycling of materials, there is an urgent need to explore low-cost green and efficient conversion and recycling methods. Chemical depolymerization can deal with low-value, mixed, and contaminated plastics, recover polymer monomers through different chemical reactions or chemically upgrade and recycle to produce new high value-added products, realizing the closed-loop recycling of plastic waste and high value-added applications, which is a key way to establish a circular polymer economy. This paper reviews the latest research progress of chemical depolymerization process of PET waste, analyzes the problems of chemical depolymerization technology of PET waste, and looks forward to the future development trend of chemical depolymerization process of PET waste.

    Contents

    1 Introduction

    2 Chemical recovery methods

    2.1 Hydrolysis

    2.2 Alcoholysis

    2.3 Ammonolysis and aminolysis

    2.4 Supercritical depolymerization

    3 Conclusion and outlook

  • 综述
    Danyu Wang, Mengke Guo, Zihan Guo, Mengyu Huang, Hua Yi, Kaixiang Zhang
    Progress in Chemistry. 2024, 36(10): 1567-1580. https://doi.org/10.7536/PC240216
           

    Nucleic acid hydrogels have good hydrophilicity, adjustability and biocompatibility, which have attracted considerable attention in the past few years, especially in the field of biomedicine and smart materials. Nucleic acid hydrogel is stimulus-responsive, meaning that external stimuli such as pH changes, light, temperature variations, and chemical triggers (including metal ion response, redox response, and enzyme response) can induce physical and chemical changes within them. Consequently, they are capable of perceiving their environment and undergoing responsive deformation, enabling precise cell therapy that can be controlled both temporally and spatially. Cell capture and release using stimulus-responsive nucleic acid hydrogels can control and modulate cellular behavior, and can also play an important role in biomedical research and applications, such as targeted drug therapies using the capture and release of specific cell types. Based on this, this paper summarizes the preparation methods of pure nucleic acid hydrogels and polymer-nucleic acid hybrid hydrogels, further discusses the application strategies of different stimuli-responsive nucleic acid hydrogels, and focuses on the research progress of cell capture and release in cell imaging, cell therapy and synergistic drug delivery. Finally, we discuss the urgent problems that need to be addressed in the research of nucleic acid hydrogels, and provide a prospect for their future development.

    Contents

    1 Introduction

    2 Preparation of nucleic acid hydrogels

    2.1 Pure nucleic acid hydrogel

    2.2 Polymer-nucleic acid hybrid hydrogel

    3 Stimulus-responsive nucleic acid hydrogels

    3.1 pH response

    3.2 Light response

    3.3 Temperature response

    3.4 Chemical trigger

    4 Stimulus-responsive nucleic acid hydrogels used for cell capture and release

    4.1 Cell imaging

    4.2 Cell therapy

    4.3 Collaborative drug delivery

    5 Conclusion and outlook

  • 综述
    Luoqian Li, Mumin Rao, Hong Chen, Shijun Liao
    Progress in Chemistry. 2024, 36(10): 1456-1472. https://doi.org/10.7536/PC240310
           

    With the rapid development of consumer intelligent electronic devices and electric vehicles, the development of lithium-ion batteries with high energy density has become a very urgent and important issue. Using high-voltage electrode materials and enhancing the work voltage of batteries is an effective pathway to realize the high energy density of battery. However, the conventional carbonate-based electrolyte will undergo oxidation reactions when the voltage is higher than 4.3 V, which will lead to electrolyte decomposition, and finally resulting in the failure of the battery. Actually, it has become one of the main bottlenecks in the development of high-voltage batteries. In order to solve this problem, researchers have carried out a lot of exploration in the design of high-voltage electrolyte in recent years, and made many important research achievements. This review introduces the failure mechanism of batteries under high voltage, and focuses on the strategies and research progress in suppressing high voltage failure from the perspective of electrolytes in recent years, indicates the challenges still existing in the design of high-voltage electrolyte, and finally prospects the future developments of high voltage lithium-ion battery electrolyte.

    Contents

    1 Introduction

    2 Failure mechanism of high-voltage batteries

    2.1 Electrolyte decomposition

    2.2 Transition metal ion leaching

    2.3 HF erosion

    3 Progress on high-voltage electrolyte

    3.1 Improvement of intrinsic stability of electrolyte

    3.2 Construction of stable CEI Layer

    3.3 Scavenge H2O and HF

    4 Conclusion and outlook

  • Chemistry: A Century of Life-Special Edition
    Yuan-Zheng Cheng, Muzi Li, Rui-Xiang Wang, Long-Hao Zhu, Wen-Jie Shen, Xin-Xuan Zou, Qing Gu, Shu-Li You
    Progress in Chemistry. 2024, 36(12): 1785-1829. https://doi.org/10.7536/PC241203
           

    Representing an important class of ubiquitous chemical feedstock, aromatics have been extensively utilized in the nucleophilic aromatic substitution (SNAr) reactions, nitration reactions, Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation reactions, cross-coupling reactions, C-H bond functionalization reactions etc. Dearomatization reaction is another type of transformations of aromatics, in which their aromaticity is destroyed or reduced. Since its first report, dearomatization reaction has served as an efficient platform to create C(sp3)-H-rich spiro, fused and bridged polycyclic structures, widely applied in material and medicinal chemistry. In the past two decades, various dearomatization reactions have been established by using transition-metal catalysis, organocatalysis, enzymatic catalysis, photocatalysis, and electrocatalysis. Diverse polycyclic structures have been obtained by the dearomatization of indoles, pyrroles, (benzo)furans, (benzo)thiophenes, quinolines, pyridines, benzenes, naphthalenes, etc. The coupling reagents, including nucleophiles, electrophiles, dipoles, radicals, and carbenes have been developed to assemble different functional groups on dearomative framework. In this review, we briefly summarized the developed dearomatization reactions, which were categorized by the kinds of aromatic compounds. The remaining challenges and perspectives on the future development of dearomatization reactions are also included here.

    Contents

    1 Introduction

    2 Indoles and pyrroles

    2.1 Hydrogenation reactions

    2.2 Oxidative dearomatization reactions

    2.3 Dearomatization reactions with electrophiles

    2.4 Dearomatization reactions with nucleophiles

    2.5 Dearomatization reactions with radicals

    3 Benzofurans and furans

    3.1 Dearomatization reactions with nucleophiles

    3.2 Dearomatization reactions with electrophiles

    3.3 Dearomatization reactions with radicals

    3.4 Cycloaddition dearomatization reactions

    4 Benzothiophenes and thiophenes

    4.1 Hydrogenation reactions

    4.2 Dearomatization reactions with nucleophiles

    4.3 Dearomatization reactions with electrophiles

    4.4 Dearomatization reactions with radicals

    4.5 Cycloaddition dearomatization reactions

    4.6 Ring expansion dearomatization reactions

    4.7 Dearomatization reactions with carbenes

    5 Phenols and naphthols

    5.1 Hydrogenation reactions

    5.2 Oxidative dearomatization reactions

    5.3 Dearomatization reactions with nucleophiles

    5.4 Dearomatization reactions with electrophiles

    5.5 Dearomatization reactions with radicals

    5.6 Dearomatization reactions based on η2 or η6 complex

    6 Anilines

    6.1 Catalytic hydrogenation reactions

    6.2 Oxidative dearomatization reactions

    6.3 Dearomatization reactions with nucleophiles

    6.4 Dearomatization reactions with radicals

    6.5 Dearomatization reactions based on η2 complex

    7 Pyridines and (iso)quinolines

    7.1 Hydrogenation reactions

    7.2 Dearomatization reactions with nucleophiles

    7.3 Dearomatization reactions with electrophiles

    7.4 Dearomatization reactions with dipoles

    7.5 Dearomatization reactions with radicals

    8 Benzenes and naphthalenes

    8.1 Hydrogenation reactions

    8.2 Oxidative dearomatization reactions

    8.3 Dearomatization reactions with nucleophiles

    8.4 Dearomatization reactions with electrophiles

    8.5 Dearomatization reactions with radicals

    8.6 Cycloaddition dearomatization reactions

    8.7 Dearomatization reactions with carbenes

    8.8 Rearrangement dearomatization reactions

    9 Other arenes

    10 Conclusion and outlook

  • 综述
    Zhenlin Wei, Hongfei Wang, Yaliang Chen, Junbo Xing, Dayong Li
    Progress in Chemistry. 2024, 36(10): 1541-1558. https://doi.org/10.7536/PC240215
           

    Microbubbles and microdroplets, when exposed to a uniform temperature gradient/solute concentration gradient, will undergo thermal capillary migration/solute migration, leading to the emergence of the Marangoni effect at the gas-liquid interface. This effect plays a crucial role in manipulating microbubbles or microdroplets, offering valuable applications in various fields including biology, chemistry, medicine, materials science, and micromanufacturing. In this review, provided are an overview of recent advancements about the Marangoni effect of microbubbles/droplets under different driving modes, and demonstrate the driving principle and characteristics of photothermal Marangoni effect, thermal gradient-driven Marangoni effect and solute Marangoni effect. We focus on the dynamic changes of microdroplets induced by photothermal Marangoni effect, the movement principles of droplets on diverse hydrophobic surfaces, the manipulation processes of bubble movement and bubble separation under laser irradiation, and the typical instances of bubble/droplet separation, droplet evaporation and mixing achieved through thermal gradient-driven Marangoni effect and solute Marangoni effect. Furthermore, recent applications of the Marangoni effect in microbubble/droplet manipulation are highlighted and the promising future prospects for further development and utilization of this phenomenon are discussed.

    Contents

    1 Introduction

    2 Driving principle of the Marangoni effect

    3 Temperature driven Marangoni effect

    3.1 Photothermal Marangoni effect of microdroplets/ bubbles

    3.2 Thermal gradient Marangoni effect of microdroplets/ bubbles

    4 Microdroplet/bubble solute Marangoni effect

    5 Application based on microdroplet/bubble Marangoni effect

    5.1 Preparation of surface microstructure

    5.2 Bubble-pen lithography

    5.3 Multiphase droplet drive

    5.4 Droplet motor

    5.5 Emulsion energy supply

    6 Conclusion and prospect

  • 综述
    Yani Ding, Wei Zhou, Jihui Gao
    Progress in Chemistry. 2024, 36(10): 1443-1455. https://doi.org/10.7536/PC240212
           

    Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), as an important chemical raw material in the fields of environment, chemical, and energy, has become an emerging candidate in promoting energy transformation and green development of the chemical industry due to its characteristics of green environmental protection and strong sustainability. At present, over 95% of H2O2 worldwide is synthesized through the anthraquinone oxidation (AO process), which mainly involves the hydrogenation and oxidation process of anthraquinone molecules in Ni or Pd catalysts and organic solvents. However, the AO process also brings in additional costs and poses risks such as flammability and explosion during transportation, high energy consumption, and waste generation. Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) towards H2O2 synthesis provides an economical, efficient, and harmless alternative process for the in-situ synthesis of green reagents under mild conditions. However, ORR towards H2O2 synthesis mainly faces two major challenges: low reaction selectivity and slow reaction kinetics, which lead to generally low H2O2 yield and Faraday efficiency, hindering further industrial applications. As the core of electrocatalytic reactions, the surface physicochemical properties of electrocatalysts are usually closely related to the catalytic process, directly affecting the adsorption and desorption of reaction species, thereby further affecting the overall reaction thermodynamics and kinetics. Therefore, developing electrocatalysts with high activity, high selectivity, and good stability, is the key to further improving the catalytic activity and energy conversion efficiency. Based on this, this review systematically summarizes the advanced design strategies of high-performance electrocatalysts in the H2O2 synthesis through ORR in recent years. The synthesis strategies and control mechanisms of advanced electrocatalysts are summarized and sorted out from four aspects: electronic structure control, geometric structure control, surface morphology control, and atomization active site design. Prospects and suggestions are also proposed for the design direction and application prospects of ORR electrocatalysts, which are beneficial for achieving precise control of intermediate adsorption and desorption behavior in reaction rate-determining steps, and constructing interface conditions for efficient energy and mass transfer of reaction species.

    Contents

    1 Introduction

    2 Oxygen reduction reaction fundamental mechanism

    3 Electronic structure regulation strategies

    3.1 Chemical doping engineering

    3.2 Defect construction engineering

    4 Geometric structure regulation strategies

    4.1 Size regulation

    4.2 Pore/interlayer structure regulation

    4.3 Surface morphology regulation

    5 Surface modification and functionalization strategies

    6 Atomic level active site design strategies

    6.1 Metal active centers regulation

    6.2 Local coordination domain regulation

    7 Conclusion and outlook

  • 综述
    Luqi Hao, Xinyu Zhu, Yongjian Li, Qing Huang, Ning Li, Yuefeng Su
    Progress in Chemistry. 2024, 36(10): 1581-1593. https://doi.org/10.7536/PC240301
           

    Nickel-rich-manganese-cobalt oxide (NMC) ternary cathode materials are considered to be one of the most promising cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries due to their high specific capacity and high power. However, most of the current nickel-rich ternary layered materials are polycrystalline particles, and their volumetric energy density and cyclic stability are not satisfactory. Therefore, independent and well-dispersed single-crystal nickel-rich ternary layered materials (SC-NMCs) can be used as the best candidates to replace polycrystalline nickel-rich ternary cathodes. In this paper, we systematically review how to synthesize SC-NMCs and their corresponding relationship with the properties of single-crystal from the perspectives of precursor preparation, material sintering and lithium salt supplementation. Secondly, the performance advantages of SC-NMCs compared with polycrystalline materials are comprehensively summarized, especially the morphology without cracks between particles, which shows good cycling performance. Thirdly, in view of the disadvantages and challenges of the current SC-NMCs, the modification strategies of SC-NMCs, such as element doping, surface modification and double modification, are comprehensively introduced. This review puts forward innovative views on the synthesis and modification of SC-NMCs and provides directional guidance for the application and development of single-crystal nickel-rich ternary layered cathode materials for next-generation lithium-ion batteries.

    Contents

    1 Introduction

    2 The development process of SC-NMCs

    2.1 From low to high nickel

    2.2 From PC-NMCs to SC-NMCs

    3 Basic properties and advantages of SC-NMCs

    3.1 Free of intergranular cracks

    3.2 High compacting density

    3.3 High-voltage stability

    4 The synthesis of SC-NMCs

    4.1 Solid-phase reaction high-temperature calcination

    4.2 Multi-step calcination

    4.3 Molten-salt method

    5 The modification of SC-NMCs

    5.1 Elemental doping

    5.2 Coating

    5.3 Double modification

    6 Conclusion and outlook

  • 综述
    Yaoyao He, Weichao Li, Zhangyi Chen, Hai Chang, Jie Wang, Yun Wu
    Progress in Chemistry. 2024, 36(10): 1473-1489. https://doi.org/10.7536/PC240308
           

    Sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) is a kind of bacteria widely existing in the water environment, which plays an important role in the wastewater treatment process. Bacterial competition in the water treatment process is a common microbial behavior, and it is also a method to improve wastewater treatment efficiency. However, the regulation of SRB flora is affected by many factors in its practical application, which makes it difficult to control. In recent years, the introduction of electrochemistry can interfere with the electron transfer process of SRB flora, and can improve sulfate removal efficiency by regulating the competition process of flora. However, there is a lack of summary on the microbial community behavior of SRB in a water environment and the impact of the microbial electrochemical system on the competitive behavior of SRB. To fill these knowledge gaps, the metabolic behavior of SRB and other flora, the utilization of electron donors by SRB and the factors affecting the competition of SRB flora were reviewed in this study. The relationship between electron transfer pathways and the competition of SRB flora in microbial electrochemistry was summarized, and its future development and challenges were comprehensively discussed.

    Contents

    1 Introduction

    2 The microbial community relationship of sulfate reducing bacteria in water environment

    2.1 Symbiotic relationship

    2.2 Competitive relationships

    2.3 Competitive objects of sulfate-reducing bacteria in different environments

    3 The utilization pathways of electron donors in sulfate reducing bacteria

    3.1 Thermodynamically utilizing electron donors in SRB

    3.2 The effect of electromediation on SRB microbiota

    3.3 SRB energy-saving hydrogen production pathway

    4 Regulating and controlling factors of sulfate reducing bacterial community

    4.1 The influence of external electric field

    4.2 Conducting medium

    4.3 The impact of carbon source (type and carbon sulfur ratio) on SRB

    4.4 OLR and HRT

    4.5 pH

    4.6 Temperature

    5 Conclusion and outlook

  • Review
    Junhua Fang, Ruofan Li, Wenjun Zhang, Weixian Zhang
    Progress in Chemistry. 2024, 36(12): 1901-1914. https://doi.org/10.7536/PC240324
           

    Perchlorate, a persistent inorganic pollutant in water, poses a global environmental challenge due to its high solubility, mobility, and stability, making it difficult to degrade in the environment. Contamination by perchlorate has become a worldwide environmental issue, as residues of perchlorate in surface water and groundwater enter food and drinking water through various pathways, posing potential health risks. Chemical and biological methods have been extensively studied for perchlorate removal, each with its unique advantages and challenges. This paper systematically summarizes the recent research progress in chemical and biological treatment technologies for removing perchlorate from water, elaborating on the mechanisms, influencing factors, and advantages and disadvantages of these technologies. Chemical degradation, catalytic reduction, and electrochemical reduction are effective methods for treating perchlorate pollution. Organic electron donors such as acetate, glycerol, ethanol, and methane, as well as inorganic electron donors such as hydrogen and elemental sulfur, are widely used in the biological degradation process of perchlorate. Chemical methods provide rapid reduction rates and convenient implementation, while biological methods offer environmentally friendly solutions and long-term sustainable potential. However, both methods have limitations. In recent years, researchers have begun to explore combined removal techniques that integrate chemical and biological methods to enhance the remediation efficiency of perchlorate pollution. This paper reviews the research progress of three combined removal techniques: adsorption-biological method, bio-electrochemical method, and chemical reduction-biological method. In addition, future research directions are discussed, including engineering implementation studies, materials and microbiology research, practical application studies, and in-depth exploration of perchlorate degradation mechanisms.

    Contents

    1 Introduction

    2 Chemical degradation of perchlorate

    2.1 Chemical reduction

    2.2 Catalytic reduction

    2.3 Electrochemical reduction

    3 Biodegradation of perchlorate

    3.1 Organic electron donor

    3.2 Inorganic electron donor

    4 Combined methods for perchlorate degradation

    4.1 Adsorption-biological method

    4.2 Bio-electrochemical method

    4.3 Chemical reduction-biological method

    5 Conclusion and Outlook

  • 综述
    Yvqing Ma, Zheng Li, Guobao Zheng, Songnan Zhang, Jixian Gong, Changsheng Qiao
    Progress in Chemistry. 2024, 36(10): 1594-1606. https://doi.org/10.7536/PC240305
           

    Hydrogels have become one of the most widely researched materials across disciplines due to their excellent softness, wettability, responsiveness and biocompatibility. However, the mechanical properties of hydrogels are poor and cannot meet the use of some special materials. Nanofibers have been used to prepare nanofiber composite hydrogels with nano-size, porous structure and tunable mechanical properties due to their high aspect ratio, uniform fiber morphology and easy functionalization. Nanofiber composite hydrogels have suitable mechanical properties, ductility, adhesion, and the ability to mimic the microstructure of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and the microenvironment of the cell, which makes them widely used in many fields. This paper summarizes the classification of nanofiber composite hydrogels, their preparation methods and their development and application in the fields of multifunctional wound dressings, tissue engineering, sensors, and filter absorption materials future development.

    Contents

    1 Introduction

    2 Nanofiber composite hydrogel classification

    2.1 Organic nanofiber composite hydrogel l

    2.2 Inorganic nanofiber composite hydrogel

    2.3 Organic-inorganic hybrid nanofiber composite hydrogels

    3 Preparation method of nanofiber composite hydrogel

    3.1 Doping method

    3.2 lamination method

    3.3 Other methods

    4 Nanofiber composite hydrogel application

    4.1 Multifunctional wound dressing

    4.2 Tissue engineering

    4.3 Conductive sensors

    4.4 Absorbent filter material for dye and metal ion removal

    5 Conclusions and outlook

  • 综述
    Zhennan Chen, Jingjing Du, Jianbo Shi
    Progress in Chemistry. 2024, 36(10): 1559-1566. https://doi.org/10.7536/PC240217
           

    There has been a growing acknowledgment of the substantial importance of lithium as a pivotal mineral on a global scale. Prominent economies have strategically designated lithium as an essential mineral, underscoring its significance. However, despite the ample availability of lithium resources worldwide, their allocation is disparate, and demand is concentrated. Currently, liquid lithium resources serve as one of the primary sources in the mining industry, albeit with considerable challenges in extracting substantial quantities due to the scarcity of high-quality salt lake resources. This article aims to offer a comprehensive review of the present application and distribution status of lithium resources, with a specific focus on four principal techniques for extracting liquid lithium and the formation methods employed for lithium-ion sieve adsorbents. Additionally, we provide a comprehensive overview of recent advancements in diverse methodologies pertaining to the liquid lithium extraction. The principal aim of this review is to elucidate the current state of liquid lithium extraction, scrutinize and predict future developmental patterns, and ultimately furnish technical resources for both domestic and international stakeholders involved in the extraction of liquid lithium resources.

    Contents

    1 Introduction

    1.1 Application of lithium

    1.2 Distribution of lithium resources

    2 Extraction technology of liquid lithium resources

    2.1 Precipitate

    2.2 Solvent extraction

    2.3 Adsorption

    2.4 Membrane separation process

    3 Molding of lithium-ion sieve

    3.1 Granulation

    3.2 Magnetic material

    3.3 Nanofiber and membrane

    4 Conclusion and outlook

  • 综述
    Xing Wang, Xiaopan Xue, Youshu Jiang, Wenjuan Zhang, Yanping Ma, Wen-Hua Sun
    Progress in Chemistry. 2024, 36(10): 1425-1442. https://doi.org/10.7536/PC240307
           

    Aliphatic polyesters are important biodegradable polymers and bulk materials, and their monomers of cyclic esters can come from biomass. The catalysts are the key for converting cyclic esters into polyesters, in which the new homogenous catalysts not only initiate the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of cyclic esters with high activities but also finely tune the molecular weights and structures of the obtained polyesters and thus improve the polymer properties. Currently metal complexes ligated by Schiff-bases have attracted much attention in the ROP of cyclic esters, in contrast,metal complexes containing the phosphorus-nitrogen bond are very limited but display unique catalytic properties and show the potential for industry. The nitrogen and phosphorus possesssimilar electronic structure but with different electronegativity, which helps to adjust the coordination ability of ligand to metal and thus improve thecatalytic performance in the ROP of cyclic esters. The phosphorus-nitrogen bond can be a single bond or a double bond, and the corresponding metal complexes are commonly formed with nitrogen coordination than phosphine coordination, in which by regulating the steric and electronic of phosphine groups the environment around the adjacent coordinatingnitrogen could be adjusted with resulting in good activity but also in controllability to tailor the microstructure of the resultant polyesters. This review collects the recent progress of such multidentate metal complex catalysts containing phosphine nitrogen bond for ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters, and summarizes the relationship between ligand structure, catalytic performance, and the microstructure of the resulting polyester, which favor the exploring the new efficient complex catalysts and guiding the industry to select the practical catalysts to promote the scientific development as well as industrialization of related technologies.

    Contents

    1 Introduction

    2 Construction methodology of phosphorus nitrogen double bonds (P=N) and single bonds (P—N) in organic compounds

    3 Metal complexes containing P-N single bonds for ring-opening polymerization of lactones

    3.1 Alkali(alkaline) metal complexes containing P—N single bonds

    3.2 Rare earth metal complexes containing P—N single bonds

    4 Metal complexes containing P=N double bonds for ring-opening polymerization of lactones

    4.1 N^N bidentate metal complexes containing P=N double bonds for ROP

    4.2 N^N^X Tridentate metal complexes containing P=N double bonds for ROP

    4.3 Ion pair metal complexes with P=N bond for ROP

    4.4 N^N^O^O tetradentate metal complexes containing P=N double bonds for ROP

    5 Conclusion and outlook

  • Microplastics Special Issue
    Hongwei Liu, Yuxin Yuan, Tianchi Cao, Tong Zhang, Wei Chen
    Progress in Chemistry. 2025, 37(1): 103-111. https://doi.org/10.7536/PC240708
           

    Due to the rapid growth in the number of vehicles and freight transport, tire wear particles (TWPs), generated from the friction between tires and road surfaces, have become the main source of microplastics in the environment. TWPs are widely detected in various environmental media, including soil, surface water, and sediments. An in-depth mechanistic understanding of the environmental interfacial processes of TWPs is of great significance for the control of microplastic pollution. In this paper, we first summarized recent progress in the interfacial chemical processes of TWPs, including the transport behavior, environmental transformation, release of toxic additives, and the adsorption of co-existing pollutants on TWPs. We then addressed some existing issues in current research and proposed future directions toward a better understanding of the environmental behavior and potential environmental risks of TWPs.

    Contents

    1 Introduction

    2 Fate and transport of TWPs in the environment

    2.1 Transport via rainfall and runoff

    2.2 Atmospheric transport

    2.3 Aggregation and sedimentation behavior of TWPs in the aquatic environment

    3 Transformations of TWPs in the environment

    3.1 Physical and chemical transformations of TWPs

    3.2 Microbial transformation of TWPs

    4 Release of additives from TWPs

    5 Accumulation of contaminants on TWPs

    6 Conclusion and outlook

  • Review
    Yuchen Yang, Zhenjie Liu, Chunhua Lu, Kai Guo, Xin Hu, Ning Zhu
    Progress in Chemistry. 2025, 37(3): 383-396. https://doi.org/10.7536/PC240521
           

    As an important family of synthetic polymers, poly(meth)acrylates have a wide range of applications in the fields of coatings, adhesives, biomedines, electronic and electrical materials. However, the (meth)acrylates monomers are mainly derived from petrochemical resources.Transformations of biomass into (meth)acrylate monomers and polymers have attracted growing research interest from the viewpoint of sustainability. The bio-based poly(meth)acrylates not only serve as the supplement for the fossil based product but also provide great chance for the development of value-added high performance materials with designed novel structures. This article highlights the recent progress in the synthesis and polymerization of bio-based (meth)acrylates. The lignin, terpene, plant oil, glucose, isosorbide, and furan derivatives as the biomass feedstock are respectively reviewed in consecutive order. The properties and applications of the corresponding bio-based poly(meth)acrylates are summarized. Moreover, the challenges and opportunities of bio-based poly(meth)acrylates are also discussed.

    Contents

    1 Introduction

    2 Preparation of bio-based (meth)acrylates and polymers from lignin

    3 Preparation of bio-based (meth)acrylates and polymers from terpene

    4 Preparation of bio-based (meth)acrylates and polymers from plant oils

    5 Preparation of bio-based (meth)acrylates and polymers from glucose

    6 Preparation of bio-based (meth)acrylates and polymers from isosorbide

    7 Preparation of bio-based (meth)acrylates and polymers from furan derivatives

    8 Conclusion and outlook

  • Chemistry: A Century of Life-Special Edition
    Jian Yang, Yu Liu, Jingyan Li, Pu Chen, Yupeng Xu, Dan Liu, Xiaoli Chu
    Progress in Chemistry. 2024, 36(12): 1874-1892. https://doi.org/10.7536/PC241117
           

    Multispectral fusion is an important research and development direction in modern spectral analysis techniques. It realizes the information complementarity and synergy of multispectral data by optimizing and integrating different types of spectra. Combined with chemometric methods, it can improve the prediction accuracy and robustness of the models. This paper systematically introduces multispectral fusion strategies and algorithms, including classic fusion strategies, fusion based on multi-block algorithms, fusion based on multi-way algorithms, and fusion based on deep learning. The application research on single-spectral fusion, two-spectral fusion, three-spectral fusion, and the fusion of spectra with other information is respectively summarized and discussed. On this basis, the advantages and disadvantages, limitations, and basic selection principles of spectral fusion methods are reviewed. Finally, the challenges faced by multispectral fusion analysis techniques and the future prospects are discussed.

  • Microplastics Special Issue
    Hongqin Guo, Kai Yang, Li Cui
    Progress in Chemistry. 2025, 37(1): 112-123. https://doi.org/10.7536/PC240706
           

    Due to the highly stable chemical properties of plastics, plastic wastes disposed into environments are difficult to degrade and can only be broken down into microplastics with smaller particle size and larger surface area through the weathering process. Microplastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues. There is an urgent need to reduce microplastic pollution in order to protect the ecological and human health. Biodegradation of microplastics can ultimately convert microplastics into environmentally friendly substances such as biomass, CO2, CH4 and H2O or other valuable intermediates. It is thus an environmentally friendly technology to potentially make microplastics harmless and resourceful. This paper reviews the present understanding of microplastics biodegradation processes, the influencing factors, the microbial and enzymatic resources for microplastics degradation, and the up-to-date approaches for mining plastics-degrading microbial resources. It finally provides perspectives on the challenges of current research and the direction of future research on microplastic biodegradation.

    Contents

    1 Introduction

    2 Microplastic biodegradation process

    2.1 Degradation pathway

    2.2 Influence factors

    3 Microplastic biodegradation resources

    3.1 Degrading bacteria

    3.2 Catabolic enzymes

    3.3 Synthetic community

    4 Mining strategies for microplastics-degrading microorganisms

    4.1 Culture-dependent methods

    4.2 Culture-independent methods

    5 Conclusion and outlook

  • 综述
    Yan Bing, Xusen Yao, Bing Mao, Xiangyang Zhuang, Hongji Jiang
    Progress in Chemistry. 2024, 36(10): 1490-1519. https://doi.org/10.7536/PC240206
           

    The photoelectric properties of organic luminescent materials with large conjugated structures are closely related to molecular structure and intermolecular interaction. As a basic rigid conjugated unit between large π conjugation and C=X, phenyl has the characteristics of high stability, simple structure and direct relationship between structure and properties, and is the best model compound for studying the excited state properties of obtained luminescent materials. However, phenyl is a liquid at room temperature and becomes a solid at generally harsh low temperatures. Therefore, if the phenyl is fixed in a variety of environmentally responsive skeletons containing heteroatoms, and its condensed state structure and excited state properties will be effectively studied in a wide range, it will solve the important scientific problem of how the phenyl emollients can emit light under different aggregation states. In this paper, the recent advances in the modification of phenyl by heterocycles, conjugation extension of phenyl, substitution of peripheral heteroatoms, bridge between phenyl and other combined strategies are reviewed. The applications of modified phenyl in the synthesis of fluorescent materials, metal-organic complexes or clusters phosphorescent materials, thermally-activated delayed fluorescent materials, aggregation-induced luminescent materials and pure organic room temperature phosphorescent materials were reviewed according to different luminescence mechanisms. Finally, the future research focus and development prospect of organic multifunctional luminescent materials based on modified phenyl are also prospected.

    Contents

    1 Introduction

    2 Fluorescent material based on phenyl derivatives

    3 Metal-organic complexes or clusters phosphorescent materials based on phenyl derivatives

    4 Thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials based on phenyl derivatives

    5 Aggregation-induced emission materials based on phenyl derivatives

    6 Pure organic room temperature phosphorescent materials based on phenyl derivatives

    7 Organic multifunctional luminescent materials based on phenyl derivatives