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A highly selective and stable ZnO-ZrO₂ solid solution catalyst for CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol

Wang, Jijie (author), Li, G. (author), Li, Zelong (author), Tang, Chizhou (author), Feng, Zhaochi (author), An, Hongyu (author), Liu, Hailong (author), Liu, Taifeng (author), Li, Can (author)

Although methanol synthesis via CO hydrogenation has been industrialized, CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol still confronts great obstacles of low methanol selectivity and poor stability, particularly for supported metal catalysts under industrial conditions. We report a binary metal oxide, ZnO-ZrO₂ solid solution catalyst,...

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Synthesis of stable and low-Co2 selective Ɛ-iron carbide Fischer-Tropsch catalysts

Wang, Peng (author), Chen, Wei (author), Chiang, Fu-Kuo (author), Dugulan, A.I. (author), Song, Yuanjun (author), Pestman, Robert (author), Zhang, Kui (author), Yao, Jinsong (author), Feng, Bo (author), Miao, Ping (author), Xu, Wayne (author), Hensen, Emiel J.M. (author)

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Inconsistencies Among Spectral Robustness Metrics

Wang, X. (author), Feng, Ling (author), Kooij, Robert (author), Marzo, Jose L. (author)

Network robustness plays a critical role in the proper functioning of modern society. It is common practice to use spectral metrics, to quantify the robustness of networks. In this paper we compare eight different spectral metrics that quantify network robustness. Four of the metrics are derived from the adjacency matrix, the others follow...

conference paper 2019

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Laboratory and numerical investigation of microwave heating properties of asphalt mixture

Wang, H. (author), Zhang, Yue (author), Zhang, Yi (author), Feng, Shuyin (author), Lu, Guoyang (author), Cao, Lintao (author)

Microwave heating is an encouraging heating technology for the maintenance, recycling, and deicing of asphalt pavement. To investigate the microwave heating properties of asphalt mixture, laboratory tests and numerical simulations were done and compared. Two types of Stone Mastic Asphalt (SMA) mixture samples (with basalt aggregates and steel...

journal article 2019

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Characterization of bitumen modified with pyrolytic carbon black from scrap tires

Wang, H. (author), Lu, Guoyang (author), Feng, Shuyin (author), Wen, Xiaobo (author), Yang, Jun (author)

Pyrolytic carbon black (CB _p ) from scrap tire pyrolysis is a potential modifier for the bitumen industry. Binders containing different contents of CB _p were prepared and experimentally investigated to examine the effects of CB _p on the electrical and thermal conductivity, conventional physical properties,...

journal article 2019

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Design and characterization of zero magnetic field chambers for high efficiency neutron polarization transport

Dadisman, Ryan (author), Shen, Jiazhou (author), Feng, Hao (author), Crow, Lowell (author), Jiang, Chenyang (author), Wang, Tianhao (author), Zhang, Yuxuan (author), Bilheux, Hassina (author), Parnell, S.R. (author)

Several methods of polarized neutron scattering call for a zero magnetic field (ZF) region to reduce magnetic field integral aberrations while preserving the neutron polarization. Though the design for large angle neutron scattering has been presented in various places, the design characterization and tuning has not been discussed before. In...

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Experimental and analytical studies on shear behaviors of FRP-concrete composite sections

Zou, Xingxing (author), Feng, Peng (author), Bao, Yi (author), Wang, Jingquan (author), Xin, H. (author)

The design of FRP profile-concrete composite sections, including beams and decks, is usually governed by the shear strength of the FRP profiles. However, analytical methods that can precisely predict the shear capacity of the composite sections have not been well developed, because there is lack of knowledge of the FRP-concrete composite...

journal article 2020

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The role of H₂ in Fe carburization by CO in Fischer-Tropsch catalysts

Chai, Jiachun (author), Pestman, Robert (author), Chen, Wei (author), Dugulan, A.I. (author), Feng, Bo (author), Men, Zhuowu (author), Wang, Peng (author), Hensen, Emiel J.M. (author)

The formation of Fe-carbide phases is relevant to the synthesis of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalysts. We investigated the carburization of Raney Fe as a model catalyst using spectroscopic and temperature-programmed techniques. IR spectroscopy shows that CO dissociation already occurs at −150 °C, while C diffusion into metallic Fe requires...

journal article 2021

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CO₂ migration and distribution in multiscale-heterogeneous deep saline aquifers

Ren, Jie (author), Wang, Yuan (author), Feng, Di (author), Gong, J. (author)

Large volumes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) captured from carbon emission source can be stored in deep saline aquifers as a mean of mitigating climate change. The deep saline aquifers are naturally heterogeneous at multiple scales. It is important to generate representative multiscale heterogeneous fields of various hydrogeologic...

journal article 2021

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Show and speak: Directly synthesize spoken description of images

Wang, X. (author), Feng, S. (author), Zhu, Jihua (author), Hasegawa-Johnson, Mark (author), Scharenborg, O.E. (author)

This paper proposes a new model, referred to as the show and speak (SAS) model that, for the first time, is able to directly synthesize spoken descriptions of images, bypassing the need for any text or phonemes. The basic structure of SAS is an encoder-decoder architecture that takes an image as input and predicts the spectrogram of speech that...

conference paper 2021

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State-of-the-Art Review of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Applications for Railway Ballast Inspection

Wang, Shilei (author), Liu, Guixian (author), Jing, Guoqing (author), Feng, Qiankuan (author), Liu, Hengbai (author), Guo, Y. (author)

In the past 20 years, many studies have been performed on ballast layer inspection and condition evaluation with ground penetrating radar (GPR). GPR is a non-destructive means that can reflect the ballast layer condition (fouling, moisture) by analysing the received signal variation. Even though GPR detection/inspection for ballast layers has...

review 2022

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Analysis of Urban Built Environment Impacts on Outdoor Physical Activities: A Case Study in China

Li, Bo (author), Liu, Qiuhong (author), Wang, T. (author), He, He (author), Peng, You (author), Feng, Tao (author)

Outdoor physical activities can promote public health and they are largely influenced by the built environment in different urban settings. Understanding the association between outdoor physical activities and the built environment is important for promoting a high quality of life. Existing studies typically focus on one type of outdoor activity...

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Livelihood Capital Effects on Famers’ Strategy Choices in Flood-Prone Areas: A Study in Rural China

Ao, Yibin (author), Tan, Ling (author), Feng, Qiqi (author), Tan, Liyao (author), Li, Hongfu (author), Wang, Yan (author), Wang, T. (author), Chen, Yunfeng (author)

The global climate change has resulted in huge flood damages, which seriously hinders the sustainable development of rural economy and society and causes famers’ livelihood problems. In flood-prone areas, it is imperative to actively study short and long-term strategies and solve farmers’ livelihood problems accordingly. Following the...

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Highly dispersed Cd cluster supported on TiO2 as an efficient catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol

Wang, J. (author), Meeprasert, J. (author), Han, Z. (author), Wang, H. (author), Feng, Z. (author), Tang, C. (author), Sha, F. (author), Tang, S. (author), Pidko, E.A. (author)

The conversion of CO2 with high activity and high selectivity to methanol remains challenging because of both the kinetics and thermodynamics difficulties associated with the chemical reactivity of CO2. Herein, we report a new catalyst of Cd/TiO2 enabling 81% methanol selectivity at 15.8% CO2 conversion with the CH4 selectivity below 0.7%. The...

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Resource Allocation Equity in the China’s Rural Three-Tier Healthcare System

Ao, Yibin (author), Feng, Qiqi (author), Zhou, Zhongli (author), Chen, Yunfeng (author), Wang, T. (author)

The rural three-tier healthcare system is an essential part of the Chinese healthcare service system. To ensure rural residents’ equal access to such healthcare services, it is necessary to examine the current status of the healthcare system in rural China and formulate corresponding improvement suggestions. This study therefore collects the...

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Electrical characteristics and photodetection mechanism of TiO₂/AlGaN/GaN heterostructure-based ultraviolet detectors with a Schottky junction

Zhan, Teng (author), Sun, J. (author), Feng, Tao (author), Zhang, Yulong (author), Zhou, Binru (author), Zhang, Banghong (author), Wang, Junxi (author), Sarro, Pasqualina M (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)

Recent research focusing on wide-bandgap and two-dimensional materials with a Schottky junction has provided a new concept for ultraviolet photodetectors. However, the working mechanism of the Schottky junction-based detector varies depending on the photosensitive materials used and the device structure. We demonstrated a TiO₂...

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Carbon-Iron Electron Transport Channels in Porphyrin–Graphene Complex for ppb-Level Room Temperature NO Gas Sensing

Gao, Yixun (author), Wang, Jianqiang (author), Feng, Yancong (author), Cao, Nengjie (author), Li, Hao (author), de Rooij, Nicolaas Frans (author), Umar, Ahmad (author), French, P.J. (author), Wang, Yao (author), Zhou, Guofu (author)

It is a great challenge to develop efficient room-temperature sensing materials and sensors for nitric oxide (NO) gas, which is a biomarker molecule used in the monitoring of inflammatory respiratory diseases. Herein, Hemin (Fe (III)-protoporphyrin IX) is introduced into the nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide (N-rGO) to obtain a novel...

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Microwave heating mechanism and Self-healing performance of scrap tire pyrolysis carbon black modified bitumen

Wang, Fu (author), Zhu, Hongbin (author), Li, Yuanyuan (author), Gu, Dengjun (author), Gao, Y. (author), Feng, Jianlin (author), Shu, Benan (author), Li, Chao (author), Wu, Shaopeng (author)

Conventional asphalt mixture has poor microwave absorbing performance and microwave heating efficiency. Based on the characteristics of dielectric loss of scrap tire pyrolysis carbon black (PCB), it is proposed to improve the microwave absorbing performance and self-healing rate of bitumen. The phase composition and electromagnetic parameters...

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Frozen soil hydrological modeling for a mountainous catchment northeast of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Gao, Hongkai (author), Han, Chuntan (author), Chen, Rensheng (author), Feng, Zijing (author), Wang, Kang (author), Fenicia, Fabrizio (author), Savenije, Hubert (author)

Increased attention directed at frozen soil hydrology has been prompted by climate change. In spite of an increasing number of field measurements and modeling studies, the impact of frozen soil on hydrological processes at the catchment scale is still unclear. However, frozen soil hydrology models have mostly been developed based on a bottom...

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Microwave heating mechanism and self-healing performance of asphalt mixture with basalt and limestone aggregates

Wang, Fu (author), Zhu, Hongbin (author), Shu, Benan (author), Li, Yuanyuan (author), Gu, Dengjun (author), Gao, Y. (author), Chen, Anqi (author), Feng, Jianlin (author), Wu, Shaopeng (author)

Traditional asphalt mixtures can't absorb microwave energy efficiently, which limits the development of microwave heating technology in the field of road maintenance. Based on the microwave heating characteristics of basalt aggregates, the overall microwave self-healing rate of the asphalt mixture can be enhanced. The basalt was tested by XRF,...

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