Recent progress in nanotechnology has provided high-performance nanomaterials for enzyme immobilization.Nanobiocatalysts combining enzymes and nanocarriers are drawing increasing attention because of their high cataly...Recent progress in nanotechnology has provided high-performance nanomaterials for enzyme immobilization.Nanobiocatalysts combining enzymes and nanocarriers are drawing increasing attention because of their high catalytic performance,enhanced stabilities,improved enzyme-substrate affinities,and reusabilities.Many studies have been performed to investigate the efficient use of cellulose nanocrystals,polydopamine-based nanomaterials,and synthetic polymer nanogels for enzyme immobilization.Various nanobiocatalysts are highlighted in this review,with the emphasis on the design,preparation,properties,and potential applications of nanoscale enzyme carriers and nanobiocatalysts.展开更多
Vanadium‐chromium oxides(VCrO)were usually prepared by high‐temperature solid‐state reactions;however,mixed phases were frequently produced and the morphology of the products was not well controlled.In this work,we...Vanadium‐chromium oxides(VCrO)were usually prepared by high‐temperature solid‐state reactions;however,mixed phases were frequently produced and the morphology of the products was not well controlled.In this work,we prepared amorphous VCrO precursors by using V2O5 and CrO3 and alcohols or mixtures of alcohol and water via solvothermal reaction at 180°C.The precursors were then calcined under nitrogen at various temperatures.The products were characterized by powder X‐ray diffraction,transmission electron microscopy,and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy.It was revealed that pure‐phase nanocrystalline orthorhombic CrVO4 was obtained when methanol or methanol/water was used as the solvothermal medium and the precursor was calcined at 700°C.The size of the CrVO4 crystals was around 500 nm when methanol was used,whereas it reduced significantly to less than 50 nm when a mixture of methanol and water was used.The sizes could be effectively tuned from 10 to 50 nm by varying the methanol/water volume ratio.To the best of our knowledge,this is the first report on the synthesis of pure‐phase CrVO4 nanocrystals.The nano‐CrVO4 showed almost the highest catalytic activity for the ammoxidation of 2,6‐dichlorotoluene to 2,6‐dichlorobenzonitrile among the reported bi‐component composite oxides,owing to its smaller particle size,larger specific surface area,and more exposed active centers.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21336002,21222606,21376096)the Key Program of Guangdong Natural Science Foundation(S2013020013049)+2 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Chinese Universities(2015PT002,2015ZP009)the Program of State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering(2015C04)the South China University of Technology Doctoral Student Short-Term Overseas Visiting Study Funding Project~~
文摘Recent progress in nanotechnology has provided high-performance nanomaterials for enzyme immobilization.Nanobiocatalysts combining enzymes and nanocarriers are drawing increasing attention because of their high catalytic performance,enhanced stabilities,improved enzyme-substrate affinities,and reusabilities.Many studies have been performed to investigate the efficient use of cellulose nanocrystals,polydopamine-based nanomaterials,and synthetic polymer nanogels for enzyme immobilization.Various nanobiocatalysts are highlighted in this review,with the emphasis on the design,preparation,properties,and potential applications of nanoscale enzyme carriers and nanobiocatalysts.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21172269)Innovation Group of Hubei Natural Science Foundation(2018CFA023)Opening Project of Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices,Ministry of Education,Jianghan University(JDGD-201809)~~
文摘Vanadium‐chromium oxides(VCrO)were usually prepared by high‐temperature solid‐state reactions;however,mixed phases were frequently produced and the morphology of the products was not well controlled.In this work,we prepared amorphous VCrO precursors by using V2O5 and CrO3 and alcohols or mixtures of alcohol and water via solvothermal reaction at 180°C.The precursors were then calcined under nitrogen at various temperatures.The products were characterized by powder X‐ray diffraction,transmission electron microscopy,and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy.It was revealed that pure‐phase nanocrystalline orthorhombic CrVO4 was obtained when methanol or methanol/water was used as the solvothermal medium and the precursor was calcined at 700°C.The size of the CrVO4 crystals was around 500 nm when methanol was used,whereas it reduced significantly to less than 50 nm when a mixture of methanol and water was used.The sizes could be effectively tuned from 10 to 50 nm by varying the methanol/water volume ratio.To the best of our knowledge,this is the first report on the synthesis of pure‐phase CrVO4 nanocrystals.The nano‐CrVO4 showed almost the highest catalytic activity for the ammoxidation of 2,6‐dichlorotoluene to 2,6‐dichlorobenzonitrile among the reported bi‐component composite oxides,owing to its smaller particle size,larger specific surface area,and more exposed active centers.
