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The utilization of adhesive compounds in bonding lightweight and high-performance composite structures, including carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites, has garnered significant attention from researchers. This study presents the novel application of Al2O3 coated with TiO2 as a thermal protective layer for CFRP substrate. Initially, the CFRP substrate underwent a protective treatment involving the application of Al2O3 as a middle coat, followed by a further protective layer consisting of TiO2 as a top coat. The deposition of TiO2 onto an Al2O3-based thermal barrier coating (TBC) was carried out utilizing the flame spray method. The use of a TiO2 coating as a top coat was employed to enhance protection and heat dispersion across the middle coat and substrate. In order to achieve sufficient adhesion between the CFRP substrate, an intermediate coat consisting of Al2O3 with a Na2SiO3 binder, the impact of varying nozzle distances on adhesion strength and pull-off test outcomes was investigated, with a nozzle distance of 180 mm yielding the highest adhesion strength. The thermal stability of a CFRP substrate was enhanced through the deposition of a layer of TiO2 on Al2O3. The surface and cross-sectional morphologies of the composite were analyzed using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). It was observed that the presence of a TBC on the composite surface effectively reduced the amount of heat that was transferred to the composite material. In order to assess the effectiveness of TBC on CFRP substrates, a series of experiments involving thermal torch and conductivity tests were undertaken. The interaction between the top and middle coats of a composite material results in enhanced mechanical properties, hence improving its thermal insulation capabilities. The artificially produced TBC coatings have the potential to function as adhesive materials, ensuring the sustained high performance of CFRP substrates.
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In this study, template-free mesoporous UiO-66(U) has been successfully synthesized in shortened time by sonochemical methods and provided energy savings. The synthesized mesoporous UiO-66(U) demonstrated irregular morphology particle around 43.5 nm according to the SEM image. The N2 adsorption-desorption isotherm indicated an irregular, 8.88 nm pore width mesoporous structure. Ultrasonic irradiation waves greatly altered mesoporous materials. A mechanism for mesoporous UiO-66(U) formation has been proposed based on the present findings. Sonochemical-solvent heat saves 97% more energy than solvothermal. Mesoporous UiO-66(U) outperformed solvothermal-synthesized UiO-66(S) in adsorption. These studies exhibited that mesopores in UiO-66 promote dye molecule mass transfer (MO, CR, and MB). According to kinetics and adsorption isotherms, the pseudo-second-order kinetic and Langmuir isotherm models matched experimental results. Thermodynamic studies demonstrated that dye adsorption is spontaneous and exothermically governed by entropy, not enthalpy. Mesoporous UiO-66(U) also showed good anionic dye selectivity in mixed dye adsorption. Mesoporous UiO-66(U) may be regenerated four times while maintaining strong adsorption capability.
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Mesoporous heterojunction MOF-derived α-Fe2O3/ZnO composites were prepared by a simple calcination of α-Fe2O3/ZIF-8 as a sacrificial template. The optical properties confirm that coupling of both the modified pore and the n-n heterojunction effectively reduces the possibility of photoinduced charge carrier recombination under irradiation. The mesoporous Fe(25)ZnO with 25% loading of α-Fe2O3 exhibited the best performance in MB degradation, up to â¼100% after 150 minutes irradiation, higher than that of pristine ZnO and α-Fe2O3. Furthermore, after three cycles reusability, mesoporous Fe(25)ZnO still showed an excellent stability performance of up to 95.42% for degradation of MB. The proposed photocatalytic mechanism of mesoporous Fe(25)ZnO for the degradation of MB corresponds to the n-n heterojunction system. This study provides a valuable reference for preparing mesoporous MOF-derived metal oxides with an n-n heterojunction system to enhance MB photodegradation.
