Biodegradable polymer microparticles bearing a steroid drug and a preparation method therefor. In the method, a steroid drug and a biodegradable polyester-based polymer are dissolved in an organic solvent and sprayed into a low-temperature hydrocarbon solution to form frozen microparticles that are then immersed in a low-temperature, aqueous salt solution to deprive the microparticles of the organic solvent, thereby preparing biodegradable polymer microparticles bearing a steroid drug. The steroid drug or steroid sex hormone drug-bearing biodegradable polymer microparticles were found to have excellent biocompatibility, biodegradability, porosity, and mechanical strength and to release the steroid drug or steroid sex hormone drug for a long period of time.

Biodegradable polymer microparticles bearing a steroid drug and a preparation method therefor. In the method, a steroid drug and a biodegradable polyester-based polymer are dissolved in an organic solvent and sprayed into a low-temperature hydrocarbon solution to form frozen microparticles that are then immersed in a low-temperature, aqueous salt solution to deprive the microparticles of the organic solvent, thereby preparing biodegradable polymer microparticles bearing a steroid drug. The steroid drug or steroid sex hormone drug-bearing biodegradable polymer microparticles were found to have excellent biocompatibility, biodegradability, porosity, and mechanical strength and to release the steroid drug or steroid sex hormone drug for a long period of time.

A metal/α-MoC.sub.1-x load-type single-atomic dispersion catalyst, a synthesis method therefor, and applications thereof. The catalyst uses α-MoC.sub.1-x as carrier, and has metal that has the mass fraction ranging from 1-100% and that is dispersed on carrier α-MoC.sub.1-x in the single atom form. The catalyst provided in the present application can be adapted to a wide alcohol/water proportion in hydrogen production based on aqueous-phase reforming of alcohols, outstanding hydrogen production performance can be obtained at a variety of proportions, and catalysis performance of the catalyst is much higher than that of metal loaded with an oxide carrier. Especially when the metal is Pt, catalysis performance of the catalyst provided in the present application in the hydrogen production based on aqueous-phase reforming of alcohols is much higher than that of a Pt/α-MoC.sub.1-x load-type catalyst on the α-MoC.sub.1-x carrier on which Pt is disposed on a layer form in the prior art. The hydrogen production performance of the catalyst provided in the present application can be higher than 20,000 h.sup.−1 at the temperature of 190° C.

A metal/α-MoC.sub.1-x load-type single-atomic dispersion catalyst, a synthesis method therefor, and applications thereof. The catalyst uses α-MoC.sub.1-x as carrier, and has metal that has the mass fraction ranging from 1-100% and that is dispersed on carrier α-MoC.sub.1-x in the single atom form. The catalyst provided in the present application can be adapted to a wide alcohol/water proportion in hydrogen production based on aqueous-phase reforming of alcohols, outstanding hydrogen production performance can be obtained at a variety of proportions, and catalysis performance of the catalyst is much higher than that of metal loaded with an oxide carrier. Especially when the metal is Pt, catalysis performance of the catalyst provided in the present application in the hydrogen production based on aqueous-phase reforming of alcohols is much higher than that of a Pt/α-MoC.sub.1-x load-type catalyst on the α-MoC.sub.1-x carrier on which Pt is disposed on a layer form in the prior art. The hydrogen production performance of the catalyst provided in the present application can be higher than 20,000 h.sup.−1 at the temperature of 190° C.

A method of preparing a mesoporous carbon composite material having a mesoporous carbon phase and preformed metal nanoparticles located within the mesoporous carbon phase. The present invention also relates to a mesoporous carbon composite material and to a substrate having a film of such mesoporous carbon composite material.

A method of preparing a three-dimensional composite material includes the following steps: preparing polystyrene by soap-free emulsion polymerizing, obtaining polystyrene opal by a vertical deposition method, synthesizing MoP IO (molybdenum phosphide inverse opal), and compounding with quantum points CdS, so as to obtain a novel inorganic composite material, namely cadmium sulfide quantum dot-compounded MoP IO. The preparation method has the advantages that the MoP IO is prepared first, and the MoP IO is of a three-dimensional cyclic pore structure and has the photonic band gap feature, so that the MoP IO has better catalysis effect in light catalysis in comparison with that of common porous material; the MoP IO is compounded with the cadmium sulfide quantum dots, so that the light absorbing ability is enhanced, and the composite material capable of absorbing the visible light is obtained.

A method of preparing a three-dimensional composite material includes the following steps: preparing polystyrene by soap-free emulsion polymerizing, obtaining polystyrene opal by a vertical deposition method, synthesizing MoP IO (molybdenum phosphide inverse opal), and compounding with quantum points CdS, so as to obtain a novel inorganic composite material, namely cadmium sulfide quantum dot-compounded MoP IO. The preparation method has the advantages that the MoP IO is prepared first, and the MoP IO is of a three-dimensional cyclic pore structure and has the photonic band gap feature, so that the MoP IO has better catalysis effect in light catalysis in comparison with that of common porous material; the MoP IO is compounded with the cadmium sulfide quantum dots, so that the light absorbing ability is enhanced, and the composite material capable of absorbing the visible light is obtained.

A continuous process for preparing a zeolitic material comprising (i) preparing a mixture comprising a source of YO.sub.2, optionally a source of X.sub.2O.sub.3, and a liquid solvent system; (ii) continuously feeding the mixture prepared in (i) into a continuous flow reactor at a liquid hourly space velocity in the range of from 0.3 to 20 h.sup.−1 for a duration of at least 1 h; and (iii) crystallizing the zeolitic material from the mixture in the continuous flow reactor, wherein the mixture is heated to a temperature in the range of from 100 to 300° C.; wherein the volume of the continuous flow reactor is in the range of from 150 cm.sup.3 to 75 m.sup.3, as well as to zeolitic materials which may be obtained according to the inventive process and to their use.

A process for the manufacturing of 3D reduced graphene oxide/Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 material includes the following steps: (i) putting in contact a graphene oxide (GO) water dispersion with an aqueous solution of iron(II) sulfate; (ii) hydrothermal treatment; and (iii) freezing the reaction product obtained in step (ii) at a temperature ≤−5° C.; and (iv) lyophilisation. A 3D reduced graphene oxide/Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 material is obtainable by the process and further relates to electrodes for CDI devices having the material. A method for removing ions from a fluid, like saline water, using the capacitive deionization device includes applying a voltage to the electrodes while supplying the fluid into the capacitive deionization device.

The presently disclosed and claimed inventive concept(s) generally relates to a method of making a solid catalyst component comprising a zeolite with a modifier and at least one Group VIII metal alloyed with at least one transition metal and a process of converting mixed waste plastics into low molecular weight organic compounds using the solid catalyst component. The process of converting mixed waste plastics into low molecular weight organic compounds may employ the use of a non-thermal catalytic plasma reactor, which may be configured as a fluid bed reactor or fixed bed reactor.