Comparison of three different dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction modes performed on their most usual configurations for the extraction of phenolic,neutral aromatic,and amino compounds from waters

In this work we seek clues to select the appropriate dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction mode for extracting three categories of compounds. For this purpose, three common dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction modes were compared under optimized conditions. Traditional dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction, in situ ionic liquid dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction, and conventional ionic liquid dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction using chloroform, 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, and 1‐hexyl‐3‐methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate as the extraction solvent, respectively, were considered in this work. Phenolic, neutral aromatic, and amino compounds (each category included six members) were studied as analytes. The analytes in the extracts were determined by high‐performance liquid chromatography with UV detection. For the analytes with polar functionalities, the in situ ionic liquid dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction mode mostly led to better results. In contrast, for neutral hydrocarbons without polar functionalities, traditional dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction using chloroform produced better results. In this case, where dispersion forces were the dominant interactions in the extraction, the refractive index of solvent and analyte predicted the extraction performance better than the octanol/water partition coefficient. It was also revealed that none of the methods were successful in extracting hydrophilic analytes (compounds with the log octanol/water partition coefficient <2). The results of this study could be helpful in selecting a dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction mode for the extraction of various groups of compounds.     

离子液体支撑液膜分离CO2

支撑液膜是一种在湿法冶金、生物技术以及气体分离等多个领域都有应用的重要膜分离技术。本文回顾了支撑液膜技术分离CO2的研究进展,按照液膜相的不同,分类介绍了常规载体支撑液膜和离子液体支撑液膜,指出了常规载体支撑液膜分离CO2的局限性,重点介绍了离子液体支撑液膜分离CO2的发展,分析了气体在离子液体支撑液膜中的传质机理以及常规离子液体结构、含量和支撑膜材料等对分离效果的影响;讨论了离子液体的功能化方法以及功能化离子液体支撑液膜分离CO2的渗透率、选择性和液膜稳定性;介绍了两种新的离子液体支撑液膜改进方法:聚离子液体膜与凝胶化离子液体支撑液膜。最后指出了今后用于CO2分离的离子液体支撑液膜的发展方向。     

几类非常规液晶材料的研究进展

本文综述了液晶二聚体、多爪型液晶及香蕉形液晶等几类非常规液晶材料的研究进展。结合笔者近几年的研究积累,着重介绍:(1)液晶二聚体的分子结构与液晶态结构及液晶二聚体所特有的奇偶效应与近晶多形性;(2)多爪型液晶的分子结构与液晶态结构的特点及由于兼有棒状分子与盘状分子的结构特点而具备的特殊的相变性质;(3)香蕉形液晶的分子结构与液晶态结构及香蕉形液晶所特有的手性与极化序。在介绍各类液晶材料的特点及研究热点的同时,围绕分子结构与液晶态结构的关系这一主题,深入讨论了各种液晶材料形成特殊分子排列及表现出特殊物理性质的机理。     

磁性离子液体的应用研究

磁性离子液体是指能够吸附在磁铁上,在外加磁场作用下具有一定磁化强度的离子液体。本文综述了自2004年磁性离子液体概念提出至今在各领域的应用,其可以催化吡咯、3-甲基噻吩等单体合成导电高分子纳米微球,同时起到溶剂和模板的作用;还可以通过外加磁场调整产物的微观结构和形貌,从而得到不同的纳米结构;它也可以充当Lewis酸催化剂,催化傅克反应等一系列化学反应,并可以回收重复使用,而且回收有望通过磁场简单实现;与碳纳米管以共价键结合可以制备具有磁性的碳纳米管。除此之外,磁性离子液体在光控顺磁性超分子体系、吸收有机挥发物等领域的应用在近年也陆续有报道。     

Polymer-Metal Nanoparticle Complexes for Improving the Performance of Liquid Crystal Displays

Summary: Here we applied metal nanoparticles as a dopant of liquid crystals. Since liquid crystal molecules are self-assembled, it is not so easy to disperse metal nanoparticles in liquid crystal media. We first prepared metal nanoparticles protected by liquid crystal molecules by reduction of metal ions in the presence of liquid crystal molecules. This liquid crystal molecule-protected metal nanoparticles can be easily dispersed in liquid crystal media to fabricate liquid crystal sol containing metal nanoparticles. A simple liquid crystal molecule, 4′-pentylbiphenyl-4-carbonitrile (abbreviated as 5CB) was used in the present experiments at first. 5CB sol containing metal nanoparticles could construct novel twisted nematic liquid crystal devices (TN-LCDs), which revealed the electrooptic properties depending on the kind of metal of nanoparticles. During the experiments we discovered that 5CB-protected metal nanoparticles could move in liquid crystal media by applying the voltage. This phenomenon is inconvenient for liquid crystal displays, especially those driven by a matrix of thin-film transistors (TFTs). In order to avoid this phenomenon, we prepared polymer-protected metal nanoparticles and applied them to liquid crystal devices, which provided good performance as the devices, i.e., low driving voltage, rapid response at low temperature, and so on.     

羊睾丸,梅花鹿胎盘提取液中铅的测定

利用火焰原子吸收法直接测定羊睾丸，梅花鹿胎盘提取液中铅的含量，实验结果表明，两种提以液中均含有铅，梅花鹿胎盘提取液铅含量低于羊睾丸，透析液组高于超滤液组，这一结果为合理开发利用羊睾丸，梅花鹿胎盘提取液提供一定的数据。     

Aggregation of CO2 and Organic Liquid Molecules at Near Critical and Supercritical Condition of CO2

In order to study the aggregation of CO₂ and organic liquid molecules in the binary systems of CO₂+ organic liquid at near critical and supercritical condition of CO₂, the radial distribution function of CO₂-organic liquid molecules and organic liquid–organic liquid molecules in the liquid phase of the CO₂+ organic liquid systems is calculated by molecular dynamic simulation in this work and compared with the results of our previous works. The results of the research show that the aggregates of CO₂–CO₂ molecules, CO₂-organic liquid molecules and organic liquid–organic liquid molecules are coexisted in the liquid phase of CO₂+ organic liquid system, respectively.     

含有十二烷基酚聚氧乙烯(10)醚的溶致液晶体系的研究

本文以非离子表面活性剂十二烷基酚聚氧乙烯(10)醚(TX-10)/苯乙烯/水组成的三元体系为研究对象, 绘制了三元相图, 选取液晶区域作为研究对象, 配制系列样品, 摄制了纹理照片, 用小角X光衍射法测定了液晶中各种组分变化时间的层间距, 并结合^2H NMR谱图和纹理照片的对照以及互为补充的分析, 为精确区分液晶结构提供了新的途径。这不仅对于基础理论研究, 同时对于日用化工和帮次采油都具有一定指导意义。     

卵磷脂-水-油酸体系液晶对胆固醇的增溶作用

Formation and structure of liquid crystal in lecithin-water-oleic acid system were studied. It was found that different from the lecithin-water system, there are two types of liquid crystal present. The lamellar liquid crystal was formed at lower content of oleic acid, the values of interlayer spacing are larger than the values in the corresponding liquid crystal without oleic acid. The inverse hexangonal liquid crysta1 was formed at higher content of oleic acid. In lecithin-water-oleic acid(containing 15℅ cholesterol) system the phase behavior of liquid crystal is similar to that in the lecithin-water-oleic acid system. The solubilization rate of solid cholesterol in lamellar liquid crystal of lecithin-water-oleic acid system is more faster than that of lecithin-water system.     

Role of liquid polymorphism during the crystallization of silicon

Using molecular simulation, we establish the pivotal role played by liquid polymorphs during the crystallization of silicon. When undercooled at a temperature 20% below the melting point, a silicon melt is under the form of the highly coordinated, high-density liquid (HDL) polymorph. We find that crystallization starts with the formation, within the HDL liquid, of a nanosized droplet of the least stable liquid polymorph, known as the almost tetracoordinated low-density liquid (LDL) polymorph. We then show that the crystalline embryo forms within the LDL droplet, close to the interface with the surrounding HDL liquid, thereby following a pathway associated with a much lower free energy barrier than the direct formation of the crystalline embryo from the HDL liquid would have required. This implies that, for substances exhibiting liquid polymorphs, theories, like the classical nucleation theory, and empirical rules, like Ostwald's rule, should be modified to account for the role of liquid polymorphs in the nucleation process.     

Phase behavior of polylactides in solvent–nonsolvent mixtures

Isothermal phase diagrams for the semicrystalline poly-L-lactide (PLLA) and the amorphous poly-DL-lactide (PDLLA) in combination with several solvent–nonsolvent combinations (dioxane/water, dioxane/methanol, chloroform/methanol, and NMP/water) have been determined. The locations of the liquid–liquid miscibility gap, the solid–liquid miscibility gap and the vitrification boundary in the isothermal phase diagrams at 25°C were identified. The liquid–liquid miscibility gap for the systems with PLLA was located in the same composition range as the corresponding systems with PDLLA. For the systems containing PLLA solid–liquid demixing was thermodynamically preferred over liquid–liquid demixing. Attempts were made to correlate the experimental findings with predictions on the basis of the Flory-Huggins theory for ternary solutions using interaction parameters derived from independent experiments. Qualitative agreement was found between the theoretical predictions and the experimentally obtained liquid–liquid miscibility gap. No good agreement was found for the solid–liquid miscibility gap. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Fast quantitative determination of platinum in liquid samples by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

The potential of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for the rapid determination of platinum in liquid silicone oils has been evaluated in the framework of on-line process control. A comparison of LIBS sensitivity between three setups designed for liquid analysis (static, liquid jet and flowing liquid) was performed using a 266 nm Nd/YAG laser irradiation. Best results were obtained using the flowing liquid setup and a similar limit of detection was obtained using the liquid jet. The effect of different buffer gases (Ar, He, N(2), etc.) on the signal sensitivity was studied in liquid jet analysis and best values were obtained with a nitrogen sheath gas. Detection limits were in the 100 mg/kg range for both setups. Quantitative determination of platinum in real liquid samples was also investigated using both liquid jet and flowing liquid setups. Calibration curves were plotted for Pt with the liquid jet and the flowing liquid setups under optimised temporal acquisition parameters (delay time and gate width). A normalisation using a silicon line was applied and recovery ranged from 3 to 15% for Pt in catalyst samples with both setups showing that LIBS is a sensitive and accurate method for on-line applications.     

Effect of liquid oils on the properties of multiple emulsions containing liquid crystals

Recently, many cosmetic researchers have been focused on multiple emulsions due to better performance. Limited application of multiple emulsions has been attributed to their instability, which can be resolved by the presence of liquid crystals. Multiple emulsions containing liquid crystals are affected by various formulation parameters, such as liquid oils. In this paper, the influence of liquid oils on the formation mechanism was studied. Besides, stability, small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) spectra analysis, and rheological analysis of the emulsions were investigated as well. The results showed that when the gap of the polarity between inner oils and external liquid oils is greater, the multiple structures were more easily formed. Multiple emulsions containing liquid crystals were superior in stability to multiple emulsions prepared in the same way with liquid oils that did not form liquid crystals. SAXS indicated that the liquid crystal orientation was lamellar. Rheological analysis indicated that the different structure emulsions showed shear-thinning behavior. The presence of liquid crystal decreased the viscosity and resulted in pseudoplastic enhancement. Both the storage modulus (G′) and the loss modulus (G″) of multiple emulsions were slightly higher than those of O/W-type emulsions, implying the existence of multiple structures.     

Liquid structure of benzene and its derivatives as studied by means of X-ray scattering

The liquid structures of benzene, toluene, aniline, benzaldehyde and nitrobenzene were investigated by the X-ray scattering method. The X-ray scattering data were analysed by a method without constructing any structure models. The obtained liquid structure of benzene is different from the previous X-ray scattering results which were derived from the quasi-lattice structure for the liquid based on the crystal structure of benzene. This is because a molecular arrangement which is not found in the crystal structure is left out of consideration. In liquid toluene, benzaldehyde and nitrobenzene, two molecules are associated with the dipole–dipole interaction in the antiparallel fashion. Two aniline molecules are hydrogen-bonded in liquid aniline. The third molecule weakly interacts with the other two in liquid toluene, aniline and benzaldehyde. In liquid nitrobenzene, the parallel dipole–dipole interaction of the third molecule with another one is present in the coplanar form. The substituent effect on the liquid structures is discussed.     

The electro-optical response of nematic emulsions

Switchable nematic emulsions are micron-sized droplets of nematic liquid crystal, floating in isotropic fluid matrices. Such droplets can be switched from an opaque (off) to a transparent (on) state by application of very low electric fields. It is known that the electro-optical properties of liquid crystal dispersions are affected by several parameters, including the liquid crystal loading. The electro-optical response of nematic emulsions has been investigated as a function of liquid crystal weight percentage. Almost transparent films with a reduced contrast ratio are obtained with lower liquid crystal contents. A macroscopic phase separation is observed when liquid crystal content exceeds 45 wt %. On the contrary, large contrast ratios and very low switching fields can be obtained if liquid crystal ranges from 25 to 35 wt %. Consequently, nematic emulsions prepared in this liquid crystal range can be used as promising systems for electro-optical applications. In addition to technological developments, these results can help computational and basic studies of phase separation in novel multiphase liquid crystalline materials.     

AEO-9体系溶致液晶性能及其组成方程

以非离子表面活性剂十二烷基醇聚氧乙烯醚(AEO-9)/正丁醇/正辛烷/水组成的四元体系为研究对象,绘制了拟三元相图。在液晶区选取样品点,拍摄纹理照片,并结合^2HNMR谱图确定了液晶类型其中主要是状液晶。利用小角X射线衍射测定了层状液晶的层间距d,得到层间距d和液晶含水量的关系。根据层状液晶结构的特点,推导出层状液晶组成方程,并对本体系进行了验证。结果表明,根据议程计算出的液晶区域的开头和位置与实验测得的相图中液晶的开头和位置基本相同,为实际应用提供了依据。     

Dynamical force and imaging characterization of superhydrophobic surfaces

We devised a dangling cantilever optical lever setup with imaging that permits dynamical studies of superhydrophobic surfaces without the effects of gravitational acceleration for better insight into the mechanics. The setup enabled us to ascertain liquid loss and ascribe it to the interaction of liquid that just touched the superhydrophobic surface as it translated at various constant lateral speeds. At lower speeds (20-60 μm/s), the interactions were characterized by a strong initial liquid pin (at up to 0.6 nN force) and depin followed by a series of smaller force pin and depins before sufficient liquid loss led to total liquid detachment from the surface. At higher translation speeds (80-100 μm/s), the interactions were characterized by liquid pinning and depinning processes at a sustained force (around 0.7 nN) in which liquid loss was low enough to engender a much later liquid detachment (beyond 100 s). A linear reduction of the receding contact angle with time, but not with the advancing contact angle, was found up to the point of first liquid depinning. This suggested a stronger role played by the receding contact line in establishing liquid adherence to the superhydrophobic surface. The detachment process from the surface was also characterized by a liquid bridge driven to rupture by way of liquid being conveyed away from the bridge.     

Study of mass transfer enhancement on liquid/liquid interface by flow instabilities using gallium liquid electrode

Abstrac  Using liquid gallium electrodes it was proved that electrodiffusion method is a convenient tool for measuring the mass transfer at liquid/liquid interface. It was shown that mass transfer coefficient at the liquid/liquid interface at high Reynolds numbers is much more important in comparison to that measured at the solid/liquid interface at identical geometrical and hydrodynamic conditions. In experiments with the flow induced by the rotation of the upper disc (working ring electrode is placed on the bottom of the immobile disc), the Sherwood number increases in turbulent regime as Sh ∼ Re^1.8 at the liquid/liquid interface, contrary to the traditional law Sh ∼ Re^0.9 at the solid/liquid interface. In laminar regime the Sherwood number at the liquid/liquid and at the solid/liquid interfaces follows the traditional dependence Sh ∼ Re^0.5. It was shown that sharp increasing of the mass transfer coefficient at the liquid/liquid interface is closely related with the appearance of the surface waves, the phenomenon is identified as a Kelvin-Helmholtz type instability. Published in Russian in Elektrokhimiya, 2008, Vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 482–490. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

The theoretical and practicl development of flow injection extraction

The present status of liquid/liquid extractoin based on the flow injection principle is reviewed in terms of instrumentation, theory and applicability. Comparison with other continuou-flow extraction techniques is made. A new approach to the process of trasferring analytes from one liquid to another liquid is suggested. The analyte is trapped in a first step and then eluted into a well-defined, clean liquid stream.     

Simple quasicrystal model of liquid and its applications: calculations of enthalpy of vaporisation and adsorption energy in slit nanopore

Physical properties of liquids are important to both theoretical study and engineering designs. These properties are determined by the spatial configuration of liquids. Based on the main characteristics of short-range order of liquid configuration, a simple quasicrystal model of liquid with close-packed body-centred cubic structure is proposed to simulate the spatial structure of liquids. Then the bonding potential energy of liquid molecule is analytically expressed with Lennard-Jones intermolecular potential. Enthalpy of evaporation can be calculated with this model, which has obvious physical meaning and the calculated values agree with experimental data. Based on the fact that liquid in a confined nano-space are distributed in layers, the characteristics of liquids in slit nanopores can also be described with this simple model. The potential profiles of liquid molecules in slit nanopores and the heat of adsorption can be well reproduced with this quasicrystal model of liquid. This model can capture the main characteristics of liquid. It provides a simple method to describe the physical mechanism and directly estimate the characteristic parameters of simple liquid systems.