The Electrode Behavior and the Storing Capacity from Liver Ferritin of Dasynatis Akajei

Ferritin, a metallic protein, is a special biological large molecule that plays two central physiological functions in living cell simultaneously^[1]. In addition, the ferritin is able to express two functions having activity of H₂-uptake and exhibiting electrode behavior that picks the electrons up from a bare platinum electrode directly under anaerobic condition^[2-3]. In this paper, a direct electrochemical technology under aerobic conditions is employed to study kinetics of iron release from liver ferritin of Dasyatis akajei (DALF). Using aerobic condition, an electron tunnel across the ferritin shell plays still a critical role in taking the electrons from a bare platinum electrode for iron release without any mediator aid. Moreover, using similar condition, two reduction potentials of the ferritin core with -135 mV and -416 mV vs. NHE are measured by the technology. Unlike other processes of iron release, a kinetic study for complete iron release is confirmed to show a triphasic behavior defined as zero-order reaction. DALF is known to heme bind to generate a hemeoprotein, named DALF_h The heme function has been investigated to accelerate rate of iron release. Using similar studies, the kinetic datum indicates that the rate of iron release depends tightly on not only the reduction potential of the electrode, but also the regulation capacity of protein shell itself.     

A Ferritin Reactor for Entrapping Various Heavy Metal Ions in Flowing Seawater

Recent studies showed that the ferritins had three tunnels across the protein shell with 0.7~0.9 nm diameter for iron metabolism^[1-2]. However, very little was known the mechanism(s) that the ferritin reactor entrapped various heavy metal ions (M²⁺) and other small organic molecules in the flowing seawater directly.     

Effect of presence of 18-crown-6 on the response of 1-pyrrolidine dicarbodithioate-based lead selective electrode

The lipophilic ammonium salt of 1-pyrrolidine dicarbodithioic acid (PCDT)[I] was introduced as a selective ionophore for a sensitive Pb-ion selective electrode. Also, the effect of immobilization of 18-crown-6 (CW), into the above membrane, on the electrode performance was discussed. The slope of the PCDT-based [I] electrode was (26–30 mV decade⁻¹), while it was (29-30 mV decade⁻¹) for (PCDT+CW)-based [II] electrode according to the doping time. The linear concentration ranges were (1×10⁻⁶–1×10⁻¹ M) and (5×10⁻⁵–1×10⁻¹ M) for electrode types [I] and [II] after one-day doping. The working pH ranges were (5.0–10.0) and (7.0–10.0) for electrode types [I] and [II], respectively. Most of the common cations were tested for the evaluation of the electrode selectivity with correlation to the ionic radii of the tested cations. Among them only Na⁺, Ag⁺ and Fe³⁺ were the real interference. Application of using the electrode for the determination of lead in lubrication oil samples was performed with RSD (0.86–1.03%). The obtained results were compared to those of an atomic absorption spectrophotometric method.     

Ferritin as a Novel Catalyst for Selective Hydroxylation of Phenol

Ferritin molecule consists of a spherical polypeptide shell (apoferritin) surrounding a nanometeric inorganic core of iron oxide ferihydrite. It has the ability to sequester and store iron in a bio-available form by mobilizing or immobilizing iron through its narrow channels in the stable polypeptide quaternary structure^[1,2].Our original idea was to explore the catalytic activity of the inner nano-sized, iron oxide core. It was also hoped that the spherical hollow polypeptide shell with channels might act as a biological-molecular, sieve, displaying some kinds of shape and size selectivity.     

离子液体电解质种类对活性炭电极超级电容器电化学性能的影响

本文将经水蒸气二次活化的椰壳活性炭（W-AC）作为电极材料,选择1-乙基-3甲基咪唑四氟硼酸盐（[EMIM]BF₄）作为电解质,结果表明W-AC电极的比电容量远高于未活化的椰壳活性炭（R-AC）.使用循环伏安、恒电流充放电、交流阻抗等方法研究了不同种类离子液体电解质对超级电容器电化学性能的影响.不同阴阳离子组成的离子液体作为电解质,直接影响超级电容器的电化学性能. 研究表明,由EMIM⁺和BMIM⁺阳离子与BF₄^-、TFSI^-阴离子构成的离子液体电解质较适用于W-AC电极. 其中在[EMIM]BF₄电解质中,单片电极的比电容量可高达153 F·g^-1;在1-丁基-3-甲基-咪唑四氟硼酸盐（[BMIM]BF₄）电解质中电位窗可达3.5V,能量密度可高达57 Wh·kg^-1.本研究对于构筑高性能超级电容器离子液体的选择提供参考,以满足不同应用领域需求.     

N~1,N~2-Bis[1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)methylidene]ethanedihydrazide as a neutral ionophore for preparation of a new Ho~(3+) PVC-membrane sensor

N¹,N²-Bis[1-（2-hydroxyphenyl）methylidene]ethanedihydrazide（MEH） was used as new compound which plays the role of an excellent ion carrier in the fabrication of a Ho（Ⅲ） membrane electrode.The electrode shows a good selectivity for Ho（Ⅲ） ion with respect to most common cations including alkali,alkaline earth,transition and heavy metal ions.This electrode has a wide linear dynamic range from 1.0×10^-6 to 1.0×10^-2 mol/L with a Nernstian slope of 19.8±0.3 mV per decade and a low detection limit of 5.8×10^-7 mol/L in the pH range of 2.5-9.8,while the response time was rapid（<10 s）.The suggested sensor was applied to the determination of Ho（Ⅲ） ions in tap water and river water samples.     

Spectroelectrochemical investigation of Azotobacter vinelandii bacterial ferritin

Bacterial ferritin of Azotobacter vinelandii (AvBF) contains a function in accepting electrons from platinum electrode directly for complete iron release in the absence of a mediator. The reduction potentials of electron tunnels of −125, −310, and −370 mV for iron release are determined by direct spectroelectrochemical technique, which suggests which should be defined as midpoint potentials of electron–tunnel–heme on the surface of protein shell. A kinetic study for complete iron release by the electrode reduction at −600 mV fits the zero-order reaction law.     

Simultaneous determination of trace uranium(VI) and zinc(II) by adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry with aluminon ligand

Uranium(VI) complexed with aluminon (3-[bis(3-carboxy-4-hydroxy-phenyl)methylene]-6-oxo-1,4-cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylic acid triammonium salt) was determined by adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry (ACSV) using a hanging mercury drop electrode. Trace uranium(VI) and zinc(II) can be simultaneously determined in a single scan in the presence of aluminon and urea. Optimal conditions were found to be: accumulation time; 180–200 s, accumulation potential; 50 mV versus Ag/AgCl, scan rate; 40 mV s⁻¹, supporting electrolyte; 0.1 M sodium acetate buffer at pH 6.5–7.0, and concentration of aluminon; 1×10⁻⁶ M. The linear range of uranium(VI) and zinc(II) were observed over the concentration range 2–33 and 30–120 ng ml⁻¹, respectively. The detection limit (S/N=3) are 0.2 ng ml⁻¹ (uranium) and 30 ng ml⁻¹ (zinc). A good reproducibility shows RSDs of 2.5–4.0% (n=10). The procedure offers high selectivity, with the presence of urea masking some metal ions.     

A regenerable pseudo-reagentless glucose biosensor based on Nafion polymer and l,1''-dimethylferricinium mediator

Glucose oxidase was immobilized onto electrodes by co-deposition from an aqueous solution containing the diluted ion-exchange polymer Nafion. The cationic exchange property of the polymer was used to provide high local concentrations of l,1'-dimethylferricinium (DMFc⁺) mediator in the film by exchange from solution. The mediated electrodes were operated at +200 mV (vs. ), and the Nafion film was shown to reduce interfering current from ascorbate anion. Cyclic voltammetric analysis revealed a fourteen-fold increase in the effective DMFc⁺ activity at the electrode after extraction into the film. The sensitivity to glucose was 52 μA/cm²/mM in a solution containing 0.09 mM DMFc⁺, which is at least three-fold greater than reported for similar electrodes using hydrogen peroxide detection at +650 mV, with a response time of less than 1 min for a 10 μm thick membrane. Oxygen interference was significant, requiring deaeration of the solution before analysis. The electrodes exhibited no significant decrease in sensitivity for more than 50 days on storage in acetate buffer. Electrodes covered with 8000 MWCO dialysis membrane slowed the exchange of DMFc⁺ with the solution such that the Nafion film functioned as a mediator reservoir. This permitted reagentless analysis of glucose, typically capable of twenty assays when measuring concentrations between 0.1 and 1 mM. The sensitivity for glucose was 7.85 μA/cm²/mM, which is 15% of the sensitivity for the electrode without the dialysis membrane. The detection limit was 20 μM, with a linear range extending to about 3 mM, giving a dynamic range of over two orders of magnitude. Thus where some sacrifice of sensitivity and response rate may be made, the dialysis membrane cover enables multiple analyses in a reagentless biosensor scheme.     

核壳结构Ru@PtRu纳米花电催化剂的制备及碱性氢析出反应性能研究

本文通过分步还原Ru、Pt前驱体,制备了以Ru为核、PtRu合金为壳的Ru@Pt_0.24Ru纳米花电催化剂,其平均直径为16.5±4.0 nm. 利用高分辨电子显微镜、电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱和X射线光电子能谱等表征了这种电催化剂的结构和组成. 在1 mol·L ^-1 KOH水溶液中,核壳结构Ru@Pt_0.24Ru/C纳米花氢析出反应的过电位为22 mV（@10 mA·cm ^-2）,耐久性测试后过电位增加至30 mV（@10 mA·cm ^-2）,明显优于商业Pt/C电催化剂（初始值：60 mV@10 mA·cm ^-2,耐久性测试后：85 mV@10mA·cm ^-2）. 显著提高的电化学活性可能源于核壳结构Ru@Pt_0.24Ru纳米花的电子效应和几何效应,耐久性的改善可能源于核壳结构Ru@Pt_0.24Ru纳米花结构的稳定性.     

Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy Study of Chloride Adsorbed on Cu(110) Surfaces in Hydrochloric Acid Solution

Fundamental studies of the interaction of chloride with copper is of great interest from both scientific and technological view points since it is related to the copper electroplating and also the halogen etching processes^[1]. In this paper, in-situ scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) has been employed to study chloride adsorption on Cu(110) electrode in hydrochloride acid aqueous solution. The atomic resolution images of chloride adsorbed on Cu(111) surface have been obtained over the potential range from -400 mV to -100 mV (vs. SCE). A (l×l) structure for Cu(110) substrate was observed at the potential negative than -450 mV in which the chloride anions are desorbed. Our results indicate that the chloride anions are very strongly adsorbed on the Cu(110) surface at the potential positive than -400 mV. The images taken over a large region show parallel rows on the terraces and monolayer straight steps, which run along the[001] direction of the substrate lattice. The parallel row structures observed here are suggested to attribute from the chloride adlayers. The different corrugation height and periodical modulation in the height along[110] direction observed indicates that chloride anions are located at physically non-equivalent binding sites. Models are proposed to interpret the structures with three-fold periodicity and four-fold periodicity along[110] direction with a (4×1) structure containing three chloride anions and a (5×1) structure containing four chloride anions, respectively.     

硫堇衍生化自组装膜修饰金电极的电化学性质及其对抗坏血酸的电催化氧化

将硫堇共价键合到自组装在金电极表面的半胱胺单分子层上,制成了衍生化自组装单分子膜修饰电极,并用电化学方法研究了它的电化学性质.循环伏安图显示其在pH＝7.7的磷酸盐缓冲液中,于－0.45～＋0.50V(vs.SCE)范围内有2对氧化还原峰.峰电位分别为E_pa¹＝214mV。E_pc¹＝82mV,E_pa2＝－75mV,E_pc2＝－160mV(vs.SCE).pH在5.0～9.0范围内,峰1有2个质子参与反应,峰2有1个质子参与反应.它的表面电子转移速率常数k_s＝0.02S^－1.此膜对抗坏血酸的氧化有催化作用,其氧化过电位较在裸金电极上降低了约250mV.催化电流与抗坏血酸的浓度在1.0×10^-6～4.0×10^-3mol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系.抗坏血酸催化氧化的异相速率常数为2.68×10^-3cm/s.     

Fabrication and Photoelectrochemical Properties of [Ru(bpy)2dppz]2+ on ITO Electrode Associated with the Oxidation of Guanine

<正>Electrochemical assembly of[Ru(bpy)_2dppz]~(2+){bpy=2,2'-bipyridine,dppz=dipyrido[3,2-a:2',3'-c]phenazine} on an ITO electrode in the presence of guanine and photoelectrochemical properties of the assembled layer were investigated.It has been found that[Ru(bpy)_2dppz]~(3+/2+) can be assembled onto the ITO electrode by the method of repetitive voltammetric sweeping,and the assembly is enhanced by guanine.The peak currents of prewaves increase linearly up to a guanine concentration of 0.25 mmol/L.More importantly,upon illumination with 470 nm light source and at an applied potential of 0.2 V,cathodic current for the fabricated layer on the ITO electrode indicate a linear enhancement with the rise of guanine concentration.Meanwhile,[Ru(bpy)_2dppz]~(2+) can be served as an excellent mediator to prompt the oxidation of guanine,and the mediated peak current increases linearly with added guanine concentration from 0.01 to 0.25 mmol/L.In addition,the assembly mechanism of[Ru(bpy)_2dppz]~(2+) on the ITO electrode associated with the oxidation of guanine and the assistance of light irradiation were discussed.     

铜物理显影动力学和机理——电化学探讨

本文采用镀铜铂电极和暂态恒电流阶跃的方法测得了铜物显(铜物理显影)体系的极化曲线。结果表明,单电极Cu²⁺还原的阴极极化曲线与NaBH₄氧化的阳极极化曲线交点的混合电位E_mp=-715mV,对应的i_R为8.9×10^-4Acm^-2。这与直接测得的铜物显体系的E_mp=-720mV,和i_R=8.7×10^-4Acm^-2很相近。这意味着应用混合电位理论来分析铜物显过程是合理的。在铜物显的混合电极系统中,Cu²⁺还原的阴极反应与BH₄^-氧化的阳极反应相互影响很小。当镀铜电极表面涂有明胶时,反应速率降低(6.09μgcm^-2min^-1),与动力学测得的结果(4.82μg cm^-2 min^-1)比较接近,而在不涂明胶的电极上反应速率则大得多(17.12 μg cm^-2 min^-1),这表明了明胶对物显过程的显著影响。根据Tafel方程,从极化曲线斜率可求碍转移系数α=0.48,并推测铜沉积过程是两步单电子转移反应,且第一个电子的转移是控制步骤。     

Electrochemical polymerization of toluidine blue o and its electrocatalytic activity toward NADH oxidation

A stable electroactive thin film of poly(toluidine blue o) (PTOB) has been deposited on the surface of a glassy carbon electrode by cyclic voltammetry from an aqueous solution containing toluidine blue o (TOB). Cyclic voltammograms of PTOB indicate the presence of two redox couples and the formal potential shifts linearly in the negative direction with increasing solution pH with a slope of 58 and 54 mV per pH unit for couple I and couple II, respectively. The PTOB modified glassy carbon electrode shows electrocatalytic activity toward NADH oxidation in phosphate buffer solution (pH 7.0), with an overpotential ca. 470 mV lower than that of the bare electrode. The catalytic rate constant of the modified glassy carbon electrode for the oxidation of NADH is determined by cyclic voltammetry and rotating disk electrode measurements. The experimental results indicate that the electrode can be used as a detector for NADH determination with a linear range of 5.0×10⁻⁶ to 2.0×10⁻³ mol l⁻¹ and the detection limits of (5.0±0.3)×10⁻⁷ mol l⁻¹ at optimal conditions.     

锂离子选择性电极的研究

根据锂的萃取化学,以1-(苯基偶氮)萘酚-2(ST-I)及氧化三辛基膦(TOPO)为载体和协萃剂制备了PVC膜锂离子选择性电极.考察了增塑剂等因素对电极响应性能的影响,并对膜组成进行优化.以含4.5mgST-I,9.0mgTOPO及180mg磷酸三丁酯的膜制备的电极在pH8.5的tris缓冲底液中对锂呈线性电位响应,斜率为51.7mV/pC,线性范围为2.0×10^-5～1.0×10^-1mol/L,检测下限为4.0×10^-6mol/L.电极用于碳酸锂片剂中锂含量测定,结果满意.     

PVC膜TlBr4-离子选择电极的研制和应用

关于Tl(Ⅲ)电极的研制已有文献^[1-3]报导,但尚未见应用实例。本文在文献^[3]液膜T1Br₄^-电极的基础上,改变条件研制了PVC膜TlBr₄^-电极,其稳定性、选择性和重现性有了较大提高,使电极更具有实用价值,以本电极为指示电极对TlBr₄^-乙基紫或丁基罗丹明B体系获得了良好的电位滴定曲线;应用本电极按改进的零点电位法拟定了适宜于测定烟灰中微量鈍的操作步骤,分析了实际样品,与光度法对照,相对误差小于10％。     

基于磺酰基杯[4]芳烃的Co16笼簇的合成、结构及电化学性质

以氯化钴、 对叔丁基磺酰杯[4]芳烃(H₄TC4A-SO₂)和非对称性3-(1H-四唑-5-基)苯甲酸(H₂L)为原料, 通过溶剂热法合成了一个具有四面体配位笼结构的16核化合物[Co₁₆(TC4A-SO₂)₄(OH)₄(L)₈]·[(C₈H₂₀N)(C₄H₁₂N)₂(C₂H₈N)]·solvent(Co₁₆-TC4A-SO₂). 采用X射线单晶衍射、 X射线粉末衍射、 热重分析、 红外光谱方法对配合物进行了表征. 将Co₁₆-TC4A-SO₂笼簇直接负载到碳纸上(Co₁₆-TC4A-SO₂/CP)用作工作电极, 其对析氧反应(OER)展现出较好的催化性能. 在1 mol/L KOH中, Co₁₆-TC4A-SO₂/CP在343.8 mV的过电位下达到10.0 mA/cm ²电流密度, Tafel斜率为79.31 mV/dec, 并且在20.0 mA/cm ²电流密度下表现出长达48 h的催化稳定性.     

SENSITIZED PHOTOREDUCTION OF CO(EDTA)- IN AERATED AQUEOUS SOLUTION. ITS PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMICAL AND PHOTOBIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Abstract— The reduction of Co(edta)^- in aerated aqueous solution containing 1-hydroxy-5-oxo-5H-pyrido[3,2a]phenoxazine-3-calboxylic acid (HPPC) as sensitizer and ethylenediaminetetraacetate ion(EDTA) as electron donor was studied. Semireduced HPPC, formed in a reaction between triplet HPPC and EDTA, was shown to reduce Co(edta)^- to Co(edta)^2-. The ratio of the rate constant for oxidation of semireduced HPPC by oxygen to that by Co(edta)^- was determined to be 0.45± 0.01 from competition reaction kinetics. A (concentration)half-cell (oxidation-reduction electrode) based on the photoreduction of Co(edta)^- was found to give an electrode potential decrease of 100 mV. Co(edta)^- was also found to be reduced during illumination in aerated suspension of chloroplasts. The rate of oxygen evolution for the Co(edta)^- -chloroplast system was nearly the same as that for the Fe(CN)₆^3- -chloroplast system both in the absence and presence of ammonium ions.     

玻碳电极表面复合配位银电结晶机理研究

以具有实际应用价值的复合配位体系无氰镀银电解液为研究对象, 运用循环伏安和电位阶跃等实验方法, 结合 Scharifker-Hill 经典理论模型分析, 成功获得了Ag在玻碳电极（GCE）表面电沉积的成核机理及成核动力学参数, 并分析了温度对成核方式及成核动力学参数的影响. 结果表明, 该体系下Ag在GCE表面的电沉积是由扩散控制的不可逆过程, 遵循三维瞬时成核生长机理. 随着阶跃电位从-750 mV 负移至-825 mV, 峰值还原电流Im逐渐增大, 达到峰值还原电流所需时间tm逐渐缩短; 扩散系数D变化不大, 基本稳定在（7.61±0.34）×10^-5 cm²·s^-1; 成核密度数N₀则从3.26 ×10⁵ cm^-2提高至10.2×10⁵ cm^-2. 银沉积初期的形貌观察, 验证了其三维瞬时成核生长机理. 提高温度可以显著改善电解液中具备活性的银配位离子的扩散能力, 缩短成核时间, 提升成核密度数N0.