Study of Anticancer Properties of Graphene Oxide–Metal Oxide Composite

Graphene and graphene oxide (GO) have garnered significant attention due to their exceptional properties. GO, enriched with various functional groups such as epoxy, hydroxyl, and carboxylic groups, has exhibited remarkable potential in biomedical applications. The combination of GO with metals has proven to be a promising platform for cellular imaging, with this study focusing on the preparation of diverse hybrids of GO with metal oxides (GO/MO) and their potential as anticancer agents. In this research, GO is functionalized with MOs like TiO₂, Fe₃O₄, and Cu₂O using specific chemical methods and investigated for the anticancer activity for the application as cancer therapeutic agent. The resulting GO/MO hybrids exhibits favorable thermal and mechanical properties. Moreover, their cytotoxicity against human lung cancer cells is assessed in vitro, revealing the promising anticancer activity of GO/MO hybrids. Notably, the GO/Cu₂O hybrid demonstrates particularly high cytotoxicity in human lung cancer cells.     

Studies of Laser-induced-MOCVDZinc Oxide Films

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Interactions and Temperature Transitions of Ethylene Oxide – Propylene Oxide – Ethylene Oxide tri-block Copolymers in Water Media

Summary: ATR FTIR spectra of two ethylene oxide – propylene oxide – ethylene oxide (EO)_n-(PO)_m-(EO)_n tri-block copolymers (Pluronics) with different lengths of the EO blocks were investigated in water media at various temperatures. The observed wavenumber shifts and intensity changes of the bands of different chemical groups of polymers and of water molecules served as a basis for the estimation of structural changes and interactions of polymers with the surrounding water molecules. Two types of such interactions, i.e. hydrophilic (ether group – water) and a hydrophobic (methyl group – water) are detected. In the copolymer with shorter length of the EO blocks, an interchain H₂O bridge in a liquid crystalline phase was discovered and confirmed by ab initio calculations. A model for the structural changes during the temperature transitions is specified.     

Effect of Calcium Oxide Additive on Sorbent for High-Temperature the Performance of Iron Oxide Coal Gas Desulfurization

The effect of calcium oxide additive in iron oxide sorbent for hot gas desulfurization was investigated by XRD and TPR techniques. XRD characterization showed that CaO was highly dispersed after the calcination of sorbents. Calcium sulfate formed in the desulfurization was decomposed and regenerated to CaO by reacting with CO before the next sulfidation process. Calcium participated in every sulfidation/regeneration cycle and contributed to the enhancement of sulfur capacity. The TPR results showed that the reduction temperature of the sorbent increased with the increase of the content of calcium. Calcium played a role of retarding reduction. Therefore, the addition of calcium oxide additive will benefit the utilization of iron oxide sorbent in strongly reducing atmospheres.     

Effect of Calcium Oxide Additive on the Performance of Iron Oxide Sorbent for High-Temperature Coal Gas Desulfurization

The effect of calcium oxide additive in iron oxide sorbent for hot gas desulfurization was investigated by XRD and TPR techniques.XRD characterization showed that CaO was highly dispersed after the calcination of sorbents.Calcium sulfate formed in the desulfurization was decomposed and regenerated to CaO by reacting with CO before the next sulfidation process.Calcium participated in every sulfidation/regeneration cycle and contributed to the enhancement of sulfur capacity.The TPR results showed that the reduction temperature of the sorbent increased with the increase of the content of calcium.Calcium played a role of retarding reduction.Therefore,the addition of calcium oxide additive will benefit the utilization of iron oxide sorbent in strongly reducing atmospheres.     

The First Synthesis of α-Methylene Isophosphindoline Oxide

Abstract

Over the last decade the intramolecular palladium-catalyzed coupling of haloarenes and haloalkenes with alkenes has proven to be a particularly valuable route to a wide variety of the structurally demanding cyclic and polycyclic systems We wish now to demonstrate its successhl application to the synthesis of the first parent representative of the five-membered ring carbon-phosphorus heterocycles possessing exocyclic unsaturation, a class of compounds remaining to date practically unexplored The effected synthesis of the a-methylene isophosphindoline oxide I is delineated in the equation which reveals also the optimized catalytic system and the prerequisite reaction conditions Of those, the reaction temperature is the most crucial parameter as the desired product undergoes unexpectedly facile thermal cyclodimerization to the spiropolycyclic system 2 frequently even precluding the isolation of 1.     

Photopolymerization of Cyclohexene Oxide Initiated with Iron-arene Complex

Two iron-arene complex photoinitiators with different substituents in arene ligands were synthesized, their activities in initiating photopolymerization of cyclohexene oxide (CHO) were compared with that of IRGACURE 261, a commercialized photoinitiator from Ciba-Geigy. A higher activity was found when the arene ligand was substituted with a stronger electron donating group. For the system initiated by IRGACURE 261 the concentration of active centers in CHO polymerization was determined and it was found that the concentration is maximum at around 35℃. The post (dark) polymerization was significant, the polymerization yield decreased with the increase of irradiation temperature and increased with the increase of post polymerization temperature. The results are interpreted based on the mechanism proposed by Lohse, et al..     

Taguchi Optimization for Combustion Synthesis of Aluminum Oxide Nano-particles

Nano-structured aluminum oxide powders were prepared by a combustion synthesis method utilizing serine as a new fuel. The product was sonicated to obtain nano powders. A Taguchi L-4 statistical design of combustion synthesis was utilized to optimize the production of γ-alumina powder. The product was characterized by XRD, BET, SEM, EDX and LLS. Nano crystalline γ-alumina with crystal sizes between 4.26 and 5.47 nm and α-Al2O3 powders with crystal sizes 24.51 and 28.62 nm were obtained by the combustion synthesis. The specific surface area was measured by a BET method to be 75.21 m2/g. The average particle size after sonication of product, observed by LLS, was 79.32 nm.     

Structure Peculiarities of Reduced Vanadium–Titanium Oxide Catalysts

The properties of vanadium–titanium oxide catalysts, which contain coherent phase boundaries formed by V₂O₅ and TiO₂ crystallites during reduction by hydrogen at 150–500°C, are examined. The phase boundary is preserved over the entire examined temperature range regardless of the structure of vanadium oxide, which is formed. The state of vanadium ions at the phase boundary is determined. The presence of a phase boundary in the catalyst is responsible for the V₂O₅ V₂O₃ transition without the formation of intermediate structures.     

Selective Oxidation of Isobutene over CsFeCoBiMnMoOx Mixed Oxide Catalyst

Mixed oxide catalyst Cs0.1Fe2Co6BiMnMo12Ox was prepared by the coprecipitation method.Selective oxidation of isobutene was carried out in a fixed-bed reactor over Cs0.1Fe2Co6BiMnMo12Ox.The results showed that the catalyst had high catalytic activity. Under the optimum reaction conditions(n(i-C4):n(O2)=1:2-1:4, space velocity=180 h^-1, T=360℃), the yields of methacrolein and methacrylic acid can reach 80% and 8%, respectively. The total yield of liquid products (methacrolein, methacrylic acid and acetic acid) can reach about 90%.     

Chemical Liquid Phase Deposition of Thin Aluminum Oxide Films

Introduction Inorganic oxide films have attracted a lot of interest in the last several decades. Among them, silicon dioxide films are widely used in modern microelectronics, optics and mechanics. This material has been grown by various methods including thermal oxidation, chemical vapor phase deposition, plasma-enhanced chemical vapor phase deposition, and so on.1,2 Recently, Nagayama et al.3 have reported that SiO2 thin films could be produced by a new chemical method of liquid phase depos…     

Estimation of Photoelectrocatalytic Activity of Titanium Oxide Film Electrodes by Ac Impedance

Over the last few decades, there has been a growing interest in the application of photocatalysis towards the treatment of polluted water1-4. It was well demonstrated that the anodic bias potential exerted on photoanode could prevent significantly the recombination rate of photogenerated carriers, consequently, it can improve the efficiency of photocatalytic degradation of organics2-4. For this, the study of photoelectrocatalytic degradation of pollutants has been of particular interest to r…     

Electrochemical Sensor for Detection of p-Nitrophenol Based on Nickel Oxide Nanoparticles/α-Cyclodextrin Functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide

p-Nitrophenol (p−NP) is a high priority toxic pollutant and that has harmful effects on human, animals and plants. Thus, the detection and determination of p−NP present in the environment is an urgent as well as highly important requisite. The present article, therefore focused on the construction of a novel electrochemical sensor based on NiO nanoparticles/α-cyclodextrin functionalized reduced graphene oxide modified glassy carbon electrode (NiO−NPs-α-CD-rGO-GCE) for the selective and sensitive detection of p−NP. UV-vis, high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), selected area electron diffraction pattern (SAED) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis confirms the formation of highly pure NiO nanoparticles. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and cyclic voltammetry (CV) were used to characterize the step-wise electrode modification process. DPV was carried out to quantify p−NP within the concentration range of 1−10 μM and found the detection limit of 0.12 nM on the basis of the signal-to-noise ratio S/N=3. The electrode can able to detect different isomers of nitrophenols. Interferences of other pollutants such as phenol, p-aminophenol, o- and m- nitrophenol, 4-chlorophenol, 2,6-dichlorophenol and ions like K⁺, Cd²⁺, Cl⁻, SO₄²⁻ did not affect the sensing of p−NP. The newly developed sensor exhibited diffusion controlled kinetics and had excellent sensitivity, selectivity and reproducibility for the detection of p−NP. The electrode showed good recoveries in real sample analysis.     

Reaction of Phenyl-Substituted o-Quinodimethanes with Nitric Oxide. Are Benzocyclobutenes Suitable Precursors for Nitric Oxide Cheletropic Traps?

In order to elucidate the potential of substituted o-quinodimethanes as reagents for the trapping of nitric oxide (NO) in biological systems, the reaction of alkoxyl- and alkyl-substituted 7,8-diphenyl- and 7,7,8-triphenyl-o-quinodimethanes with nitric oxide in solution was investigated by ESR spectroscopic and UV/vis stopped-flow techniques. Photolytic decarbonylation of 1,3-diphenyl- and 1,1,3-triphenylindan-2-ones gave the corresponding phenyl-substituted benzocyclobutenes as the major products and low photostationary concentrations of o-quinodimethanes. During 266-nm laser flash photolysis (LFP) of 1,3-dimethoxy-1,3-diphenylindan-2-one and 1-methoxy-1,3,3-triphenylindan-2-one in acetonitrile, species absorbing in the 400-600 nm range were produced, which were attributed to configurational isomers of the corresponding 7,7,8,8-substituted o-quinodimethanes. The isomeric o-quinodimethanes decayed at significantly different rates, indicating a strong influence of the relative orientation of the terminal substituents on their stability. Reaction of the raw photolysates of the 2-indanones with NO produced strong ESR spectra of the corresponding cyclic nitroxide radicals, isoindolin-2-oxyls. The nitroxide radicals were generated in a two-phase process, the first, rapid phase being attributed to the reaction of NO with the photolytically formed o-quinodimethanes and the second, slow phase reflecting the reaction with small amounts of o-quinodimethanes, generated by thermal ring opening of the phenyl-substituted benzocyclobutenes and probably a direct reaction of NO with the benzocyclobutenes. The kinetics of both steps, as evaluated by stopped-flow UV/vis and ESR spectroscopy, revealed a strong dependence of the rate constants of the o-quinodimethane + NO reaction on the substitution pattern of the o-quinodimethanes, with rate constants spanning a range of 10-4000 M(-)(1) s(-)(1). The rate constants ((0.4-7.5) x 10(-)(4) s(-)(1)) for the reaction of NO with the 7,7,8,8-tetrasubstituted benzocyclobutenes are much less influenced by the substitution pattern. The utility of phenyl-substituted benzocyclobutenes as "reservoirs" for o-quinodimethane-type nitric oxide traps is discussed.     

A Novel Synthesis of Titania-silica Mixed Oxide with Mesoporous Structure

Mixture formed from sonicating TiCI4 and Si(OEt)4 in the absence of water is used as precursor and hydrolyzed by using a long-chain organic ammonium bromide as a structuredirecting agent. The product, titania-silica, is of mesoporous structure and characterized with SEM, FT-IR, BET, XRD and so on.     

New Evidences for the Adsorption of Methane over Oxide Surfaces

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Synthesis and Application of Polyethylene Oxide Macromers (Ⅰ——Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(Ethylene Oxide)Macromers with Allyl-End Group

Polyethylene oxide(PEO) macromers with allyl-end group were synthesized by two different methods(initiating and deactivating).The products obtained were characterized accurately by means,of several techniques including H NMR,IR,VPO,GPC and the double-bond titration,and the results show that such kinds of product possess expected structure.The macromers were copolymerized with small molecular acrylamide,and a series of copolymers with different composition,were obtained by adjusting copolymerization conditions.Moreover,some evidence concerning allyl-group rearrangement in synthesis of the macromers was observed and suitable condition for laboratorial preparation of the macromers is proposed.     

Selective Oxidation of Propane by Lattice Oxygen of Vanadium-Phosphorous Oxide in a Pulse Reactor

Selective oxidation of propane by lattice oxygen of vanadium-phosphorus oxide (VPO) catalysts was investigated with a pulse reactor in which the oxidation of propane and the re-oxidation of catalyst were implemented alternately in the presence of water vapor. The principal products are acrylic acid (AA),acetic acid (HAc), and carbon oxides. In addition, small amounts of C1 and C2 hydrocarbons were also found, molar ratio of AA to HAc is 1.4-2.2. The active oxygen species are those adsorbed on catalyst surface firmly and/or bound to catalyst lattice, i.e. lattice oxygen; the selective oxidation of propane on VPO catalysts can be carried out in a circulating fluidized bed (CFB) riser reactor. For propane oxidation over VPO catalysts, the effects of reaction temperature in a pulse reactor were found almost the same as in a steady-state flow reactor. That is, as the reaction temperature increases, propane conversion and the amount of C1 C2 hydrocarbons in the product increase steadily, while selectivity to acrylic acid and to acetic acid increase prior to 350℃ then begin to drop at temperatures higher than 350℃, and yields of acrylic acid and of acetic acid attained maximum at about 400℃. The maximum yields of acrylic acid and of acetic acid for a single-pass are 7.50% and 4.59% respectively, with 38.2% propane conversion. When theamount of propane pulsed decreases or the amount of catalyst loaded increases, the conversion increases but the selectivity decreases. Increasing the flow rate of carrier gases causes the conversion pass through a minimum but selectivity and yields pass through a maximum. In a fixed bed reactor, it is hard to obtainhigh selectivity at a high reaction conversion due to the further degradation of acrylic acid and acetic acid even though propane was oxidized by the lattice oxygen. The catalytic performance can be improved inthe presence of excess propane. Propylene can be oxidized by lattice oxygen of VPO catalyst at 250℃, nevertheless, selectivity to AA and to HAc are even lower, much more acetic acid was produced (molar ratio of AA to HAc is 0.19:1-0.83:1) though the oxidation products are the same as from propane.     

A New Method of Preparing of Zinc Oxide Nanopowder——Ultrasonic Radiation Precipitation

In the recent years, the study on ultrasound used to synthesis nanomaterials has attracted much attention of chemists, physicists and material scientists. Suslick et al^[1] had prepared amorphous nano-sized iron with sonochemistry method. Liang et al.^[2] investigated synthesis of LaCoO₃ nanocrystalline by coprecipitation under ultrasonic radiation.