THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF KINETICS OF NONISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION OF POLYMERS

The classical crystallization theories proposed by Avrami, Evans, and Mandelkern wereextended to the nonisothermal situation. The expressions derived from the classical equations canbe expressed in either the differential form or the integral form. A method was provided so as toobtain the parameters characterizing the crystallization rate and mechanism from DSC curves withseveral constant heating or cooling rates. The rate constants of crystallization obtained from bothisothermal and nonisothermal curves of poly(ethylene terephthalate)were compared.     

DIASTEREOSELECTIVITY OF ALLYBORATION OF ALDEHYDES

Reaction of(Z)-Crotyldiisopinocampheylborane with a series of alde-hydes have been examined,and the ratio of erythro to threo products varies fr-om 20:1 to 1:1.The results are discussed in detail.     

FEATURES OF Pb ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF ORES AND EVOLUTION OF CONTINENTAL CRUST OF CHINA

Based on the Pb isotopic features, the ore leads in the continent of China can be dividedinto four types: (i) single-stage lead of low μ value derived from mantle, (ii) homogeneouslead of crustal source with high μ value, (iii) modern mixing lead between mantle andcrust, and (iv) residual lead of crustal source. As the leads from mantle had possessed single-stage features (μ = 7.8) before the Proterozoic, the ages of continental crust can be calculatedbased on the mixing Pb of type (iii). The results hidicate that the continental crust of Chinawas mainly generated during the Archaean, and the growth rates of crust reached the max-ima by the ages of 3.3-3.4, 2.6 and 1.6-1.7 b.y. The occurrences of residual crust Pbwith high ~(207)Pb/~(204)Pb and ~(208)Pb/~(204)Pb anomalies were associated with the remelting andreconstruction of crust since 1.6 b.y. ago. The lead sources in the continent of China showhigher Th/U ratios (3.3-6.5) and ~(207)Pb anomalies than those in other continents, indicationthe conti     

SYNTHESIS OF ANALOGUES OF HUPERZINE A

A new Lycopodium alkaloid huperzine A (1) possesses a potent inhibitory activity ofacetylcholinesterase. Six structurally simplified analogues of huperzine A, compound 6, 7, 8, 12,13 and 15, were prepared and the inhibitory activities were evaluated.     

ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESES OF STEREOTSOMERS OF SECODEMETHYLCLAUSENAMIDE

ＡＳＹＭＭＥＴＲＩＣ　ＳＹＮＴＨＥＳＥＳ　ＯＦ　ＳＴＥＲＥＯＴＳＯＭＥＲＳ　ＯＦ　ＳＥＣＯＤＥＭＥＴＨＹＬＣＬＡＵＳＥＮＡＭＩＤＥ￥ＪｉｎＦＳＤＵ；ＪｉｎＺＨＯＵａｎｄＬｉａｒＨＵＡＮＧ（ＩｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｅｏｆＭａｔｅｒｉａＭｅｄｉｃａ，Ｃｈｉｎｅｓ...     

COMPARISON OF THREE PROGNOSTIC EQUATIONS FOR PROBABILITY OF APPARITION OF STRIPE RUST OF WHEAT

Being used as a mathematical model of the latent period, a prognostic equation for probability of apparition, which is determined mainly by accumulated effective temperatures in the case of wheat stripe rust, is derived on the basis of experimental data.In field inoculation experiments of stripe rust on the susceptible wheat cultivar YD1817, the numbers of rusted leaves that were initiated by the infection that occurred on the i-th day and were just erupting into uredium pustules on the j-th day were observed every day. In the plots with accumulated effective temperatures as abscissa and with accumulated probability of apparition as ordinate, distribution of relevant points for the observed results from 14 experiments follows an S-shaped curve. Among the three models, namely, the Weibull function, logistic model, and Sine-square model, the logistic model seems to be the most fitted one with the determining equation: where PP_i is the accumulated probability of apparition on i-th day and TT_i is the accu     

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TWO SETS OF ALIEN ADDITION LINES OF WHEATWHEATGRASS

The procedure and method for the transfer of two sets of 14 pairs of wheatgrass (Agropyron interrnedium) chromosomes into common wheat to establish two sets of wheat-wheatgrass alien addition lines are reported. Meanwhile, observations and analyses have been made on the phenotypicaI characters of all the 14 alien addition lines established. It is determined that wheatgrass chromosomes in some of the established addition lines carry the rustresistant genes. In addition, questions concerning the location and distribution of certain agriculturally important genes of wheatgrass chromosomes have been discussed.     

ASPECTS OF THERMODYNAMICS OF POLYMER MIXTURES

In this brief review article some aspects of the thermodynamics of polymer mixtures are discussed, mainly based on the author's research. The studies of poly (methyl methacrylate)/chlorinated polyethylene (CPE), poly (butyl acrylate)/CPE and CPE/CPE (different chlorine content) mixture verify the "dissimilarity" and "similarity" principles for predicting miscibility of polymer mixtures. The sign of heat of mixing of oligomeric analogues is not sufficient in predicting the miscibility. The Flory equation of state theory has been applied to simulate the phase boundaries of polymer mixtures. The empirical entropy parameter Q_(12) plays an important role in the calculation, this reduces the usefulness of the theory. With energy parameter X_(12)≠0 and Q_(12)≠0 the spinodals so calculated are reasonable compared to experiments. A hole model was suggested for the statistics of polymer mixtures. The new hole theory combines the features of both the Flory equation of state theory and the Sanchez lattice fluid theory and can be reduced to them under some conditions.     

EQUILIBRIUM HEAT OF FUSION OF POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE

The reliability of the values of equilibrium heat of fusion, △H_m, of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)reported in the literature and the inadequacy of the generally accepted value of 13 .7 or 14.6 cal/gwere discussed. Through extrapolating linear plot of △H_m vs. V_(sp) of the thermally aged PTFE virginas-polymerized samples prepared in accord with ASTM D 1457-81a, △H_m~o=79.6J/g (19.0 cal/g)and V_(sp) (specific volume of amorphous PTFE at 23℃)=0.480 cm~3/g (or ρ_a=2 .08g/cm~3) were ob-tained. The heats of fusion, △H_m, of the thermally aged and γ-irradiated samples are different irrespec-tive of the same V_(sp) value for both samples. A qualitative explanation of this phenomenon was givenbased on the H_v patterns of SALS and Kawai's model.     

THE ORIGIN OF STEROLS: ELEMENTS OF A THEORY OF THE MOLECULAR EVOLUTION OF MEMBRANES

Introduction Cholesterol and its close relatives areuniversal components of the ceils of "high-er" organisms, i. e. of animals and plants,the Eucaryotes (which have a cell nucleus).Yet apart from a few instructive excep-tions, Procaryotes, Bacteria and Cyanobacteria(=blue-green Algae), contain no sterols.     

THE NATURE OF INTERMEDIATES OF ISOMERISATION AND OF NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION OF β-CHLOROALKYLTHIOCARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVES

Abstract

The addition of sulfenchlorides to the derivatives of unsaturated carboxylic acids results in the formation of kinetically controllable adducts, which in solution and even in a solid state isomerize into thermodinamically stable ones. The derivatives of β-chloroalkyl tiocarboxylic acids readily enter nucleophilic substitution reactions, particularly the reaction of hydrolytic splitting of C-C1 bonding. There still remains a problem to be solved concerning the nature of the intermediates which appear in the process of isomerisation and hydrolysis of these compounds. To solve the problem the research was carried out on the effect of chlorine and perchlorate ions concerning the rate of hydrolysis and isomerisation of the derivatives 2(3)-chloro-3(2)-alkylthio-2-methylpropanoic acids.     

A STUDY OF THE HEAT OF HYDRATION OF SULFONIC ACID RESINS

The heat of hydration of dry sulfonic acid resin in different concentrations of sulfuric acid has been determined. The heat of hydration of the resin in H2O is 143. 4 J/g(resin). The greater the concentration of sulfuric acid, the less the heat will be released. The hydrate formed from three sulfonic acid groups and one water molecule is the most stable one of all the hydrates of sulfonic acid resin and water.     

ALLOSTERIC REGULATION OF THE STATE OF ADENYLYLATION OF GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE IN PERMEABILIZED CELL PREPARATIONS OF Rhoaopseudomonas sphaeroides

Following a freeze-thaw cycle, and the treatment of Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides withthe nonionic detergent Lubrol PX, the permeabilized cell suspensions can be assayed directlyboth for the intracellular levels of glutamine synthetase and the state of adenylylation(i.e. the average number n of adenylylated subunits/dodecameric molecules). It seems that all components of the bicycle system are retained if cells grown with lowconcentrations of a?monia as the sole nitrogen source are used. The value of n was depend-ent upon the concentration of substrates (ATP, Pi) and allosteric effectors (ATP, gluta-mine and α-ketoglutarate) of adenylyltransferase. The value of n affected by UTP, thespecific substrate of the uridylyltransferase shows first the evidence that the bicycle cascadecontrol system studied in Escherichia coli may exist in this phototrophic bacterium.     

DETERMINATION OF DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY OF NYLON 1212 BY WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION

Based on the X-ray scattering intensity theory and using the approximate expression for the atomic scattering factor, the correction factors for three crystalline peaks and an amorphous peak of Nylon 1212 were calculated and the formula of degree of crystallinity of Nylon 1212 was derived by a graphic multipeak resolution method. The degree of crystallinity calculated from the WAXD method is compatible with those obtained by density and calorimetry methods.     

RHEOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PROCESSABILITY OF UNVULCANIZED POLYBUTADIENE

Rheological investigation on a series ot unvulcamzed polybutadiene elastomers of different processability has been carried out by means of a capillary extrusion rheometer. It is found that the processability of unvulcanized polybutadiene can be correlated with the occurrence of unsteady flow and the wall stress, dependence of the dimensionless number e characterizing the entrance elongational elasticity which has been found to be sensitive to the branching structure and the molecular weight distribution of the samples. Interpretations based on the structural data of unvulcanized polybutadiene were discussed.     

MEASUREMENTS OF CHAIN INTERPENETRATION OF POLYMER GLASSES

The concept of entanglement provides the basis of our current understanding of the flow behavior of polymer melts, Current techniques developed to investigate the degree of interpenetration of polymer chains only provide indirectly the information of the degree of entanglement in a relatively large scale （several to tens of nanometer）. In this article, we report ^1H-NMR spectroscopy with dipolar filters under fast magic angle spinning for probing chain interpenetration of polymer glasses at the molecular level.     

MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY OF PERMO-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY SECTION OF MEISHAN OF CHANGXING,ZHEJIANG

A hundred and eleven samples were collected from the Permian-Triassic boundarysection of Meishan (31.1°N, 119.7°E) which includes the Changxing Formation of thelate Permian and the Qinglong Formation of early Triassic. The thickness of the sectionis about 60 m. Paleomagnetic results indicate that six normal and reversed polarity zoneswere recorded in the section which all belong to the Illawarra mixed interval. Theboundary of Permo-Triassic lies at 1.2 m (or 2.7 m) above the bottom of normal polarityzone V. The magnetic minerals in the rocks of the lower part of the Changxing Forma-tion mainly are goethite, haematite and titaniferous magnetite while in the upper part ofthe formation are chiefly titanomagnetite and magnetite, goethite is secondary. Magne-tite and haematite as the main magnetic minerals were included in marl and mudstone ofthe Qinglong Formation. Based on the results of the magnetically stable samples thepaleopole position of 50.7°N, 230.3°E was obtained, meanwhile, the paleolatitude     

EFFECT OF CHEMICAL STRUCTURE OF COMONOMERS ON THE PROPERTIES OF COPOLYESTERS

The effect of different kinds of comonomers with or without flexible chain on proper-ties of copolyesters, such as transition temperature, crystallization velocity, crystallinityand size of crystallites, is studied. The experimental results indicate the obvious differ-ence in properties between comonomers with iso- and ortho-structure of phenyl ring andcomonomers with flexible chain. The influence of chemical structure of comonomers onproperties of copolyesters is discussed.     

INVESTIGATION OF THE FRIEDEL-CRAFTS REACTION OF THE CHLOROMETHYLATED COPOLYMER OF STYRENE-DIVINYLBENZENE

In the presence of Friedel-Crafts catalyst, the chloromethylated copolymer of styrene-divinylben-zene may react with each other and cross-link by itself Thus a new type of polymeric adsorbent wasobtained, and its structure was identified by its physical properties and infrared spectra. The Friedel-Crafts reaction is manifestly affected by the nature of the solvent, the kind and amount of catalystused, reaction temperature and reaction time, etc. The porous structure and physical properties of the adsorbent prepared have been investigatedsystematically. The adsorbent has high specific surface area (1000--1300m~2/g), porosity, narrowpore distribution,high skeleton density and good mechanical properties.     

ESTIMATION OF THE CRITICAL RATE OF TEMPERATURE INCREASE OF THERMAL EXPLOSION OF NITROCELLULOSE USING NON-ISOTHERMAL DSC

A method of estimating the critical rate of temperature increase of thermal explosion for the first orderautocatalytic decomposition reaction system using non-isothermal DSC is presented. Information is obtained on theincreasing rate of temperature in nitrocellulose containing 13.54% of nitrogen when the first order autocatalytic decomposition converts into thermal explosion.