Am(III) adsorption on oxides of aluminium and silicon: effects of humic substances,pH, and ionic strength

The adsorption of Am(III) (total concentration 10(-9) mol/l) on alumina, silica, and hematite was studied by a batch technique. The effects of pH, ionic strength, and humic substances on the adsorption of Am(III) on alumina and silica were investigated, and the adsorption isotherms of Am(III) on alumina and silica at different pH values were determined. It was found that compared with the adsorption of Am(III) on alumina, the adsorbability of silica on the basis of mass is less, the relative adsorption rate on silica is slower, the sensitivity of adsorption on silica to ionic strength is less, the dependence of adsorption on silica on pH is gentler, and consequently that the adsorption characteristics of Am(III) on alumina and silica are distinctly different. The negative effect of fulvic acid on the adsorption on silica and the positive effect of humic acid on the adsorption on alumina were found. In contrast to the Am(III) adsorption on alumina and silica, a tremendously high adsorbability of Am(III) on hematite was found. The sequence of adsorbabilities of Am(III) on the basis of mass is Fe2O3 > Al2O3 > SiO2.     

ToF‐SIMS and principal component analysis: Effect of film thickness on crystal surfaces of polymers

The effect of film thickness on the structural conformation of the surfaces of the amorphous state, edge‐on lamellae and flat‐on lamellae of a semiflexible polymer, poly(bisphenol‐A‐etheroctane), was investigated by time‐of‐flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF‐SIMS) with the aid of principal component analysis (PCA). PCA results empirically indicate that a structurally regular polymer surface was obtained with the formation of the flat‐on lamellae from the amorphous state at a low degree of supercooling. A higher concentration of end group and cilium ion fragments, which are indicative of free chain ends, was observed on the edge‐on lamellar surfaces than on the amorphous and the flat‐on lamellar surfaces. This finding was attributed to the fact that the lateral surface of the edge‐on lamellae contains many growth fronts, leaving behind a large number of uncrystallized chain remnants on the surfaces. Structural disorder was facilitated on both edge‐on and flat‐on lamellar surfaces as the film thickness decreased. Hence, this PCA study offers new insights into the nonequilibrium nature of polymer crystals and the mechanism of polymer crystallization in thin and ultrathin films. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Recent progress in experiments for sessile droplet wetting on structured surfaces

Wetting of a sessile droplet on structured or patterned surface can be found in a broad range of applications. The researchers have been promoted to keep working on the topic. The review is on the basis of the recent experimental advances on the sessile droplet wetting on the hydrophobic, hydrophilic, or combined hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces under isothermal conditions, and on heating or cooling substrates having nonisothermal conditions. More attention has been paid on the wetting configuration between the sessile droplet and the structured substrate; the research gap has been discussed on identifying the three-phase line shape. Further, the three-dimensional measurement for the sessile droplets on the patterned surfaces with focusing more on the contact line of sessile droplets might reveal new physical insights. This review targets at building a holistic overview on the sessile droplet wetting behaviors on the structured substrate in the past 2 years.     

Dewetting of liquids on ceramic surfaces at high temperatures.

The influence of surface structure and chemistry on high-temperature dewetting of silicate liquids on ceramic surfaces has been investigated. Model systems based on well-defined crystallography and known chemistry have been used to illustrate the effect of surface roughness and chemistry on the dewetting process. Reconstructed ceramic surfaces provide ideal substrates to study effects of surface roughness. It has been shown that the morphology of dewet droplets depend on the length scale and the crystallography of the facets on the surface. Complex pattern formation due to solute redistribution during dewetting is illustrated in the case of SiO2 dewetting on (001) rutile substrates. The role of kinetics on the dewetting process has also been clarified.     

核酸的有机化学研究在分子生物学发展中的作用

本文主要综述有机化学在建立核酸的顺序测定法和自动顺序仪,在破译遗传密码,在建立核酸片段的化学合成方法,固相合成法及DNA合成仪的设计,在合成许多有生物活力的核酸分子,在发展并完善遗传工程以及新近发现酶RNA(Ribozyme)等方面的卓越贡献。最后简要地展望有机化学将对生物学发展作出进一步贡献的几个方面。     

Resonance Raman spectra of polyacetylene on zeolite and alumina surfaces

Raman spectra are reported for polyacetylene on exchanged zeolites and on alumina. The polymerization of acetylene on zeolites is found to depend on the zeolitic cation size and on surface coverage. Mean chain lengths of about fifteen CC bonds are formed on alumina.     

Rubbers with low flammability

Ways to decrease the flammability of rubber materials based on organosilicon rubbers of different structures and on ethylene–propylene–diene rubbers are shown. Data on the influence of the structure of organosilicon rubbers on their flammability and the influence of metal hydroxides and their dispersion on the decrease in the flammability of rubbers are given.     

环取代基对金属化聚苯胺衍生物膜修饰电极性能的影响

通过比较聚2，5－二甲氧基苯胺（PDMAn）、聚邻甲基苯胺（POT）和聚间氯苯胺（PmClAn）膜修饰电极的氧化还原电位、沉积在这3种聚合物上的铂微粒的表面形态与晶面取向以及异丙醇在分散Pt微粒的聚苯胺膜修饰电极上的氧化行为，从电子效应和立体效应探讨了聚合物电化学性质与环取代基的关系以及不同聚合基质对Pt沉积机理和有催化性能的影响,结果表明，在硫酸溶液中PDMAn膜修饰电极的氧化还原电位最负、POT次之、PmClAn最正，Pt在PDMAn和POT膜上的电沉积机理与在PmClAn膜上的不同，聚合物膜上沉积的Pt微粒呈现（200)晶面择优取向，其中POT膜上择优取向度最大，PDMAn次之，Pm-ClAn最小，异丙醇在金属化聚合物膜电极上的氧化电位取决于聚苯胺的本质，在POT膜修饰电极上异丙醇的电氧化主要发生在POT的活性电位区，而在PDMAn与PmClAn膜上的电氧化则主要发生在Pt上的氧化电位区，说明聚合物膜不仅作为Pt微粒的分散介质，而且本身有产生催化作用。     

Determination of complex reaction mechanisms. Analysis of chemical, biological and genetic networks

We present several methods of determining, not guessing, complex chemical reaction mechanisms and their functions. One method is based on the theory of correlation functions of measured time series of concentrations of chemical species; another is on measurements of temporal responses of concentrations to various perturbations of arbitrary magnitude; a third deals with the analysis of oscillatory systems; a fourth is on the use of genetic algorithms to determine functions of chemical reaction networks. All methods are applicable to chemical, biochemical, and biological reaction systems and to genetic networks and systems biology. The methods depend on the design of appropriate experiments on the whole system and corresponding theories for interpretation that lead to information on the causal chemical connectivity of species, on reaction pathways, on reaction mechanisms, on control centers in the system, and on functions of the system. The first three methods require no assumption of a model or hypothesis, nor extensive calculations, unlike the interpretation of measurements made on a gene network at only one time.     

Thermische und spektroskopische Untersuchungen zur Wassersorption an Alkalihalogeniden

Investigations on the extension of the diffuse reflectance spectroscopy by means of the dilution method of KORTÜM show the decisive influence of water sorption on the dilution substances, particularly on their absolute reflectance. Water sorption is investigated on alkali halides (NaCl and LiF) as dilution substances by gravimetric, thermal desorption and reflectance methods. Sorption gravimetry gives data on the quantities of adsorbed substances and the time function of adsorption processes, thermal desorption on chemical binding of adsorbed molecules and reflectance spektroscopy on the molar absorptivity of adsorbed water molecules.     

In situ infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy of carbon monoxide adsorbed on Pt(S)-[n(100)x(110)] electrodes

Structural effects on the adsorption of CO have been studied using infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRAS) on Pt(S)-[n(100)x(110)] surfaces (n = 2, 5, 9) that have densely packed kink atoms in the step. Coverage and potential dependence of the IRAS spectra are scrutinized. On-top and bridge-bonded CO are found on all of the surfaces examined. CO is adsorbed on only kink at low coverage (thetaCO < or = 0.2). Adsorbed CO on kink gives an IR band at lower frequency than that on step. CO is adsorbed on both kink and terrace at 0.3 < or = thetaCO. Water is adsorbed on the terrace of Pt(510) n = 5 and Pt(910) n = 9 at low CO coverage, but water is not found on Pt(210) n = 2 of which the first layer is composed of only kink atoms. It is suggested that coadsorbed water on the terrace enhances the activity for the oxidation of adsorbed CO on the kink remarkably.     

Influence of Mg^2＋ on Initial Stages of CaCO3 Scale Formed on Metal Surface

Magnesium ions, which exist in formation water and injection water under downhole conditions in the oil and gas production industry, are a key determinant in the CaCO3 scale formation. Many studies have focused their attention on the effect of magnesium on the kinetics, the morphology and the content of Mg in the Ca-CO3 scale. Little attention has been paid to the effect of Mg^2 on the initial stages of CaCO3 formation on a metal surface. In this study, an electrochemical technique was used to study the influence of Mg^2 on the ini-tial stages of CaCO3 scale formed on a metal surface. With this electrochemical technique, the reduction of the dissolved oxygen in an analysis solution is considered on the surface of a rotating disk electrode (RDE) un-der potentiostatic control. The rate of oxygen reduction on the surface of the RDE enables the extent of sur-face coverage of scale to be assessed. With this electrochemical technique, a new insight into the effect of Mg^2 on CaCO3 scale formed on a metal surface is given.     

In Vitro Studies on Therapeutic Effects of Cannabidiol in Neural Cells: Neurons,Glia, and Neural Stem Cells

(‒)-Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the major phytocannabinoids extracted from the Cannabis genus. Its non-psychoactiveness and therapeutic potential, partly along with some anecdotal—if not scientific or clinical—evidence on the prevention and treatment of neurological diseases, have led researchers to investigate the biochemical actions of CBD on neural cells. This review summarizes the previously reported mechanistic studies of the CBD actions on primary neural cells at the in vitro cell-culture level. The neural cells are classified into neurons, microglia, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and neural stem cells, and the CBD effects on each cell type are described. After brief introduction on CBD and in vitro studies of CBD actions on neural cells, the neuroprotective capability of CBD on primary neurons with the suggested operating actions is discussed, followed by the reported CBD actions on glia and the CBD-induced regeneration from neural stem cells. A summary section gives a general overview of the biochemical actions of CBD on neural cells, with a future perspective. This review will provide a basic and fundamental, but crucial, insight on the mechanistic understanding of CBD actions on neural cells in the brain, at the molecular level, and the therapeutic potential of CBD in the prevention and treatment of neurological diseases, although to date, there seem to have been relatively limited research activities and reports on the cell culture-level, in vitro studies of CBD effects on primary neural cells.     

钒胰岛素样作用研究进展

对钒酸盐的胰岛素作用的研究进行了综述，着重介绍了钒对糖尿病动物的降血糖作用及其机理的探讨。     

Influence of the precursors on the properties of alumina supported rhodium particles

The effect of chlorine on the properties of Rh particles supported on alumina was studied using the hydroconversion of alkanes as a molecular probe. Chloride ions on the alumina have little influence on the Rh particles. Chlorine adsorbed on the Rh particles decreases the chemisorption capacity and increases the metal-support interaction, which results in modifications of their catalytic properties. Depending on the alkane processed, specific activity can be depressed up to four orders of magnitude.     

吸附相反应技术用于不同载体表面纳米TiO2的制备

研究了不同载体对吸附相反应技术制备TiO2粒子的影响, 设计了两种不同表面形貌载体的温度实验(A型SiO2: 粒径20 nm, 比表面积640 m2·g-1; B型SiO2: 粒径12 nm, 比表面积200 m2·g-1), 并用电子能谱仪测定了两种载体表面TiO2含量随温度的变化. 结果表明, 两种载体表面Ti含量都随着温度的升高而减少, 且在一定温度范围内存在着突变, 但A载体突变的温度范围是40-60 ℃, 而B载体为30-50 ℃. TEM表征结果则显示, B表面TiO2粒子要比A表面的均匀. XRD得到的晶粒粒径曲线表明, A 载体表面TiO2晶粒粒径随着温度升高而减小并存在着突变, B载体表面粒子粒径则基本不变. 根据硅胶表面的吸附特性, 提出SiO2吸附的共性导致载体表面Ti含量变化曲线存在着共同点, 而载体内外表面的不同形貌则引起其表面吸附层的形貌以及温度敏感性不同, 最终导致两种载体表面Ti含量、晶粒粒径以及形貌上的差别.     

Anionic Graft Copolymers. III. Hydrogenation of Polydienes Grafted with Vinylaromatics

A new method is described to prepare graft copolymers of polystyrene and polyvinylcyclohexane on polyethylene and poly (ethylene, butene-1). Hydrogenation of the butadiene moieties of graft copolymers of polystyrene on poly-1, 4-butadiene and high vinyl polybutadiene forms graft copolymers of polystyrene on polyethylene and on poly (ethylene, butene-1). Graft copolymers of polyvinylcyclohexane on polyethylene and on poly (ethylene, butene-1) are prepared by completely hydrogenating graft copolymers of polystyrene on poly-1, 4-butadiene and on high vinyl polybutadiene. The physical properties of these polymer systems depend on composition and graft level, resulting in either tough polymers or elastomers.     

Growth and characterization of pyrene crystals on carbon nanofibers

Pyrene crystals were grown on carbon nanofibers (CNFs) by dispersing pyrene polycrystals and CNFs in water during ultrasonic irradiation, and they were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and spectroscopy. The XRD measurements indicated that the orientation and size of the pyrene crystals on the CNF aggregates were different from that of the added pyrene polycrystals. Based on the spectroscopic properties of the pyrene crystals on the CNFs, the pyrene crystals on the CNF aggregates and on the individual CNFs were determined to be polycrystals and single crystals, respectively. These results indicate that pyrene crystals are produced on the CNFs by recrystallization of the added pyrene polycrystals and their crystal states depend on the aggregation state of the CNFs.     

大孔吸附树脂对邻甲酚的吸附行为研究

研究了大孔吸附树脂NDA—909吸附水溶液中邻甲酚的热力学特征，并与Amberlite XAD—4树脂进行了比较．通过吸附动力学实验，初步探讨了初始温度对吸附过程的影响。结果表明，NDA—909对邻甲酚的吸附符合Freundlich经验公式，表现为放热的物理吸附过程．此外吸附速率受颗粒内扩散和其它类型扩散的共同控制。