Effects of acid etching on the structure of PtNi catalyst and total exposed active sites

The integration technology of hydrogen preparation–hydrogen storage not only can utilize hydrogen energy efficiently but also can improve the selectivity of the electrode maximally. In the present work, the structure and composition of the PtNi catalyst was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD); and its electrochemical properties, morphology, and surface binding energy were analyzed by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and linear scanning voltammetry (LSV), scanning electron microscopy equipped with energy-dispersive spectrometry (SEM-EDS), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), respectively. The effects of different acid etching treatments (e.g., etching time, etchant concentration, and etching temperature) on the structure and surface active sites were investigated by the orthogonal experiment. The experimental results reveal that after etching with 0.5 mol/L of perchloric acid for 0.5 h at 60°C, the electrode weight loss of the PtNi catalyst is mainly attributed to the large loss of Ni atoms in film layer. This results in the reduced alloy phase in film layer and the appearance of Pt characteristic diffraction peak. The relative content of Pt on the surface of the film electrode increases significantly, and the total number of active sites also increases correspondingly. The binding energy of Pt4f_7/2 decreases by 0.19 eV, and the number of active sites involved in hydrogen release decreases, indicative of the reduced promotion effect of the PtNi catalyst on hydrogen release.     

Noninvasive prenatal paternity testing by maternal plasma DNA sequencing in twin pregnancies

SNPs, combined with massively parallel sequencing technology, have proven applicability in noninvasive prenatal paternity testing (NIPPT) for singleton pregnancies in our previous research, using circulating cell-free DNA in maternal plasma. However, the feasibility of NIPPT in twin pregnancies has remained uncertain. As a pilot study, we developed a practical method to noninvasively determine the paternity of twin pregnancies by maternal plasma DNA sequencing based on a massively parallel sequencing platform. Blood samples were collected from 15 pregnant women (twin pregnancies at 9–18 weeks of gestation). Parental DNA and maternal plasma cell-free DNA were analyzed with custom-designed probes covering 5226 polymorphic SNP loci. A mathematical model for data interpretation was established, including the zygosity determination and paternity index calculations. Each plasma sample was independently tested against the alleged father and 90 unrelated males. As a result, the zygosity in each twin case was correctly determined, prior to paternity analysis. Further, the correct biological father was successfully identified, and the paternity of all 90 unrelated males was excluded in each case. Our study demonstrates that NIPPT can be performed for twin pregnancies. This finding may contribute to development in NIPPT and diagnosis of certain genetic diseases.     

UPLC-QTOF-MS法研究甘油三酯作为水生环境中农药污染的潜在生物标志物

以鲫鱼为代表性研究对象, 采用超高效液相色谱-四极杆飞行时间质谱(UPLC-QTOF-MS)技术, 分别研究了3种农药(敌百虫、 高效氯氰菊酯和吡虫啉)对其体内代谢的影响. 通过Masslynx软件在MS ^E模式下采集数据, 使用UNIFI软件进行自动检测和数据过滤, 并将差异性物质与在线代谢组数据库进行比较, 鉴定出甘油三酯类(TGs)物质具有明显差异. 其中, 吡虫啉对TGs代谢的影响最大, 且肝脏的代谢差异比大脑更显著, 低浓度的急性暴露诱导肝脏中的TGs积累, 其含量与暴露浓度之间的关系符合Michaelis-Menten方程的增长趋势. 结果表明, TGs可在短时间内(≤2 h)灵敏地反映农药吡虫啉的低浓度(≤20 ng/mL)暴露, 可作为考察吡虫啉对水生生物毒性的潜在生物标记物, 有助于建立一种快速、 灵敏的预警方法.     

La0.7Sr0.3CoO3-δ钙钛矿催化剂表征及其催化氧化碳黑性能研究

为了研究La_(0.7)Sr_(0.3)CoO_(3-δ)钙钛矿催化剂对碳黑的催化氧化过程,本研究通过研究催化剂和碳黑的两种不同接触方式,即紧密接触与松散接触,讨论了其对碳黑催化氧化过程的影响。结果表明,与松散接触和无催化剂接触条件相比,紧密接触条件下碳黑的tig(起燃温度)分别下降了89.5和157.4℃,同时随着催化剂/碳黑的比例增加,碳黑氧化的tig、tm(最大转化温度)、tf(燃净温度)均向低温区域移动,表明该催化剂对碳黑有着良好的催化氧化性能。     

新型膦胺配体羰基钌化合物的合成及其催化性能研究

以十二羰基三钌和o-PPh2C6H4NR2(R=H,Me)配体为原料,成功制备了三种新型羰基钌化合物(μ-o-PPh2-C6H4NH)Ru3(μ-H)(CO)9(2)、(o-PPh2C6H4NH)2Ru(CO)2(3)和(μ-o-PPh2C6H4NMe2)2Ru(CO)3(4).对这三个化合物进行了核磁共振和红外谱学、元素分析和X射线单晶衍射分析表征,并对这三个化合物进行了催化性能研究.化合物2和4可催化苯甲醛加氢反应生成苯甲醇,但是3没有催化活性.从实验角度阐述了膦胺配体钌催化剂的结构与性能关联,进一步探讨了加氢催化反应失活的可能原因.     

T-symmetric 40-nucleus silver clusters assembled by hetero-anions

We report two anion-templated Ag₄₀ clusters, [Ag₄₀(E)₄(SO₄){S₂P(OEt)₂}₂₄](PF₆)₆ (E = S, 1 ; Se, 2 ). The anionic templates were generated in situ from the decomposition of dithiophosphate (dtp) ligands. The extrusion of sulfur undergoes disproportionation reactions to generate sulfide and sulfate anions, which provide the source of templates in the subsequent cluster assembly reactions. Two Ag₄₀ clusters display high similarity in their structures. The sulfide (selenide) anions and the central sulfate anion reveal a six-coordinate and a rare dodecametallic dodecaconnective pattern, respectively. Four near-equivalent [Ag₁₀(E){S₂P(OEt)₂}₆]²⁺ motifs were assembled via the connection of central sulfate anion to construct Ag₄₀ clusters. The cluster cation, [Ag₄₀(E)₄(SO₄){S₂P(OEt)₂}₂₄]⁶⁺, displayed in T symmetry, is unprecedented in anion-templated silver clusters.     

Visualization and In Situ Ablation of Intracellular Bacterial Pathogens through Metabolic Labeling

Protected by the host cells, the hidden intracellular bacteria are typically difficult to kill by common antibiotics and cannot be visualized without complex cellular pretreatments. Herein, we successfully developed a bacteria-metabolizable dual-functional probe TPEPy-d -Ala, which is based on d -alanine and a photosensitizer with aggregation-induced emission for fluorescence turn-on imaging of intracellular bacteria in living host cells and photodynamic ablation in situ. Once metabolically incorporated into bacterial peptidoglycan, the intramolecular motions of TPEPy-d -Ala are inhibited, leading to an enhanced fluorescent signal, which allows the clear visualization of the intracellular bacteria. Moreover, TPEPy-d -Ala can effectively ablate the labeled intracellular bacteria in situ owing to covalent ligation to peptidoglycan, yielding a low intracellular minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 20±0.5 μg mL⁻¹, much more efficient than that of a commonly used antibiotic, vancomycin.     

Dual Illumination Enhances Transformation of an Engineered Green-to-Red Photoconvertible Fluorescent Protein

The molecular mechanisms for the photoconversion of fluorescent proteins remain elusive owing to the challenges of monitoring chromophore structural dynamics during the light-induced processes. We implemented time-resolved electronic and stimulated Raman spectroscopies to reveal two hidden species of an engineered ancestral GFP-like protein LEA, involving semi-trapped protonated and trapped deprotonated chromophores en route to photoconversion in pH 7.9 buffer. A new dual-illumination approach was examined, using 400 and 505 nm light simultaneously to achieve faster conversion and higher color contrast. Substitution of UV irradiation with visible light benefits bioimaging, while the spectral benchmark of a trapped chromophore with characteristic ring twisting and bridge-H bending motions enables rational design of functional proteins. With the improved H-bonding network and structural motions, the photoexcited chromophore could increase the photoswitching-aided photoconversion while reducing trapped species.     

Rationally Designed Three-Layered Cu2S@Carbon@MoS2 Hierarchical Nanoboxes for Efficient Sodium Storage

Hybrid materials, integrating the merits of individual components, are ideal structures for efficient sodium storage. However, the construction of hybrid structures with decent physical/electrochemical properties is still challenging. Now, the elaborate design and synthesis of hierarchical nanoboxes composed of three-layered Cu₂S@carbon@MoS₂ as anode materials for sodium-ion batteries is reported. Through a facile multistep template-engaged strategy, ultrathin MoS₂ nanosheets are grown on nitrogen-doped carbon-coated Cu₂S nanoboxes to realize the Cu₂S@carbon@MoS₂ configuration. The design shortens the diffusion path of electrons/Na⁺ ions, accommodates the volume change of electrodes during cycling, enhances the electric conductivity of the hybrids, and offers abundant active sites for sodium uptake. By virtue of these advantages, these three-layered Cu₂S@carbon@MoS₂ hierarchical nanoboxes show excellent electrochemical properties in terms of decent rate capability and stable cycle life.     

正相高效液相色谱法分析壬基环己醇聚氧乙烯醚中残留壬基环己醇

壬基环己醇聚氧乙烯醚(NCEO_n)是非环境友好型壬基酚聚氧乙烯醚(NPEO_n)潜在的升级换代产品。 本文采用正相高效液相色谱法(NP HPLC)测定产品中残存壬基环己醇(NC),用Weilbull法测定其中聚乙二醇(PEG)含量,用电喷雾电离质谱法评价聚氧乙烯(PEO)多分散指数(PDI),以此鉴定NCEO_n的品质。 为了建立快速分析NCEO_n产品中NC含量的方法,以满足跟踪检测的需求,本文筛选了反相HPLC和NP HPLC两类5种方法,并进行比较和初步条件优化,确定了用Inertsil NH₂色谱柱和示差折光检测器以及乙酸乙酯为洗脱液的NP HPLC法定量分析NC,方法的回收率为91.77%～107.6%,相对标准偏差为4.46%,最低检测限为9.8 μg/mL。 经测定,NCEO₇和NCEO₉产品中NC的残留量分别为0.158%和0.139%,PEG质量分数为7.1%和7.3%,PDI为85.0%和88.6%,证实NCEO_n产品具有NC残留量少、PEG含量低和产品PEO窄分布特征,具有在化妆品或个人洗护用品等民用产品中替代NPEO_n的潜能。