Effect of Bimetallic Pd/Pt Clusters on the Sensing Properties of Nanocrystalline SnO<Subscript>2</Subscript> in the Detection of CO

Nanocrystalline tin dioxide modified by Pd and Pt clusters or by bimetallic PdPt nanoparticles was synthesized. Distribution of the modifers on the SnO₂ surface was studied by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis with element distribution mapping. It was shown that the Pd/Pt ratio in bimetallic particles varies over a broad range and does not depend on the particle diameter. The effect of platinum metals on the reducibility of nanocrystalline SnO₂ by hydrogen was determined. The sensing properties of the resulting materials towards 6.7 ppm CO in air were estimated in situ by electrical conductivity measurements. The sensor response of SnO₂ modified with bimetallic PdPt particles was a superposition of the signals of samples with Pt and Pd clusters.     

Significant Acceleration of Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction at the Gas-Liquid Interface of Microdroplets**

Solar-driven CO₂ reduction reaction (CO₂RR) is largely constrained by the sluggish mass transfer and fast combination of photogenerated charge carriers. Herein, we find that the photocatalytic CO₂RR efficiency at the abundant gas-liquid interface provided by microdroplets is two orders of magnitude higher than that of the corresponding bulk phase reaction. Even in the absence of sacrificial agents, the production rates of HCOOH over WO₃ ⋅ 0.33H₂O mediated by microdroplets reaches 2536 μmol h⁻¹ g⁻¹ (vs. 13 μmol h⁻¹ g⁻¹ in bulk phase), which is significantly superior to the previously reported photocatalytic CO₂RR in bulk phase reaction condition. Beyond the efficient delivery of CO₂ to photocatalyst surfaces within microdroplets, we reveal that the strong electric field at the gas-liquid interface of microdroplets essentially promotes the separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs. This study provides a deep understanding of ultrafast reaction kinetics promoted by the gas-liquid interface of microdroplets and a novel way of addressing the low efficiency of photocatalytic CO₂ reduction to fuel.     

Electrophoresis on a microfluidic chip for analysis of fluorescence-labeled human rhinovirus

We report the analysis of human rhinovirus serotype 2 (HRV2) on a commercially available lab-on-a-chip instrument. Due to lack of sufficient native fluorescence, the proteinaceous capsid of HRV2 was labeled with Cy5 for detection by the red laser (lambda ex 630 nm) implemented in the instrument. On the microdevice, electrophoresis of the labeled virus was possible in a BGE without stabilizing detergents, which is in contrast to conventional CE; moreover, analysis times were drastically shortened to the few 10 s range. Resolution of the sample constituents (virions, a contaminant present in all virus preparations, and excess dye) was improved upon adaptation of the separation conditions, mainly by adjusting the SDS concentration of the BGE. Purity of fractions from size-exclusion chromatography after labeling of virus was assessed, and affinity complex formation of the labeled virus with various recombinant very-low-density lipoprotein receptor derivatives differing in the number of concatenated V3 ligand binding repeats was monitored. Virus analysis on microchip devices is of particular interest for experiments with infectious material because of easy containment and disposal of samples. Thus, the employment of microchip devices in routine analysis of viruses appears to be exceptionally attractive.     

Reliable electrophoretic mobilities free from Joule heating effects using CE

Ionic electrophoretic mobilities determined by means of CE experiments are sometimes different when compared to generally accepted values based on limiting ionic conductance measurements. While the effect of ionic strength on electrophoretic mobility has been long understood, the increase in the mobility that results from Joule heating (the resistive heating that occurs when a current passes through an electrolyte) has been largely overlooked. In this work, a simple method for obtaining reliable and reproducible values of electrophoretic mobility is described. The electrophoretic mobility is measured over a range of driving powers and the extrapolation to zero power dissipation is employed to eliminate the effect of Joule heating. These extrapolated values of electrophoretic mobility can then be used to calculate limiting ionic mobilities by making a correction for ionic strength; this somewhat complicated calculation is conveniently performed by using the freeware program PeakMaster 5. These straightforward procedures improve the agreement between experimentally determined and literature values of limiting ionic mobility by at least one order of magnitude. Using Tris-chromate BGE with a value of conductivity 0.34 S/m and ionic strength 59 mM at a modest dissipated power per unit length of 2.0 W/m, values of mobility for inorganic anions were increased by an average of 12.6% relative to their values free from the effects of Joule heating. These increases were accompanied by a reduction in mobilities due to the ionic strength effect, which was 11% for univalent and 28% for divalent inorganic ions compared to their limiting ionic mobilities. Additionally, it was possible to determine the limiting ionic mobility for a number of aromatic anions by using PeakMaster 5 to perform an ionic strength correction. A major significance of this work is in being able to use CE to obtain reliable and accurate values of electrophoretic mobilities with all its benefits, including understanding and interpretation of physicochemical phenomena and the ability to model and simulate such phenomena accurately.     

关于Banach空间中的联合最佳逼近

本文是考察联合最佳逼近的联合极小化序列,证明一些联合最佳逼近的存在定理。我们还给出了不动点定理在联合最佳逼近中的一个应用。     

在无定形二氧化钛上生长纳米钛硅分子筛催化剂

尺寸在1～100nm之间的材料称为纳米材料.纳米材料中表面分子占很大比例,由此产生了不同于常规材料的各种特殊性能.纳米材料在很多领域得到广泛的研究和应用.很多研究者发现纳米结构的催化剂有着与常规催化剂不同的催化活性和选择性.沸石分子筛催化剂是一种结晶的多孔物质,其孔径一般小于1 nm.     

钛硅沸石中的一种非活性钛物种

Synthesis of the titanium silicalite TS-1 was first reported by Taramasso et al[1]in 1983. TS-1 has received considerable interest during the last decade because of its unique catalytic properties in oxidation reactions involving H2O2 as the oxidant. It is accepted that the extraframework Ti species in TS-1 favor the decomposition of H2O2and should be avoided. But in the present study, it was observed that there was a kind of Ti species inactive in both the oxidation reaction and the decomposition of H2O2.     

无机膜反应器在丙烷选择氧化反应中的应用

将无机膜反应器用于丙烷部分氧化制丙烯醛的反应中,考察了不同膜操作方式和反应条件的影响。实验结果表明,采用ＰＰＯＲ膜操作方式,即丙烷从渗透侧通入,氧气从反应侧通入,丙烷可获得较大的自由活化空间,避免与气相氧反应,因此提高了部分氧化反应的选择性。采用分别进样的膜反应,丙烯醛产率可比混合进样的固定床反应高出达３倍。     

CO加氢合成C2含氧化合物Rh-Sm/SiO2催化剂的研究

使用加压下的CO加氢反应、程序升温还原(TPR)、吸附氢的程序升温脱附(H2-TPD)以及CO和H2吸附等技术,研究了Rh-Sm/SiO2催化剂上Sm促进剂对合成二碳含氧化合物的促进效应.结果表明,Sm加入到Rh/SiO2中使催化剂的活性和二碳含氧化合物的选择性显著提高,催化剂上的Sm3+不易被还原,Sm的加入起着提高Rh分散度的作用,使催化剂上CO和H2的吸附量增大,倾向于促进乙酸和乙醛的生成.     

La2O3助剂对Co/AC催化剂上费-托合成反应性能的影响

 通过改变稀土助剂La2O3的负载量,考察了La2O3助剂对活性炭负载Co基催化剂(Co/AC)上费-托合成性能的影响,并通过XRD, SEM, TPR和CO-TPD对催化剂进行了表征. 结果表明, La2O3的加入可提高催化剂的活性,降低产物中甲烷的选择性. 对于15%Co/AC催化剂,加入少量的La2O3(w(La)=0.7%～1.7%)可使CO转化率从27%升高到56%, 甲烷选择性从16.5%下降到7.8%,C5+选择性从55.4%升高到74.7%; 但加入过多的La2O3(w(La)=8.1%～12.4%)时,甲烷选择性反而升高. XRD和SEM结果表明, La2O3的加入提高了催化剂中Co的分散度. TPR和CO-TPD结果表明, La2O3与Co之间存在着相互作用,并使催化剂的还原度下降,尤其是La2O3负载量高的催化剂还原度下降更加明显,导致Co/AC催化剂上CO的高温吸附量的增加.