Polarization Dependence of a Hydrophobized Electrode for Electrosynthesis of a Soluble Product

An equation for a polarization curve of a hydrophobized electrode is proposed for electrosynthesis of a soluble electroactive product in an inner-kinetic mode. The equation contains the concentration of the target product (TP) in an explicit form. The shape of the curve depends on the biquadratic root of the TP concentration and the square root of the ratio between exchange currents of the side and target reactions.     

Transport of monooleoylglycerol mediated by bile salt micelles across porous membranes

In order to study how the bile salts and lipids behave in the vicinity of microvillus, the transport properties of a sodium salt of deoxycholic acid (NaDC) and its mixture with monooleoylglycerol (MO) through artificial membranes were investigated in 0.15 M NaCl saline solution at 37°C.The hydrodynamic radius of MO-solubilized micelles was estimated to be approximately 17–20 Å from the transport study. The thermodynamically stable MO-NaDC mixed micelles formed above critical micelle concentration in the higher region of mole fraction of NaDC in the mixture (X _NaDC>ca. 0.6), can behave as a single species in transport process and freely pass through the porous membranes of both pore sizes, 0.01 m and 0.1 m.The permeabilities of MO-NaDC mixed micelles are large compared with those of pure NaDC micelles. MO molecules solubilized may probably enhance the interaction between MO and NaDC molecules by better contacting with the respective hydrophobic groups in a mixed micelle (the flexible structure of MO molecule enables it), and in this situation, the smaller micelles compared with those of pure NaDC must be more favorable.     

Surface oxides on porous carbon

Wet oxidation of BPL porous carbon by H₂O₂ and HNO₃ changes the pore structure and also increases the concentration of surface oxides. KOH uptake is increased by oxidation and is seen to be dependent on KOH concentration and to a lesser extent on inert electrolyte concentration. Enthalpy of immersion measurements have allowed the estimation of the enthalpy of hydration of the surface oxides and the enthalpy of neutralization of the easily accessible acid oxides.     

Correction procedure for the electron microprobe analysis of porous materials

A correction method is proposed for the quantitative determination of stoichiometric ratios in porous materials by electron microprobe analysis. Analysis of this kind of material is complicated by an imperfect surface that can only be improved to some extent. The correction is based on a linear dependence (different for each element) of the analyses on a sum of weight concentrations of oxides. With this correction it is possible to use analyses affected by the imperfection of the surface with much better confidence compared to common normalisation. An example is presented for a series of ceramic superconductors Bi_2.1(SrCa)_2.9Cu₂O₈₊.     

Synthesis of poly(styrene-co-3-trimethoxysilyl propyl methacrylate) microspheres coated with polysiloxane layer

A procedure has been developed to coat micron-sized poly(styrene-co-3-trimethoxysilyl propyl methacrylate) microspheres with a smooth layer of polysiloxane by the hydrolysis and condensation of methyl trimethoxylsilane (MTMS). Firstly, polystyrene microspheres containing silanol groups were prepared by conventional dispersion polymerization using 3-(trimethoxysilyl) propyl methacrylate (MPS) as a functional comonomer in an ethanol/water medium. Secondly, the synthesis of the polysiloxane shell was carried out using a sol–gel process of MTMS. The thickness of the shells can be easily varied with different copolymer seeds and MTMS feed ratio. When we used copolymer particles with 2.00 μm diameter as seeds, the thickness of the polysiloxane shells can be varied from 0.10 to 0.18 μm. The core/shell structure of the composite microspheres was characterized by transmission electron microscope (TEM).     

Preparation of porous polylactide microspheres by emulsion‐solvent evaporation based on solution induced phase separation

Porous polylactide (PLA) microspheres were fabricated by an emulsion‐solvent evaporation method based on solution induced phase separation. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations confirmed the porous structure of the microspheres with good connectivity. The pore size was in the range of decade micrometers. Besides large cavities as similarly existed on non‐porous microspheres, small pores were found on surfaces of the porous microspheres. The apparent density of the porous microspheres was much smaller than that of non‐porous microspheres. Fabrication conditions such as stirring rate, good solvent/non‐solvent ratio, PLA concentration and dispersant (polyvinyl alcohol, PVA) concentration had an important influence on both the particle size and size distribution and the pore size within the microspheres. A larger pore size was achieved at a slower stirring rate, lower good solvent/non‐solvent ratio or lower PLA concentration due to longer coalescence time. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis of Highly Porous Organic/Inorganic Hybrids by Ambient Pressure Sol-Gel Processing

This paper reports the synthesis of highly porous organic/inorganic hybrids by a two-step acid-base catalyzed sol-gel process and ambient pressure drying. In the method organic and inorganic precursors are copolymerized so as to incorporate organic ligands into the solid network. The two-step acid-base catalyzed process was used to prevent phase segregation during the hydrolysis and co-condensation of organic and inorganic precursors. The organic ligands incorporated into the solid gel network modify the surface chemistry. Thus, the wetting angle is significantly increased so that the collapse of the gel network is greatly reduced upon the removal of pore fluid during drying. Organic/inorganic hybrids with BET surface areas above 1250 m2/g, porosities above 75% and pore sizes of 8 nm have been synthesized.     

On the mechanism of electroluminescence emission by porous silicon layers

The analytical treatment of a model considering the electrooxidation of p-porous silicon layers under galvanostatic conditions is able to give account of experimental facts such as the shape and location of the electroluminescence peak as well as of the spectral shift of the electroluminescence peak produced by oxidation. The proposed model considers electroluminescence to be the result of electron injection into the conduction band by an adsorbed intermediate produced by electrooxidation of the surface coverage with hydrogen or siloxene of the silicon nanocrystallites. The access of holes to the surface is made possible by low accumulation layer conditions and is the rate determining step in the electroluminescence mechanism. In this way it is possible to give a satisfactory explanation to the shift towards the blue experimented by the electroluminiscence emission maximum as a consequence of electrooxidation.     

悬浮聚合法制备磁性分子印迹聚合物微球

以苯胺和二甲基苯胺为模板分子、甲基丙烯酸(MAA)为功能单体、三羟甲基丙烷三丙烯酸酯(TRIM)为交联单体、Fe3O4为磁性组分,采用悬浮聚合法制备了磁性分子印迹聚合物微球(MMIPMs)。结果表明,改性Fe3O4微粒在MMIPMs中分散较好,MMIPMs在水性介质中对模板分子的选择吸附性较差,但在有机介质中有较好的选择吸附性。     

磁性壳聚糖-聚丙烯酸微球的制备及表征

壳聚糖通过与丙烯酸接枝共聚制得壳聚糖聚丙烯酸悬浮液,在铁磁流体(Fe3O4)与聚乙二醇(分散剂)存在下通过与戊二醛交联,制备了磁性壳聚糖聚丙烯酸微球。用扫描电镜、红外光谱对合成的高分子微球进行形貌观察和结构表征,并进行了元素分析和磁性能测试,研究了磁性微球对牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的吸附效果。结果表明,合成的磁性微球外表呈球形,粒径为100～400nm;当Fe含量为2.47%时,磁性微球的饱和磁化强度约为1.30emug,磁矫顽力为280Oe,磁化率为2.16×10-4(常温下),属于顺磁性材料;其对BSA有较好的吸附效果,饱和吸附量约为400mgg。