ZIF-8衍生的具有可控氧空位的ZnO对光催化去除NO的增强及毒性NO2形成的抑制

氧化锌作为一种半导体材料,具有合适的能带结构位置,高催化效率,低成本和环境可持续性,因而广泛用于光催化领域.然而,由于氧化锌的宽带隙,可见光吸收能力差以及光生电子-空穴对的快速复合,极大地影响了其光催化效率.通过引入氧空位调控光催化剂的结构被证明是一种可以改善光生载流子的分离,从而提高光催化性能的有效方法.本文以ZIF-8为前驱体,采用两步煅烧法合成了具有不同浓度氧空位分布的ZnO纳米光催化剂,通过X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)、紫外-可见漫反射光谱(UV-Vis DRS)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、电子顺磁共振(EPR)、荧光光谱仪(PL)等手段系统地分析了合成的光催化剂的理化性质,并评价了它们在可见光下光催化氧化去除NO反应性能.EPR结果表明,样品中氧空位的浓度取决于温度处理的过程.通过两步煅烧法得到氧化锌中氧空位的含量高于一步直接煅烧法所得的样品.此外,随着煅烧温度升高,合成的氧化锌晶格越完好,其氧空位含量越少.UV-Vis DRS结果表明,两步煅烧法合成的ZnO与商业的ZnO及一步法直接煅烧合成的ZnO相比,其吸光范围从紫外光拓展到了可见光,表现出了更加优异的吸光性能.光催化反应结果表明,与商业氧化锌和一步直接煅烧法所得样品相比,两步煅烧法合成的样品表现出了更优异的光催化去除NO性能,并抑制了中间产物毒性NO2的产生,促进了NO的深度氧化.具体反应路径为:在光照过程中,光生电子很容易被氧空位俘获,与O2反应产生更多的超氧自由基(·O2^-),从而将NO氧化成最终的产物硝酸盐.尤其有趣的是,先在350 ℃煅烧2小时再400℃煅烧1小时的两步法样品Z 350-400的NO去除效率分别比一步法样品Z 400(400℃煅烧)和商用ZnO高出1.5和4.6倍.这表明以MOF材料衍生的具有适当量氧空位的金属氧化物为一种高效去除NO的光催化剂具有很好的应用前景.     

一种改进的三帧差分运动目标实时检测算法

针对传统的三帧差分法提取的运动目标存在大量的噪声和空洞,提出了一种改进的三帧差分运动目标实时检测算法。该算法采用Surendra背景提取算法提取有效背景,对视频流中连续的三帧图像分别进行背景减除,得到的结果作为反馈对背景进行选择性更新,利用HSV颜色空间去除阴影后进行三帧差分,将差分结果进行“与”运行,通过将中间帧背景减除结果与“与”运算的结果进行“或”运算,这样可以得到运动目标的完整信息。实验结果表明,该算法能够快速、完整、准确地检测出运动目标,可有效应用于实时监控系统。     

Hierarchical Hybrid Peroxidase Catalysts for Remediation of Phenol Wastewater

We report a new family of hierarchical hybrid catalysts comprised of horseradish peroxidase (HRP)–magnetic nanoparticles for advanced oxidation processes and demonstrate their utility in the removal of phenol from water. The immobilized HRP catalyzes the oxidation of phenols in the presence of H₂O₂, producing free radicals. The phenoxy radicals react with each other in a non‐enzymatic process to form polymers, which can be removed by precipitation with salts or condensation. The hybrid peroxidase catalysts exhibit three times higher activity than free HRP and are able to remove three times more phenol from water compared to free HRP under similar conditions. In addition, the hybrid catalysts reduce substrate inhibition and limit inactivation from reaction products, which are common problems with free or conventionally immobilized enzymes. Reusability is improved when the HRP–magnetic nanoparticle hybrids are supported on micron‐scale magnetic particles, and can be retained with a specially designed magnetically driven reactor. The performance of the hybrid catalysts makes them attractive for several industrial and environmental applications and their development might pave the way for practical applications by eliminating most of the limitations that have prevented the use of free or conventionally immobilized enzymes.     

XMgO·YMg(OH)_2吸附剂除氟机理及其净化水的水质研究

研究了XMg O·YMg(OH)2对水中氟离子的吸附性能,考察了吸附时间、吸附剂用量、含氟水p H值、温度、含氟水初始浓度等因素对吸附的影响。实验结果表明,在较宽的p H(3.4~8.4)值和水温(22~51℃)范围内,XMg O·YMg(OH)2对水中氟离子具有极强的吸附能力,室温下0.4g XMg O·YMg(OH)2可将100m L浓度为30mg F-1·L-1含氟水处理为符合含氟标准的饮用水。氟离子在XMg O·YMg(OH)2上的吸附速率较大,30min内基本达到吸附平衡,吸附平衡符合Langmuir方程,在50min内达到饱和吸附,室温下饱和吸附量为13.46mg·g-1。净化水呈微碱性,含有5.68~15.07mg·L-1Mg2+,有益于人体健康。吸附饱和后的XMg O·YMg(OH)2经焙烧再生,除氟率可达81%。     

Mechanical study on the impact of an effective solvent support-removal methodology for FDM Ultem 9085 parts

The use of support material to produce Fused Deposition Modeling parts is often unavoidable. The support removal task tends to be laborious and time-consuming when no soluble support materials are available, which is the case of the high-performance thermoplastic Ultem™ 9085. This paper investigates the effect of different solvent/solvent mixtures on Ultem’s mechanical properties with the aim to identify a solvent capable of dissolving its support material (a polysulfone) without noticeably damaging the model material. To do so, initial solubility tests have helped narrow the list of solvent candidates. These have been followed by infrared analyses to identify the presence of dissolved polymers in the media, as well as scanning electron microscope micrographs to analyze the surface topography of the treated parts. Finally, tensile and flexural tests have permitted to quantify the change on Ultem’s mechanical properties as a function of the treatment time. Major findings include a reproducible method for softening or eliminating Ultem’s support material with non-significant changes in their mechanical properties. The outcome of this work represents a first step on the lookout for a solution to facilitate the removal of polysulfone and is considered of great interest for the scientific community due to the rise of Ultem as a structural material.     

金属有机框架材料UTSA-74高效去除水溶液中的砷

利用水热法合成金属有机框架材料UTSA-74,并用它同时去除水中的As(Ⅴ)和As(Ⅲ)。 批次实验结果表明,在低质量浓度情况下(~1 mg/L),UTSA-74对As(Ⅴ)的去除率高达95%。 对As(Ⅲ)的去除率达85%。 经拟合,本实验符合拟二级动力学及Freundlich等温吸附模型。 本文还探究了共存离子(如Cl^-、NO₃^-、PO₄^3-)干扰影响,结果表明PO₄^3-的存在会抑制吸附的进行,可能是由于竞争吸附位点所致。 此外,本文对吸附后的材料进行洗脱(0.1 mol/L NaOH),将洗脱后的UTSA-74材料再次进行吸附探究,反复3次,其去除率仍可达70%左右。 为探究其中机理,本文通过X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、红外光谱(IR)对吸附前后材料进行表征,结果表明吸附过程中可能形成了Zn—O—As,以此促进吸附反应的进行。 综上所述,UTSA-74可以作为一种处理砷的新型吸附剂,具有一定的实用价值。     

空心球状C@SnO2@SnS2的制备及光催化去除Cr（Ⅵ）性能研究

将SnO2负载在碳球上通过不完全烧结的方法得到含有大量碳的空心状C@SnO2,随后加入TAA(硫代乙酰胺),利用离子交换法在水热过程中制备了具有不同硫化程度的空心结构的C@SnO2@SnS2三元复合物。利用XRD、FESEM、TEM、XPS、UV-Vis DRS、PL等测试手段对合成样品进行表征,并测试了其光催化去除Cr(VI)的性能。结果表明,C、SnO2和SnS2三者之间的协同作用以及空心结构的形貌显著增强了SnO2的光催化性能,其中CSS-2样品对Cr(VI)具有最佳的去除能力,太阳光照射120 min后对Cr(VI)的去除率高达98.8%。     

Evaluation of various biological activities of natural compounds by TLC/HPTLC

Abstract

Over the last years, thin layer chromatography (TLC) has become an increasingly important tool in the analysis of natural compounds, being used not only as a simple method of separation, identification, and quantitative determination of natural constituents, but also as a method for evaluating the potential applications of the separated compounds, different bioassays being compatible with TLC. This is due to the TLC advantages, of which could be mentioned: the possibility to simply, quickly, and flexibly analyze many samples in parallel, without the need for special steps of sample purification, obtaining visual results, and the possibility of multiple detections, all of these being achieved at very low costs. Considering these, the aim of this study is to give an overview on the application of TLC in evaluation of different biological activities of natural compounds, focusing on antioxidant, enzymatic, antimicrobial, and hormonal activities.     

Wavelet transforms in separation science for denoising and peak overlap detection

Wavelet transform is a versatile time‐frequency analysis technique, which allows localization of useful signals in time or space and separates them from noise. The detector output from any analytical instrument is mathematically equivalent to a digital image. Signals obtained in chemical separations that vary in time (e.g., high‐performance liquid chromatography) or space (e.g., planar chromatography) are amenable to wavelet analysis. This article gives an overview of wavelet analysis, and graphically explains all the relevant concepts. Continuous wavelet transform and discrete wavelet transform concepts are pictorially explained along with their chromatographic applications. An example is shown for qualitative peak overlap detection in a noisy chromatogram using continuous wavelet transform. The concept of signal decomposition, denoising, and then signal reconstruction is graphically discussed for discrete wavelet transform. All the digital filters in chromatographic instruments used today potentially broaden and distort narrow peaks. Finally, a low signal‐to‐noise ratio chromatogram is denoised using the procedure. Significant gains (>tenfold) in signal‐to‐noise ratio are shown with wavelet analysis. Peaks that were not initially visible were recovered with good accuracy. Since discrete wavelet transform denoising analysis applies to any detector used in separation science, researchers should strongly consider using wavelets for their research.