Simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of phosphate and silicate ions in river water by using ion-exclusion chromatographic separation and post-column derivatization

The simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of phosphate and silicate ions in river water was examined by using ion-exclusion chromatography and post-column derivatization. Phosphate and silicate ions were separated by the ion-exclusion column packed with a polymethacrylate-based weakly acidic cation-exchange resin in the H⁺-form (TSKgel Super IC-A/C) by using ultra pure water as an eluent. After the post-column derivatization with molybdate and ascorbic acid, so-called molybdenum-blue, both ions were determined simultaneously by spectrophotometry. The effects of sulfuric acid, sodium molybdate and ascorbic acid concentrations and reaction coil length, which have relation to form the reduced complexes of molybdate and ions, on the detector response for phosphate and silicate ions were investigated. Under the optimized conditions (color-forming reactant, 50 mM sulfuric acid-10 mM sodium molybdate; reducing agent, 50 mM ascorbic acid; reaction coil length, 6 m), the calibration curves of phosphate and silicate ions were linear in the range of 50-2000 μg L⁻¹ as P and 250-10,000 μg L⁻¹ as Si. This method was successfully applied to water quality monitoring of Kurose-river watershed and it suggested that the effluent from a biological sewage treatment plant was significant source of phosphate ion in Kurose-river water.     

Universal spaces for almost -dimensionality

We find universal functions for the class of lower semi-continuous (LSC) functions with at most -dimensional domain. In an earlier paper we proved that a space is almost -dimensional if and only if it is homeomorphic to the graph of an LSC function with an at most -dimensional domain. We conclude that the class of almost -dimensional spaces contains universal elements (that are topologically complete). These universal spaces can be thought of as higher-dimensional analogues of complete Erdos space.

     

Fixed-point theorems in partially ordered metric spaces for operators with PPF dependence

In this paper, fixed point theorems of a nonlinear operator are developed, where the domain space C[[a,b],E]$C[[a,b],E]$ is different from the range, E$E$, which is a metric space with partial order. An application of the fixed point theorem to a periodic boundary value problem with delay is also given.     

On the solution stability of variational inequalities

In the present paper, we will study the solution stability of parametric variational conditions

双功能催化剂催化CO2加氢制低碳烯烃反应中In2O3的尺寸效应

CO2催化加氢转化成高附加值化学品如低碳烯烃(C2=–C4=)等是减少碳排放的有效途径之一.采用金属氧化物/分子筛双功能催化剂可以实现CO2加氢直接高选择性合成C2+碳氢化合物.通常认为,金属氧化物组分可以活化CO2转化为甲醇等含氧中间体,该中间体在分子筛孔道内进一步转化为各种烃.氧化铟(In2O3)/SAPO-34双功能催化剂由于具有出色的催化CO2加氢制低碳烯烃反应性能而备受关注,然而,仍需进一步提升催化剂的催化性能以推动该反应的工业应用.目前,氧化物的结构与双功能催化剂性能之间的关系还不明确,这不利于其催化性能的改善.现有关于金属氧化物纳米粒子的尺寸(特别是小于23 nm)效应及其对双功能催化CO2加氢反应的活性和产物分布的影响的报道较少,对此深入理解将有利于设计更高性能的催化剂.本文采用沉淀法,通过控制焙烧温度得到了一系列尺寸为7～28 nm的立方相In2O3,通过多种表征手段探究了In2O3的尺寸对其结构与表面化学性质的影响.结果表明,随着In2O3晶粒尺寸的减小,其氧空位数目、CO2、H2与NH3吸附量以及Lewis较强酸性位比例均逐渐增加.在350oC,3 Mpa,9000 mL·gcat–1·h–1和H2/CO2比为3的反应条件下,研究了In2O3/SAPO-34双功能催化剂中In2O3粒径对其催化CO2加氢制低碳烯烃反应性能的影响.结果表明,随着双功能催化剂中In2O3尺寸的增大,低碳烯烃(尤其是丙烯)选择性、收率及烯烃与烷烃比例均先升高后降低,在尺寸为19 nm的In2O3上达到最大值,分别为76.9％、12.3 mmol goxide–1 h–1和4.8.较小尺寸的In2O3虽然具有较大的比表面积和更多的氧空位,并为CO2和H2的活化提供了更多的活性位,但小于19 nm的颗粒更容易烧结;In2O3的尺寸还会影响其与SAPO-34的协同效应,进而影响双功能催化剂的催化活性.此外,相对于其它尺寸的In2O3,19 nm的In2O3更有利于甲醇中间体的生成.因而19 nm In2O3耦合SAPO-34的双功能催化剂性能最好,其催化CO2转化率最高,为14.1％.综上,适中尺寸的In2O3能够促进In2O3/SAPO-34上CO2加氢制低碳烯烃反应.这些结果为通过平衡结构稳定性和催化性能来设计更有效的催化CO2转化的复合催化剂提供了理论指导.     

Analysis of X-ray and electron-beam diffraction patterns from poly(dipropyl siloxane)

The crystalline polysiloxane (—R2SiO—)n. where R= n-propyl, has been characterized through high-resolution X-ray diffraction patterns of the polycrystalline material and selected-area electron-beam diffraction patterns of single crystals. The smallest unit cell consistent with the diffraction data is tetragonal, with dimensions a = 9.52 ? 0.01 and c = 9.40 ± 0.05 . The probable space group is P41 (or P43).     

基于现场光谱的潮滩表层沉积物叶绿素-a含量遥感模式

提出了一种可实现潮滩表层叶绿素的现场快速、无损的光学检测方法。利用反射率光谱对我国潮滩表层沉积物叶绿素-a浓度进行了观测试验。基于高光谱650,675及700nm各波段的反射率,提出了用于叶绿素浓度反演的归一化底栖微藻差异指数(NDI-MPB)、及可消除呈直线或近似直线变化的背景噪声光谱的反射谷深度(T-depth)模型。研究结果表明,NDI-MPB指数与表层沉积物(3mm)中的叶绿素-a浓度(2.22～49.36mg.m-2)有极好的线性相关性(r>0.99);以叶绿素-a浓度表征底栖微型藻类生物量,NDI-MPB可用于潮滩表层底栖微型藻类生物量的遥感监测。     

Optimality Conditions for Isolated Local Minimum of Nonsmooth Multiobjective Problems

This article is devoted to the study of Fritz John and strong Kuhn-Tucker necessary conditions for properly efficient solutions, efficient solutions and isolated efficient solutions of a nonsmooth multiobjective optimization problem involving inequality and equality constraints and a set constraints in terms of the lower Hadamard directional derivative. Sufficient conditions for the existence of such solutions are also provided where the involved functions have pseudoconvex sublevel sets. Our results are based on the concept of pseudoconvex sublevel sets. The functions with pseudoconvex sublevel sets are a class of generalized convex functions that include quasiconvex functions.     

The measurement of saturated rock electrical conductivity at lower crustal temperatures and high pressures

Abstract

A method has been developed to measure the electrical conductivity of electrolyte saturated rocks under simulated lower crustal temperatures and pressures. The method uses a metal sleeved sample, and a guard-ring electrode system has been used to minimise leakage currents through the sleeve. Seals were developed to mate the metallic and ceramic parts of the cell.