Morphology, crystallization behavior and properties of impact-modified polypropylene copolymer with or without sodium benzoate as a nucleating agent

 The morphology, crystallization behavior, and properties of an impact-modified polypropylene (PP) copolymer with or without sodium benzoate were investigated. The contents of ethylene–propylene rubber (EPR) in the reactor-made PP copolymer is about 15 wt%. For comparison, blends of PP and EPR containing the same EPR composition were prepared by melt-mixing. Morphological studies by scanning probe microscopy indicated that the impact-modified copolymer consists of three different phases, i.e., polyethylene, PP, and EPR phases, which is considerably different from the morphology of the conventional PP/EPR blend of the corresponding composition. The impact-modified PP copolymer exhibited a higher crystallization rate in terms of the lower crystallization half-time and thus higher thermal and mechanical properties, such as impact strength and hardness, than the PP/EPR blend did. The addition of sodium benzoate as a nucleating agent to the copolymer increased the crystallization rate and the mechanical properties. Received: 4 June 2001 Accepted: 31 October 2001     

醋酸乙烯酯在硅橡胶上的辐射接枝研究

研究了不同溶剂中的醋酸乙烯酯在硅橡胶上的辐射接技状况及接枝后硅橡胶表面结构情况．结果表明：（１）在硅橡胶－乙酸乙酯－醋酸乙烯酯体系中，接枝有自加速效应；（２）适量加入对苯二酚，接枝诱导期延长，接枝速率下降，凝胶效应消失，辐射接技经验关联式为ＲＰ＝０．２７×［Ｄ］（－０．５６０）×［Ｉ］（０．４９０）×［Ｃ］（０．９２０），接核反应为扩散控制反应；（３）不同的溶剂对硅橡胶接枝有不同的影响，如甲醇发生敏化作用，提高接枝速率，而苯发生惰化作用，降低接枝速率；（４）在合适的甲醇和苯配比时，接枝反应几乎恒速进行，用扫描电镜（ＳＥＭ）观察断面，接枝区比较均一，出现微相分离．     

Origin and meaning of the Fermi contact interaction

The Fermi-contact interaction (FCI) can easily be derived from 1st order perturbation theory applied to the non-relativistic wave equation for a spin-(1/2) particle of Lévy-Leblond, with the nuclear spin described by the field of an external magnetic dipole, and it results from the fact that the turn-over-rule for the operator is only valid if the derivatives implicit in are taken in the distribution sense. If one avoids to apply the turn-over-rule, the FCI is obtained without the need to introduce a -function. It is also shown that the formulation of a magnetic point dipole as the limit of an extended nucleus directly leads to the FCI. Traditional methods of the derivation of the FCI are analyzed in the light of this new interpretation. It is then explained why the perturbation expansions in powers of the magnetic moment of the nucleus necessarily diverges, but that the expression for the 1st order energy on which the concept of the FCI is based, can nevertheless be justified by means of the Hellmann-Feynman theorem with a correction term if singular wave functions are involved. Finally some comments on a theory beyond first order are made.Dedicated to Professor J. Koutecký on the occasion of his 65th birthday     

高效液相色谱-电喷雾电离三级四极杆质谱检测动物源食品中氯霉素、甲砜霉素、氟苯尼考残留量

建立了动物源产品中氯霉素、甲砜霉素、氟苯尼考残留量的高效液相色谱-电喷雾电离三级四极杆质谱(LC-ESI-MS/MS)的方法。前处理方法包括添加同位素内标氯霉素-d5,碱化乙酸乙酯提取,C18小柱净化。该方法采用负离子,多反应监测氯霉素四对离子(321.0/151.9,321.0/256.6,321.0/194.2,321.0/175.4),甲砜霉素两对离子(354.1/185.0,354.1/290.0),氟苯尼考两对离子(356.0/335.9,356.0/185.1)和同位素内标氯霉素-d5(326.0/157.1)。该方法线性范围为0.1~1.6μg/kg;对不同基质样品的加标回收率为80%~112.5%;相对标准偏差小于11%;方法的测定低限为0.1μg/kg。     

The preparation of thick-film glass capillary columns

A detailed method for the routine preparation of glass capillary columns is presented. The method consists of coating a glass tube with quartz powder prior to pulling the tube into a capillary. The inner surface of the capillary consists of an even distribution of quartz particles fused to the walls. This surface has been found readily deactivated by standard procedures and ideal for the preparation of thick-film glass capillary columns. The method has been thoroughly tested in two independent laboratories to ensure that the procedures described are reproducible.     

Standard pseudo-Hermitian structure on manifolds and seifert fibration

A strictly pseudoconvex pseudo-Hermitian manifoldM admits a canonical Lorentz metric as well as a canonical Riemannian metric. Using these metrics, we can define a curvaturelike function onM. AsM supports a contact form, there exists a characteristic vector field dual to the contact structure. If induces a local one-parameter group ofCR transformations, then a strictly pseudoconvex pseudo-Hermitian manifoldM is said to be a standard pseudo-Hermitian manifold. We study topological and geometric properties of standard pseudo-Hermitian manifolds of positive curvature or of nonpositive curvature . By the definition, standard pseudo-Hermitian manifolds are calledK-contact manifolds by Sasaki. In particular, standard pseudo-Hermitian manifolds of constant curvature turn out to be Sasakian space forms. It is well known that a conformally flat manifold contains a class of Riemannian manifolds of constant curvature. A sphericalCR manifold is aCR manifold whose Chern-Moser curvature form vanishes (equivalently, Weyl pseudo-conformal curvature tensor vanishes). In contrast, it is emphasized that a sphericalCR manifold contains a class of standard pseudo-Hermitian manifolds of constant curvature (i.e., Sasakian space forms). We shall classify those compact Sasakian space forms. When 0, standard pseudo-Hermitian closed aspherical manifolds are shown to be Seifert fiber spaces. We consider a deformation of standard pseudo-Hermitian structure preserving a sphericalCR structure.Dedicated to Professor Sasao Seiya for his sixtieth birthday     

Surface modified precipitated calcium carbonates at a high degree of dispersion

Calcium carbonates of different degrees of surface hydrophobicity were obtained when sorbic acid or polyoxyethylene glycol were present during the precipitation. In the presence of trace amounts of divalent cations carbonates with high surface hydrophilicity and improved monodisperse character are obtained. Surface modification of the calcium carbonates by several proadhesive compounds can markedly improve the chemical affinity of the carbonates to polymers. Very effective are isostearoyl titanate and two polyoxyethylene compounds. Precipitated calcium carbonates modified with 2 to 3 percent (wt/wt) of isostearoyl titanate increased the tensile strenght of butadiene-styrene rubber by approximately 100%. Polyurethane is only strengthened when 30 wt/wt of a filler are introduced independently of the type proadhesive compounds. The best strength and hysteresis of polyurethanes are obtained with calcium carbonate modified with 2 percent (wt/wt) of polyoxyethylene glycol.     

在"高聚物的结构与性能"课程中应该引入的几个新概念

在“高聚物的结构与性能”课程教学中，很有必要向学生介绍高分子科学近十几年来的发展，尤其是在高分子凝聚态基本物理问题上的研究成果以及相关的新概念、新知识，特别是我国学者的贡献。本文较为详细地讨论了近年来作者在教学中介绍的几个新概念，如：动态接触浓度、单链凝聚态、凝聚缠结等。     

Surface properties of ω-perfluorooctyl-alkyl polyacrylates: odd–even effect

A series of ω-perfluorooctyl-alkyl polyacrylates has been prepared and analysed. The odd–even effect, already observed in the case of liquid crystalline polymers has been exhibited for perfluorinated ones. Values of the contact angles to advanced (θ_a), with withdrawal (θ_r), as well as the contact angle hysteresis (Δθ) of various ω-perfluorooctyl-alkyl polyacrylates in water at 20 °C are described. Contrary to the advancing contact angle which is almost independent of spacer length, the receding one varies strongly with it.     

The effect of interface deformation due to gravity on line tension measurement by the capillary rise in a conical tube

Much research has been done on line tension measurement and interpretation, and attempts have also been made to measure line tension with simple, cheap and reliable methods that do not require excessive sophistication. Of particular interest is the method of determining line tensions of solid–liquid–vapor systems from the capillary rise in a conical tube. This simple and relatively inexpensive method gives line tension values comparable to those reported in the literature obtained via highly sophisticated instruments or techniques such as the well known axisymmetric drop shape analysis technique. The absolute value of line tension obtained using the conical tube method and assuming a spherical liquid–vapor interface is larger but of the same order of magnitude (1 μJ m⁻¹) as that reported in the literature. A theoretical analysis presented herein shows that by including the deformation of the liquid–vapor interface due to gravity in the conical capillary analysis, the line tension value inferred from the experimental data is reduced by approximately 50% and compares better with values in the literature obtained using other sophisticated methods. Thus a relatively simple, cheap, accurate and reliable method of line tension measurement has been advanced.