Radial solutions for a prescribed mean curvature equation with exponential nonlinearity

We establish an existence result for radial solutions for a prescribed mean curvature equation with exponential nonlinearity. Our methods are based on degree theory combined with a time map analysis. We also obtain two nonexistence results for positive solutions for more general f; one of them is not limited to radial solutions.     

Chelating Properties of Salicylhydroxamic Acid-functionalized Polystyrene Resins and Its Application to Efficient Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Aqueous Solutions

Salicylhydroxamic acid(SHA) was covalently bound onto crosslinked polystyrene spheres(CPSs) via the Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction between chloromethylated CPSs and SHA in the presence of SnCl4 as the Lewis acid catalyst. The resulted SHA-CPSs possessed very strong chelating ability for heavy metal ions. In particular, the saturated adsorption amount of SHA-CPSs for Cu²⁺ ions could reach as high as 34.2 mg/g at 318 K. The chelating capability of SHA-CPSs towards heavy metal ions was pH and temperature dependent. SHA-CPSs also showed selective metal coordination with the chelating capacity decreasing in the order of Cu²⁺>Zn²⁺>>Pb²⁺. The adsorption isotherms conformed well to the Langmuir model, and the adsorption process was found to be entropy-driven and endothermic. Besides, SHA-CPSs possessed the excellent reusability.     

CaZr1-xFexO3催化热解甘蔗渣木质素制备酚类化合物

采用固相反应法制备了一系列钙钛矿型混合离子电子导体CaZr_1-xFe_xO₃(CZFO-x, x=0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0). 通过X射线衍射(XRD)、 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)及X射线光电子能谱(XPS)对其晶型、 形貌和金属赋存价态进行了表征. 采用热重分析仪(TG)测试了其催化苷蔗渣木质素(BL)热解性能, 并采用固定床微型反应器对其催化热解BL制备酚类化合物性能进行了评价, 利用气相色谱/质谱(GC/MS)对BL催化热解的气相和液相产物进行分析. 研究结果表明, CZFO-x呈粒状或层状致密结构, 随着Fe掺杂量的增加, 其特征衍射峰强度增大, 且衍射峰位置向大角度偏移, 晶胞体积及晶粒尺寸减小. 固定床反应结果显示, 在CaZr_0.8Fe_0.2O₃(CZFO-0.2)催化下, BL热解液相产物收率可达23.71%, 其中酚类化合物主要包括苯酚类、 愈创木基类、 邻苯二酚类和紫丁香基类, 其选择性分别为35.19%, 6.18%, 10.68%和14.21%, 其余产物为苯类和甲氧基芳香化合物. 反应后催化剂经氧化再生后, 仍然具有较高的催化活性和结构稳定性. 对BL催化热解气体产物进行分析发现, CZFO-0.2促进了芳香烃烷基侧链的断裂, 致使气相产物组成中C_mH_n和CH₄含量增加.     

维生素D包合物中维生素D的高效液相色谱测定

Vitamin D in the VDHCD inclusion complex was determined by HPLC on a Resolve silica column usingamobile phase of n-hexane:n-amylalcohol=95:5(V/V)and UV detection at 254 nm.The quantitative de-termination was performed with dimethyl phthalate as the internal standard.     

高效液相色谱法在双酶协同作用酶解淀粉制取麦芽低聚糖工艺研究中的应用

介绍了高效液相色谱在双酶协同作用酶解制取麦芽低聚糖工艺研究中的应用。以C18柱为分离柱,水作流动相,利用折光检测器来检测麦芽低聚糖产品中的7种糖,同时评估了补加酶量与麦芽低聚糖中麦芽三糖至六糖含量的关系,并测定了二次确认实验中麦芽低聚糖产品中各糖的含量。     

植物白头翁毒蛋白的分离、纯化及其组分测定

植物白头翁（ａｍｅｎｏｎｅ）茎的抽提液经ＣＭ－ＳＦＦ柱和ＳｅｐｈａｃｒｙｌＳ－２００柱分离纯化,得到一种毒蛋白,用高效凝胶蛋白柱和反相高效液相色谱法结合光电二极管阵列检测器确认分离峰的纯度,在高效凝胶蛋白柱上制备了少量毒蛋白纯样,测定了蛋白分子量和氨基酸组成。     

Determination of basic pharmaceuticals in human serum by hydrophilic interaction capillary electrochromatography

Hydrophilic interaction capillary electrochromatography (HI-CEC) for the determination of basic pharmaceuticals spiked in human serum is described. The organic modifier content, ionic strength, and pH value of the mobile phase as well as the applied voltage are optimized for separation and elution of these drug analytes. Excellent separation was achieved for drugs using a mobile phase composition of 80% v/v acetonitrile in 100 mM triethylamine phosphate (TEAP) buffer at pH 2.8 with column efficiencies for analytes more than 200,000 plates/m. The samples of human serum spiked with basic drugs were directly injected after a simple acetonitrile treatment. The linear range and reproducibility of these basic drugs using an external and internal standard method were compared. As a result, the reproducibility could be greatly improved by using the internal standard method. Good calibration curves with regression coefficients more than 0.998 in the range of 5-160 microg/mL were observed with the internal standard method. The limits of quantitation, based on standards with acceptable relative standard deviations (RSDs), were below 5 microg/mL. The intra- and inter-day precisions, determined as RSDs, were less than 4.57%.     

Facile Synthesis of Porous Dendritic Bimetallic Platinum–Nickel Nanocrystals as Efficient Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Certain bimetallic nanocrystals (NCs) possess promising catalytic properties for electrochemical energy conversion. Herein, we report a facile method for the one‐step synthesis of porous dendritic PtNi NCs in aqueous solution at room temperature that contrasts with the traditional multistep thermal decomposition approach. The dendritic PtNi NCs assembled by interconnected arms are efficient catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction. This direct and efficient method is favorable for the up‐scaled synthesis of active catalysts used in electrochemical applications.     

Evaluation of Detector Position and Light Fluence Distribution Using an Infrared Navigation System during Pleural Photodynamic Therapy†

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been used to treat malignant pleural mesothelioma. Current practice involves delivering light to a prescribed light fluence with a point source, monitored by eight isotropic detectors inside the pleural cavity. An infrared (IR) navigation system was used to track the location of the point source throughout the treatment. The recorded data were used to reconstruct the pleural cavity and calculate the light fluence to the whole cavity. An automatic algorithm was developed recently to calculate the detector positions based on recorded data within an hour. This algorithm was applied to patient case studies and the calculated results were compared to the measured positions, with an average difference of 2.5 cm. Calculated light fluence at calculated positions were compared to measured values. The differences between the calculated and measured light fluence were within 14% for all cases, with a fixed scattering constant and a dual correction method. Fluence-surface histogram (FSH) was calculated for photofrin-mediated PDT to be able to cover 80% of pleural surface area to 50 J cm⁻²(83.3% of 60 J cm⁻²). The study demonstrates that it will be possible to eliminate the manual measurement of the detector positions, reducing the patient's time under anesthesia.     

Fast determination of tetrafluoroborate by high-performance liquid chromatography using a monolithic column

Fast determination of tetrafluoroborate by high-performance liquid chromatography using a silica-based monolithic column and direct conductivity detection was carried out. Chromatographic separation was performed on a Chromolith Speed ROD RP-18e column (50 mm x 4.6 mm i.d.) with tetrabutylammonium hydroxide (TBA-OH)+ phthalic acid as eluent. The effects of eluent concentration, eluent pH, column temperature and flow rate on retention time of tetrafluoroborate were investigated. The optimized chromatographic conditions for determination of tetrafluoroborate were using 0.5mM TBA-OH + 0.31 mM phthalic acid (pH 5.5) as eluent, column temperature of 30 degrees C and flow rate of 6.0 mL/min. Retention time of tetrafluoroborate was less than 1min under the conditions. Common anions (Cl(-), Br(-), NO3(-) and SO4(2-)) did not interfere with the determination of tetrafluoroborate. Detection limit (S/N = 2) for tetrafluoroborate was 1.4 mg/L. The linear range of calibration curve between peak area and the concentration of tetrafluoroborate was from 1.4 to 100.0 mg/L. The reproducibility was 0.09% and 1.8% (n = 5) relative standard deviation (RSD) for retention time and peak area, respectively. The method has been applied to the determination of tetrafluoroborate in ionic liquids. Recoveries of tetrafluoroborate after spiking were 98.2-101.5%.