Determination of inorganic anions in ethyl acetate by in-line hollow fiber membrane extraction with ion chromatography

In this work,a novel hollow fiber membrane extractor was set up to extract inorganic anions from ethyl acetate using deionized water.Inorganic anions in slightly soluble organic solvents can be determined by the in-line hollow fiber membrane extractor coupled with ion chromatography at first time.Different aspects of the extraction procedure such as magnetic stirring speed, extraction flow rate and extraction time were optimized to achieve high extraction efficiency and good separation results. Satisfact...     

Facile preparation of monodisperse hollow cross‐linked chitosan microspheres

We have successfully prepared biocompatible and biodegradable hollow microspheres using carboxyl‐functionalized polystyrene particles as core template and the chitosan cross‐linked with glutaraldehyde as the shell. The monodisperse carboxyl‐functionalized polystyrene particles were made by emulsifier‐free emulsion polymerization. The structure, morphology, and constitution of the carboxyl‐functionalized polystyrene particles were characterized by FTIR, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The structure, morphology, and formation process of the hollow cross‐linked chitosan microspheres were characterized by FTIR, SEM, and TEM. The results revealed that the latex particles were removed by exposed to solvent and the microspheres exhibited the hollow structure. This work confirmed that the hollow microspheres were accomplished by fabricating on the basis of chemical cross‐linking on the surface of the carboxyl‐functionalized polystyrene particles and then removing off the cores of particles. Moreover, with the increase of carboxyl‐functionalization degree at the surface of latexes and the increase of cross‐linking period, the thicker and firmer monodisperse hollow microspheres were obtained. In addition, a water‐soluble drug, salicylic acid, encapsulated in the microcapsules slowly released at pH 1.2. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 228–237, 2008     

ON THE FREE VIBRATION OF A SUBMERGED FGM HOLLOW SPHERE

The free vibration of a functionally graded material hollow sphere submerged in a compressible fluid medium is exactly analyzed. The sphere is assumed to be spherically isotropic with material constants being inhomogeneous along the radial direction. By employing a separation technique as well as the spherical harmonics expansion method, the governing equations are simplified to an uncoupled second-order ordinary differential equation, and a coupled system of two such equations. Solutions to these equations are given when the elastic constants and the mass density are power functions of the radial coordinate. Numerical examples are finally given to show the effect of the material gradient on the natural frequencies. The project is supported by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China(No. 19872060).     

Temperature distribution along oversized hollow-core waveguides for CO2 laser radiation

Temperature distributions along various hollow waveguides are fully analysed experimentally when the waveguides are excited by CO₂ laser light. It is shown that the temperature decreases in an oscillatory manner along the waveguides due to the interference effect of guided modes. The distributors are well explained by a theory developed previously.     

High temperature instability of hollow nanoparticles

The concept of the Gibbs energy balance is used to derive the evolution equation of both surfaces of a hollow nanosphere. The process is driven by reducing the surface energy and the elastic energy stored in the bulk. A semianalytical solution is provided for the time period during which a hollow nanosphere shrinks to a compact nanospherical particle. Comparison with recently reported results is performed.     

中空Ta_2O_5/TiO_2复合光催化剂的可控氧化制备及性能

以钛粉、钽粉为原料,炭黑作为反应性模板,通过熔盐法在炭黑表面原位生长了TaTiC_2纳米碳化物涂层,并以所得TaTiC_2/C复合物为碳化物前驱体,再经可控氧化制备出中空Ta_2O_5/TiO_2复合光催化剂。采用X射线粉末衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、紫外-可见(UV-Vis)漫反射(DRS)及N2物理吸附等手段对所制备的光催化剂进行形貌、显微结构及孔结构表征。以高压汞灯为紫外光源,以亚甲基蓝为目标降解物,通过光催化降解实验评价中空Ta_2O_5/TiO_2复合光催化剂的光催化活性。结果表明,熔盐法生长碳化物涂层厚度均匀(20~30 nm),碳化物主要以TaTiC_2晶相存在且具有纳米级的颗粒尺寸。中空Ta_2O_5/TiO_2复合光催化剂同时具有200 nm左右的中空大孔结构及壳层10 nm左右的介孔结构。中空大孔和介孔的存在提高了所制备催化剂对亚甲基蓝的吸附能力。此外,TiO_2与Ta2O5通过电子能带结构的耦合,有效提高了光生电子和空穴的分离效率,从而显著提高了光催化活性。nTi∶nTa=2.5∶1.5时,相应的中空Ta_2O_5/TiO_2复合光催化剂表现出最佳的光催化活性,对亚甲基蓝的紫外光催化降解率高达97%。     

离子交换法合成钴酸锌纳米空心材料及磁性

采用所合成的四氧化三钴纳米立方颗粒作为前驱体,在相对低温的水热条件下,通过反应体系中自身存在的扩散作用和离子交换作用,可控制备了钴酸锌纳米空心材料。利用SEM、TEM、EDS和XRD等测试方法对样品进行了形貌、结构、组成和物相的表征。结果表明,所得钴酸锌纳米盒粒径均匀,分散度好;钴酸锌纳米盒颗粒大小约为20nm,整个纳米盒为单晶。研究了钴酸锌纳米盒的生长机理。对所制备的材料进行了磁学性质测试,结果显示,尖晶石型结构钴酸盐纳米材料的磁性大小可以通过改变实验条件而加以调变。     

中空SiO_2纳米微球的制备与表征

在乙醇/氨水介质中,将SiO2包覆在聚乙烯吡咯烷酮(PVP)功能化的聚苯乙烯(PS)微粒表面,利用一步法得到了中空纳米二氧化硅微球;研究了影响中空纳米二氧化硅微球形成的主要因素,并探讨了中空纳米SiO2微球的可能形成机理.结果表明,在一定的反应时间下,当氨水用量为0.6 mL、温度为70℃时,可以获得空心结构的SiO2纳米微球;通过控制四乙基原硅酸盐(TEOS)的量可以调节微球的包覆层厚度.     

Amine-terminated organosilica nanosphere functionalized prussian blue for the electrochemical detection of glucose

A new glucose biosensor had been developed by immobilizing positively charged gold nanoparticles (PGNs) on organosilica nanosphere functionalized prussian blue (OSiFPB)-modified gold electrode. The OSiFPB compound could not only effectively prevent the leakage of the PB mediator during measurements, but also easily form stable film on the electrode surface with efficient redox-activity and excellent conductivity. Furthermore, with the negatively charged surface of OSiFPB, this film could be used as an interface to adsorb the PGNs, which provided a congenial microenvironment for adsorbing biomolecules and decreased the electron-transfer impedance. So, with glucose oxidase as a model biomolecular, the proposed sensor showed rapid and highly sensitive amperometric response to glucose and this immobilization approach effectively improved the stability of the electron-transfer mediator. This work would be promising for construction of biosensor and bioelectronic devices.