Headspace Solid-phase Microextraction–Gas Chromatographic–Mass Spectrometric Analysis of the Essential Oils of Two Traditional Chinese Medicines, Angelica pubescens and Angelica sinensis

Angelica pubescens and Angelica sinensis belong to the Umbelliferae family and both are used as traditional Chinese medicines. In the present study, headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used for the analysis of the volatile constituents present in their roots. Eighty-seven compounds in Angelica pubescens and thirty-six compounds in Angelica sinensis were identified by GC-MS. Their relative contents were calculated by the peak area ratio. HS-SPME was compared to steam distillation (SD) by analyzing the volatile constituents of Angelica sinensis root. A good agreement between results obtained with both techniques was found. As a conclusion, HS-SPME is a powerful tool for determining the volatile constituents present in the TCMs.     

在增溶剂存在下硫氰酸盐-结晶紫光度法测定微量钨

在明胶存在下,钨与硫氰酸盐和结晶紫生成可溶性三元缔合物,最大吸收波长为540nm,表现摩尔吸光系数为4.1×10~5 L·mol~(-1)·cm~(-1),钨在0～11μg/25ml范围内服从比尔定律。方法已用于测定岩石中微量钨。     

新型大环醚的合成——1,7-N,N′双取代-1,7-二氮-4,10,13-三氧环十五烷的合成

我们曾报道1,10-N,N’-双取代-1,10-二氮-4,7,13,16-四氧环十八烷(1)及1,7-N,N’-双取代-1,7-二氮-4,10-二氧环十二烷(2)二类大环聚醚的合成及其对碱金属离子的络合性能。     

A vacuum ultraviolet photoionization mass spectrometric study of acetone

The photoionization and dissociative photoionization of acetone have been studied at the photon energy range of 8-20 eV. Photoionization efficiency spectra for ions CH3COCH3+, CH3+, C2H3+, C3H3+, C3H5+, CH(2-)CO+, CH3CO+, C3H4O+, and CH3COCH2+ have been measured. In addition, the energetics of the dissociative photoionization has been examined by ab initio Gaussian-3 (G3) calculations. The computational results are useful in establishing the dissociation channels near the ionization thresholds. With the help of G3 results, the dissociation channels for the formation of the fragment ions CH3CO+, CH2CO+, CH3+, C3H3+, and CH3COCH2+ have been established. The G3 results are in fair to excellent agreement with the experimental data.     

氮硫杂冠醚及其衍生物的合成

以噻吩、水杨醛、二胺、溴乙酸、烯丙基氯和丙烯腈为原料合成了 4,5 :14 ,15 二苯 3 ,16 二氧 2 1 硫 7,12 二氮双环[16.2 .1]二十一环 1( 2 0 ) ,18 二烯 (简称氮硫杂冠醚 )及其 5种衍生物 ,经元素分析 ,IR ,1 HNMR和MS谱表征了这些化合物的结构 .     

从头计算方法比较TiSi_2的C54相和C49相

采用平面波超软赝势描述多电子体系,利用密度泛函理论和广义梯度近似,计算出C54相和C49相TiSi2的晶格常数、体弹性模量、形成能、电子态密度(DOS)和Mulliken电荷布居等性质.通过比较这两种物质的性质,发现尽管两者形成能很相近,但C49相结构对称性差、体弹性模量小、熔点低,Ti原子d轨道的反键强、离子性弱.这些性质上的差异和C49相TiSi2在固相反应中优先形成有关.     

TiO(2) porous electrodes with hierarchical branched inner channels for charge transport in viscous electrolytes.

Titanium dioxide (TiO(2)) photoelectrodes with micro/nano hierarchical branched inner channels have been prepared by an electrohydrodynamic (EHD) technique and assembled to form dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Excellent penetration of ionic-liquid electrolytes and enhanced light harvesting in the longer wavelength region are realized within the composite-structure electrode, thus a better fill factor (ff) of 75.3 % and higher conversion efficiency (eta) of 7.1 % are obtained for viscous ionic-liquid electrolytes compared to pure nanostructured films. Hierarchical branched channels in the photoanodes can efficiently improve the transport properties of redox-active species in viscous electrolytes, which is demonstrated by electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The incident monochromatic photon-to-electron conversion efficiency (IPCE) shows that enhanced light scattering in the composite film is of benefit for light harvesting and thus for solar energy conversion efficiency.     

精神分裂症患者头发5种元素含量变化及临床意义

采用原子吸收光谱法测定了９６例精神分裂症患者和１０１名正常对照组的头发Ｚｎ、Ｃｕ、Ｆｅ、Ｃａ、Ｍｇ元素含量。结果发现，精神分裂症患者头发ｎ和Ｍｇ元素含量明显低于对照组，而Ｃｕ、Ｆｅ和Ｃａ元素含量明显高于对照组。提示精神分裂症的发病，可能与Ｚｎ和Ｍｇ元素含量降低，Ｃｕ、Ｆｅ和Ｃａ元素含量升高有关。     

盐生盐杆菌生长过程热动力学研究

用 LKB2 2 77生物活性检测系统测定了盐生盐杆菌 R1、J7、S9以及 R1和 J7的融合子 F9生长的产热功率曲线 .根据曲线的特征 ,建立了古生菌生长过程的热动力学方程 :ln[P· ( 1 -P/Pm) r- 1 ]=ln[P0 · ( 1 -P0 /Pm) r- 1 ]+k· t.由此求得了盐生盐杆菌的生长速率常数 ,并对此模型和融合子 F9的生长进行了讨论 .该热动力学方程描述了一系列非理想的细菌生长过程的产热功率曲线 ,并将其与经典的指数式生长模型和 lo-gistic模型进行了比较 ,它具有更广泛的适用性 .首次报道了微量热技术在古生菌中的应用     

Improved hygrothermal durability of flax/polypropylene composites after chemical treatments through a hybrid approach

There are growing research interests in flax fibers due to their renewable ‘green’ origin and high strength. However, these natural fibers easily absorb moisture and have poor adhesion with polymer matrix leading to low interfacial strength for the composites. A hybrid chemical treatment technique combining alkali (sodium hydroxide) and silane treatments is adopted in the current study to modify flax fibers for improved performances of flax/polypropylene composites. Changes in chemical composition, microstructure, wettability, surface morphology, crystallinity and tensile properties of single flax fiber before and after chemical treatments were comprehensively characterized using techniques including SEM, FTIR, AFM, XRD, micro-fiber tester, etc. It was found that hemicellulose and lignin at the fiber surface were removed due to alkali treatment, which helped to reduce moisture absorption of the composites. Alkali-treated flax fibers were later subjected to silane treatment, which helped to improve the compatibility between flax fiber and polypropylene matrix. After alkali-silane hybrid chemical treatment, moisture absorption of the composites was further decreased. At the same time, the interfacial bonding strength between flax and polypropylene is significantly enhanced. All these results validate the great advantage of the hybrid chemical treatment approach for flax/polypropylene composites, which has the potential to promote the application of chemical treatment techniques in the plant fiber composite industry.

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