Metal compound-enhanced flame retardancy of intumescent epoxy resins containing ammonium polyphosphate

A series of intumescent flame-retardant epoxy resins (IFR-EPs) were prepared only by adding a 5 wt% total loading of ammonium polyphosphate (APP) and metal compounds. All the samples could achieve V-0 rating and did not generate dripping during UL-94 testing. The limiting oxygen index (LOI) values of the samples with 4.83 wt% APP and 0.17 wt% CoSA increase from 27.1 to 29.4, compared with epoxy resin containing 5 wt% APP. The samples also showed excellent water resistance of flame retardancy in 30 °C and 70 °C water for 168 h. The LOI results show that the composition of metal compounds (metal ions and ligands/anions) and the mass ratios of APP to metal compounds affect the flame retardancy of the samples. TG results indicate that the catalytic effect of CoSA on the decomposition of both APP and the epoxy resins containing APP is better than that of CuSAO. The fire behavior of epoxy resin and epoxy resins containing APP with/without CoSA were investigated by cone calorimeter. Cone calorimeter parameters of the samples such as HRR, THR, TSP and COP indicate that the addition of APP and CoSA improves the fire safety of epoxy resin significantly, and CoSA shows an obvious catalytic effect.     

Preparation and properties of chitosan nanocomposites with nanofillers of different dimensions

In this work, the chitosan ternary nanocomposites with two-dimensional (2D) clay platelets and one-dimensional (1D) CNTs have been successfully prepared by a simple solution-intercalation/mixing method in acid media. It was found that the thermal degradation temperature of chitosan (at 50% weight loss) could be only improved in about 20-30 °C by adding 3 wt% either clay or CNTs, however, almost 80 °C increase of degradation temperature could be achieved by adding 2 wt% clay and 1 wt% CNTs together. Dynamic mechanical measurement demonstrated an obviously improved storage modulus for chitosan/clay-CNTs than that for the corresponding binary chitosan/clay or chitosan/CNT nanocomposites with the same total filler content (3 wt%). For the solvent vapor permeation properties, a largely improved benzene vapor barrier property was observed only in chitosan/clay-CNT ternary nanocomposites and depended on the ratio of clay to CNTs. XRD, SEM and TEM results showed that both clay and CNTs could be well dispersed in the ternary nanocomposites with the nanotubes located around the clay platelets. FTIR showed an improved interaction between the fillers and chitosan by using both clay and CNTs. A much enhanced solid-like behavior was observed in the ternary nanocomposites, compared with the corresponding binary nanocomposites with the same total filler content, as indicated by rheological measurement. The unique synergistic effect of two-dimensional (2D) clay platelets and one-dimensional (1D) CNTs on the property enhancement could be tentatively understood as due to a formation of much jammed filler network with 1D CNTs and 2D clay platelets combined together. Our work demonstrates a good example for the preparation of high performance polymer nanocomposites by using nanofillers with different dimensions together.     

A comparative effect of ring annelation on cation-benzene and anion-benzene

DFT/B3LYP calculations were carried out on several π-complexes formed by cations and anions with annelated benzene, respectively. The binding energies obtained with standard method were corrected by basis set superposition error (BSSE) and zero-point energy (ZPE) during the geometry optimization for all complexes at the same levels of theory, respectively. Some different aspects of the π–cation have been compared to those of π–anion, involving in binding energy changes in effect of ring annelation, the aromaticity of the ring upon complexation, Mulliken and NBO charge-transfer. The effect of BSSE correction during the optimization is very important in some π–anion complexes whether or not using diffuse functions in basis set, and results with at least one set of diffuse functions 6-31+G(d) basis set is a little better than results obtained by 6-31G(d, p) basis set for some π–anion especially for F⁻ complexes.     

新型乳酸固定化酶荧光毛细生物传感器

对长45 mm、内径0.9 mm的医用毛细管进行γ-氨丙基三乙氧基硅烷氨基化和戊二醛醛基化后,再将乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)的氨基与戊二醛的醛基结合,使其固定在毛细管内壁,构成一种新型固定化酶乳酸荧光毛细生物传感器(IE-LFCBS),实现了对乳酸的微量、快速测定.IE-LFCBS吸入辅酶Ⅰ与乳酸的混合液,在固定化酶催化下使乳酸与辅酶Ⅰ反应,生成荧光物质还原型辅酶Ⅰ;激发波长353 nm、发射波长466 nm.适用于IE-LFCBS的优化条件为:辅酶Ⅰ浓度4 mmol/L、用于固定化的LDH浓度60 kU/L、反应时间15 min、反应温度38 ℃、测定范围为1.0～5.0 mmol/L、回收率95%～98%,IE-LFCBS的相对标准偏差为RSD<1.5%(n=11),检出限为0.45 mmol/L.IE-LFCBS的试液用量极少(18 μL),并能重复使用,可望用于发酵食品、药品、血液标本等各类样品中乳酸的快速检测.     

甲醇钠引发的环氧乙烷开环聚合反应过程

运用密度泛函理论(DFT)的Dmol3方法, 计算了甲醇钠引发的环氧乙烷开环聚合的反应过程. 并运用前线轨道理论对该聚合反应的各步反应历程进行了分析. 计算结果表明, 链引发为无能垒的放热反应, 放出的能量达到92.560 kJ·mol-1, 而链增长过程则需越过100.951 kJ·mol-1的反应能垒, 链增长物种与环氧乙烷的前线轨道相对称, 可以使开环聚合反应继续进行下去. 当向反应体系中加入草酸、磷酸等质子酸时, 会立即发生链终止反应. 此外, 还对链增长过渡态的合理性进行了确认, 绘出了相应的反应势能曲线.     

NH4F/H3PO4体系中阳极氧化法制备TiO2纳米管阵列

以价廉的Ni板代替常用的Pt片为阴极,纯钛为阳极,采用电化学阳极氧化法在NH4F-H3PO4体系中制备出TiO2纳米管阵列.详细研究了制备参数(溶液酸度、氟离子浓度、外加电压和氧化时间)对所获纳米管阵列形貌的影响.采用场发射扫描电镜(FE-SEM)和X射线衍射(XRD)对样品的形貌和晶相结构进行了表征.在最优化的条件下,可以获得形貌规整、表面干净、有序的TiO2纳米管阵列.纳米管阵列的平均管径为60 nm.管长约530 nm.采用阳极氧化法制备的纳米管阵列是非晶态的.经400℃热处理2 h后,可以转变为锐钛矿相.实验结果还发现,经过热处理后,纳米管阵列变得更为有序,管径扩大至约95 nm.     

Nonlinear dynamic analysis of a complex dual rotor-bearing system based on a novel model reduction method

In this paper, a dynamic model of a complex dual rotor-bearing system of an aero-engine is established based on the finite element method with three types of beam elements (rigid disc, cylindrical beam element and conical beam element), as well as taking into account the nonlinearities of all of the supporting rolling element bearings. To rapidly and accurately analyze dynamic behaviors of the complex dual rotor-bearing system, a two-level model order reduction (MOR) method is proposed by combining component mode synthesis (CMS) method and proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) technique. The first-level reduced-order model (ROM) of the dual rotors is obtained by CMS method with a high precision for the original system. Then, the POD method is applied to second-level model order reduction to further decrease the degrees of freedom (DOFs) of first-level ROM. Second-level ROM with mode expansion and direct second-level ROM are obtained, and the nonlinear displacement responses of the two ROMs are compared with the first-level ROM. The numerical results demonstrate that the proposed method has a higher computational efficiency and accuracy in terms of mode expansion than the direct model reduction by using POD method. In addition, the nonlinear vibration responses of the dual rotor-bearing system are studied by this second-level ROM in the case of different clearances of the inter-shaft bearing. The results indicate that the dynamic characteristics of the dual rotor-bearing system are very complicated for a large clearance.     

环糊精-聚合物超分子材料的研究进展

环糊精是由若干D-吡喃葡萄糖单元环状排列而成的圆锥状筒形分子,具有中空内孔结构.研究表明:当长链高分子的分子尺寸与环糊精内径相匹配时,高分子可作为客体分子串入环糊精的中空内孔中自聚集成为一种独特的超分子包结物.本文从环糊精的结构性质、环糊精-聚合物超分子的复合机理、客体聚合物的种类、以及复合物的应用领域四个方面全面综述了近年来有关环糊精和高聚物包结物的相关研究现状.并在最后展望了环糊精-聚合物超分子未来的发展方向.     

A series of open-framework tin(II) phosphates: A[Sn4(PO4)3] (A=Na,K, NH4)

A new series of isostructural open-framework tin(II) phosphates with general formula A[Sn₄(PO₄)₃], where A=Na, K, NH₄, has been synthesized by hydrothermal methods. The crystal structures of NaSn₄(PO₄)₃ (I) and KSn₄(PO₄)₃ (II) have been solved by single crystal X-ray diffraction methods. Both phases crystallize in the trigonal space group R3c (#161) with Z=6 and cell parameters a=9.5508(13) Å, c=24.083(3) Å for I, and a=9.7124(11) Å, c=24.363(3) Å for II. The structure consists of a negatively charged [Sn₄(PO₄)₃]⁻ framework with channels running parallel to the a- and b-axes where the charge compensating A⁺ cations are located. An interesting feature is that half of the channels are empty due to the specific geometry of the SnO₃ units—the lone electron pair of the tin atoms “protrudes” in these channels thus preventing the insertion of A⁺. The new phases have also been characterized by infrared and thermogravimetric analyses.     

Edge states for quantum Hall droplets in higher dimensions and a generalized WZW model

We consider quantum Hall droplets on complex projective spaces with a combination of Abelian and non-Abelian background magnetic fields. Carrying out an analysis similar to what was done for Abelian backgrounds, we show that the effective action for the edge excitations is given by a chiral, gauged Wess–Zumino–Witten (WZW) theory generalized to higher dimensions.