Study of the aerosol fragrances of eugenol derivatives in Cananga odorata using diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy and gas chromatography

The purpose of this study was to develop and test a diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) method, a fast and non-destructive method without extraction, and compare it with the standard gas chromatography (GC) method currently used. A micro-orifice uniform deposit impactor (MOUDI) was used to sample all the size distributions of the aerosol particles of essential oils to investigate the relation between size distributions and the indoor concentration distributions of ylang essential oils. Correlation coefficients for DRIFTS and GC were 0.9904, 0.9910, 0.9913, and 0.9983 for eugenol, isoeugenol, methyl ether, and eugenyl acetate, respectively. The results showed that the concentrations of the four eugenol derivatives of smoke were approximately three times higher than those of mist. Additionally, the major size distributions of aerosol were 0.19 μm and 1.8 μm for the smoke and mist methods, respectively. Because these two methods produce similar results, DRIFTS is a practical method for assessing these fragrances in aerosols.     

Ethanol synthesis from syngas on Mn- and Fe-promoted Rh/γ-Al2O3

The catalytic hydrogenation of CO was studied over Mn- and/or Fe-promoted Rh/γ-Al₂O₃ catalysts. The catalysts were characterized by means of XRD, BET, H₂-TPR·H₂-TPD, XPS and DRIFTS. CO hydrogenation results showed that the doubly Mn- and Fe-promoted Rh/γ-Al₂O₃ catalysts exhibited superior catalytic activity and better ethanol selectivity. The DRIFTS results showed that Mn promoter stabilized the adsorbed CO on Rh⁺ and Fe stabilized adsorbed CO on Rh⁺ and Rh⁰, especially Rh⁰. The fact that doubly Mn- and Fe-promoted Rh/γ-Al₂O₃ owned more (Rhx⁰–Rhy⁺)–O–Fe³⁺·(Fe²⁺) active species was proposed to be a crucial factor accounting for its higher ethanol selectivity.     

Fe-Cu/ZSM-5催化剂的NH_3-SCR脱硝性能

通过浸渍法制备了Fe和Cu含量比不同的系列Fe-Cu/ZSM-5催化剂,利用XRD、H2-TPR、NH3-TPD和原位DRIFTS等技术对催化剂进行了表征,并对其NH3-SCR脱硝性能进行了研究。结果表明,双金属改性的Fe-Cu/ZSM-5催化剂活性温度窗口拓宽,其中,Fe-Cu/ZSM-5 1∶4催化剂脱硝性能优异,250-450℃下脱硝效率均超过90%,335℃时脱硝效率达到最大值96.46%。铜和铁物种能以无定型氧化物良好分散于载体表面,双金属负载改性催化剂保留了ZSM-5的晶体结构。Fe-Cu/ZSM-5 1∶4催化剂具备丰富的酸性位、良好的氧化还原性能,一定温度条件下NH3-SCR反应过程中同时存在E-R机理和L-H机理,且E-R机理反应起始温度低于L-H机理;200℃为催化脱硝反应的起活温度。     

Evidence of lanthanum–chromium mixed oxides formed in CrOx/La2O3 model catalysts

CrO_x/La₂O₃ mixed oxides, prepared by impregnating La₂O₃ with appropriate aqueous solutions of (NH₄)₂CrO₄ and calcining at 600 °C for 4 h, have been investigated by means of XRD, TPR, XPS, DRIFTS, and Raman spectroscopy (RS). The formation of the compounds La₂CrO₆, La(OH)CrO₄ and LaCrO₄ under these conditions was evidenced. Strong peaks at 864, 884, 913, and 921 cm⁻¹, as well as weak peaks at 136, 180, 354, 370, and 388 cm⁻¹ in the RS spectrum of CrO_x/La₂O₃ have been assigned to La₂CrO₆.     

Quantitative Analysis of Added Ammonium and Nitrate in Silica Sand and Soil Using Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Spectroscopy

Diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) in both near infrared (NIR) and mid infrared (MIR) has been previously shown to be effective in quantifying soil nitrogen concentrations when calibrated using numerous field soil samples. However, such an approach incorporates samples that may contain substantial correlations between physical and chemical properties. To address these concerns, the performance of DRIFTS coupled with PLS regression in NIR regions, 5000–4000 cm^? 1 (2000–2500 nm) and 6500–5500 cm^? 1 (1540–1820 nm), and the MIR region, 3400–2400 cm^? 1 (2940–4170 nm), was assessed through analysis of the concentration of ammonium (NH₄ ⁺) (0–50 ppm) and nitrate (NO₃ ^?) (0–200 ppm) artificially incorporated into a series of silica sand samples with a consistent particle size. The influence of different particle sizes of sand was also analyzed quantitatively. The Pima clay loam soil was then evaluated with concentration ranges of 0–200 ppm NH₄ ⁺ and 180–1000 ppm NO₃ ^? added to the soil samples. With sand samples, accurate NH₄ ⁺ measurements could be performed using all three ranges. The MIR region was significantly more useful for NO₃ ^? measurement than those of NIR regions. The MIR region also performed reasonably well with soil samples but both NIR regions provided poor results. The detection limits for NH₄ ⁺ and NO₃ ^? measurements in sand were 9 ppm NH₄ ⁺ and 39 ppm NO₃ ^? with the correlation coefficients (R²) of roughly 97% and 96%, respectively, and in soil were 100 ppm NH₄ ⁺ and 330 ppm NO₃ ^? with the correlation coefficients (R²) of roughly 80% and 90%, respectively.     

Study of the Cycloaddition of CO2 with Styrene Oxide Over Six-Connected spn Topology MOFs (Zr,Hf) at Room Temperature

A series of MOFs with a 6-connected spn topology were synthesized (MOF-808-(Zr, Hf), PCN-777-(Zr, Hf), MOF-818-(Zr, Hf)). Through the in situ DRIFTS of NH₃ adsorption-desorption, we found that the activated catalyst mainly contains Lewis acid sites. The effects of different organic ligands on the Lewis acid of the Zr₆ cluster were analyzed by XPS and NH₃-TPD, and the relative Lewis acidity of the same metal was obtained: PCN-777>MOF-808>MOF-818. In the Py-FTIR results, we confirmed that MOF-818 has a higher acid site density. In the activity test, MOFs with mesoporous structure showed better catalytic activity under normal temperature and pressure. Among them, MOF-818 can still maintain a high degree of crystallinity after catalysis. Finally, we use density functional theory to propose the mechanism of the cycloaddition reaction of carbon dioxide and styrene oxide. The results show that the metal is coordinated with styrene oxide and halogens attack the β carbon of the epoxide.     

Mid‐ and Near‐Infrared Spectroscopic Determination of Carbon in a Diverse Set of Soils from the Brazilian National Soil Collection

Abstract

Calibrations for soil carbon content measured by combustion (total carbon, TC) and chromate oxidation by a modified Walkley‐Black method (Walkley‐Black carbon, WBC) from the Brazilian National Soil Collection were made using Fourier‐transform near (1100 to 2500 nm; NIRS) and mid‐infrared diffuse reflectance (2,500 to 25,000 nm; DRIFTS) spectroscopy combined with partial least squares (PLS). Calibration sets of sample populations of different carbon ranges, soil taxonomic classes, and soil textural groups were established. These are for TC ranges between 0.4 to 555.0, 0.4 to 99.1, and 0.4 to 39.9 g kg^?1: for WBC 0.2 to 401.0, 0.2 to 66.0, and 0.2 to 66.0, and 0.2 to 30.0 g kg^?1: for soil taxonomic classes Ferralsols and Acrisols; and for soil textural groups very clayey, clayey, and medium textures were examined. Calibrations obtained for the largest TC and WBC ranges were better compared to the lower ones, but lower root mean squared deviation (RMSD) and relative difference (RD=RMSD/mean value) were found for the lower carbon ranges. Taxonomic soil class was not an adequate criterium for calibration set formation. Soil texture had effect on calibrations, especially using NIR, because of the particle size effect to which NIR was more sensitive than mid‐IR. In general, DRIFTS showed better performance than NIRS. NIRS only outperformed DRIFTS when used with calibration set fairly homogeneous in its particle size distribution. Results demonstrated that while calibrations can be developed using either DRIFTS or NIRS for even a very diverse set of soil samples, which will determine C over a wide range of concentrations inherent in such a diverse set, it is desirable to seperate sample populations by soil textural properties and choose the adequate spectral range (NIR or mid‐IR) based on the textural group, for calibration development to achieve more accurate results.     

负载Pd基碳二选择加氢催化剂上乙炔加氢反应的原位红外光谱研究

以乙烯和乙炔为探针分子,采用原位红外光谱技术研究了Pd-Ag/Al2O3和Pd/Al2O3催化剂上乙炔加氢反应,通过乙炔吸附,乙炔和氢的共吸附和交替吸附表征了催化剂表面吸附物种的变化.结果表明,在Pd-Ag/Al2O3催化体系中,乙炔在Pd-Ag/Al2O3和Pd/Al2O3催化剂有着不同的吸附性能,另外,加氢反应会导...     

何首乌及其提取物的漫反射和衰减全反射红外光谱研究

采用漫反射和衰减全反射两种红外光谱分析何首乌及其提取物。结果表明,以丙酮为提取剂时,何首乌其提取物中,韧皮部的有效成分含量最高,木质部的有效成分含量最低;通过两种方式的比较,发现何首乌及提取物的红外谱图存在一定的差异,何首乌在3 576和3 147cm-1有两个平缓的吸收峰,而提取物则在3 351cm-1有一强吸收峰,表明提取物中的OH…活性成分较多;同时,何首乌在931,859,766和709cm-1处有明显的吸收,而其提取物则没有,这也表明提取的是活性成分。     

Determination of airborne wood dust in Button samples by diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS)

Emerging concerns regarding the toxicity of inhaled wood dust support the need for techniques to quantitate wood content of mixed industrial dusts. The diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) analysis technique was applied to the determination of wood content of 181 inhalable dust samples (geometric mean concentration: 0.895?mg/m³; geometric standard deviation: 2.73) collected from six wood product industry factories using 25?mm glass fibre filters with the Button aerosol sampler. Prior to direct DRIFTS analysis the filter samples were treated with ethyl acetate and re-deposited uniformly. Standards ranging from 125?µg to 4000?µg were prepared for red oak, southern yellow pine, and red cedar and used for quantitation of samples depending upon the wood materials present at a given factory. The oak standards spectra were quantitated by linear regression of response in Kubelka-Munk units at 1736?cm^?1, whereas the pine standards and the cedar standards spectra were quantitated by polynomial regression of response in log 1/R units at 1734?cm^?1, with the selected wavenumbers corresponding to stretching vibration of free C=O from cellulose and hemicelluloses. For one factory which used both soft- and hard-woods, a separate polynomial standard curve was created by proportionally combining the oak and pine standards polynomial regression equations based on response (log 1/R) at 1734?cm^?1. The analytical limits of detection were approximately 52?µg of oak, 20?µg of pine, 30?µg of cedar, and 16?µg of mixed oak and pine for the factory with mixed woods. Overall, the average of dry wood dust percentage of inhalable dust was approximately 56% and the average dry wood dust weight was 0.572?mg for the Button samples. Across factories, there were statistically significant differences (p?<?0.001) for the percentage of dry wood dust in inhalable dust with factory averages ranging from 33.5 to 97.6%.