Development of a portable analyzer using solid-phase microextraction coupled with thermal desorption digitally-controlled plasma optical emission spectrometry for the determination of mercury volatile compounds released from sediments

Novel multi-species analyzer based on thermal desorption and digitally-controlled plasma optical emission spectrometry followed by solid-phase microextraction has been developed for determining various organometallics in sediment samples. A helium plasma source operating at 10?kHz and an integrated small-sized spectrometer with a charge-coupled device detector is installed for cost-effective atomic emission measurement and signal acquisition. Moreover, the analyzer size of a portable device is achieved, while the system is capable of absorbing large amounts of measurement data. Specifically, the analyzer has been applied for the speciation of mercury species in sediments. Method detection limits for MeHg and Hg²⁺ are 35.4 and 9.6?ng L^?1. Thus, sediments containing above 0.2 µg kg^?1 of mercury can be analyzed with precision 1–3.5% of RSD. The developed methods are validated by the analysis of estuarine sediment certified reference material ERM CC580, GBW 07405 Chinese soil. [AQ1]     

ICP微等离子体射流在快速成形制造中的应用

本文开展了大气压甚高频感应耦合(ICP)微等离子体射流的特性与应用研究.在150 MHz甚高频,功率为90 W条件下获得温度高达上千度的温热等离子体射流,射流长度近3 cm.随着气流量的增加射流将呈现层流到湍流的转变,长度先增后减;而功率对于射流长度的影响存在着一个上限,当等离子体吸收的能量与扩散损失的能量达到平衡时,射流长度将达到最大.利用这种ICP微等离子体射流进行了微尺寸金属铜的快速成形制造,得到了球冠状和柱状铜金属件.在扫描电子显微镜下观察到沉积物表面最小颗粒尺寸远小于铜粉颗粒;X射线衍射结果显示沉积物表面存在弱氧化物峰,这是沉积过程中空气被射流卷入所致.     

Direct and Indirect Bactericidal Effects of Cold Atmospheric-Pressure Microplasma and Plasma Jet

The direct and indirect bactericidal effects of dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) cold atmospheric-pressure microplasma in an air and plasma jet generated in an argon-oxygen gas mixture was investigated on Staphylococcus aureus and Cutibacterium acnes. An AC power supply was used to generate plasma at relatively low discharge voltages (0.9–2.4 kV) and frequency (27–30 kHz). Cultured bacteria were cultivated at a serial dilution of 10⁻⁵, then exposed to direct microplasma treatment and indirect treatment through plasma-activated water (PAW). The obtained results revealed that these methods of bacterial inactivation showed a 2 and 1 log reduction in the number of survived CFU/mL with direct treatment being the most effective means of treatment at just 3 min using air. UV–Vis spectroscopy confirmed that an increase in treatment time at 1.2% O₂, 98.8% Ar caused a decrease in O₂ concentration in the water as well as a decrease in absorbance of the peaks at 210 nm, which are attributed NO₂⁻ and NO₃⁻ concentration in the water, termed denitratification and denitritification in the treated water, respectively.     

Atmospheric DBD plasma Deposition of ECO‐Friedly Release Liners for Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Tapes

The presented paper reports on the development of eco‐friendly non‐silicone containing release liners on plastic foils for pressure sensitive adhesive tapes. A solvent free process based on aerosol assisted dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma deposition was used to obtain nano‐sized coatings. Various precursors have been investigated ranging from hydrocarbons and fluorinated hydrocarbons to (meth)acrylates and fluorinated (meth)acrylates. Best results were obtained using 2‐ethylhexyl acrylate. To improved the stability of release properties upon ageing, addition of photo initiators and acrylic cross‐linkers have been evaluated. Tape adhesion tests showed stable release values below 25 cN/20 mm for 2‐ethylhexyl acrylate plasma coatings with acrylic cross‐linkers. (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Unipolar charging of nanoparticles by the Surface-discharge Microplasma Aerosol Charger (SMAC)

In this paper, we report the development of a novel unipolar charger for nanoparticles, a system that achieves low particle loss and high charging efficiency without the use of sheath air. The efficient unipolar charging of the system is realized mainly by the surface-discharge microplasma unit, a device previously applied with good success to the neutralization or charging of submicron particles [Kwon et al., 2005, Aerosol Sci. Technol., 39, 987–1001; 2006, J. Aerosol Sci., 37, 483–499]. The unipolar charger generates unipolar ions using the surface discharge of a single electrode with a DC pulse supply. This marks an advance from our previous method of generating bipolar ions with the use of dual electrodes in earlier studies. We evaluated the efficiency of the penetration (or loss) and charging of nanoparticles in the size range of 3–15 nm, then compared the charging efficiencies measured with those predicted by diffusion charging theory. More than 90% of inlet nanoparticles penetrated the charger (less than 10% of the particle were lost) without the use of sheath air. Other chargers have only realized this high penetration efficiency by relying on sheath air flow. Moreover, the measured charging efficiencies agreed well with those predicted by diffusion charging theory and were somewhat higher and more size-dependent than the charging efficiencies of other nanoparticle chargers.     

外加静电场下激光诱导等离子体特性的实验研究

在外加静电场下，准分子激光诱导等离子体中Ｍｇ原子５５２．８４、５１６．７３、４７０．３０ｎｍ三条发射谱线展宽的时间分辨特性的实验研究，实验测定结果表明，外加静电场导致了原子发射谱线展宽超过Ｓｔａｒｋ展宽，这种额外展宽的大小在０．１ｎｍ左右，其中４７０．３ｎｍ谱线的加宽和线移最大，采用量子理论计算表明这种额外展宽是由于在外电场中作用下作定向运动的电子与激发态原子碰撞所致。