Localization and quantification of radical production in cavitating flows with luminol chemiluminescent reactions

Hydrodynamic cavitation experiments in microfluidic systems have been performed with an aqueous solution of luminol as the working fluid. In order to identify where and how much reactive radical species are formed by the violent bubble collapse, the resulting chemiluminescent oxidation reaction of luminol was scrutinized downstream of a constriction in the microchannel. An original method was developed in order to map the intensity of chemiluminescence emitted from the micro-flow, allowing us to localize the region where radicals are produced. Time averaged void fraction measurements performed by laser induced fluorescence experiments were also used to determine the cavitation cloud position. The combination void fraction and chemiluminescence two-dimensional mapping demonstrated that the maximum chemiluminescent intensity area was found just downstream of the cavitation clouds. Furthermore, the radical yield can be obtained with our single photon counting technique. The maximum radical production rates of 1.2*10⁷ OH/s and radical production per processed liquid volume of 2.15*10¹⁰ HO/l were observed. The proposed technique allows for two-dimensional characterisation of radical production in the microfluidic flow and could be a quick, non-intrusive way to optimise hydrodynamic cavitation reactor design and operating parameters, leading to enhancements in wastewater treatments and other process intensifications.     

Sensitivity enhancement of capillary electrophoresis-frontal analysis-based method for characterization of drug-protein interactions using on-line sample preconcentration

Capillary electrophoresis-frontal analysis is one of the most frequently used approaches for the study of plasma protein-drug interactions as a substantial part of new drug development. However, the capillary electrophoresis-frontal analysis typically combined with ultraviolet-visible detection suffers from insufficient concentration sensitivity, particularly for substances with limited solubility and low molar absorption coefficient. The sensitivity problem has been solved in this work by its combination with an on-line sample preconcentration. According to the knowledge of the authors this combination has never been used to characterize plasma protein-drug binding. It resulted in a fully automated and versatile methodology for the characterization of binding interactions. Further, the validated method minimalizes the experimental errors due to a reduction in the manipulation of samples. Moreover, employing an on-line preconcentration strategy with capillary electrophoresis-frontal analysis using human serum albumin-salicylic acid as a model system improves the drug concentration sensitivity 17-fold compared to the conventional method. The value of binding constant (1.51 ± 0.63) · 10⁴ L/mol obtained by this new capillary electrophoresis-frontal analysis modification is in agreement with the value (1.13 ± 0.28) ·10⁴ L/mol estimated by a conventional variant of capillary electrophoresis-frontal analysis without the preconcentration step, as well as with literature data obtained using different techniques.     

电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)法测定地质样品中Cu和Zn的干扰研究

电感耦合等离子体质谱法（ICP-MS）标准模式测定地质样品中Cu和Zn时,样品溶液中Ti在高温下易形成TiO+和 TiOH+离子产生重叠干扰,使测定值偏离真值而影响测定结果。采用氢氟酸-高氯酸-硝酸消解、王水复溶样品,通过多级在线校正46Ti16O+,消除TiO+和 TiOH+离子重叠干扰,研究了单质Ti与46Ti16O+、质荷比63、64、65、66离子间存在的关系,建立了一种电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)法测定地质样品中Cu和Zn的分析方法。实验结果表明：单质Ti对Cu和Zn产生的干扰值与其质量浓度呈非简单的正相关性,TiO+产生的干扰离子质荷比65离子强度比63高,质荷比64离子强度比66 高; 46Ti16O+对质荷比63、66离子干扰增量值与单质Ti质量浓度变化无关;62Ni对46Ti16O+产生同量异位素重叠干扰,测定值须校正来自62Ni的贡献。ICP-MS测定地质样品中Cu和Zn时应选择测量同位素63Cu和66Zn,其检出限（n=7）分别为0.35 μg/g和0.63 μg/g。经有证标准物质验证,测定值与认定值吻合,准确度（RE）<8.6%,精密度（RSD,n=6）<5%。本方法适用于ICP-MS测定地质样品中Cu和Zn的质谱干扰消除,满足地质分析要求。     

45~#碳钢激光相变硬化层磨损特性的研究

本文在相同条件下对激光相变硬化处理、淬火-回火及未经处理的45~#碳钢的磨损特性进行了对比试验研究。结果表明,激光相变硬化处理明显地提高了材料表面的抗粘着和抗擦伤能力,因而可以使其在一定负荷和往复速度下的耐磨性能提高一个数量级。往复速度(频率)、负荷对激光相变硬化层和淬火-回火试样之磨损率的影响不同:淬火-回火试样的磨损率随着负荷的增大而迅速增大,但相变硬化层在负荷低于294N时的磨损率增加十分缓慢,只有当负荷超过294N之后才迅速增大;淬火-回火试样的磨损率是随往复频率的增大而迅速降低,而相变硬化层的磨损率随着往复频率的增大却是先上升而后下降,但其量值的变化较小,当往复频率高于每分钟500次时,二者的磨损率基本相同。     

摩擦学试验中多个旋转变量的在线测量与记录

本文研究了一种多变量在线测录仪，可用其在定向运转和反复正反变向运转的摩擦学试验中连续测量和记录试样的角速度、方位角、转数和摩擦距离等多个旋转变量的瞬时值，并且通过时间变量的关系，还可以清晰地显示出它们的变化过程和相互关系，基本能够描绘出试样在整个摩擦试验过程中的旋转动态。文章指出，利用这种测录仪还可得出一些间接的信息，如摩擦副的相对滑动量和试验过程中试样摩擦力的变化等。该仪器具有一机多用、所占空间     

基于机器视觉的刀具轮廓在线检测方法的研究

超精密单点金刚石车削过程中需要对刀具参数进行检测。基于机器视觉原理,采用新型的机械结构设计了新型刀具在线检测系统。通过垂直放置的两组由同轴远心镜头和CMOS相机组成的光学系统来获取车刀刀尖正面及侧面的图像,再经图像处理系统来获取刀具的轮廓及位置信息,完成对刀具轮廓及位置的在线检测,实验验证可实现测量的重复性定位精度达1μm。在线检测的方式借助了超精密车床自身的高精度和运动机构,可以保证相机焦点和机床主轴之间的相对位置关系,弥补了目前刀具检测系统稳定性差和重复性精度低的不足,提高了加工的整体效率。     

On-line preconcentration and determination of Au(III) in various environmental/industrial samples by flame atomic absorption spectrometry

A rapid and simple on-line method is described for the determination of Au(III) in various samples. The method is based on the sorption of gold(III) on Lewatit MonoPlus TP207 chelating resin including the iminodiacetate group, which is used as sorbent material and packed in a minicolumn. The chemical variables such as the pH of the sample solution, eluent type, interfering ions and concentrations of reagents, and instrumental variables such as sample loading volume, reagents flow rates, and tubing length, which affect the efficiency of the method were studied and optimised. Au(III) was sorbed on the chelating resin, from which it could be eluted with 3 mol L^?1 HCl, and then introduced directly to the nebuliser-burner system of FAAS. The limit of detection of the method was 0.2 µg L^?1 while the relative standard deviation was <4.0% for 20 µg L^?1 Au(III) concentration. The preconcentration factor was found to be 106 while the optimised sample volume was 15.3 mL. The accuracy of the method was verified by analysing the certified reference material. The developed method was applied successfully for the determination of gold in different samples with satisfactory results.     

Off-Line and On-Line Preconcentration Techniques for the Determination of Phenylureas in Freshwaters

Abstract

Phenylurea herbicides are analysed by reversed-phase liquid chromatography using UV detection at 244 nm after a concentration step in order to determine ppb or sub-ppb levels in drinking and river waters. With an average UV detection limit of 5 ng, a 500 ml sample volume is necessary to reach the 10 ppt level for spiked LC grade water samples and enables easy determination of concentrations below the ppb level for river water samples. Off-line and on-line methods are compared for the concentration step. Off-line concentration consists in a liquid sorption on n-octadecyl silica (C18) and elution by a suitable organic solvent. Polar phenylureas have low retention volumes on C18 silica and consequently the length of the concentration column has to be 10 cm to concentrate them at the ppb level from 100 ml of water and longer for lower levels of detection. Nevertheless, we show that increasing the size of the concentration column does not improve the limits of detection because of the numerous interferences also concentrated when percolating high volumes of water. On-line technology can be used only with short precolumns and requires a sorbent with a great retention for phenylureas. The copolymer-based PRP-1 is found to be an excellent sorbent and it is then possible to apply on-line precolumn technology with preconcentration through two precolumns (10 × 21 mm ID) in series, the first one being packed with C18 silica and the other with the PRP-1 polymer. Interfering compounds are then trapped onto the first precolumn acting as a filter and common phenylurea-breakthrough volumes on the PRP-1 precolumn are higher than 500 ml. Knowing the amounts preconcentrated on both precolumns and using UV and electrochemical detection help the identification of phenylureas in river water.