The hydrogen molecule in an arbitrarily oriented magnetic field

Summary The modifications induced by a magnetic field of arbitrary direction and intermediate strength (i.e not larger than 2.35·10⁵ tesla, the ?atomic tesla?) on the lowest singlet and triplet energy states of the hydrogen molecule are studied. Using a linear combination of products of field-modified atomic orbitals, it is found that increasing the field strength the depth of the singlet energy well increases and the equilibrium internuclear distance decreases, yielding more rigid and localized nuclear vibrations. For sufficiently strong fields perpendicular to the internuclear axis, the triplet state exhibits a bonding behaviour. An explanation of the above results is given in terms of the field-modified electronic-charge distributions in the internuclear region. Based on the thesis submitted by S. Basile to the University of Palermo for graduation in Physics.     

Recovery of pyridine from aqueous solution by membrane pervaporation

Three different membranes, based on poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS), cation-exchange material and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) respectively, were tudied for the separation of pyridine-water mixtures by pervaporation. The PDMS membrane was preferentially permeable to pyridine and the other two were selective towards water. Three membranes showed different permeation performance, allowing the application of the technique to the separation of feeds of different composition. The temperature profile of the permeability suggests that it is possible to carry out the operation at an elevated temperature in order to achieve high productivity. A combination of the three types of membranes was designed for the production of anhydrous pyridine from dilute pyridine aqueous solution by pervaporation.     

Mass spectrometric identification of a candidate biomarker peptide from the in vitro interaction of epichlorohydrin with red blood cells

The reaction products of epichlorohydrin with human alpha- and beta- globins, obtained through in vitro incubation of these compounds and red blood cells, were determined by using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC), electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization tandem mass spectrometry. The alpha-globin was much more reactive than the beta-globin. At low incubation ratios, approximating the order of magnitude of epichlorohydrin concentration as found in workplaces, the only modified peptide still detectable was the 62-90 belonging to the alpha-chain and carrying an incremental mass of 92 u on either His72 or His89. Given that the two peptides co-eluted in a single chromatographic peak during RP-HPLC separation, they could be chosen as suitable biomarkers for quantification in the setting up of a new methodology for the biological monitoring of persons occupationally exposed, replacing currently known procedures.     

On-probe pyrolysis desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) mass spectrometry for the analysis of non-volatile pyrolysis products

An on-probe pyrolyzer has been constructed and interfaced with desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) mass spectrometry (MS) for the rapid analysis of non-volatile pyrolysis products. The detection and analysis of non-volatile pyrolysis products of peptides, proteins and the synthetic polymer poly(ethylene glycol) were demonstrated with this instrument. The on-probe pyrolyzer can be operated off-line or on-line with the DESI source and was interfaced with a tandem MS (MS/MS) instrument, which allowed for structure characterization of the non-volatile pyrolytic products. Advantages of this system are its simplicity and speed of analysis since the pyrolysis is performed in situ on the DESI source probe and hence, it avoids extraction steps and/or the use of matrices (e.g., as in MALDI–MS analyses).     

希土硝酸盐冠醚配合物的研究--X.Y(NO3)3·3H2O-18-冠-6-C2H5OH三元体系在25℃时溶解度的研究

利用改进的半微量相平衡方法研究了Y(NO₃)₃·3H₂O-18C6-C₂H₅NH(18C₆为18-冠-6)体系在25℃时溶解度,测定了各流相的折光率。结果指出只有一种化学计量的配合物[Y(NO₃)₃·18C6·3H₂O·C₂H₅OH]生成。考查了在相平衡过程中水的行为。经分离、洗涤、浓硫酸干燥器中恒重后,通过化学分析,确定了配合物的组成为:Y(NO₃)₃·18C6·3H₂O。用红外光谱、差热-热重分析研究了配合物的性质。并在常量情况下,研究了配合物的热失重情况。     

催化湿式氧化中铜基催化剂的流失与控制

 制备了催化湿式氧化处理有机废水用铜基催化剂，并用XRD，XRF和TG－DTG等手段对催化剂进行了表征，对催化剂及其前驱体的组成和结构进行了分析鉴定．结果表明，由类水滑石结构的前驱体焙烧得到的催化剂Cu－Al－Zn－O，其活性组分铜的流失得到了控制；在氧化降解苯酚、十二烷基苯磺酸钠和磺基水杨酸时，在初始氧分压0．5MPa和160～220℃的反应条件下，催化剂活性组分铜的流失量小于0．3mg／L．对催化剂活性组分不易流失的原因进行了理论解释和计算．     

希土硝酸盐冠醚配合物--Ⅸ.La(NO3)3·4H2O-NO2B15C5-CH3CN三元体系在25℃和15℃时溶解度的研究

改进了半微量相平衡研究方法,研究了La(NO_3)_3·4H_2O-NO_2B15C5-CH_3CN三元体系在25℃和15℃时的溶解度,测定了25℃各饱和溶液的折光率。结果表明,在该体系中只有一种计量配合物La(NO_3)_3·NO_2B15C5·4H_2O生成,该配合物的溶解度随温度的降低而减小,溶解度曲线覆盖的范围很大。利用不同方法获得了固态配合物La(NO_3)_3·NO_2B15C5·4H_2O。通过化学分析、紫外光度分析、红外光谱和差热与热重分析等研究了它的组成和性质,考查了它的水合度与后处理条件的关系。制得了二水合物La(NO_3)_3·NO_2B15C5·2H_2O及无水物。     

催化材料对病毒的吸附和灭活作用及对哺乳动物细胞的毒性

 提出了以吸附和催化原理灭活病毒的设想，旨在开发出对病毒有过滤、吸附及灭活作用的高效非特异性催化材料，应用于各种防护设施，有效控制非典型肺炎（SARS）的传播．采用与SARS病毒相似的副流感病毒作为模拟对象，进行了吸附及灭活该病毒的催化材料研究，并考察了催化材料对哺乳动物细胞的毒性．结果表明，病毒气溶胶的阻留及吸附结果与基于DNA吸附的色谱分析结果相一致；部分材料可以强烈地吸附病毒（100％），甚至在强烈振荡下并洗脱至第3次，病毒也不能脱附；一些材料不仅可以吸附病毒，而且强烈振荡后的洗脱液虽然表现出一定的血凝效价，但接种鸡胚后，病毒并不增殖，说明材料具有明显的催化病毒灭活性能；对细胞毒性极低的材料可以用在与人体接触的防护材料和设施中．筛选出的性能优异的催化材料，拟进一步考察其对SARS病毒的灭活作用．     

Fibrazioni di una classe di near-field regolari di dimensionet+1 sul nucleo

Il contenuto di questo lavoro consiste nel mostrare che le fibrazioni dei near-field regolari di dimensionet+1 sul nucleo , quando , si ottengono da fibrazioni regolari con una operazione di scambio fra alcuni sistemi di matrici, che generalizza il procedimento di sostituzione di regoli con regoli opposti di quadriche rigate nel caso di dimensione due sul nucleo.     

Raman spectra of proton order of thin ice Ih film

The polarized Raman spectra of the upper part of a thin ice Ih film were obtained in the range of 150 cm⁻¹ to 3800 cm⁻¹. The spectra showed clear polarization dependence; several new peaks were also observed. The longitudinaloptic–tranverseoptic (LO–TO) splitting of the mode near 220 cm⁻¹ in the translational vibration region was experimentally confirmed at 133 K. The Fermi resonance between the bending overtone (around 3270 cm⁻¹) and symmetry stretching fundamental (around 3350 cm⁻¹) in the stretching vibration region appeared at nearly the same temperature. Results showed that ice XI (i.e. proton‐ordered phase of ice Ih) slowly formed in the upper part of a thin ice Ih film without KOH as the temperature gradually decreased below 133 K. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.