Halloysite nanotubes: an eco-friendly adsorbent for the adsorption of Th(IV)/U(VI) ions from aqueous solution

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - In this study, the halloysite nanotubes was characterized and the adsorption of Th(IV) and U(VI) on halloysite nanotubes was investigated as a...     

An Intrinsic Photothermal Liquid for Light Detection and Energy Storage

Photothermal materials (PTMs) have been intensively investigated in the fields of photothermal conversion. Superior to solid PTMs, liquid PTMs are leading the trends in satisfying the demands of high flexibility and easy recycling. Successful examples of liquid PTMs are mostly formulated by dispersing solid PTMs in solvents, but suffer from the problems of phase segregation and solvent pollution. In this work, a low-cost formulation is proposed, which involves an oxidative product of ethyl oleate by iodine. It is an intrinsic liquid PTM, preserving the fluidic nature as well as possessing considerable ability for photothermal conversion. In addition to understanding the mechanism of light absorption in the visible and even near infrared windows, two examples are presented to demonstrate the great potential of liquid PTMs in broad areas such as light sensing and energy storage.     

真空离心浓缩/气相色谱-质谱联用法测定白酒中6种邻苯二甲酸酯类增塑剂

建立了测定白酒中6种邻苯二甲酸酯类增塑剂的真空离心浓缩/气相色谱-质谱联用(GC-MS)分析方法。样品经真空离心浓缩,正己烷提取,取上层正己烷,4000r/min离心5min,采用GC-MS测定,外标法定量。在0.10～5.00μg/mL范围内,相关系数r20.992,样品在0.10～2.00 mg/kg范围内加标,平均回收率在88.83%～111.67%之间,相对标准偏差(RSD)为4.85%～11.35%,检出限(LOD)在0.02～0.05 mg/kg之间。采用该方法对16个白酒样品进行测定,结果表明该法简便、快速、结果准确可靠、灵敏度高,能够满足白酒中6种邻苯二甲酸酯增塑剂检测需求。     

A Highly Selective Fluorescence Turn‐On Sensor for Extracellular Calcium Ion Detection

A highly water‐soluble, fluorescence turn‐on sensor for Ca²⁺ is reported. The sensor affords high selectivity in sensing Ca²⁺ over other biologically important metal cations. The dissociation constant of the sensor in binding Ca²⁺ is 0.92 mm . Fluorescence microscopy experiments demonstrate that the sensor is cell‐impermeable and capable of detecting extracellular Ca²⁺.     

Deep reduction behavior of iron oxide and its effect on direct CO oxidation

Reduction of metal oxide oxygen carrier has been attractive for direct CO oxidation and CO₂ separation. To investigate the reduction behaviors of iron oxide prepared by supporting Fe₂O₃ on γ-Al₂O₃ and its effect on CO oxidation, fluidized-bed combustion experiments, thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) experiments, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations were carried out. Gas yield (γCO₂) increases significantly with the increase of temperature from 693 K to 1203 K, while carbon deposition decreases with the increase of temperature from 743 K to 1203 K, where temperature is a very important factor for CO oxidation by iron oxide. Further, it were quantitatively detected that the interaction between CO and Fe₂O₃, breakage of O-Fe bonds and formation of new C-O bonds, and effect of reduction degree were quantitatively detected. Based on adsorptions under different temperatures and reducing processes from Fe³⁺ into Fe²⁺, Fe⁺ and then into Fe, it was found that Fe²⁺ → Fe⁺ was the reaction-controlling step and the high oxidation state of iron is active for CO oxidation, where efficient partial reduction of Fe₂O₃ into FeO rather than complete reduction into iron may be more energy-saving for CO oxidation.     

Alternative Copolymerization of a Conjugated Segment and a Flexible Segment and Fabrication of a Fluorescent Sensing Film for HCl in the Vapor Phase

A novel fluorescently active co‐oligomer (P1) was designed and prepared by alternative co‐polymerization of oligo(p‐phenyleneethynylene) (OPE), possessing two cholesterol‐containing side chains, and ethanediamine. A control co‐oligomer (P2) possessing similar structure to P1 was also prepared, but in this case the OPE bears no side chains. P1 and P2 have been used for the fabrication of two fluorescent films, film 1 and film 2, respectively. Fluorescence studies demonstrated that the emission of film 1 is sensitive and selective to the presence of trace amounts of HCl in air. In contrast, film 2 shows no such response. The quenching has been attributed to the protonation of the imino groups within the oligomer chains, and the difference in the sensing behaviors of the two films was rationalized by supposing the existence of molecular channels in film 1. The proposed mechanism is supported by the results from additional experiments and theoretical calculations. Furthermore, the film as fabricated is robust, and thereby it is believed that film 1 has the potential to be developed into a new generation of sensitive and selective HCl sensor.     

Process regulation for encapsulating pure polyamine via integrating microfluidic T-junction and interfacial polymerization

The quality of microcapsules directly determines the performance of microcapsule-based functional materials, such as self-healing materials. How to achieve high-quality microcapsules depends on not only the selected microencapsulation technique but also the process regulation. Herein, using tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA) as the core target to be encapsulated by a novel microencapsulation technique through integrating microfluidic T-junction and interfacial polymerization, this investigation studied how the process parameters influence the microencapsulation process and the quality of the synthesized microcapsules regarding the size, morphology, shell structure, and composition. The studied parameters include the solvent type and surfactant concentration in the co-flow solution, the fed volume of the co-flow solution, the types of the solvent, catalyst, and shell-forming monomer in the reaction solution for the shell-growth stage, and the reaction temperature at the shell-growth stage. The influence mechanisms were established based on the observations, and the optimized parameter combination for the process was achieved. Through the parametric study for the microencapsulation technique, this study also lays a solid foundation for the technique to fabricate microcapsules containing other functional substances with high quality.     

真空离心浓缩/气相色谱-质谱联用法测定白酒中6种邻苯二甲酸酯类增塑剂

建立了测定白酒中6种邻苯二甲酸酯类增塑剂的真空离心浓缩/气相色谱-质谱联用(GC-MS)分析方法。样品经真空离心浓缩,正己烷提取,取上层正己烷,4000r/min离心5min,采用GC-MS测定,外标法定量。在0.10～5.00μg/mL范围内,相关系数r2>0.992,样品在0.10～2.00 mg/kg范围内加标,平均回收率在88.83%～111.67%之间,相对标准偏差(RSD)为4.85%～11.35%,检出限(LOD)在0.02～0.05 mg/kg之间。采用该方法对16个白酒样品进行测定,结果表明该法简便、快速、结果准确可靠、灵敏度高,能够满足白酒中6种邻苯二甲酸酯增塑剂检测需求。     

Trace detection of hormones and sulfonamides in viscous cosmetic products by neutral desorption extractive electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry

A sensitive method based on a geometry-independent neutral desorption (GIND) in combination with extractive electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (EESI-MS) has been developed for fast detection of illicit additives such as sulfonamides and hormones in highly viscous cosmetic products. The method gave a low limit of detection (LOD) (in the range of 0.001-1 ng/g), acceptable relative standard deviation (RSD=6.8-11.4%) and reasonable recovery (87-116%) for direct measuring of nine types of hormones and sulfonamides in the cosmetic products. The average measurement time for two types of samples was less than 1 min. Trace amounts of analytes in commercial cosmetic products have been quantitatively detected, without any sample pretreatment. The experimental results showed that non-volatile illicit additives such as sulfonamides and hormones could be sensitively liberated using the GIND device for quantitative detection from the highly viscous cosmetic products, demonstrating that GIND-EESI-MS is a promising tool for high throughput, sensitive and quantitative analysis of highly complex viscous samples.     

表面解吸常压化学电离质谱快速分析六味地黄丸

采用新型表面解吸常压化学电离(Surface Desorption Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization, SDAPCI)质谱法, 在敞开环境下, 对潮湿的空气进行电晕放电产生试剂离子, 进而在六味地黄丸表面发生解吸电离过程, 在无需复杂预处理的前提下对六味地黄丸中的待测物进行离子化, 从而获得了六味地黄丸在正负离子模式下的化学指纹图谱, 并利用主成分分析法对质谱指纹数据进行处理, 可对6个厂家生产的多个批次产品进行较好的区分. 结果表明, SDAPCI-MS技术能够快速测定六味地黄丸的剂型和生产厂家信息, 并能够对目标组分做多级串联质谱鉴定, 发现痕量目标组分. 研究方法可望应用于中成药药品生产质量控制和成品检测等领域.