Synthesis of nanosized chitosan-poly(acrylic acid) particles by a dropping method

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) vaccines are being investigated extensively because of their excellent potential over conventional protein ones. A suitable DNA carrier, consisting of uniformly dispersed chitosan-poly(acrylic acid) particles with an average size of 30 nm, was successfully synthesized by a dropping method with a ratio of chitosan solution to poly(acrylic acid) solution of 1:1 and was incubated in a buffer solution with a pH value of 3.0. The particle size increased from 35.76 to 45.90 nm when the pH value of the buffer solution was increased from 3.0 to 7.4. After freeze-drying, the non-incubated mixed solution showed a membranous morphology. A powdered product was formed from the mixed solution as incubated in buffer solution with pH values of 3.0 and 5.3. However, when the mixed solution was incubated in a buffer solution of pH 7.4, a mixture of membrane and powder was obtained.     

Adsorption behaviors of trivalent actinides and lanthanides on pyridine resin in lithium chloride aqueous solution

The adsorption behaviors of trivalent actinides and lanthanides on pyridine resin in lithium chloride aqueous solution were investigated. The adsorbed amounts of lanthanides and the degree of mutual separation of lanthanides increased with an increase in the concentration of lithium chloride in aqueous solution. The group separation of the trivalent actinides and lanthanides was observed. This separation phenomenon is similar in a hydrochloric acid solution. However, the adsorption behavior of lanthanides in lithium chloride is different from their behavior in a hydrochloric acid solution. This fact shows that the adsorption mechanisms of lanthanides in a lithium chloride aqueous solution and in a hydrochloric acid solution are different; the adsorption mechanisms are attributed to the ion exchange in a hydrochloric acid solution, and to the complex formation with pyridine group in a lithium chloride solution.     

十二烷基硫酸钠对聚乙烯醇亚浓水溶液流变行为的影响

表面活性剂会影响聚乙烯醇(PVA)分子间及分子内氢键形成,进而改变其水溶液的流变响应.本文在确定十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)在PVA亚浓水溶液中的临界聚集浓度(CAC)和临界胶束浓度(CMCP)基础上,考察了SDS对PVA亚浓溶液(10 wt%)流变行为的影响.研究发现,不同浓度SDScsur对PVA水溶液稳态流变行为的影响差异较大:(1)当csur CMCP,随着csur增加,胶束起物理交联点作用,ηa增大,复合溶液的动态储能模量亦显著增大.加入SDS后,PVA体系内结合水的数目降低,但当csur> CMC后,结合水的数目几乎不变,黏流活化能也表现出相近的变化规律.与稀溶液相比,SDS对PVA亚浓溶液的降黏幅度较大.     

Homogeneous precipitation of mullite precursors

The synthesis of mullite powders or gels from an aqueous precursor solution has been studied. The starting solution is made by hydrolyzing TEOS into an aqueous solution of aluminium nitrate. When this solution is sprayed into a solution of ammonia in isopropanol, a nearly monophasic mullite precursor is obtained, whereas if this precipitation is made into an aqueous solution of ammonia, or ammonium carbonate, a diphasic colloidal precipitate is formed. By a slow and homogeneous precipitation in aqueous solution, induced by in-situ generation of ammonia by thermal hydrolysis of urea, a monophasic gel is also obtained. The samples have been studied by DTA, DSC, TGA, XRD and dilatometry.     

Thermochemical investigations of nearly ideal binary solvents. I. Standard heats and volume changes of solution in methanol-isopropanol mixtures at 25°C

Standard heats and volume changes of solution of acetone,n-butanol, chloroform, and water in methanol, isopropanol, and mixtures of the two are reported. In every case, the value of a measured property in a mixture is more negative than the mole-fraction average of the values measured in the pure solvents. Equations relating the heat of solution in a binary mixture to the heats of solution in the pure solvents and the excess enthalpy of the binary mixture are developed from equations for the excess enthalpy of simple ternary systems. Heats of solution ofn-butanol agree fairly well with predicted values. Combination of standard heats of solution with standard volume changes of solution allow estimation of standard energy changes of solution at constant volume.     

Utilization of solutions after the electroreduction of a sodium salt of 4-nitrosodiphenylamine

An approximately 20-% alkali solution remains after the electroreduction of an alkali solution of a sodium salt of 4-nitrosodiphenylamine (II), in the course of which the formed 4-aminodiphenylamine (I) is continuously extracted into a water-immiscible solvent. The remaining solution, which contains about 10 mM I and up to 1 mM II, may be used for preparing the catholyte for another experiment. To this end, the solution must be anodically treated using a stainless-steel electrode, and the charge spent in the treatment must equal that spent during the electroreduction. After the treatment, the solution settles; the content of II remains virtually unchanged, that of I drops about tenfold, and that of alkali is 50% of the calculated (1 F per mole of alkali). A multiple use of the same alkali solution makes no impact on the yields of I.     

The thermodynamics study on the dissolution mechanism of cellobiose in NaOH/urea aqueous solution

NaOH/urea aqueous solution is a novel, green solvent for cellulose. To explain why cellulose just be dissolved in this solvent under ?13 °C, we studied and discussed the dissolving process of cellobiose in water, urea solution, NaOH solution and NaOH/urea aqueous solution. Dissolving cellobiose in water and the urea solution absorb heat, which is an entropy-driven process. Dissolving cellobiose in NaOH solution and mixed NaOH/urea solution is exothermic, which is an enthalpy-driven process. OH^? plays an important role in the dissolving process by forming a hydrogen-bonding complex. From the thermodynamic point of view, negative entropy can well interpret why cellulose must be dissolved in cold NaOH/urea aqueous solution.     

Synthesis of aromatic polyamides having pyridine moiety and their lyotropic properties in solution

Fully aromatic polyamide containing pyridine moieties (PPy) were successfully synthesized either by interfacial or solution polycondensation to prepare polyamide with inherent viscosity as high as 4. Solution properties of PPy in sulfuric acid were investigated in terms of solution viscosity and lyotropic behavior. The polyamide had a better solubility in sulfuric acid than in poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) (PT) and the PPy solution in sulfuric acid exhibited an optically anisotropic property in a wider range of concentrations at relatively low temperatures in comparison with the PT solution. Viscosities of the PPy solution and the film cast from the PPy solution indicated a phenomenon characteristic of a highly oriented rigid polymer molecule caused by a lyotropic behavior.     

The precipitation of silica by tannin

The precipitation of silica by tannin from chloride solution has been examined. Precipitation was never complete, the maximum being 96 % from a solution 0.075 N in ammonia.Separations of zirconium and tin from silica in acid chloride solution and of tin from acid oxalate solution were shown to be clean only if the initial acidity was higher than 0.4 N. Separations of titanium from silica in both acid chloride and acid oxalate solution were never clean, as titanium, required a very low acidity before precipitation was complete.     

Magnetic susceptibility measurements of solutions by surface nanodisplacement detection.

A new principle to measure the magnetic susceptibility of a solution was proposed; it utilized the displacement of solution surface caused by the magnetic force applied to the solution. The interfacial displacement was measured with the sensitivity of 5 nm from a change of the interference fringes, so called Newton Ring, generated from the solution surface and an upper surface of a small plano-convex lens on the bottom wall of a cell. The surface displacement measurement was carried out in a homemade cell attached by one or two small Nd-Fe-B magnets. The performance of this method was investigated by the measurements of magnetic susceptibility of manganese(II) chloride solution and some lanthanide(III) solutions. An excellent linear relationship between the magnetic susceptibility and the interfacial displacement was observed for each solution system. Then, it was demonstrated that this relationship could be used for the determination of the magnetic susceptibility of solutions or the concentration of a solute by using the manganese(II) solution as a standard solution.     

Solvation structures of iodide on and below a surface of aqueous solution studied by photodetachment spectroscopy

We investigated solvation structures of I(-) on and below a surface of an aqueous solution by photodetachment spectroscopy. An aqueous solution of an alkali halide was introduced to the vacuum as a continuous liquid flow (liquid beam), and the liquid beam was irradiated with a UV laser pulse. The intensity of electrons emitted from the surface by the laser excitation was measured as a function of wavelength (photodetachment spectroscopy), and we obtained absorption spectrum of I(-) on and below the solution surface. From the absorption spectrum, we found that I(-) starts to appear on the solution surface as the bulk NaI concentration increases. Similar concentration dependence was observed for the KI solution. We also found that I(-) located inside the solution is pushed to the surface, when NaCl is added to the solution. These changes are explained in terms of the difference in the polarizability of halide ions.     

Rise in the pH of an unfrozen solution in ice due to the presence of NaCl and promotion of decomposition of gallic acids owing to a change in the pH

Oxidative decomposition of gallic acid occurs in alkaline solutions but hardly arises in acidic solutions. We have found that the addition of sodium chloride promotes the decomposition of gallic acid caused by freezing even under neutral and acidic conditions. Even at pH 4.5, gallic acid was decomposed by freezing in the presence of NaCl; however, in the absence of NaCl, it was hardly decomposed by freezing at pH lower than 7. Chloride ions are more easily incorporated in ice than sodium ions when the NaCl solution is frozen. The unfrozen solution in ice becomes positively charged, and as a result, protons transfer from the unfrozen solution to the ice. We measured the pH in the unfrozen solution which coexists with single-crystal ice formed from a 5 mmol dm(-3) NaCl solution and determined the pH to be 8.6 at equilibrium with CO(2) of 380 ppm or 11.3 in the absence of CO(2) compared to pH 5.6 in the original solution. From the model calculation performed for gallic acid solution in the presence of 5 mmol dm(-3) NaCl, it can be estimated that the amount of OH(-) transferred from the ice to the solution corresponds to 1.26 x 10(-5) mol dm(-3). The amount of OH(-) transferred is concentrated into the unfrozen solution and affects the pH of the unfrozen solution. Therefore, the pH in an unfrozen gallic acid solution in ice becomes alkaline, and the decomposition of gallic acid proceeds. It is expected that other base-catalyzed reactions in weakly acidic solutions also proceed by freezing in the presence of NaCl without the need for any alkaline reagents.     

Molecular Dynamics Study on Microstructure of Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphates Solution

Molecular dynamics simulations were carried out to study the internal energy and microstruc-ture of potassium dihydrogen phosphates (KDP) solution at different temperatures. The water molecule was treated as a simple-point-charge model, while a seven-site model for the dihydrogen phosphate ion was adopted. The internal energy functions and the radial dis-tribution functions of the solution were studied in detail. An unusually large local particle number density fluctuation was observed in the system at saturation temperature. It has been found that the specific heat of oversaturated solution is higher than that of unsaturated solution, which indicates the solution experiences a crystallization process below saturation temperature. The radial distribution function between the oxygen atom of water and the hydrogen atom of the dihydrogen phosphate ion shows a very strong hydrogen bond struc-ture. There are strong interactions between potassium cation and oxygen atom of dihydrogen phosphate ion in KDP solution, and much more ion pairs were formed in saturated solution.     

12-钼磷酸-葡聚糖包合物的研究

超分子化学处于化学领域的前沿 ,是当前热门的研究课题［１～３］之一,葡聚糖作为重要的包合物主体尚未受到国内外化学工作者的重视．作者在研究光致变色材料中,发现１２ 钼磷酸与葡聚糖水溶液及其固容体具有吸收紫外光的特性．在研究多种包合物的制备及形成机理的基础上［４～７］,对葡聚糖包合１２ 钼磷酸的光谱行为进行了研究,结果表明 ,１２ 钼磷酸 -葡聚糖包合物在其两组分混合之后的水溶液中形成．１实验１．１试剂与仪器试剂 :１２ 钼磷酸,化学纯,天津中国化学试剂三厂产品;葡聚糖,化学纯,相对分子质量为９×１０４,上海长…     

电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法测定钒铁中8个杂质元素含量和方法精密度的验证

提出了电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法(ICP-AES)测定钒铁中硅、磷、铝、锰、镍、铬、铜、钛共8个杂质元素含量的方法。钒铁样品(0.5000g),先后加入50%(体积分数)硝酸溶液20mL及50%(体积分数)盐酸溶液10mL,在100℃左右加热溶解,溶解过程中应注意保持溶液体积在25mL左右。将溶液过滤并置于200mL容量瓶中作为母液留用。将滤纸及不溶物一并移入铂坩埚中,置于马弗炉中,先于250℃灰化20min,稍冷后加入无水碳酸钠和硼酸(质量比2∶1)组成的混合熔剂0.3g,升温至950℃融熔15min。冷却,用体积比1∶10的盐酸溶液10mL浸出熔块,将此溶液与上述母液合并并加水定容至200mL。此溶液供ICP-AES在仪器工作条件下进行分析。绘制校准曲线时,加入纯铁和五氧化二钒作为基体,以消除基体干扰,然后加入上述8种元素的标准溶液,并按上述溶液最终稀释体积条件和仪器工作条件制作曲线(R大于0.999)。为验证所提出的分析方法的测定数据的精密度,约请了10个实验室对8个不同含量水平的钒铁样品对方法作协同试验,按GB/T 6379.2-2004所规定的方法求算了重复性标准偏差Sr和重复性限r,以及再现性标准偏差SR和再现性限R,并求得所测定的8种元素在各自的测定范围内的r与w之间和R与w之间的函数关系,说明该方法有较好的稳定性和准确性,而且证明此方法是可行的。     

The effect of surfactants on the pH transition interval of bromothymol blue immobilized on XAD 4

Cationic, anionic and non-ionic surfactants adsorb readily from aqueous solution on to Amberlite XAD 4. The ionic surfactants cause the pH of the solution in contact with the resin to differ from that in the bulk of solution, cationic surfactants increasing the interfacial pH and anionic surfactants decreasing it. This causes a shift in the pH transition interval of a co-adsorbed pH indicator when measured with respect to the bulk solution. The quantity of ionic surfactant adsorbed tends to a constant value (presumably monolayer coverage) with increasing solution concentration, this amount being a function of the individual surfactant, whereas non-ionic surfactants readily form multilayers. Significant adsorption occurs when the surfactant possesses at least 14 carbon atoms.     

Thermodynamic and Kinetic Foundations of the Micellization Theory: 4. Kinetics of Establishment of Equilibrium in a Micellar Solution

A system of the kinetic equations of the material balance for the concentrations of surfactant monomers and micelles in a micellar nonionic surfactant solution was formulated. The equilibrium state of a materially isolated micellar solution was analyzed. The system of the kinetic equations of the material balance of a micellar solution was solved. The total time of the establishment of equilibrium in a micellar solution was determined. It was shown that this time increases or (typically) decreases with an increase in micelle concentration, depending on the degree of micellization.     

Effect of polymer molecular weight on the fiber morphology of electrospun mats

In this work, different fractions of solvent-induced polymer degraded solution were mixed with freshly prepared solution of same polymer, and its effect on fiber morphology of electrospun mats was investigated. Nylon-6 solution in formic acid was allowed to degrade for 3 weeks and different fractions of it were mixed with freshly prepared nylon-6 solution to get the electrospun mats. FE-SEM images of the mats indicated that the a large amount of sub-nanofibers (<50 nm in diameter) in the form of spider-net like structures were achieved by tailoring the amount of solvent degraded polymer solution in the freshly prepared nylon-6 solution. Large quantity of these ultrafine sub-nanofibers present in electrospun nylon-6 mats could increase its hydrophilicity and mechanical strength. The decreased average pore diameter and increased BET surface area of the mat, caused by spider-net like structure, can make it as a potential candidate for air/water filtration.     

An extended formula of site-site Smoluchowski-Vlasov equation for electrolyte solution and infinitely dilute solution

Solvation dynamics is one of the central subjects in solution chemistry. Site-site Smoluchowski-Vlasov (SSSV) equation is a diffusion equation for molecular liquid to analytically calculate the van Hove time correlation function. However, the application has been limited to simple solvent system such as liquid water because of the difficulty in solving the equation. In this study, an extended treatment of SSSV equation is proposed, which is applicable to a wide range of solution systems including mixed solution, electrolyte solution, and infinitely dilute solution. The present treatment realizes computation of the dynamics in LiCl aqueous solution, NaCl aqueous solution, and infinitely dilute aqueous solution of Li(+) and Cs(+) at the molecular level.     

碳酸镉饱和溶液作标准用便携式AAS测定镉的研究

以CdCO3固体溶于煮沸冷却的去离子水中配制成饱和溶液,将该饱和溶液稀释成标准溶液系列用于便携式钨丝电热原子吸收光谱仪野外实时与在线分析环境水样中痕微量镉。经测定在25℃该饱和溶液中镉的浓度为272μg.L-1,与理论计算值279μg.L-1有很好的吻合。实验优化了相关的仪器条件和实验条件,在最优的条件下该方法的线性相关系数为0.9948,检出限为0.08μg.L-1。通过检测分析环境中的水样验证了该方法是可行的。