Cyclic voltammetric studies of heat treated and oxidized carbon fibres in organic and aqueous solutions

Summary Cyclic voltammetry was used to compare the electrochemical behaviour ofPAN-based carbon fibre electrodes in aqueous (differentpH), acetonitrile and methanol solutions. The sets of fibres used were produced at three temperatures and were oxidized with conc. HNO₃ or left nonmodified. The electrode reaction meachanisms probably occurring on the carbon fibre surfaces were analyzed.

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Untersuchung thermisch behandelter und oxydierter Kohlefasern mittels zyklischer Voltammetrie in organische und wässrigen Lösungen

Zusammenfassung Es wurde das elektrochemische Verhalten von Kohlefaserelektroden in wassrigen (verschiedenerpH-werl), acetonitrilischen und methanolischen Lösungen verglichen. Die Kohlefasern aufPAN(Polyacrylnitril)-Basis, die sich voneinander in der Temperatur der termischen Behandlung unterscheiden und nicht oder mit konzentrierter Salpetersäure oxidiert wurden, wurden mittels zyklischer Voltammetrie untersucht. Der wahrscheinliche Verlauf der Elektrodeprozesse auf den Kohlefasernoberflächen wurde analysiert.

     

Sulphonamide Residues in Italian Surface and Drinking Waters: A Small Scale Reconnaissance

The occurrence of antibiotics in the aquatic environment is an important emerging issue due to potential adverse effect of these compounds on ecosystem and human health. For a correct environmental risk assessment there is a need for appropriate analytical methods for monitoring antibiotic residues in a variety of water matrices. This paper describes a method for the determination of eleven sulphonamide compounds in surface and drinking waters using solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Recoveries of the analytes in both surface and drinking water matrices at different fortification levels, always exceed 87%; the limits of quantification in surface water samples are between 0.005 and 0.021 μg L⁻¹ depending on the compound, and the interday method precision is less than 12%. Matrix effects were evaluated in drinking and surface water samples. The method has been applied to a small scale reconnaissance of river, lake, mineral and municipal water samples; results indicate the occurrence of sulphonamides in some surface and mineral waters analyzed.     

Novel fused silica capillary columns: Surface modification through controlled doping of the preform-tube

A method has been developed for fabricating fused silica capillary columns which have specific surface properties but still retain the excellent strength, flexibility, and resilience of pure fused silica. By using the Modified Chemical Vapor Deposition process (MCVD), typically used for the production of optical fiber lightguides, inorganic dopants such as Al, Nd, Ge, and P can be introduced into the preform-tube by MCVD. Doped columns have a wide range of specific surface properties, and columns with undoped fused silica prepared by MCVD are more chemically inert and less acidic than columns prepared by conventional methods. This paper describes the method for fabricating capillaries and the initial studies to characterize them.     

原子和分子水平层次的表面电化学与电催化研究

本文从金属单晶表面电化学和模型由催化，分子水平上的电催化反应机理和反应途径控制，有机小分子电催化氧化反应动力不冢电催化剂表面化学状态与性能等四个方面，综述本研究小组近年来取得的主要进展，侧重展示在原子和分子等微观层次开展表面电化学和电化学催化的科研方向和结果。     

甲醇在粗糙铂电极上解离吸附的表面拉曼光谱

甲醇由于具有高能量密度及易于储存等优点，在燃料电池研究领域中备受关注．一般认为，甲醇在铂电极上的电氧化为双途径机理，即首先解离吸附在电极表面上，生成毒性中间体（CO）或活性中间体，然后再氧化生成CO。由于各研究小组使用的电极材料、预处理方法、溶液的组成以及检测手段不同，目前对甲醇的具体解离过程的细节尚未确定（如在反应条件下吸附物的特性及作用、表面结构和粗糙度的特殊影响等），还有待于建立或改进有关原位研究方法．在研究甲醇的电催化氧化的各种检测手段中，红外光谱应用得最为广泛，可用于原位红外技术中的电极…     

碳纳米纤维在浓硝酸-浓硫酸溶液中表面氧化对其负载的Pd-Pt催化剂颗粒分散状态的影响

摘要用混合的浓硝酸和浓硫酸在不同温度下氧化处理催化生长的碳纳米纤维. 利用X射线衍射、 N2物理吸附、 FTIR和离子交换研究了氧化处理对碳纳米纤维织构性质和表面含氧基团生成的影响. 采用等体积浸渍法制备碳纳米纤维负载Pd-Pt催化剂, 并利用高分辨电镜和脉冲H₂化学吸附对Pd-Pt金属颗粒的分散状况进行了研究. 结果表明, 经过氧化处理的碳纳米纤维表面生成了含氧基团, 生成量随着处理温度的升高而升高, 负载的Pd-Pt催化剂的分散程度也随着表面含氧基团浓度的增大而提高, 同时对后者的作用机理进行了讨论.     

Role of Basic Surface Groups of Activated Carbon in Chlordecone and β-Hexachlorocyclohexane Adsorption: A Molecular Modelling Study

The influence of nitrogen-containing surface groups (SGs) onto activated carbon (AC) over the adsorption of chlordecone (CLD) and β-hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH) was characterized by a molecular modelling study, considering pH (single protonated SGs) and hydration effect (up to three water molecules). The interactions of both pollutants with amines and pyridine as basic SGs of AC were studied, applying the multiple minima hypersurface (MMH) methodology and using PM7 semiempirical Hamiltonian. Representative structures from MMH were reoptimized using the M06-2X density functional theory. The quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) was used to characterize the interaction types in order understanding the adsorption process. A favorable association of both pesticides with the amines and pyridine SGs onto AC was observed at all pH ranges, both in the absence and presence of water molecules. However, a greater association of both pollutants with the primary amine was found under an acidic pH condition. QTAIM results show that the interactions of CLD and β-HCH with the SGs onto AC are governed by Cl···C interactions of chlorine atoms of both pesticides with the graphitic surface. Electrostatic interactions (H-bonds) were observed when water molecules were added to the systems. A physisorption mechanism is suggested for CLD and β-HCH adsorption on nitrogen-containing SGs of AC.     

活化和表面改性对碳纳米管超级电容器性能的影响

用KOH为活化剂对碳纳米管（CNTs）进行活化；用浓硝酸为氧化剂对活化CNTs进行表面改性.通过TEM、BET和IR对经过活化和表面改性的CNTs进行了分析,并运用循环伏安和恒流充放电测试研究了活化和表面改性对CNTs超级电容器性能的影响.结果表明,通过活化使CNTs的比表面积增大,从而使其比电容从未活化时的43 F•g－1提高到73 F•g－1；通过表面改性引进赝电容,使电容器的比电容进一步提高到94 F•g－1.     

Microwave-Assisted Heating Method for the Decoration of Carbon Nanotubes with Zinc Sulfide Nanoparticles

This study focuses on in situ synthesis of ZnS nanoparticles on the surface of multiwalled carbon nanotubes. By microwave-assisted chemical reaction of Zn(Ac)₂·2H₂O and NaS·9H₂O in glycol solution with carbon nanotubes, which were pretreated by oxidization in concentrated HNO₃. Zinc sulfide crystallite densely supported on carbon nanotubes with the diameter about 1 nm. The carbon nanotubes decorated by ZnS were characterized using transmission electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction. It is found that the multi-walled carbon nanotubes can not only act as a substrate but also change the crystal structures of ZnS in the reaction.     

碳纳米纤维的酸处理及其负载Pd-Pt的催化萘加氢活性

采用浓硝酸和浓硫酸混和液(90、120、150 ℃)处理鱼骨类和平行类碳层排布的碳纳米纤维. 运用高分辨电镜、红外光谱和离子交换对碳纳米纤维的表面性质进行了表征，并考察了以两种碳纳米纤维为载体的Pd-Pt催化萘加氢活性. 结果表明，碳纳米纤维的碳层排布不同使混酸处理的鱼骨类表面生成的极性含氧基团的量明显高于平行类表面，以前者为载体得到Pd-Pt催化剂金属颗粒的分散程度明显高于后者，其负载的Pd-Pt催化萘加氢活性也较高.     

Analysis of the compounds in the synthesis mixtures of hydroxy acids by a gradient programmed RP-HPLC with UV/vis and RI detectors

Summary A gradient programmed reversed phase high-performance liquid chromatographic (RP-HPLC) method is described for the quantitative determination of some aldehydes, hydroxy aldehydes, unsaturated aldehydes, hydroxy carboxylic acids, carboxylic acids, alcohols and polyols using an ultraviolet and a refractive index detector in series. The sample matrices are synthesis mixtures of hydroxy carboxylic acids. The structures of the hydroxy aldehyde intermediates are determined by¹³C NMR and the influence of sample preparation on analysis results is discussed. The limits of detection and the precision of the method are evaluated.     

The Analysis of Pore Development and Formation of Surface Functional Groups in Bamboo-Based Activated Carbon during CO2 Activation

Pore development and the formation of oxygen functional groups were studied for activated carbon prepared from bamboo (Bambusa bambos) using a two-step activation with CO₂, as functions of carbonization temperature and activation conditions (time and temperature). Results show that activated carbon produced from bamboo contains mostly micropores in the pore size range of 0.65 to 1.4 nm. All porous properties of activated carbons increased with the increase in the activation temperature over the range from 850 to 950 °C, but decreased in the temperature range of 950 to 1000 °C, due principally to the merging of neighboring pores. The increase in the activation time also increased the porous properties linearly from 60 to 90 min, which then dropped from 90 to 120 min. It was found that the carbonization temperature played an important role in determining the number and distribution of active sites for CO₂ gasification during the activation process. Empirical equations were proposed to conveniently predict all important porous properties of the prepared activated carbons in terms of carbonization temperature and activation conditions. Oxygen functional groups formed during the carbonization and activation steps of activated carbon synthesis and their contents were dependent on the preparation conditions employed. Using Boehm’s titration technique, only phenolic and carboxylic groups were detected for the acid functional groups in both the chars and activated carbons in varying amounts. Empirical correlations were also developed to estimate the total contents of the acid and basic groups in activated carbons in terms of the carbonization temperature, activation time and temperature.     

Galvanostatic Fast Charging of Alkali-Ion Battery Materials at the Single-Particle Level: A Map-Driven Diagnosis

In this work, we develop a new tool to provide a diagnostic map for alkali-ion intercalation materials under galvanostatic conditions. These representations, stated in the form of capacity level diagrams, are built from hundreds of numerical simulations representing different experimental conditions, summarized in two dimensionless parameters: a kinetic parameter denominated Ξ and a finite diffusion parameter l. To lay the theoretical and methodological foundations, a general model is used here. This model can be adapted to the thermodynamic and kinetic framework of specific systems. We provide two representative examples.     

Mechanochemical Cycloreversion of Cyclobutane Observed at the Single Molecule Level

Mechanochemical cycloreversion of cyclobutane is known from ultrasound experiments. It is, however, not clear which forces are required to induce the cycloreversion. In atomic force microscopy (AFM) experiments, on the other hand, it is notoriously difficult to assign the ruptured bond. We have solved this problem through the synthesis of tailored macrocycles, in which the cyclobutane mechanophore is bypassed by an ethylene glycol chain of specific length. This macrocycle is covalently anchored between a glass substrate and an AFM cantilever by polyethylene glycol linkers. Upon mechanical stretching of the macrocycle, cycloreversion occurs, which is identified by a defined length increase of the stretched polymer. The measured length change agrees with the value calculated with the external force explicitly included (EFEI) method. By using two different lengths for the ethylene glycol safety line, the assignment becomes unambiguous. Mechanochemical cycloreversion of cyclobutane is observed at forces above 1.7 nN.     

Evolution of Ate-Organoiron(II) Species towards Lower Oxidation States: Role of the Steric and Electronic Factors

Ate-iron(II) species such as [Ar₃Fe^II]⁻ (Ar=aryl) are key intermediates in Fe-catalyzed couplings between aryl nucleophiles and organic electrophiles. They can be active species in the catalytic cycle, or lead to Fe⁰ and Fe^I oxidation states, which can themselves be catalytically active or lead to unwished organic byproducts. Analysis of the reactivity of the intermediates obtained by step-by-step displacement of the mesityl groups in high-spin [Mes₃Fe^II]⁻ by less hindered phenyl ligands was performed, and uncovered the crucial role of both steric and electronic parameters in the formation of the Fe⁰ and Fe^I oxidation states. The formation of quaternized [Ar₄Fe^IIMgBr(THF)]⁻ intermediates allows the bielectronic reductive elimination energy required for the formation of Fe⁰ to be reduced. Similarly, the small steric pressure of the aryl groups in [Ar₃Fe^II]⁻ enables the formation of aryl-bridged [{Fe^II(Ar)₂}₂(μ-Ar)₂]²⁻ species, which afford the Fe^I oxidation state by bimetallic reductive elimination. These results are supported by ¹H NMR, EPR, and ⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectroscopies, as well as by DFT calculations.     

Gas and liquid chromatography and enzyme linked immuno sorbent assay in pesticide monitoring of surface water from the western mediterranean (Comunidad Valenciana,Spain)

Summary A monitoring programme based on gas chromatography (NPD, ECD) using MSD for confirmatory purposes and coupled-column liquid chromatography was applied to the analysis of pesticide residues in surface water from a predominantly agricultural area of Spain (Comunidad Valenciana). Samples analysed by means of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay gave similar results to those obtained by GC (MSD) for the determination of total triazines. The test employed had the advantages of a simple test procedure, short analysis time and high confirmatory value. Nevertheless, the multiresidue character, accuracy and unequivocal identification of individual pesticide residues of GC (MSD) make this technique the most appropriate for environmental monitoring programmes. In this monitoring programme about 200 samples were analysed between 1993–1994. 27 different pesticides were detected in 91 of these samples. The pesticides more frequently detected were dimethoate, methidathion, endosulfan A and B, endosulfan sulphate and pirimicarb. The highest concentrations found were 39.9 g L^–1 of dimethoate, 10.6 of pirimicarb and 10.6 of methidathion.     

CH3O和CO在Pd(111)表面偶联反应机理的理论研究

采用DMol³程序包中的GGA-PW91方法, 结合周期平板模型, 对CH₃O和CO在Pd(111)表面的反应进行了系统研究. 计算结果表明, 吸附在Pd(111)表面顶位上的CO分子中C原子所带正电荷最多, 容易与亲核试剂反应, 化学吸附能稍低, 有利于在表面上移动发生亲电插入反应; CH₃O 在Pd(111)表面fcc穴位吸附稳定, O原子上所带的负电荷较多, 易被亲电试剂进攻. 过渡态搜索表明, Pd(111)表面顶位上的CO与fcc穴位上CH₃O反应生成CH₃OOC的为放热反应, 反应能垒较低, 有利于偶联反应的进行.     

木材表面改性的XPS分析

利用微波等离子体对木材表面进行处理，并诱导引发接枝甲基丙烯酸甲酯；达到表面改性的效果以提高木质材料的性能，利用X射线光电子能谱(XPS)对木材表面改性前后的表面化学结构进行分析；结果表明：木材经微波等离子体处理，表面氧与碳的原子浓度比(no／nc)增加，产生大量的含氧官能团或过氧化物，从而引发木材与甲基丙烯甲酯单体产生接枝共聚反应。