Redox active electrolytes in carbon/carbon electrochemical capacitors

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Catalytic combustion of carbon particulates over perovskite-type oxides

A Cu/Cr₂O₃ catalyst was prepared by co-precipitation method, studied in methanol dehydrocoupling to methyl formate in different gas streams and characterized by BET, XRD, TPR, TPD of NH₃ and CO₂, etc. The results demonstrate that the catalyst can catalyze the dehydrocoupling of methanol to methyl formate in high efficiency,e. g. 99% selectivity to methyl formate at 48% conversion of methanol. The results further indicate that metallic copper might be the active species for the formation of methyl formate     

Recovery and determination of palladium from its alloys using iminodiacetic polyurethane/carbon nanofibers sorbent

New sorbent was synthesized by coupling iminodiacetic polyurethane foam with carbon nanofibers to increase its surface area and sorption capacity. FTIR, UV/Vis, Raman spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and scanning electron microscopy were used to characterize the IDAPUF/CNFs sorbent. By using these techniques, it was found that the sorbent contains 0.58, 0.62, and 2.23 mmol g^?1 of amino, carboxylic, and phenolic groups, respectively. The maximum sorption (99–100%) of palladium(II) ions onto IDAPUF/CNFs was achieved within 10–15 min at pH 5.0. A perfect isotherm curve with a zero intercept (0.0003) and good correlation (R² = 1) was obtained. The capacity of the IDAPUF/CNFs sorbent preloaded onto a glass column was calculated to be 0.58 mmol g^?1. The values of LOD, LOQ, and RSD% (n = 6) are 0.004 ng mL^?1, 0.013 ng mL^?1, and 1.17%, respectively. The accuracy of the procedure was verified by the recovery of Pd(II) ions (100%) from some palladium alloys and road dust samples (RSD% = 0.36).     

Recovery of rhenium and osmium from sulfurous gases with solid carbon

The possibility of recovering rhenium and osmium from sulfurous gases generated by oxidative roasting of commercial molybdenite product was examined. When passing through solid carbon packing at a temperature in the range 288?C380°C, higher rhenium and osmium oxides are adsorbed on the surface of the packing to lower oxides, which allows their hydrochemical separation from the reductant with obtaining potassium perrhenate, potassium osmate, and osmium sulfide.     

Sampling of gaseous trace constituents from air on active carbon

Next to the collection of particulate matter from air by micropore filtration, gaseous trace constituents may be sampled by an additional or separate active carbon cartridge. Either reversible or irreversible adsorption results. Important respective applications are the assay ²²²Rn (emanation) and the collection of mercury vapor. Formulation of both cases and their consequences for routine application are given here. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Adsorption of phenylalanine from aqueous solution onto active carbon and silica gel

The adsorption isotherms of phenylalanine from aqueous solution on active carbon andsilica gel at varying pH,and the influence of inorganic salt upon the ad rption have been studied(at 25℃).The adsorption amount of phcnylalanine on the silica gel is very low due to the strong ad-sorption of water by silica gel.The results on the active carbon show:(1)The adsorption is found to bepH-dependent,within pH 4.1—5.1 it increases with pH,within pH 5.1—11.8 it decreases with pH,atpH 5.1 the adsorption reaches its maximum;(2)The phenylalanine is adsorbed mainly in the formof zwitterion;(3)A certain amount of cations and anions of phenylalanine are also adsorbed with vander Waals interaction;(4)After adding NaCl,the adsorption of phenylalanine increases markedly.     

Preparation of starch and other carbon fractions from higher plant leaves for stable carbon isotope analysis.

The measurement of the carbon isotope composition of starch and cellulose still relies on chemical isolation of these water-insoluble plant constituents and subsequent elemental analysis by isotope ratio mass spectrometry (EA/IRMS) of the purified fractions, while delta(13)C values of low-molecular-weight organic compounds are now routinely measured by gas chromatography/combustion/isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC/C/IRMS). Here we report a simple and reliable method for processing milligram quantities of dried plant material for the analysis of the carbon isotope composition of lipids, soluble sugars, starch and cellulose from the same sample. We evaluated three different starch preparation methods, namely (1) enzymatic hydrolysis by alpha-amylase, (2) solubilization by dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) followed by precipitation with ethanol, and (3) partial hydrolysis by HCl followed by precipitation of the resulting dextrins by ethanol. Starch recovery for three commercially available native starches (from potato, rice and wheat) varied from 48 to 81% for the techniques based on precipitation, whereas the enzymatic technique exhibited yields between 99 and 105%. In addition, the DMSO and HCl techniques introduced a significant (13)C fractionation of up to 1.9 per thousand, while the carbon isotope composition of native starches analyzed after enzymatic digestion did not show any significant difference from that of untreated samples. The enzymatic starch preparation method was then incorporated into a protocol for determination of delta(13)C signatures of lipids, soluble carbohydrates, starch and crude cellulose. The procedure is based on methanol/chloroform/water extraction of dried and ground leaf material. After recovery of the chloroform phase (lipid fraction), the methanol/water phase was deionized by ion exchange (soluble carbohydrate fraction) and the pellet treated with heat-stable alpha-amylase (starch fraction). The remaining insoluble material was subjected to solvolysis by diglyme (cellulose fraction). The method was shown to be applicable to foliar tissues of a variety of different plant species (spruce, erect brome, maize and soybean).     

Nafion/活性炭涂层固相微萃取探头的制备与应用研究

采用Nafion和活性炭粉末作为固相涂层在不锈钢丝上交替涂制了固相微萃取探头(SPME),研究了它的特性,并与商品类似探头和单纯的Nafion探头作了比较。该探头可比商品探头(SPME)的富集率高1个数量级。由于Nafion有很强的极性,因此它对极性化合物有很强的萃取能力,适合萃取醇等物质。用该探头测定了醇类、酯类物质,检出限低于10ng/mL,相对标准偏差RSD<6 3%。     

A new butenolide cinnamate and other biological active chemical constituents from Polygonum glabrum

Phytochemical investigation of the methanol extract of the aerial parts of Polygonum glabrum afforded one new natural product ( ? )-2-methoxy-2-butenolide-3-cinnamate (1) along with six known compounds, β-hydroxyfriedalanol (2), 3-hydroxy-5-methoxystilbene (3), ( ? ) pinocembrin (4), sitosterol-(6′-O-palmitoyl)-3-O-β-d-glucopyranoside (5), ( ? ) pinocembrin-5-methyl ether (6) and sitosterol-3-O-β-d-glucopyranoside (7). Compound 1 showed promising in vitro anti-HIV-1 activity against primary isolates HIV-1_UG070 (X4, subtype D) and HIV-1_VB59 (R5, subtype C) assayed using TZM-bl cell line with IC₅₀ in the range of 15.68–22.43 μg/mL. The extract showed TI in the range of 19.19–27.37 with IC₅₀ in the range of 10.90–15.55 μg/mL. Compounds 1, 3 and 4 exhibited in vitro anti-mycobacterium activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra with IC₅₀ values of 1.43, 3.33 and 1.11 μg/mL in dormant phase and 2.27, 3.33 and 1.21 μg/mL in active phase, respectively. Compound 4 was found to be the most active antiproliferative with IC₅₀ values of 1.88–11.00 μg/mL against THP-1, A549, Panc-1, HeLa and MCF7 cell lines.     

2,3,7,8-四氯二苯并-对-二噁英(2,3,7,8-TCDD)及其同型物的晶体结构和电子结构研究

The crystal structures of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin(2, 3, 7, 8-TCDD) and its analogues have been determined. And the semiempirical INDO calculations for this type of compounds have been undertaken. Their characteristics of electronic structures were discussed. The possible active centers which can interact with biological receptor were also proposed.     

The efficiency of cellix-p for the preconcentration of lead and other trace metals from waters

The cheating ion-exchanger Cellex-P, a cellulose phosphate ester, is shown to be effective for the preconcentration of Cu, Ni, Mn, Cd, Zn and Pb from water. The pH of the sample is not critical within the approximate range 5–8. The collected ions can be eluted efficiently in 10–25 ml of 1 M nitric acid from 2–16.5-cm columns of resin. Common salts present in natural waters do not interfere. Cellex-P is used for the preconcentration and determination of the metal ions in potable water by graphite-furnace atomic absorption spectrometry.     

The production of active carbon from corn cobs by chemical activation

Corn cobs obtained as waste from the corn industry, were analyzed by a TG-DTA unit in an atmosphere of flowing nitrogen. The carbonaceous products so formed were then produced on a preparative scale and activated chemically using potassium hydroxide. This resulted in the formation of a carbon with a very high surface area. The active carbon produced was then examined using thermal analysis in the temperature jump mode on a thermogravimetry unit. From this data the kinetics of degradation of the active carbon was determined using zero order rate kinetics. The pore structure of the active material was also examined using SEM. TheE _a for activated corn cobs was found to be 106 kJ mol_–1.     

Adsorption of pertechnetate ion on active carbon from acids and their salt solutions

The adsorbability of pertechnetate ion (TcO ₄ ^– ) reached 96% for an active carbon at the 0.1 g/50 ml concentration level, increasing with diminution of acid and its salt concentrations, and depending on the type of anions present. With constant anion concentration, TcO ₄ ^– adsorbability rose with decreasing pH in the acidic region, followed in the region around neutrality by a plateau, and in the basic region by an appreciable decline of TcO ₄ ^– adsorbability. In the acidic region, part of once-adsorbed TcO ₄ ^– appeared to be displaced by other anions. Reversibility was noted between the adsorption and desorption of TcO ₄ ^– .     

Ni/SiO2 promoted growth of carbon nanofibers from chlorobenzene: characterization of the active metal sites

The temporal changes to supported Ni sites during the growth of graphitic carbon nanofibers (GCNs) via the decomposition of chlorobenzene over Ni/SiO2 at 873 K have been investigated. The reaction of chlorobenzene with hydrogen also generated benzene, via catalytic hydrodechlorination, as the principal competing reaction. Reaction selectivity was found to be time dependent with a switch from a preferential hydrodechlorination to a predominant decomposition that generated an increasingly more structured carbon product over prolonged time-on-stream. These findings are discussed in terms of Cl/catalyst interaction(s) leading to metal site restructuring, the latter manifest in a sintering and faceting of the Ni metal particles. The pressure exerted on the metal/support interface due to fiber formation was of sufficient magnitude to extract the Ni particle from the support; the occurrence of an entrapped Ni particle at the fiber tip is a feature common to the majority of GCNs with the incorporation of Ni fragments along the length of the GCN. Metal site restructuring has been probed by temperature-programmed reduction of the passivated samples, H2 chemisorption/temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) and XANES/EXAFS analyses. This restructuring serves to enhance destructive chemisorption and/or facilitate carbon diffusion to generate the resultant GCN. The nature of the carbonaceous product has been characterized by a combination of TEM-EDX, SEM, XRD and temperature-programmed oxidation (TPO).     

Investigation of Harmattan particulates from Kano and Ife, Nigeria

The size distribution, elemental composition, shape and surface texture of harmattan particulates of distinctly located points have been examined. The characterized particle size ranges are 0.7–16.4 m and 0.6–19.7 m for Kano and Ife, respectively. A total of 12 elements (Al, Si, P, S, Cl, K, Ca, Mn, Ti, Fe, Cu, and Zn) were detected with varying degrees of concentration. The plotted element concentration curves favored micron and submicron particle diameters. The particle shapes exhibit high/low sphericity. The plotted size distribution curves exhibited a marked downward shift in particle diameter from Kano to Ife.     

Investigation of Harmattan particulates from Kano and Ife,Nigeria

The size distribution, elemental composition, shape and surface texture of harmattan particulates of distinctly located points have been examined. The characterized particle size ranges are 0.7–16.4 μm and 0.6–19.7 μm for Kano and Ife, respectively. A total of 12 elements (Al, Si, P, S, Cl, K, Ca, Mn, Ti, Fe, Cu, and Zn) were detected with varying degrees of concentration. The plotted element concentration curves favored micron and submicron particle diameters. The particle shapes exhibit high/low sphericity. The plotted size distribution curves exhibited a marked downward shift in particle diameter from Kano to Ife.     

Magnetization-induced double-layer capacitance enhancement in active carbon/Fe304 nanocomposites

The effects of magnetic fields on electrochemical processes have made a great impact on both theoretical and practical significances in im- proving capacitor performance. In this study, active carbon/Fe304-NPs nanocomposites （AC/Fe304-NPs） were synthesized using a facile hy- drothermal method and ultrasonic technique. Transmission electron micrographs （TEM） showed that Fe304 nanoparticles （Fe304-NPs） grew along the edge of AC. AC/Fe304-NPs nanocomposites were further used as an electrochemical electrode, and its electrochemical performance was tested under magnetization and non-magnetization conditions, respectively, in a three-electrode electrochemical device. Micro-magnetic field could improve the electric double-layer capacitance, reduce the charge transfer resistance, and enhance the discharge performance. The capacitance enhancement of magnetized electrode was increased by 33.1% at the current density of 1 A/g, and the energy density was improved to 15.97 Wh/kg, due to the addition of magnetic particles.     

A theoretical investigation into the conformational changes of dibenzo-p-dioxin, thianthrene, and selenanthrene

Theoretical ab initio calculations using the HF and B3LYP methods have been carried out to investigate the conformational differences of three cyclic rings, dibenzo-p-dioxin (DPD), thianthrene (THT), and selenanthrene (SET). The physical origin for the conformational preference of each molecule has been studied using the natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis. The NBO results indicate that DPD exists in a planar form due to strong electron delocalization caused by the specific orbital interaction, around the X atom. On the other hand, THT and SET exist as puckered forms with high inversion barriers due to less effective electron delocalization. The NBO analysis also shows that the conformational stabilization in DPD is caused by a more effective overlap of the orbitals, compared with the overlap of the orbitals in THT.