The kinetics of photochemical processes in polymer-salt systems

The kinetics of photochemical reactions in aqueous polymer-salt systems containing ammonium heptamolybdate, dodecatungstate, or metavanadate and polyvinyl alcohol or polyvinylpyrrolidone was studied by measurements of photoinduced electrode potential difference. The rate of primary accumulation of reduced d metal forms was evaluated for different systems. Possible reasons for complex oscillatory processes in the systems were analyzed. Comparative data were obtained for compositions containing polyoxometallate shaped like buckyball:(NH₄)₄₂[Mo₇₂^VIMo₆₀^VO₃₇₂(HCOO)₃₀(H₂O)₇₂] · 30HCOONH₄ · 250H₂O. UV irradiation of this system caused the oxidation of molybdenum(V). Original Russian Text ? A.A. Ostroushko, M.Yu. Sennikov, 2009, published in Zhurnal Fizicheskoi Khimii, 2009, Vol. 83, No. 1, pp. 127–131.     

POLYMERIC IONIC CONDUCTORS MODIFIED WITH POLAR GROUPS: PART Ⅱ. STRUCTURE-IONIC CONDUCTION RELATION IN LI-COMPLEX BASED ON MALEIC ANHYDRID E-COPOLYMERIZED METHACRYLATES

Ringlike polar monomer maleic, anhydride (MAn) was copolymerized with oligo (oxyethylene) methacrylate (MEO_n), and its effect on ion conduction property of the corresponding polymer-salt complexes was studied. As a consequence the introduction of MAn onto polymer chain retards crystallization of the ether pendants considerably, and improves the ion conductivity to a larger degree compared with other polar groups once investigated (σ_(max),25℃=8.5×10~(-5) S/cm). The structure-ion conduction relation in the polymer-salt matrix is also analyzed macroscopically through the correspondence between composition-dependences of polymerization conversion and isothermal ion conductivity, and microscopically through the measurements of cross polarized light and electron transmission.     

New data for molybdenum polyoxometallate with the buckyball structure containing acetate groups and compositions based thereon

Synthesis and characterization of the polyoxometallate (NH₄)₄₂[Mo₇₂^VIMo₆₀^VO₃₇₂(H₃CCOO)₃₀(H₂O)₇₂]30H₃CCOONH₄ · 250H₂O (Mo132) with the buckyball structure were carried out. New crystallographic data were obtained. Stability of Mo132 was studied as a function of external factors, acidity, concentration of the solution, and the presence of a polymeric component. The composition of the most stable complexes of buckyballs with polymers was confirmed. The aggregation of buckyballs in the presence of polyvinylpyrrolidone were studied. Thermochemical studies of Mo132 interaction with polyvinyl alcohol in films were carried out. Electromigration of polymer-salt complexes in solutions was established, the possibility of change of the sign of associates upon interaction of Mo132 anions with lanthanum cations was confirmed.     

Preparation and properties of polyvinyl acetal sponge modified by chitosan

The polyvinyl acetal sponge modified by chitosan was prepared by adding chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) solution during the acetalation reaction of PVA and formaldehyde. The effect of vesicant and chitosan to the pore morphology, water absorption ratio, water absorption rate, expansion time and mechanical properties were studied. The polyvinyl acetal sponge modified by chitosan was used as a hemostatic packing material for the injured rabbit nasal tissue. The hemostatic effect and the healing effect of the modified sponge on the nasal mucosa after nasal surgery were studied. The results indicated that the polyvinyl acetal sponge modified by chitosan has an interconnected pore structure and the wall between large pores also has small pores. The chitosan adhered on the inner surface of the pores. The increased content of vesicant led to an increase in pore diameter, in the water absorption ratio and in expansion time. However, there was only a small change in the water absorption rate and a decrease in tensile strength and compression strength were noted. With an increase in chitosan content, the pore diameter and interconnection of the sponge was reduced. Water absorption ratio, expansion time and water absorption rate decreased, but tensile strength and compression strength improved. Observation of the rabbit nasal tissue after surgical operation suggested that polyvinyl acetal sponge modified by chitosan has an anti-inflammatory, hemostatic and anti-adherent characteristic and could promote the healing and functional recovery of rabbit nasal mucosa. __________ Translated from Journal of Jinan University (Natural Science & Medicine Edition), 2007, 28(3): 283–287 [译自: 暨南大学学报(自然科学与医学版)]     

Effect of Immobilization Supports on the Amperometric Response of Silver Nanoparticles Enhanced Glucose Oxidase Electrodes

Silver nanoparticles enhanced glucose oxidase electrodes, which are based on polyvinyl butyral and chitosan, were fabricated and investigated. The sensitivity and maximum current i _max of the chitosan‐based electrode are 1.06 mA · M^?1 and 25.64 µA, respectively. However, the sensitivity and i _max of the polyvinyl butyral‐based electrode are 0.34 mA · M^?1 and 7.22 µA. The chitosan‐based electrode has a sensitivity 3.1 times higher and a maximum current 3.6 times larger than those of the polyvinyl butyral‐based electrode. Therefore, it is more sensitive and stable than the polyvinyl butyral‐based electrode.     

Study on Biological Safety of Polyvinyl Alcohol/Collagen Hydrogel as a Tissue Substitute (II)

Physically crosslinked polyvinyl alcohol/collagen composite hydrogels were prepared by a cyclic freezing-drying technique. The biological properties of the hydrogels, including hemolysis, anaphylaxis, pyrogen and acute systemic toxicity tests and implantation in-vivo, were investigated. The hemolysis test suggested that the polyvinyl alcohol/collagen, with a hemolysis index of 1.19%, did not have an obvious hemolysis reaction. There was no toxicosis or death cases observed in the acute systemic toxicity test, and the hydrogel showed no anaphylaxis or pyrogen response. The composite hydrogel showed a good histological compatibility in the in-vivo study. The results indicated that the polyvinyl alcohol/collagen composite hydrogels have promising applications for pharmaceutical and biomedical fields.     

Proton NMR studies of a polybenzimidazole in solution

Molecular aggregation of poly(4,4′-diphenyl ether-5,5′-bibenzimidazole)(PBI) in solution has been studied by high resolution proton NMR. PBI and model compounds have been synthesized, purified, and characterized. Proton resonances in the NMR spectrum of PBI are assigned by comparison with the proton resonances of the model compounds. Spectra are studied by total line-shape analysis, assuming each absorption curve to be Lorentzian. For PBI in N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc), the resonance due to the proton of a hydroxyl group formed by proton exchange between the imino group of PBI and the carbonyl group of DMAc is observed. The activation energy for the proton exchange, obtained from Arrhenius plots of the temperature dependence of the chemical shifts of the hydroxyl proton and the imino proton, was found to increase in the order corresponding to dissociation energy of the N? H···O?C hydrogen bond. The chemical shifts in the NMR spectra of PBI-DMAc solutions on the addition of LiCl are strongly dependent on the polymer-salt ratio; and thereby the coordination position of LiCl to PBI is tentatively identified, assuming a pseudocontact LiCl-induced shift. The dependence of the chemical shifts of protons in PBI on the dielectric constant of the solvent is demonstrated by using polar solvents of varying dielectric constant, such as N-methylpyrrolidone, dimethylsulfoxide, and formic acid. The viscosity of the PBI-DMAc solutions is reported at various temperatures and concentrations of LiCl. The results from viscometry are explicable in terms of the NMR observations.     

Stability of Polymeric-Salt Gels Used To Synthesize Complex-Oxide Materials

The conditions for stability of polymeric-salt systems based on polyvinyl alcohol, used to synthesize complex-oxide materials containing rare-earth, alkaline-earth, and d metals, were studied.     

Method Development and Quantitative Elemental Analysis of Mentha Longifolia L. Leaves from Saudi Arabia by Total Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence

A method has been developed for the quantitative elemental analysis of Mentha longifolia L. leaves collected from different cities in Saudi Arabia using total reflection X-ray fluorescence. Using a microwave digestion system, 100?mg of each sample was completely digested using 3?mL of nitric acid and 2?mL of hydrogen peroxide. The stabilization of the digested samples on the silicon reflectors was studied using a silicone solution and polyvinyl alcohol. 5?µL of either silicone solution or polyvinyl alcohol (1% m/v) was pipetted and dried on the silicon reflector prior to the deposition of the digested samples. It was recognized that there is some enhancement on the intensity of the peak area with the silicone solution at photon energies less than 11?keV. However, the obtained results confirm the ability of using silicone solution or polyvinyl alcohol (1% m/v) as the stabilizer prior to the deposition of the sample droplet on the quartz reflector. However, the silicone solution was more applicable. Based on the developed method, 15 elements were quantified, namely, P, S, Cl, K, Ca, Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Br, Rb, Sr, and Ba. Based on the present quantitative analysis results, M. longifolia samples collected from Al-Madina city had the highest concentration of P, Cl, K, Ti, Fe, Ni, and Cu. The lowest concentrations of P, S, Cl, K, Mn, Ni, and Br were found in Taif-Shafa.     

Photodecomposition of Optical Bleaching Agents in the Presence of Arenes and Arenesulfonic Acids

Addition of arenes and arenesulfonic acids to optical bleaching agents in the liquid system 2-propanol-water or in a polyvinyl alcohol matrix affects the rate of their photodecomposition via T-T transfer of the electronic excitation energy. The relative arrangement of the triplet levels of the luminophore and added compound is responsible for acceleration or deceleration of the process.     

On-line viscometry combined with gel permeation chromatography. II. Application to branched polymers

Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) combined with on-line flow time measurements have been applied to the analysis of branching in polymers. Three sets of branched polymers were examined: polybutadienes lightly crosslinked by high energy radiation, a styrene-divinyl benzene copolymer and several of its fractions, and polyvinyl acetates branched by polymer transfer reactions during polymerization. The reduction in intrinsic viscosity due to branching was determined for each GPC fraction of the polybutadiene samples. The branching frequency in these fractions was known from other information, so the results were used to establish a relationship between viscosity ratio G and the theoretical size ratio g. This relationship was then used to calculate the distribution of branching and M _w in the styrene copolymers and the polyvinyl acetates. The results were compared with independent information on these polymers. The agreement was generally good.     

On the kinetics and mechanism of copolymerization of vinyl acetate and itaconic monomers

The introduction of anionic hydrophylic groups in the pendant chain of polyvinyl alcohol improves its surface and adhesive properties. For the purpose of synthesizing raw materials for preparation of modified polyvinyl alcohol with enhanced performance characteristics, the copolymerization of vinyl acetate with itaconic acid and diethyl itaconate at concentrations up to 9 mol % in methanol solution using azo-bis-isobutyronitrile and tert-butylcyclohexylperoxydicarbonate as initiators has been studied. The experiments were performed using two different methods of addition of the itaconic monomer—single, at the beginning of the process, and continuous. It was established that the process rate decreases as the quantity of the second comonomer increases. The reaction order in terms of itaconic acid ( ?2, 95) and reactivity ratios for both pairs vinyl acetate and itacinic acid (r₁ = 0.053 and r₂ = 31) and vinyl acetate and diethyl itaconate (r₁ = 0.125 and r₂ = 18) were determined. The products obtained were characterized by IR and NMR. It was confirmed that for the case of single addition at the beginning of the process a two-phase system is formed while the continuous addition resulted in random group distribution.     

Solid state NMR studies of syndiotactic polystyrene/ethylbenzene and poly(ethylene oxide)/LiCF3SO3 molecular complexes

Solvent dynamics and polymer-solvent interactions in syndiotactic (s) polystyrene (PS)/ethylbenzene (PhEt) clathrates, as well as polymer-salt interactions in the poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)/LiCF₃SO₃ complex, were characterized by solid state ¹H and ¹³C NMR. ¹H static and ¹H MAS NMR spectra have shown that PhEt molecules in s-PS clathrates retain relatively large, but spatially anisotropic mobility. ¹³C CP/MAS (cross polarization/magic angle spinning) spectra and CP dynamics measured for s-PS-dg/PhEt system indicate that at least a part of PhEt molecules are intercalated between phenyl rings of s-PS. ¹³C CP/MAS NMR spectra show that PEO carbons in complex with LiCF₃SO₃ are more shielded in comparison to neat crystalline PEO. The results (distances) obtained from CP dynamics are in agreement with the published crystal structure of the PEO/LiCF₃SO₃ complex. ¹³C spin-lattice relaxation time measurements have shown that the mobility of PEO in the complex is lower than that in neat crystalline PEO.     

X‐ray photoelectron and carbon Kα emission measurements and calculations of O‐, CO‐, N‐, and S‐containing substances

X‐ray fluorescence measurements for O‐containing [polyethylene oxide, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl methyl ether], CO‐containing [polyvinyl methyl ketone, polyethylene terephthalate], N‐containing [poly‐4‐vinylpyridine (P4VP), polyaniline oligomer (PAO)], and S‐containing [polyphenylene sulfide] substances are presented. Carbon Kα X‐ray emission spectra (XES) and X‐ray photoelectron spectra (XPS) are compared with our DFT calculations performed with the Amsterdam density functional (ADF) program. The combined analysis of valence XPS and carbon Kα XES allows us to determine the individual contributions from pσ‐ and pπ‐bonding molecular orbitals of the polymers. The ΔSCF calculations yield the accurate C1s core‐electron binding energies (CEBEs) for all carbon sites of the organic compound. We calculate all CEBEs of the model molecules using the ΔE _KS approach. Our simulated C1s photoelectron and C Kα emission spectra are in good agreement with our measurements. We also obtain WD (work function and the other energies) values for the polymers and PAO from the difference between calculated (gas‐phase) and measured (solid) CEBE values. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 45: 162–172, 2007     

Phase state and physicochemical properties of systems containing ammonium tungstate or ammonium vanadate, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and water

Isothermal sections of ammonium dodecatungstate-polyvinylpyrrolidone-water and ammonium vanadate-polyvinylpyrrolidone-water phase diagrams have been designed. The combination of visual or microscopic examination and refractive index and density measurements was employed in analysis. The fields of homogeneous polymer-salt solutions and a two-phase field in which a salt phase exists were found in the systems have been found in the systems. Exposure of the vanadate system to light increases the solubility of the salt. In the heterogeneous field of this system, colored precipitates appear because of the solvolysis of ammonium vanadate in combination with the photochemical reduction of the products     

The relation between the molecular weight and intrinsic viscosity of polyvinyl alcohol

Summary A series of unfractionated and fractionated samples of polyvinyl acetate were prepared by homogeneous solution polymerization of vinyl acetate in N,N-dimethylformamide at 90 °C. in presence of , -azo-(-cyano-n-valeric acid) as initiator under a variety of conditions. A portion of each sample was hydrolysed to polyvinyl alcohol. The number average molecular weights have been determined by end-group titrations. The following molecular weight-intrinsic viscosity relationships for polyvinyl alcohol have been obtained. [] = 33.88 X 10^–5 M ^0.716 — for unfractionated samples in water at 30 °C. [] = 29.51 X 10^–5 M ^0.716 — for fractionated samples in water at 30 °C.With 1 figure and 2 tables     

Structural features of the formation of La1?xCaxFeO3?δ (0 ≤x ≤ 0.7) hetero valent solid solutions

A synthesis method with the use of polymer-salt compositions (calcination temperature 800°C) provides the preparation of various solid solutions of a La_1−x Ca _x FeO_3−δ series in the 0≤ x≤ 0.7 range, which belong to the perovskite structure type. A morphotropic phase transition occurs from the orthorhombic perovskite modification (0≤ x ≤ 0.4) to the cubic one (0.5 ≤ x≤ 0.7). A growing number of microdistortions in the perovskite structure and the formation of a microblock structure in the morphotropic phase transition region are observed with increasing degree of calcium substitution for lanthanum. Calcination of solid solutions with x = 0.6 and 0.7 at temperatures above 1000°C in the air or under conditions of reduced oxygen partial pressure (laboratory vacuum of 10⁻³ Torr) results in the formation of a nanostructured state with coherently grown blocks of perovskite and Grenier phase, which is due to irreversible oxygen loss.     

Effect of the reaction medium on the structure of the La1 ? xCaxMnO3 (x = 0–1) solid solutions prepared by the pechini method

The phase composition and microstructure of La_{1 − x} Ca _x MnO₃ (x = 0–1) materials prepared by the Pechini method from polymer-salt stocks were studied after testing these materials in methane oxidation. According to X-ray diffraction data, the reaction medium causes no significant changes in the samples, while high-resolution transmission electron microscopy indicates that the x > 0.3 samples are unstable. Under the action of the reaction medium, the perovskite structure of these samples undergoes partial decomposition accompanied by the formation of planar defects having a lower manganese content. The number and degree of segregation of these defects increase with increasing calcium content. The calcium oxide and manganese oxide phases as segregated nanoparticles are observed on the particle surface. These changes are caused by the decrease in the oxygen content of the manganites under the action of the reaction medium $ (T,P_{O_2 } ) $ (T,P_{O_2 } ) , by the formation of vacancies, and by the variation of the charge of the manganese cations, as well as by the charge ordering tendency of the manganese cations. Therefore, the observed changes in catalytic activity under the action of the reaction medium for x > 0.3 can be due to perovskite decomposition accompanied by the formation of planar defects, the release of the manganese oxide and calcium oxide phases, and their subsequent sintering.     

Quantification of RNase A and Its PEGylated Conjugates on Polymer-Salt Rich Environments Using UV Spectrophotometry

Ribonuclease A (RNase A) from bovine pancreas and its PEGylated conjugates has proven to have potential therapeutic applications. Aqueous Two-Phase Systems (ATPS) is a promising primary recovery strategy for the fractionation of proteins and their PEGylated conjugates. However, in order to characterize the partition behavior of these molecules in ATPS, an easy-to-implement method is needed to estimate protein concentration in each phase. This paper presents a novel methodology based on UV absorbance to quantify RNase A and its PEGylated conjugates on polymer (polyethylene glycol) and salt (potassium phosphate) rich environments, simulating conditions found on polymer-salt ATPS.     

聚氯乙烯三乙撑四胺负载钯配合物的制备及对Heck反应的催化性能

以聚氯乙烯为原料, 通过胺化反应制得聚氯乙烯三乙撑四胺, 然后用较简单方法得到聚氯乙烯三乙撑四胺负载钯配合物(PVC-TETA-Pd), 利用XPS, TG, DTA和TEM等手段对其进行了表征. 热分析表明PVC-TETA-Pd在室温至250 ℃范围内有很好的热稳定性; TEM分析证实钯在PVC-TETA-Pd中分布比较均匀, 钯颗粒呈球形, 粒径在2～3 nm. PVC-TETA-Pd不需在惰性气体氛围中就能有效地催化丙烯酸、苯乙烯与芳基碘的Heck芳基化反应, 并且在较低的温度(40 ℃)或较少的催化剂用量(0.02%)下, 对Heck反应仍有较好的催化性能. PVC-TETA-Pd便于回收, 且有很好的重复使用性能, 对于碘苯与丙烯酸的反应, 重复使用十二次, 肉桂酸的产率仍达到80.1%.