A biomass based photonic crystal made of "konjac tofu"

Konjac tofu is a traditional Chinese food whose main ingredient is the water-soluble polysaccharide from konjac tubers-konjac glucomannan(KGM).Herein we report an interpenetrating double network polymeric film by crosslinking KGM and polyvinyl alcohol(PVA) with glutaraldehyde under acidic conditions.PVA was introduced into the hydrogel system as a hard skeleton,which not only maintained the biocompatibility of KGM,but also gave the hydrogel superior mechanical properties and solvent resistance.Implanting a colloidal array inside the above film,we obtained a new type of biomass based photonic crystal that is sensitive to a variety of physical and chemical stimulus,especially for methanol.This photonic crystal responds to metha nol and methanol vapo r,and has the ability to detect methanol in gasoline,which has a good application prospect.     

A series of stable,metastable and unstable salts of Imatinib with improved solubility

Pharmaceutical salt formation is the most preferred and effective method to enhance the physicochemical properties of APIs. The aim of the study was to design and synthesize a series of new salts to improve the solubility of Imatinib(IM). Two stable salts with malonic acid(S1) and citric acid(S5), one metastable salt with fumaric acid(S2), two unstable salts with citric acid(S3, S4) were obtained for the first time.Single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared, differen...     

Studies on Kinetics of Crystallization of PA6／UFAPR Composites

The influence of Ultrafine Full-Vulcanized Acrylate Powdered Rubber(UFAPR) on the isothermal crys-tallization kinetics and nonisothermal crystallization behavior of PA8 has been studied by means of DSC. The results show that with the introduction of a small amount of UFAPR, the crystallization rate of PA8 can be increased obviously, and the crystallization temperature range can be augmented and the crystallite size distri-bution of the crystal can be narrowed down. The change of free energy perpendicular to the crystal nucleus, which has been calculated according to the Hoffman theory, is consistent with the result of Avrami′s equa-tion. The unit surface free energy of the radial-developing crystal spherulite decreases while the crystalliza-tion rate of PA8 increases with the introduction of UFAPR. Meanwhile, it is shown by means of the polariz-ing microscope(PLM) that the crystal size drops down and the number of the crystal grains augments with the addition of UFAPR, which shows that UFAPR can function as a nucleating agent.     

Molecular Volume of Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates

The present paper discusses some characteristics of the molecular volumes of phosphates, arsenates and vanadates. In the salts, the volumes of per acid radical ((?)) quantitatively depend on the radii, charges, numbers of cations and anions. The functional relations between the (?) values of phosphates, arsenates, vanadates and the factors mentioned above are obtained. The molecular volumes of these salts are equal to the sum of the topological volumes of cations and anions. The authors have got a series of universally united topological volume values of cations and anions. It confirms that the topological molecular volume of the crystal water (H_2O) in the hydrates of the salts approximates to a constant, 244 (?)~3 with σ_(n-1)= 2.1. The topological volume of the hydroxide ion (OH~-) approximates to a constant too. The average value is 16.89 (?)~3 with σ_(n-1)=1.68.     

Study on the Phase Equilibrium of the Ternary System Ethanol-Cesium Carbonate-Water at 10, 30 and 50℃

Introduction The salting out effect in the systems of aliphatic al-cohol-water is of industrial interest. The addition of or-ganic solvents to the aqueous solution of a salt normally decreases the solubility of the salt. So the method can be used for salting-out of inorganic salts to improve yield and purity.1-3 However, the phase diagrams of the inves-tigated systems are required as basic data. There are lots of aliphatic alcohol-water systems having been deter-mined. The 1-butanol-water-Na…     

Synthesis of Symmetric Diketones from Imidazolinium Salt and Bis-Grignard Reagents

In our earlier paper, we reported a convenient method for the synthesis of symmetricdiketones from benzimidazolium salts and his-Grignard reagents'. The yields of productobtained by the reported method are better then that of the former methods2' 3. Howeverthe method suffers from dramatic expensive material, such as o-phenyldiamine, whichmakes it not to be useful for large-scale preparation.In order to overcome this disadvantage and find a new method which can be utilizedin industry, we have e…     

Two-dimensional correlation analysis of continuous online in situ ATR-FTIR on the adsorption of butyl xanthate at the surface of α-PbO

The adsorption behavior of butyl xanthate on the surface of lead oxide was investigated using continuous online in situ attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared(ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy technique and two dimensional(2D) correlation analysis.The adsorbed layer studied was prepared by coating α-PbO particles onto the surfaces of the ZnSe crystal.The appearance of spectral peaks at 1203 cm~(-1),1033 cm~(-1) and their red shift indicated the formation and aggregation of xanthate at the surface of α-PbO.According to 1R intensity changes after rinsing with deionized water and a NaOH solution,the adsorption was proved to be a chemisorption type.The competition between xanthate and OH for the surfaces leads to desorption of xanthate at higher pH.The technique of 2D correlation ATR-FTIR spectroscopy was used to evaluate the changing order of spectral intensities in the adsorption process,and the results indicated that xanthate micelles were formed at the surfaces.The adsorption kinetics of butyl xanthate was found to be a pseudo-second-order reaction model and the adsorption capacity of butyl xanthate at α-PbO was as high as 281 mg g~(-1) after 150 min.     

Application of electron diffraction in the structure characterization of polymer crystals

The dependence of properties on the structure and morphology of semicrystalline polymers offers an effective way to tailor the properties of these materials through structure control. To this end, establishing the structure and property relationship is of great importance. For a right characterization of the crystal structure, several techniques can be used. Among these techniques, electron diffraction has its advantage for determining the crystal structure related to specific formation condition since it can combine with bright and dark fields observation of the sample. This feature article describes the application of electron diffraction in determining the crystal structure of semicrystalline polymers with elaborately selected examples. We focus on how the electron diffraction can be used to disclose the crystal structure, mutual orientation of different crystals, as well as the disorders included in the polymer crystals.     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Fluorescence Property of [Y（sip）（H2O）4]n with 5-Sulfoisophthalate Ligand

1 INTRODUCTION Recently, much attention has been focused on metal- organic coordination polymers for their structural novelty and potentially important applications as advanced materials[1～3]. With the development of crystal engineering and supramolecular chemistry, it is possible to use organic ligands and metal salts to construct metal-organic coordination polymers pos- sessing some specific properties. Furthermore, inve- stigations on coordination complexes containing rare earth ion ha…     

A Thermochemical Study of the Reaction of Lanthanum Nitrate with Alanine

IntroductionRare earth ions possess some special functions, in biochemistry and can be used as aprobe to label the calcium ion, moreover, amino acids are the structure unit of proteins, so itis very important to make research on the complexes of rare earth salts with amino acids. Theresearch on the behaviour of the complexes of rare earth salts with amino acids has become aheated point of the research in the crossing field of chemistry and biology in recent years['--'].In order to guide the de…     

分子量及酰基供体对酶促魔芋葡甘聚糖酰化反应的影响

研究了在有机介质叔丁醇中魔芋葡甘聚糖(KGM)的分子量及酰基供体对固定化脂肪酶Novozym 435催化KGM乙酰化反应的影响.KGM的分子量对酶促其酰化反应的活性及产物取代度有显著影响.随着KGM分子量的增大,酶催化反应的速率逐渐下降,产物的取代度逐渐减小.KGM分子量对该反应的影响与不同分子量KGM的溶解度、体系粘度、空间位阻及颗粒形态等因素有关.以不同链长的脂肪酸乙烯酯为酰基供体时,随着酰基供体中脂肪酸碳链的增长,酶促KGM酰化反应速率逐渐下降,产物的取代度逐渐减小,且该酰化反应具有高度的区域选择性,反应均发生在C6-OH上.     

高取代度魔芋葡甘聚糖醋酸酯的制备及其热塑性和流变性研究

以魔芋葡甘聚糖(KGM)为原料,浓硫酸为催化剂,乙酸酐为改性剂,制备了KGM醋酸酯.研究了反应条件对KGM醋酸酯取代度(DS)的影响,KGM醋酸酯制备的最佳反应条件是乙醇∶水量比5∶5,反应时间2h,反应温度75℃,催化剂浓硫酸的浓度0.1mol/L,KGM与乙酸酐的量比5∶40(g/mL),取代度高达2.93,其分子量与KGM相比,则明显降低.运用傅立叶红外光谱仪(FTIR)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、热重分析仪(TGA)、示差扫描量热仪(DSC)和旋转流变仪对KGM和高取代度KGM醋酸酯进行了表征.结果表明,KGM醋酸酯的羰基(CO)特征吸收峰较KGM明显增强,其表观形貌大部分为疏松絮状,KGM及其醋酸酯均为非晶态结构.与KGM相比,KGM醋酸酯的热稳定性下降,分解温度(Td)由KGM的261.10℃降低至KGM醋酸酯的204.56℃,KGM醋酸酯出现了明显的玻璃化转变,其玻璃化转变温度(Tg)为128.49℃.KGM醋酸酯是典型的黏弹性材料,其弹性比率占21.27%,其剪切黏度η对温度变化非常敏感,可通过温度的改变来调节KGM醋酸酯的加工流动性.KGM醋酸酯具有较好的热塑性.     

Effect of borax additives on the rheological properties of sodium hyaluronate aqueous solutions

The rheological properties of sodium hyaluronate aqueous solutions are studied, and the effect of borax additives on them is investigated. It is shown that, at low concentrations, sodium hyaluronate behaves as a typical linear polyelectrolyte in the limit of a high concentration of the salt in both a 0.1 M NaCl aqueous solution and a salt-free solvent. The addition of 1 mole of borax per base-mole of the polymer to the solution of sodium hyaluronate significantly decreases the specific viscosity of the solution if no salt is added and has practically no effect on the viscosity of the solution in 0.1 M NaCl. The viscosity of a semidilute solution of sodium hyaluronate without the added salt decreases as the shear rate is increased in the range 1.5–656 s^?1. With an increase in temperature, viscosity decreases and its dependence on shear rate becomes less pronounced. The same effect is exerted by small amounts of borax. The properties of salt-free solutions are explained by the presence of admixtures of low-molecular-mass ions in them that screen the Coulomb repulsion of charges linked to sodium hyaluronate chains, and the effect of borax may be rationalized by the screening effect of ions resulting from the hydrolysis of borax.     

Effect of Plasma Treatment on the Structures and Properties of Konjac Glucomannan Film

To understand the effect of plasma treatment on the Konjac glucomannan film, the nitrogen plasma was injected into the film by ion beam injection machine in this study. The structures and properties of Konjac glucomannan film after plasma treatment were analyzed by Infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectrum, X-ray, ect. The result showed that nitrogen groups appeared in the KGM molecular chain and part of this chain fractured, and the number of hydrogen bonds increased after the treatment of plasma. The form of KGM molecule remained amorphous non-crystalline state, but the crystalline region was increased and became more ordered. The mechanical property of tensile strength and breaking elongation was improved, while the WVP was decreased. The nitrogen groups were grafted on the KGM molecular chain after plasma treatment, which led to the improvement of the properties of KGM film.     

魔芋葡甘聚糖/聚乙烯醇纳米纤维膜及其释药行为研究

为了研制药物缓释效果优良的薄膜材料,利用静电纺丝设备研制不同比重的魔芋葡甘露聚糖/聚乙烯醇纳米纤维膜,并通过扫描电镜、傅里叶变换红外光谱和示差扫描量热法表征纳米纤维膜的结构和性能,结合体外实验和数学模型研究其缓释行为.结果显示当魔芋葡甘露聚糖含量占纳米纤维膜总质量约76%时,纳米纤维膜中微纤丝粗细最均匀且结点较少,纳米纤维膜中魔芋葡甘聚糖和聚乙烯醇之间存在明显的相互作用,含有5-氨基水杨酸的纳米纤维膜在pH=7.4 PBS磷酸盐缓冲液中25 h的累积释放量大约为45%,显示出良好的药物缓释效果,其缓释行为与Higuchi模型具有较高的拟合度.研究表明利用静电纺丝设备研制的魔芋葡甘聚糖/聚乙烯醇纳米纤维膜可以为药物缓释载体的开发提供理论依据.     

柱前衍生-高效液相色谱法测定香精香料中硼酸和硼砂

香精香料样品中的硼酸经姜黄素的乙酸溶液在室温下进行衍生化,所得硼的衍生物用高效液相色谱法分析。选用Hypersil ODS2色谱柱(4.6mm×250mm,5μm)为固定相,以甲醇与0.012mol·L-1四丁基溴化铵(TBABr)溶液按体积比80比20混合所得溶液为流动相进行淋洗,于波长550nm处进行检测。根据硼砂在硫酸环境下定量转化成硼酸的原理间接测定硼砂。硼的色谱峰面积与其质量浓度在0.004～0.2 mg·L-1范围内呈线性关系,检出限(3s)为4.0×10-4 mg·L-1。在3个浓度水平下做加标回收试验,所得硼酸和硼砂的平均回收率分别在92.1%～106.6%和92.9%～107.1%之间。     

Effect of Polycarboxylic Acid Used as High-Performance Dispersant on Low-Rank Coal-Water Slurry

A new polycarboxylic (PC) acid was prepared from copolymerization of 2-methyl-1-butylene alcohol polyoxyethylene ether (HPEG), acrylic acid (AA), and 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid (AMPS) and used as a high-performance dispersant in low-rank coal-water slurry (CWS). The optimized conditions are as follows: the reaction temperature is 80°C, the mole ratio of HPEG, AA, and AMPS is 1:3:0.3, and the inherent viscosity of PC polymer is 49.26 ml/g. The molecule structure of PC polymer was characterized by means of FTIR. Moreover, the apparent viscosity, static stability, and rheological property of CWS with the concentration of 63.0 and 65.0 wt% were all determined by adding PC hyper-dispersant or naphthalene sulfonate-formaldehyde (NSF) condensate dispersant at 0.5 wt% dosage. The result shows that PC dispersant has better properties than commercial NSF product in low-rank CWS. The effect was well rationalized by a combination of electrostatic repulsion force, wetting property, and steric hindrance provided by PC polymer.     

Effect of deacetylation rate on gelation kinetics of konjac glucomannan

Effect of deacetylation rate on the gelation behaviors on addition of sodium carbonate for native and acetylated konjac glucomannan (KGM) samples with a degree of acetylation (DA) range of 1.38-10.1 wt.% synthesized using acetic anhydride in the presence of pyridine as catalyst was studied by dynamic viscoelastic measurements. At a fixed alkaline concentration (C(Na)), both the critical gelation times (t(cr)) and the plateau values of storage moduli (G'(sat)) of the KGM gels increased with increasing DA. While at a fixed ratio of alkaline concentrations to values of DA (C(Na)/DA), the similar t(cr) and (G'(sat)) values independent of DA were observed. On the whole, increasing KGM concentration or temperature shortened the gelation time and enhanced the elastic modulus for KGM gel. The effect of deacetylation rate related to the C(Na)/DA on the gelation kinetics of the KGM samples were discussed.     

Structure and composition studies of chemical vapour-deposited BCN fibre coatings

The composition and structure of boron carbonitride (BCN) films were studied. The films were continuously deposited on fibres by atmospheric pressure CVD. The precursors were ammonia, trimethyl borate and toluene. The composition was determined by photoelectron spectra of boron 1s, nitrogen 1s, carbon 1s and oxygen 1s. By fixing the C 1s peak at 285 eV, the position of the B 1s peak and the N 1s peak in the BCN films was equal to BN films. The C content of the films increases from about 6 at% to 60 at%, leaving the stoichiometric boron/nitrogen ratio as well as the oxygen content below 10 at% unchanged. Generally, the carbon content in the films is lower than predicted by the precursor ratios. Obviously, the insertion of carbon into the film is decreased in the presence of ammonia, which is known to etch carbon. With a decreasing ammonia/toluene ratio, the undesired effect in the reaction is suppressed and the carbon deposition becomes considerable. Transmission electron microscopic studies were performed on cross-sections of the coated fibres. High-resolution images generally show a hexagonal turbostratic structure with different orientation preferences of the atomic lamellae similar to hexagonal turbostratic boron nitride and pyrolytic carbon. When a noticeable carbon concentration (20 at%) is reached, the atomic sheets become uniformly distributed in all directions in space.     

KMnO4引发魔芋粉-丙烯腈的接枝共聚反应

以KMnO4为引发剂进行魔芋粉与丙烯腈的接枝共聚反应。研究了魔芋粉预氧化时间、引发剂浓度、单体浓度、酸度、反应时间、反应温度和反应物加料方式等聚合条件对接枝效率的影响，并对接枝机理作了探讨。