NMR Study on the Hydration of Ions in Microemulsion——Bis-2-Ethylhexyl Phosphoric Acid-Alcohol-Kerosine-Water System

In the present investigation we have observed the proton shift of water of hydration of metal ions in a microemulsion formed by adding water gradually front 0.05% to 20% to a moisture-free bis-2-ethflhexyl phosphoric acid-alcohol-kerosine sistem saponified by metallic sodium,so that the mole ratio of concentration (M )/V(H2O) can be varied from 100:1 to 1:100.Under such conditions,we have obtained the lirni's of SME for various cations as follows 6.78PPm(NH4 ),6.80(Li ).5.96(Na ).6.40(K ),in comparison with the proton shift of liquid water,H2O=4.80PPm.     

Studies on the Synthesis and the Structure of Ferric Aluminum Magnesium Hydrotalcite—like Compounds

Hydrotalcite-like compounds (HTlc) are composed of trivalent and divalent metal ions, the general formula 1 is: [M2+1-xM3+x(OH)2]x+An-x/n·mH2O M3+ is trivalent metal ions, M2+is divalent metal ions, A is negative ions whose valence is n, and m is the amount of water in the crystal, and x is the molar ratio of trivalent metal ions to all metal ions. A lot of studies have been done on the synthesis and property of HTlc, which is made up of two kinds of the metal ions. It has been found …     

THE ALTITUDE AND LATITUDE EFFECTS OF H-O ISOTOPIC SYSTEM IN GRANITOID ROCKS

A lot of Mesozoic and Cenozoic granitoid rocks are widely distributed along the east coastalregion and in the southern part of Xizang, China. In order to study the altitude and latitude effect ofH-O isotopic system in these granitoid rocks, we have first studied the altitude and latitude effects ofδ~(18)O, δD values of recent meteoric water. The altitude and latitude effect equations of recent meteoricteoric water were established. The altitude effects of δD vaues for hydroxyl minerals from granitoid rocks inLhasa-Yadong region of Xizang were found. The average elevated rate of Xizang Plateau is 0.1 mm/yr.The δ~(18)O and δD values of whole rock samples for late Yanshanian miarolitic granite in the east coastalregion wete progressively lower as a function of latitude. The negative correlation between δ~(18)O and δDvalues in each miarolitic pluton represents the relationship between δ~(18)O, δD values of rocks or mineralsand temperatures in the condition with the same ω/r ratio in the interactiv     

Complexation of radionuclide ~(152+154)Eu(Ⅲ) with alumina-bound fulvic acid studied by batch and time-resolved laser fluorescence spectroscopy

To contribute to the understanding of Eu(Ⅲ)interaction properties on hydrous alumina particles in the absence and presence of fulvic acid(FA),the complexation properties of Eu(Ⅲ)with hydrous alumina,FA and FA-alumina hybrids are studied by batch and time-resolved laser fluorescence spectroscopy(TRLFS)techniques.The continuous increase in the fluorescence lifetime of Eu-alumina and Eu-FA with increasing pH indicates that the complexation is accompanied by decreasing number of hydration water in the first coordination sphere of Eu(Ⅲ).Eu(Ⅲ)is adsorbed onto alumina particles as outer-sphere surface complexes of≡(Al-O)-Eu·(OH)·7H_2O and≡(Al-O)-Eu·6H_2O at low pH values,and as inner-sphere surface complexes as≡(Al-O)_2-Eu~+·4H_2O at high pH.In FA solution,Eu(Ⅲ)forms complexes with FA as(COO)_2Eu~+(H_2O)_x and the hydration water number in the first coordination sphere decreases with pH increasing.The formation of≡COO-Eu-(O-Al≡)·4H_2O is observed on FA-alumina hybrids,suggesting the formation of strong inner-sphere surface complexes in the presence of FA.The surface complexes are also characterized by their emission spectra[the ratio of emission intensities of~5D_0→~7F_1(λ=594nm)and~5D_0→~7F_2(λ=619nm)transitions]and their fluorescence lifetime.The findings is important to understand the contribution of FA in the complexation properties of Eu(Ⅲ)on FA-alumina hybrids that the clarification of the environmental behavior of humic substances is necessary to understand fully the behavior of Eu(Ⅲ),or its analogue trivalent lanthanide and actinide ions in natural environment.     

THE EXTRACTION OF GOLD FROM CYANIDE SOLUTION BY α—ALKYL SUBSTITUTED PYRIDINE RESIN

In this paper,we have studied the adsorption properties of gold by α-alkyl substituted pyridine resin( BPR) in alkaline solution.The single and dual component kinetic mass transfer process of Au(I),Ag(I) and other metal cyanide ions were also investigated.The results obtained show that the mass transfer rates of the cyanide ions in the resin phase are closely related to the molar ratio and the configuration of metal cyanide ions. The elution kinetics of Au(I) and other cyanide ions by NH4SCN has been investigated systematically.The intraparticle diffusion coefficient and activation energy of Au(I),Ag(I),Ni(I) Fe(Ⅲ） cyanide anions were determined in CI,NO3,OH-type BPR resin at different temperatures.It is found from the experimental results that the mechanism for extracting Au(I),Ag(I) and other metal cyanide anions by BPR resin belongs to ion exchange process.The difference of activation entropy of some metal cyanide anions(ΔS-ΔS^-) was evaluated.     

STUDIES ON CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURES OF DEMETHYLCANTHARATE-M (M=Zn, Cu, Ni, Co)

The complexes of demethylcantharic acid coordinating with Zn~(2+), Cu~(2+), Ni~(2+) and Co~(2+) wereprepared and the five crystal structures were all determined by X-ray diffraction. Metal ions in thefive structures are of six-membered coordination. The demethylcantharate ions can act as a tri-,tetra- or penta-dentate ligand toward metal ions to form ion-pair structure, chain structure or threedimensional polymer structure respectively. The bridge oxygen atom in ligand always participatesin coordination. In the structures of KM(C_8H_8O_5)_2·6H_2O, the formal valence of M (Ni, Co) is+3, but the data of crystal structures show that M are M~(2+) ions and Ni may form a Ni~(2+) -stabilizedligand radical. In addition, the metal ions are assumed to be probes and some possible Interactionsbetween the acceptor and the receptor are discussed.     

A water-stable metal-organic framework as a luminescent Fe~(3+) sensor under weak acidic and weak basic conditions

A three-dimensional(3 D) metal-organic framework(MOF) ZnL·0.5 H_2O·0.75 DMF(H_2L=9-(pyridin-4-yl)-9 H-carbazole-3,6-dicarboxylic acid, DMF=N,N-dimethylformamide) has been synthesized under solvothermal condition. Crystal structure analysis shows that, in ZnL, each dinuclear Zn_2(COO)_2 unit is doubly-bridged to the other two by the carbazole moieties to form the 1 D chains, which are further connected together by pyridine moieties to lead to the 3 D framework. ZnL exhibits both high structural stability and good luminescent stability in water with the pH range of 4–10. ZnL displays the luminescent quenching response for Fe~(3+) in water with good linear correlation between the quenching efficiency and the concentration with K_(sv) of 10800 M~(-1) in the low concentration range of 0–0.1 mM. Interestingly, it is observed that the sensing performance for Fe~(3+) is stable in the pH range of 4–9, enabling ZnL to detect Fe~(3+) ions in weak acidic and weak basic solutions.     

Catalytic activity of Mn-substituted barium hexaaluminates for methane combustion

The catalysts of hexaaluminate (BaMnxAl12-xO19-δ , x = 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0) to be used in methane combustion have been successfully synthesized by co-precipitation method and supercritical drying. The crystalline structure and surface area of catalyst were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and nitrogen adsorption analysis of BET method. BET analysis revealed that the preparing and drying method proposed here provides stable materials with higher surface area of 51.4 m2/g in comparison to materials prepared using conventional ambient drying method for BaMnxAl12?xO19-δ calcined at 1200℃ under oxygen. XRD analysis indicated that formation of a pure single phase BaMnxAl12-xO19-δ occurred up to x = 3 in the case of Mn-substituted barium hexaaluminates. Incorporation of Mn in excess leads to BaAl2O4 phase formation. As far as the valence state of Manganese ions was concerned, the introduced Mn ions were either divalent or trivalent. The first Mn ions were introduced in the matrix essentially as Mn2 and only for BaMn3Al9O19-δ does manganese exist exclusively as Mn3 ; the higher the Mn concen- tration, the higher the proportion of Mn3 . Catalytic activity for methane combustion has been measured for Mn-substituted barium hexaaluminates, light-off temperature was observed in the 512-624℃ range. The highest activity was obtained for catalysts containing 3 Mn ions per unit cell, which reveals that the BaMnxAl12-xO19-δ catalyst was a promising methane combustion catalyst with high activity and good thermal stability. Temperature programmed reduction (TPR) under hydrogen has been used to correlate the catalytic activity with the amount of easily reducible species.     

Reaction of nitrous oxide with methane to synthesis gas: A thermodynamic and catalytic study

The aim of the present study is to explore the coherence of thermodynamic equilibrium predictions with the actual catalytic reaction of CH4 with N_2O,particularly at higher CH4 conversions.For this purpose,key process variables,such as temperature(300℃-550℃) and a molar feed ratio(N_2O/CH4 = 1,3,and 5),were altered to establish the conditions for maximized H_2 yield.The experimental study was conducted over the Co-ZSM-5 catalyst in a fixed bed tubular reactor and then compared with the thermodynamic equilibrium compositions,where the equilibrium composition was calculated via total Gibbs free energy minimization method.The results suggest that molar feed ratio plays an important role in the overall reaction products distribution.Generally for N_2O conversions,and irrespective of N_2O/CH_4 feed ratio,the thermodynamic predictions coincide with experimental data obtained at approximately 475℃-550℃,indicating that the reactions are kinetically limited at lower range of temperatures.For example,theoretical calculations show that the H2 yield is zero in presence of excess N2O(N_2O/CH_4 = 5).However over a Co-ZSM-5 catalyst,and with a same molar feed ratio(N_2O/CH_4) of 5,the H_2 yield is initially 10%at 425℃,while above450℃ it drops to zero.Furthermore,H_2 yield steadily increases with temperature and with the level of CH4 conversion for reactions limited by N_2O concentration in a reactant feed.The maximum attainable(from thermodynamic calculations and at a feed ratio of N_2O/CH4=3) H_2 yield at 550℃ is 38%,whereas at same temperature and over Co-ZSM-5,the experimentally observed yield is about 19%.Carbon deposition on Co-ZSM-5 at lower temperatures and CH4 conversion(less than 50%) was also observed.At higher temperatures and levels of CH_4 conversion(above 90%),the deposited carbon is suggested to react with N_2O to form CO_2.     

THE REDOX BEHAVIOR OF BISMUTH MOLYBDATES——AN XPS STUDY OF Ar~+ ION BOMBARDMENT INDUCED CHEMICAL EFFECT IN UHV

Ar~+ ion bombardment induced reduction effect on Bi_2O_3, MoO_3 and Bi-Mo complex oxides, α-Bi_2Mo_3O_(13), β-Bi_2Mo_2O_9, and γ-Bi_2MoO_6, has been studied with XPS. The results show that, owing to the presence of the oxygen anion bridge in Bi(Ⅲ)-O(Ⅱ)-Mo(Ⅵ), the reduction behavior of Bi(Ⅲ) and Mo(Ⅵ) metal ions in all the three complex oxides is contrary to that in the single oxides. While Mo(Ⅵ) in MoO_3 is reduced to Mo(Ⅵ) in UHV under Ar~+ ion bombardment, the valence state of Bi(Ⅲ) in Bi_2O_3 is unchanged. However, Bi(Ⅲ) in the three complex oxides is reduced to Bi(0) without noticeable reduction of Mo(Ⅵ). Nevertheless, the rates of Bi(Ⅲ) reduction are in correspondence with the difference in Bi/Mo atomic ratio and the crystallographic features of the three phases of bismuth molybdate are decreasing in the order of α-Bi_2Mo_3O_(12)≥β-Bi_2Mo_2O_9>γ-Bi_2MoO_6. A new O -species is observed on the bismuth molybdate surface reduced by Ar~+ ion bombardment.Wc discuss the above phenomena i     

Conformation of 1,2-Dimethoxyethane in Water

To understand the conformation of 1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME) in water, a system of two kinds of molecules, DME and H_2O, was focused. The interaction of various conformers of DME with water was studied by means of ab initio molecular orbital calculation with 6-31G (d) basis set. It is shown that there are two forms of interactions between the two molecules in the system, the close touched (H_2O attaches to the two oxygen atoms of DME) and the open touched (H_2O attaches to one oxygen atom of DME) structures. The conformation of DME is remarkably influenced by the interactions. Instead the ttt conformer is preferred in the gas state, with a close touched H_2O the tgt conformer becomes the most stable one. The obtained hydration energies show that the stabilized order of DME conformers by water is tgt>tgg′>ttt.     

THE CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE OF THE PHOTOOXIDIZED PRODUCT OF HYPOCRELLIN A AND THE STUDY OF THE PHOTODYNAMIC ACTION MECHANISM

In attempting to study the phototherapeutic action and the photosensitized oxygenation mechanism, we have determined the crystal structure of the main oxidized product of hypocrellin A (HA). It was crystallized in monoclinic system with space group P2_1. The cell data are: a=10.030(3), b=8.877(3), c=15.764(5), β=104.50(2)°, Z=2. The crystal structure has been determined by direct method and refined to a final R of 0.055 based on the 1408 observed reflections with l>2.5σ(Ⅰ). The photooxidized product is composed of a heptacyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon connecting with two α-naphthoquinone derivatives as its skeletal molecule. No peroxidic linkage has been found. On the basis of the crystal structure determined, we have deduced part of the process of formation of the oxide, ⅰ. e. firstly, the peroxide was formed by photocycloaddition of oxygen molecule to Hypocrellin A, then thermodissociation took place to form a stable oxide.     

The theoretical study of one-carbon unit transfer with H_2O participation from imidazolidine to dUMP analogue

The ONIOM quantum mechanics method is used to study the reaction of one-carbon unit transfer from an imidazolidine to 6- aminouracil model with the participation of water molecules.The computation results show that in this reaction the participation of H_2O molecule makes the energy barrier lower because of the H-bond interaction.     

Turn-on fluorescence probe for selective detection of Hg(Ⅱ)by calixpyrrole hydrazide reduced silver nanoparticle: Application to real water sample

A simple and quick method for the synthesis of water dispersible stable silver nanoparticles has been developed. Calix[4]pyrrole octahydrazide(CPOH), has been successfully used as a reducing as well as stabilizing agent for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles. CPOH-AgNps have been duly characterized by SPR, PSA, TEM and EDX-ray. The ability of CPOH-AgNps as selective and sensitive sensor for various ions(Pb(Ⅱ), Cd(Ⅱ), Mn(Ⅱ), Fe(Ⅲ), Ni(Ⅱ), Zn(Ⅱ), Hg(Ⅱ), Co(Ⅱ), Cu(Ⅱ)) by colorimetry and spectrofluorimetry has been explored. CPOH-AgNps were found to be selective only for Hg(Ⅱ) ions. Nanomolar concentration of Hg(Ⅱ) ions can also be determined by spectrofluorimetry by increase in fluorescence intensity. Linear range of detection of Hg(Ⅱ) ions in water was found to be from 1 nmol/L to 1 μmol/L. The method has been successfully applied for determination of Hg(Ⅱ) ions in ground water and industrial effluent waste water samples.     

Theoretical Study of Hydrated Cd~（2＋） Interactions with Guanine

Theoretical study was performed to investigate how the hydration of cadmium ca-tion influences the structure and properties of guanine.The aqueous environment was simulated by both explicit solvent(1-5 water molecules) model and implicit solvent model.For complexes in which Cd2+ attached to the N(7) and O(6) sites of guanine,energy analysis together with the Natural Bonding Orbital(NBO) analysis were performed to elucidate the bonding characteristics in detail.The most stable structures are penta-coordinate complexes without aqua ligand located at the guanine site.Higher number of water ligands corresponds to higher stabilization energies.Average bonding energies of G-Cd increase with the number of water molecules.Bonding energies of water ligands depend on its position in the complexes.The charge distribution of guanine changed with increasing the number of water ligands,which may also influence the base-pairing pattern of guanine.There is positive charge transfer from guanine to aqua ligand as the number of the hydration waters increases.IEFPCM optimization has results comparable to the [CdG(H2O)5]2+ structure 5a.     

11-Mercaptoundecanoic acid functionalized gold nanoclusters as fluorescent probes for the sensitive detection of Cu2+ and Fe3+ ions

Metal ions are physiologically essential,but excessive metal ions may cause severe risk to plants and animals.Here,we prepared gold nanoclusters(Au NCs) protected by 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid(11-MUA),which have excellent fluorescence properties for the detection of metal ions.The results showed that the copper ions(Cu~(2+)) and iron ions(Fe~(3+)) in the solution have obvious quenching effect on the fluorescence intensity of Au NCs.The detection range of Fe~(3+) was 0.8–4.5 mmol/L(R~2= 0.992) and 4.5–11.0 mmol/L(R~2= 0.997).And Cu~(2+) has a lower linear range(0.1–1.0 mmol/L,R2= 0.993).When EDTA was added into the reaction system,it was observed that the quenching effect of Cu~(2+) and Fe~(3+)on Au NCs showed different phenomenon.Then,the effect of metal ions on the fluorescence of Au NCs was investigated.The selective detection of Cu~(2+) was achieved by EDTA masking of Fe~(3+).In addition,we realized the metal ions detection application of Au NCs in the serum     

Structural analysis of [Bmim]2CuCl4 ionic liquids in the presence of water and ethanol by XAFS technique

The structure of [Bmim]2Cu Cl4 ionic liquids(Bmim: 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium) with different ratios of H2 O and C2H5 OH was investigated using X-ray absorption fine structure(XAFS) technique. In this study, XAFS was employed to directly probe the conformational variations of copper ions in [Bmim]2Cu Cl4 with the addition of either water or ethanol. XAFS analysis confirmed that the structure of ionic liquids gradually transformed from tetrahedral to octahedral configuration with the increase in ratio of H2 O. Our results also showed that water molecules coordinated with the copper ions of [Bmim]2Cu Cl4, leading to the conformational change in ionic liquids. However, the XAFS spectra of [Bmim]2Cu Cl4/C2H5 OH indicated no coordination of anhydrous ethanol with the copper ions of [Bmim]2Cu Cl4. The structure of [Bmim]2Cu Cl4 ionic liquids is maintained as the tetrahedral configuration in presence of ethanol. Therefore, anhydrous ethanol causes little variation in the structure of ionic liquids and it is a good solvent for the dilution of ionic liquids.     

Preconcentration and Determination of Trace Amounts of Heavy Metals in Water Samples Using Membrane Disk and Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

A fast and simple method for preconcentration of Ni^2＋, Cd^2＋, Pb^2＋, Zn^2＋, Cu^2＋ and Co^2＋ from natural water samples was developed. The metal ions were complexed with sodium diethyldithiocarbamate （Na-DDTC）, then adsorbed onto octadecyl silica membrane disk, recovered and determined by FAAS. Extraction efficiency, influence of sample volume and eluent flow rates, effects of pH, amount of Na-DDTC, nature and amount of eluent for elution of metal ions from membrane disk, break through volume and limit of detection have been evaluated. The effect of foreign ions on the percent recovery of heavy metal ions has also been studied. The limit of detection of the proposed method for Ni^2＋, Cd^2＋, Pb^2＋, Zn^2＋, Cu^2＋ and Co^2＋was found to be 2.03, 0.47, 3.13, 0.44, 1.24 and 2.05 ng·mL^-1, respectively. The proposed （DDTC） method has been successfully applied to the recovery and determination of heavy metal ions in different water samples.     

Synthesis and Study on the Complexation of Dithidiaza 21-Cown-7- Bearing Appended Coumarin or 1-Aminonaphthene as Sidearms

The high toxicity of many transition and post-transition metal ions, especially Hg2+ and Pb2 + , is well recognized and a lot of attention has been paid to control contamination of water supplies by toxic metal ions and to monitor the level of these metal ions in the environment. For the application purpose in controlling and monitoring the concentrations of specific metal ions in a complex matrix continuously and remotely by using ion-selective sensory devices, chemical sensors based on the synthetic fluoroionophores and chromoionophores capable of signaling complexation of metal ions have been reported, [1～ 5], and a series of dithidiaza 21-rown-7 bearing appended coumarin or 1-aminonaphthene as sidearms was synthesized. [6]     

Hydrogen and syngas production from two-step steam reforming of methane using CeO2 as oxygen carrier

CeO2 oxygen carrier was prepared by precipitation method and tested by two-step steam reforming of methane (SRM). Two-step SRM for hydrogen and syngas generation is investigated in a fixed-bed reactor. Methane is directly converted to syngas at a H2/CO ratio close to 2 : 1 at a high temperature (above 750 °C) by the lattice oxygen of CeO2; methane cracking is found when the reduction degree of CeO2 was above 5.0% at 850 °C in methane isothermal reaction. CeO2?δ obtained from methane isothermal reaction can split water to generate CO-free hydrogen and renew its lattice oxygen at 700 °C; simultaneously, deposited carbon is selectively oxidized to CO2 by steam following the reaction (C+2H2O→CO2+2H2). Slight deactivation in terms of amounts of desired products (syngas and hydrogen) is observed in ten repetitive two-step SRM process due to the carbon deposition on CeO2 surface as well as sintering of CeO2.