Inverse gas chromatography of lignocellulosic fibers coated with a thermosetting polymer: Use of peak maximum and conder and young methods

The Conder and Young (CY) and the peak maximum (PM) methods were used to estimate the retention time of n-alkane probes on chemithermomechanical pulp (CTMP) wood fibers treated with a low molecular weight grade phenol-formaldehyde resin (PFR). Thermodynamic functions (ΔH_a^o, ΔG_a^o, and ΔS_a^o) and the London dispersive component of the surface energy were derived from these retention times. Treated wood fibers show a high energy surface due to the presence of the thermoset resin on their surface. Values of ΔH_a^o obtained from the CY method were higher than those obtained with the PM method at relatively high temperatures and with relatively low molecular weight alkanes. The results from the two methods were identical at low temperature (293 K) and with the relatively high molecular weight alkane n-undecane.     

Complex Formation of Polybutadiene with Cyclodextrins

Polybutadienes were found to form inclusion complexes with cyclodextrins in high selectivity to give crystalline compounds. α‐Cyclodextrin and β‐cyclodextrin form complexes only with polybutadienes of low molecular weight and high 1,4‐addition content. Polybutadienes with high 1,2‐content gave complexes with γ‐cyclodextrin in low yield. The yields of the γ‐cyclodextrin complexes decreased with increasing molecular weights of the polybutadienes of similar composition. Complexes were isolated and characterized by means of FT‐IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C CP/MAS NMR, ¹³C PST/MAS NMR spectroscopies, and X‐ray diffraction. Inclusion modes are discussed.     

Synthese und Zerfall von Azoinitiatoren,I

Azoesters of the typePhR ¹R²CN=NCR ²R¹Ph(R ¹=alkyl,R ²=rest of carboxylic acids) were synthesized; their 10h-half-life-temperatures and energies of activation of the decomposition were determined. The decomposition of the azo compounds follows a law of first order. The variation of the substituentsR ¹ andR ² gives information about the effect on the decomposition of the azo compounds. The azoesters of acetic acid are outstanding by low temperatures of decomposition and are situated in the range of azoisobutyronitrile.

     

Oxidation of lean formaldehyde in air over an Au/CeO2 catalyst and its kinetics

The oxidation of low concentration formaldehyde in air over Au/CeO₂, prepared by co-precipitation, was investigated. Power-law kinetic models were proposed and the parameters were estimated, which are r = −0.46 × e ^{−14612 / RT}C_HCHO(303 K < T < 363 K) and r = −295.78 × e ^{−34178 / RT} C_HCHO (363 K < T < 413 K). The mechanism of the reaction at low temperatures might be different from that at high temperatures.     

Intrinsically Low Thermal Conductivity and High Carrier Mobility in Dual Topological Quantum Material,n-Type BiTe

A challenge in thermoelectrics is to achieve intrinsically low thermal conductivity in crystalline solids while maintaining a high carrier mobility (μ). Topological quantum materials, such as the topological insulator (TI) or topological crystalline insulator (TCI) can exhibit high μ. Weak topological insulators (WTI) are of interest because of their layered hetero-structural nature which has a low lattice thermal conductivity (κ_lat). BiTe, a unique member of the (Bi₂)_m(Bi₂Te₃)_n homologous series (m:n=1:2), has both the quantum states, TCI and WTI, which is distinct from the conventional strong TI, Bi₂Te₃ (where m:n=0:1). Herein, we report intrinsically low κ_lat of 0.47–0.8 W m⁻¹ K⁻¹ in the 300–650 K range in BiTe resulting from low energy optical phonon branches which originate primarily from the localized vibrations of Bi bilayer. It has high μ≈516 cm² V⁻¹ s⁻¹ and 707 cm² V⁻¹ s⁻¹ along parallel and perpendicular to the spark plasma sintering (SPS) directions, respectively, at room temperature.     

Design,Synthesis and Biological Activities of Novel Benzoyl Hydrazines Containing Pyrazole

In search of environmentally benign compounds with high biological activity, low toxicity and low resistance, 8 novel benzoyl hydrazines containing pyrazole were designed and synthesized. All compounds were characterized by ¹H NMR spectra and HRMS. The preliminary results of biological activity assessment indicated that most of title compounds exhibited certain insecticidal activities against Mythimna separata Walker at 200 mg·L^?1 but excellent fungicidal activities against six fungus at 50 mg·L^?1, which were better than the control.     

Lewis Acid Catalyzed Synthesis of Cyanidophosphates

Salts containing new cyanido(fluorido)phosphate anions of the general formula [PF_6?n(CN)_n]^? (n=1–4) were synthesized by a very mild Lewis‐acid‐catalyzed synthetic protocol and fully characterized. All [PF_6?n(CN)_n]^? (n=1–4) salts could be isolated on a preparative scale. It was also possible to detect the [PF(CN)₅]^? but not the [P(CN)₆]^? anion. The best results with respect to purity, yield, and low cost were obtained when the F^?/CN^? substitution reactions were carried out in ionic liquids.     

Intrinsically Low Thermal Conductivity and High Carrier Mobility in Dual Topological Quantum Material,n‐Type BiTe

A challenge in thermoelectrics is to achieve intrinsically low thermal conductivity in crystalline solids while maintaining a high carrier mobility (μ). Topological quantum materials, such as the topological insulator (TI) or topological crystalline insulator (TCI) can exhibit high μ. Weak topological insulators (WTI) are of interest because of their layered hetero‐structural nature which has a low lattice thermal conductivity (κ_lat). BiTe, a unique member of the (Bi₂)_m(Bi₂Te₃)_n homologous series (m:n=1:2), has both the quantum states, TCI and WTI, which is distinct from the conventional strong TI, Bi₂Te₃ (where m:n=0:1). Herein, we report intrinsically low κ_lat of 0.47–0.8 W m^?1 K^?1 in the 300–650 K range in BiTe resulting from low energy optical phonon branches which originate primarily from the localized vibrations of Bi bilayer. It has high μ≈516 cm² V^?1 s^?1 and 707 cm² V^?1 s^?1 along parallel and perpendicular to the spark plasma sintering (SPS) directions, respectively, at room temperature.     

Nonlinear viscoelasticity of polystyrene solutions. III. Stress development at the start of steady shear flow and an experimental check of some constitutive models

The development of the shear stress at the start of shear flow at constant rate of shear κ was measured for polystyrene solutions in diethyl phthalate with a cone-and-plate rheometer. Ranges of molecular weight M and concentration c were 3.10 × 10⁶?7.62 × 10⁶ and 0.112?0.329 g/cm³, respectively. The shear stress as a function of time t exhibited a marked maximum at large κ when either M or c was relatively low. When M and c were high, the maximum was broad and low. In a few extreme cases no maximum was observed in the range of κ studied. The constitutive model of Bernstein, Kearsley, and Zapas could describe approximately the shear stresses at a sudden start and on cessation of steady shear flow with a memory function evaluated from the strain-dependent relaxation modulus. The strain dependence of the memory function for solutions of low M or c was approximately expressed as exp{?α|s|} where α is a constant (ca. 0.37) and |s| is the absolute value of shear strain. When M and c were high, the strain dependence was found to be more diffuse and to require several terms if approximated by exponential functions of |s|. The Lodge model based on a strain-rate dependent relaxation spectrum was not able to describe the strain-dependent relaxation modulus as well as the interrelation between shear stresses at a sudden start and a cessation of steady shear flow.     

Modeling of iron adsorption on HTTA-loaded polyurethane foam using Freundlich,Langmuir and D-R isotherm expressions

The sorption of Fe(III) at low pH range from 1 to 4.5 on open cell polyether type HTTA-loaded polyurethane foam has been carried out using batch technique. The optimum shaking time for 2.5· 10^–4M solution of Fe(III) was found to be 30 minutes. The concept of macropore and micropore nature of polyurethane foam sorbent offers unique advantages of adsorption. Freundlich and Langmuir adsorption isotherms are followed at low concentration range from 1·10^–4 to 3·10^–4M solution of Fe(III). The Freundlich constant (1/n=0.46±0.013 andK=9.16±1.39 mg·g^–1) and Langmuir isotherm constants(M=21.78 mg·g^–1 andb=88.41±9.731·g^–1) were established. The sorption mean free energyE=12.22±0.09 kJ·mol^–1 and loading capacityC _m =145.21±6.1 mg·g^–1 were evaluated using Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherm, which suggested that the adsorption mechanism was chemisorption.     

Highly Stable,Readily Reducible,Fluorescent, Trifluoromethylated 9-Borafluorenes

Three different perfluoroalkylated borafluorenes ( ^F Bf ) were prepared and their electronic and photophysical properties were investigated. The systems have four trifluoromethyl moieties on the borafluorene moiety as well as two trifluoromethyl groups at the ortho positions of their exo-aryl moieties. They differ with regard to the para substituents on their exo-aryl moieties, being a proton ( ^F Xyl^FBf , ^FXyl: 2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl), a trifluoromethyl group ( ^F Mes^FBf , ^FMes: 2,4,6-tris(trifluoromethyl)phenyl) or a dimethylamino group ( p -NMe₂-^FXyl^FBf , p-NMe₂-^FXyl: 4-(dimethylamino)-2,6-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl), respectively. All derivatives exhibit extraordinarily low reduction potentials, comparable to those of perylenediimides. The most electron-deficient derivative ^F Mes^FBf was also chemically reduced and its radical anion isolated and characterized. Furthermore, all compounds exhibit very long fluorescent lifetimes of about 250 ns up to 1.6 μs; however, the underlying mechanisms responsible for this differ. The donor-substituted derivative p -NMe₂-^FXyl^FBf exhibits thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) from a charge-transfer (CT) state, whereas the ^F Mes^FBf and ^F Xyl^FBf borafluorenes exhibit only weakly allowed locally excited (LE) transitions due to their symmetry and low transition-dipole moments.     

Cyanoacetamide Intermediate in Heterocyclic Synthesis: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Hitherto New Dioxoisoindoline Heterocyclic Derivatives

Innovative poly‐substituted heterocyclic rings incorporating dioxoisoindoline ( 2 – 25 ) were synthesized through the reaction of dioxoisoindoline derivative 2 as starting compound with various types of reagents. All compounds were characterized by appropriate means of (¹H‐NMR, ¹³C‐NMR, IR, and mass). The prepared compounds were evaluated as antimicrobial agents against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Candida albicans microorganisms. The tested compounds exhibited low to moderate antibacterial activities and promising results as antifungal agents.     

An analysis of the EPR spectral parameters and the electronic state of the low-symmetry complexes of 67Zn+, 111Cd+, and 205Tl2+ns1 ions in crystals with the potassium sulfate structure

The electronic structures of the low-symmetry complexes of 4s ¹-⁶⁷Zn⁺, 5s ¹-¹¹¹Cd⁺, and 6s ¹-²⁰⁵Tl²⁺ ions in isostructural crystals of potassium sulfate, rubidium sulfate, and potassium selenate were studied by the EPR data. The sp-mixing of the atomic orbitals of the paramagnetic ion in the molecular orbital of the ground state was established. The parameters of the EPR spectra were analyzed. The sp-mixing was shown to result in negative shifts of the Zeeman interaction parameters. The signs of components of the hyperfine coupling tensor (A tensor) were considered. The determining role of the contribution from the isotropic hyperfine coupling to the components of the A tensor was found. The anomalously low observed values of the hyperfine coupling parameters of the thallium complexes were interpreted.     

Cross Sections for Dissociative Excitation of ZnI and ZnII upon Electron Collisions with ZnBr2Molecules

Dissociative excitation of the zinc atom and the singly charged zinc ion upon collisions of slow monoenergetic electrons with zinc dibromide molecules was studied by means of the extended crossed beams technique. Twenty seven excitation cross sections were measured and five optical excitation functions were detected at an electron energy of 30 eV. Cross sections for dissociative excitation of 4p ¹ P ^° ₁, 5s ³ S ₀, and 4p ³ P ^° ₁ levels and the contribution of cascade mechanism to the population of five levels were determined. Cross sections for excitation of both resonance lines upon e–ZnBr₂and e–Zn collisions were found to be quite different. The main dissociative excitation channels at low electron energies were discussed.     

Assisted inhibition effect of acetylcholinesterase with n-octylphosphonic acid and application in high sensitive detection of organophosphorous pesticides by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization Fourier transform mass spectrometry

A simple and practical approach to improve the sensitivity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE)-inhibited method has been developed for monitoring organophosphorous (OP) pesticide residues. In this work, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization Fourier transform mass spectrometry (MALDI-FTMS) was used to detect AChE activity. Due to its good salt-tolerance and low sample consumption, MALDI-FTMS facilitates rapid and high-throughput screening of OP pesticides. Here we describe a new method to obtain low detection limits via employing external reagents. Among candidate compounds, n-octylphosphonic acid (n-Octyl-PA) displays assistant effect to enhance AChE inhibition by OP pesticides. In presence of n-Octyl-PA, the percentages of AChE inhibition still kept correlation with OP pesticide concentrations. The detection limits were improved significantly even by 10²–10³ folds in comparison with conventional enzyme-inhibited methods. Different detection limits of OP pesticides with different toxicities were as low as 0.005 μg L⁻¹ for high toxic pesticides and 0.05 μg L⁻¹ for low toxic pesticides. Besides, the reliability of results from this method to analyze cowpea samples had been demonstrated by liquid-chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS). The application of this commercial available assistant agent shows great promise to detect OP compounds in complicated biological matrix and broadens the mind for high sensitivity detection of OP pesticide residues in agricultural products.     

The variations of the configurational and solvency properties of low molecular weight sodium polyacrylate with ionic strength

The configurational and solvency properties of low molecular weight sodium polyacrylate have been determined for a wide range of ionic strength solutions, from intrinsic viscosity data in the polymer literature.The variations of the polymer properties with ionic strength (I) are described very well by simple mathematical expressions. Thus, a linear relationship was found between the solvency parameter and 1/I ^(1/2), while the variations of the expansion factor and the radius of gyration with 1/I ^(1/2) were described by second order polynomials.LowI solutions (i.e. < 0.01) have a high solvency for sodium polyacrylate. In such solutions the polymer is in a highly expanded configuration. Thus, the radius of gyration of a typical, low molecular weight (ca. 5000 g mol^–1) sodium polyacrylate approaches the limiting value of ca. 4.5 nm atI<0.01.Conversely, high ionic strength solutions (i.e. >0.10) have a low solvency for sodium polyacrylate. In such solutions the polymer is in a virtually unexpanded configuration. Thus, the radius of gyration of a typical, low molecular weight sodium polyacrylate approaches the limiting value of ca. 2.0 nm atI>0.10.     

新型含N-吡啶基吡唑杂环的邻氨基苯甲酸酯类化合物合成，结构及生物活性研究

设计,合成了8个新的含N-吡啶基吡唑杂环的邻氨基苯甲酸酯类化合物,结构经FTIR, MS, 1H NMR 和元素分析确证,并且采用X-射线衍射分析方法确证了具有较好生物活性的化合物14d的结构。并且对这些化合物进行了杀虫活性测试,结果表明目标化合物在200 µg·mL-1对粘虫 (Mythimna separata Walker)具有一定的杀虫活性,其中14d,14f,14h在1 µg·mL-1对淡色库蚊（Culex pipiens pallens）具有很好的杀幼虫活性。     

Synthesis,Characterization, and Physicochemical Properties of Hydrophobic Pyridinium‐based Ionic Liquids with N‐Propyl and N‐Isopropyl

Synthesis and physicochemical properties of four pyridinium‐based ionic liquids (ILs), N‐propylpyridinium bromide [N‐propylPyr]⁺[Br]^–, N‐isopropylpyridinium bromide [N‐isopropylPyr]⁺[Br]^–, N‐propylpyridinium hexafluorophosphate [N‐propylPyr]⁺[PF₆]^–, and N‐isopropylpyridinium hexafluorophosphate [N‐isopropylPyr]⁺[PF₆]^– are reported. The molecular structures of these compounds were characterized by FT‐IR, ¹H, ¹⁹F, and ³¹P NMR, spectroscopy. The thermal properties, conductivity, and solubility of these ionic liquids were also investigated. The effects of propyl and isopropyl alkyl lateral chain at the N‐position of pyridinium cation on the thermal stability, conductivity, and solubility of ionic liquids are discussed. The results obtained confirmed that the ionic liquids based on pyridinium cations exhibit higher decomposition temperature, low melting points, immiscible with water, and their conductivities are mainly influenced by mobility of ions.     

The microstructure determination of ethylene‐styrene‐propylene terpolymers at triad level by high‐temperature two‐dimensional NMR spectra

To further extend temperature range of application and low temperature performance of the ethylene‐styrene copolymers, a series of poly(ethylene‐styrene‐propylene) samples with varying monomer compositions and relatively low glass‐transition temperatures (T_g = −28 – 22 °C) were synthesized by Me₂Si(Me₄Cp)(N‐t‐Bu)TiCl2/MMAO system. Since the ¹³C NMR spectra of the terpolymers were complex and some new resonances were present, 2D‐¹H/¹³C heteronuclear single quantum coherence and heteronuclear multiple bond correlation experiments were conducted. A complete ¹³C NMR characterization of these terpolymers was performed qualitatively and quantitatively, including chemical shifts, triad sequence distributions, and monomer average sequence lengths. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018 , 56, 340–350     

Measurements of short-lived cosmogenic nuclides in rain samples

Summary Extremely low activity levels of cosmic ray induced nuclides have been measured in freshly precipitated rainwater by quick chemical separation coupled with ultra low background gamma-spectrometry. The nuclides detected were ³⁸S (T_1/2 = 2.83 h)-³⁸Cl (37.2 m), ³⁹Cl (55.6 m), ²⁴Na (14.96 h), ²⁸Mg (20.9 h), ⁷Be (53.3 d) and ²²Na (2.602 y). The number of atoms in rain water were evaluated to be ranging from 400-1900 l^-1 for ³⁹Cl (n = 6, mean: 1200), 30-1500 l^-1 for ²⁴Na (n = 16, mean: 520), 80-600 l^-1 for ²⁸Mg (n = 13, mean: 260), 1 ^. 10⁶-4 ^. 10⁷ l^-1 for 7Be (n = 16, mean: 7 ^. 10⁶) and 2 ^. 10³-1 ^. 10⁵ l^-1 for ²²Na (n = 9, mean: 2 ^. 10⁴). Measurements of activity levels and activity ratios of short-lived cosmic-ray induced short-lived nuclides will open new method to understand atmospheric processes occurred at the altitude of rain cloud.