Glucose diffusivity and porosity in silica hydrogel based on organofunctional silanes

The silica hydrogels prepared at physiological conditions were characterized with respect to the glucose diffusion properties and the porosity by employing various approaches. A diffusion coefficient of glucose in silica hydrogel in the range of 2 × 10⁻¹⁰ m² s⁻¹ was determined by two complementary techniques based on the glucose ingress and egress, respectively. The confocal laser scanning microscopy in a time-lapse imaging mode was employed to measure the ingress of fluorescently labeled glucose analogue inside the hydrogel. In addition, a method for direct glucose release from the hydrogel was established. The simple diffusion model based on the Fickian diffusion and Ritger–Peppas theory were employed for evaluation of diffusion coefficients, respectively. The BET analysis and permeation of fluorescently labeled dextrans of various molecular weights were used to characterize the porosity of silica hydrogel. The radius of pores accessible for diffusion of dextran molecules in prepared silica hydrogel ranges between 1 and 6 nm.     

Local and average diffusion of nanosolutes in agarose gel: the effect of the gel/solution interface structure

Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) has been used to study the diffusion of nanometric solutes in agarose gel, at microscopic and macroscopic scales. Agarose gel was prepared and put in contact with aqueous solution. Several factors were studied: (i) the role of gel relaxation after its preparation, (ii) the specific structure of the interfacial zone and its role on the local diffusion coefficient of solutes, and (iii) the comparison between the local diffusion coefficient and the average diffusion coefficient in the gel. Fluorescent dyes and labeled biomolecules were used to cover a size range of solutes of 1.5 to 15 nm. Their transport through the interface from the solution toward the gel was modeled by the first Fick's law based on either average diffusion coefficients or the knowledge of local diffusion coefficients in the system. Experimental results have shown that, at the liquid/gel interface, a gel layer with a thickness of 120 microm is formed with characteristics significantly different from the bulk gel. In particular, in this layer, the porosity of agarose fiber network is significantly lower than in the bulk gel. The diffusion coefficient of solutes in this layer is consequently decreased for steric reasons. Modeling of solute transport shows that, in the bulk gel, macroscopic diffusion satisfactorily follows the classical Fick's diffusion laws. For the tested solutes, the local diffusion coefficients in the bulk gel, measured at microscopic scale by FCS, were equal, within experimental errors, to the average diffusion coefficients applicable at macroscopic scales (>or=mm). This confirms that anomalous diffusion applies only to solutes with sizes close to the gel pore size and at short time (相似文献   

Pore Modification in Porous Ceramic Membranes With Sol-Gel Process and Determination of Gas Permeability and Selectivity

Summary: The aim of the study was to investigate the variation in total surface area, porosity, pore size, Knudsen and surface diffusion coefficients, gas permeability and selectivity before and after the application of sol-gel process to porous ceramic membrane in order to determine the effect of pore modification. In this study, three different sol-gel process were applied to the ceramic support separately; one was the silica sol-gel process which was applied to increase porosity, others were silica-sol dip coating and silica-sol processing methods which were applied to decrease pore size. As a result of this, total surface area, pore size and porosity of ceramic support and membranes were determined by using BET instrument. In addition to this, Knudsen and surface diffusion coefficients were also calculated. After then, ceramic support and membranes were exposed to gas permeation experiments by using the CO₂ gas with different flow rates. Gas permeability and selectivity of those membranes were measured according to the data obtained. Thus, pore surface area, porosity, pore size and Knudsen diffusion coefficient of membrane treated with silica sol-gel process increased while total surface area was decreasing. Therefore, permeability of ceramic support and membrane treated with silica sol-gel process increased, and selectivity decreased with increasing the gas flow rate. Also, surface area, porosity, pore size, permeability, selectivity, Knudsen and surface diffusion coefficients of membranes treated with silica-sol dip coating and silica-sol processing methods were determined. As a result of this, porosity, pore size, Knudsen and surface diffusion coefficients decreased, total surface area increased in both methods. However, viscous flow and Knudsen flow permeability were detected as a consequence of gas permeability test and Knudsen flow was found to be a dominant transport mechanism in addition to surface diffusive flow owing to the small pore diameter in both methods. It was observed that silica-sol processing method had lower pore diameter and higher surface diffusion coefficient than silica-sol dip coating method.     

Gas diffusion and microstructural properties of ordered mesoporous silica fibers

Pore and surface diffusion of carbon dioxide (CO(2)) and ethylene (C(2)H(4)) in the nanopores of ordered mesoporous silica fibers about 200 microm in length was measured by the transient gravimetric method. The experimentally determined pore diffusivity data, coupled with the porosity, pore size, and fiber length, are used to obtain the actual length of the nanopores in silica fibers. These measurements reveal a structure of the ordered nanopores whirling helically around the fiber axis with a spiral diameter of about 15 microm and a pitch value of 1.6 microm. At room temperature the surface diffusion contributes about 10% to the total diffusional flux for these two gases in the nanopores of the ordered mesoporous silica fibers. The surface diffusion coefficients for the ordered mesoporous silica fibers are about 1 order of magnitude larger than the non-ordered mesoporous alumina or silica with similar pore size.     

Kinetic modeling of adsorption of di-2-pyridylketone salicyloylhydrazone on silica gel

The kinetics of DPKSH (di-2-pyridylketone salicyloylhydrazone) adsorption onto silica gel has been investigated at (25+/-1) degrees C and pH 1 and 4.7. The kinetics of adsorption of DPKSH is discussed using three kinetic models, the first-order Lagergren model, the pseudo-second-order model, and the intraparticle diffusion model. The adsorption of DPKSH, at pH 1 and 4.7, onto silica gel proceeds according to the pseudo-second-order model and the correlation coefficients were very close to 1. The intraparticle diffusion of DPKSH molecules within the silica gel particles was identified as the rate-limiting step. The parameters of the pseudo-second-order model are q(max,calc)=1.02 x 10(-4) and 1.5 x 10(-4) g DPKSH/g silica; k(2)=3.01 x 10(4) and 9.67 x 10(4) h(-1)g silica/g DPKSH, respectively, for pH 1 and 4.7.     

Tracer diffusion of cobalt ions in some alkali metal chlorides

The concentration dependence of experimental diffusion coefficients of cobalt ions in presence of some alkali metal chlorides is examined in the light of the Onsager theory. The diffusion coefficients are measured in 1% agar gel using the zone-diffusion technique. The positive and negative deviations observed at higher and lower concentrations, respectively, are explained in terms of relative contributions of various types of effects occurring in the diffusion medium.     

Correlation of transverse and rotational diffusion coefficient: a probe of chemical composition in hydrocarbon oils

Measurements of relaxation time and diffusion coefficient by nuclear magnetic resonance are well-established techniques to study molecular motions in fluids. Diffusion measurements sense the translational diffusion coefficients of the molecules, whereas relaxation times measured at low magnetic fields probe predominantly the rotational diffusion of the molecules. Many complex fluids are composed of a mixture of molecules with a wide distribution of sizes and chemical properties. This results in correspondingly wide distributions of measured diffusion coefficients and relaxation times. To first order, these distributions are determined by the distribution of molecular sizes. Here we show that additional information can be obtained on the chemical composition by measuring two-dimensional diffusion-relaxation distribution functions, a quantity that depends also on the shape and chemical interactions of molecules. We illustrate this with experimental results of diffusion-relaxation distribution functions on a series of hydrocarbon mixtures. For oils without significant amounts of asphaltenes, the diffusion-relaxation distribution functions follow a power-law behavior with an exponent that depends on the relative abundance of saturates and aromatics. Oils with asphaltene deviate from this trend, as asphaltene molecules act as relaxation contrast agent for other molecules without affecting their diffusion coefficient significantly. In waxy oils below the wax appearance temperature a gel forms. This is reflected in the measured diffusion-relaxation distribution functions, where the restrictions due to the gel network reduce the diffusion coefficients without affecting the relaxation rates significantly.     

Nuclear magnetic relaxation dispersion measurement of water mobility at a silica surface

Nuclear magnetic relaxation rates are measured as a function of magnetic field strength corresponding to proton Larmor frequencies ranging from 0.01 to 42 MHz for silica gel samples with a nitroxide free radical covalently attached at the surface. The field dependence of the relaxation rate is interpreted using a translational model for the relaxation equation to yield a translational diffusion coefficient for the water, in the immediate vicinity of the radical attached to the surface, of 2.1 × 10^?6 cm² s^?1 at 278 K for Si-4000 silica.     

Anomalous thermal expansion of thin cetane layer solidified at the inner surface of confining nanoporous silica gel

Silica gel with extremely small pores of 3 nm diameter was filled with liquid cetane. Samples with various coefficients of filling k of cetane were prepared. After the solidification of confined cetane, its free volume has been investigated. The positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy at 24–300 K and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) at 233–303 K measurements have been performed. Decreasing the temperature, only small changes in dimensions of silica gel matrix and pronounced contraction of confined cetane have been indicated. In the case of k < 0.2, however, via cooling below 180 K, the temperature dependence changes its sign and the free volume in confined cetane increases. Decreasing the cetane content, the negative apparent expansion coefficient dramatically grows. This anomalous temperature dependence is interpreted by the cracking of thin layer of solid cetane which is in contact with the walls of silica gel pores.     

Tracer diffusion of Co2+ ions in agar gel containing multi-electrolyte systems

Tracer diffusion coefficients of cobalt ions have been measured in the supporting medium containing multi-electrolyte systems of alkali bromides. The electrolyte concentration was varied between 10^–6-0.1M at 25°C and the diffusion coefficients were determined by zone-diffusion technique using agar gel medium. The trend in the theoretical values of diffusion coefficients is accounted for by considering the relative contribution of mobility function, ionic strength as well as ion size parameter to the theoretical value in different systems. While the deviations between theoretical and experimental values of diffusion coefficients are explained on the basis of various co-occurring effects in ion-gel-water system.     

Measurement of the diffusivity of benzene in microporous silica by quasi-elastic neutron scattering and NMR pulsed-field gradient technique

The diffusivity of benzene in a microporous silica powder has been measured by neutron scattering and NMR techniques. The measurements have been performed on un-supported silica but the powder has the same characteristics as the active layer of a real membrane. Self-diffusion coefficients of the order of 10^–10 m²s^–1 are found at 300 K by both techniques so that the model of Knudsen diffusion is not valid for benzene in this microporous material. Due to the presence of small pores, the diffusion of benzene in the membrane-material approaches the diffusion regime usually observed in zeolites. Furthermore, the diffusivity of benzene follows an Arrhenius law with an activation energy of 11 kJ mol^–1.     

Restricted diffusion in silica particles measured by pulsed field gradient NMR

The restricted diffusion coefficient of water through porous silica is measured by pulsed field gradient (PFG) NMR as a function of loading in order to develop a model for self-diffusion at full pore filling in sol-gel-made porous silica particles. This model describes the pore or intraparticle diffusion coefficient as a function of particle porosity, tortuosity, and the steric hindrance applied on the molecules by the pore space. The particle morphology is characterized by nitrogen adsorption and an appropriate tortuosity model is chosen in comparison with literature data. To characterize the material, NMR relaxation and diffusion studies at different degrees of pore filling were carried out in relation to the silica/water adsorption isotherm.     

Existing condition and migration property of ions in lithium electrolytes with ionic liquid solvent

Ionization conditions of each ionic species in lithium ionic liquid electrolytes, LiTFSI/BMI-TFSI and LiTFSI/BDMI-TFSI, were confirmed based on the diffusion coefficients of the species measured by the pulsed gradient spin-echo (PGSE) NMR technique. We found that the diffusion coefficient ratios of the cation and anion species D(Li)(obs)/D(F)(obs) of the lithium salt and D(H)(obs)/D(F)(obs) of the ionic liquid solvent were effective guides to evaluate the ionization condition responsible for their mobility. Lithium ions were found to be stabilized, forming the solvated species as Li(TFSI)3(2-). TFSI- anion coordination could be relaxed by the dispersion of silica to form a gel electrolyte, LiTFSI/BDMI-TFSI/silica. It is expected that the oxygen sites on the silica directly attract Li+, releasing the TFSI- coordination. The lithium species, loosing TFSI- anions, kept a random walk feature in the gel without the diffusion restriction attributed from the strong chemical and morphological effect as that in the gel with the polymer. We can conclude that the silica dispersion is a significant approach to provide the appropriate lithium ion condition as a charge-transporting species in the ionic liquid electrolytes.     

高性能Sm0.5Sr0.5CoO3阴极的制备与表征

用固相合成法合成了Sm0.5Sr0.5CoO3 (SSC)中温固体氧化物燃料电池阴极材料.以La0.9Sr0.1Ga0.8Mg0.2O3为电解质,利用多种技术考察了不同温度(1173～1373 K)焙烧的SSC阴极,以及1173 K 焙烧、掺杂La0.8Sr0.2Ga0.8Mg0.15Co0.05O3(LSGMC5)或La0.8Sr0.2Ga0.8Mg0.09Co0.11O3 (LSGMC11)高氧离子电导材料的复合SSC阴极.SEM的结果显示,随着电极焙烧温度的增加,电极的颗粒度增大,孔隙度减小；LSGMC5、LSGMC11的掺杂对电极微观结构影响不大.交流阻抗和极化实验的结果表明,SSC电极的活性随电极焙烧温度的增加而减小,电极的最佳焙烧温度在1173 K左右；掺杂了LSGMC5或LSGMC11的复合SSC电极的活性以及稳定性显著高于SSC电极.     

Adsorption and Diffusion Behavior of Ethane and Ethylene in Sol-Gel Derived Microporous Silica

High surface area silica (500 m²/g) was synthesized by the sol-gel method from tetraethyl orthosilicate. The total porosity of the sample was 37% and most of the pores were well below 2 nm in size. The adsorption characteristics of ethylene and ethane in the silica were measured from 300–350 K by gravimetry, and Langmuir adsorption constants and enthalpies and entropies of adsorption were determined. Quasielastic neutron scattering was used to determine the translation and rotational diffusivities of both adsorbates from 200–270 K. Based on the adsorption and translational diffusion characteristics of ethylene and ethane, separation factors of 1.1–2 for olefin to paraffin are predicted.     

Pore structure of gel chitosan membranes. I. Solute diffusion measurements

The capillary pore model of water-swollen gels was used to interpret solute diffusion through gel chitosan membranes. Diffusive permeability coefficients of 12 solutes ranging in molecular radius from 2.5 Å (methanol) to 14 Å (polyethylene glycol 4000) were measured for an untreated chitosan membrane, for four chitosan membranes crosslinked with glutaraldehyde of concentrations between 0.01 and 1% and coated with a protein and also, for comparison, for a commercial Cuprophan membrane. Through the capillary pore-model correlation of the above coefficients with the membrane water content, the following structural factors of the examined membranes were calculated: pore radius, surface porosity and tortuosity factor. Knowledge of these factors is required if the desired membranes are to be designed for a given application (e.g. dialysis).     

Binary diffusion coefficients of phenolic compounds in subcritical water using a chromatographic peak broadening technique

Infinite dilution diffusion coefficients of certain phenolic compounds were measured as a function of temperature in water slightly acidified with formic acid using the Taylor dispersion method. The diffusion coefficients calculated using the chromatographic peak broadening technique were found to increase exponentially with an increase in the temperature. The diffusion coefficients of the selected phenolic compounds did not vary as a function of their molecular weights and the diffusion coefficients of the phenolic compounds increased as a function of temperature (from 2.16 × 10⁻¹⁰ m² s⁻¹ at 298 K to 5.79 × 10⁻¹⁰ m² s⁻¹ at 413 K for malvidin-3,5-diglucoside). However, for some phenolic compounds such as gallic acid monohydrate, quercetin-3-β-d-glucoside, protocatechuic acid and (−)-epicatechin, there were difficulties in making measurements above temperatures of 352 K, 372 K, 392 K and 413 K, respectively, due to thermal degradation of the phenolic compounds in water above these temperatures. The experimentally measured diffusion coefficients of the phenolic compounds were correlated as a function of temperature and solvent viscosity and were compared with those predicted using theoretical models. The validity of the Stokes-Einstein diffusion model in predicting the diffusion coefficients of the phenolic compounds in hot pressurized water was also evaluated.     

Sorption of the peroxocomplex of titanium on silica gel and its analytical use

Summary Sorption of the titanium peroxocomplex on silica gel was studied in dependence on the pH and on the presence of various complexing substances, especially tartaric and citric acids. The distribution coefficients for the titanium peroxocomplex and for some other components were determined. Optimum conditions were established for the separation of small amounts of titanium from a number of accompanying cations and anions on a column and under static conditions.