Retention of radionuclides on metal sulphide precipitates

The retention of various radionuclides on metal sulphide precipitates has been studied. The sulphide precipitates quantitatively retained the common radionuclides. The condition for 100% retention in a thin layer is small particle size (a few μm) in the precipitate. This can be ensured by pulverization of the dried precipitate of metal sulphide. ²⁰³Hg²⁺ is retained by mercury sulphide and ⁶⁵Zn²⁺ by zinc sulphide by isotopic exchange. The retention of foreign radioactive ions can be reduced or even eliminated by counter-carrier technique in cases where the retention is not due to chemical reaction, precipitate exchange. The isotopic exchange with mercury(II) sulphide and zinc sulphide enables mercury and zinc ions to be separated rapidly and determined in the presence of a number of interfering ions.     

The solvent extraction of zinc with dithizone

The extraction of 10^-5M zinc ion from aqueous solution into an organic solvent 1.8 . 10–3m in dithizone has been investigated. The effects of pH, other ions in the aqueous phase including ions which complex with zinc, and various organic solvents have been investigated. Ions which complex with zinc (citrate, oxalate, nitrilotriacetate, ethylenediaminetetracetate) change the position and/or shape of the extraction curve. Changes in the organic solvent alter the position of the curve, this alteration being qualitatively related to the solubility of dithizone in the organic solvent. Spectra for dithizone and for zinc dithixonate in several organic solvents have also been determined.     

Folding induced assembly of polypeptide decorated gold nanoparticles

Reversible assembly of gold nanoparticles controlled by the homodimerization and folding of an immobilized de novo designed synthetic polypeptide is described. In solution at neutral pH, the polypeptide folds into a helix-loop-helix four-helix bundle in the presence of zinc ions. When immobilized on gold nanoparticles, the addition of zinc ions induces dimerization and folding between peptide monomers located on separate particles, resulting in rapid particle aggregation. The particles can be completely redispersed by removal of the zinc ions from the peptide upon addition of EDTA. Calcium ions, which do not induce folding in solution, have no effect on the stability of the peptide decorated particles. The contribution from folding on particle assembly was further determined utilizing a reference peptide with the same primary sequence but containing both D and L amino acids. Particles functionalized with the reference peptide do not aggregate, as the peptides are unable to fold. The two peptides, linked to the nanoparticle surface via a cysteine residue located in the loop region, form submonolayers on planar gold with comparable properties regarding surface density, orientation, and ability to interact with zinc ions. These results demonstrate that nanoparticle assembly can be induced, controlled, and to some extent tuned, by exploiting specific molecular interactions involved in polypeptide folding.     

Computational study of cation substitutions in apatites

Density-functional theory plane-wave modeling of fluor- and hydroxyapatites has been performed, where one or two calcium ions per unit cell were replaced with cadmium or zinc cations. It was found that cadmium ions favor Ca(1) positions in fluorapatites and Ca(2) positions in hydroxyapatites, in agreement with experiment. A similar pattern is predicted for zinc substitutions. In the doubly substituted cases, where only hydroxyapatites were modeled, a preference for the substituting ions to be located in Ca(2) position was also observed. Displacement of the hydroxide ions from their symmetrical positions on the hexagonal axis can be used to explain the preferred configurations of substituting ions around the axis.     

三乙醇胺在金属电沉积中的基本效应

用微分电容法、极谱法、原位表面增强拉曼光谱法和微盘电极法研究了碱性溶液中存在和不存在Zn²⁺、Cd²⁺、Cu²⁺、Ni²⁺、Fe³⁺和Sn⁴⁺等离子时三乙醇胺(TELA)在电极/溶液界面上的电化学行为。结果表明,TELA以平卧方式吸附,符合Frumkin吸附等温线。在碱性溶液中TELA与Zn²⁺、Cd²⁺、Cu²⁺、Ni²⁺和Fe³⁺等离子生成具有表面活性的混合配体配合物,其吸附性较TELA的强。TELA不同程度地影响上述金属离子的电还原过程,根据实验结果提出TELA对锌电沉积的阻化作用机制及其基本效应。     

Mobile trap algorithm for zinc detection using protein sensors

We present a mobile trap algorithm to sense zinc ions using protein-based sensors such as carbonic anhydrase (CA). Zinc is an essential biometal required for mammalian cellular functions although its intracellular concentration is reported to be very low. Protein-based sensors like CA molecules are employed to sense rare species like zinc ions. In this study, the zinc ions are mobile targets, which are sought by the mobile traps in the form of sensors. Particle motions are modeled using random walk along with the first passage technique for efficient simulations. The association reaction between sensors and ions is incorporated using a probability (p1) upon an ion-sensor collision. The dissociation reaction of an ion-bound CA molecule is modeled using a second, independent probability (p2). The results of the algorithm are verified against the traditional simulation techniques (e.g., Gillespie's algorithm). This study demonstrates that individual sensor molecules can be characterized using the probability pair (p1,p2), which, in turn, is linked to the system level chemical kinetic constants, kon and koff. Further investigations of CA-Zn reaction using the mobile trap algorithm show that when the diffusivity of zinc ions approaches that of sensor molecules, the reaction data obtained using the static trap assumption differ from the reaction data obtained using the mobile trap formulation. This study also reveals similar behavior when the sensor molecule has higher dissociation constant. In both the cases, the reaction data obtained using the static trap formulation reach equilibrium at a higher number of complex molecules (ion-bound sensor molecules) compared to the reaction data from the mobile trap formulation. With practical limitations on the number sensors that can be inserted/expressed in a cell and stochastic nature of the intracellular ionic concentrations, fluorescence from the number of complex sensor molecules at equilibrium will be the measure of the intracellular ion concentration. For reliable detection of zinc ions, it is desirable that the sensors must not bind all the zinc ions tightly, but should rather bind and unbind. Thus for a given fluorescence and with association-dissociation reactions between ions and sensors, the static trap approach will underestimate the number of zinc ions present in the system.     

Determination of transition metal ions in tobacco as their 2-(2-quinolinylazo)-5-dimethylaminophenol derivatives using reversed-phase liquid chromatography with UV-VIS detection

This paper reports the utilization of solid-phase extraction and the reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography for the determination of six important transition metal ions: iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc and manganese in tobacco with 2-(2-quinolinylazo)-5-dimethylaminophenol (QADMAP) as chelating reagent. Iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc and manganese ions react with QADMAP to form colored chelates in the medium of acetic acid-sodium acetate buffer solution (pH 4.0). These chelates can be enriched by solid-phase extraction with Waters Sep-Pak-C18 cartridge, and eluted the retained chelates from cartridge with tetrahydrofuran. The chelates were separated on a Waters Nova-Pak-C18 column (150x3.9 mm, 5 microm) by gradient elution with methanol (containing 0.5% of acetic acid) and 0.05 mol/l pH 4.0 acetic acid-sodium acetate buffer solution as mobile phase at a flow-rate of 0.5 ml/min. The detection limits of iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc and manganese are 10, 12, 8, 13, 17 and 22 ng/l, respectively. This method had been applied to the determination of iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc and manganese in tobacco with good results.     

Fourth derivative spectrophotometric determination of fungicide ziram (zinc(II) dimethyldithiocarbamate) in commercial samples and wheat grains

A procedure has been developed for the direct fourth derivative spectrophotometric determination of zinc(II) dimethyldithiocarbamate by converting it into its copper(II) dimethyldithiocarbamate complex, which is then dissolved in Triton X-100. Beer's law is obeyed over the concentration range 0.5–30?µg/mL in the final solution. Various parameters such as the effect of pH and the interference of a number of ions on the determination of Ziram have been studied in detail. The method is sensitive and can be used for the determination of Ziram in commercial samples like Zirax and Ziron containing Ziram and from wheat grains.     

Fluorescent zinc sensor with minimized proton-induced interferences: photophysical mechanism for fluorescence turn-on response and detection of endogenous free zinc ions

A new fluorescent zinc sensor (HNBO-DPA) consisting of 2-(2'-hydroxy-3'-naphthyl)benzoxazole (HNBO) chromophore and a di(2-picolyl)amine (DPA) metal chelator has been prepared and examined for zinc bioimaging. The probe exhibits zinc-induced fluorescence turn-on without any spectral shifts. Its crystal structure reveals that HNBO-DPA binds a zinc ion in a pentacoordinative fashion through the DPA and HNBO moieties. Steady-state photophysical studies establish zinc-induced deprotonation of the HNBO group. Nanosecond and femtosecond laser flash photolysis and electrochemical measurements provide evidence for zinc-induced modulation of photoinduced electron transfer (PeT) from DPA to HNBO. Thus, the zinc-responsive fluorescence turn-on is attributed to suppression of PeT exerted by deprotonation of HNBO and occupation of the electron pair of DPA, a conclusion that is further supported by density functional theory and time-dependent density functional theory (DFT/TD-DFT) calculations. Under physiological conditions (pH 7.0), the probe displays a 44-fold fluorescence turn-on in response to zinc ions with a K(d) value of 12 pM. The fluorescent response of the probe to zinc ions is conserved over a broad pH range with its excellent selectivity for zinc ions among biologically relevant metal ions. In particular, its sensing ability is not altered by divalent transition metal ions such as Fe(II), Cu(II), Cd(II), and Hg(II). Cell experiments using HNBO-DPA show its suitability for monitoring intracellular zinc ions. We have also demonstrated applicability of the probe to visualize intact zinc ions released from cells that undergo apoptosis. More interestingly, zinc-rich pools in zebrafish embryos are traced with HNBO-DPA during early developmental stages. The results obtained from the in vitro and in vivo imaging studies demonstrate the practical usefulness of the probe to detect zinc ions.     

海藻酸钠与钙或锌离子凝胶动力学过程研究

测定了海藻酸钠与锌或钙离子交联的凝胶动力学过程，利用线性模型(LAM)对凝胶过程进行了模拟．实验结果表明，钙或锌离子的初始反应速率方程分别为：dCCa/d(t)[mol^-1s^-1]=0.000109C^0.796与dCZn/d(t)[mol^-1s^-1]=0.0000405C^0.317；利用线性模型(LAM)可较好的拟合凝胶全过程；LAM模型计算结果表明，随凝胶离子浓度增加，凝胶离子表观扩散系数增加，凝胶速率加快，完全凝胶时间缩短：在相似的凝胶离子浓度下，钙离子的表观扩散系数大于锌离子的表观扩散系数，表明海藻酸锌完全凝胶时间较长，这与实际凝胶过程相符，主要是锌离子凝胶体系的刚性较强及锌离子半径相对较大造成的。     

电解液对水系可充电池MnO2正极电化学性能的影响

研究了水系电解液中Li⁺、Zn²⁺和Mn²⁺阳离子对具有不同晶型结构和形貌的MnO₂正极电化学性能的影响,探讨其储能机理。结果表明,在不含Mn(II)离子的水溶液中,MnO₂电极所表现的电化学性能趋同,容量低,衰减快。含有Zn²⁺离子的水溶液中,MnO₂电极因二价锌离子的嵌入-脱出,容量明显提升,但衰减严重。当溶液中同时含有Zn²⁺、Mn²⁺离子时,基于Mn²⁺和Zn²⁺离子之间的协同作用和Mn²⁺离子氧化/还原反应过程的作用,有效抑制MnO₂颗粒的聚集和结构塌陷,削弱碱式硫酸锌杂质不利的影响,保持了锌离子在MnO₂电极中嵌入-脱出的高容量特性(200 mAh·g^-1,电流密度：100 mA·g^-1),及良好的循环稳定性。     

Determination of micro amounts of copper by radiochemical displacement

A radiochemical displacement method for the determination of microgram quantities of copper has been developed. The method consists of the displacement of labelled zinc from its complex with PAN. 5–60 g of copper can be determined at pH 5. Effect of various ions on the method has also been studied.     

Zinc-binding activity of different pectin compounds in aqueous solutions

The zinc-binding activity of different water-soluble pectin compounds varying according to their degree of esterification and of insoluble calcium pectate beads in aqueous solution was studied in a batch sorption system. The zinc uptake by all pectin compounds was highest within the pH range from 4.0 to 7.0. The binding capacities and rates of zinc ions by pectin compounds were evaluated. The Langmuir, Freundlich, and BET sorption models were applied to describe the isotherms and constants. Sorption isotherm data could be well interpreted by the Langmuir equation. The results obtained through the study suggest that pectin compounds are favorable sorbents. The largest number of zinc ions are bound by pectin with the degree of esterification close to zero. Therefore, it can be concluded that low-esterified pectins are more effective substances for elimination of zinc ions from aqueous disposals.     

Qualitative characterization of biomolecular zinc complexes by collisionally induced dissociation

Nanospray and collisionally induced dissociation (CID) on a quadrupole/time-of-flight mass spectrometer were used to examine the complexes formed between the zinc ion binding protein metallothionein and a series of peptides related to glutathione. The objective of the study was to determine if CID could be used to distinguish complexes that are stabilized by co-chelation of a zinc ion from non-covalent complexes that were formed in some other way. Differences in the collision energy required for dissociation and, more importantly, differences in the distribution of zinc ions between the pairs of dissociation products suggest that mass spectrometry can provide qualitative information about the bimolecular chelation of metal ions. The potential application to zinc chelates is particularly important, since biological chelates do not provide signals directly detectable by NMR, M?ssbauer or other spectroscopies. The observations reported here also allowed a molecular mechanism to be proposed to explain the differences observed by others in the physiological interactions of reduced and oxidized glutathione with metallothionein.     

Interaction of the zeolitic tuff with Zn-containing simulated pollutant solutions

The possibility of removing Zn2+ cations from wastewater by ion exchange using natural zeolites as exchangers has been investigated. The process of binding of zinc ions into zeolite structure has been established by several reaction mechanisms as a fast chemical reaction of ion exchange, accompanied by slower adsorption of different ionic species and possible precipitation or coprecipitation with the zeolite structure. The physicochemical phenomena such as hydrolysis and dissolution of surface layers are the result of interaction of zeolite with hydrogen or hydroxyl ions from the solution. Complexation of OH- with Zn2+ to form the zinc-hydroxy species strongly depends on pH value and affect the uptake mechanism as to lower dissolution of surface aluminosilicate layers. Structure imperfections as a surface property of mineralogical nonhomogeneous zeolitic grains can lead to formation of sorption surface sites with different energy, which affects the nonuniform distribution of different zinc species adsorbed. It is particularly possible in zeolitic tuff samples with relatively high content of aluminosilicates as minor mineralogical components, which is characteristic of Croatian deposits.     

EDTA滴定法测定含锌物料中氧化锌

采用氯化铵-氨水体系溶解试样,干过滤后,向移取的滤液中加入氯化钡和硫酸共沉淀铅离子,过滤分离硫酸铅沉淀,向滤液中加人抗坏血酸、氟化钾、硫代硫酸钠等掩蔽剂掩蔽少量干扰元素。在pH=5~6的乙酸-乙酸钠缓冲溶液中,以二甲酚橙为指示剂,用EDTA标准滴定溶液滴定测得结果为氧化锌、水溶性锌和镉合量,扣除由原子吸收光谱法测得的水溶性锌量和镉量,即为氧化锌量。对总氨浓度、氯化铵-氨水浓度比、溶液加入量、搅拌时间、共存离子干扰、精密度等进行了实验,建立了EDTA滴定法测定含锌物料中氧化锌物相的分析方法。实验证明,氧化锌含量在24%~83%时,方法精密度(RSD)为0.25%~0.54%,加标回收率在99%~104%,完全满足含锌物料中氧化锌的测定要求。     

An antimicrobial zinc based molecule for cross linking poly-acrylic acid

A system for incorporating antimicrobial zinc into polymeric materials, in particular hydrogel type polymers has been developed. Zn(Bipy-(MMOES)₂) a zinc carboxylate monomer was designed with the purpose of mimicking commercial cross linking agents such as ethylene glycol diacrylate, as well as containing antimicrobial zinc ions (Zn²⁺), with the intention that it can be used to cross link into any polymeric material, the example here being polyacrylic acid. Two systems were studied: a homopolymer of the Zn(Bipy-(MMOES)₂) and copolymers of Zn(Bipy-(MMOES)₂) with acrylic acid (AA). The AA – Zn(Bipy-(MMOES)₂) produced water swellable polymers which retained antimicrobial activity. The ability of the polymers to release the zinc ions was shown to be pH responsive and the leachate analysed to give a proposed mechanism of action. The Zn(Bipy-(MMOES)₂) monomer and polymers have shown antibacterial activity against both gram positive Methicillin susceptible staphylococcus aureus (MSSA 476) and gram negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA01).     

slow release rubber formulations containing ZnSO4

Styrene butadiene (SBR) and natural rubber (NR) can be used as binding matrices to control the release of zinc (Zn) which is a micro-nutrient for plants. The leaching rate of zinc in an aqueous medium depends on the concentration of zinc sulphate loaded in the two types of rubber used, the temperature of the surrounding environment and the pH of the aqueous medium. Water uptake was increased with increasing concentration of ZnSO₄. The sustained release of zinc ions from the investigated formulations was prolonged for over five months. The mechanical properties of the vulcanizates were affected as the concentration of zinc sulphate changed.     

头发中微量铜和锌的 5-Br-PADAP 分光光度法测定

研究了测定铜和锌时多种掩蔽剂联合掩蔽头发中的干扰离子。测定铜时用六偏磷酸钠和焦磷酸钾联合掩蔽;测锌时用柠檬酸钠、六偏磷酸黄和铜试剂联合掩蔽。在表面活性剂OP存在下,5－Br-PADAP显色,不经分离,直接在水事测定斑秃患者头发中的铜和锌。铜络合物的最高吸收峰在558nm,锌络合物的最高吸收峰在560nm,在25mL溶液中,铜在0－37．5mg/L,锌在0－238mg/L范围内符合beer定律。斑秃患者头发中锌和铜低于正常人。     

Electro-migration on filterpaper in the separation of ions

Summary A study of the migration sequences of zinc and manganese, their separation from each other and from other ions such as Ni, Co, Ag, Cu, Pb, Bi, Hg and Cd in different electrolytes has been made. Zn and Mn ions from different binary, ternary and quaternary mixtures have been effectively separated and six cations from a mixture Pb-Co-Zn-Cd-Cu-Hg can be easily identified. Their complete separation is not possible under the conditions studied.