Preparation of carbon coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles and their application for solid-phase extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from environmental water samples

The carbon coated Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles (Fe₃O₄/C) were synthesized by a simple hydrothermal reaction and applied as solid-phase extraction (SPE) sorbents to extract trace polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from environmental water samples. The Fe₃O₄/C sorbents possess high adsorption capacity and extraction efficiency due to strong adsorption ability of carbon materials and large surface area of nanoparticles, and only 50 mg of sorbents are required to extract PAHs from 1000 mL water samples. The adsorption attains equilibrium rapidly and analytes are eluted with acetonitrile readily. Salinity and solution pH have no obvious effect on the recoveries of PAHs, which avoids fussy adjustment to water sample before extraction. Under optimized conditions, the detection limits of PAHs are in the range of 0.2–0.6 ng L⁻¹. The accuracy of the method was evaluated by the recoveries of spiked samples. Good recoveries (76–110%) with low relative standard deviations from 0.8% to 9.7% are achieved. This new SPE method provides several advantages, such as high extraction efficiency, high breakthrough volumes, convenient extraction procedure, and short analysis times. To our knowledge, this is the first time that Fe₃O₄/C nanoparticles are used for the pretreatment of environmental water samples.     

Mixed hemimicelles solid-phase extraction of chlorophenols in environmental water samples with 1-hexadecyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide-coated Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles with high-performance liquid chromatographic analysis

In this paper, 1-hexadecyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide (C₁₆mimBr)-coated Fe₃O₄ magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) as an adsorbent of mixed hemimicelles solid-phase extraction was investigated for the preconcentration of two chlorophenols (CPs) in environmental water samples prior to HPLC with UV detection at 285 nm. The high surface area and excellent adsorption capacity of the Fe₃O₄ NPs after modification with C₁₆mimBr were utilized adequately in the SPE process. By the rapid isolation of Fe₃O₄ NPs through placing a strong magnet on the bottom of beaker, the time-consuming preconcentration process of loading large volume sample in conventional SPE method with a column can be avoided. A comprehensive study of the adsorption conditions such as the zeta-potential of Fe₃O₄ NPs, added amounts of C₁₆mimBr, pH value, standing time and maximal extraction volume were also presented. Under optimized conditions, two analytes of 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) and 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (2,4,6-TCP) were quantitatively determined. The method was then used to determine the two CPs in real environmental water samples. The accuracy of method was evaluated by recovery measurements on spiked samples. Good recovery results (74–90%) were achieved. It is important to note that satisfactory preconcentration factors and extraction recoveries for the two CPs were obtained with only a small amount of Fe₃O₄ NPs (40 mg) and C₁₆mimBr (24 mg).     

Synthesis of pyranopyrazoles using magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles as efficient and reusable catalyst

Magnetic Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles as a heterogeneous catalyst, were found to be efficient for the synthesis of a series of pyranopyrazoles by a four component reaction of a mixture of hydrazine hydrate, ethyl acetoacetate, aldehydes/ketones and malononitrile in water at room temperature. The products were attributed to the nanosize of about 16 nm in which the catalyst could act as a nanoreactor. The present protocol offers the advantages of clean reaction, short reaction time, high yield, easy purification and economic availability of the catalyst.     

Surface modified Fe3O4 nanoparticles as a protein delivery vehicle

We report a one-step synthesis of Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles coated with PEG. The formation of the Fe₃O₄ core and the polymer coating took place simultaneously. Furthermore, these nanoparticles were modified with 3-APTES, providing a -NH₂ functional group, and applied in the immobilization of lysozyme. In this paper, the modified magnetic nanoparticles acting as a general agent to immobilize proteins are around 10 nm in size. The protein immobilization can be adjusted flexibly by changing either the amount of glutaraldehyde or the buffer solution.     

超声法制备Au/Fe_3O_4及其催化还原4-硝基苯酚性能

通过简易的超声法以及原位还原法成功制备出了负载型可再生Au/Fe_3O_4催化剂。利用3-氨丙基三乙氧基硅烷(APTES)作为有机桥键,将Au固定在Fe_3O_4的表面,得到单分散磁性Au/Fe_3O_4。Au0在氨基的作用下不会团聚,因此具有较高的催化活性及稳定性。XRD、HRTEM、EDS和XPS等测试结果表明Au/Fe_3O_4已被成功制备。将其用于催化还原4-硝基苯酚得到4-氨基苯酚,表现出较高的催化活性,速率常数可达0.225 6 min~(-1)。重复性实验表明该催化剂具有良好的稳定性,反应9个循环之后,催化还原反应的转化率仍可达到94%。     

超声法制备Au/Fe3O4及其催化还原4-硝基苯酚性能

通过简易的超声法以及原位还原法成功制备出了负载型可再生Au/Fe₃O₄催化剂。利用3-氨丙基三乙氧基硅烷（APTES）作为有机桥键,将Au固定在Fe₃O₄的表面,得到单分散磁性Au/Fe₃O₄。Au⁰在氨基的作用下不会团聚,因此具有较高的催化活性及稳定性。XRD、HRTEM、EDS和XPS等测试结果表明Au/Fe₃O₄已被成功制备。将其用于催化还原4-硝基苯酚得到4-氨基苯酚,表现出较高的催化活性,速率常数可达0.225 6 min^-1。重复性实验表明该催化剂具有良好的稳定性,反应9个循环之后,催化还原反应的转化率仍可达到94%。     

Fabrication of graphene/Fe3O4@polythiophene nanocomposite and its application in the magnetic solid-phase extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from environmental water samples

Polythiophene (PT) was used as a surface modifier of graphene/Fe₃O₄ (G/Fe₃O₄) composite to increase merit of it, and also overcome some limitations and disadvantages of using G/Fe₃O₄ alone as solid phase extraction (SPE) sorbent. An in-situ chemical polymerization method was employed to prepare G/Fe₃O₄@PT nanocomposites. Application of this newly designed material in the magnetic SPE (MSPE) of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), as model analytes, in the environmental water samples was investigated. The characterization of the hybrid material was performed using transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and vibrating sample magnetometry. Seven important parameters, affecting the extraction efficiency of PAHs, including: amount of adsorbent, adsorption and desorption times, type and volume of the eluent solvent, initial sample volume and salt content of the sample were evaluated. The optimum extraction conditions were obtained as: 4 min for extraction time, 20 mg for sorbent amount, 100 mL for initial sample volume, toluene as desorption solvent, 0.6 mL for desorption solvent volume, 6 min for desorption time and 30% (w/v) for NaCl concentration. Good performance data were obtained at the optimized conditions. Detection limits were in the range of 0.009–0.020 μg L⁻¹ in the real matrix. The calibration curves were linear over the concentration ranges from 0.03 to 80 μg L⁻¹ with correlation coefficients (R²) between 0.995 and 0.998 for all the analytes. Relative standard deviations were ranged from 4.3 to 6.3%. Appropriate recovery values, in the range of 83–107%, were also obtained for the real sample analysis.     

Synthesis of Fe3O4 particle-chain microwires in applied magnetic field

Fe₃O₄ particle-chain microwires are firstly synthesized under magnetic field by a simple coprecipitation method. The increase of magnetic field caused the lengthening of the wires, and doubled densities of starting solution lead to a halved diameter. It was supposed that the magnetic field gradient and the particular growing process of particles are the main factors of the formation of these microwires. Magnetic hysteresis curves of Fe₃O₄ microwires were also measured.     

Fe3O4纳米晶的简单调控合成、表征及磁性能

采用醋酸铵作保护剂在200℃下制备了单分散的400 nm粒径的Fe3O4空心纳米球.通过改变实验条件,对产品的形貌、内部结构和粒径进行了调控合成,得到了粒径范围在100～200 nm的实心纳米球和片形结构的Fe3O4纳米材料.采用SEM、TEM和XRD等对样品进行了表征.结果表明,所得尖晶石型Fe3O4纳米晶粒径均匀,分散度好.利用振动样品磁场计检测了不同形貌样品的磁性能.结果显示,Fe3O4纳米空心球的饱和磁化强度和矫顽力均大于Fe3O4纳米片的对应值.     

叶酸对磁性Fe_3O_4纳米粒子的表面修饰

以FeCl3·6H2O作为单一铁源,1,6-己二胺作为胺化试剂,利用无模板的溶剂热方法制备了胺基功能化的磁性Fe3O4纳米粒子,并利用其键合叶酸分子,制备出表面修饰了叶酸的磁性Fe3O4复合纳米粒子。利用傅里叶变换红外光谱仪、X-射线衍射仪、透射电镜、差热-热重分析仪和振动样品磁强计对所得纳米粒子的形貌、粒径、化学组成和磁性能进行了表征。结果表明,叶酸分子通过化学键牢固键合在磁性纳米Fe3O4粒子表面,叶酸修饰的复合纳米粒子仍然具有良好的磁性能。     

Long Fe3O4 nanowires decorated by CdTe quantum dots: Synthesis and magnetic-optical properties

This work describes the synthesis and magnetic-optical properties of Fe₃O₄ nanowires decorated by CdTe quantum dots. The composite nanowires with a length of 1 μm and an average diameter of 23±3 nm were prepared in a high yield through the preferential growth of Fe₃O₄ on CdTe quantum dots using ethylenediamine as template. Their growth mechanism was discussed based on the results of control experiments. Studies on the optical and magnetic properties of the composite nanowires reveal that they assume not only yellow-green emission feature but also room temperature ferromagnetism.     

磁性纳米Pd/Fe3O4催化剂的制备及其在Heck反应中的应用

通过使用聚乙烯吡咯烷酮作为稳定剂,合成了磁性Pd/Fe₃O₄纳米颗粒催化剂。对该催化剂进行粉末X射线衍射、透射电子显微镜、感应耦合等离子体和磁性表征。将Pd/Fe₃O₄催化剂用于Heck反应,检测其催化性能。测试结果表明Pd纳米颗粒负载在Fe₃O₄纳米颗粒上,而且催化剂的尺寸<20 nm,并在Heck反应中表现了极好的催化性能。此外,催化剂可以通过磁场回收利用, 且催化活性没有显著的降低。     

配体交换法制备水中高分散稳定性的多羧基修饰Fe3O4纳米颗粒

采用油相高温分解法制备了粒径可控且单分散的油溶性Fe3O4磁性纳米粒子(MNPs-OA), 并通过配体交换对其表面进行了亲水性修饰, 制备了柠檬酸(CA)、 N-(三甲氧基硅丙基)乙二胺三乙酸钠(SiCOOH)、 丁烷四羧酸(BTCA)和乙二胺四乙酸 (EDTA)四钠4种多羧基配体修饰的水溶性Fe3O4磁性纳米粒子(MNPs-CA, MNPs-SiCOOH, MNPs-BTCA 和MNPs-EDTA), 其中首次选用四羧基配体BTCA和EDTA四钠来修饰Fe3O4磁性纳米粒子(MNPs). 对油溶性MNPs和4种水溶性MNPs的形貌、 结构、 化学组成和磁性能进行了表征, 并对4种多羧基配体修饰的水溶性MNPs在水相中的稳定性和分散性进行了表征. 结果表明, 所得MNPs的平均粒径为15 nm, 具有超顺磁性, 配体交换后的水溶性MNPs具有良好的亲水性, 并在弱酸～碱性很宽的pH范围内具备良好的分散稳定性. 此类多羧基修饰的水溶性MNPs可与适当的阳离子聚电解质进行组装, 从而得到在磁靶向载体和磁共振造影(MRI)显影中具有良好应用前景的磁性自组装微囊.     

核-壳结构磁性金属有机骨架材料Fe3O4@UiO-66-NH2的合成、表征及催化性能

UiO-66-NH₂是以Zr⁴⁺为金属,以2-氨基对苯二甲酸为配体制备得到的金属有机骨架材料,它是目前报道中具有较高热稳定性和化学稳定性的材料之一。本文以Fe₃O₄为核,以UiO-66-NH₂为壳,采用层层自组装方法制备了核-壳结构的磁性金属有机骨架材料Fe₃O₄@UiO-66-NH₂。利用X射线衍射(XRD)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和氮气吸附等对其进行了表征,并考察了该磁性材料在克脑文盖尔(Knoevenagel)缩合反应中的催化性能。结果表明,该磁性材料Fe₃O₄@UiO-66-NH₂为核-壳结构,壳层厚度约为100 nm,氨基含量为1.70 mmol·g^-1。该磁性复合材料具有Fe₃O₄和UiO-66-NH₂的双重功能,既可以磁性分离,又具有UiO-66-NH₂的孔结构和催化性能。由于壳层材料中Lewis酸性位(Zr⁴⁺)和碱性基团(-NH₂)的协同催化能力及其壳层的纳米尺寸,该磁性材料在Knoevenagel缩合反应中表现出和UiO-66-NH₂纳米粒子相当的催化活性。而且,通过磁性分离实现催化剂的多次循环使用后,其结构没有明显变化。     

核-壳结构磁性金属有机骨架材料Fe3O4@UiO-66-NH2的合成、表征及催化性能

UiO-66-NH_2是以Zr4+为金属,以2-氨基对苯二甲酸为配体制备得到的金属有机骨架材料,它是目前报道中具有较高热稳定性和化学稳定性的材料之一。本文以Fe_3O_4为核,以UiO-66-NH_2为壳,采用层层自组装方法制备了核-壳结构的磁性金属有机骨架材料Fe_3O_4@UiO-66-NH_2。利用X射线衍射(XRD)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和氮气吸附等对其进行了表征,并考察了该磁性材料在克脑文盖尔(Knoevenagel)缩合反应中的催化性能。结果表明,该磁性材料Fe_3O_4@UiO-66-NH_2为核-壳结构,壳层厚度约为100 nm,氨基含量为1.70 mmol·g-1。该磁性复合材料具有Fe_3O_4和UiO-66-NH_2的双重功能,既可以磁性分离,又具有UiO-66-NH_2的孔结构和催化性能。由于壳层材料中Lewis酸性位(Zr4+)和碱性基团(-NH_2)的协同催化能力及其壳层的纳米尺寸效应,该磁性材料在Knoevenagel缩合反应中表现出和UiO-66-NH_2纳米粒子相当的催化活性。而且,通过磁性分离实现催化剂的多次循环使用后,其结构没有明显变化。     

A one-pot synthesis of 5,5-disubstituted hydantoin derivatives using magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles as a reusable heterogeneous catalyst

A facile and rapid method for the one-pot synthesis of 5,5-disubstituted hydantoins in the presence of magnetic Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles has been developed. The multicomponent reactions of carbonyl compounds (aldehydes and ketones), potassium cyanide and ammonium carbonate were carried out under solvent-free conditions to obtain various hydantoin derivatives. The magnetic catalyst could be readily separated by an external magnet from the reaction mixture. This procedure has many advantages, such as the use of a reusable magnetic catalyst, high yields, short reaction times, simplicity and very easiness with implementing the methodology.     

Fe3O4磁液的悬浮率测定及稳定性研究

The paper first reported the preparation of ultrafine Fe₃O₄ powder about 8～10nm by improved chemical pre-cipitation method， then turned it into magnetic fluid. The phase analysis， morphology， ultrafine powder size and magnetic property were measured by XRD， TEM and vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM)，respectively. In ad-dition， a new method ， by analyzed the suspending percentage of Fe₃O₄ powder， was introduced to study the effects of concentration， pH value， centrifugal rate and time on the stability of the magnetic fluid.     

单分散Fe_3O_4亚微米球的合成与表征

采用溶剂热法制备出具有尺寸可调、分散性好、亲水性和超顺磁性的亚微米Fe3O4磁球,并考察了不同表面活性剂、反应时间和反应温度的影响。分别采用XRD、FE-SEM、FTIR、超导量子干涉仪(SQUID)对其结构、形貌、表面性质及磁性进行了表征。结果表明,产物为立方结构、具有单分散性的Fe3O4亚微米球,粒径在140~360nm可调。所得Fe3O4亚微米球在室温条件下的磁滞回线表现出超顺磁性,矫顽力为零。不同表面活性剂对粒径大小和磁饱和强度有一定的影响,但对其形貌和晶相结构无影响。随着反应时间的延长和反应温度的提高,颗粒粒径有逐渐减小的趋势。     

可控粒径纳米Fe_3O_4的制备及其磁性研究

本文用空气氧化法,在可见光作用下,添加配合剂(EDTA、柠檬酸、酒石酸、谷氨酸)在室温进行了不同粒径纳米Fe3O4的制备及其磁性能研究。结果表明:在可见光作用下,随EDTA、柠檬酸、酒石酸、谷氨酸等配合剂的添加,得到纳米Fe3O4的粒径有所减小、分散性有所提高;配合剂及可见光共存时,体系反应速率得到提高,高的反应速率使纳米Fe3O4晶粒减小;控制适当的光照度和添加剂的量,室温可得到11.8~29.6nm的Fe3O4颗粒。不同粒径纳米Fe3O4分别呈现出超顺磁性、铁磁性特征。