Impact of Green Chitosan Nanoparticles Fabricated from Shrimp Processing Waste as a Source of Nano Nitrogen Fertilizers on the Yield Quantity and Quality of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Cultivars

Waste from crustaceans has adverse effects on the environment. In this respect, shrimp waste was valorized for producing chitosan nanoparticles as a source for eco-friendly nano-nitrogen fertilizer. The application of nano-nitrogen fertilizers is a valuable alternative approach in agriculture due to its potential for reducing the application of mineral nitrogen fertilizers and increasing yield quality and quantity, thereby helping to reduce the worldwide food shortage. Chitosan nanoparticles were foliar sprayed at three volumes (0, 7, and 14 L/ha) and compared with mineral nitrogen fertilizer (M-N) sprayed at three volumes (0, 120, and 240 kg N/ha) and their combination on two wheat cultivars (Misr-1 and Gemaiza-11) during two consecutive seasons (2019/2020 and 2020/2021) in order to evaluate the agronomic response. The synthesized chitosan nanoparticles displayed characteristic bands of both Nan-N and urea/chitosan from 500–4000 cm⁻¹. They are stable and have a huge surface area of 73.21 m² g⁻¹. The results revealed significant differences among wheat cultivars, fertilization applications, individual or combined, and their interactions for yield-contributing traits. Foliar application of nano-nitrogen fertilizer at 14 L/ha combined with mineral fertilizer at 240 kg/ha significantly increased total chlorophyll content by 41 and 31% compared to control; concerning plant height, the two cultivars recorded the tallest plants (86.2 and 86.5 cm) compared to control. On the other hand, the heaviest 1000-grain weight (55.8 and 57.4 g) was recorded with treatment of 120 kg Mn-N and 14 L Nan-N/ha compared to the control (47.6 and 45.5 g). The Misr-1 cultivar achieved the highest values for grain yield and nitrogen (1.30 and 1.91 mg/L) and potassium (9.87 and 9.81 mg/L) in the two studied seasons when foliarly sprayed with the combination of 120 kg Mn-N/ha + 14 L Nan-N/ha compared to the Gemaiza-11 cultivar. It can be concluded that Misr-1 exhibited higher levels of total chlorophyll content, spike length, 100-grain weight, grain yield in kg/ha, and nitrogen and potassium. However, Gemaiza-11 displayed higher biomass and straw yield values, plant height, and sodium concentration values. It could be economically recommended to use the application of 120 kg Mn-N/ha + 14 L Nan-N/ha on the Misr-1 cultivar to achieve the highest crop yield.     

Functionalized Star‐Like Polystyrenes as Organic Supports of a Tridentate Bis(imino)pyridinyliron/Aluminic Derivative Catalytic System for Ethylene Polymerization

Summary: Star‐like polystyrenes composed of a microgel core with arms functionalized with a few hydroxy‐ or methoxy‐ended ethylene oxide units were used as organic supports for a tridentate bis(imino)pyridinyliron catalyst towards ethylene polymerization. When used as supports of 2,6‐bis[1‐2,6(diisopropylphenyl)imino]ethylpyridynyl iron dichloride in the presence of various alkylaluminium compounds, the supported catalysts enabled the production, with a high catalytic activity, of polyethylene beads of a spherical morphology and high bulk density. A good control of the polyethylene molar mass distribution could also be achieved, which was explained by a lowering of the transfer reaction to the aluminium derivative, as compared to homogeneous conditions.

SEM image of PE particles prepared in the presence of trimethylaluminium supported on a PS microgel with an iron catalyst (TMA/Fe = 800).     

Determination of a Solid Phase Mass Transfer Coefficient for Modeling an Adsorption Bed System Using Ammonium Molybdophosphate-Polyacrylonitrile (AMP-PAN) as a Sorbent for the Removal of 137Cs from Acidic Nuclear Waste Solutions

Ammonium molybdophosphate (AMP) immobilized on a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) support is an engineered form of cesium selective sorbent material developed at the Czech Technical University in Prague. This material is being investigated as a sorbent for removing ¹³⁷Cs from Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) acidic sodium bearing waste (SBW) solution. As part of this study, a computer program to solve the partial differential equations (PDE's) for continuity and rate of exchange in a fixed bed system has been developed using numerical finite difference algorithms. These equations are solved iteratively in order to derive a mass transfer coefficient that agrees with the results of bench scale column experiments. This mass transfer coefficient is then applied in the PDE solutions to predict breakthrough behavior in a semi-scale column experiment. The model provided excellent agreement with the semi-scale data with a mass transfer coefficient of 0.0126 min^–1.     

二氧化硅固载Ru基催化剂上二氧化碳加氢合成甲酸的研究(III): 配体对催化剂反应性能的影响

考察了不同配体对原位合成的固载Ru基催化剂上CO₂加氢合成HCOOH反应活性的影响, 对于以单齿三苯基类ZPh₃分子为配体的催化剂, 活性大小顺序为: PPh₃＞AsPh₃＞NPh₃. 以PPh₃为配体时, 其相应的原位合成催化剂上HCOOH的TOF值为656 h^－1. 其次, 双齿膦配体的使用能带来比单齿膦配体更高的活性. 以dppe [1,2-双(二苯基膦基)乙烷]为配体时, 其相应的原位合成催化剂上HCOOH的TOF值为1190 h^－1. 量子化学的理论计算结果表明, 具有适中的σ给予性和π接受性, 较小的空间位阻, 较好的电子离域作用的PPh₃配体性能优于其它单齿三苯基类配体. 而具有较好的电子离域作用, 并且有螯合作用的双齿膦配体性能优于单齿膦配体.     

二氧化硅固载Ru基催化剂上二氧化碳加氢合成甲酸的研究(III): 配体对催化剂反应性能的影响

考察了不同配体对原位合成的固载Ru基催化剂上CO2加氢合成HCOOH反应活性的影响,对于以单齿三苯基类ZPh3分子为配体的催化剂,活性大小顺序为:PPh3>AsPh3>NPh3.以PPh3为配体时,其相应的原位合成催化剂上HCOOH的TOF值为656h-1.其次,双齿膦配体的使用能带来比单齿膦配体更高的活性.以dppe[1,2-双(二苯基膦基)乙烷]为配体时,其相应的原位合成催化剂上HCOOH的TOF值为1190h-1.量子化学的理论计算结果表明,具有适中的σ给予性和π接受性,较小的空间位阻,较好的电子离域作用的PPh3配体性能优于其它单齿三苯基类配体.而具有较好的电子离域作用,并且有螯合作用的双齿膦配体性能优于单齿膦配体.     

Osmium(III) and Osmium(V) Complexes Bearing a Macrocyclic Ligand: A Simple and Efficient Catalytic System for cis‐Dihydroxylation of Alkenes with Hydrogen Peroxide

A simple protocol that uses [Os^III(OH)(H₂O)(L ‐N₄Me₂)](PF₆)₂ ( 1 ; L ‐N₄Me₂=N,N′‐dimethyl‐2,11‐diaza[3.3](2,6)pyridinophane) as a catalyst and H₂O₂ as a terminal oxidant for efficient cis‐1,2‐dihydroxylation of alkenes is presented. Unfunctionalized (or aliphatic) alkenes and alkenes/styrenes containing electron‐withdrawing groups are selectively oxidized to the corresponding vicinal diols in good to excellent yields (46–99 %). In the catalytic reactions, the stoichiometry of alkene:H₂O₂ is 1:1, and thus the oxidant efficiency is very high. For the dihydroxylation of cyclohexene, the catalytic amount of 1 can be reduced to 0.01 mol % to achieve a very high turnover number of 5500. The active oxidant is identified as the Os^V(O)(OH) species ( 2 ), which is formed via the hydroperoxide adduct, an Os^III(OOH) species. The active oxidant 2 is successfully isolated and crystallographically characterized.     

Revisiting the Polymerization of Diphenylacetylenes with Tungsten(VI) Chloride and Tetraphenyltin: An Alternative Mechanism by a Metathesis Catalytic System

An alternative reaction mechanism of the polymerization of diphenylacetylelnes using a catalytic system composed of tungsten(VI) chloride and tetraphenyltin has been proposed through the optimization of reaction conditions and investigation of the effect of the electronic nature of diphenylacetylene monomers on the polymerizability. The detailed structures of the polymers have been suggested by mass spectrometric analysis of the obtained polymers and oligomers, which suggested that a phenyl group of tetraphenyltin has been introduced to an initiating end of the polymer chain. Mass spectrometric analysis also provided information about the termination processes of the polymerization. The experimental results strongly suggested that the polymerization of diphenylacetylenes using tungsten(VI) chloride and tetraphenyltin proceeds through a migratory insertion mechanism rather than the long‐accepted metathesis mechanism.     

Facile and Versatile Synthesis of End-Functionalized Poly(phenylacetylene)s: A Multicomponent Catalytic System for Well-Controlled Living Polymerization of Phenylacetylenes

A rhodium-based multicomponent catalytic system for well-controlled living polymerization of phenylacetylenes has been developed. The catalytic system is composed of readily available and bench-stable [Rh(nbd)Cl]₂, aryl boronic acid derivatives, diphenylacetylene, 50 % aqueous KOH, and PPh₃. This system offers a method for the facile and versatile synthesis of various end-functionalized cis-stereoregular poly(phenylacetylene)s because components from aryl boronic acids and diphenylacetylene were introduced to the initiating end of the polymers. The polymerization reaction shows a typical living nature with a high initiation efficiency, and the molecular weight of the resulting poly(phenylacetylene)s can be readily controlled with very narrow molecular-weight distributions (M_w/M_n=1.02–1.09). The experimental results suggest that the present catalytic system has a higher polymerization activity than the polymerization activities of other rhodium-based catalytic systems previously reported.     

Immobilized tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane as a scaffold for ion-selective ligands: the auxiliary group effect on metal ion binding at the phosphate ligand

The metal ion affinities of a ligand in a polymer-supported reagent can be enhanced by the presence of a proximate group capable of hydrogen bonding. A new polymer-supported reagent has been synthesized by immobilizing tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (Tris) onto cross-linked poly(vinylbenzyl chloride) and then phosphorylating the -OH moieties. The -NH- acts as the auxiliary group to increase the extent of complexation by the phosphate ligand. Additionally, Tris acts as a scaffold, wherein the phosphate ligands are in a known stereochemical arrangement. The Tris resin is mono-, di-, and triphosphorylated, depending on the concentration of the phosphorylating agent. The highest metal ion affinities are found with the resin having a phosphorus-to-nitrogen ratio of 2.36, consistent with one-third of the ligands being triphosphorylated and the remainder being diphosphorylated. The unphosphorylated Tris and phosphonate diester resins have no ionic affinities under the same conditions. Trivalent ions (Fe(III), Al(III), La(III), Eu(III), Lu(III)) are preferred over divalent ions (Pb(II), Cd(II), Cu(II), Zn(II)) from solutions at pH 2. The distribution coefficients of the divalent ions correlate with the Misono softness parameters, indicating that the polarizability of the phosphoryl oxygen is important to binding of the metal ions. The mechanism of complexation is probed with Fe(III) in 0.01-5 M HNO3 and HCl. The high affinities are ascribed to activation of the P=O ligand toward metal ion binding by the N-H moieties acting as auxiliary groups, coupled with intraligand cooperation among the phosphate moieties at a given site. FTIR spectra show that the P=O band at 1261 cm-1 shifts as a function of the extent of hydrogen bonding. Binding at the P=O requires a balance between activation by hydrogen bonding and availability of the lone pair electrons to the metal ions.     

以Au(PPh3)(NO3)为前体制备的Au/13X结构及其CO催化氧化性能

分别以金的有机配合物Au(PPh₃)(NO₃)和无机化合物HAuCl₄为前驱体, 采用常规浸渍法分别制备了Au/13X-Org和Au/13X-Ino, 并以后者作为对照. 采用N₂-吸附/脱附、SEM-EDS、XRD和XPS等技术对所制样品的织构、晶体结构和价态进行了表征, 并研究了所制样品对CO的催化氧化性能. N₂-吸附/脱附、SEM-EDS和XRD结果表明, 对于Au/13X-Org样品, Au 较均匀地分布在13X载体上, 而Au/13X-Ino样品, Au 聚集地分布在13X载体上. 通过XRD和SEM测定表明Au/13X-Ino上金粒子(平均粒径≈26.6 nm)明显大于Au/13X-Org上金粒子(平均粒径＜5 nm). CO催化氧化结果表明, Au/13X-Org催化性能明显优于Au/13X-Ino, Au/13X-Org在低温25 ℃时CO转化30%, 150 ℃完全转化; 而Au/13X-Ino在低温无活性, CO完全转化温度高于400 ℃. 对于这种“惰性”13X载体负载Au活性的差别可能归因于金粒子的大小和前驱体中有无氯物种两方面的原因. XPS结果表明, 在Au/13X-Org和Au/13X-Ino催化剂上催化氧化的活性中心为金属态Au⁰.     

Solid-Phase Reagent for Analgin and Ascorbic Acid on the Basis of a Copper(II) Complex with Tetrabenzotetraazacyclohexadecine Immobilized by Adsorption on Silica Gel

The reactions of a number of natural organic reducing agents with a copper(II) complex with tetrabenzo[b, f, j, n][1, 5, 9, 13]tetraazacyclohexadecine adsorbed on silica were examined. A solid-phase reagent was proposed for the sorption–spectrophotometric determination of Analgin and ascorbic acid (c _min= 0.91 and 0.06 mg/L, respectively) and for the visual test determination of the above compounds (c _min= 0.50 and 0.025 mg/sample, respectively).     

Catalytic sulfoxidation and epoxidation with a Mn(III) triazacorrole: evidence for a "third oxidant" in high-valent porphyrinoid oxidations

The reaction between (TBP)8(Cz)Mn(III) (1) and the oxygen atom donors iodosylbenzene (PhIO) or p-cyanodimethylaniline-N-oxide (CDMANO) leads to the manganese(V)-oxo complex (TBP)8(Cz)Mn(V)O (2), which has been isolated and characterized previously. Under catalytic conditions with 1 as added catalyst and PhIO as oxidant, both sulfoxidation of PhSMe and epoxidation of cis-stilbene is observed, whereas with CDMANO no sulfoxidation takes place, suggesting that 2 is not the active oxidant. Examination of the independent reactivity of isolated 2 toward PhSMe and cis-stilbene supports this conclusion. A mechanism which relies on a novel type of oxidant involving Lewis acid activation of PhIO by the Mn(V)-oxo complex 2 accounts for these observations and is confirmed by 18O-labeling experiments.     

Palladium and nickel complexes of (P,N)-ligands based on quinolines: Catalytic activity for polymerization and oligomerization

Four (P,N)-ligands (1-4) with different steric and electronic properties were synthesized. They were used to prepare the monocationic palladium complexes [Pd(P,N)(CH₃)(NCCH₃)](PF₆) (9-12). The structures of the newly prepared ligand 3 and the neutral palladium complex [Pd(P,N)(CH₃)Cl] (10) were analysed by X-ray. The catalytic activity of the palladium complexes toward the copolymerization of styrene and ethylene with CO was low or non-existent. The nickel complexes [Ni(P,N)(1-naphthyl)Cl] (13-16), modified with the ligands 1-4, were prepared and their catalytic activity toward ethylene oligomerization was studied. They showed high activity at ambient temperature and low ethylene pressure (1-12 bar) in the presence of MAO.