Photokinetics in tetraphenylporphyrin – molecular oxygen system at gas/solid interfaces: effect of singlet oxygen quenchers on oxygen-induced delayed fluorescence

The oxygen quenching of excited states and concomitant delayed fluorescence (DF) of meso-tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP) adsorbed on alumina (Al₂O₃) were studied at different TPP and O₂ concentrations and temperatures by the diffuse-reflectance laser flash technique. The formation of ¹O₂ in the course of ³TPP quenching by ³O₂ is followed by the energy transfer from ¹O₂ to ³TPP (¹O₂ feedback) with the generation of TPP fluorescent state. The global kinetic analysis of DF revealed variations on kinetic parameters with surface loading which match the aggregation of TPP on the surface. In concentrated samples the energy exchange between ¹O₂ and ³O₂ accelerates the ¹O₂ feedback more than 10 times. The key role of ¹O₂ in oxygen-induced DF is confirmed by the DF quenching by coadsorbed ¹O₂ quenchers (NaN₃, 3-methylindole, 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane). This process is in part controlled by the surface which enhances the efficiencies of amine quenchers but reduces that of NaN₃ when compared with the corresponding efficiencies in solution.     

澄清溶液体系二次生长法NaA型沸石膜的生长机制及膜厚的控制合成

用晶种涂层二次生长成膜法研究了在含水量不同的澄清溶液合成体系中NaA型沸石膜的生长及沸石膜厚度的控制合成.用SEM,TEM和XRD表征手段分析了沸石膜的形成过程和微结构.在载体表面不涂晶种而直接合成则不易形成连续沸石膜;用晶种涂层二次法可以很容易形成均匀的连续膜.合成液中水量的高低强烈影响沸石膜的生长速率、形成结构和膜的厚度.在高水量(水硅摩尔比为2000)的合成体系中沸石生长速率慢,膜主要通过晶种层中的晶粒长大,交织成膜,且膜只有一层结构;而在低水量(水硅摩尔比为750)的合成体系中沸石生长速率快,膜则通过晶种层表面晶粒向外生长、交织成膜,而膜具有两层结构.通过调变合成液的水量可有效地控制沸石膜层的厚度,并能制得非常均匀、连续的膜.     

有机功能化α-Al2O3陶瓷中空纤维表面合成高性能分离氢用NaA分子筛膜

通过浸渍3-氨丙基甲基二乙氧基硅烷(ADMS)对α-Al₂O₃中空纤维载体进行有机功能化改性, 使载体表面带正电, 利用NaA分子筛晶种负电性与功能化载体之间的静电吸附机理进行预涂晶种, 采用微波加热-二次生长法于载体表面合成了NaA分子筛膜. 采用X射线衍射(XRD)、zeta 电位、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等分析手段和气体渗透实验对NaA分子筛膜进行了表征. 考察了未改性NaA分子筛膜与改性NaA分子筛膜的形貌、结构和气体渗透性能差异. XRD结果表明载体表面只有NaA分子筛生成; zeta 电位分析表明NaA分子筛晶种及分子筛前驱体与有机功能化载体电位相反, 存在静电吸附作用; SEM结果显示改性NaA分子筛膜表面颗粒相互联结呈孪生态, 膜厚约5 μm, 膜层致密、均匀、平整; 在不同温度下对H₂、O₂、N₂和C₃H₈进行气体渗透测试,35 °C条件下改性NaA分子筛膜对H₂的渗透率仅为3.6×10^-7 mol·m^-2·s^-1·Pa^-1, 较未改性NaA分子筛膜的渗透率(4.0×10^-7 mol·m^-2·s^-1·Pa^-1)低, 而改性NaA分子筛膜的H₂/C₃H₈理想分离系数则高达11.25, 远大于未改性NaA分子筛膜的H₂/C₃H₈理想分离系数(5.06).     

BIPHOTONIC PROCESSES IN PROTEINS: COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF DELAYED FLUORESCENCE AND ISOTHERMAL OR OPTICALLY STIMULATED RECOMBINATION LUMINESCENCE

Abstract —The properties of delayed fluorescence (DF) of proteins are studied in parallel with their properties of recombination luminescence, produced after ultraviolet excitation and photoionization of chromophoric residues at low temperature, in water-ethylene glycol glasses. It is shown that the DF emission of proteins, originating from tryptophan residues, is produced via triplet-triplet absorption processes, photoionization of tryptophan residues, and recombination of the charged species. Electron scavengers that reduce the DF yield act differently upon the DF emission and the recombination luminescence as a consequence of the protein structure. Influence of energy transfer on the protein DF yield is also emphasized.     

Control of emission by intermolecular fluorescence resonance energy transfer and intermolecular charge transfer

Control of emission by intermolecular fluorescence resonant energy transfer (IFRET) and intermolecular charge transfer (ICT) is investigated with the quantum-chemistry method using two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) real space analysis methods. The work is based on the experiment of tunable emission from doped 1,3,5-triphenyl-2-pyrazoline (TPP) organic nanoparticles (Peng, A. D.; et al. Adv. Mater. 2005, 17, 2070). First, the excited-state properties of the molecules, which are studied (TPP and DCM) in that experiment, are investigated theoretically. The results of the 2D site representation reveal the electron-hole coherence and delocalization size on the excitation. The results of 3D cube representation analysis reveal the orientation and strength of the transition dipole moments and intramolecular or intermolecular charge transfer. Second, the photochemical quenching mechanism via IFRET is studied (here "resonance" means that the absorption spectrum of TPP overlaps with the fluorescence emission spectrum of DCM in the doping system) by comparing the orbital energies of the HOMO (highest occupied molecular orbital) and the LUMO (lowest unoccupied molecular orbital) of DCM and TPP in absorption and fluorescence. Third, for the DCM-TPP complex, the nonphotochemical quenching mechanism via ICT is investigated. The theoretical results show that the energetically lowest ICT state corresponds to a pure HOMO-LUMO transition, where the densities of the HOMO and LUMO are strictly located on the DCM and TPP moieties, respectively. Thus, the lowest ICT state corresponds to an excitation of an electron from the HOMO of DCM to the LUMO of TPP.     

Preparation of uniform and nano‐sized NaA zeolite using silatrane and alumatrane precursors

Nano‐sized Na A zeolite was successfully synthesized via the sol–gel process and microwave techniques. The synthesis parameters, such as hydroxide ion concentration, seed amount, as well as heating time and temperature, were studied to obtain the most uniform and very small sized NaA zeolite using the composition of SiO₂:Al₂O₃:xNa₂O:410H₂O; 3 ≤ x ≤ 6. It was found that hydroxide ion concentration affects the crystal size and heating time, whereas a higher amount of seed provides smaller sized NaA zeolite. The zeolite product can be synthesized using a higher temperature for a shorter time or lower temperature for a longer time. The best conditions for synthesizing the smallest size, 0.1–0.2 µm, and the most homogeneous NaA zeolite is to use the composition of SiO₂:Al₂O₃:3Na₂O:410H₂O and 3 wt% crystal seed at 80 °C microwave heating for 6 h. The synthesized NaA zeolite was characterized using XRD and SEM. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

澄清溶液中NaA型分子筛膜的合成及气体渗透性能

The use of zeolite membranes in separation or combined reaction and separation processes is very attractive. Advantages of using such a type of membranes include their ability to discriminate molecules based on the molecular size and their stability[1]. In the past ten years, most efforts were involved in the synthesis and permeation studies of MFI zeolite membrane[2, 3]. Recently, NaA zeolite membrane has attracted much attention because of its high potential in the dehydration of organic liquids[4]. However, few gas permeation results were reported[5]. Furthermore, most of the NaA zeolite membrane was synthesized from gel[4]. In this letter, the synthesis of NaA zeolite membrane from clear solution and its gas permeation properties are reported.     

Photophysical properties of a rhodium tetraphenylporphyrin-tin corrole dyad. The first example of a through metal-metal bond energy transfer

The luminescence spectroscopy study and the determination of the photophysical parameters for the M-M'-bonded rhodium meso-tetraphenylporphyrin-tin(2,3,7,13,17,18-hexamethyl-8,12-diethylcorrole) complex, (TPP)Rh-Sn(Me6Et2Cor) 1, was investigated. The emission bands as well as the lifetimes (tau(e)) and the quantum yields (Phi(e); at 77 K using 2MeTHF as solvent) were compared with those of (TPP)RhI 2 (TPP = tetraphenylporphyrin) and (Me6Et2Cor)SnCl 3 (Me6Et2Cor = 2,3,7,13,17,18-hexamethyl-8,12-diethylcorrole) which are the two chemical precursors of 1. The energy diagram has been established from the absorption, fluorescence and phosphorescence spectra. The Rh(TPP) and Sn(Me6Et2Cor) chromophores are the energy donor (D) and acceptor (A), respectively. The total absence of fluorescence in 1 (while fluorescence is observed in the tin derivative 3) indicates efficient excited state deactivation, presumably due to heavy atom effect and intramolecular energy transfer (ET). The large decreases in tau(P) and Phi(P) of the Rh(TPP) chromophore going from 2 to 1 indicate a significant intramolecular ET in the triplet states of 1 with an estimated rate ranging between 10(6) and 10(8) s(-1). Based on the comparison of transfer rates with other related dyads that exhibit similar D-A separations and no M-M' bond, and for which slower through space ET processes (10(2)-10(3) s(-1)) operate, a through M-M' bond ET has been unambiguously assigned to 1.     

二次生长法NaA沸石分子筛膜的合成与表征——推荐一个研究型综合实验

介绍一个研究型综合实验——二次生长法NaA沸石分子筛膜的合成与表征。实验预先利用热浸渍法在α-Al_2O_3多孔载体管外表面引入NaA沸石分子筛晶种,再通过二次生长法合成NaA沸石分子筛膜。用扫描电子显微镜和X射线衍射仪表征载体管和NaA沸石分子筛及膜的形貌和结构,并利用渗透蒸发乙醇脱水膜分离装置测试膜的分离性能。通过本实验使学生了解膜分离技术这一科学前沿领域,激发学生对科学研究的兴趣,培养学生的科研探究能力。本实验涵盖合成、表征及性能测试,知识要点多、学科覆盖面广,有利于提升学生的实践操作能力、创新意识和综合运用知识的能力。     

提高USY型FCC催化剂硫转移和催化裂化活性的研究

采用镁、铈、镧和磷对USY型FCC催化剂进行改性，采用FT IR分析方法对改性催化剂的表面酸性进行了表征，研究了硫转移活性组分对催化剂的硫转移和催化裂化活性的影响。结果表明，多次氧化 还原循环后，改性催化剂仍保持较好的硫转移活性，可以达到60%以上。镁的引入会减少基质和分子筛表面强酸的数量，少量镁的引入对催化裂化活性影响不大，铈和镧的引入会使分子筛和基质的表面酸量得到显著增加，提高催化裂化活性，但同时会引起焦炭的增加，磷改性可改善基质和分子筛表面酸性，抑制焦炭的产生，保持催化裂化活性的同时使汽油中的烯烃质量分数下降6%。     

Molecular energy and electron transfer assemblies made of self-organized lipid-porphyrin bilayer vesicles

Novel molecular energy and electron transfer assemblies in vesicular form, which are made of self-organized amphiphilic porphyrins bearing phospholipid-like substituents (lipid-porphyrins), have been photochemically characterized. Tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP) derivatives with four dialkylphosphocholine groups [free-base (1 a), Zn(2+) complex (1 b), and Fe(3+) complex (1 c)] are spontaneously associated in water to form spherical unilamellar vesicles with a diameter of 100-150 nm. Exciton calculations based on the bilayered sheet model of 1 b, which has a porphyrin packing similar to that seen in the triclinic unit cell of the Zn(2+)TPP crystals, reproduced the Soret band bathochromic shift appearing in the aqueous solution of 1 b well. The UV/Vis absorption spectrum of the 1 a/1 b hybrid vesicles (molar ratio: 1/1) showed no electronic interaction between the two porphyrin chromophores in the ground state, but efficient intermolecular singlet-singlet energy transfer took place from the excited 1 b donors to the 1 a acceptor within the vesicle. Near-field scanning optical microspectroscopy of the 1 a/1 b vesicles on a graphite surface also showed only free-base porphyrin fluorescence. The efficiency of the energy transfer was 0.81 and the rate constant was 3.1 x 10(9) s(-1). On the other hand, protoporphyrin IX bearing two alkylphosphocholine propionates (2) was incorporated into the 1 a or 1 c bilayer vesicles (ca. 100 nm phi, molar ratio: 1 a/2 or 1 c/2=10). The UV/Vis absorption spectrum showed that 2 was successfully anchored into the fluid alkylene region of the membrane without stacking. Photoirradiation (lambda(ex): 390 nm) of the 1 c/2 vesicles in the presence of triethanolamine led a vectorial electron transfer from the outer aqueous phase to the membrane center, which allowed reduction of the ferric ion of the Fe(3+)TPP platform.     

Guanine-specific DNA oxidation photosensitized by the tetraphenylporphyrin phosphorus(V) complex via singlet oxygen generation and electron transfer

The photosensitized DNA damage caused by dihydroxoP(V)tetraphenylporphyrin (P(V)TPP), a cationic water-soluble porphyrin, was examined. The study of near-infrared emission measurements demonstrated the photosensitized singlet oxygen ((1)O(2)) generation by P(V)TPP (quantum yield: 0.28 in ethanol). The fluorescence quenching of P(V)TPP by DNA showed the electron transfer (ET) from nucleobases to photoexcited P(V)TPP. These results have shown that P(V)TPP has ability to damage DNA through dual mechanisms, (1)O(2) generation and ET. Under aerobic conditions, P(V)TPP photosensitized damage was more severe for single-stranded DNA compared to its double-stranded counterpart. Photoexcited P(V)TPP damaged every guanine residue in single-stranded DNA. HPLC measurements confirmed the formation of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodGuo), an oxidized product of 2'-deoxyguanosine, and showed that the yield of 8-oxodGuo in single-stranded DNA is larger than that in double-stranded DNA. The guanine-specific DNA damage and the enhancement in single-stranded DNA suggest that the (1)O(2) generation mainly contributes to the mechanism of DNA photodamage by P(V)TPP. Absorption spectrum measurements suggested the interaction between P(V)TPP and DNA. This interaction is expected to enhance the (1)O(2)-mediated DNA damage since the lifetime of (1)O(2) is very short. On the other hand, for double-stranded DNA, photosensitized damage at consecutive guanines was much less pronounced. Because the consecutive guanines act as a hole trap, this DNA-damaging pattern suggests the partial involvement of photoinduced ET. However, DNA damage by ET was not a main mechanism, possibly due to the reverse ET. In conclusion, P(V)TPP induces guanine specific photooxidation mainly via (1)O(2) generation. The interaction with DNA and the energy level of the photoexcited porphyrin may be advantageous for (1)O(2)-mediated DNA damage rather than ET mechanism.     

Highly Soluble Porphyrin (TPP)-Perylene Diimide (PDI) Dyad and Triad:Synthesis and Spectroscopic Studies

Novel porphyrin‐perylene diimide dyad (TPP‐PDI) and porphyrin‐perylene diimide‐porphyrin triad (TPP‐PDI‐TPP) were synthesized and characterized. Their structure and properties were studied by UV, FL, ¹H NMR, MS, elemental analysis, etc. The variation of fluorescence feature and UV spectra of TPP‐PDI‐TPP triad were investigated at different concentration of CF₃COOH in THF. The incorporation of CF₃COOH leads to the closure of the efficient charge transfer decay. After protonation of porphyrin units, the fluorescence intensity of TPP‐PDI‐TPP triad increased greatly. The fluorescence intensity of TPP‐PDI‐TPP triad restored after addition of triethylamine into the solution. Thus, TPP‐PDI‐TPP triad was a proton‐type fluorescence switch based on acid‐base control. Moreover, different from porphyrin‐perylene type molecular switches reported before, this TPP‐PDI‐TPP triad has wonderful solubility in organic solvents.     

Crystal‐State Photochromism and Dual‐Mode Mechanochromism of an Organic Molecule with Fluorescence,Room‐Temperature Phosphorescence,and Delayed Fluorescence

A D‐A‐D′ type pure organic molecule, named ODFRCZ, has unique triple‐emission character covering fluorescence, phosphorescence, and delayed fluorescence (DF). The phosphorescence of ODFRCZ has a rather long lifetime of about 350 ms at room temperature. One dimer of ODFRCZ with enhanced parallel molecular packing acts more effectively to prompt ISC processes, which further generates room‐temperature phosphorescence (RTP), owing to the larger transition dipole moment and closer energy level between S₁ and T_n. ODFRCZ is a rare example of an organic RTP molecule that shows dual‐stimuli responsiveness of dual‐mode mechanochromism (fluorescence red‐shift and RTP/DF on‐off switch) and reversible crystal‐state photochromism. This work may broaden the knowledge for stimuli‐responsive RTP organic molecules and lay the foundation for their wide‐scale applications.     

以硅藻土为硅源合成NaA分子筛及其质子传导性能研究

以硅藻土为硅源,在Na₂O-Al₂O₃-SiO₂(硅藻土)-H₂O体系中,采用水浴加热搅拌的方法在较低温度下快速合成了LTA型硅铝分子筛NaA.通过调节温度和反应物的活性,优化了NaA分子筛的合成过程,实现了其在较短时间、较低温度下的快速合成.所合成的NaA分子筛展现出良好的质子传导性能,在室温和100%相对湿度条件下,其质子传导率为1. 72×10^-3S/cm,且随着温度的升高其质子传导率逐渐增大,在80℃和100%相对湿度条件下,质子传导率可以达到5. 96×10^-3S/cm.     

Crystal‐State Photochromism and Dual‐Mode Mechanochromism of an Organic Molecule with Fluorescence,Room‐Temperature Phosphorescence,and Delayed Fluorescence

A D‐A‐D′ type pure organic molecule, named ODFRCZ, has unique triple‐emission character covering fluorescence, phosphorescence, and delayed fluorescence (DF). The phosphorescence of ODFRCZ has a rather long lifetime of about 350 ms at room temperature. One dimer of ODFRCZ with enhanced parallel molecular packing acts more effectively to prompt ISC processes, which further generates room‐temperature phosphorescence (RTP), owing to the larger transition dipole moment and closer energy level between S₁ and T_n. ODFRCZ is a rare example of an organic RTP molecule that shows dual‐stimuli responsiveness of dual‐mode mechanochromism (fluorescence red‐shift and RTP/DF on‐off switch) and reversible crystal‐state photochromism. This work may broaden the knowledge for stimuli‐responsive RTP organic molecules and lay the foundation for their wide‐scale applications.     

Fluorescence study of arene probe microenvironment in the intraparticle void volume of zeolites interfaced with bathing polar solvents

Fluorescence methodologies have been utilized to examine micropolarity, intramolecular motion, and singlet quenching in the intraparticle void volume of zeolites X, Y, and ultrastable Y (USY) interfaced with bathing polar solvents. Micropolarity was assessed from the 3-to-1 band ratio (III/I) of the fluorescence spectrum of pyrene (PY) and from lambda(max) of the fluorescence spectrum of 1-pyrenecarboxaldehyde (1-PCA). In zeolites bathed in anhydrous solvents, both PY and 1-PCA reported increased micropolarity according to the trend USY < bulk solvent < NaX approximately NaY. For example, in NaY (USY), III/I ranged from 0.44 (0.98) in acetonitrile to 0.52 (1.34) in n-hexanol, compared to 0.60, 1.06, and 1.62 in bulk acetonitrile (ACN), n-hexanol, and n-hexane, respectively. The polarity studies reveal that the ionic nature of NaX and NaY and the hydrophobic nature of USY strongly influence the microenvironment of the arene despite the presence of desorbing polar solvents. Constraints on intramolecular motion were examined in polar-solvated NaX through measurements of the fluorescence lifetime of trans-stilbene. Lifetimes ranged from 113 ps in NaX-ACN to 671 ps in NaX-tert-butyl alcohol. The latter value is close to that observed in bulk glycerol. Diffusion-controlled quenching of PY fluorescence by O2 and a series of nitrocompounds dissolved in solvents bathing the zeolite was examined by a time-resolved approach. For all of the quenchers and solvents studied, quenching was more efficient in USY compared to NaX and NaY. Interestingly, the rate of O2 quenching in USY-MeOH was only 12 times lower than that in bulk MeOH. In contrast, in NaY-MeOH and NaX-MeOH the rate of O2 quenching was too low to be measured. The rate constants in these systems were therefore taken as the rate constant for diffusion-controlled quenching of trapped electrons measured previously. These values were 600 times and 10(5) times lower than the rate of fluorescence quenching in USY-MeOH, respectively. The O2 quenching studies show that dispersive interactions of polar solvents with the cavity walls dominate in USY because of the hydrophobic nature of the USY surface. In NaX and NaY, stronger ion-dipole and hydrogen bonding interactions dominate and lead to more restricted access and lowered quenching efficiency. Perrin (or static) quenching of pyrene fluorescence was also examined to infer the concentration of nitromethane (NM) in the void volume of NaX and NaY bathed in MeOH, ACN, or H2O. The results indicate that access of NM to the interior of NaY is more inhibited in ACN compared to MeOH, presumably because of the higher dipole moment of ACN and its resulting stronger association with the zeolite surface. At similar levels of static quenching equated to a similar NM concentration in the zeolite, dynamic quenching by NM varied by no more than a factor of 2 in all systems compared. This implies that the rate of NM diffusion in solvated zeolite interiors is similar regardless of zeolite or solvent properties. In contrast to O2 diffusion in zeolites, NM exhibits a high dipole moment and can therefore migrate through polar-solvated zeolite apertures by adsorbing to the zeolite. Overall, the results of this study show a close relationship between the behavior of probes and quenchers in the confines of polar-solvated zeolite interiors and the chemical properties of the zeolite. Differences between weakly and strongly interacting surfaces are revealed clearly in the results.     

External Heavy‐Atom Effect on the Prompt and Delayed Fluorescence of [70]Fullerenes

The influence of the external heavy‐atom effect (HAE) on the fluorescence properties of C₇₀ and a C₇₀ methano monoadduct is determined. For this purpose the photophysics of these [70]fullerenes is studied in polystyrene (PS) and in a related heavy‐atom polymer, poly(4‐bromostyrene) (PBS). In the absence of HAE (PS matrix) both fullerenes display a strong thermally activated delayed fluorescence (DF) that is more pronounced in the case of C₇₀. In the presence of HAE (PBS matrix) both prompt (PF) and DF intensities decrease significantly, the same happening to the delayed fluorescence lifetimes. The relative fluorescence intensities (DF intensity/PF intensity) for each fullerene are on the other hand surprisingly similar to the respective ones in PS for the full experimental temperature range. The HAE is responsible for a significant increase of the S₁→T₁ and S₁←T₁ intersystem crossing (ISC) rates, and of the T₁→S₀ radiative rate. In particular, the HAE on a S₁←T₁ ISC rate is reported here for the first time. The overall substantial insensitivity of relative fluorescence intensities to HAE is explained by a compensation effect: As the S₁→T₁ and S₁←T₁ ISC rates on the one hand, and the T₁→S₀ radiative rate on the other hand work in opposition with respect to DF, a near cancellation of effects occurs.     

Electronic and fluorescence spectral studies of a novel porphyrin-polypyridyl ruthenium(II) hybrid linked by a butyl chain

The electronic and fluorescence spectroscopic properties of a novel porphyrin-polypyridyl ruthenium(II) hybrid, [C(4)-TPP-(ip)Ru(phen)(2)](ClO(4))(2) (TPP=5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrin, ip=imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline and phen=1,10-Phenanthroline), in which a polypyridyl ruthenium(II) moiety is linked to a porphyrin moiety by a butyl chain have been investigated and compared to its corresponding reference compounds. The studies of electronic absorption spectra have shown that there is an electronic interaction between the porphyrin moiety and the polypyridyl ruthenium(II) moiety in the hybrid. It can be found that intramolecular photoinduced electron and energy transfer processes may occur in the hybrid from the fluorescence spectra. When exciting in Soret band and Q band of porphyrin, the fluorescence quenching of the porphyrin moiety of the hybrid takes place due to electron transfer from the lowest singlet excited state (S(1)) to the appended polypyridyl rutherium(II) moiety, while the decay of S(2) (the second-excited singlet state) of the porphyrin moiety is mainly contributed to internal conversion to S(1). When exciting in MLCT band of the polypyridyl ruthenium(II) moiety, fluorescence corresponding to the polypyridyl ruthenium(II) moiety is quenched by intramolecular energy transfer from (3)MLCT of the ruthenium moiety to the lowest-energy triplet state localized on the porphyrin moiety.     

Novel preparation of NaA/carbon nanocomposite thin films with high permeance for CO2/CH4 separation

Novel NaA/carbon nanocomposite thin films were successfully prepared on a porous a-Al2O3 substrate by incorporatingnanosized NaA zeolite into novolak-type phenolic resin.The prepared films were characterized by XRD,SEM and single gaspermeation tests.The NaA zeolite/carbon nanocomposite thin films exhibited that the ideal separation factor of CO2/CH4 was 28.4and the carbon dioxide flux was 3.39*10-7mol/(Pa m2s)at room temperature and under a pressure difference of 100 kPa,whichwas two orders of magnitude higher than that of pure carbon membrane prepared at the same procedures and conditions as those ofcomposite films.From the SEM images,the films were continuous and highly intergrown.Compared with carbon membranes,thethickness of nanocomposite films was drastically decreased,which was helpful to reduce the diffusion resistance and increase theflux of gas permeance.