Separation of Tl/III/ from Tl/I/

A method for the separation of Tl/III/from Tl/I/ is reported employing 1-/2-pyridylazo/-2-naphthol /PAN/ and Rhodamine-B as extracting agents.     

SiO2/TiO2-xCx/C的制备、表征及其吸附和可见光催化性能

以SiO2为成核中心,钛酸四丁酯为钛源,分别以多羟基化合物乙二醇、丙三醇、葡萄糖和聚乙烯醇为联接剂,采用水解沉淀法制备了碳掺杂和包覆的多孔SiO2/TiO2-xCx/C可见光响应型光催化剂。采用X-射线衍射(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X-射线光电子能谱(XPS)、傅里叶变换-红外光谱(FTIR)、比表面积(BET)和紫外-可见(UV-Vis)漫反射光谱对样品进行表征。对不同结构样品的形成机理进行了分析。以次甲基蓝(MB)溶液为模拟废水,对样品的吸附性能和可见光催化性能进行了评价。结果表明,多羟基化合物对材料的结构和性能有重要影响。碳的掺杂和包覆使材料的吸收光谱包含了整个可见光区,而多孔结构使材料的吸附性能得到提高。以聚乙烯醇为原料所得样品吸附性能最好,30 min内吸附率达到70%;而以丙三醇为原料所得样品具有最好的可见光催化性能,40 min内次甲基蓝的降解率达到95%。     

Electrochemical investigations of the system LiUO2F2

Uranyl fluoride, UO₂F₂, and a lithiated uranyl fluoride, Li₂UO₂F₂, have been studied as the electrochemically active materials in nonaqueous lithium batteries. Both open circuit and discharge potentials have been measured as a function of utilization. The reversibility of the couple has been demonstrated. It is concluded that the phase Li₂UO₂F₂ is an end member of a nonstoichiometric homogeneity range of generalized composition Li_xUO₂F₂ where x varies from 0 to 2.     

Micro-HPLC/TLC/FTIR

Identification problems often encountered in high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)/Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR) can be circumvented through the use of a thin-layer chromatographic (TLC) plate as deposition and infra-red sampling medium. The combination of complementary separation modes is shown to demonstrate increased resolution of the components of complex mixtures. In this particular work, the effluent from a reversed-phase microcolumn is continuously deposited on a TLC plate with alumina stationary phase. The solute remains on the plate as a continuous record of the HPLC separation, which is then analyzed by diffuse reflectance FTIR. When the HPLC separation is inadequate for full separation of the components, the immobilized HPLC chromatogram serves as a starting point for subsequent TLC separation. A number of FTIR reconstructed chromatograms and spectra which are derived from the TLC plate aid in the interpretation.     

Structure refinement, dielectric, pyroelectric and Raman characterizations of Ba1−xLax(1−y)/2Euxy/2Nax/2TiO3 solid solution

The perovskite-type oxides Ba_1−xLa_x(1−y)/2Eu_xy/2Na_x/2TiO₃ (0?x?0.5 and xy=0.04) were synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction as well as dielectric measurements and Raman spectroscopy. The crystal structure of these ceramics has been determined by the Rietveld refinement powder X-ray diffraction data at room temperature. These compounds crystallize at room temperature in tetragonal space group P4mm for 0?x?0.1 and in the cubic group for 0.2?x?0.5. The phase transition temperature T_C (or T_m) decreases as x content increases. The degree of diffuseness of the phase transition is more pronounced for higher x content, implying the existence of a composition-induced diffuse phase transition of the ceramics with x?0.1. The evolution of the Raman spectra was studied as a function of various compositions at room temperature. The polarization state was checked by pyroelectric measurements.     

Preparation of a single-phase solid electrolyte La1 ? xSrxGa1 ? yMgyO3 ? (x + y)/2 by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis

Highly dispersed single-phase powders described as La_0.88Sr_0.12Ga_0.82Mg_0.18O_2.85 were prepared using a method based on the principles of self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS). Lanthanum, strontium, gallium, and magnesium nitrates were used in the SHS as “oxidants”, and ethylene glycol was used as the reducing agent. The initial reaction mixture was liquid. According to X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy data, the sample becomes a single phase after annealing of the primary SHS product at 1200°C, which is substantially lower than in other synthetic methods. Using so active powders (grain size of about 100–130 nm), it is possible to reduce the temperature of the final annealing of the ceramics to 1275°C, which gives rise to single-phase finely dispersed ceramics having specific properties.     

功能化ZnxCd1-xS纳米晶的制备及其光学性能的研究

以氯化锌、氯化镉和硫化钠为原料，采用巯基乙醇为表面修饰剂，H₂O/DMF为溶剂，制得未团聚且分散均匀的纳米晶溶液，同时得到表面富含羟基基团不同锌镉组成的复合Zn_xCd_1-xS纳米晶。利用FTIR、EDS、UV-Vis、XRD、荧光光谱(PL)考察了复合纳米晶结构和光学性能的关系，并利用紫外灯摄像技术对Zn_xCd_1-xS纳米晶的光致发光性能进行     

Doping studies of the magnetic cobaltocuprate CoSr2Y2−xCexCu2O9±δ

A structural, magnetic and electronic study of the cobaltocuprate CoSr₂Y_2−xCe_xCu₂O_9±δ (x=0.5-0.8) has been performed. All materials crystallise in the orthorhombic Cmcm symmetry space group in which chains of corner linked CoO₄ tetrahedra run parallel to the 1 1 0 direction. An antiferromagnetic transition is observed for x=0.5-0.8; T_M increases with x. A change in the dimensionality of the magnetic order occurs at x=0.8 as the interchain distance increases to a critical value. There is charge transfer between the cuprate planes and cobaltate layer as Ce doping increases, so that Co³⁺ is partially oxidised to Co⁴⁺ with a concomitant reduction in the valence of Cu. Superconductivity is not observed in any of the samples and a crossover from Mott to Efros and Shklovskii variable range hopping behaviour is evidenced as x increases from 0.5 to 0.8.     

Phase separation, cation ordering and nano-structural complexities in Nd2/3−xLi3xTiO3 with x=0.14

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) investigations on Nd_2/3−xLi_3xTiO₃ with x=0.14 reveal a rich variety of structural features in the samples prepared under different conditions, such as superstructures, anti-phase domains, and nano-chessboard structures. Our careful analysis shows that these structural phenomena can be fundamentally understood as the combination of structural effects of (Nd, Li)-ordering along the 〈001〉_p direction and the spinodal decomposition along the 〈100〉_p/〈010〉_p direction. The coexistence of phase separation and cation ordering can lead to visible nano-structural complexities in many crystals, as the typical results, the regular lamella structure, nano-chessboard structures and anti-phase boundaries have been extensively studied.     

Formation of C1/C2-bromo-/chloro-hydrocarbons by haloperoxidase reactions

Summary We report here the first results of a study of the enzymatic formation of halogenated C₁/C₂-hydrocarbons from natural, biochemically relevant molecules using enzymes such as chloroperoxidase (CPO) or horseradish peroxidase (HRP). As halogen sources KBr, NaCl or a sea salt solution were utilized. The haloform reaction was used as a subsequent reaction to yield the halogenated methanes and ethanes from the halogenated substrate molecules. The products of the incubations were analyzed by HRGC/ECD. With these in vitro reactions we attempted to investigate possible biochemical pathways for the formation of some volatile halogenated organic compounds which are assumed to be of biogenic origin. Most of the incubations with KBr formed bromoform as the main product together with dibromo-chloro-methane and 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane as by-products. Incubations with NaCl result in chloroform as the main product in analogy to the formation of bromoform. The reaction with sea salt yields no major product but a spectrum of halogenated C₁/C₂-hydrocarbons. Incubations of a water extract of algae meal without any further source of Cl^–/Br^–-ions yield CHCl₃ as the main product and other mixed halogenated methanes as side products. Blank reactions were carried out without enzyme, H₂O₂ or substrate to show that the products of the incubations are formed enzymatically and to exclude the possibility of normal hypohalogenic reactions of the halide, H₂O₂ and the substrate.     

A study of the thermal preparation of c-Cd4/3Ca2/3P4O12

The possibility of preparing binary cadmium-calcium cyclotetraphosphate (tetrametaphosphate) by means of thermal dehydration of the appropriate binary dihydrogen phosphate has been studied. The possible formation of this condensation product from the cadmium ions that are often present in the starting phosphoric compound used in the technological preparation of binary calcium cyclotetraphosphates (serving as new special pigments) would represent an important, hygienic method of binding them to an insoluble, less harmful cadmium compound. The maximum proportion of calcium in the binary product, as found by the authors of this paper, amounts to half of the cadmium constituent (in molar terms). That is why Cd_2/3Ca_1/3(H₂PO₄)₂·2H₂O was used as the starting material. Its dehydration was observed mainly by thermal analytical methods under quasi-isothermal-isobaric conditions. Isothermal calcination of the initial binary dihydrogenphosphate was carried out in an electric oven at various temperatures. The reaction products obtained were analysed by chromatography, IR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis, electron microscopy and AAS. The compositions of the calcinates were determined through extraction with solutions of inorganic compounds and with organic reagents.     

The regular features of chlorine formation in the systems NaCl-MexOy-O2 and Ca(Zn)Cl2-MexOy-O2

The reaction of sodium, calcium, and zinc chlorides with atmospheric oxygen in the presence of transition metal oxides and antimony oxide at temperatures exceeding the melting temperatures of chlorides was studied. The content of chorine, product of oxidation of chloride ions in molten NaCl and CaCl₂, was determined as a function of the polarization force of cations of transition metal oxides.     

Rate of reactions between D2O and CaxAlyOz

The rate of the reaction between D₂O and the calcium aluminum oxides Ca₃Al₂O₆, Ca₅Al₆O₁₄, CaAl₂O₄, and CaAl₄O₇ was investigated by on-line neutron diffraction powder methods at temperatures from room temperature to 100°C. The rate of the reaction increases with increasing calcium content of the compounds and with increasing temperature for each of the compounds. The crystallographic stable hydrate Ca₃Al₂(OD)₁₂ is obtained from CaAl₄O₇ and CaAl₂O₄ at temperatures above 63°C, from Ca₅Al₆O₁₄ at temperatures above 49°C, and from Ca₃Al₂O₆ at temperatures as low as 7°C.     

Oxynitride perovskite LaTiOxNy thin films deposited by reactive sputtering

This paper reports on the first study of structural and optical properties of reactively RF-sputtered lanthanum titanium oxynitride thin films using an original oxynitride LaTiO₂N target and an argon–nitrogen mixture as reactive plasma. The depositions were carried out by varying the process parameters such as RF power, total pressure, argon and nitrogen rates and substrate temperature. Wavelength dispersive spectrometry (WDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV–visible spectroscopy show that titanate lanthanum oxynitride compounds can exist as a domain composition, LaTiO_xN_y. Films prepared in pure argon are oxide films, transparent, amorphous and insulating. Polycrystalline and [001]-textured oxynitride thin films, with different nitrogen contents, can be deposited on SrTiO₃ substrates, depending on the sputtering conditions. As expected, the introduction of nitrogen in the coatings leads to a band gap narrowing. Oxynitrides' thin films are thus coloured and semiconductive.     

Wide-band proton NMR study of a new hydrate WO3 · 13H2O in the powder form

The proton NMR of a new hydrate $\text{WO}{}_3\text{·}\text{1}\text{3}\text{H}{}_2\text{O}$ as a powder was studied between ?140 and 100°C. The lattice can be considered as “rigid” at temperatures below ?80°C. The structural water corresponding to the above formula is coordinated in the form of water molecules. Above ?80°C it undergoes thermally activated hindered rotation. The compound also retains adsorbed surface “water,” partly in the form of strongly bonded OH groups, partly in the form of water molecules. Degassing at 175°C and 10^?4 Torr removes the adsorbed molecular water but leaves OH groups bonded to the surface.     

DEPENDENCE OF Pfr/Ptot-RATIOS ON LIGHT QUALITY and LIGHT QUANTITY

Abstract— Not only the spectral distribution of the light source determines the relative proportion of phytochrome in the P_fr(P_r) form, the P_fr/P_tot-ratio also depends strongly on the fluence rate of the irradiation. This dependence has been observed in the cotyledons of etiolated mustard seedlings for blue light of fluence rates below 20 Wm_-2. It has also been observed for white light and seems to be a characteristic of the phytochrome system resulting from the involvement of phytochrome thermal reactions as well as P_r P_fr photoconversions. The fluence rate dependence of P_fr/P_tot-ratios can be used to analyze the characteristic transformations of the phytochrome system. Phototransformations together with a fast thermal transformation (τ_½⋍ 3min) are consistent with the results obtained for blue and white light.     

Fluorine sites in glasses and transparent glass-ceramics of the system Na2O/K2O/Al2O3/SiO2/BaF2

The transparent glass-ceramics obtained in the silicate system Na₂O/K₂O/SiO₂/BaF₂ show homogeneously dispersed BaF₂ nano crystals with a narrow size distribution. The X-ray diffraction and the nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy were applied to glasses and the respective glass-ceramics in order to clarify the crystallization mechanism and the role of fluorine during crystallization. With an increasing annealing time, the concentration and also the number of crystals remain approximately constant. With an increasing annealing temperature, the crystalline fraction increases until a saturation limit is reached, while the number of crystals decreases and the size of the crystals increases. Fluoride in the glassy network occurs as Al-F-Ba, Al-F-Na and also as Ba-F structures. The latter are transformed into crystalline BaF₂ and fluoride is removed from the Al-F-Ba/Na bonds. However, some fluorine is still present in the glassy phase after the crystallization.     

用于NO_x低温下吸附还原的CoO_x/CeO_2二元氧化物的制备

研究了以多孔二氧化硅微球和活性炭为载体制备NOx吸附/还原催化剂的方法,摸索了最佳Ce/Co物质的量的比例。采用低温氮吸附方法测定了样品的BET比表面和孔容,利用XRD方法表征了样品中所掺杂的金属元素的晶型。研究发现:当nCe/nCo=75/25时,材料获得最佳NOx吸附能力,当以多孔二氧化硅微球作载体时,材料对于NOx的吸附主要来自CoOx和CeO2的二元氧化物;当以活性炭作为载体时,活性炭参与了NOx的吸附,因此其吸附容量大大提高。对NOx的吸附机理进行了探讨,并研究了样品的NH3还原性质。     

Removal of NO in NO/N2, NO/N2/O2, NO/CH4/N2, and NO/CH4/O2/N2 systems by flowing microwave discharges

In this paper, continuing previous work, we report on experiments carried out to investigate the removal of NO from simulated flue gas in nonthermal plasmas. The plasma-induced decomposition of small concentrations of NO in N2 used as the carrier gas and O2 and CH4 as minority components has been studied in a surface wave discharge induced with a surfatron launcher. The reaction products and efficiency have been monitored by mass spectrometry as a function of the composition of the mixture. NO is effectively decomposed into N2 and O2 even in the presence of O2, provided always that enough CH4 is also present in the mixture. Other majority products of the plasma reactions under these conditions are NH3, CO, and H2. In the absence of O2, decomposition of NO also occurs, although in that case HCN accompanies the other reaction products as a majority component. The plasma for the different reaction mixtures has been characterized by optical emission spectroscopy. Intermediate excited species of NO*, C*, CN*, NH*, and CH* have been monitored depending on the gas mixture. The type of species detected and their evolution with the gas composition are in agreement with the reaction products detected in each case. The observations by mass spectrometry and optical emission spectroscopy are in agreement with the kinetic reaction models available in literature for simple plasma reactions in simple reaction mixtures.     

Tabernaesine J,a Novel Vincamine-Type Indole Alkaloid with 6/5/6/6/6/5/5 Heptacyclic-Ring System Scaffold from Tabernaemontana pachysiphon

Tabernaesine J(1),an unprecedented vincamine-type indole alkaloid with 6/5/6/6/6/5/5 heptacyclic-ring system,as well as one new biogenetically related vincamine...