Rheological Properties and Microstructures of Hydroxyethyl Cellulose/Poly(Acrylic Acid) Blend Hydrogels

A simple in-situ method was introduced to prepare hydroxyethyl cellulose/poly(acrylic acid) (HEC/PAA) blend hydrogels by forming an interpenetrating network (IPN). Storage modulus (G′) and loss modulus (G″) were improved dramatically compared to HEC. To prove that hydrogen bonds and chemical crosslinking played major roles in improving the hydrogel strength and toughening, and to optimize the components of HEC/PAA blend hydrogels, a series of blend hydrogels with different ratios of HEC to PAA were designed and the corresponding Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), rheological tests, and swelling properties were compared. Crosslinked HEC/PAA blend hydrogel (mol/mol = 1:1) showed the best properties appropriate for opening up biomedical applications of the hydrogel.     

Synthesis and Properties of Tannic Acid-Based Hydrogels

Hydrogels were synthesized by using tannic acid (TA) as a chemical cross-linker for the copolymer of allylglycidyl ether and acrylamide. The swelling ratio of the hydrogels increased with increasing amount of TA and decreased with increasing amounts of allylglycidyl ether. The hydrogels exhibited pH sensitivity; the swelling ratio increased with pH. Adsorption experiments of the hydrogel for Cu (II) ions suggested that the hydrogels can be used as an adsorbent for removal of Cu (II) heavy metal ions from dilute aqueous solutions.     

氢在Ni(511)台阶面的吸附与解离研究

应用EAM模型研究了氢在Ni(511)面的吸附和解离.首先计算了单个氢原子在Ni(511)面上的吸附能、吸附键长及吸附高度,发现氢在Ni(511)面上有三种相对稳定的吸附位,即台阶棱上的二重桥位B、台阶面上的三重洞位H3′以及平台面上的四重洞位H1和H2.与Ni(001)低指数面相比,明显的增加了台阶棱上的二重桥位B以及台阶面上的三重洞位H3′,并且H1位的吸附性也有所增强,说明台阶的存在影响了氢在Ni(511)表面的吸附性,使台阶附近的吸附位增多且吸附性增强;然后计算了氢分子在台阶表面上解离吸附时的活化势垒、吸附能、氢镍之间键长及氢氢之间的距离,计算结果表明台阶底部更易于使氢分子解离,台阶附近是氢吸附和解离的活性部位.     

Adsorption and thermodynamic studies of Cu(II) and Zn(II) on organofunctionalized-kaolinite

Kaolinite-bearing clay samples from Perus, São Paulo state, Brazil, were used for chemical modification process with dimethyl sulfoxide and organofunctionalized with the silyating agent (RO)₃Si(CH₂)₃NH(CH₂)₂NH₂ in the present study. The resulting material and natural kaolinite were subjected adsorpion process with Cu(II) and Zn(II) from aqueous solution at pH 6.0 and controlated temperature of 298 K. The Langmuir adsorption isotherm model has been applied to fit the experimental data. The results showed that the chemical modification process increases the basal spacing of the natural kaolinite from 0.711 to 0.955 nm. The energetic effects caused by Cu(II) and Zn(II) interactions were determined through calorimetric titration at the solid–liquid interface and gave a net thermal effect that enabled the calculation of the exothermic values and the equilibrium constant.     

Bio-Adsorbent from Carboxymethyl Cellulose and Tannin for Dye Adsorption

A bio-adsorbent was prepared by the crosslinking reaction of a tannin based phenolic resin and carboxymethyl cellulose with epichlorohydrin as crosslinker. The water absorption ratio of the adsorbent decreased due to the introduction of the phenolic resin based on tannin but the adsorption properties of the adsorbent for methylene blue were improved due to the introduction of the phenolic hydroxyl groups from the tannin in comparison with the carboxymethyl cellulose based adsorbent cross-linked with epichlorohydrin. The maximum adsorption capacity of the adsorbent for methylene blue was 1300mg/g and the adsorption process for methylene blue was exothermic. The adsorption ratio of the adsorbent for methylene blue was over 98% for an adsorbent dosage of 2.5 g/L when the concentration of methylene blue in solution was lower than 2000mg/L. The adsorbent can process wastewater containing methylene blue in the pH range of 4–12.     

氢分子在Mg2Ni(010)面的吸附与分解

本文采用基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的第一原理赝势平面波(PW-PP)方法,对氢分子在Mg2Ni(010)面的吸附与分解进行了研究,我们发现氢分子以Hor1的方式吸附在表面层Ni原子的顶位时吸附能最高,为0.6769eV,这表明氢分子最可能以Hor1的方式吸附在表面层Ni原子的顶位,此时氢分子跟表面的距离( )和氢分子的键长( )分别为1.6286Å和0.9174Å. 在分子吸附的基础上计算了氢分子沿着选取的反应路径分解时的反应势垒,发现要使氢分子分解需要0.2778eV的活化能,而氢分子分解时的吸附能为0.8390eV,分解后两个氢原子的距离为3.1712Å. 在分子吸附和分解吸附时氢原子跟正下方的Ni原子都有较强的相互作用,氢原子所得到的电子主要来自氢分子正下方的Ni原子.     

2D Ising Model for Enantiomer Adsorption on Achiral Surfaces: L- and D-Aspartic Acid on Cu(111)

The 2D Ising model is well-formulated to address problems in adsorption thermodynamics. It is particularly well-suited to describing the adsorption isotherms predicting the surface enantiomeric excess, ees, observed during competitive co-adsorption of enantiomers onto achiral surfaces. Herein, we make the direct one-to-one correspondence between the 2D Ising model Hamiltonian and the Hamiltonian used to describe competitive enantiomer adsorption on achiral surfaces. We then demonstrate that adsorption from racemic mixtures of enantiomers and adsorption of prochiral molecules are directly analogous to the Ising model with no applied magnetic field, i.e., the enantiomeric excess on chiral surfaces can be predicted using Onsager’s solution to the 2D Ising model. The implication is that enantiomeric purity on the surface can be achieved during equilibrium exposure of prochiral compounds or racemic mixtures of enantiomers to achiral surfaces.     

Swelling and Drying Mechanisms of Freeze-Thawed Polyvinyl Alcohol/Egg White/Montmorillonite Bionanocomposite Hydrogels

Abstract

Polyvinyl alcohol and egg white bionanocomposite hydrogels loaded with montmorillonite clay were fabricated by a freezing-thawing technique. The bionanocomposite hydrogels showed an exfoliated morphology and they had a more interconnected and dense network as compared with the clay-free sample. The montmorillonite layers acted as multifunctional crosslinkers and the bionanocomposite hydrogels had nanoscale, slit-shaped pores. The swelling ratios of the bionanocomposite hydrogels were increased either by decreasing the content of incorporated montmorillonite or by increasing the pH of the swelling medium. It was found that the bionanocomposite hydrogels having a higher content of montmorillonite exhibited a slightly slower drying process with a longer drying duration. Using the Ritger-Peppas model, it was shown that the swelling and drying mechanisms for all bionanocomposite hydrogels were non-Fickian diffusion. According to the Peppas-Sahlin model, it was found that the absorption of the swelling agent molecules during the swelling process and also the removal of water molecules during the drying process in the early stages of the processes occurred mostly due to their diffusion. At higher swelling or drying times, the contribution of the relaxation (for swelling) and shrinkage (for drying) of the polyvinyl alcohol polymeric chains and egg white protein chains was increased.     

二维硼碳基纳米结构上的吸附及其性质

综述金属原子与非金属原子和分子在石墨烯、BC₃平面等二维硼碳基纳米结构上的吸附所表现出的各种物理性质及可能的应用.纯净的石墨烯为零带隙的半金属、无磁且自旋轨道耦合效应非常弱,BC₃平面为间接带隙半导体,但金属原子与非金属原子和分子的吸附可能使石墨烯体系在Dirac点处打开带隙、具有强自旋轨道耦合效应,可能使石墨烯体系与二维BC₃体系具有磁有序、超导电性及应用在氢存储上.另外石墨烯表现出非常好的分子探测性能.     

Luminescent Cu2+ Probes Based on Rare-Earth (Eu3+ and Tb3+) Emissive Transparent Cellulose Hydrogels

Cellulose hydrogels are biodegradable materials that can be applied as accommodating hosts for various species. Here we report the preparation of novel thin films based on luminescent cellulose hydrogels. The spectroscopic behavior of these soft materials and their sensing effects are investigated. Interestingly, we found that these films only give selective signal changes in the presence of Cu²⁺ in water in comparison with Na⁺, K⁺, Ag⁺, Mn²⁺, Co²⁺, Ca²⁺, Cd²⁺, Hg²⁺, Pd²⁺, Mg²⁺, Ni²⁺, Fe²⁺, and Fe³⁺. High visible-light transmittance and good flexibility for these films can be observed. More importantly, the thermal stability of rare-earth complexes could be significantly enhanced in aqueous solution as result of the protection by hydrogel matrix.     

Gelation and Swelling Behavior of Semi-Interpenetrating Polymer Network Hydrogels Based on Polyacrylamide and Poly(vinyl alcohol)

Novel semi-Interpenetrating Polymer Network (semi-IPN) hydrogels based on partially Hydrolyzed Polyacrylamide (HPAM) and Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) (PVA) were prepared by solution crosslinking using chromium triacetate. Effects of PVA content on the gelation process and swelling behavior in tap water and different electrolyte solutions were investigated. Study of the gelation behavior using dynamic rheometery showed that the limiting storage modulus of the semi-IPN gels decreased with increasing PVA content. It was also found that increasing the PVA content increases the loss factor, indicating that the viscous properties of this gelling system increase more strongly than the elastic properties. The swelling ratio of the semi-IPN gels in tap water decreased as the concentration of the PVA increased. However, the semi-IPN gels showed lower salt sensitivity factor in synthetic oil reservoir water as compared with HPAM gels. Therefore, they are potentially good candidates for enhanced oil recovery applications.     

太赫兹时域光谱技术的重金属离子吸附检测方法研究

随着工业化进程的不断推进,水体重金属污染问题日益严重。秸秆具有来源广泛、价格低廉、易再生等优点,故成为水体重金属污染处理的理想吸附剂。为研究太赫兹波技术在水体重金属污染检测的应用前景,实验选取原始秸秆和碱化秸秆分别对重金属离子进行吸附,利用太赫兹时域光谱技术(THz-TDS)在室温氮气环境下对原始秸秆样品、碱化秸秆样品、原始秸秆吸附重金属离子样品、碱化秸秆吸附重金属离子样品和碱化秸秆吸附重金属离子解吸后的样品进行光谱测量,秸秆经碱化处理后处于1.75～1.85 THz的杂合吸收峰带吸收系数有明显下降,并伴有肩峰式吸收带后移的现象,在吸附重金属离子后,原始秸秆样品中原有的1.75～1.85 THz杂合吸收带消失,却在1.8～2.05 THz形成了杂合吸收带。碱化秸秆在1.7～2.05 THz呈现复杂的多个肩峰式吸收,而碱化秸秆吸附重金属样品在1.7～2.05 THz呈现平滑的强吸收带,碱化秸秆吸附重金属离子水解吸后吸收谱线近乎平行。结合秸秆及碱化吸附重金属的化学反应过程对吸收谱进行分析,可得到不同组分样品的分子振动及官能团信息,并得到碱化秸秆吸附重金属应为络合吸附和静电吸附两种吸附方式。证明了太赫兹时域光谱技术在水体重金属污染检测中的可靠性和良好的应用前景。     

Studies on Cu(II), Zn(II), Ni(II) and Co(II) complexes derived from two dipeptide Schiff Bases

Some new metal complexes of two dipeptide Schiff bases derived from salicylaldehyde and dipeptides such as glycyl-DL-alanine and glycyl-DL-phenylalanine have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, molar conductance, IR, UV spectra, TG and DTA studies. The COO stretching bands in IR spectra suggest that the carboxylate acts as a monodentate group when binding with metal. The ligands are coordinated to the central metal as tetradentate ligands. The bonding sites are the carboxylate oxygen, imino nitrogen, amide nitrogen and phenolic oxygen.     

The Influence of Hydrogen Adsorption on Magnetic Properties of Ni/Cu(001) Surface

Ni/Cu(001) is known as a unique system showing the spin-reorientation transition from an in-plane to out-of-plane magnetization direction when the Ni-overlayer thickness is increased. We investigate different relaxed multilayer structures with a hydrogen adlayer using the full-potential linearized augmented plane-wave method. The relaxed geometries, determined by total energy and atomic force calculations, show that H-monolayer strongly influences the interlayer distance between the Ni-surface and sub-surface layers yielding the outward relaxation of Ni-layer at H/Ni interface. Furthermore, large decrease of local magnetic moments at the top surface area is found for the surface covered by H. The magneto-crystalline anisotropy energies are calculated for fully relaxed H/Ni-films. The spin-reorientation transition critical thickness of 4 ML is found in good quantitative agreement with the experiment.     

Phenoxide bridged tetranuclear Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) complexes: Syntheses,characterization and fluorescence studies

A tetranucleating compartmental Schiff base ligand system has been derived from 2,6-diformyl-4-methylphenol, p-phenylenediamine and 2-aminomethylbenzimidazole. Phenoxide bridged later first row transition metal(II) complexes of this ligand have been prepared by conventional sequential route. Ligand and complexes were characterized by routine physicochemical characterizations. The mutual influence of metal centers in terms of cooperative effect on the electronic, magnetic, electrochemical and structural properties was investigated. The Schiff-bases exhibit fluorescence originating from intraligand (π→π?) transitions. Metal mediated fluorescence enhancement is observed on complexation with Zn(II), whereas metal mediated fluorescence quenching occurs in all other complexes.     

采用(meta)-GGA泛函对Ag(111)、Rh(111)和Ir(111)上乙烯吸附的理论研究

本文针对在多种催化反应的重要中间体乙烯,使用(meta)-GGA等级的包含PBE,BEEF-vdW,SCAN以及SCAN+rVV10在内的多种交换关联泛函,系统研究了在过渡金属表面(Ag,Rh和Ir)上乙烯吸附势能面对泛函的依赖关系. 研究发现,对于乙烯在贵金属Ag(111)上的吸附,除了PBE外,BEEF-vdW,SCAN以及SCAN+rVV10均能预测出物理吸附态的存在. 对于乙烯在Rh(111)面的吸附,SCAN和SCAN+rVV10预测在化学吸附位之前存在有物理吸附前驱态,而基于PBE和BEEF-vdW的势能面并没有发现前驱态的存在. 而对于乙烯在Ir(111)上的吸附,BEEF-vdW也能微弱地预测出化学吸附前驱态的存在. 研究结果表明,无论在哪一种金属表面上,四种泛函中SCAN+rVV10给出的吸附能最强,其次是SCAN,最后是PBE或者BEEF-vdW.     

Synthesis and Water Absorbency Properties of Hydrogels Based on Lotus Root Starch

In order to increase the added value of lotus root starch, a new-style hydrogel was prepared by grafting copolymerization by acrylic acid (AA), 2-acrylamide-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid (AMPS), K₂S₂O₈, and N,N′- methylene-bis-acrylamide (MBA) in presence of lotus root starch. The molecular structure was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The different conditions that had an influence on the water absorbency are discussed, such as the ratio of initiator to monomers, the ratio of cross-linker to monomers, the mass ratio of AA and AMPS, the lotus root starch's mass, and the reaction temperature. For the product having the optimal water absorbency of 476 g/g, its water absorption kinetics diffusion model and equation were also researched. The material is friendly to the environment and is suggested to have significant potential to be used in various fields.     

Gelation Rheology and Water Absorption Behavior of Semi-Interpenetrating Polymer Networks of Polyacrylamide and Carboxymethyl Cellulose

Gelation rheology and swelling behavior of novel semi-interpenetrating polymer network (semi-IPN) hydrogels based on polyacrylamide are described. These hydrogels were prepared by solution cross-linking of partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), using chromium triacetate. Effects of CMC content on the gelation process and swelling behavior in tap water and different electrolyte solutions were investigated. Study of the gelation behavior using dynamic rheometery showed that the limiting storage modulus of the semi-IPN gels increased with increasing CMC content. Enhancement of storage modulus was more than two times for the semi-IPN gels containing 50 wt% CMC. It was also found that increasing the CMC content decreased the loss factor, indicating that the elastic properties of this gelling system increase more strongly than the viscous properties. The swelling ratio of the semi-IPN gels in tap water, NaCl and CaCl₂ solutions, and synthetic oil reservoir water slightly decreased as the concentration of the CMC increased. The improved storage modulus and slightly decreased swelling capacity in oil reservoir water make these semi-IPN hydrogels potentially good candidates for excess water treatment in oil recovery applications.     

季铵型纤维素的红外光谱及对持久性有机污染物的吸附特征

文章研究了季铵型阳离子纤维素(QACC)的红外光谱和对持久性有机污染物的吸附及循环利用问题。研究了吸附工艺参数对QACC吸附容量的影响。研究了QACC对染料的吸附等温式,测定了QACC吸附染料过程的热力学参数(ΔH, ΔS, ΔG)、吸附速率常数和吸附活化能,探讨了QACC吸附机理。在近中性水溶液中,QACC对含磺酸基、羧基、羟基的水溶性芳香族有机污染物具有较大的饱和吸附容量,常见共存离子对吸附不产生影响。QACC对上述污染物的吸附既有化学吸附,也有物理吸附,而以化学吸附为主。吸附符合Langmuir等温式和一级动力学方程,吸附速率随温度升高而增大。水溶性有机污染物用0.5 mol·L-1氢氧化钠水溶液洗脱,再生后QACC可以循环利用。QACC是一种性能优良的新型功能材料,可应用于环境中持久性有机污染物的治理。     

A DFT study for adsorption of CO on Ni,Pd and Pt atoms doped (7, 0) boron nitride nanotube

By using density functional theory calculations, we investigated the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of carbon monoxide (CO) adsorption on the pure, Ni, Pd and Pt doped atoms in zigzag single-walled (7, 0) boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs). The results indicated that compared to the pure (7, 0) BNNTs, replacing B atom by Ni, Pd and Pt atoms can significantly increase the adsorption energy of CO gas on the BNNTs. The adsorption energies of CO gas on the pure (7, 0) Ni, Pd and Pt doped (7, 0) BNNTs are ?0.2013, ?1.746, ?1.593 and ?2.257 eV, respectively. Our results revealed that in comparison with the pure (7, 0) BNNTs, CO gas is chemisorbed on the transition metal doped (7, 0) BNNTs with the appreciable adsorption energy. In addition, it was found that by doping these atoms, band gap energy of the pure (7, 0) BNNTs is considerably decreased. These observations suggested that the Pt doped (7, 0) BNNTs can be introduced as a promising candidate in gas sensor devices for detecting CO gas.