Boiling Temperature and Reversed Deliquescence Relative Humidity Measurements for Mineral Assemblages in the NaCl + NaNO3 + KNO3 + Ca(NO3)2 + H2O System

Boiling temperature measurements have been made at ambient pressure for saturated ternary solutions of NaCl + KNO₃ + H₂O, NaNO₃ + KNO₃ + H₂O, and NaCl + Ca(NO₃)₂ + H₂O over the full composition range, along with those of the single salt systems. Boiling temperatures were also measured for the four component NaCl + NaNO₃ + KNO₃ + H₂O and five component NaCl + NaNO₃ + KNO₃ + Ca(NO₃)₂ + H₂O mixtures, where the solute mole fraction of Ca(NO₃)₂, x{Ca(NO₃)₂}, was varied between 0 and 0.25. The maximum boiling temperature found for the NaCl + KNO₃ + H₂O system is ≈134.9 ^∘C; for the NaNO₃ + KNO₃ + H₂O system is ≈165.1 ^∘C at x(NaNO₃) ≈ 0.46 and x(KNO₃) ≈ 0.54; and for the NaCl + Ca(NO₃)₂ + H₂O system is 164.7 ± 0.6 ^∘C at x{NaCl} ≈ 0.25 and x{Ca(NO₃)₂} ≈ 0.75. The NaCl + NaNO₃ + KNO₃ + Ca(NO₃)₂ + H₂O system forms molten salts below their maximum boiling temperatures and the temperatures corresponding to the cessation of boiling (dry-out temperatures) of these liquid mixtures were determined. These dry-out temperatures range from ≈300 ^∘C when x{Ca(NO₃)₂} = 0 to ≥ 400 ^∘C when x{Ca(NO₃)₂} = 0.20 and 0.25. Mutual deliquescence/efflorescence relative humidity (MDRH/MERH) measurements were also made for the NaNO₃ + KNO₃ and NaCl + NaNO₃ + KNO₃ salt mixture from 120 to 180 ^∘C at ambient pressure. The NaNO₃ + KNO₃ salt mixture has a MDRH of 26.4% at 120 ^∘C and 20.0% at 150 ^∘C. This salt mixture also absorbs water at 180 ^∘C, which is higher than expected from the boiling temperature experiments. The NaCl + NaNO₃ + KNO₃ salt mixture was found to have a MDRH of 25.9% at 120 ^∘C and 10.5% at 180 ^∘C. The investigated mixture compositions correspond to some of the major mineral assemblages that are predicted to control brine composition due to the deliquescence of salts formed in dust deposited on waste canisters in the proposed nuclear repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.     

Furostanol saponins with inhibitory action against COX-2 production from Tupistra chinensis rhizomes

Two furostanol saponins were obtained from the n-butanol fraction of methanol extract from Tupistra chinensis rhizomes,a folk medicine of Shennongjia Forest District of Hubei Province.Their structures were determined as (25S)-26-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)- furost-1β,3β,22α,26-tetrol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranoside (1) and (25R)- 26-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)-furost-1β,3β22α,26-tetrol 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glu- copyranoside (2),on basis of chemical and spectroscopic evidences.1 and 2 displayed marked inhibitory action towards COX-2 production in macrophages of the rat abdomen induced by LPS at 20μg/mL.     

The effect of the third component on butadiene–propylene alternating copolymerization catalyzed by vanadium–aluminum system

The effects of five ethers and four AliBu₂OR's with varied R' on butadiene–propylene alternating copolymerization were investigated. It was found that by adding the proper third component, both the conversion and the catalytic efficiency could be increased. The effect of the third component on the valence state of vanadium ion was also studied. A model of the active center of the ternary-component catalyst system was proposed.     

Microfluidic three-dimensional biomimetic tumor model for studying breast cancer cell migration and invasion in the presence of interstitial flow

Cell migration and invasion are critical steps in cancer metastasis, which are the major cause of death in cancer patients. Tumor-associated macrophages(TAMs) and interstitial flow(IF) are two important biochemical and biomechanical cues in tumor microenvironment, play essential roles in tumor progression. However, their combined effects on tumor cell migration and invasion as well as molecular mechanism remains largely unknown. In this work, we developed a microfluidic-based 3 D breast cancer model by co-culturing tumor aggregates, macrophages, monocytes and endothelial cells within 3 D extracellular matrix in the presence of IF to study tumor cell migration and invasion. On the established platform, we can precisely control the parameters related to tumor microenvironment and observe cellular responses and interactions in real-time. When co-culture of U937 with human umbilical vein endothelial cells(HUVECs) or MDA-MB-231 cells and tri-culture of U937 with HUVECs and MDA-MB-231 cells, we found that mesenchymal-like MDA-MB-231 aggregates activated the monocytes to TAM-like phenotype macrophages. MDA-MB-231 cells and IF simultaneously enhanced the macrophages activation by the stimulation of colony-stimulating factor 1(CSF-1). The activated macrophages and IF further promoted vascular sprouting via vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGFα) signal and tumor cell invasion. This is the first attempt to study the interaction between macrophages and breast cancer cells under IF condition. Taken together, our results provide a new insight to reveal the important physiological and pathological processes of macrophages-tumor communication. Moreover, our established platform with a more mimetic 3 D breast cancer model has the potential for drug screening with more accurate results.     

A New Activation Method for Electroless Metal Plating：Palladium Laden via Bonding with Self—Assembly Monolayers

A new activation method has been developed for electroless copper plating on silicon wafer based on palladium chemisorption on SAMs of APTS without SnCl2 sensitization and roughening condition.A closely packed electroless copper film with strong adhesion is successfully formed by AFM observation.XPS study indicates that palladium chemisorption occurred via palladium chloride bonding to the pendant amino group of the SAMs.     

一种基于纠缠态的量子中继通信系统

提出了一种基于纠缠态的量子中继通信系统,该系统应用纠缠为基本资源.纠缠为量子隐形传态和绝对安全的量子通信提供了保证.量子中继器用来延长高纠缠度的纠缠光子对的纠缠距离,利用纠缠交换和纠缠纯化在系统的发信者与受信者之间建立光子对的纠缠.应用量子隐形传态的原理传输量子信息.系统分析表明,量子通信系统的吞吐率随着通信双方成功建立纠缠的概率增大而显著增加,量子信号的传输距离取决于量子中继节点的级数.     

高锰酸钾法、碘量法和铈量法测定过氧化氢的比较

过氧化氢是一种常用的化学试剂,可作为消毒剂、杀菌剂、脱氧剂、漂白剂和聚合反应的引发剂等。目前过氧化氢的分析方法有高效液相色谱法、紫外分光光度法、流动注射-分光光度法和化学滴定法、高锰酸钾法、碘量法和硫酸铈法等。本文分别对高锰酸钾法、碘量法和铈量法测定过氧化氢进行比较。     

电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法测定工业废水中铅、镉、铬和砷

采用电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱(ICP-AES)法同时测定工业废水中铅、镉、铬和砷。对仪器的工作参数和被测元素的分析谱线进行了优化和选择。方法的检出限依次为0.008,0.002,0.007,0.015 mg.L-1。在质量浓度为0.489 mg.L-1(Pb),0.086 6 mg.L-1(Cd),0.231 mg.L-1(Cr)及0.395 mg.L-1(As)的水平上按试验方法测定8次,作了精密度试验,测得相对标准偏差值依次为1.71%,1.22%,0.95%及1.40%。在两个废水样品的基础上作了加标回收试验,所得结果在95.4%~104.6%之间。     

CeO2修饰Ni3S2纳米片用于高效电催化析氧

电化学水分解制氢作为重要的生产氢能的新能源技术,包括氢气析出反应(HER)和氧气析出反应(OER).然而,OER进行的是多步电子转移过程,动力学过程缓慢且过电位高,严重制约了电解水制氢的发展.因此开发低成本、高效稳定的非贵金属催化剂替代贵金属催化剂(RuO2,IrO2)来降低过电位,减少能源消耗十分必要.Ni3S2由于...     

应用理论计算研究MCM-22分子筛相邻酸性位上乙烯和苯的吸附

应用ONIOM计算方法研究了MCM-22分子筛超笼12元环上存在两个酸性位时的酸强度及其与骨架铝之间距离的关系,并研究了乙烯和苯分子吸附的规律.计算采用52T簇模型和B3LYP/6-31G**/MNDO方法.结果表明,存在两个酸性位且两个骨架铝之间间隔1个骨架硅时,酸强度比孤立的酸性位明显降低;当间隔的硅原子数增加时,酸强度呈上升趋势,间隔3个以上骨架硅时,其酸强度与孤立的酸性位几乎没有差别.对于乙烯的吸附,当两个骨架铝之间间隔1~4个骨架硅时,其吸附能几乎没有差别(31~35 kJ/mol);对于苯的吸附,当两个骨架铝之间间隔1个骨架硅时,其吸附能有所提高,因为两个桥羟基同时对苯分子产生氢键吸附作用.当两个骨架铝之间的距离增大时,苯的吸附能几乎相同(21~29 kJ/mol).若两个乙烯分子或苯分子同时吸附在双酸性位上,其吸附能与单个分子在孤立酸性位吸附时几乎没有差别.应用自然键轨道计算分析了吸附配合物的电子结构,进一步探明了乙烯和苯在分子筛酸性位上吸附的本质.