Sensitive determination of organic acid preservatives in juices and soft drinks treated by monolith-based stir cake sorptive extraction and liquid chromatography analysis

A simple, efficient, and sensitive method for simultaneous determination of sorbic acid (SA), benzoic acid (BA), and cinnamic acid (CA) in juices and soft drinks was developed by stir cake sorptive extraction (SCSE) coupling to high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection. The SCSE based on polymeric ionic liquid-based monolith (PILM) as extractive medium was used to concentrate these three organic acid preservatives. Because hydrophobic and ion-exchange interactions co-contributed to the extraction, the PILM-SCSE exhibited a high extractive capability towards analytes. To obtain optimum extraction performance, several SCSE parameters were investigated and discussed, including desorption solvent, pH value, ionic strength in the sample matrix, and the extraction and desorption time. Under the optimized extraction conditions, limits of detection of 0.16, 1.08, and 0.18 μg/L (S/N?=?3) and quantification limits of 0.52, 3.42, and 0.61 (S/N?=?10) were obtained for SA, BA, and CA, respectively. The method also showed good linearity and reproducibility, as well as advantages such as simplicity, low cost, and high feasibility. Finally, the proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of SA, BA, and CA in real juices and soft drinks, and the recoveries ranged from 63.0 to 107 %.     

垂直向上气液两相流中两相斯托拉赫数的研究

试验研究了三角形、T形两种形状4种规格的物体,在垂直上升气液两相流中,发生气液两相涡街时,气液两相斯托拉赫数的变化规律,在测得大量数据的基础上,得出了发生气液两相涡街时,气液两相斯托拉赫数的通用关系式,研究表明,气液两相斯托拉赫数在两相工况下为一变数,其值与来流截面含气率、涡街发生体形状和特征尺寸、来流方向等因素有关,应用此关系式,根据测得的两相涡街频率可将涡街发生体作为测量两相流流量与组分的测量元件。     

First order absolute moment of Meyer-König and Zeller operators and their approximation for some absolutely continuous functions

A sharp estimate is given for the first order absolute moment of Meyer-König and Zeller operators M _n . This estimate is then used to prove convergence of approximation of a class of absolutely continuous functions by the operators M _n . The condition considered here is weaker than the condition considered in a previous paper and the rate of convergence we obtain is asymptotically the best possible.     

误差扩散法设计用于惯性约束聚变驱动器的色分离光栅-光束采样光栅集成元件

针对多次曝光法制作集成衍射光学元件时存在的加工制作复杂,会引入较大的对位误差等问题,基于计算全息中的误差扩散编码原理及部分相干光成像理论,提出采用误差扩散编码方法来设计用于制作浮雕结构集成元件的编码掩模的新方法。给出了利用误差扩散法设计的色分离光栅-光束采样光栅(CSG-BSG)集成元件编码掩模,模拟计算了经部分相干成像系统后的空间像光强分布,并与理想的集成元件面形进行了比较。结果表明,校正后均方差为7.5%,体积偏差为10.2%。     

Organic pH Buffer for Dendrite-Free and Shuttle-Free Zn-I2 Batteries

Aqueous Zn-Iodine (I₂) batteries are attractive for large-scale energy storage. However, drawbacks include, Zn dendrites, hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), corrosion and, cathode “shuttle” of polyiodines. Here we report a class of N-containing heterocyclic compounds as organic pH buffers to obviate these. We evidence that addition of pyridine /imidazole regulates electrolyte pH, and inhibits HER and anode corrosion. In addition, pyridine and imidazole preferentially absorb on Zn metal, regulating non-dendritic Zn plating /stripping, and achieving a high Coulombic efficiency of 99.6 % and long-term cycling stability of 3200 h at 2 mA cm⁻², 2 mAh cm⁻². It is also confirmed that pyridine inhibits polyiodines shuttling and boosts conversion kinetics for I⁻/I₂. As a result, the Zn-I₂ full battery exhibits long cycle stability of >25 000 cycles and high specific capacity of 105.5 mAh g⁻¹ at 10 A g⁻¹. We conclude organic pH buffer engineering is practical for dendrite-free and shuttle-free Zn-I₂ batteries.     

Phase contrast imaging of preclinical portal vein embolization with CO2 microbubbles

Preoperative portal vein embolization (PVE) is employed clinically to avoid postoperative liver insufficiency. Animal models are usually used to study PVE in terms of mechanisms and pathophysiological changes. PVE is formerly monitored by conventional absorption contrast imaging (ACI) with iodine contrast agent. However, the side effects induced by iodine can give rise to animal damage and death. In this study, the feasibility of using phase contrast imaging (PCI) to show PVE using homemade CO₂ microbubbles in living rats has been investigated. CO₂ gas was first formed from the reaction between citric acid and sodium bicarbonate. The CO₂ gas was then encapsulated by egg white to fabricate CO₂ microbubbles. ACI and PCI of CO₂ microbubbles were performed and compared in vitro. An additional increase in contrast was detected in PCI. PCI showed that CO₂ microbubbles gradually dissolved over time, and the remaining CO₂ microbubbles became larger. By PCI, the CO₂ microbubbles were found to have certain stability, suggesting their potential use as embolic agents. CO₂ microbubbles were injected into the main portal trunk to perform PVE in living rats. PCI exploited the differences in the refractive index and facilitated clear visualization of the PVE after the injection of CO₂ microbubbles. Findings from this study suggest that homemade CO₂ microbubbles‐based PCI is a novel modality for preclinical PVE research.     

Space–Time Method for Detonation Problems with Finite-rate Chemical Kinetics

The space–time conservation element and solution element (CE/SE) method originally developed for non-reacting flows is extended to accommodate finite-rate chemical kinetics for multi-component systems. The model directly treats the complete conservation equations of mass, momentum, energy, and species concentrations. A subtime-step integration technique is established to handle the stiff chemical source terms in the formulation. In addition, a local grid refinement algorithm within the framework of the CE/SE method is incorporated to enhance the flow resolution in areas of interest. The capability and accuracy of the resultant scheme are validated against several detonation problems, including shock-induced detonation with detailed chemical kinetics and multi-dimensional detonation initiation and propagation.     

离子色谱／氢化物发生／原子吸收法测定天然水中的砷形态

砷酸盐(As(Ⅴ))、亚砷酸盐(As(Ⅲ))、甲基胂酸盐(MMAA)和二甲基胂酸盐(DMAA),是天然水中砷的主要存在形态。本文用离子色谱分离这些砷形态,继以KBH_4还原、原子吸收法检测。分离用国产YSA-Ⅱ型阴离子交换色谱柱来完成。按上述砷形态的顺序,检出限以砷计是0.8μl、0.2μl、0.4μl和0.4μg/L。湖水样及市售矿泉水样的加标回收率为93.2％～107.5％。给出上述水样中砷形态的分析结果。     

有机低分子凝胶因子

糖苷、甾核、氨基酸等类型结构化合物是近年来有机低分子凝胶因子的研究重点,联（并）苯、有机金属化合物以及二元凝胶体系等方面有了新的拓展。本文综述了2000年以来有机低分子凝胶因子主要结构类型、表征方法和应用的研究进展,分析了凝胶因子在敏感性材料、无机纳米材料、固体燃料、固体电解质、药物控释等方面的应用,展望了其在分子识别、光电材料、半导体材料、生物催化等方面的潜在应用。     

Characteristic Volatile Fingerprints and Odor Activity Values in Different Citrus-Tea by HS-GC-IMS and HS-SPME-GC-MS

Citrus tea is an emerging tea drink produced from tea and the pericarp of citrus, which consumers have increasingly favored due to its potential health effects and unique flavor. This study aimed to simultaneously combine the characteristic volatile fingerprints with the odor activity values (OAVs) of different citrus teas for the first time by headspace gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (HS-GC-IMS) and headspace solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS). Results showed that the establishment of a citrus tea flavor fingerprint based on HS-GC-IMS data can provide an effective means for the rapid identification and traceability of different citrus varieties. Moreover, 68 volatile compounds (OAV > 1) were identified by HS-SPME-GC-MS, which reflected the contribution of aroma compounds to the characteristic flavor of samples. Amongst them, the contribution of linalool with sweet flower fragrance was the highest. Odorants such as decanal, β-lonone, β-ionone, β-myrcene and D-limonene also contributed significantly to all samples. According to principal component analysis, the samples from different citrus teas were significantly separated. Visualization analysis based on Pearson correlation coefficients suggested that the correlation between key compounds was clarified. A comprehensive evaluation of the aroma of citrus tea will guide citrus tea flavor quality control and mass production.