Simple and controllable synthesis of highly dispersed Pt-Ru/C catalysts by a two-step spray pyrolysis process

A carbon supported Pt-Ru catalyst with uniform distribution and small average size of the Pt-Ru particles was synthesized using a two-step spray pyrolysis (SP) method; the electrocatalytic activity of the prepared catalyst for methanol oxidation is better than that of the standard commercial catalyst.     

Two noncentrosymmetric complexes: [W(CO)4(bipy)] and [W(CO)4(phen)](bipy = 2,2′-bipyridine, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) obtained through solvothermal synthesis and their optical properties

Solvothermal treatments of W(CO)₆ with 2,2′-bipyridine and 1,10-phenanthroline give [W(CO)₄(bipy)] (1) and [W(CO)₄(phen)] (2), respectively, which both crystallize in noncentrosymmetric space groups, suggesting that they meet the requirement of second harmonic generation (SHG) investigations. The preliminary experiment indicates that they are SHG active, and approximately estimated to be that of urea.     

Solid-state synthesis and properties of SmCoO3

In this paper, perovskite oxide SmCoO₃ was prepared by the solid-state reaction method using Co₂O₃ and Sm₂O₃ as raw materials. The structure and properties of the samples were investigated by XRD, Raman spectral techniques, and DC measurements and so on. The results of XRD and Raman spectra showed that the mixtures of Co₂O₃ and Sm₂O₃ can react to produce a single phase perovskite oxide SmCoO₃ around 1353 K. The single-phase SmCoO₃ changes from an insulator to a semi-conductor and transition occurs around 470 K. The thermal expansion coefficient (2.17 × 10⁻⁵ K⁻¹) of the single-phase SmCoO₃ is approximately equal to that of doped LaGaO₃, but much bigger than that of SDC(Ce_0.85Sm_0.15O₂) above 873 K.     

PEO／PVP共混体系结晶行为

本文用WAXD、PLM、DSC方法研究了聚氧化乙烯(PEO)/聚乙烯基吡咯烷酮(PVP)共混体系的结晶行为,探索了两组分聚合物间相互作用及体系结晶度与非晶组分含量的关系。DSC研究表明PEO/PVP共混体系具有两个玻璃化转变温度,分别是纯组分的T_g,无相容性。应用Avrami和LH方程对其动力学参数进行了研究。偏光显微镜观察了共混物结构形态。     

无烟煤氧化制苯多羧酸

对阳泉无烟煤进行了碱－氧气氧化研究。发现反应温度、碱的用量、反应时间以及氧初压是影响和控制水溶酸产率和反应速度的重要因素。最佳氧化条件为：温度２６０℃，碱煤比３．２８：１，反应时间２ｈ，氧初压５．５ＭＰａ。在最佳氧化条件下水溶酸的产率高达６６．０％，其中６７．４％为苯多羧酸。并采用红外光谱和气相色谱对反应产物进行了定性和定量分析。     

草酸电还原制取乙醛酸的研究

研究了由草酸电解还原制备乙醛酸时，温度、草酸纯度、电解时间、电极状态和电解产物对电流效率和产率的影响。实验发现，除温度和原料纯度是重要的影响因素外，电极表面的有机物吸附和电解产物－乙醛酸的浓度具有更大的影响。     

利用分子对称性简化天然有机产物合成设计的策略

本文综述了利用分子对称性简化天然有机产物合成设计的策略,讨论了具有下述四种对称性的分子的合成:一、对称中心和旋转对称轴;二、对称平面;三、潜在的对称性;四、局部的对称性。     

Measurement of dioxygen by electrocatalytic reduction on microelectrodes modified with Nafion and methyl viologen

Nafion/methyl viologen (MV) has been chemically modified on a gold disk microelectrode (GDME). The electrochemistry of the Nafion/MV modified GDME is investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV). Linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) and differential pulse amperometry (DPA) show that the Nafion/MV modified GDME exhibits very high electrocatalytic activity toward dioxygen reduction with good reproducibility and high sensitivity. The electrocatalytic peak current is found to be linear with the dioxygen concentration in the range of 3.44x10(-7) to 2.59x10(-4) mol l(-1) (at 25 degrees C), with a correlation coefficient of 0.9978. The detection limit (signal/noise=3) is calculated to be 0.19 mumol l(-1). The response time of the microsensor for dioxygen measurement is less than 15 s. For ten parallel measurements for 8.50 mumol l(-1) dioxygen, the relative standard deviation (RSD) is found to be 2.7%. The sensitivity of the microsensor is 0.17 nA mumol(-1) l(-1). This microsensor has been successfully employed to measure the concentration of dioxygen in real samples. The quantity of dioxygen, released from the three kinds of chloroplasts of plant leaves under different illumination, is monitored by the Nafion/MV modified gold microsensor. In order to survey the dioxygen concentration in vivo, a Nafion/MV modified carbon fiber microelectrode (CFME) is fabricated by a modification procedure similar to that of the Nafion/MV GDME. As a preliminary test, the dioxygen levels in the different areas of rat brain are determined by the Nafion/MV modified carbon fiber microsensors. The mechanism of the catalytic reaction is also addressed.     

Effect of the Coil Angle in an Inductively Coupled Plasma Torch: A Novel Two-Dimensional Model

A two-dimensional model has been developed for the calculation of the electromagnetic (EM) fields generated by spiral coil currents, in order to obtain a better representation of the actual configuration used in a typical inductively coupled plasma (ICP) torch. In order to obtain the EM fields in a two-dimensional model, the change of EM field in tangential direction is neglected and the coil is assumed to be a concentric cylinder. In order to justify our assumption, the EM, flow and temperature fields resulting from five-ring coil and concentric cylinder coil are compared and the results are almost the same except for the EM field in the vicinity of the coil. In the case of the spiral coil, the coil current is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane. Therefore current in the cylinder coil is assumed to have the same inclined angle, which is split into tangential and axial components. The axial electric field and hence an axial current in plasma is induced by the axial component of the spiral coil current. Charge density is accumulated in the plasma, since the axial current cannot form a loop. In order to obtain the EM field and the charge distribution in the plasma generated by the spiral coil, the equations of axial vector potential and electrostatic potential have been derived. Due to the swirling Lorentz force (J_z×B_r) an axisymmetrical swirling fluid model is used to simulate the plasma flow in an axisymetrical configuration. With an inclined angle of the coil current being 3.7° and the frequency being 3 MHz, computational results show that the swirling Lorentz force causes plasma swirling with a maximum speed of 3.41 m/s near the plasma center when the injected sheath gas and central gas are not swirling. In these conditions, the real and imaginary parts of the maximum electrostatic potential are 0.95 V and 1.66 V, respectively. When the electrostatic field is neglected, the swirling velocity of the plasma is 3.95 m/s.