TTT Cure Diagram

Curing reactions of the epoxy system consisting of a diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (BADGE n=0) and m-xylylenediamine (m-XDA) were studied to calculate time-temperature-transformation (TTT) isothermal cure diagram for this system. Gel times were measured as a function of temperature using solubility test. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was used to calculate the vitrification times. DSC data show a one-to-one relationship between T _g and fractional conversion, a independent of cure temperature. As a consequence, T _g can be used as a measure of conversion. The activation energy for the polymerization overall reaction was calculated from the gel times obtained using the solubility test (41.5 kJ mol^-1). This value is similar to the results obtained for other similar epoxy systems. Isoconversion contours were calculated by numerical integration of the best fitting kinetic model. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Time-resolved laser-induced plasma spectrometry for determination of minor elements in steelmaking process samples

A pulsed Nd:YAG laser operating on the fourth (266 nm) and second (532 nm) harmonics has been used to generate plasmas on the target surface in air at atmospheric pressure. The influence of wavelength on quantitative analysis of 4 minor elements in stainless steel samples (Si, Ti, Nb and Mo) was investigated. Stainless steel samples with different elemental concentrations were prepared and analyzed by laser-induced plasma spectrometry (LIPS). The effect of laser wavelength on analytical figures of merit (calibration curves, correlation coefficients, linear dynamic ranges, analytical precision, and accuracy values) was found to be negligible when internal standardization (an Fe line) and time-resolved laser-induced plasma are employed. For both wavelengths, the calibration curves presented a good linearity and an acceptable linear dynamic range in the concentration interval investigated. For the four elements studied, limits of detection lower than 150 microg g(-1) were achieved. To evaluate the influence of wavelength on precision and accuracy, a set of fifteen high-alloyed steel samples from different stages of steelmaking process have been analyzed. Finally, the long-term stability of the analytical measurements for Mo with 532 nm wavelength has been discussed. RSD values were lower than 5.3% for the elements studied.     

Uranium and phosphate behavior in the vadose zone of a fertilized corn field

Phosphate fertilizers contain approximately 200 mg^.kg^-1 of uranium. The uranium and phosphate can move through the vadose zone and reach groundwater. Therefore, the knowledge of the ways in which these two elements are distributed, their partition relationships and their mobility behavior is of great interest. In order to study the latter, suction cup samplers, intended to collect soil water at different depths, were installed in an experimental site in a high plain of Mexico, where corn is cultivated and phosphate fertilizers are systematically applied. It was observed that the vadose zone contains high concentrations of uranium (1-50 mg^.kg^-1) and phosphates (22-33 mg^.kg^-1), which decrease at greater depths. Uranium concentration in the soil water varies between 10 and 3 mg^.l^-1 and phosphates between 1 and 0.3 mg^.l^-1. Their evolution throughout the profile of the vadose zone is determined by the decrease in concentrations, due to the physico-chemical processes involved.     

Assessment of Four Inter-Comparison Exercises in Organic Elemental Analysis

 Four inter-comparison exercises on organic elemental analysis were carried out between 1997 and 2001 by the Department of Analytical Chemistry of the University of Barcelona, together with the Microanalysis Service and the Institute of the Marine Sciences, which both belong to the CSIC in Barcelona, and the University of A Coru?a. More than sixty laboratories participated in these exercises. Here we describe the design and characteristics of the trials, the samples and the homogeneity tests applied. We report the results obtained for the analysis of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulphur and oxygen, their statistical analysis, and the most relevant aspects of the technical discussion meetings. Received December 20, 2001; accepted March 18, 2002; published online July 22, 2002     

电化学合成镍配合物的研究

采用金属镍为“牺牲”阳极，首次在无隔膜电解槽中，电化学溶解金属镍一步 制备了纳米NiO前驱体Ni(Oet)2,Ni(Obu)2,Ni(Oet)2(acac)2，Ni(Obu)2(acac)2 [acac为乙酰丙酮基].产物通过红外光谱（FT-IR）、拉曼光谱（Raman spectrum） 进行表征。同时讨论了影响电合成镍醇盐及其配合物的关键因素。实验表明，防止 阳极钝化，温度控制在30-40℃，采用有机胺溴化物为导电盐，可以提高电合成效 率。     

键连接性指数的建构及其在有机体系中的应用研究

以化学键为基础建构了键连接性指数及分子键连接性指数，该指数同时考虑顶 点原子的化学特征及键的性质．对于任意化学键，键连接性指数Si＝1+△I/R·[（ Z1-h1)m2/n1+(Z2-h2)m1/n2]，分子键连接性指数S为∑i=1^m√Si或∑i=1^m1/√ Si，其中，Z1，Z2为化学键键连原子的价电子数；n1，n2成键原子的价层最高主量 子数；m1，m2为成键原子的氧化数；h1，h2为与成键原子相连的氢原子个数；△I 为成键原子的电负性差(△I≥0)；R为化学键的相对键长．与以顶点为基础的价连 接性指数不同，该指数不仅能方便而有效地应用于饱和碳氢体系亦能有效地应用于 含多重键的不饱和体系及含杂原子的有机体系．研究了饱和碳氢体系标准生成焓， 不饱和碳氢体系和酮、醚、酯体系在水中的溶解度和辛醇/水分配系数，卤代甲烷 体系的标准生成焓，卤代苯体系辛醇/水分配系数，均取得比较满意的结果。     

单壁碳纳米管的结构修饰

由于单壁碳纳米管具有独特的结构、电学及机械等性能，可望在许多新领域得 到应用，已引起广泛的关注。但由于单壁碳纳米管不溶于水和常见的有机溶剂，极 大地制约了其应用性能的研究。随着单壁碳纳米管制备技术的不断完善，其研究方 向已开始转向结构修饰及应用性能的研究。主要介绍近年来单壁碳纳米管结构修饰 方面的最新发展状况，重点讨论化学功能化及物理吸附。     

有机质谱学法研究气相S_N2离子－分子反应进展

总结了近年来应用质谱方法研究气相SN2离子－分子反应的进展，主要包括气 相SN2离子－分子反应的机理，动力学和热力学的各种因素。与凝固相中反应对比 ，阐明了影响反应机理、方向与程度的决定性因素，及溶剂化效应对凝聚相中反应 的影响方式。还介绍了一些气相中特有的SN2离子－分子反应和研究气相反应特殊 的质谱学研究方法与技术。     

搅拌条件下电流密度对Cu镀层的结构和表面形貌的影响

电沉积;晶体取向;搅拌条件下电流密度对Cu镀层的结构和表面形貌的影响