Fabrication of quasi-periodic micro-voids in fused silica by single femtosecond laser pulse

We demonstrate that quasi-periodic void structure can be self-formed in transparent materials by single femtosecond laser pulse. Compared to the multiple-pulse induced structures, the single-pulse induced void structures are very short and may contain absent voids. The formation mechanisms have been discussed comparatively in detail. Based on this, a technique for high-speed and large-area fabrication of micro-void arrays in transparent materials has been presented. The experimental results show that 3D micro-void structures which contain over several hundred thousand voids in micrometer scales are produced in areas of square millimeters within a few minutes, and the periods of micro-void structures can be easily varied by processing parameters. This work has potential applications in 3D optical storage, photonic crystal and integrated optics, and provides novel insight into the interaction between the single femtosecond pulse and the transparent materials.     

新型Br?nsted酸性离子液体催化二氧化碳与环氧化合物偶联反应

设计合成了一系列由碳链长度可调节的Br?nsted酸中心阳离子及Lewis碱中心阴离子构成的酸性离子液体,,并应用于二氧化碳与环氧化合物的偶联反应合成环碳酸酯。考察了离子液体结构以及温度、压力和催化剂用量等参数的影响。结果表明,具有长碳链的离子液体表现出高催化活性及可重复使用性能。离子液体的酸性影响催化活性。     

Cr改性钒基催化剂对NH3低温选择性催化还原NOx的影响

火电厂和机动车辆等的NOx排放量与日俱增, NOx的治理已成为环境保护的重要组成部分.以NH3作为还原剂的选择性催化还原(SCR)技术是目前消除NOx最为高效的方法之一.该反应最为典型的催化剂是V2O5–WO3(MoO3)/TiO2,催化活性窗口为250–400 oC.国外通常将SCR系统置于省煤器之后,此时烟气温度在300 oC以上,催化剂能保持较高的活性,但易受到烟气中高浓度烟尘、SO2和碱金属等的影响,寿命相对较短.此外,高温工艺中副产物硫酸铵的堵塞也是一个不可忽视的问题.因此,将SCR脱硝装置设在脱硫除尘之后成为一种优选技术之一,但烟气温度会降至250 oC以下,而常规的钒基催化剂不能满足低温活性要求.通过添加助剂或改变载体可改善钒基催化剂的低温活性,同时保持其高效的抗硫能力.
　　本文以Cr和V为活性组分, TiO2为载体,采用浸渍法制备了铬钒钛(Cr–VOx/TiO2)系列催化剂,考察了它们的低温脱硝活性和抗水抗硫性,并通过N2吸附-脱附、X射线衍射、NH3程序升温脱附(NH3-TPD)、H2程序升温还原(H2-TPR)和X射线光电子能谱等手段对催化剂进行了表征,分析了Cr–V催化剂的作用机制.
　　结果显示,当n(Cr)：n(V)为0.2：0.8,活性组分负载量为10 wt%时, Cr–VOx/TiO2催化剂表现出最佳的低温催化活性;当反应温度为160°C时, NOx转化率达到90%以上,明显优于其他催化剂,同时活性窗口(160–300°C)得到拓宽. NH3-TPD结果表明, VOx/TiO2催化剂表面呈中弱酸性,随着Cr的添加,钒基催化剂的NH3脱附峰向高温拓宽,说明其表面强酸量有所增加, Cr0.2–V0.8/TiO2在160–300°C范围内均出现了NH3的脱附峰,此时催化剂表面弱酸量最大.当n(Cr)：n(V)大于0.2：0.8时,催化剂表面出现强酸位,这种强酸位不利于NH3脱附,从而不利于SCR反应的进行.因此适量Cr的添加有助于提高钒基催化剂表面弱酸及中性酸量. H2-TPR结果发现,助剂Cr的添加使得催化剂表面氧量增加,这可能是由于Cr的添加形成了较多的氧空穴和未饱和的化学键.催化剂表面化学吸附氧是氧化还原反应最活跃的氧物种,在SCR反应中,表面氧可作为NO的吸附介质参与到催化剂表面反应中,可有效提高SCR反应速率.通过考察活性组分负载量对催化剂活性的影响,发现不同负载量催化剂的催化活性依次为10 wt%>20 wt%>50 wt%>5 wt%. XPS分析发现,当负载量为10 wt%时,催化剂表面非计量的钒离子和化学性质活跃的自由电子最多,因此表现出最佳的SCR活性;当负载量过高时,大量氧化物堆积烧结形成V2O5和Cr2V4O13,覆盖了钒离子活性位点,降低了催化剂脱硝效率.
　　催化剂在220°C表现出良好的抗硫性,在通入100 ppm SO212 h后NOx的转化率仍可达99%以上,并未出现硫中毒现象.同时该催化剂也表现出较好的抗水性,在通入10 vol%水蒸气12 h后, NOx转化率仍能达85%以上.     

褪黑激素的合成——介绍一个探索性有机化学实验

介绍一个面向大学二年级本科生的探索性实验。基于专利文献方法的合成路线较为适宜学生实验且具有良好训练价值:以邻苯二甲酰亚胺、1,3-二溴丙烷、乙酰乙酸乙酯、对甲氧基苯胺为基本原料,以Japp-Klingemann反应和Fischer吲哚合成法联用构建吲哚环,经水解脱羧、乙酰化,合成了褪黑激素。对学生在实验中的条件优化探索进行了简要介绍。     

Mechanical,aging, optical and rheological properties of toughening polylactide by melt blending with poly(ethylene glycol) based copolymers

Two novel biodegradable copolymers, including poly(ethylene glycol)-succinate copolymer (PES) and poly(ethylene glycol)-succinate-l-lactide copolymer (PESL), have been successfully synthesized via melt polycondensation using SnCl₂ as a catalyst. The copolymers were used to toughen PLA by melt blending. The DSC and SEM results indicated that the two copolymers were compatible well with PLA, and the compatibility of PESL was superior to that of PES. The results of tensile testing showed that the extensibility of PLA was largely improved by blending with PES or PESL. At same blending ratios, the elongation at break of PLA/PESL blends was far higher than that of PLA/PES ones. The elongation maintained stable through aging for 3 months. The moisture absorption of the blends enhanced due to the strong moisture absorption of PEG segments in PES or PESL molecules, which did not directly lead to enhance the hydrolytic degradation rate of the PLA. The PLA blends containing 20–30 wt% PES or PESL were high transparent materials with high light scattering. The toughening PLA materials could potentially be used as a soft biodegradable packaging material or a special optical material.     

Determination of ultra-low glass transition temperature via differential scanning calorimetry

A novel method was developed to determine the ultra-low glass transition temperature (T_g) of materials through physical blending via differential scanning calorimetry. According to the Fox equation for polymer blends, a blend of two fully compatible polymers has only one T_g. The single T_g is a function of the T_gs of the two simple polymers. Thus, the ultra-low T_g of one material can be obtained from the T_gs of another polymer and their blends. The error of T_g measurements depends on the measurement error of the T_gs for the blends and another polymer. The method was successfully applied to determine the T_gs of acetyl tributyl citrate (ATBC), tributyl citrate (TBC) and poly(ethylene glycol)s (PEG)s with different molecular weights. The T_gs for ATBC, TBC, PEG-4000 and PEG-800 were ?57.0 °C, ?62.7 °C, ?76.6 °C and ?83.1 °C, respectively. For all the samples, the standard deviation of measurements was less than 3.3 °C, and the absolute error of measurements was theoretically not more than 5.3 °C. These results indicate that this method has acceptable precision and accuracy.