Adhesion and interfacial interactions of BaO–SiO<Subscript>2</Subscript>–B<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript>-based glass-ceramic seals and AISI430 interconnect for solid oxide fuel cell applications

In the present work, adhesion, leak rate, and chemical compatibility of a series of borosilicate-based glasses, belonging to the ternary BaO–SiO₂–B₂O₃ system, with AISI 430 alloys as interconnect were investigated for solid oxide fuel cell applications. Wetting angle and deformation behavior of the selected glasses with temperature and time were initially characterized with the hot-stage microscope. It was observed that the temperature ranges of wetting for all combinations were greater than 1000 °C. Significant deformation did not appear in the samples over soaking time at sealing temperature. In the next step, the leakage tests of AISI430/glass-ceramic couples were performed. The sample containing 32 % molar BaO (Ba32) had no gas leakage; a low leak rate of 10^?7to 10^?8 Pam³ s^?1 was obtained for the glass with 37 % molar BaO (Ba37) and big leak of the system (10^?3to 10^?4 Pam³ s^?1) for Ba42. Possible interfacial reactions between the as-received glass and cell ingredients and aging up to 100 h were studied by scanning electron microscopy in conjunction with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and X-ray dot mapping. The results showed that the Ba32 and Ba37 glasses coupled with AISI had fine adhesion, which remained stable under these conditions and were compatible with the interconnect. So, the use of these glass-ceramics will probably be successful in joining the ceramic electrolytes to the metallic interconnect.     

Eutectic salts promote green synthesis of bis(indolyl) methanes

A convenient and rapid method for the electrophilic substitution reaction of indoles with carbonyl compounds has been developed by using deep eutectic solvent as green and reusable catalysts to afford the corresponding bis(indolyl) methanes in excellent yields at room temperature under mild reaction conditions.     

Optimization of Raman gain spectrum using Lagrangian multiplier method

Based on Lagrangian multiplier method (LMM), the gain spectrum of distributed multi-pump Raman amplifier (DMRA) is optimized. Beside of governing rate equations in Raman amplifiers, we consider two applicable constrains on cost function for optimizing the gain spectrum. Because of more accurate and controllable designing of DMRAs, a maximum power for each input pump wave is considered as well as average gain value as two constrains. LMM reduces the optimization problem with constrains to solve a two-point boundary value problem for each solution. This method is applied to minimizing gain ripple of full bandwidth (60 nm) a 100 Km Raman amplifier for different number of pumps.     

Sonochemical synthesis of a novel nano-rod two-dimensional zinc(II) coordination polymer; preparation of zinc(II) oxide nanoparticles by direct thermolyses

A novel mixed-ligand zinc(II) coordination polymer, {[Zn(μ-4,4'-bipy)(μ-3-bpdh)(H(2)O)(2)](ClO(4))(2)·(4,4'-bipy)(0.5)}(n) (1); 3-bpdh=2,5-bis(3-pyridyl)-3,4-diaza-2,4-hexadiene and 4,4'-bipy=4,4'-bipyridine, has been synthesized and characterized by IR, (1)HNMR and (13)CNMR spectroscopy. The single crystal X-ray data of compound 1 shows that this coordination polymer grows in two dimensions by two different bridging ligands, 4,4'-bipy and 3-bpdh. Also, nano-scale of compound 1 has been synthesized by sonochemical method and characterized by IR, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Thermal stability of compound 1 in single crystalline and nano-scale form was carried out by thermal gravimetric (TG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA). The ZnO nanoparticles were obtained by calcination of compound 1 at 500°C under air atmosphere and by thermolyses in oleic acid at 200°C. The zinc(II) oxide nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).     

A fast and efficient stabilization of firefly luciferase on MIL-53(Al) via surface adsorption mechanism

Research on Chemical Intermediates - Stabilization and immobilization on a proper support is essential in processing and production of enzymes. Luciferase is an unstable, thermally sensitive, and...     

Dichloroimidazolidinedione-activated one-pot Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling of phenols

The first general method for the Suzuki-type cross-coupling of phenols with aryl boronic acids using dichloroimidazolidinedione (DCID) as a new reagent is presented. In the presence of DCID and Pd/metal–organic framework (MOF), coupling of aryl boronic acids with a wide range of phenols, was carried out smoothly in tetrahydrofuran (THF) at reflux conditions to afford the cross-coupling products in good to excellent yields. The structures of all compounds were corroborated by ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR. A plausible mechanism for this type of reaction is proposed.     

Nanosized aptameric cavities imprinted on the surface of magnetic nanoparticles for high-throughput protein recognition

The authors introduce a new kind of surface artificial biomimetic receptor, referred to as aptameric imprinted polymer (AIP), for separation of biological macromolecules. Highly dispersed magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) were coated with silica and then functionalized with methacrylate groups via silane chemistry. The aptamer was covalently immobilized on the surface of nanoparticles via a “thiol-ene” click reaction. Once the target analyte (bovine serum albumin; BSA) has bound to the aptamer, a polymer is created by 2-dimensional copolymerization of short-length poly(ethylene glycol) and (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane. Following removal of BSA from the polymer, the AIP-MNPs presented here can selectively capture BSA with a specific absorbance (κ) as high as 65. When using this AIP, the recovery of BSA from spiked real biological samples is >97%, and the adsorption capacity is as high as 146 mg g^?1. In our perception, this method has a wide scope in that it may be applied to the specific extraction of numerous other biomolecules.

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Graphical abstract Schematic presentation of the AIP (aptamer-imprinted polymer) introduced here. The surface of silica coated magnetic nanoparticles is modified with a polymer that is covalently modified with an aptamer against bovine serum albumin (BSA).

     

Design,synthesis, characterization,and physical property determination of a new ionic liquid: the preparation of triazolo-pyrimidines at room temperature under metal-free conditions

Research on Chemical Intermediates - A new ionic liquid is synthesized, and its chemical structure is characterized by FTIR, 1D NMR and 2D NMR, and mass analyses. The thermal behavior and thermal...