Template-free solvothermal synthesis of 3D hierarchical nanostructured boehmite assembled by nanosheets

In the absence of template and surfactant, hierarchical nanostructured boehmite was synthesized via a simple solvothermal route using aluminum nitrate as aluminum source and isopropanol–toluene mixture as solvent. The crystal structures, morphologies and textural properties of products were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and N₂ adsorption–desorption technique. The as-obtained hierarchical nanostructures consist of nanosheets keeping Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) specific surface area and pore volume of ca. 264.7 m²/g and 1.2 cm³/g, respectively. The experimental results show that the longer reaction time and the lower reaction temperature are unfavorable to the formation of hierarchical nanostructures. Moreover, the properties of solvent have important influence on the morphology of product. The possible formation mechanism of boehmite hierarchical nanostructures was proposed and discussed.     

Ultrasensitive Detection and Binding Mechanism of Cocaine in an Aptamer‐based Single‐molecule Device

Aptamer serves as a potential candidate for the micro‐detection of cocaine due to its high specificity, high affinity and good stability. Although cocaine aptasensors have been extensively studied, the binding mechanism of cocaine‐aptamer interactions is still unknown, which limits the structural refinement in the design of an aptamer to improve the performance of cocaine aptasensors. Herein, we report a label‐free, ultrasensitive detection of single‐molecule cocaine‐aptamer interaction by using an electrical nanocircuit based on graphene‐molecule‐ graphene single‐molecule junctions (GMG‐SMJs). Real‐time recordings of cocaine‐aptamer interactions have exhibited distinct current oscillations before and after cocaine treatment, revealing the dynamic mechanism of the conformational changes of aptamer upon binding with cocaine. Further concentration‐dependent experiments have proved that these devices can act as a single‐molecule biosensor with at least a limit of detection as low as 1 nmol?L^–1. The method demonstrated in this work provides a novel strategy for shedding light on the interaction mechanism of biomolecules as well as constructing new types of aptasensors toward practical applications.     

Effect of diutan microbial polysaccharide on the stability and rheological properties of O/W nanoemulsions formed with a blend of Span20-Tween20

The stability and rheological behavior of oil-in-water (O/W) nano-emulsions formed with a blend of Span20-Tween20 have been studied with and without diutan microbial polysaccharide. It is found that there exist thresholds for the water content and emulsifier to obtain stable nano-emulsions using the emulsion inversion phase (EIP) method. The viscosity of the nano-emulsion is proportional to the emulsifier content and inversely proportional to the water content. High emulsifier content is not conducive to the thermal stability of the nano-emulsion. The addition of diutan gum with negative charge into the nano-emulsions increases the electrostatic repulsion between droplets and makes the droplet size smaller and more unifom, slowing down the coalescence and Ostwald ripening of the nano-emulsions. Due to the association of the diutan gum double helix, a three-dimensional network structure is formed in the continuous phase of nano-emulsions, which improves the stability of nano-emulsions and is also the main factor giving the nano-emulsion high viscoelasticity at high temperature. This study offers new insight into the nano-emulsion containing microbial polysaccharide and may serve as a guideline for practical applications of new nano-emulsion systems.     

In situ FT-IR spectroscopy investigations of carbon nanotubes supported Co-Mo catalysts for selective hydrodesulfurization of FCC gasoline

To better understand the nature of carbon nanotubes supported Co-Mo catalysts （Co-Mo/CNTs） for selective hydrodesulfurization （HDS） of fluid catalytic cracking （FCC） gasoline, studies are carried out using in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FT-IR）. The catalytic performances of Co-Mo/CNTs catalysts were evaluated with a mixture of cyclohexane, diisobutylene, cyclohexene, 1-octene （60 ： 30 ： 5 ： 5, volume ratio） and thiophene （0.5%, ratio of total weight） as model compounds to simulate FCC gasoline. The HDS experimental results suggested that the HDS activity and selectivity of Co-Mo/CNTs catalysts were affected by Co/Mo ratio; the optimal Co/Mo atomic ratio is about 0.4, and the optimum reaction temperature is 260 ℃. The in situ FT-IR studies revealed that 1-octene can be completely saturated at 200 ℃. In the FT-IR spectra of diisobutylene, the characteristic absorption peak around 3081 cm^-1 for the stretching vibration peak of =C-H bond was still clear at 320 ℃ indicating that diisobutylene is difficult to be hydrogenated. As for the thiophene, no characteristic absorption peak could be found around 3092 cm^-1 and 835 cm^-1 when the reaction temperature was raised to 280 ℃, indicating that thiophene had been completely hydrodesulfurized. On the basis of FT-IR results, it can be deduced that thiophene HDS reaction occurred mainly through direct hydrogenolysis route, whereas thiophene HDS and diisobutylene hydrogenation reaction over Co-Mo/CNTs catalysts might occur on two different kinds of active sites.     

NiMoS/γ-Al2O3上二苯并噻吩加氢脱硫和喹啉加氢脱氮反应的相互影响

在固定床高压微反装置上,考察了预硫化型NiMoS/γ-Al2O3催化剂上二苯并噻吩(DBT)加氢脱硫(HDS)反应和喹啉加氢脱氮(HDN)反应之间的相互影响.结果表明,喹啉对DBT的HDS反应具有强烈的抑制作用,其中对加氢路径比氢解路径的抑制作用更强,这是由喹啉及其HDN反应的中间产物与DBT在活性位上的竞争吸附造成的.在300和340℃时,喹啉对DBT的HDS反应中氢解路径的抑制程度与其HDN中间产物的相对含量紧密相关.而DBT能够提高喹啉的脱氮能力,这源于其HDS产物H2S.H2S促进了催化剂表面硫阴离子空穴向B酸位的转化,从而提高了喹啉HDN中间产物分子的C(sp3)-N键的断裂能力.HDN活性相的保持不需要过多的硫原子.     

A hydrogen‐bonded heterodimer of 1‐(4‐hexyloxyphenyl)pyridin‐4(1H)‐one with 4‐cyano­benzoic acid

The two components of the title heterodimer, C₁₇H₂₁NO₂·C₈H₅NO₂, are linked end‐to‐end via O—H⋯O(=C) and C—H⋯O(=C) hydrogen‐bond inter­actions. Additional lateral C—H⋯O inter­actions link the dimers in a side‐by‐side fashion to produce wide infinite mol­ecular ribbons. Adjacent ribbons are inter­connected viaπ–π stacking and C—H⋯π(arene) inter­actions. This structure represents the first evidence of robust hydrogen‐bond formation between the moieties of pyridin‐4(1H)‐one and benzoic acid.     

孤岛渣油在分散型催化剂存在下加氢裂化反应动力学的研究Ⅱ．气体生成的动力学

本文研究了孤岛渣油在分散型磷钼酸铵催化剂存在下加氢裂化反应中裂化气体生成的动力学规律。在此基础上，将反应物系分为裂化残渣油、馏分油（Ｃ＿５～４８０℃）、Ｈ＿２Ｓ、甲烷、乙烷、丙烷、丁烷和Ｃ＿２～Ｃ＿４烯烃八个集总，提出了裂化气体生成的一级平行－连串反应动力学网络，进而用随机投点的复合形法求算了气体生成的速率常数和活化能。结果表明，模型计算值与实验数据较为吻合，所提出的气体生成模型对在分散型催化剂存在下孤岛渣油加氢裂化反应中气体的生成反应是合理的。     

La0.5Mg0.5(Ni1-xCox)2.28(x=0.0～0.2)储氢合金的相结构和电化学性能

用冷坩埚磁悬浮熔炼方法制备La0.5Mg0.5(Ni1-xCox)2.28(x=0.0～0.2)贮氢电极合金,采用SEM,EDS,XRD,P-C-T测试及三电极电化学性能测试研究合金的相成分、相结构、P-C-T曲线和电化学性能.EDS结合XRD分析表明,La0.5Mg0.5Ni2.28及La0.5Mg0.5(Ni0.85Co0.15)2.28合金主相均为MgSnCu4型的LaMgNi4相,还包括LaNi5和(La,Mg)Ni3相.P-C-T曲线显示,合金均有双放氢平台,合金的贮氢量由Co替代量x=0.0时的1.24%增大至极大值x=0.15时的1.27%.电化学性能测试表明,随Co含量增加,最大放电容量从329.0mAh·g-1(x=0.0)增大到337.5 mAh·g-1(x=0.15),合金活化性能及高倍率放电性能明显改善;循环稳定性无明显变化.     

Preparation and properties of UV irradiation-induced crosslinked sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) proton exchange membranes

The crosslinkable sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone)s (SPEEKs) were synthesized by nucleophilic substitution reaction of diallyl bisphenol A, tert-butylhydroquinone, 4,4′-difluorobenzophenone and sodium 5,5′-carbonylbis(2-fluorobenzene-sulfonate). The SPEEKs with high intrinsic viscosity showed good solubility and could be cast into flexible and transparent membranes. The SPEEK membranes containing benzophenone (BP) and triethylamine (TEA) photo-initiator system were treated by UV light to promote crosslinking. The experimental results revealed that the crosslinked membrane with 10 min irradiation time showed the most potential as proton exchange membrane for direct methanol fuel cell applications. When the irradiation time increased from 0 to 10 min, the water uptake decreased from 29.1 to 26.1%, and the tensile modulus and the tensile strength enhanced sharply from 0.80 to 1.44 GPa and from 40.3 to 63.4 MPa, respectively. In addition, the methanol diffusion coefficient reduced sharply from 1.70 × 10⁻⁶ to 7.42 × 10⁻⁷ cm²/s with only slight sacrifice in the proton conductivity, which made the crosslinked membrane with 10 min irradiation time possess the highest selectivity.