Promotional effect of cobalt addition on catalytic performance of Ce<Subscript>0.5</Subscript>Zr<Subscript>0.5</Subscript>O<Subscript>2</Subscript> mixed oxide for diesel soot combustion

A series of Co-modified Ce_0.5Zr_0.5O₂ catalysts with different concentrations of Co (mass %: 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10) was investigated for diesel soot combustion. Ce_0.5Zr_0.5O₂ was prepared using the coprecipitation method and Co was loaded onto the oxide using the incipient wetness impregnation method. The activities of the catalysts were evaluated by thermogravimetric (TG) analysis and temperature-programmed oxidation (TPO) experiments. The results showed the soot combustion activities of the catalysts to be effectively improved by the addition of Co, 6 % Co/Ce_0.5Zr_0.5O₂ and that the 8 % Co/Ce_0.5Zr_0.5O₂ catalysts exhibited the best catalytic performance in terms of lower soot ignition temperature (T_i at 349°C) and maximal soot oxidation rate temperature (T_m at 358°C). The reasons for the improved activity were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), H₂ temperature-programmed reduction (H₂-TPR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). These results revealed that the presence of Co could lower the reduction temperature due to the synergistic effect between Co and Ce, thereby improving the activity of the catalysts in soot combustion. The 6 % Co catalyst exhibited the best catalytic performance, which could be attributed to the greater amounts of Co³⁺ and surface oxygen species on the catalyst.     

Quantitative fluorescence kinetic analysis of NADH and FAD in human plasma using three- and four-way calibration methods capable of providing the second-order advantage

The metabolic coenzymes reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) are the primary electron donor and acceptor respectively, participate in almost all biological metabolic pathways. This study develops a novel method for the quantitative kinetic analysis of the degradation reaction of NADH and the formation reaction of FAD in human plasma containing an uncalibrated interferent, by using three-way calibration based on multi-way fluorescence technique. In the three-way analysis, by using the calibration set in a static manner, we directly predicted the concentrations of both analytes in the mixture at any time after the start of their reactions, even in the presence of an uncalibrated spectral interferent and a varying background interferent. The satisfactory quantitative results indicate that the proposed method allows one to directly monitor the concentration of each analyte in the mixture as the function of time in real-time and nondestructively, instead of determining the concentration after the analytical separation. Thereafter, we fitted the first-order rate law to their concentration data throughout their reactions. Additionally, a four-way calibration procedure is developed as an alternative for highly collinear systems. The results of the four-way analysis confirmed the results of the three-way analysis and revealed that both the degradation reaction of NADH and the formation reaction of FAD in human plasma fit the first-order rate law. The proposed methods could be expected to provide promising tools for simultaneous kinetic analysis of multiple reactions in complex systems in real-time and nondestructively.     

Density functional theory studies on the electronic and vibrational spectra of octaethylporphyrin diacid

The ground-state structure and electronic and vibrational spectra of octaethylporphyrin diacid (H4OEP2+) have been studied with the density functional theory. The geometrical parameters computed with B3LYP, PBE1PBE and mPW1PW91 functionals and 6-31G* basis sets are well consistent with the experimental values. Electronic absorption spectrum of H4OEP2+ has been studied with the time-dependent DFT method, and the calculated excitation energies and oscillator strengths are compared with the experimental results. The Raman and IR spectra of H4OEP2+ and the Raman spectrum of its N-deuterated analogue (D4OEP2+) were measured. The observed Raman and IR bands have been assigned based on the frequency calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G* level of theory.     

New organically templated copper(I) sulfites: the role of sulfite anion as both soft and hard ligand

Two new organically templated layered copper(I) sulfites, namely, {H2pip}{Cu3(CN)3(SO3)} (1) and {H2pip}{NaCu2(SO3)2Br(H2O)}.2H2O (2) (pip = piperazine), have been synthesized by hydrothermal reactions of copper(I) cyanide or copper(I) bromide with NaHSO3 and piperazine. Both compounds exhibit a layered structure. The 2D layer of {Cu3(CN)3(SO3)}2- in 1 is composed of 1D chains of copper(I) cyanide interconnected by sulfite anions via both Cu-S and Cu-O bonds, whereas the 2D layer of {NaCu2(SO3)2Br}2- in 2 is formed by 1D chains of copper(I) bromide and 1D sodium(I) aqua chains that are interconnected by sulfite anions via Na-O, Cu-S, and Cu-O bonds. Chemical bonding in 1 and 2 has been also investigated by theoretical calculations based on DFT methods.     

Contact-pair neighborhood theorem for submanifolds in symplectic pairs

Let M be a 2n-dimensional smooth manifold associated with the structure of symplectic pair which is a pair of closed 2-forms of constant ranks with complementary kernel foliations. Let Q⊂Mbe a codimension 2 compact submanifold. We show some sufficient and necessary conditions on the existence of the structure of contact pair (α,β) on Q,which is a pair of 1-forms of constant classes whose characteristic foliations are transverse and complementary such that α and β restrict to contact forms on the leaves of the characteristic foliations of βand α,respectively. This is a generalization of the neighborhood theorem for contact-type hypersurfaces in symplectic topology.     

有效质量差异和电场对GaN/AlxGa1-xN球形量子点电子结构的影响

用平面波展开法对GaN/Al_xGa_1-xN球形量子点中类氢杂质态能级随量子点半径、Al组分以及结合能随Al组分的变化规律进行了详细讨论.计算了量子点内外有效质量差异对杂质态能级和结合能的修正,结果表明对于Al组分较高的GaN/Al_xGa_1-xN球形量子点,电子有效质量差异对杂质能级和结合能的修正不能忽略.考虑电子有效质量差异后,进一步具体计算了杂质结合能随量子点半 关键词： 球形量子点 平面波展开法 有效质量     

燃煤飞灰物理化学特性及其润湿机理研究

以小龙潭电厂燃煤飞灰及其不同粒径范围的分级灰为对象,采用X射线荧光光谱、X射线衍射、离子色谱、Zeta电位、扫描电镜等实验方法研究了飞灰的物理化学特征.同时采用沉降实验、表面张力实验研究了三种不同润湿剂对飞灰的润湿性能.研究发现,溶液对飞灰的润湿能力不仅取决于其气液界面张力,还与飞灰的组成、表面电位以及形貌特征密切相关.亲水性物质含量的增加,颗粒表面电荷与润湿剂分子间的静电吸引,颗粒表面的棱角孔隙等均可以促进其润湿;温度越高飞灰润湿性能越好,且温度对飞灰润湿过程影响较大,温度较高(60℃)时润湿剂种类及浓度对飞灰润湿过程的影响不明显.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of cis - 1,2- Dicy ano- 1,2- b is（ 2- me thyl- 4-bromo-3-thienyl）ethane

The title compound cis-1,2-dicyano-1,2-bis（2-methyl-4-bromo-3-thienyl）ethane has been synthesized and structurally characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction method. Crystal data： triclinic, space group P1^1, Z = 2, C14H8Br2N2S2, Mr = 428.16, a = 6.9410（5）, b = 11.0150（9）, c = 11.1760（8） A, α = 70.3390（10）,β = 76.1860（10）, γ = 79.5490（10）°, V= 776.59（10） A^3, Dc = 1.831 g/cm^3, μ（MoKα） = 5.478 mm^-1, F（000） = 416, R = 0.0487 and wR = 0.1453 for 2456 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（/）. X-ray analysis reveals that the two thiophene rings are significantly twisted with an average dihedral angle of 57.45°. The molecule adopts a photo-active antiparaUel conformation and the distance between the two reactive C atoms of thiophene rings is 3.465（8）A. These structural elements which exhibit a suitable geometry are extensively explored for photochromic behavior in the crystalline state.     

Cd2(Te6O13)][Cd2Cl6] and Cd7Cl8(Te7O17): novel tellurium(IV) oxide slabs and unusual cadmium chloride architectures

Initial attempts to prepare new Ln-Cd-Te-O-Cl compounds led to the isolation of two novel cadmium tellurium(IV) oxychlorides with two different types of structures, namely, [Cd(2)(Te(6)O(13))][Cd(2)Cl(6)] and Cd(7)Cl(8)(Te(7)O(17)). Both compounds feature novel polymeric tellurium(IV) oxide anions and unusual cadmium chloride substructures. The structure of [Cd(2)(Te(6)O(13))][Cd(2)Cl(6)] is composed of 1D [Cd(2)Cl(6)](2)(-) double chains and (002) [Cd(2)(Te(6)O(13))](2+) layers. The 1D Te(6)O(13)(2)(-) slab of the [Cd(2)(Te(6)O(13))](2+) layer is formed by TeO(3), TeO(4), and TeO(5) groups via corner- and edge-sharing, and it contains six- and seven-membered tellurium(IV) polyhedral rings. The structure of Cd(7)Cl(8)(Te(7)O(17)) features a 3D network with long-narrow tunnels along the b axis. The two types of structural building blocks are 1D [Te(7)O(17)](6)(-) anions and unusual corrugated [Cd(7)Cl(8)](6+) layers based on "cyclohexane-like" Cd(3)Cl(3) rings.