Ability of porous graphitic carbon to support electroosmotic flow in capillary electrochromatography

The existence of a cathodic EOF (electroosmotic flow) in the case of a porous graphitic carbon (PGC) partially packed column has been demonstrated. Then, the ability of PGC to afford electroosmosis has been brought to the fore with a fully PGC packed column. Experimental data have shown that PGC particles are negatively charged and their electrophoretic mobility has been evaluated. In order to investigate the conditions of existence of EOF different mobile phases have been tested. An EOF occurs when the conductivity of the PGC packed column is larger than the conductivity of an empty fused-silica capillary operating in the same conditions i.e. when the PGC participates in the electric conduction. Since the local electric fields in the two segments of the column are different, an evaluation of the electroosmotic mobility is not possible and the effect of the operational parameters such as the composition of the mobile phase (acetonitrile ratio and total ionic strength) has been studied in term of electroosmotic velocity V(eo).     

A kinetic study of methane conversion by a dinitrogen microwave plasma

Conversion of CH₄ with a N₂ microwave plasma (2.45 GHz) is studied. The experiments cover the absorbed microwave power range 300–700 W with 17–62% of methane in the gas mixture, with pressures of 10–40 mbar and flow rates of 140–650 ml· min^–1. The yields of C₂ hydrocarbons and dihydrogen are analyzed by gas chromatography. The distance of methane addition downstream of the plasma plays an important role on the composition and the concentration of the products obtained. This distance mainly determines the energy concentrated in the active species of the plasma when they react with methane. Different behaviors for acetylene formation, on the one hand, and for ethane and ethene formation, on the other hand, have been observed, and this finding allows us to propose a kinetic mechanism for the decay of methane and for the formation of C₂ hydrocarbons.     

Compositional and 2H NMR studies of bis(benzene)chromium composites of mesoporous vanadium-niobium mixed oxides

New mesoporous niobium oxides with 5, 10, and 15 mol% vanadium(V) doped into the walls of the structure were synthesized by the ligand-assisted templating method with an octadecylamine template. These materials were characterized by XRD, XPS, EPR, elemental analysis, and nitrogen adsorption before being treated with excess bis(benzene)chromium to give new composites with an organometallic phase in the walls. All materials were also characterized by EPR, XRD, nitrogen adsorption, XPS, SQUID magnetometry, and elemental analysis. The materials with higher percentages of vanadium absorbed more bis(benzene)chromium, because this process depends largely on the electron transfer between the organometallic and the walls of the mesostructure and vanadium(V) is a stronger oxidant than niobium(V). Conductivity studies on these materials revealed that the ratio of Cr(0) to Cr(l) in the pores was more important than the absolute Cr loading level in governing electron transport properties but that increasing the V content led to more insulating behavior regardless of the Cr concentration. Solid-state 2H NMR studies on perdeuteriobenzene analogues of these composites showed the presence of the neutral and cationic Cr species in different ratios depending on the loading. Tumbling of these species was also slow on the NMR time scale, indicating that the charge-carrying Cr species are not rapidly moving through the pore channels of the mesostructure. This suggests that the walls of the structure may play a key role in charge transfer in these composites, contrary to what was previously believed.     

Activation analysis of mercury in urine samples of electrolysis cell workers

The activation method of determination of trace amounts of Hg in human urine has been studied by introducing a simple amalgam deposition method. Human urine samples were obtained from the alkali chloride, electrolysis plant equipped with Hg cells. The capacity of Cu powder for Hg quantity, the pH conditions, and the shaking time were described. The results showed that the Hg contents in workers' urine samples varied from 33 ppb to 60 ppb depending on working conditions.     

Comments on the approximate calculation of lattice potential

The potential of a charge distribution due to a lattice of point charges may be evaluated by the classical multipole expansion method. The leading terms in the resultant expressions are just those used in some of our previous calculations [1–3]. In addition, for cases where the leading terms vanish because of the effect of orthogonality of the basis functions upon the Mulliken expansion (this being especially serious in the case of a one-centre charge distribution), we have derived the first nonvanishing term, involving |r|. In other cases it may be necessary to proceed to still higher multipole terms before a non-zero contribution is obtained. The entire procedure is formulated in such a way that it can be easily applied to LCAO-MO calculations for polyatomic ions in ionic lattices.     

Study of Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett films of odorant-binding protein/amphiphile for odorant biosensors

To make ultrathin films for the fabrication of artificial olfactory systems, odorant biosensors, we have investigated mixed Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett films of odorant-binding protein/amphiphile. Under optimized experimental conditions (phosphate buffer solution, pH 7.5, OBP-1F concentration of 4 mg L(-1), target pressure 35 mN m(-1)), the mixed monolayer at the air/water interface is very stable and has been efficiently transferred onto gold supports, which were previously functionalized by self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) with 1-octadecanethiol (ODT). Atomic force microscopy and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy were used to characterize mixed Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films before and after contact with a specific odorant molecule, isoamyl acetate. AFM phase images show a higher contrast after contact with the odorant molecule due to the new structure of the OBP-1F/ODA LB film. Non-Faradaic electrochemical spectroscopy (EIS) is used to quantify the effect of the odorant based on the electrical properties of the OBP-1F/ODA LB film, as its resistance strongly decreases from 1.18 MOmega (before contact) to 25 kOmega (after contact).     

Molecular simulation of electrolytes in nanopores

Behaviour of electrolytes confined in cylindrical and slit pores are studied by computer simulations at the molecular level. Previous equilibrium and structural properties obtained by Monte Carlo techniques using the restrictive primitive model are discussed. Transport properties are calculated by the canonical molecular dynamics technique for ions with Lennard–Jones cores. Assuming an external electric potential, the chemical potential of individual ions can be balanced without the need for a grand canonical procedure. The mobility of the counterion is affected by the surface charge density. At a high surface charge, the mean square axial displacement of the counterion calculated is lower than the bulk value due to its high concentration near the charged wall.     

含有机配体的活性双过氧钒配合物与组氨酸的相互作用研究

在合成和表征了4种具有较强生物活性双过氧钒配合物K_3[VO(O_2)_2(ox)]· 2H_2O，Na[VO(O_2)_2(bipy)]·5H_2O，K[VO(O_2)_2(phen)]·3H_2O和K_2[VO (O_2)_2(pic)]·2H_2O[分别缩写为pV(ox)，pV(bipy)，pV(phen)和pV(pic)，其中 ox为草酸根，bipy为2,2'-联吡啶，phen为邻菲咯啉，pic为2-羧酸吡啶负离子]的 基础上，利用多种NMR技术和电喷雾质谱（ESI-MS）研究了这4种含有机配体双过氧 钒酸合物与组氨酸（His）在溶液中的相互作用以及反应物浓度、时间、pH等对相 互作用体系的影响。~(51)V NMR跟踪监测的结果表明：双过氧钒配合物pV(ox)和 pV(pic)与His在中性水溶液中存在强配位相互作用，而pV(bipy)和pV(phen)与His 在中性水溶液中无明显作用。我们还利用谱学方法确定了pV(ox)和His相互作用后 所生成产物是pV(ox)分别与His在中性水溶液中无明显作用。我们还利用谱学方法 确定了pV(ox)和His相互作用后所生成产物是pV(ox)分别与His咪唑基上的3-N和1- N配位的一对异构体。     

Photostabilizing activity of sterically hindered piperidines—II: Radical trapping ability

The abilities of both 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine (I) and its nitroxyl (II) to trap radicals involved in hydrocarbon photo-oxidations have been studied in cumene and 1,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane at 27° using AIBN, hydroperoxide and dialkylperoxide as initiators: the light was either the band 300–400 nm or 366 nm. Under conditions of photolysis of ROOH (degenerate branching), I is oxidized to II. II is capable of trapping R' radicals, the rate constant being ～50 times lower than that for RO^.₂ formation. RO^.₂ radicals react with neither I nor II. Under the condition of degenerate branching, II is capable of intercepting the radical fragments from decomposing hydroperoxide. The rate constant of this process is ～500 times higher than that for hydrogen abstraction by these fragments. A reaction mechanism is suggested: hydrogen bonded associates formed between an N-containing stabilizer and ROOH play a dominant role. The principal intermediates in this mechanism are represented by >NO^., >NOH and >NOR species.     

超声辐射下金属锰诱发芳香醛的还原偶联

在超声辐射下，Mn-NH4Cl-THF：H2O(1：4，V：V)或Mn-MnCl2-THF:H2O(1：4， V：V)体系中，于室温2-3h内可使芳香醛还原偶联成邻二醇，收率为30％-95％．与 传统方法相比，反应时间缩短，还原剂用量降低，产品收率提高．