PbO<Subscript>2</Subscript>-SnO<Subscript>2</Subscript> composite anode with interconnected structure for the electrochemical incineration of phenol

A PbO₂-SnO₂ composite anode with interconnected structure is prepared for organics electro-incineration through a two-step method, thermal-decomposition process and subsequent low-current density electrodeposition process. The element mapping, together with the impedance spectra of the composite electrode, confirms that an interconnected architecture of SnO₂ and PbO₂ grains, instead of a lamellar structure, was obtained on the Ti substrate. A lower electrodeposition current density (≤10 mA cm⁻²) is very crucial for the formation of a porous surface and an interconnected architecture of two oxides inside. The asprepared electrode exhibits an enhanced electrocatalytic activity on the mineralization of phenol and a long service life due to the interconnected architecture, which helps to utilize the merits of these two metal oxides simultaneously. This two-step method also provides us a novel and facile way to fabricate a series of composite material such as oxide-oxide, oxide-metal composite electrodes.     

Hydrogenation of Substituted Benzenes Containing Nitro and Azo Groups over Skeletal Nickel in Aqueous Solutions of 2-Propanol

Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A - An analysis is made of the kinetic characteristics of the hydrogenation of 4-nitro- and 2-nitro-2'-hydroxy-5'-methylazobenzenes, 4-nitroaniline and...     

A Chemiluminescent Probe for HNO Quantification and Real‐Time Monitoring in Living Cells

Azanone (HNO) is a reactive nitrogen species with pronounced biological activity and high therapeutic potential for cardiovascular dysfunction. A critical barrier to understanding the biology of HNO and furthering clinical development is the quantification and real‐time monitoring of its delivery in living systems. Herein, we describe the design and synthesis of the first chemiluminescent probe for HNO, HNOCL‐1 , which can detect HNO generated from concentrations of Angeli's salt as low as 138 nm with high selectivity based on the reaction with a phosphine group to form a self‐cleavable azaylide intermediate. We have capitalized on this high sensitivity to develop a generalizable kinetics‐based approach, which provides real‐time quantitative measurements of HNO concentration at the picomolar level. HNOCL‐1 can monitor dynamics of HNO delivery in living cells and tissues, demonstrating the versatility of this method for tracking HNO in living systems.     

Effect of Si addition on the stability of Al-10Ti-5Cu-xSi alloy/SiC interface

The effect of Si addition on the interfacial stability of Al-10Ti-5Cu-xSi (x = 0, 5, 10, 15) alloy/SiC is investigated. SiC and the Al-10Ti-5Cu-xSi alloys were compacted to obtain a stable interface with 10 wt% Si. Analysis of the processing conditions and the microstructures indicated that an excellent Ti₃SiC₂ phase had been formed and the deleterious Al₄C₃ phase had been eliminated successfully by the addition of 10 wt% Si to the Al-10Ti-5Cu alloy. Formation of Ti₃SiC₂ increased at first and then decreased, while the formation of Al₄C₃ was gradually inhibited with increasing Si content. Ti₃SiC₂ possesses good chemical stability, and flexibility. However, Al₄C₃ degrades within few days, in composites exposed to ambient conditions. The presence of Ti₃SiC₂ at the interface and the elimination of Al₄C₃ together ameliorate the bonding of Al-10Ti-5Cu-xSi alloy to SiC, thereby improving the interfacial stability of Al-10Ti-5Cu-xSi/SiC.     

Aging effect in the BESIII drift chamber

As the main tracking detector of BESIII, the drift chamber provides accurate measurements of the position and the momentum of the charged particles produced in e+e-collisions at BEPCII. After six years of operation, the drift chamber is suffering from aging problems due to huge beam-related background. The gains of the cells in the first ten layers show an obvious decrease, reaching a maximum decrease of about 29% for the first layer cells. Two calculation methods for the gain change(Bhabha events and accumulated charges with 0.3% aging ratio for inner chamber cells) give almost the same results. For the Malter effect encountered by the inner drift chamber in January 2012, about 0.2% water vapor was added to the MDC gas mixture to solve this cathode aging problem.These results provide an important reference for MDC operating high voltage settings and the upgrade of the inner drift chamber.     

Recent Advances in the Chemistry of N‐Heterocyclic‐Carbene‐Functionalized Metal‐Nanoparticles and Their Applications

Metal‐nanoparticles (M‐NPs) have been widely applied in catalysis, imaging, sensing and medicine. One particularly active area of this research is the modification of the surface of the nanoparticles to prevent aggregation through the coordination of ligands. N‐Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have emerged as suitable ligands for this purpose due to their affinity to the metals and their strongly electron donating nature. A number of rationally designed NHC‐modified M‐NPs have been developed using strategies based on metal complex decomposition and ligand exchange. Herein, NHC‐stabilized M‐NPs based on a range of transition metals, especially the recent advances, were summarized.     

Stability,antibacterial ability,and inhibition of “zinc burning” of amitrole as thermal stabilizer for transparent poly(vinyl chloride)

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - Amitrole is reported as a novel kind of transparent poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) thermal stabilizer that has both excellent inhibition of “zinc...