Poly(ionic liquid)s as new materials for CO2 absorption

A series of imidazolium‐based ionic liquid monomers and their corresponding polymers (poly(ionic liquid)s) were synthesized, and their CO₂ sorption was studied. The poly(ionic liquid)s had enhanced CO₂ sorption capacities and fast sorption/desorption rates compared with room temperature ionic liquids. The effects of the chemical structures, including the types of anion, cation, and backbone of the poly(ionic liquid)s on their CO₂ sorption have been discussed. In contrast to room temperature ionic liquids, the polymer with PF anions had the highest CO₂‐sorption capacity, while those with BF or Tf₂N^? anions had the same capacities. The CO₂ sorption and desorption of the polymers were fast and reversible, and the sorption was selective over H₂, N_2, and O₂. The measured Henry's constants of P[VBBI][BF₄] and P[MABI][BF₄] were 26.0 bar and 37.7 bar, which were lower than those of similar room temperature ionic liquids. The preliminary study of the mechanism indicated that the CO₂ sorption of the polymer particles was more absorption (the bulk) but less adsorption (the surface). © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43: 5477–5489, 2005     

Resonance scattering of canonical elastic shells in absorbing fluid medium

Resonance scattering of elastic spherical shell and cylindrical shell while the surrounding fluid medium has absorption is studied. The normal mode solution derived using exact elastic theory and the separation of variables is still applicable. However, the scattering form function has to be modified for the absorbing medium, otherwise the unreasonable result would be obtained. The backscattering form function in the absorbing medium is redefined, and the form function of elastic spherical and cylindrical shell with vacuum or solid matter filled is calculated in various absorption conditions. The results show that the absorption of surrounding fluid leads to notable attenuation of the coincidence resonances in the mid-frequency, but it has a little influence on the low-frequency resonance scattering induced by the filler inside the shell.     

水听器非轴线布放时的拖线阵流噪声响应

对拖线阵流噪声理论做出两项改进。(1)对Corcos/Carpenter两种压力起伏模型以及相应的拖线阵流噪声响应进行了全面的比较;(2)讨论了有限水听器非轴线布放时的拖线阵流噪声响应,并导出了噪声功率谱的解析表达式。结果表明,这两种压力起伏模型的波数谱、流噪声响应具有一定差别;流噪声响应与拖曳速度、套管外径以及轴线偏移距离有着密切关系。基于Carpenter模型的数值分析表明,拖曳速度提高一倍,噪声功率谱增加约24dB,且随着套管外径的增大而减小、轴线偏移距离的增大而增大。套管外径以及轴线偏移距离对高频噪声的影响要大于其对低频噪声的影响。     

Carbon black supported PtCu nanoparticles derived from mix-phased Cu precursor for high-performanced oxygen reduction reaction in acid medium

Alloying high-cost Pt with transition metals has been considered as an effective route to synthesize the electrocatalysts with low Pt loading and excellent activity towards oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) under acid solution. The galvanic replacement method, as featured with efficiency and simplicity, is widely reported to produce Pt-based bimetallic alloys and thereby declare the significance of reductive transition metal precursor on the enhancement of ORR performance. Herein, mix-phased Cu−Cu₂O precursor was applied to prepare carbon black supported highly dispersed PtCu alloy nanoparticles (PtCu/C). The proper Cu−Cu₂O ratios can exactly facilitate the generation of small sized PtCu alloy nanoparticles with regulated bimetallic content. Meanwhile, the Cu₂O phase is revealed to benefit the electron transfer from Pt to Cu and thus improve the intrinsic activity of Pt active sites. And the metallic Cu can favor the promotion of electrochemical active surface area. Consequently, the as-prepared PtCu/C behaves impressive ORR activity with half-wave potential of 0.88 V (vs. RHE) and mass activity of 0.49 A cm⁻² mg_Pt⁻¹ at 0.8 V, which is 9.8 times of commercial Pt/C catalysts. Our work will offer helpful advices for the development and regulation of novel Pt-based alloy materials towards diverse electrocatalysis.     

Polylactic acid/silk fibroin composite hollow fibers as excellent controlled drug release systems

Polylactic acid (PLA) and silk fibroin (SF) have been widely used in biomedical applications because of their excellent biocompatibility and degradability. In this study, PLA and SF were used as raw materials to prepare hollow fibers with a skin-core structure by wet spinning technology. Scanning electron microscopy observations revealed that the structure of hollow fibers became increasingly uniform with increasing silk fibroin mass fraction. Tensile test results showed that with the increase of silk fibroin content, the elastic modulus of hollow fibers decreased and their tensile properties improved. The results of hollow fibers degradation experiments revealed that increasing the content of silk fibroin can effectively shorten the degradation time of hollow fibers. Ultraviolet spectrophotometry was used to measure the absorbance of tetracycline hydrochloride in phosphate buffer saline and calculate its release rate in hollow fibers with different silk fibroin contents, the result is HFs-9 > HFs-7 > HFs-0 > HFs-5 > HFs-3. The PLA/SF controlled drug release system has precise controlled release of the drug, realizes the separation of the drug from the controlled release system, and solves the problem of sudden drug release. In addition, the controlled release system is non-toxic, degradable, and has excellent mechanical properties.     

DNA‐Encoded Dynamic Combinatorial Chemical Libraries

Dynamic combinatorial chemistry (DCC) explores the thermodynamic equilibrium of reversible reactions. Its application in the discovery of protein binders is largely limited by difficulties in the analysis of complex reaction mixtures. DNA‐encoded chemical library (DECL) technology allows the selection of binders from a mixture of up to billions of different compounds; however, experimental results often show low a signal‐to‐noise ratio and poor correlation between enrichment factor and binding affinity. Herein we describe the design and application of DNA‐encoded dynamic combinatorial chemical libraries (EDCCLs). Our experiments have shown that the EDCCL approach can be used not only to convert monovalent binders into high‐affinity bivalent binders, but also to cause remarkably enhanced enrichment of potent bivalent binders by driving their in situ synthesis. We also demonstrate the application of EDCCLs in DNA‐templated chemical reactions.     

纳米线堆积的铁硅球体催化剂用于费托合成

以共沉淀法所制的工业铁硅球体催化剂(indus-FS)为原料,用改进的有机胺蒸气相传输转化法,得到了负载高分散铁的交织氧化硅纳米线球体催化剂(NW-FS),并用于费托合成反应.在所制纳米线催化剂中,原料催化剂中氧化硅在氧化铁诱导下成功地转变成纳米线交织微球载体,而氧化铁组分则高度分散在氧化硅纳米线上.用扫描电镜、透射电镜、X射线衍射、低温氮吸附、X射线光电子能谱和程序升温还原等方法对所得纳米线催化剂进行了表征.在费托合成中,纳米线铁硅催化剂由于其特殊的堆积结构所导致的低的扩散阻力和高的铁活性组分分散度,提高了低碳烯烃尤其是乙烯的选择性.纳米线铁硅催化剂上低碳产物(C2–C4)的烯烷比为3.3,高于母体工业催化剂的1.9.     

多价MnOx/C电催化剂用于高效氮还原反应

氨在人类的生产生活中起着重要的作用,但目前工业上合成氨广泛采用的Haber-Bosch法耗能大,且污染严重。 而N₂电还原反应(ENRR)被认为是一种有效的替代方法,由于N₂的键能较高,目前仍然缺乏高活性的催化剂。 在这里,通过简单的浸渍法和氧化还原法制备了多价态的MnO_x/C催化剂,该催化剂具有较高的氮还原反应活性(氨产率达到7.8 μg_NH3/(h·mg_cat),法拉第效率高达9.2%) 。进一步研究表明,多价态MnO_x/C催化剂具有高氮还原反应活性的主要原因是不同价态的Mn离子(Mn²⁺、Mn³⁺、Mn⁴⁺)之间存在协同效应。     

用新显色剂1,1′-[2,2′-(4,4′-双噻唑基)-双偶氮]-2,2′-双萘酚与TritonX-100体系析相光度法测定微量铀

将新显色剂1,1′-[2,2′-(4,4′-双噻唑基)-双偶氮]-2,2′-双萘酚(简称4,4′-bi-TAN),用作为测定铀的高选择性的试剂。析相体系为UO_2~(2+)-4,4′-bi-TAN-TritonX-100,在580nm波长下测定UO_2~(2+),许多共存离子不干扰测定,用此法测定了铀矿废水中UO_2~(2+)的含量,结果令人满意。     

金纳米粒子杂化超分子水凝胶的制备与性能

在制备水溶性硫辛酸酯封端的甲氧基聚乙二醇-聚己内酯嵌段共聚物(MPEG-PCL-ALA)单层包覆金纳米粒子的基础上, 在水溶液中, 利用α-环糊精(α-CD)与单层包覆金纳米粒子的包合作用构建杂化超分子水凝胶. 透射电子显微(TEM)照片显示, 金纳米粒子的尺寸为6～8 nm. X射线衍射测试表明, 所制备的水凝胶中含有α-环糊精与MPEG-PCL嵌段共聚物包合形成的多聚准轮烷的特征衍射峰(2θ＝19.7°). 紫外-可见吸收光谱显示, 单层包覆金纳米粒子的水溶液及其与α-CD包合形成的水凝胶在525 nm处均出现表面等离子共振吸收峰, 单层包覆金纳米粒子溶液存放3个月后, 其表面等离子共振吸收峰未发生明显红移, 表明单层包覆金纳米粒子的水溶液具有较好的稳定性.