MoO3-x/PCN的原位合成及其增强光催化产氢性能的研究

本文通过简单的一步浸渍煅烧法原位合成了氧化钼纳米晶/聚合物氮化碳复合光催化剂,该不含铂基助催化剂的氧化钼修饰聚合物氮化碳光催化剂在可见光照射下表现出增强的光催化产氢性能,最高产氢速率为15.6 μmol/h,是普通聚合物氮化碳样品的3倍以上. 相应的结构与性能的分析表明,与后浸渍法不同,在原位生长过程中高分散的超小氧化钼纳米晶体与聚合物氮化碳之间形成了紧密的耦合界面结构,可见光产氢活性的提升源自高分散的超小氧化钼纳米晶与聚合物氮化碳之间形成的紧密界面,以及该界面结构形成的肖特基结带来的有效电荷载流子转移.     

β-羧乙基(或α-甲基乙基)锗三氯化物晶体和分子结构及其质谱分析

有机锗化合物的抗癌等广泛生物活性已引起人们对其研究的兴趣。β-羰乙基锗倍半氧化物(Ge-132)的生物活性已有广泛研究,对其衍生物合成及性质研究亦受到重视。作为合成这类衍生物的中间体,β-羧烃基锗三氯化物的结构和性质报道较少。我们制备了两种β-羧烷基锗三氯化物晶体,测定了其晶体和分子结构,研究了质谱裂解机理,讨论了结构和性质问的关系。     

Ag/Co-Ce复合氧化物在O2及NOx气氛中催化燃烧碳烟的性能:Ag的作用

柴油车由于其良好的燃油经济性及强劲的动力得到了广泛应用,但同时柴油车尾气排放中颗粒物(PM)也对环境造成巨大污染,并严重威胁人类健康.与气体污染物相比,PM的处理难度更大,其组分复杂,起燃温度高,是当前柴油车排放问题的瓶颈和难点.颗粒过滤器(DPF)是一种有效消除PM的手段,它需要及时再生以保证其较高的碳烟捕集效率.与其他再生方案相比,连续催化再生系统工艺简单,能耗低,研发一种能够连续催化再生柴油车DPF的催化剂也成为当务之急.Ag是一种比较特殊的贵金属,其工业属性较强,价格也相对低廉.Ag基催化剂在环境催化领域有着广泛应用,已被应用于CO催化氧化、VOC催化去除及甲醛催化氧化等领域.目前的文献报道主要集中于研究Ag基催化剂负载于惰性载体对O2气氛下碳烟起燃性能的影响,并基于此讨论Ag的作用.本文利用柠檬酸络合法合成了高性能低温催化氧化材料体系xAg/Co0.93Ce0.07,探讨了不同Ag负载量对在两种气氛O2及O2+NO中催化性能的影响,并深入分析了引起此现象的原因.结果表明,Ag对Co-Ce复合氧化物的催化性能有显著的促进作用;Ag/Co-Ce复合氧化物在O2气氛下的起燃活性取决于Ag含量,Ag含量最高的样品0.3Ag/Co0.93Ce0.07催化性能最佳.而在NOx气氛下,Ag基催化剂的起燃性能不及在O2中的数值;0.2Ag/Co0.93Ce0.07与0.3Ag/Co0.93Ce0.07催化活性并列最优,其起燃温度可低至226oC.XRD及Raman的表征结果证实了Ag主要以单质形态存在,且其对Co-Ce复合氧化物的晶体结构未产生显著的影响,Ag的晶粒尺寸也未明显变化.H2-TPR则表明了Ag的负载未能提高催化剂的整体氧化还原能力,soot-TPR预示Ag甚至恶化了催化剂在惰性气氛下表面晶格氧及体相晶格氧的活性.NOx-TPD表征结果则证明了Ag对催化剂的NOx吸附有积极作用.此外,Ag/Co-Ce复合氧化物催化剂也具备了优异的耐久性及稳定性.本文还依据催化性能及表征结果剖析了碳烟在不同气氛下的催化氧化机理.在O2气氛下,Ag为反应的活性位,Ag与其表面的氧化物层AgOy之间存在一个自再生的反应循环.Ag吸附解离氧原子后,将其转化为AgOy,这表明此氧化物层不仅能够在低温下贡献表面晶格氧去除碳烟,促进氧分子向超氧物种转化,它在分解后也能将吸附氧解离为过氧物种及超氧物种.在NOx气氛下,催化剂表面硝酸根物种是催化剂催化性能维持稳定的重要因素;反应过程中催化材料表面硝酸盐物种的热稳定性筛查结果也进一步佐证了催化剂表面的AgNO3物种是碳烟起燃的决定性因素,其自身的氧化还原活性及Ag离子移动性均有利于降低碳烟的起燃温度.TGA结果说明了NOx气氛中的活性中间产物AgNO3的氧化还原活性劣于O2气氛下活性中间产物Ag2O,这直接导致催化剂在O2气氛下具备更好的碳烟起燃性能.本文工作有助于启发其他研究者开发高活性催化氧化催化材料.     

基于掺Zn氮化碳和BiVO4构建Z型光催化系统实现完全分解水

随着现代工业的迅猛发展和化石燃料的过量使用, 全球范围内能源和环境问题日益严峻, 因此利用丰富的太阳光能分解水来直接制取清洁的氢气具有诱人的应用前景. 目前, 聚合物半导体石墨相氮化碳(g-C3N4)因其廉价、稳定、不含金属组分和独特的电子能带结构已被广泛应用于光解水产氢研究. 然而, 氮化碳具有结晶度差、光生载流子易复合的缺点.众所周知, Z型体系可以很好地减少电子和空穴的复合问题. 同时, 催化剂只需分别满足光解水过程的一端, 这使得半导体光催化剂的选择非常丰富, 可以大大拓宽材料体系. 因此, 将g-C3N4运用到Z型体系中的研究得到了广泛关注. 然而, 这些研究多集中在如何增强g-C3N4的产氢能力方面, 对实现水的完全分解的研究鲜见报道.本实验设计了这样一种Z型体系: 使用掺Zn的g-C3N4作为产氢端, BiVO4作为产氧端, Fe3+/Fe2+作为氧化还原对. 实验结果表明, 该体系可以在全波段下实现水的完全分解(氢氧比为2:1), 并且保持相当高的稳定性.实验所使用的氮化碳为固相法烧结尿素制得, Zn的掺杂采用浸渍法, 同时通过水热法合成BiVO4, 使用Pt作为助催化剂. 通过搭建含有不同组成成分的Z型体系, 将它们的性能和表征结果进行比较分析.通过XRD, UV-Vis, SEM和XPS等测试手段对催化剂进行表征. XRD分析结果表明成功合成了掺杂Zn的石墨相氮化碳. UV-Vis则显示随着Zn浓度的提高, 吸收边发生变化. 通过改变掺杂Zn的浓度, 得到了能够实现完全分解水的Z型体系,其最佳掺杂比例为: ZnCl2和氮化碳的质量比为1:10. 为了排除单催化剂和Pt颗粒对完全分解水性能的影响, 分别作了单独产氢端、单独产氧端、预负载Pt和光沉积Pt的性能测试. 从SEM中没有发现g-C3N4和BiVO4的异质结结构. 这些结果表明所搭建的是典型的利用氧化还原离子对为中间电子传输载体的Z型体系, 经长达12 h的持续测试证明其具有较高的稳定性.为了研究Zn在构建Z型中所起的作用, 分别采用文献中报道的原位和浸渍法实现Zn的掺杂. 对这两种掺杂方式的性能测试表明, 只有采用浸渍法时, 所构建的Z型体系具有完全分解水的能力. 对这两种方法得到的掺Zn氮化碳进行表面化学组成和价态(XPS)的分析. 结果显示, 两种掺杂方法都可以通过形成Zn=N键的形式实现Zn的掺杂, 但浸渍法使Zn在g-C3N4表面分布更均匀, 同时对氮化碳原本三嗪环的破坏较小, 因此具有更好的还原能力, 可以与BiVO4匹配以构成Z型体系.实验通过采用掺杂Zn的氮化碳作为产氢催化剂, BiVO4作为产氧催化剂, Fe3+/Fe2+作为氧化还原中间体, 构建了典型的Z型体系. 该体系在Zn的掺杂浓度为10%时能够实现长时间稳定的完全分解水.     

多层框架结构动态响应的区间优化新方法

针对设计参数具有不确定性的多层框架结构,提出一种区间优化新方法.用区间数表征框架结构的不确定设计参数,通过优化框架结构响应区间值的上界,将区间优化问题转化为近似的确定性优化问题.对一典型四层框架结构进行了具有频率约束的区间优化.结果表明,区间优化不仅能得到与传统结构优化大致相同的设计参数最优值,还能得到当实际工程问题中设计参数取不到理论最优值而有微小波动时,框架结构响应的变化范围,为框架结构的可靠性分析提供理论依据.     

A dual 13C and 15N long-term labelling technique to investigate uptake and translocation of C and N in beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)

A continuous dual 13CO2 and 15NH4(15)NO3 labelling experimental set-up is presented that was used to investigate the C and N uptake and allocation within 3-year old beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) during one growing season. The C and N allocation pattern was determined after six, twelve and eighteen weeks of growth. The carbon uptake was distinctly different in the three phases examined: The first six weeks after budbreak were dedicated to leaf growth with a R/S (root to shoot) ratio of 0.14 for the new carbon. The second growth phase showed a balanced R/S ratio of C allocation and after week 13, the root compartment was the main carbon sink (R/S = 6.97). Nitrogen allocation was more basipetal as compared to carbon. In the second growth phase, R/S of Nnew was 5.57 but fell to 3.54 for the third growth phase probably due to formation of reserves in buds and stem.     

Activity Enhancement of G‐Quadruplex/Hemin DNAzyme by Flanking d(CCC)

G‐quadruplex (G4)/hemin DNAzymes have been extensively applied in bioanalysis and molecular devices. However, their catalytic activity is still much lower than that of proteinous enzymes. The G4/hemin DNAzyme activity is correlated with the G4 conformations and the solution conditions. However, little is known about the effect of the flanking sequences on the activity, though they are important parts of G4s. Here, we report sequences containing d(CCC), flanked on both ends of the G4‐core sequences remarkably enhance their DNAzyme activity. By using circular dichroism and UV‐visible spectroscopy, the d(CCC) flanking sequences were demonstrated to improve the hemin binding affinity to G4s instead of increasing the parallel G4 formation, which might explain the enhanced DNAzyme activity. Meanwhile, the increased hemin binding ability promoted the degradation of hemin within the DNAzyme by H₂O₂. Furthermore, the DNAzyme with d(CCC) flanking sequences showed strong tolerance to pH value changes, which makes it more suitable for applications requiring wide pH conditions. The results highlight the influence of the flanking sequences on the DNAzyme activity and provide insightful information for the design of highly active DNAzymes.     

Characterization and application of a DNA aptamer binding to L-tryptophan

DNA aptamers for specific recognition of L-tryptophan have been evolved by a SELEX (systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment) technique. Truncation-mutation experiments suggest that a 34-mer sequence, Trp3a-1, possesses the strongest binding ability to L-tryptophan. Trp3a-1 is predicted to adopt a loop-stem secondary structure, in which the loop may further fold into a binding pocket for L-tryptophan with the help of the stem. The specificity investigation shows that Trp3a-1 strongly binds to L-tryptophan, has almost no binding to other amino acids, and weakly binds to some tryptophan analogs and peptides containing the L-tryptophan residue. The binding of Trp3a-1 to L-tryptophan is mainly contributed to by hydrogen bonds and precise stacking formed between the binding pocket of Trp3a-1 and all groups on L-tryptophan. This aptamer has also been proved to be an effective ligand for the chiral separation of D/L-tryptophan. L-tryptophan and its derivatives are known to play important biological roles; this aptamer ligand could be used as a tool for the analysis of tryptophan and other related studies.     

The study of thermal decomposition kinetics of zinc oxide formation from zinc oxalate dihydrate

This study is devoted to the thermal decomposition of ZnC₂O₄·2H₂O, which was synthesized by solid-state reaction using C₂H₂O₄·2H₂O and Zn(CH₃COO)₂·2H₂O as raw materials. The initial samples and the final solid thermal decomposition products were characterized by Fourier transform infrared and X-ray diffraction. The particle size of the products was observed by transmission electron microscopy. The thermal decomposition behavior was investigated by thermogravimetry, derivative thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis. Experimental results show that the thermal decomposition reaction includes two stages: dehydration and decomposition, with nanostructured ZnO as the final solid product. The Ozawa integral method along with Coats–Redfern integral method was used to determine the kinetic model and kinetic parameters of the second thermal decomposition stage of ZnC₂O₄·2H₂O. After calculation and comparison, the decomposition conforms to the nucleation and growth model and the physical interpretation is summarized. The activation energy and the kinetic mechanism function are determined to be 119.7 kJ mol^?1 and G(α) = ?ln(1 – α)^1/2, respectively.     

A label-free electrochemical biosensor based on a DNA aptamer against codeine

In order to develop a sensor for opium alkaloid codeine detection, DNA aptamers against codeine were generated by SELEX (systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment) technique. An aptamer HL7-14, which is a 37-mer sequence with K_d values of 0.91 μM, was optimized by the truncation-mutation assay. The specificity investigation shows that HL7-14 exhibits high specificity to codeine over morphine, and almost cannot bind to other small molecule. With this new selected aptamer, a novel electrochemical label-free codeine aptamer biosensor based on Au-mesoporous silica nanoparticles (Au-MSN) as immobilized substrate has been proposed using [Fe(CN)₆]^3−/4− as electroactive redox probe. The linear range covered from 10 pM to 100 nM with correlation coefficient of 0.9979 and the detection limit was 3 pM. Our study demonstrates that the biosensor has good specificity, stability and well regeneration. It can be used to detect codeine.