Preparation and mechanical properties of thermal energy storage microcapsules

A series of heat energy storage microcapsules was prepared using melamine-formaldehyde resin as the shell material and the mechanical properties of the shell were investigated. A phase change material whose melting point was 24 °C was used as core and the quantity of heat involved in phase transition was 225.5 J/g. Average diameter of the microcapsules varied from 5 to 10 μm, and the globular surface was smooth and compact. The mechanical properties of the shell were evaluated by observing the surface morphological structure change after application of pressure by means of scanning electron microscopy. When the mass ratio of the core and shell material is 3:1, a yield point of about 1.1×10⁵ Pa was found and when the compression was increased beyond this point the microcapsules showed plastic behavior. This has been attributed to the cross-link density and to the high degree of reaction of the shell material. Different yield points subsequently reflected differences in the mechanical behavior. It was also found that the mechanical intensity of double-shell microcapsules was better than that of single shelled ones.     

Preparation and electrochemical properties of Ag-modified TiO2 nanotube anode material for lithium–ion battery

TiO₂ nanotubes prepared by using a hydrothermal process were firstly coated with silver nanoparticles as the anode materials for lithium–ion batteries by the traditional silver mirror reaction. The physical properties of the as-synthesized samples were investigated by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopic. The as-prepared samples were used as negative materials for lithium–ion battery, whose charge–discharge properties, cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and cycle performance were examined in detail. The results showed that the Ag additive decreased the polarization of anode, and marvelously improved the high-rate discharge capacity and cycling stability of TiO₂ nanotubes.     

化学键合吸附剂的合成及吸附行为

在无定型硅胶上化学键合十八烷基三氯硅烷，键合率17%-20％，粒度5μm-10μm，以此键合的吸附剂可有效地吸附香烟烟气中的焦油、亚硝胺，吸附率分别为15%-18％和37%-43％，研究了化学键合吸附剂的粒度和加入量对吸附性能的影响。     

A novel nomenclature of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons without using graph centre

In this paper, we develop a novel adjacency matrix, He-matrix, corresponding to the dualist graph. Without using the graph center concept, we advance a novel nomenclature of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Further, we derive some distinguishing theorems about PAH molecules and present some results of our automatic derivatization and automatic classification counting of fused PAH molecules.     

Direct determination of cadmium at parts-per-billion level in waters by derivative atomic absorption spectrometry using atom trapping technique

A method has been described for the direct determinations of trace cadmium using derivative atom trapping flame atomic absorption spectrometry with an improved water-cooled stainless steel trapping equipment. The characteristic concentration (gave a derivative absorbance of 0.0044) and detection limit (3sigma) of cadmium were 0.028 and 0.02 ng ml(-1) when collecting for a 1 min, respectively, which were 992 and 145-fold better than those of the conventional flame atomic absorption spectrometry. The detection limit and sensitivity of the proposed method for a 2 min collection time were 1 and 2 orders of magnitude higher than those of conventional flame atomic absorption spectrometry. The present method was applied to the determinations of cadmium in water samples with a recovery range of 91 approximately 111% and a relative standard deviation of 4.7 approximately 5.6%.     

Bifunctional catalysis of Mo/HZSM-5 in the dehydroaromatization of methane with CO/CO2 to benzene and naphthalene

The catalytic dehydrocondensation of methane to aromatics such as benzene and naphthalene was studied on the Mo carbide catalysts supported on micro- and mesoporous materials such as HZSM-5 (0.6 nm) and FSM-16 (2.7 nm). The Mo catalysts supported on H-ZSM-5 having appropriate micropores (0.6 nm size) and Si/Al ratios (20-70) exhibit higher yields (90-150 nmol/g-cat/s) and selectivities (higher than 74% on the carbon basis) in methane conversion to aromatic products such as benzene and naphthalene at 973 K and 1 atm, although they are drastically deactivated because of substantial coke formation. It was demonstrated that the CO/CO₂ addition to methane effectively improves the catalyst performance by keeping a higher methane conversion and selectivities of benzene formation in the prolonged time-on-stream. The oxygen derived from CO and CO₂ dissociation suppresses polycondensation of aromatic products and coke formation in the course of methane conversion. XAFS and TG/DTA/mass-spectrometric studies reveal that the zeolite-supported Mo oxide is endothermally converted under the action of methane around 955 K to nanosized particles of molybdenum carbide (Mo₂C) (Mo-C, coordination number = 1,R- 2.09 å; Mo-Mo, coordination number = 2.3–3.5;R = 2.98 å). The SEM pictures showed that the nanostructured Mo carbide particles are highly dispersed on and inside the HZSM-5 crystals. On the other hand, it was demonstrated by IR measurements of pyridine adsorption that the Mo/HZSM-5 catalysts having the optimum SiO₂/Al₂O₃ ratios around 40 show the maximum Brönsted acidity among the catalysts with the SiO₂/Al₂O₃ ratios of 20–1900. There is a close correlation between the activity of benzene formation in the methane aromatization and the Brönsted acidity of HZSM-5 due to the bifunctional catalysis.     

IClO2异构化反应机理及电子密度拓扑研究

利用密度泛函理论方法研究了IClO2异构化反应机理. 优化得到了七种异构体, 其中OIClO和IClOO还未见报道, 对各异构体的热力学稳定性进行了比较. 找到了异构化过程的过渡态, 并通过内禀反应坐标(IRC)计算确认了各个异构体之间的相互转化关系. 从量子拓扑学的角度, 对典型异构化反应通道IRC途径上的各点进行了电子密度拓扑分析, 讨论了反应过程中化学键的断裂、生成以及化学键的变化规律, 找到了反应途径上的能量过渡态(ETS)和结构过渡态(STS).     

Deposition of plasma conjugated polynitrile thin films and their optical properties

The plasma polymerization of 4-phenylbenzonitrile was carried out with the objective of synthesizing a novel conjugated polynitrile thin film with a better optical property. The structure, compositions and morphology of the plasma-polymerized 4-phenylbenzonitrile (PPBPCN) thin films were investigated by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). A fine, homogenous PPBPCN film with a large π-conjugated system and a high retention of the aromatic ring structure of the starting monomer in the deposited plasma films is obtained when a low discharge power of 30 W was used during film formation. For the first time, a blue emission with relatively high photoluminescence intensity for PPBPCN thin films was observed.     

Tween-20与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用

通过表面张力和等温滴定量热方法，研究了非离子表面活性剂Tween-20与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的相互作用. 结果表明，BSA与Tween-20的相互作用较弱，当Tween-20浓度增大时，能将吸附于表面上的BSA分子取代. BSA/Tween-20混合体系的性质随温度的变化趋势与单一非离子型表面活性剂相似. BSA浓度在3.7×10^-5～11.1×10^-5 kg•L^-1范围内，Tween-20的cmc不随BSA浓度的变化而变化. 当Tween-20的含量一定时，Tween-20与BSA相互作用过程的热效应也与BSA 的浓度无关. BSA/Tween-20混合体系的热力学参数表明， BSA的存在使Tween-20的cmc减小，体系的熵变增大.     

Knoevenagel缩合反应研究的新进展

综述了近年来Knoevenagel缩合反应研究的新进展, 包括微波、超声波、固相合成、离子液体等新技术新试剂在该反应中的应用.