A hollow porous molecularly imprinted polymer as a sorbent for the extraction of 7 macrolide antibiotics prior to their determination by HPLC-MS/MS

A hollow porous molecularly imprinted polymer (HPMIP) is described for use in dispersive solid phase extraction of macrolide antibiotics (MACs). The HPMIP was prepared by using spiramycin as the template, methacrylic acid as the functional monomer, and mesoporous MCM-41 (Mobile Composition of Matter No. 41; with a size of about 100 nm) as a sacrificial support. The sorbent was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectrometry, transmission electron microscopy, nitrogen adsorption and thermo-gravimetric analysis. Several parameters affecting the extraction efficiency were optimized. The material has a large surface area (359 m²·g^?1), and most recognition sites are located on the surface of the HPMIPs. This results in high binding capacity (120 μmol·g^?1) and fast binding (20 min) in comparison to either MCM-41-core surface MIPs or solid MIPs. The method was applied to the extraction of the MACs azithromycin, spiramycin, tilmicosin, tylosin, clarithromycin, roxithromycin and josamycin from spiked honey. The recoveries, determined by HPLC-MS/MS, ranged from 88.0% to 117% at the three spiking levels tested (1, 5 and 20 μg·kg^?1). Intra-day and inter-day assay precision at three spiking levels are <10.7% (for n?=?6) and 12.6% (n?=?3), respectively. The limits of detection are between 3 and 17 ng·kg^?1. This indicates the superiority of the method in selective extraction of macrolides even from complex matrices.

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Graphical abstract Hollow porous molecularly imprinted polymers using spiramycin as the template are shown to be viable dispersive solid phase extraction adsorbents for selective enrichment of macrolide antibiotics in honey products prior to their quantitation by HPLC-MS/MS.

     

Thermal analyses of home-made zeolite by DSC and TG

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and greenhouse gases are the main factors involved in pollution control and global warming. Various treatment methods involving incineration, adsorption, etc., have been employed to reduce VOCs and greenhouse gases concentration in the operating environment and atmosphere. Activated carbon, zeolite, silica gel, and alumina have been broadly used to adsorb pollutants in various industrial applications. Based on the promising effect of adsorption, we analyzed and identified the thermal phenomena of home-made zeolite using various instruments. The endothermic reaction under 100?°C of home-made zeolite was identified as steam adsorption, which is an important discovery. The optimal adsorption temperatures of home-made zeolite have been determined at 200?C550?°C.     

Inert effects on the flammability characteristics of methanol by nitrogen or carbon dioxide

Knowledge of material safety properties is critical for safe handing in the chemical process industries, especially for flammable chemicals that might result in serious fires and explosions. This study investigated the flammability characteristics of methanol under working conditions during the process. The targeted fire and explosion properties, like explosion limits (UEL and LEL), vapor deflagration index (K _g), maximum explosion pressure (P _max), and maximum explosion pressure rise [(dP dt ⁻¹)_max], were deliberately obtained via a 20-L-Apparatus in 101 kPa (i.e., 760 mmHg/1 atm), 150 and 200 °C, along with various experimental arrangements containing nitrogen (N₂) or carbon dioxide (CO₂) as inert component. Particularly, this study discussed and elucidated the inert influence on the above safety-related parameters by two different inerting gases of N₂ and CO₂. The results indicated that adding an inert component to fuel–inert gas mixtures determined the decrease of explosion range and flammability hazard degree. The results also demonstrated that CO₂ possessed higher inerting capability than N₂ in this study.     

Three new phenanthrenes from Monomeria barbata Lindl

<正>Three new monophenanthrene compounds were isolated from an acetone extract of the tubers of Monomeria barbata Lindl. (Orchidaceae).Using spectroscopic methods,the structures of compounds 1-3 were determined as 1,4,7-trihydroxy-2-methoxy- 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene(1),1-(p-hydroxybenzoyl)-2-methoxy-4,7-dihydroxy-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene(2),1,3,8-tri(p-hydroxybenzyl) -4-methoxy-phenanthrene-4,7-diol(3).These compounds showed cytotoxicities on four tumor cell lines(HepG2, HL-60,Skov-3,A431).     

介质损耗与电磁能量

根据能流密度公式,推出时谐场中存在线性有损介质情形的坡印亭定理.与能量守恒定律结合,得到极化损耗、磁化损耗和焦耳损耗功率密度公式,以及有损介质中的电磁场能量密度公式.最后,推出上述各量的平均值公式.     

气相色谱-三重四极杆串联质谱结合QuEChERS测定三七中有机磷农药残留

建立了改良的QuEChERS样品前处理法,结合气相色谱-三重四极杆串联质谱(GC-MS/MS)同时测定三七中18种有机磷农药残留的方法。样品经1%乙酸-乙腈提取,改良QuEChERS技术净化,利用GC-MS/MS采取多反应离子监测模式测定,基质匹配校准曲线外标法定量。18种有机磷农药残留在2.5~120.0μg/kg范围内线性良好,相关系数(R2)大于0.99;检出限为0.4~1.5μg/kg,定量限为0.8~2.5μg/kg。在3个加标水平(2.5,8.0,60.0μg/kg)下平均回收率为70.5%~118.9%,相对标准偏差为1.0%~9.8%。     

Thermal hazard evaluations of 18650 lithium-ion batteries by an adiabatic calorimeter

In this study, the thermal hazard features of various lithium-ion batteries, such as LiCoO₂ and LiFePO₄, were assessed properly by calorimetric techniques. Vent sizing package 2 (VSP2), an adiabatic calorimeter, was used to measure the thermal hazards and runaway characteristics of the 18650 lithium-ion batteries under an adiabatic condition. The thermal behaviors of the lithium-ion batteries were obtained at normal and abnormal conditions in this study. The critical parameters for thermal hazardous behavior of lithium-ion batteries were obtained including the exothermic onset temperature (T ₀), heat of decomposition (ΔH), maximum temperature (T _max), maximum pressure (P _max), self-heating rate (dT/dt), and pressure rise rate (dP/dt). Therefore, the result indicates the thermal runaway situation of the lithium-ion battery with different materials and voltages in view the of TNT-equivalent method by VSP2. The hazard gets greater with higher voltage. Without the consideration of other anti-pressure measurements, different voltages involving 3.3, 3.6, 3.7, and 4.2 V are evaluated to 0.11, 0.23, 0.88, and 1.77 g of TNT. Further estimation of thermal runaway reaction and decomposition reaction of lithium-ion battery can also be confirmed by VSP2. It shows that the battery of a fully charged state is more dangerous than that of a storage state. The technique results showed that VSP2 can be used to strictly evaluate thermal runaway reaction and thermal decomposition behaviors of lithium-ion batteries. The loss prevention and thermal hazard assessment are very important for development of electric vehicles as well as other appliances in the future. Therefore, our results could be applied to define important safety indices of lithium-ion batteries for safety concerns.     

An analysis of nuclear charge radii based on the empirical formula

Several nuclear charge radii had been calculated based on the law of A1/3 and isospin dependence Z1/3 formula which had been used to describe the charge radii data. It is achieved that the isospin dependence Z1/3 formula is superior to the generally accepted A1/3 law through mean root square deviation analysis, that is, the Z1/3 formula is more effective to describe the charge radii data.     

木榄醇手性光谱的密度泛函研究

手性光学理论研究有助于解释手性分子的旋光机理和设计新的手性药物.采用B3LYP方法,计算了木榄醇A—C的旋光度和圆二色谱.从分子结构、正则振动和电子结构方面,探索了分子手性微观起源,分析了旋光度和电子圆二色谱的溶剂效应.表明OH的引入可调节分子的手性,甲基和苯环加强了分子的手性.发生在手性骨架上的振动和电子跃迁,加强了分子的手性.溶剂效应减小旋光度、削弱电子圆二色谱. 关键词： 木榄醇 光学活性 密度泛函理论 圆二色谱