Enhancement inhibition efficiency of PBTCA depending on the inclusion complex with hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin

For the first time, hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) has been brought in to include 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid (PBTCA) in order to enhance inhibition efficiency of PBTCA, which leads a new approach to study oil–gas field corrosion inhibition in the process of acid treatment. Based on the host–guest inclusion reaction, the inclusion complex of PBTCA with HP-β-CD has been prepared in the laboratory. UV–Vis absorption spectrum was applied to study the inclusion behavior of PBTCA with HP-β-CD. The results revealed that PBTCA with HP-β-CD can form a 1:1 stoichiometry inclusion complex. The 1:1 inclusion complex synthesized by using lyophilization was further characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Besides, inhibition effect of the inclusion complex on the corrosion inhibition of Q235 carbon steel has been investigated in 0.1 M sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄) solution using potentiodynamic polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy techniques and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was found that the presence of the inclusion complex better achieved the anti-corrosion property in aggressive medium than was the case with alone PBTCA and the highest inhibition efficiency of the inclusion complex over 90 % was obtained, which are suggestive of the active effect of the inclusion complex for improving inhibition efficiency of PBTCA. Meanwhile, the results obtained from SEM further showed that the inclusion complex acts as a more efficient corrosion inhibitor for Q235 carbon steel in H₂SO₄ medium.     

A Raman study on the coordination sites and stability of the [Al(formamide)5]Cl3 complex

Raman experiments of aluminum chloride and formamide (FA) solutions in different compositions and temperatures were carried out. Spectral changes provoked by the increase of the salt concentration were observed in different regions. The ν_CO and ν_CN modes of FA upon complexation were upshifted and suggest that the CONH hybrid (II) is stabilized by Al(III). Bands at 547 and 295 cm⁻¹, which are assigned to the ν_AlO and ν_AlN vibrations, respectively, evidence coordination through both O and N atoms of FA. The quantitative analysis performed at the carbonyl stretching region found 5 FA molecules around this cation, resulting in the formation of the [Al(FA)₅]Cl₃ complex. Its stability is maintained by whole studied concentration range and up to around 100 °C. At higher temperatures, distortions in the FA shell begin occurring and a new component at 356 cm⁻¹ is then observed and assigned to the [AlCl₄]⁻ complex.     

化学发光分析与高效液相色谱联用检测酪氨酸

在强碱性条件下,KMnO4氧化酪氨酸产生自由基,自由基氧化Luminol产生强化学发光,酪氨酸浓度与相对发光强度呈线性关系。选用C18反相色谱柱、CH3OH、KH2PO4混合液为流动相,酪氨酸能很好分离。基于此,建立CL-HPLC检测酪氨酸的新方法,线性范围为1.2×10-3～5.0×10-2g/L、线性相关系数为0.9994、RSD为2.37%、检测限为3.3×10-4g/L。方法已于检测实际样品氨基酸口服液,并与UV光度法,结果一致。本文探讨了酪氨酸增强KMnO4-Luminol化学发光机理。     

氧化程度对微细鳞片可膨胀石墨结构及膨胀性的影响

以平均粒径为19.71μm的天然微细鳞片石墨为原料,通过化学氧化法制备了具有不同氧化程度的可膨胀石墨,采用XRD、FTIR、Raman、SEM等对可膨胀石墨的结构与膨胀性进行了表征。结果表明：当氧化程度较低时制得的微细鳞片可膨胀石墨由石墨、石墨层间化合物和氧化石墨三相组成;随着氧化程度的增加,氧化石墨相含量与可膨胀石墨结构无序程度逐渐增高,石墨层间化合物相含量先增加后减少,石墨相含量则逐渐降低;氧化促使HSO₄^-或SO₄^2-插入石墨层间,插入层间的HSO₄^-或SO₄^2-量是决定可膨胀石墨膨胀容积的关键因素,制备的微细鳞片膨胀石墨的膨胀容积可达65.9mL·g^-1。     

Asymptotic expansions of the moments of extremes from general error distribution

In this paper, we derive the asymptotic expansions of the moments of normalized partial maxima for general error distribution. A byproduct is to deduce the convergence rates of the moments of normalized maxima to the moments of the corresponding extreme value distribution.     

Stability criteria in terms of two measures for functional differential equation with variable‐time impulses

This paper focuses on the stability in terms of two measures for functional differential equation with variable‐time impulses. Being different from most of existing literatures, the impulses of functional differential equation are assumed to be closely associated to the current state. We propose a new comparison principle for the considered systems and establish several stability criteria in terms of two measures. Also, the theoretical results are applied in a class of delayed neural network systems with variable‐tine impulses, and numerical simulations are introduced to illustrate the effectiveness of our results. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

广义sine-Gordon方程高精度隐式紧致差分方法

本文研究一类二维非线性的广义sine-Gordon(简称SG)方程的有限差分格式.首先构造三层时间的紧致交替方向隐式差分格式,并用能量分析法证明格式具有二阶时间精度和四阶空间精度.然后应用改进的Richardson外推算法将时间精度提高到四阶.最后,数值算例证实改进后的算法在空间和时间上均达到四阶精度.     

A characterization of almost simple K 3-groups

It is a well-known fact that characters of a finite group can give important information about the group's structure. Also it was proved by the third author of this article that a finite simple group can be uniquely determined by its character table. Here the authors attempt to investigate how to characterize a finite almost simple group by using less information of its character table, and successfully characterize the almost simple K₃-groups by their orders and at most three irreducible character degrees of their character tables.     

The long‐term extreme price risk measure of portfolio in inventory financing: An application to dynamic impawn rate interval

Different from the short‐term risk measure for traditional financial assets (stocks, bonds, etc.), the key to illiquid inventory portfolio traded in the over‐the‐counter markets is to estimate the long‐term extreme price risk with time varying volatility. In this article, a new long‐term extreme price risk (value at risk and conditional value at risk) measure method for inventory portfolio and an application to dynamic impawn rate interval are proposed. To realize this, we first establish AutoRegressive Moving Average‐Exponential Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity‐Extreme Value Theory model and multivariatet‐Copula to depict the autocorrelation, fat tails, and volatility clustering of returns of inventories and the nonlinear dependence structure of inventories. Furthermore, we obtain the long‐term extreme price risk with time varying volatility via Monte Carlo simulation instead of square‐root‐of time rule. The results show that, first, benefits from risk diversification is significant; second, long‐term extreme price risk measure of inventory portfolio via Monte Carlo method outperforms the square‐root‐of time rule; the last is that the dynamic rate interval based on the long‐term price risk is superior to the crude rules of thumb in terms of reducing efficiency loss and improving risk coverage. In summary, this article provides a new quantitative framework for managing the risk of portfolio in inventory financing practice for banks constrained by risk limitation. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Complexity 20: 17–34, 2015     

Cyanide ion colorimetric chemosensor based on protonated merocyanine in EtOH

This Letter aimed to develop an efficient method for the determination of cyanide ion (CN⁻). A novel colorimetric chemosensor 4-[(1E)-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethenyl]-1-allylpyridinium bromide (HPEAPB) was synthesized. HPEAPB displayed good selectivity toward CN⁻ over other competing anions in ethanol. A color change from yellow to red was immediately observed upon the addition of CN⁻ and the limit of detection (LOD) was 3.4 × 10⁻⁶ mol L⁻¹. The sensing mechanism was discussed by UV–vis, ¹H NMR titration, and a comparison study. Colorimetric test paper for CN⁻ was prepared by attaching HPEAPB to a chromatography paper, which could be used to detect CN⁻ in environmental samples as simply as a pH-indicator paper for pH value. The LOD of the test paper for CN⁻ was 2.0 × 10⁻⁴ mol L⁻¹. This detection method for CN⁻ has potential applications in cyanide ion containing fields by combination of rapid and real-time advantages.