Low velocity impact response of flax/polypropylene hybrid roving based woven fabric composites: Where does it stand with respect to GRPC?

Flax-PP based thermally bonded roving (TBR) has a unique structure where the flax fibres remain twist-free and fully aligned along the roving axis. The present study describes an experimental investigation on the low velocity impact (LVI) behaviour of the TBR based woven fabric composites and compares the same with plain woven glass fabric reinforced PP composites (GRPC). Two different fabric architectures namely plain woven (PW) and unidirectional (UD) are fabricated using flax/PP based TBR. These TBR based woven fabrics and the glass fabric/PP sheets are consolidated in a compression moulding machine and the resultant composite-laminates are tested for their LVI behaviour. The impact test results revealed that the glass/PP composites absorb more energy and exhibit a higher peak load than both TBR based PW and UD fabric composites. However, the specific load and energy of all flax/PP composites are higher than the glass/PP composite. The damage tolerance of all composite laminates are evaluated by comparing their flexural strength before and after the impact. It is observed that the proportionate loss in flexural strength due to impact thrust is larger in case of glass/PP composites than all flax-PP composites.     

梯度洗脱测定植物源调节剂中内源激素方法探讨

建立了梯度洗脱高效液相色谱法同时测定内源激素赤霉素(GA3)、吲哚乙酸(3-IAA)、脱落酸(ABA)、细胞分裂素(6-BA)和α-萘乙酸(α-NAA)等5种植物内源激素的方法,采用Hypersil ODS C18柱和紫外检测器,以甲醇、乙腈和0.6%的乙酸为流动相梯度洗脱,分别在各组分的保留时间段设置其最佳检测波长,在12 min内可将上述5种内源激素的各组分分离完全,峰形良好,该方法的回收率可达到90%～96%,线性相关系数(r)大于0.998,检出限在0.02～0.3 μg/g之间.还探讨了各组分的最佳检测条件和梯度洗脱存在的问题及解决方法.     

Effect of Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) and Acacia (Acacia seyal) Gums on the Pasting,Thermal, Textural,and Rheological Properties of Corn,Sweet Potato,and Turkish Bean Starches

This study was planned to explore the locally available natural sources of gum hydrocolloids as a natural modifier of different starch properties. Corn (CS), sweet potato (SPS), and Turkish bean (TBS) starches were mixed with locally extracted native or acetylated cactus (CG) and acacia (AG) gums at 2 and 5% replacement levels. The binary mixtures (starch–gums) were prepared in water, freeze dried, ground to powder, and stored airtight. A rapid viscoanalyzer (RVA), differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), texture analyzer, and dynamic rheometer were used to explore their pasting, thermal, textural, and rheological properties. The presence of acetylated AG or CG increased the final viscosity (FV) in all three starches when compared to starch pastes containing native gums. Plain SPS dispersion had a higher pasting temperature (PT) than CS and TBS. The addition of AG or CG increased the PT of CS, SPS, and TBS. The thermograms revealed the overall enthalpy change of the starch and gum blends: TBS > SPS > CS. The peak temperature (T_p) of starches increased with increasing gum concentration from 2 to 5% for both AG and CG native and modified gums. When compared to the control gels, the addition of 2% CG, either native or modified, reduced the syneresis of starch gels. However, further addition (5% CG) increased the gels’ syneresis. Furthermore, the syneresis for the first cycle on the fourth day was higher than the second cycle on the eighth day for all starches. The addition of native and acetylated CG reduced the hardness of starch gels at all concentrations tested. All of the starch dispersions had higher G′ than G″ values, indicating that they were more elastic and less viscous with or without the gums. The apparent viscosity of all starch gels decreased as shear was increased, with profiles indicating time-dependent thixotropic behavior. All of the starch gels, with or without gums, showed a non-Newtonian shear thinning trend in the shear stress vs. shear rate graphs. The addition of acetylated CG gum to CS resulted in a higher activation energy (Ea) than the native counterparts and the control. More specifically, starch gels with a higher gum concentration (5%) provided greater Ea than their native counterparts.     

聚酯废弃物改性植物油沥青粘结剂的红外研究

采用蒸馏厂的下脚料——各种植物油沥青(棉油沥青、豆油沥青、混合油沥青)为主要原料,用聚酯废弃物为改性剂,经裂解、酯化等工艺制备成三种铸造用植物油沥青粘结剂(MB)。同时采用红外光谱和热重分析等手段对该三种粘结剂的基团结构,性能与固化机理进行探索,并与合脂粘结剂比较。 结果表明：改性粘结剂的主要成分与合脂粘结剂大致相同,且具有更高的干拉强度、更慢的发气速度等优异性能,达到甚至超过合脂粘结剂的性能,可用于Ⅰ级型芯砂的粘结,而且成本低廉。     

植物育种途径改善人类的铁,锌营养

概括了铁、锌与人体健康的关系，铁、锌的食物来源及生物有效性，并简要地论述了通过植物育种改善人类铁、锌营养的农业效应、经济效益以及有关这方面的研究进展。     

玫瑰红景天药用历史及功能简介

玫瑰红景天具有上千年的药用历史,是我国传统中药中的瑰宝。大量研究表明,玫瑰红景天提取物对人体中枢神经系统、心血管系统以及内分泌系统具有保护和调节作用,尤其在抗疲劳、抗抑郁、抗肿瘤及提高人体免疫力等方面具有独特的药效。本文介绍了玫瑰红景天的药用开发历史及其特征活性成分的功能,以期提高人们对这种传统中药的认识,为进一步开发玫瑰红景天的药用功能提供借鉴和参考。     

用于测量农药残留的小麦酯酶的选择

为研制探测农药残留的生物传感器，研究了农药乐果[O,O-二甲基S－（N－甲基胺基甲酰甲戎）二硫代磷酸酯]对各种小麦植物酯酶的抑制，从小麦中提取植物酶，以农药乐果为抑制剂，采用分光光度法研究了乐果对各种小麦酯酶活性的影响；研究显示，不同品种小麦酯酶对农药乐果的敏感度不同，在所研究的品种中，豫麦39和小麦周9对乐果较敏感，研究结果说明了选择小麦酶源的必要性。     

植物多酚在高分子材料中的应用

植物多酚类物质又叫单宁,是一类多羟基酚类化合物,具有良好的生物相容性和可降解性;由于多元酚的结构赋予了一系列独特的性质.植物多酚不但可以与醛类物质发生缩聚反应,还可以通过氢键、疏水键或者共价键与众多高分子化合物接枝、共聚或共混制备出新型的功能高分子材料.基于文献,对植物多酚在高分子材料,比如:聚氨酯、酚醛树脂、聚酯和一些天然高分子中的应用,如:增加高分子材料的抗菌、可降解以及抗氧化性等性能进行了综述.     

Statistical Model for Organic Chromatographic Trace Analysis of Complex Samples. A Case Study: Plant Extracts

Abstract

The use of pooled plant extracts is described in the estimation of matrix interference in HPLC (UV and EC) determinations of organic compounds in plant extracts. An extract from freeze dried leaves of 134 different plant species was used for this purpose. It was split in different subgroups with solid extraction clean-up procedures. UV, EC and chromatographic data of the subgroups were used in the calculation of minimum concentrations of organic compounds which are still accurately determinable in plant samples with HPLC methods. The UV and/or EC characteristics of the compound must be known. The contribution of the solid phase extraction procedures and of the analytical system to the selectivity of the method can be estimated. Information is also supplied which allows rapid comparison of the selectivity of the UV and EC (single, or dual parallel) detectors for the determination of a specified compound.     

Preparative high-speed counter-current chromatography for purification of shikonin from the Chinese medicinal plant Lithospermum erythrorhizon

The bioactive compound shikonin was successfully isolated and purified from the crude extract of the traditional Chinese medicinal plant Lithospermum erythrorhizon Sieb. et Zucc. by preparative high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC). The preparative HSCCC was performed using a two-phase solvent system composed of n-hexane-ethylacetate-ethanol-water (16:14:14:5 (v/v)). A total amount of 19.6 mg of shikonin at 98.9% purity was obtained from 52 mg of the crude extract (containing 38.9% shikonin) with 96.9% recovery. The preparative isolation and purification of shikonin by HSCCC was completed in 200 min in a one-step separation.