电子光学中四极场分布的半解析法计算

 采用一种新的半解析法,对电子光学中3种不同形状电极产生的四极场进行分析计算。半解析法中极点的确定方法简单有效,可以结合电极的形状填充等效源,并且极点位置确定极为精确。在四极场的计算中,该方法具有表达式简单,求解变量少,而且计算精度和效率高的优点。对凸圆柱电极、内凹圆柱电极以及平板电极产生的四极场进行了求解,并将计算结果进行了比较,应用半解析法在计算凸圆柱电极产生的四极场具有更为明显的优势,精度可达0.001%。由于半解析法可得出标量电位函数的解析级数表达式,因此,场强的计算更加简便,同时也更容易保证场强的计算精度,这也有利于四极场的设计和优化。     

Evaluation of excess molar polarization in binary mixtures of Polar–Nonpolar liquids

Excess molar polarization in the binary mixture of polar solutes (acetic acid, n-tributyl phosphate) in nonpolar solvents (benzene, tetrachloromethane, p-xylene) is evaluated with the help of our proposed equation. The results have been compared with those obtained from a previously proposed equation. It is observed that our proposed equation is more accurate to interpret the liquid structure and molecular association in the binary liquid mixtures.     

苯甲醛肟偶极互变反应的理论研究

研究了苯甲醛肟Z构型和E构型两种异构体与相应偶极体的3条互变反应途径:(1)单分子内质子转移反应,质子由肟羟基转移至邻位的氮上,过渡态为三角形结构,反应能垒较高;(2)二聚体内的质子互换反应,质子分别从一个肟羟基转移到另一个肟的氮上,过渡态为六元环结构,能垒较低,理论反应速度较大,但平衡常数较小;(3)肟羟基与甲醇的质子互换反应,过渡态具有五元环结构,能垒和反应速度介于上述两者之间.结果表明,在3条反应途径上,Z构型和E构型均有类似的过渡态,Z构型有利于偶极体存在.在室温下主要通过二聚体内质子交换进行互变反应,实际体系中由于偶极体不断被消耗,反应可以持续进行.     

Strategies for monitoring the emerging polar organic contaminants in water with emphasis on integrative passive sampling

Although polar organic contaminants (POCs) such as pharmaceuticals are considered as some of today's most emerging contaminants few of them are regulated or included in on-going monitoring programs. However, the growing concern among the public and researchers together with the new legislature within the European Union, the registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals (REACH) system will increase the future need of simple, low cost strategies for monitoring and risk assessment of POCs in aquatic environments. In this article, we overview the advantages and shortcomings of traditional and novel sampling techniques available for monitoring the emerging POCs in water. The benefits and drawbacks of using active and biological sampling were discussed and the principles of organic passive samplers (PS) presented. A detailed overview of type of polar organic PS available, and their classes of target compounds and field of applications were given, and the considerations involved in using them such as environmental effects and quality control were discussed. The usefulness of biological sampling of POCs in water was found to be limited. Polar organic PS was considered to be the only available, but nevertheless, an efficient alternative to active water sampling due to its simplicity, low cost, no need of power supply or maintenance, and the ability of collecting time-integrative samples with one sample collection. However, the polar organic PS need to be further developed before they can be used as standard in water quality monitoring programs.     

Fingerprint analysis of Ligusticum chuanxiong using hydrophilic interaction chromatography and reversed-phase liquid chromatography

Fingerprint analysis is considered one of the most powerful approaches to quality control in traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs). In this study, a binary chromatographic fingerprint analysis was developed using hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) and reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) to gain more chemical information about polar compounds and weakly polar compounds. This method was used to construct a chromatographic fingerprint of Ligusticum chuanxiong. The two chromatographic methods demonstrated good precision, reproducibility, and stability, with relative standard deviations of <2% for retention time and 7% for peak area for both HILIC and RPLC separations. Data from the analysis of 14 samples by HILIC and RPLC were processed with similarity analysis, with correlation coefficients and congruence coefficients. This binary fingerprint analysis, using two chromatographic modes, is a powerful tool for characterizing the quality of samples, and can be used for the comprehensive quality control of TCMs.     

Aqueous normal-phase retention of nucleotides on silica hydride columns

The use of silica hydride-based stationary phases for the retention and analysis of nucleotides has been investigated. Both reversed-phase columns with a hydride surface underneath as well as those with an unmodified or a minimally modified hydride material were tested. With these systems, an aqueous normal-phase mode was used with high organic content mobile phases in combination with an additive to control pH for the retention of the hydrophilic nucleotides. Isocratic and gradient elution formats have been used to optimize separations for mixtures containing up to seven components. All conditions developed are suitable for methods that utilize mass spectrometry detection.     

Structure–composition sensitivity in “Metallic” Zintl phases: A study of Eu(Ga1−xTtx)2 (Tt=Si, Ge, 0≤x≤1)

Two isoelectronic series, Eu(Ga_1−xTt_x)₂ (Tt=Si, Ge, 0≤x≤1), have been synthesized and characterized by powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction, physical property measurements, and electronic structure calculations. In Eu(Ga_1−xSi_x)₂, crystal structures vary from the KHg₂-type to the AlB₂-type, and, finally, the ThSi₂-type structure as x increases. The hexagonal AlB₂-type structure is identified for compositions 0.18(2)≤x<0.70(2) with Ga and Si atoms statistically distributed in the polyanionic 6³ nets. As smaller Si atoms replace Ga atoms while the number of valence electrons increases, the lattice parameters, unit cell volumes, and Ga–Si distances in this phase region decrease significantly. Although aspects of X-ray diffraction results suggest puckering of the 6³ nets for the Si-richest example of the AlB₂-type Eu(Ga_1−xSi_x)₂, the complete experimental evidence remains inconclusive. On the other hand, in Eu(Ga_1−xGe_x)₂, six different structural types were observed as x varies. In addition to EuGa₂ (KHg₂-type; space group Imma) and EuGe₂ (own structure type, space group P3¯m1), the ternary phases studied show four different structures: the AlB₂-type for Ga-rich compositions; the YPtAs-type structure for EuGaGe; and two new structures, which are intergrowths of the YPtAs-type EuGaGe and EuGe₂, for Ge-rich compositions. These two Ge-rich phases include: (1) Eu(Ga_0.45(2)Ge_0.55(2))₂ containing two YPtAs-type motifs of EuGaGe plus one EuGe₂ motif; and (2) Eu(Ga_0.40(2)Ge_0.60(2))₂ containing one YPtAs-type motif alternating with a split site at and z=0.4798(2) with ca. 50% site occupancy by Ga and Ge along the c-axis. Magnetic susceptibilities of three Eu(Ga_1−xGe_x)₂ compounds display Curie–Weiss behavior above ca. 100 K, and show effective magnetic moments indicative of divalent Eu with a 4f⁷ electronic configuration, consistent with. X-ray absorption spectra (XAS). Density of states (DOS) and crystal orbital Hamilton population (COHP) analyses, based on first principles electronic structure calculations, rationalize the observed homogeneity ranges of the AlB₂-type phases in both systems and the structural variations as a function of Tt content.     

A study of antimony complexed to soil-derived humic acids and inorganic antimony species along a Massachusetts highway

Antimony is a toxic metalloid and is often present in inorganic forms such as more toxic Sb(III) and less toxic Sb(V). Auto brake linings are major contributors to antimony emissions along heavily traveled highways. In this study the distribution of water extractable Sb(III) and Sb(V) species along a Massachusetts highway was investigated. Antimony complexed to roadside soil-derived humic acids was studied by ion chromatography (IC) and size exclusion chromatography (SEC) coupled to inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Thirty surface soil and soil core samples along route 116 in western Massachusetts were collected. Two soil-derived humic acids were extracted from the roadside soils. Elevated levels of nitric acid-extractable Sb (range: 2.9-24.9 µg/kg) and Pb (range: 10.4-2420 mg/kg) were found in the soil along the road and correlated well with highway traffic patterns. Sb(V) was the dominant species present in both surface and soil core samples, and is mostly confined to the top 20-cm layer of soil. HA mediated Sb(III) to Sb(V) oxidation was relatively fast and demonstrated pseudo-first order kinetics, where pseudo rate constant k is 3.033 h^-1. Antimony bound to soil-derived humic acid molar mass fractions was identified.     

Selectivity differences between alkyl and polar‐modified alkyl phases in reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography

Compared to conventional C18 phases, polar‐modified phases have distinct differences with regards to chromatographic behavior. In the present study, ODS phases and polar‐modified phases were synthesized. The columns containing these new packings demonstrated satisfactory stability under both acidic (pH 1.5) and basic (pH 10) conditions. We evaluated the selectivity differences between alkyl and polar‐modified alkyl RP columns by using a range of neutral analytes. The polar‐modified alkyl phases showed excellent peak shapes for almost all compounds. We also compared the selectivity differences between them for separating nucleotides by using 100% aqueous mobile phase and tricyclic antidepressants in the intermediate pH mobile phases. The results demonstrated that polar‐modified phases display a significantly reduced hydrophobic nature and a significantly reduced silanol activity compared to the conventional C18 phases.     

Chemical removal of humic substances interfering with the on-line solid-phase extraction—Liquid chromatographic determination of polar water pollutants

Summary Different methods for removing interference by humic substances in the analysis of polar pollutants have been compared in the analysis of environmental water by solid-phase extraction (SPE) with a chemically modified polymeric resin coupled on-line to liquid chromatography with UV detection. The methods were based on the use of chemical reagents. The best method was found to be addition of sodium sulphite to humic-containing water before SPE. The appropriate amount of sulphite depends on the amount of humic substances dissolved in the sample—for analysis of 50 mL tap and Ebro river water, respectively, 250 μL and 500 μL 10 % Na₂SO₃ solution had to be added. In both cases, the recovery values after chemical treatment were similar to those when a Milli-Q-quality water standard was analysed.