Use of a Carbon Paste Electrode Modified with Spinel‐Type Manganese Oxide as a Potentiometric Sensor for Lithium Ions in Flow Injection Analysis

A potentiometric sensor constructed from a mixture of 25% (m/m) spinel‐type manganese oxide (lambda‐MnO₂), 50% (m/m) graphite powder and 25% (m/m) mineral oil is used for the determination of lithium ions in a flow injection analysis system. Experimental parameters, such as pH of the carrier solution, flow rate, injection sample volume, and selectivity for Li⁺ against other alkali and alkaline‐earth ions and the response time of this sensor were investigated. The sensor response to lithium ions was linear in the concentration range 8.6×10^?5–1.0×10^?2 mol L^?1 with a slope 78.9±0.3 mV dec^?1 over a wide pH range 7–10 (Tris buffer), without interference of other alkali and alkaline‐earth metals. For a flow rate of 5.0 mL min^?1 and a injection sample volume of 408.6 μL, the relative standard deviation for repeated injections of a 5.0×10^?4 mol L^?1 lithium ions was 0.3%.     

Improved thromboresistance and analytical performance of intravascular amperometric glucose sensors using optimized nitric oxide release coatings

In this work, nitric oxide (NO) release coatings designed for intravenous amperometric glucose sensors are optimized through the use of a polylactic acid (PLA) layer doped with a lipophilic diazeniumdiolated species that releases NO through a proton-driven mechanism. An Elast-Eon E2As polyurethane coating is used to both moderate NO release from the sensor surface and increase the sensor''s linear detection range toward glucose. These sensors were evaluated for thromboresistance and in vivo glucose performance through implantation in rabbit veins. By maintaining NO flux on a similar scale to endogenous endothelial cells, implanted glucose sensors exhibited reduced surface clot formation which enables more accurate quantitative glucose measurements continuously. An in vivo time trace of implanted venous sensors demonstrated glucose values that correlated well with the discrete measurements of blood samples on a benchtop point-of-care sensor-based instrument. The raw measured currents from the implanted glucose sensors over 7 h time periods were converted to glucose concentration through use of both a one-point in vivo calibration and a calibration curve obtained in vitro within a bovine serum solution. Control sensors, assembled without NO release functionality, exhibit distinctive surface clotting over the 7 h in vivo implantation period.     

CNT/Fe-Ni/TiO_2/ZnO阵列修饰Ni阳极的制备及光催化制氢性能

采用层层自组装方法在Ni片阳极上构建TiO2/Zn O纳米棒阵列,以二氧化钛前驱体溶胶中掺杂的铁和镍为催化剂,通过气相沉积法在TiO2/Zn O纳米棒阵列间原位生长碳纳米管(CNTs),得到CNT/Fe-Ni/TiO2/Zn O复合光催化剂修饰的光活性Ni片阳极.以碱性电解池为基础,用紫外线辐照修饰的Ni阳极实现光催化和电解水的有机耦合制氢过程.通过场发射扫描电子显微镜(FESEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、拉曼光谱(Raman)和电化学阻抗谱(EIS)对CNT/Fe-Ni/TiO2/Zn O复合膜光催化剂的结构进行了表征,并测试了其光催化辅助电解水制氢(WEAP)活性.结果表明,生长了碳纳米管的光催化复合膜CNT/Fe-Ni/TiO2/Zn O修饰的Ni阳极的产氢速率分别比Fe-Ni/TiO2/Zn O修饰的Ni阳极和纯Ni片提高了93.7%和533.0%.     

介孔Fe-Cu复合金属氧化物纳米粉催化剂催化低温CO氧化

以环氧丙烷为凝胶剂,采用简便低廉的无表面活性剂的溶胶-凝胶法制备了一系列不同Cu/Fe摩尔比的高比表面积介孔Fe-Cu复合氧化物纳米粉末。运用微反应器-色谱体系考察了它们在低温CO氧化反应中的催化性能。采用X射线衍射、N2吸附-脱附、热重-差热分析、程序升温还原、傅里叶变换红外光谱和透射电镜对所制样品进行了表征。结果表明,这些介孔Fe-Cu复合氧化物催化剂具有纳米晶结构、窄的孔径分布和高的比表面积,在低温CO氧化反应中表现出高的活性和稳定性。 CuO的添加影响了Fe2O3的结构和催化性能。当CuO含量为15 mol%时,催化剂具有最高的比表面积和催化活性,在低温CO氧化反应中表现出较高的催化稳定性。     

Preparation of novel structural nanosized Y2O3 powders and their catalytic activity on the decomposition of NH4ClO4

For the first time, novel structural nanosized Y₂O₃ powders were successfully synthesized by the n-butanol soft-template method. X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy were used to characterize the products. The results indicate that these products (calcined at 700°C) were comprised of many Y₂O₃ nanomembranes, and the nanomembranes could change into nanorods when calcined at 1000°C. Interestingly, differential thermal analysis studies suggested that the nanosized Y₂O₃ crystals had intense catalytic activity on the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate.     

Laponite clay in homopolymer and tri-block copolymer matrices

Macromolecule/laponite nanomaterials were studied by DSC and X-ray diffraction techniques. The matrices are poly(ethylene) glycols at various molecular masses and poly(ethylene oxides)-poly(propylene oxides)-poly(ethylene oxides) tri-block copolymers. The latter were tuned by modulating the molecular masses, at constant hydrophilic/hydrophobic ratio, and the hydrophilicity. For all the investigated systems, the enthalpy of melting (ΔH _m) is nearly constant up to a given composition thereafter it increases monotonically reaching the value of the pure macromolecule. We proposed a model to interpret the DSC data. Briefly, it was invoked a mechanism of interaction following which some segments of the adsorbed macromolecule are anchored to the laponite (RD) particles and the remaining segments are radiating away from the surface. The portion of the macromolecule in contact with RD does not contribute to ΔH _m whereas that radiating away from the clay does. Once that the RD surface is saturated, the excess of the macromolecule behaves like the pure one. The proposed model allowed to compute successfully the ΔH _m values. The X-ray diffraction experiments ruled out the polymer intercalation between the silicate sheets.     

丙烯环氧化反应中TS-1催化剂失活研究

采用丙烯气相进料,在预混段中先与双氧水的甲醇溶液混合后进入固定床反应器,考察了进料液中pH值、丙二醇单甲醚、乙硫醇以及铁锈等对丙烯环氧化连续反应中TS-1分子筛催化剂性能的影响。结果表明,进料液体pH值对催化剂的催化性能有影响,适宜的进料液体pH值在7左右;副产物丙二醇单甲醚含量的增加不会对催化剂性能产生影响;乙硫醇量的增加使环氧丙烷选择性下降,但不会引起催化剂的失活;而进料液体中铁锈的引入会导致催化剂中部分孔堵塞,使催化剂部分失活。当进料液中的pH值用0.1mol/L的氨水调节为7左右,在反应温度55℃,反应压力0.7MPa,TS-1催化剂具有较好的稳定性,经130h的连续试验考察,双氧水的转化率和环氧丙烷的选择性约为90%。     

Influence of the conditions of manufacture of nanomeric zirconium dioxide,stabilized with yttrium oxide,on its catalytic properties in the oxidation of CO

The morphological and catalytic properties of samples of nanomeric zirconium dioxide, stabilized with yttrium oxide, manufactured via the effect of a UHF field during the process of drying precipitated zirconium hydroxide and calcination at temperatures from 300 to 1000 °C, were studied. It was shown that the highest activity in the oxidation of CO occurred with 40 nm particles of zirconium dioxide prepared at 1000 °C. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i éksperimental’naya Khimiya, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 96–101, March–April, 2007.     

Comparative study of catalytic activity of Pd loaded hydroxyapatite and fluoroapatite in butan-2-ol conversion and methane oxidation

Palladium loaded calcium-hydroxyapatite, Pd(z)/CaHAp, and calcium-fluoroapatite, Pd(z)/CaFAp, were synthesised and characterised by TEM, XRD, IR and UV–vis–NIR spectroscopies. Introduction of palladium does not change the structure of CaHAp and CaFAp. The average size of PdO particles was found to be around 4–5 nm on Pd(1)/CaHAp but larger (6–7 nm) on Pd(1)/CaFap. The acid–base properties of the supports and of the catalysts were studied using butan-2-ol conversion. On CaHAp and CaFAp, the butenes yield (dehydration reaction) is very low either in the absence or in the presence of oxygen. The methyl ethyl ketone yield (dehydrogenation reaction) is significant only in the presence of oxygen and higher over CaFAp. Conversely, the performances of Pd(z)/CaHAp are better than those of Pd(z)/CaFAp below 180 °C. Above 180 °C, buta-2-ol combustion is favoured on Pd/CaHAp but not on Pd/CaFAp.

In methane oxidation, Pd(z)/CaHAp showed also a much larger activity than Pd(z)/CaFAp. On 2 wt% Pd loaded CaHAp, the methane oxidation reaches a conversion of almost 100% at 350 °C, which is comparable with the performance of conventional Pd/Al₂O₃ catalysts. The reducibility of PdO under methane–oxygen mixtures is lower on Pd(z)/CaHAp. For both reactions, the lower activity of Pd(z)/CaFAp is related to its higher acidity, resulting from the substitution of OH⁻ by F⁻, and to the larger PdO particle size.     

FCC硫转移剂MgAlCuFe复合氧化物的结构与性能:金属盐前体的影响

分别以硝酸盐、盐酸盐和硫酸盐为金属盐前体,采用共沉淀法合成了MgAlCuFe类水滑石前驱体,经过700℃焙烧6h后,制得三种新型FCC硫转移剂.运用X射线衍射、热重、氮气吸附和红外光谱对这三种硫转移剂的结构和性能进行了表征,并采用改装的WRP-3热重天平评价了其氧化吸硫和还原脱硫的性能.结果表明,三种金属盐均可得到结构规整的类水滑石前驱体,经过焙烧后得到复合氧化物MgAlCuFe.与采用盐酸盐和硫酸盐作前体相比,由硝酸盐制得的硫转移剂具有较大的比表面积,其饱和吸附硫容和氧化吸硫速率均较高,6min可达到1.54g/g的饱和吸附能力,同时具有较强的还原脱硫能力.