Zeolite and sulfated zirconia as catalysts for the synthesis of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles via [2+3] cycloaddition of nitriles and sodium azide

The [2+3] cycloaddition between various nitriles and sodium azide proceeds smoothly in the presence of zeolite and sulfated zirconia as effective catalysts, in water and DMF/MeOH, to give the corresponding 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles in good to high yields. The reaction most probably proceeds through the in situ formation of catalyst azide species, followed by a successive [2+3] cycloaddition with the nitriles. This method has the advantages of high yields, simple methodology and easy work-up. The catalyst can be recovered by simple filtration and reused with good yields.     

粗生物油催化裂解制取低碳轻烯烃

利用La/HZSM-5催化剂,研究了催化裂解粗生物油及其模型化合物(包括甲醇、乙醇、乙酸、丙酮和苯酚)制取轻烯烃的过程. 获得的最大轻烯烃产率为0.19 kg/kg粗生物油. 研究表明,温度、重时空速和镧对HZSM-5分子筛的改性等因素可用来调制烯烃产率和选择性. 分子筛中添加镧,可适当的调节催化剂酸度和强弱酸位比例,从而提高烯烃选择性、产率和催化剂稳定性. 生物油制备轻烯烃的效率与原料的化学成分和氢碳有效比(H/Ce? )密切相关. 此外,比较了粗生物油催化裂解和热裂解过程,同时利用模型化合物研究了生物油转化为轻烯烃的相关反应历程和机理.     

Molecular dynamics simulation of pervaporation in zeolite membranes

The pervaporation separation of liquid mixtures of water/ethanol and water/methanol using three zeolite (Silicalite, NaA and Chabazite) membranes has been examined using the method of molecular dynamics. The main goal of this study was to identify intermolecular interactions between water, methanol, ethanol and the membrane surface that play a critical role in the separations. This would then allow better membranes to be designed more efficiently and systematically than the trial-and-error procedures often being used. Our simulations correctly exhibited all the qualitative experimental observations for these systems, including the hydrophobic or hydrophilic behaviour of zeolite membranes. The simulations showed that, for Silicalite zeolite, the separation is strongly influenced by the selective adsorption of ethanol. The separation factor, as a consequence, increases almost exponentially as the ethanol composition decreases. For ethanol dehydration in NaA and Chabazite, pore size was found to play a very important role in the separation; very high separation factors were therefore possible. Simulations were also used to investigate the effect of pore structure, feed compositions and operating conditions on the pervaporation efficiency. Finally, our simulations also demonstrated that molecular simulations could serve as a useful screening tool to determine the suitability of a membrane for potential pervaporation separation applications. Simulations can cost only a small fraction of an experiment, and can therefore be used to design experiments most likely to be successful.     

抑制β沸石骨架脱铝的焙烧研究

研究了因焙烧过程升温速率对β沸石模板剂的热分解过程的影响 ,不同升温速率下Naβ沸石焙烧的尾气组成 ;还测定了Naβ沸石的TG -DTG谱 ,40 0℃下Naβ沸石的FTIR谱图 ,以及在不同温度下焙烧 4h后的XRD谱图及2 9Si、2 7Al的NMR结果 .根据这些结果 ,提出了分段焙烧脱胺方法 ,使有机胺在 2 6 0～ 42 0℃间的两个恒温段充分发生Hofmann降解反应 ,从而使分解产生的乙烯和水蒸气能够随空气流自然排出焙烧体系 ,可使焙烧过程中产生的热能得到分阶段逐步地释放 ,同时可避免高温下沸石骨架水热脱铝的负作用 ,得到骨架脱铝少、结晶度高的脱胺 β沸石 .     

A hybrid membrane evolutionary algorithm for solving constrained optimization problems

Solving constrained optimization problems (COPs) is a central research topic in the field of optimization. Given the complexity of COPs, it is difficult to solve them with traditional optimization techniques. In this paper, a hybrid membrane evolutionary algorithm (HMEA) is proposed. It combines a one-level membrane structure with a particle swarm optimization (PSO) local search algorithm. The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm is valid and outperforms the state-of-the-art algorithms.     

有理数域基于膜计算的算术运算设计与实现

为了生物计算机的实现,算术运算是完成所有计算模型的最基本运算。到目前为止,对膜系统中算术运算的研究只是处于整数域内,还没有实现有理数域内的算术运算。为实现有理数域的乘除法运算,基于生物类细胞模型,介绍了膜计算的基本原理和特性,然后构造基于规则优先级的算术P系统来实现有理数域内的乘法和除法,并举出相应的例子进行详细的说明以及实验仿真。实验仿真结果表明,提出的构造分数P系统来实现有理数域内的乘除法的思想和设计的规则是正确的,能够得到预期目标。     

Modeling framework for membrane computing in biological systems: Evaluation with a case study

Membrane computing can represent the structures and behaviors of biological systems while considering their characteristics. This paper proposes a modeling framework for membrane computing in biological systems to provide guidelines when using and experimenting with membrane computing. The framework processes include the biological requirements and property specifications, membrane computing model, membrane computing simulation strategy, and model checking approach. A biological system that comprised the ligand–receptor networks of TGF-β protein was used as a case study to evaluate the framework. The evaluation of the framework demonstrated that membrane computing performed better than conventional ordinary differential equations when capturing the structure and behavior of biological systems.     

A general assignment method for oriented sample (OS) solid-state NMR of proteins based on the correlation of resonances through heteronuclear dipolar couplings in samples aligned parallel and perpendicular to the magnetic field

The acquisition and different appearances observed for wide bandwidth solid-state MAS NMR spectra of low-γ nuclei, using (14)N as an illustrative nucleus and employing two different commercial spectrometers (Varian, 14.1T and Bruker, 19.6T), have been compared/evaluated and optimized from an experimental NMR and an electronic engineering point of view, to account for the huge differences in these spectra. The large differences in their spectral appearances, employing the recommended/standard experimental set-up for the two different spectrometers, are shown to be associated with quite large differences in the electronic design of the two types of preamplifiers, which are connected to their respective probes through a 50Ω cable, and are here completely accounted for. This has led to different opportunities for optimum performances in the acquisition of nearly ideal wide bandwidth spectra for low-γ nuclei on the two spectrometers by careful evaluation of the length for the 50Ω probe-to-preamp cable for the Varian system and appropriate changes to the bandwidth (Q) of the NMR probe used on the Bruker spectrometer. Earlier, we reported quite distorted spectra obtained with Varian Unity INOVA spectrometers (at 11.4 and 14.1T) in several exploratory wide bandwidth (14)N MAS NMR studies of inorganic nitrates and amino acids. These spectra have now been compared/evaluated with fully analyzed (14)N MAS spectra correspondingly acquired at 19.6T on a Bruker spectrometer. It is shown that our upgraded version of the STARS simulation/iterative-fitting software is capable of providing identical sets for the molecular spectral parameters and corresponding fits to the experimental spectra, which fully agree with the electronic measurements, despite the highly different appearances for the MAS NMR spectra acquired on the Varian and Bruker spectrometers.     

Membrane fluidity profiles as deduced by saturation-recovery EPR measurements of spin-lattice relaxation times of spin labels

There are no easily obtainable EPR spectral parameters for lipid spin labels that describe profiles of membrane fluidity. The order parameter, which is most often used as a measure of membrane fluidity, describes the amplitude of wobbling motion of alkyl chains relative to the membrane normal and does not contain explicitly time or velocity. Thus, this parameter can be considered as nondynamic. The spin-lattice relaxation rate () obtained from saturation-recovery EPR measurements of lipid spin labels in deoxygenated samples depends primarily on the rotational correlation time of the nitroxide moiety within the lipid bilayer. Thus, can be used as a convenient quantitative measure of membrane fluidity that reflects local membrane dynamics. profiles obtained for 1-palmitoyl-2-(n-doxylstearoyl)phosphatidylcholine (n-PC) spin labels in dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) membranes with and without 50 mol% cholesterol are presented in parallel with profiles of the rotational diffusion coefficient, R_⊥, obtained from simulation of EPR spectra using Freed’s model. These profiles are compared with profiles of the order parameter obtained directly from EPR spectra and with profiles of the order parameter obtained from simulation of EPR spectra. It is shown that and R_⊥ profiles reveal changes in membrane fluidity that depend on the motional properties of the lipid alkyl chain. We find that cholesterol has a rigidifying effect only to the depth occupied by the rigid steroid ring structure and a fluidizing effect at deeper locations. These effects cannot be differentiated by profiles of the order parameter. All profiles in this study were obtained at X-band (9.5 GHz).