Nanorods of Various Oxides and Hierarchically Structured Mesoporous Silica by Sol-Gel Electrophoresis

In this paper, we report the template-based growth of nanorods of oxides and hierarchically structured mesoporous silica, formed by means of a combination of sol-gel processing and electrophoretic deposition. Both single metal oxides (TiO₂) and complex oxides (Pb(Zr_0.52Ti_0.48)O₃) have been grown by this method. This method has also been applied to the growth of nanorods of mesoporous silica having an ordered pore structure, where the pores are aligned parallel to the long axis of the nanorod. Uniformly sized nanorods of about 125–200 nm in diameter and 10 m in length were grown over large areas with near unidirectional alignment. Appropriate sol preparation yielded the desired stoichiometric chemical composition and crystal structure of the oxide nanorods, with a heat treatment (500–700°C for 15–30 min) for crystallization, densification and any necessary pyrolysis.     

Reaction of dibenzylphosphine oxide with α,β-unsaturated O-methyloximes

The reaction of dibenzylphosphine oxide with O-methyloximes of some ,-unsaturated ketones results in the phosphorylation at the -carbon atom to form methoxyiminophosphine oxides, whereas the reaction of dibenzylphosphine oxide with O-methyloximes of ,-unsaturated aldehydes affords aminodihydrophosphole oxides.     

Characteristics of Subtractive Anodic Stripping Voltammetry of Lead,Cadmium and Thallium at Silver‐Gold Alloy Electrodes

Silver‐gold alloy electrodes have been studied for the purpose of the quantitative determination of heavy metals by subtractive anodic stripping voltammetry, (SASV). The results have been compared with those obtained with the silver and gold electrodes. The 50/50 a/o Ag/Au alloy electrode is the most suitable for quantifying thallium in the presence of lead and cadmium. The separation of its peak from those of lead and cadmium is 200 mV, which is about twice the separation obtained on the pure metal electrodes and is also better than on mercury. The silver electrode is suitable for the simultaneous determination of thallium, lead and cadmium. The peaks of lead and cadmium overlap on the 50/50 alloy. Pure silver or pure gold can be used for simultaneous quantification of these two metals. The use of gold for quantifying lead and cadmium is more limited because the peak potential of cadmium is shifted in the negative direction as its concentration increases and at [Cd²⁺]>200 nM, the two peaks merge. SASV enables correction for background currents and is of utmost importance for obtaining well‐defined peaks. The peaks of lead, cadmium and thallium appear over a relatively narrow potential range (ca. 200 mV) on all the electrodes presented in this work. For this reason, the quantifying of a peak is based on the derivative at the inflection point of only one of its branches (ascending or descending). All SASV measurements were carried out without removal of oxygen.     

On Mercury(I) Oxo Compounds — Quasi‐Relativistic Computational and Experimental Studies

About 60 molecular species composed of up to 10 mercury atoms and of oxygen atoms and/or of some other elements or groups (such as halogen, OH₂, OH, H, alkali, NO₃) have been investigated quantum chemically. Different density functional approaches and the ab initio SCF‐MP2 method were applied, comparing different basis sets and different atomic core sizes. It is important not to treat the Hg 5s, p, d as inactive core shells, and to use sufficiently many polarization functions. The shape of the 〉O‐Hg‐Hg‐O〈 units is not favorable concerning the formation of lattices composed of Hg^I, O and OH only. Despite its bulkiness, the OHgHgO units can easily come into contact with each other and then disproportionate. This is prevented in the so‐called ternary M‐Hg^I oxides by the embedded oxometallate (oxoacidic) anions. Furthermore, the Hg^I and Hg^II oxide bond energies are less favorable towards the stability of Hg^I oxo compounds, as compared to Hg halidic or oxoacidic compounds. Both points are not promising concerning the search for Hg^I oxides/hydroxides, although the preparation of such compounds, including spacer groups, by topochemical reactions can still not be excluded. So far, experimental efforts towards the synthesis of such a new class of compounds have only demonstrated that Hg^II is strictly preferred over Hg^I in the formation of solids of binary Hg‐O or ternary A‐Hg‐O composition (A = electropositive metal such as alkali, in contrast to M = transition or semi‐metal). This is so even if compounds containing ‘electron rich Hg^δ— atoms’ (i.e. A‐Hg amalgams) are oxidized under mild conditions.     

Li-S电池硫正极性能衰减机理分析及研究现状概述

由于汽车工业的持续发展, 对高能量密度二次电池的需求逐步增加, 锂硫电池开始走进人们的视野. 锂硫电池的理论比能量高达2600 Wh/kg, 而单质硫的理论比容量达1680 mAh/g. 同时, 硫的储量丰富, 廉价, 并且环境友好. 虽然可充电锂硫电池相比于传统锂离子电池有诸多优势, 但目前其可实现的实际比容量远低于理论比容量, 循环寿命也较短等弊端限制了其大规模应用. 作者从Li-S电池正极的工作原理出发, 对硫正极容量损失及衰减机理做了深刻的解析, 并结合本实验室的工作归纳总结了导致硫正极容量衰减的主要因素. 针对硫正极容量衰减因素, 从碳导电结构、聚合物包覆以及纳米金属氧化物添加剂等方面, 对近年来提高硫正极性能的主要研究方向及最新研究进展进行了综述, 并对其中存在的问题进行分析, 最后对提高Li-S电池的整体性能提出展望.     

Hg(II) immobilized MWCNT graphite electrode for the anodic stripping voltammetric determination of lead and cadmium

The preparation of Hg(II)-modified multi walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) by reaction of oxidized MWCNT with aqueous HgCl₂ was carried out. The Hg(II)-modified multi walled carbon nanotube (Hg(II)/MWCNT) dispersed in Nafion solution was used to coat the polished graphite electrode surface. The Hg(II)/MWCNT modified graphite electrode was held at a cathodic potential (−1.0 V) to reduce the coordinated Hg(II) to Hg forming nanodroplets of Hg. The modified electrode was characterized by FESEM/EDAX which provided useful insights on the morphology of the electrode. The SEM images showed droplets of Hg in the size of around 260 nm uniformly distributed on the MWCNT. Differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry (DPASV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy were used to study the Hg(II) binding with MWCNT. Differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry of ppb levels of cadmium and lead using the modified electrode yielded well-defined peaks with low background current under a short deposition time. Detection limit of 0.94 and 1.8 ng L⁻¹ were obtained following a 3 min deposition for Pb(II) and Cd(II), respectively. Various experimental parameters were characterized and optimized. High reproducibility was observed from the RSD values for 20 repetitive measurements of Pb(II) and Cd(II) (1.7 and 1.9%, respectively). The determination of Pb(II) and Cd(II) in tap water and Pb(II) in human hair samples was carried out. The above method of fabrication of Hg(II)/MWCNT modified graphite electrode clearly suggests a safe route for preparing Hg immobilized electrode for stripping analysis.     

Nucleation of Hematite: A Nonclassical Mechanism

Hematite (α-Fe₂O₃) is thermodynamically stable under ambient conditions, of vast geological importance, and widely used in applications, for example, as corrosion protection and as a pigment. It forms at elevated temperatures, whereas room-temperature reactions typically yield metastable akaganéite or ferrihydrite. The mechanistic key changes underlying this observation were explored in the present study. The entropic contribution to the prenucleation hydrolysis reaction categorically implies the presence of prenucleation clusters (PNCs) as fundamental precursors. The formation of hematite is then due to a change in the reaction mechanism above approximately 50 °C, whereby the reaction limitation towards oxolation in phase-separated clusters is overcome. A model that rationalizes the occurrence of hematite, akaganéite, and ferrihydrite based on the chemistry of olation PNCs is proposed. Supersaturation and the temperature dependence of olation and oxolation rates from monomeric precursors are irrelevant in this nonclassical mechanism.     

Electrochemical Determination of Lead(II) in Environmental Waters Using a Sulfydryl Modified Covalent Organic Framework by Square Wave Anodic Stripping Voltammetry (SWASV)

A novel sulfhydryl-modified covalent organic framework was designed for the selective determination of lead(II) using square wave anodic stripping voltammetry. The introduction of sulfhydryl groups enhanced the selectivity and sensitivity of the covalent organic framework for analytes. The sulfhydryl-modified covalent organic framework was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Under the optimized conditions, a sulfhydryl-modified covalent organic framework/gold electrode was successfully used for the determination of lead(II) in water samples. The newly developed square wave anodic stripping voltammetry method exhibited wide linearity (0.05 to 20?ng mL^?1, r?=?0.991), a low limit of detection (0.015?ng mL^?1) and good precision, with a relative standard deviation values <5.1%. The limit of detection was lower than 10?ng mL^?1, the level of lead(II) in drinking water permitted by the World Health Organization. The recoveries of three spiked samples ranged from 90.0% to 104.0%, with relative standard deviations <4.9%. Satisfactory reproducibility and good repeatability demonstrated that the newly developed method is very suitable for the detection of lead(II) in real water samples, with significant advantages over existing methods.     

低温燃烧法制备Mn-CeO_x催化剂及其NH_3-SCR脱硝性能

通过低温燃烧法(LCS)制备了不同金属硝酸盐与柠檬酸物质的量比的系列Mn-CeO_x(LCS)锰铈催化剂,将其与共沉淀法(CP)制备的Mn-CeO_x(CP)锰铈催化剂相对比,结合XRD、XPS、FESEM和H2-TPR等技术表征,对其NH_3-SCR脱硝催化性能进行了研究。结果表明,金属硝酸盐与柠檬酸的物质的量比是影响Mn-CeO_x(LCS)催化剂脱硝性能的重要因素。虽然两种催化剂中的锰氧化物组分均为无定型,但相较于Mn-CeO_x(CP),Mn-CeO_x(LCS)表面具有较高的锰含量与Oα/(Oα+Oβ)比,其脱硝催化性能也较高;同时,Mn-CeO_x(LCS)锰铈催化剂上有更多的多级孔,有利于气体在催化剂上的吸附和反应。硝酸盐与柠檬酸物质的量比为36∶22的Mn-CeO_x(LCS)锰铈催化剂在80-180℃下脱硝率可达75%-100%;即使通入SO2,180℃下的脱硝率仍可稳定于74%。     

Electroanalytical Determination of Cd(II) and Pb(II) in Bivalve Mollusks using Electrochemically Reduced Graphene Oxide‐based Electrode

An electrochemical sensor for the simultaneous determination of Cd(II) and Pb(II) by square wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV) in bivalve mollusks using a glassy carbon electrode modified with electrochemically reduced graphene oxide has been developed. The modified surface was characterized by cyclic voltammetry, high resolution scanning electron microscopy (HR‐SEM), and Raman spectroscopy. The optimum conditions were optimized and a linear range was observed from 15–105 μg L^?1 with a limits of detection of 15 μg L^?1 for Cd(II) and Pb(II). The methodology was validated and applied in different samples of commercial bivalve mollusks with satisfactory results. The high conductivity and greater surface area of the modifying agent improves the preconcentration capacity of the electrochemical sensor, allowing to develop a simple, rapid and sensitive analysis in the detection of lead and cadmium in marine resources.