Improved detection sensitivity of elements in solids via laser postionization in laser desorption time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry

A newly constructed laser desorption (532 nm, 5 ns) and laser postionization (266 nm, 5 ns) time‐of‐flight mass spectrometer (LD‐LPI‐TOFMS) has been applied for improving the detection sensitivity of elements in solid samples. This method affords to acquire the information of the elemental impurities in solid standards as well as limit of detection (LOD) down to 10⁻⁸ g/g for some elements. Neutral atoms of solids are generated by low‐irradiance laser desorption (< 10⁸ W/cm²), followed by high‐irradiance laser postionization (~ 10⁹ W/cm²) of the desorbed atoms, facilitating to decouple the desorption and ionization processes in spatial and temporal domain. This non‐interacting feature overcomes the discrimination between deteriorating spectral resolution at high irradiance (10⁹–10¹¹ W/cm²) and limited detectable elemental species and high LOD at low or medium irradiance (below 10⁹ W/cm²). The utilization of originally “wasted” neutral atoms by laser postionization will help improve atom utilization and instrumental sensitivity. In this work, getting the utmost out of the consumed neutral atoms instead of an increment in sampling amounts is given attention with high priority for achieving high sensitivity and low LOD, which is especially useful on the occasions where very low sample consumption is desired.     

SSZ-33分子筛的合成、表征及其对汽车尾气中碳氢化合物的捕集性能

采用碘化N,N,N-三甲基-8-氨基-三环[5.2.1.02.6]癸烷为结构导向剂, 通过过程控制方法, 经3-4 d成功合成了高性价比的B-SSZ-33分子筛. 以B-SSZ-33为母体, 经过Al(NO3)3溶液后处理制得了Al-SSZ-33分子筛. 采用X射线衍射(XRD), 傅里叶变换红外(FT-IR)光谱, 扫描电子显微镜(SEM), 热重(TG)分析, 电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱(ICP-AES), N2吸附/脱附, 27Al核磁共振(27Al NMR)和NH3程序升温脱附(NH3-TPD)等手段对合成的B-SSZ-33、Al-SSZ-33样品进行了物理化学性能表征. 并以甲苯作为汽车尾气中碳氢化合物的探针分子, 通过甲苯程序升温脱附测试来考察样品的碳氢捕集性能. 结果表明: 后处理过程中Al同晶取代B, 从而制得了含骨架Al的Al-SSZ-33; 在甲苯的程序升温脱附测试中, 由于Al-SSZ-33相对于B-SSZ-33具有较强的酸性位, 且表面孔口由于骨架外硅铝物种的修饰, 限制了甲苯的扩散, 致使脱附速率最大时的温度(Tmax)和脱附最终的温度(Tend)均升高, 从而形成了新型汽车尾气捕集催化剂的雏形.     

硫化氢对活性炭脱除单质汞的影响

H₂S是煤气中的含硫成分,活性炭能否催化氧化煤气中的H₂S形成活性硫,以促进H₂S和Hg⁰的协同脱除是值得研究的。 本文首先通过程序升温脱附和热力学分析了低温情况下H₂S对活性炭脱除Hg⁰的影响。 在较低吸附温度130 ℃下,H₂S不仅不能作为硫源,还使活性炭对Hg⁰的吸附显著减弱,这主要是由于H₂S对活性炭表面的吸附氧的消耗以及H₂S对含氧官能团的氧的取代反应造成的。 在此基础上,进一步研究了高温下H₂S对活性炭的影响,高温也不能使活性炭有效渗入单质硫。 所以无论低温还是高温情况下,利用H₂S作为硫源使Hg⁰以HgS的形式脱除并不是活性炭脱汞的可行手段。 本文揭示了较宽的温度范围内H₂S对单纯的活性炭脱除Hg⁰的影响机理,能为用于煤气脱汞的活性炭的设计以及作为负载时机理研究提供支持作用。     

氮在含氧Mo(100)面上的吸附与反应

 用HREELS, AES, LEED和TDS考察了氮在含氧Mo(100)上的吸附和热脱附. 120 K下氮在含氧Mo(100)上吸附时存在着N—N伸缩振动频率2150和1600 cm-1, 分别对应于线式(γ态)和侧位(α态)两种分子吸附态. 升温引起γ态氮的脱附和α态氮的解离. 其中γ态氮的脱附峰温位于155 K, 遵循一级脱附动力学; 由α态解离生成的N原子占据Mo(100)的四重空位(即β态), 并在高于1?150 K的温度重新化合形成氮而脱附. 120 K时,氮的吸附是无序的; 吸附了氮的表面经1100 K退火后生成了有序的c(2×2)-N表面结构.     

New Prospective Ni-catalytic Materials

IR spectroscopy was applied to investigate the non-isothermal redox processes in Ni/NiO-gas phase system involving the elimination of CO₂. At the Curie temperature (T _c=633 K for Ni), a change in the mechanism of CO catalytic oxidation on NiO was observed. It was established by means of temperature-programmed desorption with mass-spectroscopic registration that fluctuations in the oxygen density on the NiO surface are generated at this temperature. Under the given chemical reaction conditions, these fluctuations bring about the formation of Ni microheterogeneity on the NiO surface. X-ray diffraction, electronic and magnetometric measurements were employed to determine the dimensions of the Ni particles. It was shown that an increase in the Ni dispersity in Ni/NiO may be responsible for an increased number of active surface sites. This was verified for the NiO/thermo-exfoliated graphite system. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Specific surface of two hydrated cements differing in strength

Specific surface, S, of CSH-gel particles of disordered layered structure, was studied by water sorption/retention in two cement pastes differing in strength, i.e. C-33 (weaker) and C-43 (stronger), w/c=0.4. Hydration time in liquid phase was t _h=1 and 6 months, followed by hydration in water vapour either on increasing stepwise the relative humidity, RH=0.5→0.95→1.0 (WS) or on its lowering in an inverse order (WR). Specific surface was estimated from evaporable (sorbed) water content, EV (110°C), assuming a bi- and three-molecular sorbed water layer at RH=0.5 or 0.95, respectively (WS). On WR it was three- and three- to four-molecular (50 to 75%), respectively, causing a hysteresis of sorption isotherm. At RH=0.5 the S increased with cement strength from 146 m² g^-1 (C-33, 1 m) to 166 m² g^-1 (C-43, 1 m) and with hydration time to 163 (C-33, 6 m) and to 204 m² g^-1 (C-43, 6 m). At RH=1.0 (and 0.95), higher S-value were measured but these differences were smaller: S amounted to 190-200 m² g^-1 in C-33 (1 and 6 m) and 198-210 m² g-1 in C-43 (1 and 6 m). Thus no collapse occurred on air drying of paste C-43 (6 m). This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Distinguishing authentic and counterfeit banknotes by surface chemical composition determined using electrospray laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry

Electrospray laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry (ELDI/MS) was used to rapidly distinguish authentic banknotes from counterfeits of the US dollar and the New Taiwan dollar. The banknotes' surfaces were irradiated with a pulsed ultraviolet laser, after which the desorbed ink compounds entered an electrospray plume and formed ions via interactions with charged solvent species. Authentic banknotes were found to differ from their counterfeit equivalents in their surface chemical compositions. The detected chemical compounds included various polymers, plasticizers and inks; these results were comparable with those obtained using solvent extraction followed by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry analysis. Because of the high spatial resolution of the laser beam, ELDI/MS analysis resulted in minimal damage to the banknotes. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Suppression of Photoinduced BBO Defects Generation on TIO2（110） by Water

We have investigated creation of variable concentrations of defects on TIO2（110）-（1×1） surface by 266 nm laser using temperature programmed desorption technique. Oxygen-vacancy defects can be easily induced by ultraviolet light, the defects concentration has a linear dependence on power density higher than 50 mW/cm2 for 90 s irradiation. No observation of O2 molecule and Ti atom desorption suggests that UV induced defects creation on TiO2（110）-（1×1） is an effective and gentle method. With pre-dosage of thin films of water, the rate of defects creation on TiO2（110）-（1×1） is slower at least by two orders of magnitude than bare TiO2（110）-（1×1） surface. Further investigations show that water can be more easily desorbed by UV light, and thus desorption of bridging oxygen is depressed.     

聚乙烯亚胺改性氧化石墨对水中Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附

通过对石墨氧化、酯化,将聚乙烯亚胺耦合接枝到氧化石墨表面,制备聚乙烯亚胺改性氧化石墨(PEI-GO).通过FTIR、XRD、TEM、RS和XPS等对合成材料进行表征,并研究了其对水中的Cr(Ⅵ)吸附和脱附性能.表征结果表明,聚乙烯亚胺成功嫁接到氧化石墨上,其氨基含量为4.36 mmol·g^-1.PEI-GO对水中Cr(Ⅵ)具有很好的吸附性能,吸附等温线符合Freundlich方程,吸附动力学可用拟二级动力学方程来描述.PEI-GO对水中Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附随pH的升高而降低.阴离子的存在降低吸附剂对Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附,不同阴离子的影响大小顺序为PO₄^3- >SO₄^2- >NO^3- >Cl^-.XPS结果表明,PEI-GO对Cr(Ⅵ)的去除是吸附-化学还原耦合作用的结果.经4次脱附再生循环,PEI-GO对Cr(VI)仍具有较高吸附量,表明该吸附剂再生性好,可循环使用.     

几种常用激光解吸电离/质谱基质的基质簇峰行为研究

以常用于DNA分析的基质3-羟基吡啶甲酸(3-HPA),以及常用于高分子聚合物分析的基质2-(4-羟基苯基偶氮)苯甲酸(HABA)、反式-3-吲哚基丙烯酸(IAA)和1,8,9-三羟基蒽(Dithranol)为研究对象,考察了基质溶剂、浓度及激光强度对基质本身在激光解吸电离/质谱(LDI/MS)过程中产生基质簇峰的影响,对基质簇峰可能形成的过程进行了推测,并对各基质簇峰进行了归属,提出了基质簇离子峰m/z值遵循的计算公式。