Alginate Properties and Heavy Metal Biosorption by Marine Algae

The physical properties of the alginate component in four different brown seaweeds (Sargassumfluitans, Ascophyllum nodosum, Fucus vesiculo-sus, andLaminaria japonica) were characterized using potentiometric titration,¹³C-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), chemical analysis, and viscosity measurements. The heavy metal binding capacities of the corresponding seaweeds were directly proportional to their respective total carboxyl group content, and related to the electronegativity of the elements investigated (Ca, Zn, Cd, Cu, and Pb). The uronic acid composition or sequence of the alginate component did not affect the metal uptake properties of the biosorbents studied here. However, the alginate leaching owing to its solubilization by Na ions was observed to decrease with increasing intrinsic viscosity of the extracted alginate, related to its molecular weight, and with increasing apparent acidic dissociation constant, related to the alginate density inside the biomass.     

Synthesis of Gels in the System Na2O-ZrO2-SiO2

Gels have been synthesized in the SiO₂-Na₂O-ZrO₂ system and calcined at various temperatures up to 700°C. They have been studied by infrared absorption spectroscopy. The position of the asymmetric stretching frequency of the SiO₄ unit is used as a tracer of the homogeneity. It is shown that sodium increases the solubility of zirconium in the silica matrix as already observed in fused glasses.     

The influence of polymer molecular-weight distributions on pulsed field gradient nuclear magnetic resonance self-diffusion experiments

 The influence of polymer molecular-weight distributions on the outcome of pulsed field gradient (PFG) NMR self-diffusion experiments has been considered. The self-diffusion coefficient, D, of monodisperse poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) polymers has been determined in order to accurately determine the scaling behavior of D both with molecular weight and concentration. In order to investigate the influence of polydispersity on the PFG NMR signal, a model system consisting of ten reasonably monodisperse PEO polymers was made, and the PFG NMR signal intensities were recorded at a low total concentration. The data were analyzed using both inverse Laplace transformation and nonlinear least-squares fitting to a prescribed distribution function of D. Finally, the molecular-weight distribution was obtained by use of the values of the scaling parameters. We also present some model calculations used to investigate the sensitivity of the degree of polydispersity on the NMR signal decays. Received: 27 May 1999 Accepted in revised form: 19 October 1999     

固体核磁共振法测定硫化丁苯橡胶中的苯乙烯

采用魔角旋转固体核磁碳谱法(MAS–~(13)CNMR)测定硫化丁苯橡胶中的苯乙烯含量。通过固体核磁碳谱解析,对丁苯橡胶中苯乙烯、1,2-乙烯基、1,4-丁二烯的特征峰进行归属分析,以固体核磁外标法定量。对已知苯乙烯含量的标准样品进行测定,绘制校正曲线,结果显示理论苯乙烯含量与固体核磁法计算结果成良好的线性关系,线性相关系数(r~2)为0.97。经标准曲线校正后的苯乙烯含量接近于真实值,计算结果的相对误差小于5%,测定结果的相对标准偏差为0.31%(n=6)。该方法适用于单一胶种的硫化丁苯橡胶中苯乙烯含量的检测。     

吡啶和喹啉类化合物的碳-13核磁共振波谱模拟

运用多元回归分析和人工神经网法对１８个吡啶和喹啉类化合物的１１８个化学位移进行计算机模拟,并应用碳原子的空间和电子结构特征来表征其所处的化学环境,从而获得了比较好的相关模型。波谱模拟技术对辅助有机化合物结构解析和化学位移的确认是十分有用的工具。     

烷基多苷的分析测定

ＧＣ、＾１Ｈ－ＮＭＲ和＾１３Ｃ－ＮＭＲ核磁共振技术都能准确地测量出烷基多苷的平均聚合度,可判断出烷基多苷中主要苷类的出峰位置。     

Methods of multivariate data analysis applied to the investigation of fen soils

Fen soils from two sites of the Rhin-Havel-Luch, a peatland in the north-east of Germany, have been investigated. The samples have been collected in two horizons, representing different degrees of degradation and mineralisation of peat. Gravimetric measurements, energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF), elemental analysis, and ¹H low resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (LR-NMR) of the fen soil samples have been performed. By multivariate analysis of all the experimental data, especially by the principal component analysis (PCA) and by the cluster analysis, respectively, it was possible to classify the fen soils, to identify their characteristic properties, to detect temporal and local variations, and to prove representative field sampling. Furthermore, the correlation between variables of the applied analytical methods could be interpreted in context to the composition of fen soils and mutual influences of their properties.     

反BIRD在NMR谱编辑中的应用

建议了一个新的双线性旋转去偶序列 ,称为反BIRD (inverse -BIRD) ,其去偶作用与碳连质子的数目有关。将反BIRD结合到INEPT实验中 ,得到了INEPT -iBIRD实验技术 ,它可用于核磁共振碳谱的编辑与简化     

On the High Viscosity of Aqueous Solution of Lysozyme Induced by Some Organic Solvents

A remarkably high viscosity has been induced in protein aqueous solutions by the addition of certain structurally related organic solvents. The effect has been observed for lysozyme aqueous solutions containing tetramethylurea (TMU), dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), dimethylformamide, and hexamethylphosphortriamide. The effect has also been induced in ferrocytochrome c aqueous solutions by TMU. Critical concentrations for both the protein and organic solvent were verified for the onset of the viscosity increase. A common feature of the solvents which were able to induce the effect is a dipolar moiety (C=O, S → O and P → O) and a nonpolar region represented by the methyl groups. The resulting fluids show an extremely restricted flow and a typical non-Newtonian, pseudoplastic behavior. Use was made of¹H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and Raman spectroscopy to characterize protein structural modifications and of¹³C NMR to investigate changes in relaxation times and chemical shifts in the solvent/water solutions. A systematic rheological characterization of the systems was undertaken for some of the solvents, and unusual patterns of viscous effects were identified for the solvent/water systems both with and without protein. The process was found to be at least partially reversible, as concluded from the recovered original solution rheological characteristics and the original protein¹H NMR spectrum, after eliminating the organic solvent by ultrafiltration. The whole process was characterized as consisting of two mutually independent stages. The first involves an extensive conformational transition of the polypeptide backbone, from a predominantly α-helical to increased random coiled and β-sheet structures, with the occurrence of nonorthodox protein secondary structures at regions above the solvent critical point. The second stage consists of short-lived interchain contacts leading to an entanglement of the macromolecular system as a whole. A microphase reversion in the organic solvent/water mixture, supported by¹³C NMR and rheological results, is proposed as the driving force causing the observed behavior.     

Structure and dynamics of MG rubber studied by dynamic mechanical analysis and solid‐state NMR

Methyl‐methacrylate‐grafted natural rubber was prepared by free radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate in natural rubber latex, and their structure and dynamics were investigated by dynamic mechanical analysis and solid‐state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Samples were prepared by chemical initiation and high‐energy radiation. The changes of glass transition temperature and tan δ max with different total poly(methyl methacrylate (PMMA) content are reported. The effect of the change in composition in copolymers on tan δ peak width, tan δ max, and area under the tan δ curve are used to understand the miscibility and damping properties. Solid‐state ¹³C‐NMR measurements were carried out to determine several relaxation time parameters, such as rotating frame and laboratory frame proton and carbon relaxation times. Cross polarization times and carbon relaxation times were interpreted based on the changes in the molecular motion. Proton relaxation times were interpreted based on the heterogeneity of the matrix. Results confirmed phase separation and a presence of an interfacial region. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 37: 1141–1153, 1999