Spondias mombin L. as a green corrosion inhibitor for aluminium in sulphuric acid: Correlation between inhibitive effect and electronic properties of extracts major constituents using density functional theory

The inhibition of aluminium in 0.5 M H₂SO₄ by extracts of Spondias mombin L. was investigated using the standard gravimetric technique at 30–60 °C. The trend of inhibition efficiency with temperature was used to propose the mechanism of inhibition. It was found that the S. mombin L. extract acts as an inhibitor for acid-induced corrosion of aluminium. Inhibition efficiency (%I) of the extract increased with an increase in concentration of the S. mombin L. extract but decreased with temperature. Furthermore, inhibition efficiency (%I) synergistically increased on addition of potassium iodide. Inhibitor adsorption characteristics were approximated by Langmuir adsorption isotherm at all the concentrations and temperatures studied. The mechanism of physical adsorption is proposed from the trend of inhibition efficiency with temperature and from the calculated values of Gibbs free energy, activation energy and heat of adsorption. Quantum chemical calculations were performed using the density functional theory at B3LYP/6-31G (d) level of theory to find out whether a clear link exists between the inhibitive effect of the extract and the electronic properties of its main constituents.     

XPS和AES研究A3钢表面杂多酸钝化膜

通过比较多种杂多酸及铬酸盐等纯化剂的钝化效果，发现Ｈ３ＰＭｏ１２Ｏ４０是一种优良的纯化剂。在５５℃，ｐＨ１．０的条件下，Ａ３钢在２０ｇ／Ｌ的Ｈ３ＰＭｏ１２Ｏ４０溶液中能形成致密的耐蚀性保护膜。ＡＥＳ结合Ａｒ＾＋溅射测得膜的元素组成为：Ｐ１．９％，Ｍｏ１７．９％，Ｏ６９．６％，Ｆｅ１０．７％．ＸＰＳ测得膜中Ｍｏ以Ｍｏ（Ⅵ）、Ｍｏ（Ｖ）ｔ Ｍｏ（Ⅳ）三种氧化态存在。红外及Ｒａｍａｎ光谱表明，膜的主要振     

戊酰异羟肟酸、庚酰异羟肟酸与Cu(Ⅱ)、Ni(Ⅱ)、Mn(Ⅱ)、Zn(Ⅱ)络合稳定常数的测定

本文报导了戊酰异羟肟酸和庚酰异羟肟酸与Cu(Ⅱ)、Ni(Ⅱ)、Mn(Ⅱ)、Zn(Ⅱ)络合的稳定常数,结果表明,金属离子形成络合物的强弱次序为Cu>Ni>Zn>Mn这一结果与梅勒(Mellor)等所得的顺序相符几。对同一种金属离子的络合能力则是戍酰异羟肟酸大于庚酰异羟肟酸。     

可见光/近红外光谱技术快速测定橙汁柠檬酸含量

为了快速无损测定橙汁的柠檬酸含量,提出了一种用可见光/近红外光谱技术进行检测的新方法。选用高效液相色谱法作为光谱柠檬酸测定的标定方法。采用平滑点数为5的移动平滑法对原始光谱进行预处理消除噪声。由于采集的光谱数据量非常大,为了减少建模时间,建模之前采用小波变换对经过预处理的大量光谱数据进行降维压缩,并在Matlab7.01中通过自编程序实现此变换。利用光谱专用分析软件Unscrambler 9.5,对压缩后的新变量进行分析,建立偏最小二乘(PLS)校正模型。考虑到不同小波基及分解尺度对数据压缩的影响,采用预测平方和PRESS值最小的评价标准,选择最佳的小波基Db4及分解尺度5。用于本实验的样本总数为40,其中30个样本进行建模,10个用于预测。用校正集相关系数(r)和标准偏差(SEC)作为校正模型的评价指标,预测结果采用预测相关系数(r)和预测标准偏差(SEP)来评定。文章将基于小波变换的PLS模型与直接建立的PLS模型进行了比较,偏最小二乘法结合小波变换的模型预测相关系数为r=0.901, 预测标准偏差SEP=0.937;而由PLS建立的模型其预测相关系数r=0.849,预测标准偏差SEP=1.662。由此可见,由偏最小二乘法结合小波变换所得模型效果优于单独使用偏最小二乘法的结果。     

Structural characterization of nanopatterned surfaces

In this work, chemically and topographically nanopatterned surfaces were produced by a top-down processing approach for biosensing devices. The nanopatterning was the result of the combination of plasma polymerisation (pp) of biofunctional materials and colloidal lithography techniques. The morphological and chemical properties induced by the plasma deposition-etching treatment were characterised by optical method combining ellipsometry and Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy studies. This method supported by atomic force microscopy measurements, allowed the full optical characterization of each step of the top-down process. The optical characterization of the end-up nanopatterned samples demonstrated that the chosen process is able to produce well-defined nanostructured surfaces with controlled chemical and morphological properties.     

Inhibiting effects of some oxadiazole derivatives on the corrosion of mild steel in perchloric acid solution

The efficiency of 3,5-bis(n-pyridyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (n-POX, n = 1, 2, 3), as corrosion inhibitors for mild steel in 1 M perchloric acid (HClO₄) have been determined by weight loss measurements and electrochemical studies. The results show that these inhibitors revealed a good corrosion inhibition even at very low concentrations. Comparison of results among those obtained by the studied oxadiazoles shows that 3-POX was the best inhibitor. Polarisation curves indicate that n-pyridyl substituted-1,3,4-oxadiazoles are mixed type inhibitors in 1 M HClO₄. The adsorption of these inhibitors follows a Langmuir isotherm model. The electronic properties of n-POX, obtained using the AM1 semi-empirical quantum chemical approach, were correlated with their experimental efficiencies using the linear resistance model (LR).     

Synthesis of Nanoscale Bimetallic Particles in Polyelectrolyte Membrane Matrix for Reductive Transformation of Halogenated Organic Compounds

Nanosized Fe/Ni and Fe/Pd particles were synthesized in the polyacrylic acid (PAA)/polyether sulfone (PES) composite membrane matrix for reductive transformation of halogenated organic compounds (HOCs). The advantages of using membrane to immobilize nanoparticles are the reduction of particles loss, prevention of particles agglomeration, and potential application of convective flow. Cross-linked PAA/PES composite membranes containing metal ions as particles precursor were prepared by heat treatment with ethylene glycol (EG) as a cross-linking agent. Nanoscale metal particles were formed and immobilized inside the membrane matrix after reduction with sodium borohydride. Membrane morphology and structure were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Particle size and distribution were characterized by SEM and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) was used to obtain the qualitative and quantitative element information of particles. A specimen-drift-free EDS line profile and EDS mapping system was performed in a scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) to determine the two-dimensional element distribution of iron and nickel in the nano domain. In the dechlorination study with trichloroethylene (TCE) as a representative HOCs, rapid and complete destruction of TCE was achieved by using nanosized bimetallic Fe/Ni or Fe/Pd in PAA/PES composite membranes. Typically more than 95% of 10 mg/l TCE was reduced within 1 h. Ethane was found in the headspace as the main product.     

药物小分子化学位移的量子化学计算研究

核磁共振的谱峰归属对分子结构的确定至关重要,用理论计算方法预测化学位移对谱峰的正确归属是极其有帮助的. 我们用量子化学的方法预测了乙酰水杨酸及其衍生物分子上碳原子的化学位移,并通过比较计算值和实验值得到不同理论计算方法的误差范围. 用HF和DFT理论计算芳环碳的化学位移时,CSGT方法比GIAO方法更为准确. 与其它方法相比,B3PW91//CSGT 在6-311G(d,p)基组下得到的芳环碳的化学位移最接近实验值. 采用B3LYP//GIAO计算时, 使用不同的基组 6-31G(d,p)和6-311++G(3df,3pd)得到的化学位移计算值只有δ 0.01~2.04的差异. MP2方法非常耗时,且对于计算精度的改善并不显著; 并且,由于电子相关性的影响,碳原子周围的电子环境对化学位移计算的准确性影响很大. 与实验值比较,HF方法由于忽略电子相关效应所以表现较差. 另外,碳链的增长对计算准确性也存在一定影响.      

Optimisation of the ultrasound-assisted extraction of betalains and polyphenols from Amaranthus hypochondriacus var. Nutrisol

The present study optimised the ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) of bioactive compounds from Amaranthus hypochondriacus var. Nutrisol. Influence of temperature (25.86–54.14 °C) and ultrasonic power densities (UPD) (76.01–273.99 mW/mL) on total betalains (BT), betacyanins (BC), betaxanthins (BX), total polyphenols (TP), antioxidant activity (AA), colour parameters (L*, a*, and b*), amaranthine (A), and isoamaranthine (IA) were evaluated using response surface methodology. Moreover, betalain extraction kinetics and mass transfer coefficients (K_La) were determined for each experimental condition. BT, BC, BX, TP, AA, b*, K_La, and A were significantly affected (p < 0.05) by temperature extraction and UPD, whereas L*, a*, and IA were only affected (p < 0.05) by temperature. All response models were significantly validated with regression coefficients (R²) ranging from 87.46 to 99.29%. BT, A, IA, and K_La in UAE were 1.38, 1.65, 1.50, and 29.93 times higher than determined using conventional extraction, respectively. Optimal UAE conditions were obtained at 41.80 °C and 188.84 mW/mL using the desired function methodology. Under these conditions, the experimental values for BC, BX, BT, TP, AA, L*, a*, b*, K_La, A, and IA were closely related to the predicted values, indicating the suitability of the developed quadratic models. This study proposes a simple and efficient UAE method to obtain betalains and polyphenols with high antioxidant activity, which can be used in several applications within the food industry.     

Effect of ultrasound on the properties of rice bran protein and its chlorogenic acid complex

Ultrasound technology was used to treat rice bran protein (RBP), and the structural and functional properties of ultrasonically treated RBP (URBP) and its chlorogenic acid (CA) complex were studied. When ultrasonic power of 200 W was applied for 10 min, the maximum emission peak λ_max of the URBP-CA complex in the fluorescence spectrum was red-shifted by 3.6 nm compared to that of the untreated complex. The atomic force microscope (AFM) analysis indicated that the surface roughness of the complex was minimized (3.89 nm) at the ultrasonic power of 200 W and treatment time of 10 min. Under these conditions, the surface hydrophobicity (H₀) was 1730, the contents of the α-helix and β-sheet in the complex were 2.97% and 6.17% lower than those in the untreated sample, respectively, the particle size decreased from 106 nm to 18.2 nm, and the absolute value of the zeta-potential increased by 11.0 mV. Therefore, ultrasonic treatment and the addition of CA changed the structural and functional properties of RBP. Moreover, when ultrasonic power of 200 W was applied for 10 min, the solubility, emulsifying activity index (EAI), and emulsion stability index (ESI) were 68%, 126 m²/g, and 37 min, respectively.