On the signal degradation induced by the interpolation and the sampling rate reduction in aeroacoustics hybrid methods

Taking place within more extensive work that focuses on hybrid methods in aeroacoustics, the present study is devoted to the data transfer operations that are to be performed between two stages of a hybrid calculation. More precisely, the article focuses on two typical operations that usually accompany such data transfer, which are (i) the sampling rate reduction and (ii) the interpolation of the unsteady perturbations to be transmitted from one stage to the other. First part of the paper analyzes the two main issues of such operations, which are the spuriousing and the aliasing phenomena. For doing so, the usual notions of the interpolation theory are revisited before they are synthesized within an original approach. The here proposed formalism allows to understand better both the spuriousing and the aliasing phenomena, as well as to accurately predict the impact of the latter on the data to be transmitted in terms of signal degradation. Second part of the paper provides an illustration and a validation of these theoretical developments via a direct application to a typical aerodynamic noise problem (aeroacoustic emission by a 2D cylinder cross flow). There, it is further shown how the here proposed formalism can help in improving aeroacoustics hybrid calculations by predicting (and thus possibly minimizing) the bias to be induced on the acoustic extrapolation stage because of the aliasing and/or spuriousing effects inherited from the sampling rate reduction and/or interpolation of CFD data—which is likely to occur in any hybrid scenario. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Zn[aminoacid]2 hybrid materials applied as heterogeneous catalysts in the synthesis of β-enaminones

Hybrid materials have seized attention from scientific community mainly as heterogenic catalysts in organic reactions on a large scale succeeding in some organic compounds with high yields. One of the most important classes of hybrid materials used for this purpose involves the complexation of Zn and aminoacids. Herein, we introduced Zn[Pro]₂ and Zn[Gly]₂ in the synthesis of several β-enaminones via solvent free protocol and using an ultrasound device.     

A Novel Solid‐state Electrochemiluminescent Enantioselective Sensor for Ascorbic Acid and Isoascorbic Acid

A novel, stable, solid‐state and stereoselective electrochemiluminescence (ECL) sensor has been designed to enantioselectively discriminate ascorbic acid (AA) and isoascorbic acid (IAA) by immobilizing Ru(bpy)₃²⁺ (Ru), thiolated β‐cyclodextrin (β‐CD‐SH) and gold/platinum hybrid nanoparticles supported on multiwalled carbon nanotube/silica coaxial nanocables (GP‐CSCN) on glassy carbon electrode. All chemical compounds could be immobilized on the surface of electrode stably through nafion film, and high stereoselectivity could be introduced to the sensor via the synergistic effects of the β‐CD‐SH and GP‐CSCN nanomaterials. When the developed sensor interacted with AA and IAA, obvious difference of ECL intensities was observed, and a larger intensity was obtained from AA, which indicated that this strategy could be employed to enantioselectively recognize AA and IAA. As a result, ECL technique might act as a promising method for recognition of chiral compounds.     

A systematic methodology to design silica templates: Silica microemulsion formulation and nanodroplet type and size estimation

A systematic study of the design and characterization of silica-microemulsion templates is presented. The ternary phase diagrams in micro-heterogeneous systems, by using a non-ionic surfactant (Brij 30) and different silica precursors (MTEOS, TEOS, PTEOS), have been drawn. Based on Khalweit diagrams, the phase inversion temperature was estimated as close to 315 K, for both alchil (TEOS) and aril (PTEOS) types of alcoxides. By correlating the information obtained from phase diagrams at room temperature with that of size effects revealed by VIS absorption molecular probes (bromthymol blue dye), the phase inversion point, i.e. the transition point from water-in-oil to oil-in-water microemulsion, was also clearly established as corresponding to R ∼ 1. Besides technically attractive features such as a wide variety of inorganic and hybrid nanomaterials, high specific surface and highly efficient applicative properties of the final materials, the approach of silica-microemulsion-based templates can be seen as a route towards the Green Chemistry concept.     

Aliphatic Polyester/polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes Hybrid Networks via Copper‐free 1,3‐dipolar Cycloaddition Click Reaction

In this study, we describe the preparation and characterization of a new class of thermoset hybrid networks containing aliphatic polyester and polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS). The copper‐free 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition click reaction of internal alkyne functionalized aliphatic polyester and multifunctional azido POSS with different concentrations led to highly crosslinked thermoset networks. The click reactions performed under ambient conditions (i.e., in tetrahydrofuran at room temperature for 1 day) in the absence of any catalyst. The chemical composition of hybrid networks and homogenous distribution of POSS molecules were confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy. The swelling ratios of hybrid networks were commonly decreased by increasing POSS‐N₃ content and by changing polar solvents to apolar solvents. Thermogravimetric analysis results demonstrated that the thermal stability of hybrid networks increased with higher POSS feeding ratio. Tensile tests were applied to evaluate the mechanical properties of hybrid networks. Compared to neat aliphatic polyester, the mechanical properties of hybrid networks significantly improved. For instance, the tensile strength were enhanced from 5 MPa to 19 MPa by increasing the concentration of azido functionalized POSS from 10 to 40. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2019 , 57, 2222–2227     

Isoconversional Curing and Degradation Kinetics Study of Self-assembled Thermo-responsive Resin System Bearing Oxime and Iminium Groups

This paper demonstrates synthesis of a self-assembled resin system containing p-acetylpyridine oxime, formaldehyde and p-methoxyacetophenone moieties in main chain and thermally cross-linkable periphery oxime groups, and application as antimicrobial coating in biomedical applications. The post-polymerization conversion from oxime into iminium groups was observed by heating scan, with exothermic peaks being at 194 to 247°C. Various degradation models including the Flynn-Wall-Ozawa (F-W-O), Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose (K-A-S), Tang (T) and Friedman (F) methods were employed to check the thermal stability of self-assembly by computing apparent activation energy. It has also exhibited strong biocidal properties against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, and fungi until the macrochain retains some positive charge. The obtained results prove that the structure of links, which combine the hydrophobic pyridine rings with the hydrophilic iminium groups, is responsible for the high biocidal activity of the resin system.     

Polyampholytic Graft Copolymers as Matrix for TiO2/Eosin Y/[Mo3S13]2− Hybrid Materials and Light-Driven Catalysis

An effective strategy to enhance the performance of inorganic semiconductors is moving towards organic-inorganic hybrid materials. Here, we report the design of core–shell hybrid materials based on a TiO₂ core functionalized with a polyampholytic (poly(dehydroalanine)-graft-(n-propyl phosphonic acid acrylamide) shell (PDha-g-PAA@TiO₂). The PDha-g-PAA shell facilitates the efficient immobilization of the photosensitizer Eosin Y (EY) and enables electronic interactions between EY and the TiO₂ core. This resulted in high visible-light-driven H₂ generation. The enhanced light-driven catalytic activity is attributed to the unique core–shell design with the graft copolymer acting as bridge and facilitating electron and proton transfer, thereby also preventing the degradation of EY. Further catalytic enhancement of PDha-g-PAA@TiO₂ was possible by introducing [Mo₃S₁₃]²⁻ cluster anions as hydrogen-evolution cocatalyst. This novel design approach is an example for a multi-component system in which reactivity can in future be independently tuned by selection of the desired molecular or polymeric species.     

A Novel Mixed-valence and Capped-keggin Structural Polyoxometal Complex： {[Co（dien）]4- [（PO4）MoVs（WVI0.56 noVI0.44）4033（OH）3]}.nH2O （n ≈ 1）

A novel inorganic-organic hybrid compound, {[Co（dien）]4[0aO4）MoV8（wV10.56MoV10.44）4- O33（OH）3]}＇nH20 （1, n = 1, dien = diethylenetriamine）, has been synthesized hydrothermally and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound 1 crystallizes in the triclinic system with a = 11.927（2）, b = 13.328（3）, c = 19.306（4）A, a = 93.76（3）, β = 94.14（3）, γ = 109.99（3）°, V= 2863.2（12） A3, space group P1 and Z = 2 at 173 K. The final full-matrix least-squares refinement converged to R = 0.049 for 9621 observed reflections with 1 〉 2σ（I） and wR = 0.139 for all data （9871） and S = 1.073. Crystal structure analysis shows that 1 contains a kind of the first reported mixed-valence and molybdenum-tungsten mixed-distributed e-Keggin structural polyanion capped by four Co（dien） fragments with the main group element P occupying the center site. These results were further confirmed by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy （EDS）, X-ray powder diffraction （XRD）, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FTIR）, Raman spectroscopy, Thermogravimetry （TG） and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS） analyses.