黏弹性聚合物溶液在突扩孔道内的流动特性

采用上随体Maxwell本构方程,描述油藏条件下以第一法向应力差为主要特征的聚合物溶液的流变性.利用有限体积法对黏弹性聚合物溶液在突扩孔道内的流动特征进行数值模拟.绘制了流函数和速度的等值线图.研究了黏弹性的变化对微观波及效率的影响.数值模拟结果表明,聚合物溶液的黏弹性是影响波及效率的主要因素.凹角处的流动区域随着弹性的增加在不断增大,因此滞留区域不断减小,微观波及效率不断增大.具有黏弹特性的聚合物溶液相比于纯黏性的牛顿流体更利于提高驱油效率.这一结论有助于驱油工业上聚合物溶液的设计和优选.     

用密度梯度理论研究缔合流体的汽液成核性质

在密度梯度展开的基础上,将影响参数k 表达成温度的函数,建立了一个适用于均相和非均相缔合流体的状态方程。应用流体的蒸汽压和液相密度实验数据关联分子参数。在密度梯度理论的框架下,计算了水,重水,甲醇,乙醇,正丙醇,正丁醇,正戊醇和正己醇的成核速率并与实验数据进行了对比,计算结果令人满意。结果表明,密度梯度理论与密度泛函理论一样,可研究液核的结构和性质,但通过调整影响参数k, 可获得更为准确的成核速率。     

Approaches for application of sub and supercritical fluid extraction for quantification of orbifloxacin from plasma and milk: Application to disposition kinetics

Since its extensive development in the early 1980s, SFE has attracted considerable attention as a sample-preparation procedure. However, other different sample preparation procedures, including precipitation, liquid- and/or solid-phase extraction in biological fluids, also remain in use. In this investigation, SFE was introduced to isolate and identify orbifloxacin from plasma and milk. Four parameters, including the temperature and the pressure of supercritical fluid, modifier ratios, and dynamic extraction time, were evaluated and optimized to obtain the best yield of the analyte from the biological fluids. Determinations of the orbifloxacin (OBFX) in the extracts were carried out using HPLC-FLD. The optimum conditions of the extraction process that yielded the maximum analyte extraction efficiencies were 150 °C vs. 60 °C, 250 kg cm⁻², 30% vs. 35% methanol, and 40 min vs. 20 min, for plasma and milk, respectively. The linearity of the calibration curves as well as the instrument LODs/LOQs were evaluated. Good linearity (at least r² ≥ 0.999) of the calibration curves was obtained over the range from 0.2 to 0.01 μg mL⁻¹. The method showed a good recovery rate (74.2-127.73%) and precision (RSDs: 1.64-20%). The instrumental LOD and LOQ values were 0.004 μg mL⁻¹ vs. 0.01 μg mL⁻¹ or 0.006 μg mL⁻¹ vs. 0.02 μg mL⁻¹, for plasma and milk, respectively. The method was successfully applied to estimate the pharmacokinetic variables of orbifloxacin in lactating does. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that SFE has been applied to isolate an antimicrobial agent from biological fluids. This method is promising for clinical applications and for pharmacokinetic studies of various pharmaceuticals in biological fluids.     

Partitioning behaviour of organic compounds between ionic liquids and supercritical fluids

Applications and prospects of two-phase, tuneable solvent systems composed of ionic liquids (ILs) and supercritical fluids with an emphasis on supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO(2)) are reviewed. The IL-scCO(2) biphasic systems have increasingly been used in diverse fields of chemistry and technology, and some examples of these applications are mentioned here. Rational design of such applications can obviously benefit from pertinent data on phase equilibria including the partition coefficients of the prospective products and reactants between the two phases. Therefore, a reliable technique to measure the limiting partition coefficients would be of value. Here, the pros and cons of supercritical fluid chromatography in this respect are discussed. An overview of methods for predictive thermodynamic modelling of binary (IL-scCO(2)) and ternary (solute-IL-scCO(2)) systems is also included.     

Enantioseparation of paroxetine intermediate on an amylose-derived chiral stationary phase by supercritical fluid chromatography

The enantioseparation of trans-3-ethoxycarbonyl-4-(4′-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl piperidine-2,6-dione (3), which is one of the important racemic precursors of trans-(−)-paroxetine, has been investigated using supercritical fluid chromatography on a Daicel Chiralpak AD column. Supercritical CO₂ modified with methanol, ethanol and 2-propanol were used as mobile phase. The influence of type and concentration of alcohol modifier on retention factor, enantioselectivity and resolution were studied. Among methanol, ethanol and 2-propanol, 2-propanol was proved to be the most favorable modifier, and 9.5% (v/v) of 2-propanol was the preferred concentration at which racemate 3 could be separated with resolution of 15.86 and retention factor of 6.323. The effects of pressure and temperature were investigated at 9.5% (v/v) of 2-propanol in the pressure range of 12–24 MPa and temperature range of 303.15–318.15 K. It was found that the lower pressure and temperature were favorable to the enantioseparation. Using van’t Hoff plot, the isoenantioselective temperature was calculated to be 410 K. The enantioseparation process was “enthalpically driven” under experimental conditions. Finally, the retention factors were satisfactorily correlated by a simplified lattice–fluid model with average absolute relative deviation (AARD%) of both enantiomers smaller than 1.76%.     

Enantioseparation of flurbiprofen on amylose-derived chiral stationary phase by supercritical fluid chromatography

The separation of the enantiomers of flurbiprofen on an amylose-derived chiral stationary phase, Chiralpak AD-H, by supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) under both linear and non-linear conditions is studied. Pulse injections were implemented using supercritical CO₂modified with methanol as a mobile phase at a temperature of 30 °$°$C. At linear conditions, the isotherm is determined directly from the chromatogram. Under overload conditions, the elution profiles were described by competitive Langmuir and bi-Langmuir isotherm. Isotherm parameters were estimated using the inverse method and the effects of operation variables such as pressure and modifier composition were studied. The value of selectivity is from 1.9 to 2.1 while the value of resolution is from 5.3 to 11.8. The number of theoretical plates is always greater than 5000 indicating high efficiency of SFC.     

Foundations of retention in partition chromatography

The connection between the observable output in column chromatography (retention time, retention volume, retention factor, separation factor, etc.) and system properties (hold-up volume, pressure, temperature, isotherm behavior, etc.) is discussed from a practical and mechanistic perspective for gas–liquid chromatography, reversed-phase liquid chromatography, supercritical fluid chromatography, micellar electrokinetic chromatography, and capillary electrochromatography. The unifying feature of these techniques is that retention can be described by a partition model, although not always exclusively. When over simplistic system models are used to explain variation in retention parameters they frequently mask the true reasons for poor repeatability and difficulties in transfer between system. Methods employing relative retention afford higher precision but may contain residual uncorrected errors. For those systems with several separate mechanisms contributing to retention the effective retention parameters can no longer be interpreted by simple partition models. The broadly based and practically focused material in this article affords an illustration of the often complicated relationship between system properties and retention, and the dangers that lurk in simplified retention models if the validity of their underlining approximations is not appropriate for the system under study.     

Density gradients in packed columns: II. Effects of density gradients on efficiency in supercritical fluid separations

To investigate how fluid compressibility affects efficiency in supercritical fluid separations, band dispersion along a packed capillary column was measured from on-column elution rate profiles obtained under solvating gas chromatography (SGC) conditions; this allowed efficiency to be determined with respect to position along the column. Theoretical efficiency was also modeled. The model indicates that the primary cause of band broadening in SGC is high mobile phase velocity near the column outlet. However, the experimental results show that significant band broadening also occurs near the column inlet in a region that corresponds to high elution rates of the analyte. On-column detection also revealed spatial focusing of the analyte as it moves down the column density gradient.     

The role of hyaluronan in the structure and function of the biomatrix of connective tissues

This review focuses on the only polysaccharide compartment of the biomatrix of connective tissues: hyaluronan. This pure polysaccharide is present in the largest amount and highest concentration in three connective tissues of the adult vertebrate body: the vitreus of the eye, the synovial fluid of the joint, and the dermis of the rooster comb. The molecular properties, weight average molecular weight, polydispersity, and elastoviscous properties of hyaluronan, as well as its distribution in these biomatrices, are presented. The differences and similarities in the biological function of this polysaccharide in the biomatrix are discussed. The effect of aging on the hyaluronan content of the vitreus, synovial fluid, and the dermis of human skin is also presented.

Highly sensitive and accurate profiling of carotenoids by supercritical fluid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry

We attempted to establish a high‐speed and high‐resolution profiling method for a carotenoid mixture as a highly selective and highly sensitive detection method; the analysis was carried out by supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) coupled with mass spectrometry (MS). When an octadecyl‐bonded silica (ODS) particle‐packed column was used for separation, seven carotenoids including structural isomers were successfully separated within 15 min. This result indicated not only improved separation but also improved throughput compared to the separation and throughput in RP‐HPLC. The use of a monolithic ODS column resulted in additional improvement in both the resolution and the throughput; the analysis time was reduced to 4 min by increasing the flow rate. Furthermore, carotenoids in biological samples containing the complex matrices were separated effectively by using several monolithic columns whose back pressure was very low. The mass spectrometer allowed us to perform a more sensitive analysis than UV detection; the detection limit of each carotenoid was 50 pg or below. This is the first report of carotenoid analysis carried out by SFC‐MS. The profiling method developed in this study will be a powerful tool for carrying out accurate profiling of biological samples.