Differences in the electrorheological response of a particle suspension under direct current and alternating current electric fields

We have observed an unusual reduction of shear stress with increasing shear rate under direct current electric fields, for an electrorheological fluid composed of sulfonated poly(styrene-co-divinylbenzene) particles dispersed in silicone oil. At all shear rates, the shear stress under the electric field is larger than that in the absence of the field, indicating that there is still some field-induced agglomeration of the particles. In contrast, the behavior under alternating current electric fields is the Bingham-fluid-type response commonly observed with electrorheological fluids. It is suggested that the conventional dipole–dipole interaction approach based on simplified microstructural models would be unable to explain these phenomena. Received: 27 November 2000 Accepted: 22 May 2001     

A two-stage approach to automatic determination of 1H NMR coupling constants

(1)H NMR scalar coupling constants are a rich source of information on molecular structure, but their extraction from spectra can be less than straightforward. Previous approaches to J extraction include methods proposed by Hoye, Golotvin, and the 'modified J-doubling' method. Here we describe the ACCA method, currently implemented in the NMR package MestReC, which allows a high degree of automation in the extraction of coupling patterns even in the case of complex multiplets with sublinewidth splitting. The new approach is illustrated by application to strychnine, for which it has detected previously unreported couplings.     

Confined systems and the modified virial theorem from semiclassical considerations

We show that two simple semiclassical strategies, one based on the Wilson–Sommerfeld rule and the other on the uncertainty principle, yield the exact modified form of the virial theorem for confined systems. An alternative, easier quantum mechanical route to arrive at this result is also sketched. Pilot calculations on confined oscillators reveal decisive trends. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2005     

Chemically modified electrode for the detection of carbohydrates

A nickel-catalysed chemically modified electrode is described which seems to represent a convenient compromise between ease of preparation, reproducibility, precision and detection limits for the determination of carbohydrates in biological matrices.     

普鲁士兰修饰碳黑微电极同时微分伏安法测定多巴胺和抗坏血酸

将含有1.0%普鲁士蓝的碳黑与固体石蜡按2.5∶1(质量比)混合后装入φ0.2mm的石英毛细管中,在其上端插入一铂丝并抛光后即制成普鲁士蓝修饰碳黑微电极.对多巴胺(DA)及抗坏血酸(VC)在此电极上的电化学行为及应用此电极测定两组分的最佳条件进行了研究,在定量测定中采用二次微分线性扫描伏安法.在最佳条件下,DA与VC的峰电流(i″p)分别与各自的浓度保持如下线性关系DA为4.0×10-6～8.0×10-4mol·L-1,VC为6.0×10-5～1.0×10-3mol·L-1;检出限(3σ)依次为2.0×10-6mol·L-1及1.0×10-5mol·L-1.应用此方法分析了3种含DA及VC的混合溶液,测得结果的相对标准偏差(n=8)依次小于2.0%及3.0%,回收率范围依次为96.5%～101.0%及95.0%～102.5%.     

六氰合铁酸铜钴在蜡浸石墨电极表面的电化学沉积

首次报道了电化学沉积的混合金属六氰合铁酸盐修饰电极作为电流型传感器的研究。针对六氰合铁酸盐修饰电极在中性和碱性条件下的不稳定性，采用混合金属电沉积的方法，成功地提高了电极的稳定性，所得到的修饰电极在 ｐＨ ４～１０之间均表现出良好的稳定性。该电极的响应时间（ｔ９５％）为 ０．５ｓ，并对Ｆｅ３＋／Ｆｅ２＋电对表现出良好的电催化作用。催化氧化峰电流与Ｆｅ２＋的浓度在１．０×１０－４～６．５×１０－２ｍｏｌ/Ｌ范围内呈很好的线性关系，检测下限为 １．４×１０－６ｍｏｌ／Ｌ。     

Preparation of octadecyl modified column gels using heat-treated silicas and their retention behaviour in high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary The effect of silanol groups on three types of octadecylmodified column gels using heat-treated silicas by calcination has been studied by high-performance liquid chromatography. After heat-treating at 180°C, 500°C and 950°C, the silicas treated with octadecyldimethylchlorosilane were used for the measurement of physical and chemical analysis. From elemental carbon analysis data, the reactive silanol group concentrations, _OH(s), were determined to be 2.0 in the 180°C treated silica, 2.1 in the 500°C treated silica and 1.6 in the 950°C treated silica, respectively (original silica: mean pore diameter 116 Å, specific surface area 298 m²/g, pore volume 1.22 ml/g, particle size 5.0 m). The separation factors, , of pyridine versus phenol were measured to be 0.79 on 180°C treated silica, 0.91 on 500°C treated silica and 1.98 on 950°C treated silica, using acetonitrile-water mixtures as the eluent. And then, on the basis of the physico-chemical and chromatographic data, the three types of octadecyl modified column gels using heat-treated silicas by calcination have been compared.     

Selective Solid Phase Extraction and Pre-Concentration of Heavy Metals from Seawater by Physically and Chemically Immobilized 4-Amino-3-Hydroxy-2-(2-Chlorobenzene)-Azo-1-Naphthalene Sulfonic Acid Silica Gel

4-Amino-3-hydroxy-2-(2-chlorobenzene)-azo-1-naphthalene sulfonic acid (AHCANSA) was used as a chelating modifier to improve the reactivity of the silica gel surface in terms of selective binding and extraction of heavy metal ions. The surface coverage values were found to be 0.488 and 0.473mmolg^–1 for the newly modified physically adsorbed silica gel phase (I) and chemically immobilized-AHCANSA phase (II), respectively. The modified silica gel phases (I, II) were tested for stability in different acidic buffer solutions (pH 1–6) and found to be highly resistant to hydrolysis and leaching by buffer solutions above pH 2. The application of these two phases as solid extractors for a series of mono-, di-, and tri-valent metal ions from aqueous solutions was also performed with different controlling factors such as the pH value of metal ion solutions and equilibrium shaking time. The mmolg^–1 metal capacity values determined by silica gel phases (I, II) were found to confirm high affinity and selectivity characters for binding with heavy metal ions such as Cr³⁺, Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺, Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺ in a range of 0.250–0.483. The tested alkali and alkaline earth metals, Na⁺, K⁺, Mg²⁺ and Ca²⁺, were found to exhibit little interaction and binding ability with the modified silica gel phases. The selectivity characters incorporated into the modified silica gel phases were further utilized and applied in solid phase extraction and pre-concentration of trace concentration levels (1.0µgmL^–1 and 2.00–2.50ngmL^–1) from real seawater samples. The percentage recovery values determined for Cr³⁺, Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺, Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺ were found to be in the range of 95.2–98.1±2.0–5.0%, and the pre-concentration recovery values for the same tested heavy metal ions were found to be in the range of 92.5–97.1±3.0–6.0% for the two newly modified silica gel phases with a pre-concentration factor of 500.Received December 20, 2002; accepted May 14, 2003 published online September 1, 2003     

PtCl^2^—6接着PVP修饰电极及其对Fe^2^＋的催化氧化

研究了ＰｔＣｌ＾２＾－６接着ＰＶＰ修饰电极及其催化动力学，用循环伏安法考察了电极的电化学性质，结果表明在酸性溶液中对Ｆｅ＾２＾＋的氧化有显著的催化作用。采用旋转圆盘电极法，极化曲线法等就电极对Ｆｅ＾２＾＋氧化催化过程的控制步骤及有关动力学参数进行了测定。     

倒数示波计时电位滴定新技术

倒数交流示波极谱具有抑制充电电流、突出电解电流的优点,利用(dE/dt)~(-1)-E曲线上去极剂峰的突然消失或出现指示滴定终点的方法称作倒数示波计时电位滴定法.由运算放大器组装的模拟电子线路可以对(dE/dt)~(-1)-E曲线进行反馈、反对数及微分处理,从而获得各种类型的倒数示波计时电位曲线(图1),以进一步提高滴定的灵敏度。