The optimization of silica gel synthesis from chemical bottle waste using response surface methodology

To reduce the amount of hazardous chemical bottle waste in the environment, we report the optimization research of silica extraction in chemical bottle waste into silica gel. Alkali fusion and sol–gel process were utilised to prepare silica gel effectively. The alkali fusion process was carried out by adding sodium hydroxide to produce sodium silicate. Afterwards, silica gel was prepared by the sol–gel method using hydrochloric acid. Box-Behnken Design (BBD) was applied to Optimisation factors the poptimiseactors affecting the silica recovery. The factors that optimised mass ratio, particle size, and temperature. The optimum recovery of silica gel was obtained by SiO₂: NaOH mass ratio of 1:3, the particle size of 63–74 µm, and a temperature of 800 °C. The purity of silica gel optimum is 63.74% characterised using X-ray fluorescence. The structure of silica gel is the appearance of amorphous peaks at 2θ 20-30° characterised using an x-ray diffractogram. The silica gel surface was characterises using scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive x-ray. It showed an irregular surface and characteristic showed that silica gel had a radius of 15.74 nm and a specific surface area of 297.08 m².     

Synthesis of N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate functionalized 1,4-polyisoprene, from natural rubber and synthetic 1,4-polyisoprene

N,N-Diethyldithiocarbamate functionnalized 1,4-polyisoprenes were prepared from 1,4-polyisoprenes (natural or synthetic). The syntheses were performed by nucleophilic addition of N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate salts upon oxirane rings of epoxidized units according to a SN2 mechanism with ring opening. Studies on model molecules of epoxidized 1,4-polyisoprene units (1,2-epoxy-1-methylcyclohexane and 4,5-epoxy-4-methyloctane) were previously achieved to develop the procedure. The best yields were obtained at low temperature in polar medium, and more especially in water with sodium N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate (DEDT-Na) as reagent. A diastereospecific addition was noted when reaction was performed in water with DEDT-Na. Afterwards, the developed procedure was successfully generalized to epoxidized synthetic polyisoprenes and epoxidized natural rubber (in THF, then in latex medium). Excellent results were obtained in latex medium with epoxidized natural rubber (ENR) latices. As with the models, a diastereospecific addition of sodium N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate trihydrate onto epoxidized 1,4-polyisoprene units of ENR was observed at the condition to bring the latex medium to pH 8 before introduction of DEDT-Na. Influence of temperature, drc, and DEDT-Na concentration were successively examined to determine the best conditions of the addition on ENR latices.     

Chiral stationary phases for LC and SFC obtained by “Polymer coating”

Summary Chirally substituted Si–H-containing polysiloxanes were synthesized, which can be immobilized on small particle silica gel as well as on the smooth surfaces of fused silica capillaries. Immobilization is achieved either by crosslinking or by chemical bonding to the surfaces via silanol groups; both reactions can only be performed by addition of H₂PtCl₆, which acts as catalyst for hydrosilylation and as stoichiometric reagent for crosslinking. Chiral substituents of systematically varied chemical structure were introduced into the polysiloxanes by hydrosilylation. The mechanism of immobilization was investigated by spectroscopic methods, notably²⁹Si-NMR. Homogenous stationary-phase coatings of variable film thickness and corresponding retentivity can easily be achieved. The enantioselectivity of the phase systems was characterized in dependency on the chemical structure of the chiral selectors attached to the polysiloxane chain of the chiral stationary phases and also in terms of the functional groups introduced into the solutes by derivatisation.     

美洲商陆对锰毒生理响应的FTIR研究

在一定Mn浓度梯度处理下(0,0.125,0.25,0.5,1 g·kg-1),超积累植物——美洲商陆(Phytolacca americana)不同组织器官的傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)图谱发生了变化。其中,茎组织在3 336和2 916 cm-1处峰高先上升后下降,反映了有机物运输受阻情况的变化,即美洲商陆在低Mn刺激下会产生大量有机物作为渗透调节物质来增强其耐Mn性,高Mn则抑制了有机物的分泌和运输;根和叶组织分别在2 922和1 606 cm-1处表现不同变化趋势,但都反映了一个变化规律即低Mn处理下美洲商陆分泌的有机酸不断螯合Mn,随着Mn毒害的加重,其羧酸螯合力变弱;根组织1 732和1 026 cm-1、茎组织1 028 cm-1、叶组织1 052和967 cm-1处呈现差异性变化,但都与其膜脂过氧化有关;根组织1 375 cm-1处峰高先上升后下降,可能与植物在细胞壁结构上增强抗逆性有一定关系,即低Mn处理下细胞壁可能通过阳离子交换能力(CEC)的提高增强了耐Mn性。以上说明,利用FTIR研究重金属超积累植物化学组分具有应用价值。     

Application of spectroscopic imaging in epilepsy

Functional and anatomical neuroimaging has had a dramatic effect on the evaluation of patients for seizure surgery. The demonstration by PET that the epileptogenic focus has interictal metabolic abnormalities has allowed a greater number of patients to come to seizure surgery, with fewer of these patients requiring intracranial electrode evaluations. Metabolic changes have also been demonstrated utilizing single voxel and whole brain ¹H and ³¹P MRS imaging techniques with the interictal focus characterized by increased Pi, pH, and decreased PME and NAA. These findings can be used to accurately lateralize temporal lobe as well as frontal lobe epilepsy. Furthermore, there is evidence that these findings can be used to localize the seizure focus with the changes specific for the epileptogenic region; although, more diffuse changes both ipsilaterally and contralaterally have been seen. In patients with anterior hippocampal seizure foci the pH is significantly alkaline only in the ipsilateral hippocampus, whereas the increased Pi and decreased PME can be seen throughout the ipsilateral temporal lobe. When compared to controls the contralateral hemisphere is acidotic. Decreased NAA concentrations as well as NAA/Cr ratios have been demonstrated in the epileptogenic region in temporal and frontal lobe epilepsy. The decreased NAA has been correlated with the severity of cell loss, and may be a more sensitive measure than qualitative or quantitative measures of the hippocampal atrophy; however, the NAA decrease is more widespread than just the epileptogenic focus but may be maximal at the site of seizure initiation. In preliminary work, NAA maps of deviation from normality have suggested the maximal change to coincide with the epileptogenic region. These results suggest that in focal epilepsy there is abnormal metabolic activity throughout the brain detectable by MRS, with patterns of metabolic asymmetry that are useful for seizure localization.     

基于BCR和HG-ICP-AES的矿区土壤重金属污染特征分析

建立了基于BCR法(连续提取法)和HG-ICP-AES技术的土壤重金属形态含量的检测方法。在选定的实验条件下,HG-ICP-AES对Hg, Pb和As的检测限分别达到0.6,1.5和0.8 ng·mL-1。对国家标准沉积物样品中Hg,Pb和As的含量进行对照测定,检测结果与推荐值一致,标准物质中Hg, Pb和As多次重复测定的RSD均<8%。应用本法实测了湘西某有色金属矿区土壤中Hg, Pb和As各形态的含量,发现矿区土壤中Hg, Pb和As均以残渣态为主,有机态和Fe-Mn氧化态次之,酸交换态含量较少;与对照区相比,矿区土壤中酸交换态、Fe-Mn氧化态、有机态、残渣态Hg, Pb和As的含量分别增加1.2, 3.0, 47, 272倍(Hg); 1.2, 4.6, 8.1, 4.5倍(Pb); 1.5, 2.9, 3.3, 2.2倍(As); 表明湘西矿区土壤同时存在Hg, Pb和As的复合污染。     

一种紫外-可见光谱法检测水质COD的浊度影响实验研究

消除浊度影响是直接光谱法检测水质COD的关键技术问题。此源于紫外-可见光谱法检测水质参数的关键依赖于化学计量法所建立的准确的水质参数分析模型,而浊度是影响其建模的一个重要参数。为此,选取福尔马肼浊度液和邻苯二甲酸氢钾标准溶液,开展了紫外-可见吸收光谱法检测水质COD的浊度影响实验研究,获得了选定溶液在245,300,360和560 nm几个特征波长点的吸光度随浊度变化的最小二乘法拟合曲线,分析了吸光度随浊度的变化规律。研究结果表明,在240～380 nm的紫外光谱段,由于引起浊度的颗粒物对有机物产生了吸附,致使浊度对水样的紫外光谱影响较为复杂;在380～780 nm的可见光谱区域,浊度对光谱的影响则是随着波长的增大而减弱。基于此,开展了多元散射校正法对受浊度影响的水样光谱进行校正试验。对某溪水水样的紫外-可见吸收光谱进行多元散射校正,通过处理前后光谱对比表明,浊度引起各个波长点的基线偏移都得到了有效的校正,而在紫外区域特征并未减弱。接着对选取的三种液体的紫外-可见吸收光谱进行多元散射校正,实验结果表明：该方法可在不影响水样紫外-可见吸收光谱特征的前提下对其吸收曲线进行有效的校正,这不仅提高了光谱法检测水质COD的信噪比,而且还为化学计量法建立准确、有效的水质检测COD分析模型进行数据预处理提供了一种新途径。     

甘肃马衔山和田玉化学成分分析和产地判别研究

甘肃马衔山和田玉具有重要的宝玉石价值和考古文化价值,其中产地区分为甘肃马衔山和田玉的研究重点.通过测试分析马衔山和田玉的化学成分,对比其与国内主要产地和田玉的化学成分差异,建立微量元素产地判别模型,对甘肃马衔山和田玉的产地鉴别进行探究,为甘肃齐家文化中古玉器溯源提供数据支撑.以电子探针分析甘肃马衔山和田玉的主量元素,结...     

Experimental Study of Oil Deposition Through a Flow Loop

In this article, the effect of temperature, pressure, and flow rate on deposition rate has been investigated by using chemical analysis method for calculating the deposit thickness and comparing to heat transfer and pressure drop methods. To do so, an experimental high pressure flow loop setup was designed and constructed to conduct various experiments. Caliper readings at the end of each test showed the chemical analysis method in comparison to the heat transfer and pressure drop methods is superior for deposit thickness calculation.     

A CSP and tabulation-based adaptive chemistry model

We demonstrate the feasibility of a new strategy for the construction of an adaptive chemistry model that is based on an explicit integrator stabilized by an approximation of the Computational Singular Perturbation (CSP)-slow-manifold projector. We examine the effectiveness and accuracy of this technique first using a model problem with variable stiffness. We assess the effect of using an approximation of the CSP-slow-manifold by either reusing the CSP vectors calculated in previous steps or from a pre-built tabulation. We find that while accuracy is preserved, the associated CPU cost was reduced substantially by this method. We used two ignition simulations – hydrogen–air and heptane–air mixtures – to demonstrate the feasibility of using the new method to handle realistic kinetic mechanisms. We test the effect of utilizing an approximation of the CSP-slow-manifold and find that its use preserves the order of the explicit integrator, produces no degradation in accuracy, and results in a scheme that is competitive with traditional implicit integration. Further analysis on the performance data demonstrates that the tabulation of the CSP-slow-manifold provides an increasing level of efficiency as the size of the mechanism increases. From the software engineering perspective, all the machinery developed is Common Component Architecture compliant, giving the software a distinct advantage in the ease of maintainability and flexibility in its utilization. Extension of this algorithm is underway to implement an automated tabulation of the CSP-slow-manifold for a detailed chemical kinetic system either off-line, or on-line with a reactive flow simulation code.