Identification and determination of aesculin and aesculetin in ash barks by capillary zone electrophoresis

Summary A capillary zone electrophoresis method for identification and determination of aesculin and aesculetin has been established using borate-phosphate buffer containing 30% ethanol with on-column UV detection. A detailed investigation of the influence of changes in borate concentration, pH, applied voltage, temperature and organic modifier was then carried out. For both aesculin and aesculetin, a linear plot of migration time (MT) against borate concentration was obtained, and ln[measured peak area (MA)] and lnMT both gave linear plots against ln(applied voltage) with correlation coefficient r>0.999, which also resulted in a linear correlation between MA and MT (r≥0.9998) under varied voltage. Ethanol as organic modifier to the background electrolytes helped in separating aesculin and aesculetin from other components in ash barks. The reproducibility with relative standard deviation in MT and in normalized peak area(NA) and linearity based on NA against concentration were evaluated. Finally, the method was successfully applied to monitor the quality of different ash barks and to compare the effect of sample preparation on content of bioactive components in ash bark. Results indicate that CZE promises to be applicable to quality control of traditional Chinese medicines containing aesculin and aesculetin.     

Prediction of particle sticking efficiency for fly ash deposition at high temperatures

The tendency of ash particles to stick under high temperatures is dictated by the ash chemistry, particle physical properties, deposit surface properties and furnace operation conditions. A model has been developed in order to predict the particle sticking efficiency for fly ash deposition at high temperatures. The model incorporates the particle properties relevant to the ash chemistry, particle kinetic energy and furnace operation conditions and takes into consideration the partial sticking behaviour and the deposit layer. To test the model, the sticking behaviours of synthetic ash in a drop tube furnace are evaluated and the slagging formation from coal combustion in a down-fired furnace is modelled. Compared with the measurements, the proposed model presents reasonable prediction performance on the particle sticking behaviour and the ash deposition formation. Through a sensitivity analysis, furnace operation conditions (velocity and temperature), contact angle and particle size have been found to be the significant factors in controlling the sticking behaviours for the synthetic ash particles. The ash chemistry and furnace temperature dictate the wetting potential of the ash particles and the melting ability of the deposit surface; particle size and density not only control the particle kinetic energy, but also affect the particle temperature. The furnace velocity condition has been identified as being able to influence the selective deposition behaviour, where the maximum deposition efficiency moves to smaller particles when increasing the gas velocity. In addition, the thermophoresis effect on the arrival rate of the particles reduces with increasing the gas velocity. Further, increasing the melting degree of the deposit layer could greatly enhance the predicted deposition formation, in particular for the high furnace velocity condition.     

FEB氦灰问题研究

本文从现有的氦灰输运和排除的实验数据出发，计算了ＦＥＢ的氦灰积累速率，得到了平衡氦灰浓度，另外，从α粒子平衡方程和等离子体功率平衡方程出发得到的结果与直接从实验数据计算得到的结果相一致。最后，用二维Ｍｏｎｔｅ－Ｃａｒｌｏ程序模拟了排灰效率与偏滤器工程结构参数和靶板附近的等离子体参数之间的敏感性关系。     

顺序等离子体光谱技术测定煤飞灰中常量,少量和微量元素

本文采用顺序等离子体光谱技术测定煤飞灰中主要成份（Ｃａ、Ｍｇ、Ｆｅ、Ａｌ、Ｓｉ、Ｎａ、Ｋ、Ｔｉ）及微量成份（Ｃｕ、Ｓｃ、Ｖ、Ｎｉ、Ｂｅ、Ｍｎ）。用扫描光谱法研究了分析线的选择和光谱背景的扣除。试样用密封罐混酸溶解。测定煤飞灰标准样品ＮＢＳ１６３３ａ的结果与标准值一致。方法用于测定新制备的煤飞灰标准参考物。     

Modification of Potassium Chabazites Derived from Fly Ash by Dosing Extra Cations: Promoted CO2 Adsorption Capacities and Fine‐Tuned Frameworks

Potassium chabazite (K‐CHA), a typical microporous zeolite with excellent CO₂ separating properties, was synthesized with waste fly ash and modified via cation dosing treatments using cesium and zinc cations, respectively. The resulting CHAs were analyzed by XRF, XRD, FT‐IR, SEM, and N₂ physisorption, whose CO₂ adsorption properties were then tested on the reorganized TGA apparatus. It showed from XRF data that cesium and zinc cations were successfully imported in the original K‐CHA by cation dosing, but the CHA microstructures and morphologies of K‐CHA were perfectly retained as confirmed by XRD, FT‐IR, SEM and N₂ physisorption. Since there were still over 9 potassium cations per unit cell in cation dosed Cs‐CHA and Zn‐CHA, they both maintained the favored properties of K‐CHA as “molecular trapdoors”. In the following adsorption experiments, the CO₂ uptakes of Cs‐CHA and Zn‐CHA at 333 K and 1 bar, compared with K‐CHA, elevated from 1.70 mmol · g^–1 to 2.34 and 2.03 mmol · g^–1, and the import of zinc cation also presented a positive effect on the adsorption kinetics. Detailed comparisons suggested modifications with cesium and zinc cations fine‐tune the CHA complying with different mechanisms, and CHAs modified via cation perform more approvingly than fully ion‐exchanged ones, providing us important insights into CHA modifications and applications in practice.     

粉煤灰与几种酸固相反应特性的表面分析

用扫描电镜．能量色散谱研究了粉煤灰与酸的固相反应过程中表面形貌和化学组成变化特性。室温下粉煤灰分别与HCI、HNO3、H2SO4、HCIO4固相反应后，表面产生直径20—200nm的结晶颗粒或晶柱。反应生成的水溶物结晶体的扫描电镜图像分别呈手指状、龟背形、蛛蛛状、蝙蝠态，分别为氯化铝铁混晶、硝酸铝铁混晶、硫酸铝铁混晶和高氯酸铝铁混晶。粉煤灰是硅、铝、铁等元素的氧化物聚集体，铁铝等氧化物主要分布在颗粒表面，氧化硅主要分布在颗粒内层。用少量酸进行固相反应这些氧化物聚集体可相互剥离，用H2SO4处理粉煤灰优先将铁铝氧化物转化成可溶性硫酸盐。     

胡椒基荧光酮光度法测定粉煤灰中微量镓

在表面活性剂OP存在下,镓与胡椒基荧光酮(PIF)在pH 6.0 HAc-NaAc缓冲溶液中形成蓝紫色配合物,其表观摩尔吸光系数为8.51×104L.mol-1.cm-1,最大吸收波长为568 nm,配合物的组成比为n(Ga(Ⅲ))∶n(PIF)=1∶4。镓质量浓度在0~0.5μg/mL范围内符合比耳定律,镓(Ⅲ)的标准加入回收率在96.5%~102.1%之间。结合乙酸丁酯萃取分离干扰元素,用于测定粉煤灰中微量镓。     

Ash and Slag Waste as a Secondary Raw Material

In the process of industrial corporation activities a lot of waste, which pollutes the atmosphere, is generated, for example ash and slag. In Tomsk region, by estimates, ash stores occupy about 600 hectares, which contain about 25 million tons by weight. In Russian thermal power-stations ash disposal areas there are about 1.3 billion tons of ash, and only 10% of it is used. That is why this problem is topical enough. In this paper the scheme of producing ash ceramic bricks and complex ash and slag waste processing is shown. Besides, profitability of the project is presented.     

Removal of phosphate from aqueous solution by zeolite synthesized from fly ash

Fifteen Chinese fly ashes were converted hydrothermally into zeolites, and phosphate immobilization capacity (PIC) of the synthesized zeolites and the corresponding raw fly ashes were determined using an initial phosphate concentration of 1000 mg/L. Results showed that there was a remarkable increase in PIC (from 1.2 to 7.6 times) following the synthesis process. Fractionation of immobilized phosphorus indicated that Fe+Al-P increased most significantly and consistently among all the phosphorus fractions following the conversion of fly ash to zeolite. The PIC and Ca+Mg-P were closely related to Ca content (with r values of 0.9683 and 0.9651, respectively) rather than Mg content (with r values of 0.3920 and 0.3212, respectively). The r values of PIC and Fe+Al-P with Fe content (with r values of 0.4686 and 0.6385, respectively) were higher than those with Al content (with r values of -0.7857 and -0.3770, respectively). Although calcium and iron components were mainly involved in phosphate immobilization, there was no significant change of Ca and Fe content following the conversion of fly ash to zeolite. Increase in dissociated Fe(2)O(3) and specific surface area probably accounted for the enhancement in PIC of synthesized zeolites compared with corresponding fly ashes. The PIC value of zeolites showed a significant correlation with dissociated Fe(2)O(3) (r=0.6186). The specific surface area increased 26.0-89.4 times as a result of the conversion of fly ash to zeolite. The maximum removal of phosphate occurred within different pH ranges for zeolites which were synthesized from high, medium and low calcium fly ashes and this behavior was explained by the reaction of phosphate with calcium and iron components.     

Quantitative estimation of constituents in fly ash by lithium tetraborate fusion

Silica is removed from fly ash sample by hydroflourination for its effective determination gravimetrically and the remaining residue is subjected to lithium tetraborate (Li₂B₄O₇) fusion followed by dissolution in dilute nitric acid to obtain a clear solution in which elements including aluminum (Al), iron (Fe), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na), potassium (K), titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn), have been determined by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (FAAS). Two fly ash samples analyzed by the proposed method have been received from the National Council of Cement and Building Materials (NCCBM), India (proposed CRM in future) and fly ash CRM 1633 (b) from NIST, USA. The validity of the method has been established by analyzing fly ash CRM 1633 (b) as reference standard. The standard deviation has been calculated for each measurement.