A novel dynamic approach for automatic microsampling and continuous monitoring of metal ion release from soils exploiting a dedicated flow-through microdialyser

In this paper, a novel concept is presented for automatic microsampling and continuous monitoring of metal ions in soils with minimum disturbance of the sampling site. It involves a hollow-fiber microdialyser that is implanted in the soil body as a miniaturized sensing device. The idea behind microdialysis in this application is to mimic the function of a passive sampler to predict the actual, rather than potential, mobility and bioavailability of metal traces. Although almost quantitative dialysis recoveries were obtained for lead ( 98%) from aqueous model solutions with sufficiently long capillaries (l 30 mm, 200 m i.d.) at perfusion rates of 2.0 L min^–1, the resistance of an inert soil matrix was found to reduce metal uptake by 30%. Preliminary investigation of the potential of the microdialysis analyser for risk assessment of soil pollution, and for metal partitioning studies, were performed by implanting the dedicated probe in a laboratory-made soil column and hyphenating it with electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS), so that minute, well-defined volumes of clean microdialysates were injected on-line into the graphite furnace. A noteworthy feature of the implanted microdialysis-based device is the capability to follow the kinetics of metal release under simulated natural scenarios or anthropogenic actions. An ancillary flow set-up was arranged in such a way that a continuous flow of leaching solution — mild extractant (10^–2 mol L^–1 CaCl₂), acidic solution (10^–3 mol L^–1 HNO₃), or chelating agent (10^–4 or 10^–2 mol L^–1 EDTA) — was maintained through the soil body, while the concentration trends of inorganic (un-bound) metal species at the soil-liquid interface could be monitored at near real-time. Hence, relevant qualitative and quantitative information about the various mobile fractions is obtained, and metal-soil phase associations can also be elucidated. Finally, stimulus-response schemes adapted from neurochemical applications and pharmacokinetic studies are to be extended to soil research as an alternative means of local monitoring of extraction processes after induction of a chemical change in the outer boundary of the permselective dialysis membrane.     

中空多壳层结构材料的制备及气体传感应用研究进展

先进气体传感器技术在现代社会安全生产生活中扮演着极为重要的角色,而高效敏感材料的设计与开发是其中的关键.中空多壳层结构材料因其独特的层层嵌套的多壳层与多腔体结构而表现出特别的物理化学性质,在气体传感领域显现出巨大的应用潜力.传统的硬模板法、软模板法以及基于奥斯特瓦尔德熟化和柯肯德尔效应的无模板法在中空多壳层纳米结构材料的普适制备及壳层结构的精确调控等方面存在诸多限制.次序模板法的出现突破了上述限制,促进了该领域的迅速发展.本文简要回顾了中空多壳层结构材料制备方法的发展历程,介绍了其在甲醛、乙醇、丙酮、甲苯及二氧化氮等有害气体检测中的具体应用,分析了其在气体传感领域的独特优势,最后对该领域面临的挑战和发展前景进行了总结与展望.     

W2Cl7(CCl), a Polymeric Tungsten Chlorocarbyne Complex

Black crystals of W₂Cl₇(CCl) were obtained from the reaction of WCl₆ and As in CCl₄ at 250 °C under solvothermal conditions. The crystal structure (orthorhombic, space group Pbca, a = 1196(1), b = 1215.6(7), c = 1584(1) pm, Z = 8) is built of infinite zig‐zag chains of dinuclear complexes connected via bridging Cl atoms. The individual complexes are face‐sharing double octahedra concatenated via bridging Cl ligands. Each W atom is in a distorted octahedral coordination environment of five Cl atoms an the carbon atom of the μ₂ bridging chloromethylidyne ligand leading to the formula [{Cl₂W(μ‐CCl)(μ₂‐Cl)₂WCl₂}(μ‐Cl)]_n. The short W‐W distance of 256 pm indicates a multiple W‐W bond, the W‐C bonds of 195 pm are in the typical range for μ₂‐alkylidyne ligands, the C‐Cl bond of 167 pm is consistent with a sp¹ hybridisation on the carbon atom.     

单双核金属配合物选择性催化氧化对甲氧基苦杏仁酸

制备了以铜、钴、锰为中心离子的三种单核金属配合物L¹Cu、L¹Co、L¹Mn (L¹=N,N'-(2-羟乙基)丙二酰胺)和三种双核金属配合物L²Cu、L²Co、L²Mn (L²=N,N'-{2-(2-羟乙基氨基)乙基}丙二酰胺). 研究发现在缓冲溶液中六种金属配合物能将对甲氧基苦杏仁酸(4-MMA)高选择性地氧化成对甲氧基苯甲醛(AAD)以及少量对甲氧基苯甲酸(4-MBA), AAD的选择性(S)大于96%. 然而不同的催化体系在反应速率上表现了很大的不同: 铜金属配合物的催化活性最好; 双核配合物表现出更高的催化效率. 研究了酒石酸(TA)、磷酸(H₃O₄)、醋酸(HAc)三种缓冲溶液体系对L¹Cu催化H₂O₂氧化4-MMA反应的影响, 结果表明缓冲溶液种类对反应速率和选择性影响很大.研究了35℃时弱酸性条件(pH值从2.5到4.5的范围内)在酒石酸缓冲溶液中六种金属配合物催化H₂O₂氧化4-MMA的动力学, 计算出不同pH值条件下催化反应的表观反应速率常数k_obs, 并且讨论了pH值对催化反应的影响.     

Polymer supported catalysts for oxidation of phenol and cyclohexene using hydrogen peroxide as oxidant

Polymer supported transition metal complexes of N,N′-bis (o-hydroxy acetophenone) hydrazine (HPHZ) Schiff base were prepared by anchoring its amino derivative Schiff base (AHPHZ) on cross-linked (6 wt%) polymer beads and then loading iron(III), copper(II) and zinc(II) ions in methanol. The loading of HPHZ Schiff base on polymer beads was 3.436 mmol g⁻¹ and efficiency of complexation of polymer anchored HPHZ Schiff base for iron(III), copper(II) and zinc(II) ions was 83.21, 83.40 and 83.17%, respectively. The efficiency of complexation of unsupported HPHZ Schiff base for these metal ions was lower than polymer supported HPHZ Schiff base. The structural information obtained by spectral, magnetic and elemental analysis has suggested octahedral and square planar geometry for iron(III) and copper(II) ions complexes, respectively, with paramagnetic behavior, but zinc(II) ions complexes were tetrahedral in shape with diamagnetic behavior. The complexation with metal ions has increased thermal stability of polymer anchored HPHZ Schiff base. The catalytic activity of unsupported and polymer supported HPHZ Schiff base complexes of metal ions was evaluated by studying the oxidation of phenol (Ph) and epoxidation of cyclohexene (CH). The polymer supported metal complexes showed better catalytic activity than unsupported metal complexes. The catalytic activity of metal complexes was optimum at a molar ratio of 1:1:1 of substrate to oxidant and catalyst. The selectivity for catechol (CTL) and epoxy cyclohexane (ECH) in oxidation of phenol and epoxidation of cyclohexene was better with polymer supported metal complexes in comparison to unsupported metal complexes. The energy of activation for oxidation of phenol (22.8 kJ mol⁻¹) and epoxidation of cyclohexene (8.9 kJ mol⁻¹) was lowest with polymer supported complexes of iron(III) ions than polymer supported Schiff base complexes of copper(II) and zinc(II) ions.     

Diazo-coupled calix[4]arenes for qualitative analytical screening of metal ions

New chromogenic diazophenylcalix[4]arenes 1 and 2 were synthesized in cone conformation. Compound 1 with the ortho-carboxyl groups in CH₃CN solution preferentially binds with alkaline earth and transition metal ions, whereas no significant changes in absorption spectra are observed in the presence of alkali metal ions. While 2 with the ortho-ester groups shows selective complexation properties towards transition metal ions over alkali and alkaline earth metal ions. The detection of metal ions gives rise to bathochromic shifts in the absorption spectra (from orange/yellow to red), which is clearly visible even to the naked eye. According to the selective color changes using both receptors upon cation complexation, one can set up a qualitative analytical routine to screen alkali, alkaline earth, and transition metal ions.     

Metal ions recovery with alginic acid coupled to ultrafiltration membrane

Alginic acid (AA) is a natural polysaccharide derived from brown algae. Naturally AA is present in cellular wall forming insoluble complexes with ions as calcium, magnesium, and sodium. This polymer is composed of uronic acids as d-manuronic acid and l-guloronic acid (units differing in C5 configuration) which are disposed in blocks or alternating on principal chain due its spatial configuration. In its structure only hydroxy and carboxylic acid are present, with a pK_{a alginic acid} = 3.45. At pH = 4.3 this polymer is completely soluble in water. Metal ion retention was evaluated using liquid-phase polymer-based retention (LPR) technique elution method, and metal ions studied were Ag⁺, Co²⁺, Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺, Cd²⁺, and Pb²⁺ at different pH and filtration factor. A high efficiency for all metal ions at all pH was reveled with a maximum at pH = 4.5 of 100% of majority of metal ions. To evaluate the maximum retention capacity (MRC) of AA, LPR technique concentration method was used. Metal ion/polymer ratio from 48 to 325 mg/g for Zn²⁺ and Ag⁺ were studied, respectively. Homopolymer and polymer-metal ion complexes were characterized using FT-IR, Far-IR spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and thermogravimetric analysis. FT-IR revealed relevant shifts between AA and PMC, which involve carboxylic acid, hydroxy, and ether groups. DLS shows non-pH-dependent sizes of alginic acid-silver complexes.     

金属离子的超临界流体萃取技术的进展

超临界流体萃取技术在分离方面发展迅速,应用前景十分广泛。文中综述了超临界流体技术的萃取机理及对金属离子萃取的研究。     

Atomically Dispersed FeN2P2 Motif with High Activity and Stability for Oxygen Reduction Reaction Over the Entire pH Range

The past decade has witnessed the great potential of Fe-based single-atom electrocatalysis in catalyzing oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, it remains a grand challenge to substantially improve their intrinsic activity and long-term stability in acidic electrolytes. Herein, we report a facile chemical vapor deposition strategy, by which high-density Fe atoms (3.97 wt%) are coordinated with square-planar para-positioned nitrogen and phosphorus atoms in a hierarchical carbon framework. The as-crafted atomically dispersed Fe catalyst (denoted Fe-SA/PNC) manifests an outstanding activity towards ORR over the entire pH range. Specifically, the half-wave potential of 0.92 V, 0.83 V, and 0.86 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) are attained in alkaline, neutral, and acidic electrolytes, respectively, representing the high performance among reported catalysts to date. Furthermore, after 30,000 durability cycles, the Fe-SA/PNC remains to be stable with no visible performance decay when tested in 0.1 M KOH and 0.5 M H₂SO₄, and only a minor negative shift of 40 mV detected in 0.1 M HClO₄, significantly outperforming commercial Pt/C counterpart. The coordination motif of Fe-SA/PNC is validated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. This work provides atomic-level insight into improving the activity and stability of non-noble metal ORR catalysts, opening up an avenue to craft the desired single-atom electrocatalysts.     

Research and development of metal powder for magnetic recording

Since its first application within the compact cassette in 1978, magnetic recording media using metal powder have been improved at a rate of roughly 1 dB per year as a result of advances in such fields as tape materials, tape-making technologies, etc. Today, metal tapes have a widely expanded application area, including video and data-information applications. Dowa Mining Co., Ltd., began its research regarding magnetic powder for recording media in 1978. The Company successfully developed metal powder for 8 mm video tape. Since then, Dowa has endeavored to improve the magnetic properties and reduce the particle size of metal powder. It accomplishes these goals through the full use of the Company's unique Al doping method. Especially, during the past several years, significant improvements of the magnetic properties of metal powder have been achieved. These improvements have resulted from the introduction of new technologies, including Fe–Co alloying, sintering prevention, new reaction processes, and many other new techniques. Currently, Dowa Mining is supplying a new type of metal powder for the most technologically advanced high-density recording media. Dowa's new metal powder has an axis length of 0.1 μm, H_c of 2400 Oe, and σ_s of 155 emu/g.