不同有机分子改性羟基磷灰石用于甲醛催化氧化

分别采用十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)、十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)及柠檬酸钠(SC)对羟基磷灰石(HAP)进行了有机改性.柠檬酸钠改性的羟基磷灰石对甲醛催化氧化表现出最好的催化活性,在240℃实现了甲醛完全转化.通过X射线衍射、红外光谱、N2吸附-脱附、扫描电镜和热重/差重等手段对HAP结构进行了表征.结果表明,SC改性使得HAP比表面积和孔体积增加,孔径减小,更有利于吸附及传质,从而提高了其活性.此外,SC改性的HAP中羟基含量更多,更有利于甲醛与羟基之间发生相互作用,这是该样品活性提高的另一个原因.     

Pentaatomic planar tetracoordinate silicon with 14 valence electrons: A large‐scale global search of (n + m = 4; q = 0, ±1, −2; X,Y = main group elements from H to Br)

Designing and characterizing the compounds with exotic structures and bonding that seemingly contrast the traditional chemical rules are a never‐ending goal. Although the silicon chemistry is dominated by the tetrahedral picture, many examples with the planar tetracoordinate‐Si skeletons have been discovered, among which simple species usually contain the 17/18 valence electrons. In this work, we report hitherto the most extensive structural search for the pentaatomic ptSi with 14 valence electrons, that is, (n + m = 4; q = 0, ±1, ?2; X, Y = main group elements from H to Br). For 129 studied systems, 50 systems have the ptSi structure as the local minimum. Promisingly, nine systems, that is, , HSiY₃ (Y = Al/Ga), Ca₃SiAl^?, Mg₄Si^2?, C₂LiSi, Si₃Y₂ (Y = Li/Na/K), each have the global minimum ptSi. The former six systems represent the first prediction. Interestingly, in HSiY₃ (Y = Al/Ga), the H‐atom is only bonded to the ptSi‐center via a localized 2c–2e σ bond. This sharply contradicts the known pentaatomic planar‐centered systems, in which the ligands are actively involved in the ligand–ligand bonding besides being bonded to the planar center. Therefore, we proposed here that to generalize the 14e‐ptSi, two strategies can be applied as (1) introducing the alkaline/alkaline‐earth elements and (2) breaking the peripheral bonding. In light of the very limited global ptSi examples, the presently designed six systems with 14e are expected to enrich the exotic ptSi chemistry and welcome future laboratory confirmation. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

The pyrolytic graphite surface as an enzyme substrate: microscopic and spectroscopic studies

We have conducted a series of experiments to explore the surface of the polished pyrolytic graphite ‘edge’ electrode as routinely prepared for use in protein film voltammetry. Our investigations have included nitrogen porosimetry and scanning electron microscopy. The nitrogen adsorption revealed a Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area ∼10⁴ times greater than the geometric surface area of the electrode. The pore-size distribution calculated by the Horváth–Kawazoe method showed that 10–18% of the pore volume arises from pores having widths >10 nm and, thus, should be accessible to enzymes, although much of the exposed ‘wall’ surface may be inactive for enzyme binding or electron transfer: for example, it may be mainly basal plane. Scanning electron micrographs of the abraded pyrolytic graphite edge showed differing scales of surface damage caused by the abrasion and the presence of many cracks in the surface where thin platelets had been removed.This work is dedicated to Prof. Alan Bond on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Alan’s enthusiasm for the complexities of diffusion control persuaded one of us (F.A. Armstrong) to try and avoid it altogether in protein electrochemical studies.     

Comblike poly(ethylene oxide)/hydrophobic C6 branched chitosan surfactant polymers as anti-infection surface modifying agents

A series of structurally well-defined poly(ethylene oxide)/hydrophobic C₆ branched chitosan surfactant polymers that undergo surface induced self assembly on hydrophobic biomaterial surfaces were synthesized and characterized. The surfactant polymers consist of low molecular weight (M_w) chitosan backbone with hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and hydrophobic hexyl pendant groups. Chitosan was depolymerized by nitrous acid deaminative cleavage. Hexanal and aldehyde-terminated PEO chains were simultaneously attached to low M_w chitosan hydrochloride via reductive amination. The surfactant polymers were prepared with various ratios of the two side chains. The molecular composition of the surfactant polymers was determined by FT-IR and ¹H NMR. Surface active properties at the air–water interface were determined by Langmuir film balance measurements. The surfactant polymers with PEO/hexyl ratios of 1:3.0 and 1:14.4 were used as surface modifying agents to investigate their anti-infection properties. E. coli adhesion on Silastic^® surface was decreased significantly by the surfactant polymer with PEO/hexyl 1:3.0. Surface growth of adherent E. coli was effectively suppressed by both tested surfactant polymers.     

A General Strategy for the Catalytic,Highly Enantio‐ and Diastereoselective Synthesis of Indolizidine‐Based Alkaloids

Sixteen indolizidine‐based alkaloids (IBAs) that were isolated as poison constituents of the skin of frogs were synthesized in a highly flexible and stereoselective manner. As a key step, a three‐component, organocatalytic, highly enantio‐ and diastereoselective vinylogous Mukaiyama–Mannich reaction was employed furnishing optically highly enriched butyrolactams as central intermediates on a multigram scale. The attached six‐membered ring was constructed through cyclization of the pendant enoate moiety onto the pyrrolidine ring. The absolute configuration of the bridgehead chiral center and the adjacent 8‐position was established in the initial vinylogous Mannich reaction, whereas the 3‐ and 5‐substituents were introduced through organometallic addition at a late stage of the synthesis with full stereochemical control from the substrate. With this strategy, simple as well as even more complex alkaloids were accessible in good overall yields as single stereoisomers. These syntheses also served to establish the absolute and relative configuration of those IBAs that had never been synthesized before.     

欠电位沉积研究现状——II.欠电位沉积的研究方法及其应用

总结了主要的欠电位沉积(upd)的原位研究方法, 包括电化学研究方法(循环伏安(CV)、计时电流(CHR)和电化学阻抗谱(EIS))、界面分析方法(电化学石英晶体微天平(EQCM)和电化学扫描隧道显微镜/电化学原子力显微镜(ECSTM/ECAFM))及X射线分析技术(X 射线吸收谱(XAS)和表面X射线散射(SXS)). 根据这些研究方法, 总结和探讨了许多体系的upd特征, 分析了upd微观特征与宏观的测试结果的对应关系及其原理. 此外, 探讨了基于这些研究方法得出的关于upd的重要结论, 并对比分析了上述研究方法的优缺点. 在upd应用领域的研究方面, 主要从四个方面进行了概述, 涉及功能材料电合成、电分析应用、电化学原子层外延(ECALE)和表征贵金属(或纳米)材料电化学活性面积(ECSA), 并简析了上述应用研究中涉及的关于upd 过程的原理. 最后, 总结了upd研究方法和应用研究的现状并展望了其未来发展趋势.     

A new approach to express ToF SIMS depth profiling

We propose a new approach to express SIMS depth profiling on a TOF.SIMS‐5 time‐of‐flight mass spectrometer. The approach is based on the instrument capability to independently perform raster scans of sputter and probe ion beams. The probed area can be much smaller than the diameter of a sputter ion beam, like in the AES depth profiling method. This circumstance alleviates limitations on the sputter beam–raster size relation, which are critical in other types of SIMS, and enables analysis on a curved‐bottomed sputter crater. By considerably reducing the raster size, it is possible to increase the depth profiling speed by an order of magnitude without radically degrading the depth resolution. A technique is proposed for successive improvement of depth resolution through profile recovery with account for the developing curvature of the sputtered crater bottom in the probed area. Experimental study of the crater bottom form resulted in implementing a method to include contribution of the instrumental artifacts in a nonstationary depth resolution function within the Hofmann's mixing–roughness–information depth model. The real‐structure experiment has shown that the analysis technique combining reduction of a raster size with a successive nonstationary recovery ensures high speed of profiling at ~100 µm/h while maintaining the depth resolution of about 30 nm at a 5 µm depth. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

SB粉水热分解铝酸钠溶液制取大孔容高比表面拟薄水铝石

 以德国Condea公司用有机醇铝法生产的拟薄水铝石SB粉为晶种,采用水热分解铝酸钠溶液结合乙醇分散洗涤种分产物的方法制得了大孔容高比表面拟薄水铝石. 研究了铝酸钠溶液组成(Al2O3浓度和苛化系数)以及晶种循环使用次数等条件对溶液分解率、 Na2O析出率和种分产物孔体积、孔径分布、比表面积以及钠含量等物化性质的影响. 研究表明, 在晶种比为1.0, 温度为125 ℃的条件下用SB粉分解铝酸钠溶液(Al2O3含量为100～140 g/L, 苛化系数为1.30～1.45), 3 h后溶液分解率可达30%左右,而SB粉连续循环使用3次所得产物的孔容和比表面积分别达到0.84 cm3/g和213.6 m2/g, Na2O含量在0.3%以下,部分性质甚至超过了SB粉的技术指标. 该方法为从廉价的铝酸钠溶液制备高附加值的拟薄水铝石提供了一条新的可供选择的路径.     

Characterization of Copper and Aluminum AC Electrochemical Oxidation Products

Non-equilibrium electrochemical metal oxidation is one of the methods to obtain the power-saturated nanosized metal oxides. AC electrochemical separate copper and aluminum oxidation in an aqueous sodium chloride solution is performed. It results in the phase transformations of the obtained copper (I) oxide and boehmite during the storing in solution. Phase composition, pore structure characteristics and morphology of the products are considered. Their pore structure is preferably formed by mesopores. Carbonate ion adsorption of metal oxides/oxyhydroxides is due to their high affinity. The contamination of the power-saturated nanosized products of electrolysis with carbon-containing impurities is not a problem because some undesirable compounds may be removed by heat treatment, but others do not negatively affect the operating performance. Product of AC electrochemical copper oxidation is characterized by particle shape anisotropy (spindle-shaped particles of copper oxide and copper carbonate hydroxide wire bundles) that positively affects the some properties. The product of AC electrochemical aluminum oxidation has a flower-like structure.     

Synthesis of High‐Surface‐Area Nitrogen‐Doped Porous Carbon Microflowers and Their Efficient Carbon Dioxide Capture Performance

Sustainable carbon materials have received particular attention in CO₂ capture and storage owing to their abundant pore structures and controllable pore parameters. Here, we report high‐surface‐area hierarchically porous N‐doped carbon microflowers, which were assembled from porous nanosheets by a three‐step route: soft‐template‐assisted self‐assembly, thermal decomposition, and KOH activation. The hydrazine hydrate used in our experiment serves as not only a nitrogen source, but also a structure‐directing agent. The activation process was carried out under low (KOH/carbon=2), mild (KOH/carbon=4) and severe (KOH/carbon=6) activation conditions. The mild activated N‐doped carbon microflowers (A‐NCF‐4) have a hierarchically porous structure, high specific surface area (2309 m² g^?1), desirable micropore size below 1 nm, and importantly large micropore volume (0.95 cm³ g^?1). The remarkably high CO₂ adsorption capacities of 6.52 and 19.32 mmol g^?1 were achieved with this sample at 0 °C (273 K) and two pressures, 1 bar and 20 bar, respectively. Furthermore, this sample also exhibits excellent stability during cyclic operations and good separation selectivity for CO₂ over N₂.