Urea method for the synthesis of hydrotalcites

Mg-Al, Zn-Al and Ni-Al hydrotalcite-like compounds with high crystallinity were synthesized by using the decomposing property of urea at high temperature. The crystallinity and the regularly of the samples were much preferable to those synthesized by other methods. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

双包层椭圆光波导解析解

解析求解了双包层椭圆光纤中的波动方程，得到了模式精确解有模式特征方程。对基模的特征方程进行了数值计算，给出了不同椭圆比下的归一化双折射和模间色散随归一化频率的变化关系曲线，并与高斯近似解的结果进行了比较。     

A Mets motif peptide found in copper transport proteins selectively binds Cu(I) with methionine-only coordination

Mets motifs, which refer to methionine-rich sequences found in the high-affinity copper transporter Ctr1, also appear in other proteins involved in copper trafficking and homeostasis, including other Ctrs as well as Pco and Cop proteins isolated from copper-resistant bacteria. To understand the coordination chemistry utilized by these proteins, we studied the copper binding properties of a peptide labeled Mets7-PcoC with the sequence Met-Thr-Gly-Met-Lys-Gly-Met-Ser. By comparing this sequence to a series of mutants containing noncoordinating norleucine in place of methionine, we confirm that all three methionine residues are involved in a thioether-only binding site that is selective for Cu(I). Two independent methods, one based on mass spectrometry and one based on rate differences for the copper-catalyzed oxidation of ascorbic acid, provide an effective K(D) of approximately 2.5 microM at pH 4.5 for the 1:1 complex of Mets7-PcoC with Cu(I). These results establish that a relatively simple peptide containing an MX(2)MX(2)M motif is sufficient to bind Cu(I) with an affinity that corresponds well with its proposed biological function of extracellular copper acquisition.     

A novel route for waste water treatment: photo-assisted Fenton degradation of dye pollutants accumulated in natural polyelectrolyte microshells

The efficient accumulation of dyes in constructed natural polyelectrolyte microshells under moderate conditions, combined with the photo-assisted Fenton reagent, opens a new route for the effective elimination of dye pollutants from waste water.     

Global well-posedness for the 3-D MHD equations with partial diffusion in the periodic domain

In this paper, we prove the global well-posedness of the 3-D magnetohydrodynamics(MHD) equations with partial diffusion in the periodic domain when the initial velocity is small and the initial magnetic field is close to a background magnetic field satisfying the Diophantine condition.     

Statistical properties of shocks in Burgers turbulence

We consider the statistical properties of solutions of Burgers' equation in the limit of vanishing viscosity, , with Gaussian whitenoise initial data. This system was originally proposed by Burgers^[1] as a crude model of hydrodynamic turbulence, and more recently by Zel'dovichet al..^[12] to describe the evolution of gravitational matter at large spatio-temporal scales, with shocks playing the role of mass clusters. We present here a rigorous proof of the scaling relationP(s)s ^1/2,s1 whereP(s) is the cumulative probability distribution of shock strengths. We also show that the set of spatial locations of shocks is discrete, i.e. has no accumulation points; and establish an upper bound on the tails of the shock-strength distribution, namely 1–P(s)exp{–Cs ³} fors1. Our method draws on a remarkable connection existing between the structure of Burgers turbulence and classical probabilistic work on the convex envelope of Brownian motion and related diffusion processes.Inadvertently the sequel to this article, Statistical Properties of Shocks in Burgers Turbulence, II. Tail Probabilities for Velocities, Shock-Strengths and Rarefaction Intervals has already appeared in an earlier issue of Commun. Math. Phys. (Commun. Math. Phys.169, 45–59 (1995).     

κ-卡拉胶热可逆凝胶化行为研究

用固体小角激光散射方法研究κ 卡拉胶 (KC)的热可逆凝胶化行为 .以散色斑点的突停点温度为体系的凝胶化点Tgel,考察了溶液中加入Na+ ,K+ ,NH+4,Ca2 + ,Cu2 + ,Zn2 + 等抗衡离子对Tgel的影响 .结果是随抗衡离子浓度增大Tgel上升 ;Tgel与Na+ 的浓度呈线性关系 ,与K+ ,NH+4,Ca2 + ,Cu2 + ,Zn2 + 等离子浓度的平方根成线性关系 ;另外 ,还得到 30℃时KC在KCl盐溶液中的溶胶 凝胶相图 ,并对比了KC在NaCl溶液中透析前后Tgel的变化 .     

旋转填充床的流体力学特性与传递过程的理论研究进展

旋转填充床(RPB)是一种高效的强化传递过程设备，亦是一种高效的混合与多相反应设备，在化工、材料、冶金、能源、环保等领域有着广泛的应用前景。本文概要地介绍了近年来对该类装置的流体力学特性和传递过程的理论研究进展。     

Preparation, characterization and properties studies of quinine-imprinted polymer in the aqueous phase

The uniform-sized spherical molecularly imprinted polymers were successfully prepared through molecular imprinting technology by two-step seed swelling and mini-emulsion polymerization in the aqueous condition using quinine as template molecules and methacrylic acid (MAA) as functional monomer. The polymers were characterized by IR spectra, thermal-weight analysis, scanning electron microscope and laser particle size analysis. The properties of imprinted polymers were investigated in different organic phases and aqueous media. In the organic media, results suggested that polar interactions (hydrogen bonding, ionic interactions) between acidic monomer/polymer and template molecules are mainly responsible for the binding and recognition; whereas in the aqueous medium, a considerable recognition effect was also obtained where the ionic (electrostatic) interaction and hydrophobic interaction play an important role. The experiments of binding different substrates indicated that the MIPs possessed an excellent rebinding ability and inherent selectivity to quinine. __________ Translated from Zhongshan Dcocue Xuebao/Acta Scientianum Natralium University Sunyatseni, 2005, 44(3)(in Chinese)     

Microwave assisted hydrothermal synthesis of tin niobates nanosheets with high cycle stability as lithium-ion battery anodes

SnNb₂O₆ and Sn₂Nb₂O₇ nanosheets were synthetized via microwave assisted hydrothermal method, and innovatively employed as anode materials for lithium-ion battery. Compared with Sn₂Nb₂O₇ and the previously reported pure Sn-based anode materials, the SnNb₂O₆ electrode exhibited outstanding cycling performance.