A new general-purpose isothermal microcalorimeter for use at temperatures up to 200 °C

The design and some properties of a new general-purpose isothermal microcalorimeter are reported. The instrument is a twin thermopile heat conduction calorimeter, which is designed for use up to 200 °C. The calorimetric units and surrounding heat sink are suspended inside a hollow aluminium construction, which is thermostated. Above that unit a second thermostated block is positioned and the whole assembly is suspended inside a Dewar vessel. When the instrument is used at room temperature and below, the thermostated units are cooled by use of an insertion Peltier effect cooler. The instrument can be used with a wide range of different reaction vessels (diameter 14 mm). Baseline experiments have been conducted in the temperature range 15-200 °C. Typical values obtained during 10 h periods at 200 °C are ±3 and ±10 nW for the baseline drift and baseline fluctuations, respectively. The heat detection limit, determined by release of electrical energy, is about 2 μJ. Preliminary stability measurements have been conducted at 100 °C on samples of stabilised and non-stabilised polyamide film.     

Glycosidases of turnip leaf tissues

Four myrosinase (β-thioglucosidase EC. 3.2.3.1) and seven disaccharase (β-fructofuranosidase, EC. 3.2.1.26) isoenzymes were isolated from turnip leaves. The most active enzymes were isolated in pure form. Myrosinase and disaccharase mol wt was 62.0 × 10³ and 69.5 × 10³ dalton, respectively, on the basis of gel filtration on Sephadex G-200. Myrosinase pH profile showed high activity between pH 5 and 7 with the optimum at pH 5.5. The purified enzyme was heat-stable for 60 min at 30°C with only loss of 24% of activity. Its activity is strongly inhibited (100%) by Pb²⁺, Ba²⁺, Cu²⁺ and Ca²⁺ ions, and activated (70%) by EDTA at 0.04M. The pure enzyme failed to hydrolyze amylose, glycogen, lactose, maltose, and sucrose. TheK _m andV _max values of myrosinase using sinigrin as specific substrate was 0.045 mM and 2.5 U, respectively. The maximal activity of disaccharase enzyme was obtained at pH 4–5 and 35–37°C. The enzyme was heat-stable at 30°C for 30 min with only 10% loss of its activity. Its activity is strongly activated (70–240%) by Ca²⁺, Ba²⁺, Cu²⁺, and EDTA at 0.01M. The enzyme activity is specific to the disaccharide sucrose and failed to hydrolyze other disaccharides (maltose and lactose). TheK _m andV _max of disaccharase were 0.123 mM and 3.33 U, respectively.     

A critical reappraisal of recent communications on the hydrodynamic characterization of silica (aerosil) hydrosols

Different results from recent communications on the hydrodynamic characterization of ultrasonicated silica (®Aerosil) hydrosols led to a critical reappraisal of the data.It can be concluded that the degree of dispersion achievable in pyrogenic (Aerosil) hydrosols by ultrasonication is highly sensitive to the detailed parameters of the dispersion process. Characterization in terms ofabsolute numbers of a limiting particle morphology, corresponding to minima of aggregate size, porosity and number of primary particles in the aggregate is not possible.The most straightforward approach for hydrodynamic characterization seems to be a combination of sedimentation and diffusion data.Other approaches using a combination of sedimentation and viscosity data underestimate the particle dimensions. Moreover, they are quite arbitrary since the final result depends upon the proper choice between several equations for fitting the viscosity concentration dependence; the most rigorous approach seems to be an extended Einstein equation which has recently been adapted to particle aggregates.     

基于模糊控制的清水池水位控制系统设计

清水池水位控制具有时变、滞后、突发性强等特点,难以准确建立合适的数学模型,为了达到快速维持清水池水位在期望值,避免所有水泵同时启停的目的,提出了一种清水池水位模糊控制的方法,该方法借助于MATLAB软件对控制系统进行了仿真,验证了模糊控制算法在清水池水位控制系统中应用的合理性,并计算出模糊输出控制量表,为确定水泵启停台数提供指导。采用了S7-200 PLC控制器和MCGS组态软件实现了清水池模糊控制系统的程序设计,给出相应的模糊控制PLC程序,并应用于清水池水位控制系统中。结果表明,系统稳定性好,响应速度快,能够较好的满足控制要求。系统将模糊控制理论与实际控制相结合,满足了清水池水位控制的要求,延长了水泵使用寿命,节省电能,为清水池水位自动控制提供借鉴。     

Estimation of N-ethyl O-isopropyl Thionocarbamate (Dow: 2-200) in Mine Wastes by GLC

Abstract

Dow 2200 is a selective ore flotation agent, consisting mainly of Nethyl, 0-isopropyl thionocarbamate (IF'ETC). This paper describes a GLC method for the estimation of IPETC, and compares it with the conventional U.V. spectrophotometric procedure.

An aliquot of a cyclohexane extract of IPETC (prepared for spectrophotometric analysis) is chromatographed on a column of SE-30 or OV-17/QF-1 at 125°C and the IPETC peak is estimated in a ³H electron capture detector (ECD). The ECD is superior in sensitivity and linearity of response to the flame photometric detector operated in the S-mode. The ECD-GLC procedure is comparable in sensitivity to the conventional U.V. absorbance method, and offers an independent and complementary procedure useful for confirmation of low levels of IPETC.     

The H2+ molecular ion: Low-lying states

Matching for a wavefunction the WKB expansion at large distances and Taylor expansion at small distances leads to a compact, few-parametric uniform approximation found in Turbiner and Olivares-Pilon (2011). The ten low-lying eigenstates of H₂⁺ of the quantum numbers (n,m,Λ,±)$(n,m,\Lambda ,\pm )$  with n=m=0$n=m=0$ at Λ=0,1,2$\Lambda =0,1,2$, with n=1$n=1$, m=0$m=0$ and n=0$n=0$, m=1$m=1$ at Λ=0$\Lambda =0$ of both parities are explored for all interproton distances R$R$. For all these states this approximation provides the relative accuracy ?10⁻⁵$?10^{-5}$ (not less than 5 s.d.) locally, for any real coordinate x$x$ in eigenfunctions, when for total energy E(R)$E\left(R\right)$ it gives 10-11 s.d. for R∈[0,50]$R\in [0,50]$  a.u. Corrections to the approximation are evaluated in the specially-designed, convergent perturbation theory. Separation constants are found with not less than 8 s.d. The oscillator strength for the electric dipole transitions E1$E1$ is calculated with not less than 6 s.d. A dramatic dip in the E1$E1$ oscillator strength f_{1sσg−3pσu}$f_{1s{\sigma }_g-3p{\sigma }_u}$ at R∼R_eq$R\sim R_{eq}$ is observed. The magnetic dipole and electric quadrupole transitions are calculated for the first time with not less than 6 s.d. in oscillator strength. For two lowest states (0,0,0,±)$(0,0,0,\pm )$ (or, equivalently, 1sσ_g$1s{\sigma }_g$ and 2pσ_u$2p{\sigma }_u$ states) the potential curves are checked and confirmed in the Lagrange mesh method within 12 s.d. Based on them the Energy Gap between 1sσ_g$1s{\sigma }_g$ and 2pσ_u$2p{\sigma }_u$ potential curves is approximated with modified Pade Re^−R[Pade(8/7)](R)$R{e}^{-R}\left[Pade(8/7)\right]\left(R\right)$ with not less than 4-5 figures at R∈[0,40]$R\in [0,40]$ a.u. Sum of potential curves E_1sσg+E_2pσu$E_{1s{\sigma }_g}+E_{2p{\sigma }_u}$ is approximated by Pade 1/R[Pade(5/8)](R)$1/R\left[Pade(5/8)\right]\left(R\right)$ in R∈[0,40]$R\in [0,40]$ a.u. with not less than 3-4 figures.     

磷酸氢二钾催化多组分一锅法反应合成1,4-二氢吡喃并[2,3-c]吡唑衍生物

绿色、简便、高效的催化四组分反应合成吡喃并[2,3-c]吡唑类杂环化合物是当今有机化学领域的研究热点。 本文发展了在水与聚乙二醇(PEG-200)的混合液中,廉价易得的磷酸氢二钾(K₂HPO₄·3H₂O)催化乙酰乙酸乙酯、水合肼、芳香醛和丙二腈的多组分“一锅法”反应,合成一系列1,4-二氢吡喃并[2,3-c]吡唑-5-腈衍生物,产率为88%~98%。 该方法避免了使用复杂昂贵的催化剂和繁琐的纯化过程。     

An efficient synthesis of pyrazole chalcones under solvent free conditions at room temperature

An easy,safe,solvent free and effective method for the synthesis of pyrazole-substituted chalcones has been achieved by grinding pyrazole aldehydes and acetophenones in the presence of activated barium hydroxide(C-200) in high yield within short span of time.All reactions were carried out just by grinding the two reactants in the presence of activated barium hydroxide(C-200). Results are also compared with sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide.     

Sound velocity in alumino-silicate liquids determined up to 2550 K from Brillouin spectroscopy: glass transition and crossover temperatures

Hypersonic longitudinal sound velocities in five silicate and alumino-silicate liquids have been measured between 293 and 2550 K by Brillouin spectroscopy. Together with previous observations for four other glasses and liquids of the system SiO₂-Al₂O₃-CaO-MgO, these results are used to discuss changes in hypersonic velocities in three adjacent temperature domains, i.e., below, in, and above the glass transformation range. The temperature dependence of Brillouin velocities is consistent with the observed variations with temperature of viscosity, density, and mean heat capacity for the same three temperature domains. These variations of physical properties of alumino-silicate liquids are qualitatively in agreement with the Inherent Structure Theory for liquids.     

Stability analysis of impulsive stochastic Cohen-Grossberg neural networks with mixed time delays

In this paper, the problem of stability analysis for a class of impulsive stochastic Cohen-Grossberg neural networks with mixed delays is considered. The mixed time delays comprise both the time-varying and infinite distributed delays. By employing a combination of the M-matrix theory and stochastic analysis technique, a sufficient condition is obtained to ensure the existence, uniqueness, and exponential p-stability of the equilibrium point for the addressed impulsive stochastic Cohen-Grossberg neural network with mixed delays. The proposed method, which does not make use of the Lyapunov functional, is shown to be simple yet effective for analyzing the stability of impulsive or stochastic neural networks with variable and/or distributed delays. We then extend our main results to the case where the parameters contain interval uncertainties. Moreover, the exponential convergence rate index is estimated, which depends on the system parameters. An example is given to show the effectiveness of the obtained results.