The non-linear relationships between the contents of ginsenoside Rg 1, Rb 1, Rd and Panax notoginseng saponins(PNS) in Panax notoginseng root herb and the near infrared(NIR) diffuse reflectance spectra of the herb wer...The non-linear relationships between the contents of ginsenoside Rg 1, Rb 1, Rd and Panax notoginseng saponins(PNS) in Panax notoginseng root herb and the near infrared(NIR) diffuse reflectance spectra of the herb were established by means of artificial neural networks(ANNs). Four three-layered perception feed-forward networks were trained with an error back-propagation algorithm. The significant principal components of the NIR spectral data matrix were utilized as the input of the networks. The networks architecture and parameters were selected so as to offer less prediction errors. Relative prediction errors for Rg 1, Rb 1, Rd and PNS obtained with the optimum ANN models were 8.99%, 6.54%, 8.29%, and 5.17%, respectively, which were superior to those obtained with PLSR methods. It is verified that ANN is a suitable approach to model this complex non-linearity. The developed method is fast, non-destructive and accurate and it provides a new efficient approach for determining the active components in the complex system of natural herbs.展开更多
Coal has been used as an energy resource around the world, primarily for the generation of electricity. The cleaning of coal by removing its unwanted sulfur and mineral matter components is utmost essential before the...Coal has been used as an energy resource around the world, primarily for the generation of electricity. The cleaning of coal by removing its unwanted sulfur and mineral matter components is utmost essential before their gainful utilizations. The ionic liquids （ILs） are considered as non-toxic solvents for using in different industrial processes. The effect of two ILs namely, 1-n-butyl, 3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoro borate （ILl） and 1-n-butyl, 3-methylimidazolium chloride （IL2） in oxidative de-sulfurization and de-ashing of two industrially important high sulfur coal samples from Meghalaya （India） is discussed in this paper. The maximum removal of total sulfur, pyritic sulfur, sulfate sulfur and organic sulfur are observed to be 37.36 %, 62.50 %, 83.33 % and 31.63 % respectively during this oxidative process. The quantitative diffuse reflectance Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy analysis supports the formation of sulfoxides （S--O） and sulfones （-SO2） and their subsequent removal during the oxidation of the coals in presence of ILs. The X-ray fluorescence combined with near edge X-ray absorption fine structure and scanning electron microscopic studies reveal the removal of mineral matters （ash yields） from the coal samples. The thermogravimetric analysis of the raw and clean coals indicates their high combustion efficiencies and suitability for using in thermal plants. The method is partially green and the ILs could be recovered and reused in the process.展开更多
One polythiophene derivative PT3T and two low band gap copolymers,PBTT-T3T and PBTT,with different ratios of 5,6-dini-trobenzothiadiazole as the acceptor unit in the polymer backbone have been synthesized by Pd-cataly...One polythiophene derivative PT3T and two low band gap copolymers,PBTT-T3T and PBTT,with different ratios of 5,6-dini-trobenzothiadiazole as the acceptor unit in the polymer backbone have been synthesized by Pd-catalyzed Stille-coupling polymerizations.Thermal stability,X-ray diffraction analyses,UV-vis absorption spectra,photoluminescence spectra and electrochemical properties of the copolymers were investigated.The band gap estimated from UV-vis-NIR spectra of the copolymers films varied from 1.39 to 1.94 eV.Among these copolymers,the films of PBTT-T3T and PBTT,which contain the 5,6-dinitrobenzothiadiazole unit,cover a broad wavelength range in the visible and near-infrared region from 400 to 1000 nm with the maximal peak absorption around 700 nm,which is exactly matched with the maximum in the photon flux of the sun.展开更多
文摘The non-linear relationships between the contents of ginsenoside Rg 1, Rb 1, Rd and Panax notoginseng saponins(PNS) in Panax notoginseng root herb and the near infrared(NIR) diffuse reflectance spectra of the herb were established by means of artificial neural networks(ANNs). Four three-layered perception feed-forward networks were trained with an error back-propagation algorithm. The significant principal components of the NIR spectral data matrix were utilized as the input of the networks. The networks architecture and parameters were selected so as to offer less prediction errors. Relative prediction errors for Rg 1, Rb 1, Rd and PNS obtained with the optimum ANN models were 8.99%, 6.54%, 8.29%, and 5.17%, respectively, which were superior to those obtained with PLSR methods. It is verified that ANN is a suitable approach to model this complex non-linearity. The developed method is fast, non-destructive and accurate and it provides a new efficient approach for determining the active components in the complex system of natural herbs.
文摘Coal has been used as an energy resource around the world, primarily for the generation of electricity. The cleaning of coal by removing its unwanted sulfur and mineral matter components is utmost essential before their gainful utilizations. The ionic liquids （ILs） are considered as non-toxic solvents for using in different industrial processes. The effect of two ILs namely, 1-n-butyl, 3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoro borate （ILl） and 1-n-butyl, 3-methylimidazolium chloride （IL2） in oxidative de-sulfurization and de-ashing of two industrially important high sulfur coal samples from Meghalaya （India） is discussed in this paper. The maximum removal of total sulfur, pyritic sulfur, sulfate sulfur and organic sulfur are observed to be 37.36 %, 62.50 %, 83.33 % and 31.63 % respectively during this oxidative process. The quantitative diffuse reflectance Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy analysis supports the formation of sulfoxides （S--O） and sulfones （-SO2） and their subsequent removal during the oxidation of the coals in presence of ILs. The X-ray fluorescence combined with near edge X-ray absorption fine structure and scanning electron microscopic studies reveal the removal of mineral matters （ash yields） from the coal samples. The thermogravimetric analysis of the raw and clean coals indicates their high combustion efficiencies and suitability for using in thermal plants. The method is partially green and the ILs could be recovered and reused in the process.
基金support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (50933003 & 50903044)MOST of China (2009AA032304)
文摘One polythiophene derivative PT3T and two low band gap copolymers,PBTT-T3T and PBTT,with different ratios of 5,6-dini-trobenzothiadiazole as the acceptor unit in the polymer backbone have been synthesized by Pd-catalyzed Stille-coupling polymerizations.Thermal stability,X-ray diffraction analyses,UV-vis absorption spectra,photoluminescence spectra and electrochemical properties of the copolymers were investigated.The band gap estimated from UV-vis-NIR spectra of the copolymers films varied from 1.39 to 1.94 eV.Among these copolymers,the films of PBTT-T3T and PBTT,which contain the 5,6-dinitrobenzothiadiazole unit,cover a broad wavelength range in the visible and near-infrared region from 400 to 1000 nm with the maximal peak absorption around 700 nm,which is exactly matched with the maximum in the photon flux of the sun.
