Oxygen-doped Carbon Nitride Nanocages with Efficient Photon-to-Electron Conversion for Selective Oxidation of Xylose/Xylan to Yield Xylonic Acid

Highly efficient photon-to-electron conversion is crucial for achieving photocatalytic conversion.In this study,oxygen-doped carbon nitride nanocages(O@CNNCs)were engineered via dual strategies of morphology-controlled heteroatom doping,which was successfully used in the photocatalytic selective oxidation of xylose/xylan to xylonic acid.The nanocage-shaped O@CNNCs had a larger surface area,which was 4.02 times of carbon nitride(CN).Furthermore,with the assistance of morphology regulation and O-doping,O@CNNCs exhibit highly efficient photon-to-electron conversion,enhanced visible-light utilization,high photocurrent,low resistance,and fast separation/migration of electron-hole pairs.Correspondingly,the photocatalytic oxidation of xylose to xylonic acid using O@CNNCs was successfully achieved under mild reaction conditions with a yield of 83.4%.O@CNNCs have excellent recyclability,in which the yield of xylonic acid in the 5th cycle was 98.2%of its initial use.The O@CNNC photocatalytic system was also suitable for macromolecular xylan,and a xylonic acid yield of 77.34 mg was obtained when 100 mg xylan was used.The oxidation-active species captured experiments indicated that holes were crucial for the selective oxidation of xylose to xylonic acid.Overall,this study provides a new strategy for the preparation of photocatalysts with excellent photon-to-electron conversion and selective oxidation of biomass-derived feedstocks to xylonic acid.

Relationship between pore structure and hydration activity of CaO from carbide slag

CaO needs to show high activity to be used as Ca-sorbent and slagging agent. Hydration activity is an important characteristic to evaluate the activity of CaO. In this study, carbide slag from polyvinyl chloride(PVC) industry was utilized as precursor for preparing high activity CaO. The roles of crystallite grain, average pore diameter(APD) and volume fraction of pore b 200 nm in diameter(VF200) in hydration activity of CaO from carbide slag(CS-CaO)were respectively investigated. The hydrolysis kinetics model of CaO shows a three-dimensional spherically symmetric diffusion model(D4), which suggests that hydration activity was mainly associated with APD and VF200 of CS-CaO with limited correlation to the crystal size. Specifically, the hydration activity of CS-CaO is increased with increasing VF200, while decreased with increasing APD. Under the invariable calcination temperature,the core–shell structure formed by the addition of graphite or Ca CO3 to CS effectively inhibits the sintering of CS-CaO and improves VF200. Consequently, the hydration activity of CS-CaO increased from 22.79 ℃·min^-1 to27.19 ℃·min^-1 and to 29.27 ℃·min^-1, with addition of 5% graphite or 5% CaCO3 into carbide slag, respectively.

Pretreatment with low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation may influence neuronal Bcl-2 and Fas protein expression in the CA1 region of the hippocampus: A possible anti-epilepsy mechanism in a lithium-pilocarpine-induced epileptic rat mod

BAOKGROUND： Bcl-2 and Fas proteins are well known as anti-apoptotic and pro-apoptotic factors respectively. However, whether the anti-epileptic mechanism of low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation （rTMS） involves an anti-apoptotic effect via regulating Bcl-2 and Fas protein expression remains to be determined. OBJECTIVE： To verify the correlation between the anti-epileptic mechanism following pretreatment of low-frequency rTMS and anti-hippocampal apoptosis. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING： A randomized controlled animal experiment was performed at Institute of Neurological Disorders, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College between September 2007 and March 2008. MATERIALS： Pilocarpine （053K13011） was provided by Sigma, USA; lithium was provided by Shanghai Biotechnology Co., Ltd., China; Dantec Maglite-r25 rTMS instrument was provided by Dundee, Denmark. METHODS： A total of 21 adult male Wistar rats were randomly divided into control （n = 6）, rTMS pretreatment （n = 9）, and sham-stimulation （n = 6） groups. The rTMS pretreatment group was pretreated with low-frequency rTMS （0.5 Hz, 75% threshold intensity, 20 times/bundle, and 5 bundles/day）, while the sham-stimulation group was sham-stimulated with a similar sound for 7 successive days to establish lithium-pilocarpine-induced epileptic state models. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES： Epileptic stroke latency; neuronal morphology was observed using hematoxylin and eosin staining; mean positive-reactive cell number and mean absorbance of Bcl-2 and Fas protein in the hippocampal CA1 region was observed using immunohistochemistry. RESULTS： Epileptic latency in the rTMS pretreatment group was significantly enhanced （P 〈 0.01）, and a number of degenerated neurons were observed to be apoptotic. Bcl-2 protein expression increased at each time point, but Fas protein expression decreased （P 〈 0.01）. CONCLUSION： Low-frequency rTMS has an anti-epileptic effect, which may be via regulation of Bcl-2 and Fas protein expression in the hippocampal region.

ISOMORPHISMS OF VARIABLE HARDY SPACES ASSOCIATED WITH SCHRÖDINGER OPERATORS

Let L:=-△+V be the Schrodinger operator on R^(n)with n≥3,where V is a non-negative potential satisfying△^(-1)(V)∈L^(∞)(R^(n)).Let w be an L-harmonic function,determined by V,satisfying that there exists a positive constantδsuch that,for any x∈Rn,0<δ≤w(x)≤1.Assume that p(·):R^(n)→(0,1]is a variable exponent satisfying the globally log-Hölder continuous condition.In this article,the authors show that the mappings HL^(p)(·))(R^(n))■f■wf∈H^(p)(·)(R^(n))and HL^(p(·))(R^(n))■f■(-△)^(1/2)L^(-1/2)(f)∈H^(p(·))(R^(n))are isomorphisms between the variable Hardy spaces HL^(p(·))(R^(n)),associated with L,and the variable Hardy spaces H^(p(·))(R^(n)).

West-East Gas Pipeline Project

1 Overview The West-East Gas Pipeline Project is alandmark project of China's Western Development.In February 2000,the State Council approved the launch of the West-East Gas Pipeline Project,which was constructed by the China National Petroleum Corporation to transport natural gas from the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang to the eastern region.