Regulating interfacial behavior of zinc metal anode via metal-organic framework functionalized separator

Aqueous zinc ion batteries(AZIBs)are one of the promising energy storage devices.However,uncontrolled dendrite and side reactions have seriously hindered its further application.In this study,the metal-organic framework(MOF)functionalized glass fiber separator(GF-PFC-31)was used to regulate interfacial behavior of zinc metal anode,enabling the development of high-performance AZIBs.In PFC-31,there areπ-πinteractions between two adjacent benzene rings with a spacing of 3.199 A.This spacing can block the passage of[Zn(H_(2)O)_6]^(2+)(8.6 A in diameter)through the GF-PFC-31 separator to a certain extent,which promotes the deposition process of Zn ions.In addition,the sulfonic acid group(-S03H)contained in GF-PFC-31 can form a hydrogen bonding network with H_(2)O,which can provide a desolvation effect and reduce the side reaction.Consequently,GF-PFC-31 separator achieves uniform deposition of Zn ions.The Zn‖GF-PFC-31‖Zn symmetric cell exhibits stable cycle life(3000 h at 1.2 mA cm^(-2),2000 h at 0.3 mA cm^(-2),and 2000 h at 5.0 mA cm^(-2)),and Zn‖GF-PFC-31‖MnO_(2) full cell with GF-PFC-31 separator can cycle for 1000 cycles at 1.2 A g^(-1)with capacity retention rate of 82.5%.This work provides a promising method to achieve high-performance AZIBs.

Synthesis of a Novel Solid Acid with both Sulfonic and Carbonyl Acid Groups and Its Catalytic Activities in Acetalization

The novel solid acid with both sulfonic and carbonyl acid groups has been synthesized from 3-((2-sulfoethoxy) carbonyl)acrylic acid and tetraethyl orthosilicate(TEOS). The catalytic activities were investigated through the acetalization. The results showed that the novel solid acid was very efficient for the reactions with the high yields. The high acidity, high stability and reusability were the key feature of the novel solid acid. Moreover, the sulfonic and carbonyl acid groups could cooperate during the catalytic process, which improved its catalytic activities. The catalyst shows recyclability, and hold great potential for replacement of homogeneous catalysts.

Enhancement of gaseous mercury(Hg^0) adsorption for the modified activated carbons by surface acid oxygen function groups

This article discussed the benzoic acid activated carbons which have changed the types and content of acid oxygen-function groups on the surface of activated carbons and their effect on the adsorption for Hg^0 in simulated flue gas at 140 ℃. These surface acid oxygen function groups were identified by Boehm titration, Fourier transformation infrared spectrum, temperature programmed desorption and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. It indicates that the carboxyl, lactone and phenolic were formed when the benzoic acid is loaded on the surface of activated carbons. Among the surface acid oxygen function groups, the carboxyl groups enhance the adsorption capacities of Hg^0 for activated carbons to a greater extent.

Highly active catalyst for vinyl acetate synthesis by modified activated carbon

A new zinc acetate catalyst which was prepared from modified activated carbon exhibited extreme activity towards the synthesis of vinyl acetate. The activated carbon was modified by nitric acid, vitriol and peroxyacetic acid （PAA）. The effect on specific area, structure, pH and surface acidity groups of carders by modification was discussed. Amount of carbonyl and carboxyl groups in activated carbon was increased by peroxyacetic acid treatment. The productivity of the new catalyst was 14.58% higher than that of catalyst prepared using untreated activated carbon. The relationship between amount of carbonyl and carboxyl groups （m） and catalyst productivity （P） was P = 1.83 ＋ 2.26 × 10^-3＊e^3.17m. Reaction mechanism was proposed. C 2009 Liang Rong Feng. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Chinese Chemical Society. All rights reserved.

Acidic rearrangement of benzyl group in flavone benzyl ethers and its regioselectivity

The benzyl-substituted flavone compounds are rare in nature, while some of which have interesting biological activities. The total synthesis of benzyl-substituted flavone derivatives via the acidic rearrangement of benzyl groups in flavone benzyl ethers, and the complicated regioselectivity of the rearrangement were reported. The regioselectivity was proposed to be determined by the steric hindrance as well as the ease of electrophilic substitution reaction for benzyl cations at different positions of corresponding debenzylated fiavone compounds.

Glycophorin variants and contents of sialic acid and total sulfhydryl groups on erythrocyte membranes of residents in a malaria hyperendemic area

Abstract Objective To conduct a screening survey of glycophorin (GP) variants and observe the content changes of sialic acid (SA) and total sulfhydryl (SH) groups on the erythrocyte membranes among residents in a tertian malaria hyperendemic area of Guizhou Province. Methods GP variants were detected in the erythrocyte hemolysates of 173 local residents at two villages of Libo County by SDS PAGE on 10% to 15% gradients gel and Western immunoblotting. Their SA and total SH group contents were estimated in erythrocyte membranes by spectrophotometric methods. 114 healthy subjects in Changsha and 49 individuals at a neighbouring village of the above area showing low morbidity of malaria served as normal and endemic controls respectively. Results Three distinct types of GP variants were found among 19 propositi in this hyperendemic area. The incidence of GP variants was 7.9% (8/101) at Yaolu Village whose population was mainly composed of Yao ethnic group;while that of Buyi ethnic group at Maolan Village was higher (15.3%; 11/72).The erythrocyte membrane contents of SA in residents at both villages exhibited a very significant tendency of decline (P<0.01), whereas those of total SH groups increased prominently in residents of Yaolu Village only (P<0.05). Conclusions The frequency of GP variants in this hyperendemic area does not depend upon the severity of malarial prevalence. The evident reduction of SA contents in the residents may be related to the breaking down of the SA residues on membrane GPs by the invasion of Plasmodium vivax.

PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HUMIDITY SENSOR BASED ON POLY(3-ALKYL)PYRROLE CONTAINING PHOSPHONIC ACID GROUPS

Poly（3-alkyl）pyrroles containing phosphonic acid groups with different alkyl segment lengths were chemical synthesized and the properties were measured by FTIR and UV-Vis spectroscopy. FTIR and UV-Vis results showed that the synthesized polymers were in a low doping level through chemical polymerization. By spin-coating on the surface of substrates, the polymer can be used as a humidity sensor. The change of DC electric current of the polypyrroles varies with the chain length of the alkyl substituents. The capacitance increases with the increase of the humidity and resistance decreases with the increase of humidity. This result is different from that ofpolypyrrole without alkyl substituents due to the influence of the phosphonic acid group. The sensor showed the resistive-type at high relative humidity, and the capacitive- type at the low relative humidity. The sensor exhibited very fast response to the change of environment humidity.

Grouping of amino acids and recognition of protein structurally conserved regions by reduced alphabets of amino acids

Sequence alignment is a common method for finding protein structurally conserved/similar regions. However, sequence alignment is often not accurate if sequence identities between to-be-aligned se- quences are less than 30%. This is because that for these sequences, different residues may play similar structural roles and they are incorrectly aligned during the sequence alignment using substitu- tion matrix consisting of 20 types of residues. Based on the similarity of physicochemical features, residues can be clustered into a few groups. Using such simplified alphabets, the complexity of protein sequences is reduced and at the same time the key information encoded in the sequences remains. As a result, the accuracy of sequence alignment might be improved if the residues are properly clustered. Here, by using a database of aligned protein structures (DAPS), a new clustering method based on the substitution scores is proposed for the grouping of residues, and substitution matrices of residues at different levels of simplification are constructed. The validity of the reduced alphabets is confirmed by relative entropy analysis. The reduced alphabets are applied to recognition of protein structurally conserved/similar regions by sequence alignment. The results indicate that the accuracy or efficiency of sequence alignment can be improved with the optimal reduced alphabet with N around 9.

A boronic acid conjugation integrates antitumor drugs into albumin-binding prodrugs-based nanoparticles with robust efficiency for cancer therapy

Despite great therapeutic effect of Abraxane®,complex preparation technology and unfavorable pharmacokinetics still restricted the clinical application of albumin-based paclitaxel(PTX)nanoparticles(NPs).Herein,we reported that an albumin-binding prodrug,phenylboronic acid-conjugated PTX(P-PTX),can form the uniform NPs with the diameters around 100 nm with the help of albumin via simple one-step nano-precipitation method.The albumin-based nanomedicines were stabilized by the integration of a single boronic acid with PTX due to the increased affinity based on multiple intermolecular interactions.We found that albumin-based P-PTX NPs exhibited superior colloidal stability over albumin-based PTX NPs through one-step nanoprecipitation approach,achieving longer in vivo circulation time and higher concentration in tumor than those of the marketed Abraxane®.Furthermore,the albumin-based P-PTX NPs with great stability and enhanced intratumoral enrichment,increased the maximum tolerated dose of PTX,remarkably suppressed the growth of breast tumor and lung metastasis,prolonged survival of melanoma tumors-bearing mice.Such a convenient and effective system gains an insight into the impact of phenylboronic acid group on the albumin-based PTX NPs,provides potent strategy for the rational design of albumin-based antitumor nanomedicines.

通过引入天然氨基酸基团来设计高容量、长寿命钠离子电池用有机分子电极

有机电极具有结构可设计性强、容量大、可容纳大离子等优点.然而,在钠离子电池中,有机电极材料的容量仍然很低,且其在有机电解质中的高溶解度导致其寿命较短.如何通过化合物设计来提高其性能一直是研究人员关注的问题.本研究通过简单方法将氨基酸接枝到有机化合物上,提高了其容量和循环稳定性.首先,氨基酸之间的氢键使其形成更稳定的层状结构;氨基酸基团在有机电极材料和羧甲基纤维素粘合剂之间形成分子间相互作用,降低界面阻力,显著提高循环稳定性,使得钠离子电池循环次数超过2000次.其次,实验和计算结果表明,氨基酸基团提供了Na^(+)转运途径和额外的可逆存储位点,从而提高了比容量(~300 mA h g^(-1)).本策略可以启发未来钠离子电池的有机分子设计.

Increased Hydrogen-bonding of Poly(m-phenylene isophthalamide) (PMIA) with Sulfonate Moiety for High-performance Easily Dyeable Fiber

The demand for high thermal stability and high strength agents is growing steadily as a result of their increasing application in advanced materials.A series of sulfonated poly(m-phenyleneisophthalamide)(SPMIA)copolymers with superior thermal stability and good mechanical properties have been prepared via low temperature polycondensation method.Then the structures of 5PMA copolymers with different content quantities of 2,4-diaminobenzenesulfonic acid(2,4-DABSA)were confimed by Fourier transform infrared(FTiR).Besides,their superior thermal properties were systematically investigated by differential canning calorimetry DSC),thermalgravimetreic analysis(TGA),and dynamic mechanical analysis(DMA).SPMA fbers were obtained by wet spinning using the resultant SPMIAsolutions.n addition,the obtained SPMIA fibers were proved to combine enhanced mechanical properties and unprecedented dyeability.Significantly,the SPMlA iber with great mechanical property,thermal stability,and dyeability shows great potential in easily dyeing high-performance protective fibers.

Facet-induced coordination competition for highly ordered CsPbBr_(3) nanoplatelets with strong polarized emission

Controllable anisotropic growth of perovskite nanocrystals(NCs)is challenging since it is difficult to separate the nucleation and growth processes.Here,a two-step nucleation strategy is proposed to control the binding interaction between surface ligands and NCs,resulting in facet-induced coordination competition.Oleic acid as surface activated ligand leads to the formation of defective lead bromine octahedron,and the binding interaction between 4-dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid and lead atoms promotes the formation of two kinds of binding interactions.Based on this strategy,the anisotropic growth of CsPbBr_(3) nanoplatelet(NPLs)with adjusted length from 11.4 to 24 nm,and the evolution of NPLs from stacked to tongue-shaped have been realized.Elemental line scan reveals the sulfur atoms mainly distribute at the edge of NPLs.Furthermore,binding energy calculation and experimental results illustrate the coordination competition of different binding interaction on specific facets induces the anisotropic growth of NPLs.Importantly,strong emission anisotropy of highly ordered NPLs with polarization ratio up to 0.58 is illustrated.This work not only deepens our understanding of the controllable synthesis of perovskite NCs,but also provides a reference for the regulation of light emitting diode and soler cells.