NONCONVENTIONAL EMULSION POLYMERIZATION OF ACRYLONITRILE CATALYZED BY in situ METAL COMPLEX

Nano-sized polyacrylonitrile （PAN） particles were prepared under the catalytic effect of in situ developed CoCl2/EDTA complex with ammonium persulfate as the initiator in the absence of any added emulsifier. The emulsion polymerization was studied at varying concentrations of the initiator, monomer, complex and solvent over a temperature range of 30-70℃. The overall activation energy （Ea, 49.79 kJ/mol）, energy of dissociation of initiator （Ed, 82.68 kJ/mol）, number of micelles （0.163 × 10^18） and the viscosity average molecular weight of the polymer were computed. The distribution of particle sizes was determined by transmission electron microscopy （TEM）. It was found that the oil-in-water polymerization was stabilized by the presence of the CoCl2/EDTA in situ complex reducing the particle size into the nano order. The average diameters of PAN nano particles, obtained by TEM, were in the range of 50-150 nm at the maximum conversion. The experimental particle size was mainly dependent on the concentration of the complex and temperature.

Using Nonconventional Water in Irrigation of Olive Trees and Its Effect on Olive Oil Properties

The response of olive orchard with same age and type to irrigation with treated municipal wastewater and freshwater was investigated in three years. Physical and chemical properties of the treated municipal wastewater reuse in agriculture (the effluent) produced by the Sheikh Ejleen wastewater treatment plant in Gaza Strip, freshwater, soil, and olive oil were determined and compared with Palestinian and international standards. The biological oxygen?demand (BOD) of Sheikh Ejleen effluent is 60 mg·l-1, which indicates low quality effluent. The results indicate that most of olive oil quality parameters—including heavy metals and trace elements for both fruits irrigated with treated wastewater or irrigated with freshwater—fall within the acceptable standard limit values. Moreover, soil analysis shows that organic content and cation exchange capacity were improved in soil irrigated with treated wastewater in comparison with that irrigated with freshwater. The results also show that there is no trace elements or heavy metals accumulation in soil.

MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF NC MACHINING NONCONVENTIONAL MILLING CUTTERS-FORMING METHOD OF RAKE FACES

How to generate rake faces of nonconventional milling cutters (NCMC) with constant spiral angled and normal rake angled edges on NC machine tools is presented by use of a blunt cup grinder or a cup milling cutter. Motion functions of the NC machining system are mathematically deduced and exam- ed by a experiment. The research will provide theoretical and practical guidance for machining noncon- ventional tools on NC machine tools.

Efficient and pH-Sensitive Nonconventional Luminescent Polymers for Cellular Imaging and Ion Detection

Nonconventional luminescent materials(NLMs)are a type of organic luminescent materials that does not contain aromatic units.Due to the simplicity of the synthesis process,mild reaction conditions,good hydrophilicity and biological compatibility,NLMs have attracted much attention.Nevertheless,numerous reports indicate that NLMs can only effectively luminesce at high concentrations and in solid state,which limits their applicability in the field of cell imaging.This study addresses this limitation by designing and synthesizing oligomers P1,P2 and P3 using ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether and amine compounds containing ethylene groups.These oligomers exhibit remarkable luminescence efficiency reaching as high as 9.2%in dilute solutions(0.1 mg/m L),making them among the best NLMs in this category.Furthermore,the synthesized oligomers exhibit excitation wavelength-dependent and concentration-dependent luminescence intensity,fluorescence response to temperature and p H changes,as well as the ability to identify Fe^(3+),Cu^(2+)and Mo^(5+)in dilute solutions.These characteristics render them potentially useful in the for cell imaging.

Clustering-triggered phosphorescence of nonconventional luminophores

Nonconventional luminophores have attracted significant attention for their unique photophysical properties and potential applications in different areas.Unlike classic luminogens consisting of remarkably conjugated segments,nonconventional luminophores generally possess merely nonconjugated or short-conjugated structures based on electron-rich units.Fluorescence,phosphorescence,and even color tunable room temperature phosphorescence(RTP)could be readily obtained from these unique luminophores.Herein,we summarized recent advances in the phosphorescence of nonconventional luminophores,with focus on RTP and color tunable RTP.The clustering-triggered emission(CTE)mechanism could be applied to explain the luminescence as clustering-triggered phosphorescence(CTP).Furthermore,strategies toward the RTP regulation are summarized,and corresponding applications are demonstrated.

Modulation of liver tolerance by conventional and nonconventional antigen-presenting cells and regulatory immune cells

The liver is a tolerogenic organ with exquisite mechanisms of immune regulation that ensure upkeep of local and systemic immune tolerance to self and foreign antigens, but that is also able to mount effective immune responses against pathogens. The immune privilege of liver allografts was recognized first in pigs in spite of major histo-compatibility complex mismatch, and termed the ＂liver tolerance effect＂. Furthermore, liver transplants are spontaneously accepted with only low-dose immunosuppression, and induce tolerance for non-hepatic co-transplanted allografts of the same donor. Although this immunotolerogenic environment is favorable in the setting of organ transplantation, it is detrimental in chronic infectious liver diseases like hepatitis B or C, malaria, schistosomiasis or tumorigenesis, leading to pathogen persistence and weak anti-tumor effects. The liver is a primary site of T-cell activation, but it elicits poor or incomplete activation of T cells, leading to their abortive activation, exhaustion, suppression of their effector function and early death. This is exploited by pathogens and can impair pathogen control and clearance or allow tumor growth. Hepatic priming of T cells is mediated by a number of local conventional and nonconventional antigen-presenting cells （APCs）, which promote tolerance by immune deviation, induction of T-cell anergy or apoptosis, and generating and expanding regulatory T cells. This review will focus on the communication between classical and nonclassical APCs and lymphocytes in the liver in tolerance induction and will discuss recent insights into the role of innate lymphocytes in this process.

A review on conventional and nonconventional machining of SiC particle-reinforced aluminium matrix composites

Among the various types of metal matrix composites,SiC particle-reinforced aluminum matrix composites(SiCp/Al)are finding increasing applications in many industrial fields such as aerospace,automotive,and electronics.However,SiCp/Al composites are considered as difficult-to-cut materials due to the hard ceramic reinforcement,which causes severe machinability degradation by increasing cutting tool wear,cutting force,etc.To improve the machinability of SiCp/Al composites,many techniques including conventional and nonconventional machining processes have been employed.The purpose of this study is to evaluate the machining performance of SiCp/Al composites using conventional machining,i.e.,turning,milling,drilling,and grinding,and using nonconventional machining,namely electrical discharge machining(EDM),powder mixed EDM,wire EDM,electrochemical machining,and newly developed high-efficiency machining technologies,e.g.,blasting erosion arc machining.This research not only presents an overview of the machining aspects of SiCp/Al composites using various processing technologies but also establishes optimization parameters as reference of industry applications.

Nonconventional aggregation-induced emission polysiloxanes:Structures,characteristics,and applications

Nonconventional luminescent materials have been rising stars in organic luminophores due to their intrinsic characteristics,including water-solubility,biocompatibility,and environmental friendliness and have shown potential applications in diverse fields.As an indispensable branch of nonconventional luminescent materials,polysiloxanes,which consist of electron-rich auxochromic groups,have exhibited outstanding photophysical properties due to the unique silicon atoms.The flexible Si-O bonds benefit the aggregation,and the empty 3d orbitals of Si atoms can generate coordination bonds including N→Si and O→Si,altering the electron delocalization of the material and improving the luminescent purity.Herein,we review the recent progress in luminescent polysiloxanes with different topologies and discuss the challenges and perspectives.With an emphasis on the driving force for the aggregation and the mechanism of tuned emissions,the role of Si atoms played in the nonconventional luminophores is highlighted.This review may provide new insights into the design of nonconventional luminescent materials and expand their further applications in sensing,biomedicine,lighting devices,etc.

Clustering-triggered Emission of Cellulose and Its Derivatives

In recent years, nonconventional luminogens free of aromatic groups have attracted extensive attention due to their academic importance and promising wide applications. Whilst previous studies generally focused on fluorescence from aliphatic amine or carbonylcontaining systems, less attention has been paid to room temperature phosphorescence(RTP) and the systems with predominant oxygen functionalities. In this work, photophysical properties of the polyhydroxy polymers, including microcrystalline cellulose(MCC), 2-hydroxyethyl cellulose(HEC), hydroxypropyl cellulose(HPC), and cellulose acetate(CA), were studied and compared. While MCC,HEC, and HPC solids showed bright emission alongside distinct RTP, CA demonstrated relatively low intensity of solid emission without noticeable RTP. Their emissions were explained in terms of the clustering-triggered emission(CTE) mechanism and conformation rigidification. Additionally, on account of its intrinsic emission, concentrated HEC aqueous solution could be used as the probe for the detection of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol(TNP).

Crystallization-induced phosphorescence of pure organic luminogens

This review summarizes the recent progress of efficient room temperature phosphorescence（RTP） from pure organic luminogens achieved by crystallization-induced phosphorescence（CIP）,with focus on the advances in our group.Besides homocrystals,mixed crystals and cocrystals are also discussed.Meanwhile,intriguing RTP emission from the luminogens without conventional chromophores is demonstrated.

Intrinsic emission and tunable phosphorescence of perfluorosulfonate ionomers with evolved ionic clusters

Intrinsic emission from unorthodox luminogens without traditional conjugated building blocks is drawing increasing attention.However,the emission mechanism is still controversial.Herein,we demonstrate the intriguing emission from perfluorosulfonate ionomers(PFSIs),which can be explained by the clustering triggered emission(CTE)mechanism.Despite being free of any conventional chromophores,PFSIs exhibit bright emission and multi-color phosphorescence(77 K)in concentrated solutions,powders and membranes with obvious aggregation-induced emission(AIE)characteristics.Clustered sulfonic acids are responsible for the light emission,and their connection and evolution are deeply explored via X-ray diffraction(XRD)and small angel X-ray scattering(SAXS),in which the electron overlap determined by the clustered status results in the extended conjugation and simultaneously rigidified conformations.These results demonstrate that it is feasible to use fluorescence analysis to explore the ionic cluster structure and evolution of PFSI,and it can be applied in the pure organic luminescent field as well.