Ultrasound assisted electrocatalytic oxidation of 3-chlorophenol in aqueous solution

Ultrasound assisted electrocatalytic process was used for enhancing decomposition efficiency of organic compounds. In this paper, the effect of ultrasonic frequency, ultrasonic intensity and pH value on 3-chlorophenol decomposition were studied. It was found that 3-chlorophenol in aqueous solution can be markedly decomposed by ultrasound assisted electrocatalytic process. The rate of decomposition increased with the increase of frequency, and low frequency is proper in the ultrasound assisted electrocatalytic system. The removal of 3-chlorophenol increased visibly with the increase of ultrasonic intensity until the intensity of 1.56 W/cm2. Alkaline condition is beneficial to 3-chlorophenol decomposition, the rate at pH 9.08 was higher than pH 2.48 and 6.85. The major intermediate formed during 3-chlorophenol decomposition was 2-chloro-pbenzoquinone, which was readily decomposed by ultrasound assisted electrocatalytic process.

Response Surface Optimization of Ultrasound-assisted Aqueous Two-phase Extraction of Sweet Potato Leaf Polysaccharides

[Objectives]The ultrasound-assisted aqueous two-phase extraction of sweet potato leaf polysaccharides was studied.[Methods]With the yield of sweet potato leaf polysaccharides as the index,the aqueous two-phase extraction system was determined,and the optimal extraction conditions were optimized by single-factor experiments and response surface methodology.[Results]The optimal parameters were ethanol concentration 25.68%,liquid-to-material ratio 55.83,and ultrasonic treatment time 38.33 min.Under these conditions,the yield of sweet potato leaf polysaccharides could reach 20.646 mg/g.[Conclusions]The ethanol/ammonium sulfate aqueous system is a rapid and efficient method for extracting sweet potato leaf polysaccharides,which is of great significance for the application of sweet potato leaf extract as a natural food additive.

Optimization of ultrasound assisted extraction of six major compounds from Cimicifugae Rhizome

Cimicifugae Rhizome （RC） is one of many commonly used traditional Chinese medicines. This study used Box-Behnken Design （BBD）, a widely used form of response surface methodology （RSM）, to optimize the conditions of the ultrasound-assisted extraction （UAE） for the extraction of phenolic compounds from CimicifugaeRhizome. The influence of three independent variables, including ethanol concentration （%）, extraction time （min） and solvent-to-material ratio （mL/g）, on the extraction yields of phenolic compounds were examined. The results demonstrated that the optimal ultrasound-assisted extraction （UAE） conditions were as follows： ethanol concentration of 68%, an extraction time of 19 min, and solvent-to-material ratio of 30 mL/g for the extraction of caffeic acid, cimicifugoside, ferulic acid, isoferulicacid, cimifugin, 4′-O-β-glucopyranosyl-5-O-methylvisamminol. These results demonstrated the suitability of UAE for the extraction of phenolic compounds from CimicifugaeRhizome.

Optimization of ultrasound assisted extraction of celastrol from Celastrus monospermus Roxb.using response surface methodology

In the present study, we aimed to investigate the effects of key extraction parameters including extraction time（10–20 min）, extraction temperature（30–60 °C）, ultrasonic power（60–90 W） and solvent-to-solid（S/S） ratio（10–30 m L/g） on yield of celastrol from Celastrus monospermus Roxb. To optimize the conditions, we investigated the effects of parameters on the ultrasound assisted extraction（UAE） with the Box-Behnken Design（BBD）, one widely used form of Response Surface Methodology（RSM）. In all tested solvents, ethanol was the most effective for celastrol extraction, followed by methanol, ethanol, ethyl acetate, n-butanol and water. A second order polynomial model was fitted well to the extraction experimental data with R2 of 0.9928. Extraction yield of 3.116 mg/g was obtained for celastrol under the optimized extraction conditions of extraction time（20 min）, extraction temperature（46 °C）, ultrasonic power（60 W） and S/S ratio（30 m L/g）. Experimental validation was performed, and the experimental values agreed well with the predicted values. The results indicated that the UAE was good extraction material for celastrol from C. monospermus Roxb.

Magnetic metal organic framework for pre-concentration of ampicillin from cow milk samples

The aim of this study is a present of a simple solvothermal synthesis approach to preparation of Cu-based magnetic metal organic framework(MMOF)and subsequently its application as sorbent for ultrasound assisted magnetic solid phase extraction(UAMSPE)of ampicillin(AMP)from cow milk samples prior to high performance liquid chromatography-Ultraviolet(HPLC-UV)determination.Characteristics of prepared MMOF were fully investigated by different techniques which showed the exclusive properties of proposed sorbent in terms of proper functionality,desirable magnetic property and also high specific surface area.Different influential factors on extraction recovery including sorbent dosage,ultrasonic time,washing solvent volume and eluent solvent volume were assessed using central composite design(CCD)based response surface methodology(RSM)as an operative and powerful optimization tool.This is the first report for determination of AMP using MMOF.The proposed method addressed some drawbacks of other methods and sorbents for determination of AMP.The presented method decreases the extraction time(4 min)and also enhances adsorption capacity(250 mg/g).Moreover,the magnetic property of presented sorbent(15 emu/g)accelerates the extraction process which does not need filtration,centrifuge and precipitation procedures.Under the optimized conditions,the proposed method is applicable for linear range of 1.0-5000.0 μg/L with detection limit of 0.29 μg/L,satisfactory recoveries(≥95.0%)and acceptable repeatability(RSD less than 4.0%).The present study indicates highly promising perspectives of MMOF for highly effective analysis of AMP in complicated matrices.

液-固相体系中以聚(N-乙烯基咪唑)为非均相碱性催化剂在超声波照射和无溶剂条件下催化不同醛和酮羟醛缩合(英文)

An ultrasound‐assisted aldol condensation reaction has been developed for a range of ketones with a variety of aromatic aldehydes using poly(N‐vinylimidazole) as a solid base catalyst in a liquid‐solid system. The catalyst can be recovered by simple filtration and reused at least 10 times without any significant reduction in its activity. The reaction is also amenable to the large scale, making the procedure potentially useful for industrial applications.

Sol-gel synthesis,properties and protein loading/delivery capacity of hollow bioactive glass nanospheres with large hollow cavity and mesoporous shell

Hollow nanospheres exhibit unique properties and find a wide interest in several potential applications such as drug delivery.Herein,novel hollow bioactive glass nanospheres(HBGn)with large hollow cavity and large mesopores in their outer shells were synthesized by a simple and facile one-pot ultrasound assisted sol-gel method using PEG as the core soft-template.Interestingly,the produced HBGn exhibited large hollow cavity with ~43 nm in diameter and mesoporous shell of ~37 nm in thickness and 7 nm pore size along with nanosphere size around 117 nm.XPS confirmed the presence of Si and Ca elements at the surface of the HBGn outer shell.Notably,HBGn showed high protein loading capacity(~570 mg of Cyto c per 1 g of HBGn)in addition to controlled protein release over 5 d.HBGn also demonstrated a good in vitro capability of releasing calcium(Ca^(2+):170 ppm)and silicate(SiO_(4)^(4-):78 ppm)ions in an aqueous medium over 2 weeks under physiological-like conditions.Excellent in vitro growth of bone-like hydroxyapatite nanocrystals was exhibited by HBGn during the soaking in SBF.A possible underlying mechanism involving the formation of spherical aggregates(coils)of PEG was proposed for the formation process of HBGn.