Removal of rubidium from brine by an integrated film of sulfonated polysulfone/graphene/potassium copper ferricyanide

A novel integrated film of sulfonated polysulfone/graphene/potassium copper ferricyanide(KCuFC/SPSG)was used for selectively extracting rubidium ion(Rb^(+))from brine.To form KCuFC/SPSG,the precursor film of sulfonated polysulfone/graphene(SPSG)was synthesized by phase conversion process,which was alternately immersed in 0.1 mol·L^(-1)CuSO_(4)/K_(4)[Fe(CN)_(6)]by in-situ adsorption coupled co-precipitation method.Various data such as nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer,Fourier transform infrared spectroscope,X-ray photoelectron spectroscope,X-ray diffraction,scanning electron microscope,and energy dispersive spectroscopy all verified that abundant KCuFC were uniformly located on the film.The resulting KCuFC/SPSG was used in film separation system.As the solution was fed into the system,the Rb^(+)could be selectively adsorption by KCuFC/SPSG.After the saturation adsorption,0.5 mol·L^(-1)NH_(4)Cl/HCl was fed into the film cell,Rb^(+)could be quickly desorbed by ion-exchange between Rb^(+)and NH_(4)^(+)in the lattice of KCuFC.The purpose of separating and recovering Rb^(+)from the brine can be achieved after the repeated operation.The effects of pH,adsorption time,and interferential ions on the adsorption capacity of Rb^(+)were investigated by batch experiments.The adsorption behavior fits the pseudo-second order kinetic process,while KCuFC has a higher adsorption capacity(Langmuir maximum sorption 165.4 mg·g^(-1)).In addition,KCuFC/SPSG shows excellent selectivity for Rb^(+)even in complex brine systems.KCuFC/SPSG could maintain 93.5%extraction efficiency after five adsorption/desorption cycles.

Flotation separation of andalusite from quartz using sodium petroleum sulfonate as collector

The floatability of andalusite and quartz was studied using sodium petroleum sulfonate as collector, being successfully applied in the real ore separation. The collecting performance on minerals was interpreted by means of zeta potential measurement and infrared spectroscopic analysis. The single mineral experiments showed that andalusite got good floatability in acidic pH region while quartz exhibited very poor floatability in the whole pH range. At pH 3, the presence of Fe3+ obviously activated quartz, causing the identical flotation behavior of the two minerals, and calcium lignosulphonate exhibited good selective inhibition to quartz. The real ore test results showed that andalusite concentrate with 53.46% Al2O3 and quartz concentrate with 92.74% SiO2 were obtained. The zeta potential and infrared spectroscopic analysis results indicated that chemical adsorption occurred between sodium petroleum sulfonate and andalusite.

2D氢键网络镉配合物Cd(pyridine-2-sulfonato)_2(H_2O)_2和锌配合物Zn(pyridine-2-sulfonato)_2(H_2O)_2的合成和晶体结构

合成了镉的吡啶-2-磺酸配合物Cd(C5H4NSO3)2(H2O)2 1和锌的吡啶-2-磺酸配合物Zn(C5H4NSO3)2(H2O)2 2。 研究表明, 2个化合物属异质同晶, 均属单斜晶系, 空间群为C2/c. 化合物1晶胞参数为:a = 13.7671(5), b = 7.2778(3), c = 16.1559(9) ? b = 106.656(3)? V = 1550.8(1) 3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.990 g/cm3, m =1.719 mm-1, F(000) = 920, R = 0.0225, wR = 0.0584, 共收集到1759个独立衍射点, 其中I≥2(I)的可观测点为1681个;化合物2晶胞参数为:a = 13.711(1), b = 7.1451(9), c = 15.972(1) , b =107.079(5)? V = 1495.7(3) 3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.855 g/cm3, m = 1.964 mm-1, F(000) = 848, R = 0.0310, wR = 0.0831, 共收集到1707个独立衍射点, 其中I≥2(I)的可观测点为1592个。在2个标题配合物中, Cd2+离子(或Zn2+离子)由2个吡啶-2-磺酸中的2个氮和2个氧以及2个水分子中的2个氧配位形成畸变的N2O4八面体配位构型。每个配合物分子具有晶体学2次旋转轴对称性。配合物分子之间通过许多OH(配位水分子)LO(未配位磺酸根)氢键联结成二维结构网络。

Sulfone通过转录因子Elk1调节人结肠癌细胞XAF1表达的研究

背景:Sulfone是一个高效的结肠肿瘤化学预防制剂,具有抗肿瘤功能,但其具体作用机制尚未完全明确。目的:探讨Sulfone在转录水平调节X连锁凋亡抑制蛋白(XIAP)相关因子1(XAF1)表达的作用机制。方法:以Sulfone干预人结肠癌细胞株HCT116,以蛋白质印迹法检测磷酸化ERK1/2(pERK1/2)、XAF1和ERK1/2表达;构建稳定转染pLuc-291质粒以及pLuc-291-18T、pLuc-291-70T、pLuc-291-IRFm质粒的HCT116细胞(分别为转录因子Elk1、c-ETS、IRF结合序列点突变),以荧光素酶报告基因检测Sulfone对XAF1启动子转录活性的调节作用;以染色质免疫沉淀法检测Elk1-XAF1的DNA结合活性;以实时定量PCR检测Elk1 siRNA对XAF1 mRNA表达的影响。结果:Sulfone可显著抑制pERK1/2表达,显著上调XAF1表达。XAF1启动子Elk1结合序列点突变能显著增加Sulfone诱导的XAF1启动子转录活性,而c-ETS和IRF结合序列点突变对Sulfone诱导的XAF1启动子转录活性无明显影响。XAF1启动子区域存在Elk1的特异性结合序列。以Elk1 siRNA抑制Elk1表达能显著增高XAF1mRNA表达。结论:Sulfone通过抑制ERK1/2信号通路下游转录因子Elk1活性,在转录水平上调人结肠癌细胞XAF1表达。

Laser Flash Photolysis Mechanism of Anthraquinone-2-Sodium Sulfonate in Pyridine Ionic Liquid/Water Mixed System

The photochemical reaction process of anthraquinone-2-sodium sulfonate （AQS） in the mixture of water （H2O） and N-butylpyridinium tetrafluoroborate （[BPy] [BF4]） was studied using the laser flash photolysis technique. Experimental results show that the excited triplet of AQS （3AQS＊） could react rapidly with H2O and the transient absorption spectra greatly changed by increasing the volume fraction of the ionic liquid （VIL） in [BPy][BF4]/H2O mixtures. The absorbance at 510 nm increased gradually with increasing VIL when 0〈VIL〈0.1. By contrast, the absorbance decreased gradually when VIL〉0.1. Otherwise, the absorbance of the band near 380 nm steadily increased. The apparent kinetic parameters of transient species B and ^3AQS＊ are obtained approximately. 3AQS＊ abstracting hydrogen from [BPy]＋ was also explored. It was deduced that the 350-420 nm band was the superposition of the peaks of 3AQS＊ and AQSH＇. The two reactions of 3AQS＊ with [BPy][BF4] and H2O are a pair of competitive reactions. We also concluded that the entire reaction processes slow down in the case of high [BPy] [BF4] concentrations.

Sulfone通过抑制ERK途径上调XAF1表达诱导结肠癌细胞凋亡

目的:探讨化学预防药物Sulfone是否通过转录调节XAF1的表达诱导结肠癌细胞凋亡。方法:采用Hoechst 33258染色法检测人结肠癌细胞株HCT116(p53野生型)和SW480(p53突变型)经Sulfone处理后的细胞凋亡率。运用Western印迹法检测上述细胞经Sulfone处理前后XAF1、磷酸化ERK1/2(p-ERK1/2)和ERK1/2总蛋白质的表达量变化。通过双重荧光素酶报告基因检测Sulfone对XAF1启动子转录活性的调节作用。结果:Sulfone能诱导HCT116和SW480细胞凋亡,其效应随剂量的增加和时程的延长而更明显。Sulfone能有效抑制上述两种细胞中ERK1/2蛋白的磷酸化(抑制率分别为74%和57%,P<0.05),但上调XAF1蛋白的表达(2.2倍和3.1倍,P<0.05)。经Sulfone处理后,XAF1启动子的转录活性在HCT116和SW480细胞分别提高了3.3倍(P<0.01)和2.6倍(P<0.05)。结论:Sulfone通过抑制ERK途径,在转录水平显著上调XAF1的表达进而诱导细胞凋亡,且这种作用的强弱与肿瘤细胞的p53分型有关。

Effect of Temperature and Sulfonation Extent on Fluorescence Emission of Sulfonated Polystyrene

研究不同磺化度的磺化聚苯乙烯（ＳＰＳ）的荧光特性，ＳＰＳ的荧光光谱在２８５，３３５和３８０ｎｍ的发射峰分别对应于单体、激基缔合物及类激基缔合物的荧光发射．基态磺化苯乙烯基团形成的二聚体在光激发下产生类激基缔合物，类激基缔合物荧光随着ＳＰＳ磺化度的增加而增强．稀溶液中ＳＰＳ激基缔合物形的活化能和焓随着ＳＰＳ磺化度的增加而增大。

STUDY ON SYNTHESIS OF p-TOLUIDINE-o-SULFONIC ACID

Synthesis of p toluidine o sulfonic acid from p toluidine by sulfonation in solvent was studied,and effects of various reaction conditions or factors on the reaction were discussed in detail.As a result,the following optimum process conditions are presented:50 mL dichlorobenzene,2%～5% oleum,molar ratio of sulfonating agent to p toluidine is 1.10～1.12,oleum is dropped in the reaction system in 10 min or so,sulfate formation time is 2 h,distillation lasts 8 h.Under the above conditions,the purity and the yield of p toluidine o sulfonic acid are better than that of the same product made in Japan.

亚临界萃取和膜技术精制元宝枫籽油的工艺优化

为了提高元宝枫籽油(ASO)的质量特性和储藏稳定性,对亚临界萃取得到的元宝枫籽油进行精制,以去除磷脂、过氧化物和游离脂肪酸。本文对亚临界萃取ASO的提取工艺进行优化,并对得到的原油利用膜分离技术进行脱胶精制,以膜通量,脱胶率、碘值、过氧化值、酸价为指标,对不同孔径的陶瓷膜和不同截留分子量的聚醚砜膜进行筛选。考察膜截留分子量、温度和压力对膜通量的影响;通过响应面法,确定ASO精制的最佳工艺参数。同时采用气相色谱-质谱法比较精制前后脂肪酸的含量。结果表明,当粒径为30目、萃取温度50℃,固液比为1:4 g/mL,聚醚砜膜分子量为100 kD,温度44℃,压力1.9 MPa,ASO得油率均值为35.92%,脱胶率为86.73%,通量为12.51 L/m2·h,碘值为116.93 g/100 g,过氧化值为0.06 g/100 g,酸价为3.66 g/100 g,与原油相比脂肪酸含量无明显损失。研究结果显示,用膜分离法脱胶是一种提高油脂品质的有效手段,本研究可为优质元宝枫籽油的生产提供技术支持。

Determination of genotoxic alkyl methane sulfonates and alkyl paratoluene sulfonates in lamivudine using hyphenated techniques

Two highly sensitive methods for the determination of genotoxic alkyl methane sulfonates (AMSs) and alkyl paratoluene sulfonates (APTSs) in lamivudine using hyphenated techniques have been presented. AMSs were determined by GC-MS method using GSBPINOWAX (30 m 0.25 mm 0.25 mm) column. Temperature program was set by maintaining at 100 1C initially for 3 min, then rised to 220 1C at the rate of 15 1C/min and maintained at 220 1C for 16 min. N,N-dimethyl formamide was used as diluent. APTSs were determined by LC-MS using Zorbax, Rx C8, 250 mm 4.6 mm, 5 mm column as stationary phase. 0.01 M ammonium acetate is used as buffer. The mixture of buffer and methanol in 75:25 (v/v) ratio was used as mobile phase A and mixture of buffer and methanol in 5:95 (v/v) ratio was used as mobile phase B. The gradient program (T/%B) was set as 0/28, 16/50, 17/100, 23/100, 27/28 and 40/28. Both the methods were validated as per International Conference on Harmonization guidelines. Limit of quantitation was found 1.5 mg/mL for AMSs and was in the range of 1.0-1.5 mg/mL for APTSs.

Effect of temperature on the sorption and desorption of perfluorooctane sulfonate on humic acid

Sorption and desorption of perfluorooctane sulfonate （PFOS） on humic acid at different temperatures were studied. It was found that the sorption process could be modeled with power kinetic equation very well, suggesting that diflusion predominated the sorption of PFOS on the humic acid. The sorption capacity was doubled when the temperature increased from 5 to 35°C, and thermodynamics parameters △G0 was calculated to be –7.11 to –5.04 kJ/mol, △H0 was 14.2 kJ/mol, and △S 0 was 69.5 J/（mol·K）, indicating that the sorption was a spontaneous, endothermic, and entropy driven process. Desorption hysteresis occurred at all studied temperatures which suggested that humic acid may be an important sink of PFOS in the environment.

Histological changes of the testis and epididymis in adult rats as a result of Leydig cell destruction after ethane dimethane sulfonate treatment： a morphometric study

Aim： To quantitatively study the histological changes of the testis and epididymis as a result of a drastic reduction of testosterone secretion. Methods： Fourteen adult Sprague-Dawley rats were injected intraperitoneally with ethane dimethane sulfonate （EDS, 75 mg/kg） and the same number of animals were injected with normal saline as a control. At days 7 and 12 （after treatment）, respectively, half of the animals from each group were killed. The testes and epididymides were removed and tissue blocks embedded in methacrylate resin. The cell number per testis was estimated using the stereological optical disector and some other parameters were obtained using other morphometric methods. Results： The EDS treatment resulted in an almost complete elimination of Leydig cells but had no effect on the numbers of Sertoli cells per testis. At day 7 after EDS treatment, many elongated spermatids were retained in the seminiferous epithelium and many round spermatids could be seen in the epididymal ducts. At day 12, a looser arrangement of spermatids and spermatocytes became evident, with apparent narrow empty spaces being formed between germ cells in an approximately radial direction towards the tubule lumen; the numbers （per testis） of non-type B spermatogonia and spermatocytes were similar to controls, whereas that of type B spermatogonia increased by 59%, and that of early round, elongating and late elongated spermatids decreased by 37%, 72% and 52%, respectively. Conclusion： The primary spermatogenic lesions following EDS administration were （i） spermiation failure and （ii） detachment of spermatids and spermatocytes associated with impairment in spermiogenesis and meiosis.

Water solubility enhancements of PAHs by sodium castor oil sulfonate microemulsions

Water solubility enhancements of naphthalene(Naph), phenantherene(Phen) and pyrene(Py) in sodium castor oil sulfonate(SCOS) microemulsions were evaluated. The apparent solubilities of PAHs are linearly proportional to the concentrations of SCOS microemulsion, and the enhancement extent by SCOS solutions is greater than that by ordinary surfactants on the basis of weight solubilization ratio(WSR). The log K em values of Naph, Phen, and Py are 3 13, 4 44 and 5 01 respectively, which are about the same as the log K ow values. At 5000 mg/L of SCOS conccentration, the apparent solubilities are 8 80, 121, and 674 times as the intrinsic solubilities for Naph, Phen, and Py. The effects of inorganic ions and temperature on the solubilization of solutes are also investigated. The solubilization is improved with a moderate addition of Ca 2+ , Na +, NH + 4 and the mixture of Na +, K +, Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ and NH + 4. WSR values are enhanced by 22 0% for Naph, 23 4% for Phen, and 24 6% for Py with temperature increasing by 5℃. The results indicated that SCOS microemulsions improve the performance of the surfactant enhanced remediation(SER) of soil, by increasing solubilities of organic pollutants and reducing the level of surfactant pollution and remediation expenses.

Synthesis of Petroleum Sulfonate Surfactant by Different Sulfonating Agent with Application of HIGEE Technology

With the application of HIGEE process intensification technology, petroleum sulfonate surfactant used for enhanced oil recovery was synthesized from petroleum fraction of Shengli crude oil with three sulfonating agents, including diluted liquid sulfur trioxide, diluted gaseous sulfur trioxide and fuming sulfuric acid. For each sulfonating agent, different operation modes (liquid-liquid or gas-liquid reaction with semi-continuous or continuous operation) were applied. The effects of various experimental conditions, such as solvent/oil mass ratio, sulfonating agent/oil mass ratio, gas/liquid ratio, gas concentration, reaction temperature, rotating speed, circulation ratio, reaction time and aging time, on the content of active matter and unsulfonated oil were investigated. Under relatively optimal reaction conditions, the target product was prepared with high mass content of active matter (up to 45.3%) and extremely low oil/water interfacial tension (4.5×10 –3 mN·m –1 ). The product quality and process efficiency are higher compared with traditional sulfonation technology.

Changes of c-fos and c-jun mRNA Expression in Angiotensin Ⅱ-induced Cardiomyocyte Hypertrophy and Effects of Sodium Tanshinone ⅡA Sulfonate

The changes of proto-oncogene c-fos and c-jun mRNA expression in angiotensin Ⅱ （AngⅡ）-induced hypertrophy and effects of sodium tanshinone ⅡA sulfonate （STS） in the primary culture of neonatal rat cardiomyocytes were investigated. Twelve neonatal clean grade Wistar rats were selected. The cardiomyocytes were isolated, cultured and divided according to different treatments in the medium. The cardiomyocyte size was determined by phase contrast microscope, and the rate of protein synthesis was measured by [3H]-Leucine incorporation. The c-fos and c-jun mRNA expression in cardiomyocytes was detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction （RT-PCR）. It was found after cardiomyocytes were treated with AngⅡ for 30 min, the c-fos and c-jun mRNA expression in cardiomyocytes was increased significantly （P〈0.01）. After treatment with AngⅡ for 24 h, the rate of protein synthesis in AngⅡ group was significantly increased as compared with control group （P〈0.01）. After treatment with AngⅡ for 7 days, the size of cardiomyocytes in AngⅡ group was increased obviously as compared with control group （P〈0.05）. After pretreatment with STS or Valsartan before AngⅡ treatment, both of them could inhibit the above effects of AngⅡ （P〈0.05 or P〈0.01）. It was suggested that STS could ameliorate AngⅡ-induced cardiomyocyte hy- pertrophy by inhibiting c-fos and c-jun mRNA expression and reducing protein synthesis rate of cardiomyocytes.

Treatment of drilling wastewater from a sulfonated mud system

Treatment of drilling wastewater from a sulfonated drilling mud system in the Shengli Oilfield, East China, was studied. The wastewater was deeply treated by a chemical coagulationcentrifugal separation-ozone catalytic oxidation combined process. The factors （i.e. pH value, chemical dosage, reaction time, etc.） influencing the treatment effect were investigated, and pH = 7 was determined as optimal for the coagulation; polymeric aluminum chloride （PAC） was selected as the optimal coagulant with a dosage of 18 g/L; cationic polyacrylamide （CPAM） with molecular weight of 8 million was selected as the optimal coagulant aid with an optimum dosage of 8 mg/L; and the optimal condition of catalytic ozonation was found to be a pH of 12 and an oxidation time of 40 min. The results showed that the combined treatment process was effective. The oil content and suspended solids content of the effluent reached the first class discharge standard according to China＇s standard GB 8978-1996 （Integrated Wastewater Discharge Standard） and the chemical oxygen demand （COD） decreased to 195 mg/L from 2.34×10^4 mg/L after coagulation process and ozone oxidation at pH = 12 for 40 min.

Synthesis and characterization of quaternized poly(phthalazinone ether sulfone ketone)for anion-exchange membrane

Chloromethylated poly（phthalazinone ether sulfone ketone） （CMPPESK） was prepared from poly（phthalazinone ether sulfone ketone） （PPESK） using chloromethyl octyl ethers （CMOE） with lower toxicity as chloromethylated regent. CMPPESK was soluble in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone （NMP）, N,N-dimethylacetamide （DMAc） and chloroform. Quaternized poly（phthalazinone ether sulfone ketone） （QAPPESK） was prepared from CMPPESK by quaternization. QAPPESK had excellent solvent resistance, which was only partly soluble in sulfuric acid （98%） and swollen in N,N-dimethylformamide （DMF）. The vanadium redox flow battery （V-RFB） using QAPPESK anion-exchange membrane had better performance with 88.3% of overall energy efficiency.

Sulfonated carbon catalyzed oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids by hydrogen peroxide

Sulfonated carbon as a strong and stable solid acid catalyst exhibited excellent catalytic performance in various acid-catalyzed reactions. Here, sulfonated carbon, as catalyst for oxidation reaction, was prepared via the carbonization of starch followed by sulfonation with concentrated sulfuric acid. N2 physisorption, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence and acid-base titration were used to characterize the obtained materials. The catalytic activity of sulfonated carbon was studied in the oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids using 30 wt% H2O2 as oxidant. This oxidation protocol works well for various aldehydes including aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes. The sulfonated carbon can be recycled for three times without obvious loss of activity.

Quinone-mediated decolorization of sulfonated azo dyes by cells and cell extracts from Sphingomonas xenophaga

The effects of various quinone compounds on the decolorization rates of sulfonated azo dyes by Sphingomonas xenophaga QYY were investigated. The results showed that anthraquinone-2-sulfonate （AQS） was the most effective redox mediator and AQS reduction was the rate-limited step of AQS-mediated decolorization of sulfonated azo dyes. Based on AQS biological toxicity tests, it was assumed that AQS might enter the cells and kill them. In the cytoplasmic extracts from strain QYY, AQS more effectively increased decolorization rates of sulfonated azo dyes than other quinone compounds. In addition, we found a NADH/FMN-dependent AQS reductase using nondenaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis （Native-PAGE）.

Determination of petroleum sulfonates in crude oil by column-switching anion-exchange chromatography

A column-switching anion-exchange chromatography method was described for the separation and determination of petroleum monosulfonates （PMS） and petroleum disulfonates （PDS） in crude oil that was simply diluted with the dichloromethane/methanol （60/40）. The high performance liquid chromatography （HPLC） system consisted of a clean-up column and an analytical column, which were connected with two six-port switching valves. Detection of petroleum sulfonates was available and repeatable. This method has been successfully applied to determine PMS and PDS in crude oil samples from Shengli oil field.