蜡质玉米淀粉的凝胶化性质及其在陶瓷凝固成型中的应用研究

本文对蜡质玉米淀粉的糊性质、流变特性和凝胶强度等凝胶化性质进行了详细研究。结果表明:与普通玉米淀粉相比,蜡质玉米淀粉易糊化,热粘稳定性差,冷粘稳定性好,凝胶强度低;蜡质玉米淀粉糊属假塑性流体,且糊的表观粘度受淀粉浓度、温度和pH值的影响。利用蜡质玉米淀粉的凝胶化性质可实现Al2O3陶瓷的原位固化成型,且成型的陶瓷坯体外观光洁、平整、无缺陷,坯体的密度高、线收缩率低。

几种木薯变性淀粉凝胶化性质的研究

对木薯醋酸酯淀粉、磷酸酯淀粉和氧化淀粉的糊化性质、流变特性和凝胶强度等凝胶化性质进行了比较研究。研究表明:醋酸酯淀粉和磷酸酯淀粉的糊化温度与原淀粉相当,氧化淀粉的糊化温度降低。醋酸酯淀粉和磷酸酯淀粉糊具有剪切稀化特性,属假塑性流体,氧化淀粉糊呈牛顿流体的特征。3种变性淀粉糊的表观粘度受浓度、温度和pH值的影响,与木薯原淀粉相比,变性淀粉糊具有较好的耐热和耐酸碱稳定性。而凝胶强度因变性基团的不同,差异较大。

淀粉的热性质在贝母类药材鉴别和分类中的应用

目的研究不同贝母药材中淀粉的凝胶化性质及其差异,为贝母类中药材的鉴别提供大分子方面的佐证。方法采用差示扫描量热仪对9种贝母类药材中的淀粉进行热性质测试,获得了9种贝母淀粉的DSC谱图以及凝胶化数据。结果通过对贝母中淀粉的凝胶化性质进行比较发现,浙贝母和湖北贝母中淀粉的凝胶化性质较为接近,青贝母,松贝母和炉贝母淀粉的凝胶化性质较为接近,岷贝母淀粉的凝胶化性质却与前三者有着明显的差别,而新疆贝母和伊犁贝母淀粉的凝胶化性质存在明显的差异。结论根据贝母淀粉凝胶化性质的特征,可以很容易对贝母类中药材进行分类和鉴别。

Study on Properties of Composite Oxides TiO_2/SiO_2

The nanometer particles of TiO_2 and TiO_2/SiO_2 oxides wereprepared by sol-gel supercritical fluid drying method. The propertiesof TiO_2 and TiO_2/SiO_2 were characterized by means of BET(Brunner-Emmett- Teller method), TEM (transmission electronmicroscopy), SEM (scanning electron microscopy), XRD (X-ray diffrac-tion) and FTIR (Fourier transform-infrared) techniques. The effectsof different preparation route, prehydrolysis and non-prehydrolysis,on the properties of TiO_2/SiO_2 oxide were also examined.

Science Letters; In-situ synthesis and luminescence properties of titanium oxide gels containing 1,10-phenanthroline europium(Ⅲ) complex

It is difficult to directly dope europium complexes in gel because the excessive water or high acidic condition may lead to their decomposition. We prepared a novel homogeneous TiO2 gel containing Eu-phen complexes by using an in-situ synthesis method. The formation of Eu-phen complexes in sol-gel derived TiO2 was confirmed by luminescence excitation spectra. The effects of temperature and aging time on in-situ synthesis are discussed. The luminescence spectra of gel containing europium complexes were also compared with the pure Eu-phen complexes.

Sol-Gel Synthesis and Structure-Property Relations in Nd4-xCs2（1＋x）Fe5-xZnxO14＋δ（0≤x≤1.0） Oxide Systems

Synthesis of composite oxides in the series Nd4-xCs2（1＋x）Fe5-xZnxO14＋δ（0≤x≤1.0） （B1-B5： x= 0.0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0） is performed by sol-gel method via nitrate-acetate precursor route. Analysis of the powder x-ray diffraction （XRD） patterns show tetragonal unit cell with lattice parameters a = 8.6545, 8.2520, 7.7645, 9.8952, 8.2863 A; b = 8.9800, 11.5788, 15.6305, 8.4766, 11.6465 A in B1-B5, respectively. The average crystallite sizes in the samples are found to be in the range 69.56-119.48 A. Energy dispersive analysis of x-rays （EDAX） result shows the presence of Fe, Nd, Cs and O, and Fe, Nd, Zn, Cs and O in B 1 （x=0） and B2（x=0.25）-B5（x= 1.0）, respectively. The IR results at 300 K show the presence of octahedral [NdO6/2]^3- （asymmetric stretch： 410-416 cml） and [FeO6/2]^3-（symmetric stretch： 562-572 cm^-1） units in the samples. Observed magnetic moments versus magnetic field plots in the range -10 kG to ＋10 kG exhibit hysteresis loops with average magnetic susceptibility values in the range 3.46 × 10^-5 -7.05 × 10^-5 emu/gG in B1-B5 shows fairly strong ferromagnetic nature of the samples. The observed EPR lineshapes at 300 and 77 K with giso=2.01-2.03 and giso=2.01-2.03, respectively is ascribed to the octahedral [FeO6/2]^3- coordination of Fe^3＋ （3d^5） ion. The optical absorption spectra show the transition of ^4I9/2→^4F7/2→^ 4S3/2 （750 nm） of optically active Nd^3＋ ions in samples.

Electron-Irradiation Induced Nanocrystallization of Pb（ll） in Silica Gels Prepared in High Magnetic Field

In a previous study, structure of silica gels prepared in a high magnetic field was investigated. While a direct application of such anisotropic silica gels is for an optical anisotropic medium possessing chemical resistance, we show here their possibility of medium in materials processing. In this direction, for example, silica hydrogels have so far been used as media of crystal growth. In this paper, as opposed to the soft-wet state, dried silica gels have been investigated. We have found that lead （II） nanocrystallites were formed induced by electron irradiation to lead （ll）-doped dried Hydrogels made from a sodium metasilicate solution doped with silica gels prepared in a high magnetic field such as B = 10 T. lead （II） acetate were prepared. The dried specimens were irradiated by electrons in a transmission electron microscope environment. Electron diffraction patterns indicated the crystallinity of lead （II） nanocrystallites depending on B. An advantage of this processing technique is that the crystallinity can be controlled through the strength of magnetic field B applied during gel preparation. Specific skills are not required to control the strength of magnetic field.

Progress in the studies of low-molecular mass gelators with unusual properties

This article is intended to provide an overview of recent progress in the studies of cholesterol-based low-molecular mass gelators (LMMGs) with unusual properties,in particular,gelation and selective gelation at room temperature,gel emulsions and gel film formation,etc.Potential applications of the LMMGs in spilled oil collection and water purification are briefly presented.

Activity and Composition of Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria in an Aquic Brown Soil as Influenced by Land Use and Fertilization

The effects of long-term (19 years) different land use and fertilization on activity and composition of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in an aquic brown soil were investigated in a field experiment in Liaoning Province,China.The 19-year experiment conducted from 1990 to 2008 involved seven treatments designed: cropping rotation of soybean-corn-corn with no fertilizer (control,CK),recycled manure (RM),fertilizer nitrogen (N),phosphorous (P) and potassium (K) (NPK),NPK+RM,and no-crop bare land,mowed fallow,and non-mowed fallow.The results showed that the potential nitrification rates of the RM,NPK+RM,mowed fallow,and non-mowed fallow treatments were significantly higher (P < 0.05) than those of the CK and NPK treatments,indicating that the long-term applications of recycled manure and return of plant residues both significantly increased the activity of AOB.Although the application of NPK did not enhance soil potential nitrification because of decreased pH,available K had an important effect on potential nitrification.Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) fingerprint profiles showed that no-crop treatments had an increase in the diversity of the AOB community compared to the CK,RM,and NPK treatments,implying that agricultural practices,especially tillage,had an adverse effect on the soil AOB community.The NPK+RM treatment had the most diverse DGGE patterns possibly because of the increased available P in this treatment.A phylogenetic analysis showed that most of the DGGE bands derived belonged to Nitrosospira cluster 3,not Nitrosospira cluster 2.These demonstrated that different land use and fertilization significantly influenced the activity and composition of the AOB community by altering the soil properties,mainly including pH,total C,available K,and available P.