Binary mixtures of 1,3-dialkylimidazolium based ionic liquids (ILs) and water were selected as solvent systems to investigate the solute-solvent and solvent-solvent interactions on the preferential solvation of solv...Binary mixtures of 1,3-dialkylimidazolium based ionic liquids (ILs) and water were selected as solvent systems to investigate the solute-solvent and solvent-solvent interactions on the preferential solvation of solvatochromic indicators at 25 ℃. Empirical solvatochromic pa- rameters, dipolarity/polarizability (π^*), hydrogen-bond donor acidity (α), hydrogen-bond acceptor basicity (β), and Reichardt's polarity parameters (ET^N) were measured from the ultraviolet-visible spectral shifts of 4-nitroaniline, 4-nitroanisole, and Reichardt's dye. The solvent properties of the IL-water mixtures were found to be influenced by IL type and IL mole fraction (XIL). All these studied systems showed the non-ideal behavior. The max- imum deviation to ideality for the solvatochromic parameters can be obtained in the XIL range from 0.i to 0.3. For most of the binary mixtures, the π^* values showed the synergistic effects instead of the ETN, α and β values. The observed synergy extent was dependent on the studied systems, such as the dye indicator and IL type. A preferential solvation model was utilized to gather information on the molecular interactions in the mixtures. The dye indicator was preferentially solvated on the following trend: IL〉IL-water complex〉water.展开更多
The solvent selection methodology developed earlier by. Gani (tal. (Comp. Chem. Eng., 2005)has been extended to handle multi-step reaction systems. The solvent selection problem was formulated based on the methodol...The solvent selection methodology developed earlier by. Gani (tal. (Comp. Chem. Eng., 2005)has been extended to handle multi-step reaction systems. The solvent selection problem was formulated based on the methodology guidelines, and solved using ICAS software tool. A list with solvent candidates is generated so that it can be further investigated experimentally. Comments and clarifications from chemists have been incorporated into the problem forrnulations to clarify the role of the solvents in the chemistry and potential reactivity issues. Highly promising results were obtained, in accordance with. industrial process data.展开更多
Ionic liquids (ILs) are green solvents that have attracted great attention in recent years due to their unique properties. In this paper the latest progresses in both the fundamental studies and applications of ILs ...Ionic liquids (ILs) are green solvents that have attracted great attention in recent years due to their unique properties. In this paper the latest progresses in both the fundamental studies and applications of ILs have been summarized, with the emphasis on the topics of physical properties, catalytic reactions, and biochemical engineering. The critical problems in the applications of the ILs have been addresses, and the prospective of the ILs were finally predicted.展开更多
Aggregation behavior of C.I.Direct Blue 86 was discussed using analyses of its UV-Vis spectra.The experiment results show that the dye molecules are inclined to aggregate in aqueous solution.Even in a very dilute solu...Aggregation behavior of C.I.Direct Blue 86 was discussed using analyses of its UV-Vis spectra.The experiment results show that the dye molecules are inclined to aggregate in aqueous solution.Even in a very dilute solution of 0.050μmol/L,A618/A659 =1.2398,showing that the dye monomers still coexist with its dimers.The strong aggregation trend may cause dye precipitates at a higher concentration,which is an important factor that should be considered in producing a formula of ink-jet inks containing the dye as a colorant.展开更多
NT build 443, or profile fitting method, is often used to measure the diffusion coefficient of chloride in concrete. However, this method is quite laborious and needs special equipment. Colorimetric method is a quick ...NT build 443, or profile fitting method, is often used to measure the diffusion coefficient of chloride in concrete. However, this method is quite laborious and needs special equipment. Colorimetric method is a quick and simple method to measure the penetration depth of chloride by spraying 0.1 mol/L silver nitrate solution. The objective of this work is to study the possibility of the use of colorimetric method in the calculation of non-steady-state diffusion coefficient. Twelve concrete mixtures with different supplementary cementitious materials and water-to-cement ratios of 0.35, 0.48 and 0.6 were used for study. According to NT build 443, the concrete specimens were immersed in 165 g/L NaC1 (2.8 mol/L) solution for 42 d. Both water-soluble (convert to free chloride) chloride and acid-soluble chloride at different layers of specimens were measured. The results show that the mean value of free chloride concentration at the color change boundary Cd was 0.306 mol/L. The surface free chloride concentration cs was obtained by profile fitting method, which was 40% lower than the chloride concentration of exposure solution after an immersion period of 42 d. Chloride diffusion coefficients obtained by the colorimetric method was not well correlated with those obtained by profile fitting method.展开更多
[Objective] This study was conducted to obtain tetraploid Pteroceltis tatar# nowii Maxim. with excellent ornamental traits. [Method] The stem apex growing points of Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim. were treated with dif...[Objective] This study was conducted to obtain tetraploid Pteroceltis tatar# nowii Maxim. with excellent ornamental traits. [Method] The stem apex growing points of Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim. were treated with different concentrations of colchicine solution for different hours to figure out a proper method and obtain poly- ploids. [Result] The most effective induction was obtained by treatment with 0.6%- 0.8% colchicine for 72 h with 34.2% mutation rate. Flow cytometry and chromosome observation of the stem apex growing point of P. tatarinowii Maxim. proved that the tetraploid plants were successfully obtained with chromosome number 2n=4x=36. [Conclusion] The result not only fills the blank of polyploid breeding of P. tatarinowii, but also provides an effective way to broaden the methods of cultivation of fast- growing, high-quality, disease-resilience, new varieties of Pteroceltis.展开更多
Encapsulation of DASP (4-[4-(dimethylamino)styryl]-l-octylpyridinium bromide) with amylose, and conformational transitions of amylose upon complexation with the dyes were investigated using UV-vis, fluorescence an...Encapsulation of DASP (4-[4-(dimethylamino)styryl]-l-octylpyridinium bromide) with amylose, and conformational transitions of amylose upon complexation with the dyes were investigated using UV-vis, fluorescence and two-photon absorption properties in various Dimethyl Sulfoxide ( DMSO)/H20 mixtures. Encapsulation of the dye was achieved by dilution of DMSO stock solutions of the chromophores (1 x 10^-3 M) and amylose (1 x 10^-1 M) with DMSO, followed by a dropwise addition of H20 with continuous stirring at room temperature. At less than 40% aqueous DMSO solutions, the chromophores had a stable encapsulation with amylose and showed over 100 times the fluorescence intensity of non-encapsulated chromophores. Both of the dye solution with and without amylose also exhibit 2PA (two-photon absorption), as determined by nonlinear absorption measurements using 10 ns laser pulses at 800 nm. The respective values of two-photon cross-sections are 13.3 x 10.20 for encapsulated dye solution and 2.53 x 10.20 cma/GW for non encapsulated dye solution. The data clearly indicate that the contribution of the encapsulated dye dominates the two-photon absorption cross-section of the non encapsulated dye at 800 nm.展开更多
The adsorption ofEscherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus on chaff and WMDP (waste of molasses dates production) has been studied. FTIR spectra were employed to investigate the adsorption ofEscherichia coli and St...The adsorption ofEscherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus on chaff and WMDP (waste of molasses dates production) has been studied. FTIR spectra were employed to investigate the adsorption ofEscherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus on surfaces. Adsorption of bacteria resulted in obvious shifts of some infrared bands of adsorbents. The adsorption isotherms ofEscherichia coli on two surfaces and Staphylococcus aureus on WMDP, are of L-curve type according to Giles classification. However, type H isotherm was observed in the adsorption of S. aureus on chaff. The adsorption isotherms of bacteria on the examined adsorbents conformed to the Langmuir and Temkin equations. The adsorption of bacteria was studied at different temperatures (10, 25 and 40 ℃), the thermodynamic parameters (AH, AS and AG) have also been calculated and it has been found that the adsorption process of bacteria was exothermic in nature. The number of bacteria adsorbed on surfaces was decreased with the increase of sodium chloride concentration. The amount of bacteria cells adsorbed was increased in the presence of different cations and followed the sequence: FeCl3 〉 CaCl2 〉 KCl 〉 NaCl. The pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order models for describing the kinetic data were applied and it was found that the process was well described by pseudo-second order model. The desorption studies indicated that the bacteria were strongly retained by two adsorbents.展开更多
Synthesis and separation of asymmetrically octa-substituted phthalocyanines (Pcs) derivatives obtained by cyclotetramerization of two different phthalonitriles (Pns) precursors is described. The phthalonitriles we...Synthesis and separation of asymmetrically octa-substituted phthalocyanines (Pcs) derivatives obtained by cyclotetramerization of two different phthalonitriles (Pns) precursors is described. The phthalonitriles were designed to have different polarity to enable successful chromatographic isolation. The side-chains was designed to lie perpendicular to the plane of the macrocycle via ketal link. It was hoped that the obtained materials would exhibit enhanced solubility and less columnar aggregation both in solution and in the solid state. The preparation of the ketal compounds (2,2-didodecyl- 1,3-benzodioxoles ) with was performed according to Cole method in which catechol and the didodecyl ketone were refluxed in toluene solution in the presence of a catalytic amount of p-toluene sulphonic acid (PTSA). The resultant water was removed by azeotropic distillation using a Dean-Stark trap. 2,2-didodecyl-l,3-benzodioxoles was brominated then cyanated as described in literature to give the desired phthalonitrile. The other phthalonitrile (4,5-bis(1',4',7',10'-tetraoxaundecyl) phthalonitrile was obtained also as described in literature. The structures of the obtained isomers were confirmed by spectroscopic methods. Optical microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurements revealed that two of the obtained derivatives display hexagonal and rectangular columnar liquid crystalline phases (Dhd&Drd) over a wide temperature range.展开更多
Trans-sobrerol (Sob) and 8-p-menthen-1,2-diol (Limo-diol) are the primary products in the atmospheric oxidation of α-pinene and limonene, respectively. Because of their low volatility, they associate more likely ...Trans-sobrerol (Sob) and 8-p-menthen-1,2-diol (Limo-diol) are the primary products in the atmospheric oxidation of α-pinene and limonene, respectively. Because of their low volatility, they associate more likely to the liquid particles in the atmosphere, where they are subject to the aqueous phase oxidation by the atmospheric oxidants. In this work, through experimental and theoretical study, we first provide the rate constants of Sob and Limo-diol reacting with hydroxyl radical (.OH) in aqueous solution at room temperature of 3044-3 K and 1 atm pressure, which are (3.05±0.5)×10 9 and (4.57±0.2)×10 9 L/(mol.s), respectively. Quantum chemistry calculations have also been employed to demonstrate the solvent effect on the rate constants in aqueous phase and the calculated results agree well with the measurements. Some reaction products have been identified based on liquid chromatography combined with mass spectroscopy and theoretical calculations.展开更多
This paper gives an impetus in quantifying digestible carbohydrates, which are important components of cereals, legumes and vegetables. The HPLC method was applied for the first time in India to estimate the digestibl...This paper gives an impetus in quantifying digestible carbohydrates, which are important components of cereals, legumes and vegetables. The HPLC method was applied for the first time in India to estimate the digestible carbohydrates such as sugars and starches in different branded rice, legumes and vegetable samples which were procured from local market of twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh State, India. In the present study, we estimated carbohydrates in vitro, mimicking the in vivo condition by incorporating enzymatic digestion. Among the rice varieties the analyzed total soluble sugars were in the range of 5.69% to 9.62%, vegetables 0.0% to 3.72% and legumes 0.04% to 0.98%. Soluble starches in rice samples ranged from 12.51% to 17.64%, in vegetables from 1.73% to 7.28% and in legumes from 23.76% to 38.71%. Insoluble starches in rice samples were observed to be bracketed in between 52.53% to 60.43%, where as in vegetables from 0.58% to 8.83% and in legumes from 16.13% to 29.22%. Concluding our observation, the total amount of starches and total sugars in rice fell in between 74.32% to 80.75%, in vegetables from 1.74% to 16.11%, and in legumes from 39.93% to 68.91%.展开更多
By applying an indirect strategy, a new copper (II) complex of a thiosemicarbazone L has been successfully developed as a colorimetric cbemosensor for the sensitive detection of mercury (II) ions. In the presence ...By applying an indirect strategy, a new copper (II) complex of a thiosemicarbazone L has been successfully developed as a colorimetric cbemosensor for the sensitive detection of mercury (II) ions. In the presence of copper (II) ions, the colorless so- lution of L became yellow; however, upon the addition of traces of mercury (II) ions, the yellow color faded to colorless im- mediately. Other ions, including Fe3+, Ag+, Ca2+, Zn2+, Pb2+, Cd2+, Ni2+, Co2+, Cr3+ and Mg2+ had a negligible influence on the probe behavior. The detection limits were 5.0×10^-6 M and 3.0×10^-7 M of Hg2+ using the visual color changes and UV-vis changes respectively. Test strips based on Cu-L were fabricated, which could act as a convenient and efficient Hg2+ test kits.展开更多
文摘Binary mixtures of 1,3-dialkylimidazolium based ionic liquids (ILs) and water were selected as solvent systems to investigate the solute-solvent and solvent-solvent interactions on the preferential solvation of solvatochromic indicators at 25 ℃. Empirical solvatochromic pa- rameters, dipolarity/polarizability (π^*), hydrogen-bond donor acidity (α), hydrogen-bond acceptor basicity (β), and Reichardt's polarity parameters (ET^N) were measured from the ultraviolet-visible spectral shifts of 4-nitroaniline, 4-nitroanisole, and Reichardt's dye. The solvent properties of the IL-water mixtures were found to be influenced by IL type and IL mole fraction (XIL). All these studied systems showed the non-ideal behavior. The max- imum deviation to ideality for the solvatochromic parameters can be obtained in the XIL range from 0.i to 0.3. For most of the binary mixtures, the π^* values showed the synergistic effects instead of the ETN, α and β values. The observed synergy extent was dependent on the studied systems, such as the dye indicator and IL type. A preferential solvation model was utilized to gather information on the molecular interactions in the mixtures. The dye indicator was preferentially solvated on the following trend: IL〉IL-water complex〉water.
基金PRISM FP6 Marie Curie Research Training Network (MRTN-CT-2004-512233)
文摘The solvent selection methodology developed earlier by. Gani (tal. (Comp. Chem. Eng., 2005)has been extended to handle multi-step reaction systems. The solvent selection problem was formulated based on the methodology guidelines, and solved using ICAS software tool. A list with solvent candidates is generated so that it can be further investigated experimentally. Comments and clarifications from chemists have been incorporated into the problem forrnulations to clarify the role of the solvents in the chemistry and potential reactivity issues. Highly promising results were obtained, in accordance with. industrial process data.
文摘Ionic liquids (ILs) are green solvents that have attracted great attention in recent years due to their unique properties. In this paper the latest progresses in both the fundamental studies and applications of ILs have been summarized, with the emphasis on the topics of physical properties, catalytic reactions, and biochemical engineering. The critical problems in the applications of the ILs have been addresses, and the prospective of the ILs were finally predicted.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (No50673062)
文摘Aggregation behavior of C.I.Direct Blue 86 was discussed using analyses of its UV-Vis spectra.The experiment results show that the dye molecules are inclined to aggregate in aqueous solution.Even in a very dilute solution of 0.050μmol/L,A618/A659 =1.2398,showing that the dye monomers still coexist with its dimers.The strong aggregation trend may cause dye precipitates at a higher concentration,which is an important factor that should be considered in producing a formula of ink-jet inks containing the dye as a colorant.
基金Project(2010QZZD018) supported by Central South Universtiy,China,and Ghent University,Belgium
文摘NT build 443, or profile fitting method, is often used to measure the diffusion coefficient of chloride in concrete. However, this method is quite laborious and needs special equipment. Colorimetric method is a quick and simple method to measure the penetration depth of chloride by spraying 0.1 mol/L silver nitrate solution. The objective of this work is to study the possibility of the use of colorimetric method in the calculation of non-steady-state diffusion coefficient. Twelve concrete mixtures with different supplementary cementitious materials and water-to-cement ratios of 0.35, 0.48 and 0.6 were used for study. According to NT build 443, the concrete specimens were immersed in 165 g/L NaC1 (2.8 mol/L) solution for 42 d. Both water-soluble (convert to free chloride) chloride and acid-soluble chloride at different layers of specimens were measured. The results show that the mean value of free chloride concentration at the color change boundary Cd was 0.306 mol/L. The surface free chloride concentration cs was obtained by profile fitting method, which was 40% lower than the chloride concentration of exposure solution after an immersion period of 42 d. Chloride diffusion coefficients obtained by the colorimetric method was not well correlated with those obtained by profile fitting method.
基金Supported by Agricultural Seed Breeding Program of Shandong Province in 2014([2014]96)
文摘[Objective] This study was conducted to obtain tetraploid Pteroceltis tatar# nowii Maxim. with excellent ornamental traits. [Method] The stem apex growing points of Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim. were treated with different concentrations of colchicine solution for different hours to figure out a proper method and obtain poly- ploids. [Result] The most effective induction was obtained by treatment with 0.6%- 0.8% colchicine for 72 h with 34.2% mutation rate. Flow cytometry and chromosome observation of the stem apex growing point of P. tatarinowii Maxim. proved that the tetraploid plants were successfully obtained with chromosome number 2n=4x=36. [Conclusion] The result not only fills the blank of polyploid breeding of P. tatarinowii, but also provides an effective way to broaden the methods of cultivation of fast- growing, high-quality, disease-resilience, new varieties of Pteroceltis.
文摘Encapsulation of DASP (4-[4-(dimethylamino)styryl]-l-octylpyridinium bromide) with amylose, and conformational transitions of amylose upon complexation with the dyes were investigated using UV-vis, fluorescence and two-photon absorption properties in various Dimethyl Sulfoxide ( DMSO)/H20 mixtures. Encapsulation of the dye was achieved by dilution of DMSO stock solutions of the chromophores (1 x 10^-3 M) and amylose (1 x 10^-1 M) with DMSO, followed by a dropwise addition of H20 with continuous stirring at room temperature. At less than 40% aqueous DMSO solutions, the chromophores had a stable encapsulation with amylose and showed over 100 times the fluorescence intensity of non-encapsulated chromophores. Both of the dye solution with and without amylose also exhibit 2PA (two-photon absorption), as determined by nonlinear absorption measurements using 10 ns laser pulses at 800 nm. The respective values of two-photon cross-sections are 13.3 x 10.20 for encapsulated dye solution and 2.53 x 10.20 cma/GW for non encapsulated dye solution. The data clearly indicate that the contribution of the encapsulated dye dominates the two-photon absorption cross-section of the non encapsulated dye at 800 nm.
文摘The adsorption ofEscherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus on chaff and WMDP (waste of molasses dates production) has been studied. FTIR spectra were employed to investigate the adsorption ofEscherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus on surfaces. Adsorption of bacteria resulted in obvious shifts of some infrared bands of adsorbents. The adsorption isotherms ofEscherichia coli on two surfaces and Staphylococcus aureus on WMDP, are of L-curve type according to Giles classification. However, type H isotherm was observed in the adsorption of S. aureus on chaff. The adsorption isotherms of bacteria on the examined adsorbents conformed to the Langmuir and Temkin equations. The adsorption of bacteria was studied at different temperatures (10, 25 and 40 ℃), the thermodynamic parameters (AH, AS and AG) have also been calculated and it has been found that the adsorption process of bacteria was exothermic in nature. The number of bacteria adsorbed on surfaces was decreased with the increase of sodium chloride concentration. The amount of bacteria cells adsorbed was increased in the presence of different cations and followed the sequence: FeCl3 〉 CaCl2 〉 KCl 〉 NaCl. The pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order models for describing the kinetic data were applied and it was found that the process was well described by pseudo-second order model. The desorption studies indicated that the bacteria were strongly retained by two adsorbents.
文摘Synthesis and separation of asymmetrically octa-substituted phthalocyanines (Pcs) derivatives obtained by cyclotetramerization of two different phthalonitriles (Pns) precursors is described. The phthalonitriles were designed to have different polarity to enable successful chromatographic isolation. The side-chains was designed to lie perpendicular to the plane of the macrocycle via ketal link. It was hoped that the obtained materials would exhibit enhanced solubility and less columnar aggregation both in solution and in the solid state. The preparation of the ketal compounds (2,2-didodecyl- 1,3-benzodioxoles ) with was performed according to Cole method in which catechol and the didodecyl ketone were refluxed in toluene solution in the presence of a catalytic amount of p-toluene sulphonic acid (PTSA). The resultant water was removed by azeotropic distillation using a Dean-Stark trap. 2,2-didodecyl-l,3-benzodioxoles was brominated then cyanated as described in literature to give the desired phthalonitrile. The other phthalonitrile (4,5-bis(1',4',7',10'-tetraoxaundecyl) phthalonitrile was obtained also as described in literature. The structures of the obtained isomers were confirmed by spectroscopic methods. Optical microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurements revealed that two of the obtained derivatives display hexagonal and rectangular columnar liquid crystalline phases (Dhd&Drd) over a wide temperature range.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.21177041 and No.21107026), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No.2013ZZ0073), and the Scientific Research Foundation for Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, State Education Ministry.
文摘Trans-sobrerol (Sob) and 8-p-menthen-1,2-diol (Limo-diol) are the primary products in the atmospheric oxidation of α-pinene and limonene, respectively. Because of their low volatility, they associate more likely to the liquid particles in the atmosphere, where they are subject to the aqueous phase oxidation by the atmospheric oxidants. In this work, through experimental and theoretical study, we first provide the rate constants of Sob and Limo-diol reacting with hydroxyl radical (.OH) in aqueous solution at room temperature of 3044-3 K and 1 atm pressure, which are (3.05±0.5)×10 9 and (4.57±0.2)×10 9 L/(mol.s), respectively. Quantum chemistry calculations have also been employed to demonstrate the solvent effect on the rate constants in aqueous phase and the calculated results agree well with the measurements. Some reaction products have been identified based on liquid chromatography combined with mass spectroscopy and theoretical calculations.
文摘This paper gives an impetus in quantifying digestible carbohydrates, which are important components of cereals, legumes and vegetables. The HPLC method was applied for the first time in India to estimate the digestible carbohydrates such as sugars and starches in different branded rice, legumes and vegetable samples which were procured from local market of twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh State, India. In the present study, we estimated carbohydrates in vitro, mimicking the in vivo condition by incorporating enzymatic digestion. Among the rice varieties the analyzed total soluble sugars were in the range of 5.69% to 9.62%, vegetables 0.0% to 3.72% and legumes 0.04% to 0.98%. Soluble starches in rice samples ranged from 12.51% to 17.64%, in vegetables from 1.73% to 7.28% and in legumes from 23.76% to 38.71%. Insoluble starches in rice samples were observed to be bracketed in between 52.53% to 60.43%, where as in vegetables from 0.58% to 8.83% and in legumes from 16.13% to 29.22%. Concluding our observation, the total amount of starches and total sugars in rice fell in between 74.32% to 80.75%, in vegetables from 1.74% to 16.11%, and in legumes from 39.93% to 68.91%.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21262032, 21064006 and 21161018)the Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province (1010RJZA018)the Program for Changjian Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University of Minisry of Education of China (IRT1177)
文摘By applying an indirect strategy, a new copper (II) complex of a thiosemicarbazone L has been successfully developed as a colorimetric cbemosensor for the sensitive detection of mercury (II) ions. In the presence of copper (II) ions, the colorless so- lution of L became yellow; however, upon the addition of traces of mercury (II) ions, the yellow color faded to colorless im- mediately. Other ions, including Fe3+, Ag+, Ca2+, Zn2+, Pb2+, Cd2+, Ni2+, Co2+, Cr3+ and Mg2+ had a negligible influence on the probe behavior. The detection limits were 5.0×10^-6 M and 3.0×10^-7 M of Hg2+ using the visual color changes and UV-vis changes respectively. Test strips based on Cu-L were fabricated, which could act as a convenient and efficient Hg2+ test kits.