The structure of micelles formed by two poly(oxyethylene)/poly(oxybutylene) block copolymers, E 76B 38 and E 155B 76, in n-hexane at 50 ℃ was studied by synchrotron Small Angle X-ray Scattering(SAXS) and Wide Angle X...The structure of micelles formed by two poly(oxyethylene)/poly(oxybutylene) block copolymers, E 76B 38 and E 155B 76, in n-hexane at 50 ℃ was studied by synchrotron Small Angle X-ray Scattering(SAXS) and Wide Angle X-ray Scattering(WAXS). Spherical micelle with a crystalline core was observed for E 155B 76. E 76B 38 also formed spherical micelles, but the core was amorphous. The radius of the core(R), the length of the amorphous chain in the shell(L) and the number of association(N) were obtained by fitting the SAXS data with the model of a spherical core attached with Gaussian chains. The result showed that the E block exhibited multiple folds. The B block tended to be more coiled and the area occupied by per chain was larger in the micelles of E 155B 76, which are favorable to the formation of spherical micelles.展开更多
The fractions of one metallocene-based (mPE) and one conventional (znPE) ethylene-butene copolymer eluted at from temperature rising elution fractionation were selected for DSC and time-resolved small angle X-ray scat...The fractions of one metallocene-based (mPE) and one conventional (znPE) ethylene-butene copolymer eluted at from temperature rising elution fractionation were selected for DSC and time-resolved small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and wide angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) characterization. The DSC and WAXS results show that two crystal structures exist in both mPE and znPE: structure A with higher melting temperature and structure B with lower melting temperature. It was found that original znPE (s-znPE) contains more highly ordered structure A than original mPE (s-mPE) in spite of the higher comonomer content of znPE. Another structure C is also identified because of higher crystallinity measured by WAXS than by DSC and is attributed to the interfacial region. The SAXS data were analyzed with correlation function and two maxima were observed in s-mPE and s-znPE, in agreement with the conclusion of two crystal populations drawn from DSC and WAXS results. These two crystal populations have close long periods in s-mPE, but very different long periods in s-znPE. In contrast, freshly crystallized mPE and znPE (f-mPE and f-znPE) contain only a single crystal population with a broader distribution of long period展开更多
Characterizing the kerogen-hosted pore structures is essential to understand the adsorption,transport and storage potential in organic-rich shale reservoirs.In this paper,we first separated the organic matter(kerogen)...Characterizing the kerogen-hosted pore structures is essential to understand the adsorption,transport and storage potential in organic-rich shale reservoirs.In this paper,we first separated the organic matter(kerogen)from the mineral matrix in four different shale samples of the Bakken Formation with different thermal maturities and then analyzed their chemical compositions using the wide-angle X-ray scattering(WAXS)method.Next,we acquired small-angle X-ray scattering(SAXS)to characterize the structure of the organic matter and see how these two will relate.The WAXS results showed that the isolated kerogens have high purity(free of inorganic minerals)and retain different chemical compositions.Moreover,SAXS analysis revealed that the isolated kerogens have similar radius of gyration(R_(g))which is around 90Åand the molecules are in the compact mode.Based on the pore size distribution analysis from the SAXS data,two main peaks were found in all of these four samples with one peak less than 40Åand the other one larger than 1000Å.Also,the TEM images revealed that Sample 1 is abundant in pores with sizes around 20 nm while Sample 2 does not have pores of that size,which agrees with the results from the pore size distribution that was obtained from the SAXS method.Ultimately,this study exhibits how different analytical instruments can provide us with useful information from complex structures of geomaterials.展开更多
Drought-resistant plants exhibit strong water retention capability.In this regard,the autotetraploid sour jujube leaves exhibit better water retention than diploid leaves.Morphological comparisons and physiological co...Drought-resistant plants exhibit strong water retention capability.In this regard,the autotetraploid sour jujube leaves exhibit better water retention than diploid leaves.Morphological comparisons and physiological comparisons of diploid and autotetraploid leaves showed that the autotetraploid leaves had thicker leaf cuticles and more leaf wax accumulation than the diploid leaves,which could reduce cuticle permeability and improve the drought tolerance of leaves.In this study,the cuticular wax crystalloids on the adaxial and abaxial sides of young and mature jujube leaves were observed in the two ploidy types,and unique cuticular wax crystalloids covering a large area of the cuticle on autotetraploid sour jujube leaves may provide an advantage in reducing leaf non-stomata transpiration and improving plant drought tolerance.Based on the transcriptome,115 differentially expressed genes between diploids and autotetraploids were further analyzed and found to be involved in the accumulation of cuticular wax components,including terpenoids,fatty acids,and lipids,as well as ABC transporter and wax biosynthetic process.Finally,14 genes differentially expressed between glossy autotetraploid leaves and nonglossy diploid leaves,such as LOC107414787,LOC107411574 and LOC107413721,were screened as candidate genes by qRT-PCR analysis.This findings provided insights into how polyploidization improved drought tolerance.展开更多
Structures and crystal form transition of the novel aryl ether ketone polymer containing meta-phenylene linkage: PEKEKK(T/I) were investigated by wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), imaging plates (IPs) and small ang...Structures and crystal form transition of the novel aryl ether ketone polymer containing meta-phenylene linkage: PEKEKK(T/I) were investigated by wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), imaging plates (IPs) and small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). The energy of activation of the decomposition reaction and degree of crystallinity of PEKEKK(T/I) were determined by WAXD and thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA), respectively. Results obtained from WAXD and IPs show that crystal forms coexist in the PEKEKK(T/I) samples isothermally cold crystallized in the temperature range from 180'C to 240T? and only form occurs in PEKEKK(TTI) samples isothermally cold crystallized at 2701C. The radius of gyration (Rg), thickness of microregions with electron-density fluctuations (E) and distribution of particle sizes were investigated by SAXS.展开更多
The analysis of the small angle X ray scattering(SAXS) data was based upon particle characteristic function, one dimensional electron density correlation function and particle distribution function. The microstruct...The analysis of the small angle X ray scattering(SAXS) data was based upon particle characteristic function, one dimensional electron density correlation function and particle distribution function. The microstructure of nylon 66 with different degrees of crystallinity was studied by means of X ray scattering method. The radius of gyration R g, the Porod radius R p, the thickness of crystalline region L c, the thickness of non crystalline region L a, the thickness of interphase region d tr , the long period L , the semiaxises of particles( a, a, b ), the distribution of the particle sizes and the scattering invariant were calculated. The results indicate that there was a significant interphase region between the crystalline region and the non crystalline region, and its content( W t,x ) should not be neglected in comparison with that of crystalline region W c,x . The morphology of nylon 66 prepared by isothermal crystallization at a high temperature was mainly a lamellar structure, while the spherical crystals dominated in the quenched sample. The size of the particles in the quenched sample was smaller than that of those in the isothermally crystallized sample, and the distribution of the particle sizes in the isothermally crystallized sample was wider.展开更多
The cuticular wax,acting as the ultimate defense barrier,is essential for the normal morphogenesis of plant organs.Despite this importance,the connection between wax composition and leaf development has not been thoro...The cuticular wax,acting as the ultimate defense barrier,is essential for the normal morphogenesis of plant organs.Despite this importance,the connection between wax composition and leaf development has not been thoroughly explored.In this study,we characterized a new maize mutant,ragged leaf4(rgd4),which exhibits crinkled and ragged leaves starting from the sixth leaf stage.The phenotype of rgd4 is conferred by ZmCER1,which encoding an aldehyde decarbonylase involved in wax biosynthesis.ZmCER1 function deficient mutant displayed reduced cuticular wax density and disordered bulliform cells(BCs),while ZmCER1 overexpressing plants exhibited the opposite effects,indicating that ZmCER1 regulates cuticular wax biosynthesis and BCs development.Additionally,as the density of cuticular wax increased,the water loss rate of detached leaf decreases,suggesting that ZmCER1 is positively correlated with plant drought tolerance.展开更多
A hard problem that hinders the movement of waxy crude oil is wax deposition in oil pipelines.To ensure the safe operation of crude oil pipelines,an accurate model must be developed to predict the rate of wax depositi...A hard problem that hinders the movement of waxy crude oil is wax deposition in oil pipelines.To ensure the safe operation of crude oil pipelines,an accurate model must be developed to predict the rate of wax deposition in crude oil pipelines.Aiming at the shortcomings of the ENN prediction model,which easily falls into the local minimum value and weak generalization ability in the implementation process,an optimized ENN prediction model based on the IRSA is proposed.The validity of the new model was confirmed by the accurate prediction of two sets of experimental data on wax deposition in crude oil pipelines.The two groups of crude oil wax deposition rate case prediction results showed that the average absolute percentage errors of IRSA-ENN prediction models is 0.5476% and 0.7831%,respectively.Additionally,it shows a higher prediction accuracy compared to the ENN prediction model.In fact,the new model established by using the IRSA to optimize ENN can optimize the initial weights and thresholds in the prediction process,which can overcome the shortcomings of the ENN prediction model,such as weak generalization ability and tendency to fall into the local minimum value,so that it has the advantages of strong implementation and high prediction accuracy.展开更多
WAXD and SAXS for PA1010+BMI system have been measured. The results obtained with the help of Ruland and ID EDCF. showed that Wc1x1, the long period L and the thickness of the crystal lamellae do decreased with BMI co...WAXD and SAXS for PA1010+BMI system have been measured. The results obtained with the help of Ruland and ID EDCF. showed that Wc1x1, the long period L and the thickness of the crystal lamellae do decreased with BMI content at PA10101+BMI system. Comparing both experimental and calculated densitl c values indicated thst the values were of better conformity. Adding BHI into PA1010 caused an increase in distortion.The results from SAXS analysis have also led to the conclusion that a crystal-amorphous interphase could exist in lamellae of Semicrystalline polymers and a three-phase model instead of traditional two-phase model should be used.展开更多
文摘The structure of micelles formed by two poly(oxyethylene)/poly(oxybutylene) block copolymers, E 76B 38 and E 155B 76, in n-hexane at 50 ℃ was studied by synchrotron Small Angle X-ray Scattering(SAXS) and Wide Angle X-ray Scattering(WAXS). Spherical micelle with a crystalline core was observed for E 155B 76. E 76B 38 also formed spherical micelles, but the core was amorphous. The radius of the core(R), the length of the amorphous chain in the shell(L) and the number of association(N) were obtained by fitting the SAXS data with the model of a spherical core attached with Gaussian chains. The result showed that the E block exhibited multiple folds. The B block tended to be more coiled and the area occupied by per chain was larger in the micelles of E 155B 76, which are favorable to the formation of spherical micelles.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 29734144 and 59703002) andby the Special Funds for Major State Basic Research Projects (Grant No. G1999064803).
文摘The fractions of one metallocene-based (mPE) and one conventional (znPE) ethylene-butene copolymer eluted at from temperature rising elution fractionation were selected for DSC and time-resolved small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and wide angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) characterization. The DSC and WAXS results show that two crystal structures exist in both mPE and znPE: structure A with higher melting temperature and structure B with lower melting temperature. It was found that original znPE (s-znPE) contains more highly ordered structure A than original mPE (s-mPE) in spite of the higher comonomer content of znPE. Another structure C is also identified because of higher crystallinity measured by WAXS than by DSC and is attributed to the interfacial region. The SAXS data were analyzed with correlation function and two maxima were observed in s-mPE and s-znPE, in agreement with the conclusion of two crystal populations drawn from DSC and WAXS results. These two crystal populations have close long periods in s-mPE, but very different long periods in s-znPE. In contrast, freshly crystallized mPE and znPE (f-mPE and f-znPE) contain only a single crystal population with a broader distribution of long period
文摘Characterizing the kerogen-hosted pore structures is essential to understand the adsorption,transport and storage potential in organic-rich shale reservoirs.In this paper,we first separated the organic matter(kerogen)from the mineral matrix in four different shale samples of the Bakken Formation with different thermal maturities and then analyzed their chemical compositions using the wide-angle X-ray scattering(WAXS)method.Next,we acquired small-angle X-ray scattering(SAXS)to characterize the structure of the organic matter and see how these two will relate.The WAXS results showed that the isolated kerogens have high purity(free of inorganic minerals)and retain different chemical compositions.Moreover,SAXS analysis revealed that the isolated kerogens have similar radius of gyration(R_(g))which is around 90Åand the molecules are in the compact mode.Based on the pore size distribution analysis from the SAXS data,two main peaks were found in all of these four samples with one peak less than 40Åand the other one larger than 1000Å.Also,the TEM images revealed that Sample 1 is abundant in pores with sizes around 20 nm while Sample 2 does not have pores of that size,which agrees with the results from the pore size distribution that was obtained from the SAXS method.Ultimately,this study exhibits how different analytical instruments can provide us with useful information from complex structures of geomaterials.
基金supported by grants from the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.2021JD02)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2018YFD1000607)。
文摘Drought-resistant plants exhibit strong water retention capability.In this regard,the autotetraploid sour jujube leaves exhibit better water retention than diploid leaves.Morphological comparisons and physiological comparisons of diploid and autotetraploid leaves showed that the autotetraploid leaves had thicker leaf cuticles and more leaf wax accumulation than the diploid leaves,which could reduce cuticle permeability and improve the drought tolerance of leaves.In this study,the cuticular wax crystalloids on the adaxial and abaxial sides of young and mature jujube leaves were observed in the two ploidy types,and unique cuticular wax crystalloids covering a large area of the cuticle on autotetraploid sour jujube leaves may provide an advantage in reducing leaf non-stomata transpiration and improving plant drought tolerance.Based on the transcriptome,115 differentially expressed genes between diploids and autotetraploids were further analyzed and found to be involved in the accumulation of cuticular wax components,including terpenoids,fatty acids,and lipids,as well as ABC transporter and wax biosynthetic process.Finally,14 genes differentially expressed between glossy autotetraploid leaves and nonglossy diploid leaves,such as LOC107414787,LOC107411574 and LOC107413721,were screened as candidate genes by qRT-PCR analysis.This findings provided insights into how polyploidization improved drought tolerance.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 270274049) and subsidized by theSpecial Funds for Major State Basic Research Projects (G1999064800).
文摘Structures and crystal form transition of the novel aryl ether ketone polymer containing meta-phenylene linkage: PEKEKK(T/I) were investigated by wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), imaging plates (IPs) and small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). The energy of activation of the decomposition reaction and degree of crystallinity of PEKEKK(T/I) were determined by WAXD and thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA), respectively. Results obtained from WAXD and IPs show that crystal forms coexist in the PEKEKK(T/I) samples isothermally cold crystallized in the temperature range from 180'C to 240T? and only form occurs in PEKEKK(TTI) samples isothermally cold crystallized at 2701C. The radius of gyration (Rg), thickness of microregions with electron-density fluctuations (E) and distribution of particle sizes were investigated by SAXS.
基金Supported by the Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No. 2 99340 72 ) and subsidized by theSpecial Fund for Major State Basic Research Projects(No.G19990 6 4 80 6 ) .
文摘The analysis of the small angle X ray scattering(SAXS) data was based upon particle characteristic function, one dimensional electron density correlation function and particle distribution function. The microstructure of nylon 66 with different degrees of crystallinity was studied by means of X ray scattering method. The radius of gyration R g, the Porod radius R p, the thickness of crystalline region L c, the thickness of non crystalline region L a, the thickness of interphase region d tr , the long period L , the semiaxises of particles( a, a, b ), the distribution of the particle sizes and the scattering invariant were calculated. The results indicate that there was a significant interphase region between the crystalline region and the non crystalline region, and its content( W t,x ) should not be neglected in comparison with that of crystalline region W c,x . The morphology of nylon 66 prepared by isothermal crystallization at a high temperature was mainly a lamellar structure, while the spherical crystals dominated in the quenched sample. The size of the particles in the quenched sample was smaller than that of those in the isothermally crystallized sample, and the distribution of the particle sizes in the isothermally crystallized sample was wider.
基金supported by Professor Zhukuan Cheng from Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology,Chinese Academy of Sciencessupported by the Funds of Key R&D Program of Shandong Province(2022LZGC006)Key R&D Program of Shandong Province(2023LZGC006)。
文摘The cuticular wax,acting as the ultimate defense barrier,is essential for the normal morphogenesis of plant organs.Despite this importance,the connection between wax composition and leaf development has not been thoroughly explored.In this study,we characterized a new maize mutant,ragged leaf4(rgd4),which exhibits crinkled and ragged leaves starting from the sixth leaf stage.The phenotype of rgd4 is conferred by ZmCER1,which encoding an aldehyde decarbonylase involved in wax biosynthesis.ZmCER1 function deficient mutant displayed reduced cuticular wax density and disordered bulliform cells(BCs),while ZmCER1 overexpressing plants exhibited the opposite effects,indicating that ZmCER1 regulates cuticular wax biosynthesis and BCs development.Additionally,as the density of cuticular wax increased,the water loss rate of detached leaf decreases,suggesting that ZmCER1 is positively correlated with plant drought tolerance.
文摘A hard problem that hinders the movement of waxy crude oil is wax deposition in oil pipelines.To ensure the safe operation of crude oil pipelines,an accurate model must be developed to predict the rate of wax deposition in crude oil pipelines.Aiming at the shortcomings of the ENN prediction model,which easily falls into the local minimum value and weak generalization ability in the implementation process,an optimized ENN prediction model based on the IRSA is proposed.The validity of the new model was confirmed by the accurate prediction of two sets of experimental data on wax deposition in crude oil pipelines.The two groups of crude oil wax deposition rate case prediction results showed that the average absolute percentage errors of IRSA-ENN prediction models is 0.5476% and 0.7831%,respectively.Additionally,it shows a higher prediction accuracy compared to the ENN prediction model.In fact,the new model established by using the IRSA to optimize ENN can optimize the initial weights and thresholds in the prediction process,which can overcome the shortcomings of the ENN prediction model,such as weak generalization ability and tendency to fall into the local minimum value,so that it has the advantages of strong implementation and high prediction accuracy.
文摘WAXD and SAXS for PA1010+BMI system have been measured. The results obtained with the help of Ruland and ID EDCF. showed that Wc1x1, the long period L and the thickness of the crystal lamellae do decreased with BMI content at PA10101+BMI system. Comparing both experimental and calculated densitl c values indicated thst the values were of better conformity. Adding BHI into PA1010 caused an increase in distortion.The results from SAXS analysis have also led to the conclusion that a crystal-amorphous interphase could exist in lamellae of Semicrystalline polymers and a three-phase model instead of traditional two-phase model should be used.
