Self-healing Performance of Composite Coatings Prepared by Phosphating and Cerium Nitrate Post-sealing

The phosphated and cerium nitrate post-sealed galvanized steel was firstly scratched to expose zinc layer and then placed in neutral salt spray （NSS） chamber for different durations. The microstructure and compositions of the scratches were investigated using SEM and EDS. The phases of the corrosion products were examined through XRD. The self-healing mechanism of the composite coatings was discussed. The experimental results show that the composite coatings have an excellent corrosion resistance. The corrosion products increase with corrosion time and finally cover the whole scratch. They contain phosphorous, cerium, oxygen, chloride and zinc, and are fine needle and exceedingly compact. The composite coatings are favorable self-healing. During corrosion, the self-healing ions such as Ce3＋, Ce4＋, PO43-, Zn2＋ in the composite coatings were dissolved, migrated, recombined, and covered the exposed zinc, impeding zinc corrosion. The self-healing process of the scratches on the composite coatings can be divided into three stages, about 2 h, 4 h, and 24 h, respectively.

An expeditious synthesis of isoxazoline using cetyltrimethylammonium cerium nitrate:A phase transferring oxidative 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition

An expeditious and effective method for synthesis of isoxazoline from aldoximes and activated alkenes using cetyltrimethylammonium cerium nitrate at room temperature is described.Reaction was completed within short time period in high yields at room temperature.

Effects of Cerium Nitrate on Expression of CaM Ⅰ and PMCA Ca^( 2+ ) -ATPase mRNA in Rat Liver

The effect of cerium nitrate on expression of CaM Ⅰ and PMCA1b in rat liver was studied by means of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The result shows that neither a high dose (50 mg·kg -1 ) nor a low dose (1 mg·kg -1 ) of cerium nitrate induces any alterations of expression of CaM Ⅰ and PMCA 1b mRNA after recurrent intraperitoneal injection of cerium nitrate, which suggests that effect of cerium nitrate on CaM and Ca 2+ -ATPase might be at posttranscription level.

Effect of organic component(tartrate) addition on cerium nitrate's ability to inhibit corrosion of mild steel in NaCl solution

Cerium tartrate(CeTar),produced in this study by precipitating cerium nitrate with potassium sodium tartrate(KNaTar),was examined as a corrosion inhibitor.Weight loss tests show inhibition efficiency of 71.7% with Ce(NO_(3))_(3) and 88.7% with CeTar inhibitor for one-month exposure to mild steel in 7 g/L NaCl solution.The inhibition efficiency drops to 28.6% with the fo rmer and remains around 8 7% with the latter inhibitor after six months of exposure.Similar results from electrochemical testing indicate that the inhibition efficiency decreases by adding cerium nitrate.Still,the cerium tartrate inhibitor demonstrates a nearly constant inhibition efficiency for up to 30 d,i.e.,≈90%.Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) performed in these cases shows the following results:(ⅰ) with cerium nitrate,a film of iron and cerium oxide,which on prolonged exposure diminishes,and(ⅱ) with cerium tartrate,the formation of a bimetallic film(Fe-tartrate-Ce) and a mixture of cerium hydroxide and iro n oxide that protects steel for a longer duration.These inferences are based on the analyses of scanning electron microscopy/energydispersive X-ray analysis(SEM/EDAX),X-ray diffraction(XRD),Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR),X-ray photoelectron(XPS),and Raman spectroscopy results.

Effects of cerium nitrate on the growth and physiological characteristics in Cyclocarya paliurus seedlings

Field studies were conducted to examine the effects of cerium on the growth and physiological characteristics of Cyclocarya paliurus seedlings by spraying the foliage with different concentrations of cerium nitrate. Optimal concentrations of cerium nitrate improved the relative growth yield of seedling height and stems and the soluble protein and sugar content of the leaves. Cerium nitrate also increased the concentration of secondary metabolites including triterpenoids, quercetin and kaempferol, mineral elements K, P, Mg, Mn, Fe and Cu, and the activities of superoxide dismutase （SOD）, peroxidase （POX）, and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase （PAL） in the leaves. The effects of cerium nitrate on these indices were dose dependent. A concentration of 0.20 mmol/L was optimal to promote the relative growth yield of seedling height, contents of soluble sugar, kaempferol, K, P, Cu, and activities of PAL, SOD, and POX, significantly increased by 54.61%, 14.71%, 55.19%, 105.2%, 74.5%, 133.3%, 80.48%, 25.35% and 22.54%, respectively, as compared with the control. However, the maximal increase in relative growth yield of stems, contents of triterpenoid, quercetin, Mg, Mn, and Fe was attained at 1.00 mmol/L treatment, which significantly increased by 87.00%, 80.56%, 452.44%, 93.2%, 29.4%, and 133.9%, respectively, compared with control check （CK）. Correlation analysis revealed positive relationships between activities of PAL, SOD and contents of triterpenoid, quercetin and kaempferol within a certain concentration range of cerium nitrate. These resuits suggested that an appropriate concentration of cerium not only was effective in the improvement of physiological function of C. paliurus, but also increased seedling resistance. Moreover, it stimulated the synthesis of medicinal components in leaves.

Dissociation of outer membrane for Escherichia coli cell caused by cerium nitrate

The biological effect of cerium nitrate on the outer membrane(OM) of Escherichia coli(E.coli) cell was studied,and the antim-icrobial mechanism of rare earth elements was explored.The antimicrobial effect of cerium nitrate on E.coli cell was valued by plate count method,and the morphology change of E.coli cell was observed with scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The results showed that the E.coli cell suspension was flocculated when the concentration of Ce(NO3)3?6H2O...

Synthesis and Characterization of Cerium Tetraphenylporphyrin Nitrate and Molecular Recognition for NO

Cerium （III） tetraphenylporphyrin nitrate Ce（TPP）NO3 was synthesized by using meso- tetraphenylporphyrin （TPP） and Ce（NO3）.6H20 in mixture solution of CHC13 and C2HsOH （V：V=1：1）. The complex was characterized by UV-Vis, FT-IR, conventional fluorescence, MALDI-TOF-MS, and ^1H NMR spectral techniques. The structure of complex was proposed viaSpectral analyses, in which tetraphenylporphyrin was coordinated to a cerium ion in a tetradentate fashion, while one nitrate was coordinated to the same cerium ion. After bubbling NO to the solution of Ce（TPP）NO3 in CH2Cl2, spectral analyses suggested that Ce（TPP）NO3 could interact with NO to form a novel complex of Ce（TPP）（NO）NO3, and NO was coordinated to the center cerium ion. When nitrogen was poured into the Ce（TPP）（NO）（NO3） solution, the complex could be reduced to Ce（TPP）NO3.

Cerium Chemical Conversion Coating on a Novel Mg-Li Alloy

A novel Mg-Li alloy was treated in a cerium nitrate solution and cerium chemical conversion coating was obtained on the alloy. Then the forming process, structure and corrosion resistance of the coating were investigated. The influential factors of cerium conversion coating were discussed through orthogonal experiments, and the optimum processing parameters were confirmed. XPS spectra displayed that the conversion coating consisted of cerium compounds, and the major component of the protective layer was a mixture of Ce （IV） oxide and Ce （IV） hydroxide. In addition, XRD pattern illustrated that there was crystalline CeO2 in the conversion coating. Analysis by SEM showed that the cerium conversion coating was uniform with a fiber-like morphology. The thickness of the conversion coating was 12 μm. The results of electrochemical potentiodynamic polarization and hydrogen evolution measurement indicated that the cerium conversion coating provided effective protection to the novel Mg-Li alloy.

Changes of Calpain mRNA Level in Rat Hepatocyte after Recurrent Intraperitoneal Administration of Ceium Nitrate

The effect of Ce(NO3)(3) on expression of calpain in rat hepatocyte was studied by means of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (BT-PCR). The result shows that high dose of Ce(NO3)(3)(50 mg.kg(-1)) induces the increase of expression of calpain mRNA, but low dose of Ce(NO3)(3)(1 mg.kg(-1)) does not. Possible mechanism for this phenomenon was discussed.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Spectral Properties of [Ce(NO_3)_5(H_2O)_2]·2(Hphen)·(H_2O)

A novel complex [Ce(NO3)5(H2O)2]2(Hphen)(H2O) (phen =1,10-phenanthro-line) with formula C24H24CeN9O18 and Mr = 866.64 has been synthesized and structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in triclinic, space group P with a = 7.5534(2), b = 8.083(2), c = 25.8377(6) , = 86.847(1), = 89.937(1), = 86.981(1), V = 1572.94(6) 3, Dc = 1.830 g/cm3, F(000) = 866, m = 1.545 cm-1 and Z = 2. The final refinement gave R = 0.0486 and wR = 0.1278 for 4852 observed reflections with I > 2s(I). It consists of discrete [Ce-(NO3)5(H2O)2]2- anion, two Hphen+ cations and a lattice water molecule. In the compound, all of the five nitrates are bidentate, and the coordination of Ce(III) is 12. The photo-luminescence of this compound was also investigated.

Reliable, environmentally friendly method for the recycling of spent Ag/α-Al2O3 catalysts using (NH4)2Ce(NO3)6

Traditionally,Ag-containing solid wastes are leached by nitric acid in order to recycle the noble metal.However,the huge amounts of emission of toxic nitrogen oxides demand the development of a new method for silver recycling.Recently,considering the Ce(Ⅳ)solution could be regenerated with electrolyzation method,our group invented a novel environmentally friendly process by using Ce(Ⅳ)as the oxidant to dissolve silver from the spent Ag/ɑ-Al_2O_3 catalysts without NO_x emission.To find out the optimal parameters,in this work,the leaching reaction was thoroughly investigated with respect to the temperature,oxidant and HNO_3 concentrations,stirring speed,and time.The optimized leaching reaction gave the leaching silver rate 99.8% in 1 h.The kinetic plots suggested a shrinking core model with the internal diffusion-controlled process and the activation energy of 38.83 k J·mol^(-1).The order in which the experimental conditions influence the reaction was determined through orthogonal analysis:temperature N oxidant concentration N HNO_3 concentration N stirring speed.

Cerium(Ⅳ) ammonium nitrate(CAN) initiated O-alkylation of oximes with N-vinyl lactams

O-Alkylation of oximes with N-vinylpyrrolidin-2-one or N-methyl-N-vinylacetamide was efficiently initiated by a catalytic amount of cerium（Ⅳ） ammonium nitrate（CAN）,giving the corresponding oxime ether derivatives in good yield.

Cerium(Ⅳ)ammonium nitrate(CAN)-mediated regioselective synthesis and anticancer activity of 6-substituted 5,8-dimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone

6-Substituted 5,8-O-dimethyl-1,4-naphthoquinones（6-DMNQ）,the promising anticancer scaffolds,were selectively generated by oxidative demethylation of 2-substituted 1,4,5,8-tetramethoxynaphthalenes with CAN in EtOAc/H2O in comparatively high yields.An interesting finding was that apart from the reported electron-withdrawing effects of substituents on position 2 of naphthalene ring,regioselective synthesis of 6-DMNQ was largely dependent on the steric effects in CAN-mediated oxidation.The selective cytotoxicities of 6-DMNQ from the in vitro cell-based assays were exhibited between the cancer cells and normal cells.Moreover,most of sulfur-containing 6-DMNQ derivatives displayed better anticancer activities than the corresponding oxygen-containing ones,which could provide an available strategy for the design of 6-DMNQ derivatives as potential anticancer agents.

An efficient and versatile synthesis of aromatic nitriles from aldehydes

A simple and direct method has been developed for synthesis of nitriles based on one-pot reaction of aromatic aldehydes with three different kind of reagents： CeCl3.7H20/KI/H2O2, CeCl3.7H2O/KI/UHP and （NH4）2Ce（NO3）6/KI/H2O2 in aqueous ammonia.