沉淀法制备片状、球状、柱状纳米掺铟氧化锌及其表征

采用沉淀法,以Zn(Ac)2.2H2O和InCl3为反应物制备不同形状的纳米掺铟氧化锌(ZIO)。通过X射线衍射(XRD)和能谱分析(EDS)确定In可进入ZnO晶格,且ZIO晶化度随In掺杂量的升高而降低。铟掺杂量为0.5%、1%(原子分数)的ZIO粉体显微粒度分别为20 nm、50 nm,由激光衍射粒度分析可知,后者的均一性更好、中位径更小。在透射电镜(TEM)和扫描电镜(SEM)下观察薄片状、类球状、六棱柱状的ZIO,并对不同形貌的ZIO形核机理进行探讨。

中华绒螯蟹肠道内间质样细胞的显微和超微结构观察

目的探究中华绒螯蟹(Eriocher sinens is)肠道中是否存在间质样细胞。方法通过对中华绒螯蟹中肠和后肠进行全层铺片和肠cajal间质细胞(interstitial cells of cajal,ICC)特殊染色法碘化锌-锇酸(zinc iodide-osmium,ZIO)染色,并结合后肠透射电镜观察中华绒螯蟹后肠ICC样细胞分布及形态。结果光镜检查结果显示:中华绒螯蟹间质样细胞常分布在中肠和后肠的黏膜下层。这些细胞形态相似,多为圆形或卵圆形,胞体直径约为10μm左右,呈灰黑色,常成群呈块状或片状分布,在后肠中的分布更为密集。电镜检测结果显示:这些细胞分布于黏膜下层、肌层与肌层之间和肌肉束边缘。后肠中间质样细胞多为梭形及纺锤形,也有不规则型,常有两个或两个以上突起,与邻近的细胞连接方式多为缝隙连接。此外,本研究还在后肠肠道固有膜层、肌层间和黏膜下层发现了大量颗粒细胞的分布。结论本研究通过传统的特异性ZIO染色和超微形态的观察初步发现中华绒螯蟹肠道内有ICC样细胞的分布。

生态批评视野下的《寻金者》解读

西方现代文明语境下物质主义导致的内心虚空和对人类永恒精神家园的追寻,是法国生态作家勒克莱齐奥始终关注的主题。他在小说《寻金者》中通过"寻金"主题的双重隐喻,表达了作家一贯以来对西方现代文明和物质主义的批判;对自然之美的诗意描绘,以及对异域土著文明生态价值的关注,赋予了作家笔下的想象空间以神话般的象征色彩和深刻的生态隐喻意义,表达了作家非西方中心主义的文明观和对人类真正宝藏——人与自然和谐家园的追求。

Influences of pH value in deposition-precipitation synthesis process on Pt-doped TiO_2 catalysts for photocatalytic oxidation of NO

This work has been undertaken to study the influences of pH value on the characteristics and activity of photocatalyst by deposition- precipitation method during its preparation process. A series of Pt-modified TiO2 were prepared by deposition-precipitation method at different pH values as well as wet impregnation method, and characterized by XRD, XPS, TEM, UV-Vis and photoluminescence （PL）. It was found that the catalysts had the highest photocatalytic activity for NO conversion when pH value was kept at around 7. And the sample prepared by deposition-precipitation method showed higher activity than that by impregnation method. This was mainly due to their high value in highly-dispersed platinum oxides （PtOx） content on the surface of the catalysts. The results from UV-Vis absorption showed that highest absorbance was obtained for Pt/TiO2 prepared at pH values of around 7. And PL spectra results indicated that the recombination rate of photogenerated electrons and holes of the samples prepared by deposition-precipitation method was lower than that prepared by impregnation method. And in the zeta potential study, the pH values for the isoelectric point of the preparing slurry of 0.05 wt.%Pt/TiO2 and 0.5 wt.%Pt/TiO2 were determined to be 6.5-8.5, which further confirmed the enrichment of PtOx dopants for the catalysts repapered when pH value was around 7.

Merits and limitations of TiO2-based photocatalytic pretreatment of soils impacted by crude oil for expediting bioremediation

Heavy hydrocarbons （HHCs） in soils impacted by crude oil spills are generally recalcitrant to biodegrada- tion due to their low bioavailability and complex chemical structure. In this study, soils were pretreated with varying concentrations of ultraviolet radiation A （UVA） or ultraviolet radiation C （UVC） activated titanium dioxide （TiO2） （1%-5%） under varying moisture conditions （0%- 300% water holding capacity （WHC）） to enhance biodegradation of HCCs and shorten remediation time- frames. We demonstrate that pretreatment of impacted soils with UVC-activated TiO2 in soil slurries could enhance bioremediation of HHCs. Total petroleum hydrocarbon （TPH） removal after 24 h exposure to UVC （254 nm and 4.8 mW/cm2） was （19.15：1.6）% in slurries with 300% WHC and 5 wt-% TiO2. TPH removal was non-selective in the C15-C36 range and increased with moisture content and TiO2 concentration. In a 10-d bioremediation test, TPH removal in treated soil increased to （26.05：0.9）%, compared to （15.45：0.8）% for controls without photo- catalytic pre-treatment. Enhanced biodegradation was also confirmed by respirometry. This suggests that addition of UVC-activated TiO2 to soil slurries can transform recalcitrant hydrocarbons into more bioavailable and biodegradable byproducts and increase the rate of subsequent biodegradation. However, similar results were not observed for soils pretreated with UVA activated TiO2. This suggests that activation of TiO2 by sunlight and direct addition of TiO2 to unsaturated soils within landfarming setting may not be a feasible approach. Nevertheless, less than 1% of UVA （7.5 mW/cm2） or UVC （1.4 mW/cm2） penetrated beyond 0.3 cm soil depth, indicating that limited light penetration through soil would hinder the ability of TiO2 to enhance soil bioremediation under land farming conditions.

Evaluating the effectiveness of marine actinobacterial extract and its mediated titanium dioxide nanoparticles in the degradation of azo dyes

Aim of the present study was to synthesize titanium dioxide nanoparticles （YiO2 NPs） from marine actinobacteria and to develop an eco-friendly azo-dye degradation method. A total of five actinobacterial isolates were isolated from Chennai marine sediments, Tamilnadu, India and analyzed for the synthesis of TiO2 NPs using titanium hydroxide. Among these, the isolate PSV 3 showed positive results for the synthesis of TiO2 NPs, which was confirmed by UV analysis. Further characterization of the synthesized TiO2 NPs was done using XRD, AFM and FI＇-IR analysis. Actinobacterial crude extract and synthesized TiO2 NPs was found efficient in degrading azo dye such as Acid Red 79 （AR-79） and Acid Red 80 （AR-80）. Degradation percentage was found to be 81% for AR-79, 83% for AR-80 using actinobacterial crude extract and 84% for AR-79, 85% for AR-80 using TiO2 NPs. Immobilized actinobacterial ceils showed 88% for AR-79 and 81% for AR- 80, dye degrading capacity. Degraded components were characterized by FT-IR and GC-MS analysis. The phytotoxicity test with 500 μg/mL of untreated dye showed remarkable phenotypic as well as cellular damage to Tagetes erecta plant. Comparatively no such damage was observed on plants by degraded dye components. In biotoxicity assay, treated dyes showed less toxic effect as compared to the untreated dyes.

Two-level uncapacitated lot-sizing problem considering the financing cost of working capital requirement

During financial crisis,companies constantly need free cash flows to efficiently react to any uncertainty,thus ensuring solvency.Working capital requirement(WCR)has been recognized as a key factor for releasing tied up cash in companies.However,in literatures related to lot-sizing problem,WCR has only been studied in the single-level supply chain context.In this paper,we initially adopt WCR model for a multi-level case.A two-level(supplier–customer)model is established on the basis of the classic multi-level lot-sizing model integrated with WCR financing cost.To tackle this problem,we propose sequential and centralized approaches to solve the two-level case with a serial chain structure.The ZIO(Zero Inventory Ordering)property is further confirmed valid in both cases.This property allows us to establish a dynamic programming-based algorithm,which solves the problem in O(T).Finally,numerical tests show differences in optimal plans obtained by both approaches and the influence of varying delays in payment on the WCR of both actors.