Effect of copper loading on texture,structure and catalytic performance of Cu/SiO_2 catalyst for hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate to ethylene glycol

Cu/SiO2 catalysts prepared by a convenient and efficient method using the urea hydrolysis deposition-precipitation （UHDP） technique have been proposed focusing on the effect of copper loading.The texture,structure and composition are systematically characterized by ICP,FTIR,N 2-physisorption,N2O chemisorption,TPR,XRD and XPS.The formation of copper phyllosilicate is observed in Cu/SiO2 catalyst by adopting UHDP method,and the amount of copper phyllosilicate is related to copper loading.It is found the structure properties and catalytic performance is profoundly affected by the amount of copper phyllosilicate.The excellent catalytic activity is attributed to the synergetic effect between Cu0 and Cu ＋.DMO conversion and EG selectivity are determined by the amount of Cu0 and Cu＋,respectively.The proper copper loading （30 wt%） provides with the highest ratio of Cu ＋ /Cu0,giving rise to the highest EG yield of 95% under the reaction conditions of p=2.0 MPa,T=473 K,H2/DMO=80 and LHSV=1.0h-1.

Preparation of chain copper oxide nanoparticles by microwave

Cu（OH）2 nano-fibers were prepared by chemical precipitation with CuSO4·5H2O and NaOH as raw materials. The Cu（OH）2 nano-fibers have a diameter of 10-30 nm and a length of 1-6 μm. The reaction conditions were as follows： the concentration of CuSO4 solution was 0.1 mol·L^-1,NaOH solution 4 mol·L^-1,the dropping rate of the NaOH solution 50 mL·min^-1,the reaction temperature 20℃the pH value of the reaction terminal 13,and the stirring rate 1200 r·min^-1. The chain nano-CuO grains were obtained through the microwave radiation of the Cu（OH）2 nano-fibers.

Free cupric ions in contaminated agricultural soils around a copper mine in eastern Nanjing City, China

To determine the environmental free metal ion activity was a recent hot issue. A method to measure low-level free cupric ion activity in soil solution extracted with 0.01 mol/L KNO3 was developed by using cupric ion-selective electrode （ISE） and calibrating with Cu-buffer solution. Three copper buffers including iminodiacetic acid （IDA）, ethylenediamine （EN）, and glycine （Gly） were compared for calibrating the Cu-ISE curves in the range of free cupric ions （pCu^2＋） 7-13. The Cu-EN buffer showed the best electrode response and thus was applied as the calibration buffer. The pCu^2＋ of 39 contaminated agricultural soils around a copper mine was measured, ranging from 5.03 to 9.20. Most Cu in the soil solutions was found to be complexed with dissolved soil organic matters, averaging 98.1%. The proportion of free Cu^2＋ ions in the soil solutions decreased with the increasing of solution pH. Soluble Cu and free Cu^2＋ ions concentrations were analyzed by multiple linear regressions to evaluate the effects of soil properties on metal levels and speciation. The results showed that soil solution pH was the most significant factor influencing pCu^2＋ （with R^2 value of 0.76）, while not important for the soluble Cu concentration.

Releasing of Cupric Ion of Three types of Copper-bearing Intrauterine Contraceptive Device in Simulated UterineFluid

Objective To compare the cupric ion releasing in vitro o.f the three IUDs. Methods The stability o.f cupric ion releasing o.f IUDs including TCu 380.4 IUD （TCu 380A）, Multiload Cu375 IUD （MCu 375） and Yuangong 365 copper-bearing indomethacin-releasing IUD （Yuangong 365） by the determination of cupric ion releasing in simulated uterine fluid. The simulated uterine fluid was used for releasing media. Copper ion was determined by flame atomic absorption spectrometer. Results The cupric ion releasing of three IUDs were instable at the beginning and tend to be stable gradually. In the stable phase, the average level of cupric ion releasing of TCu380A, MCu375 and Yuangong 365 were 4.25±2.71-7.62±6.42 μg, 4.92±1.23 -8.62±3.08 μg and 2.19±0.40-4.68±1.66 μg, respectively. TCu380A had higher instable releasing level than those of Yuangong 365 （P〈0. 05）. Conclusion TCu 380.4 and MCu 375 showed a ＂burst release＂ during the first few days and the.former was of great significance（P〈0.05）. The initial cupric ion releasing of Yuangong 365 appeared to be the lowest, followed by MCu375 and TCu380A in a releasing order

EFFECTS OF COPPER ION IMPLANTATION ON ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF AISI420 STAINLESS STEEL

Antibacterial activity of AISI420 stainless steel (SS) implanted by copper was investigated. Ions extracted from a metal vapor vacuum arc (MEVVA) are sourced with 100keV energy and a dose range from 0.2×1017 to 2.0×1017ions·cm-2. The saturation dose of Cu implantation in AISI420 SS and Cu surface concentration were calculated at the energy of 100keV. The effect of dose on the antibacterial activity was analyzed. Results of antibacterial test show that the saturation dose is the optimum implantation dose for best antibacterial activity, which is above 99% against both Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Novel phases such as Fe4Cu3 and Cu9.9Fe0.1 were found in the implanted layer by glancing angle X-ray diffraction (GXRD). The antibacterial activity of AISI420 SS attributes to Cu-contained phase.

PREPARATION, CHARACTERIZATION AND ELECTROCHEMISTRY OF BINUCLEAR COPPER(I) COMPLEXES Cu_2(dppm)Cl_2 AND Cu_2(dppe)Cl_2

Two binuclear copper(I) complexes with novel structures and novel bonding,Cu_2(Ph_2PCH_2PPh_2)Cl_2 (Ph_2PCH_2PPh_2=dppm) and Cu_2(Ph_2P-CH_2CH_2PPh_2)Cl_2 (Ph_2PCH_2CH_2PPh_2=dppe), were prepared and characterized through elemental analyses, ICP, IR(4000-200 cm^(-1), CsI disc.), ^(31)P-NMR spectra. Their electronic conductivities, oxidation and reduction potentials were measured. Preliminary studies show that both of the two complexes have chlorobridging and phosphorus-bridging structures.

AN EASY ROUTE TO SYNTHESIZE COPPER(I) COMPLEXES Cu_2(Ph_2PCH_2PPh_2)_2(NO_a)_2 AND Cu(Ph_2PCH_2CH_2PPh_2)(NO_a). THEIR CHARACTERIZATION AND ELECTROCHEMISTRY

Binuclear Cu(Ⅰ) complex [Cu(dppm)(NO_3)]2 (dppm=Ph_2PCH_2PPh_2) and mononuclear Cu(Ⅰ) complex [Cu(dppe)(NO_3)] (dppe=Ph_2PCH_2CH_2PPh_2) have been synthesized by the ligand-reduction reaction of cupric nitrate with dppm and dppe in methanol and characterized by means of ICP, elemental analyses, molecular weight determination, TG, ^(31)P-NMR, IR and Raman spectra; their electronic conductivities and CV waves have also been measured. Results show that dppm coordinates to the Cu(Ⅰ) atoms as a bridging bidentate ligand and dppe as a chelating bidentate ligand, (NO_3)^(-1) behaves as a chelating bidentate ligand in both of the newly prepared complexes.

The Analysis of the Quenching Efficiency of Humic Acid Fluorescence by Cadmium and Copper Ions

In conditions of monochromatic excitation (λexc=337.1), the spectral dependence of the efficiency of fluorescence quenching αλ of humic acids samples by Cd2+ and Cu2+ ions was studied. The difference of αλ dependencies for these ions was established. In the spectral range 350 - 650 nm, changes of the αλ for Cd2+ ion are markedly different from the magnitude for changes αλ, which occur for ion Cu2+. The interpretation of mismatch dependences obtained αλ ions Cd2+ and Cu2+ is carried out within the concept of the availability of different sites, due to the difference in ionic radii (0.108 nm and 0.08 nm for Cd2+ and Cu2+, respectively).

A New Heptamethine Cyanine-Based Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probe for Divalent Copper Ions with High Selectivity

A new near-infrared fluorophore 2-(2-Aminoethyl) pyridine-tricarbocyanine (1) was rationally designed and synthe-sized as a fluorescent probe for detection of Cu2+ with high selectivity. The response of Probe 1 is based on the fluorescence quenching upon binding to Cu2+. The sensing performance of the proposed Cu2+-sensitive Probe 1 was then investigated. The probe can be applied to the quantification detection of Cu2+ with a linear concentration range covering from 4.8 × 10-7 to 1.6 × 10-4 mol/L and a detection limit of 9.3 × 10-8 mol/L. The experimental results showed that the response of 1 to Cu2+ was independent of pH in medium condition (pH 6.0-8.0), and exhibited excellent selectivity towards Cu2+ over other common metal cations.

Interaction Between Charge Characteristics and Cu^(2+) Adsorption-Desorption of Soils with Variable or Permanent Charge

Charge characteristics and Cu2+ adsorption-desorption of soils with variable charge (latosol) and permanent charge (brown soil) and the relationship between them were studied by means of back-titration and adsorption equilibrium respectively. The amount of variable negative charge was much less in variable-charge soil than in permanent-charge soil and increased with the pH in the system, but the opposite trend occurred in the points of zero charge (PZCs). The amount of Cu2+ ions sorbed by permanent-charge soil was more than that by variable-charge soil and increased with the increase of Cu2+ concentration within a certain range in the equilibrium solution. The amount of Cu2+ ions desorbed with KC1 from permanent-charge soil was more than that from variable-charge soil, but the amount of Cu2+ ions desorbed with de-ionized water from permanent-charge soil was extremely low whereas there was still a certain amount of desorption from variable-charge soil. The increase of PZC of soils with variable or permanent charge varied with the increment of Cu2+ ions added. When the same amount of Cu2+ ions was added, the increments of PZC and variable negative surface charge of permanent-charge soil were different from those of variable-charge soil.

Cu_2ZnSnS_4 thin films prepared by sulfurization of ion beam sputtered precursor and their electrical and optical properties

Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films were successfully prepared by sulfurization of ion bean sputtered precursors on soda-lime glass substrate. The single phase of stannite-type structure CZTS films were obtained as revealed in EDS and XRD analysis when the ratios of the constituents of CZTS thin films are close to stoichiometric by optimizing the conditions of precursor preparation and sulfurization. A low sheet resistivity as about 0.156 Ω·cm and a high absorption coefficient as 1×104 cm-1 were achieved in this method by Hall effect measurements and UV-VIS spectrophotometer. The optical band-gap energy of the CZTS sample is about 1.51 eV, which is very close to the optimum value for a solar-cell absorber.

Electronic and geometric structure of the copper-ceria interface on Cu/CeO2 catalysts

The atomic structure of the active sites in Cu/CeO2 catalysts is intimately associated with the copper-ceria interaction. Both the shape of ceria and the loading of copper affect the chemical bonding of copper species on ceria surfaces and the electronic and geometric character of the relevant interfaces. Nanostructured ceria, including particles(polyhedra), rods, and cubes, provides anchoring sites for the copper species. The atomic arrangements and chemical properties of the(111),(110) and(100) facets, preferentially exposed depending on the shape of ceria, govern the copper-ceria interactions and in turn determine their catalytic properties. Also, the metal loading significantly influences the dispersion of copper species on ceria with a specific shape, forming copper layers, clusters, and nanoparticles. Lower copper contents result in copper monolayers and/or bilayers while higher copper loadings lead to multi-layered clusters and faceted particles. The active sites are usually generated via interactions between the copper atoms in the metal species and the oxygen vacancies on ceria, which is closely linked to the number and density of surface oxygen vacancies dominated by the shape of ceria.

Effect of Cu^(2+)ions on bioleaching of marmatite

铁闪锌矿的 bioleaching 上的 Cu2+ 离子的效果通过饮料沥滤被调查实验。接种的细菌是 Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans， Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans 和 Lepthospirillum ferrooxidans 的一种混合文化。结果证明那锌有选择地被沥滤，并且 Cu2+ 离子的适当内容的增加在铁闪锌矿的 bioleaching 上有积极效果。沥滤的残余的 SEM 和 EDX 分析表明产品层在矿物质表面上铁硫化物，元素的硫和 jarosite 形式创作了。元素的硫的 biooxidation 被 Cu2+ 离子催化，它消除障碍到铁闪锌矿的 bioleaching 并且使 pH 价值低。与 0.5 个 g/L Cu2+ 离子的增加，最大的锌抽取率在 30 的温度在 23 d 以后到达 73%? 吗？？

新型超细晶铜材料植入大鼠子宫中Cu2+释放及对子宫组织的影响

目的:研究新型超细晶铜材料与普通铜材料植入大鼠子宫腔的Cu2+释放以及对子宫形态的影响。方法:将普通铜材料(对照组)和新型超细晶铜材料(实验组)铜丝,分别植入12周龄雌性Wistar大鼠左侧子宫,右侧未植入子宫为自身对照。分别在12 h、1 d、3 d、7 d、15 d和30 d处死大鼠,收集外周血清、宫腔灌洗液、子宫和肝脏组织,用电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱仪(ICP)测定样本中Cu2+的含量,并对子宫组织行常规组织形态学分析。结果:宫腔植入铜材料后,与对照组相比,实验组大鼠血清及肝脏组织中的Cu2+浓度无差异。两组宫腔灌洗液中Cu2+浓度在植入3d时最高,7d、15d时降低且实验组低于对照组(P<0.05);两组子宫组织Cu2+浓度在植入12 h时最高,植入1d、3d时降低(P<0.05),随后趋于平稳,且植入7d、15d时实验组Cu2+浓度低于对照组(P<0.05)。两组子宫组织在植入早期表现为急性无菌性炎症,但实验组组织损伤修复显示更快。结论:新型超细晶铜材料作为宫内节育器新材料,能够在时间和程度上显著降低Cu2+暴释现象,有望成为替代现有铜材料的重要选择。

Photocatalytic and Photoelectronic Properties of Anatase TiO_2 Modified by Cu Ions Plasma and Its Theoretic Study by the First Principle Study

Highly oxidation. SEM analysis ordered anatase titania nanotube method was used to characterize arrays （TINT） were fabricated by anodic the morphology of the prepared samples. TiNT samples doped with Cu ions were prepared by home-made Metal Vapor Vacuum Arc ions sources （MEVVA, BNU, China） implanter. Photo-electric response and methyl orange decomposition ability of implanted samples under UV and visible light were tested, and the results indicated that the performance of Cu/TiNT enhanced significantly under visible light; it was noteworthy that the photocurrent density of A-Cu/TiNT was 0.102 mA/cm^2, which was 115 times that of pure TINT, and degradation ability of TiNT also strongly enhanced under visible light. In a word, the absorption spectrum of implanted anatase titania shifted to a longer wavelength region. Theoretic study on Cu-doped anatase based on density functional theory was carried out in this paper to validate the experiment results. The calculation results are depicted as follows： Intermittent energy band appeared around the Fermi energy after doping with Cu metal, the width of which was 0.35 eV and the location of valence and conduction bands shifted to the lower energy level by 0.22 eV; more excitation and jump routes were opened for the electrons. The narrowed band gaps allowed the photons with lower energy （at longer wavelength, such as visible light） to be absorbed, which accorded well with the experimental results.

扩孔液中Cu2+离子对高压铝箔直流腐蚀的影响

采用极化曲线、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和电感耦合等离子体-质谱(ICP-MS)研究了铝箔在含 Cu^2+的 HNO3扩孔液中电化学腐蚀行为,同时考察了扩孔液中添加DCTA对Cu^2+的络合缓解效果。结果表明, HNO3扩孔液中添加Cu2+后,由于形成了 Cu-Al 原电池,自腐蚀电位明显正移,自腐蚀电流也增加;过多的 Cu^2+会减小隧道孔平均长度,但显著增大孔径,导致并孔发生。腐蚀箔520V比容随着Cu^2+含量的增加,先保持不变后显著减小,扩孔液中Cu2+质量浓度应控制在0.70ppm以下。另外,在含Cu^2+的扩孔液中引入络合剂DCTA,不能缓解Cu2+的不利影响,反而会劣化腐蚀箔性能。

Cu^+-incorporated TiO_2 overlayer on Cu_2O nanowire photocathodes for enhanced photoelectrochemical conversion of CO_2 to methanol

In this paper, we report photoelectrochemical（PEC） conversion of carbon dioxide（CO_2） using photocathodes based on Cu_2O nanowires（NWs） overcoated with Cu~＋-incorporated crystalline TiO_2（TiO_2–Cu~＋ ）shell. Cu_2O NW photocathodes show remanent photocurrent of 5.3% after 30 min of PEC reduction of CO_2.After coating Cu_2O with TiO_2–Cu~＋ overlayer, the remanent photocurrent is 27.6%, which is an increase by5.2 fold. The charge transfer resistance of Cu_2O/TiO_2–Cu~＋ is 0.423 k/cm2, whereas Cu_2O photocathode shows resistivity of 0.781 k/cm2 under irradiation. Mott–Schottky analysis reveals that Cu~＋ species embedded in TiO_2 layer is responsible for enhanced adsorption of CO_2 on TiO_2 surface, as evidenced by the decrease of capacitance in the Helmholtz layer. On account of these electrochemical and electronic effects by the Cu~＋ species, the Faradaic efficiency（FE） of photocathodes reaches as high as 56.5% when TiO_2–Cu~＋ is added to Cu_2O, showing drastic increase from 23.6% by bare Cu_2O photocathodes.

Preparation and Characterization of the Modified Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Hollow Fibre Microfiltration Membrane

A novel thermally induced graft polymerization technique was used to modify a polyvinylidene fluoride （PVDF） hollow fibre microfiltration membrane. An artificial neural network （ANN） was applied to optimize the prepared condition of the membrane. The optimized dosing of acrylic acid （AA）, acrylamide （AM）, N, N＇- methylenebisacrylamide （NMBA） and potassium persulphate （KSP） designed by ANN was that AA was 40.63 ml/L; AM acted as 6.25 g/L; NMBA was 1.72 g/L and KSP was 1.5 g/L, respectively. The thermal stability of the PVDF modified hollow fibre membrane （PVDF-PAA） was investigated by thermogravimetric （TG） and differential scanning calorimetry （DSC） analysis. The polycrystallinity of the PVDF-PAA membrane was evaluated by X-ray diffraction （XRD） analysis. The complex formation of the modified membrane was ascertained by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FTIR）. The morphology of the PVDF-PAA membrane was studied by environmental scanning electron microscopy （ESEM）. The surface compositions of the membrane were analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）. The adsorption capacity of Cu^2＋ ion on the PVDF-PAA hollow fibre membrane was also investigated.

STUDY ON THE DIFFUSION OF Cu^(2+)-H^+ COUPLE IN A CATION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE——A RAPID METHOD TO DETERMINE SELF-DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS OF COUNTER-IONS WITH UNEQUAL VALENCE

1 INTRODUCTIONKnowledge of the basic transport phenomena of ions in an ion exchange membrane isimportant for the application of such a membrane.Various studies on the developmentof mathematical models for predicting and correlating membrane transport rate havebeen published in recent years.More exact estimation of the diffusion coefficientshas been the subject of chief concern in many of these papers.For a bi-ionic systemwith the same valence,Sato et al.gave a method for estimating diffusion coefficients

6-(N,N-Dimethylamino)-2-naphthoylacryl Acid:a Highly Selective and Sensitive Fluorescent Sensor of Copper(Ⅱ)

A novel fluorescent probe,6-（N,N-dimethylamino）-2-naphthoylacryl acid（ACADAN） was designed and synthesized as a fluorescent sensor for Cu^2＋ in aqueous media.Significant amplification of fluorescence signals without causing any discernible change of maximum fluorescence emission wavelength（λ max） was observed upon the addition of Cu^2＋.Importantly,ACADAN is capable of recognizing Cu^2＋ selectively in aqueous media in the presence of various biologically relevant metal ions and the prevalent toxic metal ions in the environment with high sensitivity（detection limit was 0.1 μmol/L）.