Tuning electronic structure of RuO_(2)by single atom Zn and oxygen vacancies to boost oxygen evolution reaction in acidic medium

The poor stability of RuO_(2)electrocatalysts has been the primary obstacles for their practical application in polymer electrolyte membrane electrolyzers.To dramatically enhance the durability of RuO_(2)to construct activity-stability trade-off model is full of significance but challenging.Herein,a single atom Zn stabilized RuO_(2)with enriched oxygen vacancies(SA Zn-RuO_(2))is developed as a promising alternative to iridium oxide for acidic oxygen evolution reaction(OER).Compared with commercial RuO_(2),the enhanced Ru–O bond strength of SA Zn-RuO_(2)by forming Zn-O-Ru local structure motif is favorable to stabilize surface Ru,while the electrons transferred from Zn single atoms to adjacent Ru atoms protects the Ru active sites from overoxidation.Simultaneously,the optimized surrounding electronic structure of Ru sites in SA ZnRuO_(2)decreases the adsorption energies of OER intermediates to reduce the reaction barrier.As a result,the representative SA Zn-RuO_(2)exhibits a low overpotential of 210 mV to achieve 10 mA cm^(-2)and a greatly enhanced durability than commercial RuO_(2).This work provides a promising dual-engineering strategy by coupling single atom doping and vacancy for the tradeoff of high activity and catalytic stability toward acidic OER.

Study of the Effect of Acetic Acid and Phosphate on Copper Corrosion by Immersion Tests

It was reported that hemispheric corrosion occurred in copper tubes in an acetic acid environment. When hemispheric corrosion occurred, corrosion could easily progress if water then flowed into the copper pipe, and countermeasures were needed. Therefore, we studied the copper corrosion caused by acetic acid. The present work investigated the relationship between the corrosion form of copper and acetic acid concentration using phosphorous-deoxidized copper, and reported that hemispherical corrosion was observed at acetic acid concentrations of 0.01 to 1 vol.% (0.002 to 0.2 mol·L-1) in the immersion test. In this study, the effects of acetic acid and phosphate on copper corrosion were examined using oxygen-free copper in immersion tests. The results suggested that different concentrations of phosphate in acetic acid solutions and the presence or absence of acetic acid and phosphate affected the corrosion of copper, resulting in different corrosion forms and corrosion progress.

Extracting vanadium from stone-coal by oxygen pressure acid leaching and solvent extraction

Vanadium extraction from stone-coal was investigated by oxygen pressure acid leaching and solvent extraction.The mineralogy of the stone-coal from Tongren City of Guizhou Province,China,was investigated by various determination methods. The effects of leaching time,leaching temperature,leaching agent concentration,leaching L/S ratio,granularity of material,additive consumption were investigated based on the mineralogy.The results show that under the conditions of leaching time of 3-4 h, temperature of 150℃,sulfuric acid consumption of 25%?30%,ratio of liquid to solid of 1.2:1,the granularity less than 0.074 mm, additive consumption of 3%-5%,and oxygen pressure of 1.2 MPa,and the vanadium leaching rate can be more than 92%by the method of two-step pressurized acid leaching.The powdery V2O5 product with 99.52%in V2O5 content is obtained by the flowsheet of acid recovery,removing iron by reduction process,solvent extraction,precipitating vanadium with ammonium water,and pyrolysis from the stone-coal oxygen pressure acid-leaching solution.The total recovery efficiency of vanadium is above 85%,which is more than 20%higher than that obtained in the conventional process.Furthermore,the new process does not cause air pollution since no HCl or Cl2 is released by calcination of the raw material.

Kinetics of acid-oxygen leaching of low-sulfur Ni-Cu matte at atmospheric pressure

The leaching of low-sulfur Ni-Cu matte in acid-oxygen(CuSO4-H2SO4-O2)solution at atmospheric pressure was researched.This matte was obtained from high grade Ni-Cu matte by magnetic separation,which mainly contained Ni-Cu alloy and a small quantity of sulfides.The effects of temperature,agitation speed,oxygen flow rate,particle size,acid concentration and concentration of copper ion were studied.It is found that the matte particles are leached by shrinking core mechanism and the leaching process is electrochemically controlled.In a temperature range of 30-60℃,the surface reaction is rate-limiting step,with an apparent activation energy of 41.9 kJ/mol.But at higher temperature(70-85℃),the rate process is controlled by diffusion through the product layer,with an apparent activation energy of 7.3 kJ/mol.

Rough-surfaced bimetallic copper–palladium alloy multicubes as highly bifunctional electrocatalysts for formic acid oxidation and oxygen reduction

Engineering the morphology of nanomaterials and modifying their electronic structure are effective ways to improve their performance in electrocatalysis. Through combining the co-reduction of Pd2+ and Cu2+ precursors with a digestive ripening process in oleylamine, we report the synthesis of copper-palladium(Cu-Pd) alloy multicubes with rough surfaces. Benefiting from their alloy and unique rough-surfaced structure,which provides ample edge/corner and step atoms as well as the electronic coupling between Cu and Pd leading to the lower of d-band center, the rough-surfaced Cu-Pd alloy multicubes show much better electrocatalytic performance not only for formic acid oxidation but also for oxygen reduction in comparison with those of spherical Cu-Pd alloy nanoparticles and commercial Pd/C catalyst. In contrast, we confirm that the rough-surfaced Cu-Pd alloy multicubes only exhibit very low Faradaic efficiency(34.3%) for electrocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide(CO2) to carbon monoxide(CO) due to the presence of strong competing hydrogen evolution reaction, which results in their very poor selectivity for the reduction of CO2 to CO. The findings in this study not only offer a promising strategy to produce highly effective electrocatalysts for direct formic acid fuel cells, but also enlighten the ideas to design efficient electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction.

Degradation of acid fuchsine by a modified electro-Fenton system with magnetic stirring as oxygen supplying

The current modified electro-Fenton system was designed to develop a more convenient and efficient undivided system for practical wastewater treatment. The system adopted a cathode portion that employed magnetic stirring instead of common oxygen gas diffusion or gas sparging to supply oxygen gas for the electrolyte solution. Key factors influencing the cathode fabrication and activit） were investigated. The degradation of acid fuchsine with a self-made graphite-polytetrafluorethylene cathode was studied using spectrophotometer. It was found that the cathode generated hydrogen peroxide with high current efficiency and the hydrogen peroxide yield of the cathode did not decay after 10 times reuse. With the Pt anode at a ferrous ion concentration of 0.5 mmol/L, a pH of 3, and using magnetic stirring, dye decolorization could be rapidly accomplished but the destruction of benzene rings and intermediates was fairly difficult. With a Fe anode, dye degradation was more complete.

Required catalytic properties for alkane production from carboxylic acids: Hydrodeoxygenation of acetic acid

The supported Pt catalysts(1 wt%)were prepared by the incipient impregnation method and analyzed using synchrotron-based X-ray diffraction,BET surface area,oxygen adsorption,CO pulse chemisorption,temperature-programmed desorption(TPD)of acetic acid,H2-TPD,NH3-TPD,O2-TPD,and H2-TPR.The reactivity of Pt-based catalysts was studied using a fixed bed reactor at 300 C and 4 MPa for hydrodeoxygenation of acetic acid,where Pt/TiO2 was very selective for ethane production.TPD experiments revealed that several conditions must be satisfied to achieve this high selectivity to ethane from acetic acid,such as Pt sites,moderate acidity,and medium metal-oxygen bond strength in the oxide support.This work provides insights in developing novel catalytic materials for hydrocarbon productions from various organics including bio-fuels.

Enhancement of gaseous mercury(Hg^0) adsorption for the modified activated carbons by surface acid oxygen function groups

This article discussed the benzoic acid activated carbons which have changed the types and content of acid oxygen-function groups on the surface of activated carbons and their effect on the adsorption for Hg^0 in simulated flue gas at 140 ℃. These surface acid oxygen function groups were identified by Boehm titration, Fourier transformation infrared spectrum, temperature programmed desorption and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. It indicates that the carboxyl, lactone and phenolic were formed when the benzoic acid is loaded on the surface of activated carbons. Among the surface acid oxygen function groups, the carboxyl groups enhance the adsorption capacities of Hg^0 for activated carbons to a greater extent.

A Three-dimensional Ba(Ⅱ) Coordination Polymer Based on H_4AQTC(Anthraquinone-1,4,5,8-tetracarboxylic Acid): Quinone Oxygen Atoms Participate in Coordination

A novel coordination polymer [Ba2（AQTC）（H2O）3]n（1, H4 AQTC = anthraquinone-1,4,5,8-tetracarboxylic acid） has been prepared under hydrothermal conditions and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. Two quinone oxygen atoms and all carboxylate oxygen atoms of AQTC4- are involved in coordination. Two equivalent barium ions are mainly linked by carboxylate oxygen atoms into a dimer. Neighbouring dimers are further connected by the AQTC4- ligand through carboxylate oxygen atom, leading to a 1-D chain structure. Every two adjacent chains are mainly further connected by face carboxylate oxygen atoms and water molecule, generating a two-dimensional layer structure. Such 2-D layer structures are connected with O（6） and O（6C） atoms from water molecules to form a 3-D structure. In addition, luminescent properties of 1 are also investigated.

Oxygen pressure acid leaching of Gacun complex Cu concentrates

The treatment of the Gacun complex Cu concentrate with high contents of Pb,Zn,Ag,etc by oxygen pressure acid leaching was studied.It is unusual that tetrahedrite,whose treatment was rarely studied,is the primary copper mineral of the concentrates.Most of silver also occurs in the mineral.The optimum operating parameters of oxygen pressure acid leaching were established by conditional tests.Pilot scale test was carried out under the parameters,and the leaching rates of copper and zinc are as high as 97.10% and 89.83% while lead and silver are transformed into sulfate and sulfide respectively and stay in leaching residue.The copper and zinc in lixivium were reclaimed by extraction-electrowinning and purification-electrowinning,respectively,and the lead and silver in the residue were reclaimed separately by chloride leaching and thiourea leaching.The extraction rate of copper achieves 96%,and the leaching rates of lead and silver reach 90% and 95%,respectively.

Hyodeoxycholic acid protects the neurovascular unit against oxygen-glucose deprivation and reoxygenation-induced injury in vitro

Calculus bovis is commonly used for the treatment of stroke in traditional Chinese medicine. Hyodeoxycholic acid(HDCA) is a bioactive compound extracted from calculus bovis. When combined with cholic acid, baicalin and jas-minoidin, HDCA prevents hypoxia-reoxygenation-induced brain injury by suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptotic signaling. However, the effects of HDCA in ischemic stroke injury have not yet been studied. Neurovascular unit(NVU) dysfunction occurs in ischemic stroke. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the effects of HDCA on the NVU under ischemic conditions in vitro. We co-cultured primary brain microvascular endothelial cells, neurons and astrocytes using a transwell chamber co-culture system. The NVU was pre-treated with 10.16 or 2.54 μg/mL HDCA for 24 hours before exposure to oxygen-glucose deprivation for 1 hour. The cell counting kit-8 assay was used to detect cell activity. Flow cytometry and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling were used to assess apoptosis. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to measure the expression levels of inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-1β, interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α, and neurotrophic factors, including brain-derived neurotrophic factor and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor. Oxidative stress-related factors, such as superoxide dismutase, nitric oxide, malondialdehyde and γ-glutamyltransferase, were measured using kits. Pretreatment with HDCA significantly decreased blood-brain barrier permeability and neuronal apoptosis, significantly increased transendothelial electrical resistance and γ-glutamyltransferase activity, attenuated oxidative stress damage and the release of inflammatory cytokines, and increased brain-derived neurotrophic factor and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor expression. Our findings suggest that HDCA maintains NVU morphological integrity and function by modulating inflammation, oxidation stress, apoptosis, and the expression of neurotrophic factors. Therefore, HDCA may have therapeutic potential in the clinical management of ischemic stroke. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Experimental Animals of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine(approval No. BUCM-3-2016040201-2003) in April 2016.

Improved 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Production with Recombinant Escherichia coli by a Short-term Dissolved Oxygen Shock in Fed-batch Fermentation

5-Aminolevulinic acid(ALA) is a common precursor for tetrapyrrole compounds in all kinds of organisms and has wide applications in agriculture and medicines. In this study, a new strategy, i.e. short-term dissolved oxygen(DO) shock during aerobic fermentation, was introduced to produce 5-aminolevulinic acid with a recombinant E. coli. Effects of duration time of DO shock operation on plasmid concentration, intracellular ALA synthase(ALAS) activity and ALA production were investigated in Erlenmeyer shake flasks. The results indicated that both ALAS activity and ALA yield were enhanced in an anaerobic operation of 45 min in the early exponential phase during fermentation, while they decreased when the anaerobic operation time was further increased to 60 min. The DO shock protocol was confirmed with the fed-batch fermentation in a 15 L fermenter and the ALA production achieved 9.4 g·L 1(72 mmol·L 1), which is the highest yield in the fermentation broth reported up to now.

Performance of chick pea under the influence of gibberellic acid and oxygenated peptone during germination

The experiments were carried out at the Post Graduate Research Center, to study the influence of Gibberellic Acid (50 ppm) and Oxygenated Peptone (1% aqueous solution) on chick pea (Cicer arietinum L. cv. Vijay) during germination by giving pre-sowing soaking treatment for 6 hours using petriplate method. Both the treatments enhanced the germination process. GA treatment was useful to increase shoot length, mobilization efficiency, emergence index, speed of germination and co-efficient of germination while oxygenated peptone showed an upper hand in root length, shoot/root ratio, biomass and vigour index. GA led to comparatively more synthesis of nucleic acids while oxygenated peptone showed more increase in total carbohydrates and soluble protein content. However, the activity of enzymes like amylase, catalase and protease showed upper hand with oxygenated peptone as compared to GA. In fact GA is costlier and can not be used in organic farming as it enters metabolic pathways of plant and alters them. Hence the use of oxygenated peptone is recommended being less expensive and usable under organic farming condition as it does not enter the plant metabolic pathways and yet brings about significant positive effect.

Mathematical Modeling of the Oxidation of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Emulsions with Stirring and Limited Oxygen Compensation

在有激动人心、有限的氧赔偿的乳剂的多元不堡和脂肪酸(PUFA ) 的氧化被学习。散开氧化的一个数学模型就一条煤气液体的边界，从 emulsifier 膜的边界层的抵抗，和 PUFA 的自动催化类型的自然氧化反应的传质阻力而言被开发。emulsifier 膜的动态传质系数， k0，被介绍。模型被把模型的预言与试验数据作比较验证。结果显示模型在乳剂在对氧散开和八碳二烯酸氧化的好同意，并且在乳剂在 PUFA 的氧化上在 emulsifier 类型的效果的预言显示出好适用性。它显示与从空气的激动人心、有限的氧赔偿，在乳剂的 PUFA 的氧化主要被传质阻力从 emulsifier 膜控制。

N/S co-doped 3D carbon framework prepared by a facile morphology-controlled solid-state pyrolysis method for oxygen reduction reaction in both acidic and alkaline media

Developing high-performance non-precious metal electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)is crucial for the commercialization of fuel cells and metal-air batteries.However,doped carbon-based materials only show good ORR activity in alkaline medium,and become less effective in acidic environment.We believe that an appropriate combination of both ionic and electronic transport path,and well dopant distribution of doped carbon-based materials would help to realize high ORR performance un-der both acidic and alkaline cond让ions.Accordingly,a nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon framework with hierarchical through-hole structure is fabricated by morphology-controlled solid-state pyrolysis of poly(aniline-co-2-ami no thiophenol)foam.The uniform high concentrations of nitrogen and sulfur,high intrinsic conductivity,and integrated three dimensional ionic and electronic transfer passageways of the 3D porous structure lead to synergistic effects in catalyzing ORR.As a result,the limiting current density of the carbonized poly(aniline-co-2-aminothiophenol)foam is equivalent to commercial Pt/C in acidic environment,and twice the latter in alkaline medium.

Synthesis, oxygenation and catalytic performance of manganese complex with p-aminomethyl benzoic acid Schiff base

The amino acid Schiff base complex (Sal-AMBA-Mn) was prepared with p-amino-methylbenzoic acid, salicylaldehyde and Mn(OAc)2·4H2O. Its structures was characterized with IR and UV spectra. Oxygenation mechanism of the complex in N, N-dimethylformamide solution was investigated. The results show that lower temperature is in favor of the oxygenation, and energy, enthalpy and entropy are -3.8 kJ/mol, -4.2 J/mol and -161.44 J/(mol·K), respectively. In the presence of the manganese complex, dehydroepiandrosterone acetate is effectively oxidized by molecular oxygen and the corresponding enone 7-ketodehydroepiandrosterone acetate is obtained. The yield is 62.1% when the oxidation is carried out under the reaction conditions of 60 ℃, 2 MPa of O2 pressure, C5H5N as a solvent and molar ratio of the substrate to the complex of 1:10.

酸分馏效应对GasBench-IRMS测定碳酸盐碳、氧同位素的影响

本文利用在线制样装置(GasBench)和稳定同位素比质谱仪(IRMS)测试一系列碳酸盐标准物质和现代海洋浮游有孔虫样品,在不同测试条件下,分析不同性状碳酸盐矿物的氧同位素分馏程度,计算氧同位素酸分馏系数,探讨酸分馏效应对不同碳酸盐矿物氧同位素测定的影响机制和控制因素,以及对氧同位素测试值(δ^(18)O_(m))的校正方法。结果表明,酸分馏效应对氧同位素值的影响主要是由于生成的CO_(2)气体与顶空瓶中气态水(高温时主要影响)或酸中游离态自由水(低温时主要影响)之间发生氧同位素交换引起的。不同性状碳酸盐标准物质的氧同位素酸分馏系数具有显著差异,且与氧同位素组成相关。δ^(18)O_(m)值发生偏移的程度与反应温度、样品量、磷酸含水量以及酸中游离态和气态水的氧同位素组成与样品氧同位素组成之间的差异等因素有关。氧同位素酸分馏效应与信号强度具有显著相关性。建议精确称量相同质量的标准物质和样品,遵循信号强度匹配的原则,并采用多种标准物质线性校正的方法有效校正氧同位素分馏现象。在较低的反应温度(25℃)下,氧同位素分馏程度较轻微,δ^(18)O分析精度更高,优于0.05‰。本方法为精确测定碳酸盐中碳、氧同位素组成提供了参考,可有效提高相关的测试精度。

煅烧温度对ZnGaZrO_(x)/SAPO-34催化性能的影响

在CO_(2)加氢制低碳烯烃(C_(2)^(=)-C_(4)^(=))中,双功能催化剂的煅烧温度对其催化性能具有显著影响。基于此,采用共沉淀法制备了ZnGaZrO_(x)氧化物,水热法制备了SAPO-34分子筛,然后对两者进行研磨制得ZnGaZrO_(x)/SAPO-34双功能催化剂,并考察煅烧温度对ZnGaZrO_(x)和SAPO-34物化性质及催化性能的影响。通过XRD、XPS、H_(2)/CO_(2)/NH_(3)-TPD、SEM、N_(2)吸附-脱附和原位DRIFTS表征发现,在制备ZnGaZrO_(x)过程中,当煅烧温度为650℃时,ZnGaZrO_(x)具有最强的H_(2)和CO_(2)吸附活化能力,能有效提高HCOO*和CH_(3)O*的生成速率和浓度,促进甲醇产物生成;在制备SAPO-34过程中,当煅烧温度为450℃时,分子筛比表面积最大、晶粒尺寸最小、强酸位点的酸性最弱,能有效避免低碳烯烃发生二次加氢,从而获得较高的低碳烯烃选择性。最佳条件下合成的ZnGaZrO_(x)/SAPO-34双功能催化剂在反应温度为390℃、压力为3 MPa、空速为3600 mL/(g∙h)条件下,CO_(2)转化率为28.3%,CO选择性仅为44.6%,C_(2)^(=)-C_(4)^(=)选择性为84.4%,C_(2)^(=)-C_(4)^(=)产率高达13.2%,且在反应100 h内催化性能无明显衰减。该工作为双功能催化剂的改性提供了新的研究思路。

鼠尾草酸影响线粒体功能抑制破骨细胞分化

背景:鼠尾草酸是在迷迭香中发现的一种生物活性化合物,已被证明可减少炎症和活性氧,但在破骨细胞分化进程中的作用机制尚不明确。目的:探讨鼠尾草酸对破骨细胞活化、活性氧产生及线粒体功能的影响。方法:体外提取培养小鼠来源的原代骨髓源巨噬细胞,使用CCK-8细胞活力实验检测不同浓度(0,10,15,20,25和30μmol/L)鼠尾草酸对骨髓源巨噬细胞的增殖和毒性作用,筛选出安全作用浓度。将骨髓源巨噬细胞按照浓度梯度分组培养,核因子κB受体活化因子配体诱导破骨细胞5-7 d后,分别进行抗酒石酸酸性磷酸酶染色、F-actin染色、H2DCFDA探针和线粒体活性氧、Mito-Tracker荧光检测,观察鼠尾草酸对破骨细胞分化和功能的影响;通过Western Blot及RT-PCR实验检测鼠尾草酸对核因子κB受体活化因子配体诱导的丝裂原激活蛋白激酶信号通路上下游基因和蛋白的影响。结果与结论:①抗酒石酸酸性磷酸酶和F-actin染色显示:鼠尾草酸以浓度依赖性地抑制体外破骨细胞分化及细胞骨架肌动蛋白环形成,其中鼠尾草酸30μmol/L组的抑制作用最显著;与其他干预时期相比,鼠尾草酸在破骨分化的早期(第1-3天)抑制作用最显著;②H2DCFDA探针和线粒体活性氧、Mito-Tracker荧光显示:鼠尾草酸抑制细胞活性氧和线粒体内活性氧的产生,同时减少线粒体膜电位,影响线粒体的功能;③Western Blot及RT-PCR结果显示:鼠尾草酸可抑制与破骨分化相关的NFATc1、CTSK、MMP9、C-fos蛋白的表达,下调与破骨分化相关的NFATc1、Atp6vod2、ACP5、CTSK和C-fos基因的表达;鼠尾草酸还可以增强抗氧化酶蛋白的表达,减少破骨分化过程中活性氧的产生;④鼠尾草酸抑制P38/ERK/JNK蛋白的磷酸化修饰,通过激活MAPK信号通路抑制骨髓源巨噬细胞破骨细胞分化。