orthovanadate (SO) and erythro

rate. The results suggested that the slower senescence rate of peach fruit was closely related to the higher peak value and longer duration of Ca2 -ATPase activity in microsomal membrane, with     

Crystallization and morphology of poly(ethylene succinate) and poly(β-hydroxybutyrate) blends

Summary The melting and crystallization behavior of poly(β-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) and poly(ethylene succinate) blends has been studied by differential scanning calorimetry and optical microscopy. The results indicate that PHB and PES are miscible in the melt. Consequently the blend exhibits a depression of the melting temperature of both PHB and PES. In addition, a depression of the equilibrium melting temperature of PHB is observed. The Flory-Huggins interaction parameter (χ₁₂ ), obtained from melting point depression data, is composition dependent, and its value is always negative. Isothermal crystallization in the miscible blend system PES/PHB is examined by polarized optical microscope. The presence of the PES component gives a wide variety of morphologies. The spherulites exhibit a banded structure and the band spacing decreases with increase PES content. Received: 29 June 1998/Revised version: 31 August 1998/Accepted: 10 September 1998     

Electrode material and performance of amorphous Ni(OH)2 codoped by Fe(Ⅲ) and Al(Ⅲ)

采用快速冷冻沉淀法首次成功制备出Fe(Ⅲ)和Al(Ⅲ)复合掺杂非晶态Ni(OH)₂粉体材料。通过XRD、SAED、SEM、IR、Raman光谱及DSC-TG等对样品粉体的结构形态进行表征和分析,同时将样品合成电极材料并组装成MH/Ni模拟电池进行电化学性能测试,结果表明,样品材料内部结构缺陷多、无序性强、材料微粒大小比较均匀,并具有较好的分散性,结合水含量较多。将复合掺杂Fe(Ⅲ) 5%和Al(Ⅲ) 8%的样品材料制备镍正极并组装成MH/Ni模拟电池,在以80 mA·g^-1恒流充电5.5 h,40 mA·g^-1恒流放电,终止电压1.0 V的充放电制度下,进行充放电性能、比容量及其循环性能等电化学性能的测试,放电平台平稳,工作电压高达1.30 V,放电比容量达到357.6 mAh·g^-1,且在电极过程中材料的稳定性增强、电化学阻抗较小,循环可逆性较好。     

Synthesis and characterization of 4,4’–(dimethylsilylene) bis( phenyl chloroformate) and 4,4’–(dimethylgermylene)bis(phenyl chloroformate) and their use in the synthesis of poly(urethanes)

Summary The synthesis of 4,4–(dimethylsilylene)bis(phenyl chloroformate) and 4,4–(dimethylgermylene)bis(phenyl chloroformate) is described according to the same route for the synthesis of bisphenol–A bischloroformate. These compounds were characterized using elemental analysis, FT–IR and NMR spectroscopy. Poly(urethanes) derived from these bischlororformates containing silicon or germane in the main chain, were obtained in benzene solution by reaction with 4,4–methylenedianiline in the presence of pyridine. Poly(urethanes) were characterised by spectroscopic methods and the thermal properties (Tg and thermal stability) were compared with the homologue poly(urethane) obtained from bisphenol–A chloroformate.     

Syntheses,magnetic properties,and reactivity of dinuclear oxovanadium (IV) and copper (II) complexes with (μ-diphenylphosphinato)-bridges

Novel dinuclear oxovanadium (IV) complexes having the formula [(VO)₂(dpp)₃(bpy)₂]NO₃·2H₂O (1), [(VO)₂(dpp)₃(phen)₂]-NO₃·H₂O (2), [(VO)₂(bmp)₃(bpy)₂]NO₃·H₂O (3), and [(VO)₂(bmp)₃(phen)₂]NO₃·H₂O (4), and copper (II) complexes having the formula [Cu₂(bmp)₂(phen)₂](NO₃)₂·MeOH·H₂O (5), and [Cu₂(bmp)₂(bpy)₂](NO₃)₂ (6) (where Hdpp=diphenylphosphinic acid, Hbmp=bis(4-methoxyphenyl)phosphinic acid, bpy=2,2^′-bipyridine, and phen=1,10-phenanthroline) with (μ-phosphinato)-bridges, 1–6, have been prepared and characterized. Crystal structure of complex 2 reveals that two vanadium ions are linked by tris(μ-phosphinato)-bridges. The magnetic susceptibility data for 1–3, and 6 conform to the usual dimer equation with −2J values of 16–24 cm⁻¹, indicating a weak antiferromagnetic interaction between vanadium(IV) ions.The oxidation of cinnamyl alcohol was studied using complexes 1–6 as catalyst and molecular oxygen as an oxidant. In the presence of complex 3 as a catalyst, cinnamyl alcohol was oxidized to cinnamaldehyde 61% yield in 7 h. Consequently, complex 3 activates oxygen, and then alcohol was quite efficiently oxidized by activated oxygen.     

Rheological properties of poly(ε-caprolactone) and poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) blends

Summary Rheological properties of poly(-caprolactone) (PCL) and Poly (styrene-co-acrylonitrile) (SAN) blends were examined as a function of the acrylonitrile (AN) content in SAN, to systematically understand the correlation between the interaction parameter and the theological properties of miscible polymer blends. When the plateau modulus (G _N ⁰) and zero shear viscosity ( ₀) of the PCL/SAN blends are plotted against the AN content in SAN, a minimum is observed. Qualitatively, the results obtained parallel the variation of the interchain interaction with the AN content. The negative deviation ofG _N ⁰ and ₀ from linearity seems to be attributed to the increase in the entanglement molecular weight between dissimilar chains which results from the chain extension caused by interchain interaction.     

Syntheses and structures of cadmium(II) and cobalt(II) coordination polymers based on 1,1′-(2,2′-oxybis(ethane-2,1-diyl))bis(1H-imidazole) and carboxylate ligands

Two novel coordination polymers containing Cd(II) and Co(II) metals, connected via 1,1′-(2,2′-oxybis(ethane-2,1-diyl))bis(1H-imidazole) (L) ligand, have been synthesized. Compound [Cd(L)₂(p-BDC)] · 2H₂O (1) (p-BDC = 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate anion) is a three-dimensional interdigitated supramolecular architecture. Compound [Co(L)(BTCA)_0.5] (2) (BTCA = 1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylate anion) possesses a unique (3,4)-connected 3D framework with (8³)₂(8⁵ · 10) topology.     

14~(th) Steelmaking Conference and 4~(th) Ironmaking Conference

The IAS announces the organization of the 14~(th) Steel-making Conference and 4~(th) Ironmaking Conference, at theHotel Colonial, San Nicolas, Buenos Aires, Argentina,from November 10th to 13th 2003. This event is organized     

Syntheses and Characterization of New Nano-porous Soft Copper(II) Metal–organic Framework and Nano-porous Two-dimensional Manganese(II) and Zinc(II) Coordination Polymers with 4,4′-Bipyridine and 2-Sulfobenzoic Acid

Three new Cu(II), Mn(II), and Zn(II) coordination polymers with 4,4′-bipyridine (4,4′-bipy) and 2-sulfobenzoic acid (2-H₂sb) ligands, [M(4,4′-bipy)(2-sb)(H₂O)]_n, have been synthesized and characterized by IR spectroscopy and elemental analyses. The structures were determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. The structural studies show that the metal atoms have six-coordinate geometry with a distorted octahedral environment constructed with 4,4′-bipy and 2-sb²⁻ linkers stacked over each other to generate a two-dimension motif. Self-assembly of these compounds in the solid state is likely caused by coordination and hydrogen-bonds. While polymers containing Zn(II) and Mn(II) have analogous structures, the Cu(II)-containing nano-porous soft metal–organic framework presents a different structure.     

Synthesis and characterization of polyrotaxanes comprising α-cyclodextrins and poly(ε-caprolactone) end-capped with poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)s

Biodegradable polyrotaxane (PR)-based triblock copolymers were synthesized via the atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) initiated with polypseudorotaxanes (PPRs) consisting of a distal 2-bromopropiomyl bromide end-capping poly(ε-caprolactone) (Br-PCL-Br) and a varying amount of α-cyclodextrins (α-CDs) in the presence of Cu(I)Br/PMDETA at 25 °C in aqueous solution. The copolymers were featured by relatively higher yields from 46.0% to 82.8% as compared with previous reports. Their structure was characterized in detail by using ¹H NMR, ¹³C CP/MAS NMR, GPC, WXRD, DSC and TGA analyses. When a feed molar ratio of NIPAAm to Br-PCL-Br was changed from 50 to 200, the degree of polymerization of PNIPAAm blocks attached to two ends of PPRs was in a range of 158–500. About one third of the added α-CDs were still entrapped on the central PCL chain after the ATRP process. Attaching PNIPAAm rendered the copolymers soluble in aqueous solution showing the thermo-responsibility as evidenced by turbidity measurements.     

Chemical Reaction Engineering and TechnologyEDITORIAL INDEX(2002)

CONTENTS Authour　 Vol No PagesDevelopment on the Alkylation of Benzene and Olefins　 LEI Zhi-gang,　 CHEN Biao-hua,　 LI Cheng-yue　 1 8　 1………………………………………………… 1Studies on Synthesis Method of Cyclohexane with External-Coupling Reactor and Distillation　 Column CAI Wang-feng,　 XIN Feng,　 JIANG Feng,　WANG Fu-min,　 LIAO Hui　 1 8　 1……… 6Mathematical Model and Simulation for Selective Hydrogenation of C3 Stream s in a Catalytic　 Distillation …     

Zeolite P synthesis based on fly ash and its removal of Cu(Ⅱ) and Ni(Ⅱ) ions

Zeolite P was synthesized through hydrothermal method based on a kind of Class C fly ash(FA). X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller(BET) were used to analyze and characterize the synthetic sample. The kinetics and thermodynamics of copper and nickel ions removed by the zeolite samples were experimentally explored in detail. The results of kinetic treatment showed the second-order exchange second-order saturation model(SESSM) can well describe the removal process of copper ions, while the first-order empirical kinetic model(FEKM) is the best kinetic model for nickel ions. Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms were used to fit the equilibrium concentration of Cu(Ⅱ) or Ni(Ⅱ) under certain conditions. Whether for copper or nickel ion, the Langmuir model is in good agreement with the experimental equilibrium concentration.The apparent theoretical removal capacities for Cu(Ⅱ) and Ni(Ⅱ) can reach to 138.1 mg·g~(-1) and 77.0 mg·g~(-1),respectively.     

Novel phosphorus-free and nitrogen-free anti-scalant for calcium phosphate and Fe(Ⅲ)

以烯丙基聚乙二醇单醚、氯乙酸、氢氧化钠、马来酸酐等为原料制备了一种新型无磷无氮环保型阻垢剂马来酸酐/烯丙基聚乙二醇羧酸钠（MC_n,n为聚乙二醇聚合度,n=5、9、13）,用红外光谱（FT-IR）、核磁共振（1H-NMR）等对阻垢剂结构进行了表征,采取静态阻垢率和含Fe(Ⅲ）溶液透光率的方法考察了阻垢剂阻磷酸钙和分散Fe(Ⅲ）性能,用扫描电镜（SEM）观察了阻垢后形成的磷酸钙形貌。结果表明,随着MC_n结构中聚乙二醇聚合度n从5增加到13,其阻磷酸钙垢性能和分散Fe(Ⅲ）效果也逐步提高,其中MC₁₃在投加量为6 mg·L^-1时阻磷酸钙垢率达99%,在投加量为8 mg·L^-1时使含Fe(Ⅲ）溶液的透光率为22%。MC_n的高效阻磷酸钙垢和分散Fe(Ⅲ）能力是源于其侧链上含有聚乙二醇单醚结构及存在大量的—COO^-离子且易与循环水系统中存在的不同的无机金属离子发生作用。     

Oxidative degradation of poly (vinyl acetate) and poly (ε-caprolactone) and their mixtures in solution

The oxidative degradation of the poly (ε-caprolactone) (PCL), poly (vinyl acetate) (PVAC) and their mixtures in dichlorobenzene has been investigated at various temperatures (70-130°C) in the presence of benzoyl peroxide. The interaction between the polymers is quantified by monitoring the molecular weights of individual polymers using gel-permeation chromatography. The various physical mixtures employed in the present investigation are , and wt%/wt% PCL/PVAC. Experimental data indicated that the degradation is random without cross-linking and repolymerization. An optimum in degradation temperature (corresponding to maximum degradation rate) of 105°C was observed for the entire range of polymer compositions (0-100% PCL) investigated. This optimum temperature of degradation is characteristic mostly of the initiator and only to a small extent of the degrading polymer system. The experimental results of the mixtures indicated that the degradation rates of PVAC are significantly enhanced, while the degradation rates of PCL are decreased in the physical mixture. This can be attributed to the proton-accepting and proton-donating nature of PCL and PVAC, respectively. A radical mechanism for the oxidative degradation of pure polymers and their mixtures has been proposed and a model based on continuous distribution kinetics was developed considering the interaction of the polymers through hydrogen abstraction and the parameters were evaluated numerically. The activation energies for the peroxide attack for the PCL and PVAC are 10.5 and , respectively. The activation energies for the random chain scission of PCL and PVAC are 10.6 and , respectively.     

Synthesis of novel ABA triblock and (ABA)n multiblock copolymers comprised of polyisobutylene and poly(γ-benzyl-l-glutamate) segments

The synthesis of ABA triblock copolymers comprised of polyisobutylene (PIB) and poly(γ-benzyl-l-glutamate) (PBLG) segments has been demonstrated for the first time by the polymerization of γ-benzyl-l-glutamate N-carboxyanhydride (BLG-NCA) initiated with well-defined α,ω-primary amino-functional PIBs. The ammonium-mediated polymerization of BLG-NCA provided better control of molecular weights and lower polydispersity indices (PDIs) compared to the conventional polymerization. The compositional homogeneity of the block copolymers has been confirmed by GPC-MALLS and ¹H NMR spectroscopy. Since the resulting ABA triblock copolymer possessed primary amino groups at α,ω-ends, further extension reaction with 4,4′-methylene-bis(phenyldiisocyanate) was possible to afford a novel (ABA)_n multiblock copolymer.     

Effect of poly(ε-caprolactone) and titanium (IV) dioxide content on the UV and hydrolytic degradation of poly(lactic acid)/poly(ε-caprolactone) blends

The effect of accelerated weathering degradation on the properties of poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) blends and PLA/PCL/titanium (IV) dioxide (TiO₂) nanocomposites are presented in this paper. The results show that both polymers are susceptible to weathering degradation, but their degradation rates are different and are also influenced by the presence of TiO₂ in the samples. Visual, microscopic and atomic force microsocpy observations of the surface after accelerated weathering tests confirmed that degradation occurred faster in the PLA/PCL blends than in the PLA/PCL/TiO₂ nanocomposites. The X-ray diffraction results showed the degradation of PCL in the disappearance of its characteristic peaks over weathering time, and also confirmed that PLA lost its amorphous character and developed crystals from the shorter chains formed as a result of degradative chain scission. It was further observed that the presence of TiO₂ retarded the degradation of both PLA and PCL. These results were supported by the differential scanning calorimetry results. The thermogravimetric analysis results confirmed that that PLA and PCL respectively influenced each other's thermal degradation, and that TiO₂ played a role in the thermal degradation of both PLA and PCL. The tensile properties of both PLA/PCL and PLA/PCL/TiO₂ were significantly reduced through weathering exposure and the incorporation of TiO₂.     

Preparation of dendritic bismuth film electrodes and their application for detection of trace Pb(Ⅱ)and Cd(Ⅱ)

In this paper,dendritic Bi film electrodes with porous structure had successfully been prepared on glassy carbon electrode using a constant current electrolysis method based on hydrogen bubble dynamic templates.The electrode prepared using a large applied current density showed an increased internal electroactive area and a significantly improved electrochemical performance.The analytical utility of the prepared dendritic Bi film electrodes for the determination of Pb(Ⅱ)and Cd(Ⅱ)in the range of 5–50 μg·L~(-1)were presented in combination with square wave stripping voltammetry in model solution.Compared with non-porous Bi film electrode,the dendritic Bi film electrode exhibited higher sensitivity and lower detection limit.The prepared Bi film electrode with dendritic structure was also successfully applied to real water sample analysis.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Tripodal Oxy-Schiff base (2,4,6-Tris(4-Carboxymethylenephenylimino-4′-formylphenoxy)-1,3,5-triazine) and the Thermal and Magnetic Properties of its Fe(III)/Cr(III) Complexes

Eight new trinuclear Fe(III)/Cr(III) complexes involving tetradentate (N₂O₂) and pentadentate (N₃O₂) Schiff bases of (salenH₂), (salophenH₂), (saldetaH₂) and (salpyrH₂) with 2,4,6-tris(4-carboxymethylenephenylimino-4′-formylphenoxy)-1,3,5-triazine were synthesized. The structure of ligand and complexes were identified using elemental and thermal analysis, magnetic susceptibility, and LC–MS, ICP-AES, ¹H NMR and FT-IR spectral data. All complexes are tripodal–trinuclear. The complexes are low-spin (S = 1/2) distorted octahedral salen- or salophen-capped Fe(III), high-spin (S = 5/2) distorted octahedral saldeta- or salpyr-capped Fe(III) and distorted octahedral (S = 3/2) salen-, salophen-, saldeta- or salpyr-capped Cr(III).     

Surface Energy and Thermal Stability Studies of Poly(dimethyl siloxane)–Poly(alkyl(meth)acrylate) Copolymers

The correlation between the surface energy and thermal stability of polymers plays an important role in engineering of plastic materials. In this work, microstructural characteristics of copolymers of poly(dimethyl siloxane) with benzyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, and methyl acrylate are correlated with their surface energy and thermal stability. The poly(dimethyl siloxane) segments in the copolymer chains affected the hydrophobic behavior. The surface energy of the synthesized copolymers decreased by increasing segments of alkyl methacrylates. The thermal stability of copolymers suggesting that heat resistance of poly(dimethyl siloxane) copolymers used in this correlation can be improved by adjusting the units of alkyl methacrylates in copolymers.