Graft copolymerization of styrene onto casein initiated by potassium diperiodatonickelate (IV) in alkaline medium

A novel redox system, potassium diperiodatonickelate (Ni(IV))‐casein is used to initiate graft copolymerization of Styrene onto casein under different conditions in aqueous alkaline solution. Graft copolymers with both high grafting efficiency (>98%) and percentage of grafting(>300%) are obtained, which indicated that (Ni(IV))‐casein redox pair is an efficient initiator for this grafting. The effects of reaction parameters, such as monomer‐to‐casein weight ratio, initiator concentration, pH, time, and temperature, are investigated. A tentative initiation mechanism is proposed. The structures and properties of the graft copolymer are characterized by Fourier transform infrared Spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction diagrams, and Scanning Electron Microscope. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 4247–4251, 2006     

Films formed from polystyrene latex/clay composites: A fluorescence study

This study reports a steady-state fluorescence (SSF) technique for studying film formation from surfactant-free polystyrene (PS) latex and Na-montmorillonite (SNaM) composites. The composite films were prepared from pyrene (P)-labeled PS particles and SNaM clay at room temperature and annealed at elevated temperatures in 10-min intervals above glass transition temperature (t₃) of polystyrene. During the annealing processes, the transparency of the film improved considerably. Scattered light (I_s) and fluorescence intensity (I_p) from P were measured after each annealing step to monitor the stages of film formation. Evolution of transparency of composite films was monitored by using photon transmission intensity, I_tr. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to detect the variation in physical structure of annealed composite films. Minimum film formation temperature, T_q, and healing temperatures, T_h, were determined. Void closure and interdiffusion stages were modeled and related activation energies were determined. It was observed that both activation energies increased as the percent of SNaM was increased in composite films.     

Developmental variations in plasma leptin,leptin soluble receptor and their molar ratio in healthy infants

Background  

Leptin and its soluble receptor (sOB-R) are important to regulation of body composition but there are no data on the developmental variations in these plasma variables and their relationship with body composition measurements,     

Novel nitrogen‐containing epoxy resin. II. Cure kinetics by differential scanning calorimetry

The isothermal and nonisothermal cure behaviors of a novel nitrogen‐containing epoxy resin (XT resin) were studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Various kinetic parameters and details of cure process were obtained based on the Avrami theory. The results indicated that Avrami method is suitable for calculating the kinetic parameters up to the gel point at least. The apparent activation energy (E_a) for isothermal cure process was in agreement with that for nonisothermal cure process. E_a value in the early stage (78.5–81.0 KJ mol^?1) was about three times than that in the later stage (23.3–26.5 KJ mol^?1). The kinetic results from Avrami theory may present a combined effect of all factors, and which is helpful to understand the cure technique for XT–DDS system. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 3483–3489, 2006     

纳米载体铜基催化剂对低碳醇合成的影响

本文用沉积-沉淀法制备了新型纳米载体低碳醇合成催化剂，并与共沉淀法所制备的催化剂进行了对比，结果表明，纳米载体催化剂活性高、耐热性能好、醇收率高纳米载体对纳米载体催化剂活性大小的影响顺序为：纳米Al2O3＞纳米ZnO-ZnAl2O4＞纳米MgAl2O4＞纳米MgO.工艺参数对反应性能的影响结果表明，反应温度低，甲醇选择性高；但温度太高（＞320℃）CO2。选择性升高，且整个反应为动力学控制；压力升高可提高活性和C1-C2OH选择性，但C4OH选择性下降；结合空速对产物分布的影响，反应可能按Smith和Anderson的缩聚机理进行．     

Morphology and mechanical properties of blends of thermoplastic polyurethane and polyolefins

Polyolefins (PO) were melt mixed with thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) in a 20 : 80 weight ratio with or without compatibilizer containing 0.5 wt % of maleic anhydride. Effects of component viscosities on morphology and on mechanical properties of the blend were studied by scanning electron microscope (SEM), tensile property analysis, and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). It was found that the disperse particle size of compatibilizer‐free blends decreased with the decreasing viscosity ratio of the disperse phase to TPU. The efficiency of the compatibilizer in reducing the particle size varied with viscosity ratios of the disperse phase to compatibilizer. However, the particle size did not decrease with the decreasing viscosity ratio monotonically. With lower viscosity ratio, addition of 5 wt % compatibilizer resulted in a greater reduction of particle size and less loss in the tensile properties as compared to the TPU matrix. For the polyethene (PE) that has the lowest viscosity value among all the POs, its size in the blend was stabilized with the addition of compatibilizer and no compatibilization was detected by DMA and by tensile property analysis. The mobility of the disperse phase and compatibilizer and the dispersion competition between them seemed important. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 99: 875–883, 2006     

英汉情感隐喻的共性与差异

为进一步了解情感隐喻的实质,以人类基本情感的隐喻表达作讨论对象,对英汉语言中的基本情感隐喻进行共性与差异分析。     

“教育教学模式”与“人才培养模式”辨析——兼及汕头职业技术院“人才培养模式”构建的思考

基于人们对于"教育教学模式"与"人才培养模式"这两个概念内涵的把握和运用混淆不清的现实情况,以汕头职业技术院为例探讨人才培养模式的构建,认为职业技术学院应从"以社会人才需求为导向,以多层次多类型培养对象为基点,强化校内虚拟、校外实训实操,坚持理论与实践相结合,就业与创业相结合"的思路去构建。     

泉州花灯的艺术价值及保护与发展

泉州灯会是重要的非物质文化遗产,泉州花灯蕴含着丰富的文化价值和艺术价值,是体现传统文化的物质载体。在以科技为主导的现代社会,泉州花灯工艺的保护与发展遭遇到了发展经济、技术更新和文化变迁等矛盾,产生了传承乏人、创新不易、保护不力的诸多问题,作者通过实地的调查研究,提出了自己的相关思考。     

白族审美文化探析

白族是一个历史悠久、文化独特的少数民族。从白族神话、建筑、服饰、审美偏好四个方面对白族审美文化进行了探析,揭示了白族独特的审美文化和审美精神。