Microstructure and hydrogen storage properties of Ti–V–Cr based BCC-type high entropy alloys

In this work, the crystal structure and hydrogen storage properties of V₃₅Ti₃₀Cr₂₅Fe₁₀, V₃₅Ti₃₀Cr₂₅Mn₁₀, V₃₀Ti₃₀Cr₂₅Fe₁₀Nb₅ and V₃₅Ti₃₀Cr₂₅Fe₅Mn₅ BCC-type high entropy alloys have been investigated. It was found that high entropy promotes the formation of BCC phase while large atomic difference (δ) has the opposite effect. Among the four alloys, the V₃₅Ti₃₀Cr₂₅Mn₁₀ alloy shows the highest hydrogen absorption capacity while the V₃₅Ti₃₀Cr₂₆Fe₅Mn₅ alloy exhibits the highest reversible capacity. The cause of the loss of desorption capacity is mainly due to the high stability of the hydrides. The higher room-temperature desorption capacity of the V₃₅Ti₃₀Cr₂₅Fe₅Mn₅ alloy is due to higher hydrogen desorption pressure. After pumping at 400 °C, the hydrides can return to the original BCC structure with only a small expansion in the cell volume.     

用氧电极测定氟化物盐中氧化铝浓度

本文探索并设计了稳定的氧电极结构，讨论了不同的结构对测量稳定性的影响。实验证明，氧电极在氟化物盐中是可逆的，为用氧电极测定氧化铝浓度奠定了理论基础。以铝电极作为参比电极，用氧电极测定了氟化物盐中的氧化铝浓度，结果表明这种方法能有效地测定氟化物盐中的氧化铝浓度，并和理论推导一致。     

A Structure-Properties Relationship Study of Self-Healing Materials Based on Styrene and Furfuryl Methacrylate Cross-Linked via Diels–Alder Chemistry

A series of copolymers of styrene and furfuryl methacrylate characterized by various molecular structures (linear and star, block and random) is synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization, and cross-linked with a bismaleimide by means of thermally reversible Diels–Alder (DA) reaction, to obtain self-healing materials. The prepared materials are studied in terms of gelation, swelling, thermal, and dynamic-mechanical analysis, with the aim of correlating relevant properties to their chemical structure. It is found that the furan/styrene ratio, as well as the molecular architecture, have a major influence on the properties. It is also found that the reversibility of the DA reaction is not complete in the solid state for materials with high cross-linking density. This study provides some important tools for the design of materials characterized by thermally reversible behavior, which find usually application as self-healing thermosets, coatings, or adhesives.     

A New Potent and Selective Monoamine Oxidase-B Inhibitor with Extended Conjugation in a Chalcone Framework: 1-[4-(Morpholin-4-yl)phenyl]-5-phenylpenta-2,4-dien-1-one

The general blueprint for the design of monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B) inhibitors has been based on two phenyl or heteronuclei linked via a spacer of appropriate length. In this study, 1-[4-(morpholin-4-yl)phenyl]-5-phenylpenta-2,4-dien-1-one (MO10) was prepared by the condensation of 4′-morpholinoacetophenone and cinnamaldehyde in basic alcoholic medium. MO10 was assessed for inhibitory activity against two human MAO isoforms, MAO-A and MAO-B. Interestingly, MO10 showed a remarkable inhibition against MAO-B with an IC₅₀ value of 0.044 μM along with a selectivity index of 366.13. The IC₅₀ value was better than that of lazabemide (IC₅₀ value of 0.063 μM), which was used as a reference. Kinetics studies revealed that MO10 acted as a competitive inhibitor of MAO-B, with a K_i value of 0.0080 μM. The observation of recovery of MAO-B inhibition, compared to reference levels showed MO10 to be a reversible inhibitor. MTT assays showed that MO10 was nontoxic to normal VERO cells with an IC₅₀ value of 195.44 μg/mL. SwissADME predicted that MO10 provided advantageous pharmacokinetics profiles for developing agents acting on the central nervous system, that is, high passive human gastrointestinal absorption and blood–brain barrier permeability. Molecular docking simulations showed that MO10 properly entered the aromatic cage formed by Y435, Y398, and FAD of the active site of MAO-B. On the basis of these results, MO10 can be considered a promising starting compound in development of agents for the treatment of various neurodegenerative disorders.     

Mechanism of the reversibility of asphaltene precipitation in crude oil

Asphaltene precipitation and deposition occur in petroleum reservoirs as a change in pressure, temperature and liquid phase composition and reduce the oil recovery considerably. In addition to these, asphaltene precipitates may deposit in the pore spaces of reservoir rock and form plugging, which is referred to as a type of formation damage, i.e. permeability reduction. In all cases above, it is of great importance to know under which conditions the asphaltenes precipitate and to what extent precipitated asphaltenes can be re-dissolved. In other words, to what extent the process of asphaltene precipitation is reversible with respect to change in thermodynamic conditions. In present work, a series of experiments was designed and carried out to quantitatively distinguish the reversibility of asphaltene precipitation upon the change in pressure, temperature and liquid composition. Experiments were conducted in non-porous media. Generally it was observed that the asphaltene precipitation is a partial reversible process for oil under study upon temperature change with hysteresis. However, the precipitation of asphaltene as a function of mixture composition and pressure is nearly reversible with a little hysteresis.     

钴掺杂对氧化镍薄膜电致变色性能的影响

采用恒电位法在FTO玻璃上沉积Co与Ni摩尔比为0.16:1的薄膜,用X射线衍射仪、扫描电镜和能谱仪分析了膜的成分、结构和形貌,用紫外-可见分光光度计表征了膜的透光性能,用循环伏安法表征了膜的电化学稳定性和可逆性,用双电位阶跃法表征了膜的开关响应时间,研究了钴掺杂对氧化镍薄膜电致变色性能的影响。结果表明,钴掺杂使NiO薄膜颗粒更加细小和均匀,提高了薄膜在可见光波段着色态与消色态之间的透光率差值,降低了电致变色反应的工作电压,有利于薄膜在电致变色过程的可逆性,缩短了着色响应时间。     

关于纯矩阵与位似关系问题研究

在什么条件下向量空间V的一个线性变换是位似的，在哪些条件下一个n阶矩阵是纯矩阵。本通过对上述问题研究的同时，也得到位似与纯矩阵之间关系的一些结论。     

Electrochemical properties of novel organodisulfide poly 1,2-bis(thiophen-3-ylmethyl)disulfane as cathode material for secondary lithium batteries

We successfully synthesized a new organodisulfide poly 1,2-bis(thiophen-3-ylmethyl)disulfane by a facile preparation method. The types of the chemical groups of poly-3-thienylthiophene were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The electrochemical properties of S–S bonds redox behavior in the organodisulfides were investigated in CH₃CN/0.1 M [Bu₄N] [PF₆] solution. The separation of the anodic and cathodic peak potentials for poly 1,2-bis(thiophen-3-ylmethyl)disulfane is 180 mV. The results indicated that poly 1,2-bis(thiophen-3-ylmethyl)disulfane has an excellent electrochemical reversibility. The average specific capacity of 230 mAh g⁻¹ for poly-3-thienylthiophene is about 2 times higher than that of LiCoO₂.     

Characterisation of microstructural damage due to corrosion fatigue in AISI type 316 LN stainless steels with different nitrogen contents

Corrosion fatigue (CF) behaviour of AISI type 316 LN stainless steels (SS) with three different nitrogen contents was evaluated in a boiling aqueous solution of 5?M NaCl+0·15?M Na₂SO₄+2·5?ml?l^?1 HCl at a stress ratio of 0·5 and a frequency of 0·1?Hz. After the CF tests, the specimens were observed under a field emission gun scanning electron microscope (FEG-SEM) as well as an atomic force microscope (AFM) to understand the deformation mechanism which led to the failure. Slip character could be explained based on the surface deformation features observed using FEG-SEM and AFM. A slip irreversibility relation has been proposed which when applied could explain the CF behaviour of these steels with varying nitrogen contents. Increase in the nitrogen content increased the slip reversibility up to 0·14?wt-% nitrogen; however, further increase in nitrogen content had no beneficial effect on the slip reversibility.     

Adsorption, desorption and isotopic exchange of cadmium on illite: evidence for complete reversibility

Adsorption, desorption and isotopic exchange of Cd on illite clay have been studied at low Cd concentrations and low ionic strength. The results indicate that under the conditions of the experiments Cd sorption on illite is completely reversible. Long equilibration times (7–8 weeks) were shown to be essential because of slow desorption kinetics.