Calculation of crystallite modulus of native cellulose

Summary A crystallite modulus of native cellulose along the chain axis has been calculated based on the X-ray analysed molecular conformation and the force constants used in the vibrational analysis. The calculated values are 172.9 GPa and 70.8 GPa for the cases with and without the intramolecular hydrogen bondings taken into account, respectively. The intramolecular hydrogen bondings have been found to play an important role on the determination of crystallite modulus and the chain deformation mechanism, based on the calculation of the strain energy distribution to the internal coordinates such as bond lengths, bond angles, and so on.     

Simulation of the primary process in photosynthetic reaction centre by monolayer with charge separation triad and antenna molecules

Simulation of photoelectric conversion in the photosynthetic reaction centre by a monomolecular layer assembly was successfully attained by using a newly synthesized linear A-S-D triad as a charge separation unit and an antenna pigment for light harvesting. The synthetic amphiphilic triad molecule has three functional moieties within a molecule, i.e. a hydrophilic electron acceptor viologen (A), a hydrophobic sensitizer perylene (S) and a hydrophobic electron donor ferrocene (D) moiety. The amphiphilic antenna molecule has a light-harvesting pyrene (H) moiety in the middle of the alkyl chain of fatty acid. Because of overlap of the emission spectrum of the antenna pyrene and the absorption spectrum of the sensitizer perylene moiety of the triad, light energies harvested by the antenna molecules were efficiently transferred to the sensitizer moiety of the triad and finally converted to electrical energies via multistep electron transfer across the monolayer through the charge separation unit of the triad molecule in the highly oriented monolayer assembly.     

Selective Cation Exchange in Substituted Tobermorites

Selective cation exchange in tobermorites with three levels of Al³⁺ and Na⁺ substitution for Si⁴⁺ has been investigated. The cation exchange selectivity for a tobermorite with 2 mol% Al³⁺ and 0 mol% Na⁺ substitution increased as follows: Mg²⁺ > Ba²⁺ > Sr²⁺. Cation exchange in the above tobermorite is postulated to take place mainly from edge and planar surface sites and apparently from interlayer Ca²⁺ sites. Tobermorites with 10 and 15 mol% Al³⁺ (and Na⁺) substitution have additional Na⁺ exchange sites in the interlayers and show the following selectivity: Ba²⁺ > Sr²⁺ > Mg²⁺. The cation exchange selectivity in the substituted tobermorites can be explained by the hydrated radii of cations and the steric limitations of the ion exchange cavity in tobermorite; the latter was determined by ²⁷Al and ²⁹Si magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. These basic selective cation exchange studies of substituted tobermorites are of relevance in nuclear waste treatment and disposal.     

Effects of citrate ions on the formation of ferric oxide hydroxide particles

The effects of citrate ions on the formation of - and -FeOOH particles were investigated using various techniques. The formation and crystallization of both particles were inhibited by citrate ions, and their particle sizes decreased with increase in the concentration of these ions. Finally, aggregated amorphous particles were formed. The effects of citrate ions appeared to be more significant for -FeOOH than for -FeOOH. This difference could be explained by the pH dependence of the affinity of citrate ions to Fe³⁺ ions. The amorphous -FeOOH particles prepared in the presence of > 10 mol% citrate ions selectively adsorbed water molecules.     

Adsorbed Atoms and Molecules Destined for a Reaction

The idea of an activation complex is popular for explaining reaction rates, but the characteristics of reactions and catalysis may not be explained in this way. A predestined state for each reaction composed of surface atoms and adsorbed species is responsible for these features. Two single Sn atoms trapped in adjacent half-unit cells of an Si(111) 7 × 7 surface is an example of a predestined state. An isolated Sn atom in a half-unit cell does not migrate to other half-unit cells at room temperature, but when two single Sn atoms are in adjacent half-unit cells they undergo rapid combination to form an Sn₂ dimer. In addition, these two single Sn atoms replace the center Si adatoms and an Si₄ cluster is formed. The spatial distribution of molecules desorbing from surfaces may reflect the predestined states for the desorption processes. The spatial distribution in the temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) of NO on Pd(110) and Pd(211) surfaces and that in the temperature-programmed reaction (TPR) of NO + H₂ were studied. N₂ desorbing from Pd(110) by the recombination of N atoms obeys cos⁶ – cos⁷ but the N₂ produced by a catalytic reaction of NO with H₂ obeys cos. In contrast, the N₂ desorbing with NO at 490 K in the TPD of Pd(110) shows a sharp off-normal distribution expressed by cos⁴⁶( – 38). The adsorption of NO on Pd(211) predominantly occurs on the (111) terrace but the spatial distribution suggests that the predestined states for the reaction and desorption are formed on both the (111) terrace and (100) step surfaces.     

A study of topographic effects on chemical force microscopy using adhesive force mapping

Origins of peak broadening in a histogram of measured adhesive forces were studied. The adhesive forces were measured in water by pulsed-force-mode atomic force microscopy. One sample was prepared by a microcontact printing method on a sputtered gold film with fine grains, on which CH(3)- and COOH-terminated regions were produced. Gold surfaces of other samples were chemically modified homogeneously by a self-assembling method in solution. Their surfaces were, however, topographically different, i.e. (i) an Au(111)-terrace-rich gold film prepared by vacuum vapor deposition at high temperature and (ii) sputtered gold films on cover glass with different grain sizes obtained by different deposition time. These sample surfaces and the probe tip surface were all CH(3)-terminated by self-assembled monolayers with CH(3)(CH(2))(19)SH. The main origin of peak broadening in the histogram was the topographic effect. Namely, the change in the grain sizes and the change in multiplicity of contacts between the tip and convexities of the grains resulted in the distribution of the observed adhesive forces.     

单向纤维复合材料的偏轴实验方法开发与评价(英文)

This study presents an integrated method suitable for off-axis tension and compression testing in unidirectional composites,and its application to the testing of in-plane shear characterization.A new rotating-grip test fixture,incorporating the attractive features of the existing pinned-end fixture and hydraulic wedge grips,has been developed.The proposed gripping system consists of two sets of jaw faces,each with a pair of self-aligning bearings that allows for loading in the axial and radial directions.Fi...     

Nonisothermal gravimetric investigation on kinetics of reduction of magnesia by aluminum

An investigation of the reduction of magnesia by aluminum was carried out using a nonisothermal gravimetric technique under an argon atmosphere, in the temperature range from 1273 to 1873 K. The mixture of magnesia and aluminum powders was formed into a pellet under various isostatic pressures. It was found that magnesia is reduced by aluminum to form magnesium and spinel at first, and then the excess aluminum reacts with spinel slowly. The temperature at which the reaction starts increases with an increasing heating rate. The reaction rate is also affected by pellet-forming conditions. A kinetic model is proposed to explain the experimental results. The activation energy of the reduction of magnesia by aluminum is 151.2 kJ/mol. Good agreement between calculated and experimental results is obtained.     

固溶处理对添加Si的Cu-10Ni-8Sn合金胞状沉淀的影响

利用定量金相的方法,研究了固溶-退火条件(温度和时间)对添加0.2%Si的Cu-10Ni-8Sn合金450℃时效时晶界处胞状物的形核与长大的影响.在450℃时效过程中,基体的硬度几乎不受固溶-退火条件的影响.然而,时效过程中固溶-退火条件对胞状物的形核与长大的影响却非常显著.当固溶-退火温度或时间增加时,Si对于胞状沉淀的抑制作用下降.随固溶-退火温度或者时间的增加,淬火态样品中存在于基体晶粒和晶界上的Ni31Si12相颗粒被粗化.因此,可以认为,经较高温度或较长时间固溶-退火的样品时效时,Ni31Si12相颗粒占据胞状物在晶界上的形核位置并抑制胞状物前沿界面迁移的作用降低了.     

Interference from irrelevant features on visual discrimination by macaques (Macaca fuscata): A behavioral analogue of the human Stroop effect.

To study the operation of selective attention in a conflict situation with automatic processes, we trained 4 Japanese macaques; (Macaca fuscata) extensively on a manual go/no-go task. The monkey had to discriminate either the color, shape, motion direction, or location of a visual stimulus. In each trial, the behavioral meaning of the relevant feature (go or no-go) could either be congruent or incongruent with irrelevant features of the same stimulus. Reaction times were slowed, and error rates increased when irrelevant stimulus features were incongruent with the required response. The effects were obtained when the monkey attended to the color, shape, or motion direction, but not when it attended to the location of the stimulus. The effects were cumulative so that the interference from 1 incongruent feature was smaller than that from 2 incongruent features. We propose that the present paradigm provides a behavioral analogue of the human Stroop effect. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)