二烷基酰亚胺萃取剂的合成与表征

以丙酰氯、正戊酰氯、正庚酰氯为酰化试剂,在温度≤10℃下分别与氨水反应生成丙酰胺、正戊酰胺和正庚酰胺. 以吡啶作缚酸剂,将生成的酰胺与含相同碳链长的酰氯在温度≤0℃下反应,得到3种具有对称结构的含直链烷基的二烷基酰亚胺(二丙酰亚胺、二正戊酰亚胺和二正庚酰亚胺),对终产物进行了表征. 结果表明,以乙醇为良溶剂、水为不良溶剂,经多次重结晶后其最终产率分别为30%, 35%, 33%,终产物的熔点分别为153.7~154.0, 91.5~91.7, 89.0~89.5℃,二烷基酰亚胺纯度大于99%.     

Cu-Mn/ZSM-5催化剂的制备及其催化降解酸性红的研究

通过浸渍法制备出Cu-Mn/ZSM-5催化剂,用于催化氧化降解水中偶氮染料酸性红。对合成的催化剂进行了材料表征,研究了废水p H值、反应温度、催化剂投加量、H2O2浓度、载体选择和活性组分负载量对催化氧化降解酸性红的影响。结果表明:p H值为4,反应温度为70℃,催化剂投加量为1.0 g/L,H2O2浓度为0.10mol/L是较佳反应条件。针对质量浓度为200 mg/L的酸性红溶液,催化去除率能够达到99%。通过对不同载体制备的催化剂进行比较,可以看出ZSM-5作为载体制备的催化剂活性最高。不同的活性组分负载量中,Cu-Mn/20ZSM-5催化剂催化活性最好。Cu-Mn/ZSM-5催化剂经过多次重复使用后,催化活性依然保持在较高水平。     

Drop printing of pharmaceuticals: Effect of molecular weight on PEG coated‐naproxen/PEG 3350 solid dispersions

Solid dispersions have been used to enhance the bioavailability of poorly water‐soluble active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). However, the solid‐state phase, compositional uniformity, and scale‐up problems are issues that need to be addressed. To allow for highly controllable products, the drop printing (DP) technique can provide precise dosages and predictable compositional uniformity of APIs in two‐/three‐dimensional structures. DP was used to prepare naproxen (NAP)/polyethylene glycol 3350 (PEG 3350) solid dispersions with PEG coatings of different molecular weights (MWs). A comparison of moisture‐accelerated crystallization inhibition by different PEG coatings was assessed. Scanning electron microscopy, second harmonic generation microscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry analysis were performed to characterize the morphology and quantify the apparent crystallinity of NAP within the solid dispersions. Thermogravimetric analysis was employed to measure the water content within each sample. The results suggest that the moisture‐accelerated crystallization inhibition capability of the PEG coatings increased with increasing MW of the PEG coating. Besides, to demonstrate the flexibility of DP technology on manufacturing formulation, multilayer tablets with different PEG serving as barrier layers were also constructed, and their dissolution behavior was examined. By applying DP and appropriate materials, it is possible to design various carrier devices used to control the release dynamics of the API. © 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 61: 4502–4508, 2015     

Effect of Cooling Press on the Optical Transmission Through Photovoltaic Encapsulants

In certain laminators for poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) (EVA) encapsulation process of photovoltaic modules, cooling press (CP) is applied to the module after encapsulation. Here, the effect of CP on the optical transmission through common PV encapsulants is studied. Interestingly, CP is shown to reduce drastically the scattering of the light between 400 and 700 nm traveling through the thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO)-based encapsulant. Post-annealing tests prove this effect to be stable at the temperature up to 85°C. This work has discovered a simple solution to mitigate the milky appearance of the TPO encapsulant and hence greatly enhanced its competitiveness against EVA.     

Room temperature multiferroic properties of Ni-doped Aurivillus phase Bi5Ti3FeO15

Single-phase Aurivillius Bi₅Ti₃Fe_0.5Ni_0.5O₁₅ (BTFN) ceramics were synthesized by the solid-state reaction method. The substitution of Ni for half Fe ions does not introduce magnetic impurity phase but increases magnetic moment more than two orders. The ferroelectric and magnetic Curie temperatures are determined to be 1100 K and 726 K. The room-temperature multiferroic behavior of the BTFN ceramics were demonstrated by the ferroelectric (2P_r=8.5 μC/cm², 2E_c=74 kV/cm) and ferromagnetic (2M_r=27.86 m emu/g, 2H_c=553 Oe) measurements. The ferromagnetism can be ascribed to the aggregation of magnetic ions at the inner octahedra by Ni doping and the spin canting of magnetic-ion-based sublattices via the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction. The present work suggests the possibility of doped Bi₅Ti₃FeO₁₅ as a potential room-temperature multiferroic.     

Particle Size Control and Crystal Habit Modification of Phenacetin Using Ultrasonic Crystallization

Power ultrasound is applied for cooling crystallization to control and modify the particle size and crystal habit of an active pharmaceutical ingredient, phenacetin. Operating parameters including sonication intensity and duration, solution concentration, and cooling rate are studied and compared. With respect to mean particle size, the effect of sonication intensity is most significant. In addition, the crystal habit of recrystallized phenacetin is modified substantially and shows an elliptic shape. Recrystallized phenacetin also provides an enhanced dissolution rate compared with the original sample. These results prove that ultrasonic crystallization is an efficient tool for controlling the solid‐state properties of an active pharmaceutical ingredient.     

Low‐Temperature Sintering of Bi0.5(Na,K)0.5TiO3 for Multilayer Ceramic Actuators

We investigated the influence of CuO amount (0.5–3.0 mol%), sintering temperature (900°C–1000°C), and sintering time (2–6 h) on the low‐temperature sintering behavior of CuO‐added Bi_0.5(Na_0.78K_0.22)_0.5TiO₃ (BNKT22) ceramics. Normalized strain (S_max/E_max), piezoelectric coefficient (d₃₃), and remanent polarization (P_r) of 1.0 mol% CuO‐added BNKT22 ceramics sintered at 950°C for 4 h was 280 pm/V, 180 pC/N, and 28 μC/cm², respectively. These values are similar to those of pure BNKT22 ceramics sintered at 1150°C. In addition, we investigated the performance of multilayer ceramic actuators made from CuO‐added BNKT22 in acoustic sound speaker devices. A prototype sound speaker device showed similar output sound pressure levels as a Pb(Zr,Ti)O₃‐based device in the frequency range 0.66–20 kHz. This result highlights the feasibility of using low‐cost multilayer ceramic devices made of lead‐free BNKT‐based piezoelectric materials in sound speaker devices.     

Biological Self‐Arrangement of Fiber Like Aragonite and Its Effect on Mechanical Behavior of Veined rapa whelk Shell

The microstructures of Veined rapa whelk shell were characterized, and a series of compression tests were carried out on the shell with the compressive loading direction making different angles (0°, 30°, 60° and 90°) with the shell spiral lines. Weibull analysis of the experiment results shows that the compressive strength is generally the highest for the sample with 0°‐orientation but the lowest for that with 60°‐orientation, which means that the strength shows an obvious anisotropy and the strongest orientation represents the direction parallel to the spiral lines of the shell. Such a phenomenon is closely related to the distinctive microscopic arrangements of different‐order aragonite lamellae. The interfaces of different‐level lamellae in the adjacent macro‐layers yield effects on the mechanical behavior of the shell in a coordinated fashion.     

Proteomic Insights into Sulfur Metabolism in the Hydrogen-Producing Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Thermococcus onnurineus NA1

The hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus onnurineus NA1 has been shown to produce H₂ when using CO, formate, or starch as a growth substrate. This strain can also utilize elemental sulfur as a terminal electron acceptor for heterotrophic growth. To gain insight into sulfur metabolism, the proteome of T. onnurineus NA1 cells grown under sulfur culture conditions was quantified and compared with those grown under H₂-evolving substrate culture conditions. Using label-free nano-UPLC-MS^E-based comparative proteomic analysis, approximately 38.4% of the total identified proteome (589 proteins) was found to be significantly up-regulated (≥1.5-fold) under sulfur culture conditions. Many of these proteins were functionally associated with carbon fixation, Fe–S cluster biogenesis, ATP synthesis, sulfur reduction, protein glycosylation, protein translocation, and formate oxidation. Based on the abundances of the identified proteins in this and other genomic studies, the pathways associated with reductive sulfur metabolism, H₂-metabolism, and oxidative stress defense were proposed. The results also revealed markedly lower expression levels of enzymes involved in the sulfur assimilation pathway, as well as cysteine desulfurase, under sulfur culture condition. The present results provide the first global atlas of proteome changes triggered by sulfur, and may facilitate an understanding of how hyperthermophilic archaea adapt to sulfur-rich, extreme environments.