荆芥挥发油提取方法的研究

水蒸气蒸馏法和溶剂提取法是提取荆芥挥发油的传统方法,随着科技的发展必然被新的方法所取代。超临界流体萃取和微波提取法通过与水蒸气蒸馏法比较,表现出提取速率更快、提取率更高的优良特性。研究新提取方法对于改进荆芥挥发油的生产工艺,提高生产效率有重要意义。     

Synergistic effects of doped Fe3+ and deposited Au on improving the photocatalytic activity of TiO2

Fe³⁺ doped together with Au deposited TiO₂ (Au/Fe³⁺–TiO₂) was successfully prepared, which shows excellent photocatalytic activity for degradation of methyl orange (MO) under both UV and visible light (λ > 420 nm) illumination. Fe³⁺ has been confirmed by EPR to substitute for Ti⁴⁺ in the TiO₂ lattice, and Au exists as Au⁰ on the surface of the photocatalyst indicated by the results of XRD. Fe³⁺ and Au have synergistic effects on improving the photocatalytic activity of TiO₂. A proposed mechanism concerning the synergistic effects is discussed to explain the improvement of the photocatalytic activities.     

Electrodeposition of Pd–Ag alloy nanowires on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite

This paper reports findings of an investigation of Pd–Ag alloy nanowires on the step edges of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) by electrochemical deposition at room temperature. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images reveal that these alloy nanowires (109–430 nm) are uniform in diameter, and have lengths up to 100–500 μm. The electrodeposition process involves the initial formation of nanowires induced at the step edges of the oxidized HOPG substrate at a very negative potential and subsequent growth at a constant low current density to coalesce the discontinuous nanowires. Alloy nanowires with a 20–25% silver content can be obtained when the ratio of Pd and Ag in the solution is carefully controlled. The SEM images demonstrate that the alloy nanowire arrays are continuous, parallel, ordered, well-aligned and have a narrow distribution of diameters. The Pd–Ag alloy nanowire arrays are promising materials for fabricating hydrogen nanosensors.     

Ionic-liquid-supported synthesis: a novel liquid-phase strategy for organic synthesis

Soluble ionic liquids have recently been used as supports for catalyst/reagent immobilization and synthesis in homogeneous solution phase. The wide range of ionic liquid supports available makes their use as supports compatible with most common chemistries. The solubility properties of these ionic liquid supports can be tuned by the variation of cations and anions to make them phase separate from less polar organic solvents and aqueous media. The ionic-liquid-supported species can therefore be purified from the reaction mixture by simple washings. Ionic-liquid-supported catalysts and reagents have been prepared and used, and they are easily recovered and reused. Parallel and combinatorial libraries of small molecules have been synthesized. Ionic-liquid-supported synthesis (ILSS) has been applied to the preparation of oligopeptides and oligosaccharides. The comparison of ILSS with solid-phase synthesis, soluble-polymer-supported synthesis, and fluorous phase synthesis has been highlighted where applicable.     

Stress failure of airborne optical assembly resulting from rigid,high modulus epoxy adhesive and quality improvements

Up to 40% failure odds on an airborne optical assembly were found during finalizing the design‐production phase. It resulted in lens splitting, cracking, and shattering. The combined stress of residual stress originated from solidification shrinkage and deformation stress and from temperature changes that drastically caused the failures. The optical assembly was composed of aluminum shell, rigid epoxy adhesive layer, and glass lens. Mechanism and affecting factors of the failure were investigated on process, operation, and materials. A series of comparative trail experiments were carried out. It was recommended to prevent the failures by redesigning match clearance between duralumin wall and lens, replacing rigid epoxy adhesive with flexible polyurethane adhesive. Via these new measures, all optical assemblies made hereafter succeeded and passed all military environmental tests and inspections, with a zero percent failure odds. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 99: 45–51, 2006     

Surface properties of block and graft polystyrene–polydimethylsiloxane copolymers

The surface compositions of a series of polystyrene‐b‐polydimethylsiloxane (PS‐b‐PDMS) and polystyrene‐g‐polydimethylsiloxane (PS‐g‐PDMS) copolymers were investigated using ATR‐FTIR and XPS technique. The results showed that enrichment of PDMS soft segments occurred on the surface of the block copolymers as well as on that of graft copolymers. And the magnitude order of the enrichment was as follows: PS‐b‐PDMS > PS‐g‐PDMS, which was attributed to the facilitating of the movement of the PDMS segments in PS‐b‐PDMS copolymer. Meanwhile, the solvent type and the contact medium had influence on the accumulation of PDMS on the surfaces. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2006     

Preparation and properties of PET/PA6 copolymer/montmorillonite hybrid nanocomposite

From in situ polycondensation, a poly(ethylene terephthalate)/Polyamide 6 copolymer/montmorillonite nanocomposite was prepared, after the treatment of montmorillonite (MMT) with a water soluble polymer. The resulting nanocomposites were characterized by X‐ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results of DSC, ¹H NMR, and DMA proved that the nanocomposite synthesized was PET/PA6 copolymer/MMT nanocomposite, not the PET/PA6 blend/MMT nanocomposite. The results of XRD and TEM proved that the dispersion of MMT was improved observably after the introduction of PA6 molecular chain into PET. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 101: 2512–2517, 2006     

Effect of coal filler on the properties of soy protein plastics

The influence of ultrafine coal filler (UFC) content on tensile properties, water absorption, and biodegradability of soy protein plastics were investigated. The addition of UFC in the soy protein plastics, with different content of glycerol as a plasticizer, was at different ratio varying from 10:0 to 6:4. Blend sheets of the soy protein composites were prepared by the compression molding processing. The results show that, with 23.08 wt % glycerol, the tensile strength and elongation at break for the soy protein sheet with coal filler (range from 5 to 30 parts) can be enhanced as compared with nonfilled soy protein plastics. Water resistance of the soy protein plastics improves with the increase in UFC content. The derivative thermogravimetry (DTG) curves indicate a double‐stage degradation process for defatted soy flour (SPF), while three‐stage degradation process for soy plastics and the soy protein composites. FT‐IR, XPS, and SEM were applied to study the interfacial interaction between coal macromolecules and soy protein molecules in UFC filled soy protein plastics. The results demonstrated that there is strong interfacial interaction in the soy protein plastics caused by the compression molding processing. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 102: 3134–3143, 2006     

Crystallization Behaviors of amino-terminated polyurethane (ATPU)-grafted polypropylene

Summary A melt-grafting approach was employed to prepare a novel functional polypropylene(FPP)—amino-terminated polyurethane grafted polypropylene (PP-g-ATPU). The crystallization behaviors of PP and PP/FPP blends were characterized using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), wide angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) and polarized optical microscopy (POM). The effects of FPP composition on crystallization behavior, crystal transformation, and morphology of PP/FPP crystalline were investigated. The results showed that at a low dosage (<2.0 wt%) ATPU acted as a heterogeneous nucleation agent during the crystallization of PP/FPP blends. However, when the content of ATPU reached 2.0 wt% or higher, ATPU deteriorated the crystallization of PP or PP/FPP blends. The crystallite size decreased and the number of crystallites increased as the ATPU content increased. The Avrami analysis was adopted to describe the isothermal crystallization process. The difference in the exponent n between PP and PP/FPP suggested that the isothermal crystallization kinetics of PP/FPP blends followed a three-dimensional growth via heterogeneous nucleation. In terms of the half-time of the crystallization, t_1/2, the crystallization rate of functional PP blends was faster than that of PP homopolymer at a given crystallization temperature.     

Terpolymerization of Carbon Dioxide with Propylene Oxide and ε-Caprolactone: Synthesis, Characterization and Biodegradability

Summary An aliphatic polycarbonate, terpolymer of carbon dioxide, propylene oxide and ε-caprolactone(PPC-CL-PPO-CL),was synthesized by using a polymer supported bimetallic complex as a catalyst.The terpolymers prepared were characterized by FTIR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, DSC and WAXD measurements. The influences of various reaction conditions such as molar ratio of the monomers, reaction time and reaction temperature on the terpolymerization progress were investigated. The results showed that ε-caprolactone (ε-CL) was inserted into the backbone of poly(propylene carbonate)-poly(propylene oxide) (PPC-PPO) successfully. The viscosity and glass transition temperature of the terpolymers were much higher than PPC-PPO. ε-Caprolactone offered an ester structural unit that gave the terpolymers remarkable degradability. And the degradation rate of the backbone increased with the ε-CL inserted into the terpolymers.