Transitions of saturated monoacid triglycerides: Modeling conformational change at glycerol during α→β′→β transformation

The glycerol region geometry of modeled saturated monoacid triglycerides was altered by bond rotations and minor angle distortions to convert theoretical α-forms into bent β′- and β-forms. Direct α to β conversion involves lateral disruption of fatty chain packing to generate side-chain character typical of the β-form. Such disruption, which could contribute to fat bloom, allows additional molecular movement and shifts in molecular mechanics energy (MME) that may approximate thermal changes observed by differential scanning calorimetry during α to β transformations. Energy calculations at 100 points throughout each transformation identified plausible conversion routes. A two-stage conversion, α to either of two stereospecific β′-forms bent at glycerol followed by subsequent conversion to β, showed less chain movement and more favorable MME than direct α to β conversion. The preferred path, based on energy profiles of each conversion, involves a β′-D form and rotation of carbonyl to α-carbon bonds in chain #2 and a side chain (chain #3).     

Binary phase behavior of 1,3-distearoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycerol (SOS) and 1,3-distearoyl-2-linoleoyl-sn-glycerol (SLS)

The binary phase behavior of SOS (1,3-distearoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycerol) and SLS (1,3-distearoyl-2-linoleoyl-sn-glycerol) was examined by using DSC and conventional and synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction. The solid-solution phases were observed in the metastable α and γ forms in all concentration ranges. Results indicated that the miscible γ form did not transform to the β′ form when the mixtures were subjected to simple cooling from a high-temperature liquid to a low-temperature solid phase. However, and α-melt-mediated transformation into β′ and β₂ resulted in the formation of immiscible phases in concentration ranges of SLS below 30%. By contrast, at SLS concentration ranges above 30%, the α-melt-mediated transformation caused crystallization of only the γ form, and β′ and β₂ crystals did not appear. These results show that the specific interactions between SOS and SLS are operative in the phase behavior of the mixture states of SOS and SLS.     

传统法制备嗪草酮印迹聚合物

农药嗪草酮应用广泛,它的残留问题引起了人们的普遍关注,发展快速准确的检测方法势在必行。而分子印迹技术因其独特的优点使它成为痕量残留快速检测的一种较好的方法。采用传统法制备嗪草酮印迹聚合物,以甲基丙烯酸(MAA)为功能单体,N,N-亚甲基双丙烯酰胺为交联剂,甲苯为溶剂,在50℃时聚合得到选择性、吸附性最佳的印迹聚合物。     

材料化学工程科学内涵及方法初探:从介观尺度界面流体行为出发认知材料

作为一门新兴的交叉学科,材料化学工程科学内涵的进一步凝练和方法论的建立显得十分重要和迫切。介观尺度下界面流体的研究对于材料化学工程具有重要意义,材料化学工程的科学内涵在于通过认识介观尺度下界面处流体行为来"认知"材料,以期建立材料结构、性能(应用)与制备(生产)三者之间的关系。其中,弄清介观尺度下复杂作用和复杂结构对界面流体行为的影响,是"认知"材料的关键。分子模拟技术作为单因素遴选介观尺度各影响因素的有效手段,在实际应用中存在两大难点:如何同时获得界面流体反应和传递两个方面的信息;如何实现分子层面认识在材料应用层面的转化。基于此,初步讨论了材料化学工程研究方法的发展趋势。     

低温法高分子质量PVC树脂的研制

采用低温聚合法研制聚合度为2500的高分子质量的PVC树脂。通过对300L釜的聚合温度、引发剂、分散体系等因素的研究，确定了最佳工艺参数：聚合温度为(38．0 0．2)℃、引发剂Trigonox99的用量为0．18％、分散剂E的用量为0．08％，在此条件下聚合反应较稳定，放热均匀，能制备出颗粒形态规整、粒径大小稳定、增塑剂吸收量高、“鱼眼”数少、老化白度达到70％以上、初期热稳定性及塑化性能较好的聚合度控制在2350～2550范围的树脂。     

氧和氮在炭分子筛上的吸附与扩散

用重量法研究了氧、氮在两种空分用炭分子筛上的吸附与扩散。结果表明,氧和氮在炭分子筛中的扩散是活化扩散,该过程可用双孔模型进行描述。求得了氧、氮的扩散系数。     

Stochastic defect diffusion model for relaxation effects in crystalline polyethylene

It is suggested that some relaxation processes observed in crystalline polyethylene are consequences of the diffusive motion of a particular defect called a point dislocation or twist dispiration loop along the polyethylene stems in lamellar crystals. The motion of the defect, characterized by a diffusion coefficient and a mobility, is described by solutions of the Smoluchowski diffusion equation with boundary conditions that constrain the defect to move along routes that produce experimentally observable results. The fact that passage of the defect causes both a 180° rotation of the chain and moves an extra CH₂ group in the direction of the chain axis is important to the interpretation of the data according to this model. The diffusion coefficient for a defect is estimated to be around 2 × 10^?9 cm² s^?1 at 70°C. This value is shown to be reasonable both from the viewpoint of detailed computer modelling of defect motion and contemporary ideas about scaling.     

原料中杂质对丙烯与苯烷基化催化剂性能的影响

分析了原料中杂质对催化剂活性和稳定性的影响及脱除杂质的方法。不同来源的丙烯所含杂质不同 ,炼厂丙烯杂质主要是氮化物和双烯 ,而裂解丙烯杂质主要是双烯 ;苯的主要杂质是饱和烷烃和微量水 ,这些杂质对催化剂活性和稳定性都有影响。实验结果表明 ,杂质含量越高 ,催化剂的活性和稳定性越低 ,而采用强酸性阳离子交换树脂可以脱除丙烯中的杂质。     

Preparation of ketoprofen‐loaded high‐molecular‐weight poly(vinyl alcohol) gels

High‐molecular‐weight atactic poly(vinyl alcohol) (a‐PVA) gels loaded with (R,S)‐2‐(3‐benzoylphenyl)propionic acid (ketoprofen) were prepared from 5, 6, 7, and 8 g/dL solutions of a‐PVA with a number‐average degree of polymerization of 4000 in an ethylene glycol/water mixture with an aging method to identify the effect of the initial polymer concentration on the swelling behavior, morphology, and thermal properties of a‐PVA gels. Then, the release behavior of ketoprofen from a‐PVA gels was investigated. As the polymer concentration decreased, the ability for network formation decreased, and the degree of swelling of the a‐PVA gels increased. In addition, the enthalpy increased with an increase in the a‐PVA concentration, but the melting temperatures of the gels prepared at different initial polymer concentrations were the same; this indicated that tighter gel networks would be formed by a higher polymer chain density. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 2007     

Molecular dynamics model structures for the molten globule state of {alpha}-lactalbumin: aromatic residue clusters I and II

To model the molten globule structure of -lactalbumin, moleculardynamics (MD) simulations were carried out for the protein inexplicit water at high temperature. In these simulations, long-rangeCoulomb interactions were evaluated explicitly with an originalmethod (particle–particle and particle–cell: PPPC)to avoid artifacts caused by the cut-off. The MD simulationswere started from two initial conditions to verify that similarresults would be obtained. From the last 150 ps trajectoriesof the two MD simulations, two partially unfolded average structureswere obtained. These structures had the following common structuralfeatures which are characteristic of the molten globule state.The radii of gyration for these conformations were 7.4 and 9.6%larger than that of the native state. These values were almostthe same as the experimental value (9.6%) observed recentlyby small-angle X-ray scattering (Kataoka,M., Kuwajima,K., Tokunaga,F.and Goto,Y., 1997, Protein Sci., 6, 422–430). Furthermore,aromatic residues of clusters I and II in these structures werefar apart from each other except for Try103–Trp104. Thisresult is in good agreement with NMR experimental results forthe acid-denatured molten globule state (Alexandrescu et al.,1992, 1993); that is, NOE signals between the aromatic residueswere not observed, except for that of Try103–Trp104 inthe molten globule state. Other structural features of thesemodels for the molten globule state are discussed with referenceto native state structures.