Mg0.5NixZn0.5-xFe2O4 spinel as a sustainable magnetic nano-photocatalyst with dopant driven band shifting and reduced recombination for visible and solar degradation of Reactive Blue-19

Focussing on visible light active ferrites for high performance removal of noxious pollutants, we report the synthesis of Mg_0.5Ni_xZn_0.5-xFe₂O₄ (x = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, & 0.5) ferrite nanoparticle for degradation of reactive blue-19 (RB-19). Lattice parameters calculated using intense X-ray diffraction (XRD) peaks and Nelson-Riley plots (N-R plot) are in well agreement with each other. The sample Mg_0.5Ni_0.4Zn_0.1Fe₂O₄ (M5N4) exhibits best performance with 99.5% RB-19 degradation in 90 min under visible light. Photoluminescence (PL) results confirm that recombination of charge carriers is highly reduced in the photocatalyst. Scavenging experiments suggest that O₂⁻ radicals were the dominant species responsible for photocatalytic performance. The photocatalytic mechanism was explained in terms of dopant driven shifting of conduction bands and valence bands (calculated by Mott-Schottky plots). The thermodynamic probability of radical generation along with role of redox cycles of metal ions has been discussed in the mechanism. The dye degradation was ascertained by detection of intermediates via mass spectrometry analysis and a possible degradation route was also predicted. The findings in this work provide intriguing opportunities to modify the electronic band structure of spinel ferrites for visible and solar light photocatalytic activity for environmental detoxification.     

Application of the methylene blue test to cement raw materials

Characterisation of raw materials for Portland cement manufacture by use of the methylene blue adsorption method is discussed. The method is shown to be a simple, convenient ‘rule of thumb’ procedure. It provides a guide to the quantity and type of argillaceous minerals present in a given raw material sample.     

Proposal of a uniform color scale for virgin olive oils

A new color scale was developed from a broad data set of 1700 virgin olive oil samples over four crop seasons, which can be considered highly representative of the whole color range of virgin olive oils available in Spain. This color scale provides a new set of 60 color standards, improving the results achieved by the old 60-color standards proposed by the bromthymol blue method. Seeking the greatest possibility of including a near match between colors of virgin olive oils and proposed standards, we developed our new color scale using a recent uniform color space, with standards placed in a regular rhombohedral lattice like the one employed by the Uniform Color Scales of the Optical Society of America. The average color difference between each of the 1700 virgin olive oils and its nearest standard is reduced from 8.17 CIELAB units, using the bromthymol blue standards, to 3.99 CIELAB units using the new standards. Within a color tolerance of 7.0 CIELAB units, 93.2% of our virgin olive oils can be classified with the new standards, but only 59.1% with the bromthymol blue ones. In the interest of future adoption, the performance of the new color standards should be tested by industry and researchers.     

聚乙烯醇存在下耐尔蓝－铈钼、钪钼杂多酸体系连续光度测定铈和钪

在聚乙烯醇（ＰＶＡ）存在下，耐尔蓝（ＮＢ）与铈钼、钪钼杂多酸络阴离子形成离子缔合物，其最大吸收均位于５８５ｎｍ，表观摩尔吸光度分别为εｃｗ＝３．５２×１０６和εＳｃ＝３．５９×１０＿５Ｌ·ｍｏｌˉ１·ｃｍˉ１，铈和钪服从比耳定律的浓度范围分别为０～０．８μｇ／２５ｍｌ和０～２．０μｇ／２５ｍｌ，测定极限分别为１．３ｎｇＣｅ／ｍｌ（ｎ＝１０）和３．０ｎｇＳｃ／ｍｌ（ｎ＝７），对于０．０２μｇＣｅ／ｍｌ或０．０４μｇＳｃ／ｍｌ测定的相对标准偏差分别为２．７％（ｎ＝９）和２．８％（ｎ＝１０），离子缔合物的摩尔比分别为Ｃｅ：Ｍｏ：ＮＢ＝１：６：４和Ｓｃ：Ｍｏ：ＮＢ＝１：１２：３。本法用于地质标样分析，结果满意。     

Food-water security and virtual water trade in the Middle East and North Africa

The purpose of this study is to analyze the political economy of food-water security in the water-scarce Middle East and North Africa region. The study deploys the lens of virtual water trade to determine how the region's economies have met their rising food-water requirements over the past three decades. It is shown that the region's water and food security currently depend to a considerable extent on water from outside the region, ‘embedded’ in food imports and accessed through trade. The analysis includes blue (surface and groundwater) and green water resources.     

聚酰胺胺树状大分子与Cu2+、Co2+配位作用的比较

用发散法合成了G3．5和G4．0的聚酰胺胺（PAMAM）树状大分子，研究了聚酰胺胺树状大分子的代数、溶液的pH值、反应时间对聚酰胺胺树状大分子与Cu^2＋、Co^2＋配位作用的影响。结果表明，当G4．0的聚酰胺胺树状大分子存在时，Cu^2＋和Co^2＋的配合物水溶液的最大吸收波长都出现了蓝移。当G3．5的聚酰胺胺树状大分子存在时，G3．5的聚酰胺胺树状大分子几乎不和Co^2＋发生配位作用。延长反应时间，Co^2＋／G4．0PAMAM的吸收强度增加，但是Cu^2＋／G4．0PAMAM的吸收曲线几乎没有变化。溶液的pH值对G4．0的聚酰胺胺树状分子与Cu^2＋，Co^2＋配位作用有很大的影响，这为其循环使用提供了理论基础。     

含亚甲基兰的印染废水培养螺旋藻的研究

在含 2 5mg·L- 1 的亚甲基兰的正常和无氮培养液中培养盐泽螺旋藻 ,观测盐泽螺旋藻的生长、叶绿素含量、藻胆素含量及其对亚甲基兰的脱色率。结果表明 ,盐泽螺旋藻可由染料亚甲基兰提供唯一氮源 ,但不能提供唯一碳源。在培养 8d后 ,无氮培养液中的螺旋藻液吸光度达到 0 2 1 0 ;在正常培养液下螺旋藻液吸光度为 0 32 1。盐泽螺旋藻对染料的脱色效果也比较好 ,在培养 8d后 ,无氮培养液下亚甲基兰脱色率为 85 %;正常培养液下亚甲基兰脱色率为 86%。     

Light Spectral Composition Modifies Polyamine Metabolism in Young Wheat Plants

Although light-emitting diode (LED) technology has extended the research on targeted photomorphogenic, physiological, and biochemical responses in plants, there is not enough direct information about how light affects polyamine metabolism. In this study, the effect of three spectral compositions (referred to by their most typical characteristic: blue, red, and the combination of blue and red [pink] lights) on polyamine metabolism was compared to those obtained under white light conditions at the same light intensity. Although light quality induced pronounced differences in plant morphology, pigment contents, and the expression of polyamine metabolism-related genes, endogenous polyamine levels did not differ substantially. When exogenous polyamines were applied, their roborative effect were detected under all light conditions, but these beneficial changes were correlated with an increase in polyamine content and polyamine metabolism-related gene expression only under blue light. The effect of the polyamines on leaf gene expression under red light was the opposite, with a decreasing tendency. Results suggest that light quality may optimize plant growth through the adjustment of polyamine metabolism at the gene expression level. Polyamine treatments induced different strategies in fine-tuning of polyamine metabolism, which were induced for optimal plant growth and development under different spectral compositions.     

舞台灯具国家标准特殊要求及LED舞台灯具的适用性

介绍了国家标准GB 7000.217-2008/IEC 60598-2-17：1984＋A2：1990《灯具第2-17部分：特殊要求舞台灯光、电视、电影及摄影场所（室内外）用灯具》的特殊要求,阐述了对该标准特殊要求条文的理解和解释以及其对LED舞台灯具的适用性,以帮助舞台灯具行业的设计、生产、检验和使用人员正确理解和应用舞台灯具国家标准。     

注碳外延硅的荧光特性研究

研究了注碳外延硅经氢气退火及电化学腐蚀处理后的荧光特性。经能量为50keV,剂量为2×1016cm-2的碳离子注入后的外延单晶硅片,在氢气氛下高温退火及电化学腐蚀处理。荧光谱仪分析表明电化学腐蚀是蓝光发射的前提,并且不同的电化学腐蚀条件对发光强度和峰位影响极大。不同的激发光波长亦可影响发光谱的峰位。