A New Method for Identifying Osmotically Limited and Gel Layer Controlled Pressure Independent Flux in Ultrafiltration

An unequivocal determination of whether pressure independent flux regime is osmotically controlled or gel layer dominated, is still open for discussion in the membrane literature. The present work reports a method that could be used to address this issue. It is shown that analysis of post steady state transient filtration data leads to clear demarcation of osmotically limited and gel layer controlled filtration. The method proposed in this work can also be used to estimate the additional filtration resistance offered by the polarization layer to the permeate flow in macromolecular ultrafiltration and has been verified experimentally. It has also been shown that the polarization layer thickness is not sensitive to the feed pressure but varies as a function of the bulk solute concentration; higher the bulk concentration, thicker is the polarization layer.     

Preparation and characterization of mesostructured polymer-functionalized sol–gel-derived thin films

The present study attempts to incorporate methacrylate-based polymers into ordered lamellar organic/inorganic nanocomposite films composed of alternating SiO₂/polymer layers. The films are prepared by dip-coating from a solution containing the monomers and silica precursors, thus leading to composite lamellar mesostructured materials through evaporation-induced self-assembly (EISA). A polymerizable coupling agent is added to covalently link the polymers to the silica matrix. The final polymer/SiO₂ hybrid material is obtained by a separate free-radical polymerization step, initiated by UV exposure or thermal treatment. Using trimethoxy(7-octen-1-yl)silane as a coupling agent, a procedure was established that preserved the mesostructure and maintained the swelling properties of the polymers, while acrylate-based coupling agents lead to a significant distortion of the film mesostructure. Structure and composition of the films were studied by X-ray diffraction, NMR and IR.     

细胞固定化催化生产精细化学品的研究进展Q

摘要：细胞固定化技术具有流程简单、生物相容、操作稳定等优点，可有效保证细胞活性，实现高效的细胞催化生产精细化学品。本文介绍了表面附着、凝胶包埋、聚电解质层层自组装膜等多细胞固定化方法，及其在二元醇、生物乙醇、乳酸、酯、多糖等精细化学品生产中的研究现状和进展，并分析讨论了各种方法存在的问题。同时，总结了近年来新发展的单细胞纳米涂层固定化方法的机理、趋势及应用于精细化学品生产的可能性。最后对细胞固定化催化生产精细化学品面临的技术挑战及研究方向做出展望，以期为精细化学品生产提供一定的技术支持。     

Improving oxygen barrier properties of poly(ethylene terephthalate) by incorporating isophthalate. I. Effect of orientation

The present study examined poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and a series of statistical and blocky copolymers in which up to 30% of the terephthalate was replaced with isophthalate by copolymerization and melt blending, respectively. Some level of transesterification during processing of melt blends resulted in blocky copolymers, as confirmed by NMR. Random and blocky copolymers exhibited similar properties in the glassy state, including a single glass transition, due to miscibility of the blocks. However, random copolymerization effectively retarded cold‐crystallization from the glass whereas blocky copolymers readily cold‐crystallized to a crystallinity level close to that of PET. The polymers were oriented at four temperatures in the vicinity of the T_g and characterized by oxygen transport, wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction, positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy, and infrared spectroscopy. Orientation of all the copolymers resulted in property changes consistent with strain‐induced crystallization. However, blocky copolymers oriented more easily than random copolymers of the same composition and after orientation exhibited slightly lower oxygen permeability, higher density, and higher fraction trans conformers. Analysis of oxygen solubility based on free volume concepts led to a two‐phase model from which the amount of crystallinity and the amorphous phase density were extracted. Dedensification of the amorphous phase correlated with the draw temperature. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 98: 1615–1628, 2005     

La2-xSrxNiO4薄膜的制备及氧敏特性的研究

本实验采用无机盐为原料的溶胶－凝胶法制备了复合氧化物La2-xSrxNiO4薄膜，研究了它的阻温特性和氧敏特性，并采用XRD，SEM，AFM（原子力显微镜）等对该薄膜的结构进行了表征。     

C3S在NaOH和水中早期水化的ESCA研究

用ＥＳＣＡ研究了Ｃ３Ｓ在水中和ＮａＯＨ溶液中水化１－１０ｍｉｎ试样的表面组成;用等离子发射光谱仪测定了Ｃ３Ｓ早期水化液相中的组成,结果表明：Ｃ３Ｓ早期水化表面组成ｎ（Ｃａ）／ｎ（Ｓｉ）〉３,或ｎ（Ｃａ＋Ｎａ）／ｎ（Ｓｉ）〉３,形成一富Ｃａ层,初步认为Ｃ３Ｓ在ＮａＯＨ溶液中水化,Ｃａ＾３＋溶出受阻而Ｓｉ＾４＋溶出加快：Ｎａ在水化早期进入双电层和表面组成中,实验表明,欲采用ＥＳＣＡ技术测定Ｃ３Ｓ早期水     

吸收剂量对二甲基硅橡胶与甲基乙烯基硅橡胶分子量和凝胶含量的影响

将ＧＰＣ和特性粘数［η］测定相结合，在室温和－７８℃下，用Ｃｏ~（６０）辐射源辐照，研究了二甲基硅橡胶（ＭＱ，吸收剂量２．０５×１０~３～３．９７×１０~４Ｇｙ）和甲基乙烯基硅橡胶（ＭＶＱ，吸收剂量１０~２～１０~４）分子量和凝胶含量的变化。结果表明，辐照ＭＶＱ较辐照ＭＱ易生成凝胶，在凝胶点前的较低吸收剂量时，溶胶的分子量出现极大值，分子量分布曲线呈单峰；随吸收剂量的增加，分子量分布变窄，分子量降低；出现凝胶的吸收剂量，ＭＱ大约是ＭＶＱ的１０倍。辐照ＭＱ时，凝胶点前的溶胶的分子量分布曲线为双峰，并随吸收剂量的增加，双峰消失，分子量下降；在凝胶点时，分子量出现极大值。     

冷冻交联制备ZM-CSt-PVA复合凝胶及吸附Cu2+性能

以两性离子单体二甲氨基丙基丙烯酰胺-1-羧酸(ZM)、木薯淀粉(CSt)和聚乙烯醇(PVA)为主要原料,采用"一锅法",通过冷冻交联制备ZM接枝共聚CSt-PVA互穿网络复合凝胶(ZPG2)。使用FTIR、TGA、POM、SEM-EDS对ZPG2进行了表征,评价了ZPG2对Cu~(2+)的静态吸附效果。结果表明:300℃以下,ZPG2的热稳定性良好;ZM的存在可产生反聚电解质效应和化学配位效应,显著提高凝胶吸附能力;在吸附温度25℃、ZPG20.1 g、Cu~(2+)质量浓度2×10~3 mg/L、溶液体积100 mL时,饱和吸附量为199 mg/g;吸附过程符合Langmuir等温吸附模型和准二级动力学模型。     

Isomerization of n-hexane over mono- and bimetallic Pd–Pt catalysts supported on ZrO2–Al2O3–WOx prepared by sol–gel

The catalytic performance of mono- and bimetallic Pd (0.6, 1.0 wt.%)–Pt (0.3 wt.%) catalysts supported on ZrO₂ (70, 85 wt.%)–Al₂O₃ (15, 0 wt.%)–WO_x (15 wt.%) prepared by sol–gel was studied in the hydroisomerization of n-hexane. The catalysts were characterized by N₂ physisorption, XRD, TPR, XPS, Raman, NMR, and FT-IR of adsorbed pyridine. The preparation of ZrW and ZrAlW mixed oxides by sol–gel favored the high dispersion of WO_x and the stabilization of zirconia in the tetragonal phase. The Al incorporation avoided the formation of monoclinic-WO₃ bulk phase. The catalysts increased their S_BET for about 15% promoted by Al₂O₃ addition. Various oxidation states of WO_x species coexist on the surface of the catalysts after calcination. The structure of the highly dispersed surface WO_x species is constituted mainly of isolated monotungstate and two-dimensional mono-oxotungstate species in tetrahedral coordination. The activity of Pd/ZrW catalysts in the hydroisomerization of n-hexane is promoted both with the addition of Al to the ZrW mixed oxide and the addition of Pt to Pd/ZrAlW catalysts. The improvement in the activity of Pd/ZrAlW catalysts is ascribed to a moderated acid strength and acidity, which can be correlated to the coexistence of W⁶⁺ and reduced-state WO_x species (either W⁴⁺ or W⁰). The addition of Pt to the Pd/ZrAlW catalyst does not modify significantly its acidic character. Selectivity results showed that the catalyst produced 2MP, 3MP and the high octane 2,3-dimethylbutane (2,3-DMB) and 2,2-dimethylbutane (2,2-DMB) isomers.     

Kinetics of microwave‐assisted polymerization of ϵ‐caprolactone

The kinetics of polymerization of ?‐caprolactone (CL) in bulk was studied by irradiating with microwave of 350 W and frequency of 2.45 GHz with different cycle‐heating periods (30–50 s). The molecular weight distributions were determined as a function of reaction time by gel permeation chromatography. Because the temperature of the system continuously varied with reaction time, a model based on continuous distribution kinetics with time/temperature‐dependent rate coefficients was proposed. To quantify the effect of microwave on polymerization, experiments were conducted under thermal heating. The polymerization was also investigated with thermal and microwave heating in the presence of zinc catalyst. The activation energies determined from temperature‐dependent rate coefficients for pure thermal heating, thermally aided catalytic polymerization, and microwave‐aided catalytic polymerization were 24.3, 13.4, and 5.7 kcal/mol, respectively. This indicates that microwaves increase the polymerization rate by lowering the activation energy. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 91: 1450–1456, 2004