Mechanism of iodine vapor sorption in polyacetylene

Simultaneous measurements of weight uptake and conductivity variation during iodine vapor sorption of polyacetylenes (PA) at 20–25°C show that the sorption is a two-stages process. For the first stage, iodine diffusion to the fibrilar surface of the cis-rich and trans-rich PA is of Knudsen type pore diffusion as supported by the sorption measurements of hexane for the cis-rich PA, and has a diffusion coefficient in the order of 10⁷ cm²/sec. Conductivity of the PA rises rapidly and reaches a maximum at end of the stage. For the second stage, the diffusion is more restrictive and has a diffusion coefficient lower than the first stage by a factor of about 10 due to multilayer sorption of iodine, which leads to a decrease in the pore diameter and therefor the diffusion rate. In addition to the restricted diffusion in the second stage, diffusion of the iodine molecules adsorped on the fibrilar surface into the interior of the fibrils is appreciable for cis-rich PA (leading to a conductivity drop) and is negliglible for tran-rich PA (leading to insignificant variation in conductivity).     

Surface and subsurface products of the interaction of O2 with Ag under catalytic conditions

Polycrystalline Ag treated with O₂ at pressures up to 1 bar and at temperatures up to 920 K was examined by TDS. It was found that the peak commonly observed at 595±25 K and assigned to adsorbed atomic oxygen (O_a) is shifted to higher desorption temperatures with rising dosing temperatures. Since saturation of the uptake was not possible either, this peak was identified as dissolved atomic oxygen (O_d). The existence of a maximum for the O₂ uptake after exposure at 820 K was found. Hence, under conditions of formaldehyde synthesis ( 920 K) the ability of the catalyst to dissolve oxygen is near its maximum.     

A vapor collection and thermal desorption method to measure semiochemical release rates from controlled release formulations

Chemicals (bp 270–490 °C/1 atm) evaporated from a controlled-release formulation dispenser were carried by an airflow to a collector packed with a polymeric adsorbent. After a set time, the chemicals were recovered by thermally desorbing them onto a gas-liquid chromatograpic column. They were then separated and quantified. The apparatus is described, and the requirements for its successful use are discussed. The soundness of the thermal desorption technique was confirmed by comparison with another technique: solvent elution from the collector. The advantages of the former technique are discussed.Mention of a commercial or proprietary product in this paper does not constitute an endorsement of that product by the USDA.     

From surface science to catalysis: Surface “explosions” observed on Rh crystals and supported catalysts

Phenomena called surface explosions have been reported for decomposition reactions on single crystals, and have been identified by the use of desorption methods. In particular, in TPD, they are manifested by extremely narrow peaks (as little as 3 K in width) and a desorption rate which increases with time in isothermal experiments. In this paper we report such observations for acetate species on Rh single crystals, but extend this to show for the first time that such effects are not restricted to single crystal/UHV experiments, but can also be found on a Rh/Al₂O₃ catalyst under ambient pressure conditions. These reactions can be classified as second order autocatalytic surface processes, where free surface Rh sites are an essential component of the reaction. It is shown that coadsorbed adatoms are also essential for such explosions to be seen and their role is proposed to be that of a template layer acting to order the acetate in self-poisoning configurations.     

Kinetics of styrene emulsion polymerization with a stable monomer radical

We have analyzed the electrical conductivity of a linear high charge density polyelectrolyte aqueous solution, finding that the counterion association order follows the same pattern as that described for a cyclic monomeric polyelectrolyte, i.e. NO > Br^? > Cl^? > F^?. However, these counterions interact in a very different manner with this polyion, making Eisenberg's relationship inapplicable in this system. Consequently, an alternative method is proposed for treating data.     

石墨炉原子吸收测定化探样品中痕量金的研究

采用以王水分解样品,泡沫塑料富集,硫脲解脱,石墨炉原子吸收分光光度计测定微量金。研究了测定时干燥温度和时间的选择,原子化温度和时间的选择,灰化温度和时间的选择,以及王水体积分数对吸附效果等条件对测定结果的影响。该方法检出限为0.2×10-9,经国家一级分析标准样品验证,结果与标准值相符。     

Atmospheric effects of friction,friction noise and wear with silicon and diamond. Part II. SEM tribometry of silicon in vacuum and hydrogen

Scanning electron microscope (SEM) tribometric data on polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) vs. poly-Si, Si(100) vs. Si(100) and Si(111) vs. Si(111) interfaces, obtained in Torr and in 0.2 Torr partial pressure of hydrogen gas ( ) from room temperature to 850^°C, were performed under standard and much slower thermal ramping rates. The friction data were analyzed per the methodology described in part I of this paper series. The results indicate a highly beneficial friction- and wear-reducing regime within a relatively narrow thermal region. This desirable region coincides with some chemisorption of excited species of molecular hydrogen just before the mass thermal desorption of surface hydrides. These data represent the tribochemical equivalent of a method routinely used in electronics, whereby deep electron traps (dangling Si bonds) are passivated by baking in molecular hydrogen. The also exerts a moderating influence on the size of the friction noise at all test temperatures. However, the general level of friction beyond the beneficial thermal region is high. In parallel, the general wear rate of Si representative of the entire range of standard thermal ramping in both atmospheric environments is in the extremely high 10^-12m³/(N m) range. Operating strictly in the beneficial, low-friction thermal regime resulted in a several orders-of-magnitude reduction in the wear rate over those measured under standard thermal ramping conditions. Although the results confirm previous findings that Si is not a good material of construction for miniaturized moving mechanical assemblies (e.g., microbearings and gears), there seems to be some limited possibility of gas-phase lubrication of Si micromechanisms with rarefied hydrogen at surface temperatures between 100 and 300^°C. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

改性大豆皮吸附剂对Pb2+的生物吸附性能研究

Using soybean hull residue after the soluble dietary fiber being removed during the soybean processing industry as crude material, a novel absorbent modified soybean hulls is prepared. Its adsorption behavior for Pb2+ is studied. The adsorbent has a large and efficient adsorpuon capacity for Pb-, uv to 20% of the mass of dry adsorbent. Its maximum adsorption capacity for Pb2+ reaches 217 mg.g-1 at initial Pb2+ concentration of 2000 mg.L-1,which is twice that of yeast absorbent and threefold greater than that of chitosan absorbent. The adsorption ability is sensitive to pH value in the solution and the optimal pH for adsorption of Pb2+is 7.0. In the presence of other metal ions (Ca2+, Mg2+and Na+) in the solution, their effect on the adsorption capacity for Pb2+is not obvious. After 5 cycles of adsorption, 80% adsorption capacity of Pb2+ is maintained. Compared with various available commercial resins, the modified soybean hulls are a plentiful, inexpensive and effective medium for the capture of dissolved Pb2+ from waste streams.     

钨中氘氦行为的高分辨热脱附谱实验方法研究

氢同位素在材料中的扩散、捕获和滞留等行为可通过热脱附谱实验方法进行研究。为实现对同时含有氘氦的钨材料进行热脱附测量并研究钨中氘氦滞留行为,搭建了1套基于高分辨四极质谱仪的热脱附实验系统HiTDS。HiTDS实现了1.2×10^-6 Pa的高本底真空度,速率为1 K/s的精确线性升温,最高加热温度达1423 K,能准确测量样品中气体元素的脱附速率和脱附量。通过配备高分辨四极质谱仪,HiTDS可快速分辨氘氦元素并测量其脱附速率。HiTDS经过调谐校准、标定系数标定后,对氘氦等离子体辐照钨样品进行了热脱附测量。测得的氘氦热脱附谱显示,纯氘脱附量与剂量正相关,而氦的引入显著抑制氘滞留并使其趋于饱和。热脱附实验结果与类似辐照条件的其他研究成果基本一致,检验了该实验方法的有效性。     

TiO2/MXene-Assisted LDI-MS for Urine Metabolic Profiling in Urinary Disease

Cancer remains an intractable medical problem. Rapid diagnosis and identification of cancer are critical to differentiate it from nonmalignant diseases. High-throughput biofluid metabolic analysis has potential for cancer diagnosis. Nevertheless, the present metabolite analysis method does not meet the demand for high-throughput screening of diseases. Herein, a high-throughput, cost-effective, and noninvasive urine metabolic profiling method based on TiO₂/MXene-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (LDI-MS) is presented for the efficient screening of bladder cancer (BC) and nonmalignant urinary disease. Combined with machine learning, TiO₂/MXene-assisted LDI-MS enables high diagnostic accuracy (96.8%) for the classification of patient groups (including 47 BC and 46 ureteral calculus (UC) patients) from healthy controls (113 cases). In addition, BC patients can also be identified from noncancerous UC individuals with an accuracy of 88.3% in the independent test cohort. Furthermore, metabolite variations between BC and UC individuals are investigated based on relative quantification, and related pathways are also discussed. These results suggest that this method, based on urine metabolic patterns, provides a potential tool for rapidly distinguishing urinary diseases and it may pave the way for precision medicine.