Novel fluorescence sensor based on covalent immobilization of 3-amino-9-ethylcarbazole via electrostatically assembled gold nanoparticle layer

A novel technique of immobilizing indicator dyes by electrostatic adsorption and covalent bonding to fabricate optical sensors was developed. 3-Amino-9-ethylcarbazole (AEC) was attached to the outmost surface of quartz glass slide via aminosilanizing the slide, crosslinking chitosan, adsorbing Au nanoparticle, self-assembling HS(CH₂)₁₁OH, and coupling AEC. Thus, an AEC-immobilized optical sensor was obtained. The sensor exhibits a wide linear response range from 7.0×10⁻⁷ to 1.0×10⁻⁴ mol/L and a correlation coefficient of 0.995 9 for the detection of 2-nitrophenol. The detection limit and response time of the sensor are 1.0×10⁻⁷ mol/L and less than 10 s, respectively. The fluorescence intensity of the used sensor can be restored to the blank value by simply rinsing with blank buffer. A very effective matrix for immobilizing indicator dye is provided by the proposed technique, which is adaptable to other indicator dyes with amino groups besides AEC. Foundation item: Project(20775010) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China; Project(208095) supported by the Key Project of Ministry of Education, China; Project(07A006) supported by the Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department, China; Project(07JJ3020) supported by Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China     

TiO2／海泡石光催化剂的制备及其对染料废水脱色效果的研究

以钛酸丁酯为原料,海泡石为载体,采用溶胶一凝胶法合成TiO2／海泡石光催化剂,经xRD分析表明,TiO2以锐钛矿型结构分布在海泡石表面．通过亚甲基蓝溶液降解脱色实验,检验了试样的光催化性．实验表明,200mL的浓度不大于20mg／L的亚甲基蓝溶液中,光催化剂投加量为2g时,光催化效果最好．催化反应在很短的时间内即能达到较高的脱色率,150min后的脱色率可达到96％以上．     

A new type counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

A new type counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) was proposed which consists of substrate, aluminum film and platinum film. The new type counter electrode can obviously improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency of DSCs from 3.46% to 7.07% under the standard AM1.5 irradiation condition. Advantages and shortcomings of this new type counter electrode in terms of electrical properties, optical properties and anti-corrosive properties were analyzed. As a result, some improvements were proposed. Supported by the Key Foundation for Fundamental Research of Tianjin Municipal Science & Technology Commission in China ( Grant No. 06YFJZJC01700) and the National Basic Research Program of China (“973“ Project) (Grant Nos. 2006CB20260, 2006CB202603)     

Physical properties of electron beam irradiated poly(vinyl butyral) composites with carbamate,imidazole, and tetrazolium dye

Films of poly(vinyl butyral) composites with triphenyl tetrazolium chloride dye (TTC) and the antioxidant nickel dibutyl dithiocarbamate (NBC) or 2‐mercaptobenzimidazole (MBI) were prepared by the solution casting method using butyl alcohol as a solvent. The effect of various doses of electron beam irradiation (50–200 kGy) on color response, thermal, and mechanical properties were investigated. The color measurements showed that the films of the different composites possessed a high sensitivity to electron beam irradiation, in which the nearly colorless films were changed to deep red color, which can be easily detected by visual observations. In addition, the change in color depends on irradiation dose and the contents of the TTC dye. Moreover, the presence of the antioxidants NBC or MBI has no effect on the development of color. However, PVB/TTC and PVB/TTC/MBI composites showed high regular change in color as a function of irradiation dose. The thermogravimetric analysis used to study the thermal stability indicated that PVB/TTC composites either before or after electron beam irradiation are thermally more stable than neat PVB polymer. The presence of the antioxidants NBC or MBI offered protection to PVB/TTC composites against decomposition or oxidative degradation resulted from irradiation. Blending unirradiated PVB with TTC dye, mixture of TTC and NBC, and mixture of TTC and MBI reduced the tensile strength by 4, 20, and 17% upon blending, respectively. However, the reduction in tensile strength of the entire composite films (～7% based on the initial value) upon exposure to a dose of 50 kGy is acceptable for practical applications. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 101: 4358–4365, 2006     

基于吲哚类半花菁染料的钯比率荧光探针

利用6-羟基萘-2-醛和碘化N-乙基-2,3,3-三甲基-3H-吲哚啉季铵盐的缩合反应生成的羟基半花菁染料2与氯甲酸烯丙酯的反应合成了荧光比率型钯探针1.研究表明:在含水介质中,探针1对钯(Pd0和Pd2+)显示出很高的敏感性、选择性和抗干扰性,其荧光比率增强大约72倍,对Pd2+的最低检测极限为0.23μmol/L.探针1对钯的作用机理是钯催化碳酸烯丙酯断裂导致比率荧光变化.     

功能化磁性微球对溶剂绿7的吸附性能研究

为了有效地去除工业染料废水中的有机染料,本文以水热合成法制备出Fe3O4纳米微球,并将其表面包覆功能化外壳,得到新型的磁性吸附剂.并详细讨论了温度、浓度、pH等因素对染料吸附效果的影响.实验结果表明,吸附剂对溶剂绿7具有较好的吸附能力,随着染料浓度的增大,吸附量显著增大,溶液的温度升高,吸附量降低;较低的pH有助于吸附作用的发生,当pH=2时,脱色率达到95%.鉴于此新型磁性吸附剂良好的吸附性能及低廉的制备成本,很有潜力应用于工业印染废水的脱色处理中.     

Effects of Cu(Ⅱ） or Zn（Ⅱ） on photodegradation of some toxic organic compounds in wastewater by using TiO2 as catalyst

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Aggregate‐induced emission in light‐emitting liquid crystal display technology

Nowadays, liquid crystal displays (LCDs) with light‐emission are considered as energy‐efficient devices and are promising alternatives to conventional LCDs. To realize such possibility, strong fluorescent materials with a dichroic properties are required. Aggregate‐induced emission (AIE) is an unusual photophysical phenomenon shown by some luminogenic materials that will be highly emissive in their aggregate state. In this work, we studied the AIE effect of a luminescent liquid crystalline molecule TPE‐PPE in our LC system as a luminophore dopant. The result showed the excellent AIE effect that higher concentration of luminogen in the nematic LC host induced stronger luminescent intensity. Through exposure of a photoisomeriable alignment material sulfonic‐dye‐1, the photopatterning of a light‐emitting LC device was achieved with the use of the TPE‐PPE/nematic LC mixture.     

酸性桃红3B染料废水治理方法的探讨

桃红染料废水水质成分复杂、ＣＯＤ_ｃｒ及色度高、酸性极强,治理难度大。经工艺试验、比较,找出了可行的治理工艺方案,采用“以废治废”的方法,用废碱液（或印染废水）提高ｐＨ值,再经混凝、沉淀、出水回流等工艺,使废水治理获得较满意的效果,据此提供了有关工艺试验的数据、治理工艺技术条件及治理工艺流程。     

A Boronate Ester Driven Rechargeable Antibacterial Membrane for Fast Molecular Sieving

Membrane decorated with biocides is an effective way to suppress biofilm growth. However, their immediate biocidal effect usually suffers from a significant decline due to the irreversible consumption of the biocides. Here, a smart nanofiltration membrane is reported with rechargeable antibacterial capability that is fabricated by a facile interfacial polymerization via 3-aminophenylboronic acid and trimesoyl chloride on a polysulfone substrate. Biocides bearing diol groups can be grafted onto the membrane surface under neutral/alkaline condition and then released from the surface under acidic environment, due to the pH-responsive feature of boronate ester complexes. The resultant membrane exhibits integrated properties of fast bacterial inactivating efficiency, rechargeable antibacterial capability, and impressive stability. In addition, the achieved membrane shows remarkable separation efficiency to dye/monovalent salt system. The successful fabrication of the membrane with rechargeable anti-bacterial property provides new insights into the development of pH-responsive and sustainable antibacterial membranes.