Synthesis of selenium nanoparticles in the presence of silk fibroin

This paper describes a solution-phase approach to the synthesis of selenium nanoparticles by reducing selenious acid solution with ascorbic acid in the presence of silk fibroin. The monodispersed spherical selenium colloid particles obtained were very stable in silk fibroin solution and characterized by Atomic force microscopy and X-ray techniques. The influences of temperature and ultrasonication on the morphology of selenium nanoparticles were also discussed. The experiments showed that the selenium nanoparticles with various morphologies could be obtained under different temperatures and the appropriate ultrasonication time was 60 min. This result indicated that the silk fibroin molecules intimately associated with the surface of the selenium particles and controlled the growth particles.     

真空蒸馏脱硒的研究

本文从理论上分析了真空蒸馏脱Se的影响因素时间和温度,并通过实验给予验证,提出了最佳条件,对工业采用真空蒸馏脱出含Se物料中的Se具有一定的指导性。     

氢化物原子荧光法直接测定地质样品中痕量硒和碲

研究了采用氢化物原子荧光法同时对硒、碲进行直接测定的条件，拟定了适合于一般地质样品中痕量硒和碲的分析方法。     

A novel methanol-tolerant Ir-Se chalcogenide electrocatalyst for oyxgen reduction

A novel methanol-tolerant oxygen-reduction catalyst, Iridium-selenium (Ir-Se) chalcogenide, was synthesized by chemical precipitation in an organic solvent. Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) analysis confirmed that the synthesized Ir-Se chalcogenide had a chemical formula of Ir₄Se. This chalcogenide showed strong catalytic activity towards the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and a high methanol tolerance. It was found that most of the oxygen could be directly reduced to water through a four-electron pathway with less than 10% hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) being produced during the ORR. The improvement in catalytic activity of the Ir-Se chalcogenide in comparison with that of pure Ir might be attributed to the effect of a bimetallic interaction.     

Re-optimization of the binary Sb − Se system aided by ab-initio calculations

Based on the ab-initio calculations the thermodynamics of the Sb₂Se₃ intermediate phase was modeled and used in the calculations of the Sb–Se phase diagram together with the thermodynamic properties of liquid phase elaborated by the association model. The modeled heat capacity of Sb₂Se₃ phase shows excellent agreement with the experiment data available in the literature in the wide temperature range. The calculated equilibrium lines of the Sb–Se phase diagram good correlate with the experimental ones. The determined thermodynamic parameters can be applied in future calculations of the high-ordered systems and for determination of the Sb₂Se₃ thermoelectric properties.     

Selenium Speciation Studies from Soan-Sakesar Valley,Salt Range,Pakistan

Abstract

A regional study of Selenium (Se) speciation in surface waters, groundwaters, and saturation extracts from Soan-Sakesar valley Salt-Range, Pakistan was started in March 1994 and completed in October 1996. Groundwaters, streams, and springs had median concentrations of: total Se 48, 404.5, and 82 μg/l; Se^+VI 40, 350 and 51 μg/l; Se^+IV 8, 48 and 29 μg/l; Se^-II 0, 6.5 and 2.0 μg/l, respectively. The concentration of Se exceeded the recommended water quality guidelines for drinking and irrigation water of 10 and 20 μg/l, respectively. In saturation extracts, median total Se, Se^+VI, Se^+IV and Se^-II were 190, 146, 37 and 7.0 μg/l, respectively. Uchhali, Khabbaki and Jahlar lake water samples had the mean concentration of: total Se 2103, 670 and 297 μg/l; Se^+VI 1777, 470, and 233 μg/l; Se^+IV 291, 166 and 39 μg/l; Se^-II 35, 34 and 25 μg/l, respectively. The Sakesar limestone Formation of Eocene age rich in shales and fossils (median Se concentration 7.2 μg/kg) are considered to be the source of selenium that have enriched soils of Soan-Sakesar valley. Selenim speciation results show the abundance of selenate in all the environmental samples. A linear relationship between Se^+VI and pH (R²= 0.84, 0.58, 0.88, 0.82, and 0.91; significant at the 0.05 level) for groundwater, saturation extract, stream, spring, and lake waters were noted, suggesting that the Se^+VI in the samples is highly associated with pH. Linear relationships were established between Se^+VI and Mg, NO₃, and SO₄ for groundwater (R²= 0.24, 0.16, and 0.64; significant at the 0.01 level) and surface water (R²= 0.96, 0.14, and 0.91; significant at the 0.001 level). This suggests the high concentrations of Mg, NO₃ and SO₄, which strongly adsorb and compete with selenium for surface site, increases the Se^+VI fraction. The results show that the higher percentage of selenate on other species in the analyzed samples is favored by higher pH and oxidizing environments of the valley.     

湖北双河硒矿地质特征及成因浅析

本文介绍了双河硒矿地质特征、分布规律;阐述了成矿与碳酸盐台地海盆浅部沼泽(主要为藻沼)环境中局部出现的黑色炭质硅质岩相有关;矿质来源与火山活动有关;探讨了成矿机制;提出了该硒矿属于沉积-成岩-表生层控成因。     

罕见硒矿中国蕴藏

全球罕见的独立硒矿,于本世纪在玻利维亚的帕卡哈卡问世,当时它是全世界独一无二的硒矿床。由于人类对自然界认识的深化,现在硒被广泛地应用于工业、医药、食品、电器、复印等方面。可是,因为硒原料来源稀少,现时严重短缺,形成物以稀为贵的局面,其价格不断上涨,所以激发了各个国家的矿业界找矿热情。我国近几年来,在长江中下游地区、鄂西南、陕南及甘南有所突破,现已探明白家嘴子及城门山特大型硒矿床,德兴、大宝山及拉尔玛大型硒矿床,金堆城及大石沟中型硒矿床,渔塘坝和双河小型硒矿床,不但使我国对硒的需求得以缓解,而且使中国跃居世界首位,成为“硒矿王国”。