Preparations of nanosized TiO2 in reverse microemulsion and their photocatalytic activity

Nanosized titania sol has been produced by the controlled hydrolysis of titanium tetraisopropoxide (TTIP) in sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (AOT) reverse micelles. The physical properties, such as surface area, crystallite size and crystallinity according to R and W₀ ratio, have been investigated by TEM, XRD, BET, FT–IR, TGA and DTA. In addition, the photocatalytic decomposition of p-nitrophenol has been studied by using a batch reactor in the presence of UV light in order to compare the photocatalytic activity of prepared nanosized titania. It is shown that the anatase structure appears in the 300–600 °C calcination temperature range and the transformation of anatase into rutile starts above 700 °C. The crystallite size increases with increasing R and W₀ ratio but W₀ ratio shows a stronger effect on the crystallite size than R ratio. In the photocatalytic decomposition of p-nitrophenol, the photocatalytic activity is mainly determined by the crystallinity of titania. In addition, the titania calcined at 500 °C shows the highest activity on the photocatalytic decomposition of p-nitrophenol() and the pure anatase structure.     

Two types of a passive safety containment for a near future BWR with active and passive safety systems

The paper presents two types of a passive safety containment for a near future BWR. They are named Mark S and Mark X containment. One of their common merits is very low peak pressure at severe accidents without venting the containment atmosphere to the environment. The PCV pressure can be moderated within the design pressure. Another merit is the capability to submerge the PCV and the RPV above the core level. The third merit is robustness against external events such as a large commercial airplane crash. Both the containments have a passive cooling core catcher that has radial cooling channels. The Mark S containment is made of reinforced concrete and applicable to a large power BWR up to 1830 MWe. The Mark X containment has the steel secondary containment and can be cooled by natural circulation of outside air. It can accommodate a medium power BWR up to 1380 MWe. In both cases the plants have active and passive safety systems constituting in-depth hybrid safety (IDHS). The IDHS provides not only hardware diversity between active and passive safety systems but also more importantly diversity of the ultimate heat sinks between the atmosphere and the sea water. Although the plant concept discussed in the paper uses well-established technology, plant performance including economy is innovatively and evolutionally improved. Nothing is new in the hardware but everything is new in the performance.     

Increased activity of Chromobacterium viscosum lipase in AOT reverse micelles in the presence of short chain methoxypolyethylene glycol

The activity of Chromobacterium viscosum lipase (glycerol‐ester hydrolase, EC 3.1.1.3) entrapped in AOT/isooctane and AOT/Tween 85/isooctane reverse micelles was significantly increased by the addition of short chain methoxypolyethylene glycols (MPEGs), taking the hydrolysis of olive oil as a model reaction. The molecular weight of MPEG had a strong effect on the lipase activity, and MPEG of nominal molecular weight 550 was found to be the most effective. To optimize the factors affecting enzymatic hydrolysis of olive oil in reverse micellar systems containing MPEG 550, the effect of various parameters, such as W_o (molar ratio of water to surfactant), pH, ionic strength, surfactant concentration and temperature were investigated. A kinetic model considering the substrate adsorption equilibrium between the bulk phase of organic solvent and the micellar phase was also successfully used to understand the enzyme activity in the presence of MPEG 550. Both the Michaelis constant and the substrate adsorption equilibrium constant were obviously reduced as compared with those obtained in the simple AOT reverse micellar system. © 2001 Society of Chemical Industry     

基于Java开发嵌入式应用的方法研究

针对嵌入式系统资源受限 ,研究和探讨了基于Java开发嵌入式应用的两种开发模式 :“瘦”JVM模式和预编译模式 ,并对这两种开发模式的性能进行了分析比较。     

Synthesis of mono- and diglycerides in water-in-oil microemulsions

Enzyme-catalyzed esterification was carried out in single-phase, oil-continuous microemulsions. The lipozyme was solubilized, along with glycerol and water, in the aqueous core of water/diethylhexyl sodium sulfosuccinate/hydrocarbon microemulsion system. Upon addition of fatty acid, mono- and diglycerides were formed, due to the esterification reaction taking place at the interface of the droplets in the microemulsion. The initial rate of conversion of oleic acid increases with oil chainlength of the continuous phase whereas final conversion is maximum for hexane. The conversion of stearic acid is 30% whereas conversion of oleic acid is 70%. The percent conversion of various fatty acids in the same continuous medium increases with fatty acid chainlength. The oleic acid/glycerol ratio is an important parameter for optimum conversion of oleic acid into glycerides. The yield can be increased by subsequent addition of glycerol after equilibrium is reached. High-performance liquid chromatography analysis of samples from microemulsions shows the presence of mono- and diglycerides. Possible mechanisms for the abovementioned effects are discussed.     

The factors affecting the backward-transfer of Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) from sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (AOT) reverse micellar solutions

The factors affecting the back-extraction efficiency of Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA, 65kDa, pI 4.9) solubilized in an AOT reverse micellar solution, prepared by the injection method, to an excess aqueous phase were investigated. In particular, effects of pH, the type of salt and its concentration in the excess aqueous phase were examined. Furthermore, by comparing CD spectra of the back-extracted BSA with the feed BSA, the structural changes of the protein during the extraction process were determined. The addition of 1:1 salt such as KCl or NaCl to the aqueous phase resulted in a 100% recovery of the protein to the aqueous phase at a pH higher than its isoelectric point pI. This high efficiency of the back-extraction might be due to the change in the interactions between the protein and micellar aggregates driven by the added salt. For 1 : 2 salts like MgCl₂ or CaCl₂, BSA was back extracted with lower than 20% extraction efficiency. Maximum efficiencies were achieved at about pH=7 and pH=8 for monovalent and divalent salts, respectively. From the C D spectra of back-extracted BSA, it was observed that denaturation of BSA was not significant during the extraction process.     

Ag/Co/Au三金属纳米粒子的合成及表征

反胶束是指由介于油和水界面的表面活性剂分子来稳定的,且均匀分散于连续油介质中的微液滴,由于微液滴的尺寸限制和其在油介质中的良好分散性,它可以作为"微反应器"合成纳米材料。以AOT为阴离子表面活性剂,采用反胶束法合成了Ag/Co/Au纳米粒子。采用紫外-可见(UV-Vis)吸收光谱、傅立叶红外光谱(FT-IR)对产物进行表征。研究结果表明,反胶束法合成Ag/Co/Au纳米粒子粒径均匀,分散性好、稳定性好。     

Characterization of polypyrrole films electrosynthesized onto titanium in the presence of sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (AOT)

Films of polypyrrole (PPy) were successfully electrosynthesized onto titanium in neutral and alkaline solutions of sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (Aerosol OT or AOT) by potentiodynamic, galvanostatic and potentiostatic techniques. Results of the characterization of the films by cyclic voltammetry, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and adhesion measurements are presented. It was found that the AOT molecule remains entrapped within the polymer matrix. The initial growth of the polymer produces electroactive toroidal deposits whereas for electropolymerization of longer duration the typical globular structure is developed. Adherence to Ti increases with deposition time and this result is interpreted as a consequence of the growth of a composite PPy/Ti oxide.     

AOT及其复配体系的中相微乳液研究

在表面活性剂－醇－正辛烷－盐水体系中，研究了以双－２－乙基己基磺琥珀酸钠，十六烷基三甲溴化铵及ＡＯＴ与ＣＴＡＢ的复配物为表面活性剂时形成的微乳液性质，考察了ＮａＣｌ浓度、醇的种类与浓度对体系相行为与中相微乳液特性的影响。研究结果表明，ＡＯＴ与ＣＴＡＢ按１：７按摩尔比复配时有显著的协同效应，最佳中相微乳液体积大幅度增加；该体系的最佳含盐量对醇分子碳链长度的变化特别敏感。     

气溶胶OT 修饰的PbS 纳米粒子飞秒反饱和吸收

目的制备表面经AOT修饰的PbS纳米微粒,测定其超快非线性光学特性. 方法利用微乳液法制备表面经AOT修饰的PbS纳米微粒并利用飞秒激光技术研究其超快光学性质. 结果观察到超快反饱和吸收过程,弛豫时间约为100fs. 结论超快反饱和吸收来源于双激子效应和捕获载流子诱导的斯塔克效应,样品表面的化学修饰环境对超快非线性光学性质有很大的影响.