Carbon materials for lithium ion batteries

The preliminary work indicated that passive film is the most important factor influencing cell performance of carbon anode, and the carbon and solvent used govern cell performance by forming the passive film of different properties. A in situ XRD result is also presented.

PREPARATION AND PROPERTIES OF BACUO2.5 AND ITS RELATED OXIDES

The compound BaCuO2.5 Was obtained using BaO2 and CuO as starting materials, and its various properties were investigated. It belongs to the orthorhombic system with a = 8.55 angstrom, b = 10.56 angstrom, and c = 7.62 angstrom. The p-type semiconductor Ba

INVESTIGATION OF CETYLPYRIDINIUM BROMIDE ADSORPTION AT A GLASSY-CARBON ELECTRODE SURFACE BY SPECTROELECTROCHEMISTRY WITH A LONG OPTICAL-PATH LENGTH THIN-LAYER CELL

The adsorption of cationic surfactant cetylpyridinium bromide (CPB) on a glassy carbon (GC) electrode surface has been studied by spectroelectrochemistry with a long optical path length thin-layer cell (LOPTLC) for the first time. A fine adsorption isotherm of CPB molecules from an aqueous solution containing 0.10 M KBr has been obtained over the range of (1.00-8.00) x 10(-5) M. From theoretical calculation and experimental data, adsorption of CPB on the GC electrode surface shows four distinct orientations and three large orientation transitions. Compared with the ordinary isotherm, the differential isotherm is more characteristic and would be suitable for the study of orientation transitions of organic compounds. With a theoretical treatment of the adsorption isotherm, four orientations of adsorbed CPB on a GC electrode surface coincide with the Frumkin-Langmuir type. From adsorption parameters the Frumkin-Langmuir equations, the adsorption free energy and, therefore, the equilibrium constants of orientation transitions of the CPB molecule can be obtained.

线性低密度聚乙烯/橡胶共混体系的相容性研究

本文用FTIR-ATR方法考察了线性低密度聚乙烯与天然橡胶(NR)及丁苯橡胶(SBR)两个共混体系,发现NR的835cm~(-1)和SBR的964cm~(-1)两个吸收峰因与聚乙烯共混而增高变窄,说明聚乙烯的非晶链段和橡胶分子之间存在一定程度的相互作用。

Co-Mo-K/Al_2O_3水煤气变换催化剂的失硫与活性

Co-Mo 系催化剂由于其优越的耐硫性能和对水煤气变换反应的高活性,因此在制氢工业中日益得到重视。已知 Co-Mo-K/Al_2O_3催化剂是一种优良的水煤气变换催化剂,该催化剂在使用前须经硫化。实际上催化剂在反应时

A serpin from Chinese shrimp Fenneropenaeus chinensis is responsive to bacteria and WSSV challenge

Arthropod defence responses (e.g. prophenoloxidase (proPO) activation and Toll pathway initiation) are mediated by serine proteinase cascades and regulated by serpins in haemolymph. A serpin (Fc-serpin) cDNA was cloned from the haemocytes of Fenneropenaeus chinensis by rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) PCR and haemocyte cDNA library screening. The full-length cDNA consists of 1734 bp, encoding 411 amino acids with a calculated molecular mass of 46.55 kDa and a theoretical isoelectric point of 7.70. Fc-serpin contains a typical serpin-like homologue (serine proteinase inhibitors domain). The deduced protein contains a putative signal peptide of 19 amino acids and the serpin's signature sequence ((FHCNRPFLFLI389)-F-379). Fc-serpin showed some identity with Pacifastacus leniusculus serpin (42%) and Manduca sexta serpin-6 (34%). The reactive centre loop (RCL) sequences of Fc-serpin, P leniusculus serpin, M. sexta serpin-6 and Bombyx mori serpin-2 are highly similar. An Arg at the PI position of the reactive site indicates that Fc-serpin may have inhibitory activity against prophenoloxidase activating proteinase (PAP) and clotting enzyme. Transcripts of Fc-serpin mRNA were mainly detected in haemocytes and the lymphoid organ by RT-PCR. The variation of the mRNA transcription level in haemocytes followed by artificial infection with bacteria OF white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) was quantified by SYBR Green real-time PCR analysis. Expression profiles of Fc-serpin greatly fluctuated after challenge. This work represents the first report Of a serpin in penaeid shrimp. The data provide clues that Fc-serpin might play potential roles in the innate immunity of shrimp. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Molecular characterization and mRNA transcript profile of vitellogenin in Chinese shrimp, Fenneropenaeus chinensis

A full-length cDNA encoding vitellogenin (Vg) was cloned from Chinese shrimp, Fenneropenaeus chinensis using RACE method. The full-length cDNA consist of 7,942 nucleotides including a 7,761 bp open reading frame, which encodes 2,587 amino acid residues. The deduced amino acid sequence showed high (from 94% to 37%) identity with other known crustacean Vgs. In addition, a consensus cleavage site (R-X-K/R-R) recognized by an endopeptidase and a member of subtilisin family of serine protease were identified in the deduced Vg precursor. RT-PCR analysis shown that Vg mRNA can be detected in both ovary and hepatopancreas of vitellogenic females but not in other experimental tissues including muscle, heart, lymph organ, gill, haemocytes and intestine. These results suggest that the Vg gene may be expressed exclusively in mature females, and both ovary and hepatopancreas are the possible tissues for Vg synthesis in F. chinensis. In addition, Vg gene is detected in genomic DNA of both females and males.

Statistical distribution of depth-integrated local horizontal momentum for second-order random ocean waves in finite water depth

Based on the second-order random wave solutions of water wave equations in finite water depth, statistical distributions of the depth- integrated local horizontal momentum components are derived by use of the characteristic function expansion method. The parameters involved in the distributions can be all determined by the water depth and the wave-number spectrum of ocean waves. As an illustrative example, a fully developed wind-generated sea is considered and the parameters are calculated for typical wind speeds and water depths by means of the Donelan and Pierson spectrum. The effects of nonlinearity and water depth on the distributions are also investigated.

螺旋藻基因组结构分析和藻胆蛋白的适应性进化

螺旋藻 (Spirulina，或称节旋藻 Arthrospira) 是一类丝状不形成异型胞的蓝藻，常分布于湖泊、池塘和半咸水中。作为目前利用最广泛的经济微藻，螺旋藻的规模培养、生理生化以及分子遗传等都受到了广泛的关注。但由于缺乏足够的基因组信息，影响了螺旋藻的品种改良以及进一步的基因功能产品的开发。 本研究从挑取单藻丝开始，建立了钝顶螺旋藻 (Spirulina platensis) 的纯培养体系，并构建插入片段分别为1-2Kb和4-6Kb的基因组文库，利用鸟枪法进行全基因组测序，共得到具有8倍覆盖度的7.4Mb拼接后的基因组数据。在该草图中，预测有7795个开放读码框 (ORFs)，其中包括长度小于120个氨基酸的ORFs和非全长ORFs。在所有蛋白编码序列中，约有39%的基因是螺旋藻特有的，此外，还有389个基因相对于其他蓝藻，与非蓝藻基因有着更高的相似性。通过Pfam结构域聚类分析发现，螺旋藻含有特有的结构域，如Peptidase_MA、DMT、OB、ATP-grasp、Flavokinase 等。 由于目前尚未有成熟的螺旋藻遗传转化系统，而其体内复杂的限制性内切酶系可能是妨碍外源基因顺利导入和整合的关键因素。在此草图的基础上，我们利用比较基因组学和分子进化的手段，深入分析了螺旋藻及其他蓝藻的限制修饰系统 (Restriction-modification system)，为建立螺旋藻的遗传转化技术，并实现后续的螺旋藻基因功能验证模式奠定了基础。 螺旋藻及其他蓝藻的基因组计划提供了大量基因组序列和结构信息，有助于我们深入了解光合微生物基因的结构、功能和进化，以及环境因子或特定突变是如何塑造其基因组的。本文以藻胆蛋白为例，利用分子进化和群体遗传学理论，描绘出一幅藻胆蛋白进化的动态图景，并分析了环境 - 结构 - 功能之间的相互联系，为藻类捕光色素进化机制理论提供了科学依据。 本研究结果发现低光适应型原绿球藻和海洋聚球藻的藻红蛋白中正选择位点分布有着显著差异，提示二者的藻红蛋白基因有不同的进化模式；正选择作用位点多集中在藻胆蛋白的色基结合区域及XY发卡结构处，这些结构域主要与藻胆蛋白的光能捕获、能量传递和结构组装有关。该研究结果不仅揭示了正选择作用的重要性，而且提示光质、光强和能量传递压等可能是潜在的正选择压力。此外，又深入研究了高光和低光适应型两个生态群体的原绿球藻藻红蛋白基因系统发育、种内多态性和种间变异度，以此揭示环境因子对藻胆蛋白进化的影响。 本研究首次对螺旋藻全基因组进行测序，并以藻胆蛋白为例，从分子进化角度揭示其结构和功能的关系，并首次提出正选择压力可能是促使藻胆蛋白功能分化的主要原因，并认为原绿球藻中藻红蛋白的进化呈现出不同的模式，新的捕光色素的出现以及其所处的海洋环境可能使藻红蛋白获得了新的功能。

Observations on the nocturnal activity and feeding behavior of Anguilla japonica glass eels under laboratory conditions

Glass eels of the temperate anguillid species, Anguilla japonica, clearly showed a nocturnal activity rhythm under laboratory conditions. Light-dark cycle was a determinant factor affecting their photonegative behavior, nocturnal locomotor activity, and feeding behavior. Under natural light conditions, glass eels remained in shelters with little daytime feeding, but came out to forage during darkness. They moved and foraged actively in the following dark, and then their activity gradually declined possibly because of food satiation. They finally buried in the sand or stayed in tubes immediately after the lights came on. Under constant light, glass eels often came out of the shelters to forage in the lights but spent little time moving outside the shelters (e.g. swimming or crawling on the sand). Glass eels took shelter to avoid light and preferred tubes to sand for shelter possibly because tubes were much easier for them to take refuge in than sand. Feeding and locomotor activities of the glass eels were nocturnal and well synchronized. They appeared to depend on olfaction rather than vision to detect and capture prey in darkness. Feeding was the driving force for glass eels to come out of sand under constant light. However, in the dark, some glass eels swam or crept actively on sand even when they were fully fed. The lunar cycles of activity rhythms of glass eels that have been observed in some estuarine areas were not detected under these laboratory conditions.