Electrochemical polymerization and characterization of polypyrrole nanowires and nanotubules

Polypyrrole nanostructure arrays, including simultaneously large quantities of nanowires and small quantities of partially filled nanotubules have been electrochemically synthesized in home-made etched ion-track polycarbonate (PC) templates. Diameter of the prepared nanostructures varies from 45 to 320 nm with their lengths up to 30 microns. Morphological studies of these nanostructures were performed by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and Raman spectroscopy. While optical absorption properties were studied by ultraviolet-visible-near infrared spectrophotometry (UV-vis-NIR). It has been observed that the absorption maximum of polypyrrole shifts to the longer wavelength side as the diameter of these nanostructures (nanowires and nanotubules) increases. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

UV-B辐射增强对长白山五种藓类植物生长的影响

对生长在中国长白山的5种藓类植物——垂枝藓、拟垂枝藓、塔藓、星塔藓和高山金发藓分别以辐射强度为0.2(自然光照,对照)、3.0(紫外线中等辐射强度)和6.0kJ.m-2.d-1(高剂量辐射强度)的UV-B照射40d后,测定其株高、生物量及叶绿素含量.结果表明:中等和高强度的UV-B辐射使拟垂枝藓和塔藓的株高、生物量和叶绿素含量分别下降了32.3%、62.4%、81.3%和21.4%、59.4%、62.8%,其相对生长速率均为负值;高剂量UV-B辐射处理下垂枝藓的生物量稍有上升,而高山金发藓地下部分的生物量增加1倍,但叶绿素含量变化不明显.高山金发藓和垂枝藓抵抗UV-B辐射的能力较强,拟垂枝藓和塔藓对UV-B辐射较敏感.

UV-B增强对番茄的伤害及H_2O_2的防护作用

UVB辐射使番茄叶片的叶绿素a,叶绿素b及总叶绿素含量先升高后降低,同样使叶片的抗氧化酶过氧化氢酶(CAT)和过氧化物酶(POD)活性先升高随后降低,而使超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性升高,膜脂过氧化产物MDA的含量增加;中等剂量(5mmol·l-1)的H2O2预处理能提高叶绿素b的含量,明显提高抗氧化酶的活性,并延缓CAT活性的降低,抑制膜质过氧化产物MDA的产生.中等浓度H2O2预处理能提高番茄对UVB增强的抗性.

不同UV-C辐射时间对豌豆幼苗光合特性及抗氧化酶活性的影响

研究了不同UV-C辐射时间对豌豆幼苗光合特性及抗氧化酶活性的影响。结果表明,UV-C辐射增强使叶片光合速率减弱,气孔导度、胞间CO2浓度、蒸腾速率和羧化效率明显降低,CO2补偿点升高。随着UV-C辐射时间的延长,POD和CAT活性先升高随后降低,SOD活性、叶绿素含量则逐渐降低,但丙二醛含量逐渐增加。这说明UV-C辐射增强引起抗氧化酶活性降低,使膜脂过氧化,导致光合作用减弱。

Photocatalytic water reduction under visible light on a novel ZnIn2S4 catalyst synthesized by hydrothermal method

A novel ZnIn2S4 catalyst synthesized by hydrothermal method shows high and stable photocatalytic activity for water reduction under visible light illumination.

Identifying the isolated transition metal ions/oxides in molecular sieves and on oxide supports by UV resonance Raman spectroscopy

Isolated transition metal ions/oxides in molecular sieves and on surfaces are a class of active sites for selective oxidation of hydrocarbons. Identifying the active sites and their coordination structure is vital to understanding their essential role played in catalysis and designing and synthesizing more active and selective catalysts. The isolated transition metal ions in the framework of molecular sieves (e.g., TS-1, Fe-ZSM-5, and V-MCM-41) or on the surface of oxides (e.g., MoO3/Al2O3 and TiO2/SiO2) were successfully identified by UV resonance Raman spectroscopy. The charge transfer transitions between the transition metal ions and the oxygen anions are excited by a UV laser and consequently the UV resonance Raman effect greatly enhances the Raman signals of the isolated transition metal ions. The local coordination of these ions in the rigid framework of molecular sieves or in the relatively flexible structure on the surface can also be differentiated by the shifts of the resonance Raman bands. The relative concentration of the isolated transition metal ion/oxides could be estimated by the intensity ratio of Raman bands. This study demonstrates that the UV resonance Raman spectroscopy is a general technique that can be widely applied to the in-situ characterization of catalyst synthesis and catalytic reactions. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.

Water reduction and oxidation on Pt-Ru/Y2Ta2O5N2 catalyst under visible light irradiation

Y2Ta2O5N2 is presented as a novel photocatalyst with high activity for water splitting under visible-light irradiation in the presence of appropriate sacrificial reagents; the activity for reduction to H-2 is increased by the incorporation of Pt or Ru as a co-catalyst, with a significant increase in production efficiency when both Pt and Ru are present.

Direct determination of sialic acids in serum by capillary electrophoresis with UV detection

A novel method for the determination of N-acetylneuraminic acid (NANA) and N-glycolylneuraminic acid (NGNA) has been developed using high-performance capillary electrophoresis with UV detection at 195 nm, without pre or post-column derivatisation. The acids were separated in a 50-cm, fused-silica capillary (50 mu m i.d, 45.5-cm effective length) with Na2B4O7-Na2HPO4 buffer. The detection limit for NANA is a concentration of 9.6 x 10(-6) M or, in terms of mass: 3.879 x 10(-14) mol (39 fmol). This method is applicable to determination of NANA in normal human serum. The results were also compared with those of the colorimetrie method.

Degradation products formed during UV-irradiation of humic waters

Natural humic lake water and aqueous solutions of humic substances were treated with ultraviolet (UV) radiation (λ = 254 nm). The effects on the dissolved organic carbon content (DOC) and the absorbance at 254 nm (Abs254) and 460 nm (Abs460) were monitored and the identity and concentrations of gas chromatographable organic degradation products were determined. The DOC content and the (Abs254) of the humic solutions decreased continuously with increasing UV-dose. Several aromatic and aliphatic degradation products were identified and roughly quantified The concentrations of aromatic hydroxy carboxylic acids and hydroxy aldehydes increased when relatively low UV-doses were used, but declined following further irradiation. The concentrations of aliphatic dibasic acids increased over the full range of UV-doses

UV-photooxidation as pretreatment step in inorganic analysis of environmental samples

Many laboratories deal with the determination of heavy metals, carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus. The first step in chemical analysis is a proper preparation of the investigated samples. The presence of organic substances can cause problems in many analytical methods. This paper describes the application of UV irradiation as a method of destruction of organic matter in the investigated samples.

水质对UV/H_2O_2降解邻苯二甲酸二甲酯反应动力学的影响

研究了不同初始pH值、浊度与常见阴离子浓度等水质条件对UV/H2O2工艺降解邻苯二甲酸二甲酯(DMP)反应速率的影响,并进一步比较了去离子水和自来水中DMP的降解速率。结果表明,UV/H2O2对DMP的光降解过程符合一级反应动力学模型,不同水质条件对降解速率有不同程度的影响。酸性条件较碱性条件更有利于DMP降解;水的浊度大于7NTU时,光降解速率常数迅速下降;NO3-、Cl-、HCO3-等阴离子对DMP降解有抑制作用,且随离子浓度增大,抑制作用增强,3种离子对DMP光降解的抑制程度顺序为HCO3->NO3->Cl-。在5个30W低压汞灯照射下,当H2O2的浓度为20mg.L-1时,DMP在去离子水和自来水中光降解速率常数分别为0.0428min-1和0.0315min-1,自来水中的光降解速率常数较去离子水中的低,这可能是水中多种离子影响的结果。

水中无机阴离子对UV/H_2O_2降解LAS的影响及机理

研究了UV/H2O2工艺对直链烷基苯磺酸钠(LAS)的去除效果以及水中常见无机阴离子对LAS降解的影响和机理.结果表明,UV/H2O2工艺可以有效的去除水中LAS,光降解过程符合一级反应动力学模型.在H2O2投加量为8 mg.L-1,14 W低压汞灯照射下,LAS在蒸馏水和自来水中光降解速率常数分别为0.0180 min-1和0.0122 min-1;NO3-、Cl-、SO42-和HCO3-对LAS光降解有抑制作用,4种离子在浓度分别为5、10、15 mmol.L-1时,对LAS光降解的抑制程度均为HCO3->NO3->Cl->SO42-;随着离子浓度增大,抑制作用增强;自来水中的光降解速率常数低于蒸馏水中的光降解速率常数是由于水中多种离子影响的结果.