ZnO/氧化石墨烯复合材料的制备及其可见光催化性能

以均匀沉淀法制备纳米ZnO,并将其负载在氧化石墨烯(GO)上制得了ZnO/GO复合材料。XRD、TEM、UV、PL等证实在GO表面分散着颗粒均匀的ZnO纳米颗粒,GO与ZnO纳米颗粒之间存在电子转移效应,抑制ZnO中光生电子空穴对的复合,提高了ZnO的可见光催化性能;考察了复合材料在模拟太阳光条件下降解亚甲基蓝的光催化性能,当GO添加量为10%时,模拟太阳光照射90 min后,对亚甲基蓝的降解率达到97.2%,经过10次循环使用后降解率没有明显降低,复合材料的可见光催化活性明显优于纯的纳米ZnO,同时ZnO/GO复合材料对部分工业染料也有很好的降解活性。     

La-Gd共掺ZnO纳米棒的性能及其应用研究

利用KH560交联剂来提高La-Gd/ZnO纳米棒阵列在棉织物上的牢度。以硝酸锌和六亚甲基四胺为原料,聚乙二醇2000为形貌控制剂,KH560为交联剂,采用低温水浴法制备在棉织物表面原位生长的La-Gd/ZnO纳米棒阵列。同时利用X射线衍射仪、扫描电子显微镜和紫外-可见光漫反射等方法对制备的样品进行表征和性能分析。结果表明:3%La-3%Gd/ZnO纳米棒具有良好的光催化性能,在紫外光下照射150 min,对亚甲基蓝溶液(MB)的降解率为92.15%;太阳光下照射8 h,对亚甲基蓝溶液(MB)的降解率为87.59%。且经过整理后的棉织物的抗紫外线指数UPF值由10.06提升至420.21。经水洗10次,其光催化性能仅下降1.3%,抗紫外线指数基本没有变化。     

氧化石墨烯负载纳米ZnO光催化剂的性能研究

以均匀沉淀法制备纳米Zn O并将其负载在氧化石墨烯上,制得了Zn O/GO复合材料。扫描电镜和N2吸附-脱附分析证实在GO表面均匀分散着纳米Zn O颗粒,抑制了纳米Zn O颗粒团聚现象,GO与Zn O纳米颗粒之间存在电子转移效应,抑制了光生电子与空穴对的复合,复合材料具有更大的比表面积,分散性更好,提高了Zn O的光催化性能。考察了复合材料对亚甲基兰的光降解性能,当GO质量分数为15%时,照射90 min后,亚甲基兰的降解率达到96.5%,经过10次循环使用后保持高催化活性,复合材料的光催化活性明显优于纯的纳米Zn O。     

单壁碳纳米管显著增强的ZnO可见光催化活性

利用醋酸锌为原料,采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了单壁碳纳米管(SWMTs)和氧化锌的纳米复合物(ZnO/SWNTs)。用X射线衍射光谱(XRD)、拉曼光谱、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、热重分析(TGA)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)以及紫外-可见吸收光谱(UV-Vis)对复合物进行了表征。结果显示,粒径为10~20 nm的ZnO粒子均匀地负载在SWNTs表面,且在可见光区具有很好的光吸收性能。研究了ZnO/SWNTs光催化剂在太阳光照射下对甲基橙和亚甲基蓝的光催化降解情况。结果表明,复合物的催化活性明显高于ZnO。对于甲基橙,光照200 min后,降解率为99.8%,是纯ZnO(4.8%)的20倍;对于亚甲基蓝,仅光照20 min,降解率就达到了98.4%,是纯ZnO(4.0%)的25倍。     

Pr3+:Y2SiO5/ZnO-TiO2/ACF复合材料的制备及其光催化性能

采用溶胶-凝胶法将ZnO掺杂进荧光粉/TiO_2体系,并以活性炭纤维(ACF)为载体,制备了Pr~(3+)∶Y_2SiO_5/ZnO-TiO_2/ACF复合材料。采用XRD、SEM、EDS、FS和UV-vis DRS,对材料的结构及性能进行了表征,并以亚甲基蓝为模拟降解物,考察了ZnO掺杂量对复合材料可见光催化性能的影响。结果表明,当ZnO掺杂质量为TiO_2质量的10%时,制得的复合材料光催化性能最强,在500 mL质量浓度为15 mg/L的亚甲基蓝溶液中反应12 h后亚甲基蓝去除率高达98.0%,反应符合拟一级动力学方程,反应速率常数为0.341 3 h~(-1),是未掺杂ZnO的Pr~(3+)∶Y_2SiO_5/TiO_2/ACF的1.75倍,复合材料重复使用4次后亚甲基蓝去除率仍然保持在85%以上。     

单壁碳纳米管显著增强的ZnO可见光催化活性

利用醋酸锌为原料,采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了单壁碳纳米管（SWMTs）和氧化锌的纳米复合物（ZnO/SWNTs）。用X射线衍射光谱（XRD）、拉曼光谱、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、透射电子显微镜（TEM）、热重分析（TGA）、傅里叶变换红外光谱（FT-IR）以及紫外-可见吸收光谱（UV-Vis）对复合物进行了表征。结果显示,粒径为10～20 nm的ZnO粒子均匀地负载在SWNTs表面,且在可见光区具有很好的光吸收性能。研究了ZnO/SWNTs光催化剂在太阳光照射下对甲基橙和亚甲基蓝的光催化降解情况。结果表明,复合物的催化活性明显高于ZnO。对于甲基橙,光照200 min后,降解率为99.8%,是纯ZnO（4.8%）的20倍;对于亚甲基蓝,仅光照20 min,降解率就达到了98.4%,是纯ZnO（4.0%）的25倍。     

g-C_3N_4/TiO_2复合光催化剂制备及活性研究

光催化技术可直接利用太阳光实现有机污染物的深度降解,传统光催化剂二氧化钛存在可见光转换效率低,光生电子-空穴对容易复合等缺点。采用简单的化学法制备了二维纳米片层石墨相氮化碳(g-C_3N_4)包覆二氧化钛纳米粒子复合光催化剂(g-C_3N_4/TiO_2),利用XRD、UV-Vis、SEM、PL等手段对光催化剂的结构性能进行了表征,并考察了复合材料在紫外、可见光下降解亚甲基蓝(MB)、苯酚及双酚A的性能。研究结果表明:二维纳米片层g-C_3N_4的引入可以实现复合材料对可见光的吸收利用,并且可以极大地提高光生电子空穴在界面处的分离效率。在紫外光照射20 min后,5%g-C_3N_4/TiO_2复合物对染料亚甲基蓝(MB)的降解率高达90%,并且在重复使用5次之后仍具有较高的光催化性能。     

CoO/CdS纳米复合材料的制备及其光催化降解亚甲基蓝的研究

采用物理气相沉积法制备CoO/CdS纳米复合材料,通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)、X射线能谱仪(E DS)和紫外-可见分光光度计(UV-Vis)对其形貌、结构和光吸收性质进行表征,并以亚甲基蓝溶液的光催化降解为探针反应,在可见光下考察CoO/CdS纳米复合材料的光催化性能.结果表明,CoO/CdS纳米复合材料的光催化活性显著高于CdS纳米颗粒,100 min后亚甲基蓝降解率达到92.4％.     

溶剂热法制备Ag/ZnO纳米复合材料及其光催化性能的研究

用溶剂热法制备了Ag/ZnO纳米复合材料,用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、能量色散谱点(EDS)分析了复合材料的表面形貌及结构.以亚甲基蓝为模拟污染物,在紫外光照射下考察了纳米Ag/ZnO复合材料的光催化活性.结果表明,一定量银沉积能有效地改善ZnO时亚甲基蓝的光催化降解性能.     

AgBr/ZnO/GO复合物的制备及其光催化降解和抗菌性能研究

采用水热法制备AgBr/ZnO/GO复合物,采用XRD、UV-Vis、SEM、TEM、EDS及XPS对复合物进行表征;以亚甲基蓝(MB)为模型研究复合物在可见光照射下的光催化降解性能,以大肠杆菌(E.coli)和金黄色葡萄球菌(S.aureus)为模型研究复合物的抗菌性能;通过比较ZnO、ZnO/GO及AgBr/ZnO/GO的光催化降解性能和抗菌性能,研究AgBr及GO在催化过程中的作用,探究AgBr/ZnO/GO复合物的光催化机理。结果表明,AgBr及ZnO能很好地沉积在GO上,AgBr、ZnO、GO发挥协同作用使得AgBr/ZnO/GO复合物的光催化降解性能和抗菌性能显著提高;AgBr及GO的加入能够增强ZnO的吸光强度、拓宽ZnO的吸光范围、促进光生电子-空穴的分离;与ZnO、ZnO/GO比较,AgBr/ZnO/GO复合物在可见光照射下具有更优的MB降解性能,且对E.coil及S.aureus表现出更佳的抗菌性能,有望在水污染处理中得到应用。     

Sapindaceae,cyanolipids, and bugs

Scentless plant bugs (Heteroptera: Rhopalidae) are so named because adults of the Serinethinae have vestigial metathoracic scent glands. Serinethines are seed predators of Sapindales, especially Sapindaceae that produce toxic cyanolipids. In two serinethine species whose ranges extend into the southern United States,Jadera haematoloma andJ. sanguinolenta, sequestration of host cyanolipids as glucosides renders these gregarious, aposematic insects unpalatable to a variety of predators. The blood glucoside profile and cyanogenesis ofJadera varies depending on the cyanolipid chemistry of hosts, and adults and larvae fed golden rain tree seeds (Koelreuteria paniculata) excrete the volatile lactone, 4-methyl-2(5H)-furanone, to which they are attracted.Jadera fed balloon vine seeds (Cardiospermum spp.) do not excrete the attractive lactone. Loss of the usual heteropteran defensive glands in serinethines may have coevolved with host specificity on toxic plants, and the orientation ofJadera to a volatile excretory product could be an adaptive response to save time.Mention of a commercial product does not consititute an endorsement by the USDA.     

2008～2009年世界塑料工业进展

收集了2008年7月～2009年6月世界塑料工业的相关资料,介绍了2008～2009年国外塑料工业的发展情况,提供了世界塑料产量、消费量及全球各类树脂的需求量及产能情况。按通用热塑性树脂(聚乙烯、聚丙烯、聚苯乙烯、聚氯乙烯、ABS树脂)、工程塑料(尼龙、聚碳酸酯、聚甲醛、热塑性聚酯、聚苯醚)、特种工程塑料(聚苯硫醚、液晶聚合物、聚醚醚酮)、通用热固性树脂(酚醛、聚氨酯、环氧树脂、不饱和聚酯树脂)不同品种的顺序,对树脂的产量、消费量、供需状况及合成工艺、产品应用开发、树脂品种的延伸及应用的进一步扩展等技术作了详细介绍。     

Direct observation of freeze-thaw instability of latex coatings via high pressure freezing and cryogenic SEM

Despite its industrial importance, the subject of freeze-thaw (F/T) stability of latex coatings has not been studied extensively. There is also a lack of fundamental understanding about the process and the mechanisms through which a coating becomes destabilized. High pressure (2100 bar) freezing fixes the state of water-suspended particles of polymer binder and inorganic pigments without the growth of ice crystals during freezing that produce artifacts in direct imaging scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of fracture surfaces of frozen coatings. We show that by incorporating copolymerizable functional monomers, it is possible to achieve F/T stability in polymer latexes and in low-VOC paints, as judged by the microstructures revealed by the cryogenic SEM technique. Particle coalescence as well as pigment segregation in F/T unstable systems are visualized. In order to achieve F/T stability in paints, latex particles must not flocculate and should provide protection to inorganic pigment and extender particles. Because of the unique capabilities of the cryogenic SEM, we are able to separate the effects of freezing and thawing, and study the influence of the rate of freezing and thawing on F/T stability. Destabilization can be caused by either freezing or thawing. A slow freezing process is more detrimental to F/T stability than a fast freezing process; the latter actually preserves suspension stability during freezing. Presented at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology, October 27–29, 2004 in Chicago, IL. Tied for first place in The John A. Gordon Best Paper Competition.     

Insect antifeedant properties of anthranoids from the genusVismia

Vismiones and ferruginins, representatives of a new class of lypophilic anthranoids from the genusVismia were found to inhibit feeding in larvae of species ofSpodoptera, Heliothis, and inLocusta migratoria.     

Many Drugs of Abuse May Be Acutely Transformed to Dopamine,Norepinephrine and Epinephrine In Vivo

It is well established that a wide range of drugs of abuse acutely boost the signaling of the sympathetic nervous system and the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis, where norepinephrine and epinephrine are major output molecules. This stimulatory effect is accompanied by such symptoms as elevated heart rate and blood pressure, more rapid breathing, increased body temperature and sweating, and pupillary dilation, as well as the intoxicating or euphoric subjective properties of the drug. While many drugs of abuse are thought to achieve their intoxicating effects by modulating the monoaminergic neurotransmitter systems (i.e., serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine) by binding to these receptors or otherwise affecting their synaptic signaling, this paper puts forth the hypothesis that many of these drugs are actually acutely converted to catecholamines (dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine) in vivo, in addition to transformation to their known metabolites. In this manner, a range of stimulants, opioids, and psychedelics (as well as alcohol) may partially achieve their intoxicating properties, as well as side effects, due to this putative transformation to catecholamines. If this hypothesis is correct, it would alter our understanding of the basic biosynthetic pathways for generating these important signaling molecules, while also modifying our view of the neural substrates underlying substance abuse and dependence, including psychological stress-induced relapse. Importantly, there is a direct way to test the overarching hypothesis: administer (either centrally or peripherally) stable isotope versions of these drugs to model organisms such as rodents (or even to humans) and then use liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to determine if the labeled drug is converted to labeled catecholamines in brain, blood plasma, or urine samples.     

Ethanol and (−)-α-Pinene: Attractant Kairomones for Bark and Ambrosia Beetles in the Southeastern US

In 2002–2004, we examined the flight responses of 49 species of native and exotic bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae and Platypodidae) to traps baited with ethanol and/or (−)-α-pinene in the southeastern US. Eight field trials were conducted in mature pine stands in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Funnel traps baited with ethanol lures (release rate, about 0.6 g/day at 25–28°C) were attractive to ten species of ambrosia beetles (Ambrosiodmus tachygraphus, Anisandrus sayi, Dryoxylon onoharaensum, Monarthrum mali, Xyleborinus saxesenii, Xyleborus affinis, Xyleborus ferrugineus, Xylosandrus compactus, Xylosandrus crassiusculus, and Xylosandrus germanus) and two species of bark beetles (Cryptocarenus heveae and Hypothenemus sp.). Traps baited with (−)-α-pinene lures (release rate, 2–6 g/day at 25–28°C) were attractive to five bark beetle species (Dendroctonus terebrans, Hylastes porculus, Hylastes salebrosus, Hylastes tenuis, and Ips grandicollis) and one platypodid ambrosia beetle species (Myoplatypus flavicornis). Ethanol enhanced responses of some species (Xyleborus pubescens, H. porculus, H. salebrosus, H. tenuis, and Pityophthorus cariniceps) to traps baited with (−)-α-pinene in some locations. (−)-α-Pinene interrupted the response of some ambrosia beetle species to traps baited with ethanol, but only the response of D. onoharaensum was interrupted consistently at most locations. Of 23 species of ambrosia beetles captured in our field trials, nine were exotic and accounted for 70–97% of total catches of ambrosia beetles. Our results provide support for the continued use of separate traps baited with ethanol alone and ethanol with (−)-α-pinene to detect and monitor common bark and ambrosia beetles from the southeastern region of the US.